Me it is my belief that the only thing that we have to fear is fear itself. By the time Franklin Roosevelt gives his march 1933 inaugural speech, almost a quarter of the nation is unemployed. More than 5,000 banks have failed and drought is persisting in key agricultural areas of the country. People must have faith. Coming up in the next hour, stories from the Great Depression as we take you to places like toledo and then in 1931 five of the six largest banks all failed at the same time which made it the largest banking failure of the Great Depression. To successful infrastructure of the times still impacting us today. And to one ending in tragedy. Well talk you to st. Paul with gangsters and the corrupt police force strike a bargain. Well explore the impact of new deal programs like the Conservation Corp as we go just outside of amarillo, texas. We wouldnt have a park here if it wasnt for the Conservation Corp. And well hear from artists who tell tales. We begin our cities tour featur
Down. Greece signs of maritime zones deal with italy amid tension with turkey simmers of a Natural Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean. And illegal secret deals bogus lab data and cheap imports aljazeera investigates corruption in iraq ie agriculture. For professional boxing is back in north america for the 1st time since the coronavirus lockdown last fagans the venue for a fight card will take place with no founds in its endurance. Thousands of mourners have braved long lines intense heat and the pandemic to pay their respects to george floyd in houston the city where he grew up he was killed just over 2 weeks ago when a Police Officer knelt on his neck during an arrest john hendren reports. George floyds final journey brought him to his childhood home tell this is my way of speaking out just by being present i would like to you know harness me into the top of my loans because i know so many black and i cant speak for every black man but for every one that i know know someone that
Plunges and a financial panic gripped the world. This land is your land this land is my land from california to the New York Island i have but one desire, and that is to see my country again on the road to prosperity. This land was made for you and me let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. By the time Franklin Roosevelt gives his march 1933 inaugural speech, almost a quarter of the nation is unemployed. More than 5,000 banks have failed and drought is persisting in key agricultural areas of the country. Coming up in the next hour, stories from the Great Depression as we take you around the country to places like toledo. And then in 1931, five of the six largest banks in toledo all failed at the same time, which made it the largest banking failure of the Great Depression. Two successful Infrastructure Projects of the time still impacting us today. And to one ending in tragedy. Well take you to saint paul where depression gangsters and the corrup
Your people must have faith. In the 1920s, toledo was the Fastest Growing manufacturing city in america. In some, ways it was the Silicon Valley of today. The auto industry, cutting edge technologies, they were all centered here at the time. As a result, the Manufacturing Base was going gangbusters. Toledo seemed to be one of the brightest economic spots on the whole american map during a decade that was a decade of prosperity. Then, in 1931, the entire house of cards collapsed. And five of the six largest banks in toledo all failed at the same time. That made it the largest banking failure of the Great Depression. The Banking Industry here was perhaps more corrupt than other places. That contributed to its catastrophic collapse. Toledo was the 27th largest city in america. Its economy was rather diversified for a city of its size. It was an up and coming, major producer of automobiles. It had one of the largest Automobile Companies producing cars here. But it was also a city that had
Government urges people to stay home in a statewide emergency. On sunday the number of people in tokyos shopping and entertainment hub was down 81. 9 compared to earlier this year. The number of people who are in osakas district fell, and data from a mobile carrier showed visitor numbers have declined sharply at major tourist sites across japan. Mean while lawmakers have started discussing a bill that would help deal with the measures with the pandemic. We want to have the measure approved as soon as possible so we can i implement thehe measur. We will take prompt bold action in response. The governments emergency package includes about 119 billion for cash handouts. Every resident in the country will be entitled to about 930 under that scheme. Small and Mediumsized Companies will also be eligible for subsidies for up to 18,0 18,000 the revenues have dropped because of the virus. Japan is also expanding a ban on foreign travelers. Beginning wednesday anybody that spent time in russia,