An uber today in new york starts now. Good morning everybody. It is 5 00 a. M. On this monday, the 1st day of february, im michael gargiulo. Im Darlene Rodriguez. Storm team 4s Raphael Miranda is first dave february. Cant believe the temperatures, raphi. I really cant believe it. 50 degrees in midtown. The warm temperatures on this monday morning. Take april look at the region. 46 right now. All the way up in newburgh. Its 39 in bridgeport. We have 40s mid to upper 40s. 50 in montauk. And 47 degrees in westhampton. No winter jackets needed today. Milder for the afternoon. Ltodays high, 54. We are tracking a few showers mainly aft lunchtime. Nothing too heavy. But bring your umbrella. The forecast coming up in a few. Nlauren scala is here with a look at that commute. Raphi, thanks. We have an accident on the roads in new jersey. 287 headed northbound after route 202, that shuts down two lanes. Otherwise, the roads look pretty good. Just a reminder, alternate side of the Street Parking r
Was maintained by war fighting sources. The total combat sorties was 15,943. Total aerial kills was 112. Id like to ask everybody a question. How many of you have heard that the Tuskegee Airmen never lost a bomber under their escort . Ok. Education time. Ladies and gentlemen, im here to tell you that the myth of never losing a bomber is false. The total number of bombers lost while under escort by the Tuskegee Airmen was 27. This is going through air force records both on the enemy side and on our side. By comparison, the average number of bombers lost while under other p51 squadron protections in theater was 46 for the same period of time so even though they did lose aircraft, their effectiveness showed they were a stretch above the average p51 unit in theater at that time. Please feel free to pass that information on. To date, 66 tuskegee pilots gave the ultimate sacrifice and were killed in north africa and european combat zones. Additionally, 32 were shot down and captured and late
Tuskegee airmen. We have the pleasure of hearing from jim pride former Radio Operator of the Tuskegee Airmen. Major anderson, former Ground Support serviceman of the Tuskegee Airmen. Bill fontroy, former pilot cadet. And finally, steven mccoy. Chairman of the speakers bureau. Please help me in welcoming these brave men of the Tuskegee Airmen. [applause] good morning, everyone. How are we this morning . Excellent. Except. First id like to thank the wonderful production the general gave us and give her a round of applause again. Thank you. Id also like to thank cadet cable for her wonderful introduction of us. The Tuskegee Airmen seated here and i will like to welcome you to this Panel Discussion about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. We wish to thank the American Veteran center for allowing us to speak this morning in this wonderful venue. We wish to express our special thanks to our contact within the American Veterans center, wes smith. Please feel free to chat with our
Maneuverings, americas ability to be enlightened and to be challenged. To appreciate the significance of the tuskegee experience, its necessary for it to be viewed through the content of the american Racial Climate and the tonic that it was executed. The impetus of establishing a flying program for blacks began at the beginning of world war ii. As a consequence of black discontent, resulting from decades of nontreatment as secondclass citizens, and pacific league, the denial of opportunities to serve our military other than jobs of service or labor. In the face of strong resistance from the military establishment and most officials in the war department, a relentless effort was carried out by a number of black organizations in a and a sympathetic white minority to accept blacks for military Aviation Training in the Army Air Corps. After considerable debate on the subject, the government agreed to establish a program in which blacks would be trained in all aspects of military aviation.
That reward companies that stash profits overseas, we can reward companies that invest here in america. We know if we close loopholes that allow the top 1 to avoid paying taxes on their accumulated wealth, we can use that to help middle class families pay for child care and send their kids to college and that will help the entire economy grow. We need a tax code that helps working americans trying to get a leg up in this new economy. And thats what were fighting for. So we dont just talk the walk. We do not just talk the talk, we are walking the walk every day. Im telling you, democrats, we should never worry about fighting for these issues, because they are not only right, the American People stand right beside us on most of those issues. Sometimes that gets lost with all the money thats being spent by outside forces and the distortions and confusion. But when you actually look at the americans do they agree with our policies . Do they think these policies would help them . And when t