Ministers National Battlefield park. A 5000 acre park. Mr. Bias has a masters degree in applied anthropology. As you imagine, he might has a long career in the National Park service. He was a legislative coordinator for the National Park service. He was project manager for the rehabilitation of arlington house. He worked at the National Battlefield, George Washington memorial parkway, Great Falls Park and hes going to be, as you just heard, the topic of his top today is unprecedented discovery. Field hospital barrios on earth. Please welcome mr. Bies. Okay, well im really looking forward to sharing this unprecedented story with everyone here. Again, i have the great privilege and early humble privilege of being the superintendent of 5000 acres of some of americas most hallowed grounds. Most everybody here is going to know this, but i feel the obligatory 30 seconds of why Manassas Battlefield is an important place. We preserve the scenes of not just one, but two incredibly significant c
Tonight the Golden Globes. For our entire crew im terry gannon, z2l2xz z16fz y2l2xy y16fy right now at 6 00, a Winter Weather advisory set to go into effect. This is video from Great Falls Park. It is a Storm Team Alert and take a look at what is causing the concern. That system right there, thats headed our way. Our meteorologist is standing by. The structure causing so many problems on campus and keeping the students away. Well, we broke records this morning and another blast of wintry weather is headed our way. Good evening. Imer m erica gonzalez. This is video of people enjoying Great Falls Park today. Picture perfect, isnt it . But the weather is about to take a dangerous storm team turn. We begin our Live Team Coverage from the weather center. Za mar za mr ra which means black ice, folks. Ill let you know the timing. Lets take a look at the area with a Winter Weather advisory. Its the bulk of the region until you head farther south down toward southern maryland. You guys not unde
And plus stopping street harassment its a problem in the district. One Council Member is introducing legislation to end unwanted advancing in the nations capital. Developing right now, hikers made a grizzly discovery along the potomac in maryland. Im shawn yancy. Im sarah simmons. Tony has the night off. Police say they spot aid womans body near the popular billy goat trail. Laurean is live from great falls with the latest on this story. Lauren. Reporter sarah, shawn, it was a Beautiful Day out here as im sure youre aware and someone walking a long the billy goat trail saw what they thought was a child in the water and thats how the 911 call originally wentz out. The montgomery country Swift Water Rescue Team and helicopter from u. S. Park Police Responded and they did pull a body from the river here. But it turns out it was body of an adult woman. The medical Examiner Office will determine the cause of death and police wer out exactly who that woman was. And whatever the scenario they
Parks service. Were here to talk about the service at its history and also learn more about the special house and people who lived here and how its being preserved by the National Parks service. Were joined by robert stanton. Biez, the former site manager here at arlington house. Obviously a park service employee. Hes also oversees a year long renovation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president woodrow wilson, august 25, 1916. There we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park service today. And that legislation came about through the stellar efforts of many conservationists and civil leaders throughout the country. Was it at all controversial at the time it was signed into law . It was in the sense there was sort of a misunderstanding in terms of some of the constraints that may be imposed by having one federal agency to ad minister our N
Services most visited historic home, arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial at arlingt Arlington Cemetery. Join us with our phone calls as we talk with the former arlington site house manager who will oversea the yearlong restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. Today the 100 anniversary of the National Park service live from arlington house at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan3. The Abraham Lincoln president ial Library Foundation published a book of musings by public figures and ordinary americans celebrating or responding to lincolns gettysburg address. Editor of gettysburg replies, the world responds to Abraham Lincolns gettyburgs address reads passages from the book. His presence still resonates from the words hes written and the artifacts and documents that he has left behind for our prosperity. He was a simple yet deeply complex man who looked at complex issue plainly and purely. He acc