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. >> gideon, it sort of depends on who the attorney general is, right?y guiliani an ewould be happy to do it. i'm sorry, john, really quickly. gideon and then john. >> either rudy guiliani or chris christie if he survives the bridge gate trial. either one of those people might fit a political agenda that donald trump is putting forward that has solely to do with prosecutoring hillary clinton. but yeah, it doesn't seem like such a good idea in practice, once you actually get to a white house administration. >> yeah. and so john, you had another thought. >> well, i don't think that either rudy or chris christie could get confirmed. they might find themselves with a filibuster, given the way they've handled themselves in the campaign. the democrats have long memories, too. >> yeah, absolutely. i want to go through a couple of the other thing that donald trump has threatened to do and get you guys' take on whether these sound practical. let's go to -- this is number four on our list. this is donald trump threatening the women who have accused him of sexual m

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gideon welles,, if you're attending my lecture you will see this quote, talks about it being one of the greatest achievements in the history of the united states navy. which, when you think about it, that includes john paul jones, perry at lake erie, his cousin perry at tokyo bay. that is a large statement. i have not just saying that to be the token navy guy but it is with a great attacks of the civil war. just a dramatic story. also obviously from its impact. dan, a great attack? >> being a gettysburg guy, we often get the question of, how do i get to the field? how do we get the tickets charge -- tickets charge -- pickett's charge? it is a great attack that has been studied and re-examined. perhaps one of the most popular places to study. what i often tell visitors is one of the forgotten flanks of gettysburg. one of the great attacks -- not all of them have to succeed. it was the confederate assault on the morning hours of july 3, 1863. we are always quick to get to the end. when we talk about the confederate assault on july 3, most folks say, i know pickett's charge. that was not g

officers arrested christopher dunham and gideon last night. when they walked up to the truck, they saw the two men shooting up. police seized the drug and the truck. >> blair: crews are in the process right now of replacing a damaged pipe after a water main break this morning in charlestown. police shut down that street at the tobin bridge on-ramp that collects rutherford to route 99 as you can see why. there is still a decent sized sink hole there. crews spent the day repairing the damaged road and they anticipate the repair work will not have an impact on the evening drive. >> elizabeth: a gas leak leads to an explosion in new jersey taking out three homes. take a look at the aftermath here. this is patterson, new jersey. now, no one was seriously injured, it was amazing when you look at the pictures, but apparently ten firefighters were precaution. they were already on scene when that home exploded and couldn't hear afterward. >> company got on the scene, they could hear the gas, they could hear the gas hissing out at approximately 9:24 a.m

. >> gideon raff, always good to see you and thanks for joining me to talk about this amazingg seriesout the first episode of "prisoners of war" month october tv.t 10:00 p.m. on link thanks for joining us. q?q?q?q?qb >> today on "earth focus"... coal ash. it's a toxic waste being dumped across the united states. someme people living cle to these dumps have unique health proroblems. is coal ash o blame? we look for answers, coming up, on "earth focus." in pennsylvania, 3 adjoining countnties are the e hot spot oa rare cancer. in juliette, georgia, radioactive water flows from the tap. these problems may seem unrelated, but with a closer look, these two communities share a common denominator--coal ash, and lots of it. the discovery of coal in the