the fact he was a jesuit and i was educate by the jesuits in high school and college and the first jesuit ever elected pope, and as you know, dan, the jesuits take vow not to aspire to higher office so terrify they are trying to become a bishop or a cardinal, much less pope, the other jesuits are supposed to report them and the that gets enemy hot water. so there's the built-in sense of humility in that order. so this was -- took my be surprise and his gestures, the first day, paying his hotel bill, betting on the bus with the cardinals to back to the vatican, washing the feed of young juvenile delinquences and i walked with delinquent for a number of years and when i was 25 i wouldn't have gotten on my knees and wash the feet and kiss the feet of juvenile delinquents m. maryland we call them training schools but they're really jail. this pope is on the ground doing that with young men and young women. women who are muslim. on holy thursday, priests are supposed to wash the feet of other men, so, wow, this poping doing things identities never seen before so i wanted to dig in and figure o

and all enslaved by the jesuits and all enslaved people everywhere. we know we stand on the shoulders of giants and of those who came before us. we know that this is the beginning of a journey for many of us, a journey that we have been on for 200 years, a journey to show respect to those who were enslaved, as with many movements in this country that pushed change, this movement came from the youth. this movement has defined us in ways that we may not have defined ourselves because it was students from georgetown that led georgetown to recognize that more needed to be done than simply acknowledging their history with slavery. the actions of georgetown students have placed all of us on a journey together toward honoring our enslaved ancestors by working toward healing and reconciliation. this could have happened at any time in the history of georgetown university, but it has happened now, at a time when youth across this country are standing up for the injustices that they are witnessing in their communities and on the campuses. we thank the students o

our catholic and jesuit tradition sustains us in this effort to seek the truth. it provides a framework, calling to engage deeply with the tensions and conflicts, the questions and challenges facing our communities and the spirit of solidarity. in december 2015 when we provisionally named these buildings freedom hall and remembrance hall, calling the recommendation of our working group on slavery, memory and reconciliation for a temporary set of names, while we engaged in further conversation as a community, we shared these wor words. our lives are given shaped by our histories. by ideas of who we are and where we've come from. our communities are given shaped by our histories, by the values, traditions and memories that we inherit. history is alive for us at every moment. we are just one community, but right now, every community is being asked to look deep within themselves and to find the very best of which they are capable. as our nations oldest catholic and jesuit university, we are a place that grew alongside our new republic. as we seek to more deeply under

the washington jesuit academy teamed up with residents for a good cause.e chef of meridian. >> thanks for coming in. while they start cooking up good food brian let's start with you. at the time of the accident first of all more about the washington jesuit academy. >> the washington jesuit academy celebrating its 15th year we're a tuition free private school so we're constantly fundraising and chef san frisco has dean great job supporting this event. >> the event itself is called northeast eats. >> northeast eats, that's right, tony and we're featuring most of the people in northeast like food incubators and restaurants and breweries and distilleries all the exciting food and beverage stuff happening in d.c. happens to be in and around our and neighborhood. we're calling in everybody to come celebrate the school. >> all right, that's wonderful. >> all right. what do we have here that you're making today. >> so, we going to have a smoked brisket that has been smoked for six hours and then we going going to be serving next saturday the sixth so you can see a

louis university was that even though it is a jesuit institution that is founded by jesuits, had a jesuit president and jesuits on its board, since it had a self-perpetuating board, even though it declared a jesuit philosophy, it was determined to be eligible to receive -- in that instance not direct payment from the state, but eligible to receive state funds. justice alito: but why -- justice kagan: mr. layton -- justice alito: why would that be so? mr. layton: i suspect because the missouri courts are trying to provide as much assistance as they can within the realm that they feel that the missouri constitution permits. justice alito: oh. so suppose you -- we have a school that's run by the trinity lutheran church of columbia. and then next to it we have a jesuit elementary and secondary school. one would be eligible, one would not be eligible? mr. layton: it would depend on the nature of the two. in fact, if the trinity lutheran went back to the position it was in in 1985 where the preschool was an independent, although somewhat affiliated, entity using the church's facilities, presuma

buildings, one for isaac caulkins, one of 272 enslaved people sold in 1838 by the maryland province of jesuits to pay off debts. and the other for anne-marie bee craft who at 20 -- who in established a school for black girls in georgetown. >> all right, everybody. thank you, phil. i want to thank you and welcome you to georgetown university where we are gathered and behind me is isaac hawkins hall. [cheers and applause] >> right there. which we are here to dedicate along with the oldest building on our campus located a short walk from here around the corner of this building. i wish to offer a special welcome to the members of our descending community who are present this afternoon, some traveling a great distance to be here for the state to my day which includes this dedication, our liturgy of remembrance contrition and hope which concluded a few moments ago upstairs and gaston hall. some of the special gatherings this evening. it want to welcome all of you, especially members of the hawkins family and all the extended members of your family. we are grateful and honored by your presence and by

louis university was that even though it is a jesuit institution, that is founded by jesuits had a jesuit president and they were on the board, even though it declared a jesuit philosophy, it was determined to be eligible to receive in that instance not direct payment from the state but eligible to receive. >> why would that be so? >> i suspect because the missouri courts are trying to provide as much assistance as they can within the realm that they feel the missouri constitution permits. >> so suppose we have the a school that's run by the trinity lutheran church of columbia and next to it we have a jesuit elementary and secondary school. one would be eligible, one would not be eligible? >> it would depend on the nature of the two. in fact, if the trinity lutheran went back to the position it was in 5e8 where the preschool was an independent although somewhat affiliated entity using the church's facilities under a lease arrangement, state likely would have said yes. >> even though they're equally controlled by a religious organization. >> no, it would be a fine line in terms of the cont

. >> the jesuit order thaun founded, apologized to 272 people slaves in 1988 to s. the ceremony comes two days after'ser and one -- easter and one day after emancipation day marking the slavery in 1862, eight months before the emancipation proclamation. >> one who was present says the school has been doing penance for years and her family is proof. bruce has her remarkable story. >> reporter: jessica cannot stop crying, cannot stop hugging georgetown's president. >> was this everything you hoped for. >> it is more. >> reporter: in 1838 basing bankruptcy the jesuits who found founded georgetown saved this slaves, including till son's great, great, great grandfather. they were sold into even worse depravation on the sugar cane plantations in louisiana. >> we betrayed the very name of jesus. >> the priests have now apologized for auctioning off their parishioners. >> we are profoundly sorry. >> but till son says she cannot be angry. >> my daughter knowing my and ancestors are the reason i get to hold any younger daughter. >> jessica says her first child, a boy, died so

my jesuit priest went to school --h, they made sure that they knew about safety. they were not pro-gun at all. thank you. host: according to rolling stone, it says with few exceptions, notably texas, the public overwhelmingly opposes guns on college campuses. a recent poll in florida puts opposition at 62%. as do a majority of chancellors, university presidents, parents, students, professors, and campus police. as a law for of us are at ucla says, because colleges have seen these high-profile mass shootings, campuses have become the fun of until better in self-defense. fundamentale battleground over guns and self-defense. a call from west virginia. caller: i oppose guns on campus. i oppose people carrying guns on the street. i do not carry one, because i know what happens. people get mad and they go off on knee-jerk reactions. and if i was going down the street and had a gun and a guy with approaching me with a gun, i do not know if they're getting ready to shoot me or somebody else. so i am definitely going to shoot him first. i would not wait to see if he is com

these buildings for isaac hawkins is the beginning of our journey together toward a healing from the jesuits of georgetown's legacy of slavery. >> mark cartwright held a town hall meeting. >> we have moved the needle of this discussion that used to be no way, no how. but now it is, let's make it work. >> the competitive it enterprise institute on science and public policy. >> to the extent possible, scientific research should be separated from government. then you not find climate science in particular being a faction written, orthodoxy enforcing political movement. rather, the quest for knowledge. >> the objectives are simplified personal taxes, middle income tax cuts to spur the economy to make our business taxes competitive. >> former ambassador to afghanistan. >> clearly we have to work with afghans for stabilize situation against the taliban on spot. and then move ahead with the political process that will have to include pakistan. >> jeff sessions and transnational crime organizations. >> if you are a gang member, we'll find you. we will devastate your networks, starve your revenue sou

isaac harkins and in review craft is the beginning of our journey together towards healing from the jesuits of georgetown's legacy of slavery. >> pennsylvania congressman matt cartwright holding a townhall meeting. >> we have moved the needle on this discussion. it used to be, no how. on anything like the aca. but now it is, let's make it work. >> the competitive enterprise institute, on science and public policy. scientific research should be separated from government. the new would not find climate s being an orthodoxy enforcing political movement. but rather, the quest for knowledge. >> treasury secretary steve mnuchin. >> the objectives are simplified personal taxes, create middle income tax cuts. and, make our business texas competitive. >> former ambassador to afghanistan ran crocker. >> we have to work with the afghans to stabilize the situation against a telegram onslaught. then move ahead with a political process that will have to include pakistan. >> attorney general jeff sessions on trans-national crime organizations. >> if you are a gang member, we will find you. we will devasta

in 1838 the jesuit fathers who founded georgetown sold 272 enslaved people literally down the river toeven greater deprivation in the deep south. wusa9's bruce leshan has more on the catholic school's struggle to make amends. >> there's the old cliche about catholic guilt, do you feel >> certainly. i might use the word contrition, a sadness. who are we now and then. >> reporter: then was 1838, georgetown university facing bankruptcy, sold a group of 272 enslaved people who were laboring on the jesuits' plantations in maryland to three even more brutal plantations in southern louisiana. >> and i put these flowers here because i decided if we know it was here then probably no one has ever put flowers. >> reporter: the searing memories have been passed down from generation to generation of survivors. >> very young, she waves goodbye to her mother on the shore and walks to -- watched her mother get on a ship and so she never saw her again. >> i can almost hear the cries of those enslaved people as they are loaded on those ships. >> oh, absolutely. it echoes and it still hurts me today, you

craft is the beginning of our journey together toward a healing from the jesuits of georgetown's legacy of slavery. >> pennsylvania congressman matt cartwright holding a town hall meeting. >> we have moved the needle on this discussion. it used to be no way no how on anything like the aca. but now it's, let's make it work. >> the competitive enterprise institute's marla lewis on science and public policy. >> to the extent that it is possible, scientific research should similarly be separated from government. then you would not find climate cience in particular being a faction ridden orthodoxy enforcing, you know, political movement. but, rather, the quest for knowledge. >> treasury secretary steve mnuchin. >> the objectives are simplified personal taxes, create middle income tax cuts to spur the economy, and make our business taxes competitive. >> former ambassador to afghanistan. >> clearly, we've got to work with the afghans to stabilize the situation against a taliban onslaught. then move ahead with a political process that is going to have to include pakistan. >> attorney general je

naming these buildings for isaac hawkins and ann marie craft is our journey from healing from the jesuits of georgetown's history of slavery. > congressman cartwright holding a hearing. >> it used to be no way no how on anything like the a.c.a., but now it's -- let's make it work. >> the competitive enterprise institute's marlo lewis on science and public policy. >> to the extent it's possible, scientific research should similarly be separated from government. then, you would not find climate science in particular eing a faction-ridden, orthodoxy enforcing, you know, political movement. but rather the quest for knowledge. >> treasury secretary steve mnuchin. >> the objectives are simplified personal taxes, create middle-income tax cuts to spur the economy and make our business taxes competitive. >> former ambassador to afghanistan, ryan crocker. >> clearly we got to work with e afghans to first stabilize the situation against a taliban onslaught. and then move ahead with a political process that's going to have to include pakistan. >> attorney general jeff sessions on transnational crime

slavery and give preference in admissions to the descendents of those 272 slaves of the maryland jesuitsery happy at what's going on and that the university is taking the steps to find of make amends. some descendents credit georgetown's student body forgetting the university to begin atoning for its sins, a process that is really just beginning. in northwest, bob barnard, fox5 local news. >> before we head to break, we have some breaking news coming out of the district right now firefighters are responding to some smoke at the gallery place metro station and we're told they found some debris on the tracks which is sometimes how these smoke incidents begin. they are single tracking between farragut north and judiciary square. if you're taking the redline or expecting somebody to come because there's going to be some delays out there. homeland security sending a strong message to lawmakers here in washington. tom fitzgerald is working on that story tonight. hey, fits. >>reporter: jim, sarah, an eyebrow raising speech here the at george washington university coming up we will tell you why

and there's an irony here too, as distasteful as the sale of human beings by jesuits may be, they wereeticulous in their record keeping and enabled later generations to honor those same men, women, and children that they held as chattel. >> all the bills of sale are written down, and the names of the people who were sold are written down on those contracts. >> reporter: immensely important when trying to link the past and future like this. and finishing that is a continuing effort. >> we're still researching and still trying to learn and we still need to discover all of the descendants. derrick ward, news4. >>> a week of ups and downs in the weather. doug's tracking some rain and whether it will give us any relief from the pollen. >>> also, our region hit hard by the opioid crisis. we'll introduce you to a woman wh to help other women before it it's too late. >> i have 58 jail arrests. i lost all republin with myca are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. st

that apology was presented to the descendants of 272 men, women, and children owned and sold by the jesuits at georgetown university in 1838. the sale, to slaveholders in louisiana, raised money to settle university debts. >> today's events are a beautiful gesture recognizing or acknowledging an ugly past. >> reporter: sandra green-thomas says these stories were there in her family's history and recollections from the eldest. the project, she says, represents a beginning of sorts. >> we've been working with the university, having meetings, trying to collaborate, hopefully establish a relationship in collaboration where we can actually get some things done for people of african descent and also to make people in general more aware of this history. sanders-prater says she would like to see an endowment at the university. >> elevating the quality of life for the descendants of the g 272. >> reporter: she was thankful to the administrators and students behind this effort. there is an irony here too, as d distasteful as the sale of human beings may be, they were meticulous in their recordkeeping

the jesuits believe that god can be found in all things.does that mean in the practical life of a catholic? >> well, it means that god is not just confined or the experience offed to is not just confined to walls of a church or reading the bible. god can be experienced in all moments of our lives, in relationships, in work, in our family and friends, and nature. so it is an invitation to really meet god in all things and all people and in all events. >> dickerson: abby, you wrote that you said you were jewish in the way the olive garden was italian. that you had a hunger that led you to write your book. tell me about that hunger. >> you know,, i was one of those, someone calls us cafeteria style jews, i picked and chose and part of it was because i didn't have a real basic in, basis in jewish education and i was missing it, i was missing the infrastructure, the architecture of a jewish year and that's why i took a deep dive, spending an entire year observing every jewish holiday on the calendar and as you may have had a sense of it, there a

i never understood the jesuits of that time period.ce to have somebody come in and spend some time with me. he doesn't try to force christianity down my throat. >> sad for them that this has to be where they are. knowing, as they know, they've done something pretty darn bad to get in here. >> i need all the help i can get, you know? >> god bless you. i'm just going to get out of here. i won't bother you anymore. >> at the end of the day, life in the devil's workshop can take a toll on anyone. >> when i leave, i'm tired. when i go home, i'll frequently sleep for 45 minutes. because it is a little -- the noise and everything, it's a little nerve-racking. >> see you later, ernie. >> it's well worth it. i feel very grateful. how you doing? ♪"all you need is love" plays my friends know me so well. they can tell what i'm thinking, just by looking in my eyes. but what they didn't know was that i had dry, itchy eyes. i used artificial tears from the moment i woke up... ...to the moment i went to bed. so i finally decided to show my eyes some l

. >>> today, jesuits from georgetown will try to atone for its past sins. the university is dedicating two buildings on the campus, one in the name of a slave once owned by the university, and the second in the name of a woman who established a school for georgetown for black girls. the school benefited from the sale of 272 slaves back in 1838. now the university wants to give the descendants of those slaves the same admission preference it gives children of alumni. some descendants think the move is enough. while others feel still more can be done. >>> the early morning chill is gone. the weather is perfect though for lunch outside with friends. anything you want to do outdoors. but me sis la, umbrella handy? >> going to umbrella before too long. not only that but the sunglasses tomorrow really not going to be a necessity for most of the day because it's going to be a whole different world out there. but the sunshine today feels so nice and refreshing. humidity levels have dropped down behind the rain that we had yesterday. so it is a ten out of ten out of

for isaac hawkins and anne-marie is the beginning of our journey together from the healing of the jesuitsf georgetown's legacy of slavery. announcer 2: holding a town hall eating. >> it used to be no way, know-how on anything like the ata, but now it is, let's make it work. announcer 2: marlo lewis on science and public policy. >> to the extent it is possible, scientific research should similarly be separated from government. then you would not find climate science in particular being a faction-ridden orthodoxy-enforcing political movement but rather the quest for knowledge. announcer 2: steve mnuchin. >> the objectives are simplified personal taxes, create middle income tax cuts to spur the economy, and make our business competitive. announcer 2: ryan crocker. >> we have got to work with the afghans to stabilize the situation against taliban onslaught. politicalahead with a process. announcer 2: transnational crime organizations. >> if you are a gang member, we will find you. we will devastate your networks, deplete your ranks, and sees your property. we will not concede a single block o

isaac hawkins and anne marie, is the beginning of our journey together towards a healing from the jesuitsgetown's legacy of slavery. >> pennsylvania congressman matt cartwright holding a town hall meeting. >> we have moved the needle on this discussion. it used to be no way, no how on anything like the aca, but now it's let's make it work. >> the competitive enterprise institute's marla lewis on science and public policy. >> to the extent that it's possible, scientific research should similarly be separated from government. then you would not find climate science in particular being a faction-ridden, orthodoxy-enforcing, you know, political movement. but, rather, the quest for knowledge. against a taliban onslaught. and then move ahead with a political process that is going to have to include pakistan. >> attorney general jeff sessions on transnational crime organizations. >> if you are a gang member we will find you. we will devastate your net worth. worth. we will starve your revenue sources, deplete your ranks and seizure profits. we will not concede a single block for a street corner

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