richard reeve is live in germantown. let's see if the rain is still coming down, if the wind has died down?

ambassador jack mattlock and richard reeves, a columnist and author of "president reagan, the triumph of imagination." this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> good evening, everyone, and welcome. i know that -- happy st. patrick's day, by the way. i noticed a lot of you are wearing green, so am i. great new york tradition. so once again, welcome. i'm louise mira, president and ceo of the new york historical society and i want to say how pleased we are to continue our program series in this lovely venue while our own auditorium undergoes major renovations. i want to remind you that the new york society for ethical culture will be our public program venue through november 2011 when our entire renovation project will be finished. tonight's program, reagan, gorbachev, did they end the cold war forever is the event in an exciting new series of programs. i'm really so very thrilled to thank mr. and mrs. newman for their great support, which has allowed us to bring this fantastic news series to you. thank you, helen and ruth. [ applause ] >> when mr. newman proposed the idea for these talks, he e

. >> richard reeve is live with the latest. what do you have out there? >> we are on newton street in bladensburg where it is like a war zone around here. look behind me. see that large group. there are two cars buried underneath. it is as i said -- debris is everywhere. you can see from the roof. cars have been damaged. look at this over here. pieces of wood in paled into a car. that is how powerful some of these winds were today. over here, one of the worst hit buildings. these apartment complexes. we want to show you what it looks like on the roof. part of it has been ripped off. it is dark. almost no one in this area has power now. in very bad situation. we talk to some residents. let's hear what they have to say. >> i was on the floor and when i came to, i heard a crashing sound. i looked up and could see the sky. i saw a window land next to me on the floor. i thought the window blew out and hit me on the head. >> i was sitting in my room. all you hear is pap pap. everything was everywhere. >> it is just amazing. the widespread damage here. block aft

we're very honored to have both of these accomplished speakers, so, please, help me welcome richard reeves and thomas childress. [applause] >> well, it's a pleasure and an honor to be here at the national conversation with richard. i will restrain my temptation having read so much of your work about the presidents to ask you about this current president, but instead to talk about this new book of richard's which is a remarkable book about an absolutely, i think, astonishing series of events in 1948-'49. it was particularly important to me, i lived several years in berlin both as a student and then teaching at the free university which was founded at precisely this period. >> right. >> so, um, and one of the things that was really, one of the major events every year and the years that i was in berlin was the german-american friendship day which is held at the airport, and the spirit of it is always recognition of the men who were involved in the airlift. berlin was a great place to be an american throughout even the roughest times in the postwar period because of the airlift. so it's i thin

live from montgomery county, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> the key about all of this, the wind that we had. besides the rain and wind, we had hurricane mop. our guests, 73 miles per hour is what i saw at reagan. we encourage you to send your photos to lost webnews@wjla.com. let's go to brad bell to find out the situation in anne arundel county. >> i am men serve on our parked -- i am in severna park. we were in annapolis. we solve the lightning coming. that we started heading home. boy, we drove right into it in a matter of seconds. it went from being calm and still to their real frightening wind to the point that the trees limbs were falling. we raced to get our car in our garage and the streets were covered with branches some of them fairly large in diameter. now it is steady rain and lightning. the wind is still blowing, but it has calmed down from the squall line that came through. it was frightening. it was a very powerful wind. the power blinked off only a little bit, came back on. it has stayed on. i heard suzanne kennedy talking about her neighborhood littered with debris. that

the crime has left the on edge.ood richard reeve joins us with more. >> for nine days after she was deli, down in her own family are still shaken at the loss. occurred shooting renewed concerns about safety. >> shines, photographs, and the the doorsf love cover of grace delhi. we are hurting. you can feel the emotion in the air. >> it is really sad. what's the sense of loss for the slain owner. >> i am so used to seeing her every morning. it is kind of a reality check no longer here. >> friends, families, and the funeralme to and paysay goodbye their respects. it is very tragic. ago a co-worker death.r shot to suspected robbery with a tragic ending. love and support of her family and friends. her customers. they are keeping a strong. has been a time for grieving, love, and remember how his mother other.d each >> complete strangers coming up and had a me and telling me how they love my mother. register hadsh been empty. a crime that enders employees at shop next door. >> for somebody so nice to be done like that. >> a life cut short. many questions and renewed about safety. >> it is a ver

lesley stahl, richard reeves, jack matlock and steven cohen, thank you so much. >>> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> sundays night at 9:00 eastern and pacific on american history tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also this weekend on c-span3, our series "the contenders," 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30 p.m., 1884 republican candidate james blaine. american history tv this weekend on c-span3. up next, we speak with national parks service chief historian robert sutton who tells us about the park's efforts toward accurate historical interpretation. we interviewed mr. sutton at the annual meeting of the organization of american historians in milwaukee, wisconsin. this is about 15 minutes. >> american history tv is at the annual meeting of the organization of american historians in milwaukee. and joining us is the national parks service historian, the chief historian, robert sutton. thanks for being here. >> thank you

live in the newsroom, richard reeves abc 7 news. >> gary giordano is suing to collect on an insurance policy. he is a person -- he was a person of interest after gardner's is apparent in aruba. he said american express did not pay out her $3.50 million death benefit. she has been missing since august of last year and is presumed to be dead. but he is denying any wrongdoing in her disappearance. >> let's switch gears to talk about the weather. it was a beautiful father's day. i understand things will be changing drastically soon. >> things are going to start heating up dramatically. chief meteorologist doug hill is standing by in the weather center. >> that is not an overstatement. we are talking mid to upper 90's by the end of the week. let's get you started outside the belfort furniture weather center, skies are cloudy, maybe a few showers later this evening. we're watching them come across pennsylvania and ohio but they are washing out. an isolated showers possible in the forecast, especially that cluster near cleveland. this is part of a transition as an area of low pressure moves