a government loyal to the united states and union, and this new thernment will then create new state of west virginia. our nation was in the mid-of the terrible civil war. those in eastern virginia predominantly were supportive of the confederacy. went virginia -- when vendor -- virginia takes her last vote 1860 one, the majority of delegates will vote to secede from the united states and join the southern confederacy. those in northwestern virginia who were overwhelmingly against secession they will come to the side of the mountains. to decide what western virginia would do. they decided they needed a place or more formal convention and wheeling would be the best place to have that convention. it would be safe. it is stuck in the land between the great and powerful union. there was safety there. it provided a place for them to ando formulate a plan embarq upon one of the most incredible experiences in the american history. secessionuccessful movement in american history as well. there were a lot of issues that brought this to ahead. had issues to do with taxation

of the state was decided in this room. the constitution for the new state was also written in this space. toogether, we consider this be the very birthplace of west virginia. the gentleman here have no -- had no idea this would work out. governor of the restored government of virginia, he once referred to what has been called the fearful experiment. this gentleman knew if the war,deracy were to win the very likely they would be seen as traders to virginia. traders in the 19th century, if you are found guilty of treason, you would be hung by the neck until dead. that is what they have to lose. when they signed the declaration their name toning the document just as the founding fathers at sign that their names to the declaration of independence mean everyone knew who they were. john fletcher, the confederate governor of virginia put out a call for the capture. face inwhat they had to this fearful experiment. was a lawyer from miriam county, west virginia. fairmont the city he lived in. he would have never thought of himself as a politician. he would have never thought of it of the civil war. placed in a set of circumstances. he was unanimously voted by the

of a. easier across the nation study still high according to a new report from the cdc arkansas west virginia for the states of the highest obesity rates they had an obesity prevalence rate of 5 percent higher holly district cambio colorado lowest rates numbers taken 2014 estimate as states spends more than $140 billion every year for issues related to be see cc said the third of all adults 17 percent of all children of peace is trending worldwide if pizza rat taking the internet by storm next volkswagen stock picks a major hit after admitting the company rent-a-car is the past mission test >> grant: popular car ran the world accused of widespread cheating faking the air the breed more polluted u.s. regulators say volkswagen past seven years for illegally programming its cars to turn on emission controls when they're being tested so half a million a so cars passed emissions tests forever back to normal ways increases performance they say these diesel cars regularly red emissions of the 40 times the legal standard pay if shares in the stock falling 20% earlier today a loss of $18 billion in the company value

new information on the investigation in a fire that tore through the historic section of harper's ferry in july. office of the west virginia state fire marshal is telling abc7 news that it started on a rear deck. nay say money was mis -- they also say money was missing from the pub. no one was injured and so far no one is facing charges. talk about the weather. it doesn't feel like autumn outside. have you been out much today? kimberly: a little bit. feels like south florida. >> leaion: exactly. somebody flipped the switch. we have a have humidity and pollen. kimberly: chief meteorologist doug hill has a check of the forecast. will the heat stay with us? doug: yes. we have noticeable relief for the holiday weekend. right now outside the belfort furniture weather center in rockville, sunny and hot. no rain. just heat and humidity. the current number, 91 in frederick. 790 ingategate. -- 90 in gaithersburg. if you factor in the dew point it is feeling several degrees warmer. we will hold these conditions for more hours but later tonight it will cool off a bit. we expect the numbers to drop in 70's and hold there with the muggy cond

list, senator carden among them, michael bennett web cory booker of new jersey, maria cantwell of washington state, jo manchin of west virginia, gary peters of michigan, mark warner of virginia and ron widen from oregon. and a list of all of the republican senators and all of the house members opposing the deal. the only democratic senators announcing publicly that they will oppose to deal, we heard from senator bob menendez from new jersey and earlier this summer from chuck schumer of new york. next is eric from antioch, california. good morning. your take on all of this. >> caller: i support the deal beforehand because basically we should back the president. but kerry's presentation was excellent. i think if ben franklin had been there watching it he would have been impressed. >> if the iran deal is voted down, those who vote no will not be able to tell you how many sent trifujs iran will have next year or the year after. the deal can you that. ron from north carolina. good morning. >> caller: listen, i think this is a good deal. from the first time i hear it i thought it was a good deal. you know, the aca is a great deal,

state has some sort of laws relating to human cloning. your state does not. 106: take a look at page1 of "new atlantis" report. washington state, no laws. west virginiawisconsin, wyoming are there any laws to prohibit human cloning. guest: there are seven states that prohibit cloning for biomedical research and cloning to produce children. an in between option. they tried to permit cloning for biomedical research. dubbed thoseave laws clone and kill. forbidden to implanting that into the womb. host: we're talking about human cloning. "new atlantis" magazine calls it a threat. what do you think? eastern part of the country, 202-748-8000. mountain and central, 202-748-8001. mike in atlanta. leave? have you been on i have a question for adam. does this have to do -- is this going to hurt black people? they don't want the black baby with the black genes. how does this affect black people? how do you order your magazine? where do you get it from? welcome back, greta. " can behe "new atlantis found online for free at newat lantis.com. you can order a subscription to the print edition. you can buy back copies. it is all online for free. about the matter of

state to deliver. not great news here. in west virginia, it ranked one ofthe worst places to virginia coming in at 49. >> beautiful morning to take your toddler to a park. lots of sunshine now. temperatures in the comfort zone. they can run around, play. temperatures now in the mid to upper 70s. great day for tennis. a lot of golf courses are getting crowded today. we have beautiful weather. right now temperatures near 70 far north and west, metro area, panhandle of west virginia. closer to washington, mid to upper 70s. mid 70s across virginia. by 1:00, low 80s. getting a bit hot by mid afternoon, mid 80s. bright sunshine, not humid. by 7:00 p.m., another beautiful evening, back down to the low 80s by early evening with clear sky. >> thank you, tom. a royal visit in washington, not will and kate. today the king and queen of spain are touring george washington's mt. vernon. they plan to lay a wreath at the tomb of george and martha washington. after that, they will walk around the mansion from the estate's president. >>> you have to see this amazing video of

new york, charleston but there were no active campaigns on either side. they were negotiating peace terms. the war in the west never stopped. there is no real federal government. the state government of virginia is bankrupt and these people were left on their own to defend themselves. they knew an attack was coming and the half scouts out. boy is 2016-year-old miles deep into ohio. 242 260 a huge force of indians and they accompany british rangers and heading east toward fort henry. he comes to the edge of the water and fires his rifle as a signal. was the signal is given, it 3:00 p.m. when he gets back and the british and the indians realized they had been made. they make no attempt to conceal like in the first siege, you can -- they wait across the river and surround the fort. these people are ringed around by the finest special forces of their day. fort, 110 men, women, and children. these were really intimate dowels -- battles. this was not gettysburg with hundred -- 150,000 men shooting each other. you are there with your family and your neighbor. you are bunched together and that is who you fight with. t know whatdon' fadeaway to if you are taking. chances are it will be bad. they find

state west virginia. pennsylvania faired well number eight. new jersey was fifth and delaware 21st: carnitas are back at 90 percent of chipotle's restaurant. >>> the dish was discouldn'td at about 1700 locations in january over a problem with one of chipotle's pork suppliers but the chain was able to source its pork through existing suppliers and also added a new supplier in the uk. some carnitas with avocado is great. >> pork is what's for dinner. it's the other white meat. >> it is. >> i'm going get that green stuff on radar. we haven't seen much of that. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you pretty much dry conditions right now. there's a little sprinkle out north of harrisburg that's not now on its way here. a little bit of low cloud cover by the airport misting in the lights but it is mild this morning and not any active rain. 69 degrees in philadelphia, 68 in allentown, 70 in reading and wilmington and allentown, 71 in cape may and muggy out there. future tracker6 shows that you through the morning it's clouds with some sunny breaks and we get past about two or 3 o'clock and we are going to start to see some spotty showers pop up her

new clean air standards for power plants. yesterday a official appeals court rejected their legal challenge. the president's plan would require states to make dramatic cuts in carbon emissions from existing power plants. west virginia is one of the states leading the opposition. >>> a former tennis pro is mistaken for a suspect slammed to the ground and handcuffed by at least five police. coming up find out what jail blake says should happen now. >> plus, dramatic video of flood waters so powerful, they're tearing homes off foundations. see for yourself when we return. >> we're keeping a close eye on how things are shaping up along the outer loop of the beltway at river road. an accident and a disabled vehicle causing significant delays. we'll bring you a live picture. plus, we'll help you get around the mess coming up after the break. stay close. every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life -- we're a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. your coffee, your dunkin'. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously ro

virginia. one of the reasons for that was ohio had become a state in 1803, the country is moving west, and we needed to find a way of tying the new western areas in with the capital. the easiest way of doing that was to put in a road. that's road will eventually extend from baltimore,

virginia. one of the reasons for that was ohio had become a state in 1803, the country is moving west, and we needed to find a way of tying the new western areas in with the capital. the easiest way of doing that was to put in a road. that's road will eventually extend from baltimore, and then west into cumberland, maryland, uniontown, and then 1818, it comes here to wheeling. when it comes here, that will give the community, which about that time is about 50 years old, the real spurt it needs for growth. over the next 20-25 years the population of wheeling will almost triple. it starts as an outpost on the frontier. was the western extent of the united states in the 17th 70's. smallgoing to be a very community. most of the buildings will be made out of logs and then some kind of lumber. as we move to the 19th century, and as people start to move