An extraordinary night here at Mount Rushmore. The crowd has loved every moment of this. Just a couple of hours ago, we saw air force one fly over Mount Rushmore, quite breathtaking sight. About 45 minutes later, a marine one president ial helicopter flew past. Again, extraordinary reaction from a crowd that is obviously overwhelmingly protrump. I cant tell you, raymond, i have not seen one biden 2020 tshirt among the thousands who are attending here. You may be able to hear the chant behind me of usa, usa. Theyve just been told the program will start. That includes speeches by the secretary of interior and the governor of south dakota. She had of course said there would be no need for social distancing here and no need for masks, although they are available if they want them. I can tell you probably only 10 of this crowd is wearing a mask and there are certainly no efforts at social distancing that we have seen. There is also politics in play, not just over masks and social distancing
Get down, get down, get down. Sandra a gunman opened fire hitting two people and killing a third. Police confirm they are searching for a man armed with a long gun. It happened during a Third Straight night of violent protests in the city following the shooting of jacob blake by police on sunday. Much more on this. Meanwhile it is day three of the Republican National convention. It will get underway soon with the theme land of heroes. Melania trump urged the country to come together amidst all the unrest. Trace im trace gallagher. Tonights lineup includes outgoing counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway and Vice President mike pence who will officially accept the nomination from fort mchenry. Last Nights Program featured two surprises from President Trump when he pardoned john ponder and took part in the naturalization ceremony of five new american citizens. The big star of the night was Melania Trump. This is the cover of the New York Post. In her speech she asked americans to uni
With maximum sustained winds of 102 miles per hour. Harvey is rapidly becoming more powerful. It was just a tropical depression this time yesterday. The National Weather service says harvey will bring a life bring lifethreatening amounts of rain, nearly three feet in areas. This storm will linger there for days. Well have the full forecast in a moment. This morning, there are mandatory evacuation orders for at least a dozen cities and counties along the texas coast with voluntary evacuations in other areas. Governor greg abbott declared a state of disaster in 30 coastal counties and activated 700 members of the texas army guard, air national guard, and texas state guard. Texas highways filled with cars yesterday. Interstate 37 out of Corpus Christie backed up for miles. Those choosing to stay in place, look at that exodus those choosing to stay in place not taking chances, theyre filling sandbags, stocking occupy food and water fox stocking up on food and water, boarding up windows. A
More than 300 Army Air National Guard, Public Health Service, U.S. Army, Navy and Marines and other service members will be in town next month for Arctic Care 2024.