When we mounted the great exhibition, lincoln and the jews. She is chief executive officer of the Abraham Lincoln President Foundation which serves the Abraham Lincoln present shall library and museum, the most visited present thel library and museum in United States. Shes also the founder and executive director of the 1350 foundation, dedicated to honoring the american fly and engaging citizens in purposeful and active citizenship. She is editor and publisher of gettysburg replies. [applause] evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is an honor and privilege to be with you for tonight as part of the distinguished speaker series. I would like to thank luis, paul romero, the bryant park reading room, the new york public library, then youre just oracle the New York Historical society, and all of you. Although she passed away a few years ago, i would like to thank Irene Schwartz and her husband, bernard for generously underwriting this series. As you know, im here to speak about gettysburg reply
Concerns. New federal inspectors will mentor metros inspectors. Soon, their instruction manual will be scrapped for a new one that is easier to follow. Im not hoping anything. Reporter general manager paul wedefeld says all employees must be on board with changes. If theyre not doing their job, then were not going to see eye to eye. And its not going to be good for either of us. Metro riders hope this emergency meeting is not just talk. I think really, employees follow what example theyre going to get from management. I hope that they gather facts with it. It depends how long it will take to get them fixed. I also just found out that metro is now worried about sharp curbs in the track. More than 100 new inspections just started monday. Pete monteen, wusa 9. Okay, pete. Thanks for that. And you know the metro has been focused on inspecting track crossovers that caused a slew of new weekend shutdowns. Metro, in the middle month track maintenance blitz. Were in for a stretch of hot weathe
Good morning, we begin with another day of Flight Cancellations at dia yesterday. A third of the flights did not even make it into the air. Today, it could be more of the same. 120 flights so far. Our cbs 4 chris spears is at the airports. Chris, good morning, how is it looking . Its snowy. Denver airport lorted after the normal 30year snow average for denver is 5. 7 inches. Weve seen a one day. Heres the crews around the property clear. So that you can come out and make your flight, but i want to let you know, the roads getting here to the airport are very icy and snow packed. Slippery conditions coming in from i70. You can see the cars in the parking lot covered with snow. These winds gusting out of the north. Dave aguilar at times, 20 milesanhour. The direction is more northerly verses northeast. Thats a good sign the low pressure is making its jont away. The backside of the low is going to keep snow coming. As it moves away, things are going to improve around here today. We spent a
As you know 13 guides died there last night. This time they gave their lives. And the long trip home. The biggest carnivore ever to hit washington, d. C. Arrives at his big new digs. And reminds us of a country cousin in a who dun i nit mystery in the one who nearly got away. And good evening, thanks for joining us. Im joie chen. Even as parents continue to pray for an unlikely miracle the first interview of crew members in the south korean ferry disaster painted a terrifying picture of confusion and instructions, that may have made the disaster worse. The vessel upside down and submerged nearly 48 hours since the first cry for help. 29 are dead, almost 270 remain missing. At least 179 passengers were rescued. Captain remains under arrest. Rough seas and cold goes on. The u. S. Navy says it will send salvage specialists to help. What we know from america tonights sheila macvicar. Is. Reporter with hundreds of passengers trapped below. This is the time the captain decided to abandon shi
The everest climb. As you know 13 guides died there last night. This time they gave their lives. And the long trip home. The biggest carnivore ever to hit washington, d. C. Arrives at his big new digs. And reminds us of a country cousin in a who dun init mystery in the one who nearly got away. And good evening, thanks for joining us. Im joie chen. Even as parents continue to pray for an unlikely miracle the first interview of crew members in the south korean ferry disaster painted a terrifying picture of confusion and instructions, that may have made the disaster worse. The vessel upside down and submerged nearly 48 hours since the first cry for help. 29 are dead, almost 270 remain missing. At least 179 passengers were rescued. Captain remains under arrest. Rough seas and cold goes on. The u. S. Navy says it will send salvage specialists to help. What we know from america tonights sheila macvicar. Is. Reporter with hundreds of passengers trapped below. This is the time the captain deci