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Welcome back, kate. I yes, looking outside, so you nailed it, reign go away. We have some flooding on mlk drive. Actually has has the road complete immediately closed down. That will will affect us in the 5 00 hour. Plus some accident out there. I always call mlk drive the secret spot. For whatever reason it is right next to the schuylkill and people dont use it that much. But if it is your goto, youll be in trouble. Thats tough, yes. The but the rain making its exit. Basically done in the city. Do still have rain out there across the southern counties. So cape may, cumberland, atlantic gettin...

Professor of american legal history at harvard law school. Shes also a professor of history in the college of arts and sciences. Her first foray into writing produced lost at sea which was written when she was 7. So shes an overachiever. Since then, she has authored or coauthored six historical studies, including the hemingses of monticello, an american family, which was winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2009. The highly acclaimed book also won 15 additional awards, including the Frederick Douglass prize. Her 2011 study of Andrew Johnson, the subject of her talk this morning, was praised as bril...

The grounds and exhibits to learn about the lives of escaped slaves, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist, Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubmans underground railroad state park. Here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born about three miles east of here in the town of madison and spent a lot of time in this area. It was here in this area where she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. Skills such as reading the landscapes, reading the stars, foraging for food, and being comfortable outdoors by herself. I wou...

I am the president and ceo of the u. S. Capital Historical Society and a former member of congress from connecticut. This evening we pay tribute, as i mentioned, to linmanuel an extraordinarily talented composer, lyricist, playwright, and at her. Actor. As a Historical Society we usually honor historians. Last year we honor David Mccullough with our Freedom Award. This year we honor an artist to transform history into the hit musical, hamilton. Score, catchy lyrics and contemporary choreography, americans of all generations and back wells are learning about Alexander Hamilton and ehrenberg, an...

He had planned to visit Western Michigan University, but was detained by airport authorities in saudi arabia for allegedly attending a prodemocracy rally earlier the same year. Well speak with maya foa, director of reprieve and Randi Weingarten, president , American Federation of teachers who are speaking out against the execution. Well also speak with weingarten about billionaire education secretary betsy devos, who has said she considers education an industry and called the Public School system a deadend. Then to arizona, where a hearing is underway that will decide whether a ban on ethnic s...