i'm an educator here at the newseum. museum in washington d.c. abwe're here to celebrate he 225th anniversary of the bill of rights. behind me you can see a printing 1788.back in this was how everybody shared news of the day. i have steve and bill and we're go back in time to have thomas jefferson and alexander amilton tell us about exactly why we should or should not have a bill of rights. bit of to set a little ontest in 1788, we have successfully revolted from england. a new rying to form nation. we have articles of confederation which working tely are not very well. we have a government but it's tenuous. ad we think we need to create new constitution to bring us all together but the question is ratified. be is it good enough. and mr. hamilton, i hear you opinions very strong about this. there's a rumor you might have writing under the name -- in some newspapers. about why we me should or should not sign off to this new constitution? >> clearly the new constitution was not the best constitution written.ld have been it was the best that could b

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the newseum sites jefferson famously saying our liberty defends on the press years later he is quoted in a letter nothing can be believed that is seen in the newspaper. truth itself is suspicious put in the polluted vehicle." while the intensity and the tactics have changed the tone is almost as old as the office itself. on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. alison: a few hundred protesters still out in nor dakota access pipeline. they have been there since august. but they now have until wednesday to clare out. that is when the state and federal authorities say they will start arresting anyone who was left. the u.s. army corps of engineers say it is concerned about the threat of spring flooding and the protesters' safety. horace: right now big news. the president and the first lady are expecting. talking about the feathered first couple nesting at the national arboretum. an egg was spotted in the nest last night. it should hatch in a month. the bald eagles had two eaglets last year. we have a link to that eagle camera. you can get it at wjla.com. but while the eagles are draw onl

q: you are looking at a headline outside the newseum. i spoke to a couple does people. some for and against donald trump but many of them said they commend the president for keeping one his campaign promises. that is the latest. q mccray, back to you. alison: thank you. if woman who the president wants to lead the government largest health programs says health insurers should not have to offer maternity coverage. >> i don't want to see women discriminated against. i'm a woman and i appreciate that. i also think that women have to make decisions that work best for them and family. alison: she told members of the senate finance committee she believes women should choose between health plans that offer maternity coverage and those that do not. critics say not every pregnancy is planned so such care should not be considered optional for health plans. larry: after intense debate the senate approved scott pruitt to lead the environmental protection agency. environmental groups strongly opposed the oklahoma attorney general for the law after he challenged 14 lawsuits against t

next we take you to the newseum where a special exhibit is taking you back to the year 1957.son: a look at why it's so important right now. larry: as we head to break, birthday wishes for virginia governor terry mcauliffe. he turns 60 today. what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little different to us all. but with a new carefirst medplus medigap plan, you can find yours. call now to speak with a medigap specialist in your area, and discover the strength and security of a plan with low affordable rates, and the option to add dental and vision coverage. even a fitness program at no extra cost. call a medigap specialist now to learn more. and get the support to find the answers, to every fearless question. carefirst medplus. live fearless. larry: each february we take a look back and honor african-american achievements in history. we are focusing on 1967 as ryan hughes shows us it was a turbulent time and the subject of a exhibit. ryan: viewers are taking a step back to the 1960's. tumultuous time in the civil righ

q: so much so headlines like "media out of control" grace newspapers outside the newseum. we ask people here what they think about the term. >> when i hear him say it i think he thinks people speaking the truth are speaking false news. >> he's the victim. q: for gnaws actually being fake -- >> it is all over the place. >> yes there are some truth to the idea there could be fake news but i don't think it's the people he has been targeting. casino the perception of -- q: the perception of the phrase is split down party lines. >> i don't think it's a weapon toward the media as much as a defense from it. >> i question his motive q: you can see right there it's a big talker. another thing that is a big talker is president trump's demeanor. do you think he is acting presidential now? i'm working on that story for you in the 5:00 hour. for now though that is the latest live from northwest, q mccray. back to you. michelle: thank you. in case you missed yesterday's muse conference we aired int on facebook live. see real-time how users reacted. jonathan: it didn't take long for pres

as you pointed out you are in the civil rights portion of the newseum. there are several levels. we want to hear a little bit more about what happened. people wanted to know what did he feel and see. when he was on the campaign trail he said things like "we built with country" it wasn't talking about african-americans. people wanted to make sure he saw the history, the pain ying the accomplishments. we saw the accomplishments because he stood by his friend dr. ben carson and that piece of the exhibit but people want to see more. people want to know a little bit more about the black agenda, not just the fact he's talking about education and health and dealing with crime. they want to know the components to it. what makes these pieces work and the executive order coming out at the end of the month. lot of pieces yet to be laid on the table to form this picture that he's trying to paint. >> you think it's going to be coming out at the end of this month. we've gotten indications that's the case. april, stand by. i want to come back to you in a second. the department of homeland secur

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thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton reenenacters debate the need for the bill of rights at the newseum in washington d.c. it's 30 minutes. >> good morning. i'm an educator here at the