Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a big victory for President Trump and the gop. Last night republican dan bishop narrowly defeated democrat dan mccreedy in a special election in North Carolinas ninth congressional district. The house race was seen as a referendum on President Trump who easily won the district in 2016. Laura podesta is here in new york. Why was this so important for republicans . Reporter annemarie, dan bishops victory is a bright spot for a Republican House delegation that lost 40 seats in the 2018 midterm elections. The North Carolina state senator will keep red a seat republicans have held since 1963. Still, the fact that the race was competitive may be troubling for the gop. [ cheers ] republican dan bishop narrowly won a special election in North Carolina to become that states next congressman. Tonight is a victory shared by all who believe in the promise of america
Classmates about the impact they still feel. And message in a bottle. Three people stranded in the california wilderness send a desperate plea for help. And it works. Hear from the men who found them. Its wednesday, september 11th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. More controversy has followed Antonio Brown to the patriots. A trainer claims that brown assaulted her on three occasions. Nfl superstar Antonio Brown accused of rape. Browns lawyer says his client denies the allegations. President trump announced the departure of john bolton as his National Security adviser. Were you two blind sided by what occurred today . Im never surprised. There are now six reported deaths related to the vaping with the latest coming from kansas. We believe that it is our responsibility to protect the kids from what we feel is a crisis. Republican lawmakers met with President Trump, discussing a possible way towards a deal on gun control. We need to try to make a law. These horren
A panel of historians looks at various aspects of the revolutionary warera military. Topics include George Washingtons and how historians use a soldiers personal memoirs or journals. By the society for historians of the early american republic. I want to welcome you. Have for very young historians today, so i feel a generation or two beyond. I will introduce them in a moment. Before i do, a word or two on why we are actually here. All of our historians are specialists on the American Revolution with a particular interest in its military aspects. As you learn from listening to them, their approaches for the for independence very considerably. There is no microphone here. We will hear remarks about gender, personal narratives, the influence of revolutionary statery service and formation. It, i think our panelists are going to illustrate the Central Point of all military history and that is the field encompasses virtually all perspectives historians can bring to bear. Military organizatio
Exhaustive. Abuse and misused by man and his machines. Without the cuyahoga, clevelandakron would not exist. The river was a reason for settling the portion of this western reserve in the 1780s. The river called crooked by the delaware indians provided a waterway to the interior of ohio and so man came and continued coming until today nearly two Million People live and work in the river basin. In creating this urban complex, man has used the river as men have always used rivers. The flow has been put to work as a water supply and as a sewer. Mans mark is everywhere. Is this mark an epethithat for cuyahoga . Joining us is the coauthor of where the river burned. Where are you located and explain what happened 50 years ago this month . Thanks for having me. Were sitting near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. Were sitting where the cuyahoga reaches lake erie. You can see one of the railroad tr trussels that crosses the cuyahoga. Downtown cleveland is to my left. They run up several miles. T
Lake erie after a 100mile twisting and turning journey from its headwaters, is an exhaustive stream. Abused and misused by man and his machines. Without the cuyahoga, the spreading megalopolis of clevelandakron would not exist. The river was the reason for settling in the 1780s. The river called crooked by the delaware indians provided a waterway to the interior of ohio so man came and nearly 2 Million People live and work in the river basin. In creating this urban complex, man has used the river as men have always used rivers. The flow has been put to work as a navigable stream, a water supply and as a sewer. Mans mark is everywhere. Is this mark an epitaph for the cuyahoga . Joining us from the cleveland area is David Stradling, a professor of history at the university of cincinnati and the coauthor of where the river burned carl stokes and the struggle to save cleveland. Let me begin, though, by asking, physically, where are you located and explain what happened 50 years ago this mo