Joint statement. It was scheduled for about 15 minutes ago. They are about a third of a block away from here. We hope to clarify what caused this. There is a standing down and some military personnel are leaving at this hour. You might say that media outnumbers the amount of Emergency Personnel on the scene. Again, hopefully we will be hearing from an admiral who is chief of naval installations wells the mayor and some other local Public Safety officials. Tell us what it was that led to this tense situation here earlier this morning which, indeed, now is sort of winding down. Derrick ward, live outside the navy yard. This is video from a bit earlier today. The mayor we saw in that live picture along with the police chief, cathy lanier and some folks from both the fbi and the United States navy you see here gathered just a few maybe half a block away from where he is set up. At this point, we would imagine they are sort of matching up their information we see the mayor there in the pink
Joint statement. It was scheduled for about 15 minutes ago. They are about a third of a block away from here. We hope to clarify what caused this. There is a standing down and some military personnel are leaving at this hour. You might say that media outnumbers the amount of Emergency Personnel on the scene. Again, hopefully we will be hearing from an admiral who is chief of naval installations wells the mayor and some other local Public Safety officials. Tell us what it was that led to this tense situation here earlier this morning which, indeed, now is sort of winding down. Derrick ward, live outside the navy yard. This is video from a bit earlier today. The mayor we saw in that live picture along with the police chief, cathy lanier and some folks from both the fbi and the United States navy you see here gathered just a few maybe half a block away from where he is set up. At this point, we would imagine they are sort of matching up their information we see the mayor there in the pink
Youre looking at film shot 75 years ago on the morning of december 7th, 1941 when warplanes from fixed japanese Aircraft Carriers targeted the u. S. Pacific fleet at pearl harbor. Almost 4,400 killed, 1,200 wounded. The next two hours here on American History tv we will be joined by historians on fact on pearl bore. We have three ways to join the discussion. 2027408900. For those world war ii veterans 20274 202748902. Send us a tweet and we look forward to your comments on facebook. Com cspanhistory. Joining us from new york city on the first hour of our program is ian toll, the author of pacific crews bell, war at sea in the pacific, 1941 to 1942 which looks at the war in the pacific from pearl harbor to midway. Welcome to American History tv. And ill start by asking you how pearl harbor changed the course of history. Well, in many ways. I could probably go on the whole hour just answering that one question. It is is fair to say that pearl harbor is the central event in the history of
Mrs. Pratt had five of them. The largest collection outside of russia, more than the queen of england owns and she had them here in this house. Later on she donated them to the Virginia State museum. So today you could see them in one of the rooms down there. She predeceased mr. Pratt by a number of years. He lived here by himself up until 1975 when well into his 90s he died and at that point he gave the house to the National Park service. Realizing its historical importance. Thanks to the jens rossty of this man that we are able to show the house to you. I hope you enjoy it. If the you have any questions ask me and of course, we have a lot of interesting things going on on the front grounds today as well. So please take advantage of those as well. The gardens were on the front of the house. Entirely obliterated. If you look at pictures, we have one on the fireplace, of that side of the house during the war, youll see no garden. After the war was over in the 1920s they then moved the g
One neighbor who said as he was running to help the wounded teenager bullets were still whizzing by. He called me about 12 00 and said come get me, someone has been shot. Reporter bobby poles 13yearold son was on keating drive when two teenagers were shot, one died. He was pretty shook up. When i came here, the guy that was shot, woody, was laying in the foyer with a gunshot to the neck. Reporter pool says he placed 19yearold christopher weaveer woody in his car with plans to drive him to the hospital. He took him out and performed cpr. Weaver later died. As i came down the streerkts i got shot at a couple times. You did . It was pretty crazy last night. Reporter a 15yearold boy was also wounded. Police have not said what provoked this shooting. Witnesses say it stemmed from a neighborhood dispute. Residents tell me they heard several shots fired and theres eviden here in this neighborhood that bullets were flying. It looks likes one of the bullets may have shattered the window of this