why is this so important to understand about alexander hamilton? michael: hamilton is one of the most important founding fathers, key writer of the constitution, developer of the mental system, washington's chief aide during his presidency, acting secretary of state for a while, leader in favor of a strong military, the most defense of peace. he did not just start in 1789 or 1987. he developed a political philosophy starting even in the west indies as a youth, when he was working for a mercantile company. and then of course during the war, his political and military philosophy continued to develop. there is no way to understand alexander hamilton post-constitution or in writing the constitution if you don't understand where he grew up, how his life developed, how he entered the political sphere. those things occurred during the war and during his youth. the book ends in 1782. nicole: you have mentioned so far -- you also mention it in your preface -- that alexander hamilton is the most workable founding father. what does that title mean to you? mich

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people say good riddance do you know anything about alexander hamilton in?merica another man on john: even harder than solving their rubrics cube is to get people to do something with $18 trillion debt. the responsible people said it keeps increasing and politicians have to spend less but they say no. >> but the deficits are shrinking and that is the fact. john: recently it shrank to about $500 billion but while that sounds and good it is not impressive for several reasons but the $500 billion deficit still means we add that much to america's debt we add more year after year and a growing debt is a huge problem going for broke obsesses about that in the book for a wide you worry? >>. >> we have a the graph about the deficit? the mostly salt deficit problem. >> has come down but it is the temporary respite. >> coming down from a high when the housing bubble burst. >> with a t.a.r.p. rand stimulus spending and it has come down but the cbo says it starts back up we will be that close to $1 trillion deficits. >> so the payments that cannot be paid are entitlemen

alexander hamilton wanted to charge forward at every moment. manuel: hamilton left behind 27 volumes of written work, burr left behind two. the tragedy of the show is at the moment when burr is reckless and let's go, and hamilton is cautious and throws away his shot, one kills the other. charlie: have you thought about playing burr? lin: as i was writing, yes. charlie: because he was the narrator? because he gets all the best songs in the show. it really fits leslie like a glove. he gets these wonderful moments. one of my favorites being the room where it happens. he talks about not being in power and seeing hamilton trade away the capital in exchange for his financial plan. how am i not in this room? how am i not in the room where it happened. charlie: this is you at the white house in 2009, performing the first rap song you wrote for hamilton. here it is. ♪ >> ♪ wanting to be a hero and a scholar. the $10 found it without a father. got a lot farther by being a lot smarter, by being a self-starter. by 14 they placed him in charge of the trade a

alexander hamilton wanted to charge forward. lin: hamilton left behind 21 volumes of written work.t two. -- burr the tragedy of the show is, at the moment when burr is reckless and let's go, and hamilton is cautious and throws away his shot, one kills the other. that is how they are remembered. thomas: let's make a story about two people who were very dear and complex friends. they were soldiers, lawyers, statesmen together. charlie went you thought about playing burr -- charlie: you thought about playing burr? lin: because he gets all of the best songs. now you watch the show and cannot imagine me playing him. he gets these wonderful moments, one of my favorite seeing where he talks about -- being where he talks about not being in power. he says how am i not in this room? charlie: take a look at this, this is you in the white house in 2009. how does a vaster -- son, grow up to be a hero and a scholar. the $10 founding father without a father got a lot farther by working harder. by being a self-starter by 14 they placed him in charge of the trading charter aways carter -- carted he

alexander hamilton. his name is alexander hamilton. is a million things he hasn't done, but just you wait. when he was 10 his father split, full of it, debt ridden. his mother bed ridden. dead.ead it -- half cousin, hish his cousin committed suicide, left 10 with nothing but a ruined pride. saying alex you got to send for yourself. he started retreating and reading every book on the shelf. nothing left to do, he would have been destitute without a sense of restitution. working for his late mother's landlord. he can getry book his hands on. planning for the future. standing on the bow of a ship heading for a new land, to new a new man.an be ship is in the harbor now, see if you can spot him, another immigrant coming up from the bottom. his enemies -- i'm the dam fool that shot him. charlie bank could this ever have been done? it's almost like it had to be invented, created for this. lin: i think the score is a love letter to hip-hop and musical theater. there's a lot of references to both embedded throughout. it is this heightened langu

i don't think alexander hamilton envisioned the arctic. last week with protesters in portland, oregon, as one of shells ships was departing. we had retailers jump off a bridge and we held the ship of to strike a balance of you really can't be protesting here. but eventually that ship is making its way up to the arctic. shell is going as expected they not information, but five years ago today i was down in the gulf of mexico where i spent seven months which were like dog months as the federal coordinator of the deepwater horizon oil spill. a major oil spill in the arctic you can measure in gallons, not in barrels. we need to be very mindful that shell is responsible and caring at its responsibilities of an arctic. we will have five ships and we already have several helicopters operating company arctic. this last winter we saw the record low sea ice extent up in the arctic region. we may see a record retreatment of sea ice as well. 2012 with a record year. 14 of the 15 warmest years in the arctic have all happened in the last 15 years. what

♪ >> alexander hamilton. but just you wait ♪ ♪ debt-ridden, alexander mother's bedridden ♪ ♪ alexander got better but his mother went quick ♪ ♪ cousin committed suicide, left in but nothing with ruined pride ♪ he would've been destitute without a sense of restitution ♪ ♪ in new york you can be a new man ♪ ♪ ship is in the harbor now, see if you can spot him ♪ ♪ coming up on the bottom charlie: there you go. it's unbelievable. could this ever have been done? it's almost like if they didn't have hip-hop, it had to be invented for this. lin: wow, thank you. that means a lot. i think the score is both a love letter to hip-hop and musical theater. but it is this heightened language. we learned early on that when we turned a speech into prose, the energy went out. we had this ball that we throw in the air so high at a top of this opening number that we had to keep it at that level. there are a lot of times when we take musical breaks and slow it down and speed it back up again, but this heightened language to be th

on the one hand, aaron burr was amazingly cautious, careful, laid-back, and alexander hamilton wantedarge forward at every move. lin: hamilton left behind seven volumes of written work. burr left behind less than 2. that tells you how much everything you need to know. burr reserved his right to change his mind on any particular point. the tragedy of the show is, at the moment when burr is finally reckless and let's go and hamilton is cautious, one kills the other. and that is how they are remembered forever. charlie: have you thought about playing burr? lin: every time i wrote a burr song, i thought, man, i should do this guy. charlie: because he was the narrator? lin: because he got the best songs in the show. [laughter] but now with leslie, you can imagine anyone else. he gets these wonderful moments. one being the room where it happened. he is talking about not being in power and seeing hamilton trade away the capital for a financial plan. how am i not in the room? charlie: take a look at this. this is you at the white house in 2009 performing the first rap song you wrote for hamil

alexander hamilton and james madison on this committee. the guy who probably will take up the pen and do most of the writing is a pennsylvanian named guvernor morris. a man with a wooden leg. but another one of these men very gifted with the pen. and morris is a friend of george washington's. there's a story that comes from that summer with morris and alexander hamilton basically there's a bet made that hamilton makes with morris because morris says i'll just go up and slap george washington on the back and say, how are you doing kind of thing. washington is this very formal guy who doesn't even like to shake hands. he prefers to bow. he can be a bit on the aloof side, especially in public. so hamilton is like, you're never going to do that. i'll bet you dinner you'll not do it. of course, morris goes and does it and washington gives him one of his glaring looks. i'm sure hamilton is standing in the corner laughing like mad. morris is the one that's going to write the we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect unio

. >> rose: alexander hamilton is the unlikely founding father who wrote his way into the pages of early american history. theodore roosevelt called him the most brilliant american statesman whoever lived. he is the subject of a musical "hamilton" which opened this week on broadway to rave reviews. writer and composer lin-manuel miranda takes the legacy to new heights using hip-hop, r&b and rap music. he calls the play the story of american then told by america now. and here's a look ♪ i'm past patiently waiting ♪ ♪ i'm passing every expectation ♪ ♪ every action. i'm laughing in the face of casualties ♪ ♪ the first time i'm thinking past tomorrow ♪ ♪ you're not throwing away my stuff ♪ ♪ i'm not throwing away my stuff ♪ ♪ i'm to the throwing away my stuff ♪ ♪ we got to rise up ♪ we going to rise up ♪ we going to rise up ♪ rise up ♪ time to take a shot ♪ rise up rise up ♪ time to take a shot ♪ time to take a shot ♪ time to take a shot ♪ we're not throwing away my stuff. >> not throwing away my shot. >> i spoke to acker lesley -- leslie odom, jr. who played aaron burr last night on this pr

♪ ♪ his name is alexander hamilton.years later alex and his mother bedridden half dead ♪ ♪ sitting alex got better but his mother went quick ♪ ♪ moved with a cousin. the cousin committed suicide ♪ ined pride ♪ith nothing but ♪omething new inside ♪ alex you got to fend for yourself ♪ ♪ he started retreating and reading ♪ ♪ there was nothing left to do for someone ♪ ♪ we have been dead and destitute without a sense of restitution ♪ ♪ started working, clerking for his late mother's landlord trading sugar cane ♪ ♪ all the things he can't afford ♪ ♪ every book he can get his hands on ♪ ♪ planning for the future ♪ see him now as he stands on the bow of the ship ♪ ♪ headed for a new land ♪ to new york, you can be a new man ♪ ♪ the ship is in the harbor now ♪ ♪ see if you can spot him ♪ another immigrant coming up from the bottom ♪ ♪ his enemies destroyed ♪ i'm the damn fool that shot him ♪ ♪. >> rose: there you go. that's unbelievable. >> right. >> rose: could this ever have been done, i mean it's almost like if they didn't ha

i don't think alexander hamilton envisioned the arctic.e had protesters in portland, oregon as one of shells ships was departing. we had propellers jump off a bridge and help the ship up. to strike a balance, you really can be protesting here, but that ship is making its way up to the arctic. shell is drilling as i speak. five years ago today i was in the gulf of mexico where i spent as the federal unseen coordinator of the deepwater horizon oil spill. to a major oil spill in the arctic, you can measure in gallons, not barrels. we need to be mindful that show is responsible in carrying out its responsibilities. we will have five ships and we will have several helicopters operating. last winter we saw the record low sea ice extent in the arctic region and as the ice starts to retreat we may see a record retreatment of sea ice. 2012 was a record year. 14 of the 15 warmest years in the arctic have happened in the last 15 years. there's a lot more water than where there used to be ice. not only that, but 5% of this five percent is chartered to

alexander hamilton. still on the 10-dollar bill. >> maybe not for long. >> a lot of people are working to get him off the $10 bill. he started "new york post." got into a gunfight with aaron brrr! and lost. he was shot by the vice president of the united states. what else about him? he is buried downtown. and pretty accomplished guy. >> when you get a $10 bill you feel good about it. if you go to the atm they're usually only dispensing 20s. >> one more thing on the $10 bill you on the back see treasury department. if you're in d.c., where my joint. old epic grill. >> i've been there. >> right across the street where my finger is. they're not messing with the building. they will mess with alexander hamilton after the biggsest thing on broadway. >> we'll talk about it. meantime we'll talk about weather. hello, mike. >> great weather out there today. i'm more interested in the hamburger joint. write me some notes. we have a nice today coming up. it will be quiet going into the weekend. great stuff for a lit

we're up in the arctic and i don't think alexander hamilton envisioned the arctic. last week we had protesters in portland, oregon, as one of shell's ships was departing. we had repellers jump off a bridge and we actually held the ship up to strike a balance of you really can't be protesting here, but eventually that ship is making its way up to the arctic. shell is actually drilling as i speak today. not into formation but five years ago today i was down in the gulf of mexico where i spent seven months which were like dog months as a federal on-scene coordinator of the deep deepwater horizon oil spill. make no mistake, a major oil spill. we need to be mindful that shell is responsible in carrying out their responsibilities in the arctic. we will have five ships and we already have several helicopters operating up in the arctic. this last winter we saw the record low sea ice extent up in the arctic region, and as that ice starts to retreat we may see a record retreatment of sea ice as well. 2012 was a record year. 14 of the 15 warmest years in the arctic have all ha

we're up in the arctic, and i don't think alexander hamilton envisioned the arctic. last week we had protesters in portland, oregon, as one of shell's ships was departing. we are rapelers jump off a bridge and held a ship held up and said you can't really be protesting here. shell is actually drilling as i speak today but into formation but five years ago today i was down in the gulf of mexico where i spent seven months which were like dog months as a federal coordinateor of the deep water horizon oil spill. oil spills you can measure in gallons, not barrels. and we need to be mindful that shell is responsibility of carrying out its responsibilities up in the arctic. we'll have five ships and then we also have several helicopters operating up in the arctic. this last winter we saw the record low sea icics tent up in the arctic region and as ice starts to retreat we may see a record retreatmentment of sea ice 14 of the 15 warmest years in the arctic have all happened in the last 15 years. what i do know is that there's a lot more water than where there used to be ice,

alexander hamilton designed and administered the cutter service. why are the ships called cutters? the revenue marine was responsible for managing export and import ships because that is how they got the revenue. there were no taxes than. it also stopped smuggling, and got into other scientific exploration and search and rescue and partnered with the u.s. navy. the fleet of revenue cutters. cutter -- in the coast guard, that is a boat 65 feet or longer and gets its name from the british. the british have revenue cutters supplementing the royal treasury, that is where the name comes from. among the many wars that the revenue cutter service was in, the civil war. here is captain john fowlkes of the u.s. revenue cutter service he fired the first naval shots of the civil war in charleston harbor. revenue cutter service and the u.s. navy indication dangerous missions, blockade squads and other things together in the civil war. the seminole revenue cutter was built in 1900. you see that it has a stack which was coal powered and steam powered, yet it had masts that were sail powered. both

some names are very familiar obviously alexander hamilton. you see a lot of him in this building if you take the tour. michael hilla guess -- michael hillegas was the first treasurer of the united states. i will show you portraits of people whose names might not be familiar. that is hillegas. samuel dexter appears on one of these fractional notes. there is gallatin. walker, meredith. has anyone ever heard of these people? these are part of a forgotten. chase, mccullouch. this is meredith. here is john sherman that appears on the $50 bill. he was the brother of william tecumseh sherman. he is the fellow that crafted the sherman antitrust act. he is a name you have known although you probably couldn't put the name to the face. there he is. william wyndham -- windom. he was secretary of treasurer under harrison. he is long forgotten as well. the last one here is a gentleman, daniel manning. he appears on a $20 silver certificate. here is the bank note that had gallatin on it. this is an external narrowly denomination 41862. he looks like he left

. >> it's the hottest ticket on broadway, a rap musical about alexander hamilton, and it's renewing interest in american history in one of its key founding fathers. >> hamilton is just a character that's sort of glossed over in history books as the guy on the $10 bill, and now i feel like i know him personally. >> hamilton was very much a new yorker and relics of his past are all over our modern city. >> to draw your attention to this portrait here, this is a very good copy -- >> in the heart of harlem on west 141st street is ham ig -- hamilton's former home which he named the grange. inside visitors can see the chair he sat in and his daughter's piano. >> this is where hamilton thought, argued, wrote terrifically. >> officials with the national park service which owns the hamilton grange national memorial say fans of the musical have been showing up here, hungry for more, like jane davis of virginia. >> it makes everything come alive and gives you the background for the play. >> the buzz is that people know that about the hamilton play, more people are finding out about us. >> alexander ham

the musical is based on the life of caribbean born alexander hamilton who moved to new york and later became one of america's founding fathers. the show's journey to broadway blockbuster is a real new york story, too. cbs 2's jill nicolini live outside the richard rogers theater with more. jill. >>> reporter: after a successful run at the public theater "hamilton" has made it here to broadway. yes. the opening night is tonight. and fans came out earlier and the cast came to give them some free tickets but a lots of celebrities also came out to show the cast their support. >> there was a long silence broken by the murmured words, i'm tired. it's so wrong. i want to see "hamilton." >> reporter: the music lyrics and story are all written by lynn miranda who plays alexander hamilton. he got emotional when reading the biography. it was this book which inspired him to write the musical of our only immigrant founding father. >> he brings theater to the people. and he makes them understand it. >> young crowd hip crowd an excited crowd. [ music ] >> it's in some sense the arc of a tragedy but

it is opening night for the hip-hop musical based on the founding father alexander hamilton. antwan: baruch shemtov is live in times square speaking with stars on the red carpet. >> reporter: unbelievable evening tonight, the opening of hamilton. i brings american history back in time and right to us in the present. i had one question for the long list of stars. if you could be any historical figure, who would you choose? >> coretta scott king. she was married to martin. >> mrs. lincoln. she was insane and so am i. i think we'd have a lot in common. >> i'd be alexander hamilton. i could be married to eliza. >> reporter: doesn't sound bad. >> perfect. >> probably oprah. >> reporter: if you could be any historical figure, who would you choose? >> the pope. >> reporter: what did cheetah rivera say to the pope? >> hello. my name is cheetah rivera. that's it. >> how did he respond? >> smiling like i said something wonderful. he didn't know who the heck i was. >> he invented everything there was, post office, fire department, ben franklin. >> elizabeth taylor. the most glamorous wom

janine: i talk about in my book that alexander hamilton's mother -- she was the most mistreated of all women. she was imprisoned by her husband. i can't really say that. you can even describe what they went through. her life was filled with a lot of sorrow, victim to gossip thrown in jail with no ability to get herself out, and look at her son, alexander hamilton. i think that -- you have the scenario which is also important, but don't let anybody else to find your self-worth. that's what i say in her chapter -- they need that. i don't inc. the children of single mothers need to be labeled in any way. -- i don't think the children of single mothers need to be labeled in any way. if it's not there, don't let any one else define your self-worth. the second thing is that i think -- i read the bible in one year. i walked away learning two things. that i am forgiven to the degree that i forgive, and to not judge others. you never knew -- know who god is going to work for. look at the saints. they became saints later. we get a kick out of paul. we think he is hilarious. so dramatic. where is

this one arose between the committee and the secretary of the treasury, alexander hamilton. hamilton won that battle. the committee was disbanded. thereafter, hamilton himself drafted the bills and submitted them directly to the whole house of representatives by passing the entire committee system. congress would not reassert his authority, as it should have, until after six years when he vacated the office of secretary of treasury and the white house developed a new relationship with congress. the ways and means committee was then reestablished in 1795. as we know, that uneasy equilibrium between congress and its exercising of its constitutional powers to raise revenue and the executive brands exercising the authority to collect and disburse the money continues to this day. from 1795 to the 1860's, the committee was the center of power in the house. in addition to revenue, it had jurisdiction over appropriations and banking. the chairman was, in fact, the de facto leader of the house. the committee room was located right next to the house chamber where boggs'congressional w

most members thought it be more efficient just to differ to alexander hamilton to do it. he was a pretty darn smart guy and he knew what he was doing. well, it wasn't until later that many of them realized they didn't like what he was doing. and so they wanted to make their own judgment. independent of the administration. so the house re-created the committee and this is where we have been, here, in business, ever since then. we conduct oversight of the administration. we double check the numbers. of course, most often, we dropped our own legislation. you could say that we offer a second opinion, and more importantly an example. here, the people rule. we do not outsource the job. to some specially trained elite. elected officials in this committee come from all walks of life to do the hard work of government. they study up on the issues. they take on a specialty. they struggle with the trade-offs, each and every one of us do this. and through it all, they have always maintained that fears sent of independence. one of my favorite examples is we used to have this book on th

it's a biography about america's first treasury secretary alexander hamilton. it's told with the language and beat of hip-hop and r&b. >> my wife thought it was the best thing she'd ever seen and i hear that over and over again. it better be good. i think it is. i know it is. i've never heard more positive buzz about something that i remember. >> hamilton's star is the tony award winning creator of -- by the way which i saw four types. last month president obama and the first daughters attended a preview ofthe show. >> sold done. >>> ballerina misty copeland's broadway debut will be bittersweet. the show on the town will close after she completes her planned turn on september 6th. copeland starts august 25th. on the town opened on broadway >>> 4:51. new york governor cuomo announces a major crackdown on the sale of a dangerous drug after an increase in medical emergencies. >> also ahead, jurors with a big decision whether colorado movie theater gunman james holmes lives or dies. we'll begin tri-state ford dealers thank you for helping protect our children. >>>

a rap musical about alexander hamilton. it's renewing interest in american history and one of the key founding fathers. >> hamilton is a character that is sort of glossed over in history books as the guy on the $10 bill. now i feel i know him personally >> reporter: he was very much a new yorker and relics of his past are all over our modern city. >> draw your attention to this portrait, this is a good copy -- >> reporter: in the heart of harlem on west 141st street is his former home named the grange. you can see original artifacts like the chair he sat in and his daughter's piano. >> this is where he walked and sat. this is where he thought, argued, wrote. >> reporter: officials with the national parks service which owns the national memorial say fans of the musical have been showing up here, hungry for more, like jane davis of virginia. >> it makes everything come alive and gives you the background for the play. >> the buzz is that people know about the hamilton play. more people are finding out about us that never would

cross bronx expressway, as you travel westbound into the alexander hamilton bridge, that is an accident. continuing west bound going to the george washington bridge, that will be an issue for you. five minutes across the board at the hudson river crossings. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. shirleen, over to you. >> heather, thank you. check right now, police are searching for a killer in western new york. three people were killed when someone opened fire outside of a boys and girls club in rochester. four men in their 20s were hurt in the shooting but are expected to be okay. it happened after 11:00 last night after a basketball game at the boys and girls club. police have not identified the victims who were killed. >>> we have new information on the deadly blast at a shrine in thailand. investigators say it is unlikely the bombing was carried out by international terrorists. 20 people were killed and 120 others hurt by the explosion. three suspects have been identified. authorities issued an arrest warrant for the prime suspect described as a foreign man. >>> a

other cameras, cross bronx on alexander hamilton bridge gwb an accident off to the sides even though off to shoulder, of course, slowing everyone down. delays back to jerome avenue. off the gwb you're fiend. rector street and two branches are affected. gladstone earlier power problems but a 30 minute delay left with that. the valley line an accident by westwood that is suspended. wrist of the trains are running on or close. juliet and antwan. juliet: 6:04 violent day yesterday in new york city. police have arrested a man they say slashed his victim outside a broadway threat or. antwan: the post is reporting that the vicious attack happened right before 5 p.m. in front of the al hirschfield and slashed him in the stomach with a box cutter. the victim was taken to bellevue and report that he took him into custody cory mcghee apparently from the bronx. juliet: another story that is disturbing today long time pitchman for the world largest restaurant chain is reportedly now admitted sexual predator who is set to spend next several years behind bars. antwan: jared towing l agreed to havin

based bon the life of alexander hamilton, who moved to new york and later became america's founding fathers. >> the show is a real new york story too. joe has more from the richard rogers theater. >> it is so -- i want to see hamilton. >> the music, lyrics and story are brought to you by the award winner who plays alexander hamilton. got emotional when reading the biography, it inspired him to write the musical of our founding father. >> brings theater to the people, makes them understand. >> attracting a young crowd, hip crowd, an excited crowd. >> it is in some sense the arc of a tragedy, but it is a beautiful life and a man who gave this country so much of the fabric and the fiber of who we are today. >>> born here in new york is best known for creating the tony award winning musical in theheights now bridging the gap. >> i could see this 106 times, it never gets old. >> i didn't get to see it when it was downtown, i'm very excited. >>> other celebrities who came out to support the cast include bon jovi, samuel l jackson. >> we wanted to tell a story that was, looked like america today.

next on american history tv, author michael newton discusses his book, "alexander hamilton: the formativeton talks about his research process and how hamilton's early experiences prepared him to become one of the most important and influential of the founding fathers. ic

. >> that's right, that is alexander hamilton. what does it say, 50.his video is going crazy viral a warning for what people are pulling off now counterfeiting because to many people and the rest of the world we don't know the presidents. we don't know what's on the front and the back. >> they made the 50 they drew or imprinted over the 10 slightly bigger and i didn't pay attention how big the numbers were. >> look at the words as well, they put fifty and if you rub away it peels off the top. people are taking $10 notes and making them look like '550s, buying them overseas. >> if you use one of the pens it's a fake bill because it is a real bill. >> people are saying when you buy things no one is looking at the presidents and if you don't know what you're doing you could fall victim. the video is going viral. >> use a debit card. >>> whether you're a hopeless romantic or not i think this video is going to get you just a tiny little bit even, check these guys out, they're part of the royal canadian mounted police. they are being led by one particular gu

charlie: alexander hamilton is the unlikely founding father who wrote his way into the pages of earlyhistory. get a roosevelt called him the most brilliant statesman ever lifted he is the subject of the musical which opened this week on broadway to rave reviews. writer and composer takes hamilton's legacy to new heights due to hip-hop, r&b, and rap music. he calls the play the story of america then told by america now. here is a look.

. >>> who should replace alexander hamilton on the $10 bill? >>> what the relative moving down the road once traveled by diana ross and stephanie mills. meet the jersey girl jong ining the cast of "the wiz". >>> the shootout in a nashville movie theatre. experts have i.d.ed the wing as coming from mh-370. and miguel almaguer will show what it takes to be ready on time. we'll see you tonight. >>> more than one in four americans wants to see eleanor roosevelt featured on the new $10 bill. that's according to a marist poll out today. roosevelt is the top contender with 27%. harriet tubman the second most popular choice. the redesigned bill will be released in 2020. >>> and the white house wants to boost opportunities for women in the work force, so it hosted 45 business schools today to discuss ways to reach those goals and look at the disparities between men and women in business. the participating schools look at recruiting, as well as retaining women leaders in business establishing policies in favor of women who have families. several schools

let's take a live look at the backup at the alexander hamilton bridge. nobody is really moving there. a couple of of the trucks are exiting off that ramp. just to try to avoid the delays up ahead. we're also seeing delays at sheridan expressway southbound. right lane is blocked. this disabled vehicle seeing westbound delays and that's rubber necking getting into the point of the police activity. still dealing with slowdowns from a debris spill. this is 35 south at 440. two lanes blocked. exit ramp is blocked as well. 440 southbound heading over to state street this morning. and then to long island where new york avenue is closed between old country road and horton drive. go with 110. that's a better drive there. alternate meter rules in effect. >> the fdny has a new member. he's a heroic teenager from ulster county confronting a tough challenge head on. >> michael is battling severe kidney disease. he has one wish, to be a new york city firefighter. yesterday the fdny teamed up with the make-a-wish foundation for a a special event where the teen was swor

. >> hamilton is a take on alexander hamilton's take on his life. it incorporates hip-hop. it has been a hit off broadway. president obama and first lady have already seen the show. >>> the next 70 years later, japan remembers the atomic bombing of the hiroshima. >>> a violin worth $5 million shows up after being stolen more than three decades ago. >>> japan remembers the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of hiroshima. it was the first time a nuclear weapon was used. the bomb called little boy killed 40,000 people. the mayor called world leaders including president obama to ban nuclear weapons worldwide. >>> here a lost and found story. the new york district attorney is set to announce the return of a rare instrument stolen. this stradivarius violin went missing in 1980 after a violinist, from roman totenberg. it is worth $5 million. it will be returned to the late owner's daughter. >> 35 years. >>> let's get to the forecast. no dog days of august these days, john. >> this is the dog days of summer. it was in the 70s for a lot of the weather watchers. good afternoon, m

take a look at the alexander hamilton bridge. things are moving along nicely this morning. all the hudsons seem to be doing fine. no wait on the lincoln or the holland. grand central parkway moving along without delays. alternate side and meter rules in effect. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you, emily. >>> turning to presidential politics. donald trump is offering clarification. but no apology for his comments about fox news anchor megyn kelly. >> you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. blood coming out of her wherever. >> trump says he was reacting to kelly's tough questioning during the gop debate. he insists he was not making a crude reference. >> only a deviant would think that. i didn't even think that. he who would think that. i went to the wharton school of finance. i was a good student. i don't talk that way. >> republican candidate carly fiorina called the comments offensive. lindsey graham calls trump an out of control car driving through a crowd of republicans. >> those republicans voters don't think trump was the winner of

if you're headed outbound as well, you'll sit for a while on the alexander hamilton bridge. deo'lays because of construction on the bqe headed into the area on the brooklyn bridge. it's pretty heavy out there. also an accident on the bqe westbound by the kosciuszko bridge. details coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, lauren. >>> firefighters are making progress against a massive wildfire that's been burning for more than a week in california. this fire has already scorched more than 100 square miles north of san francisco. as of this morning, it's now 30% contained. the fire has so far destroyed 40 homes. >>> jurors are getting their first look at dashcam video of the moments before north carolina officer shot and killed an unarmed man two years ago. the video shows officer randall carrick pulling up behind jonathan farrell's wrecked car. someone yells don't move and get on the ground and then the shots are fired. carrick charged with voluntary manslaughter. >>> a huge mistake for a group of bounty hunters in arizona. they mistakenly raided home of the phoenix police ch

a live look at the alexander hamilton bridge. everything is moving along fine. you should not see delays but we have delays on the n train. you'll find the trains running on the d, 36th street. keep that in mind. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> thank you very much, more details about the tragic deaths at two yunl journalists at the hands of a colleague. tracie strahan joins us from the newsroom of what we know about the victims and the gunman. >> we're learning not only about the mind-set of vester flanagan but how the loved ones of the shooting victims found out about their shocking deaths. >> a reporter, alison parker, was conducting a live interview with her photographer behind the camera when flanagan opened fire killing both of them and wounding vicky gardner being interviewed as a guest. even thoef that happened on live television, flanagan actually filmed the shooting himself posting it on social media as he was being pursued by police. now, he was a former wdbj reporter and turned the gun on himself, pronounced dead at a local hospital. alison pa

one lane on the westbound cross bronx at alexander hamilton bridge. the northbound bqe is very heavy, and that's due toe an earlier construction at cadman plaza. new jersey transit troubles, 30 minute delay in both directions on the gladstone branch. new jersey transit will cross honor your tickets. chris and alex? >> pair of criminals pretending to be cops stealing from innocent victims. they pulled off the scheme three times this summer, and janelle burrell is live to explain for us. >> reporter: chris, police say the men are certainly brazen, armed with guns and walkie talkies as well. posing as police and then robbing them. one of the incidenting happening in this parking lot of the stop and shop. the woman was loading her groceries when the men came up to her and stole her purse. this is one of the suspects who police are looking for this morning, seen leaving the scenes of the crime, and the white chevy malibu was captured on surveillance video. the first incident was around 2:00 a.m. on sunday, july st., and two men were walking to the corner s