tending sick and wounded horses to get them healthy to rejoin or be sent back to the army of northern virginia. tom went before the surgical review board on numerous occasions and he finally got a clean bill of health. the only thing that was on his mind was, where is the first virginia cavalry? someone in gordon ville total last we heard, they were somewhere out on the peninsula. so tom goes riding off by himself, it took him about three days to find them and a rejoin. he always called all the trumps troops he serve with his comrades. i think you mentioned that when you are working and speaking earlier about comrades and it was a very happy moment that quickly turned signed because after he had hugged and saw his old friends that he had seen little over a year, they informed him that jab stewart had passed away a couple of days before from the mortal wound he received at the battle of yellow tavern. so tom went from a high to a very deep low, just in a matter of minutes because he thought highly of stewart and he was said he would not be able to see him again at least not on this earth. so th

there are in many states like euston, texas, sacramento, virginia, northern virginia, and some of the other seattle. there are many african communities, most of them preferred to be there. so do they get a choice basically? is that how it works? obviously, yes. you know, if, if you want to go to one of these eddies, or wherever you want to go, you, you can interesting, it was kind of process exists to help them adjust and settle. it's obviously a very different world in the us, won't be at all resettlement agency use all in all over the face. be reasonable. i'm an agency, they are there for them to help refill in the get connections. you know, they can dream a life in here. they can feel american dream. all right, thank you very much for coming on. i'm a go last, dicky. it's a pleasure. speaking with us. regulators have granted full approval to find the biome tags covered 19 vaccine . the job had received an approval for emergency use in december, since then hundreds of millions of 5. the vaccines have been administered globally . if you're one of the millions of americans who said th

something that has eluded us for years and when i was governor, i tried to find funding for northern virginia and roads to help put forward the bipartisan support tax referendums in virginia for the roads. we were partially successful in getting that done. a number of years later, a subsequent government, managed to make a down payment on some of the infrastructure needs in virginia. but not really address on a more comprehensive way the commonwealth needs. so i'm going to take a moment now and talk about section by section in virginia, what this bipartisan white house supported record infrastructure investment will mean to the people of commonwealth of virginia. let me start with roads infant roads, southeast virginia, the peninsula, is that most at risk from concerns about sea level rise and questions about resiliency. more than any other region and the whole country, with the exception of new orleans. the infant roads, the local leaders are navy, nonprofits, businesses and they all come together and said that we need to make sure that we grapple with sea level rise is ranked in those commu

walt, your reaction to at the school board tonight in northern virginia, kind of ground zero of theseture wars, and the american academy of pediatrics, arguing? >> yeah, this is insane. it's child abuse, and the hormone blockers, the surgeries, all the things they are doing to these young children, have consequences. and the cons into essences are they are going to be destroying these young people's lives. in fact, recently i worked with a boy whose parents helped him get hormone blockers when he was 15. they nurtured and encouraged him all the way up until he was 18, they allowed him to have all these surgeries when he was 18, and, quote, "transition" a female. he contacted me when he was 19 years old and he says, i feel like a frankenstein monster. i want my life back. walt, can you help me? i get these messages from people about sex change regret all the time, because the harmful effects, the consequences of what they are doing to these children is actually our barracks. we shouldn't be cutting off young girls' breasts, we shouldn't be giving them hormone blockers that were never i

a group of afghan evacuated has arrived in northern virginia as part of the us evacuations, that being reportedly or temporarily rather housed at an export center before they take into military bases for bases a building. and they get their capacity to about $25000.00 afghans. in the coming days, taliban fighters have reached the outskirts of the pen. she valley the only region in afghanistan, not under the control opposition. leaders and former government troops have created a resistance group in recent wakes, but on monday the taliban ray took 3 districts, the pension that was seized by opposition forces. the u. s. medicines regulator has fully approved, defies a carpet, 19 vaccines, the people i, 16, and it's been in emergency use since december. now the pin again has made jobs. compulsory for all 1300000 members of the us military. if you're one of the millions of americans who said that they will not get the shot when it's until has full and final approval of f d a. it is now happened. the moment you been waiting for us here is time for you to go get your vaccination and get it to

begin with that controversial vote on transgender issues by the loudoun county scoreboard in northern virginiaite house correspondent kevin corke was there so he's got the scoop. >> no fireworks at that meeting tonight over in loudoun county but the decision made by the school board there will no doubt reverberate across the county if not all of northern virginia for some time to come. the new transgender policy there allows children to use the bathroom or locker room of their choice. it also requires teachers and students to call fellow students by their preferred pronouns. it also grants students access to participate in extracurricular activities including sports consistent with their preferred gender identity. lgbtq activists called the vote a victory for equality. >> when they voted yes, we started jumping for joy. we were so excited and so happy. what's really a matter of bringing the students up to the same level to get the sports they want to play. everyone gets to use the bathrooms they need to use. >> amendments the original plan, inclusivity training for all loudoun county public sc

lee the commander of the army of northern virginia that they no longer could hold the federal army back from attacking the city of richmond. with that news jefferson davis adjourned his cabinet and sent his family on the road for their protection. jefferson davis soon after that would follow he would finally catch up with his family right below right above the florida state line. it is here where a federal mounted unit was able to capture him and his family. jefferson davis was placed on a boat and moved back up here to fort monroe and incarcerated in this very cell. some people ask why the main reason is that jefferson davis was indicted on three federal charges one for treason two complicit in the assassination of abraham lincoln and three the mistreatment of federal soldiers in prison by the confederate states army. in order to answer those charges and federal court. he had to be in a place where his last residency occurred and that would be enrichment the white house of the confederacy. it is here. he will stay four months. he will remain incarcerated here at fort monroe for almost

up next a northern virginia school board holds its first meeting since things got a little crazy twots at protesters. resignation of the prime minister over the response to covid. and pressing for reforms in the monarchy. president biden says he will not change his afghanistan withdrawal strategy and that afghans have to fight for themselves in his words. this comes amid fresh warnings to taliban leaders in afghanistan. u.s. envoy khalilzad they risk becoming global pariahs of any military takeover of the capital of kabul even as the taliban is advancing. north korea denouncing the resumption of north korea south korea drills. the sister of kim jong un calls them invasion rehearsal and warning of possible preemptive reaction in response. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ n also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. >> tech: every customer has their own safelite story. this couple was on a camping trip... ...when their windshield got a chip. they drove to safelite for a same-day repair. and with their insurance, it

next, the follow-up from another intense school board meeting over transgender policy and in northern virginiale are dead and 14 other after a landslide in a major highway in the himalayas. rescue efforts are still underway. around 30 people still believed to be trapped by the debris there. russian opposition leader facing new criminal charges. russia's investigative committee is charging him with creating a nonprofit that infringes on people's rights. these charges come just ahead of country's parliamentary election and could carry a sentence of up to three years in prison. pope francis brings his usual protocol taking a phone call from center stage at his weekly wednesday address. the pope spoke for a few moments on my cell phone handed to him by an aide. the pope then left the stage shortly after that call. another unusual move. he returned a few minutes later to mingle with the crowd. the vatican has not disclosed the subject of that phone call. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> tech: every customer has their own safelite story. this c

two hours later they all got passed to a place in northern virginia. and the group i met with, they were going to texas. they are going to go to sent to texas. i think every state has expressed interest in giving refugees families. they'll get their share. for right now, we only know -- i only know that the first group went to texas. >> we appreciate you sharing that with us. what is your reaction to the news that president biden is not going to extend with the draw deadline past august 31st? >> i don't think at this point president biden has an option to extend or not extend. all the power has been given to taliban. they are the decision makers at this point. they will make the decision. even if president biden said yes, i don't think he has a choice. we're in a very bad place with all the decisions that were made without giving it too much talk. so i honestly, i can't say if he -- what i think is the same. at this point i don't think it's a decision. >> we appreciate you sharing your perspective. i know the folks who -- that you're helping there in n

. >> reporter: at a recent pet adoption fair in northern virginia, the kittens got all the love, whilelargely ignored. sadly, cats who lose their human companions are often euthanized or spend the rest of their lives alone. riley is 12. >> we haven't had any applications on him at all. >> reporter: none? >> and he's the best cat. he loves to give kisses. >> reporter: riley, you need a forever home. kathy awad is the founder of fancy cats which has found many cats programs, senior cats for senior laps. >> a kitten isn't going to do that. >> reporter: that's a growing trend. 36 shelters in 35 states have a pets for seniors program for cats and senior dogs who also face difficulty getting adopted. bonnie paul has five senior cats, including 12-year-old gracie. the day we were there, she decided she was simply not going to perform for that camera. but normally, paul says, they're all very affectionate. >>> what is the best thing about senior cats? >> i think the love they give you. >> reporter: and there are plenty of senior cats like riley just waiting for their chance to fall in love. ch

and german troops take on an identified gun and a group of african evacuation has arrived in northern virginia. as part of the u. s. evacuation operation there being temporarily housed at an exposed center before being taken to military bases. some critic star have raised concerns about the switch to vetting process. the u. s. medicines regulator has a fully approved the pfizer covered 19 vaccine for people age 16 and over. it's been in emergency use since december. following the approval, the pentagon has made compulsory jobs for all 1300000 members of the us military. those are the headlines. i'm emily angland states you now for people in power. i'll be back at the top of the hour on county because that's all of our economy can be of the financial crisis. the u. s. blogs accent dot com fans with the billions of $1.00 and $7000000000.00 lawsuit against the mining giant behind brazil, deadliest environmental disaster. counting the cost on al jazeera, the 2020 public fury of corruption. and i'm, so gary's political elite erupted into widespread since then, the crisis is seen to inconclusive ele

. >> reporter: at a recent cat adoption fair in northern virginia, the kittens got all the love, whilegnored. sadly, cats who lose their human companions are often euthanized or spend the rest of their lives alone. riley is 12. >> we haven't had any applications on him at all. >> reporter: none. >> and he's the best cat. he loves to give kisses. >> reporter: oh, riley, you need a forever home. cathy awad is the founder of "fancy cats," which has placed 25,000 cats, many through its program "senior cats for senior laps." >> most seniors just want companionship. a kitten is not going to do want compani >> reporter: it's a growing trend. there are at least 56 shelters in 35 states that have a pets for seniors program for cats and senior dogs, who also face difficulty getting adopted. bonnie paul has five senior cats, including 12-year-oldld gracie. the day gracie. the day we were there, she decided she was simply not going to perform for that camera. but normally, paul says, they're all very affectionate. what is the best thing about senior cats? >> i think the love they give you. >> repo

. >> the northern virginia native grew up as a soccer player playing collegiately at radford university before makiog the united states national team and 7 aside soccer, you know, being able to travel the world playing sport that i love. >> it was an incredible experience. but it taught me to, you know, really live in the moment. you know, just soak it all and really appreciate what you have. what nick has is a mild form of cerebral palsy. a disability. he was born with and something nick took a long time to for 21 years of my life. i was very stubborn. very, you know, a negative towards the idea that meeting to myself that i was disabled admitting to myself that i did have cp. >> i hit it from virtually everybody in my entire life for such a long time now nick focuses on what he's able to do. >> but it won't be soccer. his sport of 7 aside was dropped from the paralympic program for tokyo twenty-twenty citing a lack of international participation kind of setback was like, you know, there's got to be another sport. i can do. >> and my coach was actually like you. you could run track and

country clubs and their go to after school programs together at the club, you see as a club, northern virginia is a club. and i think that drives some of the polite, you know, media memorization. the, i think the class war dimension comes through in, in your history very, very powerfully. but if anyone thinks is all about foreign policy, you say in the book, american imperialism comes home, often, poisoning any hope for meaningful democracy. what do you mean by that? well, james madison had said that prolonged war is the greatest enemy to a republic or of democracy. george marshal the 5 star general, who really was the architect of victory in world war 2. and then later became secretary of state. he said democracy can not fight a 7 years war. i chuckle, want to hear that now. i wonder what he would think if we added 13 to that and going the argument is essentially that look, war poisons, things, things are lost, civil liberties are inevitably lost privacy, the surveillance state, the police get militarized when the veteran pipeline comes in. and you know, there are disproportionately represent

a group is afghan evacuated has arrived in northern virginia as part of that u. s. evacuation operation that being temporarily housed at an expo center in chan chile before they're being taken to military bases. some critics have raised concerns about the swift bidding process. phil laval is at one of those hinges, or is at that center where the evacuated are arriving. we've had the sporadic arrivals over the last 244872 hours, but now they come and got a rate of probably one every 90 minutes or so. the cost is comes down here. this is actually the expos sent to were a few kilometers away from the airport. so when the refugees arrived, they'll put onto the buses once a met by in services buses bring them, had this whole area sailed off. we've had a few glimpses of what's going on inside their portable bathroom. there is a lot of food, big growth in this is not a permanent place for them. this is quite literally lay over a stop. these people will go on to other places for less than texas is one of them . for mccoy and wisconsin, i know that this is quite simply so

are being placed at four military installations across the country the dulles expo center in northern virginia is another place to hold families temporarily as they get back on their feet governors from both sides of the aisle are welcoming the evacuates i think that's within the character of america and the history of our nation that we don't leave allies those that have supported us so closely behind. when family members finally leave these processing centers. where will they go? how will they begin their lives we don't know the answers to these questions yet but several nonprofits say they are willing to help out in washington david spun fox news san francisco public school students may notice new equipment in their classrooms soon coming up how millions of dollars could be spent to improve their schools air quality and burnout amongst healthcare workers coming up, they talk about struggling to keep up with the bay usaa is made for the safe pilots. for mac. who can come to a stop with barely a bobble. lucia. who announces her intentions even if no one's there. and sgt moore. who leaves room

hundreds now seeking temporary shelter here in northern virginia. this young father, whose identity is concealed, saying he's grateful to america for keeping his family safe. >> now we are safe. now here, appreciated for your help, appreciated for your kindnesses, for everything. >> reporter: despite an increase in the numbers of afghans getting through to the airport and out of the country, there are still far more people waiting to be evacuated from afghanistan than have managed to flee. and tonight a serious warning from a senior diplomat here in kabul, who believes that not all afghans who are eligible to get out will be allowed to do so. linsey. >> so much uncertainty remains, ian, thank you. >>> as president biden updates the nation on afghanistan, he is facing an avalanche of criticism for his handling of the crisis, still the president insists history will judge his decision was the right one. here's abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks. >> reporter: with president biden under fire, the white house tonight releasing this photo. th

in northern virginia, a contingency of confederate forces to await them. that night, however, three men who were enslaved, sheppard mallory, frank baker and james townsend decided to make a daring move. knowing -- by the way, this picture shows you what the hampton roads looks like with this little skiff that these three men got on in the middle of the night, and knowing that of course if they stayed with colonel mallory, that they would be taken far from their families, and so they got on this little ship in the middle of the night with a full moon and rode all of the way across the treacherous hampton roads to fort monroe arriving in the early hours of the morning the next day, on may 24th. the men encountered a reconnaissance group from fort monroe whereupon they requested sanctuary. later that morning, they were brought in front of general butler. the general butler could have denied the sanctuary that others had done, but lincoln had not formulated a policy regarding escaped slaves for fear of antagonizing the border states. but butler decided to seiz

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connections, and he's got these wonderful next-door neighbors, the fairfax is who own most of northern virginiancredibly powerful, and to sponsor him and he becomes at a very young age ahead of virginia regiment fighting the french and indians on the western frontier. it's a great opportunity, it seems, but then it turns out to be a terrible opportunity because the indians are wonderful forest fighters, and virginianspo are not. he has basically three years on the frontier where nothing goes well. ambushes, massacres, he doesn't win anything. it's really miserable. he is miserable and he becomes testy and hee manages to alienae basically all of his superiors within the british military establishment and the royal governoror of virginia who gave him the job, and he alienates them honestly. he says rotten things to them and he jumps the chain of command and he goes behind the backs, and when he finally resigned his commission, i think they were all delighted to see him leave. governor of virginia e him the job, and he alienateses the -- he says rotten things to them and jumps the chain of command

as you can see here buses filled with those fleeing the country into a northern virginia community college campus early this morning. the arrival comes as sacramento also prepares for the arrival of refugees. sacramento mayor darrell steinberg says the city will support those who come here in any capacity possible. dave. >> all right. look for mostly sunny skies into the afternoon temperatures return back to the business of the 80's. however, later this week it looks like heat spike coming our way. a look at your boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g smartphone data ...plus a free samsung galaxy 5g when you switch and trade-in. all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by t-mobile. back. at 7.15 here on this sunday morning. and it's time for a check. >> of our weather forecast. dave spahr hopefully we'd start to see the haze getting out of here by today.

he's got these wonderful next-door neighbors to mount vernon and fairfax and more most of northern virginia and their incredibly powerful and they sponsor him and he becomes at a young age ahead of the virginia residents fighting the indians on the western frontier. and it's a great opportunity. it seems but then it turns out to be a terrible opportunity because the thindians are wonderful forest fighters and virginians are not. and he has basically three years on the frontier where nothing goes well . ambushes, massacres. he doesn't win anything. and it's really miserable. he is miserable and he becomes iatesty and he manages to alienate basically all of his superiors, the british military establishment and the royal governor from virginia gave him the job. and he alienates the monastery, he says rotten things to them and jumps the chain of command and goes behind their backs and when he finally designs his commission, i think he doesn't have a career in the military world that he had hoped to have. he then decides i think to reinvent himself as a political figure. as a squire in the class

if we also have to limit locked out like in new york city and in northern virginia for instance we needs where people can go there and be separated from healthy populations from other immigrants will they await their court date or wherever they are to go. in terms of the biden administration is not your fault this crisis i do not buy that. there are a few policies, many of which i disagree with i hope will be back like the remain in mexico policy. i think that was a really useful one. >> and the mexican president was all for it. went to vice president harris to be perfectly happy to reinstate that. i think we should start there, make sure everyone or as many people as possible we are receiving is healthy will may get here. and find some way. guy: we know that's not the case. you are right this is also a source of concerns with legitimate concerns, lee, briefly through a wooded site but the politics of this for the new fox poll shows present biden's approval rating on immigration massively underwater priest got 35% approval on this issue. is not a problem for democrats politically as we

with some people arriving at dulles airport in northern virginia. and new from the u.s.stan, a message from kabul that they cannot ensure safe passage to karzai international airport for flights departing the country. there are serious concerns over whether taliban forces will allow thousands of u.s. citizens and afghans outside of the country before the august 31st withdrawal deadline. on the coronavirus we will hear from the president this afternoon as the delta variant is fueling the largest seven-day average in cases in six months, spurring the nation's top health

that after four years of arduous service, unsurpassed by courage and fortitude, the army of northern virginia has been compelled to yield. the war could have gone on for literally years had lee asked his men to take to the mountains and conduct a guerilla campaign. but it came to its conclusion after lee wrote those orders and after the many victory parades and testimonials, a number of union officers got together and tried to evaluate what exactly had happened during those four years. because once the numbers were being crunched, which took a long time to actually evaluate, there were over 650,000 casualties in the american civil war. when you lookout right at the end of a battle, a day's battle, there were 75 dead confederates and 150,000 dead union soldiers. that's gunshot artillery on the battlefield dead, 2 to 1, yankees over con fed rates in that regard, and by 1871, a lot of the officers were beginning to realize it was a year-round thing winning that war. the confederates had been outresourced on every single level except for accuracy and marksmanship. they felt if a national emergenc

felt they wanted to get to know the place where they found themselves, which happened to be northern virginiahey took me to smithsonian institute to the various historic sites in the region. remember the smithsonian american human of american history and the civil war exhibit captured my imagination. it really caught my attention, and their on love for history and their own sense that u.s. history was important as fascinating as their own backgrounds were. they inspired me to be immersed in this story, and again, sites, museums. there's just no substitute for getting to see and hold artifacts and imagine yourself in a place and so on, and all historians are so grateful to those who make those verse rallying, tang ilk experiences possible for us? thank you, professor varon. in the we for professor reynolds. what surprised you most but the lincoln during your research process about abe. >> thank you for that great question. i think what surprises me was that too many of our opinions of lincoln are just formed from today's perspective. we have to understand him in his own time. one can cherry pi

through connections and he got more than next-door neighbors the fairfax's who owned most of northern virginia and are incredibly powerful, and they foster him and he becomes a burial makeover the heador of te virginia regimen fighting the french and indians on the western frontier. it's a great opportunity it seems but then it turns out to be a terrible opportunity because the indians are wonderful fires hundred fighters and virginians are not freighted and basically three years in the frontier work nothing goes well. ambushes, massacres, he doesn't win anything. and it's really miserable. he is miserable. and he becomes testy. onany manages to alienate basically all his superiors with his british military establishments in the royal governor of virginia gave him the job. any alienates them honestly. he jumps the chain of command and he goes behind the backs and many resigned his commission, i think he doesn't have a career in the military world. they need help to have. he then decides to reinvent himself as a political figure, esquire in the virginia tradition, he walked into mount vernon, h

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the new temporary home in an expo center in northern virginia, but thousands are living in a tent citywill go here's matt bradley. >> reporter: i spoke to several of the evacuees here none of them came directly from kabul. they stopped at one other destination outside of europe before they came here. a lot of them were very angry with how they were treated, many of them were u.s. citizens they had some serious resentment about the place they're soon to call their main home. >> i slept like three nights on a garbage, just like homeless people, man. everybody was just slipping down i was with my kids among the garbage. there's like no space, no, no, no humanitarian help. >> reporter: but shep, by the time they get here, they are safe they have food, shelter, water, medical care, so there is a sense of relief even if they don't exactly know where they're going to be going next. >> there's nothing more amazing than to watch evacuees come into this process, the smiles, the excitement they're tired, they're exhausted, but then when you see them, you're able to feed them, and then they're pla

from turkey and germany and they felt they wanted to get to know the place which happened to be northern virginiad various sites init the regi. i remember the smithsonian captured my imagination at a young age exposed to the artifacts and sites and their own love for history and a sense that u.s. history was an important as fascinating as their own backgrounds were. they really inspired me to be in the story and again cites museums. there's just no substitute for getting to see and hold artifacts and imagine your place and so on. fororians are grateful those. >> thank you so much professor. next is for you professor reynolds what surprised you in doing your research? >> great question. i think what surprised me was too many of our opinions of lincoln are just formed from today's perspective. we really have to understand him in his own time. one can cherry pick here and there particularly in his early speeches which was kind of a racist environment against stephen douglas. i was surprised in your closeness but from springfield when he lived in the neighborhood where there were some 20 african-amer

felt that they wanted to get to know the place where they found themselves which happen to be northern virginia took me to the smithsonian institute to the various historic sites and their member the smithsonian museum of history that captured my imagination of a very young age and being exposed to artifacts that really caught my attention. and their own love for history and their own sense that u.s. history was important as fascinating as her own backgrounds were. they inspired me to be immersed in the story and again cites and museums there's just no substitute s for getting to see and hold artifacts to imagine themselves in a place and so one and all historians are so grateful to those visceral tangible experiences. >> thank you so much professor. next question is for you professor reynolds. what surprised you about lincoln during your project on abe? >> thanks for that great question. i think what surprised me was that too many of our opinions of lincoln are born from today's perspective. one is cherry-pickedy here and there and illinois which is a racist a environment. you can cherry-pick

and they felt they wanted to get to know the place they found themselves that happened to be northern virginiak me to the smithsonian institute to the various historic sites in the region and i remembered the smithsonian museum of history and civil war captured my imagination at a very young age. he was exposed to the artifacts in the site that really caught my attention and their own love for history and their own the se that u.s. history was important and as fascinating as their own backgrounds were, they inspired me to be immersed in the story. there's no substitute for getting to see and hold artifacts and imagine yourself in a place and so on. all historians are grateful to those who make that kind of tangible experience. >> thank you so much, professor. the next question this is for you, professor. what surprised you most during your research? >> i think what surprised me was too many opinions of lincoln are just formed from today's perspective. particularly in the w early speeches whenn he was in illinois, which is kind of a racist environment when he was running for office against step

look at northern virginia, harrisburg, predictions, up to 6 inches of rain, philadelphia, 4 inches, newk city, 5 inches of rain. that's going to cause significant running wednesday into wednesday night throughout areas of the northeast. we're not done with this storm yet, jacob. obviously the winds have caused extreme damage in louisiana, but this flash flooding threat is going to move right into new england as we go throughout the next 36 hours. >> we're not done by a long shot. bill cairns, thank you very much. one more weather story for you guys. this one here in california. the lake calder fire is accelerating, evacuating south lake tahoe, a city of 22,000 people. roads were backed up as cars rushed to get out. by last night, the fire crossed two state highways, burning mountain cabins this. comes as the region faces strong winds, extremely low humidity as well. the calendar fire has consumed nearly 200,000 acres and now it's only 15% contained. still ahead here on "way too early," the growing number of cases across america and the impact on already strained hospitals, plus the new