The happy warrior, and today hes here to discuss his new book, drunks an American History. Please join me in welcoming chris finan. [applause] thank you. Its a real pleasure to be here in california. I just happened to be visiting, and i didnt really know what to how to dress when i was coming out here from new york. So im wearing tweed [laughter] so im going to take it off. I just wanted you to see that i do, in fact, have a jacket. [laughter] i, i love history, and i have for a long time. I studied history in school, in graduate school. And what had always appealed to me as a historian was strong stories. And so my first book was a biography of alfred e. Smith, the first catholic to run for president , a poor boy who became the great reforming governor of new york and then would have been a great president , but he got wiped out by herbert hoover. And i love that story. I spent 20 years writing it, and i decided when it was done, id better hurry up on the next book or id be dead. The
News channel 8 today. Thank you for joining us. I know the cubs fans are still in bed trying to figure out if this is reality for dream. Lets see what it looks like outside your window. I just posted an article where it shows the 3rd baseman during to the first baseman for the last i out. He was grinning from ear to ear. 67 avondale. It is mild as out of bed after that late game. Heres what it will look like right around 8 00 this morning the sun is coming up with it thin layer of clouds. Temperatures are above average than we warmup to 70 around 11 30. We wont see a lot of raindrops falling but i do have it at a 10 percent rain chance with a high of 84 degrees. I will show you one cooler air does make it here. The curses lifted right after hollowing for the cubs. Tracklist take a look at traffic. We actually have a great drive a. This is a skyway bridge. It is only going to take you about 6 minutes to cross the water portion. Lets take a look at travel times. Great drive in bradenton.
Williams on the phone to get him to turn himself in. Today, we contacted the office of judge Edward Miller to see why he agreed to set bail for williams, but our call was not returned. Ultimately, williams family, who signed the bond, could be responsible for the entire 200,000 if williams isnt captured by his Court Appearance on april 1st. Carol . Carol thanks, tim. A community is turning to prayer for a fiveyearold girl, after a fire ripped through her home. Wyff news 4s Mandy Gaither is live and local in honea path, with more. Mandy . Mandy the little girl found inside this home is still in critical condition. The family will know more after tests are done tomorrow. Big orange ball. Mandy when Chris Jarrard looked out his window, he could see flames covering the back of his neighbors home on green street. He told 911 dispatchers he could see some of the family rush out. Screaming, and about that time is when there was an explosion inside the house, and i seen that person go back out
Is tracking the Winter Weather for us. Were talking about wind this morning and its making the temperatures feel colder outside. Seeing windchills in the Single Digits. Seeing temperatures in the teens. Cold start. Once you factor in the cold northwesterly winds from canada it feels arctic out there. Were going to be frigid all day long. Live look outside. Waking up to clear skies. That is not helping matters because thats letting the heat out and keeping us very cold today. Right now 17 in philadelphia. 13 in allentown. 12 in reading. 18 in Atlantic City. The hot spot on the map, wildwood at 21 degrees. Cold start for all of us across the area. It feels cold. Winds out northwest 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour. Gusting higher than that. Feels like 13 below zero in mount pocono. Feels like just two in philadelphia. The windchill in millville is eight degrees. Were not going to see those numbers go very far throughout the day. By 8 00, 16. Notice the sunshine. Sunny all day long. That will not
98 of americans are relieved no tax hike, but back on capitol hill right now everything is not okay. Reporter more division and anger. Some republicans along with democrats upset at Speaker John Boehner for delays a vote on aid to the victims of Hurricane Sandy because of the cost. Boehner signaling hes back to a hard line in the budget fights ahead. So are senate republicans. So were going to focus on spending and the tidal waves coming at us you are medicare and the social security. Reporter wave number one is the fight over defense cuts and social service spending, postponed two months by yesterdays fiscal cliff deal. The motion is president doed. Reporter wave number two is worse, another debt ceiling fight like the one last year that damaged the u. S. Credit rating. President obama vows no repeat. I will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they have already racked up. Reporter but house rupp pushed back. If the president th