Thomas, back over to you. Thank you, here we go, day at school turns in south florida, high school still a crime scene this morning. The on the scene investigating and assisting with exactly what hapne what wet now. Seventeen people are confirmed dead, and whats now theeaiest l shooting since gunman attacked sandy hook e connecticut. Police say the gunman set off fire ended specifically to draw as many students as possible oute shot most of the victims inside. Some were outside, as sheriff is identifying the gunman as 19 year old nicholas cruz, you the grounds in handicuffs. Now he was expelled disciplinar. It is a day that the broward be described as story. Reporter he knows where there is going to be a lot of people at a i dont think it isa coinciden this is absolutely pure evil. Officials say the shooter entere after two p. M. And opened fire. Police say he had an assault rifl a magazines. Nds of the schoolto the school day. But instead of yellow buses police carshe parking lot. Sev
Are miler than average, already, at highs that would be normal for the day. Sixers won last night. Bus stop buddy happy about that, as well. So weve got sort of dry period, but it is cents very cloudy, very damp and a lot of fog out there this morning, not too bad at the airport, sunrise time 6 54. And it is 43 degrees in the city right fortyfive atlantic city. Fortyone in reading. Already, 50 degrees in dover. So get ready mild day. But again, the rain rolling back in a littleblin time for te evening rush, but look at the High Temperature, bob kelly, d morning, 6 01, problems already on 95. We had handful of accident this the weather, slippery road conditions, here, south 95, jammo, into gir here, before the girard avenue off ramp n that construction zone, there t. And only two lanes open here. So we are already back minute, northeast philly just to make it past girard avenue. Thats pushing everybody off where ever they can, coming down richmond street, state road, boulevard. So give
1776. Just so you know, todays the last day weve extended our museum hours to 7 00 p. M. The parchment sheet on display upstairs, though now much faded, is the original official version of the declaration of independence. Many versions have since have been made since Congress Approved it. Most notably the dunlap broadside printed on paper on the night of july 4th, 1776 and several facsimile reproductions made in the early 1800s. Today, with the copy of the declaration of independence, recently uncovered bu our two guests, Danielle Allen and emily sneff. This parchment document, the sussex declaration, is the same size as the original declaration on display in the ro dotunda an dates from 1780s. A notable feature of the sussex declaration is the arrangement of the signatures. Theyre not arranged by state delegation as they are on our declaration, and other early versions and danielle and emily will give us their theories on what this new arrangement thmay mean. Before we turn the stage
American figures. I speak of Andrew Oshaughnessy, from the university of virginia, where he is also director of the international jefferson studies enter at the Thomas Jefferson foundation. Center at the Thomas Jefferson foundation. We are truly honored to have them here this evening. He is the winner of innumerable prices. Prizeorge Washington Book , and an award from the society of military history, among other book honors. He has the he is the author andold world, new world also the man who lost america, American Revolution, british revolution, and the empire. , because of myd job title, who i think was the best president. I am also asked who is the most ambitious, talented, influential, and even most interesting president. Now, i never know how to answer that except to say, probably jefferson hit all bars, the answer to all of those, which is why i am particularly pleased to have a man here tonight who can tell us exactly what why jefferson was just that. Nfluential, interesting so
This was somehow, this was leaked. It first appeared in a vulgar french issue. It was then translated into english. The letter was used to suggest that jefferson was against washington and was really turning his back on the revolutionary legacy. They also brought up his behavior as governor of virginia, that he had run away from the british. It is always a bizarre charge because the legislature, who were most critical of him ran far ahead of him in escaping richmond and then escaping charlottesville. What always impressed me about jefferson is he stayed long enough to monticello to actually watch this british lesions and loyalists start to come up the slope, which is not a very High Mountain and then finally, he left having sent his family off and to advance. This story was the one about which she was most sensitive for his entire political career. He was subsisting about it in the last week of his life, so another words, it hit a point. There were stories about jefferson having a blac