mollie: george elliott says on a day like today, everyone should take time to reflect on the men and women currently serving or who have previously served in the armed forces. in perry, veterans were honored for serving their country by being served up a free breakfast. >> hyvee does a fantastic job, but i think it's the recognition they get on this special day for veterans. mollie: world war ii veteran mahlon conaway joined friends and fellow veterans at the hyvee for breakfast. about 300 veterans and their spouses were expected this morning. as for the other 239 participating hyvee stores, they prepared enough food for 80,000 veterans today. and over at perry high school, a special display adorns one of the hallways to recognize veterans. it's called the band of brother's hallway. featuring military uniforms from afghanistan. local families donated memorabilia for display. a student internship project, focused on creating a data base of all perry veterans, beginning with the spanish american war and including present day. >> we have a cap from someone who wasn't you achieve a survi

back, did you ever hear what george elliott said, beginning the book as a young woman and ended as old woman? everything changed in my mind. i do not generally go into a book with an agenda. i really such a research with an open-minded that i can maintain so i can listen to every possible voice and current. and i did not have an overriding overriding sense of where it would take me. i does it the materials and found the voices that carried through the story. i began to see patterns and one earlier, superimposed on what would happen in massachusetts and begin to understand the political strains and hear from other girls from the 17th century not less early the was involved in salem. and the pieces began to come together. say it would take four or five years. brian: in update about the whole story in case there are people like i was who deny know very much about it. what were the years you're talking about? stacy: really nine months. the witchcraft breaks out, first diagnosed in february 1692. the crisis, snowball over the next few months. the tighter incident is over by the fall. really

stacy: looking back, did you ever hear what george elliott said, beginning the book as a young woman and ended as old woman? i feel like we just came that same distance. everything changed in my mind. i do not generally go into a book with an agenda. i really such a research with an -- i really start to research with an open mind that i can maintain so i can listen to every possible voice and current. and i did not have an overriding theory, an overriding sense of where it would take me. the materials and found the voices that carried through the story. i began to see patterns and one earlier, superimposed on what would happen in massachusetts and begin to understand the political strains and hear from other girls om

joining me now from washington, d.c., ambassador ruben brigady, dean of the elliott school of international affairs at georgeuniversity and former u.s. representative to the african union and the u.n. economic commission of africa. mr. ambassador, good morning. >> good morning. >> as these things go, africa has been an important sector of concentration for the united states government. but as we really look at this map and see these various groups that seem to be going on unchecked, is that an accurate sense or is there some notion that there is influence that can be exerted against them that could bring them under control. >> it is obvious that they clearly are exerting more and more attacks across the region from east africa and somalia all the way across the continent. it is not entirely accurate to say they are going unchecked. these various attacks have put terrorism at the top of the security agenda for africa. just last september african heads of state gathered in nairobi to declare a joint policy towards counterterrorism. and also increasingly the united states and other allies are working closely wi

elliott will have the forecast in a moment. first, a commuter alert. >> thank you. we have big problems at the george washington bridge. an earlier accident with the fuel spill combined with late running construction that's left you with at least an hour and 15 minute delays at the toll plaza. if you choose to go out of your way, the lincoln tunnel has a 30 minute delay and a 20 minute wait at the holland tunnel. >> thank you. >>> an accused drunk driver who allegedly struck ask killed a pedestrian will be in court later today. it happened shortly after midnight near church street. the 37-year-old is under arrest. they say he was drunk behind the wheel when he struck the 63- year-old who was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> happening today, supporters of daily fantasy sports will rally in front of the new york attorney general's office. on tuesday, attorney general eric schneiderman sent letters to draftkings fanduel ordering them to stop taking wagers in new york state. he claims they are running illegal operations. both companies say their games are legal and based on skill. >>> and let's get to el feral the forecas

political science here at the institute for european, russian, and eurasian studies at george washington universities elliott school of international affairs and also codirector of the program on new approaches to research and security integration together with my colleague, corey. cory. we are very happy to welcome you today to an event on putin and putin -ism come exactly what communism is our esteemed panelists will be happy to discuss with you today. we are pleased to in particular brian taylor who will lead off and his professor of political science at the maxwell school at syracuse university. his research focuses on the domestic political a state coercive organization such as military and police. is the author of two books so far and another in progress. the first one got his first one was politics and the russian army which came out in 2003 with cambridge university press. and his more recent one is state-building in putin's russia which came up with the same press in 2011. then our next speaker who we are very fortunate to have fun all the way from moscow, one of the i think it's fair to say russia'

george? >> she >>> good morning. it's 8:25 on this monday morning, november 30th i'm mary calvi. john elliott will have the forecast in a moment, including when you will need an umbrella this week. first, breaking news. video just into our news room of fires at suny mary time -- maritime college in the bronx. no injuries reported and the entire is now under control as well. >>> residents in hoboken are dealing with water problems again this morning the mane has been isolated and crews are working to repair the problem. it's just days after two massive main breaks in south western hoboken crippled the break last week the break was declared fixed just hours before the break. >>> the rutgers university school fired its head football coach and athletic director. many said it was time for the program to make changes. cale flood is out along with the athletic director. patrick hobbs has been named the hugh athletic director. he was at the seton hall school of law and served as the pirates' interim athletic director in 2010. >>> the jury for the sheldon silver trial ended deliberations on wednesday