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Temperatures around the region, between the upper 20s to the low 30s. Like i said, it wont be quite as cold near the strip. Were predicting those temperatures to be in the mid30s. Very cold. Check on your people, your pets and make sure your plants are inside. Well talk about how long this cool weather is going to last. Thats coming up. Three people are dead as wildfires damage and destroy more than 250 buildings in and near eastern tennessees resort towns forge. Good afternoon. Im reed cowan. Im latoya silmon. Dolly partons dollhywood theme park. Reporter out of control wildfires forced thousands to flee. Some have to drive through the flames to get to safety. More than a dozen fires threaten the Great Smoky Mountains of people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. The power went out. It was very dark. The smoke was so thick, we couldnt breathe. Our eyes were stinging. We just grabbed a blanket a ....
It over in 1933, and what it means moving into the future, because as a country, we always need to examine and reexamine our history in order to decide where we want to go forward. And arlington house is an amazing place to be able to do that. So, we can examine the meaning of the civil war. We can examine the meaning of the life of robert e. Lee, his family, the impact his decision made on history, the lives of the enslaved people here, the consequences of that war. Surrounding this mansion, Arlington Cemetery was created both as a means to honor the dead, but, again, as a way of gaining revenge or justice perhaps if you want to call it that against robert e. Lee. But how do we as a country view the events of that war and its after effects . The period of reconstruction. Well, arlington house is determined in the National Park service and it is determined to seize the opp ....
But first, Steven Hammond talks about his research on the syphax. My name is steve hammond. Im i worked for the u. S. Geological survey for about 40 years. The Geological Survey is a Sister Agency to a National Park service and in my work, i was a deputy associate director that dell was earthquakes, volcanoes, naturales, a variety of hazards. My connection with the syphax family is an interesting one. My third greatgrandmother was a slave at the statehouse in washington, d. C. And her brother was a slave here. In termsilty way back of their connections to mount vernon and the local area here. Was born abouty 1791. And as a young man, he actually was living on the estate with his grandparents and he state whenrlington martha died in 1802. Believed he had relations w ....
Cspan. Org history. Each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn what artifacts reveal about history. Next, the arlington house to hear from descendants of one of the families. In about ten minutes, well hear from craig syphax who describes the story of freedmans village, a community established on the former plantation grounds to transition slaves into independent and free lives. But first, stephen hammond. Natural hazards dealt with earthquakes, landslides a variety of hazards that affected the united states. My connection with the syphax family is an interesting one. My third grade grandmother was a slave at the cater house in washington, d. C. , and her brother is Charles Syphax who actually was a slave here on Arlington National cemetery property. And we go way back in terms o ....
John kerry said america is grieving. For the loved ones of those who were very cruelly taken from us, including americans. Reporter the secretary of state had come to belgium to offer u. S. Help to prevent more attacks. And Belgian Police are stepping up their efforts. More raids and more arrests last night and today in neighborhoods where isis is recruiting. French police saying their new arrests prevented a planned attack. After the isisinspired massacres in california and in paris and now brussels. 175 dead and those three attacks. Kerry had a message for isis followers. We will not be deterred. And we will come back with greater resolve with greater strength. Reporter but the job is hard. Two of tuesdays terror suspects are still at large, including the man and wife identified but not caught. As belgium fear, celebrate life and am tensify the fight against terror. A key to that is to stop isis recruiting of muslim youth in cit ....