Mornings panel. We are going to talk a good bit today about the aftermath of the civil war and the legacy and memory. In this mornings panel were going to focus on the events of the spring and 1865. The last chapter in the work. In the war. I enjoyed by experts on lincoln, lee, and grant. Elizabeth and gary. Let us go back spring of 1865 and sets the stage. In march 1865, lincoln gives his famous second inaugural address. What are his hopes and expectations for the spring and his vision of what victory and peace might look like . Mr. Holzer shall i start . Professor varon that would be great. Mr. Holzer some people expect a more triumphalist second inaugural. But before he gets to ounces of malice, makes clear that he believes the war must continue as he puts it, until every drop of blood drawn with a lash is repaid by one drawn by the sword , if need. And he makes extraordinary declaration that north and south alike are equally guilty for the longstanding original american sin of slav
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There was a massive house fire that ravaged homes overlooking lake ontario. The house fire spread as firefighters tried to dodge gunfire. The firefighters apparently walked into a trap just as they were responding to this. At last word, two firefighters are dead, three other First Responders are wounded, and alleged gunman is dead. Authorities cant say whether other bodies might be found in the eight homes destroyed or damaged by the fire in the town of webster. Shocking, bizarre, tragic today. Cnns poppy harlow is in new york, trying to piece together this horrible chain of events here on Christmas Eve. So what happened, because authorities are saying potentially this was a trap laid out for the firefighters. Thats what the police chief Gerald Pickering said in the last press conference, were awaiting right now another press conference that should start any minute. But he did say that it appears that possibly these four First Responders were lured into what was a trap. It started at 5
Thank you, suzanne. Im Victor Blackwell in for Brooke Baldwin. Thank you for being with us today. The president is pulling the plug on his trip to hawaii to tend to urgent matters in washington. With tax hikes looming in less than a week, hes scheduled to return to the white house tomorrow, just as a Deadlocked Congress reconvenes days ahead of the socalled fiscal cliff. Youre just six days from feeling this. Now, first hit is coming on january 1st when your take home pay will drop by 2 because of a scheduled hike in the Social Security payroll tax. Thats just the start. Income taxes are set to climb too. And youll notice that when employer gets to around the adjusted withholding, the Government Spending cuts, those are also scheduled for january 1st and bound to slow the economy and some argue theyll weaken the military. Congress has seen this coming, but an effort to limit the damage failed last week. Republican House Speaker john boehner could not persuade enough members of his part
Costello now. Tornadoes in the south and blizzards from arkansas to ohio. Do you have the right to know if your neighbor owns a gun . A newspaper in new york says yes and publishes the name of those who have gun permits. Christmas is over but shopping is not. If youre heading out to return the gift that wasnt exactly what you wanted, you will not be alone. Tom cruise may not be the ideal action hero but his love life made it into the top ten. Newsroom starts now. Girnlgs low. The day after christmas means relaxing or wracking up deals at the mall. For people in the west and the south its cleanup after Severe Weather ripped through the region. Waterspout was located in lake pontchartrain. Parts of arkansas saw several inches of snow and snapping power lines and of course canceling flights. In mississippi the governor declared a state of emergency after at least eight counties reported damage. Strong winds and heavy rains made the commute along this stretch of i20 east of jackson a diffi