it s true, there is going to be 400 more drafts between that, what you heard and what is going to the public. what i heard is still awesome. thank you very, very much. thank you for joining us this hour. happy to have you here. once upon a time, not all that long ago in the grand scheme of things, once upon a time the biggest celebrities in america were pilots. do you know how time magazine has person of the year, east we man of the year. time magazine invented that whole idea because of a pilot. they figured they needed to do something because in 1927, the pilot charles lindbergh became the first person to fly nonstop solo across the atlantic ocean. he became the biggest celebrity in the world for doing that. there were parades held for him and international prizes, all kinds of honors. he instantly became the most famous man in the world when he did that in 1927. that is where time got the whole man of the year thing in the first place. they invented it specifically f
actually invented that whole idea because of a pilot. they figure they need to do something, because in 1927 the pilot charles under very became the first person to fly nonstop solo across the atlantic ocean. he became the biggest celebrity in the world for doing that. there were parades held for him and international prizes, all kinds of honors. he instantly became the most famous man in the world when he did that in 1927. that is where time got the whole man of the year thing in the first place. they invented it specifically for him. amelia ehrhardt was the first woman to fly across the atlantic, and the first solo pilot to fly between hawaii and california. amelia airport is remembered mostly for going missing on and around the world flight in 1937. she really was a household name in the united states. she was a huge star. lindberg and her were not the only ones. the between the first and second world war, flying was a huge deal to americans. it was a nationwide craze. pil
Teenagers arrested in connection with the hitandrun crash. We have more from rich monday about how Police Tracked the two down. Alex . Reporter good afternoon to you. Investigators say the two 18 yearolds ditched their car after this crash early yesterday morning. Then reported it stolen. However, police, when they went to talk to the two teens, were not buying the story and both of them were arrested. The young man accused of being behind the wheel is now facing a very serious charge of attempted murder. Police say he intentionally plowed his car into a richmond officer during a weekend side show. Dramatic cell phone video taken by a bystander shows a black sedan, speeding up, and then slamming into a Richmond Police officer, who was standing in the street. That officer had responded to break up a large side show early sunday morning, near marina bay parkway and regatta boulevard. The driver who hit him sped off. And the eightyear veteran was left with head trauma, along with bumps an
Senate Intelligence Committees investigation into russian interference in last years election, and federal hurricane response in puerto rico and the virgin islands. The briefing ran about half an hour. Sarah good afternoon. Still working on that, i see. Well get better. Yesterday three u. S. Service members and one partner nation member were killed while providing assistance to counterterror operations. As many of you are aware, u. S. Forces are in the country to provide training and Security Assistance to the local armed forces. In their efforts to counter violent extremist organizations. Additionally, two u. S. Service members were injured and evacuated in stable condition to germany. Names are being with held at this time as part of the next of kin notification process. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the Fallen Service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we hold so deer. Dear. The president also visited las vegas yesterda
Honorable senator joe lieberman, who were thrilled to get back on campus, and dr. William roper. So, over to you guys. Thank you, frank. [applause] good morning earning. I thought maybe we would we would do before we dive into the topic itself is to connect each of you with a topic area in your areas of interest and focus. Charles, youre a bioscientist at the cia. What else can you tell us about what you do daily . Well, im a scientist who explains Scientific Concepts and technology to nonscientists. Dont actually practice science in a lab anymore but i use my skills and background to write and communicate to poll so policymakerred be the implication. Whiff a focus on National Security my area is biological weapons and my background is in microbiology. Senator lieberman we know you from your many incarnations, campaigns, but you had throughout your career a very serious focus on National Security, and now well talk about this youre also focused on biological crimes and terrorism. Tell