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anyway, this is a photo taken on the lexington battle green. some of the women in town made this poster. again, a gold star mother is a woman who has lost a child in the military. and all the women signed it. so, yeah, i wanted to be sure to mention her as the concord resident who was -- who lent such incredible support to the veterans. and i think gave them even more legitimacy, because they were standing with the gold star parent. >> thank you. >> oh, i'm sorry, i had one more slide, i forgot. i wanted to give everyone a sense of scale. and because the press followed the arrest, right, and it was on the cover of all the newspapers, for four days running, at least 3,000 people came to the boston common to welcome them. and maybe i just have time to say, the performance aspect of the protest continued with a ceremony during which the veterans broke into fragments. their very real-looking toy m-16s. and the crowd bore witness to that. there were some speeches, of course. but that was really the close of it. and look how many people came. >> you
anyway, this is a photo taken on the lexington battle green. some of the women in town made this poster. again, a gold star mother is a woman who has lost a child in the military. and all the women signed it. so, yeah, i wanted to be sure to mention her as the concord resident who was -- who lent such incredible support to the veterans. and i think gave them even more legitimacy, because they were standing with the gold star parent. >> thank you. >> oh, i'm sorry, i had one more...
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and the caption told me he's on the lexington battle green. and i immediately knew i was going to write a book about this. it sounds strange but i immediately said i have to know what this is about. because i thought i understood the practices of lexington and concord and washington. but when you see a real soldier on a memorialized battlefield, whatever origin stories those memorials are telling you, all of a sudden tell a very different story. so if it's telling you that americans are violent reluctantly, the farmer picked up his musket but his hand is lingering on his plow because he wants to return to his fields. this soldier -- i didn't know who it was at the time was making very clear that i could no longer think of americans as defined by their reluctance to be violent. i could no longer think of americans as always anti-imperialist which is another important story told, so i just started to research. and i first went to the museum which is of course in washington, d.c. one i saw very early on was of a vietnam veteran who marched and ha
and the caption told me he's on the lexington battle green. and i immediately knew i was going to write a book about this. it sounds strange but i immediately said i have to know what this is about. because i thought i understood the practices of lexington and concord and washington. but when you see a real soldier on a memorialized battlefield, whatever origin stories those memorials are telling you, all of a sudden tell a very different story. so if it's telling you that americans are violent...
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one anothery lexington. so there was another myth that these veterans were immediately exploding, right, this idea that american soldiers are inviolate. they don't -- they can't be injured. and now all of a sudden i had to admit to myself that war is a contest of mutualmu injury, as harvard philosopher alain scarry tells us. so it was a treat and i wanted to write a book about memorialization practices looking at the memorialized landscape through the eyes of vietnam veterans but i didn't want to tell it from 10,000 feet. i wanted to know who that man was. his namean is lenny rotman. i met other veterans and friends and put me in touch with each other and i wanted to tell it in a novelistic way so you are on the ground with them. and we want to walk through those days. maybe we needis to know a littl about your decision to enlist in the marines. your experience briefly in vietnam. i and then your getting involved in this vietnam. veterans againt the war. maybe you can just>> give us th thumbnail sketch.us >>
one anothery lexington. so there was another myth that these veterans were immediately exploding, right, this idea that american soldiers are inviolate. they don't -- they can't be injured. and now all of a sudden i had to admit to myself that war is a contest of mutualmu injury, as harvard philosopher alain scarry tells us. so it was a treat and i wanted to write a book about memorialization practices looking at the memorialized landscape through the eyes of vietnam veterans but i didn't want...
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the lexington is not part of the national minutemen historical park. for reasons it will not go into. it is controlled by a bylaw that gives he selects board the authority and indeed the responsibility to make sure any activities are appropriate for the sacred first but if you will. there is no return of fire the first time the militia was fired upon. and the select board on going to use that now is the modern term. there selectmen took seriously their role in keeping that sacred time of 1775 that anyone visiting it can return to that sacred moment and be reversed. that is essentially what is supposed to happen. seeing the select board talks about their leader, there is fear of alcohol and drugs, their fear simone would have a heart attack, it's true the chairman was a supporter that three would be affected. but yet the select board did not want them to bear. probably because they did take seriously the role. most recently they did not allow their own groundskeeper together on the lexington green. and we probably agree after january 6 that's a good ide
the lexington is not part of the national minutemen historical park. for reasons it will not go into. it is controlled by a bylaw that gives he selects board the authority and indeed the responsibility to make sure any activities are appropriate for the sacred first but if you will. there is no return of fire the first time the militia was fired upon. and the select board on going to use that now is the modern term. there selectmen took seriously their role in keeping that sacred time of 1775...
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in the village of lexington. [drums] her >> disperse ye rebels. lay down your arms. >> stand your ground. do not fire unless fired on. if they want war, let it begin here. [gun shots] >> freedom had been swelling for a long time. on the 19th of april 1775, it burst into lexington and concord in massachusetts. [gun shots] >> what were the freedoms that these men were fighting for. freedom to govern themselves, to elect the representatives, personal liberty, freedom. in nearly 200 years since the colonies began, there had been only a narrow strip along the coast. a new united states was a long , thin country with a lot of continent at its back. the urge came a welling up. and the heavy air the freedom could not be contained. beyond the frontier there was a world of topsoil. under the rolling bulge of land lay deep minerals. ♪ forests of lumber, the people filled their lungs with the air of freedom and went to work. to do the job, they had the strength of their backs, the strength of their backs, the muscles of their animals and the force of fallin
in the village of lexington. [drums] her >> disperse ye rebels. lay down your arms. >> stand your ground. do not fire unless fired on. if they want war, let it begin here. [gun shots] >> freedom had been swelling for a long time. on the 19th of april 1775, it burst into lexington and concord in massachusetts. [gun shots] >> what were the freedoms that these men were fighting for. freedom to govern themselves, to elect the representatives, personal liberty, freedom. in...
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before lexington and concord it began in the minds of americans. so you ask for that period of one year before we proclaimed independency after we learned of the actions at lexington conquered and metatomy. well, i can tell you that when we gathered in philadelphia that spring of 1775 for the second continental congress. we decided to immediately we must come together strong with an army arm ourselves. so all of the various colonial militias came together to form an american army and then i am proud to recall that. we had to commission a general of our american army the very first time. that we commissioned a general as englishman born in the colonies of great britain. we could never rise to the rank of a general we could only be colonels of militia. and so we we commissioned colonel george washington to be our general. we then of course wrote a petition declaring we had the necessity to take up arms. i was invited to write it though. i was somewhat harsh in my writing and so they gave it to john dickinson to refine and then they asked me to write
before lexington and concord it began in the minds of americans. so you ask for that period of one year before we proclaimed independency after we learned of the actions at lexington conquered and metatomy. well, i can tell you that when we gathered in philadelphia that spring of 1775 for the second continental congress. we decided to immediately we must come together strong with an army arm ourselves. so all of the various colonial militias came together to form an american army and then i am...
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seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally. we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs and underground aquifers and not just those here in the bay area. we really need a good snow pack. >> because that's 30% of the state's storage. and this year it all sunk into the soil and it didn't run off and it didn't go into rivers while every drop counts for sure. and welcome as they are. there are worries the much-hyped early storms that caused flooding in other problems. >> could actually distract us from the bigger picture says cremen. >> people have started the state. the question
seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally. we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long...
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seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs and underground aquifers and not just those here in the bay area. we really need a good snow pack. >> because that's 30% of the state's storage. and this year it all sunk into the soil and it didn't run off and it didn't go into the rivers while every drop counts for sure. and welcome as they are. there are worries the much-hyped early storms that caused flooding and other problems. >> could actually distract us from the bigger picture says cremen. >> people have started the state. question
seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long...
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>> there are african-americans at bunker hill, but they are even earlier. >> lexington. >> lexington. so lexington, concord and bunker hill. in fact, the massachusetts ranks were not segregated and these are free african-americans who had fought. initially washington is really resistant, is the continental army, as are his sort of other council of generals. he initially forbids enlistment of either -- not just enslaved, but also free african-americans. he's ultimately going to move back, he's going to allow free african-americans and then ultimately enslaved african-americans. and the request he is, well, why the change? now, two schools of thought, one is the pragmatic. the british under lord dunmore who is the royal governor of virginia is going to issue a proclamation providing freedom for any slave who fights against the colonists. washington is shocked as are all other slave holders and washington is ultimately responding to the same offer. so is this about men? is this just about combating this? the other possibility is maybe he has a change of heart when he starts getting repor
>> there are african-americans at bunker hill, but they are even earlier. >> lexington. >> lexington. so lexington, concord and bunker hill. in fact, the massachusetts ranks were not segregated and these are free african-americans who had fought. initially washington is really resistant, is the continental army, as are his sort of other council of generals. he initially forbids enlistment of either -- not just enslaved, but also free african-americans. he's ultimately going to...
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he leads doctors at baptist health lexington. thank you so much. >> you had three covid patients nap was two months ago. today, what's the situation? >> you're right. we had three and none in the icu. today we have over 110. it has gone up like a rocket. our icus are filling up. we have covid floors that are quasi icus . we just seen the numbers shoot through the roof. >> are you getting ting assista from the national guard and fema task force and strike force as miguel described? >> we requested assistance from the national guard. it has to be transported for smaller hospitals to a care centers like ours is. one of the things we really concerned about is not being able to service other patients other than the covid patients. we serve a large referral area. >> what could the national guard do for you in your hospital? >> we think they could do thing thinks like helping with patients in the icus manually prone them. that's one of the ways we're trying to save people and on the ventilator is flip them over on their abdomen and that
he leads doctors at baptist health lexington. thank you so much. >> you had three covid patients nap was two months ago. today, what's the situation? >> you're right. we had three and none in the icu. today we have over 110. it has gone up like a rocket. our icus are filling up. we have covid floors that are quasi icus . we just seen the numbers shoot through the roof. >> are you getting ting assista from the national guard and fema task force and strike force as miguel...
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fighting breaks out at lexington/concord in april, and we talked about that, okay. well, what's significant is fighting spreads to upstate new york. if we look at this map, we can see that this is lake champlain, and at the southern end of lake champlain. there's a large british tomorrow and on may 10th, 1775, a group of american militia led by ethan allen, and benedict arnold seizes fort cuyahoga, because it loaded with cannons, loaded with military equipment. this attack on the fort is not authorized by congress. congress is actually just meeting for the first time this day. we'll pick that up later. it's authorized by the massachusetts committee of safety and a bunch of angry guys in vermont. they're taking the war to the english. there's no reason this should happen, but it does, and over the next couple of days, and we'll see a map in a minute that expands on this, the american sees a second fort called crown point, which we really don't need to worry about, and benedict arnold actually raids canada, okay, the americans are taking the war to the champlain valle
fighting breaks out at lexington/concord in april, and we talked about that, okay. well, what's significant is fighting spreads to upstate new york. if we look at this map, we can see that this is lake champlain, and at the southern end of lake champlain. there's a large british tomorrow and on may 10th, 1775, a group of american militia led by ethan allen, and benedict arnold seizes fort cuyahoga, because it loaded with cannons, loaded with military equipment. this attack on the fort is not...
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the virginia military institute corps of cadets, which have been summoned from lexington to serve as reserve for breckenridge's army stays in reserve with the army, although they come under fire around noon. they'll go into that battle position filling the gap in breckenridge's line in the afternoon, and then the incident that we mentioned at the beginning of the presentation at the bush song farm a curse. now let's switch sides. and take a look at the position of the next of the 54th, pennsylvania infantry. so union unit they're sitting here with their left flank on the valley turnpike at the battle of newmarket the virginia military institute. cadets are going to fill the gap in breckenridge's line and be fighting over here. but i introduced the 54th, pennsylvania because we have a soldier who gives us some insight into care of the wounded and what's happening in this scene of battle. so george w gageby is a who was a machinist at an ironworks prior to the war had enlisted enlisted in the 54th, pennsylvania. he initially served in the early parts of the war in the third pennsylvani
the virginia military institute corps of cadets, which have been summoned from lexington to serve as reserve for breckenridge's army stays in reserve with the army, although they come under fire around noon. they'll go into that battle position filling the gap in breckenridge's line in the afternoon, and then the incident that we mentioned at the beginning of the presentation at the bush song farm a curse. now let's switch sides. and take a look at the position of the next of the 54th,...
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kpix5's kiet do is live at lexington reservoir in los gatos. on a good year that thing would be full. a bit of a sad scene there today. >> reporter: you know, this is kind of typical for this time of year to have a low water level at the reservoir but this is abnormally low. let me step out of the way and give you a gorgeous shot of the morning twilight at lexington reservoir, second dry winter in a row caught the attention of water managers around the bay area. we are here now in the santa clara valley water district. earlier this month the board voted to continue a 20% voluntary reduction in water use and they calculate that off the 2013 use. other agencies are going a bit further. tomorrow east bay mud will ask all customers to voluntarily cut back usage by 10%. the agency does not have enough water to make it through the year so they must public water from outside the district. voluntary water conservation is the first step. >> what might happen is mandatory conservation for example instnt or we may institute drought sur charges. >> try not
kpix5's kiet do is live at lexington reservoir in los gatos. on a good year that thing would be full. a bit of a sad scene there today. >> reporter: you know, this is kind of typical for this time of year to have a low water level at the reservoir but this is abnormally low. let me step out of the way and give you a gorgeous shot of the morning twilight at lexington reservoir, second dry winter in a row caught the attention of water managers around the bay area. we are here now in the...
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subway stop and we jumped subway, a lexington subway stop and wejumped on the subway, a lexington subway stop and we jumped on the subway and went to grand central and i was fortunately on the last train out of manhattan. i made it home to westchester.- home to westchester. that moment — home to westchester. that moment of _ home to westchester. that moment of seeing - home to westchester. that moment of seeing that - home to westchester. that moment of seeing that aeroplane heading towards you must have been terrifying and i am sure there were psychological consequences that it was the physical ones who came back to haunt you when you to the office shortly afterwards. tell us about that.— us about that. downtown was quarantined _ us about that. downtown was quarantined for _ us about that. downtown was quarantined for two _ us about that. downtown was quarantined for two weeks i us about that. downtown was l quarantined for two weeks and then the secretary of the epa, then the secretary of the epa, the ex— governor had said that she declared downtown was open for business and we m
subway stop and we jumped subway, a lexington subway stop and wejumped on the subway, a lexington subway stop and we jumped on the subway and went to grand central and i was fortunately on the last train out of manhattan. i made it home to westchester.- home to westchester. that moment — home to westchester. that moment of _ home to westchester. that moment of seeing - home to westchester. that moment of seeing that - home to westchester. that moment of seeing that aeroplane heading towards...
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when lexington got on the site, we initiated daytime and nighttime operations. the city of louisville is managing the daytime operations along with lexington. lexington fire department is managing the nighttime operations, along with indiana task force one. several local responders. we have search dogs on site from multiple agencies. not only across the state of kentucky but nationally, they have come into. they are trained search dogs. we have searched. all down the track of the tornado. we have searched those areas to eliminate the possibility of people who were put down in that area. you can see heavy equipment. >> harris: there can never be enough information if you are on the ground or a monster that went along for 200 miles, cut a swath on the earth's surface where people were living, trying to survive it, a mile wide. we wait to show you the updates. we hope they help people. in the meanwhile, we will continue to show you all that we can on phone numbers in places where you can send assistance. prayers always there. we will keep our prayers going for kent
when lexington got on the site, we initiated daytime and nighttime operations. the city of louisville is managing the daytime operations along with lexington. lexington fire department is managing the nighttime operations, along with indiana task force one. several local responders. we have search dogs on site from multiple agencies. not only across the state of kentucky but nationally, they have come into. they are trained search dogs. we have searched. all down the track of the tornado. we...
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this is near all of santa cruz highway at lexington school road and that lexington elementary school is right there as they continue to conduct their search there also looking at the bay bridge. still high wind advisory in place. the meteor lights are on. so the commute into the city has been great under 9 minutes for your drive time. the san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula under 14 minutes for you. there. also a quick look at things here along the richmond, sandra fell bridge under 8 minutes tracking your drive times and more daryn. james, back to you. randi. found the boy, 9.33 breaking news. the little 2 year-old boy was missing. >> from oakland has been found safe. yeah. michael hamilton abducted 2 nights ago tuesday night at about 08:00pm. we were waiting for a 9.30 press conference with oakland's police chief were on armstrong. >> but in the end they canceled it because of word that the boy was found according to opd. looks like he was brought to the police department east month substation. so the child was brought to authorities this morning all's well, that
this is near all of santa cruz highway at lexington school road and that lexington elementary school is right there as they continue to conduct their search there also looking at the bay bridge. still high wind advisory in place. the meteor lights are on. so the commute into the city has been great under 9 minutes for your drive time. the san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula under 14 minutes for you. there. also a quick look at things here along the richmond, sandra fell bridge...
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this is actually washington college in lexington, virginia, right here. i want you to think about something right now, though, as i get into it. if you're robert e. lee, what would you do after the war? i don't know if there's a right or a wrong answer. i'm just pondering. if you're robert e. lee, what do you do? the state of the college itself is it had been heavily damaged during the war. the library had been scattered. federal soldiers were using some of the buildings as barracks. the college had been kept open as a prep school and only had four professors as faculty. the trustees were meeting on the night of august 4th, 1865 in order to elect a new president. right before the vote a member stood and said he heard mrs. mary lee, daughter of the general, said the south stood to give lee anything he really wanted, which was a way to make an honest living. the idea is shown in the room and a few minutes later lee had been unanimously elected president. quote, then there was a pause and silence prevailed for some moments. the board seemed depressed with th
this is actually washington college in lexington, virginia, right here. i want you to think about something right now, though, as i get into it. if you're robert e. lee, what would you do after the war? i don't know if there's a right or a wrong answer. i'm just pondering. if you're robert e. lee, what do you do? the state of the college itself is it had been heavily damaged during the war. the library had been scattered. federal soldiers were using some of the buildings as barracks. the...
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fighting breaks out at lexington/concord in april, and we talked about that, okay. but what is significant is that fighting spreads to upstate new york, and if we are looking at the map, this is lake champlaine, and at lake champlaine, there is a large british fort cuyahoga, and on may 10th, 1775, a group of american militia led by ethan allen, and benedict arnold seizes fort cuyahoga, because it is filled with cannons and military equipment, and this attack is not authorized for congress, because they are meeting for the first time on this day, and we will pick it up later, and it is authorized by the massachusetts committee of safety and a bunch of angry guys in vermont. they are taking the war to the english. no reason that this should happen, but it does, and over the next couple of days, and we will see the map in a minute that expands on this, and the americans seize a second fort called crown point that we don't have to worry about, but it is in canada and the americans are taking the war to the champlaine valley, and they are taking it to the british and tha
fighting breaks out at lexington/concord in april, and we talked about that, okay. but what is significant is that fighting spreads to upstate new york, and if we are looking at the map, this is lake champlaine, and at lake champlaine, there is a large british fort cuyahoga, and on may 10th, 1775, a group of american militia led by ethan allen, and benedict arnold seizes fort cuyahoga, because it is filled with cannons and military equipment, and this attack is not authorized for congress,...
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seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we're in an all time low and locally we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs and underground aquifers and not just those here in the bay area. we really need a good snow pack. >> because that's 30% of the state's storage. and this year it all sunk into the soil and it didn't run off and it didn't go into the rivers while every drop counts for sure. and welcome as they are. there are worries the much-hyped early storms that caused flooding in other problems. >> could actually distract us from the bigger picture says cremen. >> people have started to say the question i
seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we're in an all time low and locally we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long...
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len ramirez is live at lexington reservoir. inequities drought conditions upon us now, the question facing bay area water districts is how much storage do they have ngdays and what e dointo incr suly in fut half the water in santa clara county comes from him where else, sometimes hundreds of miles away. much of it gets stored in the san luis reservoir near los banos and does not take an expert to see that this year, supplies are running low. >>> the water is usually a peer. that is a nice long walk to go fishing. >> reporter: the water districts above ground reservoirs are about a third of capacity to make matters worse, the district recently had to drain anderson, its largest reservoir, for earthquake retrofitting but underground aquifer levels with a vast majority of the water is stored is healthy, and to keep it that way as we head into drought the water district is planning to import more and in the reserves the store in kern county. >> we're going outside and bind water from our partners and we are also taking water out fr
len ramirez is live at lexington reservoir. inequities drought conditions upon us now, the question facing bay area water districts is how much storage do they have ngdays and what e dointo incr suly in fut half the water in santa clara county comes from him where else, sometimes hundreds of miles away. much of it gets stored in the san luis reservoir near los banos and does not take an expert to see that this year, supplies are running low. >>> the water is usually a peer. that is a...
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kron four's rob fladeboe has the story from lexington. reservoir in the south bay. >> clouds loom over lexington reservoir above los gatos. >> hinting of the first significant rain of the season this weekend. but even the most optimistic weather forecast falls far short of what is needed to ease the drought says valley water vice chairman gary craig money. >> you're going to need huge amount of rains and even one atmospheric river. it is not enough. it's that's a drop in the bucket. seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally. >> we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs an
kron four's rob fladeboe has the story from lexington. reservoir in the south bay. >> clouds loom over lexington reservoir above los gatos. >> hinting of the first significant rain of the season this weekend. but even the most optimistic weather forecast falls far short of what is needed to ease the drought says valley water vice chairman gary craig money. >> you're going to need huge amount of rains and even one atmospheric river. it is not enough. it's that's a drop in the...
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he goes to lexington. one of his generals wrote to the trustees and said it's great you got lee to become president. he can be a great figure head. don't give him any work to do. put him on the letterhead. the trustees became the figure heads. robert e. lee ran the place. he rewrites the curriculum from top to bottom. he sidelines the old classical curriculum and starts bringing in modern subjects. he starts bringing in mechanical engineering. he starts bringing in journalism. he does away with the student code of conduct. he says to all sturnts and he interviews every student who comes to washington college. he says there's no code of conduct here. the only thing we expect of you is that you will behave as a gentleman. doesn't that sound generous? no. you know what that means. that means robert e. lee is the judge, jury and executioner of all student behavior. he takes control of everything in the college and you know the place where he's the best? fund raising. who every thought of robert e. lee as a dev
he goes to lexington. one of his generals wrote to the trustees and said it's great you got lee to become president. he can be a great figure head. don't give him any work to do. put him on the letterhead. the trustees became the figure heads. robert e. lee ran the place. he rewrites the curriculum from top to bottom. he sidelines the old classical curriculum and starts bringing in modern subjects. he starts bringing in mechanical engineering. he starts bringing in journalism. he does away with...
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it's not just the battles of lexington and concord, but it's the day and how people evacuating their houses. you had and women and children and old people going out of their houses into the countryside. you had the minutemen past concord bridge watching the british march past them, not firing on them. they march past them to go to another house to look for artillery. and it wasn't until the british came back on the other side of the bridge that the firing finally took place. so, there was a question about whether they actually wanted to fire on the british. then towards the end of the battle, you had these horrible, horrible bloody incidents closer into boston where the british were massacring people that they cornered. and if people saw that, they would be horrified. if they saw the true story of that entire day, not only would it be exhausting, but they would be horrified. and that's an event that everybody thinks they know everything about. but it's not -- there's so much that's not known about it. and that's just a small microcosm of the entire war. there's just so much -- you co
it's not just the battles of lexington and concord, but it's the day and how people evacuating their houses. you had and women and children and old people going out of their houses into the countryside. you had the minutemen past concord bridge watching the british march past them, not firing on them. they march past them to go to another house to look for artillery. and it wasn't until the british came back on the other side of the bridge that the firing finally took place. so, there was a...
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lexington kentucky, one year before that night in the bar. a house where students live, and the music and laughter and chatter of a birthday party, swelled and ebbed and drifted in and out of the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge party. it was just a low-key party with some good friends they were about to be seniors, the young men who rented place and hosted the party. >> we had a group of guys four guys that got along well. >> they were big men on campus. they played football, the university of kentucky's beloved wildcats. antonio ofarrells with a quarterback. >> in lexington if you play for the cats you were a well-known entity. >> the birthday boy, 21 years old was a true rarity, a wildcat walk-on, no scholarship, no invitation, just showed up, tried out for the team. over three years of hard work he earned a starting position. >> everybody called him a big teddy bear, the great protector of our friends. >> the party was sweet, informal, friends snapped pictures and evening doddled into night. it was after midnight when the party wound down
lexington kentucky, one year before that night in the bar. a house where students live, and the music and laughter and chatter of a birthday party, swelled and ebbed and drifted in and out of the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge party. it was just a low-key party with some good friends they were about to be seniors, the young men who rented place and hosted the party. >> we had a group of guys four guys that got along well. >> they were big men on campus. they played football,...
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and we are seeing delays all the way down to about lexington hills here in oakland. you have an accident along 8.80 southbound just south of market street. so we are seeing delays along 8.80, and is still pretty slow long, 5.80, as well. no accidents. there. but would not recommend taking that as an alternate route daryn. james, back to you. thanks a lot. 20 in national news. the house select committee investigating the january 6 attack on the capitol votes tomorrow to hold former president trump's political adviser steve bannon in contempt of congress. also washington correspondent kellie meyer. >> has the very latest now from dc. >> good morning. the chairman of that committee says bannon has declined to cooperate but fan and believes he doesn't have to disclose the information. the panel wants because he's covered by executive privilege. we just simply louis off california democratic congresswoman lofgren says testimony from steve bannon. >> could help the select committee get to the bottom of what happened on january 6. there was coordination we can already see t
and we are seeing delays all the way down to about lexington hills here in oakland. you have an accident along 8.80 southbound just south of market street. so we are seeing delays along 8.80, and is still pretty slow long, 5.80, as well. no accidents. there. but would not recommend taking that as an alternate route daryn. james, back to you. thanks a lot. 20 in national news. the house select committee investigating the january 6 attack on the capitol votes tomorrow to hold former president...
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lexington, kentucky. one year before that night in the bar. house where students lived and the music and laughter and chatter of over they party drifted in and out of the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge party it was just a lucky party with some friends. >> they were about to be seen years, those who hosted the party. >> it was a group of four guys that looked extremely well. >> there were big man on campus. they played football. the unit first city of kentucky's wildcats. tony -- >> and lexington kentucky, if you played for the cats you are a well-known and city. >> the birthday boy was a true therapy. the wildcats walk on. he had no scholarship or invitation he just showed up and tried out for the team. in over three years of hard work at a starting position. trent natural, gentle giant. >> everyone called him a big teddy bear and he was the protector of all our friends. >> the party was sweet, friends snapped pictures and the night. it was after midnight that the party came down. >> i think we turned in somewhere between eight clock. >> ant
lexington, kentucky. one year before that night in the bar. house where students lived and the music and laughter and chatter of over they party drifted in and out of the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge party it was just a lucky party with some friends. >> they were about to be seen years, those who hosted the party. >> it was a group of four guys that looked extremely well. >> there were big man on campus. they played football. the unit first city of kentucky's...
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lexington, kentucky. one year before that night in the bar. a house where students lived. and the music and laughter and chatter of a birthday party swelled and ebbed and drifted in and out of the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge party. it was just a low-key party with some good friends. >> they were about to be seniors, the young men who'd rented the place, who'd hosted the party. >> we had a group of guys, four guys that got along extremely well. >> they were big men on campus. they played football. the university of kentucky's beloved wildcats. antonio o'ferral was a quarterback. >> in lexington, kentucky if you play for the cats, you're pretty much a well-known entity. >> the birthday boy, 21 years old, was a true rarity, a wildcats walk-on. he had no scholarship, no invitation, he just showed up and tried out for the team. and over three years of hard work he had earned a starting position. >> here we go! >> trent digiuro, gentle giant. >> you know, everybody called him a big teddy bear. he was the great protector of all of our friends. >> the party was sweet, informa
lexington, kentucky. one year before that night in the bar. a house where students lived. and the music and laughter and chatter of a birthday party swelled and ebbed and drifted in and out of the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge party. it was just a low-key party with some good friends. >> they were about to be seniors, the young men who'd rented the place, who'd hosted the party. >> we had a group of guys, four guys that got along extremely well. >> they were big men...
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but at lexington ten people were killed. and more in concord and many more as the british made their way home. so many new englanders, what turned them from this rational calculation of oh no we don't want to pay the sugar tax we don't want to tay the stamp tax and they got rid of the stamp -- and all that. those are kind of rational calculations about how we can get back the good times we had in 1762. what drove those people from what noting to get back to the good old days to wanting to be a separate nation, many, many, many factors of course. but the biggest factor in new england new england is battle at lexington and concord. so that raises the question what's the south's version of the battle of lexington and concord. and i would say the answer to that is dunmore's emancipation proclamation. lord dunmore was the last royal governor of virginia. and in 1775 he was massively out numbered. that is, there were a few whites in virginia who were loyal to the crown. but very few. the vast majority of free people in virginia we
but at lexington ten people were killed. and more in concord and many more as the british made their way home. so many new englanders, what turned them from this rational calculation of oh no we don't want to pay the sugar tax we don't want to tay the stamp tax and they got rid of the stamp -- and all that. those are kind of rational calculations about how we can get back the good times we had in 1762. what drove those people from what noting to get back to the good old days to wanting to be a...
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follows very seriously, he trains the british soldiers that i wounded at lexington and concorde and for it he is canceled. the patriots in a town believe he is now a loyalist. his house is surrounded and he writes an extraordinary letter which i have in my hand, original parchment where he begs for his life saying there are thousands of people that will kill him at any moment. please send a detail of men to bring me to a court-martial so i can reveal the truth acts of what happened. he confides in his true friend joseph warren and albert sherry and they have a court-martial and the facts are revealed. doctor bond is exonerated from fake crimes. he didn't do anything wrong. he didn't help people which he is supposed to do. instead of melting away, not being happy with the situation he decided to fight. he joined the marblehead regiment as a resurgence. doctor bond then goes on to be a company commander and fight through all the major battles of the american revolution which is extraordinary in and of itself and at the battle of trenton when half the regiment goes back to marblehead t
follows very seriously, he trains the british soldiers that i wounded at lexington and concorde and for it he is canceled. the patriots in a town believe he is now a loyalist. his house is surrounded and he writes an extraordinary letter which i have in my hand, original parchment where he begs for his life saying there are thousands of people that will kill him at any moment. please send a detail of men to bring me to a court-martial so i can reveal the truth acts of what happened. he confides...
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. >> even a casual glance at lexington reservoir is enough to tell the story. valley water says it's barely half full and we here in the south bay are now in the midst of another doubt. >> we had been in severe drought. now portions of santa clara county are in extreme drought. >> residents have been cutting water usage by 20% since the last drought. but lack of rain for two straight winters means more needs to be done. >> we're having to go out and buy emergency water from our partners and bring in water from our storage bank in the central valley to make sure we can meet the demand. >> there is something we can do to save water and fight climate change at the same time. >> here is something i can do in my own home. >> stephanie morris says one big step is to replace your lawn with drought tolerant plants. they use a lot less water. >> the majority of water we use in our homes does go to landscaping if we have yards. so there is some say 50%, some say 75%. >> while you are saving water, you can save money, too. valley water offers $2 a square foot to turn your
. >> even a casual glance at lexington reservoir is enough to tell the story. valley water says it's barely half full and we here in the south bay are now in the midst of another doubt. >> we had been in severe drought. now portions of santa clara county are in extreme drought. >> residents have been cutting water usage by 20% since the last drought. but lack of rain for two straight winters means more needs to be done. >> we're having to go out and buy emergency water...
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devin joins us from lexington reservoir with an update on the drought conditions in the south bay. devin? >> reporter: yeah, we're starting to feel some rain as this storm approaches this area. it's tough not to be fooled sometimes by the evidence of your eyes. when the hills go from brown to green, it's easy to get complacent, but the city said the drought not over, and the situations in the reservoirs like the one behind me is still dire and the need to conserve water is an important as ever. the 10 reservoirs in this count are nearly 90% empty. >> the minute we get rain, everybody kind of assumes that we're okay. haven't brent callahan visits lexington reservoir to relax and reflect and said it's abundantly clear the drought not over. >> it seems like such a contrast from when i was kid and we would get a lot more rain it seems like. >> water district officials say no single storm can erase two years of below average rainfall. >> one rainstorm does not end the drought, just like one workout does not make you ripped. >> reporter: the district said that efforts to get people to co
devin joins us from lexington reservoir with an update on the drought conditions in the south bay. devin? >> reporter: yeah, we're starting to feel some rain as this storm approaches this area. it's tough not to be fooled sometimes by the evidence of your eyes. when the hills go from brown to green, it's easy to get complacent, but the city said the drought not over, and the situations in the reservoirs like the one behind me is still dire and the need to conserve water is an important as...
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lexington kentucky. one year before that night in the bar. the house where students live. and the music and laughter and chatter of a birthday party swelled and ebbed and drifted into the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge priority. it's a low-key party with some good friends. >> there are about to be seniors. the young men who rented the place and host of the party. >> we had a group of guys. four guys who got along very well. >> they were big man on campus. they played football. yet the university of kentucky wildcats. antonio olvera was a quarterback. >> in lexington, kentucky, if you play for the catch your pretty much a well-known entity. >> the birthday boy, 21 years old, was a true rarity. a wildcats walk on. he had no invitation. he just showed up and try for the team. >> in over three years of hard work he had already starting position. the gentle giant. >> everybody called him the big teddy bear. he was the group protector of all of our friends. >> the party was sweet and formal. friends snapped pictures and evening got into the night. it was after midnight when th
lexington kentucky. one year before that night in the bar. the house where students live. and the music and laughter and chatter of a birthday party swelled and ebbed and drifted into the evening air. >> it wasn't a huge priority. it's a low-key party with some good friends. >> there are about to be seniors. the young men who rented the place and host of the party. >> we had a group of guys. four guys who got along very well. >> they were big man on campus. they played...
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lexington was 20.2% as of december 1st but we've seen a rise of nearly 25 feet for the lexington reservoir. and we could be doing better in some of our top three largest reservoirs for the state of california. current capacity right now is about 57%, which, of course, the record october 24th storm helped out and december rain and plus the sierra snowpack has also been plentiful. that will definitely bring us a nice boost as well. new year's eve outlook. san francisco, we'll top out at 52. we'll start to drop into the 40s. it's the early morning like 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, we could see temperatures drop into the low 30s. maybe even the 20s for san jose, 52 degrees and long range outlook, we keep rain at times over the next several days but looks like that system is now steering more to the north at least for monday, scott. we'll stay dry at least through the weekend. back to you. >> that's pretty good timing. vianey, thank you. we are both in the office pool for the lottery. can you have the chance to become a millionaire after no one won powerball? still ahead, how much that jackpot grew and wh
lexington was 20.2% as of december 1st but we've seen a rise of nearly 25 feet for the lexington reservoir. and we could be doing better in some of our top three largest reservoirs for the state of california. current capacity right now is about 57%, which, of course, the record october 24th storm helped out and december rain and plus the sierra snowpack has also been plentiful. that will definitely bring us a nice boost as well. new year's eve outlook. san francisco, we'll top out at 52. we'll...