Monster, the left field wall at bostons fenway park. Im oliver north. This is war stories. Tonight well show you how Americas National pasttime and the people who played it help boost the countrys moral during the war. More than 500 Major League Ball players and 4,000 minor leaguers served in the military. Star players like ted williams, warren spawn traded one uniform for another. War stories sat down with some of baseballs greatest legends to talk about those greatest days. Join us tonight for a special, from the ballpark to the battlefield, baseball and world war ii. It was a different world then, a different generation of people. Boston red sox ace curt schilg have a passion. The generation that fought in world war ii continuing to inspire him. Im playing baseball. Im proud of what i do. You serve in the armed forces, youre putting your life on the line for your country and the freedom of the people that dont even live in your country. I cant put it in the same strots fear. We were
Was routed through an ip address in germany, but Los Angeles Police suspect the actual source is quote much closer. They would not elaborate. Sharie Johnson we reached out to ccsd in light of the threat in nearby los angeles. The district says they did not receive any threats, but are prepared to take appropriate action if needed. In a statement, ccsd said quote the district has Crisis Response plans in place, and we are proud to have a dedicated police force who patrol our campuses and are trained to detect and respond to threats. The district went on to say they have many security measures in place to prevent crime and protect our students. Sharie Johnson we turn our attention now to our other top story of the day. The republican president ial debate. The top gop candidates are in las vegas to faceoff at the venetian. The first. Of two debates will be held in just 3 hours. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live at the venetian with a preview. Michael, is the excitement Michael S
Was to influence the weather. Not the case. Crash and burn. And it is cold out there. A lot of communities are under freezing temperatures. 25 in saluda. And windchill kicking in 26. Newberry. In columbia, windchill is 24 degrees. Chloro skies right now. When the kids go out to the bus stop, going to need the jacket. 28 this morning. Not this afternoon. A lot of sunshine. Winds from the southwest with a high of 63. Going to be chilly. Increasing cloud coverage. And a high of only 55 degrees tomorrow. Traffic, check in on the road conditions, mile marker on 106, by st. Andrews road, traffic is light, but picking up. No issues in casey. To i26. Its pretty clear. If youre heading to the willy bee, you have a 17minute commute. Take a look at the sevenday forecast and when be the rain will finally be out of here. Thats coming up. Theres a new chickfila opening and the first hundred people get free chickfila for a year. With that deal, you Better Believe people were lining up as early as yes
The game. See ya. You said you just moved here from the carolinas . I moved here from North Carolina only to bring a panthers fan all the way across the country. Reporter obviously youre a huge panthers fan. Absolutely. Cam newton all the way. Reporter what do you think about super bowl city . Its fabulous. Its fabulous. Im moving back home after being gone for 38 years so the only thing that i really, really miss is my children. And my grandchildren. [ laughter ] reporter we cant forget about them. Awesome stuff. I was able to find it. Are you jealous that i got to talk to both quarterbacks of both teams today . Oh, yeah. Do you know how many people would want to do that . [ laughter ] reporter im just glad that Peyton Manning i think i won. You thought the broncos were going to win. So that was good. Emily turner down at the plaza in super bowl city. Thank you. From super bowl city to the super bowl stadium, for the past few hours now they have been doing a little dress rehearsal for
They include a wider midway, more police officers, cameras and metal detectors. Kids have to be accompanied by an adult after 6 00 a. M. There is now a holding effort for troublemakers. Well make every possible effort to contact a parent to say your child is held. Do you want us to hold them in a safe, secure area . Reporter the changes we have given parents we spoke with more confidence to drop off their kids. With the changes it should be better. I feel it is safer. My son had to die for this place to be safe. Reporter the josephs who filed a civil suit on their sons behalf still believe student day at the fair is an unsafe environment. Guns are allowed on the property, alcohol is served and many teens who do show up are still unsupervised. A recipe, they fear, for another disaster. In Tampa Eric Glasser 10 news wtsp. We want to remind you of some of the changes in effect students will need to be supervised by an adult. Expect security and cameras keeping an eye from every angle. We