cornwallis' army was simply a detachment of the main british army. the british still held new york and savannah and augusta and canada and much of the fortresses in the northwest. they could have continued to fight. george iii regarded yorktown as a minor set back like saratoga and arguably should go on. the public opinion changed. in the summer of 1774 the public had been almost unanimous behind the government when it passed the tea act later the coercive acts. but with the help wake of war in 1775 you have the first major antiwar petitioning movement in britain. the cause against the war was brilliantly espoused by some of the great parliamentarians of all time. charles james foxx, william pitt both younger and edmund burke. the government was also subject to greater public scrutiny than any government of 18th century thanks to the growth of new spenders and newspapers to report that debates in the house of commons. after the defeat in yorktown the government majorities collapsed and lord north had to decide. historians recoil from ever suggesting

cornwallis' his army was simply a detachment of the main british army. the british still held new york, savannah, and augusta and canada and much of the fortresses in the northwest. they could have continued to fight. regarded yorktown as a minor setback like saratoga and dougie we should go on. public opinion changed. this summer 1770 for the public had been almost unanimous the and the government when it passed the tea act in later the coercive acts. but with the outbreak of war in 1775, you have the first major anti-war petition movement in britain. the cause against the wall was brilliantly espoused by some of the great parliamentarians of all time. william pierce, younger and older sovereigns signs. the government was subject to great public scrutiny than any government of the 18th century thanks to the growth of newspapers and the right that scored for newspapers to report the debates in the house of commons. after the defeat at yorktown the government majorities' collapsed and they had to resign. now, historians recall suggesting that anything is

we've had a statement from prince charles and the duchess of cornwall issued by clarence house. have we heard anything from her majesty, the queen? >> there has been, as i understand it, a message from the queen. just a short -- i'm afraid i don't have that in front of me. the message from charles and camilla was extremely moving how proud he was to become a grandfather. he'd heard it was such a poignant moment in a person's life. he was happy and proud expressing very deep love of his son and daughter-in-law. they've obviously become very close over the very many years that they've known each other. kate and williams's relationship stretched back such a long time. proud and loving message from charles and camy la. it's not her first grandchild. she has five of her own so charles does have plenty of experience of dealing with little children being around little children. of course, this one being his own will be that much more special no doubt. >> of course. annabelle roberts, thank you so much. and do stay with us. we'll have much more on the royal birth and the celebrations in

. >> bells ring out in cornwall for an infant destined to be king. the navy spells out its congratulations. -- >> congratulations on the birth of your baby boy. buckingham palace, well- wishers get their first glimpse of the tiny prints. >> they look so happy. they are a perfect apple. couple.ct going to make wonderful parents. >> after the royal wedding, the jubilee and the 60th anniversary of the, the new baby caps on extraordinary time for the royal a defenseppered with that of marked the of the royal family. have with events that -- with events that have marked the reign of the royal family. this mother was concentrating on more important matters when the new prince was born. a recent poll suggests just 17% are concerned with the monarchy. there is bafflement. >> it is just too much. >> however, a leading brand agency estimates the house of windsor brand is now worth 53 billion pounds. so, what price a new prince? each year, the monarchy contributes 5.1 billion pounds to the uk economy. much of that is tourism. this year, the royal baby is likely

and then he and the duchess of cornwall looking relaxed and quite happy entered the hospital.t is what happened when they came out of the hospital that matters right to you. charles was shouted out a few questions, someone asked how's the baby. he said absolutely marvelous. and then i quote, "wait and see. you're going to see it --" or "you're going to see him in a minute." now that could and royal minute or a real minute. in any case, that's created an absolute flurly -- a flurry of tension activity. everybody now is on their "a" game here. i am looking at about 400 or 500 cameramen who would shoot me if i stand here much longer. so if you see me go down, it is because we know something -- they're about to come out. in the meantime, we mentioned kate's parents, carol and michael. yes, they arrived in a black cab. she came out with him afterwards, saying that the new prince is absolutely beautiful, as well. right now, there's still no sign of the royal baby but i think we are getting very close. whatever that means. back to you. >> very close indeed. we'll let you get out of t

. >> reporter: royal fans lined the streets of cornwall to welcome prince charles and his wife camilla, the soon-to-be new grandparents. >> a little gift for your grandchild tore. >> reporter: the stepmother said it's an anxious time for the royal family. kate was said to be due last week but the palace never confirmed the due date. camilla told crowds the arrival of the future king or queen could be soon. >> by the end of the week he or she will be there. [ laughter ] >> reporter: kate is expected to give birth in the private wing of saint mary's hospital here in central london but just when that will happen is still anybody's guess. >> next week. >> when do we think the baby will come? >> no idea. >> who knows? it's her first baby so they tend to be late. >> reporter: outside the hospital a dancing teddy and this look-alike uncle prince harry say whatever the due date, it's time to party. >> teach that little kid so many different skills. i'm going to play operation and mousetrap with him. >> reporter: it's not time for games inside the hospital. employees are all about getting ready

the queen and the duke and duchess of cornwall and prince harry and members of both families are delighted with the news as you can imagine. you talk about the surge of the royal family and how popular they have become. your mum is getting all fancied up tonight with a couple of bottles of champagne, but it truly is. it is accurate to say that for years the royal family was losing popularity and suddenly there is a youth and resurgeons we have not seen in quite possibly several decades. >> it was visible not just for the british people, but -- we have been told -- >> hold on one second. >> his royal heiness, the duke and duchess of cambridge. the third in line to the throne. her magesty the queen and the the first of his royal heiness, the prince of wales. [inaudible]. god save the queen. [bell ringing]. >> i am not sure whether that is what he -- >> and that, trace, in case you are wondering, was a piece of purely british theater. the formal reading of the proclamation of the birth ending of course with the fabulous words, "god save the queen." words i would like to hear you say on this s

over one hundred tons of crude oil dumped into the atlantic and onto the beaches of cornwall. and brittany the largest oil spill ever. around the time of the torrey canyon spill a young man joined b.p. as an apprentice he eventually rose through the ranks to lead b.p. his name was john brown brown acquired other oil companies transforming b.p. into the third largest oil company in the world in response to negative press on b.p.'s poor safety standards brown reprinted the company with an eco friendly logo and renamed the company beyond petroleum he also initiated rapid expansion and drove record profits one of the ways he did this was by ruthlessly cutting costs. back. on march twenty third two thousand and five fifteen people died an explosion at b.p.'s texas city refinery one hundred seventy more were injured to save money major upgrades to the one nine hundred thirty four refinery had been postponed. brown pledged to prevent another catastrophe three months later b.p.'s giant new production platform in the gulf of mexico. nearly sank because of a workman's error and then in

camilla, the wife of prince charles, the duchess of cornwall, did say yesterday that the royal familys hoping that the baby would be born this week but, of course, it's pure speculation. meanwhile, britain being a betting nation apparently bookies are say nothing event outside sports has ever had such heavy betting. the betting at the moment still is that it will be a girl, favorite name alexandra. if it's a boy, favorite name george. we are just waiting to see. martin fletcher, nbc news, london. >> is a matter of time. thanks. >>> a dog in san francisco recently poisoned by a meatball that was laced with strychnine is now dead. dorothy scheckter says her 7-year-old dachshund died after eating a meatball. signs are posted over the neighborhood. one left the poisoned treats out and they were tested and show they are also lethal to humans as well. scheckter is eager for an arrest. >> it is extremely important to show that you can't get away with something like this, so oscar didn't die in vain. >> the animal legal defense fund is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an ar

while leaving the hospital prince charles and the duchess of cornwall told the world they finally got what they'd been waiting for. just about an hour earlier, the middle tons had emerged with a look of pride. >> things went really well. >> reporter: in the prince's honor, gun salutes rained throughout london. in greene park. and from the tower of london. bells tolled from westminster abby where the duke and duchess of cambridge married two years ago. and the song congratulations played at buckingham palace during a changing of the guard ceremony. visitors to the palace waited hours to get a close look at the bulletin announcing the boy's birth on a golden easel. >> it's so special. >> amazing news. >> reporter: tourists from around the world joined britain expressing love and enthusiasm for the new monarch. and tomorrow, kate's hometown of bucklebury will offer the prince a special with welcome. the 1,000-year-old church there will toll the bells in his honor. danielle lee, nbc bay area news. >>> back here at home weird weather continues. we're tracking showers, high humidity rates.

cornwallis the general with the most successful career in india and ireland. there was an assassination attempt on him and those are the most perfect of all the generals and refused to drop more than one in is a very restless man that said the army was as he might have wished with a huge memorial to him from india. and then the only person to really emerge as a hero from the american revolutionary war. and finally the earl of sandwich the most experienced a fall in the generation and many were just children he had the need to fill up before the war even started. and inevitably came into conflict because he had to think of the global war. he had to consider the defense of britain a priority for witting and america. but so many of the men who left america wanted to say of his problems more of the nature of the war the punishment upon him. with these individuals as a constant blunder to explain british defeat in leadership this is equally travis stress in britain as in america. films like bill gibson the patriot and out the teetwo revolution. it is pronounced in

between california and cornwall street, fifth avenue and fourth avenue in the richmond district. he assured the neighbors who were very agast at the idea of these old cable cars being set up that they would be very tasteful and artistic. and essentially, yeah, it was like one room with a little bathroom attached made up of old cable cars. dr. cross thought he was hitting on something. there were hundreds of thousands of people who were homeless, looking for new places to live in the aftermath of the earthquake and fire. so he thought why not use these old cable cars. it only lasted about 10, 12 years. guess it wasn't a big hit. he built a more conventional apartment building after that to replace it. it really was the 1906 earthquake and fire that sort of spelled the end of carville. you have these hundreds of thousands of people looking for new homes, suddenly displaced. now they might listen to these men and say, look, you were renting before. you don't want to live there. i've got this lot out here, sand dune. but it's $100. you can build a house here for cheap. suddenly, more

the dutchess of cornwall and prince charles stopping by to see the baby. michael and carol, kate's parents also arrived to visit. the uk celebrateed the baby's arrival in a big way. gun salutes blasting in the tower of london and the city's green park. as the abbey bells tolled for three hours. prince william says they're still working on a name for the baby and hope to have one as soon as possible. in london, amy kellog, fox news. >>> more details now on the royal birth, the new prince was born at the same hospital as his father was 31 years ago. just as kate and william did today, princess diana and prince charles walked out of the hospital and presented their first born prince william. prince william weighed 7 pounds 1.5-ounces at birth compared to his son's 8.6-ounces. go to ktvu.com for the very lathest on the royal baby. just click on the royal news tab. >>> the college board cancelled test results for 224 students at mills high school who took the advanced placement test in may. the board says there were seating irregularities that some students wer

there is no due date officially but the duchess of cornwall did tell us yesterday that she and the restby waiting for that all-important phone call. as she says, it may happen by the end of this week. >> thanks so much. the latest adventure for russian president vladimir putin, diving to the bottom of the baltic sea. he went inside a submarine to explore a russian ship that sank in 1869. it is the latest in a long line of publicity stunts for putin. those included riding that horse topless and then shooting a wild tiger with a frank -- tranquilizer gun. >> next, the unusual way a man organized this flash dance. >> a store clerk turning the table on two robbers. how he stepped up with the help of a customer. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do something. once i started taking the lyrica the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve p

seen here mingling with children on their trip to cornwall.>> the last time i remember excitement like this was around the royal wedding. and this royal baby is going to trump all that. >> reporter: chris jackson has spent years behind the scenes photographing will and kate privately. so, if you want real insight into the royal couple, he is your man. >> william and catherine are a couple in love. william's been protective of catherine. you can see he's putting an arm around her and guiding her in the right direction. >> reporter: and he shot some of the most iconic photos of them, including this one at their wedding. >> i was right there. they looked straight at me. at that moment, they paused on the top step. and you have that iconic picture. >> reporter: jackson had one of the most coveted jobs on the planet. >> i took an official portrait. it was great to see her looking at my picture. so it was quite a good day. >> reporter: he has some incredible access, getting to know the royal couple away from the camera. including one day when willia

hours away attending to her royal duties, the duchess of cornwall revealed she's anxiously awaiting her coming grandchild. but when that phone will ring is still anyone's guess. in buckleberry, danielle lee, nbc news. >>> president obama reaches across the aisle as former president george h.w. bush makes a return to the white house. coming up, the commitment that brought them together for this day. >>> also tonight, the question surrounding a late-night crash that ended in the death of a virginia women. >>> two break-ins lead to a larger investigation tonight. find out where else these bandits may have struck. >>> plus, the sight that's bringing a natural wonder from a >>> you're watching news 4 at 6:00. >>> man with a criminal record is behind bars now in bosson after an incident at secretary of state john kerry's house. police say the guy was parked illegally and taking pictures of kerry's townhouse yesterday afternoon. when police asked the man to leave, he said he couldn't drive because he'd been drinking. at his arraignment, the judge revoked his bail from a previous assault arrest

hours away attending to her royal duties, the duchess of cornwall revealed she's anxiously awaiting her coming grand child. but when that phone will ring is still anyone's guess. in buckleberry, danielle lee, nbc news. >>> harry potter author j.k. rowling has been outed writing detective novels under a different name. the sunday times discovered that "the cuckoo calling" by robert galbraith is actually written by her. on last check, on amazon, the book is cross-listed under j.k. rowling but is also out of stock. the book received excellent reviews. miss rowling says she wanted to write somebody without all the hype. >>> we've waited long enough, twinkies and other hostess snacks supposed to be back today. so far they are very tough to find. we have been phoning all day, walmart stores say they received hostess snack but are sold out. safeway hopes to have twinkies later in the week. giant says about a third of its d.c. area stores have hostess snacks. giant expects all stores to have them in about a week. several other convenience stores said they don't have any of the hostess snacks fo

coast of england over one hundred tons of crude oil dumped into the atlantic and onto the beaches of cornwall. and britney the largest oil spill ever. around the time of the torrey canyon spill a young man joined b.p. as an apprentice he eventually rose through the ranks to leave b.p. his name was john brown brown acquired other oil companies transforming b.p. into the third largest oil company in the world in response to negative press on b.p.'s poor safety standards brown replanted the company with an eco friendly logo and renamed the company beyond petroleum he also initiated rapid expansion and drove record profits one of the ways he did this was by ruthlessly cutting costs. was much. higher on march twenty third two thousand and five fifteen people died in the explosion at b.p.'s texas city refinery one hundred seventy more were injured to save money major upgrades to the one nine hundred thirty four refinery had been postponed. brown pledged to prevent another catastrophe three months later b.p.'s giant new production platform in the gulf of mexico. nearly sank because of a workman's er

. >> reporter: and then the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, the first time since the 1890s that there have been three living direct heirs to the throne. today they were in the same room. all new parents face the challenge of the car seat, but most don't have to get it secured in front of a live global television audience. william and kate managed it well. and then with the new baby in the back and the new father behind the wheel, they set off to start their new life. >> brown: and we return to our continuing coverage of the many questions and issues surrounding the health care reform law. tonight, we focus on the pivotal question of enrolling young adults, as deadlines approach this fall. ray suarez reports. >> suarez: it was a meeting behind closed doors at the white house yesterday and it included a notable group. actors like alissa keys, jennifer hudson, all of whom offered their help in trying to sell the health care reform law. meeting as part of a continuing effort to gain public support for the affordable care act and make sure seven million people enrolled for insur

one person who may know, william's step mother, camilla the duchess of cornwall who on monday causedy the end of the week, he or she will be there. >> you may say this waiting game began a little less than three years ago when william and kate stepped into the spotlight to announce their engagement. >> obviously, you know, we want a family. so we'll have to start thinking about that. >> reporter: from the wedding to tours overseas, to the olympics last summer. the world watched with eager anticipation. >> all over the world turned on the tv and were swept away by this royal romance. they are very, very interested in the outcome. >> reporter: so when the news came last september. >> official word that prince william and kate middleton are having a baby. >> reporter: the count down begins. we have admired the fashions, measured the bump and crunched the numbers and now the time is here. well, almost. just ask long time royal photographer arthur edwards. he camped out for william and harry's births. >> how much longer do you think we'll wait. >> a whisper from someone else at the palace

baby is born today, he or she will share a birthday with her step-grandmother, camilla, duchess of cornwallthink of that. >> lara, you were saying it's -- >> i had a female intuition moment when i was watching that it's going to happen later today. >> and by the way, the request that she breast-feed in public, the two barely kiss in public. >> yeah. >> a little intimate. >> the kate goes to the chicken burrito -- >> yeah. >> arrived after ali. >> chicken burritos. >> they say spicy food is one of the -- >> come on. >> a wives tale. >>> we're going to turn, now, to the west coast of los angeles. in particular. a huge honor there tonight for our robin roberts. tonight, she is going to join some awfully illustrious company. nelson mandela, muhammad ali, to name two of them. she's going to receive the authaw authur ashe courage award. i'm going to be there. i can't wait to be part of a very deserving award. >> and he's done it. >> reporter: arthur ashe was a trail blazer in sport and in life. the definition of grace, dignity, on the court. the first african-american to win wimbledon. and the u.

camilla, the butch chess of cornwall, dropping a big hint saying kate and william's first baby could arrive by the end of the week. jenna: well, now to a fox news weather alert and more dangerous, hot temperatures for a big part of the country today. a live look outside our studios in manhattan where temperatures are climbing into the mid 90s and high humidity only making it feel worse, just a small example of what's happening on the east coast. heat advisories and warnings remain in effect all the way to the midwest, and relief may still be days away. meteorologist maria molina is in our air-conditioned fox extreme weather center. >> reporter: yes. much more comfortable in here than in the subways of new york city. we're talking, basically, temperatures climbing into the 90s, and then you factor in the humidity today, and it's going to be feeling very hot out here. we're talking possibly even into the triple digits in terms of your heat index values. i want to show you currently what the temperature is because it's, what, only 11:17 in the morning eastern time, and washington, d.c.

. >> reporter: even the grandparents to be, the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall couldn't seemers as they toured a fishing town in southwest england. >> i wished charles would tell us about the baby. >> reporter: the wait for kate and the baby might take a little longer but that hasn't stopped an important member of the royal family from making an appearance, almost. prince harry lookalike and a giant teddy bear strutted in front of st. mary's hospital, making the most of the media presence in front of the hospital. on the promotional note let me introduce you to michelle who has come down with the latest odds very kindly on the most likely names according to the betting. alexandra, charlotte and elizabeth. in boys, george, james and phillip. chris and kate aren't in there anymore. >> the disappointment is unbearable. >> i'm on the back side of those odds i'm going with a boy. >> i'm going with girl as a contrarian. max keep all of us updated, we are waiting and watching. >> reporter: will do. >> you need to sell the special tomorrow night. sell, sell. >> so much pressure. >>>