Shows huge price differences for the same today president obama personally apologized for the american air strike on saturday that killed 22 civilians at a hospital in afghanistan. He phoned the head of Doctors Without Borders which ran the hospital and he also called the afghan president. The u. S. Commander in afghanistan said the attack was directed by american troops after Afghan Forces called for help. He called it a mistake. Doctors without borders says it still wants an independent investigation. Today prosecutors in oregon said the gunman who killed nine people last week also shot at two detectives. They fired back, wounding him. Then, he took his own life. President obama will meet friday with families of the victims. And Julianna Goldman tells us the shooting has now become a major issue in the president ial campaign. From the indications that i got they did not rush the shooter. Reporter on cbs this morning, ben carson doubled down repeating the suggestion that victims of la
Excellence possibly headed to the scrap heap . We begin with a look at todays conveyeye opener. Your world in 90on sec. Ds s howers and thunderstorms right over South Carolina. That really is insulting to be right there. Misery pours down on s outh caro. Lina evacuations not quite over yet. If we call you, we need you to leave. If they knock on your door we need you to leave. Friday night in seattle, president obama pushed gun control. There are ways to protect our children and protect our rights. Go home. The meeting iegn oron met with backlash. Show of force from north korea. Kim jongun saying he is right to fight any war with the u. S. Secret Service Agent credited with saving Ronald Reagan has died. He was 85. To fill one of the most powerful positions, speaker of the house is going unanswered. The problem is plau ryan doesnt want the job. Why not . One friend told reporters because hes not a [ bleep ] moron. All that and all that matters. Drink driver goes head on into the same ca
And you will hear more about shortly. To moderate tonights program we are pleased to welcome susan swain, the moderator for cspan first ladies influence and image. Susan swain is president and coceo cspan sharing responsibility for all operations of the Public Affairs cablenet work. She oversees programming and marketing for cspan3 Television Channels and cspan radio. She helped launch the washington journal, booktv, it American History tv. She has also been involved in the creation of numerous cspan history series such as american president s, the lincolndouglas debate and american writers your for over 30 years she has been one of cspans principal on camera interviewers. Most recently on april 14 first ladies was released as a book by Public Affairs books featuring a collection of images from the Television Series. It is the ninth book susan ness edited for cspan and Public Affairs. And as you noticed when you came in, we will have copies of the book for sale after the program and sh
Worst flooding there on record to at least 19. In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushing floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier because the Columbia Canal has breached, threatening the water supply to more than 350,000 people. You know, just being here on the scene lets you know how real that is. Reporter kim stenson is director of the states Emergency Management division. How long do you think it will take to temporarily shore it up . I think the next day or so they should be able to do that. Reporter today, he toured the Columbia Canal with fema administrator craig fugate. Both agency heads are monitoring floodwater that
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