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and there they sat, distorted by wilks. -- stuart it by wilks himself. he took over care of the collection, or at least the administrative care of the collection immediately after he returned from the expedition. and he began the process of getting congress to create and fund a permanent home for these plants. it is really fascinating. today, we would say can you believe that congress paid attention to 100 plants that were being returned? in that day, there are a couple of interesting things. it is challenging to move plants. the horticultural technology to begin to grow a plant out of their environment was just being created all over the world. and we also have to remember that in the early 1800s the united states was still a primarily agrarian economy. most people and most founding fathers and politicians and other members of society were earning their living somehow through what we might call today biotechnology. and plant biotechnology was really at the center of that. the growing of plants and acquiring of new plants representative technology that c
and there they sat, distorted by wilks. -- stuart it by wilks himself. he took over care of the collection, or at least the administrative care of the collection immediately after he returned from the expedition. and he began the process of getting congress to create and fund a permanent home for these plants. it is really fascinating. today, we would say can you believe that congress paid attention to 100 plants that were being returned? in that day, there are a couple of interesting things....
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and a naval officer named charles wilks became the commander of this expedition and wilks was a relatively junior officer at the time he set out. he had a fleet of four ships and for four years, he explore the -- explored the pacific from as far north as alaska and as far south as antarctica and crisscrossing all over the ocean in between. wilks was a surveyor. he was most interested in mapping. if you look on maps of antarctica, you will find a wliksland, named after him as he was the first surveyor to survey several islands and a section of antarctica. unlike some more famous expeditions of natural history for example charles darwin there was no trained naturalist on the voyage along with wilks but there an understanding that part of the expedition was to catalog all kinds of things that were seen. so, artifacts and plants, both living and dried were collected , during the four year expedition. in fact, they collected close to 10,000 dried plant specimens which had their own wonderful history and became part of the nucleus collection of the national herbarium in the smithsonian. also, th
and a naval officer named charles wilks became the commander of this expedition and wilks was a relatively junior officer at the time he set out. he had a fleet of four ships and for four years, he explore the -- explored the pacific from as far north as alaska and as far south as antarctica and crisscrossing all over the ocean in between. wilks was a surveyor. he was most interested in mapping. if you look on maps of antarctica, you will find a wliksland, named after him as he was the first...
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and wilkes community college. the school provides a small learning community of students the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and an associate degree. it is a five-year school which enrolls approximately 60 ninth graders each year and located on the campus of wilkes community college where students are enrolled in both honors level, high school classes, and college courses. the mission of wilkes early college high school is to provide a personalized program of study that will empower students to be lifelong community oriented learners who possess the technical and leadership skills needed for personal and professional success in a global community. the $40 annual fee which covers textbooks and enrollment, is an extremely affordable way to help students reach their education goals. especially when you consider that the average tuition and fees was $2,305 for a public two-year institution in north carolina this year, and $,677 for-- $,677 for a public four-year institution and those costs have increase
and wilkes community college. the school provides a small learning community of students the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and an associate degree. it is a five-year school which enrolls approximately 60 ninth graders each year and located on the campus of wilkes community college where students are enrolled in both honors level, high school classes, and college courses. the mission of wilkes early college high school is to provide a personalized program of study that will...
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close friend of john wilkes booth. in fact, he used to rent the room in the peterson house across the street in which lincoln died when he john mathews, was in washington performing. that night, he rented that exact room, and ned emerson had come to visit him, and anotherccullough, and their good friend john wilkes booth, who had come in smoked a cigar and taken a nap on the very bed in which abraham lincoln would die a month later. these were close friend of booth. mathews kept trying to back out of anything booth had planned. booth had several abduction attempts that he had planned. they had each failed because president lincoln had failed to show, but mathews kept trying to back out. and booth held over his head the fact that mathews had transported to baltimore a box of supplies they were going to use. it was really a hairbrained scheme. they were going to lower the lights, lower the president over the box, get him backstage, carry him by carriage to baltimore and spirit him through southern maryland to richmond to
close friend of john wilkes booth. in fact, he used to rent the room in the peterson house across the street in which lincoln died when he john mathews, was in washington performing. that night, he rented that exact room, and ned emerson had come to visit him, and anotherccullough, and their good friend john wilkes booth, who had come in smoked a cigar and taken a nap on the very bed in which abraham lincoln would die a month later. these were close friend of booth. mathews kept trying to back...
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>> because lars wilks was there, there was a lot of security, similar to an airport. that it might be an issue, although nobody expecting something like this. when i heard the person yell, i thought it was probably an islamic terrorist that wanted to kill lars wilks. i want to bring back bob baer who is on the phone with us. bob, your thoughts? copenhagen is going through a very terrifying situation in the last five hours. >> there is a couple things i'm looking at that have similarities to the attack on charlie hebdo. i think the preliminary information is that lars wilks was the target of the attack. he could not get through the front door, so she sprayed the front of the cultural center. some 200 shots may have been fired. and the paris attack, the second team hit a kosher market. and we're seeing the same thing in kocopenhagen. there is a woman spending time in jail for plotting his assassination as well. i can't tell you if it was an islamic state or al-qaeda, but i would assume it is one. >> bob, these islamic extremists targeting these cartoonists, this is veng
>> because lars wilks was there, there was a lot of security, similar to an airport. that it might be an issue, although nobody expecting something like this. when i heard the person yell, i thought it was probably an islamic terrorist that wanted to kill lars wilks. i want to bring back bob baer who is on the phone with us. bob, your thoughts? copenhagen is going through a very terrifying situation in the last five hours. >> there is a couple things i'm looking at that have...
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anthropologist richard wilk. a household is an activity group. it's a group of people who work together, who consume together who take part in all the activities of everyday life. it's a unit of people cooperating and sharing -- putting money together putting work together, taking care of children, living under a single roof. keach: what makes households so different from culture to culture ? archaeologists are looking for patterns in the past. their search takes us back to a time when the home was the center of society, protected by the god of the hearth. these are the ruins of the ancient maya, who flourished from the time of christ to a.d. 900. at their height, maya settlements spanned southern mesoamerica from the yucatan in the north to el salvador in the south. the maya left behind dozens of cities mark by tall pyramids and imposing statues. these remnants offer a portrait of the maya elite. but archaeologist payson sheets was seeking a broader picture. man: we want to deal with the common people the people who are doing the farming, who ar
anthropologist richard wilk. a household is an activity group. it's a group of people who work together, who consume together who take part in all the activities of everyday life. it's a unit of people cooperating and sharing -- putting money together putting work together, taking care of children, living under a single roof. keach: what makes households so different from culture to culture ? archaeologists are looking for patterns in the past. their search takes us back to a time when the home...
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[video clip] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that is john wilkes booth right there.eft, the major and his wife and is that mary todd lincoln? >> yes. >> that's the derringer? >> i go to filmmaking technique here. yes >> that's the derringer? i go to filmmaking techniques here area the close-up, the cross cutting. this was revolutionary in a way. it used to be you put a camera down and had actors sort of performing in front of them. >> the stage and here comes the assassination. >> shifting points of view. >> john wilkes boothe jumping onto the stage. off he goes. >> cutting between perspectives, close-ups. the camera happens to be there and the narrative. >> it looks like ford theater does. >> yeah, photographs. i've seen plenty of still photographs of the set that was created. back in 1915, the audience was spellbound viewing this. and the music, you can hear the music. it was really important to griffith. this was an original score that he had a composer create. >> you said in your book, in boston there was a 40-piece orchestra. >> about 28-piece and in some places
[video clip] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that is john wilkes booth right there.eft, the major and his wife and is that mary todd lincoln? >> yes. >> that's the derringer? >> i go to filmmaking technique here. yes >> that's the derringer? i go to filmmaking techniques here area the close-up, the cross cutting. this was revolutionary in a way. it used to be you put a camera down and had actors sort of performing in front of them. >> the stage and here comes the...
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he's one of the few people who could joke with john wilkes booth. when booth had come at noon that day to get his mail, there was harry ford joking with him about the way that lee had surrendered and saying, oh, we're going to bring general lee and keep him in the box tonight along with the president. and knowing that he was goading booth on to become irritated. and harry ford had rented rooms with his brother dick above the saloon next door so he could keep close tabs on the theater. and yet he's so caught up in all, this needlessly. so much time was spent interrogating people who really were innocent and others were never questioned at all who, for my money, were very close to being fully complicit. the least known of them is dick ford. dick is older, he's 25 years old. he lives with harry above the saloon next door. he's more shy, reticent, defers to harry. and the night of the assassination, dick ford's up in baltimore. john was down in richmond checking on family members. so he asked dick to go up to baltimore and check on the theater there. an
he's one of the few people who could joke with john wilkes booth. when booth had come at noon that day to get his mail, there was harry ford joking with him about the way that lee had surrendered and saying, oh, we're going to bring general lee and keep him in the box tonight along with the president. and knowing that he was goading booth on to become irritated. and harry ford had rented rooms with his brother dick above the saloon next door so he could keep close tabs on the theater. and yet...
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won't see is the guard sitting outside of the box where abraham lincoln was sitting and then john wilkes comes around later and opens the door and shoots him. let's watch it and then can you explain what is going on. >> sure. ♪. >> that is john wilkes booth right there. as you look at the box there on the left was major rathbone and his wife is that mary todd lincoln over there? >> yes. >> and that is the daringer? >> yes. >> and i go to film making technique here. the close-up and the cross cutting. it used to be -- again, this was revolutionary in a way. it used to be you put a camera down and you had actors performing in front of it. >> that is the stage. >> yep. >> and here comes the assassination. >> and the shifting points of view. >> john killks booth jumping-- john wilkes booth jumping on to the stage. there he go. >> and there is ben cameron there. there is your narrative threat. >> it looks just like ford theater does today. >> yeah. i know. i've seen still photographs, present of of them, the set they've created. back in 1915 to audiences, this was spell-binding creating this
won't see is the guard sitting outside of the box where abraham lincoln was sitting and then john wilkes comes around later and opens the door and shoots him. let's watch it and then can you explain what is going on. >> sure. ♪. >> that is john wilkes booth right there. as you look at the box there on the left was major rathbone and his wife is that mary todd lincoln over there? >> yes. >> and that is the daringer? >> yes. >> and i go to film making...
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you had the danish security service who were protecting lawrence wilks.curity service protecting also lawrence wilks. they had a heavy armed presence inside. but nothing really on the outside. not enough. when he came to the jewish sin synagogue synagogue, he pretended to be drunk. he approached the guard and two police officers who were outside. and he sort of pretended to be drunk and he walked up and shot the guard in the head point-blank. and injured two of the guards. two of the police officers in the arm and the leg. then he disappeared. >> i imagine the uptick in the anti-semitic violence we're seeing not just the shooting in copenhagen or paris, it seems like more and more every other day, there's some kind of incidence. >> yes, it's hugely unfortunate. i think europe is reaching a stage where we're reaching a crisis point with our fellow jewish citizens. unfortunately, jihadists, not only are they going for soft targets, but within the soft targets, they are contacting those who symbolize the civilization rhetoric that they ascribe to. cartoonist
you had the danish security service who were protecting lawrence wilks.curity service protecting also lawrence wilks. they had a heavy armed presence inside. but nothing really on the outside. not enough. when he came to the jewish sin synagogue synagogue, he pretended to be drunk. he approached the guard and two police officers who were outside. and he sort of pretended to be drunk and he walked up and shot the guard in the head point-blank. and injured two of the guards. two of the police...
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they were saying they tried to kill wilks.ath threats for several years. >> do you know how well publicized this event was? and also the extent of security that was present. we have looked at video we have seen from the front of the cafe. it is glass. it would appear to have at least two and a half dozen or maybe more what looks like the effects of an automatic weapon firing shots into those windows. how much security was there? >> i am not sure exactly how much security was there at the event. i know the eyewitnesss said there were people coming in and shooting with automatic rifles. >> okay. peter, very much appreciate you phoning in from the danish broadcast corporation there in copenhagen. now to the other big story at this hour. the desperate rush to clear snow all across the northeast, only to make room for more snow. in rochester, new york, a live look there under a winter storm warning. in a matter of hours snow will begin falling around boston again. forecasters are calling for gusts of over 75-mile-per-hour. another
they were saying they tried to kill wilks.ath threats for several years. >> do you know how well publicized this event was? and also the extent of security that was present. we have looked at video we have seen from the front of the cafe. it is glass. it would appear to have at least two and a half dozen or maybe more what looks like the effects of an automatic weapon firing shots into those windows. how much security was there? >> i am not sure exactly how much security was there...
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. >> wilkes he said the attack he thinks inspired by charlie heb ron. joishgs one of the speakers was the french ambassador of charlie heb do. >> thank you so much tom car stensen. >> and canadian authorities foiled an imminent attack on a shopping mall. a 19 year old man and a 23-year-old woman planned to kill as many people they could in halifax, nova skoetia. the canadian justice minister said it was concieved by murderous misfits and not islamic terrorist. other officials are not linking it to terror. >> i would classify it as a group of individuals that had beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens. they carried out the intentions and the possibility of a large loss of life was there. >> officers learned through the plot from a phone tip. the man shot himself and died. the american woman was arrested in the airport and she confessed to the whole plot. the two used a chat stream to communicate, both obsessed with death and had many photos of mass killings. the woman will be in court on charges was conspiracy to commit murde
. >> wilkes he said the attack he thinks inspired by charlie heb ron. joishgs one of the speakers was the french ambassador of charlie heb do. >> thank you so much tom car stensen. >> and canadian authorities foiled an imminent attack on a shopping mall. a 19 year old man and a 23-year-old woman planned to kill as many people they could in halifax, nova skoetia. the canadian justice minister said it was concieved by murderous misfits and not islamic terrorist. other officials...
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. -- wilkes plants. it has become a relatively important tree species in terms of ornamental tree in the tropical parts of the united states, specifically in southern florida. i'm going to use some terms about how we grow plants and maintain plant lines. some are more technical and less technical. vegetative proper jewels are proper gules of plants that can be coaxed into growing into a full plant without having to go through a sea generation. psych heads look a lot like true palms but they are a different family and order of plants altogether. they are conifers whereas palms are more close the related to grasses. they are different even know they look similar. botanists will say they have morphological similarities. one of the big differences is the way in which they grow. you can take a cutting or a section of its trunk and you can let that go dormant and that is the most likely how these plants were originally transported from the pacific to the part of the united states in the mid-1800s -- early 1800
. -- wilkes plants. it has become a relatively important tree species in terms of ornamental tree in the tropical parts of the united states, specifically in southern florida. i'm going to use some terms about how we grow plants and maintain plant lines. some are more technical and less technical. vegetative proper jewels are proper gules of plants that can be coaxed into growing into a full plant without having to go through a sea generation. psych heads look a lot like true palms but they are...
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wilkes-barre. >>> i'm john clarke. together we build again. sixers gm sam hanky has traded the nba's rookie of the year michael carter williams and kj mcdaniels. here's his tweet. i can't lie. i love the city. thank you for everything. i can honestly say i gave it my all. i wish philly nothing but the best. mcw is head the to milwaukee to play for the bucks, the fifth rookie of the year to be traded in league history. the sixers get a first-round pick. the sixers can get it the next two years if it's not top three or in 2018 they get it unconditionally. they traded k.j. mcdaniels. the excite -- they get a point guard back sigh sayia cannon and i second-round pick. sixers get a protected first-round pick from the nuggets for taking on the contract of mcgee. the sixers could possibly have four first round picks. >> no phillies strays today. it is not exactly baseball weather here in clear water, florida. spring training had to get under way today. first workouts of the spring for pitchers and catchers at 10:00 a.m. they bundled up and headed out
wilkes-barre. >>> i'm john clarke. together we build again. sixers gm sam hanky has traded the nba's rookie of the year michael carter williams and kj mcdaniels. here's his tweet. i can't lie. i love the city. thank you for everything. i can honestly say i gave it my all. i wish philly nothing but the best. mcw is head the to milwaukee to play for the bucks, the fifth rookie of the year to be traded in league history. the sixers get a first-round pick. the sixers can get it the next...
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inside controversial swedish artist lars wilkes was holding a talk on free speech and islam. he was unharmed but two others were killed and a police officer injured. hours later, more gunfire, this time at a synagogue. police evacuated a nearby train station and locked down the streets. >> looked out the windows. saw this guy lining the street just on the other side of the pavement. >> reporter: a jewish man guarding the synagogue was killed. two more police officers were wounded. >> we will do everything we can to protect the jewish community in our country. >> reporter: the shootings eerily reminiscent of last month's attacks in paris. cartoonists at french satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" were massacred. hours later 17 were dead. lars wilks was on the same list after drawing the prophet moment as moemd as mohammed as a dog in 2007. his house was firebombed and he was put under police protection. so police at this point still aren't naming this suspect and the questions now of course who was he and what was his motive. was it somehow tied to those paris attacks. also this
inside controversial swedish artist lars wilkes was holding a talk on free speech and islam. he was unharmed but two others were killed and a police officer injured. hours later, more gunfire, this time at a synagogue. police evacuated a nearby train station and locked down the streets. >> looked out the windows. saw this guy lining the street just on the other side of the pavement. >> reporter: a jewish man guarding the synagogue was killed. two more police officers were wounded....
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there is also assembly man scott wilke is supporting a bill that would add a 2 year felony penalty for people who identity fraud with seniors. so again we'll be watching that. and warren reported to us that meetings were held with legislators on january 13th and 14th. the meet and greet was very successful and they had put together a proposal book on the california senior legislature items they were interested in and the legislators were happy with that and we have asked for an electronic copy. and that is where we stood at the end of january. >> i have a question on the day to choose legislation for $40 million. was that more associated with the elevator? not really. >> not really. according to --. >> in fact, i don't know too much yet, but i think it's more broad. it's general rehab. >> general rehab. does that include that -- that's a very small amount. >> especially state-wide, even though there's a concentration of sro's here. >> we haven't found a bill number yet. we're trying to track that down and we'll continue to track that down. >> thank you. >> any questions. if not, thank
there is also assembly man scott wilke is supporting a bill that would add a 2 year felony penalty for people who identity fraud with seniors. so again we'll be watching that. and warren reported to us that meetings were held with legislators on january 13th and 14th. the meet and greet was very successful and they had put together a proposal book on the california senior legislature items they were interested in and the legislators were happy with that and we have asked for an electronic copy....
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the one on the left is one of the original wilk plants as we call them. it is subsequent to the introduction to the united states in 1800 is has become a relatively important tree species in terms of element -- elemental and the tropical parts of the united states and specifically southern florida. i will use some terms occasionally about how we grow and maintain plant lines as we are here. some are more technical and some are a little less technical. vegetative propaganule are pieces of a plant that can be coaxed into growing into a full plant without going through see generation. site has look aloft like true palms, but they are a completely different family in order of plants altogether. they are conifers, where homes are more closely related to greater first. they look similar. one of the big differences between them, even though they look similar is the way in which they grow. a site cap is able to be grown into a full plant from a very all parts of tissue. you can take a cutting or section of the trunk and let that go dormant, and that is most likel
the one on the left is one of the original wilk plants as we call them. it is subsequent to the introduction to the united states in 1800 is has become a relatively important tree species in terms of element -- elemental and the tropical parts of the united states and specifically southern florida. i will use some terms occasionally about how we grow and maintain plant lines as we are here. some are more technical and some are a little less technical. vegetative propaganule are pieces of a...
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driver louis ruiz coming from wilkes-barre heading into philadelphia. >> it's icy and a lot of watern the floors. especially tractor trailers. you know, it's real bad. >> reporter: cleared roads presented their own challenge with the days snow now turning to sheet of ice. extra salters have been deployed. everyone is being urged to use caution. >> they were pretty icy um then i saw the truck out there putting down the salt and everything. >> reporter: so we did see salters out in full force tonight and in fact philadelphia has deployed 30 extra salters to make sure the roads are in good condition for the morning commute. we're live along lynn cop drive tonight, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> diana, thank you very much. >>> the same system that brought us rain and slush pounded new england. portions of new hampshire that got 33-inches of snow last week got another 10-inches today. now boston officials opted not to issue a driving ban there. schools were closed today and again tomorrow. and in maine another 14-inches is expected to have fallen before this night is over. there w
driver louis ruiz coming from wilkes-barre heading into philadelphia. >> it's icy and a lot of watern the floors. especially tractor trailers. you know, it's real bad. >> reporter: cleared roads presented their own challenge with the days snow now turning to sheet of ice. extra salters have been deployed. everyone is being urged to use caution. >> they were pretty icy um then i saw the truck out there putting down the salt and everything. >> reporter: so we did see...
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permanent institution in 1842 when the united states exploring expedition, also sometimes called the wilkes expedition, returned from a four-year voyage in the pacific ocean at the behest of congress, mainly doing some surveying, but also picking up a whole bunch of natural science artifacts, including living plant specimens. in 1842, with the expedition returned, they had 150 fascinating tropical plant species, many of which had never before been on the american continent. this was deemed very valuable. this collection of plants was immediately recognized as important by congress. funds were appropriated for a temporary greenhouse structure to house them while a permanent garden could be built. we still have to this day a couple of plants that are direct descendents of those plants. the cycads we just looked at, the one on the left is one of the original plants. subsequent to its introduction to the united states, it has become a relatively important tree species in terms of ornamental tree in the tropical parts of the united states, and specifically in southern florida. as with most thing
permanent institution in 1842 when the united states exploring expedition, also sometimes called the wilkes expedition, returned from a four-year voyage in the pacific ocean at the behest of congress, mainly doing some surveying, but also picking up a whole bunch of natural science artifacts, including living plant specimens. in 1842, with the expedition returned, they had 150 fascinating tropical plant species, many of which had never before been on the american continent. this was deemed very...
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some rain showers made it to the scranton wilkes-barre area mixing with snow showers that will firstit the poconos then the lehigh valley and make their way from north to south early 31 morning. winter weather advisory for southeast pennsylvania and parts of new jersey including camden county, burlington county, ocean and mercer counties. from 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning to 6:00 a.m. tuesday and this is for not even just snow but the potential icy conditions with some rain that will change to freezing rain and mixed with sleet through the morning hours then through the afternoon so we're most concerned with the slippery roadways, some ice forming on any untreated surfaces. fox future cast overnight fairly quite a lot of clouds and fog by day break showers off towards our north a mix of rain and snow showers making its way into the philadelphia area through the afternoon. especially further north in the higher elevations really mixing with snow. later on monday afternoon. right now 39 in philadelphia. well above freezing. we're mostly above freezing which is good for now. we are expect
some rain showers made it to the scranton wilkes-barre area mixing with snow showers that will firstit the poconos then the lehigh valley and make their way from north to south early 31 morning. winter weather advisory for southeast pennsylvania and parts of new jersey including camden county, burlington county, ocean and mercer counties. from 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning to 6:00 a.m. tuesday and this is for not even just snow but the potential icy conditions with some rain that will change to...
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the gun that fired the fatal shot that killed president lincoln as well as clothing worn by john wilkes booth and medical instruments the doctor used to treat booth. luckily, the water didn't get high enough to damage any of the artifacts but the damage is bad enough to temporarily close the museum. >> oh, a little bit. we've come all the way from maine, and this is one of our spot stops. a little disappointed. >> reporter: now, the good news is the theater was untouched and is remaining open. so if you have tickets for the play "lincoln's widow," come on down. the show will go on as scheduled. many of our viewers also know this is the home to lincoln's topcoat he was wearing the night he was assassinated. that coat just happened to be out for cleaning when the flood occurred. live at ford's theater, mark zee graves news4. >>> the damage assessment in under way after water from a sprinkler pipe drained down the walls of all three floors of the georgetown library. a spokesman tells us a box of artifacts from a rare collection of d.c. artifacts sustained water damage. the library's web si
the gun that fired the fatal shot that killed president lincoln as well as clothing worn by john wilkes booth and medical instruments the doctor used to treat booth. luckily, the water didn't get high enough to damage any of the artifacts but the damage is bad enough to temporarily close the museum. >> oh, a little bit. we've come all the way from maine, and this is one of our spot stops. a little disappointed. >> reporter: now, the good news is the theater was untouched and is...
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but also jamal wilkes had a great game, jim jones. everybody.s to play their best game. and even the role players have to play better. we saw that with new england. you know, everybody had to step up their game. who would have thought the young man, the rookie, intercepts the ball. >> jimmy: i know, right? >> so it's amazing when the pressure is on, who loves to play up under that pressure, who will make plays up under that pressure. >> jimmy: do you love that pressure? >> i love it, i love it. >> jimmy: if i was an athlete i would hate that pressure. i'd crumble under pressure. on the rare occasion i will play golf. somebody says, okay, we're going to bet. i'll putt like 11 times. i will fall to pieces. >> i can't believe that. the way you handle the crowd, your monologue. >> jimmy: jokes are one thing. >> oh. >> jimmy: feats of athleticism are an entirely different animal. >> okay, you got me on that one. >> jimmy: the patriots i think had, at their victory party, they had rick ross and pitbull, florida performing. did you have bands hike that
but also jamal wilkes had a great game, jim jones. everybody.s to play their best game. and even the role players have to play better. we saw that with new england. you know, everybody had to step up their game. who would have thought the young man, the rookie, intercepts the ball. >> jimmy: i know, right? >> so it's amazing when the pressure is on, who loves to play up under that pressure, who will make plays up under that pressure. >> jimmy: do you love that pressure?...
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wilkes. we'll bring you the latest as it develops, thank you. >>> meanwhile, fox's news contributor lisa carter will be here to lack at these types of attacks we are seeing so tragically unfold. >>> and it is 1:04 a.m. and we are one hour into the cease-fire in ukraine. and our crew there just now reporting to us that it appears to be taking hold. again, it's 1:04 in the morning there. that's after some heavy fighting in the hours earlier today when shells rained down on a government-controlled town ahead of the midnight cease-fire in ukraine. the one white house said. >> pat: to baa. >> pat: topresident obama talked to angela merkel to help negotiate the deal. so will the cease-fire deal hold up? we are in ukraine working on this story, greg, what can you tell us? >> reporter: we are into the second hour of the cease-fire aimed to stop the terrible bloodshed in eastern ukraine. and we can tell you from what we are hearing it is mostly good to coin a phrase to paraphrase a line, it is mostly
wilkes. we'll bring you the latest as it develops, thank you. >>> meanwhile, fox's news contributor lisa carter will be here to lack at these types of attacks we are seeing so tragically unfold. >>> and it is 1:04 a.m. and we are one hour into the cease-fire in ukraine. and our crew there just now reporting to us that it appears to be taking hold. again, it's 1:04 in the morning there. that's after some heavy fighting in the hours earlier today when shells rained down on a...
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county bureau chief tracee wilk is outside that complex with more. tracie? >> reporter: people who are coming home from work this evening are absolutely shocked to see all these police cars out here, to see us here and to hear that there is a woman who was killed inside of this building that is known for being very quiet. >> it's a quiet place. >> reporter: that's why people who live here are surprised that a condo on the second floor is now a murder scene. >> a lot of elderly residents, so like i said it's shocking. >> reporter: police were called to the building for a check on welfare call. the body of the woman was found inside a second floor condo. she suffered blunt force trauma to her upper body. >> our investigators are working to establish motive and suspect description. >> reporter: folks say residents on the second floor are being questioned. cameras will be reviewed as they search for the suspect who may have known the victim. >> generally it's a safe community. we don't believe it was a random act. >> reporter: dozens of police cars and detective
county bureau chief tracee wilk is outside that complex with more. tracie? >> reporter: people who are coming home from work this evening are absolutely shocked to see all these police cars out here, to see us here and to hear that there is a woman who was killed inside of this building that is known for being very quiet. >> it's a quiet place. >> reporter: that's why people who live here are surprised that a condo on the second floor is now a murder scene. >> a lot of...
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like the gun that fired the fatal shot that killed abraham lincoln as well as clothing worn by john wilkes booth and medical instruments that were used to treat booth. luckily the water didn't get high enough to damage the artifacts but the damage is bad enough to temporarily close the museum. >> the theater remains open, performances go on as scheduled. just the museum is affected. we don't have a projected time with when we'll be able to reopen. >> reporter: the closure comes as a disappointment to the nearly 1,000 visitors a day who come to this museum, and it comes as fords theater is preparing for the 150th anniversary of lincoln's assassination this april. again, the good news, if you have tickets for the play here "lincoln's widow," still come down. the play is going on as scheduled every night. the bad news, they don't know when the museum will reopen. and there is still concern for some of those artifacts. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you what the concern is and what it will take to get this museum reopened. reporting live in northwest, mark segraves, news4. >>> we have just lear
like the gun that fired the fatal shot that killed abraham lincoln as well as clothing worn by john wilkes booth and medical instruments that were used to treat booth. luckily the water didn't get high enough to damage the artifacts but the damage is bad enough to temporarily close the museum. >> the theater remains open, performances go on as scheduled. just the museum is affected. we don't have a projected time with when we'll be able to reopen. >> reporter: the closure comes as a...
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she is taylor wilkes and she lives on dunson drive in coventry delaware. her family says she took off after an argument with them and say that she was saying things that had police very concerned about her welfare. she drives a green '98 ford escape wagon with delaware tags. keep a look out for her and her car. health officials say five children from one suburban chicago daycare have the measles. the cases all involve babies. younger than one yearly old. lab tests confirmed measles in of two the babies. doctors diagnosed three others. it's unclear if the cases are linked to the measles outbreak that began doctors knee land or another case confirmed in suburban chicago. the daycare is now asking parents to keep unvaccinated children home for three weeks. >>> new york the ntsb is focusing their investigation on that deadly train crash. around how driver of an suv ended up on the tracks. the ntsb says it's found no evidence so far to indicate the gates were not working at the railroad crossing. a witness says the driver of the suv ellen brody got out to check
she is taylor wilkes and she lives on dunson drive in coventry delaware. her family says she took off after an argument with them and say that she was saying things that had police very concerned about her welfare. she drives a green '98 ford escape wagon with delaware tags. keep a look out for her and her car. health officials say five children from one suburban chicago daycare have the measles. the cases all involve babies. younger than one yearly old. lab tests confirmed measles in of two...
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damn you john wilkes booth! [ laughter and applause ] gone too soon. listen to this.rk times" revealed "fifty shades of grey" revealed that after a final scene of a preview screening must of the audience burst out laughing. so, it sounds like christain grey and i have a similar effect on the ladies. [ laughter and applause ] "house of cards" fans here? any "house of cards" fans? [ cheers and applause ] viewers were able to watch season three of "house of cards" yesterday for 20 minutes after netflix accidentally posted the new episodes, or was it an accident? [ laughter ] [ applause ] there's a new study out, a new study shows that drivers high on marijuana are less dangerous than drunk drivers. the study shows that biggest issues is marijuana users waiting for the stop sign to turn green. [ laughter ] here in manhattan this week a man was arrested for slapping the rear end of a police horse. but, don't worry, the horse is fine. he's in stable condition. [ laughter and applause ] thank you very much. thank you. and that is tonight's joke for a five-year-old. good to b
damn you john wilkes booth! [ laughter and applause ] gone too soon. listen to this.rk times" revealed "fifty shades of grey" revealed that after a final scene of a preview screening must of the audience burst out laughing. so, it sounds like christain grey and i have a similar effect on the ladies. [ laughter and applause ] "house of cards" fans here? any "house of cards" fans? [ cheers and applause ] viewers were able to watch season three of "house of...
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actually get up in wilkes barre scranton they will see anywhere from eight to 10 inches of snow out ofe will zoom in tighter 3-inch line will run from pottstown to doylestown and includes quakertown and kutztown. allentown looks like you will be close to the 6-inch line. one to three for coatsville, wayne, and philadelphia more importantly, i'm becoming more concerned about the icing issue that will fall on top of the snow that a accumulates overnight tonight. this will be north of the pennsylvania turnpike, perhaps one to .2 of an inch of ice for places like reading, kutztown pottstown and allentown. any untreated surfaces sidewalks, parking lots back roadways could be very slick. morning commute looks very typical for lehigh valley. we will have snow accumulation as well as ice accumulation slushy roads possible for northwestern suburbs and then for the city points south and east including south jersey and delaware it looks like mainly just wet roadways. the mostly cloudy, snow developing late, up to 40 degrees, later on for the forecasted high. overnight tonight snow change to go a
actually get up in wilkes barre scranton they will see anywhere from eight to 10 inches of snow out ofe will zoom in tighter 3-inch line will run from pottstown to doylestown and includes quakertown and kutztown. allentown looks like you will be close to the 6-inch line. one to three for coatsville, wayne, and philadelphia more importantly, i'm becoming more concerned about the icing issue that will fall on top of the snow that a accumulates overnight tonight. this will be north of the...
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and so my mother's parents were living in el paso, and my grandmother wilke in el paso was very young for a grandmother. she had married at age 16 herself. she was very young, had plenty of energy. and she said she would just be delighted to keep me in el paso for school, and so that was the arrangement that was made. and i went away to school. i would come home at christmas and over easter break and in the summers, but other than that, i was staying in el paso. and that was all right, except i was homesick. i really loved the ranch and loved being with my parents, and i didn't want to be away. so i remember those years with considerable pain, actually. c-span: what was it like when you found out that your mother had been married before? >> guest: well, i was very shocked. c-span: what year was that? >> guest: oh, i don't remember. i was a student in el paso, and i remember one of the children i knew saying, `i know something about you.' `no, you don't.' `yes, i do. i know something about you and your mother.' `no, you don't. what is it?' `well, your mother was married before. she had
and so my mother's parents were living in el paso, and my grandmother wilke in el paso was very young for a grandmother. she had married at age 16 herself. she was very young, had plenty of energy. and she said she would just be delighted to keep me in el paso for school, and so that was the arrangement that was made. and i went away to school. i would come home at christmas and over easter break and in the summers, but other than that, i was staying in el paso. and that was all right, except i...
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john wilkes booth, you can read the crack as the division of the union.ut what this is as an historical document editors the commendation of myth and history. now he belongs to the ages. it was noted that lincoln was shot on good friday. the element of mythmaking begins almost instantly with this. that transports us away from the vernacular of political portraits that i have been discussing. which gets reestablished in the 20th century. oil painting remains -- it will be interesting to see who the first president is who does not photograph or some other media some other medium to represent himself. or herself. see what i did there? but oil painting remains king. this is a study of frank when roosevelt that completed because of his death. someone said a portrait is where something is wrong with the smile or the hands. you can see the artist really concerned with this study about what to do with the hand in which roosevelt is holding his glasses and pen. it was a study for the conference a att alta. the only way joseph allen death -- joseph stalin can get i
john wilkes booth, you can read the crack as the division of the union.ut what this is as an historical document editors the commendation of myth and history. now he belongs to the ages. it was noted that lincoln was shot on good friday. the element of mythmaking begins almost instantly with this. that transports us away from the vernacular of political portraits that i have been discussing. which gets reestablished in the 20th century. oil painting remains -- it will be interesting to see who...
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they now face these new charges of facilitating tax evasion, summarize, if you wilkes for the committee what the fed has done with respect to hsbc to pursue these tax evasion allegations, what conclusions you may have reached regarding their responsibility for their activities and what steps you're taking with other federal officials to pursue these matters? >> okay well, first of all, again, i can't really speak to the specific matter that is under investigation but i can tell you that with respect to hsbc, we have three -- we've entered into three normal enforcement actions consent cease and desist orders and those relate to bank secrecy and aml compliance, there is one related to mortgage servicing activities and one related to compliance risk management in general. so we have been obviously working on issues with the firm related to compliance generally. i will say that in any situation where there's an investigation if we -- if we have evidence or we are provided with evidence ses especially those we would favor certainly moving forward and have further committed to taking any appr
they now face these new charges of facilitating tax evasion, summarize, if you wilkes for the committee what the fed has done with respect to hsbc to pursue these tax evasion allegations, what conclusions you may have reached regarding their responsibility for their activities and what steps you're taking with other federal officials to pursue these matters? >> okay well, first of all, again, i can't really speak to the specific matter that is under investigation but i can tell you that...
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after hearing that address where the president advocated voting rights for the class, john wilkes booth decided to kill him. the measure about the president championed during his journey through the house of representatives became the first of three reconstruction amendments. the other two, securing citizens -- citizenships and voting rights gave meaning to the freedom that have been declared by the first. a century and a half later, as recent events have tragically demonstrated, we find ourselves in need of a renewed commitment to freedom, one that shields american citizens of color from the continuing disabilities. secured by the commitment of all americans to the justice and equality invoked by the 13th amendment. [applause] >> dr. medford, thank you for those wonderful words. a perfect observation of the importance of the events of the day, and what they led up to. the next segment will talk about activities in the district of columbia that occurred up to and after the 13th amendment as typified by key churches. william lord garrison published his first issue of "deliver -- "the lib
after hearing that address where the president advocated voting rights for the class, john wilkes booth decided to kill him. the measure about the president championed during his journey through the house of representatives became the first of three reconstruction amendments. the other two, securing citizens -- citizenships and voting rights gave meaning to the freedom that have been declared by the first. a century and a half later, as recent events have tragically demonstrated, we find...
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window of the cafe which was hosting a freedom of speech event organized by the swedish artist lars wilks in the past he's faced several attempted attacks and death threats for drawing caricatures of the prophet muhammad. danish security forces are calling it a likely terrorist attack just releasing this image of the suspect. >>> welcome to a new hour here in america's news headquarters. >> we'll continue to follow this developing story and bring you updates as we get them. >>> in the meantime new reaction today to a suicide attack against an air base in iraq involving about two dozen isis militants. it happened at the al assad air bass in anbar province where american and coalition troops are training iraqi forces. the pentagon says most of the terrorists were killed either by iraqi troops or by detonating their suicide vests. our peter deesy joins us live from washington with more details. peter, what can you tell us? >> there are still more than 300 americans at the al assad base where there are teaching iraqi soldiers how to fight and military experts are concerned now that more is no
window of the cafe which was hosting a freedom of speech event organized by the swedish artist lars wilks in the past he's faced several attempted attacks and death threats for drawing caricatures of the prophet muhammad. danish security forces are calling it a likely terrorist attack just releasing this image of the suspect. >>> welcome to a new hour here in america's news headquarters. >> we'll continue to follow this developing story and bring you updates as we get them....
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right up in through here in the wilkes barre scranton area where some of those locations could see overhave of snow with this. there will be a thin layer of ice that accumulates on top of that snow. start out as snow go to sleet and freezing rain. that is when problems start to develop from reading kutztown pottstown quakertown and doylestown. so again this is mainly north of the pennsylvania turnpike, and west of center city where we will see this icing. south and east looks like mainly just a rain event. some rush hour impacts. it will be a few impacts later this evening. the this is mainly for when you are driving home from your super bowl gatherings, there could be slow roadways as light snow develops. the rush hour of concern will be obviously tomorrow morning. especially north and west with the snow covered back roadways icy patches on some of the main arteries here and then as we get into tomorrow evening there could be a few delays, as we see some snow squals push through with the arctic front. mostly cloudy for today snow speculate. 37 degrees is your forecast high, that snow c
right up in through here in the wilkes barre scranton area where some of those locations could see overhave of snow with this. there will be a thin layer of ice that accumulates on top of that snow. start out as snow go to sleet and freezing rain. that is when problems start to develop from reading kutztown pottstown quakertown and doylestown. so again this is mainly north of the pennsylvania turnpike, and west of center city where we will see this icing. south and east looks like mainly just a...