Visitors here as well as those online and the future cspan audience. We have cspan in the room tonight recording this for wider distribution. Lancaster historys regional colloquium is very proud to introduce mark kelly, the author of the highly anticipated autobiography of Lydia Hamilton Smith, entitled, an uncommon woman the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith copublished by lancaster history and penn state press. I would like to ask of you to silence your cell phones if you havent done so so far. I will do the same in woman explores the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith a prominent mixed race business woman in lancaster, pennsylvania, a figure of rising science and progressive action. Smith was instrumental to stephens success as. He led the drive to end slavery, impeach andrew and push the ratification of the 13th, 14th and 15 amendments to the constitution. In this biography, mark kelley reveals how smiths served the cause of abolition managed stevens household acquired property in her own rig
But were going to get you going right now with a look at your accuweather with dave murphy and karen rogers is helping with your commute. Good morning. Good morning all. And we are off to a pretty comfortable start with a little bit of a cool breeze here on the terrace. It does look like were going get some early sunshine and thats despite the fact that we still have a big storm right off the coast. Tropical storm jose, it is no longer a hurricane but it is still rotating off the coast as expected. Dishing some cloud bands in today, maybe a little brief sprinkle or shower, most of the current stuff is drifting off to the west of the region. And still causing some issues at the shore. Now, the winds from this storm are down. The latest gusts we have is in beach haven and its only 12 Miles Per Hour. So, obviously winds not as much of an issue but we still have problems in the water. Five to 7foot breakers on the beach will continue issues with rip currents and heavy surf and we also have
So nice to see. Where, good wednesday morning to you, very, very busy night, lots every breaking news thats happening, new stuff coming in all over the place. We do have at, l allentown, g to you. Lets get a check on your traffic and weather. Scott williams in for sue to talk about. Folk just on the 5 00 advisory just came in on hurricaine maria, about 50 miles south and east, right now, of san juan puerto rico t has weakens a bit. Now down to category four hurricane with maximum sustained winds, at 155 Miles Per Hour, but we put tracker on that, and you can see, it is about 50 milesn an, that cenf circulation, but look at this outer eye wall, already lashing the rico with Hurricane Force sustained winds, already toward san juan, looking at wind over Tropical Storm force. So here is the latest as of the top of the hour. 155 Miles Per Hour sustained winds, category four hurricane, movement to the northwest, at about 10 Miles Per Hour. So impacting puerto rico, really pretty much the ent
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Graphic, it will be in the 50s. Ill change that 84. That was fridays forecast. Cool and wet today. Steady rain likely for tomorrow. Probably staying on the cloudy side. The rain should be coming to an end early wednesday. 80 plus starting thursday into the weekend. Lets go over to melissa mollet. 270 going to have the right lane blocked southbound. Inner loop at little river turnpike. The rest of the beltway and even through that area looking quite good here this morning. No major slowdowns. Everything is still moving. 66 west before glebe, right. In bound 66 fine. So is in bound on 95. All of that showing rain falling across the area. Bottom of the beltway through Prince Georges County clear. So is 95 from 32 down to the beltway. Aaron . It is 5 02 now. This morning dc Police Investigating a small crime in the palisades neighborhood. A man stopped at a gas station on mcarthur boulevard. A suspect hopped in the mans bmw and sped off. He didnt get far before he crashed a car and went do