but -- and this is an episode that is virtually unknown -- shows up in the memoirs of chief of dick taylor's staff. during the opening phases of valley campaign, when taylor first came in to contact with jackson, he was so unmanned by what appeared to be jackson's ineptitude that he took leave, got on his horse, climbed over the mountain, through piedmont, virginia, came to richmond and talked to his brother-in-law, the president, and said, you have got to get rid of jackson. he's going to lose our cause in the valley. as a foot note, and i lore came away thinking he had convinced jefferson davis about this, and that davis was considering sending james longstreet to replace jackson in the valley. that, of course, didn't happen. if it had, long street would be still approaching winchester from the south today slowly i'm pretty sure. dick yewell, almost unbelievably excentric, he called on the 13th of may, ten days before the on fall against front royal, he called him that enenthusiastic fanatic, if a letter. and he said our army has no head at all, though there is room for one or two. he call

ga >>> lindsay lohan, to star as elizabeth taylor in the lifetime movie, liz and dick, centered arounde affair with richard burton. taylor and burton met in cleopatra, left their spouses, got married, divorced. then married, then divorced again. it marks part of lindsay lohan's come back. production set for early june. >> hopefuls in lorton got advice. angie goff, hosted the smash viewing party at south county secondary school. special guest, joshua adams, d.c. studio theater. he treated young people to a little monologue performance and encouraged students to fully immerse themselves in scripts and characters. adams says he had a lot of fun changing his appearance for roles even when he has to dye his hair. >> wonder if he ever had to cut it all off. that's dedication. that

lohan will star as elizabeth taylor in the film "liz and dick" based on taylor's long and winding loveburton. >> i'm surprised they actually look a lot alike. >> especially when she has dark hair. as a blonde not so much but with dark hair she does. >> facial structure looks the same. thank you. >>> a bully's day in court is set for may 2nd and that alleged bully is a 9 year old. a kentucky mother is seeking a 500-foot restraining order against her daughter's fourth grade classmate saying one particular boy has bullied her daughter since last year. at one point sending the little girl to the hospital after he kicked her. she says the school didn't do enough to stop the situation and refused requests to transfer her daughter out. the school tells us this. we received no specific allegations of continued bullying until late last week. the new allegations will be investigated and appropriate action will be taken. that mom is also seeking compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, mental anguish and fear of continued bullying. joining us this morning, joy fuhrman, that's the mo

lohan will star as elizabeth taylor in the film "liz & dick" based on taylor's roller-coaster romanceilming begins in june. it's expected to premiere in the fall. two very famous women, one who had a very long career. lindsay lohan, it will be interesting to see if her career will be as long as liz taylor's. >> change her hair to black and spitting image. >> that's interesting. i don't see it at all. christine, thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> up next, they advertise it's a burger to die for. apparently another close call, too, at the heart attack grill. get it, burger to die for? you won't believe what happened. you're watching "early start." we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's 1% back on... wow! 2% on my homemade lasagna. 3% back on [ friends ] road trip!!!!!!!!!!!! [ male announcer ] get 1-2-3 percent cash back. apply online or at a bank of america near you. ♪ there's another way to help erase litter box odor. purina tidy cats. only tidy ca

the 25-year-old scored a gig playing elizabeth taylor in a new lifetime movie "liz & dick" is about taylor'sher last leading role speaking of lindsay was in 2009. i guess she looks a little like her with her dark hair. as of late, we've seen lindsay lohan with her platinum hair and a little facial work. >> she needs violet eyes. >> let's take a look at where the violets and the other flowers will be sprouting. certainly not there. take a look. several inches of heavy snow blanketed the area around johnstown, pennsylvania, where schools were closed. thousands of powerless homes in that region. and the spring storm made for a messy commute as far south as maryland, a number of inches fell in garrett county, maryland. they've seen images right there. real quickly, as you can see, you can see the swirl of the nor'easter, the remnants of it through portions of new england around the great lake states as well. also, some spotty showers across the northern plains back to the pacific northwest. current temperatures and look at the 30's plunges low south as raleigh durham, 36 there. it's warmer in ca

dick clark changed pop culture, on the new wbaltv.com. click on slide shows. we go now to breaking news out of northwest baltimore. captain roy taylor is going on? >> this is keith l. west falls parkway the eastbound west falls parkway. it is up against a guide wire for a bge pole. they have to get bge here to assist in getting the vehicle off the telephone pole before they can open up the roadway. as we get more information on this, we will update you. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a little bit of rain yesterday, moved off the coast late at night and left the been atlantic region with a pretty decent spring day. a little flock to start the early morning and then sunshine for most of the day. 70 today at bwi marshall, 66 is the normal high. 93 was the record high, set back in the 19th century. it is rare that you see both the high and low record way back in the 19th century. a trace of precipitation after midnight at the airport. a decent day for april 19 in baltimore. 68 degrees right now and parton, 69 in elkton. -- 68 in parkton. skies should stay mainly clear tonight, a little fo

taylor and they want lindsay lohan to play her. it's official. lindsay lohan will get this role in a lifetime movie. the movie will be called "liz and dick."d we wanted lindsay from day one. and they feel lindsay is perfect for this role. they knew she had some things to get over and to prove herself and, in fact, she did and they are really excited about it. it's going to run on june 4th. it's going to run in october. they're going to start shooting it june 4th. >> i don't see the resemblance. i know makeup people work wonders. >> they do have the long angular face. i bet by the time they get her made up, she'll look pretty darn close. >> maybe this will be her comeback role. she needs another hit to prove she can still act and do more than just get into trouble. we shall see. >>> also big wedding news this morning. apparently jennifer aniston has finally found love again, way past the brad years here. and according to reports out there, "new york post" saying she and her boyfriend justin theroux are going to tie the knot. they're getting married in greece on the island of crete. tentatively planning a july wedding. apparently very much i

taylor and they want lindsay lohan to play her. it's official. lindsay lohan will get this role in a lifetime movie. the movie will be called "liz and dick."rove she can still act and do more than just get into trouble. we shall see. >>> also big wedding news this morning. apparently jennifer aniston has finally found love again, way past the brad years here. and according to reports out there, "new york post" saying she and her boyfriend justin theroux are going to tie the knot. they're getting married in greece on the island of crete. tentatively planning a july wedding. apparently very much in news. of course, news just came out that brad and angelina are going to tie the knot now. a few days later we learn jennifer is going to as well. i still have a crush on her. i'm still upset she's cheating on me. i'm glad she's found love and she and brad are officially moving on. >> imagine that, willis says. >>> how does $15 million a year sound? >> yes. >> ryan seacrest got it. apparently two-year extension. it's unconfirmed. a two-year extension for him to be back on "idol." he's been there 11 seasons. there was a lot of speculation about wher