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Eta strikes again. The Tropical Storm making landfall in hardhit florida for the second time bringing dangerous flooding. We are live in the storm zone tracking the new threats this morning. Troubled waters. Covid scare at sea. A passenger on board the first cruise to set sail in the caribbean since march reportedly testing positive for coronavirus. Passengers quarantined in their cabins as big cruise lines gear up for test runs looking for Healthy Volunteers to help them get back on the high seas. Two weeks till turkey. How to play it safe this thanksgiving. What you need to know before traveling. The new rules and risks, and the ceo of kroger here live to answer questions about potential shortages at the Grocery Store. The devil will get your soul and countrys golden night kicking off with a powerhouse tribute. The starstudded cma awards unlike any youve seen before. Hey, in 2020, its great to be anywhere. Were taking you backstage with the biggest wingers. Eric Church Taking home th
Of the big headlines of the last 7 days here in r. T. International with me kevin oh in this hour 1st germanys accepted moscows request for legal cooperation on a probe into the alleged poisoning of alexina valmy however state prosecutors want some information will only be shared with the activists consent it says Russian Police asked to interview him in berlin restylane hospital germany adds to it still expects russia to be held accountable for the incident. The relations with russia are influenced by the fact that russia is 1st of all an important global actor and also by the fact that in the past and in present times we have had some problematic topics between each other and we should express ourselves carefully this time there was an attempted murder on mr novelli performed with a very specific and internationally banned nerve agent of the novacek group and our demand is that russia urgently explain. What happened this. Hour authorities are investigating this incident we dont like
The next president ial debate. The white house still refuses to release key details on the president s health as President Trump returns to the oval office calling his illness a blessing, touting that experimental antibody cocktail for helping him beat the virus and now says he wants everyone in the country to get access to it. All of this as the seriousness of the white house outbreak escalates. A new report that white house staffers may have exposed thousands of people to the virus. Sounding the alarm. Dr. Faucis urgent warning that the number of american lives lost to the virus could double if things dont improve. Plus, a former cdc director calls the Trump Administrations handling of the pandemic a slaughter as hot spots surge across the country. Wisconsin forced to prepare a Field Hospital as their Emergency Rooms overflow. Hurricane emergency. Overnight delta strengthening in the gulf after wreaking havoc in mexico. Now louisiana, mississippi and texas all bracing for the powerfu
Now, i tried to enlist in the service the minute we were attacked by japan but i was colorblind and i couldnt get in. But they had what they called the enlisted reserve corps, which they let College Students go into with the idea that you would serve a basic training and then you would go back to school. Their thinking was maybe this war wasnt going to go too far. Youd go back to school and start again wherever it left off. I went to try to enlist. I was colorblind. Had to go back. Finally i got in the army but i was restricted for what i could do. I went to texas for basic training. I spent 16 weeks in texas. They send me from texas to the university of connecticut to continue my education. Unfortunately when i got to the university of connecticut, i found i had had everything they were teaching. I had already been through. So i reported to them that i was wasting my time, and they suggested they would send me to m. I. T. Thats what happened. They sent me to m. I. T. I did my time at