going to be able to do a lot with it. we re going to find special things that this ship is capable of doing. before leaving port, the sioux city, and the others in the lcs line, will already have an advantage. they can sail in shallower waters than most navy ships, and are among the fastest. here on the bridge, they can control the command of the ship, the engineering, but most importantly is the navigation, said breen. the u.s.s. sioux city s navigator, lt. ida quigley, says think of an lcs like a jet ski. there are no propellers, no ruddders in that sense, said lt. ida quigley, u.s. navy. it s all water jet propulsion. at lt. quigley s station on the bridge are two combinators . they control the direction, and speed, of the water pushing the ship forward. here you re using this to laterally move the ship, lt. quigley said. so, it can literally walk off the pier by using the different thrusters. for now, quigley, and ralston, train aboard the milwaukee, which is
bottom out near 30 degrees. this afternoon, the main conceen will be the wind and dry air which will create high outdoor fire danger for a chunk of the viewing area as gusts could top 30 miles per hour. temperatures, meanwhile will be in the middle to upper 60s this afternoon with sunshine before only reaching the 50s at their highest on friday! see graphics. wx timer @ :40 meth is a huge problem in the state of iowa, but now a highly concentrated form of the drug is on the se in the state. iowa senator chuck grassley says he wants to change that. lauren moss reports on how he plans to do that. police department s tri-county drug enforcement team says a pure form of meth is coming from over the border.and ending up here in iowa. the yield of ice meth our lab results indicate around 97-98 percent pure meth compared to the home based meth labs are anywhere from 45-60 percent..so the yield is much higher. and they ve been working hard to get it off iowa s streets.. in the l
concluluons too quickly? she tells her side of the story right here inn an exclusive live interview today, thursday, october 15th, 2015. announcer: from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. morning, everyone. welcome to today. it s a thursday morning. we ll be the first to admit we were critical when we heard this story about the aunt who sued her own nephew. the tabloid headlines were not kind to jennifer connell. we weighed in on trending yesterday with the tornadicfacts we knew at the time. jennifer connell is here this morning and says there iss a different side to the story. look who is with her, her nephew sean, who adores her. interesting to hear what they have to say. t s start with our top story. president obama set to announce a larger than expected force in afghanistan by the end of next year. nbc s pentagon correspondent has the latest on this. what s behind it? matt, the preside
The City of Kingston is looking to automate the collection of curbside trash and green bins within the next few years, but says the switch will not result in layoffs.
The City of Kingston is looking to automate the collection of curbside trash and green bins within the next few years, but says the switch will not result in layoffs.