He goes people come out in droves richard fords books have won him millions of fans around the globe maybe hes right and we all do have the same dream but what exactly is that dream. That. Richard ford is one of the Great American storytellers a master at observing the world around him is novels are populated by characters that have become part of the World Literature and when it comes to his homeland for that likes to tell it like it is dispelling the myths and legends. This is the place he calls home making in the north east of the u. S. 40 lives here with christina his wife of more than 15 years their house is located far from the big cities which have never been a draw for them in maine ford is surrounded by lakes and forests where he can go hunting. But most of all here he finds the peace and quiet to write always by hand he stores his notebooks in the freezer in case the house catches fire. Makes me laugh its so. Pretty chaotic well myself well enough for the chaos that all the d
Images of destruction on an apocalyptic scale. This was hell called bonnie in Northern Syria looked in late january 2015 after months of bitter fighting before the kurds were able to celebrate victory over the selfstyled Islamic State thanks also to u. S. Airstrikes. But their war against us would continue elsewhere for a further 4 long years until march 2019 when they conquered the terror groups last bastion. The wounds will take a long time to heal but the kurds are already rebuilding their country and the various parties to the conflict in syria all have their own plans for the postwar era but what do the kurds want here in role yaba as they call their territory in Northern Syria. Our journey to riyadh begins on a ferry boat taking us across the river tigris subject of legend since ancient times and which now follows the border between modern day iraq and syria. Here the river marks the eastern boundary of traditional kurdish territory in Northern Syria which is divided into 3 major
A look at what else weve got coming up on the program. A visit to one of germanys lasting garden gnome factory. Camps how far australians enjoy some traditional grilling in the great outdoors. But 1st we start off with a daredevil of sorts a young rosa from estonia isnt one of the worlds best slack liners now for him the slacker the line the better because that means more flexibility for tricks and flips roza has become a master of this art but like with anything only practice makes perfect now some of his stunts have taken him years of fails and falls to perfect but all the hard work finally paid off when he established a world record. Its 9 in the morning in vasco a village in southeastern stony and. One of the worlds best slack liners its the start of a normal training day. I feel freedom. Ya know the trains daily for up to 8 hours which. Was like gives this feeling of something impossible in the beginning but its quite easy to reach just by practicing because so we all didnt have a
A breakthrough in the treatment of a child the for the 1st time scientists in the usa plotted to eradicate a scene from infected mice. And drama because the netherlands top sweden and a strip time at the womens world cup well hear from our correspondent at the semifinal. Mackinnon thanks so much for joining us the Somali Militant Group alshabaab has been waging a Violent Campaign in somalia for more than a decade their aim is to replace the u. N. Backed government and impose a radical islamist law an African Union force controls the capital mogadishu that alshabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country. And the government is offering amnesty and rehabilitation to some militants who leave the group melanie courage about was given a rare access to one Rehabilitation Center in juba province she spoke to former militants there about why they decided to leave alshabaab and about the nightmares that they still have. That you know they were part of it killing machine terrorizing som
Latest from ridge crest. Reporter shattered nerves and lingering fears in the Southern California region after being rocked by the two stro strongest quakes to hit california. Ptsd is a real thing. And were all suffering from it right now. The first couple nights after the 7. 1. We have a tent set up. Weve been camping. Reporter those violent tremors igniting fires. This woman recalls the chaos. This was just really a very bad situation and point blank it could have been a lot worse. Reporter the 12 punch began on july 4th in ridge crest. 125 miles from l. A. The first quake registering 6. 4 magnitude. A day later, a second quake registering 7. 1. Leaving many here with no option but to evacuate. My ceiling is cracked half way through. I have a crack going up my wall so its not safe to go home. Reporter authorities asking people to prepare in case the big one hits. Stock up. We want you to stock up on is the same things you purchase every time you go to the market. Buy bottled water, t