please join me in welcoming jennifer marshall. jennifer? [applause] >> thank you, john come and all of you for being here for a book event on "black and tired: essays on race, politics, culture, and international development" by dr. anthony bradley. a few days ago here in washington, d.c., hurricane irene pushed back the official dedication of the new memorial to dr. martin luther king. but the silver lining in that hurricane is that the delay appropriately extends our focus on dr. king's civil rights legacy and the work of those who, since him, have strived to make all of god's children truly free at last. well, dr. anthony bradley is one of those freedom seekers. as the title of his new book conveys, "black and tired," he's not satisfied with the progress to date. also for reasons you may not often hear about. has the essays in this book show, with titles like dw and the family, hip-hop's delusional god talk and green guzzle, anthony bradley is a scholar with wide ranging interests. his academic category shows that as well. his undergradu

jennifer franciotti. first let's look outside with ava marie. >> it is chilly to start off many areas. we are at the freezing mark if not below it. now we're bouncing back to 47 at b.w.i. marshall. it is mainly calm right now. winds out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. we have seen a few more clouds start pushing to the west. overall this will be the trend as we head out throughout the day. s -- a few more peeks of sunshine. 66 in ocean city. these temperatures are looking mild. they are going to stay this way. at least for a little bit. we'll talk about that in the insta-weather plus forecast when we come back. >> new this morning, an accident in white marsh sends five people to the hospital. baltimore county fire officials responded to philadelphia road and ebenezer road. a vehicle hit a pole and split into three pieces. it took crews more than 20 minutes to rescue people from the vehicle. two flown to shock trauma, two rushed to bay view medical center. their conditions are not known. no word on what caused the crash. >> flames ripped through several row homes in southwest baltimore. it started 3:30 in the afternoon on the 400 block of south fulton avenue. sheldon dutes