jefferson davis likes bragg, so he goes there. he goes to the headquarters to calm everyone down, to soothe their feelings and convince them everything is going to be fine. then he goes back to richmond. what davis has just done is handed bragg carte blanche to do whatever he wants. what do you think bragg does with all those people who signed that petition? he purges quite a few of them from his army. these were good commanders and he finds a good way to get rid of them. not a really good way to win a war. as the union army gets stronger in chattanooga, he finally break out. you got grant, sherman, fighting joe hooker who lost the battle of chancellorsville. he is there now fighting under grant. what they do, they succeeded masterfully in just blowing bragg's troops off the mountain. it is a shining victory for the union. the one shining light in that story is the man who is a principal character in the story, and his name is patrick claiborne. there is a book written about patrick clayborn, unfortunately for the confederates, he

julian bragg, thank you for joining us from london. at least 24 people have been killed in india as two passenger trains derailed minutes apart on flooded tracks on a bridge. more than 300 people have been rescued. the kamayani express was on its way to mumbai when it came off the tracks, while the janata express was traveling in the operative direction and derailed soon after -- in the opposite direction and derailed soon after. >> midnight horror on the small bridge in harda in india. two trains derailed within minutes of each other. six carriers of the kamayani express traveling to mumbai veered off the track. moments later, for carriers and the -- four carriers and the engine of the janata express derailed. indian authorities blame months of rains for the accident. >> it caved in because of the heavy rains and the soft soil. so it led to the derailment. >> rescuers battle that weather and the darkness to save passengers trapped in the overflowing river below. most of them have now been rescued, and an inquiry is under way. india ha

the owner of the memdo bistro in fort bragg will give away the restaurant to the person who writes theessay. you need to share i would you should be given the restaurant and bar. a panel of three judges will pick a winner. the restaurant's current owner said he wants to give up long hours to focus on his family and the essay contest will be a fun and adventurous way to get it done. you want to something i something? >> i was going to say the most money but for an essay, i might have a shot. >> that does it for us here at 6:00. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. you can watch abc7 news and your favorite abc shows with watch abc. see you tonight. a paid advertisement the followings for time life's video collection. (soft piano music) well, hello. i'm carol burnett and i'm here at cbs in los angeles at studio 33. come on in. (tv show announcer) from television city in hollywood... (jaunty theme music) ♪ ...it's the carol burnett show! (carol burnett) this is the stage where it all began. we shot all 11 seasons of my variety show here. you know, we made so many great memories. but no one has

the owner of the memdo bistro in fort bragg will give away the restaurant to the person who writes thet essay. you need to share i would you should be given the restaurant and bar. a panel of three judges will pick a winner. the restaurant's current owner said he wants to give up long hours to focus on his family and the essay contest will be a fun and adventurous way to get it done. you want to something i something? >> i was going to say the most money but for an essay, i might have a shot. >> that does it for us here at 6:00. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. you can watch abc7 news and your favorite abc shows with watch abc. abc. see you tonight. - [voiceover] coming up today on intelligence for your life a recent study reveals that 2/3 adults now say they would love a do-over for their high school years, and they know exactly what they would change if they could turn back the clock, and take one more shot at their formative years in education. don't miss our high school do-over report. also, today ladies, how do you know if you're just not that into him? what are the signs that the

. >>> 1 soldiers are recovering after being struck by lightning during a training exercise at fort bragg. the strike hit the ground about 20 feet away from where the soldiers from the 82nd airborne were standing wednesday night. eight were treated and released. the other ten went to the hospital. >>> a dramatic rescue on lake michigan. surf so rough, two teenagers got caught up in. the strong rip currents near muskegon. a surfer pulled the 13 and 14-year-old girls from the water with the help of public safety officers. one teen wasn't breathing but is now in stable condition. the waves were as high as seven feet and red flags were posted indicating dangerous swimming conditions. >>> more bad news for cheating spouses another data dump by hackers who breeped the ashley madison on website. information on each user includes their name, age and sexual fantasies. the pentagon now investigating reports that thousands of messages were sent from the military e-mail addresses. extramarital affairs are against military law. >>> new details emerging about former subway spokesman jared foeg. we're n

from fort bragg to seattle will see their fire danger eliminated at least a week by a very wet weather pattern. we will be cooler but not necessarily wetter. vallejo 61. san jose, 62. low 60s everywhere. that low pressure area is inching closer now. this afternoon, didn't get here yet. cloud cover was just to the north and we saw our influence come up from the south. some of you were more uncomfortable today because it was hot and humid. but it is changing. the on shore flow is back. the hot stuff has been shove today the south and east. it is gone. it is gone for a while because the low will sit and spin off the oregon and northern california coastline a while. it feed ins the cooler air. we may see a few rain showers tomorrow morning. let's look at the future cast. there are updates every 30 minutes. here we go. you are looking at it at the same time i am. they say a few drips of rain will make it into san francisco and pacifica and a tenth of an inch of rainfall mainly tomorrow morning up in sonoma county. wouldn't that be nice? a little rainfall to start off the weekend. but the te

it's enhanced the fog bank, drizzle. .05 up in fort bragg. .01 in san francisco. first mesh purable of august so far. we get our first rain of august. it's not much but it clicked the rain game. higher clouds favoring mendocino county more than lake county. that will help the firefighters. the conditions will be cooler. westerly breeze. northwest, west. that's good. west, what about kelseyville? west-northwest. humidity is up. temperatures are down. these are all positives. the wind creates its own issues. the fire has its own weather issues. at least we're getting a little bit of cloud cover and cooler temperatures. there's the low. for this time of year, it's impressive. it's a little bit too ar-- too far away. we get some drizzle. we have another hurricane. guillermo well afarther -- well apart. hilda is stronger and moving in a different path. 90 miles per hour northwest 5. it's expected to weaken rapidly. that's the good news. turn tropical as it heads toward the big island by wednesday down to 45 and then 40 but goes south of the islands. it's feeding on 82-

bragg is getting out of the business after 16 years, and he's selling the restaurant for $100.ut there's a catch. you have to fill out an application form and in 250 words or less, say why you would be the best new owner. send it with a $100 check. the owner is capping the entries at $7500. >> that looks like a nice restaurant. >> lester holt joins us next from new orleans tonight. thanks for joining us. >> bye, folks. >>> tonight, a state of emergency declared in florida as killer tropical storm erika takes aim. the death toll rising in the caribbean. at least a dozen dead. many more missing in widespread flooding and mudslides. >>> desperate journey. a crush of refugees and a deadly exodus by sea with throngs scrambling ashore and by land. with men, women, and children abandoned to die inside a truck. >>> the verdict comes down in the closely watched trial of a former student from an elite prep school accused of raping a freshman as part of a sordid senior tradition. >>> and ten years later we're live from new orleans. a decade after hurricane katrina scarred this great ameri

bragg, reports 16 soldiers were injured by lightning strike. so, let's get right to rob marciano, first, the severe weather you are tracking. >> reporter: lines of strong storms moving across the east. i want to focus on the flash flood warnings through d.c., baltimore, in through philadelphia. into new england overnight. this is probably going to be some problems for the morning commute. >> we saw the headline today, the first official hurricane in the atlantic. >> reporter: 80 miles an hour. look at this image, though. it's a very small storm. it makes it difficult to predict the intensity. the forecast track still brings it into the caribbean late weekend. still too soon to say if it gets to the u.s., but the next three to four weeks, going to be very active. we're getting into primetime for hurricane season. >> rob, thank you. >>> we turn now to former president jimmy carter. tonight, his candor, his provery, talking about where his cancer has spread to and the next stems now. president carter saying at first he thought he had just weeks to

. >> this unidentified fighter braggs... >> on this day al nusra front cut a hand to the west and the americans. somewhere >>> the pentagon's decision to imbed the 54 graduates with division 30, was based on a faulty u.s. intelligence assessment that al nusra was unlikely to attack forces in the north. the official line is that the unexpected is always expect in car. we taj that there's challenges but the idea that we were caught flat-footed by the people kenning people into a war zone is not accurate. >> the u.s.-trained fighters were sent to this area with night vision equipment and laser target designators, allowing them to detect missiles. the night vision helped them to repel the attack. the u.s. trained groups started to deport their post saying they signed up to fight i.s.i.l. not al nusra front. questions have been asked about what appears to have been failure. >> reporter: would you say that the white house is disappointed the president is disappointed. >> we forthright believe that the department of defense has been forthright about the changes that that operation faced. it

she has just completed this past week 96 hours ago her 30th move by driving a u-haul to from fort bragg to fort myer. that is representative of army strong. and most importantly she raised our two wonderful children, our daughter mary margaret and our son peter. and want to thank both of them for their love, to support and their sacrifice throughout so many years. and i'm so proud of the both of them. for it is our children, our children are the real reason that we in uniform all serve. some say it's education, some say it's money or for a variety of other reasons. no. is for others. we serve for others the most importantly, we serve for our children. and as citizens of these united states, we were granted a gift, the most precious gift of all, the gift of freedom. and that is a very, very, very expensive gift. for it is paid for in the sacrifice in the blood from those who came before us. and it is our responsibility, the responsibility of the living to pass that gift along, to pay it forward to the next generation, to the next group of children. and today that gift is being paid for a

the comments i'm getting from fort bragg to nowent shasta -- mount shasta. everybody is saying it's been warm especially on the coast and the water temps are so warm. we do have mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. but the cloud cover is on the increase. this is chad from the excels yoerl district with a pretty picture. beautiful sunrise over the district and sf clear and warm. what's going on at sf? well, the lows are staying really warm in the 60s because the water temps are so warm. yet there are cool lows especially to the north. 40s and 50s a lot of cloud cover on the way. humidity is up, up, up. lows are bouncing off some of the lows. we did have upper 40s and 50s. we're getting mid-50s. it will be a mostly cloudy day. the humidity is high. some sun in the morning but a lot of cloud cover. there is a low wrapping up right there. that's tapping into moisture. some sun if you have to do something, i would do it in the morning. i think by this afternoon, we go cloudy to mostly cloudy. there could be light rain. we don't want the thunderstorms. but we'll t

. >> fort bragg is the most patriotic community, and when somebody is convicted of murder, that justommunity. >> any idea who this would be? >> well, she was getting some strange phone calls. >> don't you give any ideas who it might be. >> i ain't giving no ideas. >> and to defend their son they hired two young lawyers. >> i thought that tim was guilty as all get-out, so i didn't particularly care for tim. but the law school i went to stressed the importance of taking unpopular cases. >> and then days immediately afterwards the news got worse for tim hennis, and he had no alibi and angela hennis was out of town, and in the middle of the night he drug a barrel out this is a hard-working man. now, if juan moreno says, i'll spend a day with you, i need to reimburse him on whatever he loses. that's the standard thing to do. we have never had anyone ever, anyone ever, every question that except susan reed. >> juan moreno had absolutely nothing to gain by making a decision to go public with his story. the biggest newspaper in the state of texas is going to say that he had identified the wr

bragg is getting out of the business after 16 years. it looks like a nice spot. selling his restaurant for $100 and an essay. in 250 words or less, say why you would be the best new owner of this restaurant. send it in with a check for $100 and the owner is capping the entries at 7500. >>> i'm janelle wang, deadly trop eric -- tropical storm erika is moving close and the devastation it has already caused. >> in san francisco where police officers are experimenting with drugs and the chief wants to spread is citywide. the story is coming up. the a a t odruuse onthstrts saa >>> well, there are a lot of drug users on the streets of san francisco. now there is a weapon to fight a fast growing problem which is drug overdoses. that weapon is a nasal spray to reverse a drug overdose in a matter of minutes. chuck is in the city and does it work and will had help here. >> reporter: it should work. and they say it has worked in many other cities and a lot of health clinics like the one behind me here in san francisco are supporting this. the police department and sheriff d

most people in the city do not have ac and i think i have 40 responses from fort bragg to mount shastawn to monteray. this is from karen gm, which is good morning. crazy weather yesterday. 1350 hours, 65, at 1,600 hours, 72 in fidi. >> it sounds like you have a little bit of military background, but, it was crazy weather because of the cloud cover and after that, the temperatures coast bay and inland tended to warm up and they were all about the same. don't do this to me. it got stuck. i think it's stuck. >> what's that, humidity? >> i had to put a quarter in the machine. all right. 53 santa rosa, 63 in novato. 62, napa. the coast is staying rather mild for most. the city is 61 degrees. 63 monterrey, 66. now bodega bay is throwing in the towel, also 63. that is very warm. as our observer again, michael polansky said they're coming up already cooked. >> comedy. it is warm, though out there. now the temperatures yesterday, they cooled off. they cooled off considerably. the humidity was high. lows are running much warmer, sending the temperature trend into the 90s. mostly sunny, higher cl

the here at fort bragg in special operations. god the on your endeavors and families, those of you who are serving our country. guest: amen to that. we represented these widows who during the administration of the bush administration to allow pagans to have their emblem of dstones alla over the country. going backg widows to the korean war, to the vietnam war, and to iraq and afghan and. -- afghanistan. he time the president thatot believe wiccans were a legitimate religion. veteransd to sue the administration to get the amblin for atheists and humanists. we won, we did not even have to go to the full trial because the justice department said we cannot defend this position. once you give emblems of honor , whenryone but one group the one groups come calling, you have to give it to them as well. ist: one issue bring up politicking in churches. what crosses the line? west: the good news is, when complain about politicking in churches, we do not go in gray areas. if somebody stands up in a public and says vote pro-life, that is not

training, she has just completed this past week, 96 hours ago her 30th move by driving to utah from fort bragg two wonderful children. our daughter, mary margaret and her son, peter. i want to thank both of them for their love, support and sacrifice are so many years and i'm so proud of the both of them. it is our children who are the real reason we immune of one all third. some say it's education. i'm say it's money or for a variety of other reasons. no, it is for others. reserve for others and most importantly we serve for our children. a citizen of these united states, we were granted a gift, and the most precious gift of all, the gift of

driving to utah from fort bragg to fort myers and that is representative of army strong. most importantly, she raised our two wonderful children. our daughter, mary margaret and her son, peter. i want to thank both of them for their love, support and sacrifice are so many years and i'm so proud of the both of them. it is our children who are the real reason we immune of one all third. some say it's education. i'm say it's money or for a variety of other reasons. no, it is for others. reserve for others and most importantly we serve for our children. a citizen of these united states, we were granted a gift, and the most precious gift of all, the gift of freedom. and that is a very, very, very expensive gift. ford is paid paid for in the sacrifice and blood from those who came before us and it is our responsibility, there is on stability of the living to pass that gift along and pay it forward to the next generation, to the next group of children. today that gift is being paid for all over the world by soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines and soldiers of the united states

bragg, the home of the 82nd special operations.i wish for all those who protect and serve this great country of ours, god speed on your endeavors and our prayers are with you and your family. america, y'all have a great day. >> thank you. say amen to that, literally, secularly, whatever. we represented at americans united these extraordinary widows in a case involving the refusal temporarily during the bush administration of the veterans administration to allow wickens, pagans to have their emblem of honor on head does the sto -- headstones going back to the korean war, to the vietnam war and to iraq and afghanistan. and for some reason the president at the time did not believe that wickens were a legitimate religion. he said that once on television so all of his underlings said we can't grant to wickens a five-pointed star and a circle and we had to sue the veterans administration in order to get this. humanists had an emblem, atheists had an emblem. when it came to these folks, they said, no, we won't do that. we won. we didn't e

2011 that couple was forced to leave their dog with another family after being transferred from fort braggith him. when they arrived in the united states, zeus was very much alive. >> joining us with the the incredible story that's a little confusing. we need to ask questions. u.s. army chief war officer and his long lost dog zeus. good morning. >> good morning everyone. >> ben, to start with, you went to south korea to serve our nation. you get the call the dog was dead. how is the dog alive now? >> it's a miracle. it's one of those -- we actually left georgia in 2011 and left him with friends of ours in north carolina. getting that call was devastating. we knew deep down inside something didn't seem right. when i got the call saying he was alive, it is a straight miracle. >> what happened? did he escape and they didn't want to tell you? >> honestly, we don't know what the real story is. really at this point, we really don't even care. >> you're just happy he's with you. a good samaritan found him, took him to a shelter. you got the gift of a lifetime. what happened when you answered the

bragg today, that's where they will have access to grief counselling. >>> a brand-new twist in actressustody battle. she filed a federal lawsuit after a new york judge sent her american children to live in mondaco last week. that judge tossed it out the same day. ruggerford and her ex-husband have been fighting for custody since divorcing six years ago. >>> and detroit's annual dream cruise show becomes a nightmare, the prize camaro belonging to the papa johns's care. the thieves still the trailer. two other cars also stolen, a 1976 chevy chevelle and a 1966 core vet. >>> two cyclists cheat death as a semi crashes into the back of a truck. the two men are just a few feet from all that as all that debris is sent flying and they somehow manage to avoid getting hit. getting injured at all. >>> by the way, regarding koala bears, i looked it up, although they are cute, cuddly and baby-like, wild koalas should not be approached and handled, they have sharp clause and teeth and use them as necessary. >> also, teddy bears, you can't count on. ted was vicious with mark wallenberg. >> that was a