Cspan is at the National World War Ii Museum that opened in 2000. Today, we will be visiting the road to tokyo exhibit that does the American Experience in the pacific theater. Lockout, everyone, to the National World War Ii Museum in downtown new orleans. We have several different permanent exhibits. We are at the road to tokyo exhibit that will take us through the war in the pacific and asia from 1941 to 1945. We designed this exhibit is every creation of the bridge of the uss enterprise, the world war ii Aircraft Carrier in the u. S. Navy. As you enter the exhibit, you enter the ship and get yourself oriented to the war in the pacific. We try to introduce our visitors to the players. You have here we go you have hirohito who started this. And we have the leader of the nationalist chinese. As we advance through the bridge of the uss enterprise, this is where the command elements will be. The will go to the next gallery and get a better look at what life was like for the crewmen aboar
Japan marks the 75th anniversary of hiroshima the 1st atomic bomb attack remains the deadliest single act ever perpetrated by humans we meet one of the survivors. And germany will enforce compulsory coronavirus tests on travelers arriving from high risk areas the number of new cases has risen to its highest level in 3 months. Im serious almost gone thats good to have you with us rescuers in beirut are digging through rubble and a desperate search for survivors after 2 huge explosions left much of the lebanese capital in ruins at least 137 people are dead thousands more have been injured the president to cough france has arrived bringing rescue teams and equipment with them other countries have also pledged emergency aid an expertise the disaster has been blamed on thousands of tons of a chemical being stored in a wood stocks but the u. S. Government says it has not ruled out the possibility of an attack almost 300000 people are estimated to have been made homeless by the blasts meanwhi
Photographs. Also come down. And marks the 75th anniversary of hiroshima the 1st atomic bomb attack remains the deadliest single act ever perpetrated by humans we need one of the survivors. Plus germany will enforce compulsory coronavirus tests on travelers arriving from high risk areas the number of new cases has risen to its highest level in 3 months. Im sumi so much got to thank you for joining us and International Operation is underway to help beirut return to a measure of normality after 2 shoot explosions killed at least 137 people in the lebanese capital emergency aid and rescue teams have been flying in from around the world much of the city is in ruins and hospitals are overwhelmed by thousands of injured victims some 300000 people are thought to have been made homeless by the blasts citizens are losing no time in starting to clear up. With their neighborhood gutted these volunteers arent waiting for help. The political elite they say are incompetent and corrupt. The community
Off her feet as the blasts knocked out her Wedding Photographs plus. Japan marks the 75th anniversary of hiroshima the 1st atomic bomb attack were made on the deadliest single act ever perpetrated by humans we need one of those survivors. And germany will enforce compulsory coronavirus tests on travelers arriving from high risk areas the number of new cases has risen to its highest level in 3 months. Im sumi so must conduct good to have you with us rescuers in beirut are digging through rubble in a desperate search for survivors after to shoot explosions left much of the lebanese capital in ruins at least 137 people are dead and thousands more have been injured the president among the. France has arrived bringing rescue teams and equipment other countries have also pledged emergency aid and expertise lebanons president michel aoun Bridget Mccall has blamed the disaster on thousands of tons of a chemical being stored in beirut stocks but the u. S. Government says it has not ruled out th
The eventsmore on that led to the bombings when we talk president Harry Trumans grandson, Clifton Truman daniel. 75 years ago today, the uso and the Nuclear Weapons bureau. Gay,ed from the b29 enola the bomb called little boy would explode with an impact of 15 kilotons and be responsible for the death of 237,000 people. That and the bombing of nagasaki on august 9 would propel japan to surrender and the end of world war ii. Good morning. It is washington journal for this thursday, august 6, 20 20. We are going to spend the entire program on the 75th anniversary of the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki and the end of world war ii. Would like to hear from you. Your thoughts on the decision to use the abomb, the end of the war and hiroshimas legacy. Zones, and central time 2027488000. Mountain and pacific 2027488001. World war ii veterans and their families 2027488002. Japaneseamericans, 2027488003. That line also available for your texts. Make sure you tell us where you are texting from