With support from Cable Partners this weekend, we traveled to charleston, West Virginia. Coming up in the next hour we speak with local authors about the citys history starting with the link to booker t. Washington. In 20 minutes the Chemical Spill that contaminated charlestons water system and in 50 minutes the teacher strike. We begin with booker t. Washington. Booker t. Washington, the spokesman and leader of africanamericans in america, at the time, had horrible jim crow race codes in the south. That didnt happen in West Virginia. What he observed in his boyhood heroes was the building of a black middle class that became his path, his career path from teske to being a National Celebrity. Booker was born south of corona, virginia, 225 miles from here. And those nine years he was a slave boy, he didnt have pants, he wore a slave boy shirt, shoes, across the top, he wanted very much to go to school and he wasnt able to do that. He left the farm in 1865 after the civil war end, there w
And stand up for heroes. Honoring our Wounded Warriors and their families. But first, the nightline five. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. American families mourning after a brutal massacre. Three mothers and six of their children killed. Caught up in the crossfire of mexicos drug wars. But also tonight, incredible stories of survivors, including the smalliest of all yaw mass llamas is in mexico. Reporter horror in a remote mexican town. Nita and five of my grandchildren are burnt, shot up. Reporter this is the aftermath of a brutal massacre that claimed the lives of three american women and six children, including eight month old twins titus and tee anna. I believe they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Reporter they were traveling with their children in three separate vehicles. 17 people in all. The family had plans to sbrat a celebrate a wedding this weekend. Traveling south of the u. S. Border. This is narco territory. Mexican officials believe they were caught in
An abc news exclusive. David muir taking us deep into the ocean, getting rare access to a u. S. Navy nuclearpowered submarine. How many tomahawks are we sort of standing on right here . Right now, seven. Now a highly classified mission and the warning about nightmare. Passengers waiting for hours just to head home. Ver this ought to be fun here. And the black cat storming the monday night football field wreaking positive havoc on the giants game, then making an escape. The search right now for the football feline. 13monthold baby and good morning, america. That is a fast cat. Uhhuh. Had a little trouble catching it. It worked. The cowboys ended up winning the game against my giants. Ah. But now the Dallas Morning News is calling the cat the real mvp. I got to agree. Now to the you are jnt manhunt under way for two murder suspects who broke out a california jail. Will carr has the latest. Reporter this morning an all out manhunt in Northern California after two men accused of murder shi
Felicity huffman asking the judge for probation rather than jail time after admitting she paid to have her daughters s. A. T. Scores raised. Her husband and her desperate housewives star leaping to her defense. Prosecutors unmoved asking for jail time. What will a judge decide . All that plus moon disaster. India loses contact with its unmanned lunar rover as it tried to make a first ever touch down at the moons south pole. The raiders are not suspending troubled wide receiver antonio brown. He releases a video online with what appears to be a private conversation with his head coach. Let me ask you this, do you want to be a raider or not . Chasing history. Serena williams hoping to win the u. S. Open tennis tournament this afternoon tying an all time record. It will be a royal affair. Meghan markle will be cheering her on from the stands today, saturday, september 7th, 2019. From nbc news, today with sheinelle jones, peter axander and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller pl
Tower camera looking north at the trans america pyramid. Its wednesday, september 4th. I am michelle griego. I am ie choy. Lets check the wednesday forecast and it looks like we are off to a warm start mary. Thats right. Happy wednesday to you as we are looking at monsoonal moisture from the southwest pushing into the bay area and that means more clouds and also there is a slight, slight chance of dry lightning for the north bay and easted by a bay mountain today. A live look with our sails force tower camera looking west and you can see temperatures are running in the 50s and in the 60s right now. So 52 in santa rosa. 63 in concord and upper 50s for San Francisco right now. So, as we head through the day, near average highs for San Francisco as well as for oakland. A little bit warmer for san jose and for concord. So, 70 in San Francisco later on in the afternoon. Mid70s in oakland. Looking at mid80sin san jose and 90 for concord many we will talk about i will show you futurecast what