they didn't have any sons in columbia who didn't want to see that park there. who didn't want ida running down the experiments at the schools against their children and against their families. everything from the far right such as call you act to the liberal right. to the far left such as epton and pl and independent black militants. >> these black high school kids they snuck around and wrapped around the nose of hundreds of tps. >> we walked up the avenue to columbia we were talking about burning the place down. we came up with baseball bats and hockey sticks. we got to columbia, we broke through the police line. >> they want to go in there. >> tell them about it. >> this is a statement released by the students on the inside. i'll read the statement. number one, stopping of the construction of the gym. number two, dropping of the charges against all persons involved in demonstrations against the gym. number three, breaking of all faculty and administrative ties with ida. number four when the university has stopped construction of the gym and granted amnesty wi

and chairman of the board of columbia broadcasting system. and arthur hayes salts burger, he is chairman of the board of new york -- . and columbia's ruling elite, need to convince legislatures, that this is a wonderful thing for the morning side heights community. that they should build a gym there. but i don't think that it jim, nine storeys high, with facilities for black people, in the basement with a back door, it's something that black people want. >> there has never been, any; dispute as to the position of this community ongvzñ5í7 the plg of a gymnasium, by a private institution in a public park. >> i don't trust anybody in the administrative network of columbia university. because they have lied, they have contradicted themselves. they wrote a letter saying we have stopped the gym, and the next day, the board of trustees says, we have stuck to the gymnasium temporarily. >> this country is going down on violence, our house must come down. whether they like it or not. >> on april 23rd, they said the administration which we told initiati

attorney for the district of columbia will prosecute. >> attorney general for the district of columbia, karl racine, thank you very much. and i guess, as we close, joe, before i throw it to you, it's just a question for members of donald trump's cabinet. are you going to wing it over the next 13 days? you just going to wing it and hope nothing happens? maybe cower a little bit, cringe a little bit, say behind his back that you wish he would stop acting this way, or are you going to act to protect our democracy from an openly clear, criminal who incited an attack on our capitol. are you going to invoke the 25th amendment? joe? >> well, really quickly, those that rioted, those that committed insurrection, need to be brought to justice. those that pushed them to do that, that inflamed them to do that and preached insurrection, donald trump, rudy giuliani and donald trump jr., should also be brought to justice. and we need a new police chief for the capitol hill cops. >> the media wagons are circling already this morning around donald trump and around those rioters yesterday. the same info

they were not out in the district of columbia. they did not participate in confrontation with hate groups. of fact, the residents the district of columbia, i would argue, are at the front of the seat ofis hypo so they saw the mistreatment of protestors who happened to be overwhelming protesting against police excesses on behalf of ople of color, whcolor,and they've also seen wt happened today. and they're going to seeoi what's to happen tonight. and so there may be weeping tonight, but therey will be the morning. and there will be sese that the residents of the district of columbia hnoave d their oath to be citizens of this country by actin peacefully, respecting protestors, and going alongith their business. so d.c. residents, we get it andwe want the st of the country to get it. >> william: attorney-general rasin, the attorney-generic of the distof columbia, thank you very much for joining us on this reallyay remarkable it is great to talk to you. thank you. >> thank you, william. >> wilam: and we would like to turn back to two

of the 8,000 tenants of small hotels, sros, old tenements who columbia has systematically displaced,number of minority group families now reside in morningside heights. we deplore this deliberate creation of a white ghetto. >> if you don't wish to be arrested, you're free to leave. >> i don't want to be arrested. [ inaudible ]. >> in order to show the solidarity of people with six strike leaders who tried to suspend, they decided to take hamilton once again. >> you are hereby directed to clear out of this building. further instructions that if this building is not cleared out in the next ten minutes. [ inaudible ]. >> after three votes the majority decided to stay. >> if you do not choose to leave the building, we have no alternative than to call the police. >> the most militant people had left because they didn't want to get busted a second time. -- building barricades and fighting the cops. >> moving a line of detectives into the crowd. >> strike. strike. strike. strike. strike. strike. >> didn't realize at this time it wasn't enough to build barricades because the cops could break

david: so you went to columbia law school, and your law degree is from columbia, right? ruth: yes.avid: ok, and you did extremely well at columbia law school on the review there as well? ruth: yes. david: so, on the harvard law review and the columbia law review, you were flooded with job offers from the major law firms? ruth: ha ha! [laughter] there wasn't a single firm in the entire city of new york that would take a chance on me. and i have said that i had 3 strikes against me: one, i was jewish, and the wall street firms were just beginning to welcome jews; then i was a woman; but the absolute killer-- i was a mother because my daughter was 4 years old when i graduated from law school, so employers who might take a chance on a woman were not prepared to take a chance on a mother. david: so one of your law professors, professor gunther, got you, after many efforts, to a clerkship with judge palmieri? ruth: yes. david: was that easy to do for him because you were a mother? ruth: yes, he had no qualms about a woman. he had had a woman as a law clerk before, but he was concerned. t

>>> up next, a look at the district of columbia compensated emancipation act of april 16th, 18 1862. the act freed about 3,100 slaves in the nation's capital and compensated owners for each former slave. the panel talks about the influence the act had on the emancipation proclamation which was issued eight months later. >>> on this day 157 years ago an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the district of columbia became law. the d.c. emancipation act ended slavery in washington, d.c., freeing 3,100 enslaved individuals. for the past year, as war raged between the union and the confederacy, opponents of slavery had de cried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the nation's capital. 8 1/2 months later president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation which did not free all en slaved persons but sent a powerful signal. in the journey the emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest documents of human feereedom. is story is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. both the proc

i have the commanding general of the district of columbia national guard. it is a privilege to be with you all this afternoon. on behalf of the entire district of columbia national guard, i want to thank all the national guardsmen, 25,000 plus, who came to support the district of columbia national guard with our mission to help the secret service with the 59th presidential inauguration. i also want to thank their families and their employers for their patience and cooperation and understanding. we needed every single one of those guardsmen to support us as we supporte federal and districtd of columbia law enforcement. our mission was to help provide security, preservation of property, and ensure public safety. we had the cooperation and understanding and patience of the community around the capitol. i want to thank the residents of the capitol area for that understanding. we know we inconvenienced them, but they understood the reason why. i am proud of the role the district of columbia national guard played and the role of the entire national guard. what we

and so we know that enslaved people are freed in the district of columbia.red out to maryland, but their owners lived in d.c. or people whose owners were in maryland but were hired out to people in d.c. what's happening with them? are they freed as well? >> no. technically, the marylanders are not because the owners are in maryland. but a lot -- a lot of slave holders, even those in washington who are trying to resist the -- not the emancipati emancipation proclamation, so they would remove their slaves. baltimore's jail was full of people who were taken from d.c. to baltimore. others were taken to other areas of maryland. maryland was a loyal border state, slavery would be protected. >> you have 3100 people being freed as a consequence of compensated emancipation. it's a small fraction of the people who are enslaved in the south. does d.c. emancipation really have a major impact on the emancipation movement considering there are so few people who are freed. >> i think it's a force multiplier. i think that the symbolic importance of d.c. emancipation cannot

i just want to underscore that isnly one of the from the district of columbia. we still have a lot of work to hold each and every one of them accountable for their actions. we have collected numerous images of persons of interest we are asking the community to help us identify. these images depict individuals engaged in various of violence or property destruction and we have made up his images available on our website and social media platforms. we share these images -- we last nighte images with the hotel associations and other community partners, along with the fbi. we also have shared these images with the regional airport authorities. speak, we have members of the metropolitan police department scarring the area hotels, businesses, etcetera, trying to identify some of these individuals but still may be taking up residence within our city. -- we arek working closely with the fbi to aggressively pursue those responsible. you can help by taking a moment to view them and provide us with assistance. again, they have been publicly released on our website. anyone w

the district of columbia is requesting the department extend the national special security event period from monday, january 11 to sunday, january 24th. i am urging the department of homeland security to cordon eight with the department of defense, the department of justice, the united states congress, and the united states supreme court to establish a security deployment plan for all federal property. which will ensure that the metropolitan police department's ability to focus on its local possible.mains in addition, i asked the attorney general at the department of justice to direct the federal bureau of investigation to provide an intelligent -- intelligence threat briefing on a daily basis during the period. i am requesting the secretary of the department of the interior cancel any and all public gathering permits in the district of columbia and deny any applications for public gatherings during the period 24.ary 11 through january in addition to heating our call only to participate in events virtually, i am also asking d.c. residents to sign up for special inauguration day alerts.

signed the district of columbia's act. this act provided for compensated emancipation whereby slave owners who made an oath of loyalty to the union involuntarily emancipated their slaves would receive financial compensation, up to $300 for each individual they emancipated. the act was passed nearly nine months before president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation on january 1 of 1863. it's not surprising that britannia kennon's name cannot be found along the surviving records of district slave who sought emancipation as it is doubtful she would be willing to sign a loyalty oath to the issue given her southern sympathies. after she made the decision to take in borders in 1863, she hired two irish immigrant servants, a maid and cook. another tragic episode that britannia does not directly address is the death of her husband beverly kennon when she was 29 years old. commodore kennon was one of the six victims killed when a gun exploded during a firing demonstration on february 28, 1844. britannia herself was onboard t

want to underscore that only one of the arrestees was from the district of columbia however we still have a significant amount of work ahead of us to identify and hold each and every one of the violent mob accountable for their actions we have collected numerous images of persons of interest that we are asking the community to help us identify these images depict individuals in gage in various acts of violence or property destruction and we have made these images of illiberal on our website and social media platforms we shared these of these images last night with the d.c. bid the whole tale associations know the community partners along with the f.b.i. we also have shared these images with the with the regional airport authorities as we speak we have members of the metropolitan police department that are scouring the area hotels businesses except trying to identify some of these individuals this still may be taking up residence in our with the now city. the f.b.i. we're working closely with them to aggressively pursue those responsible for these shameful and violent acts you can hel

the district of columbia is requesting the department extend the national special security 11 tofrom monday, january january 24. i am also urging the apartment of homeland security to coordinate with the department of defense, the department of justice, the united states congress and the united states supreme court to establish a security and federal force deployment plan for all federal property which will ensure that the metropolitan police department's ability to focus on the local mission remains possible. in addition i asked the attorney oferal at the department justice to direct the federal bureau of investigation to provide an intelligent and threat briefing on daily basis sscng the period of the and nees. belso asked for permits to canceled and denied applications for public gathering during the period january 11 through january 24. --addition to heating heeding our call, i'm asking d.c. residents to sign up for special inauguration day alerts. you see the text information to 888-777 for updates on public safety, street closures, weather alerts, transit updates and more. sinc

anything that happens does not the districtinto of columbia. in in constant communication.e touch base often because something i truly appreciated is he is in ardent supporter of mayor bowser and the interventions we put in place in the city in ensuring the members of congress understand what our policies are in the district in terms of mask mandates, in terms of what our testing infrastructure is for nonessential employees on the hill or their family members or the people who know what the resources are in the district of columbia. we can always be aligned in our mission in terms of reducing risk and the testing support that exceeds what their capacity is. do you have 100% reporting -- you were at 58% reporting -- milling >> sure. haveve 100% -- we do not 100 percent of providers reporting because we are still ,ot getting the data we made but i do want to make sure that i can briefly get some clarity, dosesioned that we have and a lot ofcated our doses are on monday, tuesday, and wednesday. ,t would help to make sense where there is that lag. people think there are doses o

-- the city administrator for the district of columbia, and the chief of the d.c. fire and emergency medical service. we may also be joined by representatives of the d.c. national guard who we have invited to join us, as well. let me start with a brief situational update, and then we will hear from our guest. i want to reiterate my request americans to enjoy this 59th inauguration of the president of the united states and the vice president of the united states from home. enjoy it virtually on january 20. our tradition, in fact, our constitutional mandates the transition of power occurs by noon on january 20. it will happen here in the district of columbia, and we want everybody to enjoy it and enjoy it right in their own states and living rooms, and with their own families. we know this is the right request for our public safety and our public health. the national park service is, of course, the steward of our nation's parks, including parks right here in washington, d.c. while the situation continues to change each day, we do know that this morning, various road

[video clip] ♪ >> i am chairman of the council of the district of columbia. just got vaccinated because it is the right thing to do because it will help protect my health and because all of us need to get vaccinated. i hope my example will make others feel more comfortable. to get your vaccine, go to the gov or youaccinate.dc. can call 855-363-0323. ♪ i am at large councilmember anita bonds and i just received the vaccine. of course i am encouraging you to be sure to get the vaccine as well. we want to keep ourselves as healthy as possible and this is one main way to keep us from the coronavirus. ov or youcinate.dc.g 855-363-0333. dr. nesbitt: i want to thank phil and anita for making those videos and helping disseminate them broadly. as you heard them say, vaccination is the key to helping us unite with family and friends and getting our lives back. i know there are many seniors in -- we should all know we have seniors who are going to jobs, essential jobs. mayor bowser: we have seniors helping take care of other loved ones. we have seniors who want to see t

congress must immediately transfer command of the district of columbia national guard from the president of united states and put it squarely under the command and control of the mayor of the district of columbia. >> tucker: never let a crisis go to waste. tom cotton is a senator from the state of arkansas, we are happy to have them on tonight. two part question, can this be the pretext of the unconstitutional act of adding the worst one city in america to the flag? and can you stop it? >> good to be on with you, happy new year. yesterday should not be the pretext for d.c. statehood because d.c. should not be a state, it was designed to be a federal city by our founding fathers, it would be an unconstitutional act but i wouldn't put it past the democrats to try to do it. the circumstances are unclear about where and how the national guard was mobilized. it was muriel bowser who thought the national guard should not have weapons, they would have to go back to their barracks if they wanted to get weapons to help stop the mob violence yesterday. can they do it? it would require ending the f

the residents of the district of columbia on twoimportant topics . the district's response to iocovid-19 and preparation for the 59th residential inauguration ofjoseph biden . and the inauguration of vice president, harris. we will also plan to have a future briefing on the presidential inauguration activities in the district. of course, exactly one week ago there was a violent insurrection at the capital of the united states. that has impacted the way we are approaching or working with our federal partners and planning for the59th inauguration . we have asked americans not to come to the washington dc event but instead to participate virtually. and we know that is the right choice and the best way to keep everyoneersafe . on monday i shared with you some of the tasks that i've made of the federal government and i will just briefly state where we are with those asks. on monday, ti requested as you recall that the president declare a pre-emergency declaration forthe district of columbia . on monday, that declaration was declared. we also requested tha

i think we are concerned about any fencing that's in the district of columbia. it is a temporary fence, it's not permanent. you can see how quickly it goes up, it can just as quickly come down but we want to make sure that there is not only a real replacement for what it provides but the sense of safety that everybody in and around those facilities have is important. we haven't fully developed a recommendation for our federal partners about when and how it comes down. >> what are the estimated costs for all this given the heightened security? the last i heard the district requested $45 million to congress? >> for the inauguration? >> that's right. >> i will ask chris rodriguez to come up who the director of the homeland security agency and will talk to you about a very specific process we put in place to protect the district and make sure we had a seamless process for federal assistance. director rodriguez? >> thank you, mayor and thank you for the question, amanda. the district over your go, as we began preparations for the inauguration, reached out to our supp

. >> in columbia. and mexico, where the cartels have been responsible for a merciless spiral of violence. the final episode of drug trafficking, politics and power on al jazeera. >> are top stories on al jazeera. joe biden has signed two executive orders for families hit hard by the covid-19 pandemic. he is looking for bipartisan support in congress to pass a stimulus package with $1.9 trillion. donald trump second impeachment trial is set to begin next week. that is despite calls from republicans to delay it until february. he is accused of inciting a mob to attack capitol hill earlier this month. britain's prime minister is warning the coronavirus variant found in the u.k. is not only more contagious, but could be more deadly. it comes as britain appeared to be making headway. infection rates have started dropping by around 4% per day. boris johnson says britain can consider unlocking until the government is confident the vaccination program is protecting the population. >> we have been informed in a

today i am providing a situational update, the residents of the district of columbia on two important districts response to covid the districts preparation for the 59th presidential inauguration of joseph biden and inauguration of vice president kamala harris. we will also plan to have a future briefing on the presidential inauguration activity in the district. of course exactly one week ago, there was violent insurrection of the capital of the united states that's impacted the way we are approaching working with our federal partners and planning for the 59th inauguration. we've asked americans not to come to the washington d.c. event but instead to participate virtually. we know that is the right choice and the best way to keep everyone safe. monday i shared with you some of the tasks i've made of the federal government and i will briefly state where we are with those. on monday, i requested, as you recall, the president declare a pre-emergency declaration for the district of columbia. on monday, that declaration was declared. we also requested the department of homeland security ext

columbia enforces a curfew. illegal border crossings from venezuela are fueling the increase in cases. the world health organization calls an emergency meeting to tackle new variants of the coronavirus as scientists arrive in china to investigate the origin of the pandemic. plus, why the coronavirus is failing to deter pilgrims from attending a giant hindu festival in india. hundreds of thousands are gathering for a celebration by the river ganges, trusting in faith rather than face masks or protect them from the virus. -- face masks to protect them from the virus. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers in pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. we begin with washington, d.c. and impeached u.s. president. lawmakers voted to impeach donald trump an unprecedented second time. all 10 republicans joined democrats in voting, the political parties have rarely seemed further apart. washington, d.c. is on high alert in the run-up to president-elect joe biden's inauguration. the fbi is warning trump supporters

i want to underscore that, only one of the arrestees was from the district of columbia. however, we still have a significant amount of work ahead of us to identify and hold each and every one of the violent mob accountable for their actions. we have collected numerous images of persons of interest that we are asking the community to help us identify. these images depict individuals engaged in various acts of violence or property destruction. we have made these images available on our website and social media platforms. we slaerd thehared these images d.c. bids, hotel associations and other community partners along with the fbi. we also have shared these images with the regional airport authorities. as we speak we have members of the metropolitan police department that are scouring the area low tells, businesses, et cetera, trying to identify some of these individuals that still may be taking up residence in our -- within our city. the fbi, we're working closely with them to aggressively pursue those responsible for these shameful and violent acts. you can help by taking

up next on reel america columbia revolt a film by the film collective that documented the events from student protesters' point of view including scenes with access inside the occupied ui

kevin donahue, the city administrator for the district of columbia as well. chief donnelly, who is the chief of the d.c. fire and emergency medical service. we may be also joined by representatives of the d.c. national guard, who we have invited to join us as well. let me start with a brief situational update, and we will then hear from our guests. i want to reiterate my request to americans to enjoy this 59th inauguration of the president of the united states and the vice president of the united states from home. enjoy it virtually on january 20th. our tradition, in fact, our constitutional mandate that the transition of power occurs by noon on january the 20th will happen right here in the district of columbia, and we want everybody to enjoy it and enjoy it right in their own states, in their own living rooms, and with their own families. we know that this is the right request for our public safety and our public health. the national park service is of course the steward of our nation's parks, including parks right here in washington, d.c. and while the sit

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robert, clerk, district, 607 columbia road, northwest. when the original memorabilia log came back from the archives it was placed in a safe. in 1990, the superintendent, ray constanzo, he was in the 82nd airborne in world war ii. he made the determination that it was time to put it back in the amphitheater. the previous story and said he got a 10 minute notice. they called up and said we were going to put it near the cornerstone. grabbed the peter pan peanut so he looked around andgrabbed the peter pan peanut butter jar and those who participated in the ceremony placed their business cards in the jar and put some coins in and a letter, from mr. costanzo and then they , sealed up the replica cornerstone. we do plan to put a memorabilia box in the replica cornerstone to be opened in 2120 by the employees of arlington national cemetery. it is going to include a declaration of independence and a copy of the constitution provided by the national archives. the tomb guards are going to provide their identification badge. the caisson platoon is

. >> the mayor of the district of columbia marian bowser beginning this conference. let's get straight to the news conference. >> i'm here to provide an update for preparations of the 59th presidential inauguration. >> as you see, we're having some trouble with the signal from the mayor's conference. we'll get back to it as soon as we can. dana bash is with me in the studio as we discuss. shimon was showing us there. i came to washington just before the george w. bush inauguration. bill clinton came after that two times. then george w. bush. this is supposed to be a week that i know if you're watching at home, you're a democrat or republican, it's partisan, sure, your side won or your side lost. but also it's supposed to be a celebration for what does make america great, forgive me, mr. president, but people coming into power, people coming together, people sharing institutions, people sharing information, the out going team sharing with the incoming team. they're having troubles with that. to see the fencing, and today, to have to show my i.d. to a brave member of t

you are a scholar with columbia university's . with columbia university's obama presidency oral historya reaction. a lot of the things that obama was accused of while he was in office, of being of overreach, office, of being of overreach, of being irresponsible, i'm not protecting the country, those are many other that president trump has done well in office ——of not protecting. when obama was running for office he was accused of being a celebrity and made for television president and those of the same kinds of things that president trump embodies, and of course, it's a backlash to the fact that president obama was the first black president, i think it is not a coincidence that the president that followed president obama was somebody who makes the kind of racial politics that trump does, court to who he is as president. i5 to who he is as president. is there any historical analogy for the way that president trump has enhanced the populist wing of republicanism, so that it is really colliding with conservatism, which is what we saw, the division here among republicans in washington this

then, when columbia reopened its borders in september he ighthome we canceled. >> a nightmare. that is to best describe it. i do feel victimized over and over and over

i'm confident about a secure district of columbia for the inauguration. not to say there won't be ugly attempts at the perimeter but i'm less confident about the ability of state houses in individual states to safeguard their buildings. >> ashley, that's saying a lot. and over to you on the intersection of terrorism and politics. while the rioters were in the capitol, donald trump was attacking his vice president on twitter. we later learned they were chanting among other things, "hang pence." what reporting can you add tonight to what is left of the relationship between donald trump and his loyal, to put it lightly, vice president mike pence? >> so the two men did finally speak this morning for the first time in the oval office. it was described as a good conversation. but mike pence is really the ultimate cautionary tale. you have to remember that the way all of this violence gets started is donald trump addresses the crowd on the mall wednesday, where he really attacks his vice president against a crowd that he has revved up and urged to fight. he tell

joining us now, associate professor of columbia law school, joshua mitts.or, what did you see coming that told you let me write up this paper, because i think this could really have a massive earthquake in the world of trading? >> thanks, liz. it's great to be with you. i think we're witnessing a technological revolution that began nearly a decade ago. in earlier work, i documented that short side hedge funds were manipulating stock prices to the tunes of tens of billions of dollars, destroying the savings of retail investors who had put their money in public companies. as i dug further and further, i started to see the role that social media is playing here in igniting, if you will, lighting the fire, igniting the dynamite that leads to the sort of phenomenon that we're seeing today. we are living in a world where a post on a platform like reddit combined with sophisticated trading machinations can lead to consequences that would have been unfathomable just a few years ago. i don't think anyone could have imagined that we would be seeing what we saw today

and columbia also chose the military option they are aberrated the most extensive plan for battling drug trafficking plan colombia $4000000000.00 over 5 years. hundreds of american advisors revamp the colombian army. bolstered by these new means colombia turned away from its initial goal. the main traffickers paramilitaries allies of the state were not targeted. the plan against drugs became a war plan. bogota poured everything it had into fighting its main enemy the far guerillas active in nearly half of the country is. just the same cleena in power the list albert made of the m.p.'s and at that we told you they're going to see the colombian of what we know is in which assigns sin that much or. really don't matter to those august. one years exactly ambition look where you go to america but our us will be here. but arctic request to show how to get there is really. the dirty war waged far from the cameras dealt a severe blow to the far it's historic leaders were eliminated in time a process of negotiation will begin with the guerrillas. for colombia the military offensive was just the 1s

state representative from north dakota ruth buffalo, long beach california mayor robert garcia, and columbia, south carolina mayor, my friend steve benjamin. representative buffalo, i do want to start with you. tribal communities and covid vaccine, that's a huge issue for this country that we do not nearly discuss enough. tell me, what are the issues facing tribal communities, specifically in north dakota. have you been in touch or anyone been in touch with the biden administration about addressing that important issue somebody. >> thank you for having me. i'm a citizen of the iroquois nation. there are five tribes and five went with moderna and the other three pfizer. what we're learning though is there wasn't a concrete plan in place. so i'm excited to see and hear of president biden's plan, aggressive plan, to roll out the vaccine. my elder mom is scheduled to get

transfer command of the district of columbia national guard from the president of the united states and put it squarely under the command and control of the mayor. >> trace: statehood d.c. you get a couple of senators and a few congressmen sprinkled in with that. your thoughts? >> well, she is using the events from the last couple days as her excuse. it has been a democrat dream for a long time to have a 51st state in d.c. they vote 93% democrat. our founders made d.c. a neutral zone for a reason. a place where americans come to petition their government. it is meant to be that way. d.c. gets an out by their numbers get a disproportionate number of benefits per capita than any other state anywhere. $30,000 per student in d.c. so they get a lot of government money and federal money. no, it should not be that way. what's happening now is you'll