[ ] welcome to fox news chance west point holiday show. i m sandra smith coming to you from the grounds of the united states it in academy, west point, new york. it s one of our oldest military posts at one of america s most fabled universities. the west point band is one of america s finest american musical organizations. we ll hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. but first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nation s independence before it became the press i juice military academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new york s hudson river. the location chosen in 1778 by george washington is no accidents. he thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. in 1817 known as the father of west point. the general boost
maybe you don t have the whit to be a median. kamala harris still hasn t realized she doesn t have to take what it takes to be president or vice president or anything else that involves leadership. kamala harris has launched her well, we have lost count, fifth rebrand tour? trying to get america to fall in love with her and make sure biden doesn t kick her off the ticket? you can call this a re-re-rebrand. her first stop was on the stephen colbert show. now, these types of shows are highly choreographed. two or three preinterviewed before show time. kamala knows every question she is going to get asked. all rehearsed. should be a slam dunk for the v.p. it was a disaster. colbert eased into it reminding the audience that kamala shatters. my first guess this evening is the vice president of the united states. she is the first woman, the first black american, the first south asian-american to hold the office please welcome back to the late show vice president kamala harris.
southwest florida woke up to today, you ve seen houses shredded, others carried away by brutal storm surge including cars ending up in bays in some circumstances. steve harrigan by the grace of god rode out of this storm close to the impact his own as anyone else and tonight we find him right across a causeway connecting the barrier islands. you have seen some horrific destruction, what can you tell us about how the search and rescue attempts are unfolding in the dark? they are going on, they have carried out more than 700 rescues and they got started just after 1:00 in the morning. as soon as the wind died down more than 40 miles per hour they were out there risking their lives to try to save people who were trapped, some of those people on rooftops, both by helicopter and on land. talk about destruction, it is remarkable in the daylight hours to go around and see the level of destruction. i m standing in front of a destroyed house in a destroyed neighborhood. it s a sad s
is nothing compared to what southwest florida woke up to today. shreve seeflorida woke un house others carried away by brutal storm . carried away by brutal storm surge surge and debris, including cars ending up in bays. in some circumstances, the destruction is almost unimaginable. circumstance steve harrigan, by the grace of god , rode out the storm as close to the impact zoneow as anyone else. and tonight we find him inrigh placita, which is right acrossci the causeway connecting i the barrier island of bocasl grande. steve , you ve seen some justrii horrific destruction.de what can youstruct telion, whatc how the search and rescue attempts areue unfolding in the dark? there? ar they are going on . they are continuous. h they ve carried ouavt more than seven hundred rescues and they really got started just aftether 1:00 o clock in the morning.as o as soon as the winds die down belomow forty miles per hour, they were out there really risking their lives to try to save
Americas finest american musical organizations. Well hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. But first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nations independence before it became the press i juice Military Academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new yorks hudson river. The location chosen in 1778 by George Washington is no accidents. He thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. In 1817 known as the father of west point. The general boost academic standards. With the country just a few years old at the time. There was an emerging need for engineers. West point catered to that need becoming the First Engineering school in the united states. Graduates would build much of the nations early infrastructure. After world war i the c