See all shutdowns as of this is a busy travel weekly thanksgiving on thursday. Electricians are working right now to start to try to restore the power. Well keep you updated on the progress right here on abc 7 news at noon. And ouras at wjla. Com social media sites. In the meantime, to a loss felt throughout the district and beyond. Friends, family, and colleagues are remembering the former mayor and easy councilman, marion barry, who passed away this week and at the age of 78. He died of Natural Causes due to heart problems and high blood pressure. In northwest d. C. This afternoon, barry is being honored today. Next you can see right here behind me from the flags at half not just here, but all d. C. Government buildings. The flags have been lowered in his honor. Walls of, inside the the wilson building, a somber mood of both sharing of those sharing stories of a man they respected. Outside of wilsonville, block black bunting hangs on the doors in honor of former mayor and easy counci
Hours. Were expecting the roads to be on the slick side. Ill be back in a couple minutes to talk about that tranforecast. Thank you. Heres a look at some of the conditions that drivers had to contend with in an effort to make it to the thanks giving destination. David has been tracking the trip across Northern Virginia all day. He is live in hay market, virginia, with the accidents along the way. Test the roads we did to a lot of driving. We started out in arlington where this this cold rain coming down. We headed into western Fairfax County that crossover snow began and we made our way out to winchester where it was a much heavier snow. It was a tough commute on this thanksgiving eve. Route 7, the first of a few cars we found spun out. Farther down, another driver split off the road. That is where Steve Shannons crews come in. Theyve been treating the roads most of today. Heerd in loudon, i have between 120 and 130 pieces of equipment. Were getting hit harder out here than the rest of
Move. There. We think of retirement as golf, bridge, a condo in florida with no grass to mow. But what would it mean to George Washington . He used the word often in 1783 as the revolutionary war was winding down and he prepared to resign his commission as commander in chief of American Forces in december. Mt. Vernon would be the and im quoting here, the seat of my retirement from the bustle of the busy world, washington wrote in one typical letter. Yet what did he envision . What did he envision that retirement to be . He was only 51 years old. And the most celebrated man in america, if not the world. The master of one of virginias largest plantations and both deeply committed to and profoundly concerned about the future of his newly independent country. If by to retire one means to rest, he knew that would not be the case. First, he had plenty to do on the plantation. An almost entire suspension of everything which related to my own estate for near nine years has accumulated an abund
Perhaps actually fighting with it, we dont know. Certainly, it would have been a mark of status and pride and one of the only examples of late 18th century 34inchlong hunting sword from paris, france. I think we are very fortunate here at the Neville Public Museum here in brown county to have pieces of American History that resound across generations. What you are seeing is elements that we are focusing on a specific timeperiod of contact. Native american and european populations are coming going. The material culture, the artifacts, the paintings, all illustrate the points of crossroads on a highway that has brought people to this landscape for millennia. It just happens to be a very interesting snapshot in time of when cultures collide, ultimately integrate, and then celebrate their identity for future generations. Find out where cspans local content vehicles are going next. Youre watching American History tv. All weekend, every weekend on cspan3. The American Revolution and before h
Washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the Potomac River. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] thank you so much. I wish my parents could have heard that. It would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. There you gofment [laughter] for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year. As it began just a year ago when w. Smith y airy, fred library for George Washington and i was able to take a seat. During that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mount vernon. Led by the staff, the they are extraordinarily dedicated and extraordinarily loyal. For 150 years, the mount vernon laidies association has kept this place special. And with a new library, the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better job have done better john job. Among those were remarkable women. Well, let me begin tonight with a question. Think