in fact when he blockaded charleston harbor he had the entire city under his thumb. he captured five ships. he had four ships himself. he had about 400 pirates and all he asked for was a medicine chest instead of asking for money or ransom. he stole some money from some of the ships that he was he had out in the water, but he asked for a medicine chest and the thinking is that a lot of his men probably got syphilis or some venereal disease and the medicine chest had mercury and some things that he could treat it with now the other argument is if he had gone in an attack, charleston. he probably would have been destroyed. i mean because there are enough people in charleston and there were enough cannons and they're enough guns that it wouldn't have been easy to take over charleston, but i am surprised that he didn't ask for some serious money because the governor was scared to death of what was going to happen because his reputation preceded him, but he didn't well, it's edge to you here in frank spark. is it not true that perhaps his main nemesis was a person associa

over charleston.but i am surprised he didn't ask for serious money because the governor was scared to death what was going to happen because his reputation preceded him. but he didn't. >> it is interesting, is it not true that perhaps his main nemesis was a person associated with this era, that is governor spots worth. did he go -- >> yeah. he's the guy, the impetus behind the final den youment of black beard in listing the naval officers and their ships to get wim at thatch's hole at ocracoke island. one of the things that's fun, i have my facebook parges i talk about books, and history and nature and whatever is of interest. a lot of people that read my books follow the page. one guy, i can't remember his name maw but he's a direct descend aptd of spotswood and he added information for me that i didn't know. he's an interesting character and books have been written about him. yes. >> we are pretty much out of time. we will conclude tonight's program with many thanks for eric for tonight's presentati

charleston, south carolina.has been battered by an endless parade of floods due to sea level rise. some desperate homeowners have resorted to raising their homes by several feet. >> in the next 50 years, we'll see another two to three feet of sea level rise. the water is our greatest asset ando lenge. >> reporter: so the city is raising large parts of its existing sea wall, and the army corps of engineers says charleston should build another eight miles of wall. the city estimates $3 billion in climate change costs. can you raise taxes high enough to cover these costs? >> it's like every project, you have to look underneath every rock. >> reporter: underneath one of those rocks is fossil fuel companies, two are major contributors to climate change. charleston is one of more than two dozen cities, counties and states that are suing these companies, including exxonmobil, shell, chevron, bp, and conoco phillips. >> i feel if you contributed to the problem, that you should contribute to the solution. >> so in some w

in fact, when he blockaded charleston harbor, he had the entire city under his thumb. he captured five ships. he had four ships himself. he had 400 pirates. all he asked for was a medicine chest instead of asking for money or ransom. he stole some money from some of the ships he was -- he had out in the water. but he asked for a medicine chest. the thinking is that a lot of his men probably got syphilis or some disease. the medicine chest had mercury and some things he could treat it with. the other argument is, if he had attacked charleston, he probably would have been destroyed. there were enough people in char charlston and guns. i am surprised he didn't ask for serious money. the governor was scared to death of what was going to happen. his reputation preceded him. but he didn't. >> it's interesting, you are here. is it not true that perhaps his nemesis was a person associated with this area, governor spotsworth. >> he is the impetus behind enlisting the british naval ships to get him. he was a fascinating guy. one of the things that's fun is -- i have a facebook p

bullets sent people running for cover in north charleston on monday evening. one of two shootings near the ballpark that night. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: authorities in north charleston, south carolina, are sharing this disturbing cell phone video recorded by the father of the young boy who was pitching at this youth baseball game monday night. [ sound of gunfire ] at first, the kids and their parents and coaches weren't sure what was happening, but when they realized this was gunfire, you see some of the kids running to their parents and one of the coaches trying to get his players to drop to the ground. the shooting was in a parking lot and had nothing to do with the baseball games nearby. police say a large group of young people pulled in, and then a fistfight turned into a gunfight. parents say it sounded like between 50 and 75 bullets. >> this was not somebody walking into a mall and just start shooting. this is people that had a beef with each other and decided to settle it. >> reporter: police say they recovered three firearms from the s

mayor of charleston, south carolina. due to sea level rise. some desperate homeowners have resorted to raising their homes by several feet. >> in the next 50 years, we'll see another two to three of sea level rise. >> reporter: so the city is raising large parts of its existing sea wall, and the army corps of engineers says charleston should build another eight miles of wall. the city expects an estimated $3 billion in climate change-related costs.nosets >> youavto lorr: underneath one of the rocks are the fossil fuel countries, whose carbon emissions from coal, oil and gas, study after study have shown are major contributors to climate change. charleston is more than two dozen cities, counties, and states that are suing these companies, including exxon-mobil, shell, chevron, b.p., and philips. >> i feel if you contributed to the problem, you should considerate to the solution. >> reporter: so in some ways it is a bit of a money grab? >> well, to the extent they participated in what created this need, it is a money grab

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i would tell me about the home or is the town to charleston for his life. so he is definitely not the 1st to try and persuade to do something. i was absent this at the beginning that this will go nowhere put in is a no move now to change anything in his policy with regards to austin, oscar, and chance, or before this meeting said he was going to build bridges. germany has tried the strategy for years with russia and clearly a gross misconduct calculation. it hadn't stopped putting from attacking his neighbors. what was vienna trying to achieve with this trip? knowing that engagement has not worked well. and 1st of all, or 3 peddling dependence on russian oil and the chocolate said that any, any you sanctions will do apart from stopping or parts. and margaret essentially, secondly, very close ties between the banking sector on, on the 2 countries, including authors biggest bank, right. by some bank we just got prominence in russian which has been suspected. if you're times of, let's see, being too cozy with a crime and, and i think that this, this only pushe

the charleston east campus is to the left. last year we showed you this warehouse where google is experimenting with interior configurations for workers that include movable walls, even inflatable ones. they are expected to move in next year. >>> amazon's imdb tv is getting a new name. it will be called amazon freevee. it's designed to better reflect the free nature of the service. amazon plays both sides of the streaming market. this is the free one that includes commercials. the prime video service has a monthly subscription of either $9 or $15. >>> becoming a victim of theft something you usually want to forget. >> it is especially important at tax time. >> if someone breaks into your home or car you might be able to deduct your losses on your income tax form. there are rules and restrictions. so ask a tax pro. look it up in your tax software or check it out with the irs. let us know if you have a consumer complaint at 888-996-tips. >>> former president obama is making our climate in crisis a focus of his post presidency. h

shooting in columbia, south carolina and another at a south carolina nightclub about 80 miles west of charleston in the daylight, pittsburgh detectives get a better look at the damage, the rental space littered with bullet holes and broken glass airbnb banning the renter for life, saying we share the pittsburgh community's outrage regarding this tragic gun violence. we hope the people responsible for this bloodshed will be found quickly. >> i've said that many times before too this is all of us. we all have to work together. >> reporter: violence and sadness falling on what many celebrate as a time of hope catie beck, nbc news >>> it's been a violent weekend overseas in the middle east too new clashes and protests erupted in jerusalem as holidays for the three major religions converged. the violence fueling fears of even more bloodshed to come. josh lederman has more >> reporter: with tens of thousands flocking to jerusalem on this easter passover and ramadan holiday, fresh violence in the old city these fireworks set off not in celebration, but in protest. some fired from inside the revered al

, and you could be in the northern port in a matter of days, and even someplace as far south as charleston or savannah, and underground railroad escapes over the water were important, and were never talked about. almost all the successful escapes from the far south happened from the coast and happened using vessels along the salted water underground railroad. here's a publication that came out in 1898. in the 19th century when the u.s. was still very much focussed on its sea borne economy, this is william sebert's book, it shows these escape routes happening by water from the far south and go into new england. i want to talk a little bit about where this project came from. the book grew out of the series of national endowment for the humanities workshop for teachers, kindergarten to 12th grade teachers that happened in new bedford during the years of 2011, 2013 and 2015, and we will do it again this summer. we were refunded. this is a workshop proposed by the president of the historical society, leigh blake, and she said let's focus on this as a turning point on the underground railroad, a

year-old died last month, playing with a gun that fired while streaming on instagram live back in charleston, families shocked but persevering. i know you said you were shaking after it happened. do you feel comfortable playing again? >> yeah. >> quwe're literally at the baseball field every day this could have happened anywhere >> scary story there >>> still to come on "early today," will stocks rebound from yesterday's mass selloff we'll look into the crystal ball >>> and raising pay on the runway the big changes in store for delta flight attendants. re for delta flight attendants. inflammation in your eye might be to blame. time for ache and burn! over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those'll probably pass by me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. xiidra? no! it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is approved to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. don't use if you're allergic to xiidra. common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when appli

tomorrow it is 21 million people as this shifts into the southeast, macon, montgomery, mobile, charleston as we move into wednesday, atlanta is in part of the mix now. wind gusts of 60 miles per hour, and tornadoes possible from nashville to jacksonville thursday it moves offshore, but still, 8 million people at risk rainfall amounts some places picking up up to two inches of rain per hour in the southeast. locally upwards of four inches of rain. but what we're mos worried about tonight into tomorrow, lester, the nocturnal tornadoes. >> al, thanks. >>> a major new u.n. climate report is out tonight with a blunt warning. it's now or never fo the world to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions as we face the prospect of an unlivable earth. anne thompson with details now. >> reporter: the u.n. says there is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change previewed by last year's wildfires and hurricanes but we have to move fast >> the jury has reached a verdict. and it is damning. >> reporter: the u.n. road map to avoid disaster says we must stop increasing greenhouse gas emissio

stream and you could be in a northern port in a matter of days even from some places far south as charleston or savannah so underground railroad escapes over water. were a very important component of this underground railroad story and yet they're almost never talked about. almost all of the successful escapes from the far south. happened from the coast and they happened using vessels along the saltwater, underground railroad. so i'm going to advance here's a here's a publication that came out in 1898 in the 19th century when the us was still very much focused on its seaborn economy the importance of the maritime underground railroad was very important and and very sorry was very well known to scholars in the 19th century. you're dealing with the underground railroad. so this is william siebert's book one of the very first sort of academic books that comes out about the underground railroad. it's published in 1898 and it shows the underground railroad as being mainly networks that happened in the north but it also shows these these escape routes happening by water from the far south and goin

it was not a random attack and a second shooting, gunfire at a club in hampton county, west of charlestonst nine people injured. and the department of agriculture has now detected cases of aveion flu in at least 29 states. affecting mostly chickens, causing egg prices to soar. and still to come on pbs news weekend, students at a school in rural new mexico we athletic on the war in ukraine and jackie robinson's legacy in baseball and bond. 75 years after his major league debut. >> this is pbs news weekend from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on witness -- pbs. geoff: this week president biden will travel to portland and seattle in his first visit to the pacific northwest as president. the white house says his visit will center on his efforts to address inflation as americans see skyrocketing pricings on everything from groceries to gas. for more on how the white house is trying to fight inflation and what it means politely, i spoke with our reporter and special correspondent. the year of year inflation rate is now at 8.5%. the highest since december 1981. i

north charleston police say a big group of teenagers started shooting at each other and in nearby parking after a fist fight escalated. thankfully, no injuries were reported. there. >> all right. still ahead, a russian official warning the west to stop arming ukraine or risk world war. 3 will have a live report from washington on (music throughout) this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >> the u.s. and uk are investigating reports that russian forces used chemical weapons against ukrainians in the besieged port city of mariupol new satellite images show the destruction at a steel plant where 2000 ukrainian fighters are keeping russian troops at bay. an estimated 1000 civilians are shelt

other areas of concern will be savannah to charleston definitely isolated totals upwards of 3 to 5 inches and a soaking rain early today in the northeast and clears out in the afternoon and then another caro. a soaking rain in the northeast and also some rainy weather moving into the ohio valley. and it's snowing this morning in minnesota once again, guys, too, so we've got a little bit of everything >> it's crazy. all right, bill, thank you >>> still to come early this morning as we mentioned those arrests in the sacramento ooting >>> a red fox was cornered on capitol hill every night. right after dinner. definitely after meatloaf. like clockwork. do it! run your dishwasher with cascade platinum and save water. did you know an energy star certified dishwasher uses less than four gallons per cycle? while a running sink uses that, every two minutes. that means even small loads can save water. so why not do it? run your dishwasher every night with cascade platinum. the surprising way to save water. does your plug-in fade too fast? try febreze fade defy plug. it has built-in technology to di

>> what you hear there was gunfire breaking out in the middle of a youth baseball game in north charlestond parents were running for cover. one coach was trying to get kids to drop to the ground, police say the shots came from the parking lot after teenagers got into a fight. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. >>> a new mission to space making history this morning, and it's all because of the astronaut who is on board. here's abc's derricke dennis. >> reporter: this morning, a history making mission to space. >> and liftoff. godspeed. >> reporter: three american astronauts and one european cruising at 17,500 miles per hour to the international space station. one of the nasa astronauts is 33-year-old jessica watkins who will become the first black woman to live on the space station for a long-term mission. she'll also become the first black woman to perform a space walk. >> i think part of it is really just kind of the logistics of timing. but i also think maybe it is reflective or indicative of maybe a more systemic kind of issue we are seeing in our co

i think maybe some people who are more inclined on business in the charleston speech that relatively well, it's clear that the offer that was ultimately made and exceeded the share price or the presence rate such that it was a very attractive big even after the twitter board or you can tell the toys li, just last week, and any kind of attempts to stay or towards your claim, that was just an offer that was simply too good for twitter to refuse in the end. well, it's interesting to, to, was due to because it's 1st called results this thursday, and it's not going to do this. so some people feel that with the general or slow down in the world economy, that maybe things like it's a good actually, this was the best offer actually on the table, was easy for them to refuse the offer initially because most didn't have the financing. then they were hoping that maybe someone else might turn out to have more money when it's less than michelle price was the $50.00, a mascot often is less than the chair processor last year when it was about $80.00, but it's more than it has been so it's the sort o

throughout philadelphia with the cold rain and wind there's a chance of thunderstorms down through charleston to orlando. the end of the week looks better, but we have to get there first. >> yes, bring us to friday in meantime we can at least talk basketball. >>> the nba's lone 68-win team good off to a hot start, the suns soared in a high-octane game against the pelicans, 110-99 finish and it was a wild finish in the east between the nets and the celtics >> i mean almost unbelievable. down to the wire, jayson tatum played the hooefr. boston gets the win, 115-114 and the defending champs bucks looking good for a repeat. they took down the bulls, 93-86. >> that is pretty fun. >>> a little less fun, have you done your taxes yet? that deadline has arrived. >>> hoinatn w fliois pushing more americans into credit card debt we're back in 60 seconds night! that's when we started using swiffer. in just a few minutes, duster captures dust before it gets airborne. it traps and locks dust in one swipe. yes! for our floors, sweeper's heavy duty cloths easily trap dust, dirt and hair... locking it in. see

after gunshots sent kids and adults running for cover at a youth baseball game. [ gunfire ] north charleston police say a large group of teenagers got into a fight monday in a parking lot and fired shots at each other as they drove off. no one at the game was hurt. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrests of the suspects involved. >>> and coming up, found safe. a baby is returned to his family after being kidnapped from his home. >>> and a shot at wimbledon. officials announce whether unvaccinated tennis star novak djokovic can defend his title at the tournament. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." "cbs morning news." do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insurance, you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your policy lapse without finding out what it's worth. visit coventrydirect.com to f

and in tennis, a top seed, aryna sabalenka, is out of the charleston open in south carolina after losingcards for the world number five, but her opponent, who�*s the number 15 seed, turned the match around by winning the next two sets. she took the decider 6—3 and anisimova, who won a tour title in melbourne back in january, will now face fellow american coco vandeweghe in the quarterfinals. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that�*s bbc.com/sport, but from me, mimi fawaz, and the rest of the sport team. goodbye. with nearly a million deaths — the united states has had more fatalities caused by covid than any other country. many people are trying to put the pandemic behind them, and many countries now have policies of living with covid. tim allman has this report. even on broadway, sometimes the show must not go on. most of these theatres only reopened in the second half of last year after being shut for the best part of 18 months but now the curtain is falling once more. only at a couple of venues and only to begin with for a couple of days. ticket holders don�*t see

mississippi during the am, and towards the pm hours georgia and south carolina all of our friends from charleston to savannah, panama city and pensacola all at risk of seeing some severe weather today. wind damage is the biggest thing, large hail and isolated tornados, maybe a few strong tornados then as we go through tomorrow's threat the first storm sweeps off the east coast and this is a second cold front coming down warm and windy ahead of this and tomorrow evening from atlanta to chattanooga to birmingham 30 million people at risk and then we finally end our severe weather threat this week as the cold front and storm system sweeps off the each coast. down to wilmington will be at risk for anothers gets a bit of today. and rainfall is going to be a big issue with these storms, too. two stoorms in a short period of time with soggy ground is never good >> thank you, bill >>> well, tiger woods teed off for practice at augusta national in georgia trying to see if he's good to go in the masters tournament coming up later this week woods is also set to hold a press conference today but what had the

neighborhood in charleston, the mayor says it is time to take action >> our police department is goingng guns off the street again >> reporter: officials in charleston have announced $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest in this incident, guys. >>> coming up next a welcome sight as live entertainment comes roaring back people are packing concerts and shows and sporting events once again. >> yes just like about everything else these days a lot are shelling out the big bucks. but what you can do to try and save we'll have that right after this n they initiate. otezla. it's a choice you can make. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, you can achieve clearer skin. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. otezla can cause serious allergic reactions. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor sho

that's about 80 miles west of charleston. police say the club was hosting an easter party when shots ring out from the outside of the back of that club in that area. there are no reports of any arrests. some new video out of ukraine today gives you a sense of what ukrainians are facing in the middle of russian attacks. cameras captured these images of medics in kharkiv as they scramble to get to safety and help wounded ukrainians. at the same time, kharkiv has been a target of attacks since the early days of the russia invasion. we're told at least five people were killed in today's shelling. more than a dozen others were wounded. ukraine president vladimir zelensky that a lot of mirrors of lynskey thinks what's happening in mary apple is threatening efforts to reach a peace deal through negotiations . he says ukrainian fighters in the city's last known pocket of resistance have been given a surrender or die ultimatum. variable falls, it would be russia's biggest victory yet in the invasion. it would allow russian forces acro

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