even at an early age, i was quite clear that capital cities were not simply the seats of government. the story behind the selection of the location both permanent and temporary, our capital and capital building is one that , or to use a whiskey maker's vernacular, his skill to pretty much one thing. coming together in the spirit of amnesty and mutual concession. that is the story behind the formation of our nation itself. it is the very essence of the founding and the raising up and the success of these united states of america. it is the very essence of our future success coming together in amity and mutual concession. the secret of her success or the secret lacking thereof of her failure. so, how did we even get to the point where we could decide we could have a capital? that's the question. how do we form of a sovereign or independent nation to take our place on the world stage? the ark of the story is all but a miracle. and humbly and with great humility, i suggest that my life has been intrinsically interwoven with that very story. it begins when our national capital was london.

capital city in the country. no roads connecting it to the rest of the state. despite this, it is a popular destination for cruise ships and tourists coming to ride the mount roberts tram and visit the glacier. we continue our special look at alaska with a visit to its capitol building, built in 1931. the alaska state that startedilding construction in 1929 and was completed in 1931. was originally the federal and territorial building and the transition of alaska to a state. juneau was the designated capital in -- .s the capital of the district the primary industry and alaska at the time was gold-mining, and gold was discovered in juneau in 1880. it was the biggest town in the area, certainly the center of it wasy in the area, so the most important city at the time. the traditional capital, from thena, was in cognac, and it went to -- then congress designated juneau as the capital of the district. this building was originally constructed for $712,000, about eight dollars per square foot. the total cost, including

and, of course, the colonial capital, philadelphia city. i had always dreamed of going to philadelphia city, which was, i'm not sure if you know this, it was the second greatest city in the british empire. at that time, only second to london town. you probably do know that after july 2 it became the greatest city in america in 1776. i got some fruit browse after i said you do know the question of july 2. our dependency was voted upon july 2? i hope. it was just adopted on the fourth as a formality. it was read to the public on the eighth. i saw these capital cities as bustling places of mystery. vibrancy. even at an early age, i was quite clear that capital cities were not simply the seats of government. the story behind the selection of the location both permanent itol andorary, our cap are building is one that comes down to, or to use a whiskey maker's vernacular, his distills to pretty much one thing. coming together in the spirit of amnesty and mutual concession. that is the story behind the formation of our nation itself. it is the ver

capital city in the country. no roads connecting it to the rest of the state. despite this, it is a popular destination for cruise ships and tourists coming to ride the mount roberts tram and visit the glacier. we continue our special look at alaska with a visit to its capitol building, built in 1931. >>

it may surprise you to know that the capital city of alaska,, juneau, is not a remote northern settlements almost on the same line of latitude as the great city of london, and is almost as easy to get to. and climate and appearance, southeastern alaska is like maine, new hampshire and vermont. thaty seem hard to believe washington dc gets colder in winter than does juneau, the capital of alaska. what sold my heart for alaska was the first site of its main approach by water, the inside passage. whichmed channel along that'll -- along which vessels moved so peacefully among glaciers. now, myriad of violence, some large and others small but all beautiful, please the eye of the beholders. along the inside passage are alaska's first cities. this is juneau, the capital city with about 6000 inhabitants. the chief source of employment is one of the worlds greatest engineering projects, the famous gold mines. it makes this region a veritable promised land. government roads wind through ande forests and meadows, the one motoring along suddenly finds himself in a wonderful wonderful dairy country. w

this is juneau, the capital city, with about 6000 inhabitants.chief source of employment is one of the world's greatest engineering projects, the famous alaska juneau, gold mine. the smiling meadows make this region a veritable promised land. fine government roads wind through these forests and meadows and the one motoring along suddenly finds himself in a wonderful dairy country. modern farm buildings and capital signs as of any scene like the new england or pyrenees alps. when i first saw this scene, if i wasn't sure i was in alaska, i would have thought i was back in jerome, where i spent so many happy years. hundreds of waterfalls come down through the lanes of green in the virgin forest. the natural beauty of this part of alaska equals anything of scenic grandeur in the whole world. ♪ i am called the glacier priest on account of my years of research on glaciers in north -- glaciers in europe and north america. nestled in the mountains of southeastern alaska are glaciers that make the largest ones in europe look small. alaskan glaciers, like

juneau is the capital city of alaska.n juneau, we visited gold creek trail, linden hall glacier, mount roberts, and ox bay for whale watching. >> here we go. them.get >> wow, look at that. announcer: over the last 40 years, the a hundred mile trans-alaska pipeline has funneled close to 17 billion barrels of oil from the state's north spoke to the city. next, we will take a look at the pipeline's history, and its impact on the state of alaska. at the midway point of the trans-alaska pipeline. the project is 800 miles long, and oil was discovered on the north slope of alaska in 1968. and this was the largest oil field ever found in north america. and the instant that knowledge spread, everyone knew this was going to change the state of alaska for good.

the capital city caracas is going hungry conditions are already bad and it's supposed to be worse in the countryside retirees a taking to the streets to demonstrate they can live off the state pension on paper that million as but there is million as worth next to nothing. why the president promised four million two hundred believe us but they're not paying us off pensions they're only paying us two million which isn't even a for half a carton of eggs that way. the international monetary fund. has made a prediction that venezuela will reach a million percent inflation by the end of the year. the economic collapse affects all walks of life even state employees who work for the state energy company called poa that workers that have gone on indefinite strike. going up only going to come to my bread at their butts even in my position after so many years working for the company. by my toes for an ice cream to pay for bits of joy welcome to full day or not complicit i mean i don't allow broken up while. management and corruption have driven the downward spiral the country desperately needs

we are in the 49th state in the union today in the capital city of juneau. governor bill walker is joining us on the c-span bus. understandlker, i you can't get to juneau from here. is that correct? you have to walk? well, 80 5% of: our community ship to walk to. that is what is unique about alaska. once you get here, you are happy about whatever mode you used to get here. can you help us understand the significance of the alaska pipeline in the energy industry to the state of alaska? governor walker: we are resource state. one pointpeline at provided 25% of our nation's oil. it is critical to alaska's economy. it has been since about the mid-19 70's. christ is it preclude you from having a state -- host: does it preclude you from having a state income tax because of the revenue generated from the pipeline? governor walker: alaska has been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our great state for a long time. we are fortunate in that regard. we have other resources like natural gas that we've put back in the ground up and north. stateyou jus

afresh is a mammoth task very few people have tried to start a new life in the region and its capital city or shingle as it's known and kurdish did it was travel there and brings us this exclusive report. on the capital of the years you to slice and ruins devastated by invasion and the fight for liberation most people fled when so-called islamic state took the city and killed in its life thousands now. that these limits have been expelled only a few residents have free to vent in many parts feels like a ghost town to end of years after liberation from my ex only three thousand families have returned to a city which once had more than eighty thousand inhabitants. there's still no sign of reconstruction there are no hospitals schools or functional administration he has hedy's living inching gun feel abandoned by their politicians. the head of we've got no electricity and the water is bad. there are bombs and mines all over the place and they have to clear them. they've never put it with us you just can't live here there's no work so people aren't coming back. because the situation doesn't im

when the police arrested him in his villa in the capital city of senegal it's an upgrade had been living as a free man for twenty three years despite having had an international arrest one. in exile in senegal since the fall of his regime in one nine hundred ninety few believe that he would ever be arrested. on it they didn't know he had. that scope will move on i will about as legal kill file a city local. or two to click on he said the me who who simply said i bring some idiot give says yes then next a shift in the africa. new african near the end up against indy car this africa. count on this in the east. all the necessary evidence to indict is in our brain had been painstakingly gathered over fifteen years ago by a few survivors and with the support of activist reed brody. nicknamed the dictator hunter he investigated yes and i praised dreaded political police force the d.d.s. . that task to stamp out those who allegedly opposed bryce regime. within these buildings abandoned by the d.d.s. reed brody made a major discovery. we go into the building and there you know in room after room

when the police arrested him in his villa in the capital city of senegal it's an upgrade had been living as a free man for twenty three years despite having had an international arrest one. in exile in senegal since the fall of his regime in one nine hundred ninety few believe that he would ever be arrested. on if they didn't know he. is already a scope to move on i. finally said. to. me. then next africa. african maybe end up against. africa it is a coup. all the necessary evidence to indict is an aberration had been painstakingly gathered over fifteen years ago by a few survivors and with the support of activist reed brody. nicknamed the dictator hunter he investigated is an aberration dreaded political police force the d.t.s. . that task to stamp out those who allegedly opposed regime. within these buildings abandoned by the d.d.s. reed brody made a major discovery. we go into the building and there you know in room after room ankle deep tens of thousands of documents. documents had not been touched you know for seven or eight years and they were just strewn across the floor. and we s

the greek capital is a vibrant historical city still making history every day. and we stay on the topic of ancient greece as our next report features a trojan horse but this one wasn't built to conquer the city of troy and the ten year seeds it's a completely modern construction that serves a very different purpose in fact is just one of a whole range of wacky rooms on offer at the belgian hotel. we went along to explore what makes it so special. and that's impressive it looks really huge from the outside while. at the hotel. in the belgian town the south of the edge guests can stay in this huge wooden horse . understand it's a business accommodate you into the whole history of the area. the idea comes from greek mythology during the trojan war the greeks smuggled fighters into the city of troy inside a huge wooden horse and a horse and yes hiding something. over the cliff doesn't allow look how big it is cool is it ok for you. it is a whirlpool i love. how cool is that. the hostess also shows our two hotel testers denise and a very small bathroom. thank you tha

i i live in ulaanbaatatar, which is the capital city of mongolia.o, my mom works as a communications officer in the environmental sector. and my father owns his own business. he sells flowers. usually, i like to hang out with my friends. but sometimes, when i'm alone, i like to walk around the city and see what new things are being bubuilt. i just t lio see my city. there are a lot of things that make me happy. the best part is being with my loved ones, such as my family and my friends. in my opinion, a big global proboblem is every type of pollution, such as air pollution, water pollution, and every kind of pollution. i think that that's so bad for everyry living thing. i think i hahave it better thany grandparents did because there is freedom and also better technology, better everything, i think. >> this week on global ideas, we take a look at elephants and bebees. in kger nationonal parkn south africa, elephant populations are on the rise - playing havoc with local vegetation. that's where bees come in, t the industrioious ins have n now been ap

when the police arrested him in his villa in the capital city of senegal it's an upgrade had been living as a free man for twenty three years despite having had an international arrest warrant. in exile in senegal since the fall of his regime in one nine hundred ninety few believe that he would ever be arrested. on it they didn't know he had. let's go to move on i will abuzz league o'keefe valley city. silicon was ordered to click when he said to me who who simply said i bring some id you give says you then next the shift in africa. you know african near the end up against syndicate this africa. count on this in is to prove all the necessary evidence to indict is an arbitrary had been painstakingly gathered over fifteen years ago by a few survivors and with the support of activist reed brody. nicknamed the dictator hunter he investigated is in a breeze dreaded political police force the d.d.s. . that task to stamp out those who allegedly opposed brice regime. within these buildings abandoned by the d.d.s. brody made a major discovery. we go into the building and there you know in room af

from unknown wilderness are honored by this statute of skagway bill overlooking sitka once the capital cityian-america. history was recorded here and history is being made here today. they have created a multi-million dollar industry from the ample coastal forest. logs of western hemlock and is it ca spruce are wood pulp cellulose the raw material for quality paper of every kind. forest industries are growing too in ketchikan, rangel and whittier. although many millions of feet may be cut without decreasing the supply of timber, regulations are edge forced to insure alaska the full benefits of forests. oil has become a dominant element in the development of alaska. one great obstacle was the lack of processing facilities for the oil. now this major refinery, the first in alaska is operating successfully producing some 30,000 barrels of refined oil daily. drilling operations off-shore such as this, exploits hidden deposits of crude oil and natural gas. subsequent development of oil fields is proving to be a prime mover in the alaskan economy. continuing exploration of sources of oil will pro

we are in the 49th state in the union today in the capital city of juneau. governor bill walker is joining us on the c-span bus.

there if they can actually fly and then they'll be taken straight away probably to the prevention capital city hospital that's what it sounded like they were going to do but again. right behind me. there's something interesting that you know when you have the situation where these boys have been ten days in a chamber beyond what we thought. they were an. area it was four hundred meters beyond that that there could be issues bringing them out what was the atmosphere like in that chamber is there something that they can affect them once they're finally brought out all those things need to be weighed out and i'm sure that's what one of the things the medical technicians are doing now as they treat them inside but also remember you know you've got this it's a long distance still for all these divers to go back and forth so we're talking about people looking at them the people who found them that. they go all the way in and then have to come all the way out so it's going to be painstakingly slow process and slow meaning that we're here want them out right now but right now the best news obviously i

the meeting is set to take place at the presidential palace of the capital city. both sides of the aisle want president trump to confront putin. lauren blanchard is standing by live in helsinki, finland. >> reporter: the world will be watching very closely the meeting between president donald trump and vladimir putin. they are going to discuss a long list of issues and many are wondering including president trump, what exactly they will be able to accomplish. >> i am not expecting anything and i have very low expectations. >> reporter: on the eve of the sitdown with latimer hooten president trump said he would like to get along with him but russia is a competitor. >> i think russia and getting along with them is a good thing. we are hampered by the russian witchhunt right now. >> reporter: they hope you use the meeting for russia's alleged involvement in the 2016 involvement in the election. >> your first request needs to tell us which airport we can pick up the 25 russians that tried to interfere with the fundamentals of our democracy. >> reporter: they have call

. >>> we turn to shocking violence that roiled the capital city, a little girl's boise, leaving six kids with what officials describe as life-altering injuries. officials say the man was targeting refugee children and their families. boise mayor dave beater tweeted that horrific attack doesesen n most victims in a single incident in the city's history. the attack was so awful it had the police chief in tears. nbc'investigation now under way. >> advise medics there's some child victims. >> reporter: horrific. the scene at this apartment complex saturday night in boise after a man stabbed nine people, six of them children. >> looking at the street, it almost looks like a movie set. it doesn't look real. >> reporter: authorities arrested 30-year-old timmy earl kenner, charged with multiple felonies. police say he had an extensive criminal record. according to police he'd been staying at the apartments with an acquaintance but was asked to leave. he came back saturday night looking for revenge. the person he had been staying with was gone, but police say he found other targets. >> 3-year-old

touch seven different german cities between two thousand and two thousand and seven claiming ten lives three people were killed in nuremberg two were murdered in the bavarian capital munich the other five in cities outside bavaria eight of the victims were from the turkish community in all cases the victims were shot in the head at close range but what this map doesn't show is that after the last killing it took the authorities almost four years to track down the cell and then only after two of them over bernhardt and over monday laws had carried out an armed robbery being cornered by the police and then shot themselves before they could be arrested it field accusations of incompetence by the authorities with some people suggesting some officers might have colluded with the n.s.u. family. of the victims say their ordeal has been made worse by the time it took for the trial to happen. the murder why did the murderers choose my father i can't and won't simply believe that it was a coincidence four hundred thirty seven days of investigation and these questions weren't answered i have no closure because i have the feeling that not everything was done when they could h

it cannot be the case that only one country in the world doesn't get to choose its capital city. [applause] it cannot be the case that the human rights council has an agenda item for only one country. it cannot be the case, that only one set of refugees throughout the world is counted in a way that causes the number to grow literally forever. it cannot be the case that in an organization with 193 countries, the united nations spends half of its time attacking only one country. we will not turn a blind eye to it. [applause] >> or command fairness for israel, it's actually a demand for peace. the un's bias against israel has long undermined peace bank urging evolution that israel will just go away. israel is not going to go away. [applause] when the world recognizes that, peace becomes possible. it becomes possible because all sides will be dealing with reality, not fantasy. fantasy encourages absolute demand. when realities are excepted, compromise becomes possible. when the reality of israel's existence is accepted, both sides to become free to achieve peace. with your help, beli

under the control of president bashar al assad's forces rebels still hold parts of the provincial capital city and areas along the borders of the occupied golan heights and jordan including the crossing the opposition is in a weak position it has been abandoned by its allies the united states told them not to expect to be back to militarily jordan close its borders to weapons shipments and refugees instead it says it wants to focus on mediating a ceasefire but a ceasefire is not what the procedure and government camp wants. it is pushing for a military victory a win in the southern corner of syria would follow significant gains close to the capital in recent months then like now it is the civilians who pay the heaviest price. we ask every person with a conscience to help stop the shouting why are they shelling areas where there are children helpless elderly and sick people the children are hungry and without food we only brought with us please for us this criminal and the shelling. that is unlikely to happen the decision by some of the opposition not to sit at the negotiating table means a ste

colleague's time you holkins that he said are you were cross not much force in russia's northern capital. cities but to the world wherever you're watching from today welcome to studio in the heart of russia's northern capital for i am daniel hawkins the sadly we now have the result of today's fuss last sixteen clash is official sweden have someone else advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in twenty four years and what a game it was it suddenly get a blue fans home well let's take a look at some of the reactions that why was i. was. so sweden going through to the quarter finals with one nil win over switzerland here in st petersburg and as the swiss ended up eventually ending the game with just ten men now with regards to the goal it came on the sixty six minute. fed and moved on the edge of the area where he was in space and his shot power was slightly weak. it took a massive deflection before going past the keeper that affection coming off man well i can gee and keep a really standing no chance with that now we have all to go gloria with us now consultant in the form of fee for commu

a buzz of activity at first glance it appears like just another regular day in haiti's capital city. but don't be fooled this is a country again dealing with a political and economic crisis port au prince has in recent days been the scene of large scale protests thousands took to the streets at one point officials temporarily closed the capital's international airport fearing the crowds the anger was directed at the government police used tear gas to disperse people apparently threatening to overrun the presidential palace several people were killed during the melee. the unrest was sparked by the government's decision to increase fuel prices by up to fifty percent the increases cover gasoline diesel and kerosene sales however it's kerosene which stands apart from the others being the cheap fuel of choice for the millions of poor haitians to power their stoves and generators people in this economically country most of whom make less than a couple dollars a day are furious at what they view as an inept and corrupt government the fuel hike was the last straw down the bucket we're taking

idaho's capital city where a little girl's birthday party is now a crime scene. a man with a knife targeting refugee children and their families in boise, leaving six kids with what are now being called life-altering injuries. an attack so awful, it had the police chief in tears. nbc's steve patterson has more on the possible motive and what's next. >> advise medics there's some child victims. >> reporter: it's being ll violent attack in boise's history. six of the victims, young chdren, re rgeted and attacked while attending a 3-year-old girl's birthday party. >> the faces of the children in the hospital beds will be something i'll carry with me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: saturday night, police responded to an urgent call, a man stabbing people at this apartment complex which houses resettled refugees from iraq, syria and ethiopia. it happened right in front of this 12-year-old. >> we saw him saying, like, bad words. >> stabbing our friends. >> stabbing a kid. >> reporter: the suspect, 30-year-old timmy kinner, was captured close to the scene. investi

a dust storm warning has been issued for those located southeast of the capital city. >> now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >>> live doppler 7 right now, sunny skies, a few high clouds developing offshore and they'll be moving through the area late tonight and overnight into tomorrow. this is the view of blue skies, looking west from our -- san jose, 93 in gill loy, and 61 degrees at half moon bay. looking toward the golden gate, clearly skies looking westward from the east bay hills camera. 83 in santa rosa, napa 81, mid to upper 80s at novato, fairfield, concord and livermore, the view at goldengate shows blue skies for now and these are forecast features, mainly clear skies in the early hours tonight, passing high clouds developing overnight and through the day tomorrow. warmer days ahead through the weekend, mild through the coast and hot inland by the week. we have a beach hazard statement in effect until 3:00 p.m. saturday. the wave heights are growing just a bit now, and there is the possibility of rip currents and sneaker waves which can be quite dangerous. the reas

i was wanted posters for accused jihadists hang in the capital cities market square as they thought to be fighting for the islamic state terrorist group. they were easily radicalized after going through years of no opportunities and humiliation in russia. eighty percent of the time you've gone off to join the war had been migrant workers in russia. like r. and by his son he sent to be with i.a.s. in syria the russian authorities have questioned over and by several times about his son now he's afraid he'll be deported. back room home royer fist trying to keep that from happening. when all the program reporter there is always the devout muslims they barge in on i don't know what to say to the authorities were like sheep when they think we're stupid and don't know the law so they can do anything they want with us so caught up there with. his lawyer explain is that it behooves the state to set up support structures for people like lauren by but during the world cup the authorities crack down. they would just open it whether it's cruel or not is a matter of opinion we just want order in our