there and ips were who was general maxwell taylor? january 1, '96 there were 125,000 american troops in 1966. than there were a year earlier. a year earlier there were 30,000 troops. before that there had been 16,000 advisors. increase.as a gradual president johnson did not want sending ear he was large numbers sew sent troops in announcing 50,000 troops or 75,000 troops there the idea this would be enough and cap and he would limit the war. military on the ground needed more and he would send more. had been involved in policy from the beginning. president kennedy sent taylor to vietnam in 1961 to look at the it wason and taylor said a dire situation and that he didn't believe the government and defend itself americans would have to get involved. more americans sending naval support and more air support. did not, however, elieve that u.s. combat troops should ever be to vietnam. became ambassador to vietnam in 1964. previous ambassador had left to come home to run for president. was sent.ylor while he was there he sent regular telegra

how many troops were there and who was general maxwell taylor? there were perhaps 125,000 american troops in many asin 1966, not as there would be by 1968, but for more than a year earlier when we -- before that, there had been about 16,000 advisors, so there was a gradual increase. president johnson did not want it to appear that he was sending large numbers, so he sent troops and small segments, essentially announcing 50,000 troops here or 75,000 troops there, always with the idea that this would be enough. always the military on the ground needed more, and johnson would have to send more troops. general taylor had been very much involved in american vietnam policy from the beginning. sentdent kennedy had taylor to vietnam in 1961 to look at the situation, and taylor said it was a dire situation, that he did not believe the south vietnamese government could defend itself, that americans would have to get involved. sendingmerican naval support and air support. believetaylor did not that u.s. combat troops should ever be sent to vietnam. he was t

and who was general maxwell taylor. >> by january of 1966 there were perhaps 125,000 american troops in vietnam. not as many as there would be by 1968 but far more than there had been a year earlier, when we had had a year earlier there were approximately 30,000 troops. before that there had been about 16,000 advisors. so it was a gradual increase. president johnson did not want to appear he was sending large number so he sent troops in small segments announcing 50,000 troops here or 75,000 troops there always with the idea this would be enough, this is the cap. always the military on the ground needed more and johnson would have to send more troops. general taylor was very much in american vietnam policy from the beginning. president kennedy had sent taylor to vietnam in 1961 to look at the situation. taylor had said it was a dire situation that he didn't believe the south vietnamese government could defend itself, americans would have to get involved. he saw americans sending more naval support own more air support. general taylor did not, however, as an army general did not believ

evan maxwell had the one-handed jam. the fans want more maxwell. maxwell there to put it home. it's a big night for shawn murry. he had two of his game high 28 points. tray ties the action at 56. the flames go ice-cold. now field goals for l.u. they go down 79. 73. >> we head so many good things about what we are doing maybe we started to believe it and hope for it. >> yeah, incompletion is some thing we have had. than us. we have to get the hunger back. >> they are still the king of high school wrestling. cave springs was second in the three a division. carter looks at some of the area individual state champions. >>reporter: the bees brought home two state titles. reed won his second title. austin defeated ben chapman at 145 for his first state championship. >> it's really uncomparable. it makes me feel amazing about myself. >> i made a commitment to myself. i'm really excited. >>reporter: allen in the state finals for the third straight year won his second title with a

i've given up trying. >> looking up to hearing more take a names column with scott maxwell. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> thank you for joining us for countdown to florida primary. join us for the very latest. sorry, princess, but i usually just paint flowers or butterflies. uh, i don't know what a chemical burn looks like. -here, let me show you! -(gasps) (screaming) (laughing evilly) oh, hey, dylan, i see you got the invitation my mom forced me to send you. i'm only here mackenzie b, because my godlord, golan

stacey: the superintendent of a column maxwell school district has resigned. the school says they received a report, making allegations against him. they have not said with the allegations were. it is unrelated, we are told to yesterday's lockdown. steve: maytag farms in newton is expanding its recall of its famous blue cheese. maytag says it is recalling blue cheese, with the lot number 150482, written on the packaging. this follows a recall earlier this week of cheese with the lot number 150481. it's being recalled because of possible listeria contamination. so far there have been no reports of anyone becoming ill from the cheese. customers can call maytag, at information. stacey: an iowa state basketball star is getting some help to take on the flint water crisis. hy-vee teamed up with monte morris to help the city in a big way. kcci's rose heaphy explains how. roads -- rose: monte morris is from flint. this past week he spoke out, asking for people to help and donate. his passion inspired hy-vee's ceo, and that's when the wheels started turning. thursday m

live in maxwell, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: new at 5:00 :00 major , changes to iowa's medical cannabis billl. lawmakers introduced a pared-down bill this afternoon, replacing 4 manufacturing sites and 12 dispensaries, with just 2 facilities to handle both jobs. the new version also drops the number of medical conditions eligible for the drug from 11 to 3. the republican senator who introduced the bill says the changes are necessary for it to have a chance of becoming law. also at the statehouse the fight , against a common practice that impacts victims of domestic violence. the iowa coalition against domestic violence is pushing a for property owners to evict tenants if they call the police. advocates say it's a common practice to write the rule into rental agreements in an effort to clean-up areas of high crime, but it also deters people from calling 911 when they really need help. >> we think that all citizens have the right to call police , but especially, this disproportionately has an impact on victims of domestic v

still ahead, the rising star out of the political pack, scott maxwell not hold back. he picks the week's winners and marco rubio tweeting the bottom line i am the conservative who democrats fear most. what a difference a week makes. everyone from the analysts to the candidates learned a lot of lessons coming out of orlando. scott maxwell joins us to talk about it. always good to see you. let's start with this. the lessons learned from iowa, what do we take away from the caucuses? >> one thing we learned is that the polls are often not right. i think most interesting thing, most people saw was that trump finished second. this is a guy -- i'm going to submit that will be a problem for him. the number one thing this guy has going for him is his winningness if you will, and right now by his own definition he's a loser. and he's going to -- i don't think he sells well from that position from coming from behind. i think he's going to have to change things fast. that's probably the biggest headline. but i can tell you it was pretty big week, one really good, one bad for our

kim: only people with special permission were allowed in or out of the collins-maxwell schools this morning. principal of the high school and middle school, jordan nelson says a parent walked into the school shortly after 8:00, got in his face and made verbal threats. >> i was just kinda dared to say anything else and that was the end of the conversation. kim: he says no weapon was involved. >> we didn't fear at any time for any student of staff or anything like that. we just wanted to make sure we're safe and the kids enough -- kids do not have to worry -- day as normal as possible. kim: nelson believes the parent, whose name has not been released, was upset about a minor incident on the bus yesterday. the parent then headed for the elementary school, about 6 miles east in collins, triggering a district-wide lockdown. >> we obviously don't mind parents coming into the building. it is a public school but we just don't want these kind of actions to be taken. we don't want parents to be beligerent and using bad language, especially when there's children around. kim: the district sent this let

every door was locked at all collins-maxwell schools today. only people with special permission were allowed to enter or exit. principal of the high school and middle school, jordan nelson, says the parent walked in the building shortly after 8:00 and was acting beligerent, cursing in front of students, and threatened 4 staff members. nelson believes the parent, whose name has not been released, was upset over an incident on the bus yesterday. school officials decided to do a district-wide lockdown after learning the parent was heading for the elementary school after leaving the high school. the district sent this letter to parents, saying in part "no danger while they are in our buildings." the locked down and around noon after the district says the suspect was arrested. >> normally, we don't mind parents coming into the building. we just don't want these kind of actions to be taken, we don't want parents to be belligerent, using bad language, especially when there is children around. kim: i also learned today that the superintendent was just

war in early it was both proponents and supporters of the war, people like dean rusk and general maxwell taylor, and opponents like general gavin.

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school officials say the collins-maxwell high school and middle school were put on lockdown after the call was made this morning. ortan haywood allegedly made threats to several staff members. the lockdown was lifted this afternoon... after haywood was arrested by police on a warrant out of texas. additional charges will likely be filed. nearly six months later ... west des moines police have finally made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run case . early in the morning of august 23rd of last year, daulton holly was hit andd killed while walking along raccoon river drive when he was and killed. after months of forensic testing police positively identified the vehicle that hit him ... and now have arrested the driver of that yesterday 37-year old ronald hauser of van meter surrounded to police. he is charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death and o-w-i. police say the wait was worth it to ensure they had the right man. 30:36 a long investigation, a lot of detail to it, a lot of forensic evidence that the iowa dci lab assisted with 30:48 and

don't worry because it is his stylist brandon maxwell. and we have a break down of gaga's bowie transformation. >> youras off the hook yesterday, gaga. >> we're so proud of you! proving she may be the best ying 3,000 miles for brandon' show. >> he spent last night with me for something that meant so much to and i flew in with him to make ew that i was here to support him. i love him so much. >> brandon maxwell used to be the assistant to the original evolved with her and did the meat dress and her early looks. but as brandon transitioned into becoming her full-time stylist all that old hollywood, tony at is brandon. they are best friends. if you have someone who sees you naked that much every single day, you have a close relationship. all ever. he is just so focused and makes everything he does great. >> brandon helped fashion gaga's mark jacob's style on the red carpet. all the ziggy is sewn on to the front. bowie look. the sketches approved by lady gaga herself in new york that's when it all started. d to paris to the best salon in the

mohler was a junior at collins- maxwell high school. services for mohler will be held at the maxwell community center on wednesday. visitation begins at four... followed by his funeral at seven. a truck driver was killed in a rollover accident this morning that shutdown intersate 35 for hours. the crashed happened on northbound i-35 ... just south of of cumming ... around four o-clock this morning. the driver of the truck was killed in the crash. the state patrol still hasn't released the driver's name. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. the interstate was shut down for nearly three hours this morning. the iowa state patrol says no crash in eastern iowa yesterday. troopers say it started small with three cars colliding on the icy road near west branch. then two more crash ... then 29 others. three people suffered minor injuries in the 34 car pileup. mlk boulevard was closed for more than an hour this morning after a garbage truck hit a light pole ... causing it to fall across the road. no one was injured in the crash.

we're still here in maxwell gathering more information.

brandon maxwell used to be stylist who was with gaga and evolved with her and did the meat dress and her early looks. but as brandon transitioned into becoming her full-time stylist all that old hollywood, tony bennett, that is brandon. they are best friends. if you have someone who sees you naked that much every single day, you have a close relationship. >> he doesn't drop the ball ever. he is just so focused and makes everything he does great. >> brandon helped fashion gag's carpet. bowie look. the sketches approved by lady gaga herself in new york that's when it all started. the dress was done, shipped to paris to the salon in the world where embellishment and feathers and everything was on it. then shipped back to new york for finishing touches. los angeles. i have to say they were literally sewing and fitting >> next question is, what do you wear to the oscars? brandon's fashion week show gives us a clue, lots of strapless. style of the hips. all modern and chic. >> can you believe 12 days away, i don't know, i think you know, she is alegend. i think she will be. there she is. p

in newton, stephanie maxwell, >>> you can go to wsoctv.com. we have posted all that information inside of stephanie's story. you can look for it's on the family page. >> we have just received a statement from the chief security office at uber. they confirmed that jason dalton, the man police say went on a shooting spree in kalamazoo was a driver for them. we are horrified and outbreak ken of the violence in kalamazoo, michigan. our hearts and prayers are with the families and those recovering from injuries. we have reached out to the police to help with their investigation in any way that we can. also, they said dalton did pass a background check. >>> we will continue following that story and have much more >>> you can see it is >>> all of that fog moved out, but now we're looking out for rain across the area. >> that is right. rain moving in tonight mountains and a threat for the shower area. if you're going for a walk or run this afternoon, it is a nice day for it, but keep your eyes to the skies around 5:00, 6:00. that is when light rain co

i love him so much. >> brandon maxwell used to be the assistant to the original stylist who was with gaga and evolved with her and did the meat dress and her early looks. but as brandon transitioned into becoming her full-time stylist all that old hollywood, tony bennett, that is brandon. they are best friends. naked that much every single day, you have a close relationship. >> he doesn't drop the ball ever. he is just so focused and makes everything he does great. >> brandon helped fashion gaga's mark jacob's style on the red carpet. all the ziggy stardust applique is sewn on to the front. >> here is the story with the bowie look. the sketches approved by lady gaga herself in new york that's when it all started. the dress was done, shipped to paris to the best salon in the world where embellishment and feathers and everything was put on it. then shipped back to new york for finishing to on a plane for final fittings in los angeles. i have to say they w literally sewing and fitting hours before the grammys. >> next question is, what do you wear to the oscars? brandon's fashion week s

. >> i'm stephanie maxwell. it happened in old park road in maiden in catawba county late last night not far from business 321. they got a call about a man inside the house and cut himself. when officers arrived. elijah jackson had cut himself and was covered in blood and holding a knife. when they told jackson to drop at them so they shot and killed them. two officers are on paid administrative leave. >>> students getting a late start because of cold temperatures. >> for the first time this week, watauga and avery county are going back but on a two delay. ashe county schools are on a normal schedule but with limited bus routes. keith monday will tell us how long this cold spell will last. >> you have the worst of it. it is coming our way as we head into the weekend. west. it will bring more snow chances in as we widen our morning to the late day hours. it is barely hitting the ground but there may be a few flakes that fly in the high country. as the day goes on, even charlotte may see a few snow flakes passing

. >> i'm stephanie maxwell. we'll get to the stories in just mountains to delay classes. avery appeared watauga county schools will start later than usual. watauga is on a three-hour delay, avery is on a two delay. >> keith monday is with us tracking the potential snow and the potential for a weekend warm up. >> the wind will be more of the story than the snow. we won't see much more accumulation adding up. the winds are gusting at 40 miles an hour so combine that with snow covered roads, you'll have tough travel in the mountains. foothills have a breeze in morganton and hickory and lighter wind showing up in charlotte. colder morning. most of us are hovering near the upper 30s. 37, 35 in albemarle. the mountains are below freezing to start the day. we see plenty of sunshine. less win overall. it will be a cooler day. mid-50's yesterday, low 50s today. >>> we're in the breaking news center now. has made overnight restoring power across charlotte. right now there are quite a few outages. 847 customers without power in mecklenburg county alone but that is down significantly

the family is also suing prince george's county board of education ceo kevin maxwell. disturbing details from this lawsuit carraway told victims they would be club to helper swayed them to engage in sexual act on camera and on campus. the nine year victim's uncle discovered inappropriate messages between carraway and the victim including pictures and more on the victim's cell phone. the lawsuit says the victim uncle contacted at the school as administration including the principal, met with them last thursday after that meeting principal gymnasium reportedly told the victim's country to come back the next day store another meeting instead he called police that night. >> i could say we removed the parenthesis pal out of abundance of caution when people say things to us we don't necessarily have to wait until the entire answer is out. we can you know take proactive steps. >> reporter: lawsuit maintains that woods elementary school principal michelle williams took no action. school officials were asked about this lawsuit at a news conference tonight, they say that they ha

(gfx out)(sot maxwell) 10:06:40 there's lots of issues that affect kiki: the environment, education, the economy, safety, health. **// that's one of the reasons i really like my job, is i get to tell other kids about that. **(vo of maxwell writing with pen and pad) scholastic has had a volunteer kids press corps since 2000. since then, the job has evolved. 10:24:23 interested in?ey're juggling the multi-sking demands of campaign coverage -- shooting videos, taking notes on iphones, and of course, tending to their twitter feeds (< https://twitter. com/kidspressgracie>) (can use gracie wood vo here)...as for making political predictions, kaitlin has seen enough of thik cycle not to. 12:17:41 (who will win) i think it's just a level playing field right now and we'll find out tuesday night * cub reporters... making civics class ...look like childs play. jg cbs news, wauhington. it's now on this morning. morning.and if you're in it's degrees. degrees.after the break...the newest way you can get involved protecting people in the midwest from one of the most dangerous epidemics in welcome b

news e conference tonight, they sayy that they have not seen the lawsuit and therefore, ceo kevin maxwell, said that he had no comment. we're told there is a meetingeei for parents at the schoolool tomorrow at 6:00.:00 tisha lewis fox 5 local news. >> all right will the take eigh out site it is dangerously cold out there. temperatures have dropped into the 20s in d.c. and wind chills, well, it feels like its the teens sue palka standing by.. sue arctic blast just a taste oo what's to come. >>> that's right, shawn we're trying to get you ready for it. anothe arctic air roles into townnto friday night and remains througi thens weekend. it's hard to take out there. you want to have layers handy for tomorrow. make sure the kids are bundled up as well. a check of temperatures at 11:00 already down to 21 at gaithersburg.ga 26 for washington, 24 of dulles, 22 or martinsburg. wind chills, yes they are mighte he tea hard to take tonight.onig down to single digits. nine in, gaithersburg ten.n. winds have gotten better withett lighter winds we are going to see wind chills in the teen. we do have adv

in charlotte stephanie maxwell, channel 9 eyewitness news. parents have until monday to fill out a survey to share their thoughts and opinions on this process. we posted a link for you at wsoctv.com just role is over news, click on latest links. >>> a florida teen accused of posing as a doctor is speaking out. >> have you had training? >> i have. i have shadowed many doctors. >> the reason he claims he never lied to patients. >>> plus we're in raleigh for emergency talks that could the huge changes being >>> right now north carolina lawmakers are holding an emergency session that could impact your vote next month. if they don't redraw districts, the congressional primary can't even happen. eyewitness news reporter jim bradley just stepped out of a special meeting in raleigh to break down the changes they're considering. >> the legislature wasn't supposed to go back into session until later this spring. the government asked for a special session to vote on redistricting maps that the federal judges said are unconstitutional and needed to be re

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maxwell and dr. allen. when we come back, we're going to change gears, but it's been an awesome topic dealing with heart health. way are appreciate i can't tiff of the ising 1:00 health association for helping us with that. >> i want to tell you about the political party called the american party of south carolina. and you guys want to hear about it. so stay tuned. >> p i'm lee wilson, candidate approve this message. which >>> welcome back. and switching gears to talk about the american party of south carolina, an alternative to what you we are used to. the former columbia college, former state superintendent of education. you guys thank you so very much. you have office back there. >> the governor of task force. the republican nomination on his second term. >> that is right. you guys have a vision for a new political party and tell bryan and i why. >> both of us had this political experience. we both ran in 2007 f. i ran for governor. i have ran for secretary of education. i was the last democrat to be ele

. >> i'm stephanie maxwell. >> i'm john paul. we want to let you know, there are several schools closed across nine counties including alexander. ashe. avery, burkery. caldwell, catawba, and watauga county schools. there are six counties with two delays. we posted the full list on our website, wsoctv.com. you can see the closings and delays at bottom of your screen and they will be throughout the morning. >> we have team coverage of weather moving into our area. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live in blowing rock where the winter storm dumped snow and meteorologist keith monday is in severe weather center 9 using futurecast to show us how the system will move through the area this all depends on where you are. >> yeah, the further north you live, mountains, foothills, you'll have rough weather. in charlotte it is very quiet this morning. all of the moisture is up to the north. the stream of moisture to the the northern counties. as we look closer to live early warning doppler 9. other than a few flakes making their way int

stephanie maxwell channel 19 eyewitness new -- channel 9 eyewitness news. posted at website website. just look for those pictures family page. >>> next meorologist vicki hey, guys, it's annie.now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially whenit comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day lowprices, saving money while keeping thepantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, the total at walmart beat thatof bi-lo. charlotte, the total amountsaved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $24.37 on this week's groceries -that's 20%. so head to walmart and seewhat you every >>> it's cold right now but we are looking out for wintery precipitation to come as well. >> mid 30s today at best. we already have a winter storm watch in effect in charlotte. however as we had toward tomorrow morning, that is when we will keep the threat for snow and ice. we'll have more at 6:00. >> thank you. thank you for joining us this midday. 6:00 for more news, weather, 6:00 that feeling. you know the one. that "

i asked collins-maxwell school officials about the bus incident and whether there have been any others issues with the driver, but was told they can't comment because it's a personnel matter. >> we haven't been informed of anything, so once we are informed, we'll do what we need to do on our end. kim: this concerned mother of 4 is willing to home school her children so long as that driver is still behind the wheel. >> anything it takes to protect my children, i'm gonna do it. >> i love you. kim: i'm told the bus did have a camera on it, but it doesn't -- was not working. alena just got out of meeting with school officials and police this afternoon. she tells me the bus driver will not be fired, but the driver's son will not longer ride the bus. stacey: we are waiting to learn more about collins maxwell superintendent, jason ellingson. he was put on paid leave this week. the school board held a special closed door meeting this afternoon. they're expected to release more information at 5:30 today. iowans all over the state to get outside this weekend. yes it will and many of us will , he

the collins-maxwell school district is looking for a new superintendent this morning. district officials say jason ellingson resigned thursday, effective immediately. earlier this week, the district received a report making allegations against ellingson. the nature of those allegations has not been released. elizabeth: after a fire at jefferson's pizza ranch last month, investigators are turning their attention to the manager. melinda wood admitted to stealing more than $12,000 from her old job at the jefferson subway. a search warrant was issued for text messages on wood's cell phone at the time of the pizza ranch fire. after an investigation officials determined the fire was intentionally set. we spoke with wood thursday, and >> i was upset because they brought up my past. everybody in town automatically thinks i did it because of my past. i know that i didn't do it, that i'm innocent. elizabeth: wood says she hasn't been fired and she is still the manager at the pizza ranch. police interviewed wood the day after the fire and released her. eric: a woman victimized by

a maxwell mother says the school bus driver assaulted the parent's son and her own daughter. eric: alena mcguire tells us she spoke with the elementary school principal tuesday after the alleged incident happened, but they did nothing. that's why she wants to press charges. kcci's kim st. onge has the details. >> what are you drawing? >> a circle. >> a circle? kim: alena mcguire's 4 daughters are all home from school today. >> careful. way. kim: she says they aren't going back until the bus driver is >> to allow somebody to drive these students home that's going to get physical with them and allow her son to beat on them and then not do anything about it, it is a huge deal. kim: 10-year-old alivia hickman was on the bus tuesday and says she watched as the driver's son punched ortan haywood's son. when other students stepped in to help, that's when alivia says the driver turned on her. >> she wrapped her arm around my mouth. kim: the driver also allegedly assaulted or tan's son. >> kept on hitting him, pushing him down into the seat, kind of like hitting him in the back of his

i'm stephanie maxwell. >> and i'm john paul. there is a burger king in sals biry on -- salisbury on on fire. meteorologist keith monday is with us coming off of a gorgeous weekend. >> it is fan task yivenlth maybe a little bit today with temperatures warmer than yesterday. it is breezy out there. winds at 35 times up in jefferson. we may find a few sprinkles in the mountains this morning. there is a cold front coming through today but it will have no impact on our temperatures today but it will as we head through the later part of this week. 53 out the door this morning. low 50s can be found into the mountains. everybody off to a warm start talk about the cool down and a rain chance coming your way into tomorrow. >>> we begin from the breaking news center this morning. police telling channel 9 1 person was killed in a hit-and-run crash about two hours ago. eyewitness news reporter eye angela hong is live where it happened and police have the roads closed in both directions. >>reporter:. stephanie, that's right. central avenue be

stephanie maxwell, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> for applies of local community colleges that still offer stafford loans go to wsoctv.com. click the 9 investigates tab and look for stephanie's report. >>> if you spent any time outside today, you felt the cold. our chief meteorologist steve udelson is tracking the fall in temperatures. >> now with the sun down, we're going to see temperatures accelerate down. we're down to 33 in charlotte. monroe, 32 in lancaster. 36 the warm spot in wanes borrow. 31, below freezing in in statesville. climb up 321 toward lenoir. it's down to 27. mid teens in boone and jefferson and banner elk. the highest spot on the map, the coldest spot at 5 degrees now. windchill -5. forecast this evening, bundle up, there's no excuse not to cover as much as you possibly can. because that's what can get you into trouble. temperatures in the upper 20s through 9:00. tomorrow morning, forecasting a low of 19 in charlotte. tomorrow's record thankfully is safe. it's is it t degrees. it's 12 degrees. set back in 1885. the average low this time of year is freezing. as i