the one that didn't was janny bennett and made marriage, one thomas gray bennett. e became oliver's son-in-law. in the book i quote some of his letters because he was only 17te during the civil war and there were black officers commanding white men and thomas gray bennett talked about how difficult it was how white men would not take an order from a niger officer but the view of thomas bennett is this is what the civil war is all about, ending slavery. as a 17-year-old perhaps he saw it more clearly than the older generation. it's just a fascinating fit of social history there he is writing about -- specially when you think about how we are still having struggles even today with the black lives matter movement and thomas gray bennett writingg about it in florida. but anyway, turns out that all of the black marksman are better than the white marksman. relations improve after that. [laughter] >> he goes to yale, he's a big, big guy. he wrestles in college, very smart perhaps he married the boss' daughter. he marries in the family and the kid has got potential. he put

thomas bennett has a lot of time to go around.e hasn't seen her for three months and bites back i've got your fine dress. i wish i could see you either in or out of it. [laughter] which i thought was fantastic. you could feel it even all these years later you could feel the love and anguish. so he's doing this work and one of the things he does is in the 1883 the rifle turns up on his desk from utah. he leaps on the train which took three days and he declares the west to be overrated. the scenery is nothing but it is cracked up to be and he hasn't seen a single bus yet. he writes to jenny every single night that he's away. some of the lessons are ten pages and he spends the day living it. anyway, he goes to utah and meets the brothers in their sh shop. he says that about 10,000 thomas says no so they say more money than they've ever heard of and they say yes and they make the hugely successful model they are all made by browning. by the way it's one of the things they did so brilliantly around every single gun that was theirs whic

the story of the women behind them, jane bennett who is married to oliver, then jenny bennett who is married to thomas great bennett and it's all to me these magnificent larger-than-life characters, but the reason i wanted to write the book and the reason i enjoy it is it seems to me the history of the company and the family affairs at particular times. mirrors the history of america at a fascinating time in the civil war and the expansion westward in through world war and the depression "after words" it's so interesting. i feel so privileged that you all are interested enough to come here this evening. i would like to thank you for this opportunity and please, if you have any questions, there is a microphone here. just come up to the microphone q and i will be delighted to answer them as best i can. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. who will be bold enough to be the first? who amongst you will walk up to the microphone? >> i can't have answered ever question in my talk. not possible. so at the back. >> sir do you mind coming to the microphone test market so cspan and the viewers can hear.

jason joiner and thomas bennett. >> i saw the guide standing. >> reporter: they arrived at the same time, each glad to see the other. and the man had walked from vallejo to the benicia bridge to end his life, but at least he wasn't on the water side of the railing yet. the officers approached carefully. >> if you rush in too quickly and you try to grab him half a second he could be over that and lose your grip and he's gone and you do want to try to be calm and bring things down. >> mid span 140 feet up and he would look at them or speak. >> and he wasn't looking left or right, he was just staring straight out. and at the water and actually looking down. >> reporter: slowly they would try to connect as they will build trust and find common ground. >> as soon as he mentioned the kid, instant action. >> reporter: it helps that all of them are dads. >> you've got to realize that you're not only doing this to you're, but to your kids and other family members. joiner knows firsthand how a suicidal situation goes from calm to crazy. and that is him grabbing the man by the wrist as he dangles o

in space said no good will come of that economic money off of the government said zero thomas gray bennett has a son but is not in the mold of oliver winchester. to speak french and is usually accomplished through the richest kid in new haven but his parents who love to talk together would talk about the nervous anxiety and talk about how they are quite anxious. and then is thrilled for the first chemistry professor at yale. she resists the advances of first the debtor father says that she must marry him. i don't suppose they were rich but as a brilliant academic so then she makes that best of it that there is always something wrong. there is a beautiful portrait of susan and she had a diary in even she says she's a terrible groom he causes chaos. but what did is we don't know but what we do know is that he does die of bright's disease about 15 years for the psychiatric facility to say we've met with a wonderful doctor at last. in for the treatment of those with addiction os talking about being in pain the cousin say he was never much good after lunch. it is a big mystery but it is somethi

thomas bennett. one of the two medical examiners who autopsied kathryn. the other had since died. >> i've probably performed over 12,000 forensic autopsies in my career. >> and, imagine this. after reconsidering his original report, in which the cause of kathryn's death was ruled undetermined, he could now say for certain it was not a homicide. >> did you see any forensic >> in my opinion, i did not see any injuries that i would opine were the result of an assault. i did not feel she was assaulted. >> those bruises he'd noted in his own autopsy? he now realized there was a very simple explanation. >> there is no indication that she was alive when any of those bruises occurred. embalming. >> so how did she die? the doctor's answer was a torpedo into the belly of the prosecution's case. >> well, in my opinion ms. laird clearly died of freshwater drowning. i found no evidence, forensic evidence, that indicated that ms. laird died at the hands of another. >> brian laird didn't murder kathryn, because it wasn't a murder at all. so said the doctor. kathryn's fa

thomas bennett. one of the two medical examiners who autopsied kathryn. the other had since died. >> i've probably performed over 12,000 forensic autopsies in my career. >> and, imagine this. after reconsidering his original report, in which the cause of kathryn's death was ruled undetermined, he could now say for certain it was not a homicide. >> did you see any forc evidence that she was assaulted? >> in my opinion, i did not see any injuries that i would opine were the result of an assault. i did not feel she was assaulted. >> those bruises he'd noted in his own autopsy? he now realized there was a very simple explanation. >> there is no indication that she was alive when any of those bruises occurred. embalming. >> so how did she die? the doctor's answer was a torpedo into the belly of the prosecution's case. >> well, in my opinion ms. laird clearly died of freshwater drowning. i found no evidence, forensic evidence, that indicated that ms. laird died at the hands of another. >> brian laird didn't murder kathryn, because it wasn't a murder at all. so

maybe without three defensive starters bennett, thomas and shed both in question this week. >> any bit helps against the tough team led by russell wils games and in those games wilson has thrown 6 touchdowns and no interceptions. he caught a touchdown, bucs will have to limit themselves. he can get away from trouble and can you see he was a player. and slinging to first on the double play and he is very accurate. i think he is one of the most under rated in the football league. i believe that. it will be a challenge. hehe is playing at a pro bowl level. >>> tailgate sunday at 10:30. fox team in los angeles takes over at 4:00 from republican james. >>> the lying looking for a win. a big assist today 367890 people from the front office spent the day at the ministries collecting food for thanksgiving. and the drive is continuing if you're heading that way bring out non-perishables. the lightning return home winning four of five on the road trip. possible. they returned without stamkos and strahlman. and winning in philadelphia last time 3-0. jon cooper likes the way they are rallying arou

thomas the tank engine.. and felix the cat. dozens of celebrities also took part in the parade including singers tony bennett and sarah mclachlan./// ((christianne klein)) >>> back here at home... catholic charities of southern nevada continued it's own thanksgiving tradition. close to 1-thousand homeless men, women, and children were served a traditional meal... by a hundred or so volunteers with catholic charities. to put on the event. this is the 51-st year the organization has served holiday meals./// ((christianne klein)) >>> now that thanksgiving is over... we can all look ahead to the next holiday. and some of you are still searching for the perfect gift. so look no further than consumer advocate michelle mortensen's 5th annual holiday gift guide. tonight she is revealing her top holiday gift suggestions for the techie on your list. and be sure to log onto our website for a 2 screen experience.. so you can shop while you watch. <<< ((m high tech hands we've got the top tech treats for under your tree. hi... i'm michelle mortensen and this is my holiday gift guide tech edition ... coming to you from the amazing magical fo

performances by tony bennett, neil diamond, dolly parton, garth brooks and tricia yearwood, that's just to name a few. that's going to wrap up this hour. i'm thomas roberts. kate snow is up next. >>> thomas, thanks. i'm kate snow. we begin with a grim picture in the southeast. the death toll from the massive wildfires in tennessee standing at four people. rainy weather could be helping going forward but it also brings new concerns of mud and rockslides. remember that story about soldiers being forced to pay

performances by tony bennett, neil diamond, dolly parton, garth brooks and tricia yearwood, that's just to name a few. that's going to wrap up this hour. i'm thomas roberts. kate snow is up next. >>> thomas, thanks. i'm kate snow. we begin with a grim picture in the southeast. the death toll from the massive wildfires in tennessee standing at four people. rainy weather could be helping going forward but it also brings new concerns of mud and rockslides. remember that story about soldiers being forced to pay back their re-enlistment bonuses? the pentagon will forgive the reenlistment bonuses that were improperly awarded to thousands of iraq veterans. it's part of a defense bill the house will vote on on friday requiring the pentagon to refund any repayments that soldiers have already made. in other words, they get to keep the money. new this afternoon, the north carolina police officer who shot and killed keith lamont scott in september will not be charged. that's according to prosecutors. they say he acted lawfully. my colleague kristen welker joins me now. you were on the trump transition call today. how did he characterize it for you? >> i aske

recovering from a chest injury he suffered after that h thomas two games ago but he did practice this week. also listed as questionable, bennett, edlman, hogan, jones and tom brady. after missing practice wednesday examine thursday, he practiced on friday and he did talk to the media when he was asked several different times about whether he would play. he said we'll see. brady is 21-7 lifetime against the jets. 10-4 on the road but he lost two of the last three games played in new jersey. in this one. congrats to the eagle win on saturday. third quarter, wake forest quarterback walford, 37 yards to lewis. in the fourth, patrick toale to patrick sweeney puts them up for good. a 40-yard field goal is wide left. they're headed back to the bowl for the third time in four years. bruins at the garden 1:00 today sunday night sports wrap is tonight at 11:30 so don't be late. have a great day, everybody. >> don't do it. last week in november, it is going out with a mixed forecast. >> jason is standing by right now with how long the sun will stick around until the rain moves in. >> plus this morning, spinach >> well, pop eye would be p