Weekend on cspan 3. Next, we hear from lonnie theh, director of Smithsonian National museum of African American history and culture. He talks about how it came to be and some of his favorite artifacts. The museum will be open to an to th open to the public. This is just over an hour. It is my real pleasure and honor to welcome lonnie bunch the third, the director of the Smithsonian National museum of African American history and culture. Lonnie for you about a moment before he joins me on the stage. Prior to his 2005 appointment at the smithsonian, his most recent appointment at the smithsonian, he served as the president of the Chicago Historical society. He transform that institution and made Great Strides reaching Diverse Communities as he launched a program on teenaged life called teen chicago. It is only one of the Amazing Things he did there. His legacy is very present there. He is a prolific author. He has written on the black military experience, the american presidency, and al
Before Labor Day Weekend is over. We have team coverage. The weekend will start off ok. Harvey both will be rain free days if you have plans. The storm is moving steadily along, 50 mile per hour winds down from where it was because the track has been overland. Tropical storm warnings all the way of the coast from the carolinas to new jersey and a Tropical Storm watch from long water tomorrow afternoon there is the opportunity for it to we intensify. Then it is going to get into a star pattern where it will mill around or loop around. How close to it will post to us will it be . Possibly for some fringe effect. We want to give you the idea of the beginning timeline. Ray not just any night and then the rest of us getting some the island sunday morning than by sunday night they are picking up on the cape as well. It will get received it not as much as the south coast of the islands. More on the effects that we can expect here. It is the south coastal areas, the cape and the islands we are
Randy and im randy price. Were tracking every angle of the storm. Were out there this morning as things start to happen. Our reporters, videographers, and meterologists are covering every angle. First to the timing of things cindy is leading our coverage. Cindy good morning to you both. We have not just snow with this particular storm but also very strong winds prompting coastal flooding concerns and also power outage concerns. So a lot to watch with this system. Already the winds are gusting over 40 Miles Per Hour along the coastline. It is those strong winds combined with the heavy, wet snow that has prompted blizzard warnings until 7 00 tonight south of boston. Elsewhere, winter storm warnings for the heavy snow and also winds sustained close to 30 Miles Per Hour. The storm is still very far away from us. In fact about 500 miles away. Typically a storm would not be impacting us. This one very large. You can see already the outer bands of snow all the way up to the Cape Cod Canal and
The ocean and back to the west. Trying to add to the snow totals up to the west were going to watch this band is deeper blue band especially that stretches from boston just out of quincy now but milton look like its about to dedham and canton through Holbrook Rockland Pembroke kingston halifax stretches over to plymouth as well. Its just north of route 44 and thats going to continue to bruise some heavy snow on its path all appear to the north shore watching this one make its way up to the west towards past burlington now its way along 128 just to the west of your burlington this new into the heavy snow band as well continue on to the west toward wayland you going to get into that as well. This is going to produce an inch of snow as it comes on through for many of you. So added on top of what you have now just when you thought you were done and become lighter start to pick up intensity again. Up to the west much lighter still snowing out in worcester at least a fine light snow the stea
Conference detailing his training and their concern about the fate of the crew. The mariners dont fear too much. They fear this. When their ship mates and their friends are involved in a marine tragedy. Reporter he moved from massachusetts to florida in 2007. He now lives in fort myers. His wife katie is pregnant with twins. And we are now learning more about a second mass maritime dwrad grad. He is a married father of three and like Keith Griffin he is an engineer. Debris and a life boat from the sunken cargo ship has been found as well as the body of one sailor in a survivor suit. Here they are Still Holding out hope. It is a somber day to be sure, but we are holding out hope that we get some perhaps surprising good news with maybe a coast guard discovery. Phil that was Todd Kazakiewich reporting. Tragedy on an American Airlines flight bound for boston. The pilot gets sick and dies. Rhondella richardson just talked with passengers and she is live at logan. Reporter the phoenixbased p