Out is that the germans at salerno used experimental glider bombers, Remote Control glider bombers and that almost caused the operation to be a failure for the United States. Yeah. And so did the german do you know if the germans used those same tactics in any other phase of the war . The germans were fiendish in coming up with new gadgets and one that they used against us for the first time was a glide bomb called the fritz x. And it was a bomb that was dropped from an airplane and then it was guided by the pilot with a little joy stick. And he could guide the bomb very similar to the way bombs some bombs are guided today, actually guided before the new technologies allowed you to use gps systems. But in the persian gulf war for example, very similar. You use a little joy stick and you guide the bomb. It has little rockets on the back to cause it go this way or that way. Guide it down to the target it. Had first been used against the italian battleship roma when it was trying to get a
Education. She was a contractn player at mm from the age l of 12 on. Bu she was educated at the little e red schoolhouse. She didnt go to college, but she learned the things that sher came to know by working with some of the best directors in america. Her character in giant leslie a benedict, i dont know if youre familiar with that movie. Exactly. Give a little synopsis. You should see it immediately. Its an adaptation, and i think. You can probably see it on tmc, its an adaptation of an edna ferber novel. Its much better than the novel, about a woman from the east coast who marries this im searching who marries rock hudson but even though hes hunky, hes a racist over. Un he severely mistreats the n mexican because theyre not u. S. Citizens, the mexican workers on his gigantic cattle ranch in r texas. And, you know, feminism is a socialmini Justice Movement andd character, leslie, is extraordinarily concerned with social justice. With her husband tells her that she s cant visit the com
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Dubois good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im maurice dubois. President s obama and putin met face to face today for the First Time Since russia deified u. S. Warnings and seized crimea from ukraine. The meeting happened on this 70th anniversary of dday as the world war ii allies met again on the beaches of normandy to remember the longest day and their finest hour. Allied naval forces, supported by strong air forces began landing allied armies this morning on the northern coast of france. Dubois june 6, 1944, cbs robert trout reporting the beginning of the invasion that would liberate western europe from the nazis. And when the war was won, we claimed no spoils of victory. We helped europe rebuild. We claimed no land, other than the earth where we buried those who gave their lives under our flag. Dubois mr. Obama said americas claim to freedom is written in the blood on the beaches of normandy. Mark phillips i
And with it, the triple crown. And talk about nerves of steel. Well take you to the cliff diving world series where divers hit the water at 50 miles an hour. All that and much more on cbs this Morning Saturday, june 7th, 2014. And welcome to the weekend. We also have a great lineup of guests for you this morning including chef ben dates whos credited with creating a sandwich revolution at his cambodianinspired restaurant. Plus a group with a rich blend of symphonic soul and one seriously powerful voice. Youll want to check them out. Our top story this morning, a possible diplomatic breakthrough in the crisis in ukraine. President obama returned home last night after his fourday visit to europe that included the ceremonyies for the 70th anniversary of dday. While in normandy president obama and Vladimir Putin talked briefly about the situation in ukraine, and he wasnt the only one. Petro poroshenko, the new ukrainian president , also spoke with the russian president. It was their first
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Dubois good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im maurice dubois, and this is our western edition. President s obama and putin met face to face today for the First Time Since russia defied u. S. Warnings and seized crimea from ukraine. The meeting happened on this 70th anniversary of dday as the world war ii allies met again on the beaches of normandy to remember the longest day and their finest hour. Allied naval forces, supported by strong air forces, began landing allied armies this morning on the northern coast of france. Dubois june bs robert trout reporting the beginning of the invasion that would liberate western europe from the nazis. And when the war was won, we claimed no spoils of victory. We helped europe rebuild. We claimed no land, other than the earth where we buried those who gave their lives under our flag. Dubois mr. Obama said americas claim to freedom is written in the blood on the beaches of normandy. Mark phillips is the