achievement, but when you hear the story of how it was created, it becomes hard to imagine that our dome exists at all. this is the level that we go outside. pelley: wow. what a beautiful view. tonight, you are going to see it like you have never seen it before. simon: garbage is the only crop in cateura ten cents for a pound of plastic, five cents for a pound of cardboard. you will be amazed at what else people are doing here with this trash. this is the recycled orchestra of cateura. the violins are fashioned from oven trays. the saxophones and trumpets are made from old drainpipes. the keys are from coins and bottle caps. i m steve kroft. i m lesley stahl. i m morley safer. i m bob simon. i m scott pelley. those stories tonight on 60 minutes. good evening. at&t is buying tv for $95 million share, adding 20 million subscribers. a coffee fungus has already kazed $1 billion in damage in latin america. and swiss voters today rejected a $25 minimum wage
the architect of the capitol s office is responsible to the united states congress and the supreme court for the maintenance, operations, development, and preservation of more than 17 million square feet than 553ngs and more acres of land throughout capitol hill, including the u.s. capitol , senate and house office buildings, the library of congress, and many others. ayers was named the 11th architect of the capital after being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10-year term. after studying architecture at the university of maryland and, he joined the air force while earning his architectural license in california simultaneously. following five years of active duty with the air force, he went into private practice. he then joined the voice of america, where he led design and construction efforts in greece and in germany. after five years abroad, he and his family moved to washington, hired asd mr. ayers was assistant senate superintendent. he subse
1909, the russell senate office building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. we will learn about the noted senate investigations held in the caucus room. 12 titanic inquiry to the 1930 s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash. i m donald ritchie, the senate historian, and we are in the senate caucus room in the russell senate office building. before c-span started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capitol complex t, becauseh thise is where major hearings had been televised coming back thewsreels covered it in 1920 s and 1930 s, but television came along in 1940. this is where viewers would have crime investigation, the army mccarthy hearings, the watergate hearings. so this was the most televised room until the senate chamber was open to television. i bring people in here from time to time. you can hear the echoes. point of order, mr. chairman. you can hear the gavel. my point of order. [gavel bangs] counsel advised t
each week, american history tv s artifacts takes you t each week, american history tv s american artifacts takes you to. museums. opened in 1909, the russell senate office building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. we will learn about the noted senate investigations held in the caucus room. from the 1912 titanic inquiry to the 1930 s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash. i m donald ritchie, the senate historian, and we are in the senate caucus room in the russell senate office building. before c-span started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capitol complex th, becausee this is where major hearings had been televised coming back newsreels covered it in the 1920 s and 1930 s, but television came along in 1940. this is where viewers would have seen the crime investigation, the army mccarthy hearings, the watergate hearings. so this was the most televised room until the senate chamber was open to television. i bring p
and supreme court for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of more than 17 million square feet of buildings. and more than 553 acres of land throughout capitol hill including the u.s. capitol, senate and house office buildings, the library of congress, and many others. in 2010, stephen t. ayers was named the 11th architect of the capitol. after being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10-year term. after studying architecture at the university of maryland, mr. ayers joined the air force while simultaneously earning his architectural license in california. following five years of active duty with the air force, mr. ayers went into private practice. he then joined the voice of america, where he led design and instruction efforts in greece and germany. after five years abroad he and his family moved to washington d.c., and mr. ayers was hired by the architect of the capitol as assistant senate superintendent. he subsequently served