Bikinians say american owns them, and why we havent paid up. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. It is a journey beginning more than 60 years ago. Yet even in the South Pacific today it is a Community Cast away. First strapped by the Nuclear Ambitions of a super power on the other side of the world, and now by a new threat. The people who began their lives on the bikini atoll are seeking a place to call home. America tonights Sheila Macvicar travelled across the globe to meet them and better understand their hopes now. In the middle of the vast Pacific Island is a tiny coral atol of bikini. Reporter july 1st, 1946, bikini atoll. Here the joint Navy Task Force will conduct a test with the atom bomb. Theres the target, bomb away. [ explosion ] reporter 23 tombs from 1946 to 1958 doubt date. A brilliance of sun lights up the pacific, and a force of a Million Tonnes of tnt is released. Reporter . The u. S. Tested Nuclear Weapons here. The biggest was 1,000 times more powerful than the
Bikinians say american owns them, and why we havent paid up. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. It is a journey beginning more than 60 years ago. Yet even in the South Pacific today it is a Community Cast away. First strapped by the Nuclear Ambitions of a super power on the other side of the world, and now by a new threat. The people who began their lives on the bikini atoll are seeking a place to call home. America tonights Sheila Macvicar travelled across the globe to meet them and better understand their hopes now. In the middle of the vast Pacific Island is a tiny coral atol of bikini. Reporter july 1st, 1946, bikini atoll. Here the joint Navy Task Force will conduct a test with the atom bomb. Theres the target, bomb away. [ explosion ] reporter 23 tombs from 1946 to 1958 doubt date. A brilliance of sun lights up the pacific, and a force of a Million Tonnes of tnt is released. Reporter . The u. S. Tested Nuclear Weapons here. The biggest was 1,000 times more powerful than the
Bikinians say american owns them, and why we havent paid up. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. It is a journey beginning more than 60 years ago. Yet even in the South Pacific today it is a Community Cast away. First strapped by the Nuclear Ambitions of a super power on the other side of the world, and now by a new threat. The people who began their lives on the bikini atoll are seeking a place to call home. America tonights Sheila Macvicar travelled across the globe to meet them and better understand their hopes now. In the middle of the vast Pacific Island is a tiny coral atol of bikini. Reporter july 1st, 1946, bikini atoll. Here the joint Navy Task Force will conduct a test with the atom bomb. Theres the target, bomb away. [ explosion ] reporter 23 tombs from 1946 to 1958 doubt date. A brilliance of sun lights up the pacific, and a force of a Million Tonnes of tnt is released. Reporter . The u. S. Tested Nuclear Weapons here. The biggest was 1,000 times more powerful than the
Military response has been slow. In illica, large slabs of concrete fell from buildings, trapping people and crushing cars. Survivors looked dazed as they huddled in a field. But there are glimmers of hope amid the destruction. Rescuers pulled a man and a young girl from the rubble alive. But as night falls, its a race against time to save more lives. Tina kraus, cbs news, rome. Dave Courvoisier Italian Premier Matteo Renzi says he will head to the earthquake zone later today. Christianne Klein the family of a murdered teenager comes face to face with the accused killer. Opening statements in the trial against michael solid got underway today. He is accused of running over 15 year old marcos arenas while his friend was attempting to steal the teenagers ipad. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live outside the regional karen castro witness testimony is still going on inside the courtroom at this hour. During Opening Statements this morning, the prosecutor told jurors michael solid is a
Investigation or to personal privacy. Lbj was reluctant because every one has federal agencies thought this was a nightmare. You mean, people can be rummaging through our files . We cant do that. Bill moyers help the newspaper editors to marshal their argument about how we are in favor of open government. One of the fascinating things we found was that bill moyers had actually written a really nice signing statement for president johnson where there is this ringing language that springs from our most essential principles that democracy works best when the people know what their government is doing. They must have access to the policy rules. Government officials should not be able to pull curtains of secrecy. It is best in the light of day. What is great about that we now , know from lbjs own schedule that on the telephone, johnson called moyers and said cut that out. Come on. Moyer has to x through this ringing declaration of freedom information of information and puts in there, yes, i