And also the coolidges had introduced the morrows and the lindbergs. We know what came out of that was a marriage. And they were very happy about that. In terms of the press, grace did not try to cultivate any kind of press relations. She did allow them to photograph her. She did say to the press, leave my boys alone. The children of the first family, and we have seen that continually, should be left alone. But she was happy to pose at 12 00 noon on the steps, take questions, and pose with people who wanted to visit her. And she said she was the national hugger. She wanted to hug everybody. Just as calvin would say jokes and be a little more remote, she wanted to be the warm one. And that came across. Her radiance came across. And i think the nation did appreciate that. And what about the press lady herself . Well, i think we have to start with the time period that the hardings arrived at the white house. World war i, still very fresh in everybodys mind. Nearly everything in the Hardin
Opponents say they have the votes in congress to keep the deal alive. Good morning, im randall pinkston. Wildfires in the west are pushing fire crews to the limit. Now Washington State is asking for volunteers to pitch in for the first time ever. Nearly 29,000 firefighters are battling fires across six states. International assistance is also on the way from australia and new zealand. Those countries are sending fire managers and specialists to help battle the flames. Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as the fires approach. We now know the names of the three firefighters who died in washington. The Forest Service identifies them. They died after the fire took their vehicle near the state line. These were three big heroes protecting small towns. There were 390,000acres burning. Last year was bad with 250,000 acres and we thank everyone who are doing everything they can to make sure the evergreen state does not become an ever fire state. Lets get to kevin. These fires ar
This Al Jazeera America live from new york city, im stephanie sy. New help is on its way to fight those huge wildfires in the western United States. Some 29,000 are battling about 10 large fires across six states, and in a first for Washington State officials are asking for volunteers to join the fight. They are looking for drenthzs who can operate backhoes and bulldozers. This is an unprecedented cataclysm in our state. There are 390,000 acres burning. Reporter dry weather and strong winds are helping fuel the fires raging in the eastern part of the United States. We know these fires have burned a big home in our hearts. Reporter the body of three firefighters were removed by a procession of emergency vehicles. They died after getting trapped in the flames. The men were identified as a 20 year old, a 26 year old, and 31 year old richard. Their families in mourning. He was the center of our lives. Were going to miss him more than anything in the whole world. Its horrible, and to lose y
Have is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im tony harris. Chaos on the macedonia border with greece today. Take a look. [ gunfire ] [ screaming ] special Police Forces fired as you can see here, tear gas and beyond that stun grenades to stop a wave of refugees from entering the country. Many have been camped out in a stretch of no mans land along the border with greece. Our correspondent is on the greek side of the border with macedonia. Ivan, what happened there this morning . The pictures are pretty frightening. Reporter yes, the chaos is the right word that describes what happens this morning. People are tired, people are nervous, many of them are are traveling more than two weeks, so no wonder that incident happened, because a lot of them are waiting here at the border more than three days. They tried to break through the police barricades, and force entry to macedonia. Macedonian police helped by Macedonian Army stopped them by using grenades and ten people were injured,
This morning, and matt keller and Amy Hollyfield are both at the jail. I am natasha zouves. A lot has happened in three months. Good morning, i am with Jessica Castro and meteorologist mike nicco and traffic reporter alexis smith. Mike has the weather. It is choir it. Live doppler hd shows the lack of cloud cover. In the Weather Window you can see Mount Tamalpais showing a little bit of haze over oakland. That is it. The day planner waking up cooler. A lost 50s. A few 60. We are going to hang in the mid 70s inland at noon to 83 at 4 00. 69 to 71 around bay and lowtomid 60s at the coast. We will look at the temperature in your neighborhood if you are heading out the door. That is next. Alexis . In the emeryville area we have report of an accident or a disabled vehicle. The drive time southbound 101 seven minutes across the Golden Gate Bridge, 80 across the bay bridge is eight minutes. Westbound 92, san mateo bridges only 13 minutes. Back to our top story, the release of former stanford