hello, good afternoon. welcome to politics and prose. thank you so much for coming out on this really beautiful day. we are very pleased to have carla robertson here to talk about her new book the trial of lizzie borden. before we get started, a little house keeping. first let s all take a moment to silence our cell phones. i ll do that, too. we are recording. c-span is here with us today. so we just don t want any extra noise interruptions. also after carla speaks, there will be time for a q & a. if you have questions you d like to ask her, please use this microphone here so we can pick it up on our a/v stuff, that would be great. many of you know that we have a lot going on here at politics and prose including at our book stores at the wharf and union market. to stay on top of that, check out our events calendar and our social media. also, if you are a fan of this book, you may enjoy our true crime book group which meets the every third thursday of the month at 7:00 i
about time starts december 31st on d, w. ah, ah, iran blue, a vast country, often called the cradle of civilization from the persian gulf to the caspian sea, from snow kept mountain ranges to r a desert. if the country both fertile and astir. a study in contrast, as is the culture and way of life, of its 18000000 inhabitants a country and its people. a run at the intersection of tradition and change a country with few outside visitors. for many foreigners, iran is the place of and miss. but it is home to a 1000 year old culture in which a variety of lifestyles, traditions, and religions co exist. mountain ranges, deserts plateaus, the plains, and valleys of be filmed from above. this spectacular landscape serves as a lens on to the country s history and its people. ah, the mountains, wild and untouched, tamed and domesticated cover, one 3rd of iran s territory their distant peaks have played an important role in the country s history. heading west towards the airport, massif.
someone at the mcdonalds on bonney road to do some sort of transaction - that )s when that person robbed the victim and took off. no word on what type of transaction was happening at the time. the victim has minor injuries. and police tell us the victim did try to fire a shot at the robber - but missed. at this time police are actively looking for that robber. more breaking news a carjacking tonight on mission and henry streets in norfolk. that )s right off virginia beach boulevard - we )re still working on getting more information. right now police aren t releasing a description of the car or the suspect. they do tell newschannel three no one was hurt. we )re tracking more breaking news - this from oregon one person is dead - as federal authorities arrested ammon bundy - he )s the leader of a group of protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon and several of his followers. the arrest comes after a traffic stop where shots were reportedly fired - it )s not cl
armina release is video. it says shows as the by johnny youths units trying to break through the border. russia called on both countries to seize hostilities after the worth fighting to break out since their 2020 war over nagondo kara back. and william russo was sworn in as kenya s new president. we will take you live to nairobi as he takes over the leadership of a country facing a cost of living crisis and a crushing drought. ah, i manuscripts mckinnon. thanks so much for joining us. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski says his forces have liberated 6000 square kilometers of the country from russian occupation since the start of this month. ukraine is also claiming significant guidance in the southern region of her son and moscow concedes it has lost territory, but it has domestic dismissed any suggestion of negotiations. instead, it s retaliating with air strikes and artillery fire. the front line is shifted further away, but hawk heath is still in rushes sites and strike
more than a foot of snow in some places. good morning, ginger. looks like i m in the middle of a forest but it s in the middle of a road in a neighborhood. this huge tree snapped, popped and landed on the power lines and the exact reason why so many people are waking up this morning without power in the mid-atlantic. across the mid-atlantic this morning, punishing winds and rain. as much as 2 feet of dense, wet snow. it s the heaviest wet snow i ve seen in my life and grew up in northwestern pennsylvania. i m used to this, i can tell you. reporter: sending cars colliding and trees toppling. the trees are already bending over and we still got about 6 more inches to go. reporter: in midland virginia, a man was killed hit by falling branches as he tried to clear them. across seven states and district of columbia are still without electricity mostly due to heavy snow weighing down power lines. as the nor easter goes north, it s knocking over even more trees and even ble