likes. i can tell you that i ll keep the damn thing on until the election but after the election we ll just level hanoi, i mean level it. thinking in terms of all out bombing attack. i m thinking of dikes, railroads. within the past week there have been reports of eyewitnesses claiming to see american planes hit such dikes and dams. we have orders not to hit dikes because the result in terms of civilian casualties would be extraordinary. american jets and destroyers got the green light today and struck back with avengeance against targets in north vietnam.
one is we have a blanket of firefighting foam over the top of the collapsed tank and so the idea behind that is to keep oxygen from the fire, deny the fire oxygen. so what s happening is you re seeing these flare ups because we re getting breaks in that foam blanket. the heated fuel is being exposed to air and that s creating a situation where it flares up. that s what you re seeing there. one tank is all but completely collapsed so that one leaked into the containment area which is basically earthen dikes. that s what we re keeping our foam blanket to keep it from flaring up. it was my understanding a couple of hours ago that some of the infrastructure may have been
Longer sells guns and ammunition to people under $21.00 now the stores will also discontinue sales of ammunition for handguns and for short barrel rifles which can be used in large capacity clips and military style weapons Wal-Mart will also phase out the sale of handguns and the only state where it still sells them Alaska and note Wal-Mart is one of N.P.R. Sponsors the retailer is also asking shoppers to stop openly carrying firearms in its stores even if states allow it in a memo Wal-Mart C.E.O. Doug McMillan says Congress and the White House should act to strengthen bad checks he writes quote The status quo is unacceptable Alina sell you N.P.R. News this announcement comes just days after a mass shooting in West Texas in which 7 people were killed This is N.P.R. News. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin will not run for governor of his state his announcement ends months of speculation about the Democrats plans as West Virginia Public Broadcasting s Emily Allen tells us Manchin has s
katrina in new orleans. a lot of people were looking at lake okeechobee where they were wondering if there would be any breach in the dikes. but flooding a constant can concern, isn t it? absolutely. so dependent again how far it comes inland, i don t think we re worried about the 18 inches. but along the coast, 6 or 7 inches with the rising sea levels could cause problems in those coastal towns. when you get to jacksonville, if you get a five to six-foot surge there, it will push that water into the river and down south in florida and places people have not seen flooded before, neil. neil: thanks, sir, all you ve done for this country and your service in the military and natural disasters since. general honore, good seeing you. and now the updates on the
storm surges. my house stands right behind this dike it s held firm against wind and tide so far. it s hard to realize that. with rising sea levels all this could be gone. they say in as little as 50 years it s hard to believe. fairborn is a seaside village of about 8000 people and say the experts doomed by climate change several 1000000 pounds have gone into building downs and dikes to protect the houses from the say. but now the welsh authorities are throwing in the towel and calling on the villagers to find new homes. i when measuring the sea levels in the area across the north wales coast and we are finding evidence