So far, so good. Thanks for being with us and just a reminder, only four hours from washington so you can come up to the National Book fair in any year you want. We are going to go to the first offer discussion of the day. This is a group of authors talking about accidental spies and its moderated by jeff of cbs. Here it is. Our coverage of the 2023 library of congress National Book festival continues now. Welcome to the library of congress National Book festival. Im the director of the center of the library of congress. The cookie center is one of the sponsors of the festival and we are proud to bring the most beloved riders here. The center works to bring scholars into residents that work in the collections for up tohe a year to write books like these and to be a part of the national dialogue. Welcome to everyone joining on cspan today. A range today from the history ofon american spycraft to an evt about how the choices define who we are we will be hearing about climate change, but
Buy the book at the book sale shop. Politics and prose, a local shop in washington d. C. Is selling the books and we want to find out what youre reading. Amare, in california, youre on book tv. What are you reading . Whats on your list . Good morning, how are you doing this morning . Im reading please, go ahead. Im writing the gettysburg address by Martin Johnson how the gettysburg they wrote the gettysburg address over and over again. Its pretty fun and i enjoy it. Who is the author again . Martin p. Johnson. Thank you, sir for calling in. Ray in glendale, arizona. Hi, peter. I just happened to switch over from washington journal. What im reading right now is a book called troubled refuge, struggles for newly freed folks in the civil war and i just finished master, slave, husband, wife, and excellent book on the same subject. Right, which we covered on book tv. Can you tell me, ray, how often you read books . How many you have going at once and you get through a book a week or what .
Police say shot two people on georgia an avenue right around midnight and blocked several streets where georgia meets kennedy street in northwest. One of the people shot is recovering right now. The other, however, died. And we are now working to learn more about that person. That scene along Georgia Avenue is less than a mile from another deadly shooting. Pt on tuesday someone murdered a 16yearold near 13th and rittenhouse streets. Investigators tell us a car opened into ally and opened fire on him and his friend. He died. The friend is expected to survive. At this point no arrests. Police plan to discuss these crimes later today. Well send the updates on to the nbc washington app and latest starting today at 4 00. This morning a woman wants answers from military. A homeless velt ran is charged with kidnapping and murder of Ashanti Billie o supposed to be a secure base. Petty officer eric brown left his dna on her body. They say he kidnapped her in september. Her body was found about
Well. The people of wisconsin are amazing, they want to see strong borders, they want their jobs to stay here. Ted cruz claiming today starts his run to a first ballot nomination hits talk radio. It will have national repercussions, not just for the 42 delegates at stake here in wisconsin, but i believe its going to powerfully impact the states to come. Cruz agrees, with trump. The john kasich, who has given up in wisconsin should drop out. But he refuses. Kasich dreams of winning the nomination, after a divided disputed stymied and deadlocked dwengs. Which is why trump and cruz also agree that Convention Rules ought to block kasich from being the nominee. Im steve handelsman, news4. Thank you, steve. For complete coverage and analysis, be sure to watch news4 at 11 00. You can get the latest results throughout the evening on our website or on the nbc washington app. Bernie sanders name will be on the ballot in d. C. Sanders was in jeopardy of being left off the ballot because of a cler
Helps to get temperatures back up toer 60s. Low 7 0s. Record today, 65, forecasting 72. Thats unheard of for middle of december. And actually the all time record high any day during the month of december, 736789 were not far off that. 67 by lunchtime and by 2 00 70 and 4 00, 68 no signs pattern rereceipting any time this afternoon. It could last through the end of the 7 day forecast. Ill have that for you coming up if a few minutes. Nydia. Chris, thank you. All new at 9 a woman hospitalized in Critical Condition at this hour after being stabbed by another woman. It happened two hours ago 00 block of west leave ear street West Oak Lane section. She was rushed to einstein in Critical Condition. So far police have no suspects or motives in the stabbing. Really scary moments inside a walmart in poconos. Police in East Stroudsburg pennsylvania shot and killed a gunman threatening shoppers inside. Investigators say about 100 customers were in the store 1 10 10 last night when the 20yearold m