the push for loyalty there. if trump is looking for a loyal fighter on the ticket and one who says loyalty is incredibly important for everyone else. do jd vance showing that he is capable and willing capable and willing and flexible because we all remember back in 2016, he was one of those republicans who is very critical cool of donald trump, but looks so much has changed since then yes, he did win the straw poll at that conference over the weekend. he was also the only one of the potential vp candidates to actually speak in person at the event. so perhaps seeing him in the flesh was actually one of the reasons he was supported. but look, he has become one of the biggest defenders of the president. there was no no doubt that he is on the shortlist. we know this because he s been spending significant time with former president donald trump. he ll be doing so again on thursday evening in cleveland, when trump goes there for a fundraiser, jake, so much of this vip stakes,
authority, really, on the cold war. he needs no introduction, so let me keep it brief. he is a professor of modern russian history as well as the codirector of the center for cold war studies at the university of california, santa barbara. from the his phd , and hety of washington has a distinguished, long a publication list that precedes his new book, racing the enemy . let me just mention a couple of the major publications, he has on russianion relations, he has the the february revolution in russia, and russia and japan: an unresolved dilemma between distant neighbors, and of course, has published numerous articles in journals in the field. his new book, racing the enemy , is a reassessment of the pacific war, particularly in light of russian and other evidence previously not taken into consideration. one that will one could probably say would be the end of the war and i look forward to his remarks. now professor tsuyoshi hasegawa has the floor. tsuyoshi: thank y
because you haven t been see havenest anyone been gaming on office anyway he had been gaming on us anyone. this month marks the 70 anniversary of the end of the war in the pacific. hasegawasuyshi discusses this. following the authors remarks, american university professor emeritus robert reflects on the event. theamerican heritage woodrow wilson international center posted this event in 2006. it is a little under 90 minutes. christian: with that, let me briefly our distinguished speaker, tsuyoshi hasegawa, an authority, really, in the field of cold war international history. he needs no introduction, so let me keep it brief. because time is brief as well. he is a professor of modern russian history as well as the codirector of the center for cold war studies at the university of california, santa barbara. he earned his phd from the university of washington, and he has a distinguished, long a publication list that precedes his new book, racing the enemy. let me jus
surprising loss for the americans. jay sfwoin joins us live this morning from copacabana beach with the very latest. good morning to you. good morning as well. yes, strong as always. the american team in the pool. but there is some harsh reality for team usa. for the first time in olympic history the women s soccer team, they will come home without a medal. in a shocking upset, heavily favored u.s. women were kicked out of olympic soccer tournament losing 4-3 in a shootout with sweden. from that heartache on the pitch. to the pool. typal race in rio katie ledecky shatters the world record in the 800 free for her fourth gold medal here. i m just honored to be on this team. reporter: a team that s continued its dominance with 35-year-old anthony ervin winning gold in the 50 free and stauned maya dirado touching first in the 200 backstroke. i can t believe it. reporter: also hard to believe no gold medal for michael phelps in the 100 fly. he finished in a tie for silve
pam hymie the crews are hard work on the lanes the heavy equipment moved in and started taking out the concrete barrierssome day soon those barriers are going to be replaced with the new, state of the art moveable barrier like you see in this animation provided to kron four by the bridge district. the work that is going on this weekend is important resurfacing of the roadway and is necessary for the new equipment to be installed. golden gate bridge district officials say the weekend work and the barrier will save lives on the bridge. drivers are going to face some inconvience on the road this weekend but it s nothing compared to the devistation of a head on collision on the golden gate bridge and ultimatly that is what we are trying to virtually eleminate with the installation of the moveable median barrier. the two, inside, southbound lanes will remain shut down until roughly one p=m saturdaythen, the same thing will happen saturday nightexcept, it will be the two, inside, n