Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, fortune, or dishonor. George who goes by his middle name, ed has invited me to his home. Hi, ed. Hi. You must be jamie. I am jamie. How are you today . Im good. When the 59yearold isnt working as a surfing instructor, ed enjoys doing yoga and playing guitar. Its a far cry from his famous greatgreatgrandfather who fought at gettysburg. Growing up, did your family ever discuss that you had a connection to that battle . Well, i knew about it. It was discussed briefly. I was not really that intereste
Family. [inaudible] abby Hurricane Irma an hour away now from the eye of the storm making landfall on the west coast now bracing. Hundreds of thousands of the entire mayor. Sustained winds of 130 Miles Per Hour and could reach 15 feet in some areas. Others are forced to stay behind. Team coverage this morning. Pete with Griff Jenkins on the ground right now. Reporter in naples the wind is terrible. Its about 25 come in maybe 30 miles, but it coming and key west which is just minutes away from a direct impact with 130mile per hour winds are near to the west coast. They are hunkered down. Officials here describing it as a worstCase Scenario because you will have high wind combined with storm surge. The mayor telling me the biggest concern is storm surge. The west coast of florida will take the water row. Just behind me to bring it back in. Upwards of 15 feet above ground level search starts hitting here, it is going to absolutely flood everything and you do not want to be there. Thats wh
Well announce shortly. First on syria. Talked about the idea of some possible military option being a deterrent. Last year the president called the chemical attack a disgrace to humanity. Were worried about the outrageous action against civilians. Our focus is on that. Thats what were looking at. Last were we didnt get a chance to answer this. Your comments citing the l. A. Times article when asked about the president s rape marks at that event last week that didnt back up the president s claim. You admonished us to be held to a same High Standard of accuracy. Does the president also have to be held to that same extent . Absolutely. The numbers going back to 2014 where there were multiple articles and studies that put out that said 80 of the women that make that that go through that process and enter the country are raped. Thats certainly something that the president has voiced concern about. What about the voter claims . Also not backed up can you be specific . The president talked ab
Live from the fox news deck. Shepard happy opening day in baseball. We will get to that President Trump though first says the fbi and Justice Department are going to look into Jussie Smolletts case, comparing it to an embarrassment to our nation. This comes just days after prosecutors dropped all charges against the actor on the Fox Television series and singer. Even though they said smollett was not innocent and they still believe he stabled a hate crime against himself. Jussie smolletts attorney insists her client did not receive special treatment. We have nothing to be concerned about because there was nothing on our end to request this, to do anything improper. To my knowledge, nothing improper was done. To your knowledge, since february 20th, when Jussie Smollett was initially charged, did he, his family, friends, associates, did anyone reach out to anyone in the States Attorneys Office on his behalf . I cant speak to what other people did. I certainly dont know what all of those