the tennessee river was low.here had been a sustained drought and if you remember about battle of chickamauga, the soldiers were really hurting for water at chickamauga and so the tennessee river particularly near chattanooga, was too to have any kind navigation. so the river was out of we talked about bridges so there was bridge a railroad bridge at bridgeport and a railroad bridge at running water creek. but the confederates had destroyed those railroad bridges and. so the nashville and chattanooga railroad was not an option for. the can for the federals to supply their army in chattanooga, there was a road that hugged the north bank of the tennessee called haley's trace. it was very rough road. but the confederates who were on the south bank of the river, the sharpshooters there, could have easily shot the horses and mules across river, pulling the wagons and. so that route of transportation was off limits. so how did rosecrans get supplies into chattanooga? he had to put them on wagons at bridgeport and haul

when the holston river flooded now we know it is the tennessee river today in knoxville, tennessee, but it was the holston river at that time on down, passed knoxville. that designation wasn't changed. believe in the general assembly to the late 1890s or something like that, where it becomes the tennessee river at the just north of the city. here's an image the flood of 1867. it was a flood that washed out many homes, flooded the city via creeks, first and second creek turning downtown knoxville virtually into an island. it would set on a 60 foot bluff here a little, so to speak, if there any flat in knoxville and business sort of kind of came to a standstill. and it was during this period as the water slowly began to recede, that dow started about and talking to some of his friends about the idea of let's play baseball. let's organize a baseball club and therefore, on march the 19th, 1867, sam dow called a meeting together at joseph cooper's star billiards saloon and this was a article that i found in the paper. it was a very small print easily to be overseen when someone is going thro

turn a bit lighter winds now coming out of the north, across the tennessee river valley. so that's dropped temperatures in blue hall and also some showers around as well. so that certainly freshened up things. and then we've got more snow piling into northern honshu island and also for support. oh, you could see about, i'd say 10 to 15 centimeters of snow over the next 24 to 48 hours season. the weather brought to you by visit cuts on hard hitting intervals as a un ambassador position given to you by or does have both. you've described that is better than is better than any thoughts provided. hang on like to you. all. the good cooks, i think, is the most difficult press than a part to answer facing realities. usb to in the security council. this is a may just something book is a good exercise to hear the story on told to how does era the watching out. as a reminder, thought top stories this hour and is ready. bombing in the southern gauze, especially of rockford, is killed at least 14 palestinian simone and it'll go 11 members of have found a $135.00 people have been kill

some energy moves south toward tennessee river valley and up toward the northeast.erior section snow and rain event for thursday and friday. storm three there. next storm system this weekend will bring significant icing event for the south, something we have not seen last couple storm systems. there is potential for snow. coldest air of the season starting this weekend into next week. talking about iowa. temperatures below zero and with wind chill it will feel like negative 30 thachl is big takeaway going into caucus day in iowa. they are used to this weather. anchors at fox news, not so much. >> steve: exactly, not so much. >> todd: people with electric cars have no electricity, right? >> janice: that is a big factor with electric vehicles and going through high water, that is dangerous. >> steve: that is a concern. janice was on the program yesterday talking about the winds would be a problem and yesterday morning 6:00, we didn't know at the time, they decided given wind gusts could get up to 70 mile per hour. they have migrants at floyd bennett field, which is fe

then up towards the tennessee river valley.ast where we have this wintry mix going on. we have rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain and it's going to impact the commute. and people traveling. so we will continue to keep you up to date. look at the heavy rain that moves in not only today but through friday for the new york city area, parts of philadelphia, the interior northeast. so this is an ongoing situation. we have wave after wave of low pressure that's going to move up from the gulf coast towards the northeast. and there's the ice, the ice potential through friday. so, ice on the roads and the power lines could cause some issues, especially for new england. heavy rain in the forecast. so one to two inches of rain. and then you have got that snow that could melt and that could also lead to flooding. speaking of flooding. go back to our friends in the south where we could get 3 to 5 inches, 5 to 8 inches and isolated amount through friday. other big story is the warm-up. we will feel temperatures very spring-like for the eastern

this secondary system starts to develop, and that's going to bring rain, ice, and snow to the tennessee river valley, where nashville, memphis, all of those spots were paralyzed this weekend. then tomorrow light to moderate snow reaches the mid-atlantic states. it's going to be a slow commute along i-95. not a lot of heavy snow, but it's going to be really a pesky kind of situation. and then saturday, those strong winds, as emily mentioned, cranking up the lake-effect snow with slick travel, blowing and drifting snow. about 2 to 4 inches, central new york state, new jersey, on into pennsylvania. but heavier snow from buffalo, oswego, watertown, we're talking about a foot or more. and we've got windchill alerts for 13 million folks from the plains all the way to the midwest. minimum windchills late in the week. chicago, minus 13. minus 7 in nashville. minus 8, wichita, by saturday. denver, you'll be at minus 13. and this cold air is not going anywhere until early next week. guys? >> all right, al. i'll check back with you in a little bit. >>> let's turn to the white house. with the new hampshi

throughout the afternoon as well as we go through louisiana and arkansas and mississippi over the tennessee riverwards the southeast. that's the tornado risk. then the cold side of this storm is bringing a blizzard for our friends in iowa right now. and nebraska up towards green bay where you see the orange blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings for millions of folks upwards of 12 to 18 inches of snow then cold air behind it is going to break some records. forecast lows for saturday, sunday. watch how far the cold moves southward so parts of texas in towards arkansas. mississippi river valley. we actually might see some snow in the south on monday. wind chill alerts for millions of folks here where we are going to get wind chills on the order of negative 20 to negative 30. this is des moines, iowa. the blizzard calms down this weekend. but then the coldest air of the season moves. in and then this is our next big system that brings the potential for ice and snow for the south and then maybe some snow for the northeast. i want to say i had to my friend real quick what is your name. >> sally c

for tomorrow, that wet weather and heavy rains moves up into the tennessee river valleys.e're taking a break from the rain as our temperatures reach the low 60s. rain will be back tomorrow, starting in the morning in the north bay, scattered rain off and on throughout the day. on thursday, we get another break. we'll be watching out for a chance friday into saturday as we see the atmospheric riv this way hoda is somewhere over this way over here. oh, i love this family we have gingers here. what's your name >> and a birthday boy. >> what is your name >> and a birthday boy. >> kelley is excited to be here. >> what is your name >> finley. i love it. kelly and finley and mom and dad. >>> happy birthday >> happy y'all are here. >>> coming up next, why are young people completely obsessed with watching their favorite shows and movies with subtitles whether they need them or not? joe fryer is on the case but, first, this is "today" on nbc. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast bu

mean these really occupation of casa, of the westbank, or do you mean the occupation from the river, tennessee? there are many right my, my colleagues overseas still believe that the un establishment of the state of israel is illegal occupation and they will not stop the excess of resistance until these rallies are swept out of that country. will. important in sobering discussion, general mark kimmitt, former us assistant secretary of state. thank you so much for being with us. thanks for having and steve. and so what's the bottom line is real is a super power in the middle east region, but the way it's imitating how the united states lashed out after the attacks of $911.00 will lead to the same dilemma that america faced all powerful but powerless . israel has failed to use its power to shape better lives for the past indian people over the decades and their boiling frustration is always right under the surface. so now after so much death and destruction, what does victory even look like? what is solved, the destruction of germany and japan, which we discussed don't apply in the case of gaza

because most people, when they found the river tennessee, what they're saying is the charging for the extermination of the state of these, of course, if they're supported, how much services supported come us at stages? goal to destroy, not just how old is raised, but all the jews around the world. so these people, the, the, the, me don't know what the child people or they very much doing what they're telling me for. and again, it's another situation of age old teacher divide to semitism. and all that jazz is where it's right, the importance of the national home. and so the jewish people, so they can charge and that only strengthens our results. well, we have over the past 100 days, spoken to people on both sides of this and i think the one message that comes out from thirst and i hope you disagree with me, is that piece moved and as far as needed, that loved ones are returned home i'm not lot stop springs and so that's why that's why we left because in 2005, i'm let the palestinians an opportunity to autonomy because as well as always will be leaving piece and find peace. but when we'

is highlighting a lawsuit filed by several local residents alleging that companies along the tennessee river concealed years of research demonstrating the harmful effects of exposure to these chemicals. the "san francisco chronicle" leads with new data showing that last year was the deadliest on record for drug overdoses in the city. in 2023 san francisco recorded 806 deadly drug overdoses. fentanyl played a major role in these numbers with traces of the powerful opioid found in four out of five victims. the austin american statesman reports that an appeals court has upheld a temporary block on a controversial book ban in texas. the bill known as the reader act would require companies who sell books to school libraries to rate their books based on sexual content and would forbid schools from purchasing books deemed, quote, sexually explicit. a federal appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling which found the law unconstitutional. the arkansas democrat gazette is highlighting a new push from the biden administration to lower the cost of banking overdraft fees. the proposal would lower th

tennessee, parts of west virginia. in texas, at least 17 people and 15 pets were rescued from the flooding with five rivers across the state couple of days. it comes as cities from texas to the northeast have recorded double average rainfall this month. glaude venegas joins us from louisiana. what's the latest where have you? >> reporter: the ground is saturated. you can see this area, it's a park. we had a monsoon come through in the last two hours. as you mentioned, this area between eastern texas and where we are and up to the northeast has gotten twice the amount of rain or the average rainfall for the month of january. if we get more rain today, all of this could flood once again. we will be watching to see what happens between here and new orleans. we saw some of the rescues happening around the houston area and areas where people just had too much water. they had to have the emergency crews come in and take them and their animals. it has been very dangerous for the drivers. we have the flash floods, which is damaging some of the roads and making it very difficult for drivers and also the fog. the fog has been affect

river valley. this is a warm side of the snow expert tornado watch until 11:00 a.m. for all of these big cities from louisiana to memphis, tennesseeing we're going to cover today and through the weekend and then a big winter storm monday and tuesday. pays for martin luther king jr. day. that is going to cause problems all along the east coast. fox weather.com for all of your latest features and of course, the carcass and i will probably be there this on re record. >> steve: which is probably going to impact turnout. thank you. all eyes are on the hawkeye state of our where weather will also be one of the issues with the iowa caucuses. how many people are not going to show up because of the weather. new poll shows nikki haley and ron desantis swap places. she is now a solid number two. >> ainsley: marushin is live in the morning with the latest. bill? >> reporter: as you guys just mentioned, the caucuses are up three days away now and the front runner, to trend, was not able to be here yesterday on the ground an hour to hit the campaign trail because he has been stuck in new york city dealing with the civil fraud trial but it is no

tennessee, to maine to florida. it's going to come with heavy rain, robin. flood watches are up in a lot of rivers that flooded just a couple weeks ago in new jersey. have the possibility of doing it again. gusts up to 70 overnight tonight. >> nasty out there. thank you. new developments in the investigation into the alaska airlines plane after part of it fell off midflight. now both alaska and united airlines report finding loose parts on some of their boeing 737 max 9 planes. the chair of the ntsb joins us live in just a moment. but first our transportation correspondent gio benitez is in portland, oregon. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. yeah, the ntsb now knows the top fitting of the door plug was fractured so the door moved up and then out. so the big question right now is, were the bolts to hold it there ever installed, or did they break? of course, there's that new concern, what about the other planes with loose bolts? this morning the growing fallout from that alaska airlines flight losing its door plug mid air. the company saying it found some loose hardware durin