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
Charges for not reporting it. That leak has been going on for months leading to Health Problems about the environmental effect. Prosecutors are taking action. John henry smith is here with details. What repercussions could the charges have . The charges are misdemeanours, and any fines would be small for a company that reaps billions in revenue. It would be a 75,000 fine for failing to report the league, and 1,000 per day for each day of the week. Juxtapose that against an unfolding disaster that could reach outside californias borders. Reporters this family is among 13,000 that had to leave their homes to escape a methane gas leak that spewed 80,000 of methane gas into the air since late october. Our 13yearold daughter has been sick. And missed school. And has a horrible cough. Now four misdemeanour criminal charges have been signed against the California Gas Company, and accuses the company of releasing Greenhouse Gases and reporting it leak for three days. This came as a lawsuit was