The american thanksgiving story is now m taught. It is often presented as thanking the indians. It is thanking god. The story gets twisted in a lot of ways but when George Washington gave us the first thanksgiving day, it was not to thank the wakanoa transitions. It was to thank god. I have spoken mostly here as an anthropologist and head of a Secular Organization devoted to reforming Higher Education. Let me speak at the end as a christian. I give thanks to god for his enter no entering into human history. Western civilization was here before christian took root. We have the great fusion of gospel revelation and classical eye deals. The old pagan order gave way to something better. Christian europe was not always the epitome of christian virtue, far from it but we now know that we can deal with that indelible stain. I suggested at the beginning of this talk there are complicated mixtures in the history between decline and progress but the christian world view that enters into civiliza
In and tell the world. Starting with erin como this morning and traffic. Good morning, allison. That worked out nice. Traffic moving along long just fine. Right now were not seeing any major issues 95 from 6 30 to 6 10 cruising through stafford and dale city especially if you live further out with buses and school zone and into Fairfax County looking greet beltway. Inner loop looking g friendly reminder as you head in your neighborhood slow it down. Reduce speed. Use caution. A lot of kids walking to and from bus stop with parents and walkers headed to school this is time to adjust to new patterns and slow it down. If you head out uptown for Early Morning flight 95, baltimore washington parkway looking good to bwi and quiet Reagan National and dulles. I have you covered if that and metro rail doesnt have delays except safe track surge 8. Problem free in coalsville and not seeing any issues in millersville. This is my advice to you to get early start now to not get stuck in terrible tra
Till a few minutes ago one of Police Commanders on the scene came and told us all clear now is given. Which means that the Campus Community is no longer on high alert because not too long ago they were saying everyone needed to stay away from the area because there were still two gunmen on the loose here. Heres the scene when we rolled up this morning. What youre looking at looks like sort of a side building like a Side Entrance to the mariott inn and conference certainty here at the university of maryland, University College administration headquarters. So theres a hotel, theres some Administration Offices and then also a Conference Center in this small 3 to 4 building complex here. This is where most of the activity is going on. This looks like from what we were able to zoom in and see, appears to that one of the doors says Loss Prevention office. So we know that person that was shot is a Security Guard that might make sense to why somebody work back there in Loss Prevention office.
The passenger jet headed to new york, 252 people onboard. And the emergency in the cockpit. And, going to the dogs. Seven new breeds competing at the Westminster Dog Show tonight, and well take you right there. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a monday night. And its a good thing for millions of americans this was a day off from work, because at this hour, a dangerous mix of snow and freezing rain is making driving treacherous. A storm 1,200 miles long, from the south, all the way up to the northeast. A pileup in pennsylvania on i78. Fedex trucks and cars manageled outside lebanon. 17 states under Winter Weather semitruck jackknifed outside more than 2,000 accidents today alone. And there are several reports of tornadoes at this hour. This image of a funnel cloud in mississippi. There is also a bug change begin with abcs linsey davis tonight live in new york. Linsey, good evening. David. Over my shoulder, an accident minutes. Those that did venture out on the roa
In their heels, promising not to consider a nominee until a new president is elected. Don champion is in washington. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning, andmarie. Fierce battle lines are already drawn over president obama nominating a successor for scalia. The legal battle already taking shape, it is clear the Supreme Court could be shorthanded for sometime. A white hearse carries the body of Antonin Scalia in texas on sunday bound for virginia at the request of his family. The 79yearold Supreme Court justice passed away suddenly over the weekend while vacationing al this resort ranch. A judge ruled scalia died of Natural Causes after consulting with sheriffs deputies and the investigators. One of the things that i did ask the sheriff and the marshals who were there if there was any sign of foul play. Reporter what did they say . Absolutely not. Reporter across the nation, flags flew at halfstaff justice. Known for his strict conservative reviews, scalia was beloved by his collea