Constitution. A look at tim kaine and mike pence, monday night at 8 p. M. Eastern. Cspan. Org andn listen on the cspan radio at. App. Is visiting pueblo, colorado this weekend. Coming up next we will visit the air museum and hear about the citys contribution to world war ii. We are at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in pueblo, colorado. This is located at what was the site of the world war ii pueblo airbase. At the opening of world war ii, there was a tremendous need for training americans. So, even prior to the bombing of pearl harbor, pueblo had been looked at it identified as a potential location for a training facility. It was late in 1941 that the ordinance dave tempo was located to the east. Depot is located to the east. Initially coming in and out of the base it was transport type aircrafts, bringing in personnel. Later, though, we had b17 flying fortresses coming through here. So, we would see these flying fortresses up over the city. Pretty soon we heard about the developm
Fore was a tremendous need training americans. The bombing of pearl harbor, pueblo had been looked at and identified as a potential location for a training facility. 1941 thate in surveying began here in pueblo and Pueblo County for the pueblo army ordinance, which is just located to the east of the airbase. Initially the airplanes that we would see coming in and out of were transport type aircraft. We hadn personnel fortresses started training here in pueblo. We would seabees flying fortresses out over the city, then pretty soon we heard about where we hadnt bombing ranges set up. The fights that went on in pueblo were not only the flights that went out of pueblo, there were new crews arriving to learn how to fly the b17. Lights would originate in pueblo. Many of the flights would go down to the gulf of mexico for practice bombing missions. Other flights, i heard airmen talking about practice bombing from the golden gate bridge. They would fly clear to california and rectus bomb runs.
West, which now holds the companys archives. This is a rare collection. When many Large Businesses go bankrupt, a lot of times like purge a lot of times they purge there i cart their archival collections. This is the entire lifespan of the company. Visit thee will Aircraft Museum. To hear about the training that took place here during world war ii. It reflected the communitys support, whose level was so great, and i think part of that was because of the diversity of this community. It was a real melting pot. Thee begin with a visit to extremist am. We are in the steel city of web low, colorado this week. Next we take you to the History Museum to learn about the children of pueblo exhibit. We are in the children of pueblo exhibit, commemorating the anniversary of the massacre. Withally resonates visitors of today. Even though the story is 100 years old, it still touches so many issues that we think about today. They are issues of gun control and gun violence, issues of labor. There are
Capitol, brussels. In the heart of the city, passengers walked along the track after the explosion. Belgiums Prime Minister has appealed for calm and solidarity. This is what we know so far. Belgiums Prosecutor Says a blast at brussels was probably a suicide attack. Two explosions went off at the terminal, and there has been one explosion at malbec station at the metro underground network. At least 34 people have been killed and many more have been injured. The major of brussels says 20 of those deaths were in the explosion at mel beck station. Paul brennan is close to the metro station, neave barker is at the airport. This is his report. Reporter this video was taken just a few moments after the explosions at brussels airport. Eyewitnesss say they felt the blast. I saw a light flash, and a big explosion, and then people started to scream and started to run, and it was at that point we realized there was something going on. Translator we were having lunch on the fourth floor when we he
The he will is a mosque compound. We begin in croatia. The latest european country struggling to deal with an influx of refugees and tensions are running high. This is the scene just a few hours ago. Scuffles broke out between refugees who gathered at a bus and train station at a border town. 13,000 people have crossed into croatia. Iin the last two days alone. The government said it doesnt have the ability to register the people. It plans to redirect the people toward hungary and slovenia. Many refugees arriving from serbia. Talk us through the situation there, lawrence, what theyre facing. Well, yeah, hi, jane. The first thing id say, its probably a bit of an overstatements to tensions are running high. I dont think really and certainly not, if you compare it to hungary they are, but obviously everything is relative. As human as all this clearly is, its a lot better than being tear gassed by the hungarians. What is clear is clarification again drop the position of the croatian govern