she was married to calvin stowe who was a theology professor. a doctor of divinity and her whole understanding of the spiritual world in which she moved and lived was all dictated by god, by the hand of god and she often said, she said about uncle tom's cabin, that it wasn't her her wrote uncle tom's cabin that the hand of god who wrote this novel eco-she had the specific idea that slavery was wrong and morally wrong, and that it should be abolished regardless of what the laws of the state or the country said at the time. she came to brunswick because her husband, calvin stowe, got a job at the college to be a professor there. he did not come with or however. he stayed in ohio and later moved to and over in order to complete his contract there as a professor. she came without him, with their children and she was also six months pregnant. she moved to brunswick in order to take up lessons here, awaiting the arrival of her husband. from the stories that were told of harriet beecher stowe is that she was a small, petite woman and she didn't take mu

please welcome madeleine stowe, everybody!u look gorgeous as always. >> i love a man's sweat. i just -- lay it on me, baby. >> jimmy: i'm sorry. i'm still sweaty. i was just in a plastic ball with two of the wu-tang clan, yeah. it happens. thank you for coming on the show. >> pleasure. >> jimmy: i'm a big fan of yours. i've been reading up, doing some research on you, stuff like that. i knew that you were raised in l.a., right? >> i was raised in l.a. to a costa rican mother and an american father. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that's fun. now, did you always want to get into acting. is that your -- were they into acting as well or -- >> no, they weren't at all. i mean, my mother comes from a very idiosyncratic family, and she -- i don't know how to describe her. she comes from sort of a funny political family in costa rica, where they were all assassinating each other and, you know -- a lot of blood feuds and things like that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. i don't know how you would describe that, yeah. [ laug

that is another part of the legacy of harriet beecher stowe in brunswick. the third and last stop on our brunswick, maine, to her, we are he with the special collections with richard benjamin. we are going to look at some of the documents to see how the novel evolved. as i said before, this is how she fit in, chapter by chapter, and it became increasingly popular. they have no intention of it becoming a full-fledged novel. but because it was so popular, it transformed into a full-fledged novel. in 1852, this is a first edition, in the first week it sold 10,000 copies. >> so it has continued to be popular under time? >> the national audience had about 15,000 subscribers, could be read as a group. we have both markets and urban centers, which allow them the british reading public and to buy them affordably, if you think about them is serious about this, they tend to be that kind of domestic fiction. >> it was the most popular form of fiction in the mid-19th century. >> hawthorne expressed great amount of success of "uncle tom's harriet beecher stowe's popular

she was married to calvin stowe, who was a theology professor. her whole other standing of the spiritual world in which she moved to microsoft dictated by god, by the hand of god. and she often said, she said that "uncle tom's cabin," that it wasn't her that wrote it, but the hand of god who wrote this novel because she had very specific idea that slavery was wrong, a morally wrong and that should be abolished regardless of what the law of the state, the country said at the time. she came to brunswick because her husband, calvin stowe got a job at the college to be a professor there. he didn't go with her, however. he stayed in ohio and later moved to hand over in order to complete his contract they are as a professor. and she came without him, with her children issue is also also six months pregnant. she moved to brunswick to take up residence here, awaiting the arrival of her husband. from the stories we are told of harriet beecher stowe was she was a small, petite woman and she didn't take much care in terms of how she dressed. she was also ve

. >>> bryan stow was also at the game. he is the giants fan that was nearly beaten to death outside of dodgers stadium. stow's relationship with the team has really grown. coming up at 4:47 how the giants are helping in his recovery. now just a reminder you can watch game three right here on ktvu channel 2 coverage game three begins at 4:30 our time tomorrow afternoon. first pitch in detroit 5:07. >>> it is 4:33 right now. oakland police report no major problems for last nights rally. >> violators will be subject to arrest and may result in this demonstration being declared an unlawful assembly. >> officers kept watch over 175 protestors who marched through downtown oakland. the group was mostly peaceful. stark contrast from a year ago. >> this is just a sledge hammer to keep everyone here who is protesting and occupying safe. >> police did make two arrests. one protestor tossed a rock that hit an officer in the chest. that officer was not hurt. a second person was arrested for obstructing an officer at a narcotics arrest.

we're live in towson, linda stow, abc 2 news. >> this is a law in the state of maryland. and, linda, you're still with us, this is something that went into effect october 1st, even when the governor first came out on sunday addressing the state, he mentioned this law, saying it's now enforceable. >> we say it over and over again when you lose power, when you get to those intersections, treat it as a stop sign. clearly the message is not getting through. >>> those power outages not only affecting the intersections or homes, a ton of schools now in the dark beginning this wednesday morning. >> and that means some of the schools in our area, they're getting the day off for the third day in a row. sheree johnson is here right now to tell us who is open and who is not. >>reporter: well, megan and charley, yes, we've been getting updates throughout the morning here and we're getting new information on school closings. some area schools are closed because of, yes, power outages. let's take a look at this list here, baltimore city schools are closed. the district office still ope

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funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> the time bomb of an aging world. the new report that calls upon governments to act now to avoid a crisis in the future. u.s. population is growing faster than any other in the world. we will have reaction from japan, already facing the challenge. hello, welcome to "gmt," with a world of news and opinion. the row over safety standards in the skies above europe. new proposals for flying rules. they're calling it the greatest comeback in golfing history. a european starter has left the american team stunned. midday in london, 8:00 p.m. in tokyo, where the united nations has published an alarming report about the rapidly aging global p

funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> time to wake up and assess the damage after the east coast of america suffers storm devastation. flooding for thousands of homes, no power or millions. at least 40 people killed as hurricane sandy continues. the tsunami has fallen by the wayside to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. have a banana. it could become a mealtime regular for many americans. staple foods may start declining. welcome to "bbc world news." also coming up in the program, disney meets garth evader. also, 5000 years since the paint dry the michelangelo masterpiece. ♪ >> thank you very much for being with us. the damage really is breathtaking. the challenge

funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. just hours ago, the stage is set in denver for the first television debate between barack obama and mitt romney. >> it is not just a choice between two candidates or two political parties. this is a choice between two different halves for this country. >> this is an affinity for us to describe the path way forward for america. the american people will have to make their choice as to what kind of america they want. >> how will both candidates win over the millions watching? we take a lesson from history books. our other top stories, turkey strikes back after a sheri