Becomes the center of the pandemic the states and federal governments debate a broader loped and. We begin with breaking news service been getting reports of rocket attacks inside the capital riyadh according to city state television a missile was intercepted over the city on to syria cannot independently verify these images and say the meteor also reporting that a missile hit the Southern Coast in coastal city of the season on the red sea near the border with yemen well earlier i spoke see the editor of arab digest below he says its clear whos the rebels in yemen launched the attack in a strong show of force against saudi arabia. Well i think its very clear that who are behind it and who these have been engaged in a sense that over the past couple of weeks theyve just taken government which is next door to saudi arabia in the north of yemen theyre threatening another governorate matter which is the. Oil producing region of yemen and so they are running hard and fast right now so i thi
This week on q a, our guest is dick lehr, author of the birth of a nation how a legendary filmmaker and a crusading editor reignited americas civil war. Dick lehr, in a recent Washington Post review, the gentleman who wrote it, it starts off this way no redblooded american would favor censoring works of art. While reading dick lehrs book you may find yourself rooting for that with a clampdown of the 1915 film of the same name. Isnt that a great start . Why the birth of a nation and what is it . Its considered the first blockbuster film. The story i want to tell is not only the making and release of the film in 1915 but the controversy that it provoked. It is mainly a story about a civil rights leader from a boston by the name of William Monroe trotter, a radical newspaper editor as well who was at the forefront of extensive protest action against this bill film about civil war and reconstruction which is entirely racist in its portrayal of black america. If it were to come out today, w
The peninsula on the black sea ukrain ukrainian basis cont. The but interim government in kiev insists that those troops are part of a Russian Force that is invaded crimea. Moscow denies that, insisting the troops are local self defense you wants opposed to last weeks jousting of ukraines popularly elected president. Diplomats from europe, the United States and russia have met separately in paris today to try to defuse the worst crisis on the continent since the cold war. The key Sticking Point is russias refusal to recognize the new interim government in ukraine which seized power after months of sometimes violent protests in kiev and other cities. In the meantime the west has firmly thrown its support behind the new ukrainian government. The European Union announced an aid package of 15 billion to ukraine. That is designed to make up for a russian package of about the same amount that had been forthcoming until the events of last week. Now that announcement comes a day after secretar
The peninsula on the black sea ukrain ukrainian basis cont. The but interim government in kiev insists that those troops are part of a Russian Force that is invaded crimea. Moscow denies that, insisting the troops are local self defense you wants opposed to last weeks jousting of ukraines popularly elected president. Diplomats from europe, the United States and russia have met separately in paris today to try to defuse the worst crisis on the continent since the cold war. The key Sticking Point is russias refusal to recognize the new interim government in ukraine which seized power after months of sometimes violent protests in kiev and other cities. In the meantime the west has firmly thrown its support behind the new ukrainian government. The European Union announced an aid package of 15 billion to ukraine. That is designed to make up for a russian package of about the same amount that had been forthcoming until the events of last week. Now that announcement comes a day after secretar
Patriotism that transse setrans party and ideology. Im lester holt. Thank you for being with us. Last year there was only a tiny sense of time left, of sand running through the glass. This year i must confess im more aware of that. No fear, no apprehension, just a feeling like lets go. Theres so much to do and there might not be a lot of time left. Im a man who sees life in terms of missions. World war ii veteran, texas oilman, member of congress. U. N. Ambassador, Republican Party chairman, envoy to china. Cia director, Vice President to Ronald Reagan. A father who gave unconditional love. A grandfather devoted to his grandchildren and a beloved husband of the sweetheart he married a lifetime ago. Ive held my family very close and my heart break and my joy. Hello. Im lester holt. Thank you for joining us as we take a look back at the life of George Herbert walker bush and hear from him in his own words. George bush was raised to serve. Politics and Public Service were in his blood, in