Chad williams is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era. Next, he talks about the postwar activism of the soldiers, explaining how after fighting with the idea of democracy abroad, many return to join movements to secure more rights and better social standing for African American here at home. National world War One Museum, in kansas missouri of 2019. Now id like to introduce our first speaker for this morning. Doctor chad williams, he is a agus this professor and history at african and African American studies at brandon university. He specializes in African American and modern United States history, world war i and African American intellectual history. He is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era, which received the 2011 liberty, legacy, Foundation Awards from the organization of american historian and the 2011 distinguish book of war society of military history. He is also a part o
west this hour, building on his newest warning to voters that democracy is on the ballot. also ahead for you tonight, a new revelation about the man charged in the attack on the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. immigration officials disclosing he was in the u.s. illegally and may face deportation. and ukrainian officials fear russia is playing a dangerous trick in kherson as moscow signals a withdrawal from the embattled city. so is it a retreat or a trap? welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m pamela brown, and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, candidates from both parties in an all-out sprint before election day. with just five days of campaigning to go, cnn reporters and correspondents are covering the key races in all the major battlegrounds across the country. i want to start tonight in albuquerque, new mexico with cnn s arlette saenz. so arlette, you re traveling with president bide
Learned an enormous amount that i think you ok it would probably let me go back to you one of the things that i find really disturbing in our political discourse is it everywhere if you post someone theyre a traitor they act in a treasonous way and i criticize donald trump for that and i certainly i certainly criticize and this n. B. C. And c. N. N. For peddling the same thing go ahead rob. Well one of the things that really used to infuriate me when i was a regular contributor to fox ive always been a democrat is i had people that would suddenly contact me on facebook or via twitter or they are email and say i cant believe youre a traitor and youre on fox and then i will would respond and say well how did you see me when i was on this week no i wont watch it well then how do you know what im saying or what im contributing and really as a result of fox ive met a lot of interesting conservative people that i never would have met who follow me on twitter or ive spoken to on sirius radio
Today. The latest on Eyewitness News starting at 5 00. Also word this noon that the pennsylvania based Chocolate Company hershey is about to layoff about 2700 workers, now, most of the cuts will impact employees outside of the united state. The candy maker says the cuts are part of a plan to boost it international business. Hershey operates eight factories outside of the united states, employs more than 16,000 employees worldwide. Also, this noon, the destruction goes on for miles. Deadly tornados pounds parts of the country, homes are left completely demolished. And that same storm system is coming this way. Storm scan3, tracking what may become a very stormy day here in the philadelphia area. March is certainly coming in like a lion. And in just matter of hours, the thunderstorms will roll through our, through the storm, katie tracking the storms. Whats the latest . The latest just waiting at this point, right . We had some rain rolled through even few embedded thunderstorms in place
In march. It is march 1st, so i would like to think that it is one day closer to spring, talking about snow. So i feel like thats out the window. Good morning, everyone, thomas in for mike. You had to be pulling your hair out, sue, just trying to keep one this forecast. Yes, but i have plenty left thank goodness. Yes, in fact, usually we say for the month of march it goes in like a lamb, out like a lion or vice versa. Thats just today in like a lamb out like a lion. Ill explain. Weve got seven out of ten. Were very mild out there. But youll need the umbrella for later just like bus stop buddy. s he is not wearing coat, Long Sleeve Shirt would be fine, maybe little sweatshirt for this morning, it is cloudy, damp, flyers won last night, so thats whats going on with bus stop buddy. Watching line every thunderstorms march across the state of pennsylvania getting a little bit closer to us. Expected to pass north and west of the city, this morning, with some rain, now, later on in the day is