but about 9,000 union soldiers were sent to salisbury. so instantaneously in the fall of 1864 instead of like 800 guys living indoors in salisbury, you now had about 10,000 guys with 9,000 of them living out in that yard where they used the play baseball. it was now filled with these makeshift shacks and just holes in the ground that the guys were living in. it was a are cold -- a very cold, wet fall and winter, and it rained a lot. it snowed some. these guys didn't get much food. and they were exposed to the elements. so by the time december came, they were dying at the rate of about two dozen a day. of dysentery, of starvation, of exposure. so in the end of november, the prisoners staged an insurrection. they amassed and attacked the gate hoping to break out. but the guards on the stockades above fired down at them with cannons and guns and beat back the escape attempt killing 16 and wounding 60. about three weeks later, albert and junius and a couple of their friends managed to escape from the prison with the help of a guard who was a

salisbury steak, you haven't heard about it forever. emeril's going to bring back throwback recipes. and, em, i think there's a picture from your past that we're digging up. >> don't worry, emeril. we're going to go first. throwback thursday time. all of us taking the plunge, to reveal old photos. see if we can freshen up the looks from before. gretta monahan, has a new book called "style and the successful girl." lara, you were brave. >> am i going first? >> you decided to go first. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah. let's take a look. >> oh,yes. circus 1987, people. there it is. on the monitor. >> look at this. >> oh, my gosh. wow. >> yeah. >> so cute. >> i like the hair. the dress, though, is a dress that i loved. i felt like a million bucks. i think i got it at like marshall's. >> it's very -- >> you're looking very madonna right there. >> it's 1987, material girl time. how can we make this go from throwback thursday, to fashion forward? >> the black and white trend is huge. i will have you leave this dress in the past. the picnic prin

still around 90 in southern maryland back toward salisbury havehose areas that special concern for stronger thunderstorms with that additional heat. those are the areas we will be keeping an eye on for severe weather throughout the rest of the evening. storms have cleared out through the baltimore metro area. all of this is continuing to push east. more storms are on the backside. we are not in the clear just yet. we traced this all the way back to charles county where this cell did have a concern for severe weather. a warning was issued for indian head. expiring, like it is but i would still be mindful that the thunderstorm cell could produce stronger winds towards prince frederick. you do not want to be out and about in this. go inside if you live in that area or if you know someone in that area, give them a call and give them a heads up. with the sun breaking out, i was a little concerned that something could reignite. at this point, it is still quiet. that may be a good sign. you can see there is till a thunderstorm out toward hagerstown. there is still some activity that has to drift i

joining me now is sean salisbury, a former nfl quarterback and one of the plaintiffs in that suit. good to have you here. before we talk about the financial aspect of this the 7 65 million dollar settlement you say you're a walking train wreck after your sports career. several have compared this case to the massive litigation against big tobacco. what does it mean for you and the other thousands of nfl players to see a settlement? >> i think it shows the compassion for the nfl. number two i'll speak to myself and guys i've talked to and know who have gone through this. when you see a former player who can't remember how to take his kid to school and you see what has happened to junior seau and players who contemplate it every day. some something like this comes down and almost a billion dollars, we are humble and blessed and i don't like when people say the nfl hid it. i don't think the nfl was as educated or informed then either. . you some smelling salts on and go back into the game. it means a lot. when my doctor sits across from me when you talk about a train wreck when he sits

katy tur, nbc news, salisbury, north carolina. >>> that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> thanks for joining us. >>> we begin with a developing story we've been following for days. we show you this wildfire still burning near yosemite. right now it is twice the size of san francisco. it's forced the governor to declare a state of emergency so he can free up money and also so he can free up resources. we told you yesterday this fire was at 5% contained. but it blew up overnight. at this point, thousands of at risk. nbc's jodi hernandez has been following the fire. >> reporter: firefighters are throwing everything they have at this fire, but they've made little progress. to say that the fire conditions are extreme out here is a major understatement. firefighters are battling the heat, the wind, and a fire that they say has a mind of its own. now firefighters are actually losing ground today. yesterday they had the f

we have fog developing for you along cambridge, always bury -- salisbury 1/10. 60s north and west. it is another warm, very humid day. highs upper 80s, maybe 90s this afternoon. the possibility we could pop a couple of showers or thunderstorms as we have the warm humid atmosphere. there is your radar, nice and quiet. can't see the upper level low back here into the ohio valley. main event will be this cold front out towards minneapolis. that will charge through tomorrow night and bring cooler and drier air for the weekend. we'll kick off thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. next couple of days, 88 today, partly sunny. i have one friend that rides a motorcycle and gets upset with me, i say it is going to rain and it doesn't. accuweather seven-day forecast, mid 80s saturday and sunday with low humidity. that is the weather, julie has traffic. >> promise it is going to nice at the beach? >> for you it is. >> [laughter]. on the roads, southbound i-95, the lingering road work. v dot said 6:00, then bumped it back to 6:30. we have big delays out of dale city headed southbound to dumfries. n

katy tur, nbc news, salisbury, north carolina. >>> that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for briechb. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

the troops had just landed and were on their way home to salisbury. 28 people were hurt, one of them critically although all are expected to recover. no word on the cause of the crash but authorities report charges are pending against the bus driver. major nidal hasan found guilty today of the 2009 fort hood shooting. it took a military jury less than seven hours to convict hasan on 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. hasan acted as his own attorney during the court-martial, not offering a single witness and admitting to the shooting. he now awaits his sentence. the death penalty is an option. president obama says his administration is gathering information into whether the syrian government gassed hundreds of civilians. what we have seen indicates that this is clearly a big event of great concern.grave cpmcerm///n. despite this apparent turn of events in syria, the president insists he's in no rush to send u-s servicemembers into the civil war torn country. the president said nearly a year ago syria would be crossing a red line if it ever used chemical weapons. a

you folks in salisbury, ocean city, next hour or two. that will move in your direction. another weak batch to the west of us. we could see that later this evening. tomorrow, it will dry out. believe it or not, we'll have the lower humidity. it should be pretty comfortable. it will be warm in the mid- to upper 80s. but with lower humidity, it will be a lot more pleasant than we've seen the last few days. 88 on saturday. 85 sunday. 87, 86. maybe a shower here monday night and tuesday. and it will turn cooler and dryer again on wednesday. 82, 81 at the beach. a thundershower likely there tomorrow. but water temperature, pretty pleasant at 71 degrees. denise? >> thank you, bob. >>> the iconic love boat from the popular television show that some of you may remember is on its final journey. the ship known as the pacific princess is headed to a scrap heap in turkey. it had been decommissioned for five years and officials say it would be just too costly to do renovations. the love boat tv show ran from 1977 to 1986. each week, the ship sailed from california to mexico while pass

in fact, last look in salisbury, visibility 1/10 of a mile. fog will burn off, future cast, people can find thunderstorms down the road. morning hours nice and dry, 1:00 popping a shower or two, 4:00-6:00, few more showers or scatter thunderstorm. better chance tomorrow as a cold front comes through. as that front moves off the coast friday, we should be back into less humid and some what cooler air for the weekend. 88 today, near 90. possible shower or thunderstorm. saturday, sunday, lower humidity next weekend. >> nice. excellent. double stuffed weekend. >> make everyday double stuffed. why do you have to end on the weekend. >> that's right, tucker, days that end in y. >> eastbound 66 coming in from fair oaks, slowing for folks continuing leaving fair oaks over to 123. nt activity.braddic road, we had can we get that up on the teleprompter. thank you. no accidents i-95 out of virginia. lanes opening out of dale city. base will slow through wood bridge and leaving for the -- kennel worth avenue remains slow out of d.c. avenue. no accidents to