- -(clock ticking) jon else: robert oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. he was this complex ball of contradictions. oppenheimer: they are weapons of aggression, of surprise and of terror. richard rhodes: oppenheimer wanted the bomb to be used. how else would the world know what it was? eleanor roosevelt: dr. oppenheimer, are we creating something we may not be able to control? oppenheimer: in a world of atomic weapons, wars will cease. (ticking) newsreel narrator: it is d-minus one for the test of the world s first atomic device. else: this cultured, nonviolent man was responsible for birthing the most violent weapon in human history. and he devoted the rest of his life to trying to control the monster that he had unleashed. oppenheimer: if there is another world war. .this civilization may go under. kai bird: he became a political pariah. edward r. murrow: is it true that humans have already discovered a method of destroying humanity? (cameras clicking) else: and
capitol. welcome it our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is early start. i m laura jarrett. and i m christine romans. it s wednesday, march 10th, good morning, everyone. in nearly a year since the pandemic hit this could be one of the most consequential days in american history. the president s $1.9 trillion recovery plan is near. and defying health experts by dropping public health measures. as for the recovery package it could deliver a generational transformation of the economy. poll after poll shows broad public support but the measure has no republican backing in the house or the senate. daniella diaz is live on capitol hill with the very latest, daniella, good morning. huge day on capitol hill. reporter: good morning, laura. that s right, the house is going to vote on this massive stimulus package today marking the last step before it ends up on biden s desk and he signs this legislation into law. this is a major achievement for the bi
She was a communist. he was interested in communist ideas. bird: and for the next four years, oppenheimer actually contributed quite a bit of money to the communist party. but his political activities began to be noticed. herken: what the fbi did in those days, they were following the communists. they would walk around and they would take down the license numbers of the cars that were parked in front of the house or the building and look them up. that s when oppenheimer first came to the attention of the fbi. eisenbach: even while he s heading up the a-bomb project, the fbi is wiretapping and following him. military intelligence is constantly asking him questions. rhodes: he was, i think, in a strange way, comfortable with that because he knew he wasn t doing anything wrong. even when he went to visit his old girlfriend when he should not have probably done so.
She was a communist. he was interested in communist ideas. bird: and for the next four years, oppenheimer actually contributed quite a bit of money to the communist party. but his political activities began to be noticed. herken: what the fbi did in those days, they were following the communists. they would walk around and they would take down the license numbers of the cars that were parked in front of the house or the building and look them up. that s when oppenheimer first came to the attention of the fbi. eisenbach: even while he s heading up the a-bomb project, the fbi is wiretapping and following him. military intelligence is constantly asking him questions. rhodes: he was, i think, in a strange way, comfortable with that because he knew he wasn t doing anything wrong. even when he went to visit his old girlfriend when he should not have probably done so.
Of course we ll be looked after because it s their duty, surely, to be there and be that support for victims of of terror? but that. ..that didn t happen. joanne says she was asked again and again to prove the extent of her injuries. i feel totally degraded by the process of it, because you re having to prove all the time that you are still in that state, you know? i was picking my girls up from a concert that they had got tickets for, for a christmas present. i was in the right place at the right time. i wasn t doing anything wrong, but i feel like i m being punished. the authors of a new report out today have spoken to 132 people who have survived terror attacks.