Good afternoon, everyone. Joining uso much for for the American Civil War symposium. Ordinary people, extraordinary times. T up on our roster where she received the 2016 great teacher award. She taught previously at the state of at the university of new york in the state of albany. She received her phd studying under dr. And dr. Gallagher. Dr. Taylor is a member of the board of editors of the journal of southern history and advisor editor for the civil war monitor magazine and coeditor of the university of Georgia Press is on civil war series. Her current book project of the manyy thousands of men and women and children who fled slavery during the civil war and examined how their day to day experiences shaped the way emancipation unfolded in the United States. Book derived from her dissertation provided family in the civil war. In 2005. Published that book is the topic of her program today. I present to you dr. Amy morel taylor. It is indeed a real pleasure to be back here in virginia,
He made us laugh, touched our hearts on stage and in movies and on charity telethons that raised billions of dollars. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The u. S. S. John s. Mccain collided with a merchant vessel. A search and rescue mission is under way for ten missing sailors. The disastrous collision happened in one of the worlds busiest ports. You see that giant gaping hole in its side, thats the point of impact. Its the second accident involving a ship from the navys 7th fleet in two months. President trump is poised to unveil a new strategy for afghanistan tonight. Do you agree that President Trump is mentally unstable . There are serious issues with our president that arent going to go away. Indeed, with the pressures of the job may very well get worse. Military drills under way between the u. S. And south korea. There is a red line. We are not going to sit back and have our people targeted by this rejoom. The wait for the Great Ame
In new jersey. Eyewitness news is live with the scope of the overnight damage. Also a man reported missing has been found dead on long island. Details this morning as investigators open up a murder investigation. Good morning, everybody. Early on this sunday morning, april the 3rd. Thanks for being with us early on this kind of cold, wet, windy. The wind, if you were driving this morning, the wind was pushing me into other lanes. You were coming up from new jersey. Its not a good morning. Thanks for tuning in, starting your day with us. Im rob nelson. And im toni yates in for Michelle Charlesworth. Welcome to Eyewitness News. I was up a little late watching the carolina syracuse game, but i swear i saw a few flurries. And these flakes accumulated in parts of the area. Poughkeepsie, lets get started first, the winds are wild outside. We have 37 degrees on the thermometer but we have also got the winds gusting above 40 Miles Per Hour and combine those two and you have a pretty serious wi
Harder for guns to end up in the wrong hands. Reporter the president announced expanding background checks and hire more personnel, better tracking of lost guns and he broke down discussing the youngest victims. When i think about those kids it gets me mad. Reporter an uncharacteristically emotional moment from president obama reflecting on the sandy hook massacre and a string of other Mass Shootings saying those are the reasons he is no longer willing to wait for congress to implement gun control. The gun lobby may behold Holding Congress hostage but they do not need to hold americans hostage the requires dealers to be licensed. He called on congress to increase funding for Mental Health care, Gun Safety Technology and hiring more background checkers and atf getting money out of Republican Controlled Congress may be tough. Many of them say the president power. What he is basically doing, ignoring the legalities. Reporter barbara and andy parker who lost their daughter gunned down on L
The presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 96, the nays are 1. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted if the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. Mr. Durbin mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Mr. Durbin i ask unanimous consent i be permitted to speak as if in morning business for up to 10 minutes, following my remarks that senator warren be served for two researched for two minutes and senator landrieu recognized to speak for up to 10 minutes. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Durbin mr. President , in this week of verdict id like veterans id like to speak about a brave marine who is frap a friend of mine and a championship of americas veterans. Congressman lane evans of illinois passed away last wednesday. He was only 63 years old. Lane had been battling parkinsons disease for nearly 20 years. A few years ago another illness began attacking his memory. One cruel disease ravaged his body as thes assaulted his brain