the sidewalk on the east side of connecticut is closed for construction. and it's not expected to reopen till early next year. >> we thought that they would at least wait until the construction of the street is over and that sidewalk is reopened. steven: so this is what is going to happen. people coming from the east side of connecticut avenue will have to cross here to the west side to get by the construction project. when they get up here to the entrance to the van ness station, it will be closed so they will have to cross back over the east side of connecticut avenue to use the east entrance to the van ness station. >> what it means that many more people will walk in the street. even though it's very dangerous. stephen: this construction site down here is not related to metro. it's for a new apartment complex. and a metro representative says since this plan to close the west entrance has been in the works for a year and a half metro simply is sticking with its schedule. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. a virginia lawmaker

kagan: as a connecticut native, i'm concerned about what you have to tell the connecticut people to get them on board with this. as i was driving to virginia the other day, i was driving past the holocaust museum and saw the sign up there, which is never again. one of the things we need to tell the american people is that it is a core american value to take a stand. we do it too late, we try to talk ourselves out of it, but ultimately we generally do it. that's one of the things that make us america. i think we shouldn't use site of that fact. the reality is isis poses a clear and present danger in the united states homeland. it has already been encouraging, cone doning and applauding lone wolf attacks here. it has made it clear that it has the objective of attacking america and the west, and it will do that with the resources of a mini state behind it which is something that we have never seen before with al qaeda. this is not a group of bandits hanging out in the bandits of afghanistan, and that was bad enough. but if we reflect on the resources isis has access to controlling fallujah

he joined a connecticut calvary unit shortly after that. after the lifting of the siege of petersberg, the unit his connecticut unit was actually egion. coming south right down through this region. they condition at harper's ferry in february, stopped north of that s us, complains in a diary entry that some of his men had been wreckless and overdone it in the burning of a bridge and some houses. they kept marching kept going. he complains that another point in his diary that one of his buddyies lost his copy of shakespeare. then he talked about reading . every day, meditations on the essence of christianity. on march 2, he rejoiced over victory at waynesburough. march 3 and 4, he records passing by jefferson's home. on march 4, he acknowledges in the diary this iscond the day of lincoln's second inauguration, and he remembers back four years earlier reading the first inaugural address among his college mates at yale. there was about three and a half. weeks of no diary entry because a they were constantly on the march across virginia to get

the connecticut delegation is here. and i have to apologize, ladies and gentlemen, because whenever i think of roger sherman i cannot help but think as i do so many times when i see the framers, of that great musical "1776." roger sherman was one of the six people at the convention that passed the declaration of independence. in "1776" mr. sherman and mr. adams are debating in song about who should write the declaration of independence. and they give it to thomas jefferson. "i do not know a participle from a predicate. i am a simple cobbler from connecticut." he was coming up with constitutional compromises. and the connecticut compromise my goodness. look, he looks so stern. but impressive. how could you resist a gaze like that? roger sherman's compromise was to blend the virginia and new jersey plans and propose a system we have today where we have a bicameral legislature. every state has two votes in the senate regardless of how big it is. the house of representatives has -- which is apportioned by population. these

she wanted connecticut to put up signs along the interstate leading into new haven, connecticut, thatew haven, birthplace of george w. bush, 43rd approximated president of the united states. although george w. push is most often thought of and affiliated with the great state of texas, where he was governor, president george w. bush was actually born in new haven, connecticut. those signs that called attention to him being from there turned out to be kind of an awkward grand gesture on connecticut's part. george w. bush didn't really want to be known as being the president from new haven who was born at the yale hospital. his official white house bioat the time made no mention of where he was born. no mention of new haven, no mention of yale, no mention of connecticut. it just raised that he was raised in midland, texas. the he's from texas line turned out to be one of the more interesting psychological sidebars of the george w. bush era. just before he started running for president in 1999, they decided they ought to build him his very own texas ranch palace on a 1500 acre parcel a fe

ceremony is happening right now in connecticut. 218 u.s.nal cadets make up this year's class of 2015. the president will also speak about the impacts of climate change on national security. when he begins his remarks, we'll take you to connecticut live. >>> now our first read on politics this morning, hillary clinton took questions from the media for the first time in four weeks while campaigning in iowa. john boehner is now blaming the white house for congress' failure to authorize military force against isis. and bobby jindal will issue a religious freedom executive order, which critics say will allow businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples. joining me now, mark murray. mark, good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, tamron. >> let's start off with hillary clinton taking questions yesterday. what's been the response? >> well it wasn't all that hard was it? she went four weeks without taking questions from the press. all in an effort they've been wanting to hold very small events speaking with voters sometimes we in the m

we asked some teens in connecticut what they thought. >> i think that smoking should be banned in connecticut state park and public places because it can be dangerous for other people that are in the parks. >> i feel like there's a lot of kids out there and families that can just be going to go out and enjoy the scenery and have a nice day, and they don't want to have to have that health risk of secondhand smoke or have to deal with that kind of as a nuisance. and if it's something you do you should kind of keep it to yourself, because it's not something the public wants. >> i have asthma. i don't want to inhale it and it gets worse. so i think they should just ban it in general. >> i think it should be illegal to smoke in public places, like parks, because it's really bad for the air and, like, surrounding animals, because it just really fogs up the air, i guess, with smoke, bad smells. >> i do think that banning all you know, smoking in public parks and public areas is a good idea, because, you know, there are always people around smokers who don't really want to be a part of it. >> you don

i had a call one day from a fascinating elderly lady in connecticut. she introduced herself and when i grew up my family told me we were related to john hanson and she said can you tell me how? she gave me some clues, but sure enough she is distantly related to john hanson. her last name is hinson. very early in the maryland colony, a hinson married a hanson. that hinson's woman turned out to be my friend june's seventh great-grandmother and mine. i said i hope it doesn't ruin your day but we are cousins. >> was there much interaction between john hanson and charles? peter: there were five elected by the maryland general assembly that we have today, five delegates. three of them never showed up. that kind of thing happened back then. carolyn hanson did show up and they worked very closely together particularly when they were trying to get the articles ratified. >> i'd like to find out more about the people in maryland at that time that participated in starting our state government and sending the continental congress. peter: there is a book back there.

she wanted connecticut to put up signs along the interstate leading into new haven connecticut that readlcome to new haven, birthplace of george w. busch, 43rd president. even though he is most austen thought of and affiliated with the great state of texas, where he is governor, president george w. busch was born in new haven, connecticut. though signs that called attention to him being from there turned out to be an awkward, crammed gesture. they were not welcome. he did not really want to be known as being the president from new haven born at the yale hospital. his official bio made no mention of where he was born, no mention of new haven, yale, connecticut, just that he was raised in midland, texas. that he's from texas line was one of the psychological sidebars of the presidential era era. before he started running for president in nineteen ninety nine, they decided they ought to build him his very own texas ranch palace on a fifteen hundred acre parcel outside of waco. he didn't even move in until after he became president but that ranch, while it was under construction, helped him

this is taking place between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. actually closer to georgia avenue where we have an overturned box truck. sky 9 is in place over the scene. again emergency officials are there. one lane of traffic being able to squeeze on by but again we're seeing a four-mile to five-mile backup at least all the way to the spur. for folks traveling eastbound on the inner loop of the beltway coming from areas like bethesda, you will see significant delays at this point. sky 9 showing us all the backups there. it doesn't look like it's going to be easing up any time soon. want to give you a look right now how things are shaping up on i-270. for those of you traveling southbound from areas like frederick and gaithersburg, no issues there as you approach the beltway but again you want to stay away from that area we just mentioned. want to take our terrificland camera if we can and show you how things are shaping up on 395 for those of you traving northbound up to the 14th street bridge. no issue there is, just volume starting to build up

i had a call one day from a fascinating elderly lady in connecticut. she introduced herself and when i grew up my family told me we were related to john hanson and she said can you tell me how? she gave me some clues, but sure enough she is distantly related to john hanson. her last name is hinson. very early in the maryland colony, a hinson married a hanson. that will do it. [laughter] that woman turned out to be my friend june's seventh great-grandmother and mine. i said i hope it doesn't ruin your day but we are cousins. [laughter] >> was there much interaction between john hanson and charles? peter: there were five elected by the maryland general assembly that we have today, five delegates. three of them never showed up. that kind of thing happened back then. it just seems very irresponsible. carolyn hanson did show up and they worked very closely together particularly when they were trying to get the articles ratified. >> i'd like to find out more about the people in maryland at that time that participated in starting our state government and send

kagan: as a connecticut native, i'm concerned about what you have to tell the connecticut people to get them on board with this. . as i was driving to virginia the other day, i was driving past the holocaust museum and saw the sign up there, which is never again. one of the things we need to tell the american people is that it is a core american value to take a stand. we do it too late, we try to talk ourselves out of it, but ultimately we generally do it. that's one of the things that make us america. i think we shouldn't use site of that fact. the reality is isis poses a clear and present danger in the united states homeland. it has already been encouraging cone doning and applauding lone wolf attacks here. it has made it clear that it has the objective of attacking america and the west and it will do that with the resources of a mini state behind it which is something that we have never seen before with al qaeda. this is not a group of bandits hanging out in the bandits of afghanistan, and that was bad enough. but if we reflect on the resources isis has access to, controlling falluja

and a serial kill senior off is the streets, what police learned about seven unsolved murders in connecticut. >>> and another tragedy in nepal, a second earthquake rocked the country today less than three weeks after the first one. >> the new quake terrifying a nation already struggling to recover. here is the very latest. >> reporter: it was like an instant replay. people in katmandu pouring into the streets after another earthquake hit the capital. hear the breathing as someone rushes to safety. and dust rises after part of an ancient temple collapses and people running for their lives from another building and the parliament was in session when the quake happened and leaders rushed for the exits as the lights flickered and died. >> the shocking thing was how long the earthquake went on for, the new quake triggered panic sergio from kgo is in katmandu. >> people streamed out of the district fearing that the buildings would collapse on them. people immediately shut down their shops and went home. >> officials say it was just after midnight when the 7.3 quake struck close to mount everest, a

here's a look at connecticut avenue at some of those backups.a stand still on the inner loop at the beltway approaching georgia avenue. elsewhere on the roadways we are not seeing any other problems. you're traveling in virginia on the blement. 95 north headed out of dale city volume only no accidents reported there. and then 66 in virginia as well headed inbound at route 50 is open with all lanes and no reports of incidents. >> you can see in the traffic camera starting off the thursday with some sunshine. partly to mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 74 right now in washington. it's balmy and humid and another summer-like day. look at how our temperatures warm up through the morning and midday hours by 10:00 a.m. around 81 upper

shamaia smith dropped out and worked as a dancer at the kahoots gentleman's club in east hartford, connecticut>> i didn't approve of it. i always talked to her about getting a job that's a lot safer. >> one night shamaia didn't return home after work. concerned her family called police. >> she's a very special young lady, and all we want is her to come home safe and sound. >> in a search for answers, police questioned shamaia's boyfriend. >> the boyfriend reportedly had some drug involvement. he was living with shamaia smith at her parents' home when she went missing and he had seen her the day she went missing. >> he told police she left for work around 3:00 p.m. but said he didn't know who had given her a ride. >> the boyfriend's story that your girlfriend is leaving and meeting a stranger, this would lead most people to conclude that maybe the story wasn't true. shamaia's family gave police a potential clue. someone had left a message on shamaia's cell phone at 11:55 a.m., before shamaia left for work. >> first saved message. >> hey, i'm back in town. give me a call. let me know if you want

connecticut near chevy chase circle. first 4 traffic tracker, looking good of course that'll change here in the next 20 minutes in the dale city area at least. 66 headed into town you're on time. no problems. same thing as you're headed out of town. 270 overall actually looking quite good down to the spur. same thing up to frederick, no problems here this morning. you're traveling on time at speed. and mlk jr. highway, remember this closed between johnson avenue and ardwick ardmore road where megan mcgrath is for us this morning. we'll talk to her about that one as well. back in ten minutes. >> thanks melissa. >>> developing out of nevada where a plane crash sparked a brush fire. angie goff is going to bring us the latest. >>> one week at 4,000 miles that's what it took for police to catch the man they say ki narrator: rural communities across the country are coming back thanks to bipartisan support for the renewable fuel standard. expanded renewable fuel production has created over 850,000 jobs. and the american biofuel

we were going to have to go to connecticut to get married. we decided instead to fight for the right to marry. so i would say if i was norte nate enough to get a job in an area that did not have marriage protections, that's the path we'd follow. we'd fight for our right. >> do you know what is tricky. let's say the supreme court ruling comes down the way we expect it to, and marriage is a law of the land. the challenge is that in a place like georgia and new orleans, and over 30 states in the country, it is legal to fire someone from their job simply because they are gay. we could be married. get married. >> on a seat. >> go to work on monday. put a picture of our spouse on the desk and be fired, because l.g.b.t. in this country do not have comprehensive protection from discrimination. we have so much work to do even beyond marriage. we have comprehensive nondiscrimination policies that would protect people. >> as you heard talked about, there's a gathering backlash. doesn't sound like either of you think it's over even if the supreme court m

ladybird went to connecticut and they had this enormous field in connecticut with an incredible sculpture and she came back and said linden, this is fantastic. he was in the subcommittee under the control of a legislation and he wanted to name the smithsonian museum. they have yet to see. we can report back to the present. they had an office next to the oval office and claiborne said we just can't name it. johnson was leaning over and says claiborne i want the people to see the sculpture and so does ladybird and the only way to name them is to name it the herschel museum. it's kind of shaken and a couple days later he called and said it's fine. you were his closest aide on domestic affairs from early in the morning until late at night for three and a half years. i had a simple question, how did he do this stuff. he found a way to get it done. near the end of the line i was on the other week or so i had an office down the hall and i have my own bathroom. he called one morning about 8:00 we had the line it didn't rain intermittently. it always made you feel like it. hispanic and he said whe

any opposed thank you the motion carries >> e request renewable of the grant with connecticut narrate house with money management for the term july 1st, 2014, through june 30th, 2016, in the amount of $300,000 plus blues a 10 percent contingency invited of $80,000 plus welcome back monty. >> thank you so conner's house money management program is similar in design to bayview money management services to clients and conner is based in the tenderloin and accident organization has supportive housing in support of housing programs with the money management program the slight difference they have a 6.5 fte money manager so their seeing unduplicate close to 60 i recently communicated a monitoring velocity the staff is should be commended and the professionalism through the industries performance during the course the tenderloin a lot of folks come in and out and it is heckic i saw the program they're going a good job and other program a an internal tracking i want to commend them in the nonprofit world of having a database that is able to run reports and again really reflect what is already

many of those folks are in connecticut. how much do you think your state has lost because of the disparate treatment of the black and brown people who live in connecticut? >> i think it has -- the impact per year in lost productivity is in the hundreds of millions of dollars. you know, you get a felony conviction, and you end up in prison for two years for simple possession, your life's not over. your life is adversely impacted for the rest of your life. your earnings are adversely impacted. on top of the costs that we have to shell out to keep you housed for that period of time. i'm really concerned about the disparate impact with respect to young black people ending up with criminal records where a similar situated kid but in a different community because he's in part taking into consideration his white race is not going to end up in that same situation. that has lifelong consequences. and i think as a society we have to deal with those and have to say do we really want people in prison because they simply possession drug

. >> the first one so clarify the memorandum is for the bayview senior center and the connecticut more house we have two separate months ago covered in this document questions or comments. >> commissioner loo. >> what is the organization ar p something model or whatever. >> yeah. so a while back aarp designed a money management program to my knowledge building that it went away and now money management is staffed by a staff person member that is paid the framework is still the same it is money management and cash and checks and budgeting and paying bills now the program is fascinated by a staff person. >> correct me if i am wrong it seemed e seemed like bayview hunters point is toward assessing the needs and the other program is really doing the direct services am i correct. >> no, they both do the direct and assessment service. >> thank you commissioner ow. >> we have endorse you know taking care of people's 0 money and paying their telephone bill and stuff in regards to bayview there was a specific need for money management services in the bay area this program was developed around t

that kind of behavior doesn't describe the aaron hernandez many remember growing up in bristol, connecticutere his family was celebrated as a local sports dynasty. >> i don't think there was another family that is more familiar in bristol. aaron was our golden boy. he had the family traits. his father and uncle were stand-out athletes. >> his older brother d.j. was a sports hero too. bob montgomery covers high school sports for the bristol press. ♪ >> aaron did track, football and basketball. he was described in any sport he played, as a man playing with children. >> brand mcmillan and andrew played basketball with aaron beginning in middle school. >> he was twice the size of me. we had the same height, but he was just more athletic obviously. he practiced like all the time. >> practiced because his father dennis pushed him constantly. >> his father was pretty strict. he told me his father used to make him shoot 500 shots before he went sometimes to play with his friends. his dad clearly kept him anchored. >> i saw a closeness with them that i had never seen before. it was something about d

esty of connecticut. the chair: the gentlelady from connecticut and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from connecticut. ms. esty: thank you mr. chairman. my amendment would increase support for women and entrepreneurship at the national science foundation innovation corps known as the i corps. it has been an honor and privilege to meet with women across connecticut who are creating and building their own startups and small businesses. in march i hosted a women in science, technology bringing together educators innovators and business owners to identify barriers women face looking to advance in the stem fields. these local leaders agreed that one of the biggest problems for women is the lack of mentorship and support and quite simply, women do not have the same support because they are often the first women in leadership positions in their field. in fact, our smaller manufacturers' association in connecticut just elected their first female president and sh

you now there is a dress code drama heating up in connecticut. alison: girls who have already shelled out big bucks for the dresses are now being told they won't be allowed into the dance unless they cover up. abc has the story. reporter: prom the big dance is big business. the average family spending more than $900. the hottest looks in hollywood often the most popular prom trends too. >> backless, strapless, high split, provocative. reporter: while the dresses are in on the red carpet they are out at one prom. friday administrators at shelton high school in connecticut abruptly announcing a ban on dresses showing too much skin. administrators saying they have already identified half a dozen dress don'ts. including junior danielle. >> tears weld up in my eyes and pure frustration and ageer. reporter: danielle's mom said she spent $350 on the dress and the official $50 for alterations. >> we can't get another dress. not everybody could afford two prom dresses. reporter: administrators say the school policy has always banned inappropriate attire.

how about mike in connecticut. >> caller: what's up, man? >> the stocks. what's up with you. >> caller: indeed brother. this is dr. mike in connecticut. i got a stock for you here. one of your prior favorites. you recommended it about two months ago. it's boot barn. here's the deal man. in the last month it sold off down 12% but it's still below your me trick of 29. they don't seem like they're growing stores too fast. last two quarters they beat by 13%. they raised guidance. they're operating the operating margin you refer to and it seems like this management is credible. they report tomorrow and i was just wondering what you think about it? >> there's always some joker that's not going to like it but the long-term franchise is good. they have an unmet need and they own it so i'm with you. we have regional national story. i think you're okay. how about we go to sebastian that maybe lives in sebastian inlet in florida. >> big booyah from florida state. home of the noles. >> go noles. wow that was the house of kings. >> always. jim i have a quick question.

>> no, i'm from connecticut. nothing happens in connecticut. in connecticut. no, actually i lie. once i was in one and sort of a glass of water shook literally, like a glass of water shook. >> jimmy: that was it. you felt that was all the experience you needed? >> that was it for me. >> jimmy: can't do a ride-along on a earthquake, can you? >> no. >> jimmy: it is hard to prepare for something like that. >> yeah. yeah. >> jimmy: you do so many types of movies. by the way, i saw you in the sketch you did for amy schumer show which is one of the funniest things i have seen. >> it was great, right? >> jimmy: you are really funny in it. >> oh, yeah. she's amazing. one of the best. >> jimmy: she was here last night as a matter of fact. >> wow, i love that woman. >> jimmy: it is pretty crazy. i mentioned your creds, big mama's house, "private parts" then you are john adamss and then managing mwa. is that intentional? do you always want to play a wide variety of characters? >> absolutely. it is also who will hire me. who will have me along. but, yeah,

this happened yesterday in new london connecticut. school officials don't believe there was an intentional threat to students or staff. the student admitted to firing the shot. >>> weather and traffic on the 1s now, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about whether we can expect more rain. >> depends greatly on where you are. it's dry in washington now and points north and northwest. but to our south and south and west is where we are getting a few of the passing showers. even had some flashes of lightning associated with these coming on through. a few sprinkles in the western suburbs. one moderate shower to the west of manassas. and then southern maryland getting a few sprinkles there. it should be good for the midday and the afternoon as we'll begin to dry out. maybe some wet roads here, especially the areas just south and west of the metro area for the morning and in the mid 50s. mid 60s and sun breaking out as things begin to dry out. a look at the warmer weekend coming up at 4:51. now, depending on where you are, me

[laughter] so i did and it's hanging today in eastern connecticut and a daily reminder to me not to take these introductions to seriously. now most of you have heard henry kissinger speak so here's the best part of the story. about a year ago he and i appeared jointly at a conference in manhattan and there was a moderator and two chairs and he asked us questions about world affairs and i thought it would a good time to tell the story and i did. .. politics and bros is on the next list. washington, d.c. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> host: is there an issue with first responders that they need their own networks? >> guest: first responders have do issues that require them to have their own network. in big emergency situation they can get clogged. public safety relied on land mobile and they served a focus but they are on voice technology. many of us are leverage what broadband can do. if you think about the unique things that can be done to enhance safety and security if you could leverage broadband day in and day out. >> host: what is the status of firs

it was a bolt bus on its way to boston, from new york and it the caught fire in connecticut so not too far from massachusetts. all 46 passengers got out safely. the state police temporarily shut down highway so fire fighters can put flames out. the about company says passengers were put on another bus and they are investigating what caused this. one passenger aid they stopped because of a mechanical issue though. man. >>> police investigate a violent incident near university of california santa barbara campus. two men were shot and third assaulted inside a home. one of the injured men is believed to be a suspect and police are looking for a second suspect as well. it is unclear if they are students at u.s.c. sb. and the incident happened in the same area where elliott roger killed six student and 14 others before killing himself last may. >>> remains of at least four people have been behind in connecticut. police believe the area was a dumping ground for a serial killer. remains were found in the same area will years ago. police are not sure if the december coverry is connect to those

. >>> meanwhile, coming up police in connecticut link a serial killer to the deaths of seven women.killer is no longer a threat. it is one of the stories we're following around the "news nation." and the price of pampering, a major new crackdown on nail salons in wake of a stunning report in "the new york times" on how the workers, most of them women, are exploited. >>> first, there's a lot going on this morning. here are some things we just thought you should know. lawmakers in texas will vote on a bill that would prohibit state or local government employees from granting or recognizing same-sex marriages. the bill's seen as antigay by lgbt groups around the country and the bill is expected to clear the legislature before being signed by the texas governor. >>> the obama administration issued new guidance telling insurers they must cover contraceptive methods at no cost to the consumer. made it clear insurers are obligated to cover at least one of the 18 fda approved birth control methods under the affordable care act. >>> senator rand paul's son william is scheduled to be arraigne

mark: michelle gerard joining us from stamford, connecticut. thank you so much. have a good weekend. let's get back to the u.k. elections where david cameron's conservative party has a sweeping win over labor. one other major winner was the scottish national party. it 156 and 59 seats in scotland. w. -- won 56 of 59 seats in scotland. willem: they will have a great deal more control over any future discussions of scottish independence. the scottish national party will now have control of the scottish parliament in edinburgh. while they are not talking at about an independence referendum, they have been making noise of the offers over greater taxation control -- at the same time, you are signatories -- seeing the tories saying they should start thinking about a federal system. mark: is the outcome surprising? willem: the u.k. polls were not particularly accurate to some extent. danny alexander is the campaign strategist for the labour party. he was ousted by a 20-year-old university student. labor had 60% of the s&p does this time, taking 51%. you are seeing these

build a basic connecticut. thank you. host: thank you for your call and your confidence in our soldiers. that is something we are try to share here. you bring up an interesting point when you talk about the complex things that are going on in the world. you brought up a specific scenario. what we tried to do at the asymmetric warfare training center is not look so much at the who of what is going on, but the what that is going on. we look at the techniques being employed and we may see a different kind of warfare that is being waged in a particular scenario. maybe that is the type of scenario where soldiers are in combat and they are not wearing a uniform. or there is a cyber component or an electronic warfare component. we are able to look across the world and say we solve this in this area. we see it also played in this area and this area. how do we develop tactics techniques, and procedures to operate in a kind of environment. you talked about some great points to talk about the nature of warfare and how it is changed.

from i'm from connecticut where they are not blooming yet so it's been special for me. but the way nature's painted redbuddin buds on the budding spring greens this week is just magnificent, and we need to remember that they were blooming ag and budding 150 years ago today too. confederate soldiers, union s soldiers, black soldiers 5,000 african-american soldiers were here with grant's army. 4600 slaves now former slaves, ere al in thisso county alone. they, too, were watching the red bud bloom on the spring green of the trees all around this region. we have to try to imagine what that means to them. the confederates, it must have been bittersweet as best maybe horrible. they had broken hearts, broken bodies, they were starving. what did the red bud of spring mean to them? it in t the union soldiers, they were going home with victory.dogwoo they couldds see in the red bud enewal and dogwood to follow the renewal of spring, the renewal of their country the renewal of the spirit life they were beginning to survive, most of st hav them. for the african-american former slav

i'm actually at the corner of connecticut and eighth street and i'm facing the white house.e because they closed as i mentioned, the entire mile on the north side of the white house. and they have secret service members, and i believe i see park police as well blocking people off in this area. >> we don't know if this lockdown area is because there is fear of something else could be going or simply as a result of an abundance of caution to just clean it up and make sure there's no problem there before they let people walk around and let everybody go back to normal around there. all right. i want you to standby, kristen, i know the ranking member of the housing committee, adam ship is standing by. let's take a break, reset, resume our coverage right after this. you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had a liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car ba