Midnight. Other Government Agencies besides the military would be affected. It would hurt the households that pain pills for months that pay bills for monthtomonth. They need to pass this shortterm resolution. Daca is a separate issue. It shouldnt even be involved in this at this point. Take that for later on when they have until march to get its rained out. Host from pennsylvania. Is this going to impact you directly in any way . Caller i am retired now, so i only it does curtail training and readiness. If you ever see a helicopter that hasnt been worked on properly, it looks like a flying rock. [laughter] we need to do magnets and other training. It is imperative. We need to do maintenance and other training. It is imperative. Otherwise, we are doing ok. Thank you. Host thanks for your call. We have a caller on the line from pennsylvania. Caller how are you doing tonight . Host good, how are you . Caller real good. I am listening to all of this and i have to say i am upset with democ
[background chatter] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am jim knotts, the president and ceo of the veterans vietnam fund, and i will be the master of ceremonies today. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the annual veterans day ceremony at the wall. Before we begin the formal program, i would like to recognize all of the goldstar family members we have with us today. The mothers, fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces,. Ephews, and sons and daughters all of those who have experienced the loss of a loved one and no all too well the sacrifices that our military families make. Waitinglly, to those for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing, thank you for joining us. [applause] jim knotts i would also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers. They are in the yellow jackets. And the staff from the Memorial Fund that they do all year round. They truly put everything they have to making the experience of every visitor at the wall as meaningful as it can be
He brought 60,000 guest, the union army. Sherman had previously been to savannah and lost savannah. There was no burning, looting or destruction. Savannah was spared. Sherman just left savannah about four months later with those 60,000 troops. A significant amount of marriages occurred between savannah women and northern officers. So we come up past the American Civil War through the reconstruction period ending in 1876. By the 1920s cotton had failed because of overgrowth and lack of fertlization and in gave the weevil and savannah was back to being poor. Lady aster said savannah was a beautiful lady with a dirty face. By the 40s and 50s the old houses in downtown savannah were worth more dead than alive just to get the bricks to build new houses. One city planner said savannah was so poor she was not able to destroy herself unquote. Progress did make some hideous inroads in putting highways through one part of the old town and a street through three of the pressures squares. At one p
The founders are. In 1954, come to the rescue was the Historic Preservation society who had enough when the Old City Market was destroyed and they built an incredibly hideous looking parking lot. So, they band together and formeded what some called it hysterical save savannah foundation. Literally seven old ladies, some in tennis shoes, went around throwing their bodies in front of the wrecking ball to stop the progress and a Revolving Fund started to buy a house for 5,000, restore it to what it was and sell it for 25,000 or something. You got 20,000 and you do it and do it until at some point savannah now has the largest restored Historic District in america which is quite an accomplishment. What has been done since 1954 is an accomplishment. And i will not name any of those seven little old ladies. They are not twittering old lady. They have clout and it showed. Historic savannah is sometimes nogs meaning north of gaston street. My wife and i live on gaston street. We live on the sou
Im sure they would really appreciate it. Thats the latest from here. Back to you in the studio. Steve thank you, linda. The clock ticking towards possible new Jersey Transit strike. New concern over how the trains would be taken out of service so riders arent stranded sunday morning. Officials have been talking with the unions, but a Spokesman Says nj transit has not shared its plans or asked for the unions input. Contract talks expected to resume tomorrow. Dari well, i overdressed today. I have a cotton sweater and jacket on. I couldnt get my head around the temperature. Steve amazing. We broke the record easily. Nick we smashed it. We were into the 80degree range in parts of the area. Take a look at some of the highs. Youll see how we smashed the record. Newark, 81. Same at belmar. It was 77 officially for the high in central park today. The old record 69 set in 2000. 82 at poughkeepsie. As we were expecting, cooler on long island into southern connecticut. 60s to only upper 50s brid