At palenque, tonina, bonampak and other cities, dynastic kings ruled absolutely, controlling trade and tribute. They presided over intricate hierarchies of nobles and officials at courts resplendent with works of art. Maya culture, shrouded in a mystery as dense as the forests in which it took root, revealed itself fitfully over three centuries. When the ruins in the jungle were first discovered, there was no way of understanding how the civilization was organized. So its really through the inscriptions that weve been able to identify kings, to find out their capitals, their seats of power. And through this, we recognize now that there were many kingdoms. There was no unified maya state. There wasnt even just a few states. There were many, many states. narrator the first inroads into understanding the maya were made by spanish missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries who followed in the imperial wake of hernan cortes. Their discoveries included the ruins at copan. But interest in th
New york city may not be out of the path of it. Early, early shots out of minneapolis overnight and into the morning, were showing much but light snow. But its coming. 19 states have watches, warnings, or advisories. It will be two lows that form together. It kind of is all the way today through tuesday into this zone. Chicago, minneapolis, this is the first area that gets snow. Then it puts itself together with another low. Becomes the storm system that gets closer to washington, d. C. The western mountains of virginia, picking up a big hit. Will this thing crawl up the coastline and deliver snow for jersey and into new york . Well watch it. Well be watching. And now to Queen Elizabeth, just out of the hospital, and recovering from an apparent stomach virus, the first time that she has been hospitalized in a decade. And abcs Jeffrey Kofman is in london with the latest. Good morning, jeffery. Reporter good morning to you, robin. A smiling Queen Elizabeth left the hospitals just minutes
Seven injured. The government reopened after the shutdown, but there was no gains made on what led to the impasse. And they are left to referee. Say what his position is on it. Who gets to stay . It depends on what we get in exchange. What do we get for Border Security . What do we get for a wall . We begin the hour with breaking news in the russia investigation. Cnn learning Robert Muellers team interviewed attorney general Jeff Sessions last week, questioning him for several hours as part of the special counsel probe into russia election meddling in the 2016 election. Russia was a central player in the firing of james comey. The special counsel wants to know if he was the final step in that russia investigation. And Jeff Sessions was involved in some Campaign Meetings when proposals to make ties with russia came up. This is the first time the mueller team has interviewed the attorney general. Its also the first time a member of the president s cabinet has been interviewed by the spec
Experience dining on foot high a salad in a berlin restaurant. We can go off the show with a young french d. J. Duo who are filling the dance floors here in europe often bach are seen as these shooting stars on the europes electronic dance scene now their trademark is a mix of different styles and their hair in berlin right now to promote their latest single called party so we caught up with them at a gig. From paris to berlin where the new single. Party is the latest release by french d. J. Dual often bach its the perfect name tag for a party hotspot like berlin. Were joined a la the cd we had so much fun in partying and clubs and yeah i think for electronic music is one of the most important cd of the world with the techno techno chilled sure and so clubs couture is a really really intense here. Often barcas storming the church in germany and across europe her most recent trip was caught she. Was a rematch of the song by blues musician nick waterhouse. And often backs hands its been
Official tells nbc news that hills testimony is stoking fear among the president s inner circle. Lets get to our correspondents covering the story this hour. Msnbcs Garrett Haake is on capitol hill, hans nichols is live at the white house. Garrett, ill start with you there on the hill. What are lawmakers hoping to learn today from fiona hill . Hill left the job at the time of the fateful phone call with ukraines president but she could tell lawmakers a lot about the leadup to it. Shes expected to describe the shadow Foreign Policy being conducted by Rudy Giuliani by going around the structures of the state department and National Security counsel and talk about the firing of former ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and talk about the way the white house was essentially preparing for that call or the overall posture the white house took on ukraine. If youre wondering when we in the public might learn more about whats being said behind closed doors in all of these depositions youre not alone.