Watching recalled, they made two attacks and they fell like autumn leaves. The georgians leave us some of our best accounts of their anger at the sight of armed black men, such as james verderi of the 48th georgia infantry sharing with his dear sister the day after the battle, the prisoners came leaping over our breastworks by 50 but our men took none, for they, he underlined this part, were niggers. Burnsides ninth army corps. As fast as they came over, the bayonet was plunged through their hearts. The muzzle of our gun was put on their temple and their brains blown out. Others are knocked in the head with the butts of their gun. Few would succeed in getting to the rear safe. Dorsey binian, also the 48th georgian, someone who ought to know about beating black bodies since he had been over he was an overseer before the war began, told his dear sister, mary, just 11 days afterwards, when we got to the works it was filled with negroes and yanks crying out no quarter. When a handtohand co
Six more arrests on u. S. Soil all young men determined to join isis overseas. Two in minnesota, four in san diego, each somaliamericans, 21 years old and under. Their contact was not a master recruiter but a friend who successfully left minnesota to fight along isis in syria. They were not confused young men. They were not easily influenced. These are focused men who are intent on joining a terrorist organization by any means possible. Whoo that case shows is that the person radicalizing your son, your brother your friend, may not be a stringer stranger. Is may be their best friend right here in town. Melissa here with me now, our very own Charlie Gasparino todd lonski and todd starnes. I talk with people in the Tech Industry they say theyre eager to cooperate with authorities to monitor this type of thing. The government is so disjointed where you go, and could be working closer together. That is really the thing that unifies all the different groups and all the people were looking f
Good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. We have a lot of news to get to tonight, but we begin with a dangerous combination lingering from the last days of winter. Heavy rain and melting snow tonight triggering flood alerts from the gulf coast to the great lakes. Take a look here in painsville ohio. Highs on the grand river breaking into huge chunks, slowly moving down the stream. And in Southern Illinois flooded roads trapping cars. This driver needing a rescue. In covington, connecticut, more river than drive, a familiar scene along many river banks tonight. Right now rivers still on the rise, the flood fears are very real. And abcs senior meteorologist, rob marciano starts us off. Reporter tonight crews closing the flood gates in newport, kentucky, bracing for the flood waters of the ohio river. This playground in nearby bellevue already submerged, as well as this street in covington. The water now nearly five feet above flood stage. Right across
Good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. We have a lot of news to get to tonight, but we begin with a dangerous combination lingering from the last days of winter. Heavy rain and melting snow tonight triggering flood alerts from the gulf coast to the great lakes. Take a look here in painsville ohio. Highs on the grand river breaking into huge chunks, slowly moving down the stream. And in Southern Illinois flooded roads trapping cars. This driver needing a rescue. In covington, connecticut, more river than drive, a familiar scene along many river banks tonight. Right now rivers still on the rise, the flood fears are very real. And abcs senior meteorologist, rob marciano starts us off. Reporter tonight crews closing the flood gates in newport, kentucky, bracing for the flood waters of the ohio river. This playground in nearby bellevue already submerged, as well as this street in covington. The water now nearly five feet above flood stage. Right across
Saturday, 12 and 9 p. M. On sunday, and 12 a. M. On monday. You can also watch after words online youre kind of booktv. Org and click on after words in the booktv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. Welcome today to a booktvs live coverage of the 2014 texas book festival held in austin, the state capital. Over the next six hours will hear from nine authors on such topics as social change an instant, the Death Penalty, the global history of train travel. Author and professor ilan stavans starts off with a discussion about his latest book, a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. Hello and welcome. Happy sunday morning, everybody. I name is nathan. Im here with ilan stavans, professor of latin american latino studies at amherst college, author of last time i counted about 10,000 books. The latest of which is a most imperfect union a contrarian history of the United States. It is do you call it a graphic novel if its nonfiction . We have in