2000 union troops to proclaim that more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state were afraid. Some local slaveowners initially ignored the directive, but granger demanded they comply with the proclamation. Why is it called juneteenth . It derives its name from combining june and 19th. That day that he issued his proclamation. Juneteenth has we are leaving this for live conversation on ending hunger and part of the in the u. S. William barber is joining other activists and advocates for a threeday summit in washington, d. C. Could this monstrous act be a necessary link in the chain of events toward the downfall of the entire system of slavery . He said what i do know is that every attempt to stop us and allow our progress only serves to intensify and embolden our agitation. This is why we this morning will take a hard look at the ugly reality of poverty death by poverty. The fourth leading cause of death, ahead of homicide. Maybe the fact that we are having to face this is, in so
Temperatures show you in allentown and reading and lancaster, 32 degrees and poconos 27 but philadelphia its still 43 and Atlantic City airport 38 and well above freezing and it will take a while for that column of air to drop below freezing and for the moisture to move in. A Winter Weather advisory is posted for areas west of the pennsylvania turnpike. And the poconos is under a winter storm warning and parts of the poconos could get up to 6 inches of snow and the ski resorts are happy about that. The problem with the system future tracker 6 showing its here in time for the wednesday morning commute. Light snow but even a little bit of snow can cause big problems, the morning rush, definitely philadelphia and areas north and west. Use caution and allow extra time and roads are still snowy and slippery and snowy until 8 00 in the morning and south jersey and delaware it starts as rain and flipped over to snow at the very end at 9 00. Mainly wet and do be careful there there could be sl
Effectiveness of the flu vaccine is not optimal, the vaccine still have vents millions of illnesses and tens of thousands of hospitalizations in the united states. The San Francisco Public Health department reminds everyone it takes about two weeks for antibodies to develop in the body to protect you so they say, dont wait any longer and the flu mist nasal vaccine has not been very effective against the h1n1 vaccine and is not being recommended this season. The flu widespread now across most of the u. S. , as you can see on the map from the cdc, its widespread in almost every state. Cdc officials were briefed today on how to reduce the spread and how to help communities where theres a shortage of vaccines or medication. This years influ wenza seas is proving to be particularly difficult. Reporter the cdc says this years virus is incredibly difficult to work with, treat and prevent. With a high number of hospitalizations and deaths, 42 adults under the age of 65 in california have died
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Youre listening to a shootout between police and robbery suspects at a baltimore 7eleven. The suspects but not hit. Ay fra those men are stl on the loose. Well, a second day of emotional testimony expected this wednesday in a michigan courtroom as they confront a former usa Gymnastics Team doctor. Larry nassar is being convicted of 1 counts of sexual misconduct. Ive experienced flashback nightmares of the abuse. Reporter a steady stream of women stared down their monster. I remember laying there frozen stiff on the table utterly mortifie confused and scared. I felt so powerless to control whats happening. Reporter the first day of testimony at the sentencing of dr. Larry nassar, the former Olympics Team doctor. A friend was just in kindergarten at the time. You used myody for six years for your own sexual that is unforgivable. Reporter more than 140 women have accused nassar of abuse, including simone biles who have had had scathing words for u. S. A. Gymnastics. They allowed larry to