I posted one of those throwback pictures on thursday. I think it was an easter picture that i had taken when i was four or five years old. A beautiful site this morning as we are looking out from our tampa location. Its already a brightening sky. The sun came up just a few moments ago. But last night, it was a beautiful start for the weekend at the florida strawberry festival. Nbc action news on the social media platform, tweeting us out. A beautiful shot from the midway and it is of course, strawberry festival time. Take a look at the radar and satellite composite your its going to be a great day. A few clouds streaming in from the west. We have had a cold front so its going to be very pleasant out on the midway today. Temperatures are starting off in the crisp. It will feel cooler than this time yesterday. 48 in spring hill. And auburndale. 51 and ruskin. 52 in ellington. 53 in tampa and sarasota. The warm spot, siesta key at 55. Platte city, free kids day today. 10 00, the midway ac
Thats right. 200 years ago this year Francis Scott key wrote the words to a poem, the defense of ft. Mchenry, and set it to a british tune, and together they form our National Anthem, the starspangled banner. Here at the National Museum of American History, we explore americas history through collections, research and public outreach. We help people understand the past to better make sense of the present and to shape a more humane future. Were hoping that our program will be able to do much of that by bringing the nation together around our National Anthem. By the way, were not just bringing people together here in washington, d. C. , on the National Mall, but also all over our country and indeed world. Id like to send a special welcome to our streaming audience who is watching us via youtube stream and cspan3. Speaking of bringing people together, its very appropriate our opening conductor is well known bringing together singers with his infamous and well done virtual choir projects.
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Here is a look at whats making news as we head into a new week on the money. Better late than never. The september jobs report was released this week. Delayed due to the Government Shutdown. It was disappointing. The committee created 140,000 jobs. The Unemployment Rate fell to 7. 2 . The number of jobs created in the previous months was revised downward. Partly due to a strong earnings news during the week. Stocks continue to climb on friday. Big earnings news among technology companies. Netflix beat expectations. Amazon rose. It still posted a loss for the quarter. Among the big industrials ford came among expectations. Boeing beat while caterpillar missed. The ipad air is coming. They announced high screen retina display. Washington has been the focus of much attention lately. Now the initial failure of the Affordable Care act website. Joining any is steve inskeep. Glad to have you here. Washington has been the scene of a bit of dysfunction. Congress Holding Hearing on something els
200th anniversary of the starspangled banner with speeches and a variety of performances. The program ends with the simultaneous singing of the National Anthem. This event is about an hour and a half. How is everybody doing today . Pretty good. I want to welcome you all to my name is xavier. Today, we are celebrating our national and International Flag day singalong for the 200th anniversary of our starspangled banner. [applause] years ago this00 year, Francis Scott key wrote the words to a poem in the defense of fort mchenry and set it to a british tune. Together, they form our National Anthem, the starspangled banner. Here we explore americas history through collections, research, and public outreach. We help people understand the past to better make sense of the present and to shape a more humane future. We are hoping that our program will be able to do much of that by bringing the nation together around our National Anthem. By the way, we are not just bringing to the people togethe