news and world report, the amherst, the williamses, the burdens. and i must confess to these are probably the worst when it comes to having a prescribed liberal arts curriculum. we often hear that people no longer appreciate liberal arts education. we often hear this from the campuses. but after we did this research to see what the framework was of the curriculum that was offered to these students, we came away with two -- with conclusions that there was nothing wrong with the students in liberal arts, but the way they were imparting the information. you can go to amherst and they could pride themselves on saying we don't have anything we require. we allow students to make their own curriculum. and i'm not denying the kids to go to amherst. they have many smart students and i'm sure they are well prepared. but it's interesting to look at a new book, which again i commend to everyone, academically addressed. it was put out by the university of chicago. what they found there was that after $200,000 of investment, to -- students were graduating with v

you step outside this morn it will feel >>> wate main break in manassa this is t new one of the drive. amherst and fairmount. all lanes blocked. your alternate is 70. this problem in suitland eastbou silver hill road at brookdrive. that is l closed in front of suitld . water back on, but the road is close 66 and 95 in virginia, no problem there. dulles toll road is looking good, as is 270 and mont rose. >>> new details about the gunman who open fire at florida state univers we're le h sent several packag before the shooting. . >>> we know it as one of the bigge shopping days of the years big bargains. new tck f retailers. >>> 15 be the hour right now. a gra ju decision in ferguso missouri could come down atime. michael brown's father released a new video call for peace no matter decision. >> i do not want my son's death to be vain. i want it to lee to incredible chang positive change. >> a police union official says darren wilson's defense team is confirme won't be charged in the kil of michael brown. if he is officer wilson said said he turn himself in immedia all l and vacations have been ca

in the news now, the university of massachusetts amherst is cutting ties with its single most famous lumnus. bill cosby. the move was made in the wake of at least 15 women who've come forward in the last several days to accuse the comedian of sexual misconduct. according to a spokesperson for the school, cosby has agreed to resign as the honorary cochair of its capital campaign and no longer be affiliated with the university in any other capacity. 77-year-old comedian received his masters and dockets rat from umass amherst in the 1970s. he is still declining to address the sexual assault allegations. >>> meanwhile, making word news, pope francis is now in turkey, the pontiff condemned the state's assault on christian and other minorities in iraq and turkey and also welcomed syria for welcoming the refugees. the pope's three day visit is aimed at promoting religious dialogue comes at a big time for the largely muslim nation as it considers how to respond to islam extremists and to follow u.s. calls to be more involved in the battle. >>> how can this? some unscripted moments at the nati

are some of my books into slavery building somewhere and then much to my surprise became the president of amherst college, one of the great liberal arts colleges without really any of the background experience i should have had for the child. it was an amazing eight years and college. then it was time to think about the next thing and of course coming back to new york was fabulous as a possibility. new york has always been my home. i haven't really thought about the library other than as a place i grew up in that i hadn't thought about it as something that might be a place for me, i'm not a library and by training. but the more i thought about it after they came to see if i was interested the more i thought wow free public access to ideas of the largest possible scale. what could be more powerful in this moment in history when we are driven by information, drowning in it and driven by it what could be more powerful than that and the very fact that the world of information is changing means that libraries have to change. we have to preserve what we have always done and people will rely on us and t

the amhersts of this world, the williams. and i must confess to you that these are probably the worst when it comes to having a prescribed liberal arts curriculum. we often hear that people no longer appreciate liberal arts education and we often hear this from the campuses. but after we did this research to see what was the framework of the curriculum that was offered to these students, we came away with the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with liberal arts. that what was wrong was the way the colleges and universities were imparting the liberal arts. it was a self-inflicted wound where essentially, again, you could go to amherst, they pride themselves in saying we don't have anything that we require. we allow students to make their own curriculum. i'm not denying that the kids that go to amherst are those that -- highly selective institution, has many, many very smart students and i'm sure have been well prepared. but it's interesting to look at a new book, which again i commend everyone called "academically adrift"

the university of massachusetts amherst has asked cosby to step down as an honorary co-chair of the fund-raisingampaign. cosby agreed. cosby and his wife have donated several hundred thousands to umass amherst. cosby has not been criminally charged and his lawyer called the allegation unsubstantiated. >>> safe and effective. that's the word about an experimental ebola vaccine. glaxosmithkline tested the vaccine. all 20 people developed ebola-fighting antibodies in their blood. the nih is now talking with l e liberia about doing the next round. >>> the five-day meeting expected to fill hotel rooms and pump $67 million into the region's economy. the hard association said it chose filled because of new changes at the convention center. >>> 5:17 now on early thanksgiving morning. some people may be heading to their dinners early this morning, if they have a distance to travel. >> right. and if they waited because of the snow to get up up early. let's check the roads and the condition. jillian mele has that. >> you know, the roads are slippery this morning. brittney has been talking that light snowfa

and much to my surprise became the president of amherst college, one of america's great liberal arts colleges without really any of the background or experience i should've had for that job. it was an amazing eight years, a great college. take great pains. and then it was time to think about the next thing. of course coming back to new york with fabulous possibility. new york has always been my home. i hadn't really thought about it as something that might be a place for me. i'm not a librarian by training. but the more i thought about it have to they came to see if i was interested in talking to them, the more i thought while, free and public access to ideas at the largest possible scale. what could be more powerful in this moment of history when our turn for information. drowning in it. but could be more powerful tiamat than the very fact the world of information is changing means that libraries have to change. we have to preserve what we've always done and people will lie in that spirit our collections are quiet. our expertise. but we can't sit still. for someone in my line of work

he agreed to withdraw from the fund raising campaign for amherst. also berklee college of music is withdrawing his name from the board. >>> and frightening outside buffalo. more than 50 vehicles involved in a pile up on the grand island bridge on 190. at least a dozen people taken to the hospital. thankfully they say none of the injuries is life threatening. >>> will the slippery conditions in the northeast continue through the shopping weekend? jennifer gray with an early start on our forecast. good morning, jennifer. >> good morning, john. we will clear out in buffalo area. it could see another round of snow through tomorrow. quiet weather pattern will set up across much of the country. we are going to see snow across the great lakes, but really that's it. actually warmer air is going to start moving in just in time for the weekend across the south and that's going to move to the east coast and northeast as we go through the end of the weekend. today's forecast is a lot of black friday shoppers out there. cold across the north. high pressure in con

he moved to massachusetts; worked as a tenement lawyer in boston, teaches at the university of massachusetts, amherst- creative writing, latino poetry, and the work of pablo neruda. he's published 16 books, and his collection of poems, the republic of poetry, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. >> at 16, i worked after high school hours at a printing plant that manufactured legal pads-- yellow paper stacked seven feet high and leaning as i slipped cardboard between the pages, then brushed red glue up and down the stack. no gloves-- fingertips required for the perfection of paper, smoothing the exact rectangle. sluggish by 9:00 p.m., the hands would slide along suddenly sharp paper, and gather slits thinner than the crevices of the skin; hidden. then the glue would sting, hands oozing till both palms burned at the punch clock. ten years later, in law school, i knew that every legal pad was glued with the sting of hidden cuts; that every open law book was a pair of hands upturned and burning. ( applause ) ♪ >>> this week on "moyers & company" -- >> the right to vote was sacrosanct because it was the

the university of massachusetts amherst has decided to cut ties. cosby raised money for the school in the past and, of course, wusa9 has reported that multiple women have come forward claiming that cosby raped them. no charges have been filed. cosby denies the claims. >>> he the unrest in ferguson may have led to the cancellation of the annual thanksgiving day parade in st. louis, but it appears the area has paused for peace this holiday. cold and snow brought some calm wednesday night. scores of demonstrators protested outside the police department where hundreds have squared off the previous two nights, but this time there were just two arrests and the presence of 2,000 national guard troops helped, too. their numbers were tripled after monday's violence. >>> the anger and outrage triggered by the racially charged shooting of michael brown continues to spread. in new york the thanksgiving day parade was briefly interrupted by protesters as they broke through barricades and smashed windows. seven people were arrested. >> in los angeles 130 people t

the university of massachusetts amherst is cutting ties with him. more than a dozen woman claim cosby tried to sexually assault them or rape them years ago. his attorney says these claims are unsubstantiated and coming from 30, 40, even 50 years ago >> icy roads are to blame for a 50-car, 50-car chain reaction crash on i-90 near niagara falls, new york. it closed the northbound lanes of the niagara throughway at the north eisland bridge thursday evening. none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. this is the fourth largest power outage in history. >> they were making parallels at how they celebrated the first thanksgiving back in the 17th century. yeah. unfortunate . but for the most part, things hopefully looking on the up for them. outside for us, though, things still very chilly. as you take a live look outside, the good news, things look dry. >> yeah. it will be dry throughout the entire day today and the rest of the holiday weekend. our next chance of rain monday night. no worries of rain or snow in the forecast. but it is cold today.

the university of massachusetts amherst is cutting its ties, cosby agreed to resign as honorary co-chair. he got his masters and doctorate in education from the school in the '70s. and at berkeley college of music, a scholarship in cosby's name is no longer available. 15 women have accused the comedian of sexual assault. cosby has never been charged with a crime and has denied all allegations over the years. >>> a special thanksgiving dinner to tell you about for u.s. troops halfway around the world and a phone call from the commander in chief. nearly three tons of turkey and all the fixings were carefully prepared for the troops aboard the uss carl vinson. they're deployed in the persian gulf to support ongoing air strikes against isis militants. president obama made his annual round of calls to thank the members of the armed forces. the white house says he spoke with representatives from each of the five service branches. and he also held a call with troops helping to fight the ebola epidemic in west africa. the first lady tweeted this grateful message, thanking servicemen and women. a

the university of massachusetts amherst cut ties with the comedian.cosby earned a masters and ph.d. at the university. he's denied the sexual assault allegations and has never been charged. >>> meanwhile, two brothers from london are the first britains to be convicted in syria. they'll serve three years in prison. back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ oh how i've waited for so long ♪ >> let them go! >>> sergeant sandoval has been employed at pnm since 1975. from the riot in 1980 to kinslow's escape in 1978, he has seen it all. and he's no stranger to life-and-death situations. >> we're transferring inmates to texas to make room because we are so overcrowded. he walked into the office. the inmate had his hands in his pockets. he had his head down and started talking about, you know, he didn't want to go to texas. if he went to texas, that he was going to hurt somebody. when he said that, the lieutenant was sitting right here next to him, female. i looked at her. i told her get out. just get out. i didn't sa

the women unharmed. new fallout from allegation of sex abuse against bill cosby, amherst announced this is no longer associated with the comedian. he received a doctorate from that university and was an honorary chairman of a fundraising campaign. now that relationship we are told is over. the move comes under pressure from high-powered people including the state's attorney general, martha coakley. >> on thanksgiving resident departments in plose grateful for the support from across the country. the holiday is also bringing a welcome change to the area, peace. after a week of sometimes violent protests. >> a nearly empty parking lot along what should have been a long, exciting parade route. the st. louis thanksgiving day celebration was canceled. >> they canceled the parade due to that reason. >> today's biggest event made its way through new york city. demonstrators there led a march of their own as they made their way towards the parade, police made several arrests. >> this is a national event. an historic event. anybody who would seek to interrupt it would be very callous indeed on this very special day. >>

wednesday the university of massachusetts amherst said that it had also cut ties with the comedian. he served as an honorary co-chairman to their fundraising campaign. >>> an ohio state football player walks out every his apartment and then goes missing. family members say number 53, for the buckeyes, left his place around 2:00 wednesday morning to take a walk. there has been no sign of him since. his family says he has suffered numerous concussions and has shown signs of dis orientation in the past. the university confirms he's missed two practices. >> well, out of family tragedy, new forever home for the la page family dog in new jersey. bumbles was put in a foster home by the burlington county animal alliance following last week's murder suicide in tab err tackle that left a mother and her three children dead. applications poured in to help the four leg family member, but one name stuck out. patrick heinz, the best friends of 14 year old nicholas la page, victim in the shooting. >> bumbles is always a great dog, and he's a very lovable, just want to be loved. so naturally just co

well, the university of massachusetts amherst has cut ties with comedian bill cosby. okesperson said the school asked him to step down as honorary co-chairman for fundraising campaign. the comedian agreed. the cots bye received his masters and doctorate grease from the university, all comes of course a mid the sexual abuse scandal surrounding bill cosby. over a dozen women have accused him of sexually assaulting them, although, he has never been charged with any of it. still, similar calls have come for temple university to potentially break their ties with bill cosby. he of course is on temple's board of trustees. the school, right now, sticking with him. >> and, a local woman has a lot to be thankful for today after she was the recipient after stranger's act of great kindness. >> so single mother, ann, was in the parking lot of the giant's in thorndale when her car broke down, not knowing what to do, she called a friend who told her to put her hood up, and hoping someone then would come and help her out. within 30 seconds, someone did arrive. and that person was jim

the university of massachusetts amherst has asked cosby to step down as an honorary co-chairman of thed-raising campaign. cosby agreed to step down. he does remain on temple university. >>> a university in tennessee has cancelled a scheduled appearance by cosby and replaced him with a well-known neurosurgeon. dr. ben carson will take the comedian's spot next week. carson is reportedly considering a run for the republican nomination for president in 2016. >>> we have an update on a tractor trailer crash that killed three people in berks county earlier this year. the truck driver turned himself in yesterday for charges including homicide. police say the truck smashed into a truck. >>> mother in camden county is facing charges in a murder for hire plot. police say she was going to pay $1,000 to kill her daughter's ex-boyfriend along with her sister and her boy friend. she claims her mother was abusive and caused her daughter to miscarry twins years ago. >>> and victims of traumatic brain injuries, about 2.5 million americans suffer traumatic brain injury every year. this may help improve

on wednesday, the university of massachusetts amherst said that it had also cut ties with the comedian. he served as a honiara co-chairman for their fundraising campaign. >> ohio state football player walks out of his apartment, and then goes missing. family members say, number 53 for the buckeyes left his place around 2:00 wednesday morning. to take a walk. there has been no sign of him since. his family says cageorge suffered numerous concussions and has shown signs of dis orientation in the past. the university confirms he's missed two practices. >> more than 25 million americans shopped on thanksgiving day. is it a sign the economy is on the rise? we'll take a look coming up. >> caught on camera, strangers dig through the snow looking for two boys trapped for hours. this story has miraculous ending. >> one family is fighting their genetics. and sharing with others. how knowing your family history can teach you about your cancer risk. when we come back. >> ♪ most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> time to break out the christmas music, at some point. >> oh, ya. >> holiday season is in

keep in mind, cosby has not been charged, and recently the university of massachusetts amherst cut ties with him. cosby got his masters and doctorate degrees in education from the university back in the 1970s. it's yet another blow to his famed career. as a former model named jewel allison comes forward with claims that he drugged and raped her 30 years ago. allison spoke candidly to cnn about the night she says cosby assaulted her. we want to warn you, parts of her story are very difficult to hear and are sexually graphic. here is susan candiotti. >> cosby is a human being. he did his job and did it well, but he is not a messiah, and none of us are. >> jewel allison publicly die vulg i vulging. >> it makes it very difficult. >> even more difficult and painful, she says, as coming forward as a woman of color about a man who means so much to black americans, especiallying when she claims he abused her in the late 1980s. >> wropt to take this black man done white house providing so many jobs for black people, and doing something that was historic in a positive way. i understand why we're

the university of massachusetts amherst is cutting ties with cosby. he served as an honorary cochairman of the fund raising campaign. he's facing a string of sexual assault allegations. his lawyer says they're, quote, unsubstantiated and discredited. >>> toyota motor corps is recalling -- corporation is recalling more than 40,000 vehicles in japan as part of an ongoing airbag problem. japanese officials are also investigating a new type of airbag problem which was discovered just yesterday. toyota's recalls are for the driver side rare bags are the latest in the widening safety problem related to takata corps airbags. the problems have been blamed for at least six deaths and dozens of injuries. millions of cars have been recalled worldwide. >>> more is better when it comes to preschool. a study from the university of minnesota found kids in full day preschool programs were better prepared for kindergarten than kids in part- time programs. resevers also say kids in full day preschool perhaps learned better and had better social interactions. the study a

researchers at the university of massachusetts amherst say grass pollen will increase 200% in that time. they say climate change is to blame. >> i feel like a lot of people in this area say their allergies get worse every year. some people who never have allergies all of a sudden develop allergies. we have all these beautiful green parks. >> buy stock in tissue. you're weather and traffic on the 1s. >> the rain is washing any pollen and dust in the air out. that's for sure. steady rain in virginia, maryland, bay, eastern shore. southern frederick and loudoun county. a few pockets of moderate showers in prince william, fauquier and western fairfax. what to wear this morning, definitely have an up principle la. you might want a light jacket with a hood if you don't have an umbrella. cool temperatures through 8:00 this morning. drying out after that temporarily. sun may break out around noon time. a small chance of an additional shower. highs reaching mid-60s around 2:00. back to the low '60s by late afternoon. a look at when this rain will likely end is next weather and traffic on the 1s

[applause] ron is the one effort owns professor in humanities and professor of french and european studies at amherst college where he has served as dean of the faculty. in addition to the publication of "when paris went dark" he has published well over 100 articles and book workings, as edited three essay collections and is written to him monographs on french novelist. he lives in amherst massachusetts with his wife betty a cookbook writer so please join me in welcoming ron rosbottom to the library. [applause] >> thank you susan and thanks to elm street books for inviting me here. my wife betty is a cookbook writer and she came to come straight book a couple of years ago, and her new book and this is why i am here to provoke my wife. her new book called sunday casseroles should be back up in about a month to sign it. in fact i wanted to have anything where we could talk about casseroles for hitler. [laughter] she has much better taste than her husband. i want to thank the library. these libraries in new england are marvelous and the way they bring in people like you who are ingested in big questions

cosby agreed to resign as honorary chairman of the university of massachusetts amherst school fundraisingn. also, though, berkley college of music in boston is ending its affiliation with cosby. they had a scholarship in his name. he received an honorary degree from berkley back in 2004. >> let us know what you think of all of this, the allegations surrounding bill cosby, the reaction. tweet us @thishour. >> nice picture of you there, jon. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. alookin' good! close it up! got it. ... and then, santa's helpers boarded the train, and off they went. and that's how we got it. wowww ... you guys must've been really good this year. the magic of the season is here, at the lexus december to remember sales event. this is the pursuit of perfection. come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1

the division iii schools williams, amherst, bowden, no bird they'll play football. nobody puts a gun to their head and make them play. they do it because having a football team as part of the life of a college and if that's all it is i think it's tremendous and if you look at expansion of public education in the early post-war era public university construction in football popularity went together and they built on each other. football teams made boys want to go to college and we want boys to want to go to college. so there are some good involved in it. it's just gotten out of hand and the football factory level there's no crosscheck cross-check on money. coaches and athletic directors sold thing they are reported for his victory. there is no concern for graduation. 55% graduation rate is among division i football players. nobody is penalized for that. nobody's careers harmed by that. when you think about it college football players to graduate at football players a graduate of the higher rates than students in the whole of the university because they get five years

berkley college of music removed the name from on line scholarship it gives out. university of massachusetts amherst also asked cosby to step down as an honorary co-chairman of their fundraising campaign on wednesday, and he agreed. >> well, it is a holiday display for the age. you have to see just how many christmas lights went into a dazzling display for the record books. >>> and this christmas tree leaves a lot to be desired in one local community. we'll tell you how the highly criticized tree is getting the charlie brown treatment. plus this. >> i'm kevin frazier, jennifer aniston and jason bateman back in horrible bosses two. and the magic behind the penguins of madagascar. we'll show it all to you coming up. >> thank, kevin, see now little bit. how do the roads look? if you are getting ready ready o head out the door to go shopping or just go out and start your day, we'll check traffic and weather together on the 3's when we come back, on the 3's when we come back, good mor marry our fortunes together ♪ ♪ i've got some real estate here in my bag ♪ ♪ it took me four days to hitch-hike from sagi

. >> reporter: the casino a shutdown because of not paying tens of thousand dollars a winning amherste enough money to cover the players who won one player won $60,000 and only received $20,000 the casinos on a tarmac commenting on the closing this morning. >> reporter: 430 the house seats are up for grabs. they need to gain six seats to win back the majority. so far 80 million people had bloated >> reporter: there are live pictures coming in this morning a lot of people bring their kids to the polls like a watch them go why not bring your dog does woman brought her dog in her arms and thing that inspector for a dog. >> reporter: a holiday just along the corner and much is already filling tight end on their tips on how you can save at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. irarlli uarec

the region. saudi arabia and amherst have large economic research. if you had the low oil price that might encourage the recovery at the bank so by 2018 the oil price might be starting to recover. after we had the big price decline and the sanctions. >> on your first question how would the u.s. benefit beyond what we are the disgust, well i think first and foremost the threat of another war in the middle east would fade so that's a big plus. but beyond that i mean when you think about the history of the u.s. iran relationship, we have not had a normalized diplomatic relations for 35 years now and i often think, i don't always agree with henry kissinger but i think on this particular quote he got it right. he said something like there are no two countries on earth that have more common interest and less to fight about then i ran in the united states and i think he's absolutely right. if you have traveled there you immediately feel that there's an affinity between americans and iranians. so i think the potential to reestablish those diplomatic relations

in amherst, massachusetts, i'm deborah potter for "religion and ethics newsweekly." >>> it's been 20 years since thebbi menachem schneerson. this year, as usual, rabbis in ç his movement mourned his loss at his gravesite in queens. they enjoyed each other's company, and their mission of reviving jewish awareness and practice. and they posed for their annual group photo -- about ç 4,200 rabbis, from all over the world. finally, advent starts this sunday -- the christian season of preparation for christmas. for many families, part of the tradition is the advent calendar, with its tiny doors opening up to a new religious symbol each day. but this year, there's a new degree of christmas commercialization -- advent-like calendars promoting products. here's one for a line of tea bags under the mantle. body shop has its version, and so do starbucks, sephora and the pottery barn. that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on!dwitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. there is also much more on our website, where you can listen to or watch every pro

cosby agreed to resign as honorary chairman of the capital campaign at the university of massachusetts, at amherst. and also berkeley college of music in boston, ending its affiliation with cosby, they had an online scholarship in his name. cosby has ann an honorary degree from berkeley. >>> with thanksgiving now in the rear-view, the white house is already gearing up for christmas. the white house christmas tree is due to arrive this morning. first lady michelle obama will be on hand for a welcoming ceremony. and the first family spent the holiday feasting on the traditional thanksgiving dinner at the white house. president obama took time out to call and thank troops, offering his gratitude for their service to the country. >> the tree arrives at 11:00 a.m. eastern and we'll cover it here live. that's a promise to you. >> so much anticipation. >> now i have to think about getting my tree. i just sort of managed thanksgiving. >> switch gears. >>. >>> let's talk about weather, meteorologist jennifer gray is in for indra petersons. keeping track of the forecast. interesting we saw a lot of power ou

. >>> there's more fallout from the sexual assault allegations against bill cosby. university of massachusetts amherstith him. more than a dozen women claim cosby sexually assaulted them or tried to rape them. cosby won't comment on their accusations. the attorney says these claims are unsubstantiated and are coming from 30, 40, even 50 years ago >> waking up to cold temperatures out there. >> whether you are headed out to go shopping, maybe go to the slopes or perhaps catch one of the holiday parades going around town, you will have to address the same. pretty much layer up. right, amelia? >> it's going to be cold today. a high temperature of only 40 degrees. typical highs will be in the low 50s. great day to download the storm team 4 weather app. have it with you as you're out and about to check the latest temperatures. you can see temperatures will warm up nicely heading into the weekend. local ski resorts, i can't believe it, are opening today. good ski conditions as far as the temperatures are concerned. but make sure you bring your goggle that have the sunglasses built into them. plenty of sunsh

the history of new england. he went to hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts. e made history his specialty, history and religion. he was known for all sorts of eccentric things like reciting the "iliad" in the middle of campus are telling his friends the history of every church they passed. after college, he settled in new york. it was there he entered the map trade. he started at this department store which no longer exists, but had a small division that sold rare maps analysis. it was located just a dozen blocks from the new york public library. that is where his real education in maps began. he became so fascinated looking at the different maps and comparing them and realizing which mapmaker had copied from that he could not get enough of this topic and became incredibly knowledgeable in a short time. own as at out on his dealer, he was quite successful. the late 1980's was a very good time to become a map dealer because the prices were increasing exponentially. even wealthy people were no longer able to afford a lot of fine art. the prices had become unattai

the university coming out with this statement. bill cosby has agreed to resign as an honorary co-chair of umass-amherst capital campaign. er has any affiliation with the campaign nor does he serve in any other capacity to the university. now no other details were given just that statement. also another university, high point university that's in north carolina actually over the summer, he was added there to the board, the board of advisers because the university said that bill cosby quote used his talents to create positive change. they also cut ties reportedly with bill cosby. so this is just yet another blow to his reputation. >> all right. allison, thank you. we are now one week away from cnn's holiday tradition, cnn heroes an all-star tribute. until then anderson cooper checks in with last year's cnn hero. ♪ >> reporter: in 17 years the team picked up 1 million pounds of trash from america's rivers. last november, for instance, he picked up a big honor. >> 2013 cnn hero of the year is chad degrac. >> reporter: one year later we cut up with him looking at what he does and how he does it. at the heart of his work is a

i ask you to entertain the idea of having massachusetts be the first, big cities in massachusetts follow our friend in framingham and amherst, northampton to be the first cities to the vast from fossil fuel company is in this for the amazing leadership. >> all right. i may just job on the question of getting together. to put together policies that hasn't been this fast acting. a lot of them sometimes don't have the ability of boston. chief of environment in the city of boston reducing common emissions, working on the action plan and unsustainability universally answered all the important issues. the state really had a plan at one point in the state is not where it needs to be. a lot have done a lot in the cities. i think there is an opportunity that one may or can make a difference. when it comes to the climate and action plan, one mayor can start it. so it's been a state that's been doing it to this point statewide and i think there is an open opportunity here for us. particularly we are like-minded in many ways that we just want names. democratic, republican, doesn't matter. it's had either the agenda forward quite >> of

the university. cosby and his wife have donated thousands of dollars to umass-amher umass-amherst. >>> 4:38, a woman in north camden county is in jail facing charges for murder for hire plot. police arrested her as she told and undercover detective she would pay him $1,000 to kill her daughters ex-boyfriend along with his sister. investigators say that she was abusive and caused her daughter to miscarry twins years ago. >>> we have an update on the tractor trailer crash that killed three people in berks county earlier this year. the truck's driver vincent escandero turned himself in on tuesday. >>> a third child shot by his mother in tabernacle, burlington county died yesterday. the 11-year-old died in the hospital. his brother and sister died last week in the shooting. investigators believed janine shot those three children inside the family home last week before shooting herself. lepage died last weekend. >>> take a good look at these two people. they're accused of committing credit card fraud in camden county. police say the pair is wanted for two separate incidents at walgreens stores on monday.

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to the publication of "when paris went dark" he has published well over 100 articles and book reviews, has edited three essay collections and has written two monographs and novels. he lives in amherst massachusetts with his wife betty at cookbook writer so please join me in welcoming ron. [applause] >> thank you susan and thanks to elm street books for inviting me here. my wife betty is the cookbook writer and she came to elm street books a couple of years ago. her new book and this is why i'm here to to burkwell my wife. her new book called sunday casseroles, she will be back here in about a month to sign it. in fact i wanted to have an evening where we could talk about casseroles for hitler. [laughter] she has much better taste than her husband and i want to thank the new canaan library. these libraries in england are marvelous and the way they bring people together like you who are interested in big questions and are big readers. thank goodness there are still people who read in america, who read books. this book, what i'm going to do is give you a very brief introduction to what i tried to do in the book and to excerpts and that i'm going to open up the discussion for questions

full time day school, under the guidance of a man who would have a profound influence on marshall's life. thurgood marshall :dean charles h houston, he was a graduate of amherst and harvard. very brilliant. very decent person but a very hard man. he used to tell us in our first year, "look at the man on your right and look at the man on your left and bear in mind that two of you won't be here next year." that sort of kept your feet to the fire. narrator :in the 1920s there were 8 million african-americans living in the deep south, but only 100 were lawyers. most were poorly educated working in the confines of their segregated communities, writing wills and settling divorces. the notion of a harvard educated black lawyer arguing against jim crow in court was inconceivable to most but that's who charles hamilton houston was, and that's what he intended to do. and he knew he could't do it alone. he would use howard to breed a cadre of young lawyers to attack segregation on a wide scale and change society. kimberle crenshaw :what was new was that it was a group of lawyers having a relationship with a cause. it was african-americans bringing a unique vision to the

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amherst's capital campaign. he no longer has any affiliation with the campaign nor serves in any other capacity.ley music no longer awards an online scholarship in mr. cosby's name. those moves come with now more than 20 women accusing cosby of rape, assault, or attempted assault. >> hi. what have we here? >> reporter: he has chosen not to speak on the subject. scott simon asked the question on npr. >> this question gives me no pleasure, mr. cosby, but there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. you're shaking your head no. >> i think it becomes the second part of the first sentence of his obituary, which i hope will not be for years, but i think it becomes what you have to add in the clause that follows the fact that he is a great and precedent setting entertainer. speaking just at the personal level, i think it's difficult to laugh with him now. >> reporter: cosby's attorney has called the accusations unsubstantiated, fantastical stories and says the claims are becoming increasingly ridiculous. cosby has not been charged with any crimes but his reputation has been dama