creek. the battle took place on the opposite side of the creek. you could never see one for the other. you look down with the creek is an all you could see was trees. now you can see both sides. we just finished a tree clearing project. getting back to the interest in finding out what happened at sailor's creek, they even had a map of the battle. we initially use that when we went out there. unfortunately, the current road system does not match. it was quite inaccurate. we would go out to sailor's creek five days a week and the hillsman house was open. of course, the house was empty at that time. it would open up and answer questions. his name was chris. three or four times, harold and i would go out there when it was supposed to be open and there was a note on the door that said gone to farmville for supplies. this went on for a couple of visits and we did catch up with chris. he did not know that we had made these earlier visits. we mentioned the signed that was on the door and he said the supplies were my girlfriend at longwood college. [applause] talking to the people around there,

there's no law schools... in battle creek. i know.e's a reason why donna asked you and mr. whitehall to both meet her on tuesdays. that man was your grandfather. and he wasn't ready to connect but she wanted him to see you. she really had turned her life around. donna's landlord said that she'd been saving for college. but we couldn't find any brochures or s.a.t. applications or anything like that. we don't think that she was saving for herself. we think it was for max. (gasps) oh, god. um... thank you. this is huge. russ: actually, i don't think the $2,000 is really gonna make much of a difference to you guys. it appears that donna never asked for anything from mr. whitehall, except to be in his life a few hours a week. but apparently mr. whitehall felt differently. once the criminal convictions are finalized, max here will be the sole legal heir of the gentleman's estate. the fbi forensic accounting people estimate its worth after legal and probate fees to be approximately $42 million. (gasps, laughs quietly) thank you. (chuckles) t

there's no law schools... in battle creek. i know.e's a reason why donna asked you and mr. whitehall to both meet her on tuesdays. that man was your grandfather. and he wasn't ready to connect but she wanted him to see you. she really had turned her life around. donna's landlord said that she'd been saving for college. but we couldn't find any brochures or s.a.t. applications or anything like that. we don't think that she was saving for herself. we think it was for max. (gasps) oh, god. um... thank you. this is huge. russ: actually, i don't think the $2,000 is really gonna make much of a difference to you guys. it appears that donna never asked for anything from mr. whitehall, except to be in his life a few hours a week. but apparently mr. whitehall felt differently. once the criminal convictions are finalized, max here will be the sole legal heir of the gentleman's estate. the fbi forensic accounting people estimate its worth after legal prand obate fees to be approximately $42 million. (gasps, laughs quietly) thank you. (chuckles) t

my talk is referred to as black thursday, the battle for sailor's creek. one of the union generals who was involved in the battle, he wrote in his book about the fighting 5% of the intelligent people of the united states, north or south ever heard of the battle of sailor's creek. they don't know anything of its magnitude or importance. this is not strange. it was fought in virginia. this was three days before the surrender under general robert e lee. events were happening so rapidly that no note was made of the battle. in the next few minutes, you will be part of that part of our nation. just some point before we talk about the battle, there are three separate engagements referred to as the battles of sailor's creek. as you enter the museum, it refers to it as battles. i mentioned the spelling difference. there were two branches, most of the fighting was on little sailor's creek. you will read in books that if they mention sailor's creek, i have seen lee living half of his army or one third of his army. it was actually less than a quarter of his army. somew

some call it cereal city. 80-year-old robert rogers lived his entire life in battle creek. through some real estate investments and his ownership of a small trucking business, he was a millionaire many times over. >> he was a tough, old bird. he never pulled any punches. he was always a son of a bitch to me. >> rogers was stubborn, too. he always carried large sums of money and didn't care who knew it. >> he would joke that he would have several thousand in this pocket, several thousand in a pants pocket and a couple more thousand in his back pocket, and he generally did. >> not surprisingly, rogers became a target for local drug gangs and petty thieves. >> he was a victim several times of robberies. they would take his money from him, beat him up. his house had been broken into a few times also. so, yeah, it was a problem for him, but he didn't change his pattern, it seemed like. he still carried large sums of money. >> sharon zachary lived next door to rogers and acted as his caretaker. >> sharon zachary had become almost like a daughter to him. she would take care of him

some call it cereal city. 80-year-old robert rogers lived his entire life in battle creek.ough some real estate investments and his ownership of a small trucking business, he was a millionaire many times

that is followed by a new episode of madame secretary and plus the prayer of battle creek coming up tonight. the game just completed on cbs. wisconsin going to 26-3 on the season and 14-2 in the big ten. they cringe a chair in the regular-season championship. >> extremely impressive because they got it done doing what they always do, taking with the defense gives them in getting the ball inside to frank kaminsky and he was splendid on senior day. >> how good can he be. >> he has made such great strides from his sophomore and junior and senior year, and he continues to get better. he shoots it and has great footwork and is confident and that is a winning combination. >> he thinks the way you do. we had a talk with frank kaminsky after the game. >> we have got frank kaminsky and congratulations. what does it mean to win a big ten championship. >> it's something i've worked for my whole career. it feels so good to finally accomplish it in front of our home fans. >> to me about the senior day you guys seemed really pumped up about this. is this a really special thing for you? >> absolutely. it'

let's start off with chris talking about the battle of sailor's creek. i will talk about appomattox courthouse. this afternoon, we have elizabeth talking about the legacies of appomattox and mark bradley talking about what was going on in north carolina in 1865. as you know, this is a free civil war seminar. we are supported by the eastern national bookstore. we have our authors and speakers books at here. we have william thompson's books. could you stand up and raise your hand? he has several books on the civil war. specifically focusing on the events here in this area on april 7. i asked our speakers to gather at the table, even if they are speaking later in the day to the left out there. they will sign copies and answer additional questions because we may not be able to take all of the questions at the conclusion of the program because we are on a time schedule here. we have c-span3 filming this. it's being broadcast live today. i am glad you're here and not at home watching it. we also have our appomattox 1865 foundation outside. they are sponsoring

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. >> it's may 12th, 2008, battle creek, michigan, two hours west of detroit. 43-year-old michael fisher on trial for murdering his wife and 12-year-old son. >> it was a double homicide. we don't get a lot of those in calhoun county, it was a child, and it happened right after christmas. so, it did attract a lot of media attention. >> after the closing arguments, the judge gives his verdict. >> guilty as charged of first-degree premeditated murder. >> michael fisher is convicted of the double murders in december 2006. >> it was after that that the commotion happened in the courtroom. >> no! no! >> michael fisher was clearly agitated. he moved very quickly. i saw him get out of his chair. he turned quickly. >> he swung his body away -- towards me, swinging, making contact with my face, hitting me in the face. >> deputy eby sort of fell back and michael fisher went for his gun at that point. it was frightening. >> deputy eby, reacting quickly, has his arms around fisher's waist, squeezing him tightly. >> it happened in split seconds. as i was driving into him, lifting him up, that's the po

right now we're going to take a trip to sadie over in hollywood and talk "battle creek," "the big picturee stereotypical, tend to be the more boring roles to play.

right now we're going to take a trip to sadie over in hollywood and talk "battle creek," "the big picturee stereotypical, tend to be the more boring roles to play. not necessarily because somebody might find them offensive, but be

some of the topics today include the battle of sailor's creek, the battles of appomattox, the surrender at appomattox, and its legacy and closing operations in north carolina. this is live coverage on c-span3. [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter] >> we are going to get everybody seated again. we would like to start on with the next program. accommodate the c-span3 schedule , and get us to lunch on time. everybody likes that, right? here is david kohl's to introduce our next bigger. -- next speaker. >> just a reminder to everybody about lunch. you are free to do lunch on your own. a number of fast food places in farmville and some other sitdown restaurants. as i said last night, we are a little bit restaurant challenged here. don't have a huge selection, but many of the people go to the longwood that a call for their brunch. so if you are not sure where to go we'll let some people show you how to get down there. it dollars $.25 for all-you-can-eat brunch. our final speaker this morning is someone that many of you are familiar with, ronald wilson. ron is a longtime employee of the na

more alive. n n n >> jim: tonight on cbs begins with "60 minutes" followed by "the good wife" and battle creek." gonzaga led by 4. there's been a 18-point swing since then. there's one play that they won't forget. the chance to tie it. the lay-in. wiltjer had it. nobody around. he missed it. he's had a particular season. player of the year in the conference. but duke just down the stretch dominated. gonzaga, looks like it will go the last 6 1/2 without a basket. >> bill: they're going to hold it. get the shot clock violation. get some subs in. the guys get an opportunity. mark few telling us yesterday about the respect for this class, the duke program. they exemplify it too. the subs sitting there after a wonderful year. >> jim: pagliuca gets to come in. the duke blue devils going back to the big dance. the ultimate dance. in indianapolis. >> bill: they like that. >> jim: two championships there. two in minneapolis. a total of four. he's tied the one and only john wooden for any coach taking teams to the final four. now for the 12th time. >> grant: any time you tie john wooden that is super im

courthouse, there is a final battle on the day of the surrender because nobody knew there would be a surrender that day on the morning of april. -- april 9. here we have sailors creek, the largest battle of the campaign with eight thousand confederate -- 8000 confederate soldiers captured on one day. as the army of northern virginia drifts into the courthouse, the union cavalry under general custer has gotten in front of the confederate army, blocking the road they intend to use. the goal all along for robert ulee's to get -- robert lee is to get the army down. lee cap makes the terms to the south because union forces keep blocking the way but the union armies -- can't make the turn to the south because union forces keep blocking the way. this map shows the final battle which takes place on the morning of april 9. confederates initially pushed a union back but as reinforcements arrived they realize they cannot break through and the confederate army is surrounded on three sides of the river on the other side. lee and grant me that very afternoon of april 9. one of the things that makes the appomattox surrender you knew there is an active campaign and right up to the

host: ronald is up next in battle creek, michigan on the line for democrats.aller: why is it senator all the time? why not general or admiral? why not go to the grassroots and consider the political aspects or the monetary aspects? let's pull somebody that is a no-name. somebody from the streets. somebody who knows the practicality of how to connect and speak to the people. host: and even more fresh face? caller: does it have to be congress? that's where all the money is being collected like a swarm of flies on a carcass. host: a poll of iowa republican caucus participants, asking about what kind of experience they would like an presidential contenders. participants prefer a presidential candidate with experience at governor or administrator then experience as a senator or member of congress. scott walker leads the pack with 25%. 13% with rand paul. mike huckabee at 10%. some stats from that and of february poll. tennessee. line for independents. caller: i don't see anything wrong with using the senate providing you do it according to law. you could be a man o

topics include the battle of sailor's creek and the surrender and legacy of appomattox.xt saturday and sunday, march 14 and 15, at longwood university in virginia on american history tv on c-span 3. announcer: each week american history's reel america brings you films that tell the story of the 20th century. on bloody sunday, march 7, 1955, 600 civil rights activists were attacked with clubs in selma alabama. images of the members of the voting rights movement gained attention around the world. 8 days later on march 15 president lyndon johnson spoke to a joint session of congress asking for the introduction and passage of a voting rights la appealing for equal rights for all americansw and. now here is president johnson's entire 48 minute speech. president johnson: -- man: mr. speaker the president of the united states. [applause] [applause continues] [gavel pounds] president johnson: members of the congress i have the great pleasure the highest privilege and the distinguished and i might also say personal honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [a

the -- he escape the battle of the creek. he was with pickets division. when it gets overrun the surgeons are set up a little bit to the rear. he manages to escape. he escaped by running around trees, running over trees, and if he had to he would have run through a tree to escape at sailor's creek. he manages to get away and makes it up or to appomattox station early in the afternoon and this is the first time i am presenting best, so i hope it goes smoothly, but what is going on at this nation? they have rations and supplies, but there is a bunch of government army red tape going on. making a very different to get the rations out. they are finally able to obtain rations. then they come back to get food for the horses. they were rather despairing about getting the food from the quartermaster. the fellow doctor urged him to use his abilities to get the food for the horses. i will start in to what taylor said. i had great doubt of success but concluded to try. filling up to the quartermaster i preemptively demanded more speed. i was preemptively refused. he

topics include the battle of sailor's creek and the legacy of appomattox.at is on c-span-three. >> you would see what we called stickball set. washington was a large man 6 foot. he was very robust, a terrific athlete. and madison was a skinny little guy. >> this sunday, david stewart talks about madison and the partnerships he made to aid our fledgling nation. >> i like his ability to form partnerships with the great people of his era, but also, the gift of lives to his gift to the country, his talent and what he could do to create the first self-sustaining constitutional republic. >> sunday night on q & a. flex -- >> you are watching american history tv. coming up, all of today's coverage marking the 50th anniversary the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday when voting rights advocates mulching from montgomery to selma, alabama were met with violence. we begin with the 50th anniversary commemoration in selma, alabama with remarks by president obama as well as john lewis, who took part in the march in 1965. [applause] >>

topics include the battle of sailor's creek and the surrender and legacy of appomattox. that is live next saturday and sunday, march 14 and 15th, at longwood university in bridget -- virginia. that is on american history tv on c-span3. >> all weekend, american history tv joins our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of galveston, texas. to learn more about the cities on our 2015 to or, visit sees ben.org/cities tour. we continue with our look at the history of galveston. this is american history tv on c-span3.

courthouse, there is a final battle on the day of the surrender because nobody knew there would be a surrender that day on the morning of april. -- april 9. here we have sailors creek, the largest battle of the campaign with eight thousand confederate -- 8000 confederate soldiers captured on one day. as the army of northern virginia drifts into the courthouse, the union cavalry under general custer has gotten in front of the confederate army, blocking the road they intend to use. the goal all along for robert ulee's to get -- robert lee is to get the army down. lee cap makes the terms to the south because union forces keep blocking the way but the union armies -- can't make the turn to the south because union forces keep blocking the way. this map shows the final battle which takes place on the morning of april 9. confederates initially pushed a union back but as reinforcements arrived they realize they cannot break through and the confederate army is surrounded on three sides of the river on the other side. lee and grant me that very afternoon of april 9. one of the things that makes the appomattox surrender you knew there is an active campaign and right up to the

battle. dan is an alderman for the town of oak creek wisconsin. welcome to the programme. thank you, ray. what will change, and how quickly will it change in workplaces that here to for require everyone to be fully paid up. >> well the speed of which it changes really is up for the membership. the membership has the right to continue paying dues. or to opt out and choose not to contribute to the value they receive from their representation. so, really, the speed is going to depend on individual members. >> so when the next period cams around, they can decide that is it, i don't want to pay any more, but get the benefit of what a collective bargaining unit works out. >> you are correct in some regards. contacts in effect that will be required to stay within the rules of that collective bargained agreement until it expires or is modified. but after that, yes. they will be able to free load on those that pay, and be allowed to enjoy the benefits of a collective bargain - bargain contract. grievance representation. and everything that goes along with it benefits. basically for free. >> what i

plastic bags with them for the recovery of evidence and body parts and they are battling scenarios such as evidence falling into creekwild animals getting at it before they do. heather? >> amy kellogg reporting for us. concern about wolfes in that area specifically. >>> the u.s. meantime condemning the terror siege on a popular hotel in somalia as the al shabab terror group claims some of the gunmen managed to escape. 21 people died in the 12 hour assault including somalia's ambassador to switzerland. the attack began friday when militants detonated a bomb outside the hotel's gate. at least six men then stormed the building. the whole thing ending when somali special forces retook that hotel. al qaeda's branch in syria known as the nusra front has now claimed a key city in the north. syrian government forces have retreated from most of the city as well as surrounding bases marking the first time that president bashar al assad's forces have lost control of the strategic city since the start of the country's civil war in 2011. now, this is the second syrian city al qaeda militants have captured just this week. the u.n.

battle is brewing over a bike bridge. they want to replace highway 101 and adobe creek. right now they want to go with that but they are saying it is hazardous to birds. it was the runner up when the city was going through proposals. they are going to make a final choice tomorrow. >>> he survived the brutality. tonight, a former hostage is opening up by the terror techniques and the man he calls a blood-thirsty psychopath. >>> running out of juice why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the s60 sedan. from volvo. lease the well-equipped volvo s60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> cyclone pa

creek is safe. plymouth road is expected to be closed all weekend. it's shut down between the blue route and butler pike. >>> a boardwalk battle is brewing in atlanticy. operators of those iconic rolling chairs say that the new motorized tram cars are hurting their business. the new competition started up last month. the new trams are faster and less expensive for customers than the chairs. >> it's hurting us. they're charging $2 everywhere versus if you look at our price chart, we're a dollar a block. >> the guys have a tough time making a living because there's an overcrowding issue. >> five of the new boardwalk trams operate on weekends. so far, just one is running on weekdays but we're told a second tram will be added on those days starting next week. >>> the time right now is 5:57. nbc 10 news today continues in just a moment with a full hour of news. our top story this morning, the final good-bye to philadelphia police officer robert wilson iii as we take a live look at this caisson procession in center city. you can see the officers are getting ready to move. that's because they will begin their procession at 6:00 just a few moments from now.

creek, burlingame campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> good monday morning. money, jewelry, and awards happening today a battlebin williams takes center stage in a san francisco courtroom. >> his children and wife are at odds over how the assets should be dispersed. we explain. >>> good morning this is the latest paperwork filed by his wife, his widow, detailing his trust at 40 pages items she said willed to her. her attorney and the attorney for his threecies will meet in court this morning. the late actor left personal belongings and a home to his three children and the widow and kids are battling over would gets wet and asking a judgment to grant her owership of her husband's belongings left in her tiburon home and robin williams trust left his three kids, tinges like awards and him -- memorabelia and his widow said he intended her for have those. it includes jewelry watches, awards personal belongings including clothing and toys and bicycles and the children say this is insult to injury take this to court and are trying to collect the things their dad would want them to have. >> attorneys will meet at san

creeks who were peaceful during this conflict. and so, they had larger issues to attend to. they were not big battles immediately. this war is a war largely because it devolved into a guerrilla conflict that will take parts in the wilds take place in the wilds of georgia florida, alabama for years to come. but it is just people had other things to do. they got on to other concerns. and so, that willed der theyness warfare -- wilderness warfare will bleed into the second seminole war in florida was passed over and has been for 150 years. it war itself out. there was a war of attrition. finally i think these the end of the second creek war had a lot to do with it. when the seminoles retreated to the everglades, when the american government reached an accommodation with them, all right, you stay there. we get the rest of florida. we'll all stop fighting. this was about 1842, 1843. although there is an outbreak called the third seminole war in the 1850s. that is really, the violence doesn't end until then. it is the 1850s. as i said before, they're still having conflicts with creek refugees fugitives in northwest flo

creek formation. if you want to find fossils this is your guide. he found a dinosaur locked in battle with another.ng you about the episode. stuart: that has to be worth millions. possibly a species never before seen. stuart: you know that it is millions. >> we know how you roll. stuart: is it tens of millions? >> we do not know. we have not been told at this point. if you love animals you have to meet lori who was married to a guy named pete. lions and tigers and bears. they have to save the animals. >> the second episode. >> stranger and harrington says. it is on tonight. 9:00 o'clock. national puppy day today. is that eight: sentence? >> coming up in a future episode, i do wrangle an alligator and yes it was alive. stuart: tonight. 9:00 o'clock everybody. jamie colby. >> we are having fun and if you watch us, you definitely will to. stuart: more varney after this. ♪ >> so while the president says we're going to have this deal that's going to stop iranian nuclear weapons, what it really is going to do is usher in a nuclear arms race in the most unstable important part of the world. stuart: that w

creek. touch of track on 680, alamo. 8:32. back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> still no word of any arrest on that rolling gun battle and shootout that went from that left two people in serious condition. it started on adaline. the search for evidence and suspects continues. two people who were wounded, they were taken to the hospital. that shooting happened as oakland police were in the middle of this community meeting about the rising violence in the city and also the tragic killing of an innocent mother trying to protect her kids from gunfire. our cameras were rolling. we saw police officers running out to their cars right from that meeting as the call came in. ktvu's alex savidge is now live with more on how people in west oakland were putting pressure on theoakland police chief. >> as you can imagine, there is quite a bit of anger over the shooting death last week of that mother just outside of her home. there is a lot of frustration amongst neighbors about the police response. the issues were front and center during a community meeting held last night. >> every time we call the police, they don't show up until they decide to show up. >>

battling and again blocking lanes of traffic involving multiple vehicles. we had one time reach to the coliseum. but now it's back up towards the alameda off ramp in the parts creek bridge share. rollicking a slow going coming south from high street and 29. that's no several miles nearly stop and go traffic. the normal trip time south of is about 12 to 40 minutes. <

creek, coming into the house. >> reporter: aaron told the agents he was supposed to murder nancy by the coming monday, the very day nancy's epic divorce battlech its climax. so agent boykin hurried to nancy's new safe house with the hit pack. >> i brought the hit package that we retrieved from the hotel room earlier in hopes that she could look over the contents of it and give us an idea, or put some light on where these documents could have come from or where they put this hit packet together. >> reporter: he spread out the 11 pages on the kitchen table. and nancy could see that no detail had been left to chance. >> they proceeded to pull out maps of my home, and then they pulled out -- was almost like a procession building up to the pictures. >> pictures of the residence, license plates for their cars, people that are generally around them. other folks who might be in the house or in the car traveling with them. you know, where they shop, where they go, where they spend time. >> reporter: everything a killer would need to know to kill them. >> yes. >> reporter: it was terrifying to see these personal photographs, once treasured, now, sudde

topics include the battle of sailor's creek and the surrender and legacy of appomattox. that is live next saturday and sunday, march 14 and 15th, at longwood university in bridget -- virginia. that is on american history tv on c-span3. >> all weekend, american history tv joins our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of galveston, texas. to learn more about the cities on our 2015 to or, visit sees ben.org/cities tour. we continue with our look at the history of galveston. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> the first land-grant for galveston started out in the 1830's. it went to a man and his investors. they had someone come in and lay out the plots for the city of galveston and began selling lots in the galveston was officially 1830's. founded as a city in 1839. what is attractive about galveston, it was a natural harbor, and it was the only one between veracruz mexico, and mobile, alabama. there was this natural affinity to bring in goods and people into galveston that could go into texas and the middle part of the united states. that's what brought it

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