beach volleyball, most popular sport in the summer olympics now. that sport started right here next to the pier. it just goes on and on. when i came to the pier, there was no west end. there was no amusement park. the west end had been torn down by storms. and the pier was being used by the 2 million visitors per basically as the bridge to get to the beach. santa monica has these wonderful hard to get to, because they are at the bottom of a cliff. so the pier is the bridge to the beach. and so the pier was not very popular. it was not very well respected but through time, we grew together, and the pier has become home to 9 million visitors per year. and i am the person to tell a story. and we get that together. i think that is pretty cool. tour staffes recently traveled to santa monica, california to learn about its rich history. learn more about santa monica and other subs on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. media mogul&a," sumner redstone and his battle for viacom and

beach volleyball, the two person beach volleyball, the most piper sport at the summer olympics now, thatiter next to the pier. it just goes on and on. when i came to the pier there was no west end. there was no amusement park. the west and had been torn down by storms, and the pier was being used by those 2 million visitors basically as a bridge to get to the beach. santa monica has these wonderful beaches but it's hard to get to because there at the bottom of the cliff so the pier was the bridge to the beach. so the pier was not very popular. it was not very well respected, but through time we grew together and the pier has become home to 9 million visitors per year, and i've grown to be the person who can tell its story. we did that together and i think that's pretty cool. >> i think deliver in santa monica you enjoy incredible weather. went over 300 days of of sunshine per year, and abundance of healthy restaurants, the number of fitness studios both large and small is pretty impressive. so it's very easy to let that california healthy lifestyle. >> while in santa monica we took a dri

monica beach volleyball, the two person beach volleyball, most popular at the summer olympics now.port started right here next to the pier. it just goes on and on. when i came to the pier, there end to the pier. there was no amusement park. he west end had been torn down by storms and the pier was being by those two million visitors basically as a bridge get to the beach. the pier was the bridge to the beach. and so the pier was not very popular. it was not very well respected, time, we grew together, and the pier has nine million visitors per year, and i have grown to be the person who can story.s we did that together. i think that's pretty cool. [background voices] we'll visit the santa monica history museum to learn about inhabitants,rliest the tongva. city of santa monica's eography is something that's always drawn people to the area. the ocean for one has always of abundancesource all fish to aviloni, to sorts of things that help people survive and create a culture. the los angeles basin, there originally were large rivers in los angeles which, of course, changed over time but

beach volleyball, most popular sport in the summer olympics now.re next to the pier. it just goes on and on. when i came to the pier there was no west end. there was no amusement park. the west and had been torn down by storms. and the peer was being used by the 2 million visitors per basically the bridge to get to the beach. santa monica has these wonderful beaches but hard to get to because they are at the bottom of a cliff. so the pier is the bridge to the beach. and so the pier was not very popular. it was not very well respected but through time, we grew together and the pier has become home to 9 million visitors per year. and i and the person to tell a story. >> i think to live in santa monica you enjoy incredible weather, over 300 days of sunshine per year. there is an abundance of healthy restaurants, the number of fitness studios large and small is pretty impressive. it is very easy to live that california healthy lifestyle all your progress while in santa monica we took a tour through the city. with -- >> we going to see places where the

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volleyball team. >> she's making friends. she's learning. >> reporter: providing special education services can be expensive for school dtricts, but as the normans say, it's federal law. they say virginia beach schools have already spent more than $30000 just on their case. the normans say they hear from many other military families: >> and very few, if any, are able to afford a lyer. it's been depressing to see all the families that cannot fight the fight that we' been fighting. and all the families that have given up or are afraid of retribution, and will not speak out. >> reporter: the virginia beachs schoolict recently stopped paying for marisa's private school, and is appealing the verdict, which means another long court case that michelle will have to deal with, on her own, because cassidy norman has just received transfer orders ipr a 15-month posting on a based in italy. for the pbs newshour and education week, i'kavitha cardoza in virginia beach, virginia. >> woodruff: it was almost 100ar ago, in 1923, that alice paul, a leader of the women's suffrsge movement, introduced to the public th idea of what would eventually becomproposed equal rights amendment. the rising voices of women,