Michael odonnell, who would missing in action during the vietnam war. Sunday night 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. The campaign played a major role in ensuring a u. S. Victory in the world war ii pacific theater. Next, to historians who are authors of books on the historic war give talks about two key events on the campaign. The battle of the Philippine Sea and the battle of saipan. This was part of the National World war ii museums annual conference. Some fantastic presentations for this afternoon. Beginning with our next panel, entitled, dominance, the mariana s campaign. Will hitchcock shared with us last night the reality that many different campaigns were going on in june 1944. Dday being primary amongst them. We are going to hear more later on and tomorrow morning in particular about the eastern fronts. As our next panelists will discuss, some of the most important actions of this global war were taking place in the pacific and in the marianas. By anext panel is led doctor who is the
Now at 11 00 this endangered blue whale is beached on the coast tonight and initial investigation shows it may have been struck by a ship. The whale washed up on agate beach in bolinas just north of stinson beach. More now from veronica de la cruz. The blue whale carcass is nearly 80 feet long and is described as a subadult female. The Marin Mammal Center said it first got reports last night about a carcass floating near the shoreline and by this morning it was on the beach. Scientists from the Mammal Center took samples from the skin and blubber and plan to go back out to the beach tomorrow to do a complete necropsy with help from the California Academy of sciences. Thats when theyll be able to determine if a ship strike was the cause of death. Photographs provide another perspective on just how large this whale is. Distinctive markings indicate that this is the same whale spotted a dozen times off the coast since 1999. Tonight a federal official at noaa issued a warning a the recreat
Now at 11 00 this endangered blue whale is beached on the coast tonight and initial investigation shows it may have been struck by a ship. The whale washed up on agate beach in bolinas just north of stinson beach. More now from veronica de la cruz. The blue whale carcass is nearly 80 feet long and is described as a subadult female. The Marin Mammal Center said it first got reports last night about a carcass floating near the shoreline and by this morning it was on the beach. Scientists from the Mammal Center took samples from the skin and blubber and plan to go back out to the beach tomorrow to do a complete necropsy with help from the California Academy of sciences. Thats when theyll be able to determine if a ship strike was the cause of death. Photographs provide another perspective on just how large this whale is. Distinctive markings indicate that this is the same whale spotted a dozen times off the coast since 1999. Tonight a federal official at noaa issued a warning a the recreat
Starting in radcliffe in Hardin County with this tornado causing some damage trees down a pick up truck on its side. Andrea thompson i was pretty darn scared i think. I was home by myself, with all the there, but just panicking, thinking, i gotta make sure theyre all down here because i think the front door might have been still been cracked open. We were just out looking at hail, i mean, its the coolest thing that hail wind and rain continuing on to eastern iowa. Parkersburg a town all too familar with the destruction of tornados held its breath as this funnel cloud passed through town. This time leaving only hail this shed blown off its foundation and a working hard to track what some might think is unusual weather for november. It is less common as it gets cooler outside, but we have actually had 41 tornados in tornado outbreak on veterans day. We saw 19 tornados across the state. So it can happen if you have the right mix of things in atmosphere. I spoke with a Parkersburg Police t
Intoxicated when he was spotted throwing up on the motels steps a little after 3 00 in the morning. And police say that 15 minutes earlier miller attacked a 70 yearold man and his son at the Marriott Hotel across the street trying to enter their room. The 70yearold was knocked out cold and suffered broken bones to the face. He remains in the hospital right now, recovering. Under what is called a trauma name so it is protecting his identity. I did speak to his wife by phone today who said that the family wishes to remain anonymous because miller was so volatile and even threatened to kill them. Millers sports agent jack real told ktvu that there is two sides to every story and weight until more facts emerge before commenting. Miller is set to appear in court on friday on charges of aggravated assault, elder abuse, threats, and battery. In San Francisco Tara Moriarty ktvu fox 2 news. A federal judge ruled against caltrans today in a controversial winding project. Environmental groups sue