especially if he is from western missouri. and that is that the anti-slavery men who were fighting alongside john brown in kansas, they want revenge. though they march in and terrorize and vote and --loot and pillage in western missouri and so those people in western missouri writes up to defend themselves. there is some truth to this. this absolutely did take place. however, if you notice i have interest -- illustrated mostly how it took place. the problem is that fighting broke out across the state all along the missouri and mississippi river valley. i am focusing on jesse james, unfortunately i will add to the misconception that this was a war, because jesse james was on the western side. in fact, the fighting took place across the state. as you can see, there were union refugees being driven into the major towns held by union forces in 1861. an againstissouri misery and warfare -- against missourian warfare. published after my book came out, shows that the pro-secessionist missouri state members along the missouri river va

. >>> no rain is forecast in western missouri today as the region works to recover from widespread flooding. roadways were under water and homes flooded. firefighters and police used boats to rescue stranded motorists and homeowners in the kansas city area. in some areas there was five feet of water where there shouldn't be. >>> police released body cam video from the deadly car crash last month involving venus williams. williams entered the intersection but stopped when a car turned in front of her. police tell her she has the right-of-way but lost it and just got stuck in a bad situation. the passenger in the car that hit williams, a 78-year-old man died two weeks after the crash. >>> coming up on the morning news, early football retirement. abandonment ravens john urschel quits the game at 26. >>> this is the "cbs morning news". ooh. sushi. ugh. being in the know is a good thing. sign up online for free. discover social security alerts. intrzero alcohol™.ine® it delivers a whole mouth clean with a less intense taste. so it has the bad breath germ-killing power of this... with the lighter

standing southern iowa, back to southeastern nebraska, then all the way back down into central missouri and western the century mark in many of those locations even further south, where it is just a heat advisory, heat advisory, still going to be incredibly warm in these areas. so yes. absolutely not suffering a loan here. but we are already at 83 degrees, for feels like, so now factoring in the humidity, feels little hot nerve dover. little hot nerve atlantic city, and ever so slightly hot nerve places like wilmington, or trenton, but really going to have the core of the heat across the urban heat island really. so i95, immediate vicinity where the worse of the heat will be centralized for us here today. storm scan all clear at the moment. couple every clouds rolled on through, but we don't spec much of anything in the way of not just cloud cover but wet weather in that regard either. it is still steamy. our wind flow has bun to shift a little bit more northwesterly, so it is still hot. still very sticky out there. but it may not be as harsh for you, throughout the course of the day whether it com

in 1827, few miles from the south bank of the missouri river at the farthest point where steamboats can navigate, independence became the epicenter of western migration. typically wagon trains didn't leave until the middle of may when there's enough green grass to provide pasture for draft animals. the original townsite was for three principal trails. the santa fe, oregon and california. that's why independence had all its own. queen city of the trail. chief among the caravan supporters was james maxey, james reads masonic brother who ran a general store in independence. his business partner william s stone were delighted to sell fresh goods to familiar faces. relator noted that maxey and stone treated us as if we are brothers. when the caravans reach the public square the immigrants were astounded to find what they beheld. they were assaulted by the smells of toiling men and overworked beast, freshman newark, tobacco and wood smoke and many aromas they cannot place. teams of people with languages, german, and i tell you various indian languages including osage, choctaw and chickasaw. the town of independence was at this time a great battle

the missouri shore was 500 yards away. , theya long struggle landed on the western shore of the mississippi, well south of downtown st. louis. samuel kennedy look back across the river and he would never forget what you sow. it looked like the whole horizon was on fire. in early july, 19 97, st. louis and gary kennedy, his grandmother katherine had escaped from the riot on a raft, let a ceremony in downtown east st. louis to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the tragedy. several hundred people from st. louis and eight -- and east st. louis including survivors and their descendents joined the commemoration. he said he wanted to honor both races and to encourage unity and healing. he also spoke of his father, who after a long struggle with poverty, at one point he made the street,oxing on became the president of a local textile union and in 1962, as st. louis alderman. the following year, his son, was elected to succeed him. still annedy is alderman. on broadway between seventh and eighth streets, a black policeman saw the fires. he and his wife were in their 30's with no children. he had c

missouri sure was 500 yards away. after a long struggle with the relentless current carrying the boat downstream they landed on the western shore up the mississippi. seven year old sam neil kennedy looked back across the river he would never forget what he saw. it looked like the whole horizon was on fire. in early july, 1997, st. louis whose grandmother catherine and salmon harvested from the 1917 right on a raft with a ceremony in downtown east st. louis to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the tragedy. several hundred people including survivors of the right and their descendants joined the commemoration. gary kennedy wanted to honor the people of both races who perished in the private and to encourage unity. he spoke of his brother, who after a long struggle with poverty, at one point made his the in boxing, became the president of a local textile union ended 1962, a st. louis alderman. he served until is death in 1988. the following year, his son was elected to succeed him. he is still on the board of aldermen. on broadway between seventh and eighth street black policeman saw the fire moving eastward toward the two-

we've got more flooding possible today stretching from missouri all the way into central and western new york. strong storms will be firing up today as we watch this system push across. we do have a severe risk for strong storms today from decatur, evansville all the way to pittsburgh. 19 million people at risk as this slow moving low pressure along the warm front brings rounds of storms throughout the day. scattered severe storm threat into tomorrow and east coast as well with heavy rain and flash flooding. some areas looking at anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain before it's all over. tech: when you schedule with safelite autoglass, you get time for more life. this family wanted to keep the game going. son: hey mom, one more game? tech: with safelite, you get a text when we're on our way. you can see exactly when we'll arrive. mom: sure. bring it! tech: i'm micah with safelite. mom: thanks for coming it's right over here. tech: giving you a few more minutes for what matters most. take care! family: bye! kids singing: safelite® repair, safelite® replace. >>> good thursday morning i'

western expansion. fur trappers and traderred helped st. louis become known as the gate away of the west. st. charles, later part or kansas city, became popular parting points for emigrants who settle the expanse between missouri and the pacific. yet independence deserved special credit for missouri having earned its distinctive moniker, i've got a -- i've got my own do rag. right here. i'm kind of like a politician. it just rolls off me. [laughter] no more interruptions. it was matter of geography, founded in 1827 a few miles from the south bank of the missouri river the farrest point the seem beats could navigate. i it was the epicenter. wagon trains dud nod leave until the middle of may when to there was enough green grass to provide pasturage for animals. the original town site was the eastern terminus for the santa fe,s oregon, and california trails that's why independence has all its own. queen city of the trails. chief among the caravan supporters were -- was james maxie, james reid's masonic brother, who ran a general store in independence. maxie and his business partner, william s. stone, were delighted to sell fresh good tuesday familiar faces. reid later noted that maxie and stone treated us as if w