Good evening. Good evening. First of all, thank you for coming out in this rainy evening, i know its a bit of a challenge, but it will be well was your time to be here for the discussion, its my pleasure to welcome you to the tonights program, in tide, historically speaking, will return fighting, and the shipping of modern black identity, public by, its a collection of us is, men and women, who serve the country on the battlefield, as well as on the home front. Their struggles for civil rights one of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the civil rights movement, was that it did, was decades away, the world long ones established an important question of citizenship, that pave the way for future progress, we are fortunately joined tonight, by the museums Deputy Director, and editor of who we return fighting, including an addition to the outstanding scholarship, the images are very powerful. Of americans, at war, on the home front, and also gives us a different look a
are welcoming over 100 people who are tuning in online. they are tuning in from alabama, georgia, kentucky, california, texas, and wisconsin in addition to our usual friends along the east coast from new england, all the way down to virginia this evening. this is fabulous to be a hybrid event this evening. i d like to start by thanking our sponsors for this evening, the had their forward trust company. they have been dear friends and sponsors since before the museum opened so our five year anniversary as an institution being open to the public is able 19th of this coming year and they go back even further than that. they have put in particular excellent partners in sponsoring the revolution series. it is a buy weekly email that you can sign up for with a curated excerpts from books about the american revolution. we have now done hundreds of these so if you go to the museum s website and sign up for read the revolution you will get a little brain food every other week. now, a
As israels capital. A potential deadly chemical ban for most uses in europe. Its still a common chemical used in paint thinners in the u. S. Plus we have a list of the safest cars for 2018. Do you have one . Find out why only 15 vehicles received the highest rating. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This fires such a monster, firefighters telling people it may be a matter of life and death. Southern california threatened by historic wildfires. Flames lighting up the sky, not a break in sight. Fierce winds ramping back up. That means very, very high fire danger. I never expected to see anything like this. I was expecting to see snow on that mountain and now the calling for senator al franken make an announcement about his future. We need to draw a line in the sand and say none of its okay. Around the world, leaders reaction to the president s move is intense. We are profoundly grateful for the president for his courageous decision. Theyre now sa
As israels capital. A potential deadly chemical ban for most uses in europe. Its still a common chemical used in paint thinners in the u. S. Plus we have a list of the safest cars for 2018. Do you have one . Find out why only 15 vehicles received the highest rating. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This fires such a monster, firefighters telling people it may be a matter of life and death. Southern california threatened by historic wildfires. Flames lighting up the sky, not a break in sight. Fierce winds ramping back up. That means very, very high fire danger. I never expected to see anything like this. I was expecting to see snow on that mountain and now the things on fire. Calling for senator al franken to resign. This morning he plains to make an announcement about his future. We need to draw a line in the sand and say none of its okay. Its time to officially around the world, leaders reaction to the president s move is intense. We are prof
Roger stringer is in pain because his son, zac, shot and killed his kid brother with his remington 700 hunting rifle. But zac said he never pulled the trigger. No, maam. Years later, the family learned the rifle had a trigger defect. Has remington ever admitted wrongdoing . Never. You cannot admit wrongdoing when you have seven million of these things on the market. Were riding with jockey eric poretz. Cmon, tony its one of the many races in the fall and spring, when timber jockeys roam the Rolling Hills of virginia, maryland and pennsylvania, in the runup to the maryland hunt cup. Give me some room the sport originated in ireland 250 years ago, when horsemen raced through the countryside, jumping hedges along the way. Youre approaching a fivefoot fence. Whats in your head . Well, number one, you hope youve been livin right. laughter im steve kroft. Im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im charlie rose. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight on 60 minutes. woman when