madison's and at this point dolley madison is running out of money. she is basically destitute and instead of following her husband's wishes to free his slaves after he had died she starts selling them. one of the few that she had therapy and was paul jennings and he expected her to follow president madison's wishes and free him but she never did so i will say that he did have a reason to hold a grudge against her but i still tend to leave that his story is true. luckily for him he ends up being sold to daniel webster and to eventually frees him so for him the story ends up okay in the end but he was no fan of the madisons and especially dolley madison so i can see he probably got a little pleasure in poking a hole into that story that she was getting more and more famous. c-span: i want to put on the screen a list of those presidents that have slaves at any time. you said 12 of 18 had slaves at some point in their life. when they were in office george washington james madison and james monroe and her jackson, john tyler, james polk and zachary taylor

>> in 1814 dolley madison the lease saved this portrait of the first george debbie you -- george w. [laughter] now machel, if anything happens, here is your man. [laughter] >> i promise i go straight for the first. [laughter] i'm sure i will get it right to that. >>. [laughter] that is one of the great stories that dolly madison saves the portrait of george washington but i don't think that is exactly what happened that one of the great things that i found out paul jennings was one of the first slaves in one of the first people period to write that tell of the more about the white house and dolley madison's story about a first saving that portrait of george washington said it isn't exactly what happened. it is a great story but according to ms. jennings dolley madison didn't have anything to do with saving the painting she and a couple of others put it in the wagon but now there are some people today who will argue that given his relationship with the madisons and i agree it wasn't the best because there were several promises a lot of people say here is an account of what has happen

. >> when the of british pondered the white house in 1814, led dolley madison famously said this portraitf the first boy george w. laugh laugh so michele, if anything happens waaf lab here in is your man in love left. >> i promise. i'll will go straight for that. i have been sure it will be closer that i can get right to it to. >> guest: one of the great stories of the white house that dolly madison saved the portrait of george washington but i know the that is exactly what happened because one of the great dane with i've been out, paul jennings was one of the first slaves, one of the first people . to write a tell all of them more about the white house. d'alene medicines story about her saving that portrait when the british came to bird be coming he said that wasn't exactly what happened. it was a great story but according to mr. jennings, she didn't have anything to do with saving that painting. he and other workers pull that off the wall to put it in a wagon to make sure the british would not get it. there are still people today who will argue that given in his relationship you can rea

historians say the home on north noting s for dolley madison during the war of 1812.nt lincoln may have stopped by when it was a headquarters during the civil war. neighbors are trying to stop a developer who has permits to demolish it. >> it would be three more modern houses and this historic site would disappear forever and a piece of american heritage would be lost. it would be really tragic. so my hope is that somebody out there will come forward. somebody with the ability will come forward and assist here to save the property. >> despite a is its significance, the house was never preserved or placed on an historic registry. the develop der not respond to requests for comments. sphriesing -- surprising the fact that this house, if indeed, dolley madison and lincoln was at the house it was never registered in some way to protect it. with the proper permits, it could be too late which is sad. >> somebody dropped the ball a long time ago it seems >> it's back to school time for most d.c. public schools. what the new academic year may hold. >>> i'm david culver in cli

a fight started at the home and continued outside at the corner of dolley madison and kirby. two people suffering non-life threatening injuries. arlington police have only been called to the house a few times over the last year but after last weekend they are keeping a closer eye. >> we are working with the law enforcement partners and county partners to make sure we address all the issues up there. >> acc "washington post," the home was auctioned off two months ago in foreclosure sale for $7.3 million. the man who built the 20 thundershower square foot mansion rodney hunt is currently in jail in arlington on drug-related charges. >> i'm glad the case is getting attention and something will be done. >> we were told in the foreclosure auction the home was purchased by an l.l.c. two months ago. how the parties have continued over the past couple of months after the foreclosure sale is a question we could not get answered toe. maureen: thank you. prince george's county head start lost a federal grant. the department of health and human services pulled the money after they found

. >> led to four people leaving in one car and at some point near the intersection of dolley madison and kirby they stopped. a second car pulled up to the first car. a number of shots rang out. one of the victims in that vehicle called 911. our officers responding. those victims drove themselves to sibley hospital. >> authorities say two men were injured. >>> a celebration of life will be held tonight to honor a family killed in a small plane crash in children died on their way to the airport. authorities say something went wrong as they were trying to land. a german exchange student who was living with the family was also killed. >>> happening today, we'll learn more about the break-up of a major criminal operation. maryland attorney general and the prince george's states attorney will hold a joint news conference this morning. they will discuss how several law enforcement agencies helped dismantle the group. >>> starting thursday, howard county will allow residents five days of access to the wrecked buildings on main street in ellicott city. massive flooding devastated that entire

historians say the north notingham street was a hide out for dolley madison.ghbors are trying to stop a developer who has permits to demolish it. >> it just be three more modern houses and this historic site would disappear forever and a piece of american heritage would be lost. it would be really tragic. my hope is that somebody out there will come forward, somebody with the ability will come forward and assist to save the property. >> despite its significance, the house was never preserved or placed on an historic registry. the developer did not respond to news 4's requests for comments and it's unclear when the demolition will occur. >>> right now at 5:00 a.m., it is back-to-school for thousands of local students today. chuck and melissa are tracking what you can expect at the bus stop and on the roads. derrick ward looking at what students can expect this year. good mornin aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. i cannot believe it's the start of school season. here we go. summer went by like that! >> let's start with a look at the forecast this morning. chung -

andad a crash near cia northbound dolley madison boulevard after georgetown pike. good friends over at d.c. police are sending us this, the accident on 14th street at constitution avenue. police are on the scene to help direct you through. very busy ride this morning eastbound off of 66 inside the beltway. seead a crash and you can the lineup that has occurred inside the beltway as you try to make your way through falls church. back in 10 minutes to update your ride. >> you are watching "good morng >> this morning in our first speakingin kaepernick out, under fire from fans and fellow players after his refusal to stand up for the national anthem, doubling down overnight. >> i'm going to continue to stand with the people who are being oppressed. i feel like it that flag represents what it's supposed to represent? i'm saying. >> refusing to honor the flag, saying that it doesn't mean he's disrespecting the military. >> people are dying in pain because this -- this country is not holding up their end of the bargain as far as giving freedom, justice, liberty to everybo

. >> altercation led to four people leaving in one car and at some point near the intersection of dolleyadison and kirby they stopped. a second car pulled up to the first car. a number of shots rang out. one of the victims in that vehicle called 911. our officers responding. those victims drove themselves to sibley hospital. >> authorities say two men were injured. the zika virus is already spreading beyond florida creating fear there could soon be an epidemic. texas health officials say someone caught the virus while visiting florida. miami now has 30 confirm cases. health officials say despite the new case there's no evidence the virus is spreading in florida like it has across latin america. >>> heading back to rio, a live look at the olympic flame there. several medals are on the line today in day 11 of competition. team usa has been doing pretty well here. earning 75 medals in total. 26 of them are gold. china in second place with 46 medals. great britain is in third with 41 medals but has one more gold medal than china. >>> rain and wind led to some pretty scary moments at olympic

it was really beat up when dolley madison rolled it up to save it during the war of 1812, and president john quincy adams became concerned that the original was going to fade so much that it couldn't be read. so he commissioned in 1820 an engraver called stone to make a perfect copy of the declaration that would look even more like the real thing than any other print. there was only one problem. stone came up with, by some accounts, a rather cutting edge copying technique that involved taking a wet cloth, which was soaked with acid, and lifting half of the ink off of the original declaration and putting it on a copper plate that was made to make this copy. the result of all of this is that the original declaration was even worse shape that the one that originally was, but this spectacular copy is pristine and looked more like the copy the framers signed in 1776 than the one in the archives. the bad news for the original declaration, good news for those of us lucky enough to have copies of this precious stone declaration. 200 cop as were originally made and sent out to important institut

this time for a driveby shooting on dolley madison boulevard and kirby road at mclean.ice confirmed the officers had been called to the mansion more than 60 times over the last few years. >>> it is 6:17. one hover board causes two fires in a florida home. the home owner says the hover board had been plugged in for weeks when he heard a loud pop and found a fire in one bedroom. investigators believe the batteries may have come so hot that they burst and shot across the hall into a second bedroom. the fire in that room was worst. both rooms were nearly destroyed. the hover board was purchased on line. >>> no one was seriously hurt but 500 people had to be evacuated from this ship that caught fire. mechanics say it started when a fuel hose broke open on the shift yesterday off the coast of puerto rico. as you can see, the ship went up in smoke. half the people on board were treated for heat stroke, shock, and dehydration. >>> 18 minutes after the 7:00 hour in rio right now where day 13 of competition is getting under way. pretty soon here team usa dominating the competitio

this time for a driveby shooting on dolley madison boulevard and kirby road at police confirmed the officersion more than 60 times over the last few years. >>> brand-new numbers. 30,000 rescued. 13 dead in that widespread flooding in louisiana. search crews have been going door to door, even checking sunken cars trying toed if anyone else who might be stranded. the waters are rising into even more homes. it could be a while before we find out the full extent of the damage here. state leaders are expecting even more people to sign up for federal assistance on top of the nearly 70,000 who already have. >>> no one was seriously hurt but 500 people had to be evacuated from this ship that caught fire. mechanics say it started when a fuel hose broke open on the shift yesterday off the coast of puerto rico. half the people on board were treated for heat stroke, shock, and dehydration. >>> one hover board causes two fires in a in for weeks when he heard a loud pop and found a fire in a bedroom. investigators believe the batteries may have become so hot. they purse and shot across the hall into a sec

. >> altercation led to four people leaving in one car and at some point near the intersection of dolleyison and kirby they stopped. a second car pulled up to the first car. a number of shots rang out. one of the victims in that vehicle called 911. our officers responding. those victims drove themselves to sibley hospital. >> authorities say two men were injured. >>> me nanses schools in the system will be safe to drink when classes begin later this month. the city tested water samples from the water cooler, fountains and faucets at all of the schools in june. three samples from three schools detected lead. it is fixing the problem before school starts. >>> well, you can get a tax break for sending your kids to camp. news 4 consumer reports susan hogan tells us why that is and how you can qualify. >> sending your children to summer camp may qualify for the childcare tax credit if you pay for the day camp and a baby-s baby-sitter so you are you can work. we break down what you need to know. your child must be younger than 13 years old. if you are married and file a joint tax return, you a

we heard about john's next book on john and dolley madison. talk about your next project. >> my next project after the last biography of jefferson, the thematic biography, i'm going back to the hemmings family. i'm working on another volume of that. and then i'm going to do a two volume biography of jefferson. he says three. >> it's going to be three. >> we look forward to that as we look forward to ron's and john's book. i want to thank you all for being here tonight and to the panelists. for a wonderful enlightened conversation. thank you so much. well done, as always. >> thank you. >> well done, annette. >> pleasure. nicely done, ron. >> tonight on "american history tv" in primetime, programs from our presidency series which looks at the politics, policies and legacies of america's presidents and first ladies. we'll begin with two historians discussing the process of writing presidential biographies. that's followed by a look at the books collected and read by george washington throughout his life, and we round out the night with a discussi