potentially be infiltrating that trying to get at u.s. forces. >> i'm glad you're there, hans, because for all of its history, afghanistan has been a complex place. and in the 17 years america has been there, it has not grown any simpler. hans nichols for us in kandahar, afghanistan, thank you for that. earlier, we told you about the baltimore police detective who was shot and killed in the line of duty that week. i inadvertently called him by a different name. his name is shawn suitor. our thoughts are with detective suitor's family, his friends and the baltimore police department. people who may deserve a statue of their own. today, it's sara, an american writer who successfully lobbied to make thanksgiving an american holiday. hail was born in 1788 in new hampshire and became a teacher. she married and had five children and after her husband's early death, she began to publish her writings. she was one of the first female american novelists and one of the first americans to write about slavery.