Have steve is our speaker see biden anyone to be tellings about John Burroughs who was a young man, came to capitol hill during the civil war and introduce the nation to the beauty of washington and became one of the countries leading and while no major steve dryden recounted the life of John Burroughs and i spent suspect in the wouldve appreciated the career path of our speaker and he started with the va Political Science from duke is a masters in International Affairs from columbia and those to steve to an almost 20 years as a reporter and editor leading newspapers both here and abroad and play sex these focus on the very local families of the rock creek songbirds which is the Habitat Restoration project and serving for many years is the executive director of the friends of pierce meal and while he digs deeper into the history and Natural Resources have a very area that John Burroughs new 1150 years ago theres a second reason that i am delighted to be introducing speaker and his topi
Thing you could ever do. Watch after words sunday night at nine eastern p. M. On cspan twos book tv two good afternoon. No one likes to sit in the front row but there are one, two, six, seven seats in the front row. Come out and see. I want to begin by thanking Peggy Mcdonald and all of those who have worked to make the madison, such a terrific source of support for gainesville authors and their book. Peggy, thank you so much. [applause] some of the best nonfiction writing allows us to see something we thought we knew well in an entirely different way. This has been the power of my friend, jack davis career as an environmental historian who examines the past not through the spy glasses of the sailors but through the curves of the land, the running of the tide in the rush of the wind and rain. This is also the power of jacks new book were here to celebrate, the gulf the making of an american city. The clear light of nature tells a truer story than the cloudy minds of men. Nature has bee
And the costliest hurricane which was, of course, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which took nearly 1900 lives. And i would, of course, be shamed in the presence of Cynthia Barnett if i didnt Say Something about rain on the gulf. Does anybody know what city is besides cynthia . [laughter] whats the rainiest city on the gulf, does anybody know . Take a stab. Its in the northern gulf, its a u. S. City. Mobile, yes. What did you say, willa . Mobile. You did . [laughter] did you really . Thats my daughter. Shes not telling the truth. [laughter] all right, smarty pants, how many inches a year does it get . [laughter] 63 inches. And the impact of storms on the gulf mainland would be much greater if not for Barrier Islands that circle the gulf of mexico. The longest Barrier Island in the world, padre island, at 113 miles is in texas. And tobasco sauce was invented on a louisiana island, avery island. And florida actually has an island that is distinguished for having the greatest population density
This Campaign Goes national. Hillary clinton riding high after her victory in South Carolina, but does this forward . Explain. Making changes to their ticket prices, just how much more you will be paying for peak park time. It is chilly out there. Dont be shocked if a snowflake appeals on the appears on the windshield. If you have a Chitty Chitty bang bang you could find some snowflakes, no, not that cold. Were a couple of degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. 49 in melbourne. 38 at the swamp in gainesville. Morning that well have probably, maybe until well, maybe next weekend. Well show you the 7day in a few minutes. High pressure in control. No rain outside today and it will be mostly sunny. Plentiful sunshine for the next seven days. Gorgeous today and well have the full 7day forecast coming up. Aun andrea. Fox 35s Jackie Orozco joining us live with more on this investigation. So many questions with regard to this kidnapping, what can you tell us . Reporter good mornin
Discuss situation which takes place in ukraine. It touches all the decisions that were taken in cis. This is to some extent in directly effects the Customs Union. Therefore to clarify the situation and its all i talk with a russian president Vladimir Putin yesterday. I immediately made a proposal to meet and discuss all these issues. Well discuss a concerted actions which need to be taken and for the development of the very dangerous situation takes place presently ministers since. The Eurasian Economic Commission Council Discussed a Draft Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union on tuesday in austin on the meeting was attended by the members of the council in the representatives of the governments of belle rose kazakhstan and russia questions about the progress of the doctor and the implementation of the matches for armenian joining the Customs Union and the common economic space the agreement on the exchange of information including five new ones behind the agenda of the meeting. Tho