General Services Administration wanted to sell many of the buildings on this block that they had owned. Because this was old and dilapidated, they decided they wanted to demolish it so i developer could come in and build something new. The thingsiscovered in the attic, third floor, they decided that the space was so historically important that they wanted to save the space instead of destroy it and build something new. Staircasee original that clara used that has never been renovated or changed much at all. Just a few repairs done to it. So when you walk up the staircase, you put your hand on the bannister, you are walking in Clara Bartons footsteps. She did this for about eight ,ears during the civil war era which he operated a missing soldiers office. Eventually, she and up leaving because her house became she ended up leaving because her house became so poor and exhausted from the work she had done that she couldnt climb the stairs anymore. So she ended up moving out late in decembe
Learning from the wounded the civil war and the rise of american medical science, published by u. N. C. Press. Dr. Devine has produced a book that challenges many of not most of our assumptions about the state of medicine in the civil war. Learning from the wounded draws on close readings of reports issued by hundreds of army and you and Union Positions who treated the wounded and dissected the dead. Despite considerable limitations in training, these doctors rose to the challenges before them and made the most of this unprecedented opportunity to study and report not only on new methods of treat ment but also new findings on the nature of disease, healing, indeed on Human Anatomy itself. In the process the war allowed physicians to elevate their skills, knowledge and methods to the level of europeans. Devines study is breathtaking in spoke scope be according to one of the committee members. As ambitious, compelling as an original asand anything in the informed by the third. Authors ow
Walter reed and beth swesda andh in the intersection. There was no construction today so it opportunity appear to be a constructioncaused accident. Instead, it appears to be a wssc, Washington Suburban sanitasa Sanitation Commission line. Crews have been looking for the source of the break. I talked to a crew member a few minutes ago. Heres what he had to say. How long will this take to fix . Probably all night until in the morning rush hour. Reporter shutdown Rockville Pike the whole time . Well have a couple lanes open after we get it under control. Reporter now, we are back live and youre looking at the reason why the southbound lane is shut. That is the wssc, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission crew, working on what they think is the source of the leak. You see the water cascading down behind the side of Rockville Pike here and as i already told you, they opened this fire hydrant trying to, its a 16inch pipe. Now, thats not the biggest weve ever had if you river on remember roa
Well top out this afternoon in the mid to upper 70s. So on the weather front were looking good. How about the commute front . Heres larry miller. We have one issue that is going to impact commuters eastbound on i66. Sky 9 will be making its way there shortly. As soon as we get that picture, well be sure to send it along to you. Lets get a live look and show you how things are shaping up from our trafficland camera. This is i66 east of compton road. You can see the volume. Looks like task continues to flow freely along that stretch of the corridor. Your next traffic update in ten minutes. Well take you down to i95 on the virginia shied and how things are shaping up side and how things are shaping up on metro. Reporter a man is stabbed inside a club in d. C. Is the laila lounge. You can see it right here behind me. Police cleared the scene not too long ago. This nightclub is on morse street. Thats right in front of right in the middle of several warehouses. Just a couple of blocks away f
First lets check in with melissa mollet. Shell show us how its impacting your traffic. Take a look. A live picture. Again, a large truck and this vehicle off to the right side of the roadway. So this is going to be there sometime this morning. Chely hill road shut down there at calverton boulevard because of this nasty crash. As we take a look here at 395, we have now reopened one lane here. Eastbound, southwest freeway at the third street tunnel. Chuck . Thanks, melissa. Outside this morning, its a cloudy start. Not everyone is getting rained on just wet, but you have your umbrellas. Well roads but no current rain falling in northwest washington. Planning your week out ahead if youre going to do your Christmas Tree shopping or when youre going to hang your lights, best time because of all the rain chances some of your weather headlines, so many cloud, so many raindrops, so much for the sunshine. Temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. With a little moisture, could. Rule out a snowf