This christmas several tornado warnings and flash flood warnings are in affect throughout alabama. You can see the big storm moving across the the southeast right now. The governor of alabama has issued a state of emergency excessive rains and flooding. Roads and bridges in some places are washed out or impassible. Emergency crews are warning motorists not to drive through high water because it can be dangerous and unpredictable. Firefighters and paramedics have been going doortodoor in some neighborhoods to reach those trapped by flood waters. The National Weather service has issued multiple flood warnings across north alabama as heavy rains continue to fall. Theres storm damage in georgia too. Flooding in Fayette County washed away an entire road people across the south and midwest are picking up the pieces after this weeks deadly prechristmas tornadoes. At least 14 people died in mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. A Mississippi Bank surveillance camera caught this compelling image
Two SUNY Cortland graduates Kevin Rayo and Billy Swenson recently made headlines when they appeared on CBS’s hit game show Raid the Cage. After studying musical theatre at Cortland, Kevin and Billy embarked on an exciting journey to game show glory. After a two-month audition process, they found themselves on the set ready to take on the challenges. Raid the Cage pits two teams against each other in a race against time. Contestants answer questions and collect prizes from a giant cage before it closes. The team with the highest total prize value wins it all. Kevin and Billy’s quick wit and intelligence had them captivated audiences as they strategized and competed.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced completion of a deal to purchase an additional 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses, fulfilling an agreement he outlined two weeks ago.
“We’ve now purchased enough vaccine supplies to vaccinate all Americans,” Biden said during a visit to the National Institutes of Health. “Now we’re working to get those vaccines into the arms of millions of people.”
In addition to finalizing contracts with Pfizer and Moderna for 100 million more doses each that will be delivered by the end of July, Biden said 100 million other doses that were supposed to arrive in June will now be delivered in May.
NEW YORK – Billy Swenson is waiting for the callback.
It s been about 11 months since he was furloughed from his serving job at a Midtown Manhattan restaurant.
At first, the time away from work was a welcome break. Some days before the COVID-19 pandemic, he was on his feet for 12 hours, also working in catering when jobs arose.
Now, things are dragging on. Unemployment does not scratch the surface of the money we used to make, he said. Sitting here making a quarter of what we used to make … that has been very stressful and there s been not much relief.
Swenson is one of the thousands of workers in New York City s beleaguered restaurant industry hoping to get back to a semblance of normal as indoor dining in the city reopens this week.