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all of william westmoreland's papers are there. johnson's national security council staff papers.o 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. the record is established. the participants are still alive. brian: in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict, but in american history. why? mark: well up until the tet offensive, which this is part part of, the johnson administration and general westmoreland had argued that this war was winnable and it was not going to be terribly difficult. in fact, william westmoreland came to washington in november of 1967 and gave a speech at the national press club where he outlined the phases of the war and said we were entering, i believe it was phase three, where we are beginning to withdraw american forces very soon. so the impression given was that this war was well and hand and the united states was winning. the tet offensive i think administered a tremendous shock to the american public. it was not just hue. it was 100 other cities in south vietnam th

spotsylvan spotsylvania, prince william, westmoreland, stafford, fairfax, loudoun, arlington county schools all closed. manassas city and alexandria schools closed as well. anne arundel, montgomery, prince george's county schools in maryland are also closed today. >> the federal government is on a two-hour delay this morning with the option for a scheduled leave for telework. >>> well, good morning. we are watching the snow very closely. here's a live look at the radar. we're seeing the snow bands across the area, except winchester, warrenton. maybe flurries in inland, in the district, much of northern virginia, maryland, the storm system centered offshore. all snow this morning. as you head out, keep in mind, a lot of the roads are snow-covered except the main roads that have been continuing to be treated. those are just wet right now. temperatures are well below freezing or about the mid to low 20s. this is why the snow is sticking. it's still sticking. if you are heading out any time soon, drive slowly. keep your distance. here's what it looks like by 7:00 a.m. we'll see the snow taperin

i think president johnson believed his generals and i think william westmoreland deserves to be remembered in much of the way remember george mcclellan in the civil war being famous as a general for being able to put together a beautiful army but who did not want to fight it. i think general westmoreland is an example of a whole different kind of command stupidity which is such a strong belief in his own theory of what was happening in the field, that it was impervious to facts. that even when young officers who were actually charged with fighting this war would come back and tell him, no, sir, this is not what is happening. this is what is happening. he would not accept it. did not believe it. and he is not the first general who accepts only information that supports what he wants to hear, but he is a very, very glaring example of it. brian: did you talk to any enlisted men that were in the hue battle? because i know in the book you talk about how a lot of enlisted men and young kids over there did not even know where vietnam was. did you talk to any of them? mark: yes. i would say most o

spotsylvania, prince william, rappahannock, westmoreland, stafford, fairfax, loudoun and arlington county are all closed. fredericksburg and manassas city schools are also closed. anne arundel, montgomery, prince george's county schools are closed today. the federal government is on a two-hour delay with the option for unscheduled leave or telework. >>> we want to begin with a look at the storm team 4 forecast. with what we can expect. >> it's an incredible winter storm. we have winter weather advisories and storm warnings that go up and down the entire eastern seaboard. so just an enormous amount of impact if you're trying to go on the roads or the rails or the runways today. you need to plan ahead. everything is going to take longer. i suspect a lot of flights may be canceled as well as the school closings. you can track it on nbc washington app as well. >>> my colleague sheena parveen is out on the weather deck. >> don't remind me, chuck. i am outside. in the wind and the snow. it's still snowing in the district. currently, though, it's 24 degrees. feels like 8 degrees. these are nod w

william and rappahannock schools are closed. just coming into the newsroom, allegheny public schools on a two-hour delay. westmoreland county schools are closed today. federal government on a two-hour delay this morning with the option for unscheduled leave or telework. >>> it's 4:30 now. we want to check out all the snow falling on the boardwalk in ocean city. you see that thick snow. this is one of the cameras. ocean city live.com. that beach community is getting hammered by snow this morning. in other parts of southern maryland, a blizzard warning. >> justin finch is live for us at the beach this morning. justin, how is it looking on the ground now? >> reporter: hey there, aaron. still coming down. an love to be out here playing in this nice fresh snow. look at it coming down here. it's getting powdery now. it was a little more coarse and frozen earlier. i want to show you how much snow has fallen. this bench presumably has not been touched. i'll wave my hand or push it off. there is an icier texture to the snow out here. as you mentioned, blizzard watches into effect out here, blowing this snow and the snowflakes

william and rappahannock schools are closed. just coming into the newsroom, allegheny public schools on a two-hour delay. westmorelandschools are closed today. federal government on a two-hour delay this morning with the option for unscheduled leave or telework. >>> it's 4:30 now. we want to check out all the snow falling on the boardwalk in ocean city. you see that thick snow. this is one of the cameras. ocean city live.com. that beach community is getting hammered by snow this morning. in other parts of southern maryland, a blizzard warning. >> justin finch is live for us at the beach this morning. justin, how is it looking on the ground now? >> reporter: hey there, aaron. still coming down. an

into effect tonight and up it goes as far west of prince william's county, fauquier county as well. then you get to the southeast. westmoreland county, a warning but the shade of red, ocean city and rehoboth beach is included. there is a blizzard warning in effect. look at all the red that runs up through parts of maine. a pretty widespread area that has a blizzard warning in effect. here is the storm right now. you mentioned down in the deep south. it's snowing throughout south carolina. it snowed earlier in georgia and florida. it's working its way up to north carolina. now if you look outside the clouds we have out there that weren't there a couple of hours ago are the leading edge clouds that are working on in. the system that will be affecting us tonight. with the temperatures, we went up to the mid-30's and we are above freezing for the moment. warmest temperatures we've had in a while. but the roads are you don't have to worry about it for the next couple of hours but by tomorrow morning the commute will be very, very different than this morning. we want to show you what the storm is already doing. florida to the carol