We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
Welcome you to this beautiful campus for such an important conversation on government oversight and accountability in conjunction with the launch of our new student publication. Oversight projects. Org. This project is yet another example of this telework of our student leaders in creating a go to source about the work of federal oversight, accountability and ethics watchdogs. We could not be more proud of our students, the effort and enthusiasm here at Washington College of law. And our Law School Community is especially grateful that the launch of this project is made possible and is elevated with a cadre of leading experts who will sha theirhtn oversight and accountability with us today. So my warm welcome to all of you again. Please join me in welcoming the organizer of todays event, professor fernando look order, the faculty director of the Washington College of law, law and government program. Thank you, fernando. [applause] thank you very much, dean nelson. Welcome everyone. Im
Chester near 6 00, philly at about 6 10. This other cell, this is created a Tornado Warning and this one is headed in the general direction of southern delaware. So seaford, 5 45, milford, 6 08. If it would cross delaware bay and stay intact, cape may at 6 25. Gives you an idea, not an absolute immediate threat in the next few minutes but definitely things to watch. Look at this line of storms. This is the main danger, as we go through the evening. All of those red boxes there, those are all current Tornado Warnings. And so the overall tornado threat is moderate, which is actually pretty impressive for this part of the country. It doesnt happen often. Damaging wind threat is high. Speaking of winds, weve had wind gusts now 40 miles an hour in dover and close to that in atlantic city. Thats even without the thunderstorms. Now, over to Sheena Parveen to talk about timing of when storms are expected. Timing is right now for parts of the area, heavy rain, now the strongest storms that woul
High definition. Nigel take a live look outside, and look at traffic. Seriously. Heading out of downtown greenville, it is hold. Gabrielle quat and we hope you have somewhere warm to be tonight, and chief meteorologist John Cessarich joins us. John we barely warmed up into the upper 30s in the upstate and only in the mid 20s in the mountains, and, in fact, 15 degrees now in boone. 26 in asheville and franklin. Just above the freezing mark in toccoa, mainly mid areas across the upstate except 35 degrees in abbeville. The wind makes it feel much colder. As we go through this evening, look at these wind chills, Single Digits to teens in the mountains, and then we are talking 20s outside of the but the wind is going to die down considerably, i think, as we go through the night tonight. The wind will stay in the mountains, and the wind chill advisory runs until 10 00 tomorrow morning with wind chills probably in the Single Digits or below zero, same story for the wind chill advisory for the
This could be the coldest air we have seen this winter. There is the storm system. Where does the low track . If it tracks north, it will we will end up with rain. On monday morning, starting off with snow across the entire area, going over to freezing rain, sleet, and rain. We will talk more about the system in detail later on. Chris and i will be back at 6 00. Nigel continuing commitment 2016 coverage, senator marco rubio saying he is confident in his chances in South Carolina when voters head to the polls. Gabrielle yes had a busy couple days in the state. He is in simpsonville right now, speaking at celsci Christian School auditorium. We have found in the constitution right to marry anyone you want, that 200 years of jurisprudence missed. We discovered it. When i say to the supreme court, lets be fair, five out of nine Justice Scalia wrote perhaps one of the most compelling dissents i have ever seen. I honestly believe that when the law continues to be challenged, it is eating chal