Gathered in dubuque friday morning to commemorate veterans day, there were some younger than usual faces in the crowd. More than 300 middle School Students getting the chance to learn about veterans in a much more personal way. katie hannan, 7th grade teacher an event like this really helps to bring to life the experience of the veterans in a for them. Events like this a reunion of sorts for the many veterans who gather to honor each Others Service and havent seen in a year. And its kinda neat to see ones from the other rs hat did serve and come back and talk about it. Feeney was the youngest of six brothers to join the military in the 1940s. I guess it was something that everybody thought they should serve. At that time it was different, because we all left now, but events like this help him remember. Yes you do, and what couldve been. They shouldve been here. This year marks 75 years since the attack on pearl harborfeeney actually had two brothers who survived everyone else for your
Im kirk yuhnke. And im shaul turner, in for meagan. President elect donald trump is on the move today. Hes kicking off his first trip since the campaign with a tour of some influential states. That helped him win the presidency. On his way to indiana later tonight hell kick off his thank you tour in cincinnati ohio. Last the next few weeks. The president elect will visit states that made a big difference in getting him elected. The president president and Vice President elect will speak in indiana to celebrate a carriers decision to keep nearly one thousand manufactured jobs in the state instead of moving them to mexico. Thats the carrier company. A recount of president ial election ballots has now begun in wisconsin. Green Party Nominee jill stein led the recall effort. She says there was statistical evidence of tampering. President elect trump took the state by 24 thousand votes out of three million cast. So it was close. All 72 counties will be recounted two thirds of them will be d
Tempted to the democratic side on that temperamental question. With regard to those you have talked in Republican Party circles, not necessarily directly involved in the Trump Campaign, deleting these changes will make a difference . Do they think these changes will make a difference . Is a mixed reception. There is a belief nearly among all my sources that this decision was driven by trump himself. That he wants to run the campaign on his instincts and terms. Bannon and conway will change trump, nobody believes that. Mena fort will get someone to read more from prepared texts and be more focused on party unity. He is a rabblerouser and media guy. Bannon will be more naturally inclined to luttrell do as he wishes when it comes to media appearances. Its going to be in emphasis more on what weve seen as a trump as an agent of change. They expect bannon to have that as a strategy. Its very it seems accurate that many top aides of donald trump grew angry with his stronger refusals to adopt
Along the coast where we could see strong wind, rip currents, high surf, coastal flooding and very heavy rainfall. There are indication that is hermine could potentially stall just off shore of the coast as well, this could extend these threats as we head into mid week next week. We will talk about hermine and your Labor Day Weekend forecast in just a couple minutes. Lauren, thank you. Weather is a big deal for all of us as we look towards Holiday Weekend but down the shore. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria have hoff is live in ocean city where many are hoping for the best, alex. Relatively calm day down here in ocean city except for this heavy surf you you are seeing behind me. The as lauren mentioned the storm could stay off shore or come inland and that is when we will feel the impact. Right now tides are coming in we will get ready to move it back. Life guard in ocean city have been dealing with rough surf and heavy currents as a hazardous storm system pushes up from the south.
Were going now live to the flooding situation. Reporter a lot of flooding that people are dealing with. Right now were in the blue heron point Mobile Home Park. This is massachusetts avenue and congress up in new port where you can see this entire Mobile Home Park is filled with inches and in some parts feet of water here. Residents getting around by using mates up, air mattresses and a paddle to get around here. You see the dogs there. They are checking on each other. We saw hillsborough come up this way to help the county with smaller boats. They were taking people out, getting them to a bus, and available to a shelter. Theres a shelter but a lot of people telling us they did not want to go to the shelter. As we take a walk we can see same amount in the homes as well. People are saying theyve lost everything. As you can see, this entire Mobile Home Park filled. A lot of people reluctant to go to the shelter. They were worried about their pets. We are told that the shelter they can go