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it is a story that most americans don t know. rick: it is a story i don t remember from my history classes growing up. you write these slaves who came to fort monroe in virginia, basically seeking asylum for all intensions and purposes. the general there a guy by the name of benjamin franklin butler he was an attorney not with a military background but a lawyer who came up with a good reason to keep them there. right. the confederate colonel who was in command of these slaves comes riding up to the fort asking for them back under a white flag of truce. this union general butler who was a savvy lawyer from massachusetts says, if you say these slaves are property, that you can reclaim. i m going to agree they are property. and i m going to say that they are military equipment in effect. they are contraband military equipment that i can seize like i would seize a shipment
recollection recollection fox news weather an alert. a second person has died in north carolina from the powerful storm system that is right now pounding the east coast of the united states. tornado watches and warnings are now in effect. look at that from lee county, north carolina this is the same storm system that killed 17 people in four different states. spawning tornadoes that tore through communites and lives. hello i m rick folbaum. arthel: and i m arthel neville. flooding has stranded hikers in north carolina. rescue teams trying to reach those ers. meteorologist maria molina live in the weather center. it seems like they are not getting a break. that s right. i m good you brought up the flooding concerns. that s a not just across north carolina even as you head into parts of the northeast. we are seeing yellow and red popping up on the radar. that s very heavy rainfalling from symptom from some of these thunderstorms. some of the rain can obscure tornadoes. yo