Out is that the germans at salerno used experimental glider bombers, Remote Control glider bombers and that almost caused the operation to be a failure for the United States. Yeah. And so did the german do you know if the germans used those same tactics in any other phase of the war . The germans were fiendish in coming up with new gadgets and one that they used against us for the first time was a glide bomb called the fritz x. And it was a bomb that was dropped from an airplane and then it was guided by the pilot with a little joy stick. And he could guide the bomb very similar to the way bombs some bombs are guided today, actually guided before the new technologies allowed you to use gps systems. But in the persian gulf war for example, very similar. You use a little joy stick and you guide the bomb. It has little rockets on the back to cause it go this way or that way. Guide it down to the target it. Had first been used against the italian battleship roma when it was trying to get a
Governor andrew cuomo proposing four new sites, adding to four other hospitals already set to open. The president heads to norfolk, virginia today to watch as the usnf comfort travels to new york to help give relief to Health Care Providers in the outbreaks ope epicenter. The house passed a 2 trillion stimulus package. Jed, griff, good morning. Difficult and different circumstances as everyone in this network has endured. How are you both doing . Doing okay. Doing okay. Its interesting because were doing this show pete is in the usual studio on the couch, im in a pod on the second floor in the building and griff is over in dc. Hopefully this translates well to the audience. Its a challenging time, calls for different measures. Were here, well pull through together and we hope the audience is with us today. I wish i was there with you in new york. We are social distancing. Were seeing that has been an effective tool against combating this. Ive been covering this story all week long and
U. S. Nears 100,000. With that id like to bring in monica alba, white house news political reporter. Monica, i want to start with you. Im told as the president s motorcade was levering the golf course, he encountered some protesters. What are they saying and what are you hearing from the white house in response . Reporter a handful of people who were gathered at the president s Virginia Golf Club in sterling and we thats something we have seen from the president as he has gone on all of the trips in recent weeks to highlight coronavirus pandemic, but this is clearly a different response from protesters who are holding up the front page of the New York Times. Those names just 1 of the total death toll that we have seen so far from this health crisis. They were apparently, according to the pool reporters who were traveling with the president , chanting stop killing us. Its not clear there were many beyond a handful of protesters there. This is something thats widely reported and when the
Martha you are the seth mcfa martha happening now starts right now. Jon brandnew stories and breaking news. Jenna four days ago in washingtons fight to avoid steep budget cuts u. May feel it in a big way on your next trip to the airport. More on the olympic icon charged with premeditated murder. We have the latest on the blade runner charged with killing his girlfriend. A second serving of severe Winter Weather. Its all happening now. Countdown to the sequester showdown. Hi, everybody, im jenna lee. And i just floated this idea to our audience. You know the jaws music from the Academy Awards . Every time we say sequester this week im wondering if it should come up. Jon a little audio cue. Jenna both because its a little ridiculous and also because everyone is making it so dramatic. Jon im im jon scott. Four days until the cuts kick in. Democrats holding a News Conference now with the air travel association on how sequestration will affect air travelers, but they are not the only ones.
Boehner, john boehner that may set the tone for the reality for where the republicans heads are going into this. Lets play it quickly. How do you expect the president to trust that you really want to Work Together . When out of the gate you say that you want to repeal his signature law that you know has no chance of getting a vetoproof majority. How do you expect him to trust you . Listen, my job is to listen to the American People, the American People have made it clear, theyre not for obama care. You ask all those democrats who lost their elections tuesday night. Lot of them voted for obama care. Dana, heres the weird thing about this the is that when you look at the data we have about obama care, that doesnt hold up the proposition. Not only were governors put in place looking to expand medicaid for obama care. What was the play here . Youre exactly right. I think its about 57 in the last poll that shows that americans favor or want it to go further. So look, but john boehner has a