Our first speaker tonight keith snyder. He has worked for the National Park service for 33 years it four National Parks. Harpers ferry National Historic park, the National Mall in memorial parks, monastics national battlefield, and anti to no battlefield where he currently holds the position of visitor services. Keith received his undergraduate degree in 1984 and Park Administration with the concentration in American History from shepard university. His masters degree in strategic studies was earned the United States Army War College in 2003. He has also served in the air force and Air National Guard for 40 years, and recently retired as a colonel with 167th their left wing. He lives in martins bird, West Virginia with his wife cindy. Please welcome our first speaker as he talks about the battle of antietam from the perspective of the soldiers who experienced it firsthand. applause thank, you kevin. It is great to be with you. I certainly had a very enjoyable drive down here. This is s
Modern transport poses new dangers of contagion. The struggle against epidemics is a global one. For the danger of death is worldwide. Sunday on American History tv at 4 00 p. M. Eastern on reel america the 1948 film the eternal fight. The traveller now became a carrier of deadly germs, wherever he went the germs stayed and spread. And sunday at 6 00 p. M. Created the entire Continental Congress as a committee as a whole to gather amongst ourself an individual caucus and decide how we should proceed. Do we really want independency and then he appointed another committee of five men to draft our declaration of american independence. From a virtual tour of monty cello with interpreter bill barker. I served 40 years in Public Service but i often thought if heaven had begin me a position to my great delight it would have been upon a small spot of ground well watered and near a good market for the produce. Gardening is one of my greatest delights. This weekend on American History tv on cspa
Last month the city listed a dozen Code Violations from faulty electrical wiring, to at exits. Yet seven people were living here when this fire broke out, they say the owner allowed it. The judge said to me, wait until everyone is gone, you can come back. November through march. Reporter the fire broke out at 2 30 this morning. The survivors say they had a hard time escaping because of all the trash in and around the warehouse. Paramedics transported a as thk, blacsmokthe hospital sin, trl who was pregnant, was terrified and in a state of shock because you cannot move. Reporter the fire survivors say that some people pay the landlord 1000 a month to stay there. Multiple areas had already collapsed from a prior fire and they never brought the building up to a standard. Electrical, plumbing, everything in the building was bad. Reporter some neighbors say they met with a local councilman and Police Officers multiple times to get the people out. The last Community Meeting . 10 days ago. It
Initially five people were arrested for the shooting but four were subsequently released without being charged. We are waiting for more details on these latest arrests from the Sheriffs Office and will bring that information to you as soon as we get it. A trial date is now set for the man charged in the fatal stabbing of mia wilson at the Macarthur Bart station last year. John lee coel entered a plea to of not guilty by reason of insanity. The trial against her will begin january 6. He is charged with murder and attempted murder for stabbing wilson to death and injuring her sister. If convicted he could face the death penalty. In san jose where police are keeping streets block often an area near oak grove high school. There was a standoff in the neighborhood overnight and we are learning police may have made an arrest. Cristina rendon is live from san jose with more details. Reporter good afternoon. Police arent confirming they made an arrest but we heard from School District officials
Deaths of three babies in pennsylvania. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning President Trump is facing criticism from his own Party Following his decision to withdraw american troops from syria. A small number of u. S. Troops have pulled out from observation posts on the turkish border. Its feared the drawdown could lead to americas kurdish alleys being overrun by turkish forces, and theres concern over 10,000 isis fighters could escape. David martin reports from the pentagon. Reporter u. S. Troops aban n abandoned the border. It could happen in the next 24 to 48 hours. President trump said its only 50 soldiers who are being moved out of harms way. I dont want those 50 people hurt or killed or anything. I dont want anything bad to happen to our people. Reporter but the president who later in the day met with his top military commanders made it sound as if the final american pullout from