clara barton. thrill of thehe day. still is. i shined my lights back in their and there were utensils, , newspaperswspapers from 1859 of to 1868, the whole account of the civil war. [indiscernible] -- hundreds of yards of it rolled up. sometimes stuff falls on the ceiling or comes up out of the floor and a picket up and i threw it in there -- take it up. and i throw it in there. i didn't know what to do, so i packed up some of the stuff and hit it. and i will came back -- come back on monday. i came back on monday and i ran into one of the project managers. i asked them what they were going to do, and he said, were going to turn it down. i said, well, why? he said, well, we don't need it. i said, would you going to do with it? he said, we are going to keep that building. i said, -- [indiscernible] , i found someing stuff in there that relates to a very important time in our history, to a very important person. and he turned and says, -- [indiscernible] i thought he was going to pass out. [indiscernible] myself to do upon what i

but i can make a good case for clara barton. good case for clara barton.she is not somebody you would want to hang which frankly. she was very worthy. an earthquake hits nepal and the red cross is there and it is because of her aunt that is true this many years later. i could make that case. [applause] >> not to change the subject too much but an inner city library used to fund raise and came across a book i paid $0.50 for, in two generations, three major religions. >> america, america. >> is there have the ending? >> 49 years this week. steve and i have hosted and i have cooked at our house for the last 47 years and it is written for marriages. >> i have enjoyed all three of your books on women's history and i was wondering if you going to continue the journey up. >> yes. i don't know how necessarily. people say what is your next project and this book almost kills me. it is like saying mrs. roberts, you just had triplets. when is the next baby coming? i am not exactly, things rattling around, but the immediate one was here last year, the children's book o

clara barton, what you know about, this is what drives me nuts about this book, clara founded the american red cross. really, was it hard? did anything go before that, what was involved there? well of course a a great deal was involved. she came as a governor networker and then did heroic work during the war as a nurse and as a supplier. she went to europe afterwards and discovered the red cross and came back and lobbied for two decades to get the geneva convention ratified by the senate. when they finally did ratify them it was with the american amendment, which which she wrote which said the red cross could go to natural disasters as well as to war zones. so anytime you see the red cross , after a flood, hurricane, hurricane, anywhere in the world, it's because clara barton, and she then went back as the american representative, she got the american amendment adopted by the red cross. there is a lot involved in founding the red cross. but i but i of course was most interested, because i'm me, in the political women. i got to know a lot of them very well and i liked a lot of them a lot. o

they really didn't stand there on their own 2 feet and to clara barton looking back on the memorial day address that the woman was at least 50 years from the normal position i loved getting to know the women and i am sure you will to. i am happy to take your questions. [applause] >> why does it seem the only seem to be deleted from history? >> be coz the men don't care [laughter] it is also inaccurate you cannot leave out half of the human race to have an accurate history but also it is so much more fun. they are more interesting. [laughter] >> the wonderful program. you watch in passing can you talk some more about that some american operation all through the war to always accept girls of every faith and all regions and remarkably through the war the hotels and everything were taken over with 1 degree stinking hospital with a everybody coming from all around because winfield scott his daughter was visitation and it continued to operate all through the war. >> let's get some girls to ask questions. [laughter] >> did you have been unexpected favorite source for mary todd? >> i did not sp

clara barton looking back on it at a memorial day address a couple of decades later said woman was ateast 50 years and it fans of the normal position which continued peace would have assigned for so it is quite a story. i love getting to know these women and i know you will too. thank you for letting me share them with you and i'd be glad to take your questions. [applause] >> questions? there's a micromight there. >> why does it seem women always seem to be conveniently deleted from the history? >> why are the women conveniently deleted from the street bikes because the men don't care but as liz said earlier its infuriating and it's inaccurate. you can't tell history leaving out half of the human race and have an accurate history. thank you. but also it's so much more fun to have them. they are just more interesting. >> i thought you and mr. mr. beschloss were terrific at the national archives, wonderful program. you mentioned kind of in passing how many of these people either went to visitation school or had a role there. can you talk more about that? >> visitations stayed in operati

i would like to give you a little tour of clara barton's missing soldiers office. she lived here during the civil war, and this is where she got her start in humanitarian relief. are inside the space where clara lived during the civil war. this part right here was last renovated in about 1910. as we go up the original staircase, starting about the second floor landing, it is all original. the wood steps and bannister that clara used every day when she came to and from her boardinghouse room. the first floor of the building was a store until 1993. there was a shoe store in there. then the second floor was either professional space, offices, or places for the people who on the first floor would live. while, they never use the thread for. -- the third floor. they blocked off the third floor so nobody could get up there. it was pretty much the way when the general services administration discovered what this building was when they were getting ready to demolish the building.

and accompanying that expedition very famously is clara barton. she uses her considerable political power, her association, her leadership with the missing soldiers office, to invite herself on captain moore's expedition. one of the dramas is those two leaders, clara barton and captain moore, are at loggerheads the entire time. the -- they are fighting over who is going to get credit for the work at andersonville. them and,peaks to quite frankly, not flattering ways. the army does the work of using the captured record, the death records they have with them. famous, the most prisoner, he served as a clerk in the prison hospital and he was one of half dozen boys who are keeping the death register, other records of the hospital complex. he is famous, and rightly so, for one of the bravest acts of conscience in the entire civil war. in mid-august 1864, when 100 men are dying a day, he thinks to himself, if my government knew, they would stop this. and he commits an act of bravery. he makes the choice when the chief surgeon is not present to start copy

clara barton, you probably know about clara barton and this is what drives me completely about history books. clara barton founded the american red cross. really? was it hard? did anything go before that? what was involved there? of course a great deal was involved. she is i say came as a the government worker and had heroic work during the war as a nurse and went to europe after the war and discover the red cross and came back and lobbied for two decades to get the geneva conventions ratified by the senate and when they finally did ratify them it was with the american amendments which he wrote which said the red cross could go to natural disasters as well as to war zones. so anytime you see the red cross after a flood or hurricane or an earthquake anywhere in the world that's because clara barton when she went back to geneva as an american representative of the american amendments adopted by the international red cross so there was a lot involved in founding the american red cross. i was more adjusted in the political women and i got to know a lot of them very well and i liked a lot o

he crashed on the clara barton parkway.nia state troopers were chasing the bike when they lost sight of it. inega crash and was thrown from the bike. not clear how he lost control. the road is closed but is open again. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. let's check in with chuck bell. we've had such nice weather, chuck. hypoit keeps coming. >> we get at least one more nice day. there's a live picture over northeast washington. the clear skies have allowed for another relative cool start. 54 in reston, 52 in manassas. 55 in chevy chase. the good news is no major weather slowdown today. northern maryland and shenandoah valley valley first thing this morning. that's about it. coming home later this afternoon, dry roads. maybe a little sunshine delay. temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. 80 degrees we'll start talking more about your weekend which includes a chance of rain. for now let's get more on the road closures from melissa. >> thanks. all the roads shut down. take a look at this. we do have delays popping u

javier inegas from springfield, virginia, crashed on the inner loop to the clara barton parkway. they say virginia state police officers were chasing the bike when they lost sight of it. inegas was thro s crashed and w from the bike. >>> thanks, kristin. it is now 5:24. developing in texas, an investigationing into a deadly police shooting. police say officers were trying to arrest a man when he pulled out a gun and started shooting. the officer shot back and killed him. no one else was hurt. >>> hundreds of police officers showed theiru/&gñ respects for a kentucky state trooper killed in the line of duty. law enforcement from all over the state joined to support trooper cameron ponder's family last night. he was killed last week during a high-speed chase. they talk about the importance of bulletproof windshield and plan to provide better gear for the officers. >>> a sheriff in phoenix has been ordered to stop. he admitted he kept doing the patrols for 18 months after he was ordered to stop. two years ago the zis contribute judge found they had systematically profile d people >>>

closer to clara barton parkway. with we have -- we have delays. we had an earlier crash. that is why it's i have. on the inner loop, it will take 17 minutes. heads up. till call delays. be -- typical delays. be careful. a lot of delays. school is back in session today. everyone try to get home for dinner. back to you. alison: a lot of changes out there. thank you. when we come back, a disgraced miss america plans to return to the pageant that made her famous. jonathan: first day of first grade is featured in this back-to-school picture. ahh. e-mail us the first day pictures at pics@wjla.com. by the way, all the kids going to back to school, i hope you by the way, all the kids going to back to school, i hope you had a padvil pm gives you the healingu at nsleep yoneed,et it. helping you fall asleep and stay asleep so your body can heal as you rest. advil pm. for a healing night's sleep. jonathan: trending now. mystery of the hipster barbie,ed. you may have seen the instagram account trending for a week. it shows images of a popular doll in a variety of maces all over portla

right now on this front of the beltway -- side of the beltway, nine miles per hour passing by clara barton parkway and continuing to the 270 spur. debrisng on 270, we have near father hurley boulevard. kimberly: thank you. jamie is with us throughout the evening rush on this game day. we will hear from her in about half an hour or whenever news breaks on the ride home or to the stadium. jonathan: an entire family in washington state after a falling tree split their dream home in half. a man was sitting in his living room with his daughters when he heard strong winds slamming branches on his roof deck. they grabbed the kids and ran downstairs. it was minutes after that that a big gust pushed over the huge tree in the backyard and it split the house, destroying everything in its path before stopping about a foot from his head. >> if that was not there, there were not been any resistance. three minutes earlier it would in my whole family. jonathan: a crew came out to remove the tree in several others near his driveway. a building inspector cannot to inspect the damage. the family had only liv

congestion for you clear clara barton parkway. that is a look at traffic. alison: thank you.oming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a path of ash. jonathan: we will take you to california for the latest on the deva alison: japan's volcano erupted this morning. people were immediately evacuated. eight flights were canceled. there are no immediate report of damage or of injury. jonathan: out west developing story in california. this is as crews are trying to get control of a wildfire. it damaged hundreds of homes over the weekend sparking thousands of evacuations. reporter: an eerie silence in california today. the tragic aftermath from the scene on saturday night. the valley fire turning homes, cars entire lives into ash and scorched ground. retired firefighter lopez volunteered to go back on the front lines this fire season and he told abc matt gutman he was working when he heard his hometown was burning. after an exhausting 24-hour shift he was exhausted. he was stunned to find his home still there. >> my daughter on the other hand lost everything. reporter: nearby firefighters a

scott walker clara barton. rand paul went for susan b anthony.ristie had this to say. >> i think the adams family has been shorted in the currency business. our country wouldn't be here without john adams and he wouldn't be able to do it without abigail. >> christie was initially referring to a different adams family. not the family of america's second first lady. marco rubio picked rosa parks. ted cruz picked rosa parks and said he would put her on the $20 bill. donald trump picked drawer ivanka but settled on rosa parks. two candidates could only come up with family members. mike huckabee chose his wife and ben carson selected his mother. then the candidates who couldn't name a single american. john kasich picked mother theresa. jeb bush offered this. jeb bush offered this. >> i would go with ronald reagan's partner margaret thatcher. a strong leader is what we need in the white house and she was a strong leader. >> great okay. the final count is two foreigners, two families, two rosa parks. and one pass from the only woman on stage. for the pe

clara barton, what you know about, this is what drives me nuts about this book, clara founded the american red cross. really, was it hard? did anything go before that, what was involved there? well of course a a great deal was involved. she came as a governor networker and then did heroic work during the war as a nurse and as a supplier. she went to europe afterwards and discovered the red cross and came back and lobbied for two decades to get the geneva convention ratified by the senate. when they finally did ratify them it was with the american amendment, which which she wrote which said the red cross could go to natural disasters as well as to war zones. so anytime you see the red cross , after a flood, hurricane, hurricane, anywhere in the world, it's because clara barton, and she then went back as the american representative, she got the american amendment adopted by the red cross. there is a lot involved in founding the red cross. but i but i of course was most interested, because i'm me, in the political women. i got to know a lot of them very well and i liked a lot of them a lot. o

>> clara barton.eresa. >> abigail adams. >> katrina is that really the best they could do? what do you think of that? >> don, i have to say, i was extremely disappointed with many of those answers. particularly those where the woman wasn't even an american. that was a real opportunity for these men to show their desire or respect for any of the women that were actual choice to be put on the money. and some of them just went way out of the ballpark. i was disappointed. >> i was wondering why they didn't have better answers. i said sandra day o'connor. ruth baiter ginsburg, eleanor roosevelt, harriet tubman. susan b. anthony. any person like that. >> how about huckabee saying his wife? come on. i mean, and then carson saying his mother. obviously, was a wonderful woman. but this was a time i couldn't agree with you more. a time to say something serious and make a point. some of them were quite good. but the rest of them were off the wall. >> sojourner truth. a bunch of people. here's how carly fiorina r

clara barton. i worked for the red cross. she was a great founder of the red cross. >> ms. fiorina. >> i wouldn't change the $10 bill or $20 bill. it is a gesture. i don't think it helps to change our history. what i would think is we ought to recognize that women are not a special interest group. women are the majority of this nation. we are half the potential of this nation. and this nation will be better off when every woman has the opportunity to live the life she chooses. >> governor kasich? >> probably not maybe legal, but i would pick mother theresa. the lady that i had a chance to meet, a woman who lived a life so much bigger than her own, an inspiration to everyone when we think about our responsibility to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. >> governor christie? >> i think the adams family has been shorted in the currency business. our country wouldn't be here without john adams and he wouldn't have been able to do it without abigail adams. so i would put abigail adams on the $10 bill. >> some good entries if anybody at the mint is listening. the next light he