Two new Walmart Stores have officially opened for business in the district. The first location is at 1st and h streets near union station. The other at georgia and missouri avenues northwest. Surae chinn was there at the grand opening on Georgia Avenue. Three, two, one. Reporter they get pumped up as alicia waits outside for the doors to open at 8 00. To get my son a play diss station. I cant playstation. I cant find one nowhere. Reporter shoppers rushed in like a scene from black friday. Totally better than black friday, even though they had a 50inch for 200 something but this 40inch for 478 is excellent. This is a wonderful opportunity to shop and the jobs that have been created. Were pleased well have more Shopping Opportunities in the district so people can stop going to maryland to spend all of their money. Reporter combining the two new stores, walmart has added at least 600 jobs to the area but some are concerned about the mom and pop Stores Across the street and wonder if theyl
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis earlier this year, the families of the four little girls that died in the infamous Birmingham Church bombing were in the white house for the signing they were murdered 50 years ago the sunday while preparing for sunday school at the 16th Street Baptist Church in birmingham. Joining me now is Douglas Jones committee prosecuting attorney who more than two decades later led the team that secured convictions for two of the four klansmen responsible for the murders. I am always honored and humbled to be in conversation with you, sir. Thank you for having us. Great to be back with you, tavis. Tavis for those of you who were not aware of what happened come it has been 50 years. Top line for me what happened that morning at the 16th Street Baptist Church. Birmingham leading up to september 16 was a powder cake. Ordered schools to be desegregated for the first time ever. We were coming off of the marches with the f
This week on Moyers Company sports, not just reflects our lives, but actually shapes our lives. I mean, it shapes our understanding of things like racism, sexism, homophobia. It shapes our understanding of our country. It shapes our understanding of corporations and whats happening to our cities. I mean, in so many different ways, sports stories are stories of American Life in the 21st century. Announcer funding is provided by Carnegie Corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy, and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. The kohlberg foundation. Independent production fund, with support from the partridge foundation, a john and polly guth charitable fund. The clements foundation. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The bernard and audre rapoport foundation. The john d. And catherine t.
Staggering. Numbers are more than 1500 has to be since we spoke in the last hour, some heavy weather has moved in. It is raining here now, theres a Flash Flood Warning now effect. You can take a look at the woulding creek me hind me, this is a raging river. Normally it is a small creek. Selling everybody to stay back because it is simply sinclair. Again, we are getting so many stories of rescue. The governors story is incredible. The governor was up with his national wrong. They saw those people waving for help, they were able to pick up two sets of six people, animals and pets. So far here in Boulder County as the rain comes down, we have about 235 that are unaccounted for, nobody knows where they have been. They have had not contact with those people in larry more county. Behave approximately 350 people that are still unaccounted for this morning. Six people now believed hisave died in this tore flooding. And again, the rain coming down. The ceiling has dropped here, dale, this is no
Hundreds gather in this birmingham, Alabama Church to remember the four young lives lost when a bomb exploded 50 years ago today. Its the worlds heaviest salvage operation now under way. The plan to being remove the Costa Concordia wreckage sunk off italy. Its good to have you with us. Rescuers continual their desperate search for hundreds of people missing in flood ravaged colorado. It is tbleefd as many as believed as many as seven are dead, hundreds more rescued. Ing sheriff praising the crews pluck people over the water. Those flightoffs if it can be done they will do it. As i mentioned the chinook came in. These heroes bring rest accuse into players you cant imagine. If they can put a wheel down, part of a skit down somewhere, theyre skid down somewhere theyre getting people onto those birds. To put this into perspective, the area of flooding covers an area the size of connecticut. Boulder, el paso and larimer. The authorities are asking fema to add more area to that list. Al jaze