And visiting cities across the country. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visits museums. Archives and historic places. On every day of the year, except december 25th, thousands of tourists from the United States and around the world take a short boat ride from either Lower Manhattan or new jersey to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island. Up next, American History tv visited the National Historic landmark to learn the story behind the gift from france. Which was unveiled on october 28th, 1886. After 21 years of planning, fundraising and construction. Im ranger chris mullen from jacksonville, florida. Folks, i have a great job. Ive been working with the National Park Service Since 1999. Ive been all over the United States. I got my start in alaska. And klondike gold rush, National Historical park. Spent a few summers out there. I went to my home town of jacksonville, worked at a small little park on the banks of the st. Johns river. Fort Caroline National memoria
Up next, American History tv visited the National Historic landmark to learn the story behind the gift from france which was unveiled october 28, 1886, after 21 years of planning, fundraising, and construction. Chris mullin welcome to the statue of Liberty National monument. I am ranger chris mullin. I am from jacksonville, florida. Folks, i have a great job. I have been working with the National Park Service Since 1989 and i have been all over the United States. I got my start in alaska at the klondike park and a few summers out there. Then i went to jacksonville where i worked in a small park for Caroline National memorial , and i went to the outer banks of North Carolina and worked at our nations First National seashore, Cape Hatteras national seashore. And then i moved north to new york city and i have been working here at the statue of liberty and ellis island for about seven years now. So i have a great job. , we want to protect these special places not only for today. We want to
Behind the gift from france which was unveiled october 28, 1886 after 21 years of planning fundraising and , construction. Chris mullen welcome to the statue of Liberty National monument. I am chris mullen. I am from jacksonville, florida. Folks, i have a great job. I have been working with the National Park Service Since 1989 and i have been all over the United States. I got my start in alaska at the klondike park and a few summers out there. Then i went to jacksonville where i worked in a small park on the banks of the st. Johns river for Caroline National memorial and i went to the outer banks of North Carolina and worked at our nations First National seashore, Cape Hatteras national seashore. And then i moved north to new york city and i have been working here at the statue of liberty and ellis island for seven years now. I have a great job. We want to protect these special places not only for today. We want to leave them unimpaired for future generations. That is our goal. Here we
Now to the east bay. Where a massive mud slide plowed into a mans home. Nearly hitting him. He and his family have been forced out of their orinda house. Grant lodes has been tracking this story. Talk about a scary situation. Dan vittemberga and his family used to have a tranquil view of a lush green hillside. That changed. In seconds this morning. When the earth gave way behind his house. Slamming into his place on tassel way in orinda. The earth eventually stopped but not before breaching the rear wall of his office. Outside there is damage to his deck, furniture, hot tub and it doesnt stop there. Heres what it was like. The answer to that question will be worked out between vittimberga and the Property Owner up the hill. In the meantime Contra Costa County has red tagged his home. After moving in two years ago, he and his family have to find somewhere else to live, at least for now. In Sonoma County. The Russian River is flooding homes and causing various problems for drivers. Kron
Thats where the work to clear a mudslide along highway 17 has left one worker dead, and one seriously hurt. Lydia . Tonight flooding has once again shutdown all lanes of highway 37 in novato. The area affected is between highway 101 and atherton avenue. Today, caltrans crews continued to try and pump water off the roadway. The stretch of highway has been a trouble spot all winter. Happening now we are monitoring flood conditions in guerneville. The Russian River tonight is on the rise. Kron4s Hermela Aregawi is live. Hermela has the rain let up . Sonoma county crews have closed off a 5 mile stretch of river road. In guernville adn into rio nido to clean up a mud slide. In rio nio, more than 100 people were without power for most of the day today after a tree in willow park fell into a powerline. Sherry and Dano Blanchard say they expect to have their power by 11 tonight. Sot Sherry Blanchard and Dano Blanchard rio nido gets trapped behind flood water, but as long as we have power, as l