the story about redemption, and hope, and it follows the main characters, john bell john up against javaret sense of who he was and become this newman, and along the way there are some other charge that's come into play, like my charger. >> explain your character. who is she? >> yes, this young girl who is in love with this student, who is in love with a different girl. and she is kind of like his best friend and pal, even though she want to be so much more than that. and is in love with him. but she is a very tough girl from the streets. >> interesting. phoenix, heard the staging and performance and the production is really remarkable. tell us about the visual aspect of the show. >> yes the the little little bit different then when it first came out 30 years ago. >> this production uses cents more projections. >> okay. >> in the back of the stage so it like looks like a lot of more things are moving, and more sin mattick in a way than just watching a play on stage. >> interesting. >> the academy of music talk about great venue. >> oh my gosh, so beautiful the moment i stepped on the stage

john bell hood. he is the author of "john bell hood: the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general." and the lost papers of , confederate general john bell hood. with an undivided interest in and past history, president of the board of directors of the confederate morrill hall museum in new orleans. without further do, sam. [applause] >> hello, and thank you. you mentioned my odyssey. my wife and i moved to myrtle beach, south carolina, five days ago. [laughter] and if you think it is bad when the airlines lose your luggage, anyway we weren't able to move , into the house we are buying so we are living out of boxes and crates and things. i drove appear to -- up here. it sounds strange to say i drove up from south carolina. i'm used to driving down there. this is -- i have been looking forward to this for several reasons. one is when the theme of the symposium is "generals you love to hate," i don't have to worry about what people's expectations are. well, because i am a big fan of john bell hood, even though i am not as closely related as the name implies. you are probably wondering.

john ofl hood, talks about some the misconceptions surrounding the general. he discusses his access to john bell heard's personal papers and how his work has brought new information to the debate about general hood's reputation. this 90 minute talk is part of pamplin's historical parks symposiumhe is - looking at more the controversial leaders of the civil war. >> stephen m. hood is a distant relative of confederate general johnbell hood. he is the author of "john bell hood: the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general."

bell reporting. our coverage continues with john gonzalez live in calvert county. john, nothing like ocean city, thank goodness, but it is still a pretty white scene where you are. john: absolutely, adrianna. we have about four inches of snow on the ground here in calvert county. it is hard to tell if it is still coming down because of the tremendous wind. i want to show you something over here. walk with me here. not only do we have a private contractor here trying to clear the parking lot -- why he is wearing shorts, i don't know, but he has been trying to get his car out of the parking lot for 10 minutes now. it is not a ton of snow, but it is slick, if it is really compounded with the fact that the wind has been extraordinary out here. the have been hearing that term a lot this morning, the bomb cyclone, well, we have definitely been feeling the effects. take a look at the snow is up with some of the videos, the snow whipping around. we have been hearing it, feeling it all day long. it has really caused quite a problem for some of the folks who have been out, folks

john, about the first lie. our next speaker will talk more about this house. john bell is a prolific historian with a gift for spotting fascinating people, places and events that are often overlooked. one of these hidden in plain sight episodes is the subject of his latest book, "the road to concord." he also created and maintains a lively website, boston1775.net, dedicated to history analysis and as he says it, unabashed gossip. i am pleased to report that george washington ranks first among the named individuals on the site. fewer than references to women and children remembering the revolution. second place, john adams. a man of many talents, john has a particular interest in the history of children and history for children. he has written a chapter "from saucy boy's two sons of liberty." also, the script for "maverick island," a short comic about the beginnings of slavery in massachusetts. he has been elected a fellow of the massachusetts historical society and is a member of the colonial society of massachusetts. i personally first encountered his work late one night as i was frantically preparing for an interview on what george washington ate during the revolution. one of my internet searches led me to the research report he had compiled for the national park service, which promised and delivered a vast trove of carefully researched and considered information on general george washington's home and headquarters, cambridge, massachusetts. here to share with us some of his findings, please join me in welcoming john bell. [applause] mr. bell: thank you, susan. thank you to the washington libra