williamsburg interpreters talk about bringing african-american stories to life and how they felt compelled to tell their ancestor stories appropriately. panelists include american civil war museum ceo christy coleman and curator rex ellis. good evening. my name is beth kelly and i am the vice president of the education, research and historical interpretation division. and it is my honor to offer you a warm and personal welcome. the word welcome has a great deal of meaning for colonial williamsburg. we have been welcoming guests to come and learn about our 18th century community since 1932. fort years ago the foundation recognized we were only telling half of the story, and so with determination and courage and p perseverance, the program was designed by our panelists tonight so we could tell the whole story of our 18th community. blending social history with public history to tell the african-american story had never been done before, and quite literally, they were making h
after they were urged to do so by israel, ahead of its ground offensive in retaliation for last week s cross border attacks by hamas. earlier the un warned that it was impossible to move more than a million people across a densely populated warzone with no food, water, oraccommodation. the israeli army says it s already launched raids inside gaza. israeli media say the troops have recovered the bodies of some of the hostages seized by hamas in israel a week ago. health officials in gaza say the number of palestinians killed in israeli airstrikes has risen to more than 1900. this is the scene live in gaza where it hasjust gone midday, and as we said, an israeli deadline for palestinians to leave the northern half of gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive has passed. and we can show you these live pictures of israeli military forces near the gaza border as you see, there are several tanks in the area. the palestinian authority s representative at the un compared the curre
and the other main stories on tonight s programme. as the violence in the middle east triggers protests in the uk, a senior official warns of the language used at some pro palestinian rallies. was it carriejohnson in charge during covid? the inquiry into the pandemic hears the country s top civil servant worried about her influence. 120. and following his accident on top gear, freddie flintoff reaches a multi million pound settlement with bbc studios. and the newsnight at 10:30, we will go deeper behind over millia decide whether to heed an israeli warning and move south while in london, will be asking how communities are feeling. good evening. we re live injerusalem, where it s just after midnight local time, with the end of the 24 hour period israel has set for people living in northern gaza to evacuate the area fast approaching. more than a million people have been warned to move south, after several days in which the israeli defense forces have been massing on the border,
people who should have them because of their achievements. i will start with dr. alan millett. there are three of them. one who served his country, a retired colonel in the marine corps reserve. another is a prolific author, a war to be won, and semper fidelis, and a third volume in preparation as we speak. a one volume history of the war in korea coming out next year. he says at that point, that is all anyone can take on the war in korea. but a prolific and award-winning author. and of course, the educator. 37 years at the ohio state university. and now at the university of new orleans. 10-10, last time i checked, michigan state. [laughter] in that time, he has turned out an army of wonderful students. they have become serious scholars in their own rights and you can almost tell them that when you meet them by the breath dth of their education and their work ethic. our second speaker, hans van de ven, teaches chinese history at cambridge university, and is a one of the l
last. how will it feel this weekend. glad to have you back, pat. off to the west, we re tracking light rain this morning. this is a sign of what s to come as we head throughout the weekend. notice where it s dry, new york city, out towards long island, it s not a total washout this weekend. but we will have rain both days. 74 degrees. it s muggy and it will stay muggy throughout the weekend. winds out of the northeast, calm rightno we have partly sunny skies in central park. let s plan your day. as you head throughout the day, you see the increasing chance of showers and storms. if you have to do something outside, earlier, the better. the farther east, the better. the farthest west you head, more showers and storms. unsettled through the afternoon and into the evening. temperatures mild but not too bad. into the mid-80s. there s a muggy feel throughout the day. it starts to get wetter as the day goes on. sunday. we ll explain hour by hour in your forecast coming up. gus,