The largest stone fort in the United States its at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay near virginia. Up next fort monroe director robin read gives us a tour showcasing the history from the colonial era to its completion. In 1834 and its role in the seven civil war. Welcome to the very Pleasant Place that we call point comfort. Actually we call it all played comfort and its been named that for a long time. It is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. In fact someone say even longer, some say even thousand or years. Youre actually inside a case mate. Case made is nothing more than a fault inside the fort wall xerox lean side the fault for wall. Kind of unique for a museum to this day in time we will walk you through the museum and talk to you about the interesting history that occurred here. Some of our stories will deal with the genie indians, they africans who first arrived here and there play during the civil war. Thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to mi
Troops are marching on the capital of the tikrit region after local leaders ignored a surrender ultimatum. Earlier, the federal government carried out what it called surgical airstrikes on the regional capital killing. The un has warned of a full scale humanitarian crisis. Central america is reeling after being battered by a hurricane for the 2nd time in less than 2 weeks. Some 40000 people in nicaragua have been evacuated into shelters, iow that made landfall in the northeast of the country with winds of more than 260 kilometers per hour. This is due to the news from berlin. Follow us on twitter and instagram apps to double your news, or visit our website, w dot com the, the corona virus is spreading like never before in the u. S. , and here in europe hospitalizations in france and america, patients with coke at 19 are at a record high despite promising back seems the short term future looks grim and unless radical steps are taken. Now, today, austria begin a nationwide lockdown for a
Adopted back in 2050 to me in a bill work for everyone and everything that in on our planet. The goals are lofty and progress is flawed. But many communities and ecosystems are benefiting from projects at n. P. R. And towards sustainable development. Today, we introduce you to some of them and the people working to week, never boss about how long. Welcome to eco, india. Some of that i could by april 28th in all religions in india. What it last connected to the National Grid with the hope of receiving electricity for at least a few hours a day. But last minute challenges in implementation have meant that bazza who are in india dont have access to electricity yet a Renewal Energy expert and in a weird turn in west bengal, challenging the abundance Solar Energy Available in the region into land that light up the lives of people who are yet to that city of conduct in this part of toby that is dated a teen. She lives in the forest fringe area of face. Because back with our district where th
A month is severe weather, the new reality for the region. And british welcome to glad you could join us. Over the weekend the over the indian capital delhi look like this. Residents bursting firecrackers to celebrate the hindu festival of the bali ensured the city recorded its whilst equality in 4 years. Conditions still wont have been so severe had residents of the had to a government ban on 5 bikes. But for many, that is the very essence of the rally. Celebrations in delhi firecrackers traditionally mount the start of the hindu new year. But this time the fun was also an act of defiance. She is over soaring air pollution prompted a city wide ban on fireworks. But across daly river, liz refused to little spoil the party but a day off to do while he came to hand over the festival of lights left, a thick blanket of smoke hanging over northern india. Residents of the bustling capital used to severe air pollution. But the weekends 5 week frenzy has only added to the crisis by little like
President ial election but hes still refusing to admit defeat to the dismay of growing numbers in his own Republican Party. And a heavyweight fight to remember in football the top 2 teams in the league go the distance well tell you who came out on top between leipsic and reigning champions pioneer. Have you with us venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to tighten his grip on power in sundays parliamentary election people are gathering at polling stations as voting gets underway but some venezuelan opposition leaders are boycotting the election claiming its rigged the country is in the midst of a deepening economic crisis thats now being. Stretched to the breaking point by the coronavirus spend some voters are wondering whether these elections can bring about real change and stop the country sliding further into crisis. Is afraid since falling ill with covert 19 he suffered kidney damage and now needs dialysis martinez became sick last summer even though hes receiving treatmen