and from the savannah river, be able to go towards freedom.n the actual songs that were being sang, basically those are all songs coded for freedom. when you're singing, wade in the water, we're not just talking about baptism, or just wade in the water, you're saying, when you are escaping, wade in the water so the dogs can't follow your trail. as a matter of fact, there are so many symbols in this building, i mean, the ceiling itself has a nine patch, which is a symbol of safety. on the side of the pews in the windows, west african symbols. phillip calvert: west african symbols. right. so whenever i'm in the south and i see these nine patches, wherever i see those four symbols, underground railroad. choir: (singing) i saw troubled water. hey, hey, hey. and at the close of the civil war, general sherman and the union army met with 20 ministers of savannah to discuss the protection and reparations for the thousands of newly freed slaves. that's when right here in savannah the declaration of 40 acres and a mule. wow. and then abraham lincoln was

, and helicopters over head, circling above the river, but the problem is that they didn't listen to the family, and not that it would have saved savannah, but it would have saved a lot of agony. >> uh-huh. >> so -- >> yeah, can you talk a little bit about how the reporting process went for you? also, i know a lot of the reporting was happening during the covid pandemic. >> right. >> which is challenging, but just the process of getting to know this community that, you know, you don't live in, getting to know family, and getting to know savannah even though she is no longer alive. how do you begin that process? what was that like for you? can you tell us a little bit about that? >> sure, well, i started by contacting native american advocates to sort of talk to them about the bigger issue and introduce myself and, you know, there was one particular nonprofit organization that had been doing this work out of montana for many many years, and so i introduced myself to them, and we just stayed in touch, and i, you know, i asked them a lot of questions, and then i once the trial was announced, one -- he wasn't convicted of killing her, but h

river valley. louisville there. we will hit 80 in little rock, 83 in st. louis and heat shift eastward across southeast toward midatlantic. 82 in raleigh, 81 in savannah.a, 84 in jupiter and cold front will sink in and bring temperatures to realistic values this time of year. summertime, it is a front coming through, bringing rain and we could see a wintry mix meaning potential for rain. that is toward northern new england, concerned with ice accumulation. you see pink, that is not great on the road and power lines, not a good situation, especially if you are driving tomorrow into friday. we'll keep an eye on that. here is ice forecast, already talking about that. less than tenth of an inch but still a problem if you are traveling. pretty good snow for some areas. we have summer in some areas, winter in others. we'll keep you up to date with foxweather.com. >> todd: important warning, scrapers out. authorities searching for the suspect accused of killing. the death is a homicide and they are not ruling out possible hate crime charges. listen. >> several witnesses were contacted where the shell gas station is located and they were interviewed and witnes