Committee in january of 2019 and i quote, the United States and the world will remain vulnerable to the next pandemic where large scale outbreak of contagious disease that could lead to massive rates of death and disability, severely affect the world economy, strain international resources, and increase calls from the United States for support. We must ask ourselves what are the warnings and what can we do right now to protect the American People from other threats. Before the unthinkable happens in the future, how can we exercise strategic and precisive foresight to the best of our ability today to ensure are a nation prepared for tomorrow. That same worldwide threat assessment Cyber Attacks is a top global threat with china, russia, iran, and north korea. Raging a silent war capable of shutting down with such Information Systems and critical sectors in america. The report states, and i quote, our adversaries and strategic competitors increasingly use the Cyber Capabilities including
Good evening. I am Lauren Rosenberg with smithsonian associates. I would like to welcome you to this program. To our members, its your support that makes events like this possible. If you are joining for the first time, and equally warm welcome and invitation to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is the perfect time to talk off your cell phone or anything that may make noise. This past march marked the 50th anniversary of the u. S. Navy fighter weapon program. We welcome the programs founder, dan pederson. He formed he served in combat during the vietnam war with a flying crew on the uss hancock and three on the uss enterprise. He retired as a captain, having accumulated 6000 flight hours and 1000 flight carrier landings with 39 different types of aircraft. For those of you who know his story from the 1986 movie top gun, Jerry Bruckheimer is producing a sequel in 2020. His book is available for purchase and signing. Here to keep the conversation going is larry burke, cura
Smithsonian associates. Now is the perfect time to turn off your cell phone or anything else that might make noise during the program. Thank you for doing that. This past march marked the 50th anniversary of the u. S. Navy Fighter Weapons program. We are thrilled to welcome the programs founder, dan pedersen. He entered the u. S. Navy in 1953 and went on to become the senior officer in the group of nine men who formed the navys legendary Top Gun Program at miramar in march 1969. He served in combat during the vietnam war with the flying crews on uss hancock and three on uss enterprise. He retired as a captain having accumulated 6,100 flight hours and 105 carrier landings while flying 39 types of aircraft. For those of how know pedersens story from the 1986 movie top gun youll be happy to know that jerry brook heimer is producing top gun maverick a sequel scheduled to be released in 2020. Pedersens book top gun is available for purchase and signing following this conversation. And here
The rain comes. Live look from exploratorium camera, drew tuma. Rain for most of us, couple of hours away but storm on approach. Live doppler 7 sweeping entire region, one rogue shower in the south bay ahead of the cold front. Light showers moving through san jose next couple of minutes or so, diving south towards willow glen and evergreen. Disorganized storm is moving in tonight and will linger tomorrow. Level one light tonight into Christmas Day itself. Light to moderate rain, tenth to quarter inch. Dusting of snow maybe, best bet, mt. Hamilton. Mainly dry through 7 00 p. M. , showers around 9 00 and then more widespread. Well go hour by hour and time out the storm, show you when it exits and we dry out in full accuweather forecast. Clock is ticking for lastminute errands, spotted people all over the bay area getting what they need. Lauren martinez is live in union square, brave to battle the crowds out there. Lauren. Reporter dan and dion, its beautiful and brisk out here, Christmas
Written a book Charlton Heston, talking to him on book tv about politics when did mr. Heston become political . Actually he was political for most of his life. He was part of the greatest generation. He saw action in world war ii, off the coast of alaska. He was on several missions because he was trained as a radioman. He enlisted after pearl harbor he was in school and took him a year to call him if up and just before he went out the married his wife and they were married for 65 years. When he was in aleutians they were about to the soldiers were about to invade japan for the final big push, and the estimate was that the army would lose up to a million men. When he bombs were dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki he was overvowed. That was other overjoyed and hat semenned hestons political view. For for the world war ii soldiers think greatest generation men and women, there is a very clear delineation between right and wrong, and between good and bad. They all felt that they were the goo