ecumenical patriarch bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's more than 300 million eastern orthodoxstians was a halki graduate, as were many of the top orthodox leaders in the u.s. orthodox officials say halki's closure has had a profound impact on their church. >> we were deprived of our right, of our ability to renew our clergy. it was a very big loss for us. and this lasts already 43 years. it's a long time. >> metropolitan elpidophoros of born in turkey. as a young man called to study theology, he said he had no choice but to do so elsewhere. he studied in greece. >> when i finished my doctorate studies and was elevated to professor again i had to go to another country to be a professor. in my own country, my own school, my own monastery is closed. and i cannot do that. and i'm a citizen of this country. >> halki was shuttered during a time of strong pro-turkish nationalism. because of long-standing tensions between turkey and its neighbor greece, all entities perceived as having ties to orthodox church or greece suffered severe restrictions. those sentiments linger in many quar

we've been showing you this side street off route 7, bartholomew view drive. there's a coating of snow and underneath the snow, there is sheen and that is ice. this is the owner's car of the gas station. he told me that he actually spun out a little as he with us heading here. you can see on the roof of his car and even though it is -- [indiscernible] a light coating of ice. that's what folks will have to deal with when they get to their cars this morning. there is going to be ice underneath that snow. so no doubt that is going to be repeated on the roadways. so loudoun county schools are closed because of this reason. we'll have much more coming up at 6:30. we'll hear from the driver of this car, the owner of the gas station in the next half-hour. back to you. >> thank you, delia, live in sterling. some good advice this morning. >> she probably -- [ inaudible ] >>> you can track weather any time of the day with the wusa9 mobile app. the free download is available in apple and google stores. you can also check for any closings or delays in your area. >>> still

in the tragedyics bartholomew spare row traces the life of brent scowcroft. special army special operations remembers his combat experiences in the reaper, and in one nation under god a look at the history of america's religious plurality. watch for the authors in the near future on booktv. >> next on booktv front the bill of rights day book festival hosted by the national constitutional center in philadelphia, a discussion between lee livine, and stephen wermiel, a discussion of the book "the proking any:ity william j. brennan's fight to preserve the legacy of "new york times" versus sullivan." this is about an hour. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the national constitution center. i am jeffrey rosen. i'm the president of this wonderful institution. and since i've started here at the national constitution center in june 2013, i cannot imagine a more exciting day than bill of rights day which we celebrate today. before i start and explain why this is so hugely significant for the constitution center for philadelphia and for the u.s.a., i want t