[applause] interested in American History . Watch American History television on cspan3 at the weekend. 40 hours of people and events that helped document the american story. Visit cspan. Org history for more information. Booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. Im going to try to get through a few. One is the future of the brain. Doing a lot of work in neuroscience space in congress. We have a map of the brain. A group of essays that if they all point to the direction of the future. As a euro sign tracers. Im also interested in both steve and peters book and then im going to think just for fun read a curious mind. Its a group of interviews collective group of what i would call impact players. Wewere going to have a little chance to lay back and take in some information and have some fun. Booktv wants to know what you are reading this summer. Tweet us your answer booktv or post it on your Facebook Page facebook. Com booktv. Welc
Good evening. Were happy youre here for this even. Ive one of the reference librarians here and were here to listen to howard mean about his new book 67 shots at kent state where the shooting take place, only ten miles from here. Beer excited to have this program of national interest. Mr. Means a biographer and former editor at the washingtonian, Business Books include pakistan the ageneral jerry takes tis play. Johnny appleseed, the man, the myth, and the american story. And also wrote the first biography on colin powell. Join me in welcoming mr. Mean. I also wrote 67 shots. Im going to talk about that tonight instead of 76. Thank you, amanda. Ammann to is also herself a very accomplished novelist, and mystery stories, won an agatha christie. Everybody who was at kent state in 1970, stand up and raise your hand. Okay, this is scary. This is really scary. I wanted to point out jerry back there. [applause] jerry was a great help to me in putting getting contacts and writing the book, an
Carolina we will see this dropping late this morning and then in the afternoon will continue bit longer but basically that Winter Weather advisory will erode is the day wears on from south to north as warmer air comes in is the updated snowfall potential across here are generally half finished a couple inches across Hampton Roads a bit more off to the north but it doesnt really matter because again were talking about a transition from snow to rain and that rain is going to wash away pretty much whats out there as temperatures will get much warmer tonight and tomorrow. So snow out there this morning down to the southwest are to see that transition very quickly adds one to take a moment to show you as we go through eight oclock that rain snow mix line pushing of rain for eastern North Carolina by nine oclock is pushing up prices southside ten oclock mostly rain for much of southeast virginia here on hampton road southside in North Carolina and then as we go up to eleven and twelve oclock
The chances when i return are in right now in Hampton Police and fire officials are investigating a Bethel High School bomb threat the school was evacuated as a precaution soon as we drive or walk to school when home immediately and buses arrived early to pick up the bus riders parents had to pick up their children at First Friends Church across the street. First responders are conducting a search of the building. The Virginia Beach Police Sergeant accused of driving under the influence in with her two children in the car is out of jail tonight were also learning more about the night of her arrest Sargent Marty Hobbs posted bond this morning elise brown talk to hubs husband as he left court today. A viewing in your life family and colleagues of Virginia Beach Police Sargent marty homs the sat in the courtroom for a bond hearing Tuesday Morning on the force for seventeen years holmes is accused of driving under the influence sunday children ages two and five according to Court Records h
Missiles, and the commander of the soviet forces on the island had the authority already delivered from moscow that when the First American bomb dropped on cuba, he could fire a salvo of Tactical Nuclear weapon into the Guantanamo Naval base where there were 5000 marines. But just thousands that was so important, it shouldnt completely overlooked the other crisis, the sino indian war. China and india of the worlds two biggest countries by virtue of population. And back in the 1960s they were the cutting edge of a competition between democracy and communism. In many ways they were where the whole cold war was really going to be fought out. Kennedy had campaigned in 1959 and 1960, one of the flanks he campaigned on was the United States wanted india to win this competition. The state Department Memo was remarkably president and they got it right. A few days later the war began and the chinese began overrunning the frontline indian positions. Within a week or two india was in a very stric