And welcome back this afternoon President Trump addressed the nation from the white house wrote this garden declare a National State of emergency joe khaleel reports now from washington with how the trump administration. Its trying to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. And i am officially declaring a National Emergency President Trump officially declared the spread of the coronavirus a National Emergency friday in further and so the order emerging every state to set up Emergency Operation centers Effective Immediately his announcement opens up about 50 billion in emergency funding for states and agencies like the centers for Disease Control to help slow the virus can also help states be more nimble with programs like medicaid and provides Disaster Relief funding for states that need it to unleash the full power of the federal government to this effort when the president and his Task Force Spearhead the effort from here at the white house lawmakers on capitol hill are finalizing a deal fo
And what really gets me is our Broadcast Center located in the heart of Spring Garden right across the street, Community College of philadelphia. I hear birds chirping, okay . It is december 11, like whats going on here . It is amazing, though, and we will continue the theme here, with temperatures easily rebounding to the mid 60s in the next couple every days. Records to beat for the weekends . 65 degrees, forecasting 66. 65 degrees, as well on sunday, forecasting 69, i mean, this is unreal. So, again, few new numbers for the record books coming up here. Hows today look . Storm scan quiet as can be, empty, clear as a bell, and our temperatures, yes, chilly enough, but feels like football weather, at the beginning of the season. You know what im snake 38 degrees in allentown, 45 at the airport, and in the 40s, as well, up and down the shore. Quick heads up. Keep in mind, guys, if you are in southeast new jersey might run into lowlying cloud cover. Patchy fog a problem, but we break for
A Norfolk School was forced to evacuate this morning after reports of a bomb threat that s according to police. This happened at Lake Taylor Middle School on kempsville all clear just before 10. Police also say no device was found and students were escorted back into the school. No one was hurt. A Newport News Elementary School is empty today officials closed it down when they found lead based paint inside. This is how hilton Elementary School looked this morning no students, no buses. An alert was posted on the school s website it said crews were stripping paint for a new coat and discovered the lead based paint. Last night crews came in and started cleaning and performing air quality tests. That continues today and School Officials say they won t re open the school until they see a good air quality reading. Drivers heading into norfolk earlier through the downtown tunnel on 264 were detoured because of a mechanical issue and an added bridge lift at the berkeley bridge. The detour hap
Burning of washington during the war of 1812 this thursday from author and historian anthony pitch at an event hosted by the smithsonian associated. Our live coverage starts at 6 45 p. M. Eastern. And more next saturday, august 23rd as we take you live for a Panel Discussion on the events of 200 years ago. Thats live at 1 00 p. M. Eastern here on American History tv on cspan3. Next on the civil war, author cethen levin discussed the role of the u. S. Colored troops in the civil wars battle of the crater and the way their contributions were remembered in the years following the civil war. Organized by Petersburg National battlefield, this is an hour and ten minutes. Im chris bryce, chief of interpretation with Petersburg National battlefield. For those of you who have been with us for the last couple com 150th anniversary of the battle of the crater, thank you, and welcome to those who have not attended the program this evening. I want to, before we get started, thank yous, specifically
Not particularly. Of course, as meade calls the court of inquiry, hes decided whos going to be on the court, and theyre all people who dont like burnside, from the battle of fredericksburg in 1862 and the mud march in 1863, so they already have a negative opinion of burnside. Hes the civil wars worst general. And meades recorder is one of his own Inspector General from his staff. So none of them are going to say, meade, youre to blame, or grant, youre to blame. They heap the blame on burnside and rightfully with ledlie and ferrero. Yes, sir . In the film version of the battle, in the movie they made of cold mountain, its depicted of all the troops black and white kind of pouring into the crater, being trapped there. Thats been told in other stories, too. Is there any truth to that or is that really a problem that people went into the crater and couldnt get out, or is that just a legend . In case people didnt hear, question is did troops, white and black, rush through the crater into th