Deadly trend of texting whilst driving. Good morning. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The thanksgiving travel nightmare is gripping the east coast. Its complimenting one of the busiest travel dates. Those who were hoping to see loved ones were grippeded by a storm. Its a mix of snow, sleet, rain and winds. Severe conditions are causing havoc up and down the east coast. Winter warnings have been issued from georgia to ver mont. The storm grounded hundreds of flights in central u. S. And is threatening to do the same at the airports of new york, philadelphia and washington. Joining us is Randall Pinkston from la guardia. Miserable for those trying to get to their families. Everyone keeps their fingers crossed. If you leave early in the morning you have a better chance of an ontime takeoff. The arrival and departure boards are showing ontime. If you are travelling along the eastern sea board, into or out of, beware of weather. The winter storm barrelling east disrupted tra
Writer and historian living in lincoln, massachusetts. She has written about civil war us western history and American Culture for the New York Times the Washington Post Smithsonian Magazine preservation magazine and civil war monitor nelson earned her va in history and literature from the Harvard University from Harvard University and her phd in american studies from the university of iowa, and she has taught at Texas Tech University cal state Fullerton Harvard and brown nelson is the author of saving yellowstone three cornered war ruin nation and Trembling Earth and were so excited to have her with us today. So before i turn it over to her just a quick note we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that megan had put together so you all should have received that by now. If not that link is posted in the chat. So that please join me in welcoming megan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you nicole for
Magazine, presentation magazine, and civil war monitor. Nelson her and her b. A. In history literature from the harvard university, and our ph. D. American studies from the university of iowa. She has taught at texas tech university, cal state, fullerton, harvard, brown. Nelson is the author of saving yellowstone, ruin nation, trembling earth. Were so excited to have her with us today. Before i turn it over to her, just a quick note, we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that meghan had put together. You all shouldve received that by now. If not, that link is posted in the chat. With that, please join me in welcoming meghan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you, nicole, for that lovely introduction. And to the Smithsonian Associates for the invitation to be with you tonight. I would also like to think harmony, ellen, steve, anna, liz for running this show and to help me get all the tech straight.
Trembling earth and were so excited to have her with us today. So before i turn it over to her just a quick note we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that megan had put together so you all should have received that by now. If not that link is posted in the chat. So that please join me in welcoming megan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you nicole for that lovely introduction and to the Smithsonian Associates for the invitation to be with you tonight. I would also like to thank harmony and ellen and steve and anna and liz for running this show and to helping me get all the the tech straight. I cannot think of a better place for me to talk about saving yellowstone then at the smithsonian as you will learn tonight, the institution played a really Important Role in both the exploration and the preservation of this Iconic National landscape. So, thank you all for being with me tonight as nicole noted
Mission still being fought today. Good evening. And welcome to world news tonight. And we have come here to memphis, where 50 years ago, this very hour, the reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Was killed by an assassins bullet. As he stood on the balcony of the lorraine hotel. It happened in front of room 306. There have beenolemn tributes all day long. Well have much more of the tributes later in the broadcast. But we begin right now with new details of that troubling attack at youtube headquarters in california. The gunwomans strange youtube videos. Her visit to a Shooting Range just before the attack. Abcs seen yonior National Correspondent matt gutman is on the scene tonight. Reporter tonight, investigators revealing nasim aghdam broadcast her motive right on her very targets website. Im being discriminated and filtered on youtube. Reporter aghdam racked up
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