and these fellas were edward hines, john hines, and james hines. they all came from bowling green, kentucky. and so these four fellas after taking up a while with their -- with john porter's uncle decided they'd try to go home. and they walked from madison to georgia. they go through atlanta and they lang to hire a wagon. rent a wagon, get a wagon from somewhere. they take the wagon all the way to chattanooga. they find they can hitch a ride on a freight train. they get on a freight train to nashville, at nashville, they get off of the freight train. they are going to get spotted with the forces. but they manage to secret themselves on another train from nashville to bowling green. and on june 10, 1865, these four guys lined up in bowling green, kentucky in the home of edward hines, jim hines, and john hines' mother's house. and there they stay until john porter finally decided to stay good-bye and he walks to his home at sugar gr

these fellows were edward lowe hines, john heinz and james hines. they all came from bowling green, kentucky. these four fellows after taking up a while with john porter's uncle, decided to try to go home. they walked from madison, georgia to atlanta. atlanta was burned and destroyed. they went through atlanta and managed to higher a wagon, read a wagon and they take this wagon all the way to chattanooga. at chattanooga's they find they can hitch a ride on a freight train. they get on a freight train to nashville. at national they get off the freight train. they're afraid they'll get spotted by occupation forces but they managed to secret themselves on another train from nashville to bowling green and on june 10th, 1865, these four guys lined up in bowling green, kentucky in the home of edward hines, jim hines and john heinz's mother's house. there is a stay until john porter decides to say goodbye and he walks to his home in sugar growth in butler county about 20 miles to the west. that is how the war ends for him. bet viewers would get a kick out

edward hines had another son, a brother of duncan hines huji david jon porter and john porter hines was the grandfather of the wonderful lady to provide it with a photograph that you see on the dust jacket and so many of the manuscript is that i used to describe john porter and his family. so it is a very interesting crowd of people, and they are all still in evidence from kentucky. they don't move away from here very much. >> how long did it take you to put this together? >> i suppose the manuscript was given to me about 1995. infantry 1995 those and when this book was finally released in february of this year, i published a number of other books and so it's not as though i took all that time. i published a book called the retreat from gettysburg in 2005 and from really 2005 and four were to begin working in earnest on this and what i did was, again, i corrected manuscript so that it is readable and -- but you still have the flavor of john porter and then what i did is i annotated it so that when it john porter is mentioning any of these people come and there are hundreds of people tha

. >> jim gillespie, dan hines, [inaudible] >> thank you. i am with yellow cab. regarding item 11, i would support the increase in the meter for the drivers. i want to address item 12. i'm looking here at the summary that was handed out for item 12. you mentioned 1500 cabs in san francisco. the next bullet point said that taxi service is considered unreliable. i would agree. the issue we have been discussing for years has been capacity. we need more medallions. they decided to do -- put off an -- put up an rfp and that is supposed to be fast track and they will do awa pcn hearing and they come up with these 50 medallions that i do not understand. i have attended town hall meetings and tac meetings and that none of those was a single operating permit discussed. there were ideas about why it would not work and how it could. if your for your approval is an idea that one has been tried in other cities and has not been discussed by us. at the very least i would hope you would continue this item so it can be discussed and can be vetted. there is an rfp going out for th

hines ward from dancing with the stars and michael vic picked off by clark. picked off by hall.icked off by polamalu. 24-14 steelers win tonight. new england patriots against the buccaneers. watch a little bit of this tonight. randy cross doing patriots pre- season football. tom brady to ochocinco. 11-19. two touchdowns. 31-14. randy cross doing the play by play. these team will hire name guys for the exhibition season. used to do notre dame football. randy ross is working with the patriots for four games and the raiders and 49ers on saturday. jim mcmahon is sueing the nfl with six other former players over the handling of concussions. -- concussions. they claim the league trains their players to hit with their heads, doesn't properly diagnose. trying for decades to conceal a link. he suffers from brain trauma and memory loss. georgetown basketball. went to china for good will exhibition games. show you good will here from georgetown. the chinese team went to the line 57 times to 15 for georgetown and here is a good will exhibition game. the will was so good that georgetown coac

the last speaker, [unintelligible] >> dan hines. >> members of the board, once again, i am president of national veterans cabin, and the number of the taxi advisory council. i wanted to take this opportunity to give you my personal assessment of the program. the pilot program has more than met its goals. have a financially viable exit now. opportunities have opened up for drivers on the waiting list. there are more than a thousand that wish to purchase medallions. the city has generated substantial revenues through this program. lived in fortunate enough to have competent and conscientious oversight. the work that both groups have done has been truly outstanding. has the opportunity to sell is currently closed to anyone not in the pilot, i would ask this board to formally request a specific recommenda way to transition from the pilot program to a continuation of medallion sales on an ongoing basis. this recommendation that is the one that chartered responsibility should be given priority over other items. other items are brought and i think this should be a primary issue. i think the

the last speaker, [unintelligible] >> dan hines. >> members of the board, once again, i am president of national veterans cabin, and the number of the taxi advisory council. i wanted to take this opportunity to give you my personal assessment of the program.

as it leighs the new england regions they are leaving hine the saturated states. here is craig in fairfield new jersey. >> the streets of fairfield new jersey are already flooded this is just the beginning of the flood stage. all a result of hurricane irene. i am with deputy chief anthony mannah the fairfield police. have you ever seen anything like this? >> 1984 we had a very, very bad flood. but the levels are expected to be worse th worse now than they were in 84. >> we are in the back of a truck using these trucks to evacuate many of the residents. you have a job here. >> the resources normally allocated to fairfield are being deployed throughout the state. we are on our own for the first 24-48-hours of this event. >> normally this event we would see with the nor' easter but what's different here? >> basically the rapid rise of the water over the last 234 hour period a lot of wasserer was dropped as well as upstate new york. >> m how many residents do you have in this community? >> 9,000 residents. what happens during the day during the monday through friday w

quickly find antonio braun in the first to open the schooling one of the steelers trademark place with hines ward this time widening the gap at the instant you goals at thirty five will celebrate every down softer words of the far superior to his teammates but then again he has just won the american version of dancing with the stars twenty four fourteen the final new steeler signing jerricho cotchery getting in. on finally basketball turns into a basket brawl in a game in china this week to watch the visiting university of georgetown check on the iraq its professional team in beijing a very physical matching fifty seven fall shots taken by the chinese and not to mention a bench clearing riot water pose sun even chairs suddenly becoming for a game georgetown are in china on a ten day trip which has been cited by the u.s. state department as quote an example of sports the plume a city that strengthens ties between the two countries the two teams well they're set to meet again in shanghai on so. let's hope the poll next time about is. there is next. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest

i want to thank my guests ann curry, hines ward and of [ cheers and applause ] rebels in libya battle for tripoli while the question lingers. where is qadhafi? >>> line of duty. a california officer gets caught in the crossfire of a tense standoff. >>> and bell check sale. an ohio road crew instled a highway sign with an an ohio road crew instled a highway sign with an embarrassing mistake. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and good morning. i'm lynn berry. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. today we begin with a power struggle. there have been reports of heavy fighting near moammar gadhafi's compound near tripoli this morning. but the libya leader is still nowhere to be found. this as one of gadhafi's sons, thought to have been captured, made a bizarre appearance. nbc's brian mooar has the latest from washington. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning. a spokesman for the rebels says this fight will not be over until they have qadhafi. >> reporter: libyan rebel have overrun moammar gadhafi's seat of power. some of them a

. >> jim gillespie, dan hines, [inaudible] >> thank you. i am with yellow cab. regarding item 11, i would support the increase

them tonio browsing with for us to open the scoring one of the steelers trademark play is now with hines ward this time widening the gap against the eagles the thirty five year old celebrate or eat downs moves fossa period for his teammates but then again he is just one of the american version of doubt saying with this stuff was twenty four to fourteen the final school then with new steelers signing jerricho cotchery gets me in all the act as well. and finally basketball to basket brawl in the game in china this week what chance the visiting university of georgetown to go on the by rule kids professional team in beijing a very physical much sitting fifty seven fall shots taken by the chinese not to mention a bench clearing mainly also want to even chance suddenly becoming fair game are in china only ten day trip which has been cited by the u.s. state department as quote an example of schools diplomacy that strengthens ties between the two countries and despite those old wood scenes the two teams are set to meet again in shanghai on sunday. that's the latest poll for the hour i'll bring y

. >>> steelers hines ward won "dancing with the stars" and showed his moves last night. scored a touchdown and key the music. that's called the washing machine. steelers with a 24-14 win over the eagles. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> early today sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. >> kat vondee takes the good with the bad. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a unique competition where bed-makers and vacuumers fight for olympic gold. you're watching "early today." >>> well good friday morning, we take you through your weekend forecast. i think all of your weekend plans will be unaffected by the weather. if anything, maybe a little too hot in some spots. we'll be warm today in the inner mountain west. phoenix at 112, hit a record high for the today, today a little cooler. and tomorrow looks similar in many areas. portland, 88 is your forecast high, who knows, maybe we'll get luck were and hit 90 for the first time. one of the warmest summer da

until you broadened in the first to open the scoring one of the steelers trademark plays now with hines ward this time widening the gap against the eagles thirty five will celebrate her down so far superior to his teammates but then again he's just won the american version of the hunting with the stars twenty four fourteen the final score with new steelers signing jerricho cotchery getting in on the this week. and finally boston bowl turned to basket brawl in a game in china this week watch as the visiting university of georgetown took on the b i rockets pro team in beijing a very physical month seeing fifty seven shots and all taken by the chinese not to mention here a bench clearing the lead water bottles and even chairs suddenly becoming for a game georgetown are in china i'm attending a trip which is being cited by the u.s. state department as quote an example of sports the poor will see that strengthens ties between the two countries and quote. the two teams well are set to meet again in shanghai on sunday. let's hope they bring the box and go for that one or actually play some bas

. >>> steelers hines ward won "dancing with the stars" in the off-season and scored a touchdown. and cue the music, that's called the washing machine. the steelers 14-4 win over the eagl eagles. >>> now for a look at the weather, here once again is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. did you get that, bill, the washing machine? >> i thought the old school one was like this. >> don't do it, bill, don't do it. >> it's like the energy-efficient washing machine. >>> good morning, let's take you through what's happening. we're watching a lot of heavy rain in the last couple of days in areas like philadelphia. now we have flash flood watches because we have more thunderstorms in the forecast. there's some clouds in jersey right now and showers heading off the coast. then we'll get some sunshine. but i want to show you how much rain has fallen. just this month alone in philadelphia. we're now over a foot of rain, that's an all-time record for august. new york city has had almost ten inches of rain this month. if you're wondering why the grass has started to

what is your situation there and i understand you have som hine watio3 can meet and greehe wa >> yes. geraldo, hurricane irene tore up the eastehers sea board she dned omeacityy a foot of water. they had two major rivers the compton river and pose aiackriver. a lot of northern new jersey is draining down draining south and ends up piling up in fairea iel causing major flooding. i am with the mayor he will explain some of that why they are hfor.ing historic levels on the shore of the rivers going into the passaic. what's haheiening? >> whaneps happee ang is they a coming down and it comes close to the pose back. it is choking off the pose ba p. it left our community a long time itehere a the poms opin is stoheiing the passaic river turning it around and sending the water back into our community. the volnee is coming off -- the volume is rendering the pose aiacup itaat wsant c passing th to back up and homes that a or mile and a half of the river will be ia tndated with flo se waters. >> how many are affected? >> 300 homes. >> businesses. there are businesses commerct t investment that

and these are the unfortunate ones hine but you can see for five months old. but this is most famous resident is considerably bigger. one of the rarest cats left on the entire planet and i wore tiger. twenty years old and still. coming to say. hello here. i'm so tempted to try and. penny's got my teeth. or was born here as a baby in the early nineties and he's been here ever since he's the sanctuary's only permanent resident and despite being positively ancient for a tiger there's still plenty of life in. the animal tiger is the biggest cats on the planet and way more than three hundred kilos but their numbers are under serious threat and it's estimated there are only around four hundred fifty left in russia's wilderness. and more lives doing his best to improve their chances he's raised and released almost a dozen young cubs but before he does they need special training. this. unfortunately the lure of the. jungle being what it is these little guys are actually used when they have wild tigers here to train them how to hunt because this would be the hairs in t

in tony a browsing the first to open this warring one of the steelers straight off players now with hines ward this time widening the gap against the eagles thirty five year old celebrator e. downs moves fonso period for his teammates but then again he's just won the american version of dousing with the stars twenty four to fourteen the final school there with new steelers signing jerricho cotchery getting in all the act as well. and finally basketball basket brawl in a game in china this week one chance the visiting university of georgetown to go on the by the kids professional team in beijing but they're a physical match seeing fifty seven foul shots taken by the chinese not to mention a bench clearing nearly most of one of the even chairs suddenly becoming fair game georgetown are in china only sounds a trip which has been cited by the u.s. state department as an example of schools diplomacy that strengthens ties between the two countries and despite those open scenes the two teams are set to meet again in shanghai on sunday. that's the latest is called for the hour i'll bring you more

>> dan hines, ed healy, and mari. >> i am president of national veterans cab company. i would like to speak specifically on the item listed under 12. the single user permit issue. i support exploring a single user permit approach. for the drivers, the user permit offers the enormous advantage of allowing them to choose * at peak demand to service the public. for the public, the advantage is the period of peak demand is when the public is underserved. i buy-sell approach can be developed. such a program could to buy additional ownership opportunities to working drivers and generate revenues but without the downside of having cabs during the slow periods. single use permits deserves testing but also the purchase of leasing permits. the city should not released -- inject itself into relationships between cabs and medallion holders as a leasing agent. they should be appreciative of the possibility of generating revenues through limited and carefully monitored sales and reluctant to become brokers. thank you. >> thank you. >> ed healy. >> i am a cab driver and member of the

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dancing for the stars and hines ward direct 18 yd touchdown.ick kicked off and touched off by chad and troy not a good night for vick the eagles' 24-14. again if you want to see some stars, tom reedy of tampa bay. shed ocho cinco and i will talk to jackie about basketball wives. patriots victorious. chad ocho de cinco and watch i am not quite sure if you are watching any of this reality stuff. do you think that she-chad ocho is dating a woman who iwas previously connected with a another professional player. do you think that it is real love? >> probably just for television because he wants to be on television. he needs to be engaged to somebody. she says that it makes her relevant. and she's says that you are not relevant if you are not married or engaged to an athlete. and that is the word she used " relevant " to. >> off to a you remember when you heard this morninmoanig --there were moaning when they turned the lights off on the show. that completes our reality show recap. and i could introduce you to a few people. >> i do not want to waste

as it leighs the new england regions they are leaving hine the saturated states.w jersey. >> the streets of fairfield new jersey are already flooded this is just the beginning of the flood stage. all a result of hurricane irene. i am with deputy chief anthony mannah the fairfield police. have you ever seen anything like this? >> 1984 we had a very, very bad flood. but the levels are expected to be worse th worse now than they were in 84. >> we are in the back of a truck using these trucks to evacuate many of the residents. you have a job here. >> the resources normally allocated to fairfield are being deployed throughout the state. we are on our own for the first 24-48-hours of this event. >> normally this event we would see with the nor' easter but what's different here? >> basically the rapid rise of the water over the last 234 hour period a lot of wasserer was dropped as well as upstate new york. >> m how many residents do you have in this community? >> 9,000 residents. what happens during the day during the monday through friday workweek we elevate anywhere fr