Are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow the International John thomas certainly glad to have you with us now russia and the United States have voiced their alarm over an armed standoff between israel and syria in a phone call president putin urged Prime Minister netanyahu to avoid any new confrontation while the u. S. State department described the latest incidents as a calculated escalation started by iran now it started with israel intercepting what it claimed to be an iranian drone crossing israeli airspace Israeli Forces reacted by bombing twelve targets in syria including socalled iranian facilities syria then shot down an israeli jet calling it a response to a violation of airspace but perspectives in syria and israel on the situation differ in certain respects. The Syrian Army Commander should just statement confirming that syrian air defenses intercepted israeli fighter jets that were carrying out an airstrike on location in central part of the country and then
That is the headline of a new article about escalating crashes clashes on syrian soil. We will speak with the author, New York Times Beirut Bureau chief and with canadian a canadian researcher. As the deadly flu sweeps across the United States, will go to austin, texas, to speak with austin city Councilmember Gregorio Casar where the council is set to vote on an historic ordinance for mandated paid sick leave. The infection rate has decreased by 6 or 7 . Getare twice as likely to everybody else sick. Workers fromnt having six sick leave. Amy can they overcome the opposition of a Koch Brothers based lobbying group . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump unveiled his 4. 4 trillion budget plan monday, proposing deep cuts to education, healthcare, and social safety net programs, while massively increasing the pentagons budget. Trumps plan would slash the department of educations budget by more th
Its 60 in ewing, new jersey, 56 in hammonton. 64 in glassboro nero an university. We have clear skies, bright snient make sunshine, make your outdoor plans, the dewpoint, less than 60 degrees, feeling comfortable and staying that way at least for today and tomorrow. Lets check the commute planner. 64 degrees, 8 00 a. M. , 68 with sunshine. Noon, 78. 3 00 p. M. , 82 and 6 00 p. M. , 81 coming down from 83 thats the high. Reporter good morning to you, karen, the biening skies indicate to me sun glare is on the way which will cause delays, were not seeing many delays on the schuylkill expressway as we look live in Fairmont Park eastbound come the headlights passing montgomery drive heading toward center city. So far in the clear along 76. Same is true along i95 entering the on going work zone southbound at cottman avenue delays are not bad yet. Youll tap the brakes farther south as you pass girard avenue. Pennsylvania turnpike, westbound approaching bensalem youre without the right lane,
On lectures in history, Emory University professor, Patrick Allitt teaches a class about the California Gold rush of the mid1800s. He talks about the evolving Technology Used to mine gold. Good morning, everybody. Morning. My lecture today is the history of the gold rush. And im going to talk mainly about california in the years immediately following 1848. But goallds played a very Important Role in history. The history the conquest, first of the aztecs and then the incas is an unquenchable thirst for gold. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, one of the things they were hoping to find was gold like the spaniards. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. But americas first gold rush took very close to where we are now in georgia. In 1829. This was the georgia gold rush in north georgia. About to the town of deloniga, the courthouse has been converted into a gold mine museum. First gold was discovered and people started pouring into the area in huge numbers
Important role in history. The history the conquest, first of the aztecs and then the incas is an unquenchable thirst for gold. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, one of the things they were hoping to find was gold like the spaniards. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. But americas first gold rush took very close to where we are now in georgia. In 1829. This was the georgia gold rush in north georgia. About to the town of deloniga, the courthouse has been converted into a gold mine museum. First gold was discovered and people started pouring into the area in huge numbers because of the intoxicating possibility that gold would make them wealthy quickly. Until then, this had been an area really beyond the lean ine settlement. But suddenly, now, White Settlement catches up very quickly. And heres gorge gilmer talking about what it was like meeting the georgia miners. Many thousands flocked into georgia from every point of the compass, whose pentup prop