louisa understood their concern.he matron had been diagnosed with typhoid pneumonia and was not expected to survive. the solution and constant pain, louisa wrote letters home every day. hours got confused. people looked on. clear face is haunted the room and the nights were one long site of pain. at times she was incoherent. even in sleep she never lost sight of the perils she was in. she was awake and refreshed, think of home and wonder if i am going to die here as mrs. ropes is likely to do. before collapsing mrs. ropes wondered the same thing about her. she sent an urgent telegram asking someone come immediately to take louisa home. she had served six weeks. bronson left concord the same day to boston and traveled to washington to or arrive by january 16th. louisa, determined to serve out her stint rejected every suggestion to go home. her father's appearance made real her grave condition and the impact on her family if she were to die. the room was swarming with people making recommendations. one of them was doro

estimate after louisa died, her sister adopted to write louisa's official biography. >> louisa may alcott'sks are a revelation of her life. it's impossible to understand them without knowing her life story. fortunately i can let her speak for herself. summit in her biography, she made louisa may alcott has an uncomplicated figure. >> but as we go deeper into the other stories that she wrote and the facts of her life, she was an immensely complex woman. >> when you think it'll hurt perils to discipline oneself to get a sense of the writer herself. >> i have lots of troubles so i write jolie tales. ♪ .. i acquired the credentials partly because i read it all and they wrote the script, and we had all the top scholars in all caught studies to drop on because they were the advisory board for the film, and just because of the film the interest was there and we were able to get this biography off the ground. and i actually feel i have a real advantage first of all not having that approach and having the approach of a filmmaker, having to figure out what these people war and eight and working in or

, which is about 10, 15 miles outside of the town of mineral in louisa county. and we have received numerous calls for structural damage and some structural collapse for residential structures. our emergency responders are out investigating and looking to confirm that. >> so they are out -- for give me. in terms of injuries, no serious injuries reported. i imagine thus far, no news maybe is good news in your case. >> no. we've received some calls for some minor injuries. but no serious injuries and none related to any structural damages. >> okay. what about aftershocks, amanda? have you experienced any of those? >> we've had a number of them. we just as i was on hold with you, we experienced a another small aftershock. >> how many? give me a number. >> goodness. five. there's a number. >> what's the -- i've been toulousea. i lived for a while in charlottesville, virginia. i know it's a small town. i imagine people are talking about this, calling in to 911, reporting what they've seen injurywise. what's the mood there? frightened? >> there's a lot of energy. peop

. >> reporter: we're standing by at the louisa county high school and from the exterior of the school you would notice something amiss at all, the inside tells a very, very different story, in fact, the damage, severe enough here that school kids in louisa county, virginia, the central part of virginia, are going to be enjoying another two weeks of summer vacation. they have announced that schools will not be reopening until after labor day. we spoke to a teacher here who described how he had just finished a class when the earthquake struck, they had been doing roofing work here, he said to himself that the roofs are being especially noisy today, he said no, that's not roofers, they're train tracks, trebgtly across from the school a block away, that's a freight train derailed, and he said no, it's coming down the hallway, at that time, he realized that the ceiling tiles were falling out, this was the time to get out of here. i went to get coffee at a local diner and spoke to folks there, a waitress told me she didn't notice the quake because she was in her car at the time, it of not o

we're pleased and honored to discuss his life with louisa thomas.a copy of the featuring book, you are supporting the author, publickers, and museum. if you choose to become a museum member, we'll give you a complimentary copy of "con science" and the interview is led by mr. meacham. after their conversation, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions. since we're recording tonight. you'll have to ask your questions from the microphone right here. we won't be able to accept questions from your seat. please join me in welcoming your guest. [applause] [applause] >> i love it. thank you. thank you all very much. thank you to the tenement museum which has in a relatively short time become such an important part of the fabric of the city. you heard a lot about it even in the american south, where i come from. they are struck that not everything is a tenement. but -- so they can come look and see what it used to be like. thank you for your hospitality. and congratulations to louisa who has written, i think, a wonderful book, a deeply researched and enga

lake anna is a popular vacation and fishing spot in louisa county.re still gathering information on what is happening there. you're correct, the power, sort of the big utility in virginia owns the power facility out on lake anna. so we're still trying to gather information. our photojournalist said that her family was vacationing out in this lake anna. she said she just e-mailed a bunch of folks there. but we have reporters traveling to the scene. we're going to try to figure out what's going on there. >> all right. peter, we'll let you go. thank you very much for the update. now we want to check in with jim acosta in mount vernon, virginia. jim, can you tell us what the situation is there? >> caller: randi, we were at mount vernon early yaer today shooting a story. essentially, we started feeling the ground shake underneath our feet. my knees buckled, everybody around me had the same sensation, like oh, my goodness, i think this is an earthquake. we were actually rolling some video of the mansion at mount vernon as this earthquake was happening. we

this is 45 minutes. >> louisa thomas this course the great granddaughter of norman thomas who ran for president in six consecutive elections on the socialistic prior to the politics he was a protestant clergyman and as she explains he often worked in the houses of immigrant families. while his focus was on east harlem, his experience we have been very similar had the focus in the lower east side. nor ms. tallman dreamed of creating a harmonious new durkan finally broken down by race and nationality. and as he would have been heartened by the families who lived in our tenement across the street. we have a recording of a sicilian cuff like woman, josephine, who remembers as a girl she lived next door to a lithuanian family. she recalls that she would call for yondah josette to turn the light on her for her. 60 years later you can hear the pride in her voice for being called upon for that task. it is entirely probable families living in the tenement which is open until the year 1935 discussed or admired norman thomas. tonight we are pleased to discuss his life and work with the author of

over to the weather center here is louisa with a weather update. >> a look right now in san jose. sunshine and more into the afternoon, temperatures will warm up nicely like they did yesterday. a similar afternoon for you. mountain view, 76 degrees. a few clouds hanging around and also some sunshine. upper 80s for morgan hill. close to the 90 degree mark. tartars in the '50s and '60s. as the ticket to the afternoon by 3:00 p.m. we are still leaving the fog settled in over the peninsula. it will love the scene -- will not receive as far back but it will also push back an earlier as we head towards the evening. by 6:00 p.m. we could start to notice and cloud cover cushion over through the east bay and really starting to the land through the delta as we head into the overnight hours. tomorrow morning we could see more of the morning fog but also produce a little bit of drizzle. be prepared to use your windshield wipers. here is your 7 day around the bay. tomorrow we will cool things down to the afternoon and bringing drizzle for the morning hours. after they temperatures will stay in

the school system in louisa county has now decided it -- they reopened, they decided to keep them closed for two weeks until after labor day but hoffman thinks that's an incredibly ambitious timeline. we'll see as the structural engineers examine this facility. jon: what a mess. talking about structural damage, the north anna nuclear plant, now -- they're looking at it for structural damage, it automatically shut down, but that wasn't the only plant that shut down, right? >> reporter: that's right. you know, that plant did exactly what it was intended to do, the computer shut it down when it sensed the earthquake and as you said, the nrc is examining all the functions of that to make sure everything is okay, there was no leakage of radiation whatsoever. as you mentioned, jon, there were ten other nuclear up and down the east coast, ten plants in four different states that also shut down, the nrc will have to examine that before they go back skwhraoeupb. very lucky a cold front has come through the east coast at this particular time because if it was a heat wave you'd have to wonder where

those results should be it out sometime on thursday >> we will turn our attention to whether and louisa and what is in store for the temperatures today. >> the fog could be producing some drizzle today you may need to the windshield wipers this morning. oakland expected to warm to 70 degrees and partly cloudy a word 75 with partly cloudy we are staying out of that we are staying out of the '90s. this is a look of the fog map and you can see where it is located throughout the bay area current temperatures are in the '50s and '60s. your afternoon highs about warming up to the upper 80s we will keep in the mid-70s in fremont 66 in half moon bay will warm into a they upper '70's in san raphael. this is a look of your seven day forecast has similar day on tap tomorrow will bring those highs into the 90s on that front saturday and sunday quick >> will we are not looking at any hotspots around the bay area if you are just acting outside the door bridges all look good minor thing is overnight constructions past the toll plaza and it will be in effect until 5:00 a.m. it is not producing any slow

area we have all the updates on our website at kron 4 dot com and dodd >> our local forecast we have louisa hodge and warning me >> where it is contained to the immediate bay this morning we will notice all little bit of a cool down our highs no longer getting up into the '90s here is a look of your father into marin and portions of the east bay and onto the coast and half moon bay we're seeing patchy fog in the north bay as well current temperatures are mostly in the '50s moi and down and as a vocal sound will keep those temperatures in this 60s today warming to about 68 degrees today in san francisco will be willing to 64 degrees for me not to 82 win fair filched och this is a look of your here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. bay time right now for 09 a.m. and tactic the bridges all look good this morning easy conditions out of san francisco yesterday we were following a strong wind advisory and now the span is doing fine from and and 14 minutes, seeds and white out of north bay time now for a 9:00 a.m. and we will be right back. swoons road on highway 12 is now open is allowing b

let's get a check on weather with louisa hodge. >> we are still seeing a low cloud cover. it looks like you can still see overcast conditions, that is expected to burn off as we head into the afternoon. mountain view getting up to about 78 degrees and warmer in san jose woman to about 82. pretty comfortable weather. there is no shortage of sunshine. morgan hill woman to about 87. in terms of the fog this is what it looks like on the satellite this morning. you can see the fog clinging to the coastline. notice the inland spots, not quite as much fog as we have been seen. temperatures are climbing pretty rapidly. about 10 degrees cooler in the livermore valley. we are in low sixties for mountain view and san jose. plenty of the upper 80s today as you head to the south bay. it looks like los gatos will warm to about 87. heading through the east bay, walnut creek so warm to about 90 degrees today. as you take it over to berkeley and alameda. temperatures are really only getting up to about 66 degrees. in marin county farm temperatures range from the '80s to the '90s. here is a

louisa hodge has more on your forecast. >> here is a shot at a downtown san francisco.ercast conditions. in the east bay will warm up slightly to the upper 60s and oakland. partly cloudy conditions. mono creek morning to 86 degrees. -- walnut creek warming to about 86 degrees. right now temperatures are slow to warm. we'll talk about in the mid '80s today through the east bay. 75 in castro valley. downtown san francisco, 65 warm to the upper 70's in redwood city in palo alto. >> caltrans is producing a portion of the highway and pacific and down to one-way traffic today through friday. that will start each morning at 7:00 a.m. and it does not finish until 3:00 p.m.. the crews are building a new concrete wall. >> additional charges for 20 year-old marcus garcia during arraignment today. he is accused in the hit-and-run death of four year-old boy in santa rosa last week. the boy was struck while crossing west ninth street with his mother and two other siblings. the suspect has two prior a restaurant without a license. he is now being held in sonoma county jail belleville.

louisa hodge has an update. >> downtown san francisco, a lot of blue skies and a breeze. hunters will be much colder than they were yesterday. morgan hill getting some relief from the heat. tenders are expected to get cooler as we have today. we will have a full look at your forecast coming up. >> we are continuing to monitor the bay bridge. we are not tracking and the hot spots. the backup had reached to the macarthur maze but now reaches to the eight key over crossing. the drive time is 13-15 minutes for the westbound ride. hot >> 9:38 a.m.. we are back in a couple of minutes. here is a look from the roof on van ness ave. >> we are watching a the area baseball. hot the oakland a's are. they were able to snatch up the rear of wind. check out this homeland. when that ball went into the third deck. that is only the second time that has ever happened. " the oakland a's won a six- five. tonight, as he sees a bad kid takes the mound. the bad news, the giants lost to the san diego padres. they scored three runs in the bottom of the aid and the game was tied five-five. the worl

louisa hodge has more with what to expect for today. >> we are socked in. low cloud cover.he fog to burn off quickly as we head towards the afternoon. it looks like temperatures are in the '50s and '60s. as we head towards the afternoon. we are not done with the fog but we are expecting warm temperatures today and into tomorrow as well. in terms of temperatures we are seeing them in the '50s and '60s. here is a look at the afternoon highs. we could see some 90 degree readings in morgan hill. he the peninsula will top out at about 68 degrees. it will be pretty nice in the north bay. here is your 7 day around the bay. warm today and tomorrow. partly cloudy and cool air through the weekend. >> a hot spot free commune. we held have a back up at the bay bridge toll plaza. the 880 approach is no longer backed up along the ramp. we're incident free on the bay bridge. on the stand until bridge we have seen heavier volume. very consistent conditions on the san mateo bridge. you will be in the fog on the waldegrave and across the span. >> a developing story of san francisco, police a

louisa hodge has more in your forecast. hon >> low cloud cover over the golden gate bridge. visibility is not affected at this hour. give further inland, the more sunshine. in terms of the fog, by noon the fall will be sitting of the coastline. most locations will see a lot of sunshine 50 megacities in and '70s. but the weekend loose debris as temperatures in the '80s inland, the upper 60s around the bay in the 60s along the coast. >> and breaking news, the senate has begun voting on the emergency legislation to avert a government default. a live look on the senate floor. we will continue to monitor these live pictures as the senate is voting right now on the debt deal. >> we are keeping our eyes on wall street. the dow jones with another big drop, down 92 points at 12,040. reports coming out this morning showing a surprising drop in consumer spending. >> 9:22 a.m., a former wine dealer accused of destroying more than to modern million dollars worth of wine is said to appear in court. mark anderson will as a federal judge to set aside that sleek and order a trial. all will p

here is louisa with a quick check on weather. >> good morning, george.k at this and you from mt. tam. it is actually clear. we have sunshine to start your day off and into the afternoon. partly cloudy conditions. we will have to look at your full forecast coming up. >> >> the big story continues to be wall street. gary schlossberg is joining us from wells capital management. you see what is happening in france, is that affecting the markets today? >> " is happening in france as a part of a larger concern. once that hits the banking system's there is a pullback and critic. we could see him mirror of what happened to thousand eight. that kind of destruction is not good news for the stock market. >> what you think about the argument that we see with treasury inseams concerns about the triple a credit rating of in france is of concern. canada says there downgrade is one of the best things that ever happened to them. >> it encourages discipline. i did not think we are out of the woods yet. hawks investors are still demanding treasury's because of what we call

doug, give us the latest. >> we're sitting in the parking lot of louisa parking lot. pretty extensive damage. we had a lot of ceiling tiles that fell down, lot of cracks in the wall, light fixtures dislodged. two injuries yesterday. one a teacher when a book shelf fell on her and one, a student transported to a medical center. yesterday virginia governor bob mcdonald praised emergency workers across the state and praised those who were responsible for checking up on the infrastructure. the roads, bridges, rails, the gas lines for doing their job very well. he was also asked where he was at the time that the quake struck. here is his response. >> i was actually on the phone with my son who is a student at uva and was in my office and felt the building begin to shake and asked my son to hang on. he said, dad, i feel it here, too. that's when i knew it was obviously something more than just a local event or just something going on with our building. the depth of the earthquake was reported at .6 miles. i think the geologist would suggest that's in the neighborhood of tha

louisa hodge is wanted in the fog. >> we had a damp started the day. can see overcast conditions from the bay bridge camera. in the east bay, it looks like oakland will stay in the '60s. we'll helpful forecast coming up. >> heading to sfo out of downtown san francisco? give yourself an extra four-five minutes. there is debris and the lands of 101 cell counts. a complete check on traffic coming >> we have new information from virginia tech authorities. the campus is on top down. kids saw a man carrying what looked like a gun on campus. chris this is it dietrich hall, where the kids saw a guy carrying what looked like a gun. that is near where the first shooting took place back in 2007. the university issued an alert by text message and by phone and on their website telling students and employees to stay inside and secure their doors. a spokesperson just said that they received a tip this morning that sounded all too familiar. >> the most important thing that we can try to do is to contextualize the information we have, that is that there were some juven

louisa hodge has an update. >> overcast conditions in many areas around the bay. low cloud cover and fall for the start of the day. problems and visibility into santa rosa. cloud cover into the afternoon. we will see some 90s today. i will have a full look your forecast and talk about when you can expect it cool down coming up. >> take a look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. basically empty westbound. very easy conditions for of the morning. there are no accidents, not even a stall to tell you about. your drive time is running about the same as this morning, 12 minutes from the foot of the means to 7 cisco. >> one story we are watching today, commuters are bracing for another are to protest organized by anonymous. this will be the third monday in our road. protests are set for this evening in front of the bart stations. then there is going to be an anti protest protests taking place. jackie sissel is live at the civic center station with the details. >> you can see police officers over here grabbing some of those of barricades and getting ready for th

at 11:15 harriet risen's louisa may alcott, the woman behind "little women."ooktv in prime time all this month on c-span2. >>> and a live look, now, at the national press club where coming up at the top of the hour we'll have live for you the 60-plus association who will host a discussion on social security. we'll hear from several economists from the obama and former bush administrations about ways to reform the program and the politics surrounding the issue in the runup to the 2012 elections. a live event that's going to start, scheduled to start at the top of the hour. and while we wait, here's a look at some of today's "washington journal." in "usa today" this morning, one of the headlines emblematic of this day for the president. richard wolf writes -- to tell us more about the president's trip, jeff mason from reuters joins us he >> host: jeff, welcome to the program. correspondent. welcome to the program. guest: thanks very much. host: what does the president hope to accomplish with this trip? guest: well, i think there are a lot of things on the list.

eastern, louisa thomas' "conscious." at 8:45 eastern carla peterson on her book, "black gotham," a family history of african-americans in 19th century new york city. and then at 9:50, ron reagan talks about "my father at 100." it's booktv in prime time all this month here on c-span2. >>> early this afternoon we'll return to live coverage of a department of education conference. that'll be live this afternoon at 1:0 eastern on our companion network, c-span. >>> seen as a testing ground for presidential hopefuls, republican candidates are gathering in iowa for some grassroots politics and state fair festivities. starting thursday live from des moines we'll interview the candidates and take your phone calls about politics. and saturday we'll go to ames for the iowa straw poll where three of the past five winners have gone on to win the iowa caucus and two have won the presidency. road to the white house in iowa this week on c-span. >>> every weekend it's american history tv on c-span3. of starting saturday mornings, 48 hour

today, family stories meet national history at 8:00 pm eastern, louisa thomas in conference. >> the houseusiness heard views on the 2012 health care law. that hearing focuses on issues such as tax credits to help employerers pay health insurance where businesses could pool their resources and small business perceptions of the law so far. this is about an hour and a halhalf >> all right. we're going to go ahead and get started. good morning to everyone. and i call the hearing to order. i want to thank the witnesses on both panels. he will have two panels today who are testifying and we certainly appreciate their attendance and participation in this important subcommittee hearing. although the health care law won't be fully implemented until 2014 businesses are already feeling the effects. a study released this week by the national federation of independent businesses found that small firms are worried that the law could lead to higher taxes, more administrative burdens and bigger budget deficits. without lowering costs or making americans healthier. under the law, many small business owner