and then william mckinley and william jennings bryan. ereas mckinley conducted what was then known as the front porch campaign. they're going to learn more about that in our next video. [video clip] >> ida mckinley played an important role. she would sit on the porch. she would never speak, but she was always there, always present. there is a perception in the public that she was an invalid and so the campaign managers wanted to dispel that, that ida would have the role of first lady, and there had been other first ladies who had not played an active role, but now it was 1896. communication is better. people are learning more about their president and their first lady, and now they are starting to have expectations that the first lady play a role. and so that was another thing that the campaign managers wanted to do. they wanted to bring it up to the public that this was not an invalid in a wheelchair. this was a woman who was active and wanted to play that role. in this case, we have some of the items that were created for the campaign f

mckinley again ran against william jennings bryan. the issues were different, which in some ways is a testament to how much mckinley had succeeded. prosperity, he was by 1900 seen as the man who as i said earlier, brought us out of the -- the great depression of the 1890s. the new issue was americas place in the world and a word that was new to most americans, imperialism. bryan and the democrats and a number of what you might call "good government" republicans, liberal republicans, andrew carnegie, et cetera, basically opposed the idea of american empire. mckinley on the other hand, for a number of reasons, was -- thus far, he was a reluctant convert to the war in the first place. the question i have, we've been told, i believe, by the white house military aid, the single most important decision mckinley had to make as president after going to war was deciding whether to keep the philippines, a hugely important question, very controversial. the white house military aide said that in fact, it was ida's constant harping on all the good

visit ncicap.org] >> theodore roosevelt becomes president after the assassination of william mckinley and to accommodate her family, first lady edith roosevelt renovates the second mansion,the executive thus adding a west wing. by adding a secretary to the payroll she creates the office of first lady and changes the name from executive mansion to the white house. edith roosevelt, this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's series, "first ladies." from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. sees -- this year, c-span is touring cities across thecountry and exploring history. this week we are in a gusto, georgia. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> the augusta canal is a man-made waterway. the water comes from the savannah river, our main river here. it travels to town in about 7.5 miles. here, the son of the first mayor of augusta was in massachusetts and saw how they built the canal and how they built the mills. augusta's economics came to a standstill. people are leaving town to

certainly when william mckinley very reluctantly took the nation into war a civil war veteran had seen how horrible the civil war was and was provoked that pushed yellow journalism to ramp up in what they did not realize where the philippines were but they were a spanish possession and the theodore roosevelt who was in charge because the real secretary was on vacation orders admiral dewey in hong kong to steam for manila bay because he knows the war is coming in this will be the moment that ameritech can seize a crucial piece of territory in the middle of the pacific ocean. . .s of war. very often we don't think about this. and mckinley certainly had no plan to make the philippines an american possession, but he later did. and that created a war, a conflict that was larger, actually, than the fighting in cuba over, with spain over cuba, and more protracted. and, actually, the story i tell is set in the philippines of a massacre of a small company of men who are getting ready to celebrate or commemorate the death of william mckinley by assassination which puts theodore roosevelt -- the

certainly when william mckinley took the nation into war, the president at the time was a civil war veteran, had seen how horrible the civil war was, and was not eager to get america into a war but was provoked into it partly my newspapers at what was known as yellow journalism at the time and ramped up the emotion aspect of going into the war. he had no idea where the pill philippines were. roosevelt wasn't in charge but ordered for manila bay to be steamed. he know this is the time america could take a very significant piece of land. that is how america got involved, almost by accident, and this is another theme of the book, the unintended consequences of war. mckinley had no plans of making the philippines an american possession but later did. and that created a conflict larger than the fighting over cuba and more protracted. i talk about a small company of men in cuba who are getting ready to celebrate the death of william mckinley by assassination putting roosevelt the hero into the white house. roosevelt is the central character. we are talking about policy but this is really a story

her husband, william mckinley, would sit next to her.arge handkerchief until the episode pass. she traveled a lot as a first lady, including the 1901 gathering were her husband was assassinated. ida mckinley on "first lady's." examining the private lives of the women who filled the role of first lady from martha washington to michelle obama. >> apollo, houston. i have two messages for you. moscow is ready for docking. apollo is ready for docking. >> july, 1975. an american apollo spacecraft and a russian soyuz spacecraft are ready to dock together. around the world, millions watch and listen as the two dock and become one. now they wait for the other event. the meeting of soviet and u.s. cruise. >> ok, all that waiting. [laughter] that will stay open. >> go ahead, tom. >> alaexi. ok, turn on the camera. here. glad to see you. >> pass it to alexi. >> [speaking russian] >> in the first true grants for astronauts are hoisted in the soyuz by the cosmonauts. one stays behind to watch the apollo group. >> in the name of the soviet people, i pe

find very interesting about this brianna, there was a political cartoon from the year 1900 when william mckinley had no vice president at that point is vice president, he picked governor teddy roosevelt of new york to be his vice president and teddy roosevelt was this huge personality and a hero of the san juan war and the cartoon shows this enormous teddy roosevelt on a horse in uniform and sitting as a tiny little figure on the horn of the saddle is william mckinley and that more or less seems to be what's going on here. you have this huge figure looming all over this. he will be there in the flesh on the stage and you've got a group of other guys all smart, all talented. carly fiorina. >> she won't be on the stage. she'll be in the earlier event. >> but they're all sort of in one way or another trying to figure out how do they deal with him? >> yeah how do they do that jeffrey? shed some light on that. how do they approach this? do they just pretend he's not on the stage or do they -- how do they advance their message? >> i think they have to discuss -- i mean john kasich has to be john kasic

. -- the very first president captured on film is william mckinley, so we have a film of mckinley during the time in the spanish-american war. a conflict, incidentally, that was covered by several motion picture producers, sometimes re-creating scenes of the spanish-american war in new jersey. [no audio] mr. mashon: on its website, the library has a whole special section devoted to the spanish-american war on film. so, there is actuality footage of the war. there were some cameramen who tried, who got them to cuba, the philippines to shoot some footage there. there is footage of theodore roosevelt and the roughriders that tends to be in the united states. troops disembarking from florida heading off for cuba. but of course, there is also re-created footage of the sinking of the maine, for example. they might shoot that in new jersey with models, or they might stage battles. so there is sort of a mix of actuality footage and re-created footage. [no audio] mr. mashon: but this really is the first conflict ever captured on film. [no audio] mr. mashon: we also have, for example, footage from

. >> william mckinley was a presidential candidate from ohio when a gold prospector suggested calling the peak mckinley, many alaskans scoffed at their mountain being named after a midwesterner. >> for generations alaskans have known this majestic mountain as the great one. >> republican senator lisa of alaska thanked the president but the ohio congressional delegation which fought the name change for years objected on twitter ohio senator said the name change was another example of the president going around congress. today the president heads to alaska for a three-day trip where he'll face a bigger fight as he visits melting glaciers to highlight climate change. in new york, for cbs news. >>> coming up next a mother leaves the store without her baby. >>> my 3-year-old goes mom, where's baby. >> now she is facing criminal charges but she says it was all a horrible mistake. >> dieting not your thing? your brain may be hard wired to over eat the new study on food addiction.

house said alaska's mount mckinley will be called deniali, named after the former president william mckinley will return to the native name meaning the high one. officialness ohio, which was mckinley's home state are voicing outrage over the announcement. >>> the renovated park in point breeze, "eyewitness news" at 20th and tasker for opening of the ralph brooks toddler lot. city official where is joined by, connor barwin and other philadelphia eagles. he and his foundation provided half of the cost. it was named for brian brooks shot and paralyzed at six years old in 1988. >>> justin drabick joining us now, with the the forecast. >> we are finishing up august heading in to september. feeling like in middle of summer. >> yes, indeed. >> 10 degrees above average. still time to hit the pool, shore. let go down there right now. we have a live look in ocean city, not the best beach day here earlier but sun did break out earlier in the afternoon. still comfortable with temperatures in the 80's today. overall not a bad way to expenditure monday afternoon. so, people enjoying a nice evening, settin

. >> reporter: william mckinley was a presidential candidate from ohio when a gold prospector suggested calling the peak mckinley. many alaskans scoffed at their mountain being named after a mid winner. >> for generations, alaskans have known this majestic mountain as the great one. >> reporter: republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska thanked the. but the ohio congressional delegation which has fought the name change for years objected. on twitter ohio senator robb portman said the name change was another example of the. going around congress. today the. heads to alaska for -- the president heads to alaska for a three-day trip as he faces melting graciers to highlight climate change. >> if we do nothing, temperatures are expected to rise. >> reporter: he will be the sixth president to advice sis the arctic circle. president mckinley was never able to sea the peak. >> it's the third tallest mountain in the world. alaska and the state legislature have been working for decades to officially change the name but those efforts as you heard were blocked by legislation in congress and stymi

very first president was captured on film is william mckinley.o we have the film of mckinley during time in the spanish-american war. a conflict incidentally that was covered by several motion producers, sometimes re-creating scenes of the spanish-american war in new jersey. mr. mashon: on its website, the libra has a whole special section devoted to the spanish-american war on film. there were some cameramen who got down into cuba to shoot some footage there. there are some troops embarking from floridarida -- put they might shoot that in new jersey -- florida. they might shoot that in new jersey or they might stage battles. so there is a mix of actuality footage and re-created footage. mr. mashon: but this really is the first conflict ever captured on film. we also have, for example, footage from mckinley's inauguration in march of 1901. of hisootage inauguration, it is certainly going to be nothing like what we see today. you can see it mckinley very clearly. he is on the east side of the capital, where inaugurations used to take place. you so

the mountain was named for their native son president william mckinley. the president said they'd find another way to honor the 25th president. >>> no deal in deflategate, after the break how soon we could hear about tom brady's suspension and take a look at today's courtroom sketch. >> reporter: a different take on community policing at this church. this is hank silverberg in prince george's county, that >>> a communitywide reception held today down in salem, virginia, honoring wdbj photographer adam ward. he and alison parker were the ones shot to death last week while conducting a live interview. rd reception honoring wa took place at say almost high school where he went to school -- salem high school where he went to school. his funeral is in roanoke tomorrow. >>> the suspect shannon miles appeared in court today that shot a sheriff's deputy. prosecutors say the attack on 47-year-old darren goforth was totally unprovoked. they say miles has a long criminal record that includes six previous arrests, two for force against officers. >>> we could know tom

president william mckinley. it's been a long conflict. >>> and this morning the remnants of tropical storm erika are heading north over south central florida. the system is still capable of producing heavy downpours and damaging winds and possible flooding. a flood warping is inning is in effect. don champion has the latest from miami r even though erika has dissipated parts of the southeast, they're not out of the woods yet. the remnants are producing heavy rains and high winds. over the weekend erika's waves crashed against the coast of palm beach. >> the erosion is unbelievable. >> reporter: erika's rains turned yards into lakes and covered roads in parts of the state. the situation made it tricky for both biker as and cars. >> i could barely peddle. >> reporter: last week tropical storm erika dumped more than 15 inches of rain in parts of the caribbean, killing at least 20 people on the island of dominica. for now emergency operation centers in florida are staying open around the clock ready at the water's r

a prospector named the alaskan peak for ohio's william mckinley after hearing mckinley had won the 1896 g.o.p. presidential nomination. well, now, barack obama has renamed it denali, to the delight of native alaskans, that's what they've always called it, and to the disappointment of native ohioans including house speaker john boehner. the change came on the eve of mr. obama's visit to alaska today and bill plante is there. >> reporter: alaska's vast, awe-inspiring natural beauty is the backdrop for president obama's call for action on climate change. secretary of state john kerry set the tone today. >> but what we discuss here today is important not just for the arctic. it is important for the rest of this planet. >> reporter: climate change is impacting fish and wildlife in the arctic. like these walruses who gathered on land in northwest alaska because the ice they prefer had melted. the president will see evidence of that melting when he tours a glacier like this one called portage. 100 years ago the portage glacier came to the end of this lake. 30 years ago, you could still see fro

the 20,000-foot tall mountain was previously named after william mckinley, america's 25th president whoassassinated. we were saying in the commercial break, we wonder how ohio will responds to this. >> exact lip, because he is their favorite son. >> see what happens. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" at noon, treacherous conditions, for people in florida this noon. >> well, tropical storm erika is moving through the sunshine state. after leaving a path of destruction in the caribbean, kyla, tell us more. >> and would you believe that we have another hurricane to talk about in the atlantic? we will talk about fred, coming up. plus this heat! when is it going to give us a break? well, i'll have that answer for you, when we come back, everybody, stay with us, "eyewitness news" continues in just a >> hollywood is remembering a master of the horror genre, wes cravin died yesterday after battling brain cancer. >> as anthony mason tells us, he kept movie-goers clinging to the edge of their seats like no one other. >> for more than 40 years, legendary film maker, wes cravin kept audiences sq

the home state of the mountains original namesake, 26th president william mckinley.laska natives had long called it denali, which means high one. >>> the president is expected to spend three days in alaska, calling for action on climate change during an environmental summit. mr. obama is scheduled to hike, take a boat ride and see an active glacier up close. on wednesday, president obama is set to make history by becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit the alaskan arctics. >>> food giant general mills is setting an ambitious goal to try to help reduce global warming. the minnesota-based food chain says it will attempt to cut greenhouse gas emissions 28% by 2025. the company plans to do that by investing $100 million into cleaner, more energy efficient operations and by encouraging suppliers to adopt more sustainable farming practices. general mills is one of the world's largest food companies, with almost $19 billion in annual sales. >>> oliver sacks, the neurologist and prolific writer, died today at the age of 82. sacks visited ktvu back in 1991. he was

named after former president william mckinley will return to its traditional native name meaning thennouncement being hailed as major symbolic gesture to alaska natives. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news", now that kids are headed back to school, oh, they start asking parents to pitch in money for resources. we'll show you the funny form one school sent home to parents? also last week we saw the beautiful temperatures, but heat is back. kyla talking about heatwave, just how long we can expect the hottest humid weather to stick around. details on that when we come right back. good morning. >> offer duty philadelphia police officer, is struck and killed in a hit-and-run in northeast philadelphia. the officer has been identified as 42 year old lamar pool. he's a 18 year veteran of the force. >>> police arrested a suspect just a short time later. >>> also, a police officer, in ridley park, meanwhile, he is recovering after he was shot during a stand-off. the officer was shot while trying to apprehend a man who was barricaded inside norwood apartment. suspect faces attempted murder char

when a gold prospector renamed the continent's tallest peak after then presidential candidate william mckinley. today karen johnson put a thank you sign outside her anchorage cafe. >> it didn't seem right to name something that had already been named by the native people that live there after someone who had not stepped foot in alaska. >> reporter: the park surrounding the mountain was renamed denali back in 1980. denali was even sarah palin's secret service name when she ran for vice president. but one current presidential candidate is defending his state's native son. >> in ohio we felt it was appropriate, a guy saw that mountain when he was first up there and named it after the no reason to change it. >> reporter: mckinley's presidential library, though, doesn't even mention mt. mckinley. >> it's really outside of what president mckinley's legacy is. >> reporter: already the parks service has started changing its maps. tour operators will have to reprint brochures. and mckinley t-shirts may soon end up on e bay. last year only about a third of the climbers who tried successfully scaled dena

president after the assassinationtheodore roosevelt becomes president after the assassination of william mckinley. and they redid the entire first floor of the mansion. by adding a social secretary to the payroll she creates the office of first lady and changed the name from the executive mansion to the white house. examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. sundays at 8:00 p.m. et on c-span3. >> over the next 4.5 hours america history tv looks back 70 years to the atomic bombings of hiroshima and not a sake japan -- and nagasaki japan. we will hear from truman a grandson, clifton truman daniel. it was president truman who gave the order to trust the bombs on japan. this is two hours. >> gentlemen on your screen is the eldest grandson of president truman, clifton truman daniel. our video is going to be a special trip

. >> theodore roosevelt becomes president after the assassination of william mckinley and would someday the family, first lady edith roosevelt renovated the second floor. the creation of a west wing to house the staff offices. by adding the social secretary, she craves the office of the lady and changed the name from executive mansion to the white house. edith roosevelt, this sunday night on c-span's original examiningst ladies, the public and private lives of the women who fille and their impactd on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. on c-span3. discussion on the 2016 republican presidential candidates and the impact of the events of this week including the voters first forum and foxnews debate. from "washington journal, this is about 40 minutes. them "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined now by rebeca berg, national political reporter at rea realclearpolitics. everyone is still talking about this debate on fox news for the republican presidential candidates. let's start by getting your take on how it went. who are the winners and losers? guest: it w

william mckinley never visited alaska, but back in 1986 heard mckinley had just become the republicanee for president. and decided to name the highest peak on the continent after him. in 1917, 16 years after he was assassinated the government formally recognized the game mount mckinley. but it already has a name. >> for generations alaskans have known this mountain as the great one. today we are able to officially recognize the mountain as danaally. i would like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change. >> reporter: but not everyone is thanking president obama, especially not politicians from mckinley's home state of ohio. ohio senator rob portman said mckinley was a proud ohioan and the mown was named after him as a way to remember his rich legacy after his assassination. joan boehner also from ohio said the name is a testament to mckinley's legacy as a soldier and politician. he served with distinction in the army. i'm deeply disappointed to this decision. the department of interior said it meant no disresuspect to the president, but the move to

. >> ben: is known as mount mckinley although president william mckinley which it is named, for whom it is named i should say. never went there. he never saw it, never laid eyes on it. now it's going to go back to the neighborhood american name, denali. denali. it was originally given that name it means the great one. pres. obama announced the changed as he prepares for a trip to alaska today. he's going going to highlight the effects of climate change. spee1 to be fair, back in 1917 it 17 it was easy to get around. , making the trip up there would be difficult back in the olden days. spee2 i would think think it would be tough. apparently a lot of presidents thought about doing this but nobody wanted to offend ohio where mckinley was from. ohio factors prominently in politics. can they name another mount for him? >> juliet: okay. >> ben: the park around it has been named denali. >> let's show you what to expect today. heat and humidity came back over the weekend, i will stick around with high temperatures of 90 for several days and around. it comes down a little as we head towards t

oft: mike, what do you think the election of william mckinley? my canada? would you go back that far or more recently? caller: i can't. i can't go back that far. i am kind of a current events guy. i like history but i just kind of look at citizens united and following obama, all the money he had and he backed away from the campaign rules. it just does not seem like money has a direct effect. at politics right now, look at other people in politics and all the different races and stuff. i just don't think that money is buying the race. it is about people. i just will listen to the journalist who does it for a living. i discussed listen to you for entertainment. host: we will get a response. guest: if you take the long view of this it is definitely a long .ecord there are plenty of people who've done that and one. a recent example is governor rick scott. he has put dollars of his own money in the first race he has ever run to win the governors asked -- office. but for most populous state in the country. the dynamics with citizens united is a little bit differe

named mount mckinley back in 1898 by a prospector exploring central alaska he named after ohio's william mckinleye our 25th president but alaska natives have called the mountain denali meaning the high one. the government officially recognizing the name denali as being seen as a major symbolic gesture. president obama will spend three days in alaska talking about climate change. >> after nine years and 4,000 hours of volunteer russert recollection aircraft a military aircraft you've the vietnam war was unveiled today. it rolled offs at social security blee line in 1957 and was dee economicked during the 1970's. plane sat outside the willow grove naval air station for more than 25 years. volunteers started renovations in 2006. the remodeled plane will now be on display at the wings of freedom aviation museum in horsham. >>> young students in delaware county all set for the fir day of school thanks to a free backpack give away. better living center in chester giving away 600 bags filled with school supplies. all parents had to do was walk in with their kids and they walk out better prepared for the

the mountain was later named after william mckinley. >> rob? >> we will seeing a mild fin tisht weekend. here is the view. nice sunset. little bit of smoke from fires up around trinity county around the coast. clear skies wrap up the weekend p. we watch for patchy fog but nothing there right now. around the golden gate bridge. few low clouds there. dublin 68. mild outside around the hills of the tri-valley and into belvedere in the north bay. temperatures close to 70 right now. very fascinating as we take you into the north bay. look at the hilltop temperatures. really good off to the north. and close to 70 right now. you don't see that too often. that air is forced at sea level, it warms up and drys out. even in the night. and winds grow really strong. we don't expect wind speeds to be strong enough for that tonight but if temperatures are warmer than you could be accustom to this time of night it is north winds in the east and north hills. three major hurricanes continuing around hawaii but good news is the 3 for the most part avoiding the ha

at in white house events, her husband william mckinley, would sit next to her. when he saw she was having a seizure, he would cover her face with a large handkerchief until the episode past. despite her health problems, she traveled as first lady, even tending the american expedition, where her husband was assassinated. ida mckinley, sunday on c-span's original series "first ladies: influencing image, examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady." from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. on c-span3. >> >> each week, american history tv since then on a college -- sits in on a college class. next professor susanna lee talks about the citizenship in reconstruction. she talks about whether this should be tied to the -- race or gender. dr. lee: good afternoon. how are you all doing? as you know, i am susanna lee. we are here today in my civil war

theodore roosevelt becomes president after the assassination of william mckinley. first lady edith roosevelt renovates the entire second floor of the executive mansion. the creation of the west wing to house the staff office. she creates the office of the first lady and it changes the name from executive mansion to the white house. edith roosevelt, this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "first ladies." examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady. their influence, from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. >> president obama made the case for the iran nuclear agreement at american university and washington, dc. saying rejecting this deal would leave war as the only remaining option. he makes reference to president kennedy's landmark speech about negotiating with the soviet union. his remarks are about an hour. [applause] pres. obama: thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, please have a seat. thank you very much. i apologize for the slight delay.

they officially called it mckinley in honor of president william mckinley who was assassinated in 1901. new numbers reveal who is ahead and who is behind in the race for the white house. the two front runners enjoyed a sunday off trying to push their messages. and as abc news reporter reports, it appears to be working for one democrat. >> new trouble for hillary clinton as bernie sanders nips at her heels. fresh poll numbers are showing a tightening democratic race. >> is hillary clinton's campaign is in trouble? >> i don't know, but our campaign is doing great. >> he says his ideas are winning. >> the vast majority of people in this country are not necessarily anti-hillary clinton. they are pro-bernie sanders. >> the former secretary of state's lead in the early voting states have the lowest level yet. bernie sanders seven points back and joe biden not even in the race gets 14% this weekend the vice president joining delaware democrats fueling speculation about whether he'll run. >> does joe biden get in? >> i don't think so. i think the response from the dnc was discouraging. >> it i

the home state of the mountains original name sake 25th president william mckinley. the alaskan natives had long called it denali which means high one. >>> and the president visited the glaciers. on wednesday president obama is set to make history by becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit the alaskan arctic. >> a bay area woman fell to her death while hiking in big sur this weekend. 20-year-old medina f era s was climbing down a cliff friday afternoon when she slipped and fell into the ocean. they say she was hiking in that area without the proper clothing or equipment. her body was recovered. the preliminary cause of death is listed as drowning. >>> for the first time in several years, richmond police are responding an increase in climbing crime. that's twice as many as this time last year. robberies are up 21% from 2014. officials say many of the crimes are gang related. they also blame the spike of crime offenders to changes of crimes from felony to misdemeanors. >>> ktvu's keba arnold sat down with a sergeant to discuss this cold case in this week's e

denali, great one, had been named after william mckinley.laskans have called it by its native name for years now. >>> services like uber x are a step closer to becoming legal in philadelphia. new legislation would create a framework of regulations for these companies. philadelphia county is the only county that doesn't allow the ride sharing companies. the new legislation would require drivers to meet requirements on insurance, vehicle safety and accident reports. taxi drivers are already suffering because uber, according to the philadelphia business journal, the industry is looking to create an app to be more competitive. >>> we are following breaking news. an officer killed in a hit and run. we are learning new details about how a bystander jumped in to help police catch a suspect. that part of the story straight ahead. >> announcer: this is nbc 10 breaking news

. >> reporter: william mckinley was a presidential candidate from ohio when a gold prospector suggested calling the peak mckinley. many alaskans scoferred at their mountain -- scoffed at their mountain being named after a mid winner. >> for generations alaskans have known this majestic mountain as the great one. >> reporter: republican senator lisa murkowski thanked the. on twitter ohio senator robb portman said the name change was another exame of the. going around -- the president going around congress. today the president heads to alaska for a three-day trip where he'll face a bigger political fight as he visits melting glaciers to highlight climate change. >> if we do nothing alaska temperatures are predicted to rise by 6 to 10 degrees by the end of the century. president mckinley was never able to see the peak that bore his name for 98 years. in new york, cbs news. >> denali is the third tallest mountain in the world. alaskans have been working for decades to officially change its name. the white house hopes making this change will improve relations with native americans. >>> presi

certainly, when william mckinley very reluctantly took the nation into war, william mccan kinly, the president at the time, was a civil war veteran, had seen how horrible the civil war was and was not eager to get america into a war but was really kind of provoked into it partly by newspapers that pushed what was known as yellow journalism at the time, really ramped up the emotional aspect of going into war. and what mckinley didn't realize, and he said it at the time, was he had no idea where the philippines were. they were a spanish possession, and theodore roosevelt -- a fairly young assistant undersecretary of the navy who was in charge because the real secretary of the navy was on vacation -- orders admiral dewey, who's in hong kong, to steam for manila bay because he knows that this is going to be, he knows that the war is coming, this is going to be the moment that america can now seize a very crucial piece of territory in the middle of the pacific ocean. he was, had no qualms about it at all. and that's how america got involved almost by accident. and this is part of another

it was formally named after president william mckinley in what year, seema? >> is it 1919? just know that naturally because i'm a history buff. >>> now, we have sad news to report. a famed horror movie director wes craven has died after a battle with brain cancer. he was 76. craven is credited with reinventing the teen horror of "nightmare on elm street" which starred an unknown johnny depp. he found success with "scream" slasher franchise. >>> right before we go to brashgs letbreak, let's remind you of the headlines. the september rate hike on the table. phillips 66 with an oil hieshg. and apple tv, next generation. we're back in two. like your natural teeth. but, when you eat tough food, the denture moves. oh no! this shouldn't happen. try fixodent plus adhesives. their superior hold helps your denture work more like natural teeth. and you can eat even tough food. fixodent. strong more like natural teeth. fixodent and forget it. no student's ever been the king of the campus on day one. but you're armed with a roomy new jansport backpack, a powerful new dell 2-in-1 laptop,

white house announced it will work with the state of ohio to find another way to honor president william mckinley. we have more about his trip to alaska at 6:00. kimberly: police closed off a number of blocks in the toronto financial district because of an unstable antenna on the trump international hotel and the tower in toronto. the toronto police say three blocks around the hotel and the condo tower are cordoned off. it's not clear when the streets around the building will be reopened. but we couldn't have a newscast without something trump-related. leon: u.s. park police and the d.c. police helicopters landed on the east front of the capitol this morning as part of a medical evacuation drill. they closed off several streets in the training. tomorrow morning from 6:30 to 8:00. kimberly: "7 on your side" consumer alert right now. blue bell ice cream is back on store shell -- shelves today. this comes four months after listeria outbreak halted production and led to voluntary recall. the company has been testing ice cream at the alabama plant since last month. right now blue bell says it will sta

administration is renaming america's tallest mountain, alaska's mountain mckinley was named after william mckinleyow goes back to the original native american name denali with respect to the heritage of native alaskans but some on the right don't like it especially republicans from mckinley's home state of ohio. senator rob portman said it was yet another example of the president going around congress and governor john kasich says the president once again over steps his bounds. but guess what? most people in alaska including republicans have been calling it denali for years. check out this video from alaska's republican senator. >> we're honored to be able to officially recognize the mountain as denali. i'd like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honor, respect and gratitude to the people of alaska. >> did those other right wingers think we wouldn't notice they are trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill? nice try. but we got ya. toenail fungus? (crowd cheers) don't hide it... tackle it with fda-approved jublia! jublia is a prescription medic

denali which means for great one had been named after former president william mckinley. etitioning for a name change since 1975, but a bipartisan effort by ohio's congressional delegation has blocked the effort by introducing bills requiring that the mountain be named after mckinley who was born in ohio. >>> today hollywood is remembering legendary filmmaker wes craven. he died after a long battle with brain cancer. he was best known for horror murphies like "nightmare on elm street" and "scream." he was a nature lover and avid bird conservationist. he was 76 years old. >>> a sold-out crowd watched comedian kevin hart's philly homecoming last night at lincoln financial field. he is the first comedian to ever sell it out. he described his what now tour as the comedic rock show. he's giving audiences his best material. >> i'm a city kid. i bleed philadelphia. i am who i am because of this city which means i will never turn my back on my city. >> hart brought more than 4,000 people for a free 5k run and he teamed up with nike to make his runs a nationwide phenomenon. >>> fir

president obama officially renamed the 20,000 foot natural wonder which until today honored william mckinley. it's now named denali, which was its original name and what native alaskans call it. this comes as the president pushes a climate agenda during a swing. the first visit to the arctic by a sitting president. not everyone is pleased with the name change. let's get to jim acosta traveling with the president in anchorage. mr. obama catching a lot of heat from politicians in mckinley's home state of ohio. >> that's right. jake. a different kind of warming here in alaska. president obama began this trip with a splash by renaming mt. mckinley denali in honor of the native people this state. it was announced ahead of the three-day jurn toy alaska. it's aimed at sounding the alarm on climate change. jake, there's no controversy here in alaska. the state's two republican senators as well as the governor have all endorsed renaming this mountain alaskans have fought for this to happen for years, knowing that it was a gold prospector who named it after president mckinley who never set foot in the

ohio's congressional delegation had found to defend the name, which honors former president william mckinley, who was from ohio. but alaska natives have long viewed the name mount mckinley as imperialist. obama's trip to alaska comes amid the latest extreme weather fueled by global warming. tropical storm erika battered the caribbean island of dominica late last week, killing at least 20 people and leaving 31 missing. dominica prime minister roosevelt skerrit said the island had been set back 20 years by the damage, which he described as "monumental." scientists have warned climate change will cause tropical storms like erika to intensify. in yemen, a saudi-led airstrike has killed 36 civilians working at a bottling plant in the northern province of hajjah. another attack on the yemeni capital sanaa hit a house and killed four civilians. the news comes amid new evidence the saudi-led forces have used cluster munitions in yemen. human rights watch said it found u.s.-made cluster munition rockets likely used in at least seven attacks in hajjah between late april and mid-july. dozens of civilia

the mountain was also called mckinley for president william mckinley, fellow ohioan. e speaker john boehner released a statement that said there is a reason president mckinley's name has served atop the peak for more than 100 years and that's a testament to his great legacy. i am deeply disappointed in this decision. u.s. senator from alaska lisa murkowski had this to say. >> for generation, alaskans have known this majestic mountain as the great one. today we're honored to be able to officially recognize the mountain as denali. i would like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honor, respect and gratitude to the people of alaska. >> president obama is in alaska to attend a conference on the arctic and climate change. we talked about his visit this morning on "washington journal". >> what is the president's schedule today? where is he going to be appearing? >> well, this is one of the more pronounced pieces of his really strong career focused on climate change and that will certainly continue right up through today and t

it was named mount mckinley in 1896 by a gold prospector who was exploring region that ohian william mckinleyas a fan of gold standard and that is how the change of the name came about. ohio's john boehner said there is reason president mckinley served atop highest peak in north america for 100 years. that is because it is a testament to his get legacy. i'm deeply disappointed in this decision. as you imagine we'll hear a lot about this, david, this week as the president makes his way to alaska to talk climate change. david: john kasich another one. of course he is from ohio which is where mckinley is from. there are reports that the obama administration is considering sanctions against china over cyber thefts. this is as china's president is coming for a big holiday here. he will get a fet at the white house, a state dinner. will have a 21-gun salute. what are you being told about all this? >> reporter: he will get all that and an earful from the president because they take cyber spying and cyberterrorism very seriously. among the tools i'm told by the white house that are still at the dispo

was named mount mckinley by prospector exploring in central a last contact he named it after william mckinleyho later became the 25th president of the united states. alaska native called it deniali and it is word meaning the high one. government officially recognized the name as being seen as a symbolic gesture to the people there. president obama will spend three taste in alaska talking about climate change, that is why he is there. after nine years, and more than 4,000 hours of restoration work military aircraft used during vietnam war was unveiled sunday. f8 crusader rolled off assembly line in 1957 and was decommissioned, during the the 1970's. the the plane sat outside the willow grove naval air station for more than 25 years. volunteers started renovations in 2006 and they remodeled plane will be on display at wings of freedom aviation museum in horsham. >>> young students in delaware county are all set for first day of school thanks to a free, bakhtiyor give away. better living center giving away six hub bags filled with school supplies. all they had to do was walk in with their kid an

tweeted quote, as potus once again over steps bounds, ohio knows every carnation is a monument to william mckinleypresident obama's trip this week to alaska to highlight climate change. as you see the president just arrived in anchorage moments ago. he's expected to make an official announcement of the renaming later tonight. for more on this, let me bring in mr. ross and perry bacon, nbc news senior political reporter. how big a deal is this for native americans in alaska? >> thank you for having me. you know, it's cool. it's a big deal, but it's a big symbolic gesture and it absolutely acknowledges the humanity of native people and says that yes, indeed, native people did have agency voice and self-determination and were not butt naked indians running around in the forecast but that we recognized the sacred sites and that is cool. for native people, we take it with a grain of salt this is not a pronative move. this is a proalaskan move, all a ala ka people of all skin colors realize these people had a relationship with the mountain and thus, it was properly titled as denali. for native people, w