Fireworks starting as thailand says goodbye to 2017 and hello to 2018. Studio that was thailand, where they have been welcoming in 2018 on they have been welcoming in 2018 on the river kwai. Celebrations taking place around the world, and we are following them on bbc news. We have seen a number of celebrations, starting off in the southern hemisphere. First it was new zealand, and then sydney and hong kong, who brought in the new year just an hour ago above the historic victoria harbour. And this was the scene in sydney earlier. Where the harbour and its iconic bridge took centre stage as usual. Apparently people were queuing up to secure a good Vantage Point more than nine hours in advance of the show. Around 1. 5 Million People were there to watch. This year the display featured a rainbow theme to celebrate the passing of the countrys same sex marriage law. North korea has held a firework display in pyongyang to mark the new year. The fireworks display was held by the taedong river.
They are removing the tape but aid it was after the concert by j shawn and cole. Shots were fired. Two people were hit, seriously injured. We spoke to a witness by phone who asked we not use his last name, but listen. It was the opposite way like late knoxville. At first i thought it was fire crackers. But afterwards we realized it was a gun. Reporter both victims were thrown by medivack to the hospital. Investigators are searching into the night for the second gunman. We believe they will continue the investigation once day light hits. We will bring you update as we get them. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, stormy out there, right . I believe theres light rain. Im driving. And its stronger, and i park my car and its vert eight oclock wind to the east. In the city weight no i, winds out of the west at 8 miles an hour. Pushing into the queens. Mother shore over to westchester county. Its hauling. It will get out of there quick, but a few more i
This gallery talks about the river from both a historical perspective, and also about the river as a means of transportation and a big part of the economy. The gallery begins with a historical look at how the river was formed 15,000 years ago and about the people who lived here in prehistoric times. The kankakee torrent was a geological event 15,000 years ago. At the time, this was in a time of great glaciers. There was a glacier lake around what is now chicago and michigan. That glacial lake burst its dam. So most of the water would have come through the base or overthetop. And it rushed down the Illinois River valley, carving out a rock. Even people who are from illinois dont realize why there is a canyon like structure there. It was from the phenomenally powerful rush of glacial water coming down Central Illinois and carving out the canyons. The people who lived here, there are a number of different period we talk about. We talk about the paleo indians who lived here 12,000 years ag
19901991. I had the honor and privilege of working with the crewmembers onboard this magnificent township. After years in the navy, my wife and i decided to settle in norfolk. Now i have the honor and privilege of being a volunteer docent. I would like to welcome you to one of the hotbeds of activity when deployed. This is the post office. Back in the day, snapchat, instant messenger, all of those things we are accustomed to they did not exist. Your lifeline to everything back in the states came through the post office. It was very excited when we would have a mail call. A helicopter would drop off a cargo net. We would form a working party to pass the packages to the post office. Our postal clerks with great excitement and energy would sort them out for the different divisions on the ship. Each department would send representatives to pick up the mail for that department. When that person got back, they would get mobbed because everybody wanted their mail to find out how the kids were
Virginia. We are going to go below to look at the navy life and how some sailors lived here and reacted during the gulf war. We will be joined by matt palmer, a veteran of the call for era. Gulf war era. Follow me. Matt i am matt palmer, a former crew member of battleship wisconsin. I serve the navy for 30 years. From 1980ioned aboard to i had the privilege of 1990. The navy. Th my wife and i settled here in norfolk. Now, i am a volunteer docent. I would like to welcome me to one of the hot heads of activity on a ship when deployed, the post office. Day, snapchat, instant messenger, all of those things we are accustomed to they did not exist. Your lifeline to everything back in the states came through the post office. It was exciting to have a mail call. A helicopter would drop off a cargo net. We would form the working party and have sailors standing next to each other and pass the packages to the post office. Our clerks would sort them out for the different divisions on the ship. Eac