President ial campaign, and books on the decline of intellectual habits, a movement by former gang members to rebuild their families and lives and a dual biography of Andrew Jackson and cherokee leader john ross. All this and more this weekend on booktv. For a complete television schedule, visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours this weekend of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Historian Sally Mcmillen is next on booktv. She recounts the life of abolitionist and suffragist lucy stone who she contends should be celebrated amongst the likes of susan b. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady stanton for her activism. Its now my distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen who is the Mary Reynolds babcock professor of history at Davidson College in North Carolina. She earned her ph. D. At duke university, and along the way we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens histo
Brendan coverage on for complete coverage on the Brendan Dassey case, head to our website tmj4 dot com. A few clouds moved in overnight, and a se with a warm front kept the temps near 50. We get another november treat today with more to upper 60s. The record is 69 from 1953. We will be close. A southerly wind will increase to 25 mph throughout the day, and will remain windy overnight with lows in the mid 50s. Former us defense secretary and wisconsin congressman melvin laird has died. He served as defense secretary under president nixon eventually overseeing the drawdown of us forces in vietnam and ending the military draft. Laird represented wisconsins 7th Congressional District from 1953 to 1969. He was 94 years old. In the wake of the election several area schools claim theyre seeing an increase in of the Verona Area School District sent a letter home to parents. It says there has been quote increase in the number of culturally insensative, derogatory and discriminatory type comment
Charged with anything but she could considered an accessories. These are the faces of the victims of the deadly shooting. The victims who survived are sharing their stories and recalling the terror inside the club. 28 of them are still in the hospital. At 8 00, a vigil will be held in Dupont Circle to remember the lives lost and pray for a speedy recovery for the survivors. Marina marraco is there with a preview marina . Reporter thats being headed up by the Faith Community in the district. There were two vigils on the heels of that shooting on the day when that massacre happened. One that walked from the capitol to the white house and tonight theres going to be another one expected to be thousands of people here at the Dupont Circle fountain and just here theres a small show of support people coming, weve seen people praying, stopping and pausing for a second because despite your political or social beliefs, this was simply a massacre happened and you see the sign there at the fountai
Adlib Weather Forecast the heat is on a push from the southwest ahead of an approaching low, means we warm into the low 90s today with dewpoints in the low 70s making it very humid there is a slight chance for thunderstorms this afternoon but a better chance overnight into wednesday morning. Wednesday remains hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s and dewpoints still in the 70s. The risk of storms continues through wednesday and into thursday. A cold front clears us by thursday with temperatures dropping to the low 80s and then into the 70s by the weekend. Today partly sunny, windy, hot and humid. Slight chance thunderstorms. High 92 dewpoint 3 1020 mph tonight chance of thunderstorms. Low 74 dewpoint 74 wind sw 510 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no Racine Police are investigating a serious overnight shooting. Were told a man was shot multiple times near 12th and villa. It happened just before two this
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