the bridge to virginia is a memorial to francis scott key, author of the star-spangled banner, for heived nearby. it leads to arlington where sleeps the nations warriors. arlington was the home of the gallant robert e lee, in a national shrine. it is from here that he departed to lead his cause. the amphitheater, reverent in its beauty, stands amid tall virginia cedars. decided is the memorial to its world war heroes, the tomb of the unknown soldier seen at the top. 16 miles from the city he founded, on the opposite bank of the potomac stands mount vernon, where the father of his country lived and died, and where his entombed.into -- lies the modest george washington wanted to call the capital federal city, but the young nation lovingly ignored him and gave it his great name. whenever and wherever americans pronounce the name, they pay homage to the undying image of washington, and like the man, fe city's first been peace, irst in war, first in the hearts of his countrymen. ♪ >> next week at 8:00 be in eastern on c-span3, a civil war special featuring american history tv highlights. o

but francis scott key was there negotiating a prisoner exchange.e saw the battle and he described it accurately. he put in a local newspaper it was printed afterwards and it eventually became our national anthem. but it describes the bombs bursting in air, the rockets red glare. the fact is the bombs bursting in air because they weren't hitting fort mckinney because the french had low does canon so the british had to stay out of can enrage. with dawns early like they could see an enormous flag, some 42 feet long made by local flag makers and a slave that was the signal that they had survived that you could see for baltimore. the british navy and army sailed away to another prize port, new orleans. now, what we do hear about is the crucial battle was on lake champlain picked because it was at that time that the british launched thei the presentation m the north with the veterans in the napoleonic wars marching down the new york sure and vermonters built a fleet in about six weeks. men cutting down 100 white pine trees a day in shifts so that in a ma

organizing the warda park ridge in he diverted congressman said both written his ninth the of francis scott key there was no question if he diverted hit -- murder him but he got off. tried again because johnson was impeached but arbitrary in capricious in tyrannical hateful being cruel. a strong and have it about life that stinted loved all of space which makes him such a of fascinating subject door biographer and i hope in v were talking about this before but he also says the secretary of war was even dc full. he was a great weekend but not a lip in the one about buckley or kennedy?. >> sure. you have these characteristics that verge no question that sometimes change their spots that is not for when they started out with the big rally here in jackson 1967 and did not appreciate with the civil-rights movement until late in the campaign when he became persuaded so with these innate characteristics you have duplicity and deceit and the best ones especially your good at it. [laughter] >> the only answer your question but he helped to break a few presidents he thought about running for president on

francis -- francis scott key's grandson in baltimore, you see john mars like -- they closed down the missouri newspaper. he said he was bringing back the printing press. he was very excited about it. how is this defensible? lincoln's defense was very simple and elemental, he believed the constitution gave him the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus and maintain order in cases of rebellion. he said, i now declare this to be called the war power. guess who has got it? i do, and i can closed on these newspapers. similes, you great patient -- kill a this is sort of a very poignant thing to do in the civil war when amputations were so rampant -- you would never kill a patient to save a leg, but you would kill a leg to save patient. he was taking the leg of freedom of expression and redefining the thin line between dissent and treason. that was his argument. he was willing to live and died by it. people always turn to andrew jackson. asturned to andrew jackson in example. he closed down newspapers in new orleans, and then reopen them. you may think it is excessive authority, but

finally francis scott key bridge or just the key bridge sidewalk closures begin tomorrow.ng between the north and south side during the overnight hours. that's a look at traffic. steve and allison. >> caitlin thanks. >>> jumbo jackpot both the powerball and the mega millions worth more than a half million dollars this weekend. if you combine them that is. tomorrow's powerball sitting at $286 million. choose whichever or both and good >> all righty. >>> a northern have a is a woman making history in the u.s. military. cadet simone askew of fairfax is the first african-american woman to be selected as first captain of the core of cadets at west point. that is the highest position in the cadet chain of command. askew will oversee performance of 4400 cadets. >> good news for her. >> dunkin donuts may be dumping the name. as long as the doughnuts stay. >> coffee is pretty good too. maybe that's what they're capitalizing on. >> oh but the doughnuts. >> maybe they're still sell them. shipping wars what one major company is doing to get your business during the busy holiday season

baltimore, a lot of border state activity, francis scott keys' grandson in baltimore. i see john marszalec, ulysses s. grant closed down a newspaper and said i'm bringing back the printing press, he was excited about it. >> how is this defensible? >> lincoln's defense was simple and elemental. which is he believed the constitution gave him the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus and to maintain order in cases of rebellion. i declare this to be the war power, guess who has got it? i do. and i can close down newspapers. and as he put it in one of his great simlies, you would never, you would never kill a patient -- this is actually sort of a very poignant thing to do in civil war, when amputations were so rampant. you would never kill a patient to save a leg. but you would take a leg to save the patient. he was taking the leg of freedom of expression, and redefining the thin line between dissent and treason in order to save the body politic that was his argument. he was willing to live and die by that people always turn to andrew jackson when they're doing the

the best description, of course, of the battle for baltimore is from an eye witness, francis scott key the original is in the maryland historical society. read the send stanza. maybe you can't sing it. it's 150th good-15en in century english drinking song and that's what would take to be able to sing for most people. but francis cot key was there negotiating a prisoner exchange, saw the battle and described it accurately. he put it in the local newspaper. it was prisoned afterward and eventually became our national anthem but describes the bombs burstingy air, the rockets' red glare. this factes the bombs were bursting in air because they weren't hitting fort mchenry because the french had lend it cannon with longer range than the british and the british lad to stay out of cannon range until the tired of this. with dawn's early light they could see an enormous flag, some 42 feet long, made by local flagmakers and a slave that was the signal that they had survived, that you could see from baltimore. so the british navy and army sailed away to another prize port, new orleans. now, what w

this is the francis scott key bridge.ake effect beginning on sunday august 6th. they'll last for two months through october sixth. what is actually happening is the sidewalks on the bridge there's alternating closures between the north and south side. these only occur during the late night overnight hours so between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. you'll notice there will be barriers up. you can't use some of those sidewalks and again, that is effect on sunday, so just fyi if you happen to be someone who walks across the key bridge. eleventh street northwest in the district remains closed between g and h street due to a pedestrian struck. metro track work impacts the green line beginning tomorrow. branch avenue and suitland stations are closed through the 20th. shuttle buses will replace the trains and you are encouraged to use anacostia or southern avenue in replacement of that. that's a look at weather and and wisdom and holly. >> all right, caitlin thank you very much. >>> time right now is 5:50 and new this morning, the trump

francis scott keys grandson in baltimore. i see johns mars sitting here, ulysses s. grant proudly closed down a newspaper writing, i'm bringing back the printing press. he was very kpieexcited about i >> how is it defensible? >> lincoln's defense was elemental. he believed that the constitution gave him the ability to suspend the hebeas corpus and he said i now declare this to be called the war power. guess who has got it. i do and i can close down newspapers. and as he put it in one of these great, you know, similar lies, you would never -- you would never kill a patient -- this was actually sort of a very poignant thing to do in civil war when amputations were so rampant. you would never kill a patient to save a leg. but you would take a leg to save the patient. he was taking the leg of freedom of expression and redefining the thin line between dissent and treason in order to save the body politic. that was his argument. he was willing to live and die by it. people always turned to andrew jackson when they're doing these precarious thing. he turned to andrew jackso