To learn about government, understand our heritage, so i thought, what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of and what is missing . That is going to be my focus with the Capital Building here, rotunda, and of course the mall which stretches all the way back , down to the Lincoln Memorial. Building Capitol Building with its great paintings by John Trumbull of the American Revolution and at the opposite end of the mall, the Lincoln Memorial commemorating the civil war and Abraham Lincolns role. Also up at the capital and is another littleknown memorial. There was an oped in the Washington Post a couple days ago about this memorial, the ulysses s. Grant memorial, which is there at the foot of the Capitol Building. It and the Lincoln Memorial were dedicated in 1922, the same year, yet they represent two different approaches to telling the story of america and the civil war. Of
And good morning to all our viewers in the west. Were coming to you live right now. And lure yooking at the scene overnight in parts of new york city. The fires rage. Entire neighborhoods burned up. Over 50 homes destroyed. Weve got new information pouring in every minute. This storm has been deadly. Taken at least 17 lives so far. And there are so many scenes of devastation at this hour. From sandy, as we come on the air on the west coast, the damage is still unfolding. Heres what we know right now, more than 7. 5 Million People are out of power. The center of the storm is over central pennsylvania. A berm in new jersey gave away overnight. And now an entire town is under water right now. People climbing on the roofs of their mobile homes waiting to be rescued. And also a huge story in new york city this morning. Much of the city is under water. Look at these pictures from one of the major highways. All but one of the tunnels in the city are closed right now. Officials also say this i
Reporter that is right. Nine were transported to the hospital. Were told issues were relatively minor respiratory issues many told us they had problems with a lack of communication during the incident. Iet was smoky, real smoky in the middle of the car, where we was. Reporter filling with what appeared to be smoke. A couple people had seizures i think because of the smoke. Wed move, then stop. Then, i was on the train, they had three medical emergencies on my car, and wed have to move them to one end of the train, then, back to the other end of the train. It was insane. Reporter emergency responders, firefighters and ambulances from various agencies got into place on both oakland and orinda sides. A nurse tried to help one woman having trouble breathing. She started having an asthma attack. We gave her her inhaler but its crazy. Bart . This is crazy. We believe the problem has been resolved at this time. Reporter the train was able to head west under its own power where paramedics were
Shorter than advertised. Ron claiborne is drawing up litigation as we speak. We were able to get an official response. Wait till you hear how they are playing this one. Food on set to test this out. But first new details are emerging about how the deadly stand off in algeria ended. A raid by special forces with dozens dead including militants and hostages at least one of whom we know is an american. Brian ross has been working his sources and what do we know . Reporter good morning. Of the ten americans at the bp facility, seven got out but at least one died and the fate of two others is of growing concern this morning in the wake of the bloody attempts by the Algerian Army to rescue them from their al qaeda captors. The Algerian Armys final assault came after four days. In which the hostages were held under the threat of death by the terrorists. The army recaptured the bprun facility but not before the terrorists apparently executed the remaining seven hostages. Over the course of the
Tied to your newspaper subscription. But first, were going to get to the storms and sam. You have been tracking it all night. What a two days, george. This is as big as any strong outbreaks in the spring. Lets get some pictures out of north carolina. Frederick county, maryland. Around the d. C. Area. Three to five inches of rain. 60mileperhour to 70mileperhour winds blowing through with that rain. And then, also, just outside asheville, north carolina. Heres the biggest rainfall total we could find. Five information of rain in 2 1 2 hours in boone, north carolina. And again, with the incredible winds, the wind gusts just through new yorks la guardia airport. 70 miles, just off long island. A good sign. Not before 23 tornadoes reported in the touchdown zone here. Looking at 700 storm reports. Feels like spring in georgia, right, steve . Reporter good morning, sam. This is whats left of a body shop. Several people were working back here, who came right here. Used to be an office. And it