this morning s line up. on my far right you to your left, we have john hennessy, and historian. he is also a the author of an acclaimed book on second bull run. to his left, scott hartwig. he is a long time friend and supporter of cwi and also a historian. retired historian from gettysburg national park. he is also written a book on the battle of antietam. it is a two volume study and the second volume will be out in a few years. excellent. good. to the left of scott is jennifer murray. jen murray also cut her teeth as a historian right here at the gettysburg national park. and she is a professor of history at the university of virginia at wise. and many of you met ken know. he was your advisor at auburn where she completed her dissertation. and last, we have brooks simpson who he just said who needs no introduction. you do need introduction. and everyone, on c-span audience, they know you, brooks. he is a professor of history at arizona state and his specialty as you know
very kind introduction. thanks to all of you for your you patience in advance. you i woker up this morning quite nervous. more nervous than i often am u when i m going to be giving a talk and i think i noticed yesterday a number of you are teachers. is that right? yes? thank you.of i appreciate that. i can just look at kevin if i need. kevin, you teach, right? in addition to blogging.er, in sorry, pete. blo and sogg you re used to being in front of unruly crowds.g and you may also have some experience with a particularly nerve wracking speaking engagement. one of those engagements wrote you re not quite sure where the subject matter of your talk fits with the event at hand. and then adding to that you learn that perhaps, i don t know, c-span is going to broadcast your talk live on television because, hey you know, live television.ppen this stills, happens apparently. but if you ve done any public ave done speaking, you also know that you moment where a that sense of real calm
i appreciate that. i can just look at kevin if i need. kevin, you teach, right? in addition to blogging.er, in sorry, pete. blo and so,gg you re used to being front of unruly crowds.g and you may also have some experience with a particularly nerve wracking speaking engagement. one of those engagements wrote you re not quite sure where the subject matter of your talk fits with the event at hand. and then, adding to that, you learn that perhaps, i don t know, c-span is going to broadcast your talk live on television because, hey, you know, live television.ppen this stills, happens apparently. but if you ve done any public ae speaking, you also know that yu moment where a that sense of re calm settles over you. i know that pete knows that because i ve now watched him speak beautifully a number of times in the past couple of days. i just want to let you know, e this s not happening to me right now. and so, without further ado. as many of you may know, on november 29th, 1864, appr
cbsnews.com. this is bob schieffer at cbs news headquarters in new york. we ll see you later on the evening news. you ve been watching wusa9 news at 5:00 seeing that breaking news coverage from cbs. we ll keep following this alleged plot on the capitol and bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. we are following another big breaking story right now. [ bells ] three people injured after an explosion in falls church at the eden center mall on wilson boulevard at 3:30. crews discovered smoke billowing from the building. surae chinn joins us live from the scene with the very latest. what have you learned? reporter: we ve just learned those three people who were transported to the hospital have nonlife threatening injuries, so a bit of good news. we also know that falls church fire marshal has just arrived on scene trying to figure out what caused this explosion. we also know that the explosion happened at the princess diamonds jewelry store. as i step ou
wasn t real. now the man suspected of being the guy they call the bicycle bandit is back in the custody of federal marshals. news4 at 11:00 starts now. it was a day of high drama and high anxiety in northern virginia. but tonight the manhunt is over. wossen assaye is back in jail. today s manhunt involved two carjackings and put the inova fairfax hospital on lockdown forre jackie bensen is tonight where it all started. jackie? reporter: doreen the u.s. marshals service says the escaped inmate is back in their custody. they won t say where but it s believed back at the alexandria jail. under investigation tonight how federal prisoner wossen assaye believed to be a serial bank robber known as the bicycle bandit managed to overpower a private security officer and take her gun while her partner used the rest room. he then used the officer as a human shield to make his escape from inova fairfax hospital. the manhunt was one of the most extensive in recent memory. but ass