By the 1500s, venice claimed 1,000 years of history as a free and independent republic. The chill wind of economic change the decline of empire had not yet touched its selfconfidence. It was still rich in trade and crafts. Its imperial possessions still spread out across the mediterranean and into the italian mainland, as here at vicenza. So the theater and the spectacle were props for a powerful empire which had survived for so long by hardheaded business acumen, by skillful diplomacy, and when those failed, by sheer military force. The cast of characters who paraded on this spectacular stage included the gods of antiquity whose attributes the city took as its own. Like ancient athens, venice personified itself as a woman as serenissima the serene as venus the sensual. The city even claimed a special relationship with the virgin mary virtuous and pure. Behind its spectacular mask the republic used its prisoners of war as slaves employed thousands of prostitutes and preserved the privi
Must be like to that little boy and people across the country who have been struggling with how to come to grips with ebola. Breaking news on the boys condition. Jim acosta on the new jersey and new york quarantine. We begin with Barbara Starr. So exactly how is the Army Planning to deal with soldiers and others returning from serving in liberia or guinea or sierra leone . The u. S. Army took an extraordinary step today and ordered that all army troops, all soldiers returning from west africa will go into what they are calling controlled monitoring, what the rest of us might call a 21day quarantine. Theyre housed separately, their temperature will be monitored. They will not be allowed to see their families. Theyll have to stay inside during that 21day period. Already twostar general general Darrell Williams and about a dozen of his folks just back from africa are undergoing this monitoring, this quarantine in italy at their home base now the store opened to all u. S. Army troops doing
Good morning, everyone. It is monday, january 9, and im alex witt alongside my friend here, mr. Bergdorf. Flooding runoff from the Truckee River is expected to continue today. Roads in california were washed out and power was knocked out for much of the area. 49 of 50 states saw known and ice on friday or saturday. Across the south, residents in Central States were urged to stay home because of the snowy and icy roads. Hundreds of accidents were reported in tennessee and atlanta. And at the airport in atlanta, more than 800 flights were canceled on friday and said all because of the weather. Well get more from bill karins in just a moment. Louis . And we are learning more about the suspect who opened fire in the ft. Lauderdale airport on friday. Esteban santiago is shown on Surveillance Video just before the shooting began calmly walking through the baggage claim and shortly after pulling out a handgun. In their interviews with santiago, he had planned the attack and booked a oneway ti
Im elizabeth prann. Welcome to americas news headquarters from washington. Major fallout after the u. S. Makes a huge policy shift in its stance towards israel. A longstanding and key middle east ally. The Obama Administration choosing not to veto a u. N. Security Council Resolution condemning israeli Settlement Expansion in palestinian claimed territory. The u. S. Abstained from the vote instead, a stunning break from past practice that allowed the measure to pass, despite intense lobbying from israel. And president elect trump. John has the latest on what happens now from jerusalem. Hi, john. Reporter well, elizabeth, first of all theres been, as we all know, a great deal of fallout from this vote. The United States, here in jerusalem, to the west bank where christmas celebrations are going on right now in bethlehem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it shameful, while palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said it was a big blow to policy. Benjamin netanyahu released a s
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