Downpours. There is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 5 30 for Eastern Suffolk county between southampton and east hampton and up toward the twin forks. We also have a Flash Flood Warning in effect for this same area from south hold over to east hampton. A lot of very heavy rain and large amount of lightning strikes over a very tiny area. 500 within the l between southampton and east hampton. And rainfall is coming down at the rate of 3 to 4 inches an hour. Thats why we have the flood warning. The same storm produced wind damage in north haven, connecticut before the storm moved across Long Island Sound and out towards the twin forks. We can see its still moving offshore mainly and away from the area, but the Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect. Hell let ill let you know if there are breaking news, the man climbing up the side of trump tower on east 56th street. A crowd growing below to watch it unfold. Reporter we are seeing wild pictures. In the last couple minu
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Provided by pport has been and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, alison stewart. Stewart good evening and thanks for joining us. Wheels down in havana for air force one, as barack obama becomes the first sitting u. S. President to visit cuba since Calvin Coolidge almost 90 years ago. The president will spend a busy two days on the communistruled island nation. Reporter only eight months after the flag was raised at the reopened u. S. Embassy in cuba, for the first time in more than half a century, the streets of havana are decorated with american flags and images of president obama. The president and the first family are beginning their cuban visit with a walking tour of historic old havana
The United States is taking an extremely hard look at its strategy in iraq after islamic militants captured the town of ramadi. He was officials also say they are sending 1000 antitank missiles to help iraqis fight off suicide bombs. Iran has also offered military aid in the fight for ramadi, but its feared that she is troops would lead to new tensions with the sunni majority. Across the border in syria as well, Islamic State is making major gains, including at the Historic Site of palmyra. These are the ancient ruins of palmyra. Islamic state fighters are at the gates of this unesco World Heritage site. Many here many fear i. S. Will destroy them as they have other cultural treasures. Reports say i. S. Took the city after clashes with government troops. Now the president is sending more soldiers to ulster his forces. I. S. Is advancing through syria and iraq. Control the areas marked here in red. They recently took control of ramadi. That took them to within about 100 kilometers from
Its government officials thought, what better immigrants to have then these confederates who have advanced agricultural knowledge compared to a lot of other perspective immigrants. Obviously, are not happy with how things are going at home. So they essentially were given land grants to come to brazil. So that is the reasoning behind it. Just to bring home berts point, i would like to read something briefly called, its from the virginia magazine of history and biography. Alternatives to appomattox is the title. Edited by frank j. Merley. I want to read the opening paragraph. It really brings home how people were feeling and how people responded to these various surrenders and the prospect of life following the end of the confederacy. The title of the essay is alternatives to appomattox. I am sure many of them wished there had been an alternative. Some weeks after general robert e lee surrendered at appomattox courthouse in april 1865, a disgruntled leader put a rifle in his mouth. He ch
And he is one of many renegotiations and not even the last one. The fight has been brutal and very bitter. Asa matthews is a colonel who sees these indian leaders and doksville, oklahoma is gone. Today its a state historic site, an archaeological site. There a couple of markers. Thats june and july that this is happening. There isolated incidents across the south and i will point out a few. One of the most famous units is the orphan brigade and kentucky troops. They are put off and they will march into augusta, georgia in may and spender to union troops in tennessee. And all across the south, you will have small isolated commands learning about the larger events and finding their way to the nearest union forces to surrender. Near weldon, an isolated artillery unit wandered around for a couple of weeks in late april and early may. One soldier wrote they were avoiding the soldier of an october pus. Finally they realized they had nowhere to go and nothing else to do and they will make the