over 41 post offices are to be relocated into w h smith's stores, with 33 that have already been movedirm under a franchise agreement. in the commons, concerns were raised over the impact on jobs. 7a of the public post offices have been privatised without the permission of the public. w h smith are already advertising the part—time roles to take over post office counters while consultations for these jobs have yet to be completed. can the minister imagine what it must feel like to be under consultation for your job? facing possible redundancy, seeing it already advertised for someone else? will you intervene, call this practice out and call this out as matter of principle? thank you, mr speaker. and i'll highlight that the honourable minister has no crown post offices in his constituency. but the franchise is a part of those supporting the long—term sustainability of the 11 and a half thousand network of post offices that we have throughout this country to maintain that. but also as i have highlighted, there is reduction under the last labour government and we are committed to deliveri

h. smith auditorium. tonight's program, "the presidency and impeachment" is part of our bernard and irene

society, i'm alex i'm manager of public programs here and it's a joy to welcome you to our robert h smith auditorium. tonight's program "frederick douglass: prophet of freedom" is a math mew mike glad at the scene lecture in biography for fall 2018. the lecture was founded in the name of mike. passion for biography. i'd like to thank edith glad at the scene for their generous support of this electricity series. as well for their ongoing support we do two of these a year, so keep an eye out this spring for the next mike gladat the scene lecture and biography. thank you to everyone for their great work and support. i also just learned we have former governor -- assistant governor david patterson in the audience tonight so we'd like to recognize and thank him. so welcome. and tonight's program will last an hour, and it will also include a question and answer session. the q and a will be conducted via written questions on note cards and as you are coming into the tawrmt you may have received a note card or pencil. if not we will have staff going through to give you a card or will be by later

h. smith auditorium. tonight's program, "the presidency and impeachment" is part of our bernard and irene schwartz distinguished speaker series, the heart of our public programs. as always, we would like to thank mr. schwartz for his support, which has enabled us to invite so many prominent authors, historians and legal scholars here to new-york historical. i would also like to recognize and thank our trustees, patricia klingenstein, richard reiss, barry barnett, and alan shuch, as well as all of our chairmen's council members who are with us for all of their great work and support. tonight's program will last an hour and it will include a q&a session -- a question and answer. as you were coming in, we had some of our volunteers in the audience handing out cards and pencils. if you did not get a card or a pencil, staff members -- myself included -- will be circulating through the auditorium and giving those out. we will collect those later in the program and then hand those off to our moderator so they ca

society, i'm alex i'm manager of public programs here and it's a joy to welcome you to our robert h smith auditorium. tonight's program "frederick douglass: prophet of freedom" is a math mew mike glad at the scene lecture in biography for fall 2018. the lecture was

smith? >> reporter: democrat mike espy isecome the state's first black senator since h breconsintrtouctig on. he's walked a fine line, calling hyde-smith out while trying not to alienate rural white voters. >> i don't know what's in your heart but we all know what came out of your mouth. it's given our state another black eye that we don't need. >> reporter: republicans normally don't have to worry about mississippi but this is a special election held at an odd time of year and espy's voters are motivated because of the race issues. the president is now headed to mississippi to make sure that his voters turn out, too. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> ohio governor john kasich says he's very seriously considering a run against president trump in 2020. as he wraps up his final term as governor, the 66-year-old republican told abc's george stephanopoulos that virtually every day he's having earnest conversations about running. kasich has criticized the president over the divisive political environment as well as certain policies like immigration. >>> former trump campaign manager corey lew

h i thine deserves a chance. as sidelter: smithg his first year with the redskins after leading the team to first place in their division. >> it's bad. but colt's got to step u and hopefully he'll do a good job. >> he knows offense. he's the perfect backup, the perfect backup. colt mccoy, we n you. >> reporter: and he needs to rack up the wins to keep those play-off dreams alive. darcy spencer, news4. >>> the cleveland browns deny that former secretaco of state oleezza rice was a candidate for their next head coach. espn's adam schechter reported the story this morning.s the broay she's not being considered. rice would have been the first woman to interview for an nfl head coachingjo rice is a life-long browns fan. she tweeted that she' not ready to coach but wishes the league would conwoder morn in coaching roles. its he masonic temple wit distinct architecture is among the most recognizable buildings here in the adistrict. no planned construction project behin h the buildingas some residents saying not in our backyard. neighbors

he even has republicans who will support him, but ultimately, h still looks like smith's race to lose. and it's not clear that the comments she made have cost her anything. >> yeah, i mean that's a great point. at the end of the day, we focus a lot of our energy on mobilizing black voters, but there's still this segment of the population, white voters, that have to make a decision on whether or not they want to state of mississippi to move forr ward or be stuck in the past in this confederate past. it's interesting that when you look at alabama as joyce was just saying, when you look at the results of the doug jones election, it was an article the other day that says alabama's tourism has increased since the special election in 2017. mississippi has got a choice to make about whether it wants its image of racism to continue to affect their standing in the rest of this country, continue to affect their economy and their chances of businesses coming. we've seen businesses like walmart pulling donations. so, white voters in mississippi have to make a choice and there's some voters that h

. >>> alex smith is recovering after surgery h on broken leg. >> but the team has to move get ing readyor the cowboys on thursday. sherree burruss joining u with reaction. >> reporter: and today in the locker room, things seemed much the business as usual wit guys that i spoke to, they are accepting the fact that alex smith is out with tha gruesome injury and will be out for the rest of theseason. they still have a lot oful meaningf football left to play, four of the sinxy games t have left are against division rival rivals. earlier today jay gruden saying surgery on smith's right leg went well and he is expected to make a fulg recovery in six to eight months. so this means colt mccoy takes over. he has been sefrterore and has won in dallas before. so theee team is rallying. >> we are all sick over alex, no doubt abo it. he is a joy to coach. but when sething like this happens, you have to move on. and colt is going to do just fine. i know there players wspond to him and we still have a chunk of our season le, a lot to play for. we are first place in our division still. big game thursda

. >> quack alex smith is out for the season. >> he broke two bones h in leg during yesterday's loss against the houston texans. chris. this is terrible news. >> i knot hits you hard, but even if you're not a football fan, there's something surreal aboutt a man t goes to work and just like that it's all over. when as fast as watts brings allnd 258 pou crashing down on you, it's devastating. his leg snapped and broke his tibula and fibula. they talk aut lot abo brotherhood but they show it best in moments like these. they called it terrible. the entire defense came to midfield to encourage smith. we saw fans just averting tir eyes, opening their hands over their faces. now the fans have to put their faith in colt mccoy. >> it'sbad. but colt has to stepp and hopefully do a good job. >> i'm aie hard redskins fan to the end, you know? >> he to compose himself after watching smith go down and refused to watch the replay. he tweeted out alex's leg is exactly like mine 33 yea ago. of course that injury ended his career. he never played again. we all have to hope, so farth i last 30 years, that perh

made the pickups h ups and then disappeared with hundreds of thousands of dollars of expensive louisthe store asked deliveries had stopped. the store knew nothing about the pickups. smiths ups must have protocols that were not followed. >> there has to be some sort of procedure for contacting the vendor. louis vuitton, >>> we all know he is a star on and off the court. wait until you see what he did for this young man that almost made him lose his mind. to learn about their medicare options come on in. you're turning 65 soon? yep. and you're retiring at 67? that's the plan! it's also a great time to learn about an aarp medicare supplement insuraan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. here's why...medicare part b doesn't pay for everything. this part is up to you. a medicare supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesn't. call unitedhealthcare insurance company or go online for your free decision guide about the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp. selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service. this type of plan lets you say "yes" to any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. do you accept medicare patie

. >> reporter: i'm cory smith in crystal city, or, should i say, national landing. yep, that is the name amazon is callin h the newe of hq-2.e not every is onboard with the new name just yet. >> i understand that amazon wants to take the world over, t they don't need to change everything. >> glen levis loves it. >> it's tired, it's worn. start fresh, start new. it's amazon, man >> reporter: i'm david culver in the roslyn part of arlington county, where not everybody is loving this idea of amazon bringing their second headquarters to our region. one group launched a campaign several months back, trying to keep amazon from deciding on nortrn virginia as their hq-2 location. >> we're going to see, i think, n explosion in rents and housing prices. >> reporter: more than ever, they're concerd, they're worried that aman will bring employeesof well-paid who will settle in our area and ultimately push out lower income families. >> our team coverageoesn't end here. we've got a fascinating story on our nbc washington app about amazon owner jeff bezos history, and what amazon's arrival could mean for your home's valu

. >> reporter: firefighter paramedic dave smith responded in the first few hours as flames raged through town>> ou can see -- >> reporter: the fire h' personal, sm sister and nephew barely escaped before their home was consumed. >> it's tough. it's tough. so looking forward, i'm very thankful. looking forward to thanksgiving, and getting everybody together. >> reporter: others st ill desperate to find friends and family. ou >>ave reached the voice mailbox of 530 -- >> let us know you're okay, buddy. >> reporter: with the ni fire still b, the holidays will be bittersweet. officials are worried rain in the forecast will complicatsearch efforts on the ground. it's a race against time for thousands holding out hope their loved ones are still alive. steve patterson, nbc news, paradise, california. >>> let's turn to the major outbreak of chickenpox, the worst north carolina seen in 20 yearsfficials there say the epicenter of the outbreak is a school where many children have not vaccinated. we get the latest from nbc's ann thompson. >> reporter: tonight in north carolina, so far 36 students at ashville waldorf school have come down with c

smith. looking at that devastating sunday injury and hearing from the fans. news 4 today will be right back. >> first chuck bell and storm team e4. >> i h good news for holiday travellers. no big storms coming our way for the first part of the week. if this is w yourk to sneak out of town and go see the relatives, g tdveling weather between now and the thanksgiving holidays. all is quite. 40 degrees in washington. sun is up to 6:55 this morning. mostly in the 30s. we'll make tour our day in more than a maweek. e a sprinkle or two this evening. and it's looking very cold here on thanksginng. aftern highs barely in the low to mid 30s. >> that outside football we always try to do that might not happen on thanksgiving this year. derwood, muncaster road here. all lanes blocked. pedestrian crash investigation. we'll have a live report coming up in just

smith is the first woman from mississippi elected to congress. >>> 4:35. th battle over whether tipped workers should en the same wage as other workers in d.c.d will h back to the ballot. th measure had been controversial with many restaurant workers opposing it. the council and mayor overturned it and now supporters are asking the board of elections to once again have i up for a vote. if successful, it would be called referendum 8. the board did not decide whether or not to allow >>> the white house will be feeling much more festive for a few hours -- in as. few ho >> you may notice though a lot of gridlock in downtown d.c. the national tree lighting sets for thi afternoon. this is videorom las year's festivities. it may be a good idea to tak metro because this event jams traffic up every year. here's a look at the roadste around the w house that will be closed today. shutdowns start at noon. they'll last until 8:00 tonight. the actual tree lighting is scheled for 4:30. >>> now 4:36. coming up, getting festive on your commute. how the district is decking the halls while getting you around the town. >>> first, to troubl it's the mistake any ofs could make.

sedefinitely she's tying h to president trump and portraying herself as the ally to him. n woodruff: indiana, bran smithdifferent situation and comic incumbent ej donnelly, but he's tried not to be -- not to distance himsf too much from the president. >> no, not at all. in fact, you will hear joe donnelly say more than almost anything else he voted with president trump 62% of the time. he's aemocrat but he knows he's in a relatively republican state here in india, so he rtrays himself as a really conservative democrat or an independent sort of lawmaker who, a ps s it, votes with the president when it's good for indiana and against him when it's not. >> woodruff: i want to finally come back to all three of you on voter engagement. we learned today early voting around country is surpassing the last midterm elections in 2014, something like 24 million people have already voted early compared to i think about 20 million four years ago. back to you, christopher conover. how much voter interest do you see or people talking about this race, is it getting a lot of at >> oh, sure. everywhere you go, people are t

redskins quarterck alex smith expected to recover from the broken leg injury yesterday, that news from head coach jay gruden this eafternoon. th time table for his return,ou abt six to eight hs. smwas injured in yesterday's loss to the texans. will start as quarterback for the redskins in th thanksgiving day game against the dallas cowboys. >>> and i newormation about a crash that involving a pickup and a police cruiser in the district. police now say this may have started with a carjacking that occurred overnight in southeast. we're told officers in prince george's county spotted it, started following and the d bailed out, car jacked the pickup, back in before colliding with the cruiser. >>> a couple crashedhe killing young woman and now her boyfriend is facing some serious charges. >> in story you will only see on news 4 tonight, darcy spencer spoke to th's vict mayher who she forgives her daughter's boyfriend. >> reporter: fr h >> reporte family set out flowers andout s balloons. >> a bright young lady. >> reporter: diana was her name, but everyone new her as elsa. she was riding in a car that smashed into a tractor trailer th parked on the shoulder. >> i just ask god wh

h. get comfortable with it. >>> it is our final election night in america this year, tonight in mississippi, let's go straight to steve kornacki. the the senate race has been called. >> it is cindy hyde-smithhas held on. you can see she's leading by ten points with about 80%, and we do expect that will tighten a little bit because what's not really coming yet, the outstanding vote, a lot of it is from this part of mississippi. these are heavily black counties. the mississippi delta, along the mississippi river here. we expect that sort of the late reporting part of the state. i do think when all is said and done it's likely mike espy the democrat will be within single digits in mississippi. just to put that in some perspective for you, lawrence, if espy -- he's at 45 now. if he were to get to 46, 47, something like that, look, hillary clinton got 40% here in 2016. very red state. barack obama, this is like the the high water mark. barack obama got 44% in 2012, 2008 he got 43%. basically what happened here for democrats is they're getting huge support as you'd expect in black areas. they made some inroads, a very interesting thing tonight, suburban memphis right here, giant county compare t

manager public programs to the robert h smith with the biography for fall 2018 with a great intellect like to thank edith and her family who are with us tonight for this lecture series. [applause] as well as the ongoing support we do two of these tonight my --dash two of these per year so thank you for tonight also to our trustees and all the councilmembers that are with us for their support tonight. i also just learned we have former assistant governor paterson in the audience with us tonight i would like to recognize him. [applause] welcome. tonight's program will last an hour it will also include a question-and-answer session q&a will be written questions on notecards as you came into the auditory and you may have received a note card if not staff will go through and give you a card or we will be by to collect them and also a book signing following the program that will take place at the gallery the books will also be for sale out there we hope you join us for that. we are thrilled to last one - - welcome david back as one of the trustees class of 1954 professor of american history