a lot of people did÷ú not know about ellis island before that time. . al form, it was three acres, small island in the middle of the harbor. for most of itsym life it was military insta lal igs of 1812 and eventually during the 18 hundreds.p somewhere around 1890 it was decided by the federal government that this will be the place that they'll institute the first building specifically constructed in processing of immigrants. they did construct that into 1890s and 1892. the building you see, it's actually the second. the first was a large hidden structure that lasted for five years and burned to the ground in about three hours. fire at 1897. federal government decided at something more permanent, something that will also reflect the graduate and so the structure you see here, brick and limestone was built between 1898 and 19 hundreds and it opened in december ofzv 1,900. from the moment it opened it was already too small for what it was aboutzv to say. if you look at the building, there was no third floor. it was two stories and more and more people come

ellis island opened up in 1990. what is up there today -- the torch is more like the original design. is solid copper lined with a thin layer of gold. when the statue was first completed and dedicated, the the lighthouse board was in control of the operation in 1886. in 1902, the war department took over. and in 1924, president calvin coolidge declared the statue of liberty a national monument. and in 1933, the statue of liberty was added to the national park service system and the national park service has been the managing operation of the statue of liberty since then. i have worked at a lot of different parks. and our job here is easy. our goal as interpreters is to connect to people to the resource. and i have worked at replica forts and lighthouses, but here at the statue of liberty and ellis, it is easy. rangers point at things. all you have to do is point at this wonderful work of art and it is an emotional experience for a lot of people whether they have a personal connection, family that immigrated through

and when you board the boat from the statue, your next stop will be ellis island which is also an incredible experience. you can spend a good half-day if not a whole day visiting these two great national monuments. the statue of liberty and ellis. for augustel up, bartholdi, it was his dream to become rich and famous. unfortunately, neither of those happened for him. but if he were alive today, i think he would be very proud. although he is not famous, his work of art certainly is. c c announcer: you can view this and all other american artifact programs at c-span.org/history. select the american artifacts cap and browse recent programs. the program schedule is available on the right side of the page. this holiday weekend on c-span, here are some of our featured programs. today at 7:00 p.m. eastern, carla hayden, archivist of the united states, david theriault, and david scored and, secretary of the smithsonian institution on the preservation of our national treasures. mr. smithson wrote that he wanted the institution to be oriented toward what he called the increase and diffusion of knowled

nobody's name got changed at ellis island. every immigrant movie we have ever seen the immigration guy, a long german name and give them a new american name, this did not happen. >> this is one of those many immigration myths and one of the most prevalent ones. ellis island. the people had no authority to give you a name. when you left ellis island you didn't leave with any piece of paper at all. you were just past and in you went. there was nothing that says here is your new name. what you have to realize is each immigrant or entire immigrant family was processed in one name. by law, each inspector had to ask 30 questions. they had to ask all of them so there was no time to give you a new name. what historians theorize is a lot of immigrants changed their name to see more american. we often laugh at how un-american the names they chose are as in the case of my family. one theory is a lot of immigrants changed their name to seem more american were embarrassed about that fact and said it was that guy on ellis island who made me

nobody's name get changed at ellis island. for every immigrant that we have ever seen they cannot pronounce the long polish or german name and gave a new american name, this did not happen. >> i'm afraid this is one of those many immigration myths. probably one of the most prevalent ones. at ellis island the people who work there had no authority to give your name. in fact, when you left ellis island you did not leave within a piece of paper at all. you were just -- nothing by your hand and says this is your new name. nobody can say to here's your new name. after realizing its immigrants or family had to be processed in one minute. by law, each inspector had to ask 30 questions. they had to ask all of the questions. there is no time to get you a new name so what we theorizes a lot immigrants tried to change the name to make them seem more american. we laugh about how un-american the names they chose are. as a case in my family, but one theory is lot of immigrants who change their name or whatever were embarrassed about the fac

when you left ellis island you didn't leave with any piece of paper at all.were just -- the paper stayed behind you and there was nothing and here is your new name, there was nobody who could say to you here is your new name. what you have to realize is each immigrant or entire immigrant family had to be processed in one minute and by law each inspector had to ask all immigrants 30 yes, sir and -- questions and they had to ask all of those questions and there was no time to give you a new name. what we historians tend to theorize, a lot of immigrants didded to change their name to seem more american. we often laugh at how un-american the names they chose are. one theory that a lot of immigrants that changed their names were embarrassed about that fact and so later said, well, it was that guy at ellis island that made me do it when it was in fact, immigrants that did it which chose how their names would be spelled. >> when they came here, the names sometimes changed but also the narrative that they carried with them. the american jewish story at nyu, he points

do you guys have family that passed through ellis island?and look at their ancestors and great grandparents coming through ellis island. >> what each group has gone through and tried to move up fascinates me and i love that end shot there with the statue of liberty through the window. beautiful. >> large format for ever. >>> one of our favorite holiday trar traditions here is introducing you to our entire team as they do all of the work that really matters. helping us b bring you all that wow! this toilet paper rethdude. cleans so well...ng, ...it keeps your underwear cleaner. (secretly) so clean... you could wear them a second day. tell me i did not just hear that! (sheepishly) i said you could... not that you would! ...charmin ultra strong with its washcloth-like texture, helps clean better than the leading flat-textured bargain brand. it's 4 times stronger, and you can use less. it cleans better. you should try it, "skidz." we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin? afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the wo

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do you guys have family that passed through ellis island?go back and look at their ancestors and great grandparents coming through ellis island. >> what each group has gone through and tried to move up fascinates me and i love that end shot there with the statue of liberty through the window. beautiful. >> large format for ever. >>> one of our favorite holiday trar traditions here is introducing you to our entire team as they do all of the work that really matters. helping us bring you all that matters. that is it straight ahead. >>> first, it's time to check your local weather. and remind me what i've done for my country. instead, let's talk abou,,,,,, channel islands national park. coronado. saguaro. you'll see there's one that's an eagle. my number one goal is getting more funds out to parks because some animals and plants are only found in one place in the world, and that's in some national parks. i find that's a great cause, and i want to support it. (avo) the subaru share the love event has donated over four million dollars to help the

meet him on ellis island. first-- bitter cold this week. and temps are only going down from here.let's check in with meteorologist michael schlesinger. forecast...today...colder. partly sunny in the morning then clearing. highs around 12. west winds 5 to 15 mph. tonight...partly cloudy. lows around 2. west winds 5 to 15 mph. wednesday...partly sunny. around 13. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wednesday night...bitterly cold. partly cloudy. lows around 2 below. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wind chill readings 12 below to 22 ? >> that's hailee steinfeld, too. she's coming up. >>> the twin panda cubs at the zr zoo names. sheila and nala. their names were picked after 23,000 fans from around the world sent in suggestions. it's estimated there are 1900 giant pandas living in the wild. the twins didn't attend the naming. they're still learning to walk. but we noted they're okay. i guess you like hailee. >> this is on my running play list. welcome back to "cbs this morning," copming un this half hour, photographer used old methods to creates a fresh perspect

the latest subject is a little known part of ellis island.t to the man behind the camera. >> reporter: he's a native of wisconsin, and eight years ago, jared discovered photography, which became something of an obsession for him. now, this obsession led to a dream job, making sure the past is preserved for the future. well, at first look, his work space doesn't look so ea an area like this -- >> uh-huh. >> reporter: is this a challenge for you? >> this area is very much a challenge for me. >> reporter: this building, abandoned for 60 years, boarded up and filled with debris, is actually supplying photographer jared bortese, with both a challenge -- >> you've got to make something interesting when it's something but empty space. >> exactly. >> reporter: and some powerful inspiration. >> when you're taking a photograph, especially the way the public consumes photography these days, it's all instinct, real quick. so what you have to do is try to find a composition and angle that you know is going to capture people and interest them. that's where

meet him on ellis island next.to protect public safety, keeping the power lines clear, ,, while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing, the work that we do helps us protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the power lines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our community safe. this is our community, this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, we're building a better california. >>> okay. the good news in san francisco the two traffic alerts are over but a lot of residual backup in the area and a new crash to tell you about on northbound 280 at serramonte boulevard. it's a solo car crash blocking the left lane and the backup is already to 380 in the area. you're at 26 miles per hour. outside of san francisco, here's the bay bridge toll plaza, the maze to downtown will take you 18 minutes. and acros

the first assignment was the little known ellis island. it's tucked behind the famous great hall.od is there. jim, good morning. >> good morning. air force veteran javab ez is a native-american. photography became an obsession for him. a dream job making sure the past is preserved for the future. while at first look his work space doesn't look so dreamy. an area like this, is this a challenge four? >> this area is very much a challenge for me. ♪ >> reporter: this building, abandoned for 60 years, boarded up and filled with debris is actually supplies photographer jarod ortiz with both a challenge -- you've got to make something interesting when it's actually nothing but wide open space. >> exactly. >> reporter: -- and some powerful inspiration. >> when you're taking a photograph especially the way the public consumes photography, it's all instinct. real quick. so what you have to do is find a composition angle tha them. that's where the light comes into play. usually you can draw light to people's emotions. >> reporter: ortiz is snapping his way to a forgotten corner of ellis isla

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government built this largely inspired by ellis island.n an island they could not escape. >> the accommodation were -- >> spartan. it was very crowded. you are looking at hospital building used to treat people for hook worm. the barracks were over crowded, the food was bad. there were even riots. >> what were the processing like? >> it was difficult because they were being -- you could come in if you were a merchant or already born here or diplomat or educator. a lot of people decided they were born here and had sons they had fathered in china. those sons and daughters would come in through anniisland. >> they developed this intri kat series where they asked how far was it to the village. >> tell us about the poetry? >> they could carve writings on the wall. they are poems so the people who cayed were educated. >> what were the themes of the poems. >> frustration that they were here. in china only animals were kept in houses of wood and this is made out of wood so they felt they were being treated like animals. it's bittersweet. >> what ab

tonight's lineup aircraft from world war i, ellis island museum and history of african-americans in congress. american history tv starts today at 8:00 on c-span3. >> remarks now from jean sperling, economic adviser from president clinton's campaign and president obama's handling of 2008 economic crisis was part of a recent "wall street journal" ceo and leaders forum. >> thank you very much. thank you, gene, for joining us. playing cleanup, which given events a week ago has a particularly apt meaning for you tonight. no, thank you for being with us. let's talk first, if we could, about this election. you were an adviser to the clinton campaign. as john said you were in the barack obama administration, key adviser on economics, policymaker and adviser economics. you're an adviser on this clinton campaign. you heard elizabeth warren talk about the issues. i don't want to press you for a postmortem but what went wrong in this campaign. why am i not talking to you now as the increases treasury secretary. >> i think there will be lots of considerations about campaign and strategy. i think we had a

he went through ellis island from ireland. he drove a bus in chicago, illinois, for 30 years.ily immigrated to this country. started the company in raise the business. my dad was a self-made man who built a small gasoline station business with his own two hands in a small town in southern indiana. his dad build a great business and a great family. both of us were raised to believe that to whom much is given, much will be required. and so for him, that meant the kid from queens went to manhattan island. [laughter] and built the tall buildings. and a national name. for me, it was a calling into public service, believing that this nation had been so good to my family. you know, i often tell people that you know other than a whole lot of zeros, donald trump have -- donald trump and i have a whole lot in common. [laughter] a lot. and that is a believe in the american dream. that is where i started and that is her i wanted to end. because that is what the heritage foundation has always been about for me. advancing, preserving, defending the ideals that are the very foundation of our

. >>> documenting part of o i'm on ellis island. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll meet an old school photographer who sheds light by skillfully manipulating it. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green. now at 4:30 - temperatures take aip overnight. it's frigid out there ... so get out your heavy coat, you'll need it. michael has your fforecast in just a couple of minutes. 3 plus--- president-elect onald trump"... comes to southeastern wisconsin today. it's his ?first stop? in the badger state... since winning the election. good morning! and thanks for joining us. today is tuesday december 13th. we're following a number of stories for you this morning...but we want to start with the bitter cold! you'll really want to bundle up this morning.we're feeling a drop in temperatures.and thisjust t beginning. jessica tighe and michael schlesinger are in the weather center this morning.morning! 3 3 ((???quick 30 second wx tease 5)

. >>> i'm on ellis island.cbs this morning," we'll meet an old school photographer who sheds light by skillfully manipulating it. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green. have a good day. >> president elected donald trump set to pick rex tillerson as his secretary of state. when mr. trump is postponing a major press conference later this week. >> happening today, bill cosby goes back to court in montgomery county, tell you the decision prosecutors want him to make. >> major security breach approaching 34,000 people, we'll tell you the information that haak ers were able to get their hand on. and today is december 13th, it is tuesday morning, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get your tuesday started with a check on justin and meisha. good morning. >> talk about construction and stuff! the roads are looking really

i'm on ellis island.cbs this morning," we'll meet an old school photographer who sheds light by skillfully manipulating it. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. i'm michelle griego. and i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. time is 4-- >>> good morning, it's tuesday, december 13. and you're taking a live look out at the bay waters. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. it's just 4:30. good morning, roqui, roberta. how's everybody doing on a tuesday? >> good. >> good morning. >> geared up for an exciting week ahead. >> you're going to have your work cut out for you. >> i'm working in overdrive. >> if not, we'll have my work cut out for me. go to bed early and be ready to rock. >> when is the lane coming in? >> light rain -- >> when is the rain coming in. >> light rain in the north bay. mostly the north bay event. we'll have some rain around the central bay and 4" at the coastal mountains starting thursday. we are

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tourists take a short boat ride from lower manhattan or new jersey to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island.

and later a tour of the ellis island immigration museum. and the history of african-americans in congress. american artifacts, 8:00 p.m. eastern, here on c-span 3. >> friday night on c-span, senate tributes and farewell speeches. we have tributes to outgoing senate democratic leader harry reid, remarks from senator box earn kelly ayotte. senator reid's tribute to president obama and later senator dan koet on his career. senate tributes

and later, a tour of the ellis island immigration museum and the history of african-americans in congress. american artifacts, 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> tonight, book tv in prime time features politicians on "after words." at 8:00 p.m., senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on his memoir, "the long game." then retiring california senator barbara boxer. then j.c. watts on his book, "dig deep." politicians on "after words" at 8:00 p.m. eastern, friday on book tv on c-span2. ♪ >>> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20th.

the american families that can trace their line intaj to ellis, island, for example. as we take what happened in germany, cover it extensively, how do you think that applies to us here at home, we have a new president coming in, potentially new policies, what does it teach us, what should we learn from it? >> we are a country of immigrants and assimilated immigrants better than most other places in the world, certainly europe. migration is a real important global topic but i actually think that americans have dealt with the issue much better. we don't have big sprawling ghettos filled with the muslim class. our muslim immigrants have integrated pretty well, the same with hispanic immigrants, latin america. jenna: you have a new book coming out. tell us a little bit about that because you're taking a look at europe in general, the health of europe and where do you see it heading? >> the end of europe, not the optimistic of titles, i try to be optimistic because europe should be the focus of foreign policy. after the cold war we thought we settled this, we won, let's mo

. >> whereas ellis island was mainly built to welcome immigrants into america, it was built as the placeo exclude people. >> reporter: among the hundreds of decaying buildings, its original hospital was nearly a ghost. >> there was so much water leaking in the back of the building, pretty much like a river running. >> reporter: but like the dreams of those who ended up on the island, the building is getting a new life. >> reporte >> this is very exciting for us. >> reporter: the angel island immigration station foundation is working with state parks in an effort to restore the hospital as a living museum. >> this is where they actually did surgery. >> this is the women's ward and we hope it will look much the same as it did. >> reporter: the windows boast very unhospital like views. >> reporter: and sit and reflect. so historically this was the kitchen area of the hospital. >> reporter: and the less celebrated features. >> reporter: there were two entrances in the hospital. one for asians and one for nonasians and we restored it. >> reporter: there are a few modern updates. >> reporter:

we hope you get to visit ellis island and we'll sue you personally. >>> join us on tuesday, january 3rd, for live coverage of the opening day of the new congress. watch the official swearing in of the new and reelected members of the house and senate. and the election of the speaker of the house. our all day live coverage of the day's events from capitol hill begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or you could listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> next on american history tv american artifacts, we visit the cannon house office building to see artifacts that tell the story of african-americans in congress in the 20th century. >> i'm farrar elliott. >> and i'm matt wisniewski. >> and we wanted to talk today about the history of african-american representation in the 20th century. and we have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. and the last african-american sort of to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carolina, and then it is a long time before another african-america

. >> whereas ellis island was built largely to welcome immigrants to america, angel island was builtas a place to exclude people. >> reporter: among the 120 decaying buildings left on the island, its original hospital was nearly a ghost. >> there was so much water leaking in through the back of the building, it was pretty much like a river running through the building. didn't have much time left on it before we were able to intervene. >> reporter: but like the dreams of those who ended up on the island, the building is getting a new life. >> this is very exciting for us. >> reporter: catherine of the angel island immigration station foundation -- >> never been open to the public. >> reporter: -- is working with state parks in an effort to restore the hospital as a living museum. >> this is where they actually did surgery. this was the women's ward. we hope that it will look much the same as it did when the hospital opened. >> reporter: the building's windows boast very unhospital-like views. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: making the perfect setting for a reflection room. >> just kind of s

and later, a tour of the ellis island immigration museum and the history of african-americans in congress. american artifacts, 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> next week, "washington journal" will devote the entire program each day to the key issues facing the new trump administration and congress. beginning monday, december 26th, a look at national security and defense issues including challenges facing president-elect trump's national security team in the year ahead and closer look at the secretary of defense nominee james mattis. >>> tuesday, december 27th, trade and job issues examining how congress and the trump administration could change current trade laws in an effort to either create or save jobs. on wednesday, december 28th, our issue topic is energy and environmental policy. we'll discuss how energy and climate issues might be impacted by the new congress and the incoming trump administration. thursday, december 29th, we'll talk about immigration and how president-elect trump and the new congress might change immigration policy. and on friday, december 30th, we'll take a

we are ellis island for these people, okay? [laughter] so there's that. that's part of my defense. many of the people doing these things are not really from here. very few people are really from here, let's be honest. and there are some wonderful things about our state. we have terrific weather down here except during hurricane season which runs from june through the following june. [laughter] how many of you got taken in by matthew this year? i was holding out, because i'm so used to this. same drill, yeah, right, it's coming here. no, really, it could. you know, don't -- everybody be calm, but this could kill you. and so, you know, you're staying calm. finally, you know, they keep showing the cone and the thing, and even though you know it's not coming here because it never seems to come here, you just have to go to publix. [laughter] there's a true story. my wife and i both went separately to publix, we both just couldn't stand it anymore. and all the other people buying things they don't. my wife came home with 9 volt batteries, and i said, we don't have anything that uses 9 vo

wasn't like his dad's time anymore, come to ellis island, live so close you could feel it daily heate a beast breathing until the day they cart me away in a box. .. box. raccoon and a man could carve out space there and quiet alast. hadn't they had enough excitement. moving was the most tangible reward for the most promise people had fought more in world war 24 -- 2 and better life. you could count and raised kids in peace. at least nine other veterans moved to geno street was a three-bedroom bungalo and m living room, kitchen, maybe a basement. many children would graduate high school the same year. all the men drove to know comine in from hopewell or said or even the stars moon township. vince, the father of future kentucky basketball john calipari commuted into aliquippa as a young man, sweating all five pants every eight hours. he lasted a year. driving later on route 51 with his son he would point to the blazing fires skimming along the horizon. see the red line? i used to work right beside that thing. if i stayed i went and died. for those who did stay the compensation carved u

, you can see america's beacon of freedom to the rest of the world, the statue of liberty, and ellis islandthe gateway to the american dream for so many immigrants. this hour, we're taking you on a journey through america's proud past, and some stories we've brought you this year. >> our journey begins at fort hancock, new jersey, a military installation that dates back to the revolutionary war. ♪ the jersey shore, 130 miles of fun in the sun, best known for its boardwalks, arcades, and amusement parks. but it's also home to one of the most important and effective military installations in u.s. history. fort hancock in sandy hook, new jersey. >> the fascinating thing about this place is it's seen virtdly every armed conflict going back to the cold war. >> that's correct. the sandy hook light house, which sits behind us, was built in 1764. it's the oldest operating light house in the united states. >> the light house at sandy hook, lit almost continuously for 252 years, its flame extinguished only during world wars i and ii, to camouflage the fort on which it stands. throughout its long and

and later a tour of the ellis island immigration museum. and the history of african-americans in congress. american artifacts, 8:00 p.m. eastern, here on c-span 3. >> friday night on c-span, senate tributes and farewell speeches. we have tributes to outgoing senate democratic leader harry reid, remarks from senator box earn kelly ayotte. senator reid's tribute to president obama and later senator dan koet on his career. senate tributes and farewell eats 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors. here's what's coming up this weekend. saturday at 5:45 p.m. eastern, photographer matthew christopher tells the stories behind his series of photos of abandoned schools, factories, zoos and beach front properties across the u.s. abandoned america, dismantling the dream. at 8:00 p.m. joseph book talks about his book, my father and attius finch. about 1930s alabama. he spoke at the 28th southern festival of books in nashville. at 10:00 p.m., professor ellen silvergeld looks at farming m

later a tour of the ellis island immigration museum and the history of african-americans in congress. american artifacts 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday afternoon just before 5:00 eastern architectural historian talks about the construction of the brooklyn bridge, why manhattan needed the bridge and how transportation in the city changed at the turn of the 20th century. >> when the brooklyn bridge was open it did not put the ferries out of business. the ferries were still running at capacity by 18 0s. by mid 1890s, they had reached 1 million people. >> then at 8:00, lectures in history. >> that's the real sort of interesting thing about country music is that it's the music of poor white people. people who are privileged to be white, and i'll talk about that in a second, but also people who are underprivileged in terms of their class identity and economic opportunities. >> dick inside college professor on emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in colonial america and how it impacted the or against of country music

harbor memorials, aircraft from world war i and the second world war, feature on wood row wilson, ellis island museum. american history tv starts today at 8:00 on c span 3. more now from this energy policy conference with senator james inhofe, chair of the senate environment committee on environment and energy development policy under the trump administration. corbin robinson, chair and ceo of an oil and gas firm on the negative impacts of federal regulation on his industry. >> ladies and gentlemen, how is the day going so far? pretty cool, huh? cool, that's a great word. okay. well, it is my distinct honor to introduce your next speaker. you know, my notes here say that our next speaker is the most accomplished pilot in the senate and has flown all over the world. >> all around the world. >> all around the world and over it, too. he is chairman. epw committee, 12 years total, as ranking member chairman, married for 57 years with 21 kids and grandkids. and that's all really great and important stuff. but let me tell you when you are a political leader in the united states of america, seeking t

there are places in those few would not even know of thing your community for a sample like the ellis islanduseum you would not ever think that was the abandoned site but if i have been to a particular place, yes, quite a few ended is heartening to see. and being able to photograph the before and after. and the elks lodge is they tore the building down but i got any mail from the developer actually saved quite a few the architectural pieces and is using them in the building and invited me to see that so it will be meet to see all the things that they saved are going in. >> from the artistic perspective to do anything to the site before you photograph or as you find it quite. >> her ciliate think it is cheating two-stage i leave them as i find them not to say somebody else may not have moved a chair certainly there were once i think it is a time capsule. viewfinder place like that is rare. i have been there but normally people move things around but i don't care to do that. but one thing that i would do and i don't feel bad but a 73 water bottle, because that is not a part of the building or

she arrived in the united states in el paso texas, which has served as the ellis island for much of the western hemisphere at the age of three years old and i ask you to tell me what three-year-old understands concepts like citizenship or nationality. she doesn't speak the spanish language anymore that she barely knew at the age of three. she only speaks english. she is a junior at a local high school. captain of the soccer team, on the student council and press box manager and earning a little bit of money to be able to take home at the end of the day and helps out and goes to every single football game to support the hometown team and she runs on the cross country team. my eight-year-old daughter, molly o'rourke has an example. i want molly to be able to do those things. she is proud of what makes el paso such a wonderful place to live in and so proud to represent the community and helps again to keep us the safest city in america, bar none. there are 750,000-plus who have come forward to register with their government and make sure they are in our communities and defer the action tha

harbor memorials, aircraft from world war i and the second world war, feature on wood row wilson, ellis island museum. american history tv starts today at 8:00 on c span 3. more now from this energy policy conference with senator james inhofe, chair of the senate environment committee on environment and energy development policy under the trump administration. corbin robinson, chair and ceo of an oil and gas firm on the negative impacts of federal regulation on

a short boat ride from either lower manhattan or new jersey to visit the statue of liberty and ellis islandup next, american history tv visited the national historic landmark to learn the story

places like the grand canyon, yellowstone, ellis island and in my district, minuteman historic national park, which commemorates the shots rang throughout the world, and lowell park that spawned our nation's industrial revolution. these parks protect, they celebrate and they give access to the many places that has shaped and defined who we are as a people and a country and it is important to remember that these places would not have been protected absent support from the federal government. an investment in our parks make sense. nationally, the parks generate nearly $30 billion in economic activity and support 250,000 private sector jobs. when people visit our national parks, they also support nearby restaurants, hotels and local outfitters and guides. according to a recent economic study conducted by the national park service, every federal dollar invested in our parks contributes $10 in economic activity. the legislation before us today includes several helpful provisions as a national park service begins its second century. this legislation makes a commitment to the centennial challe

you know, they came through ellis island and it's done in an orderly fashion, not streaming across theho they are, where they are and what they're doing. >> it's a healthy thing that we have immigration. compared to most the countries in western europe, we have a growing population and encourages a growing economy and it's very important to that growing economy, but it needs to be controlled. and that, i think, is kind of where this whole discussion falls apart because that's not the uniform view. >> see what donald trump does. >> exactly, that's why it's an important issue. ashley: going to build a beautiful wall. michigan firefighters rescuing a dog that fell through thin ice, it happens every year, oh. the dog struggling to climb out and hyperthermia setting in, but firefighters rescuing their lives to pull it to safety. >> just wanted to go for a swim. ashley: went for fun and a happy ending. we're probably not hitting dow 20k, i think you realize that. look how far we've come, the dow up 2400 this year and we are he about to go up more. you can watch it happen next. >> the opening

of boat rideake a short from lower manhattan or new jersey to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island. up next, american history tv visited the national historic