Effort to bring the Natural World and the man made world into harmony. To bring order, usefulness and delight to our whole environment, and that only begins with trees and flowers and landscapes. Thats from a film created by the johnson administration, with a deeper johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaign, or successful businesswoman and a savvy political partner, are 36 president , lyndon bains johnson. Good evening, welcome to cspans first ladies. Well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnston, also known as ladybird. Our two guests are cokie roberts, the host of womens political history, thanks for being here. Betty boyd caroli is the author of numerous books about first ladies, and is working on a new autobiography of labor johnson. Lets start with where we were 50 years ago. What are the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple in those first terrible days after the assassination of kennedy . They were enorm
Surfing champion mick fanning has terrifying moments during a competition final. In yemen a residential area of aden has been shelled by houthi fighters. The latest casualty count is 48 dead, 180 wounded. The attacks come 48 hours after yemens government in exile declared aden liberated from the Houthi Rebels. Earlier i spoke to the Deputy Editor of a. L. M. Newspaper. He says the houthis face defeat in the area. As one rebel fighter put it, when the houthis sense defeat, they started opening artillery and rockets on the residential area. That is the north of aden and it is densely built and heavily populated primarily with refugees from other areas of aden who fled during the past two months, so we have now confirmed around 48 dead and 182 injured. Out of the 48 dead, at least 10 children are fatalities. This area have seen some clashes before, because its at the entry point which aden, but now it seems that the fighting has intensified in the past 48 hours and it is poised to escalat
And as we check in on the radar from a distance. It looks type. However when resume on in a couple of showers around lauderdale lake. As well as across key largo and ducky earlier, the when winds sustained 1360 Miles Per Hour. Throughout the day that will be the case, dangerous rip currents, upper 60s its cooler for Miamidade County but then Broward County already 70 and the same goes for marathon, it will be warmer in comparison to last week. This afternoon upper 70s with spotty showers, 20 chance of rain today. Bumping up the storms chance as we head into today and tomorrow. Starting you off on the palmetto northbound at southwest akeem street, all your lanes a 26 southbound. The lanes are open up, you no longer have to worry about the construction closer. Says it is president s day, it is going to be a little bit since Public Schools are out today. , this one is involving a police officer, the turnpike are turnpike is shut down southbound onto 16th street as a result, blakes all lan
Ranging from it will be warmer this afternoon compared to the last few days. The rain chance going up tonight and tomorrow. Details ahead. Lets get check on your traffic. We have a crew that just arrived to a scene of that Police Involved crash on the florida turnpike. We are hearing this as is a Police Involved accident as well. If youre heading southbound, three cars involved including the Police Officers cruiser as well. Luckily, the good news we are hearing from the scene everybodys going to be okay. That is the great news, the southbound lanes are still shut down at 216th street. Youre going to be detoured off 216th, you can jump back on. We have another accident you have to worry about as well this move over i can show you is ugly where that is working. Okeechobee road northbound at the florida turnpike and that is where that injury accident is working this morning. Just be careful right in between that intersection. Again was to have the Police Involved crash southbound having a
Couple of minutes. Mark sayre is in East Palo Alto where heavy rain has caused problems in the past in flooding. Reporter san fransesquito creek is a 14mile creek that brings water from the mountains of san mateo and santa clara counties right down here in the bay but since the big floods here only a little bit of long term improvement work has been completed. Sandbags, up against the wall. Reporter Mitch Johnson looks over photos of his auto upholstery business from december of 2012 the last time san fransesquito creeks overflowed its banks causing thousands in damage and putting him out of business for a week. That was a bad one. We had probably about 8 of water throughout my whole shop. And it buckles the floors and anything cardboard boxes materials on the ground get ruined. Reporter its not the first time. Johnson was also hit hard during an even bigger flood in 1998. Now all these years later, the problem is still not solved. Why does it take so long to get anything done . The wh