When i was reading books about this experience when i was going through his it was saintly women writing about saintly mothers. I knew i could write my book when this woman who hadnt seen my mother and i for 30 years, you are so funny together. We could be a comedy. I was saying with my dad the same thing. I totally lost it with this man i fought with my whole life. That is a nice opportunity. That is a particular thing gay friends and daughters could do really well. I think your book is very honest and very real and that always works. Thanks, mutual. We are inviting you to assigning. [applause] [inaudible conversations] booktv is on instagram. Followers for publishing news, schedule updates and behindthescenes pictures and videos. Instagram. Com booktv. Now i am pleased to introduce a nice arthur with his acclaimed new book the fever of 1721 the epidemic that revolutionized medicine and american politics. Stephen coss has a bachelors degree working as an Advertising Agency copywriter
It is really a great conference, something that really needed to be done in the country. I just said to a couple of people that the best memory is to write it down. And so, this important history, the people on this panel have been writing it down so that it will be preserved, not just for us, but for the next generation and the next generation. One german historian said that history always must be revised. It must always be rewritten, because even we in this generation cannot write the final part of the story. Because new resources are coming up, new interpretations, and consequently we must keep working at the same topics and subtopics until we get it, and until we get it right. Frederick douglas visited tennessee three times before he died in 1895. He came in 1873, 1882, and in 1892, 3 years before he died. He did not come to memphis in 1892 because of the riots. And massacres that took place. He had visited chattanooga, knoxville, nashville, as he did on his 1882 tour. One of them
I also want to give you a look at the highway overlook. 295, the new jersey turnpike, all looking clear this morning. One man is dead and a woman is in Critical Condition after a Home Invasion in hunting park. Police tell us there were six children inside the home when this all happened. Theyre okay but police tell us this is one of the worst scenes theyve seen in a while. Nbc 10s matt delucia is live for us this morning in hunting park. Police tell you theyre looking for two people and they think they know who one of them is. Right. They have a nickname for one of those suspects. Thats what theyre working on right now. Fortunately all of those children are okay, unfortunately not okay for what some of them witnessed earlier this morning. Ill step out of the way. Police are still out here investigating. Homicide investigators are here as well in the 3700 block of north 7th street, off the intersection of erie avenue and rising sun. This is still a very active crime scene. The shooting
Congressional leaders will be heading to the white house this afternoon. Theyre meeting with president obama about keeping the government funded. The current budget year runs out at the end of this mop. The Government Faces a shutdown if they cant agree on a spending bill. Senate negotiators have been working on a threemonth extension of current spending levels. The white house meeting is scheduled for 4 00 eastern and well bring you any reaction that follows. Congress returns this afternoon for legislative business on the house agenda this week, legislation preventing the transfer of guantanamo detainees into the u. S. , expanding the authority of the Veterans Affairs department to fire or demote employees for misconduct and proposed impeachment of irs commissioner. The senate will resume consideration of water projects authorization bill with a procedural vote later in the day. Off the floor, negotiations continue on a deal to fund the government past a september 30th deadline. The h
But in the morning once we get the sun up over the horizon it looks like its going the start out pretty bright. 35 degrees in philadelphia right now, though. And below freezing in a lot of suburbs. Were actually in the upper 20s in allentown and reading and just 25 in millville. 31 in wilmington, 33 in trenton and 41 in cape may so youre going to want a coat as you step out the door, maybe a little extra gear. On the bus stop this morning 6 00 a. M. To 8 00 a. M. Low to mid 30s, mostly clear, cold conditions but not all that windy to start out. And as we roll through the afternoon things do get a little bit better than they were yesterday. 45 degrees by 11 oclock but well spends the majority of the afternoon in the 50. 51 degrees by 1 oclock. By 3 oclock, 56. Going for a high of 57 degrees today at about 4 oclock before dipping down to 54 degrees by 6 oclock so a pretty nice afternoon and again not as windy as it was yesterday. Little word to the wise. We are looking at several really