American revolution. Host author stacy schiff, besides the fact you have written about them, what do ben franklin, the witches of statement wishes of salem, cleopatra have in common . Stacy off the top of my head, they are people and moments that change our world. People that leave the world different to the one they had been born, and i think thats what im looking for any a subject. Some subject which resonates for me on a personal level because biography is kind of a marriage. But also where you feel theres a shift in time, a shift in space. In cleopatras case, the world came crashing down with her death and the roman empire begins. The salem witch trials, for better or worse, as a sense of here is where you dont want to go and what you dont want to do, there is an antimessage in a way. In each of these i could make a case it is a world changing moment and i come to each of them what they certain set of questions that start to obsess me. Those questions write themselves into the book
Palestinian groups in the occupied west bank call for three days of rage over trumps plans which include moving the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv. The rama youre watching officer of life more headquarters here in that hole so coming up closure for the families of argentinean soldiers killed in the falklands war in one thousand nine hundred two as their remains are finally identified after forensic investigation plus California Wildfires are fueled by high winds forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. Welcome to the program palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank are calling for three days of rage over u. S. Plans to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and relocate the American Embassy to the city the trump administrations move has sparked International Condemnation and warnings from across the world the saudi king says the move will inflame the feelings of muslims while the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is warning of dangerous consequences t
Details as the couple appeared in court and entered not guilty pleas to all counts of torture and abuse. As Jonathan Hunt tells us, the siblings who range in age from 2 to 29 were so severely malnourished that they appeared younger than their ages with the 29yearold weighing 82 pounds. He tells of what went on inside the home. David and Louise Turpin are being charged with several counts of torturing and holding their 13 children captive. The abuse and severe neglect intensified over time. The District Attorney provide providing a snapshot of the unimaginable conditions inside of the virtual prison saying the children were only allowed to shower twice a year. Food was rationed and they slept all day and were awake all night. The victims told officials the parents would chain them, beat them and even strangle them as punishment. The punishments would last for weeks or months at a time. All of the victims are severely malnourished and some lack basic cognitive functions as a result of th
Theres still a lot of questions about the chemicals and the arrests of the teenagers that led to their discovery. Reporter yes, still a lot of questions, the investigation pretty fresh. Fortunately those 30 people allowed back into their homes. Behind me is the house under investigation. Now there are still bags piled in the driveway labeled hazardous materials. Its literally just behind this house in a sand trap where police detonated the explosive devi [ sound of explosion ] reporter that happened last night about 12 hours after investigators made the discovery of what they described as volatile chemicals. That discovery came after Police Arrested two teens suspecting they may be connected to a spring of car breakin string of car break ins. Teens. One of the two teens had an Extensive Knowledge of chemicals and what was being manufactured was sophisticated. One neighbor told us she was grateful police found the explosives and couldnt believe they were being made a few houses down. Ba
Reporter raj, state water Officials Say we are wasting the most water here, outside, doing things just like this. Washing down the sidewalk and washing down our driveways. Starting in august, that could cost you a 500 fine. But there are exceptions. Powerwashing may seem like a waste of water. But the manager at the Cadillac Hotel in San Franciscos tenderloin says its a must. The urine. Reporter the department of public works gets nearly one thousand requests a month to clean up human waste. More than half are in the tenderloin. Cleaning crews use as much as 600 gallons of water a day. People who live here say its not a waste. People are health area risks, with feces, garbage, needles. Reporter even in the drought, the soaking will continue. The state Water Conservation board says the sidewalks can be cleaned here because there is a health and safety concern. But dpw is providing portable cleanups to try to reduce the number of cleanup jobs. And it will stop spraying in other cases. We