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things which are harder to do after all one just sits as long as long as everything is all right and and of course flying over the Atlantic in UN in similar conditions um might be the same as flying over any kind of land of course it was easier for me to try at this time in as much as I had had a chance to see something of the Atlantic on another [Applause] flight I knew for instance that good weather could not be expected over the entire 2,000 miles what one is prepared for uh presents less difficulty of course than going into something unknown I think about 60% of any Expedition is what is is the preparation I was helped of course in this by B ban and he did more than I can express to make it a success um I tell L the cows always get mixed up in my in my flying I want things have happened to me and cows I think this time it was reported that um that I'd kill the cow on Landing I didn't kill the cow on Landing um unless one died of pright more coming up WCBS through the years why I 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fighting blindness. org time for WCBS traffic and weather together that crash on the southern state westbound just past the W and so that's being cleared off the roadway but now we have one on the Northern State moving westbound right before route 106 anding Queen to the Northbound Cross Island before Hempstead Turnpike be aware of a crash blocking a lane and now on the eastbound BQE right before Woodside Avenue you've got a collision blocking a lane of traffic as we move to New Jersey a crash on southbound Tunnell Avenue at Manhattan Avenue and then in Woodbridge Township all lanes are subject to closure at Route 184 and Route 9 an accident with a down pole in Westchester County a crash on the ramp from the westbound Cross County to the southbound Sawmill and you have the inbound George pretty heavy from 8095 50 minutes that's for both decks 35 minutes though from routs 46 and 4 going outbound about 20 minutes Hudson tubes 25 in 10 or less outbound and beginning tomorrow through Labor Day NJ Transit is offering free fairs on all lines I'm Susan Browning on the WCBS traffic center and we'll be left for the Bly clear sky for tonight down to 69 in Midtown low 60s and some suburbs tomorrow partly sunny warm and humid uh few more in the way of showers and storms in the afternoon and evening they'll be most widespread across Connecticut TI tomorrow 85 then mostly clear for tomorrow night down to 69 very warm in hum the Tuesday some sun up to 88 and then hot and steamy Wednesday thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening up to 93 and not as high for Thursday kickoff fall with Labor Day deals at Lowe's right now buy one get one free on select interior paint via Lowe's gift card rebate for your next paint project plus my Lowe's rewards members save more on select 1.5 P or one qu mums get five for just $10 shop these C Miss deals today before they're gone Lowe's NOS Home Improvement valid through 94 while supplies last more terms and restrictions apply program subject to terms 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give us 22 minutes with will give you the world when you need to know why when it matters most this is WCBS 880 news WCBS Through The Years continues here's Wayne Kitt and Paul merain we all saw the movie The Babe Ruth movie where he makes that promise to the kid who was sick and says I'm going to hit a home run for you just gestures out to the Outfield somewhere this is believed to be the earliest recording of The Voice of Babe Ruth on the radio this is from 1933 shortly after that event uh babe you've had more publicity than the Prince of Wales you like it well I'll tell you about that I wouldn't be human if I didn't like s Rite ups for my home runs but I don't like the paper to say that I see sick and crippled kids to get my name in the headline that's all wrong I'm strong for the kids I know them and they know me public he can't make a fellow smack the old Apple or play good ball if he does that he'll get publicity anyway I saw a flock of autograph Hunters around you the other day like f around a sugar bowl you must get a lot of Writing Practice I sure do I put the old Handcock on everything they push in front of me except blank checks B balls books gosh everything someday I'll be signing socks I'm getting chills I'm getting chills from the babe to boxing this is a big moment here Paul this is from August of 1936 Ted husing on C s calling the fight between Joe Lewis and Jack shy this is Ted husing speaking to you from the Ringside at Yankee Stadium where the New York World Telegram and Associated scrips Howard newspapers will bring you a blowby blow description of the 10 round heavyweight fight between Joe Lewis and Jack Shi and here's soccer Cole for the first round all right socer in a second we'll hear the Bell the boys are dancing in their Corners they Bell and they enter the center of the Ring Sharky with his hands well up Joe slouching in as usual Shi tries with the left and they trade left they Circle in the center of the Ring they stand cautiously there's no ring in trading shark he tries into short with the straight left Joe hits Jack with a right cross over just likeing hit him but not an effective punch Joe comes in with a straight right and the left of Shy's head the right over he lands a left of Shy's body and a right chop to the chin and a right and the left of the body Hing a sports casting Pioneer one of the first if not the first to broadcast sports and speaking of first is a time now for the man to whom we salute the man whose picture has been on our wall for all these years except for the cigarette we cut the cigarette off because it's not fashionable in modern times to have Edward armor puffing away at a cigarette he didn't always make a living in news here he is in France in 1937 covering and I want to slow down as I say this Jango Reinhardt and the quintet of the hot club of [Music] France and so we say good night to Stefan G and yango Reinhardt and her quintet of the hot club of France they have been playing for you from the bricktop Cabaret in M Paris this is edal speaking I'm saying swing it America yeah it wasn't going to stay funing games for Ed murl for too long as War tensions were breaking out all throughout Europe but uh before that happened we have a great clip here we want to play for you from WCBS before you and I were doing mornings Paul I think we were still WABC then actually you still want to correct me you still want to fine Paul have ated WABC but it's very confusing because people think about the the music radio ABC it's not it's what our call letters were for the Atlantic broadcasting until they did a reshuffle in the 1940s Lanny Ross here sponsored by Frank of American spaghetti we're still reading credits this is from December of [Music] 1939 Frank American spaghetti presents Lanny Ross with his special guest Jessica [Music] dragonet over Miami good morning everyone this is your friend Lanny Ross and if you'll just make yourself comfortable I'd like to sing you a few songs say Lanny what is it Jean don't you think you owe the folks an explanation you know you usually Begin by singing Moonlight and Roses Jean's right I do owe you folks an explanation the reason I sang moonover Miami is because that's just where we are Miami Florida the place where summer goes to spend the winter Jean and I came down here so that I can sing tonight at the premiere of Paramount's new full-length color cartoon guliver travels in which I sing the role of Prince David Jessica dragonet who sings the role of Princess glory is down here for the premere too and she's graciously accepted my invitation to Be Our Guest today so all things considered I want to say it's a happy day for you and me for us and we all the clouds have rolled away it's a happy happy happy happy day the sun shines bright and the world's all right it's a half halfy day it's ay day we'll be right back more after this WCBS Through The Years New York New Jersey and Connecticut's home for News traffic weather and the mess this is WCBS 880 news it's summer in Britain and the crimes are just getting started I found another body stream The Best of British crime drama o on britbox don't miss new seasons of ACC claimed series like blue lights which time calls belf answer to the wire back up back up over and the responder starring Martin Freeman in his International Emy award-winning role I can feel him I'm going to cck stream The Best of British crime drama on Brit box now this is why I want to be a detective watch with a free trial today here's a tip to make your next trip to a foreign destination more enjoyable try learning the language it assists with discovering local spots to visit Rosetta Stone offers a lifetime membership to all 25 of their languages try a little German learn Japanese or Swedish you get to prepare with Rosetta Stone and right now you can get 50% off Rosetta Stones lifetime unlimited subscription visit rosettastone.com SLR today to purchase and then learn for life that's rosettastone.com radio Connecticut's best value is at Town Fair Tire they honor all manufacturer and valid competitor rebates offer the most free services for Life plus give you the guaranteed lowest price nobody beats Town Fair Tire nobody [Music] Town time for WCBS traffic and weather together a host of problems in New Jersey a stalled car in the Northbound Garden State is on the Driscoll Bridge taking a lane of traffic another stall on the Eastern spur of the southbound Turnpike it's on the ramp for 16e in salkus one lane down with a disabled bus on the westbound Turnpike on the Hudson County Extension at Grand Street in Jersey City and a crash bound a crash on southbound tunnle Avenue at Manhattan Avenue causing delays there as well and moving to Long Island westbound Northern State before route 106 Collision there we got pockets of heavy delays on the westbound L from around Northern State going all the way to the BQE and in Queens Northbound Cross Island before Hempstead Turnpike you've got a crash taking a lane as well another on the eastbound BQE before Woodside Avenue a collision taking out a lane of traffic as we move to the Bronx beware of a crash westbound Cross Bronx ramp to the southbound Degan and I'm Susan Browning in the WCBS traffic center most places are going to be dry here as we head through the evening pretty nice evening across the tric city area and for tomorrow partly sunny warm maybe an afternoon or evening thunderstorm uh certainly that's probably more widespread across Connecticut uh tomorrow 85 the mostly clear tomorrow night down to 69 very warm Tuesday at to 88 and hot steamy Wednesday thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening up to 93 and not as high for Thursday hello my name is Martin unro and for the past 23 plus years I have worked in the WCBS Newsroom as a producer and a writer if you've listen to us in the mornings a lot of what you heard Paul and Wayne say was written by me but often approved by them WCBS 880 is a family and you the audience have been a part of that extended family thank you for listening until we meet again on the eights or anywhere else on the clock thank you I'm Deborah Rodriguez CBS News and this is a really tough one WCBS 880 and I go way back to the early 1990s when after what seemed like years of begging Harvey nigler finally gave me the chance to make my dream come true overnights and evenings to Street reporting afternoons with Harley KS then Wayne cabitt I never stopped considering it home I always found my way back and it'll always live on in my heart and the hearts of everyone else who found that same warm and wonderful connection there 8 ad I'll miss you terribly WCBS Through The Years continues I'm Paul berdine and I'm Wayne Kevin here we are now in October of 1940 which you have to believe was about the moment people began swearing in the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel right it's when cars began taking over and we needed a way to get from Manhattan to Brooklyn Brooklyn to Manhattan underwater because the bridges were already getting clogged up FDR and mayor felo LaGuardia how do you do ladies and gentlemen we speak to you now from downtown Brooklyn at Hamilton Avenue and V brunt Street along the East River the scene for the groundbreaking ceremonies of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel the 80 million project which is to link the Burrows of Manhattan and Brooklyn the preliminary C monies are now in progress and in just a moment or so we will take you to the speaker platform the principal speakers of the occasion will be the president of the United States Franklin D Roosevelt and the mayor of the city of New York fella h laguadia i take great pleasure in introducing to you our mayor fella H Mr President govern ladies and gentlemen this is just another of the many many occasions that New York City extends its thanks to President Roosevelt for making possible so many necessary public improvements I have but one function to perform and that is Mr President today we break the ground for the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel it will take four years to complete I now extend to you a formal official invitation to attend the opening in Your Capacity as president of the United States ladies and gentlemen [Applause] pleas Governor lemman Mr Mayor I'm very happy to be back in my state our state I'm very happy to take part again in the breaking of ground and the commencing of another great project by which the people of this city can more easily go from one part of the city to the other well as we were chugging away in New York City making our way through the new tunnel we were watching the headlines and now hearing the headlines on the radio but what was happening on the European front Bob Trout and Edward ruro this is London sitting opposite me is Mr Al Easter Chief foreign correspondent of the Daily Herald now I think I ought to tell you that the Daily Herald is the official organ of the labor party and in the past has therefore consistently opposed the policies of Mr Chamberlain's Administration this is London Calling Paris uh this is Paris Ed Ed ml this is Thomas gred and T last night the news went around P that Hitler's reply to the British government was lengthy it was it was obvious that the German Chan was still in an argumentative [Music] mood this is Bob Trout bringing you the news of Europe as it now stands at 6:00 p.m. eastern Daylight Time first Adolf Hitler has issued a decree forming a ministerial Council for the defense of the Reich and the latest word from Berlin declares that the purpose of this Council which will be headed by field Marshall Garing is to provide uniform guidance of the administration of all German industry this is the situation as it now stands for further developments on the European situation keep tuned to your Columbia Station everyone was glued to what was happening on our radios HV calborn is a legendary name CBS News correspondent and he says everybody had a radio and everybody was listening to what was happening in Europe all over wherever you went you saw people carrying radios because they were listening to the crisis and didn't want to lose a minute of it that for the first time the entire country was aware of the fact that the actions of one of these dictators operating over there in Europe could plunge this country into a World War 1941 was the year that what was WABC soon to be WCBS after World War II landed at the frequency we know today 880 on the am band and something major as we all know happened that year 1941 and the most historic event perhaps to occur in this country in that Century the bombing of Pearl Harbor and I've never heard this clip before I can't wait to hear it right now I'm not sure anyone's heard this in a very long time here's CBS reporter webbley Edwards who was in Honolulu as the bombs were dropping and we picked up the feed from honol Luda that fateful day everybody throughout the territory of Hawaii on your radio's loud so that your neighbors can hear it here's the announcement a statement by Lieutenant General Walter C Commanding General of the Hawaiian Department quot Governor poer has just proclaimed martial law prisoners when captured will be turned over to the nearest military Patrol police patrol or police station information regarding suspicious persons will be telephoned to the proval Marshall at Holo telephone number [Music] 2948 a complete blackout of the entire territory will go into effect at nightfall tonight anyone violating the blackout by showing a light will be summarily dealt with all civilian traffic except in cases of direct emergency will cease at dark more coming up WCBS through the years this is wcvs 880 news 1877 cars for kids k a r s cars for kids 187 cars kids donate your car today donate today at carsforkids.org that's cars with a k your car can be picked up as soon as the next day receive a tax deduction and vacation voucher car for kids donate your car to now accepting donations of land homes buildings 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but it's the George Washington Bridge that's the rub tonight we're looking at delays of about 50 minutes from 80 95 for both decks about 35 or less from routs 46 and 4 if you're headed outbound only 20 minutes give or take Hudson tubes 20 minutes in and 10 or less going outbound now we've got that stall car uh in Queens the Northbound Cross Island before him dead Turnpike and a crash eastbound BQE before Woodside Avenue I'm Susan Browning in the WCBS traffic center and we'll be left for the most like clear sky for tonight down to 69 in Midtown low 60s and some suburbs tomorrow partly sunny warm and humid uh few more in the way of showers and storms in the afternoon and evening they'll be most widespread across Connecticut th tomorrow 85 then mostly clear for tomorrow night down to 69 very warm and humid Tuesday some sun up to 88 and hot and steamy Wednesday thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening up to 93 and not as hot for Thursday hi everybody it's Ed Randall one in every eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime but early detection results in the least invasive treatments and the best outcomes men have a conversation with your doctor about the testing for PSA it's a simple blood test for more information about getting screened for prostate cancer go to fans forth. org here every Mets game plus the news traffic and weather you need Every Day Count on WCBS and WCBS FM HD2 New York this is CBS news on the hour sponsored by Progressive Insurance I'm Monica Ricks ceasefire talks continue this week despite Israel and Hezbollah trading heavy fire today in the Middle East cbs's MTS T has more from Tel Aviv Israel's military has called it a preemptive strike and which dozens of of Israeli fighter jets targeted what an army spokesman described as thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher Barrels in more than 40 sites White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan says there is concern now this war could escalate if a deal is not reached soon we are feverishly working in Cairo as we speak with our team and the teams of the other mediators as well as with the Israelis to get to a ceasefire and hostage deal along the framework that President Biden laid out former president Trump warned World War II as he slammed the Biden Administration today over its handling of the war the Harris campaign announced today it raised 540 million since the vice president entered the race 82 million of that coming in during the Democratic National Convention last week in Chicago the best hour of fundraising right after Harris's acceptance speech the National Guard used a blackhaw helicopter in Arizona to find the body of a 33-year-old woman today who was killed by flash floods last week at Grand Canyon National Park more than 100 tourists and tribal members had to be evacuated H is still causing havoc in Hawaii National Weather Service meteorologist Sean Miller still a lot of rain still flooding going on it's still windy as well so really if you don't have to be out it's a good idea to stay indoors a new Co shot could be available this week former FDA commissioner Dr Scott gotley we've had these summer surges and in a subsequent winter surge now a couple of seasons in a row so I think we need to start to understand this is probably the predictable pattern for this virus for the foreseeable future baseballs crowned its Little League Champs Florida captures the Little League baseball world series title in an Extra Inning Thriller the boys from Lake Mary top Taiwan 2 to one scoring the winning run on a throwing error in the bottom of the eighth the world championship for Florida is the first in the 77 year history of the event plus Byer for CBS News South wport Pennsylvania one of the biggest band in the UK could be getting back together Liam Gallagher seemingly confirming this weekend Oasis is going on tour next year with about 20 gigs lined up in two cities the front man posting on X I never did like that word former the band's website also posted a date for a seemingly cryptic announcement coming on Tuesday if true it would be their first performance in 15 years this is CBS News sponsor Ed by Progressive Insurance get renters insurance to protect the things that make your place a home including coverage for theft or damage visit progressive.com hey it's Mac Rosenberg with WCBS since 2018 you know this place has many meanings for me it's a mix of friends family and telling the stories that matter to you and the stories that make you curious but make you think more than just the headlines you might say yeah that's been the mission since day one one and it's been an honor to work with and emulate the people I grew up listening to the people and the relationships make the job hey it's Jim Feldman from the do CBS traffic Center thank you for allowing us into your homes offices cars and lives for the past 57 years it's been our pleasure to keep you informed and entertained these many years and to my WCBS 880 colleagues thank you for the most fantastic 7 and 1/2 years of my radio career I know all keep in touch through social media and meetups but I'll still miss seeing you every day and now one last time delays on the gwb upper and lower levels into the city because of road work safe Journeys everyone portions of this broadcast have been recorded WCBS Through The Years continues here's Wayne Kitt and Paul merain 1943 the Harlem riots August 1st cab Callaway and his orchestra playing over 880 at 12:30 in the morning as the riots were raging outside it didn't take long for us to switch gears on that with the riots happening WABC reporters were setting up for a news conference with the mayor at the time Fel LaGuardia he was about to take the air at 1:00 a.m. discussing the riots that were happening at that moment in Harlem I do not want this to develop into anything very serious there may be some people who may like to see trouble but we do not one trouble in our city