Battlefield, hope well cultural park, Rock Creek Park, et cetera, et cetera. Steve is an expert in civil war err with military occupation, operational command, fortifications, of course, in the western theater. He authored articles in the American Civil War and the defenses of washington. And he holds a masters degree in American History from the middle Tennessee State university. I will go off script one second, steve has done more to bring attention to the civil war defenses of washington than anyone ever has before. So if you dont follow him before this event, follow him on facebook, follow the civil war defenses of washington after this. Keeps it fresh and real and bringing some great information to the front. So, steve, come up. All right. Thank you, i appreciate that. Can everyone see me in the back . Want to make sure i wore something bright enough for everyone to see. Yes. And im from denver, colorado, we call this united in orange. So thank you, rob, and i want to express my g
Was it was because it was the hub of western montana. To the north, you have the Saint Ignatius mission. To the south, you have increasing settlers in the bitter root rally. In 1860, you have lieutenant benton inn at fort the east to walltowall in the west. Everybody going from one direction to the other is coming through here. Before White Settlement was here, this was the native american land. Tribes now known under the name of the flathead indians. This was their homeland. As far as we know, there was never any type of permanent settlement here in missoula. They settled everywhere. But in here they did a lot of , hunting. There was a great deal of hunting and gathering. The fruits of the bitter roots were cherished and a whole field of them existed pretty much where we are now. Establishedlage was in 1860. What happened was captain christopher p. Higgins had been the wagon master on governor stevensons expedition. Stevens was taking off as the first territorial governor, which at th
A solemn site of a soldier coming home. He was a Great Success story, which is what makes it so hard. Reporter reserve Officials Say he passed away last monday in virginia. He was in the middle of physical training for upcoming deployment when he had a heart attack. He was just 44 years old. Hes a great father. He loves the army and the service to his country. Reporter family and military members gathered at the airport for his arrival. People remained in their seats, quietly watching the heart wrenching reunion on the tarmac below. Us soon as we were able to see the American Flag come out of the plane, you could hear people crying. Reporter sharing a moment of grief and respect for the fallen soldier. He meant the world to us. These were people who were strangers except for being fellow americans and that felt like a really important bond. Reporter the power of the moment resonated with the travelers on the plane. Jeffersons murder trial ended in a hung jury. Prosecutors said jefferso
The bad news is going on right now. We have a lot of rain and a lot of wind and the possibility of coastal flooding. 51 kingston, 54 around norwalk, 55 around the jersey shore. Look at the wind gusts at 22 miles an hour around laguardia and over towards newark. A tough wind, its rainy and raw. Theres a coastal flood watch for the rest of the area, and thats through saturday as weve got a tough northeast wind coming in today from this really its a noreaster working its way over us. See the rain down the atlantic coast. Were going to be looking at that rain coming up through the day today. Joaquin a category 4 storm. It will begin to eject out today as a category 4 storm. Today you need your rain gear, the warm raincoat, the boots, the umbrella, everything. It will feel like 40s. Heathers got the day off. Shes hiding under her bed. Can you believe that. Debbie duhaime is in the Traffic Center. Well go to the maps and show you whats happening on 287 southbound at 440 and edison. A truck i
About. Theres a sense, at least that isis feels, that it has momentum. And you want to stop a group when it feels like it has momentum. It feels like it has people running scared. Its been releasing an unprecedented wave of videos. Most of them threatening the United States. Whether its real or not, it is having this chilling effect. How many times have we been talking about this. So the idea, slow them down, calm the people down. We just saw on our screen there, looked like a camera indicating two minutes until the president. We had gotten that word a while ago, which is why we went on the air. Its obviously been delayed. Peter alexander, the president , we believe, is still behind closed doors with his National Security team, correct . To take place later this afternoon. It changed and was going to take place in the situation room. I asked if there was any reason for that. They said there wasnt any specific reason for that change but after events and the decisions the president was g