director of international studies at trinity college in massachusetts thanks a lot for your analysisthank you so much. but look now at some other major news stories a car bomb has gone off near two government offices in the iraqi capital baghdad killing at least eighteen people and wounding dozens more the blast is the city's deadliest single attack in months it follows a series of assaults last week that claimed seventeen lives. emergency crews in nigeria say they fear the country's worst plane crash in nearly two decades has claimed many lives on the ground as well call one hundred fifty three onboard died when their m d eighty three jet plowed into it. building in a neighborhood near goes airport the exact cause is still not known but the plane's pilots reported engine trouble minutes before the tragedy the jury has declared three days of it national mourning for the victims. and denmark has convicted four men of plotting a terrorist attack on the newspaper that published cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad seven years ago the men were arrested in two thousand and ten after thei

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college is closed because of no power. the medtech institute in falls church, all classes and activities at trinity washington university are canceled for today but their trinity center will remain open. the patuxent research refuge is closed. you want to keep in mind that a lot of people are without power that includes these businesses and other centers. if you do have plans to head out, keep that in mind. maybe check before you head out there because they may not be open. >> to add to the list we have the college of southern maryland and la plata that have decided to cancel classes. a domino effect that has started from what we saw last night. incredible storm damage today. >> just about everyone did see a piece of the damage. a lot of people have been sending their photos here to news 4. >> you can e-mail us or twitter us. kim martucci has a look at those. >> pictures continue to come in. thank you for your input. this one comes from silver pring from kimberly miller. she said this is just one of the brach branches on the ground. you would see more just barely hanging by a thread. in alexandria, brianne chapman told me i

college is closed. >> the med tech institute in falls church. >> and all classes at trinity washington university areter will remain open. >> and the paw -- >> patuxent. >> patuxent research center is closed. and the closures that come with the aftermath of this storm. 8:27. >> we'll continue our in depth storm coverage all morning long. we've still got two hours left to go. we'll go to 10:30. these are live pictures. >>> this morning about 1.5 million people are waking up without power as we brace for another hot day. the deadly storms move through the region uprooting trees and sending many of them crashing on to homes, businesses and streets. we have live team coverage this morning. good morning. and welcome to news 4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm erika gonzalez, angie goff is off. we are preempting "weekend today" to bring you extended storm damage coverage. >>> take a look outside. you are bound to see some type of trees that are toppled or branches of some sort in d.c. unfortunately, many of them took aim at cars and even people. derrick ward is on capitol hill with a closer look at the dam

college or university please call us at 888-891-4228 or visit our web site. >> the first panelist, cristina hoff sommers as of the american enterprise institute. before trinity 89 issues a professor at philosophy at clark university where she spanish allies in morrill theory. she is the editor of vice and virtue in everyday life, a leading college ethics textbook and is also the author of postal feminism and the against boys. her latest book co-authored with the aei colleague is called one nation under therapy four. hoff sommers has appeared on numerous television programs including 60 minutes and "the oprah winfrey show." she has also made appearances on the daily show on comedy central. she has lectured and taken part in debate on more than 100 college campuses and we are very glad she is here to join us today. our second panelist is karen hamed of the national federation of independent business, small business legal center along with 26 states that the supreme court against the health care legislation. karen has argued passionately on behalf of small business owners and their rights to own and operate a business. as an associate she specialized in food an