Put this bike of a drawing compass into a map of virginia at dairy farm, George Washingtons boyhood home, extent of the like of the compass of reaches out 60 miles and draw a circle. Whence in it not only washington but also Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and james monroe were born. Grew to manhood and made their home. From this small expanse of land on a north American Continent came four of the nations first five president s. A dynasty whose members lead in securing independence, created the constitution and building the republic. What a great way to start a book. I spent most of last that reading it and its a wonderful chronicle, four major leaders and interconnected networks that tied them together at the founding of this country. Its a story that evokes the spirit of hope and perseverance that runs straight through the american experience. Dr. Cheney is a longtime member of aei faculty so want to take a moment to knowledge how much we all appreciate her scholarship and intellectu
On. I am joined on stage today by six incredible individuals, each of whom have helped shape the history and the future of human space flight. So ill give a little introduction. He gave an introduction about myself, but as he said, my name is deanne. Much like many of our panelists today am an engineer. Unlike most of our panelists today, i have never been to space. Which gives you an idea of the impressiveness next to me. But i did grow up in brevard county, florida, and Cape Canaveral, and i have watched many of you launch to space, and it has been an inspiration in my life and one of the reasons that i chose to pursue engineering. Ive gone on to have a bit of an atypical career. Im an engineering tv host nowadays, and also founder and ceo of future engineers and we actually have a current challenge that was launched with nasa where students can name the next mars rover, so i dont know if youchb you know but the mars curiosity rover was named by a kindergarten through 12 student. We
cbs evening news starts now. major garrett in for norah, who as you saw is on assignment. tonight, we are surveying the deteriorating situation in the middle east, from the red sea to gaza to iran. this as the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan to the united states. way back- first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and kill three suspected militants. and negotiations continue for a cease-fire in the israel-hamas war, and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas in gaza. plus, cbs news is over the red sea, with the u.s. navy as it protects american interests in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board a surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet command as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president biden saying he has decided on the u.s. response to the drone attack that killed three u.s. service member
to my daughter. major: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, everyone, i m major garrett in for norah, who as you saw is on assignment. tonight we are surveying the deteriorating situation in the middle east, from the red sea to gaza to iran. this is the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan prepared to make their way back to the united states. first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and killed three suspected militants. and negotiations continue for a cease-fire in the israel-hamas war, and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas in gaza. plus, cbs news is over the red sea, with the u.s. navy as it protects american interest in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board the surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet and naval forces central command as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president bide
breaking news stories tonight, with a major shake-up in the race for the 2024 republican nomination. former new jersey governor chris christie just suspending his presidential campaign, just five days before the iowa caucuses. our new reporting tonight on who he might endorse and if it will change the republican battle. plus, those major winter storms slammed the northeast with flooding in new hampshire, connecticut, and new jersey, and authorities in florida are now assessing those tornado damages. but first, there is more breaking news tonight, with a major avalanche closing down a popular lake tahoe ski resort in california. search teams and emergency crews just finished scouring the slopes in search of any missing skiers or snowboarders. we know that at least one person has died and at least three people are hurt. we are tracking storms, too, from coast to coast, with another round of severe weather ahead, so tonight we have team coverage, and cbs s andrew haubner will st