The Heritage Foundation ink Heritage Foundation and good morning. Great to see you. We have many friends with us today for those of us joining a person watching on line are viewing this on cspan we are grateful that you were included in with us today. I am robert bluey executive editor of our news outlet and its my pleasure toto host the great cal thomas for todays event. As one of americas most read columnist with a distinguished career in media theres not a lot i can tell you about cal that you dont already know. Ill start with his new book which is called a watchman in the night what ive seen over 50 years reporting on america. The book takes you on a journey in time as a columns from the start in 1984 the Los Angeles Times to today but we have a limited number of Copies Available for sale after todays event which cal will sign for you. This book is a remarkable achievement even for a rider and i can say that assn a writer myself. His other titles include americas expiration date, t
Walloped the south lashed by yet another round of powerful storms and tornadoes. That same system blamed for a deadly stage collapse in mexico overnight. Well have the very latest and what you can expect today and this weekend. Train trouble. Amtrak passengers across the northeast facing delays this morning after downed power lines disrupt service. A rough start to the busiest Memorial Day Travel weekend in nearly 20 years. Just ahead, what you need to know before you hit the roads, the rails, and the airports. Under fire. The flag controversy surrounding Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito, only growing. A second symbol carried by rioters on january 6th seen flying outside one of his homes. This morning, the mounting calls for his remove from any case tied to the 2020 election. Breaking their silence, Nicole Brown Simpsons sister speaking out for the first time on the recent death of o. J. Simpson. The one thing i could not protect her from was the monster she was married to. Why they
Building and then reviewing video of the crash, owners of the continental tavern in yardley reached a conclusion. I would say the porch won confrontation. Reporter Yardley Police say 10 50 tuesday night a drunk driver who control and slammed in the tavern. They say he had alcohol in the truck. Security shows that as staff and customers ran outside to check out the huge thud, the driver a 21 yearold from Lancaster County put truck in reverse. I cannot speculate what is inside of his head but it would appear he was attempting to leave the scene. Reporter kelly credits her staff of getting the man to stay. Calming driver down, give him a seat, and waited for police to arrive. Reporter impact split a triple two by 12 beam but historically just a scratch for this tough tavern if this building could talk stories will tell. Reporter the Foundation Dates back before revolutionly war, later became a hotel with secret basement and tunnel used to hide runaways slaves. Quaker founded underground r
Generators are on their way. Jan carabeo spoke with residents still dealing with the inconvenience. Reporter Major Repairs now needed at this peco substation in north philadelphia. After a massive fire here melted the equipment into a pile of metal. The first order of business for workers, though, restoring power to the estimated 36,000 customers who were initially left in the dark. Peco made steady progress overnight, with thousands of customers remaining powerless into the morning, and that may made getting ready for work a challenge. Like getting dressed, flames like in the bedroom. Getting to work, a bit frustrating, too. Philly police directed traffic at intersections without stop lights. Philadelphia high school for girls, and ew roads middle School Remained closed because of Power Outages there. Peco crews working around the clock and nonstop to get our customers restored. Reporter you can see how much damage this did. Peco officials will return to the substation to take a look
Building and then reviewing video of the crash, owners of the continental tavern in yardley reached a conclusion. I would say the porch won confrontation. Reporter Yardley Police say 10 50 tuesday night a drunk driver who control and slammed in the tavern. They say he had alcohol in the truck. Security shows that as staff and customers ran outside to check out the huge thud, the driver a 21 yearold from Lancaster County put truck in reverse. I cannot speculate what is inside of his head but it would appear he was attempting to leave the scene. Reporter kelly credits her staff of getting the man to stay. Calming driver down, give him a seat, and waited for police to arrive. Reporter impact split a triple two by 12 beam but historically just a scratch for this tough tavern if this building could talk stories will tell. Reporter the Foundation Dates back before revolutionly war, later became a hotel with secret basement and tunnel used to hide runaways slaves. Quaker founded underground r