August 19, 2019
Since the Cotton House opened in Cleveland, Mississippi, at the end of July, business has already been booming. That’s partly because, as Cleveland’s first and only boutique hotel, it provides a wealth of charm and Southern hospitality to the little Delta town. It’s also thanks to chef Cole Ellis, who helms both the Delta Meat Market downstairs a refreshed, larger iteration of the original location across the street that garnered him a James Beard nod for Best Chefs in America in 2017 and the brand-new Bar Fontaine on the rooftop.
This rooftop perch’s food offerings small plates such as rosemary focaccia with whipped ricotta and pasta dishes like fettucine tossed with brussels sprouts and peppers have a southern European flare, but the drinks stay true to Mississippi. “The bar manager, Matthew McCain, and I started playing around with the idea of having our drinks menu incorporate Delta-style names and local ingredients,” Ellis says. He recommends the Ra
Controversy in the u.s., matthew mccabe charged with assaulting a terror suspect, the detainee accused of taking part in a horrific attack in which the bodies of four american contractors were burned and dragged through the street. steve centanni joins us live from the courthouse in norfolk, virginia. what s happening today, set the scene for us. reporter: this is the naval station at norfolk where the cart marshal for matthew mccain begins mccabe begins today. we re going to have pre pretrial motions, and they re pretty interesting, one is whether to allow the admississippiility of the photos after the victim was allegedly beaten. the the prosecution is going to try to keep the pictures out. behind me and around me you ll see protestors, about 200 people will turn out at the main gate at the naval station. as you know there s an huge outpouring of support across the country for matthew mccabe and the two other navy seals who have been
explosives found inside that nissan path finder and watching hundreds of hours of security tape. bill: so far there is no arrest and no reason as to why the attempted bomb did not go off. what do we know from the hundreds of camera recordings and what is coming to us now? reporter: let s talk about the video you re talking about, that could be a significant development. we re talking about surveillance cameras, a man seen changing hes cloits by where the nissan was parked. there are hundreds of hours of tape that authorities are looking at, you can see the vehicle as it arrives in times square, when it was parked in times square. beyond that new york city police have traveled to pennsylvania to talk to a tourist that was there the night it was parked, he may have seen the suspect, also video at penn station, as well as the bugs station here, thinking they may get a glimpse of the suspect as he left towfnlt there s a great deal of videotape still to be looked at and that cou
Commander wants to be thought of allowing any kind of detainee abruise on his watch. mccain facing a charge of assault. he is accused of punching the prisoner on the stomach. he goes on trial next month in norfolk, virginia. shep? shepard: steve, the jury apparently had questions about the alleged victim s story. that s right. they told the defense attorney the prisoner ahmed abed simply wasn t credible when he testified in court yesterday. abed is still being held for those grizzly 2004 murders in fallujah. he told the court he was beaten, punched, and kicked but photos displayed in court showed he suffered no serious injuries. just a cut lip. a second trial begins tomorrow. by the way, for a navy seal jonathan keefe that s in baghdad, shep. shepard: steve centanni in washington tonight. steve, thanks. on the road to recovery. it appears that fewer americans have lost their jobs in recent days. the u.s. labor department reports the number of people filing their first claims fo
Blue island illinois found not guilty on two counts. failing to protect that prisoner and trying to influence testimony in the case. the jury deliberating for about two hours. seen here in the lower right of a sketch from an earlier court appearance. after being acquitted today, he told fox news it s a big weight off my shoulders compared to all the physical activity we go through, this has been mentally more challenging. he also said he plans to continue his service in the navy seals. shep? shepard: there were three of these. this is the first case that s gone through the process. what does this say about the other two, if anything? well, the attorney for one of those other navy seals, the navy seal is matthew mccain, the attorney told me the jury obviously didn t believe the testimony and the evidence in this trial, so he is optimistic for his client. he says the prisoner could have have inflicted his own injuries. i believe it s a huge overreaction. and i believe it s a direct