Hitched to the local watering hole, you know you are not in San Francisco anymore. Today our zip trip has brought us to beautiful clayton, california. My producers wanted me to play old town road. Ignacio valley road is what you take and head east. What a morning it is. The city is about four square miles but they pack an awful lot of heart and soul into it. Clayton got big not too long ago. There was a big coal mining boom. This town was incorporated in 1964. Half the town is here where they are setting up lounge chairs. It is a really cool town because you are not too far out of the city, but you are kind of in back country here. They hold onto your western roots. As a kid i grew bay. My dad was a contractor and we came through clayton. The steak was great, the calimari was the best. That was your pay for the day. Lets give you the cast of characters today to say. Lets kick it off with sal. A taste of the town. Sal is already at a bar. He said the clayton club will check in. Steve pa
In kind. We have columnist and associate editor David Ignatius, mike barnicle, kasie hunt, sam stein and clint watts. Good morning, everybody. Good to see you. Lots to talk to you about. Clint, the home of President Trumps former Campaign Managers home was raided by the fbi. Well get to that in just a moment. Lets start with north korea. Were hearing from secretary of defense general jim mattis for the First Time Since President Trumps fire and fury remarks tuesday. In a statement general mattis says in part, quote, the United States and our allies have the demonstrated capabilities and unquestionable commitment to defend ourselves from the attack, the dprk, north korea, should cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. The dprk regimes actions will continue to be grossly overmatched by ours and would lose any arms race or conflict it initiates, end quote. Meanwhile, the north korean army has released a new statement t
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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS â Braxton Lear is 5 years old and tall for his age. He runs â not walks â from his scooter, to the swing set, to the trampoline in his great-auntâs backyard in Caseyville, about 12 miles east of St. Louis.
Braxtonâs mom, Shannon Lear, asks him whatâs his name, how old is he, and whatâs her name. He answers.
âHe couldnât do that a year ago,â Lear said.
Braxton was diagnosed with autism around his third birthday. For the past year and a half, heâs been receiving autism behavioral therapy from the Hope Institute, which Lear said has completely changed his behavior and strengthened their bond.
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Braxton Lear, 5, and his mother, Shannon Lear, play on a swing at a relative’s house in Caseyville.Derik Holtmann | Belleville News-Democrat
Braxton Lear is 5 years old and tall for his age. He runs he doesn’t walk from his scooter to the swing set to the trampoline in his great-aunt’s backyard in Caseyville.
Braxton’s mom, Shannon Lear, asks him what’s his name, how old is he, and what’s her name. He answers.