for them, the flag over ft. mchenry was a powerful symbol of unity and the cause they were fighting for. in the city of baltimore, were a number of african-american union soldiers. union regiments. they called them the colored troops back then. and they would have seen the stars and stripes over ft. mchenry. after the emancipation proclamation later. later. when maryland was a state outlawed slavery. the stars and stripes stand as a symbol of freedom. a flag of liberation in the south. so i think it's interesting that at one time ft. mchenry in baltimore, you had three groups of americans. one group sees the stars and stripes as a symbol of tyranny at a federal government, yankee despotism. another sees it as a symbol of hope for unity. and yet another sees it as a symbol of freedom and a swol of freedom and liberation of every american regardless of skin color. three groups of americans, one star spangled banner, three different meanings. and that meaning's going to change yet again a few generations later as th

standing on the ramparts, one can almost hear a german father telling his daughter, that's the flag ofour new country and your descendants will be americans. we are going to see that the flood tide of immigrants dwindles to a trickle at fort mchenry in 1914, when world war i breaks out in europe. fort mchenry is being used as a city park at that time. the last active garrison left in 1912. it was a much famous for its bathing beach as it was as the home of the star-spangled banner. but that changes in 1917 when the united states goes to war. and shortly thereafter, a fleet of trucks and a legion of workmen come and they begin building over 100 hospital buildings on the ground. like spokes on a wheel around this fort. general hospital number two, one of the largest army hospitals in our nation, is built here at the home of the star-spangled banner. let's take a look at that hospital. in a special exhibit. general hospital number two, one of the largest army hospitals in the united states during world war i. many historians say that the first world war was the true first modern war. pois

the stars and stripes stand as a symbol of freedom, a flag of liberation in the south. so i think it's interested that at one time at ft. mchenry you had three groups of americans. one group sees the starts and stripes as a symbol of tyranny three groups of americans, one star spangled banner, three different meanings. and that meaning's going to change yet again a few generations later as thousands of immigrants pour into this city. and for that, let's look over and look at the cranes over here. where those cranes now stand at one time was the locust point immigration terminal. there was a strong relationship between the city of baltimore and germany. north german lloyd steamship company operating out of bremen and problem herhoffen brought thousands of imbrants to this nation, not only from germany but other countries too, like italy, poland, other places in europe. some of these ethnic communities are still here in baltimore today, like greektown, polishtown here in baltimore. for those immigrants, they never saw the statue of liberty. that's in new york. they never

it is not the same type of flag. hard to identify just from what we have seen today any kind of affiliation, particularly for this individual. and i think that's going to be the first step for the police is to try to identify who he is, who he's working with, and whether or not he acted alone in carrying out this attack. >> from the sensibilities of the australian government, when did their alert become more heightened to the awareness that they could be a soft target for what is taking place internationally and with isil and knowing there are certain members of their own country interested in going to align themselves with that organization. >> i think it began this summer when isis began putting out propaganda videos and we started to see how much of a prominent role foreigners were playing in these videos. a lot of the videos that came out from isis earlier this summer showcased people from either southeast asia, the philippines, indonesia, thailand, elsewhere, and other individuals that certainly is going to be a

negotiators say they are in contact with the gunman. a black flagh me now, just looking at social media as well, tom, we were just speaking to the woman who started #i'llridewithyou, now trending worldwide. it says something that australians are wanting to show a sense of unity. >> it seems like that hash tag has really struck a chord in australia. we've seen tonight as we approach the early hours of the morning that the muslim leaders have gathered with leaders of the jewish faith and also catholics to sort of have a visible show of unity in person against denouncing this person's actions because we don't know exactly who they're affiliated with. but definitely the religious communities across sydney are banding together. but also, as you say, online, this hash tag has gone crazy. it's not just in australia. it's in london. it's across the world. one of the worldwide trends. so obviously it struck a chord in a country like australia, which is very culturally diverse, religiously diverse. in the past, that's caused some sort of division. it's manife

a judge just ruled that burning the american flag is okay. mercial? ♪ fill the air with joyful noise ♪ ♪ ring the bell and raise your voice ♪ ♪ let there be peace on earth ♪ let there be peace on earth >> that voice just blew us away. so we tracked that guy down and asked him to come right here to "fox & friends." and kevin ross, the voice behind that commercial is coming up. >> he brought his instrument. ♪ ♪ >>> burn the american flag, protected as free speech. a federal judge in iowa now ruling in favor of the controversial westborough baptist church. the group is known for dragging, stomping and spitting on the flag at funerals of fallen soldiers. despicable. iowa state representative is fighting back against the ruling. he joins us now. thanks so much for talking to us. what's your strongest legal argument? >> thanks for having me. i'm a strong support of the first amendment, but i think there is clear cases where there are exceptions where if your words are used to incite violence, then you're no longer protected. i'm not known for mincin

an far, there were some rumors, the flag we believe is called the shadada, there is one god, he is asking for a proper isis flag. this of a bomb. have you heard any speculation with the bag, is there anything to that? >> reporter: certainly, when we arrived much earlier today, there was speculation that perhaps there were bombs planted around the city. we heard from the prime minister saying the public must look out for suspicious bags. the reason being down in sydney house earlier today, there was a suspicious parcel found. it was a bomb scare. they evacuated the sydney opera house and other areas, but it would appear they are baseless. it's a false lead. as we are hearing through the hostages, the gunman is claiming he has planted two bombs inside the cafe. we cannot verify this. police as we know have been very tight lipped throughout the day, with all the information they have been passing on, it really has been extremely limited, but certainly, he poses a real threat. there is no doubt about it. we have seen, it's not the police getting into position. there are hundreds of police her

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stand, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> are there any communications. >> one from the office of supervisor yee stating he will not be present and a communication from the clerk's office which is items which may be continued to the next meeting or finally passed through the will appear on

the flag that he's holding is not the isis flag. it's the wrong flag. he's issued questions for an isis flag to be delivered. beyond that, no hostage, as far as we know, have been injured. this has dragged on for at least nine hours. that will give authorities hope. the police are remaining relatively calm. they feel they can bring this to a peaceful end. >> the video are the hostages making a break for it, escaping through the back or one of the side doors. what can you tell us about the location of the siege? how rare is this for australia? >> incredibly rare. australia is a relatively safe country. this sent shock waves through the community. the location is interesting. it's martin place, the busiest stretch of public space in sydney's city center. it's opposite channel 7, which has a program called sunrise. imagine our "gma" setup, it's almost identical. the set of that breakfast program backs on to this public space. across the road is this cafe where the siege is taking place. a lot of the analysis already emerging. i've been talking to counterte

the actual isis flag. can you just first explain the difference to me? >> that's interesting. >> why? >> for a person who supposedly planned all this and he gets there and he said oh, i got the wrong flag, i mean something here doesn't make sense and it gives us an idea or at least an insight about the mentality of that individual. >> what are you thinking about his mentality? >> it seems he's all over the place. he's a criminal. he's trying to cover his crime using religion. and he seems under a lot of pressure from the court. he allegedly was involved in about, you know, dozens of -- i forget the exact number of sexual assaults. and then possibly killing his wife. so he wants to go down as a hero not as a thug or as a criminal. it seems to me there's something fishy about the individual. the investigation is still early on. i think i'll be very anxious to see what the australian police are going to find out about the motivation about why he did that. but the flag he had with him is basically a black flag

it would not be surprising for people to draw a parallel between the flag put out in this cafe and thesis flag but we could stress they are not at all the same thing. the flag this man put out in the cafe has a basic phrase that is common to all muslims regardless of whether they are shiites or sunnis or anything else. it is nothing to do with radical ideology at all. but of course unless you know the ins and outs of that in that climate, it would not be surprising for people to draw this parallel. >> he asked for an ice is flat didn't he? >> i am not sure of the details of what he was given. he had sent letters to the families of australian soldiers killed in afghanistan saying your son is a murderer. he certainly subscribe to this idea of western oppression of muslims, which is common to all kinds of lone wolves, and also members of more organized groups. i am thinking of the london underground bombers in britain. but again, we are very much talking about these lone wolves in recent attacks, as i mentioned, in several countries including canada a couple months back and there is no pr

flag. it was the white writing on a black background. but now from our affiliate reporter in sky news, he is demanding an isil flag. >> it will be interesting to know how the police negotiators are dealing with this person and his demands. we want to go now to anna coren. she's been live there and on the streets of sydney for us, talking about what people are saying, the surprise from typical australians, and what she is learning. it's been very hard to get information. but anna joins us now. anna? >> reporter: well, the siege has been going on now for more than eight hours, and it doesn't look like it's going to be finishing anytime soon. as we said, five hostages have been released. and it's a promising sign that police negotiators are in touch with this gunman and making his way to release those hostages. we don't know. we can't confirm that that is the result of those negotiations. but certainly, from the people within the area, people who have evacuated from nearby buildings, there really is a sense of fear, that this is taking place

the date is right there on the flag, along with 1896, the year the state entered the union. at first, mormon leader brigham young wanted to claim a much bigger territory and call it "deseret." congress didn't go for that, so the state was smaller and named after the ute indians who were there first. >> but one thing that's very interesting about the state is that of all 50 states, it boasts the youngest population, with an average age of 27.1 years. >> utah is also famous for amazing natural wonders, with two great national parks -- zion and bryce canyon. but they're too big to put on the flag! i'm brandon with "flag facts." >> are you ready to getfacts." face-to-face with a shark? how about a stingray? nicole has some close encounters of the underwater kind. >> the maritime aquarium in norwalk, connecticut, offers visitors a unique experience -- a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour. cathy hagadorn is the aquarium's education manager. >> what happens behind the scenes is people really get to learn about what it takes to run an aquarium, what it takes to feed the animals, wh

i said, okay, when i get the green light, i'll fly the flag. you'll see the flag on the roof.used to sit. and then months later, we got the green light. and i couldn't race home fast enough and called bradment and brad and pax put the flag up. >> that is amazing. literally in your back yard. >> yeah. his grandson lives there now. >> are they the only people forgiven for trying to look at you through binoculars? >> absolutely. by the way, by the end, he and i were both with binoculars standing out there. it's how we say good night. >> he passed away earlier this year. >> yes, he did. >> how much of this did he get to see? >> most of it. >> he saw the whole thing? >> yeah, yeah. we didn't have the effects and certain things, but -- >> he thought what? >> you know, it's the funniest thing. people ask me because -- louie was 97, and he was living on his own. doing a speaking engagement two weeks before he went in the hospital. i say that because he had so much pride on going out on his feet. and i was in the editing room when they told me he had gone into the hospital. i got the f

it was the flag of al qaeda. what's the difference, paul? >> it's just a difference in design, in logo, slightly different designs. clearly he hadn't come along with isis flag. you would think if he was going to prepare for an attack like this he would bring along isis flag. he didn't do that. clearly for propaganda purposes realizing these scene wos be playing all around the world he wanted isis flag to show that he was doing this in isis' name on behalf of this entity he views as an islamic state over there. >> this was 16, 17 or so hours that this went on there in sidney and i think of other times, you know, you and i have talked on television, other attacks. i'm reminded what happened in canada, it was just days later when you had the hatchet attack here in new york. there have to be legitimate fears of copycats. >> brooke, that's absolutely right. that hatchet attack in new york which came in october was just two days after an attack on the parliament in ottawa and the attacker in new york appears to have been inspired by what he saw in

really, the american flag waving over this fort was a powerful symbol of hope and healing for those folks during the first world war. that hospital was abandoned in 1923. and most of it was all torn down in 1927. the buildings and the grounds were left derelict for a number of years until the national park service acquired it in the 1930s. when that happened, as part of a national parks project, and also part of it, for some of the programs during the great depression to put people back to work, the works projects administration came to fort mchenry and built sidewalks, repaired brick walls. and so, i do not think there was any coincidence that during a time of stress and hard times during the great depression, 1931, the star-spangled banner becomes the official national anthem for the united states. and fort mchenry becomes preserved. this becomes a unit of the national parks service. but there is a clause in the deal that says if the military needs to use the grounds, they can always do so. that is exactly what happened during world war ii when the united states coast guard used about 1

the british flag a waiting the arrival for the british royal couple. >> that's where they're staying. interestingly enough, dylan has brunch later today. it's funny how that fell. >> a big day for them. looking forward to their visit. we're marking a somber anniversary december 7th, the 73rd anniversary of bombing of pearl harbor. the flag at half staff for this historic date. >>> we want to start with the monster storm battering the philippine others. take a look. you can see how big it is at this moment. millions are in the typhoon's path. many have already left their homes wisely in search of higher, safer ground. we are in manila with the latest this morning. good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning. this is expected to bring heavy rain and wind in this area. the region is bracing. other parts of the country now are being hammered. the monster typhoon slammed a shore with wind speeds topping 130 miles per hour. small coastal towns were no match for this powerful storm. in the central philippines, trees are down, power is out, flood waters are rising. it's all destroyed, says

-- they may have just grabbed the flag it. paul allen, thank you for that. nderstanding of the area, we have the bloomberg camera trained on that law, breaking news situation. -- why, breaking news situation. across the street is the channel seven news office, perhaps to maximize the public publicity of this event. those news offices have been evacuated. also across the street is the reserve bank of australia, reportedly under lockdown. ago, primeminutes minister tony abbott issuing a statement about the siege, saying that new south wales police and the australian federal police are currently responding to a report of hostagetaking in martin's place in sydney. this is obviously a deeply concerning incident, says tony abbott, but almost really of should be reassured that law enforcement and security agencies are well-trained -- australians should be reassured that law enforcement and security agencies are well-trained. we continue to watch this as people go out their business but are being taken away from the area as the police cordon off the area. those in bu

it's like the flag. >> like the flag. it's so much in demand, it's on the road more than most professional orchestras. we found them in london, where they performed before a packed audience at royal albert hall. [quirky, dreamy music] ♪ ♪ back home, their success is a source of national pride. but all that comes at a price. the system's annual budget is 80 million dollars. most of it comes from the venezuelan government. dr. abreu has kept the program alive through eight venezuelan governments. but he's always on the phone looking for additional funding even at a concert. >> excuse me. >> sure. not surprisingly, the system's need for all kinds of instruments is enormous. so, since 1995, they've been making some of their own from scratch. they sound pretty good. even so... >> we are literally begging all over the world. everyone who has a penny, who can give us to buy a string, a violin, a trumpet, shoes whatever, we can help these kids. >> a trumpet or shoes. >> yeah--both if it's possible. >> do you think the system coul

the flag has been popular among the sunni islamist militant groups and al qaeda. that prompted fears that the situation was connected to some islamic extremist groups. we're now joined by a reporter from australia's 7 network. thanks very much for joining us. it looks like officials knew a lot about this guy going way back. he had a lengthy rap sheet. >> very much so. they are all the questions that's being asked. how is this gentleman we are starting to hear the details. why was he still on the street and how long was this plot in the making for? he's known very well known to australian law enforcement agencies. also well known to media o outlets. he's a 50-year-old self-proclaimed islamic cleric. he was known in media circles as the fake sheik and certainly had quite a long rap sheet with law enforcement officials there in sydney. about seven years ago he penned these poisonous letters to the families of deceased australian soldiers. in the last few years he was charged with accessory to murder over the death of his wife. he was on parole for that crime. beyond

a gunman takes hostages inside a cafe in the heart of sydney forcing them at gunpoint to hold an islamic flag in the window. >> it is profoundly shocking that innocent people should be held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation. >>> former vice president dick cheney defends the harsh interrogation techniques used by the cia on terrorist suspects following a scathing senate report on torture. >> they didn't talk to anybody who knew anybody who knew about the program, they didn't talk to anybody who was in the program. >>> and it's a case fit for a secret agent. a screenplay of the upcoming james bond film was part of a massive hacking effort at sony entertainment and this morning the hackers are hinting at even more leaks. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, december 15th, 2014. good morning. i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. police believe a lone gunman is holding a number of hostages in a cafe. his motivation remains unclear but he has displayed a flag with arabic writing. the cafe where the hostages are being held is in central

this is the flag of the kingdom of the saudi arabia, using the same lettering on its flag along with sword and a green backdrop. >> this hostage crisis going on, when you talk about hard targets versus soft targets, a coffee shop, i can't think of much of a softer target than that. >> if it's 1-20, let's say the number is 20 being held hostage, how does that end. does this person from a survival perspective try to just let everybody go and try to medal in with them himself. you've got to think all the australian police are going through the different scenarios, trying to identify the person. at this time, they're thinking about how do we get this to end. >> what the gunman may be thinking or being negotiated with, should the gunman be concerned now people realize these things could end badly and these people may take it upon themselves to overpower them. after september 11, the one thing that seems to be clear is that people have to take action on their own sometimes, not waiting for the authorities to act. >> maybe culturally is the reason it hasn't happened yet. in the united state

empty and boarded up, the shinto temples. , the flag of the rising sun.hat over hawaii, the rising sun had begun to set. thus, war came to hawaii, usa. now the symbol, of welcome and hospitality, now stands clad in warpaint. no longer do vacation liners bring tourists to these once-happy isles. the liners, too have gone to war. no longer is waikiki beach the sun-kissed playground of the pacific. barb wire has changed its face. now at twilight, the city streets are empty and deserted. blackouts start each day promptly at dusk. you may crow, mr. tojo. you have done a good job of stabbing in the back. you have darkened our cities, you have destroyed our property, you have spilled our blood. to allth tells us that this treachery, there can be but one answer -- a time-honored answer. for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. >> that is the story of pearl harbor before, during, and after the infamous attack on december 7. it is all true. you can take my word for it because i know. i was there. i died there. with, are you talking buddy? >> ta

the grown flag you may have noticed. the green flag accompanied on the casket, it signifies the nypd's service to five bureaus of new york. our miguel marquez is still reporting live outside of that church. miguel, watching it on tv is one thing. watching the silence and hearing the emotion in the silence, it must be something else being there. >> reporter: it is always difficult to watch grown men cry. it is incredibly difficult to watch cops, you know, these nypd tough guys and the emotion that they have watching one of their own taken in this way. this case in particular, because of the way that these two were assassinated, i think it's been particularly bad. the fact that you have the protests and this anger and this strive across the country and here in new york has been tough but to see this little section of queens come to a stop, to see the police lining the way already at every moment showing the upmost respect for officer ramos, it is a sight to behold. ashleigh? >> if i can, i'd like to take this moment and let

the u.s. consulate. hostages are being held inside as a black flag with arabic writing hangs in the window. a live report moments away. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is monday, december 15th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we welcome you from the united states and around the world. we are following the hostage standoff in sydney. an armed man, you can see him right there, holding an unknown number of hostages in a lindt chocolate shop right in sydney's central business district. a very busy area filled with people who work, filled with tourists. it is now evening in australia. we are heading into the nighttime hours there as this standoff continues. this is very near the u.s. consulate in sydney. a spokesperson there says the consulate personnel have been evacuated. all have been accounted for. president obama and other world leaders briefed on the situation. unknown if any americans are among the hostages. we did see images of five people who were inside managed to get out. we do not know if they managed to escape or were released. five people

. >> reporter: the flag of the u.s.-led international force was lowered in a ceremony in kabul.rican general john campbell rolled up the flag symbolically transferring the leader of the war to afghanistan's forces. >> working together we can win. >> reporter: in a previous statement president obama said it mark as milestone in our country. for more than 13 years, ever since innocent lives were taken from us from 9/11 our nation has been at war in afghanistan. now thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, our combat mission in afghanistan is ending. but the end of the combat mission does not mean the end of the war. from a peak of about 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, there are now about 10,600, and it will be two years before they all come home. ♪ >> reporter: until then u.s. forces will advise and assist afghan troops and will engage in counterterrorism operations in al war that has already taken the lives of more than 2,300 american servicemen and women, and they will be facing a ferocious enemy. attacks by the taliban are surging. president o

in the window, it is incorrect. it is a flag used throughout the muslim world, which has been sometim appropriated by islamic groups in israel and iraq. it's unclear what the flag is. there's between 5-14 inside, held hostage. we don't know the number. we also don't know exactly the reason behind. we don't know the person who is doing this - person or people. the context for this is australia, of course, has about 23 million people, and there is a sizeable muslim community. in the last six months since the - i guess you'd say the american fight in the islamic state in the middle east, there's a number of counterterrorism raids against the community here in sydney, and australia, where there's a connection between the raids and what is happening today, we don't know at this stage. it's possible. >> can you tell us more about the area in sydney, if there major landmarks nearby. >> indeed. it's the center of sydney. sydney is a city of 4 million people in the east coast of australia. it's a popular area. martin place is like a thor

look at the flags on top of the aramark building in center city.above freezing in philadelphia. but the wind is steady at 14 miles an hour. we are getting higher gusts. 27 degrees is what it feels like right now. and it's cold in the pocono mountains as well. blue mountain still seeing some snow. the last couple days. hasn't been great for the snow pack, but they're back to making snow in the mountain this morning. colder weather north and west, pottstown is at 32 degrees. watching the temperatures come down right now. logan township is 35. it's currently 34 in washington township. in south jersey, the temperatures are still falling. they won't come down a whole lot more. but the wind makes it feel like it's colder with readings in the 20s with windchills across the board this morning. satellite, we saw clouds blowing through. we'll likely see that. but the wet weather stays to the south. the possibility right through the weekend. the future rain and snow, showing clouds increasing by thursday evening, as part of a storm system that is way to our s

to do so, you'll get hit with another breezy, cold day across the area as we take a live look at the flags whipping in that breeze atop the aramark building. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. i'm chris cato on this friday. thank goodness. we begin with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. bill, this wind is still part of this never ending nor'easter. >> same darn system we had for days and less wind this morning and colder this morning. we're seeing some icing in those areas that didn't dry up from the snowfall yesterday in new jersey and in areas north and west. right along the i-94 corridor. the temperatures are on the warm side and back to making snow, mother nature has stopped in the pocono mountains. that's the view from camelback this morning. we'll be watching the radar and report of snow just in the last hour in reading, but looking pretty clear on the radar. don't expect to see snow showers other than a flurry or two. still some clouds overhead. in philadelphia 35 degrees. nicely above freezing but right at the freezing mark for chester springs and 31 in

>> the flag itself is more of a banner, the actual writing on the flag, the expression, a declaration of faith, is on many saudi arabian flags and on flags across the world. in and of itself doesn't mean anything but in the context of being use in battle fields it now connotes a different region and obviously people who cover that region now now what it symbolizes. that's why once that flag emerged on the window being held up by the hostages it gave this incident, this attack today, a very different level of concern, obviously for officials. because obviously the first thing people thought this was going to be terrorist related in the sense it may have been isis and what he demanded an isis flag that raised those concerns more. but again we're hearing this might have been an isolated individual. the individual acted alone with out association to isis or other terrorist groups. >> yet isis has called for acts of terrorism around the world, what is plate for isis in moments like this, where there is a tenuous connection between this act of violence and isis and its message. does isis cl

negotiators are in contact with the gunman. a black flagps in russia say there's been a noticeable increase in homophobic harassment and attacks since a new law made it a crime to describe gay propaganda. supporters of the law are protecting what nay call traditional russian values, but gay rights activists say many are now living in fear. >> reporter: it's not easy being gay in russia. this is a festival in st. petersburg, and the protest mob that turned up to intimidate. they sprayed ink and shouted insults and they left a message, say no to sodom. it's why paulina installed this extra security at her lgbt support group. she tells me the atmosphere got worse after a law promote iing. >> all people understand that there's something wrong, that they're dangerous for children, that information about them is harmful. and that it's okay to discriminate them. and it does give a green light to more violence and more aggression. >> reporter: that's a serious worry for activists. they say many were already nervous about revealing their sexuality.

. >> reporter: the flag of the u.s.-led international force was lowered in a ceremony in kabul. american general john campbell rolled up the flag symbolically transferring leadership of the war to afghan forces. >> working together we cannot fail. working together we will succeed. >> reporter: in a written statement, president obama said today's ceremony in kabul marks a milestone for our country. for more than 13 years ever since 3,000 innocent lives from taken from us on 9/11 our nation has been at war in afghanistan. now thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in uniform our combat mission in afghanistan is ending. but the end of the combat mission does not mean the end of the war. from a peak of about 100,000 u.s. traps in afghanistan, there are now about 10,600. and it will be two years before they all come home. until then u.s. forces will advise and assist afghan troops and will engage in counterterrorism operations in a war that has already taken the lives of more than 2300 american servicemen and women. and they will be facing a ferocious enemy attac

the flag ship. he watches in astonishment as the ship turns away. the next ship in line, the destroyer, he opens fire. that ship turns away. engaging,n the column firing, taking hits, and firing some more, destroyers turn away. the captain of gun five and the fantail, sailor from texas by the name of clint carter, handling wn to the room, more shells! and one of the gang rebels, sure there ain't no jabs from texas. as the johnson's guns continue, a minute, hagen is dumb struck with joy as the court.changes and evans is so elated himself, can ding to hagen, he scarcely speak. he struts across the bridge saying, now i've seen everything. but the johnston has no way out now.his she's surrounded by enemy ships and earned the full attention. bombardment,icious one of the forward mounts takes 52, and hit, gun everybody is killed or critically wounded. the magazine t in below, filling the upper handing room with smoke and making the even all but untenable. moke flows up and engulfs bob hagen and the gun 37 gun director. the highs were streaming, we coughin

you can see the flags blowing hard and the wind is howling out there. the temperature has gone up enough so that we no longer have the icing problem. it's 42 degrees in philadelphia. 18 mile an hour wind. feels like 34 degrees. the temperature well above freezing north and west, even the mow cpoconos it's above fre. temperatures will drop as we go through the night tonight. you can see the center of the storm not too far off of cape may. we're starting to see more of a northwest wind blowing offshore and that means the next low tide at the shore will not produce the type of flooding that we have seen this morning and we're seeing right now. general north wind, 20, 21 miles an hour sustained and some wind gusts now to 30 miles an hour. we have reports of wind gusts to 56 miles an hour, just about an hour and a half ago. it is a very, very windy day. at the shore, very windy with periods of rain. i-95, pretty similar, periods of rain, no, s rain, not necessarily as heavy. north and west may see changeover to snow. the poconos will see accumulation tonight

is that students don't know the isis flag and do know the israel flag. that is the problem. is that israel flag is commonly portrayed on america's campuses as a symbol of people and oppression. when it is the opposite. and the isis flag is nowhere to be found whchlt students at george mason university are asked do you want to support isis, they sign it. when i go to harvard -- >> they haven't been around since 1947. >> it's dominating the news. they're beheading westerners and it's seen on college campuses that activist students are trying to defund israel trying to -- >> they're small groups there are pro-israeli groups as well. >> students of those groups are getting beaten up because of their association. we report it on all the time. >> when you talk to people that are blood brothers of isis out there, they're responsible for you not having legs today how do you respond? >> first let me tell you our innocent of the country in leading a global economy and going some to be dangerous to radical tyranny is responsible for me lose mying legs. so taliban had nothing to do with

we are looking at the flags on the embarcardero being whipped about. be careful.d advisory until 12 noon. >> cold across california. firefighters in southern california have rescued 50 people trapped on a snowy mountain road. crews brought out snow cats to get to the stranded motorists. everyone is okay. everyone was safe by 3:00 this morning after calls came in last night. officials say 136 drivers were struck in the snow. some drove an on their own as the plows cleared the roads. others abandoned their cars. the rest were rescued and taken to shelter. >> seven beds have now been covered on the airasia from the java sea with large parts of the plain identified but currents have moved the wreckage. weather is leg the search efforts and the night data recorder has not been recovered. the plane want down on sunday in bad weather. there were 162 people on board. our reporter elizabeth hur will have the latest in 30 minutes. >> trading is underway on wall street with the dow up 33 points and 18016 with investors hoping to end 2014 on an upnote. >> it has been a great

the first that he wants a specific isis flag. ts to speak on the phone to australian prime minister tony abbott and that the media tell what he calls two other brothers. presumably his accomplices. he said according to one hostage tweet, that there are two more bombs in the city. bottom line, jose so far, about a dozen, we believe, hostages inside, no injuries to anyone in the cafe. but a very tense standoff indeed. now entering the early morning hours in downtown sydney. >> i think the fact that there has been no violence there has been no explosion of any kind and there's been no one injured by this gunman have a very good sign. if you're a hostage negotiator. >> that's right, it would be a good sign. although as your previous guest said, the more the hours go by the more uncertainty there is the more tension, the more lack of sleep. the more anxiety on the part of those hostages. all of that can lead to a dangerous cocktail. so far, his actions do seem to be quite amateurish. take for example the flag. he didn't have the right

you can see the flags flapping. not as hard as they were this morning. >> tonight we have live team coverage on this nor'easter. our meteorologists are tracking what happens next. >> but first let's head to ted greenberg. he's live in long beach township. and ted, you've seen flooding all day. >> reporter: and this is 82nd street and we still have high water out here tonight. take a look at that restaurant. it is surrounded by water. and long beach boulevard, the main drag here, it has been flooded since this morning. the water is slowly receding, but it's had a very tough time going down. for most of the day, block after block of long beach boulevard looked like this. after water from the churning barnegat bay surged in to streets on long beach island. >> it's a real drag because your cars get beat up and you really complaint get around the way you would normally. so it's tough. >> reporter: lynn came riley found herself stuck in the how else after flooding from the nor'easter left her street waterlogged. >> so thi

i think he's planting the flag. he is trying to govern from the far right. the right need a champion that is true, as you see rand paul move to the middle. i don't agree with a lot of things that he says, but i agree with my colleague that there needs to be a voice on the right. i don't know how successful he'll be that voice. >> and whether he puts his hat into the ring. >> as there needs to be an elizabeth warren on the left. >> let's listen to what elizabeth warren had to say. she had strong thoughts on the issue. >> the provision was flipped in at the last minute it benefit wall street. it was written by lobbyist for city corp. that provision means big money for a few big banks. >> how embarrassing is that for the white house, that the democrats broke ranks? >> it is embarrassing. and i tell you if she runs for president, this will be her moment. she is seen as the champion on the issue in terms of income and equality and the progressive movement we see on the left. you saw former obama staffers leave to create a campaign going forward. >> will it be a m

correct the flag being put on the window, can you tell us about the flag? >> again, it is a flag that we have had people looking at. what itrawn to work out stands for but at this stage it is best to not take the any further. we are looking with our partner agencies to better determine what it is we are dealing with. >> the arrested amanda's morning at the press conference. is there any suggestion this is connected? >> is similar question was from the side of the room. at this time there is no connection. [indiscernible] we have looked at this in the past and exercise around us and we continue to focus on this thread.like we do every other scenario . there are so many scenarios we deal with but we deal with them because we have to be prepared. certainly this is one that has been a part of a range of scenarios we have had to deal with in preparation. today changing the approach to everyday life in sydney? >> it shouldn't. we are proud of the city. continue every day to protect. tested.eing for confident in thankful the police -- and that thankful for the pol

look at the flags on top of the aramark building. it is gusty. not as cold as yesterday morning, though. and the big difference is the rain is out of the picture, at least for now. some of you may see snow flurries later today. meteorologist bill henley is back in a moment with a look at that. >>> in the past few hours, the judge in a south africa courtroom ruled that prosecutors can appeal the oscar pistorius acquittal on murder charges. back in october, you'll remember the judge convicted pistorius of a lesser charge, culpable homicide, and sentenced him to five years in prison. pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, inside his home. he said he thought she was an intruder. again, prosecutors can appeal his acquittal on murder charges. >>> the president of penn state university is coming under fire for a gesture he made outside the school's administration building. look at this. this is a twitter picture of university president eric barron with a group of students there holding his hands up. he joined students at a die-in dem

. >> police are not revealing the number of hostages. a flagith an islamic message was held up to the cafe win die. hostages have also been forced to stand against the window. can you see their hands pressed against the glass. heavily armed police have taken positions around the cafe. cordoned off around this cafe. and there's also video within the last hour, three hostages who managed to get out. you're about to see them. there's the first one running around the corner. then you're about to see the third. >> which comes out of another exit, which is a fire exit, which is the dark door in the distance. a third worker comes out. authorities have evacuated a very large area, three blocks in every direction around where this is taking place. there have been evacuations linked to suspicious packages around the city. and we're also told that air traffic has been rerouted near sydney. but the prime minister has urged people to go about their business. >> the whole point of politically motivated violence is to scare people out of being themselv themse