godfrey is somewhere in the crowd here, and this is the first time godfrey gets his eyes on abraham lincoln. april 12, fort sumter first shots are fired. the war begins. we all know who fired the first shots, right? a fellow who just got his superintendency revoked. beauregard fires the first shots on fort sumter. fort pickens is still under union control. engineer soldiers are assigned from washington quickly to get down to fort pickens to hold that fort for the union. weitzel knows about reinforcing forts from his times in new orleans, and fort pickens is held in union possession all through the war. up north, there's a plan to strangle the confederacy. the concept was to blockade all the ports that would supply munitions and clothing to the confederacy, and the major point that needs to be blocked is the one in new orleans, the largest city in the south that controls the gulf of mexico's entrance into the mississippi river. mississippi being the backbone of the confederacy. we have officer david porter, president lincoln, secretary of the navy gideon welles, secretary of state william se

from grand junction tv,ext on american history author william quatman talks about civil war general godfrey weitzel. he attended west point in the 1850's before joining the civil war on the union side. explores his military competence as well as his involvement in the fall and occupation of richmond in april, 1865. museum of the confederacy hosted this hour-long event. [applause] mr. quatman: it is a fascinating story, it is a story that very few civil war buffs know. i've given this talk all over the country and people are surprised, they have not heard of him before.

. >>> gunfire broke out inside the tavern at godfrey avenue. a 23-year-old man was killed. 3 others wounded they were wearing biker jackets, too. their clubhouse in camden closed due to code violations and suspected criminal activity. >> losing to the dallas cowboys gets fans steamed, but the way they lost in the home opener was enough to make everyone boil over with rage. the offense looked dreadful. they turned the ball over, couldn't run, camp or block. they finished with an astonishing total rushing yards only two from demarco murray the rushing champ. they looked broke in a 20-10 snooze fest. prepare to listen to the fans sound off. >> it was horrible, horrible, horrible. >> we have the number one running back in the league from last year and what did we run him? nothing. >> the eagles are 0-2 for the first time since 2007. they play the jets on the road. >> my daughter was yelling mommy why is daddy yelling. she said she doesn't like football. >> reporter: i don't think a lot of people like football. i feel bad for murray. storm tracker 6

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this is surveillance video from friday outside the godfrey feed market in the city's somerdale sectionwhen the girl left the market a man pushed her and took her phone. the thief got away but police are out there on the hunt. >> time is running out to register to vote in pennsylvania's general election. the deadline is monday october 5th. now, residents can register online for the first time. tam and i have tweeted out a link for you. they can also register by mail or in person at many state and county offices. election day is november 3rd. that will be when the mayor's race takes place or the election for it and i'll have more on that coming up on "action news" at 6:00 a.m. >> i've:57. we're following breaking news. a temple university student has been hurt in an off campus attack. we have a live update. >> later iphone users could be dipping into their data even though they think they're on a wifi network. hear about the new setting many customers don't know about. >> ♪ the special interests in trthreatening to move ournos casinos and jobs away. this "move" would harm the local econo

outside the godfrey food market here in the city's somerdale section.tigators say when the girl left the market these men pushed her and took her phone. the thief got away. >> there's new evidence today that mars might be able to sustain life. scientists say they have discovered water on the red planet. abc's handy hit is live now for with more on this exciting discovery. hi, brandy. >> reporter: hi, sharrie, yeah, this is big news creating a lot of excitement especially for future manned missions to mars. for decades the red planet was known as dry and desolate but scientists now believe there is water there today. it's the biggest break through yet in the search for life on mars. >> under certain circumstances liquid water has been found on mars. >> reporter: and nasa scientists say this is their proof, dark streaks found in several locations on the red planet. >> dark streaks that form in late spring grow through the summer and then disappear by fall. >> reporter: just like seasons here on earth, nasa says these time lapse photos show the water strea

. >> reporter: kelly godfrey helped. >> she looks up and everyone can relate to her and immediately connect. >> this is what we saw online. this is the only commercial i won't fast forward to. i usually turn away or mute the commercial but this is so lovely. this was so me. i rewind to see that sweet smile. it just makes my heart happy. that's what happened to me. i had a visceral moment. >> you're not alone. i've heard it brought tears to their lives. >> they should have been using johnson no more tears shampoo. johnson's auditioned nearly 200 babies and pick 14d. >> there were moeshs everywhere and they all had their tubs. we were instructed to bring our own plastic bathtub because we would be washing the baby on camera. >> was she the unanimous choice? >> she was. one look and we knew immediately we loved her. >> two babies were chosen to represent each of the so much more seven global markets. monterey appears in nearly every one. a broader appeal for the changing face. >> tell me about your family because i couldn't tell the ethnicity. >> my husband is caucasian from canada. >> also kn

larry: autria godfrey is live on capitol hill.to arrive at capitol hill. i wanted to see if she wanted to check in. i believe she is back now. do you happen to have a question for father lee? we are watching the pope get into his car to head over to capitol hill. wasia: one of the things i talking with lawmakers about, catholic lawmakers, the ones very excited about this historic visit and historic address, is the fact that this pope is so beloved and it seems that he really has not changed the church's stance on a lot of issues that tend to drive people away from religion, specifically catholicism. he has not changed his stance on gay marriage or abortion. why is it that he seems to be so well-received among catholics? >> because he is so authentic. he is showing his care and his love. he has set a number of times that we should be servants of people, not of ideas. he knows that the most important thing is to meet a person, to know them. get to the ideas, before you get to the doctrine, even pope benedict said, before christianit

. >> godfrey in new york, a democrat. you're next. >> caller: how do you do, representative?>> hi, good morning. >> caller: very eloquent, i've learned a lot from listening to you. you made a commentary about the difficulty that the appropriations committee has had in your bills to congress in a reasonable fashion for the past 15 years. >> yes. >> caller: the opposition party is always talking about, you know, run government like a business, and they're so concerned with the cost of government. how much are they costing our government, and me as a taxpayer, and this is just a generalization, by this kind of political nonsense and getting in the way of you and your colleagues doing your job, your constitutionally-mandated job? >> you have a really good question that you've asked. and if you look at the government contracting, let's say you work for a company that billion veterans' clinics, and you don't know what your bottom line is going to be because your government hasn't paid you for building that clinic, and you have to delay construction, the costs go up over time and yo