Reel america. Saturday at 10 00 p. M. And sunday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern. Here on American History tv. The pantex plant in amarillo texas is the nations primary facility for the final assembly dismaptdle. Of Nuclear Weapons. For approximately 30 years the safest method for the transportation of this material was by rail. We begin our look at the history of pantex with a visit to the Amarillo Railroad Museum where several cars once used by the plant are now on display. Were trying to preserve the rich Rural Heritage of the texas panhandle. It wouldnt be here if it wasnt for the coming of the railroad. The thing was, we realized real quick the railroads were evolving and change. We were seeing newer local motives coming on. We were seeing so many changes, so we said we need to preserve some of that before it disappears so we incorporated as the Amarillo Railroad Museum with that goal to preserve it, and it was after we incorporated that we bought this property here in the northeast part of
And beautiful. But earlier today we did have some street flooding from the rain. These storms swept into San Francisco during the morning commute. Vehicles traveling along scott went through the standing water. This is a recording problem here according to the neighbors. 20 years ago they have done some work on these grades and they have not worked since. I live here and this is my garage. Water gets too high and it floods my garage. So when that happens i clean out the group i mean i clean out the drain. Reporter utility crews were scrambling throughout the city tried to clean up after this wave of storms. They put down these prestaged flood barriers. At this point they say that the preparations paid off. We were very strategic in the lowlying areas and communities. We wanted to take care of all that debris and hopefully it will be paying off. Reporter even with preparation there was only so much water that the city could take. This is south of Golden Gate Park where the road was clos
Of this street is lined up with rvs and People Living in their cars like rick britain. Right after christmas and i see this, youre living in your car. Yes. Yes. Like five months now and it is freezing out here too so you have to remember it is real rough and cold and wet and we dont have clothes. There is no shame when rummaging for food among the piles of garbage. Nothing is done about the human waste seeping down the drains. The long line of tents seem to disappear along the railroad tracks. How would you describe all this . It looks like a mess. Reporter the city and nonprofits like glide have staff trying to reach out to people who need services. Not everyone accepts the help. Chris cook has been living in his van for nearly a year. A human being can adjust to anything. It is like i look around and i see my neighbors and people ive come to call friends and a whole community right here and a way of live. Even in these moments of despair, rick britain still holds on to hope. Where do
Their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of Space Exploration and scientific discovery. By combining the efforts of the u. S. Government with the leaders in private industry, we will reach new heights that until recently we could have only dreamt of. As chair of the National Space council, the Vice President is leading policy development to sustain u. S. Leadership in space and open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. The four president ial policy directives are sparking efforts to put americans back on the moon, unleash commercial use of of space, strengthen u. S. Space awareness, space Traffic Management, and stand up u. S. Space force within the department of defense. This administration is streamlining to better leverage u. S. Commercial space industry. And it is partnering with the commercial sector to ensure that American Companies remain World Leaders in space technology. Of particular note is artemis. Achieving the horizon goal of sending huma
These welcome drew warned, associate director of policy, office of the Vice President of the United States. [applause] excited to speak to this. First off, i would like to say that space is a top priority of this administration. Through the leadership of the president we have seen remarkable progress in this area. The United States was founded by brave pioneers. Their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of Space Exploration. By combining the efforts of the u. S. Government with the leaders in private industry, we will reach new heights that until recently we could have only dreamed of. As chair of the National Space council, device resident is leading policy development to sustain u. S. Leadership in space and open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. The president ial policy are sparking efforts to put americans back on the moon, unleash commercial use of space, strengthen u. S. Based awareness, space Traffic Management, and stand up u. S. Based force