Welcome. We are nussleed here on the Upper West Side and have been here almost here to years, some of you may remember this space as the endicott book seller. Do take note of cspan booktv is here recording the talk, so tonights discussion and q a, live on in perpetuity. During the q a session, if youll give us a couple of seconds to run the microphone to you so we can record your end of the conversation and she is not talking to no one. And then after the talk if you will give us a culp of seconds to set up, well have a signing queue up at the front by the register. I encourage you to pick up a copy or two or three of the book so we can continue to be here and celebrate great and important work. Meryl is the author oNew York Times best selling, fan tom of fifth avenue, a wall street journal best seller and good seller for us, an Award Winning journalist and a regular contributor to vanity fair. Is considered an expert on elder abuse and has appeared on nbr and cnn and otherout let othe
Motor bike accident. We have breaking news, and derrick ward at the metro plaza station. Derek . The first thing you want to know there is no one seariously injured in this incident. This was on the lower level, blue line of this station at the bottom level. The mans bag did get stuck, and he was dragged. Metropolitan police, fire and ems and metro authorities did respond. Brief delays on the blue line. A man suffered some injuries after being dragged along the platform after his bag got stuck in the door of the train which started moving. Metro tells us that this incident is under investigation. Were 4. So, here it is, just after 11 00, the late morning. We have our temperatures in the 50s already across the area. Thats closer to where the high temperatures would be for the afternoon. 60 now in d. C. 55 gaithersburg. 55 in manassas. Temperatures will hold steady to the low and mid 60s for the afternoon and then coming down into the upper 50s this afternoon. It will be a nice afternoon
After round on the unsuspecting Police Station. In the exchange of gunfire, off duty and plainclothes detective. Kay colson was shot and killed by a fellow officer who according to the chief mistook him for the gunman. The bullet holes left behind are now memorialized inside the station. The idea was to not only acknowledge that we understand that this is the here, but to remind everybody that this is what we face on a daily basis. I feel their pain. I know. This will retired federal Police Officer says she had to come and had to add to the growing memorial for colson outside police headquarters. I figure instead of giving them fresh flowers, ill give them something that wont die, like the love theyre going to have for their son. Reporter today michael ford the alleged gun man was held without bond on seconddegree murder charges. His younger brothers, malik and elijah, who are accused of driving him to the Police Station and video recording the ambush are also being held on meanwhile,
Im barbara harrison. Its tuesday, march 18th. And in the news right now were learning more about the man police shot and kill this had morning. Megan mcgrath is there now. Megan . Reporter the union block of k street is still blocked off. It was the scene of an Early Morning shootout. Police were trying to arrest a man for wanted for murder. But before they could nab him, the suspect came out of the back of the home and opened fire on polic police. Lot of gunfire. Definitely unbelievable gunfire. Had to be at least 10, 15, to shots. Shootout in the unit block of k street northwest. Special Fugitive Task force wanted in a recent murder. Construction workers saw the team staging in this parking lot just after 6 00 am. They were all congress fgreg talking to one another. Bam, it was a war. Police say the first shots fired came from the murder suspect they were trying to arrest. Investigators say he came out of the home and opened fire. Police shot back, killing him. We had officers in the