Nominated twice for the pulitzer prize. The author of i think one of the great books about the civil war, america which was in the library a few years ago talking about it and talking about the importance of the evangelical religion in american politics leading up to the civil war and in some senses, the decline of evangelical religion, certainly the righteousness of evangelical religion after the civil war in the beginning of postreconstruction era and jim crow. It is i think a great book that refrains from what we have thought about the civil war and what we thought about race and religion in america. In a sense, you get his generation whose new book, when government was good is the subtitle. It may seem like a distant path for some of us today. We phrased also the conversation about the place of government in American History and particularly executiveleadership. Its really a book about truman and eisenhower and johnson who was the coda about those who came after. Here in kansas cit
We spoke to one young man mountain weight room. And the coach said get down they are shooting. And i said all right. I got right down. Besides going through all the video they are working to interview more than adozen witnesses inside of the school now and trying to identify the shooter and the mote he. They believe it was between two adults but they dont know what the adults affiliation is with the school. Channel 6 action news. Thank you. We have a story of tragedy on the tracks this morning. Involving a train carrying republican members of congress and their families. An amtrak train smashed into the truck on the tracks in virginia and one person in the truck was killed and five people were taken to the hospital. Four have been released and are okay. The lawmakers were headed to the annual gop retreat in greenbriar, west virginia. We know that congressman jason lewis of minnesota was taken to the hospital with a possible concussion and its not clear if other members of congress or t
That is a few of the upcoming live programs on cspan2s book tv. The between 1942 and 46, general Leslie Groves and the Manhattan Project, Nuclear Weapon tests in japan. Working closely with groves was j Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicists often called the father of the atomic bomb. Up next, several scholars discuss the importance of growth and oppenheimer in the race to create an atomic bomb. They are joined by oppenheimers grandson, and general growths granddaughter. They share their memories of their grandparents. This hourlong program was hosted by the atomic heritage foundation. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] ok. It is now time. We are delighted you are having such a good time. Here is another interesting session. It is a session again at the leadership of growth and oppenheimer, who are very different people. A
This was also from the atomic heritage foundation. Its an hour. I promised on time delivery and it is now time. We are delighted youre having such a good time. Heres another really interesting session. It is a session again, to look at the leadership of groves and oppenheimer, who were very different people but both in their own way well, ill let you decide which was indispensable. First we have as a repeat performer, robert norris, the biographer of the definitive biographer of general groves. Then we have the coauthors of the definitive biographer of oppenheimer that came out and won a pull it sder. Were going to hear from the grandchildren of oppenheimer and as a plus we have a niece granddaughter of general groves. So i dont know, how should we set this up . Let them decide or let you decide. Well let the audience decide. Listen closely now. The decision is which man was the indispensable man of the Manhattan Project . Take it away. I guess ill start. Thats part of the title of my
And about to kill his woman passenger because she knew he was involved in thursdays homicide. Police say they didnt find a gun or near the suspect after they shot him. On sunday, San Jose Police say he reached for a gun during a confrontation with officers at a laundromat on center road. Law enforcement had considered both men to be armed and dangerous after watching Surveillance Video that captured thursdays murder and torture of 38yearold Christopher Wren at an officer building near the post office. That shows horrific encounter with three suspects are care e terrorizing the victim that they eventually killed. They are armed with handguns, tech nine style assault rifles. And then the third outstanding suspect had another weapon. Police will not discuss what that other weapon is or was. Again, theyre asking and urging that third suspect to surrender. Reporting live here outside San Jose Police headquarters, nbc bay area news. Bob, thanks. An update on another officer involved shooting