there's nobody like harper lee. there's no other writer of her prominence publishing reticence and longevity who has a secret establish waiting to be discovered. she's the only one. >> james shields, people will probably read your book a little more once in is out. can't be a bad thing. >> god bless harper lee. >> does this fill something out, finish a story. might you have to rite another chapter to your own profile? >> i think i do now. i bring everything to a close in the 1990s, something like that. when the two sisters are elderly, and we see the end is nigh. and here we have literally another chapter in the life of harper lee. >> are you pulling for the success of "go setter watchman", i am. look at to this way. we have every reason to be excited. this is the summer of the big book. everyone from harper collins to the lady that drives the book mobile has reasons to rejoice. book clubs, reading programs, those that like to curl up with a novel. we have a reason to read a book, a gift from one of the most popular

harper and the media hungry world. her sister was provider financial counsellor lawyer and i tried to get around her, she found out that i did the biography sending a hot letter saying i hear you are talking to my sister's friends, i don't like it. we developed a good relationship. if you asked her a specific question, you got a specific answer. i never spoke to harper lee. >> she wasn't strictly speaking a reclues. she lived a life where she was in pubic, seen and heard by her neighbours. >> harper lee and her sister alice are provincial people. they love the small part of the south. "to kill a mockingbird" is a novel of manners, it's about the way people behave. she said all i want to be is the jane austin of the south. she is. >> that's a big assignment. >> it is a big assignment. that's right. you know she rendered that little town in a surrealistic way that i know people go back to read it every year because they want to go back to makin. >> she calls herself happy as hell that this is released. do you believe na?

>> aye. >> vice-chair harper? >> aye. >> and chair kim? >> aye. >> that is five ayes and the minutes are approved. >> next item. >> the next item is the election of the chair and vice-chair pursuant to the transbay joint powers authority agreement. >> at this time we'll take nominations for both chair and vice-chair for the tjpa board. [laughter ] >> i know it was a highly coveted seat that i sit in. i am glad i have inspired d the members. do we have a nomination? i would like to nominate our vice-chair greg harper to svr as chair. it's been great to serve over the last to years to serve on this committee and to get to know director harper who has come back. he was at the founding of this board of directors and the historical knowledge that you have of this project is immense. so i have enjoyed getting to know you, but also appreciate learning from you. and also, i think this will be one of the first or it's been a while since we had an east bay representative >> it would be the first. >> it would be of the first time that we had an east

because it turns out harper lee wrote another novel. a manuscript that everyone thought was lost, including the author herself. we get the story tonight from our national correspondent, kate snow. >> one book, the last few years, has been so warmly embraced. >> reporter: for decades, a must-read, immortalized in the oscar-winning film. >> you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. >> reporter: "to kill a mockingbird" was harper lee's only book. now her publisher said they recently discovered another work. >> we devoured it. >> reporter: it's not a new book, but essentially a first draft written in the 1950s of what would become "to kill a mockingbird." >> it was submitted to her publisher in 1957, and she was then told to rewrite the book from the point of view of the young scout. >> reporter: scout is a grown woman, back from new york to visit her aging father in alabama. author and filmmaker mary mcdonough murphy said the 304-page manuscript was discovered in a bank safe deposit box. >> harp

if you have ever been to harpers ferry to harpers ferry you would see what admittedly. "harper's" ferry is surrounded by three towering bluffs of the blue ridge mountains. george washington that it would make it easy for them to defend harpers ferry. as it turns out it made harpers ferry completely indefensible. they are in 189 a group of abolitionists led by one john brown across the potomac river sees the armory and took a number of hostages and one of those hostages was a man named lewis washington who was george washington and great grand nephew. john brown took something else from washington's house. he has accomplished is take something else and that was a the sword that had once belonged to george washington. for the entire time john brown controls harpers ferry he is carrying a sword that belonged to george washington and who was sent out to take back harpers ferry to reassert federal control? robert e. lee lieutenant colonel robert e. lee. lieutenant colonel robert e. lee goes to harpers ferry and he is known at that time is one of the military's finest soldier

harper lee's father being a lawyer and how harper lee talked about her father.en to this. >> i had visited monroeville, and i had gotten acquainted with him. and i borrowed a mannerism. he did have a habit of fiddling with that watch, which he had strung across from one vest pocket to the other. through the button hole in the middle. and he did it in the courtroom. i borrowed that mannerism in the trial scene. not with his watch, with a prop watch. i fiddled with that watch, and after he died, unfortunately he did not live to see the film but harper gave me that watch. >> tell us about their relationship. >> well you know they were both from small towns in the united states, and i think when they met, it wasn't just between harper and my dad, but everyone on that film it was as though they all came together for a reason, and they formed a life-long friendship. it was like a family really that included allen pakula and bob mulligan. everybody that was involved in the film. i was a little tiny girl on the set of "to kill a mocking bird" and i've known harper my wh

if you have ever been to harpers ferry to harpers ferry you would see what admittedly. "harper's" ferry is surrounded by three towering bluffs of the blue ridge mountains. george washington that it would make it easy for them to defend harpers ferry. as it turns out it made harpers ferry completely indefensible. they are in 189 a group of abolitionists led by one john brown across the potomac river sees the armory and took a number of hostages and one of those hostages was a man named lewis washington who was george washington and great grand nephew. john brown took something else from washington's house. he has accomplished is take something else and that was a the sword that had once belonged to george washington. for the entire time john brown controls harpers ferry he is carrying a sword that belonged to george washington and who was sent out to take back harpers ferry to reassert federal control? robert e. lee lieutenant colonel robert e. lee. lieutenant colonel robert e. lee goes to harpers ferry and he is known at that time is one of the military's finest soldier

so without talking to harper lee myself, i take what miss alice said about that. i just think it's so fantastic that we get to see, i mean, it's fantastic for a scholar, a reader a writer that we get to see what proceeded this. >> brown: go ahead wally. >> i also think it's unfair if people are gearing up to judge it against "to kill a mockingbird" because, you know, i think that's inappropriate. i would... i have several drafts of my work, too, and, you know, it might be interesting for people to see what the final product is as opposed to, you know, an earlier effort. but, you know, i just think this is such valuable material that we have waiting for us. >> brown: and i saw the publisher is planning a big run of a couple million copies so there is a big audience waiting. >> yeah, i think so. and i want to echo what wally said, too. i just think in any form we get to see... we get to see the parallels between atticus and scout in a different way and all of that is great news, so whether it's two million or four million people who read it come july, it's all cause

harper collins says it will publish her new novel in july. >> it was amazing. i was worried it was a host. >> reporter: it will pick up in the 1950s, 20 years after "to kill a mockingbird" left off. she great it before "to kill a mockingbird," but put it aside. in a statement she said: harper collins says lee probably will not do publicity for her book. she rarely speaks to the media. that is one of a few public appearances accepting a presidential medal. she is hoping the book will be a literary event. >> it's like getting a second book of the bible. this is an iconic work much american literature. since it was a lost manuscript. it was nothing we expected to have. >> lee describes it as a pretty decent effort >>> can't wait to read it. i'm antonio mora. for the news any time head to aljazeera.com. "inside story" is next. have a great night. ^ below "inside story" is next. have a great night. have a great night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez if you're an american of a certain age you remember when people routinely got measles. i had it in elementary school in the

. >> reporter: kerry madden isn't just a fan of harper lee. she wrote a biography of her. >> i completely think it will have her voice, and it will be so wonderful to see, you know, the voice of-- of this young writer. >> reporter: the new book, to be published in july, will be called "go set a watchman"." harper lee wrote it before "to kill a mockingbird," but it's actually a sequel of sorts. it takes place in the same fictional town of maycomb, alabama, when scout finch, the child hero of "to kill a mockingbird," comes home 20 years later to visit her father, atticus. >> we'll get to see, you know, the grown-up scout going back into that world. >> scout, there are some things that you're not old enough to understand just yet. >> reporter: lee set "to kill a mockingbird" in depression-era

his advisers thought it was a terrible idea and if you have ever been to harpers ferry he would see harpers ferry is surrounded by white mountains. at george washington died it would make it easy to defend harpers ferry. as it turned out it made harpers ferry completely indefensible. in 1859 a group of abolitionists led by one john brown crossed the potomac river seized the armory and took a number of hostages. one of those hostages was a man named lewis washington who was george washington's great grand nephew. john brown took something else from washington's house not him personally. he had his accomplice take something else. there was a sword that belonged to george washington for the entire time he controlled harpers ferry he carried a sword that belonged to george washington. who reasserted federal control? robert e. lee lieutenant colonel robert e. lee. he goes to harpers ferry and he is already known at that time is one of the military's finest soldiers. he had earned that reputation during the war in mexico. he proved to be a brilliant soldier. he had a unique understanding of topog

gregory peck's daughter met harper lee on the set and visited with harper lee recently in alabama. >> with harper since i was born since i was 2, when i went to college she would, you know always call me up and ask me what courses i was taking. you know i wanted to study 20th century american literature. she would say, you've got to study the classics? but why, i'm interested in faulkner. she said you can't understand them if you haven't read the classics, child. she was always part of my life. harper is such a strong name for a girl. when we found out we were having a boy, we had a discussion whether harper was a good name for a boy, so we gave it to our son. we took him and his sister to monroeville for spring break last year. my husband, daniel and i took a drive through the south with the children, and we spent two days with harper in monroeville and had the best time. she's so -- she's just the most interesting person. she's just like an encyclopedia about alabama and interested in politics and sports and fishing and loves to laugh. you know she's such a private person she's like

that would make it easy to defend harpers ferry. as it turned out it made harpers ferry completely indefensible. in 1859, a group of abolitionists, led by one john brown, crossed the potomac river, seized the armory and took a number of hostages. one of those hostages was a man named louis washington who is actually george washington's great grandnephew. and john brown took something else from louis washington's house, not him personally. that was a sword that once belonged to george washington. for the entire time that john brown controlled harpers ferry, hehe is carrying the sword that belonged to george washington. and who is sent out to take the harpers ferry, to reassert federal control? robert e. lee lieutenant colonel robert e. lee. lieutenant colonel robert e. lee goes to harpers ferry and he is already known at the time as one of the military's finest soldiers. he had earned that reputation during the war in mexico. he proved to be a brilliant soldier. he had a unique understanding of typography. he could see things that ot

the rediscovered book from harper lee is about to be published. and subway cars, pash of the effort to save the environment. >> reporter: a warning tonight about dietary supplements. they are exempt, sold over the counter, and many do not include the ingredients on the bottle. they are telling them to get off the shelves. john is here with more. >> reporter: an investigation found that some of the supplements sold ant the country's most popular stores were filled with nothing but chip fillers. the $30 billion a year industry especially since we found some of them still on the store shelves. herbal supplements promise better heaping. yet a new investigation by the state attorney general show that some are not at all what they claim to be. >> in some cases, there was no organic product, there was sand. >> store supplements found that nearly 80% of the time, they didn't have what was listed on the label. the new york times raised the question years ago. >> it was not just a few bad apples, so if you cannot buy supplements at gnc or walgreen's without

>> pelley: in 1960, harper lee >> pelley: in 1960, harper lee wrote the classic novel "to kill a mockingbirdhe never wrote another. but it turns out, she wrote a novel before "mockingbird" and locked it away for years. today, we learned that it's about to be released. here's jim axelrod. >> reporter: when your first book sells 40 million copies wins the pulitzer prize, is translated into 40 languages... >> atticus, do you think boo radley really comes and looks in my window at night? >> reporter: ...and becomes an oscar-winning movie starring gregory peck, it stands to reason a lot of people will be waiting for your second book even if it takes 55 years to come out. >> it's a great gift to the world. >> reporter: kerry madden isn't just a fan of harper lee's, she wrote a biography of her. >> i completely think it will have her voice, and it will be so wonderful to see, you know, the voice of-- of this young writer. >> reporter: the new book, to be published in july, will be called "go set a watchman"." harper lee wrote it before "to kill a mockingbird," but it's actually a sequel of sorts. i

harper lee wrote it before "to kill a mockingbird," but it's actually a sequel of sorts.s place in the same fictional town of maycomb, alabama, when scout finch, the child hero of "to kill a mockingbird," comes home 20 years later to visit her father, atticus. >> we'll get to see, you know, the grown-up scout going back into that world. >> scout, there are some things that you're not old enough to understand just yet. >> reporter: lee set "to kill a mockingbird" in depression-era alabama, exploring race and justice in the eyes of scout, whose defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. lee, who is 88, doesn't talk to reporters but said in a statement about this neez book: when asked why she never wrote another book, harper lee once said "i got nowhere to go but down." but in that statement today, she calls "go set a watchman" "a pretty decent effort." scott. >> pelley: jim thanks very much. in brazil, beauty pageants can get ugly. this is the miss amazon pageant last weekend. the runner-up wasn't happy with the judges' decision, so she tore the crown off the winn

jayson werth in left field and bryce harper in right. last spring harper weighed in at 240 pounds and today he weighed in at 204 with 5% body fat. dave owens has more on harper's new look from vieira, florida. >> reporter: good evening. bryce harper showed up a little leaner today and had a big smile and addressed the e and mike rizzo. remember, harper didn't show up to nats fast this past winter, but he says he and mike rizzo are fine. he says he loves mike rizzo. he also addressed the upcoming season saying he's going to play smarter. he'll be aggressive but pick his spots. >> when you hit a three run triple, do you really need to get on third base or do you go on the double? do you need to get a foul ball in the stands or blow your chin out? >> i just want him to be bryce and do not throw expectation on him in that you need to hit three, four. i just want him to play. when he does that and frees his mind up in that regard, he's really, really good. >> reporter: pretty good and pretty committed to his future in washington. >> i actuall

i am rick macarthur the publisher of harper's magazine. i am delighted to welcome you to the first and what i hope will be an endless series of collaborations between book culture and harper's. book culture in columbus is a proudly independent bookstore located in the heart of manhattan's upper west side. harper's magazine as america's oldest continuously published monthly and it's for the best of american literature including fiction reporting, criticism and photography. as a part owner of the store harper's hopes to work over there. give them a hand. [applause] as often as we can to bring lightning authors and issues to the floor in front of a live audience of authentic readers and book buyers. tonight we are fortunate to present and discuss an extraordinary book the senate intelligence committee report on torture that is senator dianne feinstein's exposÉ of the central intelligence agency's program in the wake of 9/11 of interrogating and torturing the detainees held in secret prisons around the globe. the cia torture report is publishe

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i am rick macarthur, the publisher of "harpersagazine." how many subscribers here? and i am delighted to welcome local hopefully be an endless series of collaboration between the culture and "harpers." but culture is a proudly independent bookstore on the upper west side of manhattan "harpers" magazine is one of the oldest and continuously published monthly, and a fiercely independent outlet, the best in american literature including fiction, reporting criticism and photography. as part owner of the store, we hope to work with chris, over there. [applause] definitely give her a hand. [applause] as often as we can to bring enlightening authors and issues in front of a live audience of authentic readers and book buyers. tonight we are fortunate to present an extraordinary book, the senate intelligence committee report on torture. that is senator dianne feinstein exposÉ of the central intelligence agency's program in the wake of 9/11 of interrogating and torturing detainees held in secret prisons around the globe. in keeping with kni

harper lee's sister alice, really took care of harper lee throughout her life and carter the lawyer got seal of approval from the sisters. it's carter who is going forward with this case. if you're a nosey neighbor or if you're a really good thinking friend of harper lee's, either side of this. this was a woman who would never want this publicity. she would never have wanted an unedited novel to go forward. so we don't like this. is there a remedy for them? i think that the interesting question about this is there may not be because they're not heirs to a fortune of harper lee's to go to the courthouse and get a remedy. >> in terms of her medical status, she's blind, deaf, wheelchair bound and living in an assisted center. we so badly would have wanted another book. it's number one on amazon right now in pre-sales. who can look after her if there's no heir? >> we don't know if there are a will or other heirs. we know that carter acted on her behalf. she has power of attorney to go forward, sign contracts, make deals. one thing that's interesting that came out this week is a good friend

harper lee wrote it before "to kill a mockingbird," but it's a sequel of sorts.es place in the same make-believe town of macon, blame. scout finch comes home 20 years later to visit her father atticus. >> we'll get to see, you know, the grown up scout going back pinto that world. >> scout, there are some things that you're not old enough to understand just yet. >> reporter: lee set "to kill a mockingbird" to take place in depression-era alabama through the eyes of scott whose father defends a black man accused of raping a woman. lee doesn't talk to reporters but said in a statement about this new book, i hadn't realized it had survived. i am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years. when asked why she never wrote another book after "to kill a mockingbird," harper lee always used to say i've got nowhere to go but down, but in a statement yesterday she calls "go set a watchman," quote, a pretty decent effort. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," reaction to the killing of jordani

. >> i am rick macarthur, the publisher of "harper's magazine." how many "harper's magazine"er subscribers here? we have a few. i am delith to welcome you to what i hope is the first of book culture. book culture columbia is a proud new bookstore in upper manhattan manhattan's west side. "harper's magazine" is an independent outlet for the bet in american literature with fiction, reporting, criticism and photography. as part owner we hope to work with chris dublin over there. definitely give a hand. as often as we can to bring in authors and issues to the fore in front of audiences who are readers and book buyers. tonight we are lucky to discuss the senate intelligence committee book on torture. senator diane feinstein expo of the central intelligence program in the wake of 9/11. this is published by melville house house and who else would have converted this massive, but readable text into a book in such a short time. we will talk to the editor of the book, mark krotov of melville house house. and guided through its most salient feature by scott

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>> not long after harper's interview, the use of force team had to subdue him. >> he was threateningwith throwing feces, spitting at us through the door. >> you going to talk to me, you hear me? you no good mother [ bleep ]. >> duane harper is a person that sometimes don't think before he reacts. >> i told you now. >> harper's current release date from segregation is in 2009. >> if you talk to a lot of cats that really, really know me, they'll tell you that i overreact. i let my anger and my, you know, things get to me that i shouldn't have, and as a result of that, i'm still here. >>> when we return -- >> i'm not going to live with child molesters. i'm not going to live with punks. i'm not going to live with rats. i'm not going to live with that kind of people, because i have a choice, because i have nothing to lose. >> we meet some of the castle's most notorious and violent inmates. >>> and later -- >> you've got a lot of time to examine yourself, think about the things that you've done, think about the opportunities you had in life and squandered them. >> voices from death row. >>

>> harper lee said through a statement she thought the book was lost.go in the fall by her lawyer and friend tanya carter who was going to look for the original manuscript of "to kill a mockingbird." saw attached to it at the end pages with scenes that didn't appear in the book. as she looked through it she realized this was an entirely different book. >> uh i know you have interviewed her publisher. what can you tell us about "go set a watchman". >> it takes place in the 1950s at the height of the civil rights movement. >> scout has grown up. >> she was living in new york city. she returned home to alabama. that's where it takes off. they don't want to tell too much about it and give away spoilers. >> i'm sure they are good at that considering what they have done with harper lee for the last half century. "to kill a mockingbird" became so much a part of the 196 oh 0ss civil rights movement. it was representative of the culture from that time. the film adaptation of the book was critically acclaimed. gregory peck won an academy award for his portrayal o

. >>> in 1960 harper lee wrote a novel "to kill a mockingbird" and never wrote another.ns out she wrote another and it was locked away for years. >> reporter: when your first book sells 40 million copes, wins a pulitzer prize, is translated into several languages, and becomes an oscar-winner movie starring gregory peck it stands to reason a lot of people will be waiting for your second book even if it takes 55 years to come out. >> it's great gift to the world. >> reporter: cary maddon isn't just a fan of harper lee's. she wrote an autobiography of her. >> it will have her voice and it will be so wonderful to see the voice of this young writer. >> reporter: the new book to be set to be published in july will be called "go set a watchman." it's a sequel of sorts. it takes place in the same make-belief town in alabama. a child comes home 20 years later to visit her father atticus. >> we'll get to see, you know the grown up scout going back into that world. >> scout, there are some things that you're not old enough to understand just yet. >> reporter: lee set "to kill a moc

125r9d to be shaded in a couple of hours with no sunlight in the backyard not only because of 89 harper but 11 harper one of our goals in doing the addition to have the deck so we're raised out of the shadow and can enjoy the sunlight as well as the neighbors i want to point out that we have widened the light we will we've accepted that and the planter itself has been widened since we made our first application the deck is reduced and the total width between the east side of the planter and the out surrounding the windows is almost 12 feet almost half the lot away from the windows so a fairly good separation for us and we've taken away the privacy fence the privacy fence on the west side of our planter we've originally put it in under thinking that we talked about the materials and she didn't want the privacy fence at all that works for us we're more than happy to do that in terms of the height of the planter 3.6 par fit is allowed for the materials into the backyard and the learnt or planter will not building 3 feet deep but 12 inches we did the same thing on top of the garage a 3 feet

first of all, have you spoken with harper lee this week?thing she wants? she want it is book out there? >> ironically i was down in monroeville with my wife monday before the story broke on tuesday. so i really do think she's in control of her cognitive ability. i think she's quite capable of telling people she wants this published. so i have no reason to think what she 's been quote ed as saying is true. >> you were with her on monday right? >> that's correct. >> did she mention it? >> we go once a month. we had a conversation where for instance she was talking about her grandfather and said he was in the 15th alabama regiment in gettysburg. in gettysburg i said was he wounded? she said no. colonel oats who was later governor of alabama and author of "history of the 15th regiment" i said killeded or wounded because they ran fast. >> so she's -- sounds like she's still with it. i'm curious if you saw her on monday did she mention that hey, on tuesday the whole world will be talking about this new book? did she mention it? >> she didn't. tha

representatives harper's bill directs the u.s.al. the rural water type of on site technical assistance is what all the small communities in mississippi and the other states rely on for help with compliance operations emergencies, line breaks loss of water setting rates and training for operator certification. i'm told that congress funds the epa's internal management budget by hundreds of billions of dollars. small rural communities want congress to know the only benefit we gets comes from a small portion of epa funding that comes from on site technical assistance what we call circuit riders. what small communities do when they have a question or water issue is call their local circuit rider they know trufrt and know can give them clear answer. these circuit riders often come immediately on site to small communities and teach them,000 fix their problem. there's just no one on the field at the local level providing this essential help. after katrina two of my small communities were devastated. each served approximately 2,500 people

rosa parks, and award-winning author harper lee.f congress will open a special rosa parks collection revealing a new side of the woman who famously refused to give up her seat on a montgomery bus in 1955. in one note she talks about that decision saying quote -- i had been pushed around all my life and felt at this moment that i couldn't take it anymore. >>> also today, exciting news about harper lee, who wrote "to kill a mockingbird," the story of a southern lawyer who defend a black men against a false charge of rape. it became an award-winning film. >> never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. >> yes, sir. >> to climb inside his skin walk around in it. >> the literary world was stunned today to learn that harper lee will publish a new novel, her first in 50 years, continuing many of the characters and themes of mockingbird. rosa parks and harper lee, two women who were small in stat tour, but who made a big impact on how americans thought about race. i think about viola louisa who lost her

bryce harper is back and in full swing. >> such great shape. certainly his swing is there. i threw batting practice today and almost had to get another bucket of balls. >> harper hit the diamond with a new body. as well as a new position to learn. he'll make the move from left field to right. >> looking into right. definitely excited to take a shorter run to right field definitely from the dugout so you know, but no really i'm excited to get out there and start playing. >> in harper's message to pitchers beware. >> pitchers better watch out a little bit on that little ground ball to, you know right field, they better be hustling because, you know, i'm coming with it. >> and tim, listen to this. we all asked bryce harper about signing max scherzer and he responded saying, well, where's my ring? we'll talk a little bit more about that at 6:00. tim, back to you. >> oh, my here we go again! world series or bust. how about the maryland terrapins over fifth ranked wisconsin last night. mark turgeon said to me this was some kind of fun. dez wells 26 melo trimble with another terri

at 6:20 bryce harper and leadership, interesting topic. for now back to you in the studio, much more at 6:20. >>> maryland fans camped out in the freezing cold yesterday. one guy had been sitting outside the xfinity center since sunday all to see the biggest match-up of the year for their beloved terps. the crowd was deafening last night. the players put on quite a show and the fans had their own little gold rush flash mob. they like to do that time to time. in the end the students stormed the court to celebrate the terps big upset, a win that could really shake up the tournament seeding. >> the crowd was amazing for us. they've seen us through some tough times. for them to be a part of a season like this it's well worth it. we just want to give those guys their money's worth. it's something to talk about each and every day. >> it was exciting last night. whatever your opinion is, the students wanted to celebrate. >> nobody got trampled or smooshed this time. >> they were respectful of security. it was a good time by all. >>> coming up lat

[laughter ] [laughter ] >> director lee and then director harper. >> actually saw scott pull something out of your purse. [laughter ] >> i don't know -- i just wanted to -- it's not really a question, but it's really quite impressive. i know i started here just towards the tail-end of the year, but just really wanted to say thank you to the board that is here and the staff for an amazing amount of quality work. then i also just wanted to comment that i am going brag a little bit. it was a really big deal for us to get board certification on our electrification project, which is a project absolutely necessary for us to connect to the ttc and the other city partners helping us implement that project and looking at the 2015 program, with that big milestone, we're just getting started. we have a lot of work to do, but we'll be able to focus a bit more attention at looking at dtx and really getting that moving over its hurdles and challenges. so i'm looking forward to working with everyone for the upcoming year. >> thank you. >> director harper? >> yes, until you get an overview like this,

in 1932, there is an annual conference in harpers ferry to commemorate john brown.mpathetic biography of john brown. he loved "john brown's body," "the battle hymn of the republic." he said, john brown meant to take lives, wipe out an evil he could no longer endure. it is because of dubois that this tablet honoring john brown at harpers ferry in 1932 appeared, and this is his language that he used. he created the words. john brown aimed at human slavery a blow that will a guilty nation. you might also know the battle hymn of the republic was one of martin luther king jr.'s favorite hymns. in the march to montgomery, in montgomery, alabama, when king gave his speech, to give you a sense of the degree to which it becomes a civil rights anthem, if not the civil rights anthem -- he spontaneously launches in to "the battle hymn of the republic," and the others join in and sing all five stanzas of the song. they have memorized it. the last public utterance before king is assassinated, in his last public speech in memphis, are the words "mine eyes have seen the glory of th

"to kill a mockingbird" is author harper lee's only published book.l she's now 88 years old and learned her original book "go set a watchman" will be released. she wrote the book first with the same characters, but scout is an adult. the book will be released in july. harper lee won a pulitzer prize for "to kill a mockingbird" and also won the medal of freedom. so, "to kill a mockingbird" is the sequel. i will buy that as soon as it's out. >> taking us back to our high school reading days. >> thanks for joining us at 5:00. brian williams is next with "nightly news." >> have a good night, folks. >>> on our broadcast tonight, is it a turning point? as isis finds a new way to shock the world with the execution of a jordanian air force pilot. jordan vows revenge for the death of a fellow muslim, and tonight what we're learning about the american woman being held. >>> the vaccine debate. despite a mountain of evidence that they're safe and save millions of lives, the reason so many parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children. >>> three-parent babi

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she woke up that morning and said i think her name is harper and i thought of harper lee so i said greatand that was it. >> and the rest as they say is history. >> is history. >> i love how we learn nuggets about one another every morning. >>> now to the new round of snow and let's -- first of all, ginger on her way back from iceland. >> those images yesterday. my jaw was on the ground. good to have her back tomorrow. first, wisconsin just north of milwaukee. these are the imimages coming in. another batch of snow rolling through the midwest and great lakes. a few inches but a strong pull. winter weather advisories from gary indiana. another pulse coming through, heavier snow across nebraska. scoot across the great lakes and these two systems trying to get together for some bigger snow across the northeast. not quite going to make it so it'll stay light. >> good morning, washington. a beautiful morning with sunshine peeking out between the clouds, mostly sunny skies throughout the day a slight wind chill, not too bad at 24 degrees, we are going to be in the center of things today with te

in harpers ferry frustration. [car horn] >> you need to make sure that you clean your vehicle. reporter: eventually, some good samaritans got the stuck car out. most drivers say this is a day of first ration. >> just at the mercy of the weather. reporter: a difficult day for anyone who has been on the roads. the unofficial tally of what we are dealing with, again, we are talking about 7, 8 inches. a lot of the snow seems to be transitioning, like you are talking about come into sleet. this is going to be a long night. richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: this is a live look at the beltway, where it has been slow going for hours. drivers and plow trucks have slowed or stopped in their tracks. that has been the case for nearly everyone on the roads today. jeff goldberg continues our team coverage from arlington. you have been in it all day. i've been surprised at the number of people out in it. reporter: yes, traffic has been heavy. that has been a problem for the plows. we have seen a dramatic shift. the quiet snow has given way to a nasty ice storm, making it even worse on the

washington is a favorite to make the playoffs, including brash outfielder bryce harper. >> reporter:'m not trying to make fun of you. it's 53 degrees here. but a day after it was 75, that's cold! i know you hate me right now. bryce harper wears things up here over the weekend with his comment. >> you sit there and think we can do it. there's no doubt in my mind. i got confidence in my team. and if i don't have confidence in my team, itemil even in the clubhouse? >> reporter: no bulletin board statements from ryan zimmerman this afternoon. trying to master a position this time on the opposite side of the diamond. >>> our high school game of the week decided by your votes. the blair high blazers versus the lady bears, 1st round of the playoffs in maryland. camile ash ashburn gets a bucket. barons with the win. they play walt here's some news you may find surprising. we're for an open internet for all. we're for creating more innovation and competition. we're for net neutrality protection. now, here's some news you may find even more surprising. we're comcast. the only isp legally bound

tim: bryce harper raised some eyebrows tonight. he was talking about the ring. the capitals found themselves in a back alley brawl with >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. tim: the caps-penguins game was physical but the capitals lead emotions get away from their concentration. it cost them, five penalties in the second, 15 minutes played five-on-four. sidney crosby with a blast through traffic. braden holtby never had a chance. he never even saw it. in the third the capitals on the power play. how about alex ovechkin, blistering the puck. pittsburghwins 4-3. randy wittman and the was her's have serious problems. they had everybody talking in the early season. were 23-8 the first three months, then they went into a tailspin. they are 11-16 through january and february, in freefall. tonight, ricky rubio, nice pass to kevin garnett, one of his two baskets tonight. 53-40 was the score. the game in the nutshell, ramon sessions turns it over. andrew wiggins gathers, strong minnesota hands washington its fifth straight loss,

>> not a thing. >> marcus harper was cooperative and we secured dna samples, polygraph examinations,ingerprints, all the things we did with anyone else associated with tara that we deemed important enough. >> marcus gave police an alibi for the night that tara was last sen. he visited the white horse bar, a watering hole in the town of fitzgerald and spent the evening driving with a police friend who was on night patrol. >> we interviewed that we could identify as having associated with him during the period in question. and that alibi held up. >> when was the last time you actually saw her? >> the 14th of october. it was on a friday morning. >> about what time? >> around 9:00. >> what were the circumstances? >> she woke me by knocking on my windows. >> is that something common where she would knock on your windows or not? >> it's not unusual. but she was crying. and was upset about something. she was very irrational. and she told me that if she found out i was dating someone she would commit suicide. ♪ >> i didn't want to think that. but in the back of my mind i think it's possible

she woke up that morning and said i think her name is harper and i thought of harper lee so i said greatand that was it. >> and the rest as they say is history. >> is history. >> i love how we learn nuggets about one another every morning. >>> now to the new round of snow and let's -- first of all, ginger on her way back from iceland. >> those images yesterday. my jaw was on the ground. good to have her back tomorrow. first, wisconsin just north of milwaukee. these are the imimages coming in. another batch of snow rolling through the midwest and great lakes. a few inches but >> wisconsin just north of milwaukee these are the images coming in overnight. a another batch of snow rolling through midwest and great lakes. few inches. slowing down traffic yesterday for the afternoon commute. morning commute today we got winter weather advisories from gary indiana back through kansas city, another pulls of snow coming through heavier snow across parts of nebraska. these systems trying to get together for bigger snow across the northeast but not going to make it we'll stay light. your local forec