To be the first woman to make the solo trip. Smithsonian national air and Space Museum Curator Dorothy Cochrane discusses some of the theories around her disappearance. Good evening. Im lauren with Smithsonian Associates and im so glad youve joined us for tonights program. To members im glad youre here. Its your ongoing support that make events like this possible. Any of you joining us for the first time a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is a perfect time to turn off your cell phones. Thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month Amelia Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. On may 21st, 1932, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh floyd solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome Dorothy Cochrane. She curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras and h
Station. Police say the 57yearold victim was robbed, pistolwhipped, then shot to death by an armed robber as he worked. This morning the family is grieving the loss of the father of three, who was the sole source of income. If he would have taken every item in that store, he wouldnt have lifted a finger on you. He didnt deserve this. He didnt. Why . Whats happening . Why . I just want my dad to know that i love him and i appreciate everything hes ever done for us. Police say the suspect was struck in the torso but was still able to run from the gas station and make it to his car. Also new at 11 00, fire crews potato nion the peninsula to save a home from flames. This is from Mountain View fire chief. The home on mt. Laurel started before 9 00 a. M. Luckily no one was hurt. The cause of that fire is under investigation. Firefighters right now trying to figure out what caused this large fire in an abandoned building overnight that at one point housed medical offices. That fire started ab
Anchor good evening. Im james brown. The United States warned today it will use military force if necessary against a growing Nuclear Threat from north korea. This followed the communist nations fourth of july test launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile capable of reaching this continent. We begin our coverage tonight with National Security correspondent david martin at the pentagon. Reporter kim jong un had kept his countrys first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile hidden from spy satellites until just before it was rolled into launch position and aimed into space. Powered by a twostage rocket engine, it flew for 37 minutes, long enough to reach alaska had it been aimed in that direction. There is no question weve crossed a threshold here in the north koreans ability to develop an icbm. Reporter leon panetta was c. I. A. Director and defense secretary during the obama administration. It represents a very serious National Security threat to the United States. Reporter u. S. In
Also the man who led the british inquiry into the iraq war speaks out. Sirjohn chilcot tells the bbc the former Prime Minister tony blair was emotionally involved in the argument and relied more on beliefs than facts. And its a beach day for the leaders of israel and india. Well tell you why they are hitting the waves. I am katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. There is a monument in Krazinksi Square In Warsaw that commemorates the polish uprising of 19114, which liberated the city from nazi occupation. A classic triumph of good over evil. Today donald trump stood in front of that monument to evoke a new struggle the battle for Western Civilisation. And it that moment the american president committed himself to standing with europe. The fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive, do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost . Do we have enough respect for oui cost . Do we have enough respect for our citizens to p
By a fraction of a percent crude oil, this is the one weve been watching very, very closely. We have wti down by 1. 6 brent it down by 1. 5 . This is quite a rebound from the lows back in june. We are up by 12 from june 21st lows so staggering move in just a short amount of time weird. Weird to see the dow so strong and the nasdaq so weak thats been happening more the nasdaq had been stronger on a relative basis then the rotation happened. I dont know what it means. Maybe its healthy this is scary and not healthy. Maybe the meeting is good, but the reason for it frightening. The u. S. Requesting an emergency u. N. Security Council Meeting today after north korea tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The missile could put all of alaska, so mainland i dont know if you call that mainland, but pretty close late yesterday the u. S. Military said u. S. And south korean troops fired missiles into the waters off south korea in a show of force back that way apparently it can reenter the