the attack on baton rouge in august of 1862, i alluded to in my talk, when "the arkansas" moved down there to try to help the confederate army to recapture baton rouge, that was to be a first step toward an effort to recapture new orleans but when the confederate attack at baton rouge was repulsed and unsuccessful, it ended that chance and later on the confederates undertook a couple efforts but they were never able to organize a strong enough army to carry it through. >> the program there at the library is about to get back under way. we'll take one more quick call from glen in downey, california. hi, there. >> caller: yes. dr. mcpherson, i would like to ask you a question. this question is about gettysburg in 1863. i hope it's appropriate. when stonewall jackson had died, had he not died, who do you think he would have sided with at gettysburg, general lee or longstreet? >> i think he would have sided with lee. like lee, jackson always wanted to seize and hold the initiative and take the offensive. he was more of an offensive commander than a defensive commander in contrast to long

at the same time this is happening, you have what's going on in baton rouge. and shortly after that, there is a filibuster attempt that leaves the united states, leaves nacogdoches, louisiana, it's led by a man by the name of de lara. he's got the assistance of another man. a cuban revolutionary. and there's a former american army officer named augustus william magee. they will set off from nacogdoches, cross into the neutral territory of texas, beginning in the summer of 1812, when they finally arrive at nacogdoches, the spanish garrison there surrender. they join the

these force the surrender of baton rouge. when lee reaches vicksburg and demanded its capitulation the c confederate military governor there sent a cheeky reply. mississippians don't know and refuse to learn how to surrender to any enemy. if commodore farragut or the brigadier general can teach them, let them come and try. farragut would soon come and try. he decided to take most of the fleet up to vicksburg, including

in september of 1810, there's going to be a minor uprising and of all places in baton rouge, louisiana. now, let me tell you what happens here. there are a group of americans who are living in this region, north of the lake pontchartrain and north of new orleans. they had been there for more than a decade, many of them had. the spanish government was no longer able to meet their needs. and in september of 1810, these americans, they rise up, they storm the dilapidated fort there at baton rouge. in fact, there were gaps in the stockade that the men are running through. they capture the fort. they capture the governor. one spanish soldier dies. well, as soon as that conquest or that rebellion had been successful, they call a convention. they draft a declaration, which looks eerily similar to the american documents, their constitution, and then they even created a flag. they called it a bonnie blue flag with a single star in it, the original lone star republic. see, that's where i figured you guys would be hissing.

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along the gulf probably has the best chance of see something of the storms from new orleans to baton rouge and into the beaumont, port arthur area. there will be heavy rain, new orleans that right now. the severe risk today is in this area in yellow. isolated tornadoes not a big tornado threat today like what we saw yesterday. that's a look at your national forecast, now here's a look at the weather outside your window. memphis, tennessee could see strong storms rolling through. the tornado threat today is a lot less than yesterday. the winds are not as much sheer in the atmosphere as we had yesterday. that's the winds changing in direction and height. we'll have the forecast update coming up later in the show. >> thanks so much. >>> also coming up, internet giants squabble. airline giants flirting and barbie has a friend who's going bald. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> usually it's his looks that get people talking but this morning it's his heroics. >>> coming up, a new look for the seahawks, the heat clinch a playoff spot and a perfect ending for the baylor

rain drenching i-10, from san antonio to baton rouge. i-40, from little rock to memphis. and i-90, from chicago to cleveland. >> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in houston, dallas and chicago. >>> and passengers on a new york to l.a. flight have made it to the destination, after a frightening incident just after takeoff. >> scary stuff. their plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a bird strike disabled one of the engines. here's abc's t.j. winick. >> reporter: the noise was heard shortly after delta fight 1036 took off from jfk airport thursday afternoon. >> 1063 has had an engine failure on the right engine, declaring an emergency due to bird strike. >> reporter: the sound is the birds flying into the engine. this video was taken by a passenger. >> it's the scariest thing i've ever done in my life. >> reporter: according to those onboard, the cabin then filled with smoke. >> i was calling my wife to say, we could be freaking -- this might be my last flight. i was that scared. >> reporter: the plane turned around. and after a fly-by, so t

looks like baton rouge had a g. storm blow through. new orleans, we had storms earlier. so we'll see a couple rounds of storms today in this region. you'll probably get another big one later this afternoon. so today, we do have a potential for more severe weather, just isolated tornadoes. yesterday it wasn't even what we would consider a tornado outbreak. it was isolated into northeast texas. today we'll probably see pain two, three, four. but yesterday was proof it doesn't take strong tornadoes to be a big deal. just depends about they happen in populated areas or not and of course dallas/ft. worth hugely populated region. so the severe risk dwa is if areas of the yellow here. mostly talking about mississippi valley down to the southeast. but again, i don't position we'll see anything like what we saw yesterday. >> that's good news. bill, thanks so much. >>> your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, a new look for the seahawks. heat clinch a playoff spot and perfect ending for the baylor lady bears. you're watching "1st look"

he's finally executed, but at the same time that this is happening, you have what's going on in baton rouge. and shortly after that, there is a filibuster attempt that leaves the united states, leaves nacogdoches, louisiana. it's led by a tejano by the name of maximillian gutierrez de lara. he's got the assistance of a cuban revolutionary by the name of don jose toledo dubois. i wonder where he got the dubois part, and there's a former american army officer named augustus william magee. they will set off from nacogdoches, cross into the neutral territory into texas, beginning in the summer of 1812. when they finally arrive at nacogdoches, the spanish garrison there surrender. they join the filibuster. and then they begin moving to the south toward labea. by the time they arrive there in august, they will siege that position for four months before the spanish finally surrender. and then they will move to the north and west against san antonio, even capturing san antonio. now, here is when the gutierrez/ de lara/magee expedition runs awry. there are ethnic divisions within these ranks. and on

as far as the southern end goes, heavy rain from victoria, corpus christi to houston back into baton rouge, alexandria, new orleans, you all can expect to get periods of very heavy rain over the next two or three days. and the temperatures ahead of the storm, this is a powerful storm, so it's just pumping the warm air up the east coast. it's in the mid 60s right now from new york city to boston, also there in to washington, d.c. and today is going to be like summerlike heat, middle of august. now, humidity will be low. so it's not going to feel all that oppressive. but it's going to be very warm today. and veronica, in boston today, patriots today, the boston marathon, 88 degrees and running 26.2 miles, not for the faint of heart. it's going to be very difficult. >> so strange, bill. snow in minnesota and then it's summer in new york. hmm. >>> wall street watches earnings, tech titans go to court, and where to ease the pain of paying uncle sam. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> a rock 'em, sock 'em game three between the flyers and penguins. a trip

just outside of baton rouge, we had strong storms just to the north side of town. again, not widespread tornadoes this morning, but we could see a few isolated tornadoes. otherwise, we are watching some rain out there this morning. we're just north of st. louis, through central illinois. and if you're down there in the keys, you've got some thunderstorms and some of that rain's heading for miami. give it about another hour, hour and a half from now, probably the peak of the rush hour. some light rain will move on through. then it's a chilly morning up in the great lakes and up through new england. definitely wear the winter coat, probably even the gloves for the kids this morning. it will warm up this afternoon with the sunshine, but it's definitely on the chilly side. as far as the severe weather threat later today into this afternoon, really, it's all of the southeast, you have a chance of seeing some strong storms with the wind and the hail and the lightning. again, not too many tornadoes. and lynn, one of the things we're watching, of course, this is the start

every night where the ministers were beaten trying to get people to vote down in new orleans and baton rouge. when i came down here, the same thing was going on. we went to san francisco state university to get my credentials and my master's degree. we had to close the school down to get to ethnic studies. the police marching on us at san francisco state. after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential examp

. >> our first question comes from baton rouge, louisiana, tyrone is an independent. you're on for christopher matthews, good morning. >> caller: thank you. i want to thank mr. matthews for his honesty about saying that it's bipartisan. i think both parties engage and i have two questions. first, the penalties they pay a fine, but once they're entrenched in the countries, do they keep on doing what they're doing and progressing the business and the second question is, are you familiar, is there any way we can find out, and i don't know if this has anything to do with anything but we're discussing this morning about the federal reserve. i always wondered who these people, they fine the companies and they pay a penalty but the federal reserve does criminal things all the time and you being with the dow jones, i thought you might -- who are these people and can you put a fingertip on them? and thank you for taking my question. >> sure, happy to. first part of your question, yes, they do pay fines. lot of times, well, almost always, when a corporation settles, the justice

bad level of baton rouge at the end of the pack and effect already our careers meet ok sure we're from generation having been part of the black panther movement to me i would your ma was actually watched by the f.b.i. since he was fourteen years old and i asked him when the laws such as the n.d.a. which allows officials to watch the teen and hold people in the united states whether the media thinks that big brother has officially shown his face in america take a listen to what he had to say the so-called patriot act it's made everything that we should be equal back to the mighty sixty's and nineteen fifties and ninety seven . big. big real big legalize the very thing that f.b.i. agents did it ministry was criminal back then that means we could look at radio they tap your phone they do all what we're going to create a national security state with big brother is. going to lie rationalize jamal's take on occupy wall street the us elections as was his dreams and much more in our exclusive interview with him here. and more. revelations are coming up in his first t.v. interview since his dea

. >> in rural louisiana, halfway between new orleans and baton rouge, is the second largest >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> america's prisons. dangerous. often deadly. there are 2 million people doing time. every day is a battle to survive and to maintain order. >> down on your feet. down. >> this is "lockup: inside angola." over 500 men living behind the gates of one of america's oldest prisons. serving sentences so long, most will die here. >> one out of every two you see in this prison is a murderer. >> violent, close to the surface, ready to explode. >> trouble's ready. if you're not careful, trouble will find you. >> maintain my civility when i need -- >> two ways out, dead or alive. >> 90 miles from new orleans, up the mississippi river, lays louisiana state penitentiary. commonly referred to as angola, at 18,000 acre, it is the largest prison in america. started as a slave plantation in the 1700s, converted to a prison plantation at the end of the civil war, and taken over by the state in 1901, the storied land has seen more than its share of p

cartagena but similar behavior in san salvador last year and report of them parties at strip club at baton rouge and moscow years ago. it led the ranking member to call for investigation of secret service members. >> we had janet napolitano before us on wednesday. they had gone back two yeah years. ing in has happened. we have the reports coming out. >> grassley's ire was further inflamed because 48-hour deadline passed without the white house responding to the letter. it asked counsel whether the white house staff was involved in the clum byian affair -- colombian affair. now the ambassador is demanding apology from the u.s. saying a more clear expression of remorse is required to protect reputation of cartafe cartafena. a senior official tells fox there are no plans for apolog apology. the long-time assistant has one view. >> i have done thousands of trips with the secret service and i have never seen any reason to doubt their integrity or honesty or character. >> this security consultant offers profoundly different view. >> it's almost a what happens in vegas stays in vegas mentality. >> for

. >> in rural louisiana, halfway between new orleans and baton rouge, is the second largest prison in the state, the elayn hunt correctional center. although the facility is relatively new, it opened in 1979, the look is anything but modern. armed officers on horseback, work crews farming the land, and no air conditioning. in the next hour you will meet some of the men doing time including a former nfl player and two aspiring boxers who win the opportunity to compete against a rival prison. >> a mile and a half from the banks of the mississippi river, what appears to be a toll booth is the entrance to the elayn hunt correctional center. this all-male facility houses more than 2100 inmates. >> every monday and tuesday the reception process will start at about 5:30 in the morning. the inmates will come from the various parish prisons and other doc facilities and they will all pool here. >> the men arriving today have been convicted of a wide range of crimes, everything from marijuana possession to murder. >> i'm here for one count of rape, three kidnappings, and aggravated burglary. >>

host: our first question comes from baton rouge, louisiana, tyrone is an independent. good morning. caller: >> good morning. i want to thank mr. mathews for his honesty about saying it is bipartisan. i think both parties engaged in this. i have two questions. usually the penalty is they pay a fine. do they keep on doing what they are doing after that and expand their business? second, are you familiar -- is there any way we can find out about the federal reserve, because i always wondered who these people are. we can find out these companies and usually they just pay a penalty, but the federal reserve does criminal things all the time. you being with the dow jones, i thought you might know who these people are and can you put a fingertip on them? guest: the first part of your question, yes, they do pay fines. a lot of times or almost always one corp. -- the justice department also requires a lot of remedial steps they have to go through and check their internal controls, they have to fire people involved with this and really clean house. if they don't, and the justice department fin

baton rouge, louisiana. doc is an independent there. good morning, doc, you are on the air. go ahead, please. doc, go ahead, please. caller: good morning. like i said, i'm independent, however, i'm watching all of the races. host: why is that? caller: all of them. and i just want to make sure that if democrats -- as few democrats get elected as possible i'm afraid that mr. obama will be elected again and we need to get as many republicans and as many independents in there as possible. this country is in a bad, bad situation and it's going to get a lot worse if he gets elected and has a democrat house and senate. so i will be looking at making sure that republican or independent gets elected. host: what about your own race? which one are you focused in the most? caller: probably mary landrieu and we've got to get rid of her. she is an absolute democrat clone. she's got to get out of there. she wants to give away everything that she can. you know, there's what, 47% of the people in this country do not pay any taxes at all. and 50% of those get money back from the government. h

baton rouge, a record low of 44. even some 33 degree temperatures in florida.is going to stick around before things even out a little bit. by the end of the week, 80s in the east. >> sering hot summer. >> i can't wait. >> i have that fear. you can't wait? >> i'm so looking forward to summer. >> it seems like summer is going to be 900 degrees. >> it could happen. we cooled down in the east. >> it could happen. thanks. >>> we asked you to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question for you, who do you trust to fix medicare and social security? we'll have your answers next. ime that could adapt to changing road conditions. one that continually monitors and corrects for wheel slip. we imagined a vehicle that can increase emergency braking power when you need it most. and we imagined it looking like nothing else on the road today. then...we built it. the 2012 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company's bottom li

. >> she is shooting in baton rouge, louisiana.'t know what will film, t.v., movie or whatever but she is filming down there. sorry she is going to miss the party this year. >> i would like her at my table. here we go yes, i -- here is where i like to start this morning and get your take on it. i want to go back to sanford, florida. oh, my god you know, it this place can't get it right. i mean we talked yesterday just a little about the fact that late sunday night they let george zimmerman out of jail. they had that bond hearing on friday, and judge ruled that he could walk, posting 150,000 dollar bond. >> that's the first big mistake. and then, last night, a colossal mistake and a huge embarrassment. i think that's just sanford florida, the whole country. here is the sanford county city council where the police chief, this disgraced police chief, who stepped aside temporarily about lives to weeks ago. right? he finally, offers his resignation which he should have done in the first place. and the city council has a chance to clean

another line of storms just crossed baton rouge. that's headed your way again. not a fun commute there in southern louisiana. later today, more strong storms are likely. i do not think we'll see a tornado outbreak. we'll have a few tornadoes, and of course if they hit a metropolitan area like memphis, nashville, or new orleans, it will be a big story. but most likely, we will not see anything like yesterday. forecastwise from the northeast, you're looking great today. no problems whatsoever. and also if you're joining us from the dallas area, today is your day of cleanup. no storms in your forecast. just amazing pictures. that's tornado video and footage we'll see for years to come. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. the capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said, "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50%

have not had any tornadoes overnight, but the potential is there even this morning, areas like baton rouge, jackson, mississippi, and just north of interstate 20 there in louisiana. for today, the southeast, tampa, atlanta, orlando, everywhere in the southeast, you have a chance of a slight risk of severe weather today. that will include augusta national golf course. today will be a very stormy afternoon there. they'll be lucky to get in any golf later today when the storms roll through. most of the golf this morning will be just fine. notice the weekend forecast should be perfect for the final rounds. the wind-chill is a factor today in the great lakes and the northeast. it is not like yesterday morning. bundle yourself up and the kids as you head out the door. temperatures will rise this afternoon under the april sunshine. but that wind will be brisk, especially this morning. and even in chicago, detroit, up to minneapolis, it's definitely a chilly morning and a nice day there in dallas as your cleanup continues from those strong tornadoes two days ago. it's a chilly morning in new york

>> there's -- well, there's nine strike forces, miami, there's brooklyn, new york, there's baton rouge. >> yeah. >> dallas. biggest medicare fraud in history alleged in dallas a short time ago. >> dallas? wow? >> a doctor signing up homeless people for home health care. >> wow. >> any cases with criminal penalties that might serve as a deterrent? >> new penalties and increased penalties under obama care, affordable care act. some of what they are doing a direct result of that others say, look, the system is bad, you are put, good money after bad. this fee for service system, where doctors can game it, needs to be thrown out and there maybe needs to be more private sector competition. that's the conservative. >> scott what are these criminal conglomerates look like that participate in this? very well organized, american grown? are they from other countries who come here? what is the m.o. of these crime syndicates that operate in this? >> interesting are because it is different from renal ton region is, they seem to talk to each other and come up with things that travel from region to re