she was also head cheerleader at the university of georgia. i always like to mention that. [laughter] >> she's decided the only poet who had cheerleader. she's a dear friend of mine. natasha, her father was white and her mother was a black woman and when she was born in mississippi in 1964 her parent's marriage was illegal in the state of mississippi. natasha has written about this in great deal. i see people nodding that know about her work. the project started with a late-night conversation at a conference, at a professional writing conference in new york and natasha and i were riding in a cab and she really surprised me by asking the startling question that i didn't see coming, she said, why was it that she a southern woman of color wrote so often about blackens, yet i a white man from one to have most racist places in country and natasha was the rare person who actually knew that when she found out where i was from, why from one of the racist places in the country never said a word about whitens. why natasha asked, did you think race is only a subject for black writers,

books starting off with "blood at the root" a book on how in 1912 after two rapes in forsyth county georgia they expelled the black population and kept the county all white for the next 75 years. >> good evening i have the president here at the center here welcoming professor and off 39 raised given forsyth county a national endowment for the arts and a recipient of the american scandinavian prize for the translation the poetry collection was a finalist for the national book award. even though we're in the presence tonight discussing the book of nonfiction "blood at the root" a racial cleansing in america" this tells a disturbing story of racial violence in the neighboring forsyth county. retells the story fetid is a much larger than forsyth county to do significant work to tell people who have been erased from the historical record. i'm excited to welcome a georgette native palms and after tonight the second most famous figure. [laughter] patrick phillips. [applause] >>. >> thanks for coming everybody and for that introduction also for inviting me end ball coming me to the center. i will t

"many thousands of vital profligate people flocked into georgia, from every front of the georgia. whose vicious propensities when loosed from law and opinion, make them like the evil one, the devil, in his worst mood. after waiting all day in the chattahoochee rivers, picking up articles of gold, they light fires on the night and play on their hands and grounds at dice, pushpins, and other games of chance for their day's finding. whiskey carts serve them as well. hundreds of combatants sometimes swearing, striking and gouging eyes." frontiersmen can only do these things. especially in the south, they would fight by gouging out one of the eyes of his combatants. that was regarded as victory in one of these fights. the army was sent into restore order in this chaotic scene. on this sheet i give you, the army major reported this. upwards of 200 persons presented a appearance of " half breeds, whites, negroes, and their appearances to be as varied as their complexions. shopkeepers, peddlers, thieves and gamblers. there were also found in the hope was to colonels of the georgia militia

doam wednesday morning in the town of americus, about 130 miles south of georgia. an americus police officer and an officer from georgia southwestern state university responded to a domestic dispute. >> gunshots were exchanged and the two officers were wound. >> reporter: police say 25-year-old americus officer nicholas smar was killed and jody smith was critically wounded. 32-year-old minguell lembrick as the gunman and offering a reward for his arrest. >> he is considered armed and dangerous. >> reporter: the georgia bureau of investigation and the fbi and at least 20 law enforcement agencies are working together to find lembrick. on his facebook page the suspect allegedly wrote he was not going to jail. >> this is a very dangerous individual and we need to have him off the streets. >> reporter: police say he has outstanding warrants for kidnapping and other charges related to a previous domestic incident but the two officers did not know his background when they responded to the 911 call. georgia southwestern university went into lockdown as a precaution, though

a manhunt is underway for the person suspected of shooting two georgia police officers, killing one of them. >> back off! back off! >> chaos and fear erupting at a reno high school as a knife-wielding student is shot by a campus police officer. >>> and twitter attack. the president-elect lashes out against a union leader who called mr. trump out on his carrier deal. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> a suspect who killed a georgia police officer and wounded another is on the run this morning. law enforcement officials are looking for this man, minguell lembrick. a 30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest. shortly after the shooting, a message on his facebook page read another life gone and not going to jail. don champion has our report. >> reporter: gunfire broke out wednesday morning in the town of americus, about 130 miles south of georgia. an americus police officer and an officer from georgia southwestern state university responded to a domestic dispute. >

georgia? r georgia is in play. can you imagine if i lose texas or georgia? i am saying to my kids and my wife, this is going to be a disaster. utah, i do not think of republican has ever lost. utah is in play -- against some guy, i looked at him -- my wife looked at him and said, you will not lose to him. [laughter] president-elect trump: i am telling you, she is good at this stuff. they say he is tied with me. you will not lose to them, do not worry about it. now it is, whatever time, 8:00 or 9:00, the numbers were so great. donald trump has won the state of texas. that means it was a slaughter. donald trump has won the state of georgia. donald trump has won the state of utah. and this guy that was put up there to fight me, he was -- hillary even beat him, ok? we won utah by 25 points. all of a sudden, they are saying, what happened?

this was the georgia goldrush in north georgia. 100 miles north to the town of don monica, you can see the old lumpkin county courthouse has been converted into a gold-mining museum. discovered,d was then people started pouring into the area in huge numbers because of the intoxicating possibility that gold would make them wealthy quickly. until then, this had been an area behind the settlement. suddenly the white settlement catches up quickly. this is the governor describing what it was like meeting the georgia minors in 1829. "many thousands of vital profligate people flocked into georgia -- idle profligate people flocked into georgia, whose vicious propensities when loosed from law and opinion, make them like the evil one, the devil, in his worst mood. cindy chattahoochee rivers, picking up articles of gold, they light fires on the night and play on their hands and grounds at dice, pushpins, and other games of chance for their day's finding. hundreds of combatants sometimes cnet fisticuffs, swearing, striking and gouging eyes." to fight by used gouging out one of the eyes of his comb

patterson from southwest georgia university -- george -- southwest georgia university. very, very long two days. he's going to give you an update on officer smith. >> i was in macon this morning with jodi smith's family, checking on his condition, checking on the family's condition. and he, of course, continues to be in critical condition, but we will hope and pray that his condition improves. our thoughts and prayers are with the family and with our campus at this time. thank you. >> i'm vernon keenan, director of the georgia bureau of investigation. and i would like to express my great appreciation for the community and for the law enforcement agencies in this area that worked together to bring this case to closure. now, we had 12 law enforcement agencies and local communities, counties, city governments, who contributed to a reward fund that led to the identification of where the location was of mr. lembrick. it was very important that we locate and bring him into custody. in this case, he has committed suici suicide. but was a very dangerous individual. he was a con

fast-forward two decades and i was a long way from my childhood in georgia. i was doing graduate work in something completely unrelated, working on 20th century british literature and the bubonic plague outbreak in london but one week i was playing cookie from my dissertation, exhausted and sitting at this computer terminal and i was aware of how much power it had to discover things about the past because i've been using it that way and really just on a lark, i typed in four s. 90 and 1912 which is the year this was all supposed to have happened and when i typed this into a newspaper database, in the newspaper database up came this image from the atlanta constitution or atlantic journal from september 1912 and this was the first face of black foresight i had ever seen and the first time that myth about a racial purge became very real to me. at the same time, the picture seemed to raise many more questions than it answered because i didn't know who these people were, i didn't know their story. headlines told me two of them were accused of raping this woman and

we're learning the suspect in a police shooting in georgia is dead. yet what happened after that manhunt involving hundreds of officers, but we will find out any minute when officials head to a new conference set to begin within the next couple of minutes within this hour. we'll bring it to you live. >>> in politics right now, president-elect trump ready to get on the road. heading shortly to ohio state university, where he'll meet with first responders after last week's attack there. plus, we're talking live to the union president targeted by donald trump on twitter. >>> and as testimony starts today in a trial of accused charleston shooter dylann roof, we'll tell you why a federal judge has already had a talk about the possibility of a mistrial. >>> first, we want to get to breaking news in georgia. the manhunt now over. we are waiting on that news conference any minute from the sheriff's office. the news breaking just this last hour that the gunman suspected of shooting two georgia police officers is now confirmed dead. minquell lembrick is the sus

a manhunt is under way in georgia after one police officer georgia southwestern university campus. in the last few hours, police released this wanted poster offering a $30,000 reward to capture the suspected gunman. kerry sanders has this story. >> reporter: an you are junt manhunt in america's georgia. a suspect accused of shooting two police officers. >> this is a very dangerous individual. we need to have him off the streets. >> reporter: 9:40 a.m., t officers responding to a domistic dispute at an apartment complex. the officers hit and he took off. georgia southwestern university on lockdown. a digital message sent to those on campus, please secure all doors and windows. >> within minutes of the call our campus was on lockdown. >> reporter: killed officer four-year veteran jody smith, fighting for his life. this has been a deadly year for law enforcement. 63 officers shot and killed in the line of duty a. 66% increase over last year. georgia among the top five deadly for those who wear blue. >> that was nbc's kerry sanders reporting. this morning, there are two other manhunts

georgia southwestern university on lockdown. a digital message sent to those on campus, please secure all doors and windows. >> within minutes of the call our campus was on lockdown. >> reporter: killed officer smart, four years on america's police force t. other officer, four-year veteran jody smith, fighting for his life. this has been a deadly year for law enforcement. 63 officers shot and killed in the line of duty a. 66% increase over last year. georgia among the top five deadly for those who wear blue. >> that was nbc's kerry sanders reporting. this morning, there are two other manhunts under way in parts of the country. in colombia, south carolina, a suspect stabbed a vehicle multiple times outside a wal-mart. the officer is in stable condition and was touretted at the scene. officials are urging the public to dial 911 if they can identify the suspect n. kansas city, authorities have released this video hoping it will lead to the gunman that ambushed an off duty officer. he was working security, sitting in his own car the

kerry sanders is in america's georgia with. >> this morning, the search for a gunman in southern georgiaensifies. the suspect, minguell lembrick, considered armed and dangerous. accused of shooting two officers, killing one and critically injuries the other. overnight, officials raised the award for his arrest to $50,000, just hours after asking lembrick to turn himself in. >> everyone's safety is important. contact us to end this in a peaceful manner. we want the violence to end today. >> outside the police station last night, community members gathered to mourn officer nicholas smarr, a four-year veteran of the america's police force, who was fatally shot. they also prayed for officer jodi smith with the georgia southwestern university police. officials say he's out of surgery. his condition this morning, unknown. the manhunt began wednesday morning when the two officers responded to a domestic disturbance call. shots were fired, the officers hit, and lembrick took off. the nearby georgia southwestern university put on lockdown and students asked to stay indoors overnight. >> this is a

police say the fugitive suspected in the -- the georgia -- two shooting of two georgia lembrick, he die -- minguell lembrick. he died in a shootout with police or self-inflicted gunshot wound. they responded to a domestic dispute. in that dispute, officer nicholas smarr was killed and georgia southwestern state university police officer jodi smith was critically wounded. of course we'll have updates on website and on our mobile app. >>> one final clock at the forecast when we -- look at the will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next. find out how american express cards and services >>> all right, get ready. going to be cold outside tomorrow morning feeling like the teens. and afternoon highs in the 30s to near 40. >> wow. noon. we will be back at 5:00. until then have a great >> jack: what the hell? >> billy: that's what i'm saying, what the hell. where's the frittata? >> jack: get out of my house! >> billy: oh, no, jack. our house, okay? yo

welcome to atlanta, georgia, in third week july, y'all. it ain't pleasant. and even at night, the temperatures are still searing and teetering toward 90 degrees. road conditions. we've talked about the brigade of -- gregg's brigade, i think. and caldwell talks about how the roads in the wilderness were still moist and spongy to the step. hardee, this is atlanta, georgia, y'all. it's hot, dusty red clay. cavalry service. i've allude fd to the fact that hardee did not do well after he brought in the intel about max flank in the air. the service to the assault was mediocre. jeb stewart and fitz lee brought in the intel that the 11th corps was in the air and helped find guides and maps to direct jackson's column. and accompanied it all throughout. general hood did not help when he ordered wheeler off so that hardee was plumbing through the woods on his own while fitz and lee especially stayed with jack's column and directed him to the point they could see the yankee end of the line. >> luck. that unquantifiable but certainly present factor everywhere on the batt

. >> verne: "the jeep post-game show" live from the georgia dome, coming up when we blow the whistlehey're already in place. itary going over their ad libs. adam is pointing at the tele-prompter . >> gary: the last two years, the dominance of this alabama defense. total yards rushing. for florida the last two years. five. last year they had 21. this year they're minus 16 and trying to get up out of the negative-yards territory. what's it going to take to knock off this alabama team in the final four of the playoffs? >> verne: 54-16. 3:19 to go. second down and three. it seems like hours ago that florida took a 7-0 lead and the excitement in this place was palpable. and now, for all but a few hundred, the florida stands are empty. look at this tackle on mark thompson. we mentioned jalen hurts and the potential to be a true freshman to lead his team to a national championship. the only one who has ever done it, jamelle holloway. was a freshman at oklahoma when they won the national titles in the 1980's -- this is going to be the 25th win in a row for alabama. the all time record of con

you lose georgia, you are in big trouble. he's even. he's even in georgia. i said man i thought i was way up. texas, texas is in play. i said this is not good. and then we had the exit polls. and my daughter and son-in-law called me and said, pop, not looking good. not looking good. and i really thought -- i was already preparing in my mind. i was saying well, if that's the way it is, because they were faulty polls. but they said, ivanka, has anyone heard of ivanka? she said, dad, i'm telling you, don't worry about it, dad it's okay. i said i can't believe it that we are going to lose. because i see these crowd it doesn't make sense. bottom line, the polls close, right? and they go, donald trump has won the great state of texas. i said what happened. like in two minute. donald trump breaking news. donald trump has won georgia. donald trump has won utah. these were states for two months they are talking about that we are even. and in fact in to you thank you i had this character nobody ever saw before, nobody ever herd of him before, i said to -- nobody ever

for "nightly business report," contessa brewer in warner robbins, georgia. >>> and the middle georgiat club has seen new interest from potential members since the election and this comes as the overall number of investment clubs has declined over the past decade. >>> but as the dow jones industrial average approaches the 20,000 level, some investors are getting caught up in the frenzy and the excitement of the big round milestone number. but why is that? and what should you keep in mind when stocks do hit these big numbers? frank murtha is a doctor of psychology and co founder of market psych.com, and joins us with some answers. frank, welcome. nice to have you here. >> thanks very much. >> so what is it about the big round number that is so exciting, and it's usually on the way up, not on the way down. >> yeah. that's quite true. well, for one thing, these big round numbers like dow 20,000, they draw people's attention. there is an awful lot of people out there who are not paying very close attention to their portfolios, but they hear, oh, dow 20,000. maybe i ought to -- and have the

is georgia becoming the next hollywood? the peach state is becoming one of the world's top states for film and television production. fox's and action" along with california and new york---georgia has become one of the leading states for film and tv production... dergarabedian says: "in 2015 the movie industry and tv represented $6 billion to the georgia economy, so this is no small thing and the tax incentives that are offered at 20% tax credit right in the beginning and an additional 10% tax credit if you in your credits. so they are really trying to incensivize production to go there both film and tv." snd full: the walking dead "i'm going to kill you" tv's biggest series, "the walking dead" films there, dwayne johnson recently wrapped the new "baywatch" film, "birth of a nation" was shot there along with the new "macgyver" series, "the hunger games" movies, "the vampire diaries" and some upcoming fox tv series... including "sleepy hollow", "24 legacy" and the musical drama the lord" music latifah says: "there's always a

authorities in georgia searching for a suspect who shot two officers near a college campus. we'll have the latest details. >>> conflict of interest with president-elect trump announcing a plan how to move forward with the business empire. our chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, shows us how policy could be affected. >>> the airport pat down that a woman says went way too far. >> telling the agents she was battling breast cancer and said tors. wait until you hear who topped the list for the second year in a row. the full story in the skinny on this thursday, december 8th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone, on this thursday morning. we start with the urgent man hunt taking place right now in the south. they are looking for a man police say is armed and dangerous. >> investigators in georgia say he shot and killed a police officer and critically injured another. the video posted to his facebook page shows a man in the shadows that says, quote, i'm going to miss you all. here's the latest. >> reporter: a statewide man hunt for susp

thisis a avenue at georgia. we have red going on at georgia and iowa. it's causing slowdowns through that area. we have this route 1 near memorialhw 95 from quantico to the beltsway, you see no problems. going 64 miles per hour. inbound/outbound, same situation. live look in prince george's county, coming joo up. >>> san antonio police are trying to figure out if a 26-foot sinkhole was the cause of a massive sewage leak. two cars were caught inside that sinkhole which took up nearly the entire width of that road. it's not clear how badly they were hurt. >>> former astronaut buzz aldrin is continuing his recovery over the weekend. we learn that altitude sickness is what caused him to be evacuated. he has congestion in his lungs and he's expected to stay there until it clears up. >>> a construction worker was killed and a woman was rescued from the des. beagles and a husky. this was one of them being rescued just yesterday. >>> dozens dead, but only seven identified. who were killed in that massive fire in a warehouse in oakland, california. >>> there is

topside of beltway near college park outer loop georgia avenue your very heavy traffic from 95 to georgiap left and watch for a 30 minute delay right now inner loop volume increasing and not as heavy as what we're dealing with on outer. let's switch for a look at 66 more police activity and this is 66 westbound the right lane is blocked by sutly road and traffic moving by on left lanes and active police scene there. use caution. looking forward cameras 66 eastbound side inside the beltway really slow-moving traffic as you make your way to falls church and arlington and jammed between drive there's a 257b minute say. through that area. no reported crashes just a whole lot of slowing traffic. we'll go to maps mow and show you metro. earlier police investigation out of brookyln and red line residual delays to glenmont and earlier trade west and east and residual delays to largo town center and back at roads we have slow downs as you make your way to 295 northbound side left lane blocked east capitol with a crash and north of that point beping cleaning up work zone. huge delays words 11 stree

so i have a problem adjusting. >> elijah is no stranger to georgia's justice system. he has served two prior prison sentences for robbery and burglary and says he prefers prison to jail. it is great in prison for homosexuals because we get a lot more privileges and we have more of our kind that is there. >> you want to go to prison? >> i don't want to go, but i know i'm going to have to go, so i want to go to get the hell away from here so i ain't got to sit in here. i don't like chatham county jail. i fish it would blow up. >>> coming up, javier elijah continues to take out his frustrations on staff. >> let's see to that so i took my socks off and put it in the toilet and flooded it. >> one officer in particular. >> put a piece of metal pipe and had my name on it. >> i just don't like his ass. >>> at the chatham county >>> at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia, most of the inmates that end up in the jail's segregation units do not get there by choice. but de'andre sanders says his most recent stay is here by design. >> i did it on purpose. i act

this all happened at 2:30 this morning and byron, georgia.t the officers were shot during a drug raid. home, knocking several times, announcing themselves. when no one entered the -- answered the door, they ran in and were responded -- were hit with gunfire. know that the georgia bureau of investigation is on the scene and we will bring you updates as we get them. in the meantime, we are following even more breaking news closer to home. brianne carter is an mobile trak 7. brand? brianne: in the last 10 minutes here, the fairfax county firefighters were first called here at 4:00 this morning. take a live look here at the scene of what you can see. it appears that the fire is just contained to his upper unit. you can see the damage to the side and out there on the porch in the last 10 minutes, that is where we have seen fire investigators focusing their efforts there out on the patio in porch. you can see that they are inside the unit as well. in the last couple of saw some folks going back into the apartment with investigators coming out onto

. >>> and from georgia, the convicted of leaving his son in a hot car to drive. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: as justin ross harris learned his fate today, he stood emotionless, sentenced by a judge who didn't mince any words. >> callously walked away and left that child in a hot car, in june, in georgia, in the summer, to swelter and die. >> reporter: harris, sentenced to life without parole, plus 34 years for the death of his 22-month-old son, cooper, who died after being left inside his father's hot suv for more than seven hours. while he was sexting with other women. his ex-wife, cooper's mother, testified she believes it's an accident. >> did ross love this little boy? >> yes, he did very much. seen here getting breakfast with cooper, he simply forgot to drop the boy off. during sentencing, the judge said she reflected on what harris said after his arrest, that he hoped to be an advocate so that people would never do this again to their children. >> i would say, perhaps not in the way that you intended, that you have in fact accomplished that goal. >> re

established in 1733, savannah is the oldest city in the state of georgia. nicknamed the jose tes city of the south, savannah has built a reputation on its beautiful parks, historic places and southern hospitality. but those who run afoul of the law will mind themselves in a far less hospitable place, the chatham county detention center. here the county houses more than 1,500 men and women, most of whom have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases. >> man, it's ugly. it's jail. ain't nothing pretty about it. >> the majority of inmates are housed in the jail's general population units where they can interact with each other in the day room or exercise in one of the jail's enclosed yards. but in the jail's lockdown units, life is far more restrictive. >> this is unit 2-c. s' known as admin segregation. it's like the jail within the jail. >> the disciplinary issues are >> so severe, to ensure the safety of detainees, you have to place them in administrative segregation. >> administrative segregation inmates are lock

i'll get it all together and restart 100 miles north...mark faulk junior, a georgia firefighter, and his wife ef-3 tornado struck polk county in tennessee: (earnest grizzard/ bloomingdale city council) he loved the fire department, he loved what it represented at least five other counties in the state were also hit. the mayor of one of them was moved to tears...sharing the story of a family who escaped the worst: (mayor johnn gentry/ mcminn county wed0440) a baby was born at a local hospital/ that family's house had been destroyed//so we had 20 injured and one brand new life the s onslaught of severe weather that also plagued parts of georgia, louisiana, and mississippi...where powerful winds flipped cars and even 18-wheelers: we're really lucky that nobody was hurt //it could be the other way the storm system also moved through the caroli nasbringing down trees, snapping power lines, and closing roads. roxana saberi cbs news. sherry how's the weather today? the storms tore through just as that destroyed hundreds of crews in eastern tennessee were containing a deadly wildfire that de

issues aside from 6 and 295 and beltway normal volume starting to pick up on the topside from 95 georgia avenue and otherwise it looks to be just 95 and 66 where we're seeing big issues. northbound 95 inside beltway etsell road toe 1 street bridge volume building out of frederick and loosens up to montgomery county and actually fine gaithersburg, germantown, really all the way to the spur. here's topside beltway outer loop delay and be side that northern maryland 95 looks okay in both directions baltimore washington parkway looks good in both directions. southern mar marn, branch avenue to wilson bridge light volume at this our and all across southern maryland we're not seeing many delays. 10 maybe northbound as you approach the beltway and wilson bridge. 95 northbound through stafford you're heavy and then it looks like things lossen up to prince the topside of beltway there it s looks busy again dale city to lorton on and off delays there and that takes you through the area. we'll keep up updated on bodily injury sides. 295 and 66 as we good through the lest of the morning. >> 6:08 a y

then they say georgia. georgia we are supposed to win by a lot, than had me even. then they say utah, and utah they have this character. i necessity saw a guy like this. this guy was like horrible. and they said, the third party candidate looks like he's got trump -- my wife looks at him and says you are not going to lose. she knows more than these dishonest people. and they knew it. they knew it. so what happens, you know what happens. they had a record audience, the biggest they ever had. and the polls open. and now they are closed. and now they go on live all over thecountry, really all over the world. and the first thing they do, fox has gone to donald trump. i said what happened? and they always started off with we have breaking news, right? we have breaking news. like 12 seconds after the show opens. this was suppose to be late in the night. we have breaking news. texas has gone to donald trump. i said that's good because i'm a little worried. that's why nobody believes these people. then about 1 seconds later. we have breaking news. georgia has gone to donal

a nearby golf course, area schools and georgia southwest university on lockdown. message sent saying please secure all doors and windows. >> within minutes of the call our campus was on lockdown. >> killed today, officer nicholas ryan smarr. 24 years old, four years on americas police fours, the other police officer shot, jody his life. this has been a deadly year for law enrcement, 63 officers shot and killed in the line o duty. a 66% increase over last year. georgia, among the top five most deadly for those who wear blue. >> it's a tragedy beyond words. it's one of our family members, has been taken from us. >> tonight, police say the suspect was already wanted for kidnapping. his family saying when they saw him today after the shooting, he sa he expecd news. >>> now to a shocking moment caught on camera, today at a high school in nevada. video posted online shs a teenager armed with a knife in a fight with another student. when a campus police officer stepped in and opened fire. the school went into lockdown, and nbc's ra haima ellis has the details. >> the dra

so georgia to connecticut you're in for about a 25 minute slow down and big problems there as well. we'll keep up updated metro on time now except for safe track surge 11 last day orange and sl ver will track westing to east falls church back to you steve and allison. >> coming up next why james taylor is canceling a stop at deadly overseas tour. >> and explosion in mexico killed dozens of bell app the scene was visible for miles. looks like something out ever a war zone. reaction from witnesses coming up next. >> developing news it in berlin germany german media reports now police are looking for tonesian man after finding identity document inside the truck. the original suspect did christmas markets across berlin will. >> buckingham palace cautious closing roads for iping cha vring of guard military >> with recent wave of violence aron the world president owe lekt donald trump plans to meet with national security advisor today. donald trump will be briefed by michael flynn. yesterday flynn and team met with vice-president elect mike pence in washington. >> well devastating scene i

white cotton of the 37 georgia infantry. a few years ago, his ancestor came into the battlefield with this picture. he is buried in that cemetery. franklin fell at chicamonga. ironically, lived most of his life beforehand not too far from where i live today in georgia. the story ends there on the battlefield. then again, that is how it all plays out. so much of this is the story of the common soldier. white, cotton, and all of those others go down at this point , leaving a legacy of their bravery on the battlefield and a legacy for john bell hood which leads to a lot of misconceptions about him over the years which are now hopefully being addressed and cleared up to give him a fair shake so to speak. thank you, all. [applause] >> questions for mr. white. >> thank you very much. i was wondering as you were researching this and studying it, it seems that the similarities between williamsport in the defense of williamsport by general bowden and when we got there and the setup of the river, the way the town is built into the riv

. >>> breaking news tonight from georgia. a second police officer has died after an altercation that sent authorities on a massive manhunt to catch a killer. it all came to a dramatic and violent end today. we get more now from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: tonight, a georgia community in mourning. shortly after america's georgia police officer's coffin arrived at the funeral home, word had died. georgia southwestern state university officer jody smith, who had clung to life for a day, died in the intensive care unit. the two, best friends. >> jody was there for nick. he heard him dispatched to that call, he knew he was nearby, and he responded. >> reporter: the two cops were childhood buddies, went to the police academy together. both killed by min quell lin brick. late this morning, conclusion, 26 hours after the gunman shot both officers and went on the run, it ended with a self-inflicted gunshot. the cop killer, desperate and holed up in the back room of a house, three miles from the initial shooting committed suicide

georgia, remember georgia. georgia is in play. i'm saying man, can you imagine if i lose texas or georgia. it's in play. texas is in play. georgia in play. this is going to be a disaster. then they said, utah. i don't think a republican has ever lost. have they ever lost utah. i don't think so. utah is in play against some guy that i look at them and say, there's no way. my wife looked at him and said you're not going to lose to him. telling you, she's good at this stuff. i said, yeah, but that i have say he's tied with me. and she said, no, no, he's not tied. you're not going to lose to him don't worry about it. so they said utah is in play. so now it's like whatever time. 8, 9:00. goes on. first thing, donald trump has won the state of georgia. donald trump has won the state of utah. i love utah. utah. this guy that was put up there to fight me, he was down, hillary even beat him, okay. all of a sudden i'm saying, wow, what happened. so now we win all these states. and they're holding pennsylvania. ladies and gentlemen, donald t

they got themselves organized in the parking lot of a walmart in lawrenceville, georgia, about an hour outside of atlanta and set out to find any trace of a petite corporate executive named nikki lila. >> three kids. we'd love to see her home. >> amy robinson told reporter that her 44-year-old sister, mother of three, was hardly the kind of on disappear without a word to anyone. >> i'm so worried about my sister, you know, we have no idea where she is or -- what's happened to her. >> as fate would have it, the question of where nikki was would be answered soon enough. even now, five years later, the question of what happened to nikki remains unclear. >> i'm sick of playing your games! >> what is clear from the recording she left behind is n and day out. keep my mouth shut, my head down, and do exactly what's expected of me. >> tell me about nikki's personality. >> she was very funny. she and i used to laugh all the time. she was very feisty. she would say what she meant. you know, she didn't minutes a lot of words. >> as sisters, amy robinson and nikki liley were ten years apart. co al

that suspect in georgia has been caught and charged with attempted murder.rre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and check out this dra the make video out of china where firefighters saved a man who was about to jump from the rooftop of a 30-story building. the man had threatened to commit suicide due to relationship problems while hitting himself with an iron bar. a firefighter then crept up behind him while several others tried to distract the man. the man's friends also tried to distract him. meanwhile, the firefighters jump in and grabbed him and pulled him to safety. >> just in the nick of time. >>> a touching moment in a california hospital room two little girls born since separation surgery last week. eva and erika sandoval shared a liver, heart and a third leg and they're recovering well breathing without ventilators and even sharing their toys. >>> and the nba and its players reached a tentative labor deal. it comes five years after a lockout. reports say the agreement is for seven years within aopt out after six. main highlies include ago shorter pr

>> let me show you ways happening now in americas, georgia.unded according to local affiliates there, where we've got, as you said, more than 20 agencies involved. you see the local sheriff's department there in summpter county, georgia. they believe possibly he could be inside this house. we saw a lot of activity, s.w.a.t. team members running, in just the last few minutes. of course this is in connection with the alleged shooting and killing of this officer. 32 years old, said to be armed and dangerous. let me take you back to the beginning. it was just after 9:00 on wednesday when we're told that officer nicholas smar with the americas, georgia, police department, about 100 miles south of atlanta, and officer jordy smith with the georgia southwestern state university campus department, showed up in relation to a domestic dispute call. they encountered lembrick and shots were fired. officer smar was killed. we're told at last check, officer jordy smith, campus officer, is in critical condition. this was not on school property. this was not a

this was part of the book festival in georgia. . [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you very much for being here. i'm delighted to be in beautiful savannah. i've been asked to speak a little bit about myself to say what role books have played in my life and how i first became interested in writing. i think the important thing to begin with is that i was born in 1937 and there were many important changes in america life. i graduated from radcliff college in 1959 which means i had a harvard education. i wish i'd studied more and enjoyed myself less. after college, i had a terrific job as a reporter at life magazine. the job i loved, even though i was paid less than a man doing the same work. life is probably where i first thought about writing as a career. apart being born in 1937 and most young women with college degrees got interesting if ill-paying jobs and then quit to get married. i gave up life because my first husband wished me to. i did not work again for 15 years. i've been married twice. my first husband was a film director, the my second husband was a