Thank you for joining us this late on a saturday afternoon. Of the executive director us icomos. Panel, us today on the we will be doing brief introductions. Glenn eskew from Georgia State university who is coordinating the civil rights World Heritage nomination. Rant leggs brent leggs. , and patricia sullivan. First, a little bit about us icomos and why i am listed as session, glennis eskew is the architect of this session. I am here to provide context for the significance of the investments of Energy Taking place. Dates back to 1965. We are one of the 110 or so National Committees of the International Committee of sites. Ts and it is most notable for being the scientificthe u. N. And cultural committee. Im sure you are all roughly familiar with the u. S. Heritage list. Cultural sites, as opposed to national sites, comprise more than 70 of the more than 1000 sites on the World Heritage list. 23 of those are in the u. S. The vast majority of our National Heritage sitess. Stephen morris
Next, we continue our coverage of this weekends meeting in washington, d. C. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us this late on a saturday afternoon. I am the executive director of us icomos. I will describe who we are and set a little context. Welcome to the session on World Heritage and the New Birmingham National Civil rights monument. Joining us today on the panel, we will be doing brief introductions. Glenn eskew from Georgia State university who is coordinating the civil rights World Heritage nomination. Brent leggs, stephen morris, and patricia sullivan. First, a little bit about us icomos and why i am here. While i am listed as the chair of this session, glenn eskew is the architect of this session. I am here to provide context for the significance of the investments of Energy Taking place. Us icomos dates back to 1965. We are one of the 110 or so National Committees of the International Council of monuments and sites. It is an
Thanks tooth paste tubes could be used to smuggle in bomb making materials. Italys navy rescues more than 1100 migrants from overcrowded rafts off the coast of sicily. New pictures which appear to confirm the Australian Navy of continuing the controversial policy of turning migrants back to indonesia. Ukrainian Opposition Leader has been reliving his days in captivity where he says he was beaten and tortured. He says he was detained for eight days for many has become a symbol of the antigovernment protest which shows no signs abating. He is currently in lithuania receiving medical treatment. Well go live to kiev for reaction. What else did he have to say . He had a lot to say. Was wheeled into the room where the press conference happened in the hospital behind me. He was obviously on medication, somewhat sedated but lucid in what he had to say. He was vermettee very. Methodical. If you add together the detail of what he said he went through when he was in captivity in ukraine, it added
The finance minister says the countries and recession, which will deepen next year. Ah, clubs of robin. This is out there lock. And dave also coming up more russian strikes, hit cities across ukraine, the latest in a series of attacks on energy infrastructure. Republicans with a narrow majority in the us house of representatives. But in finding complicates matters for the top contender for the job of speaker. And the impact of Climate Change in madagascar, millions of people affected as the country faces Consecutive Year of trials. Ah, welcome to the program, the u. K. Silence minister, jeremy hunters declared. His nation is in recession. The chancellor of the extract also say he expects the economy to shrink even further in the next fiscal year. Hunters laid out his plans to tackle, sorry, inflation. Hes included raising taxes, the higher earners. More people with an income of 148000. 00 a ball will have to pay at least 45 percent tax rate and expect public spending to slow down to he
Barcelona knocking a special return for united coach are they going to sell show. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. French president Emmanuel Mcchrystal says the not to time cathedral will be rebuilt following last nights Devastating Blaze the fire has now been put happen much of the twelfth Century Building has been destroyed five got to divert from course the famous spot to collapse the parts of the cathedral that were destroyed shown here in red but firefighters did manage to save the belts house an outer walls now investigators are trying to find have the course of the blaze as people around the world lament the loss of an architectural jewel and symbol of frances heritage. Them. This spire of not tripped on cathedral fell into the raging inferno for hours flames engulfed this iconic landmark destroying an eight hundred year old building that it survived two world wars. Sauza is gathered to watch as a piece of french history. Crumbled before their eyes. Its a monument above and