The wind adding the bite to the air a few scattered clouds, Worcester County to rhode island, a couple exiting from the south shore to the cape. It will be a bright day beautiful looking blustery still cold, breezy, 6 44 sunrise, improvement over the 20s, 41 by lunchtime gust 35 mile clear and blustery for the ride home sunset at 4 16 temperatures are back in the mid30s. Changes for thanksgiving well talk about them coming up well get you on the road. This accident on 93 in andover blocking the shoulder all the way in the rest of 93 completely clear. We have our usual stop and go milton to columbia road it is not looking too good, this is probably what it will look like with thanksgiving travel split, 128, 20 minutes from brain tree up to the pike, kate . Breaking over night a School Bus Driver in tennessee arrested. Charged in a crash that killed 5 Young Students police say 24 yearold Johnthony Walker was driving the school bus when he crashed into a tree flipped the bus nearly slicin
District which stands she was first elected in 2007. She holds the same seat that was held three decades earlier by her late husband, former congressman and president ial candidate paul tsongas. Janet thanks for being here. There around the world about the russian passenger plane that exploded over egypt. As a member of the Armed Services committee, do you believe isis was involved . I think it s something we have to explore. We now know it was a bomb that detonated that brought the plane down. I think greater evidence is showing lax security at the airport in egypt made that possible it will require real attention but i also think it s more likely than not. Janet does this justify president obama sending more troops . Niki the nation of syria is complicated. Russia s involvement made it more complex. The president s recent decision to send it 50 special operations personnel was more respective of the challenges we face. My view has been we make these piecemeal steps forward without ev
Thats the way i interpreted it. I think its a really wonderful and amazing representation of his influence. Host janet in quincy, illinois, i think we have time to get you in. Caller thank you. My husband knew him. They worked together in 1958 the glacier park, montana. Guest you worked with whom . Host janet . Janet, i apologize. Im going interrupt you. Janet, i didnt understand who your understand worked with . Caller they were working in glacier park in a lodge in 1958. Host who . Caller hebert. Guest okay. Host janet, very quickly, go ahead. Caller anyway. We wanted to know. You had earlier talked about him being in this compound. Has anybody seen him . Is he okay . Thats my question. Guest yes. He came out recently for a funeral of a family member, and apparently talked to his brother. But then his brother told people about what hebert said. I think they cut off communication. But, you know, hes alive and hes healthy, apparently. But he has host is he being held prisoner . Guest y
Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the Pittsburgh Steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist
Good afternoon. Im sure you have a number of welcomes to the book fair. Im going give you anyway. We are glad you are here. This is a discussion about two of the most significant periods in American History. The revolutionary war era before americas birth as a nation, and the runup and the aftermath of the civil war. When america experience neardeath as a nation. In bunker bunker hill a city, a siege, a revolution nathaniel talks about boston. And the bloodiest battle of the revolution, and the point of no return for the rebellious column nists. Hes a native boston and trained journalist. He is recognized authority on the history of man tuck et. He told an interviewer i dont think its possible to have the death of the islands rich history. He has previous books that include may flower. The finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for history. In the heart of the sea he won the National Book award for fiction. Revenge of the whale. One of the hornbook aware. Award. He holds a bachelor in english