[applause] ryan well, thank you. How is everyone doing . Everyone excited to be here . Not a great answer if you said no five minutes into the program. Awesome to have you. I was excited when the program was announced and the idea of the theme, forgotten battles of the civil war. The question became what to do next, and at the time that i worked at the fredericksburg military park, the thing about fredericksburg, they were massive battles. Huge. I like to study the smaller engagements. The problem with that, the smaller they are, the harder they are to study. So, dranesville. I was hoping to create a book out of it. I was especially excited to talk about it tonight. Poll the audience, has anyone heard of dranesville before . Whoo ryan ok. Do you know where it is . Less hands, but still a good number. It helps if you turn it on. First things first, dranesville is 15 miles east of leesburg and 20 miles west of washington, d. C. Engagement we will be talking about happens in december of 1
Washington foundation he now inks as an interpreter military programs at the Colonial Williamsburg foundation. Welcoming ryanin quint. [applause] thank you. How is everyone doing . Everyone happy to be here . Not a great answer if you said five minutes into the program. I was excited when the program of announced and the idea the theme, forgotten battles of the civil war. Question became what to do next, and at the time that i worked at the fredericksburg military park, the thing about frederick spur, there were massive battles. Huge. I like to study the smaller engagements. The problem with that, the smaller they are, the harder they are to study. So, dranesville. I was hoping to create a book out of it. To talkpecially excited about it tonight. Has anyone heard of dranesville before . Whoo ok. does anyone know where it is . Less hands, but still a good number. It helps if you turn it on. It is 20 miles west of washington, d. C. The battle the encasement we will be talking about happe
At toddbrook reservoir has been reduced by more than three meteres in the battle to prevent the dam from collapsing. Whaley bridge residents are still being told they cant return home. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, but they say airlines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. Borisjohnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. A daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. And coming up in half an hour ca nadas legalised it, so three mps go on a weed trip to see if britain could do the same. Good afternoon. There have been two Mass Shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walMart Supermarket in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man has been arrested and polic
Fruitjuices and fizzy drinks are linked to increased chances of getting cancer, according to a major new study. The French Parliament approves a new tax on Technology Giants that could provoke retaliation from the United States. Crunch time as england take on australia at edgbaston the winners will play new zealand in the final at lords on sunday. Dream start for england. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Three iranian boats have tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker near the island of abu musa in the strait of hormuz in the persian gulf, a strategically important passage in the oil and gas trade. The uks ministry of defence said the iranian boats, believed to belong to the revolutionary guards, asked the oil tanker to stop in iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a british warship was positioned between them and the oil tanker, and a warning was issued. Iran has denied any encounter between its forces and foreign ships in the last 2a hours. Relations between iran and
Thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. Im kira klapper. Meteorologist kari hall joins us this morning, in for cinthia. Thank for coming to work on your sixth day in a row. Yes. It is going to be warm, get out for a walk a run, outdoor activities, get out early. Another hot one. Waking up to a clear sky in San Francisco also still under a heat advisory, starting out mild but will be back to up are 80s and even near 100 degrees for parts of the south county and the bay under heat advisory until 11 00 p. M. As temperatures will ramp up. As we are making plans maybe heading out to some of the fleetweek festivities, mid70s at 10 00 today. Look how warm it will be. Find shade, stay hydrated, if going out there to enjoy the air show and blue angels as we head for mid80s today across the bay, oakland reaching 90, and 100 in san martin. Talk more about that and whats ahead coming up in the full microclimate forecast. Kira . Thanks, kari. See you soon. We have a live look for break