join me in welcoming flora fraser. [applause] >> thank you. it is ladies and gentlemen a privileged and a pleasure to be speaking here this evening at mount vernon. most glorious day walking around the grounds, and i was sitting on the peons the on a rocking chair this morning, and i was looking at the beautiful view kept on merry land opposite thanks to the mount vernon organization and to my left was a field of horses. and preserving and reinterpreting george and martha's home. in every new and surprising ways. i find the story of george and march at's marriage so engrossing to his success as the commander and president. i would happily married all 40 years of it but we don't have time for that. i would like to -- some time at the end of my remarks, any questions you would like to ask me. about anything you like. where did i get this nice coat? [laughter] and as kirk said, martha didn't only bring wealth, she was a rich widow and she brought i think confidence to george, he was nervous, easily cast out and he responded to her natural robustn

we are honored to have flora flora fraser with us this evening. she will discuss her book, the washingtons, george and martha. joined by friendship and crown by love. it's a portrait of the father and mother of our country and of the struggle for independence that he led. already the book has been hailed as a major work on american history, an important contribution to understanding the joys, complexities and intricacies of the union of our greatest founding father and the nation's very first lady. 2015 marks the tenth year of the lecture series. established -- yeah, how about that [applause]. established in 2006, the series honors her. i'd like her to stand and be recognized. [applause]. they told me when i took the job that when you became came to america you might not hear everyone but i still say k is calling the great ideas and you can barely keep up with her. i'm grateful for all you have done. the gayheart gains election lecture series tipped me to this book the washingtons. [applause]. lou is also a great guardian of american history havin

policepolice say when the victim fought back fraser grabbed her purse and ran, last seen wearing a black hoodie and black jeans. >> guys, from thee chris christie for president. the biggest newspaper formally endorsed him for president. but the endorsement is not necessarily what you think it might be. john mccain, barack obama, picked apart from 1980. you are going to tell us about a grizzly murder of a decorated firefighter on staten island, and there may be a twist. >> on staten island now where much below six -year-old veteran firemen wants to live. he was found dead this monday in his jersey shore house. blunt force trauma to the head, and he was wrapped in a rug in his home. conrad is the victim's friend from what we are hearing. he has been arrested and charged with his murder. that is not all. reporting that they were threatened. social media is telling them. done. a car wreck. the body was found. here in staten island. >> possibly a, passion? >> it seems like it might have been. the cover-up, in your criminal investigations. it was a, passion. >> is this something a lot behind-t

and that's where we find gentleman nay fraser. >> reporter: i'm on the hayride and there's lots of people having fun, enjoying the 40,000 lights and i'm joined by christine who has been working with elgin lights for 15 years. >> 18 years we started this when my brother joined the air force and it was just something to bring the family back together and we started out lights on a house. and now we've grown to over 40,000 lights, trains, six buildings now, and we opened it up to the public and it takes a month and a half to put up the lights. it only took a week before. i've been learning how to put the lights up. and i do about 80% of the lights myself with my stepmom >> awesome. thank you so much. and if you want to get out here it's open until 9:00 tonight. it's the last night you can come out and enjoy 40,000 lights. and it's free for you but they are raising money for camp chemo. they've raised $17,000 so far and are trying to get to $20,000. >>> if you haven't registered for fema assistance yet you the deadline has been pushed back to january 4th. that's because the original deadline

that is where we find news19's gin a fraser. >> reporter: that is right. the announcement was made about 45 minutes ago. the interfaith partners of south carolina talked about the importance of the month and why it is so necessary, especially in a time like this. i'm joined now with holly moore. she is one of the organizers and partners. tell us why this is so important. >> south carolina is an incredibly diverse state religiously. we always have been. we have muslim slaves come in my own ancestors fled religious persecution in europe. we have always harbored people who were seeking religious freedom. many people assume that we are kind of a monoculture when it comes to religion. but the truth is, we have a wide variety of people. and our own organization, we have official representation for buddhists, jewish, native americans, christian, hindu -- a lot of folks. so it at a time like this, it is not just a feel-good thing. it may be a matter of life and death. >> also discussed at the announcement was -- with all that has been happening within our world to

. >> professor fraser believes the last kerr at emanuel ame grew out of a person's ignorance. >> a personouldn't go in a church and murder nine people unless he believed those nine other people were not people. there is a law in south carolina that actually we pushed to pass during the 1970s. that says you have to teach african american history. but it isn't done. and because it's not enforced and not done, it was possible for a young man to come up in a time he came up, and not recognize at all what african americans had contributed to his state and to his city, you know a lot of folks are satisfied with gone with the wind, mint jewe juleps, hoop skirts, a lot of people are comfortable with that. to go beyond that is offensive to some, abrasive to some but it is still part of the story, needs to be told. >> in charleston where the past has become a tourist destination, the challenge is to present a complete depiction of history even if it results in a challenging result. christof putzel, "america tonight." >> cyber security of completely devices and the risk it night pose to patients. >>

. >> as part of the trees for troops program these balsam and fraser firs will be delivered to military families in fort leonard, missouri. >> i really think that we forget how difficult it is being away at christmas. >> 450 trees from farms in vermont and new hampshire are sent down this assembly line made up of bethlehem 5th graders and combat veterans, are loaded onto the fedex truck and are being sent south today. >> it' s one of those things where we get a chance to give back. so it' s satisfying in that respect. it' s always good to work with the kids and the other folks that come out to volunteer for this. mike: in its 10th year the national program is bringing about 21,000 trees to service abroad. it has special meaning for simon pitre. >> well it' s really important to me because my brother' s in the military and i know how other families feel because they miss them. mike: in the coming days trees will arrive around the globe bringing with them christmas cheer and a little piece of home for many of our troops. >> one of the greatest things that you can send actually when you se

since the fraser fir tree arrived at pennsylvania avenue on friday, some 200 volunteers and staffers have been busy decorating the tree and the official residence. mrs. obama's first guest to see it all decorated will be a group of military families. >>> this afternoon for the first time, new house speaker paul ryan flips the switch on the christmas tree. the 64-foot spruce arrived at the capitol last month. since then, crews have been busy stringing the tree with lights. the tree lighting is scheduled for, set your watches, 5:24 p.m. . >>> today is a yellow weather alert day. now, here's wusa9 first alert weather. reporter: that precise time of 5:24 have to do with when the sun goes down? >> the sun goes down before 5:00. >> okay, then why? >> that's maybe when it starts to get dark. >> and you can see the lights. >> yeah, so there you go. >> otherwise, 5:24. >> it's dark out there now. >> but it's good news coming. >> i'm glad you mentioned that because i'm going to start with tomorrow's forecast and work backwards. we'll get to when this rain gets out of here. i want to give a lit

as workers dismantled the overturned wall late this afternoon, paul fraser scrambled to rescue those trapped beneath it. >> we just kind of ran out there, we saw some people underneath, we heard a baby crying. >> it was lunch time and winds were gusting when the metal and plywood barrier built to protect passersby came crashing on to the sidewalk. >> yeah, it came down pretty good, it was really windy today and it came up and over and just crashed. >> the surveillance camera next door shows five pedestrians in good is samaritans helped them out. >> i believe the baby carriage may have kept the infant out of harm's way. so, we are happy about that. >> but the child's mother and another woman went to the hospital both with minor injuries, investigators were surveying the bent metal and broken wood with a goal of figuring out how a temporary wall designed to protect people wound up hurting them instead. >> one of the guys thought it was a car hitting that structure, it's been up for nine months, it shouldn't just fall like that. >> reporter: again, the injured women are thought to be ok

. >> kane was arrested while leaving his dad' s house on fraser drive. he will be arraigned monday, police try to figure out why this happened, they are thankful no one was hurt. >> the arson could' ve gotten propellant such as gasoline. s unclear who picked s house. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: i fire destroyed a tonight. the house was engulfed in flames. hampstead fire says there were no injuries. the red cross is assisting to people. >> there were no hydrants in this area, so we had to bring water in from various tankers. stephanie: the cause of the fire is under investigation. neighbors in portsmouth are raising money for an historic restaurant after a four-alarm fire damaged the building last week. so far, the staff of portsmouth gas like restaurant has received more than $5,000. officials say the accidental fire started with a grill. no word on when the restaurant might reopen. right now, police are searching for a missing teenager, 16-year-old ronaldo acosta. he was seen in dow

. >> the fraser fir the popular. >> it is nice stiff branches for the ornaments. it is very soft needles. the sign rounded needle, as well as two tone, if you look at the top of the needle it is green, if you flip it up it is silver. >> for me, all about the smell test. i like the douglas fir but i want a fuller body. i'm excited to get my hands on the saw. to. just be careful. >> finally after a lot of looking. i'm 5-4. that is too high tall. this is too big thanks is too small. this is nice. i found the right height and the right smell. here we go. this is actually easier than i thought it would be. then it wasn't. have no fear, as you cut your tree, you will get through the tough middle part. >> it is a workout. >> yes. it is like getting a christmas miracle. victory. merry christmas. they'll also cut and carry it for you. it is very cheap. here on the street in new york >> well, you got taken. >> yes. >> it is a fun day. that's good. i have a picture of the finished product. there it is. >> wow your first christmas tree as man and wife, you and steve. >> exact

he had demolished fraser. he was seen as invincible. john: the rumble in the jungle.ously from "when we were kings? ." is this when you became a boxing fan? >> i was born that year. now we have two politicians in the arena. that would be you right there sitting next to ted cruz. he is extending his hand in friendship. what was it like? debater, a princeton very nice guy. very cordial. i am sure i shook his hand. he was running for senate, this was about six weeks before his senate election in texas in 2012. we went at it over a couple of things. john: who won the debate? >> folks can go to the tape on you to and see. john: is he a formidable presidential candidate? >> his stance on the issues take him out of the mainstream. ultimately, over the last couple of cycles, the republicans have chosen the adult in the room. i believe that might be somebody else. john: that is putting it gently. do you think he is more formidable than rick perry? >> rick perry is in no man's land and turns of -- in terms of politics and fundraising. we have another image. who are those two gu

officials shut down schools across the city in response to an e-mail threat that they say originated in frasersay they got a similar threat and concluded it was a hoax. authorities say more than 900 los angeles campuses will be thoroughly searched before reopening. french police say that a delay nine euro man is being questioned in connection with the deadly attacks in paris. the man was arrested in his home in an eastern suburb of paris. his name is not been released. in attacks killed 130 people multiple locations across the city last month. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart's a group of foreign ministers will meet at the yuan on friday to discuss a political transition in syria. the two diplomats met at the kremlin with president vladimir putin and are trying to narrow gaps in the american-russian approaches to the crisis in syria. trial in the manslaughter where a police officer is charged in the death of freddie gray says that they are deadlocked. the judge said keep deliberating. the jury sent a note to

>> this is rocking out now, the fraser fir. this is $10 more. or the whole thing? >> the whole thing. >> this is full. this is 50, this is 60. so what you are going to see, this is a hot ornament. we are sold out of these. bamboo kind of, coffee bag they are putting on there. >> that's cute. we sold out of these things. feel how heavy it is. ornament. >> stew leonard. >> hold on, i brought this with me. this is mistletoe. i wanted a holiday kiss from you. >> wait a second. >> what'd you say? [laughter] >> hey, one more thing. this is not milk. >> when you get a fresh cut, this is like a sweet gateraid for the tree. >> you are going to drink that? >> that is pine needles. oh no. >> we have already kissed, so. >> you watch me grow now. it helps the tree absorb the water. come on, rosanna. >> no, no. >> it is not bad. >> oh. >> is it good for you? >> we'll find out. [laughter] >> i will tune in tomorrow to see. >> if swallowed call 911, no, it is not saying that. >> the customer uses this until march. >> do you believe in putting an aspirin in the water? you want swee

for those of you following along at home, the bear is now joe fraser, carl and muhammad ali and carl's porch is basically madison square garden. >> he came up like this and turned, boom! i hit him hard. damn near corkscrewed his head. >> before you start tweeting me, i don't necessarily support or recommend punching bears in their heads, not at all. i want to be very clear on that. that's not something i'm calling for. also, you might be skeptical things happen exactly how carl said they did. fortunately, the local news interviewed a witness. >> he says the bear was a bit shorter than carl but still an opponent. >> wait a minute. the bear was a bit shorter than carl? are we sure the animal carl attacked was actually a bear? or did he maybe just throw a punch out a lab retriever. whatever it is, carl's message was received loud and clear. >> this guy is a jerk but ain't been back since he got smacked by carl. >> wise words, spoken about carl by carl. as for the bear who messed with carl. it's gone to hibernation apparently on "the ridiculist." >> don't mess with carl. our "ridiculist" c

there is balsam fir the douglas fir from pennsylvania which sheds a bit more this the popular fraser fir from north carolina. >> he is the bottom side and the dark friend on the top? is beautiful and make for a shimmer ry two-tone look and they they don't shed their needles into 6789 that is a huge thing. >> don't forget tot put the tree in water as soon as you get home. hot water. keep it that way. hot water. >> it gets in there. >> you will be picking up needle for months in. any sugar? >> they try to cycle you thosement if you put hot water in, you are fine. logical well. take a sharp left here. kim kardashian and kanye west have name the new baby boy. kim tweet the name earlier today using emojis. he is 8 pounds and an ounce. no word of a middle maim. saint is the cum's second child. they have a two-year-old daughter named north. >> rapper kendrick lamar better make room in the trophy case. dari: tell you how many grammy nominations he earned and who he isp against for album of the year. steve: all right. eligible this year, bt is still tearing this he charts m 6789 what she has

grammer is 32 sarah- actress dascha polanco is 33 al- actress anna chlumsky is 35 sarah- actor brendan fraser is 47 al- olympic gold medal figure skater katarina witt is 50 sarah- actress julianne moore is 55 al- actress daryl hannah is 55 sarah- rock singer ozzy osbourne is 67 << >> << wx timer @ :45 in addition to the many single digit temperature readings early this morning, many will have some fog to deal with as well. visibilities could fall below one mile in some places along with some re-freezing on area roads, so use some extra caution when commuting this morning. once we burn off the fog, the sunshine will return in full and help temperatures rise into the middle to upper 30s. some more fog is possible tonight and early tomorrow morning, but that won't stop many from making a run at 40 degrees on not only friday but the following chunk of days too. readings near 50 degrees are certainly not out of the realm of possibilities by mid to late next week either! see graphics. >> we're wrapping things up on this thursday morning. when we come back we'll have the top stories in siouxland. ag

enjoy today by josh fraser here with his family.s the founder of urban soccer urban soccer was founded to really bring-there's a lack of soccer fields in san francisco. the very popular sport. as a acute lack of recreational activities for those youth and adult leagues in the city. so, all around the world people start playing soccer in smaller fields. they have to take up as much space. so the concept is 515 street soccer style. it can be done in a much lower smaller footprint. so this would be licensed at would have from urban soccer through the league through the yard. this is the proposed location for urban sock. adjacent to the yard. it would take up approximately 11,000 ft.2 and hold two different soccer-which can be printed at east-west. five on five. the portion in yellow is outlined because it's flexible space and be also used for additional event opportunities were potentially parking on game day with the rest of [inaudible] the conceptual design is flexible to allow us to use it for soccer when there's demand and other us

. >> nick: these security cameras at paul fraser's jewelry store captured the collapse. you can see him run out to help. >> we heard a loud crash. we looked out the window. we saw the wood structure had come down. it's been up there for probably nine months and hasn't moved, so something happened to loosen it up. you know, that shouldn't have fallen like that. >> nick: as albertina recovers, she and her family say it could have been worse, but it will be a difficult road ahead. >> she's the one that provides for us. she's going to be off her feet for a couple of days or weeks. >> nick: all right. so from what we understand, osha was on scene here yesterday going over the accident right after it happened, but what we've learned is that apparently osha will not with investigating this incident because no construction workers were injured inside. that's the latest live in malden, nick emmons, 7news "today in new england." >> the operator of the red line train now suspended without pay and could be fired. at braintree station to fix a signal problem. that's when the train le

. >> reporter: it's a tough love approach that lacey fraser wishes she had gone through four years ago when her daughter jaycee was born. the morning, i think she's way inside me and it takes me a little bit to realize it's my blanket balled up, it's not her and where i'm at and she's gone. >> reporter: jaycee died as 6 months old. prosecutors said that her mother mistakenly gave her methadone prison. jaycee's life may have been saved if south carolina had followed a 12-year-old federal law that requires states to her after they are sent home. did anyone ever come and see you when you got out of hospital is. >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: was there a safe baby plan when you left the hospital? >> just have a nice life. >> reporter: despite federal law, reuters and nbc identified 110 cases in the last five years where babies whose mothers used drugs during pregnancy died preventible deaths after being the federal legislation was passed 20 years ago and yet here we see and in effectively it's being enforced. >> we have an epidemic and the system is failing us as every level and it doesn't nee

they knew fraser. bet if i asked 100 people today who the heavyweight champion was they would not be able to tell you even though he won just a few weeks ago in a real upset. what's wrong? >> well, really, fighting is much more entertaining and show business than it is real brutality because the act of boxing -- there are guys that are very successful and have long range but they're not excitin exciting. only reason they become exciting and popular is because people are paying to see them get beat not because they're a great guy and they're inspired to be like them even though they're successful and make a lot of money. my objective, you know, is to entertain the people. what the people want to see, they want to see two people hurt each other. my objective is to hurt my opponent and do it in a s sophisticated way and it's exciting. everybody time they see me they say when do i see that guy again. that's entertainment, it's business. business! >> you have heard it from the business heavyweight champion

for a 6-foot fraser fir we so where do you draw the line on christmas tree costs. >> i would say maximum $45. >> i would say 50, 55. >> if it's a good quality tree and a big tree i'd go to 100. >> if the shortage of real trees does get too bad, you can always spend up to a thousand dollars on a prelit artificial tree. in bergen county new jersey, i'm brian conybeare cbs2 news. >> in the city i intent took a look at a tree. $145 i was like whoa. >> wow. >> will you deliver it lighted for me. >> really. prices are up. that's for sure. >> how many have the tree up already? >> not yet. >> you do? >> well, my wife. >> not for 145 bucks. >> we usually put the real tree up a little later closer to christmas. >> is it prelit? >> no. never do that again. >> hit the button. it's done. >> if it's prelit and the lights go out you are in so much trouble. lights are tangled right now. >> every time it's like my earphones. >> are you kidding me. >> it sure doesn't feel like the season. >> if you are decorating outside it's going to be great weather for that. >> i can't get the tree until it's at least

i got to meet stephanie fraser brim. she won thousands of dollars from her charity the confetti campaign, stephanie joins you us. good morning. >> good morning, thank you for having me. >> tell us about the confetti foundation. >> it's a non-profit i started for children to celebebte their birthdays. >> that's awfully sweet. where are you based out of? >> newport, rhode island. we give a birthday in the box, all the supplies are available for them to throw a sweet birthday party in their hospital room. >> people want to help at home, how do k you do that? >> you can be a birthday fairy or girl and drop it off at the local hospital and make birthday cards and we always need birthday supplies. can you go to confetti about it. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> let's go back pence to savannah. [cheers and applause ] >> all right, al, thank you so much. now to our hassle-free holiday. we have been covering bad spending habitens and credit card debts. how does having a million in savings by 35 find? meet people the "new y

this guy thomas fraser jumps in front of the sword and takes it and doesn't kill him but it would have killed them. why? he said my unit can live without me but he can't live without the gator. imagine having this leadership where you throw yourself whether it's in front of a bullet or in front of a life or in front of a stored sword? i can imagine that type of inspiration but he showed it. everyone around him was pretty much in awe of him. everyone in this room knows probably who he is. i don't know much about him but i know he was in some children's books. i thought he was diction until you read everything he did. >> thank you for your contribution to the history especially the early part of american history. first of all what did you think of the french and english in the napoleonic war? the other is what were your thoughts about hamilton in the preceding time and during this? >> there was a constant rivalry between the two. this verbal lead bath that ended up being actual blood. to see these guys lock horns the way they did over politics and beliefs of big government small governme

enjoy today by josh fraser here with his family.s the founder of urban soccer urban soccer was founded to really bring-there's a lack of soccer fields in san francisco. the very popular sport. as a acute lack of recreational activities for those youth and adult leagues in the city. so, all around the world people start playing soccer in smaller fields. they have to take up as much space. so the concept is 515 street soccer style. it can be done in a much lower smaller footprint. so this would be licensed at would have from urban soccer through the league through the yard. this is the proposed location for urban sock. adjacent to the yard. it would take up approximately 11,000 ft.2 and hold two different soccer-which can be printed at east-west. five on five. the portion in yellow is outlined because it's flexible space and be also used for additional event opportunities were potentially parking on game day with the rest of [inaudible] the conceptual design is flexible to allow us to use it for soccer when there's demand and other us

gene fraser listed with the chair hasn't been with the san mateo county for a year. >> you have 10 million in [inaudible] and so you don't know how many people opted out because they were enrolled automatically and how many opted out in the interval of 6 months. if i were a blue shield patient, a client, can i get access to this information and find out what blue shield-can i say i want my information to see what you have? >> on the opt out question the percentage is running less than 2 percent. on the question related to your access to the information, you can currently access the information through one of the parties [inaudible] index doesn't have the ability to provide that information today. it is on the road maep for the patient to have a view of their data, but we haven't gotten there yet >> here is where-i am kind of upset with what they are doing now. before sending out that opt out process have you informed the director-have you communicated that? it is more of a process because you should have done that before you sent [inaudible] to the members because if we have members saying

josh fraser. i'm owner of urban soccer park and were working on the partnership with the yard.i sit on the board of street soccer usa which is a not-for-profit organization that goes into homeless shelters and essentially invites them to play soccer. then put some on teams in the picture that you saw earlier the small cited field is our term and that we have every year. at the civic center. so, essentially, we have 22 teams that come from all across the country from 16 different cities and that all made up of former homeless individuals that of and up join the team at the carrot at the end of the stick is to travel across the country and play soccer. street soccer usa is 75% of their participants get off the street within a year of joining the organization but so it's a super successful organized. so, they're very running on league when all the money that they make running the league gets funneled back into their not-for-profit for running street soccer usa. >> thank you. >> commissioner adams. >> soccer is the largest port in the world. i think this is a really innovative conc