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jean: leon taylor holds onto the treasure his father stashed away 70 years ago. war, day by day i' ll tell you. jean: leon remembers it was a sunday, in 1945 when his father hid a time capsule inside a fireplace on the family land in >> so he said i' ve taken some newspapers of the day and mother puts it in a canning jar and we' ll seal it up in the buttress of the fireplace. jean: now that he' s 90, leon wanted to go back in time. with the help of his family, they found that glass jar, inside the brick and mortar. >> they opened it up and sure enough, it was all about that day the japanese surrendered. jean: leon unearthed 1945 newspapers, still crisp and rich with history. >> especially the boston post, i loved that. i loved the way they made the headlines. jean: he got to see his father' s handwriting once again, blurred by the years, but right there like it was yesterday. and the ration stamps take leon right back to his days as a boy in weare. >> i was just old enough to have my license and i had a gasoline rationing book. and i think they allowed me 6 gallons a week for my model
jean: leon taylor holds onto the treasure his father stashed away 70 years ago. war, day by day i' ll tell you. jean: leon remembers it was a sunday, in 1945 when his father hid a time capsule inside a fireplace on the family land in >> so he said i' ve taken some newspapers of the day and mother puts it in a canning jar and we' ll seal it up in the buttress of the fireplace. jean: now that he' s 90, leon wanted to go back in time. with the help of his family, they found that glass jar,...
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leon taylor remembers his father stashing the time capsule this to a fireplace 70 years ago. wanted to go back in time and enlisted the family to help find the canning jar filled with newspapers along with a note and ration stamps, something that brings back memories for leon. >> i was just old enough to have a license. i had my own gasoline ration book. i think they allowed me six gallons a week for my model a. which was pretty good on gas. sean: guys remember their old car. leon will hold on to the memories far while. then with the help of the historical society, he wants to add modern items and rebury the time capsule for another generation. kevin: wow. sean: neat idea. continue the tradition. a smartphone has to go in there. cd's and vhs tapes you can skip on. newspapers and so forth. kevin: sure. different webcameras. it is going to show you the dramatic difference. you have the sunshine coming up early this temperatures will be in the mid 40's today. then you get in to central parts of the state. partial sunshine. then you have the result of what happened yesterday up in pittsbur
leon taylor remembers his father stashing the time capsule this to a fireplace 70 years ago. wanted to go back in time and enlisted the family to help find the canning jar filled with newspapers along with a note and ration stamps, something that brings back memories for leon. >> i was just old enough to have a license. i had my own gasoline ration book. i think they allowed me six gallons a week for my model a. which was pretty good on gas. sean: guys remember their old car. leon will...
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. >> leon taylor holds onto treasure that his father stashed away years ago. leon remembers it was 1945 when capsule on family land in weare. >> he says i've taken some of the newspapers of the day and mother put it in a canning jar and seal it up in the buttress of that fireplace. >> now that he's 90, leon wanted to go back in time. with the help of his family, they found that glass jar inside the brick and mortar. >> they opened it up and sure enough, it was all about that day the japanese surrendered. >> leon unearthed newspapers still crisp and rich with history. especially the boston post. that was my newspaper. i loved that. i loved the way they made the headlines. >> he got to see his father's handwriting once again, blurred by the years, but right there like it was yesterday. and the ration stamps take leon back to his days as a boy in weare. a license and i had my own gasoline ration book and i think they allowed me six gallons a week to are my model a, which was pretty good on gas. leon will take some time reliving the old memories and then with the h
. >> leon taylor holds onto treasure that his father stashed away years ago. leon remembers it was 1945 when capsule on family land in weare. >> he says i've taken some of the newspapers of the day and mother put it in a canning jar and seal it up in the buttress of that fireplace. >> now that he's 90, leon wanted to go back in time. with the help of his family, they found that glass jar inside the brick and mortar. >> they opened it up and sure enough, it was all about...
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taylor named their young son beyond eion shepherd. the rams beating the bucs right now. shot speaking of moms, a of one right here. she pulled off something incredible. leon: when angela had a chance to win a year's tuition for her daughter by hitting a half-court shot, she was so convinced she would miss it that she closed her eyes. check this out, grainy style. -- granny style. the ball bounces, then it goes in. she did not see it. she opened her eyes when she heard the crowd. worth aut that was few thousand dollars. daughter's it is fantastic, too. alison: what's next tomorrow? steve: colder weather, the coldest we have seen in some breezy atomorrow, times. 44 and breezy saturday, not as cold on sunday. 70 degrees during the afternoon christmas day. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll nate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy k
taylor named their young son beyond eion shepherd. the rams beating the bucs right now. shot speaking of moms, a of one right here. she pulled off something incredible. leon: when angela had a chance to win a year's tuition for her daughter by hitting a half-court shot, she was so convinced she would miss it that she closed her eyes. check this out, grainy style. -- granny style. the ball bounces, then it goes in. she did not see it. she opened her eyes when she heard the crowd. worth aut that...
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leon: means it backs up in the neighborhood over and over again. we have sent horace holmes out to investigate. what is the story? horace: well, what we found was a real mess homes here on taylor street. sharp lived in the home since 19506. but nowadays every time the skies get dark, she worries. >> some nights, i might be asleep. sewage came backing up to her basement. the heavy rains kept falling and the sewage kept pouring out of the basement toilet. >> horrible mess. not sure if it's making my mother sick. she has been sick a lot lately. >> the plumber says don't turn off the water. it's not the plumbing. >> it's still puddling up in the basement and she is mad. this happened several times before over the years. not this bad. the problem starts with the fact that the taylor street neighborhood sits at the bottom of the hill. it rains hard and it comes flowing down the hill from the home to sewer line. it went from the street to the sewer line. they thought it solved the problem but apparently not. you can see the water line. this is how far the sewedge came up in the particular -- sewhen came up in this home. we talk to d.c. water. they issued a statement saying they would
leon: means it backs up in the neighborhood over and over again. we have sent horace holmes out to investigate. what is the story? horace: well, what we found was a real mess homes here on taylor street. sharp lived in the home since 19506. but nowadays every time the skies get dark, she worries. >> some nights, i might be asleep. sewage came backing up to her basement. the heavy rains kept falling and the sewage kept pouring out of the basement toilet. >> horrible mess. not sure if...