appomattox 25. danville 27. lynchburg 23. coming up later, we'll update you on how much warmer we'll be by sunday and when rain returns. >> mark: the murder trial accused of killing his 89-year-old father-in-law will go into next week. vincent spinner is accused of killing james payne. a friend of spinner testified that she smoked crack cocaine with spinner on the day of the murder. she said the only time she wasn't with him was between 1:00-2:00 p.m. when spinner was going to the a.t.m. she said spinner returned sweating and shaken. the trial will remove monday morning. >>> the death penalty trial of and killing the lyon sisters has been pushed back. motions by welch's attorney included delaying the trial, hiring a mental health investigator and issuing a gag order with respect to the media attention. welch is accused of kidnapping the lyon sisters in 1975 and killing them. >>> nichole lovell is 13. he's been missing since early wednesday morning. when she was younger, she had to have a liver transplant and takes special med

as well and eventually light rain and sprinkles toward appomattox county. a few showers extend to the west along i-81. for this evening, occasional light showers, but the temperatures will remain above freezing. so it is going to be rain and not snow. temps falling into the lower 30s by morning. coming up a little later, we will update you when we will see a big-time warm-up. danner. >>> the kids are out of school but the parents not so lucky. self-schools in our area have been closed since thursday forcing working moms and dads on the hunt for a last-minute babysitter. as valerie bragg reports, danville's parks and rec department is trying to help those parents out. valerie? >> reporter: danner, kids are still there right now doing different activities and games. it's what parks and rec is calling a fun day for kids. if school is closed for more than a day, they usually open the coast recreational center this way parents can get to work and have someone to watch their kids, and kids aren't cooped up in the house all day. 18 kids were there when we stopped

and a good day in appomattox i 44. saturday forecast, temperatures in the upper 50s during the afternoon with lots so we're going to see a big weekend. warming trend begins for saturday. with 60s coming up by your sunday. >> danner: thank you, george. now, that most of us have been able to dig out of the snow. mechanics say that it's time to switch the focus to our cars. while the salt is great at melting snow, if you're careful, it can cause your car to rust. make sure that you get a car wash every other week until the snow and salt is gone. and don't forget to ask for an undercarriage wash. asked . >> danner: new tonight, the virginia department of the someone here in virginia has patika virus. the person recently travel to a country where the virus is spreading. it's a relatively new virus and it's mosquito born. it's also related to the birth disorder, microsephaly. days after announcing all olympic venues are being inspects and fume indicated, rio is also fumigating the carnival. >> reporter: doctors are now being

concord and appomattox at 25. if you were watching us from south side from charlotte county, halifax, danville, lows in the upper 20s. martinsville, 21. tomorrow will be below freezing through 9:00. between 9 and noon, we will be warming above freezing, and lunchtime tomorrow looks good. 47. sunny and cool with a south breeze at noon. highs into the 50s during the afternoon. around the rest of the area tomorrow. trends cooler north and milder south. altavista, 54. south boston, 56. martinsville, 55. and danville warming nicely to 57. your seven-day forecast show all of us reaching into the 60s for sunday and monday. on monday, a few small showers are possible. and most of us are going to be staying dry. if you get rain not going to be anything significant. for tuesday a little cooler. highs in the 50s and a few small showers possible and increasing rain for all of us with highs in the 50s. your wednesday is looking welt but the rain moving in. >> danner: thanks, george. abc 13 news is giving away good food for fre

and 48 for appomattox. quick check ahead for your saturday. really enjoy the weather on your saturday. we will be you off to a cold start in the morning. at 10 a.m. in the 30s and 55 at 1:00, and upper 50s during the afternoon. cool and dry for your weekend. your seven-day forecast shows that by sunday, we will see highs reaching the 60s. so this will be the warmest weather we have seen so far for 2016. mid-60s coming up on monday. then rain chances are going to be increasing next week toward next tuesday and wednesday. >>> she won an individual title, but in sweet briar student says it was a team effort. part aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. >>> sweetbriar college is known for top-notch writing program so its writers are used to winning. >> mark: 19-year-old>> mark: 19 equestrian super>> mark: 19 equestrian superstar is a standout on that squad. she got back from a big win in europe, but she slowed down long enough for suri crowe to catch up with her. >> reporter: mcklail is really somet

governor terry mcauliffee speaks about a failed project in appomattox county. good evening, and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at seven. i'm lindsey ward. and i'm dawn jefferies. new efforts in the search for a missing and endangered blacksburg teen. a virginia tech drone used infrared technology from the skies while officers from six police departments... as well as the f-b-i... continued to look on foot. the mobile command center has also been moved. wsls 10's bethany teague reports. a short distance since yesterday because it's accommodating a different group of searchers today. thursday.. officers from seven agencies were joined by about a thousand virginia tech corps of cadets members. today.. those cadets are no longer a part of the search.. which is why the command center area doesn't need to be quite as large. that being said.. police say this doesn't mean they are scaling down the search. in fact.. they have just as many officers.. if not more.. involved in the investigation today. they are still focusing on the mile- radius around nicole's home. th

you can see the snowshowers rain moving toward appomattox. the showers amherst making waits into buckingham and watching us from pennsylvania county, small showers near gretna. for this evening remain above 3for this evening remain above 32 so we will see more melting32 so we will see more melting. coming up later we will let you know if we will have a big warmknow if we will have a big warm-up for all of virginia. >> in his own words, jerry falwell is telling abc 13 why he is officially endorsing donald trump for president. suri crowe got off the phone with falwell just minutes ago. let's go to her live. >> reporter: that's right, noreen. i got off the phone with fa li got off the phone with fa lwell who said it was a tough choice to go with trump against ted cruz who launched his own campaign at liberty, but he said it was trump's business experience that won out. he remembers when liberty was struggling financially and he feels that trump can lead the country with his business acumen. not a big surprise when you pay attention to the bond b

appomattox, 25. south boston, 27. and smith mountain lake at 22. here is your hourly weather for your saturday. we will be below freezing for most of us through 9 a.m. then between 9 and noon, we will be warming into the 40s. 47 at lunchtime tomorrow. highs reaching the lower 50s and down 50 degrees with mostly around the heart of virginia, bedford reaching 52. watching us from lexington you will reach 51 tomorrow and mid-50s for danville reaching toward 57. then on sunday, all of us will be climbing into the 60s. maybe you are getting ready for church on your sunday morning at 9 a.m., we will be at 40. but when church is ending lunchtime, we will be nearing 60 at noon and lower 60s. mild and pleasant for your sunday afternoon. your seven-day forecast show on monday, a slight chance of showers and light rain. not expecting anything big. on tuesday, slight chance for light showers. nothing big expected. most of the rain for the week is going to be falling very late tuesday night into wednesday. and wednesday is looking wet, but it is going to be rai

toward concord and appomattox, 28. altavista, gretna in the upper 20s and upper 20s to smith mountain lake and danville. we will remain below freezing through 9 a.m. on your friday and between 9 and noon, make it above freezing. lots of sunshine and even with too cold day with the wind, we will see highs reaching the lower 40s. around the rest of the area tomorrow, roanoke, you will reach 43. appomattox, 45. altavista, 44. and danville climbing toward 47and danville climbing toward 47. the warm-up begins on saturday after a cold morning on 23 on saturday morning. see a high of 55. then all of us making a run toward the 60s for sunday and monday. we will see rain returning next week. by tuesday, a few showers are possible, then rain likely by wednesday. dinner, hear this. according to a new study. eating food glitch flavoroids help combat weight gain. at that natural phenomenon that occurs in strawberries, grapes and onions. the study followed middle-age and older people. diets rich in flavoroids maintained their weight

appomattox a low of 34. south boston, 36. 38 for danville. 33, smith mountain lake. lexington at 31. here is your hourly weather for your wednesday, by 7 a.m., most of the rain of the day will have already finished and we are going to see a few showers anyway. we have temperatures in the 30swe have temperatures in the 30s. by lunchtime, up to 41, and clearing skies and sunshine with those temps in the lower 40s tomorrow. 42 at 3:00, and lower 40s at 5 p.m. a slow snow melt in progress and around the rest of the areaand around the rest of the and mid-40s toward danville. amherst you will reach 42. show you the weekend forecast. i think you will really like iti think you will really like it. on saturday sunshine and highs in the upper 50s, and by sunday, we will see highs reaching toward the lower 60s. so once we get out of the next three days with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s for your wednesday night and thursday night, then big-time warm-up. 57 saturday but 60s into sunday and monday. >>> well, history is all around us, especially in this area. one program wa

appomattox, 27. and we will also see upper 20s watching us from smith mountain lake, 26 in the morning. your hourly weather for your thursday shows that at 8 a.m., we will still be below freezingwe will still be below freezing. after 9 a.m., temperatures above freezing. 42 at noon. 46 degrees at 4:00. and then 30s by 8 p.m. around the rest of the area tomorrow, all of us in the mid- to upper 40s to lower 50s and these temperatures are similar to where we were today. appomattox, 48. altavista, 48. martinsville, 47. and 50 in danville. the seven-day forecast, your eyes are probably drawn to this weekend. 357 on saturday with lower 60s on south side, and then for sunday, all of us making a run into the 60s. 62 on sunday with mid-60s on monday. then increasing rain for all the heart of virginia by wednesday. >> danner: thank you, george. >>> today we have learned that virginia saw more debt from last week's winter storm than any other state. according to the associated press 49 people were killed in 12 o

appomattox, 45. alta vista, 44. if you were watching us from halifax county, you will make a run toward the upper 40s. show you the weekend forecast. morning with 20s and 55 during the afternoon, and for sunday, we will see a high in the lower 60s. your seven-day forecast show we will have those 60s and a lot and monday. we are going to remain dry for the weekend. good news for your outdoor plans. a few showers possible by tuesday. increasing heavier rain for all of us for wednesday. >>> a reminder now for our abc 13 good eats contest today through monday. log on to wset.com for your chance to win. if you scroll down on the home page, the link is under "trendpage, the link is under "trending." you can also get this information on our station facebook fan page. today, we are giving away a $75 gift certificate to crown sterling. you can look for different prizes each day. >>> sports is next. the hokies come up short again against one of the country's top 20 teams. its basketball legends class deny hi, everybody. mike

concord, appomattox, rustburg, 44. martinsville 46. and cooler towards the mountains and chances of mountain snow in the west and temperatures toward the lower 40s. the 7-day forecast shows the warming trend kicks in on saturday, but saturday morning will be cold with temperatures in the 20s. rain increases next week, especially by wednesday. >> danner: a new exhibit the danville science center is giving kids a chance to learn how state parks are designed. state parks, video games, and light shows come coming. they are debuting the science show. s.t.e.m. visitors usually hang around for an hour and a half, but design show visitors are staying for several hours. >> you can build your own roller coaster and learn about friction and academy. >> danner: this came from the oregon museum of science and >>> a case of >> danner: there is now a confirmed case of the zika virus in virginia, but health officials say that the person that tested positive did not contract the virus in the united states. >> reporter: health officials have confirm tha

appomattox 45. concord 45. southside, chatham, brookneal, highs in the 40s. lower 40s towards the new river valley. we'll begin cold on saturday morning with highs in the mid-50s. and sunday, highs in the 60s with mid-60s by monday. we'll be dry through the weekend. a few showers possible by tuesday. more widespread rain for wednesday. >> mark: abc-13 is giving away some good food for free. it's called the good eats contest. now, from today-monday, log on to wset.com for your chance to win. if you scroll down the home page, the link is under trending. you can also get information from our facebook fan page. gift card to the >> mark: well, michigan state senate unanimously approved $28 million to help flint recover from its toxic water crisis. $4 million of that will be used to treat children affected by lead poisoning. the rest will be used to pay residents' water bills and replace the water infrastructure. >>> virginia tech tech researchers are being hailed as heroes because of this. annie anderson is live now. >> reporter: it was a packed house. the auditor

appomattox 25. alta vista 25. cold night toward smith mountain lake at 22. and danville at 27. your hourly weather for and noon we'll be in the 40s. 52 for your high. amherst 50s. your 7-day forecast shows that on monday there'll be a few small showers. not expecting any heavy rain. light rain and sprinkles are possible on monday and tuesday. >> danner: abc-13 is giving away some good food for free. it's called the good eats contest. today and monday you can log on to wset.com for your chance to win. if you scroll down the home page, the link is under trending. you can also go to our facebook fan page. certificate to charlie's. >> danner: with travel warnings now affecting 25 countries, the zika virus has many people worried. and some families are having to make tough choices. >> it's a 10-year anniversary, slash baby moon, slash last chance to take rocco out of school. so we planned it for february. >> danner: they were planning ongoing on vacation this year, but with his wife expecting baby number three and the virus spreading, they decided to stay home. doctors say the this

appomattox, 25. and the hourly weather for tomorrow show we are on our way after 9 a.m., we will see that ice melting. 40s. pleasant for you at noon. 47. highs reaching the lower 50s tomorrow. not as breezy tomorrow. a light south wind. amherst, madison heights, up toward nelson county, highs reaching the lower 50s. buckingham county at 54. watching us from gretna, chatham, mid-50s toward charlotte, keysville, chart lot courthouse and a little cooler and police sent. watching us from blacksburg, roanoke. highs in the 60s for sunday and monday. a few small showers in areas of light rain for monday and tuesday. most of the rain is going to be holding off until wednesday. and there will be some heavy rain possible for your wednesday. >> mark: george, thanks. >>> a reminder about our abc 13 good eats contest. today and monday, log on to wset.com for your chance to winwset.com for your chance to win. if you scroll down the home page, the link is under trending. you can also get that information on our abc

for the rest of your thursday appomattox 48. 48 alta vista and 50 in danville danville. your weekend forecast i think you're going to like the numbers numbers. 55 on saturday and then into the 60s on sunday. that's a big time warm up. your 7 day forecast shows 55 on ; anchor: new tonight a local act of kindness is getting a lot of attention on social media. it involves a police officer, a 73 year old man, and a shovel. courtney wheaton is live in lynchburg with the heart warming courtney. ; reporter: mark, i am on river mont avenue right in front of midstate insurance group where a local police officer saw a situation that he knew he needed to help. ; i was walking up here to get this cleaned off when he pulled up. ; reporter: on tuesday afternoon lewis spent hours in front of his business shoveling the snow. he says it's a tough job for anyone let alone a 73 year old. ; it's the most -- it's 10 to 15 pounds per shovel full. you do that for an hour and you'll feel it. ; reporter: just when he thought he couldn't do anymore a helping hand showed up. parked right there. ;

appomattox in the mid-40s as well. charlotte, 48. brookneal ofbrookneal 46 tomorrow. gretna and danville near 47. and we could see mountain snow on the western side of the mountains for tomorrow with highs closer toward the lower your seven-day forecast show we will be in the 50s on saturday. it will be cold in the morning. 60s for sunday. and we will keep that mild weather to begin the workweek for the next week. we will see rain returning tuesday with a few showers possible. increasing rain for all of us on wednesday. >>> a madison highlights man is counting his money tonight. he just turned into n a virginia lottery scratcher ticket worth, get this, $1 million. and arey had to sit throughout big snowstorm before he could claim his fortune. randy said he you hid the ticket and baby sat all weekend making sure it it was still there. wipe too. i don't think it would leave my pocket. when the storm passed, virginia lottery he took the cash option of $537,000. $537,593. what randy plans to do with the cash and where he bought the ticket, that is right now at >> mark: he

mid forties for the roanoke valley will call it a slow increasing sunshine center virginia lynchburg appomattox loving virginia still a chance for sprinkle here and there temperatures in the mid 40s head through the newer valley southwest floyd radford with bill paris burn upper thirties to near forty today with a slow increasing sunshine twenties and thirties up toward the highlands and the greenbrier valley west virginia first alert wtvj seven day planner low to mid forties thursday and friday with a mix of sun and clouds look at saturday and sunday looking good temperatures in the mid to upper fifties closing in on sixty on monday now monday and tuesday couple a chance for stray shower here and there but overall we are looking pretty nice for the rest of the wee causing controversy and now police are investigating death threats in galax. the picture is a meme mocking ptsd for veterans. now the chestnut creek school of the but the person whose page it was published on says he didn't upload it. he claims someone hacked his account trying to hurt him. the problem for the school is his facebook

afternoon. 47 in altavista. 46 in appomattox. south. 44 in roanoke. 40 in the new river valley. we have to watch out for black ice tomorrow morning because temperatures dropping back into the 20s. we could see some refreezing. just be alert as you're heading out on the roads tomorrow. overall, we get a check of the weekend outlook. i promised 50s and 60s. saturday, mostly sunny skies with highs near 57.sunday, we will be into the upper 50s and lower 60s. we will be cool and dry. melting snow out there. if you have had cabin fever, hang in there. to do outdoor activities.for the rest of the week, temperatures in the 40s and upper 50s, lower 60s. we will see the warming trend back to you. >>> a michigan high school student playing the piano sensation. take a listen. [music] >> whitney: a mall goers facebook. it has been like and shared hundreds of thousands of times. west said he has never been formally trained and does not read music and doesn't even have a piano at home. he said he learned to play the a youtube tutorial. he said he is now getting free pianos, and was even contac

appomattox, 27. altavista, 27. and upper 20s toward south side. your hourly weather for tomorrow show that after 9 a.m., we will be above freezinga.m., we will be above freezing. watch out for black ice during the morning. mid- to upper 40s which is about where we were today and falling back into the 30s by 7 p.m. around the rest of our area, partly cloudy, cool and dry. highs in the mid- to upper 40s closer to 50 if you were watching us from danville. overall the seven-day forecast show two more cool to cold days to get through and a really nice weekend coming up. you will want to play outside and watch the snow melt away for saturday and sunday and highs in the 60s on sunday, and then toward wednesday around february 3, increasing rain for all of us. >> mark: sports is next. >>> nascar has lost a broadcast legend. >> noreen: former hokies star sunday's pro >>> hi, everybody, barney hall the man known by millions of race fans known as the voice of nascar passed away at the age of 83. the north carolina native covered nascar for 55 years through s

tomorrow not too bad ronald thing castle lexington low fifties mostly sunny lynchburg loving stint appomattox low 50s head toward southern virginia gretna danville south boston over the martinsville area low to mid fifties should end up mostly sunny would just a light breeze. nothing like today newer valley southwest evening you getting in on the action upper forties low fifties from floyd over toward pure lasky up toward the highlands greenbrier valley west virginia monterey hot springs covington all in the forties more like the mid to upper forties for you nearing fifty new castle mostly sunny as well by the afternoon and your first alert wtvj seven day planner check it out saturday and sunday mid to upper fifties some areas on sunday may arty be teetering would looking all that bad can't loud astray showers week system bumps into the mountains 62 groundhog day tuesday could see a shower late as he sees his shadow is any will have to wait-and-see and sunday even a chance for a rumble of thunder as a strong cold front moves through after that front wednesday look sick temperatures return to

tonight it's marquise morgan, a senior from appomattox county high school, as we are now just 8 days away from the superbowl. morgan helped lead the radiers to a perfect 15 and oh season, capped-off by a convincing 42 to 6 win over clarke county in the 2a state championship super bowl 50 will be right here on wdbj7 at 6:30 next sunday, and the panthers take-on the if you're a croissant lover, you'll want to hear this. today is national croissant day! the modern version of the buttery, crescent-shaped roll is said to have bakery back in 19- 39. it's creator wasn't french though--he was an austrian military officer who wanted to bring viennese cuisine to for the latest weather anytime, turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more your hometown news leader. have a great night. more on point than a sock. coffee? i wasn't sure how you take it. black is fine, thank you. i'm joan. tatiana. please, don't interpret the to-go cup as a sign that you need to rush off no matter what sherlock tells you. i'll have you know, watson,

south to north with the number of wrecks and collisions in the woodsville area in southwest virginia appomattox district. and then cars are reporting here to the culpeper division started talking about snow- covered roads, slippery conditions and wrecks. make sure that you dust off the cars so you have good vision. >> we'll take a look attribute full downtown culpeper. andrea? >> all right. take it slow and easy. some businesses in culpeper and close in say they plan to stay open through the neighborhood. >> we have more in virginia where it is almost business as usual for some store owners there. >> that's right take a look at all the cars there in sterling, virginia. all the snow is falling right now. we do have a bunch of of shoppers including kay la. you can see bottles and bottles of water. >> we were running out of food and we needed to get grocery, any way. washington post of my friend were working. >> the snow has not fallen just yet but it's about to arrive any moment. yeah, i was really worried that giant was going to be really crowded today but it's not as crowded as i was expecting.

ronald fincastle smith mountlake upper thirties low forties with a mix of sun and clouds lynchburg appomattox loving stint nelson county low 40s gretna danville south boston keys bill virgil line all in the low to mid 40s with a mix of sun and clouds through the newer valley southwest and snow showers mid thirties from bluefield floyd down to stuart highlands greenbrier valley west virginia monterey twenty eight and then hot springs covington iron gate new castle all in the thirties with a few snow showers seven day planner everyone sees mostly sunny conditions today and tomorrow i mean tomorrow and sunday mid to upper fifties low sixties 60s monday an and 59 for groundhog day and don't forget today will have some strong switch again you roll back protections for gun manufacturers. kaine says a 10- year-old law that shields gun manufacturers from liability in civil lawsuits is a "sweetheart deal," that no other industry enjoys. senator tim kaine/(d) virginia: folks who own guns, and nra members generally support common sense rules and it's usually now the lead against any rule are gun manufac

the bureau is created in march 1865 before lee surrendered at appomattox. howard wasn't appointed until two months later. he issues these regulations. in the wake of the victory of union armies, union soldiers are going home. they are mustering out. many are leaving the army but others are spreading out to new parts of the south. by the fall of 1865 historians estimate there are about a hundred 50,000 u.s. troops throughout the south. there are about 800 counties the former confederacy. one military unit, usually not a full company, for one or two counties before they had the internal combustion engine. the bureau is under the war department. howard himself and many of his people are commissioned officers in the military. those men are being appointed and are spreading out throughout the south as well. in the summer of 1865. by the fall of 1865 there are about 300 bureau agents on the ground. they are going there try give practical meaning to freedom. they're going there in some cases to literally stand between hostile groups on the ground. things are movin

i remember the schools being closed in appomattox. a lot of concern in appomattox. i remember the brown decision when i went away to virginia state college. and this is why i remember. they asked all of us, when we went home, to bring back the books that we had in high school, to give to kids in the state who were not allowed to go to school because the schools had been shut down because of brown. and i was astounded. because appomattox was right next door to lynchburg. and so here you are saying the schools are going to be closed. and let's give them our books, our old books. and so then in college, that's when i really learned about what had happened with the brown decision. my schools had not desegregated until i was well out of high school. well out of lynchburg. i think it was four, five years after i left college that my schools finally desegregated. my sister went to desegregated schools, i did not. >> you don't remember discussion among your teachers -- >> no. >> -- in 1954 -- >> no. >>> -- about what this might mean? >> i'm not sure it was even discussed. y

the army up for junius surrenders at appomattox. clearly the civil war is over. plans forhe unions' the south for the freed men? i don't think there was any even though plan, president lincoln had put forward various ideas, plans of reconstruction during the civil war. these were primarily geared to winning the war, so to speak, and maybe detaching states from the confederacy. nobody had really thought through exactly what the status of the freed people was going to be. lee'sense, at the time of surrender and shortly afterwards followed by lincoln's was theation, this fundamental question facing the country. you might say, what are the consequences? slavery was still legal in certain parts of the united states. it was pretty clear by this point that slavery was doomed. what were the implications of that for all americans, black and white? what system of labor would replace slavery, what political system would replace the political system of slavery, and what rights with the 4 million emancipated slaves have? everyone was groping and away. the day before lincoln w

forecast ronald valley low to mid forties 40s with a slow increasing sunshine lynchburg loving stint appomattox mid forties down toward southern virginia still a couple showers taking place there be u2 will see increasing sunshine today highs in the mid forties slow process though newer valley southwest upper thirties low forties toward stuart highlands greenbrier valley a west virginia mainly in the thirties moderate a little bit cooler 29 for high slow increasing sunshine seven day planner mostly sunny on thursday 46 friday will call not bad at all mid to upper fifties nearing sixty on monday early next week maybe astray shower here and there but no worries about any frozen precipitation temperatures will be well above freezing at that and now police are investigating death threats against a school in galax. the picture is a meme, mocking ptsd for veterans. now the chestnut creek school of the arts is receiving threats because of it. page it was published on says he didn't upload it. he claims someone hacked his account trying to hurt him. the problem for the school is that his facebook page

by 1870, five years after appomattox there were only 52 listed. much of that reduction made a lot of sense. of those 671 warships, 418 of them were converted merchant lay, usage in blockade but of no real value as oceangoing warships. others were river gunboats and i am glad that could not serve on the open ocean. even so, many critics, both at the time and subsequently, saw this as a missed opportunity for the united states. for one thing the post-civil war navy seemed to retreat not only in its size but even in its abandonment of many of the new technological innovations that have characterized it during the war. you see all the ships here, almost all the ships i think our steam powered vessels, not the rowboats in the middle obviously. here's one in particular, the u.s. as that emerged during the war. these were essentially called auxiliary steamers. it looks like a sailing ship. it's not that navy leaders were obtuse about the new technology. no more obtuse than usual. rather it was because most of these chips would be serving overseas on dist

it was a war without an appomattox, surrender ceremony, but this war would continue and that basically america's engagement with the world had fundamentally change, because there will always terrorists. group,ld never -- this which would not subdue other groups. are historical examples of that, including the american reconstruction. kkk, but itbdue the was replaced by other white supremacist groups, like the red shirts in south carolina. in other words, you think just because they are no longer wearing their bedsheets that they are out. well, no, there are other people. instead of white sheets, there were red shirts, same thing. american terrorists. ,o bush makes this argument subduing terrorism is a different kind of war, differing measuring stick, a different way to wage what we are doing. people did not like that. to land on ansier aircraft carrier and say mission studies have been pulled down in baghdad, everything is fine, a few casualties, we will just help them set up shop and then come home. the three is ours. -- victory is ours. occupation, etc.. argue that wee just create mor

we go to appomattox, virginia, republican line. it's roger. caller: yes, hello, good morning. i was a democrat most of my life until seven or eight years ago in the country's are going in a different direction that it was now. it is always been my understanding that elected officials were supposed to do the will of the american people. that's what we send them up there for. we have republicans and the house and the senate this time, they said they were going to do this and that. when they got up there, they have done everything backwards, what obama wants to do. just like obamacare. the majority of the american people did not want obamacare. but the supreme court, i would like to know if john roberts was bought off or threatened to make the decision he made. we sent those people up there to do a job, and i watched a debate the other night i got so disgusted, i cut it off halfway through. i don't believe anything a politician says. but i like donald trump. that was my question. we need somebody the answers to the will of the american people. host: all right, roger. thanks for y

we go to appomattox, virginia, republican line. it's roger. caller: good morning. life a democrat most of my until seven or eight years ago in the country's are going in a different direction that it was now. it is always been my understanding that elected officials were supposed to do the will of the american people. upt's what we send them therefore. we have republicans and the house and the senate this time, they said they were going to do this and that. when they got up there, they have done everything backwards, what obama wants to do. just like obamacare. the majority of the american people did not want obamacare. court, i would like to know if john roberts was threatened to make the decision he made. we sent those people up there to do a job, and i watched a debate the other night i got so disgusted, i cut it off halfway through. adon't believe anything politician says. but i like donald trump. that was my question. we need somebody the answers to the will of the american people. host: all right, roger. thanks for your call. absolutely. the wonderful thing a