Civilians empty their village in Italy due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Hot lava pushes through the streets of the village and destroys everything in its path. A wall of a building cracks and tumbles. Smoke and dust in the streets. Cracks on the buildings.
Hot lava of Mount Vesuvius destroys a town in Italy. Fire from lava destroys an orchard. Hot lava pushes through streets of the town and destroys everything in its path. A building tumbles down. Smoke and dust in the streets. A wall with a statue of Jesus Christ falls down. (World War II period).
Hot lava from Mount Vesuvius destroys a town in Italy. Hot lava in the streets of the town. Damaged buildings and ruins of the buildings. Women watch from a balcony at a hilltop. Children sit and watch. Civilians carry their belongings.
U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North arrives to testify before a Joint Congressional Committee formed to investigate the Iran-Contra affair. People in the hearing room. Lieutenant Colonel North arrives and is surrounded by media and press photographers taking pictures. Committee members slowly arrive in the room and take their seats. The hearing is called to order by Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman ot the Senate Select Committee On Secret Military Assistance to Iran And the Nicaraguan Opposition.
U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North testifies before a Joint Congressional Committee formed to investigate the Iran-Contra affair in the United States. The hearing is called to order by Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman ot the Senate Select Committee On Secret Military Assistance to Iran. Congressman Bill McCollum raises an issue regarding the relationship of the Joint Committee viz-a-viz standing committees of Congress that are interested in pursuing their own investigations. He asks Congressman Lee H. Hamilton, Chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, whether the Joint Committee needs to approve those related standing commttee activities. Chairman Hamilton expresses the opinion that standing committees do not require such approval. Mr. McCollum argues, however, citing House Resolution 12. Chairman Hamilton agrees to discuss it further with him, but urges the Joint Committee to proceed with its hearing.
Senator Daniel K. Inouye announces that the presiding officer of the Joint Committee speaks for both Senate and House Select Committees. He then swears Lt. Col. Oliver North in as a witness. Mr. Brendan Sullivan, Legal Counsel for U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North makes several requests, argues about procedures and makes objections, that are over-ruled by Chairman Inouye.
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