And Joe Hernandez from member station w.h.y. Why reports the 2 year window for civil lawsuits is seen as one of the most expansive in the country for allowing both child and adult victims to sue over abuse that occurred at any time it's part of a larger law that expands New Jersey's civil statute of limitations on sexual abuse which previously blocked survivors from coming forward after 2 years victims and victim advocates say the window is an opportunity to hold abusers accountable and possibly win monetary settlements Arizona and New York Open similar Windows this year as more states look to expand their laws amid continued allegations of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts as well as sexual misconduct on earth by the me too movement for n.p.r. News I'm Joe Hernandez this is n.p.r. News. Doctors in Zimbabwe who were recently laid off for going on strike have defied a government ultimatum to report for work they also rejected an offer to subsidize their salaries for 6 months by a business mogul. Has details the 48 hour to me was the result of a meeting between culturally bishops concerned at the state of ill to deliver in the country and President. The doctors are demanding the government address their issues the lack of drugs and sundries and the breakdown of the equipment ignores people's before they go back to work their strike and subsequent dismissal have paralyzed the public health system the doctors also say while their appreciate the subsidy or millionaire businessman they want the government to address their concerns 1st for n.p.r. News. A powerful and dangerous storm is moving east from California bringing heavy snow to the northern Midwest Laura Pagano is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. She says the storm is likely they keep moving east with more snow especially into interior portions of the northeast and we're seeing values upwards of $8.00 to $12.00 inches and even along the Catskills the higher terrain we're seeing values upwards towards 15 inches in that area the storm is likely to complicate travel for the millions of people heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday I'm to a rom n.p.r. News in Washington support for n.p.r. Comes from n.p.r. Stations other contributors include the candy to fund supporting individual dignity and sustainable communities through investments and transformative leaders and ideas learn more in the thunder dot org And Americans for the Arts. The for. The for The for. The for. The for. The for the. For the. For. The. For. The. Average day as the saying. And the world puts on a new thing a. Certain thing the reader reading. This old world seems like a. Billy Taylor wrapping up that set with his. Valdes called. This appears on his album urban Grio and he's joined here by Chip Jackson and Bernard Harper and bass and drums. We open up that set with both to talk about jazz and Arturo for real taking turns at the piano accompanied by an. A larger ensemble directed by Arturo piano is the tune we heard from the double cd set La Familia this is jazz and Leslie keris and we've got some more brilliant piano on the way when we return it's Art Tatum with Benny Carter and then we'll hear new live music from Nicholas Payton hope you can stay with me. Wow. Nicholas Payton on the trumpet and actually on the keyboard too with tea for 2 joined there by Peter Washington on the bass Kenny Washington on the drums a brand new dive recording called with wax and with Nick and of course as a tune that Art Tatum played a bunch of times and we heard from the master himself right before that with Benny Carter and street of dreams and Leslie Charisse it's been great fun hanging with you in this past hour well close with saxophonist Sam Burckhardt and terrorist Lucas Yeah this is Sister Rosetta. Render it Robin's numbs Bob Bob Bob and. Along with they are been our most savage For the Arkansas judiciaries public education program and k u a r I'm Karen steward with the courts and community the 1st African-American municipal judge in America was from Arkansas Mike Flynn Wistar Gibbs was elected to city judge in Little Rock in $873.00 he was also a businessman and active in the civil rights movement kids elementary in Little Rock is named after him Gibbs was born in $823.00 in Philadelphia as a young adult he was active in the abolitionist movement and worked with Frederick Douglas he spent time in Canada and returned to the us in 1971 eventually settling in Little Rock Gibbs was a prominent figure in local state and national Republican politics receiving 3 presidential appointments his autobiography shadow and light contains an introduction written by his friend and colleague Booker t. Washington he died in 1915 and was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2016 with the courts and community care and steward. This is 8 point one little rock daily. Become a member of. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I'm nor Rahm winter weather is complicating travel this weekend as many people try to get home after Thanksgiving a powerful storm is moving east across the u.s. Dropping snow in some areas and heavy rain and others 2 children died in central Arizona when their vehicle was swept away while attempting to cross a flooded creek a 3rd child is still missing the storm is expected to drop as much as a foot of snow in the northern Midwest the weather may have contributed to a plane crash in South Dakota yesterday a small plane with a dozen people aboard went down shortly after taking off from Chamberlain rule County State's Attorney Teresa mail Raso says it was hard for rescuers to reach the crash site we had extreme when you know visibility issues and they performed heroically in a rural setting to try to get to that plane and that 9 people died in the other 3 were injured defense attorneys for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Cuba are calling for the head of the u.s. Military court there be replaced N.P.R.'s Saussure fine for has more on the story the defense lawyers say Navy rear admiral Christian Rice Meyer cannot be impartial because of his past involvement with one tunnel prosecutors that includes attending a dinner hosted by the chief prosecutor and participating in a Guantanamo related move to court at the chief prosecutor's request the judge in the $911.00 case has ruled Rice Meyer must testify about whether that disqualifies him James Cornell represents prisoner Amar it's.