Of the headings is monticello an American Family which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award and she was here for her biography of Andrew Johnson and later she shared the stage with the coauthors work most blessed of the patriarchs Thomas Jefferson and the empire of the imagination. And that gordon reed is the University Professor at harvard and the genius grant and Frederick Douglass prize. In her new book the texas born historian it examines her and passed visavis her Lone Star State roots in juneteenth. In the shimmering review in the new york times, jennifer praised the book for the authors ability to combine clarity with the subtlety and showing historical understanding is a process, not an endpoint. Tonight Annette Gordon reed will be in conversation with awardwinning broadcaster, journalist and longtime friend of the author event series tracy. Its great to have you with us tonight. The screen is yours. Its an honor to be with you tonight with Annette Gord
David welcome to journal editorial report, im david asman in for paul gigot. First of all, with israel it is 10 p. M. Where just moments ago Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to abillionish the evil abolish the evil of hamas and said the ongoing ground operation in gaza is the second stage of the war. Infantry and Armored Vehicles have moved in backed by massive strikes from the air and the sea including the bombing of hamas tunnels which is a key target in this campaign to crush the terror group once and for all following its brutal ea attack the on israel three weeks ago today. Lets go straight to southern israel where foxs Trey Yingst Is Standing by. Trey, its all yours. Reporter yeah, david, good afternoon. We are here along the israelgaza border. You can hear those thuds mt. Distance, both israeli artillery and tank units that are working at this hour hammering the northern part of the strip. Airstrikes targeted a number of different positions tonight, and we do know Isra
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Patchy dense fog most of you out in lancaster, the rest of us looking good. 37 in reading, 46 in philadelphia. 41 in trenton. 42 in wilmington, 45 in millville. 49 degrees down in cape may. As we go through the afternoon its another good one we expect mostly sunny skies by noon up to 50, high of 54 by 3 00 p. M. Before dropping down to 50 by 7 00 44 degrees. If youre dressing the kids for the bus stop temperatures, its a little bit chilly in the suburbs, as a matter of fact we might be in the upper 30s in allentown. 44 is the range of temperatures on it is bus stop, cool enough for a coat not horrific and winds are pretty light. Karen, when we come back with the seven day the week is looking good, but theres a cold shot coming by the end of next week. Reporter looking live at the schuylkill expressway eastbound construction is cleared westbound the cones are set up, they are blocking a lane and forcing everybody off at 30th street. This causes backups as they clear this out. We expect
Those hot temperatures could set records. Lets go to meteorologist drew tooma. Were looking at possibly the longest heat wave and the hottest heat wave we have seen the entire year. Its pretty comfortable in the lot of spots. 61 in oakland. About 65. 72 in concord. 66 in livermore and half moon bay. But you look at much of the southwest today. The highs, we were certain lae baking to our south and to our east. 107 in vegas. 108 in phoenix and this is the air mass thats going to migrate our way and were going to begin to feel its effects tomorrow afternoon and first a heat advisory in effect foraded in o hottest spots on thursday well see an excessive heat warning go into effect and on friday watch what happens, the heat warnings get expanded area wide. We have not seen a map this wide and this bright. You can see excessive heat youre looking at for some of the hottest spots getting as high as 110 degrees. This is likely the longest heat wave so far this year and its not just an inland