lafayette then goes and meets george washington. w washington writes a priceless letter to the congress saying i don't think that the young marquis understands that theat title is merely hon risk. he's kind of looking, you know,r for a regiment to command. amazingly enough, lafayette becomes such a resourceful and really fearless general, that he becomes one of the major generals in the continental army. and one thing that i found, you know, the historic story about lafayette being a kind of surrogate son of washington turns out to be true. washington, being a very formal man, did not like to be touched. and we have eyewitness accounts that when lafayette would see washington, he would, quote, flow his arms around him -- aro throw his arms around him andhis kiss his face ear to ear.ly a [laughter] only a young frenchman could have gotten away with that with washington. [laughter] >> i was wondering about why>> i martha married george washington as a rich widow?ma i'm sure she had many suiters sh and, also, that she would bed reticent

and george washington is their young protege. and washington was very, you know, tall and strapping. youap know, we tend to think oft him from the gilbert stewart pictures as very kind of stiff and rigid and craggy. heri was, jefferson said he was the greatest horseman of his day, he was legendary as a dancer, he was a great hunter. he was a very, you know, very social and very, you know, genial personality, and so i find it completely understandable that she would havesh been attracted to him. and he was, and she had two children, and he seemed very eager to have children. >> no cherry tree, huh? >> no cherry tree. sorry. >> oh, my gosh.sorr [laughter] i want to thank you so much for coming. [applause] this is wonderful. >> thank you all for coming.than i really appreciate it. thank you to the fair. >> this event was part of the 2010 miami book fair international. for more information visit miamibookfair.com. >> host: booktv is now joined by two authors. the book, "seagull one: the amazing true story of brothersl to the rescue,"

in this panel, we have a depiction of george washington moving west.bout it is the image of lewis and clark here is in black and white, something that is occurring in the future, painted as though it was in the past. what is interesting about it is the very obvious conclusion of slavery. the number of students were expressing unease around some of the themes. the additional mural would be placed in the school, one with more positive representation of the student body. in 1974, they completed three panels that were placed in the library -- in the lobby. they depict native, latino, asian american, and african- american heritage and culture. >> that artist was talking about the history coming alive. that is what we want for the students here. i also think they might share that with past alumni and the community, so they could no the treasure that we have here in the schools. many people have the same experience i did when i first walked into this building three years ago, being the new principal. the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the stud

almost one-third of george washington's nearly 300 slaves at mount vernon were nonproductive.but washington still had house, clothe and feed them. there is not enough living, washington said. these are his words, there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than i do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery in this country. it is an evil that requires a remedy. like washington and henry most virginian tobacco planters favored ending slavery but had no practical way to do so. straightforward abolition would have been as cool as perpetuation of their bondage. to set nearly 200,000 mostly unskilled and illiterate, semi literate people, one-third of them children, an equal number of crippled and elderly, men and women, to set them loose was unthinkable. where would they go? what would they do? how would they eat? house themselves, the urbanized north had relatively few slaves and offered an array of apprenticeships and craft shops and manufacturers in villages, towns, cities to in part a range of skills to free slaves. the south was a land of vast plantations, one

i mean, i had read a lot about the 18th century and george washington and so forth. and i couldn't really understand why they were standing out there, and they weren't being covered. well, two things came to mind. one was, when we were in ilan, my wife and i, she as i sit in the talismans, her hand exactly are the impressions of xerox machines where we are copying documents. and i could see her hand into her hand was literally involved in the research of this book. we're in ireland and we met an irish historian come and i was telling him about working on this subject and how little there was available, at least at first glance. and he said well, every country has a grand story. and they developed a grain store and things fall away and they go underground and they aren't seen but i think you're tories are probably there in the underground somewhere. that was a great insight. and any other thing i discovered was that there was tremendous brutal, vicious, bloody, atrocious fighting that went on in that underground. and nobody really likes to talk much about that either,

and of course the experience of opening an alice that belonged to george washington is incomparable. t is unfolding the amount and almost breathing the same air as washington in effect, that feeling of really being transported into his time and his worldview was just very exciting and i came back and wrote a proposal. and initially, as many books do, they evolve. the book started out to be something relatively short, a few 5000 word essays on a selection of the maps. but as i began writing it, got people into the project, the chapters were just not stay sure. the maps had so much to tell them that's really how i approach to was to spend several just looking at the maps on the wall, putting up copies on a big old tin board and arranging them, grouping them common theme what was information in them and then go into the papers and seen what jumped out. in terms of cost and things like that, you know, since american flags are now made in china, i can take it was printed in hong kong and that's what it is a very reasonable price tag for what it is, a book of 304 pages, large format with, y

but without a wellness program at george washington school, the outreach program, there would not be me speaking to kids about important topics, you know? none of this would be possible without the wellness, so i would just keep in mind that oliver students vote -- value the wellness in our school. some have over 2000 kids, and we need our wellness, and we appreciate it, so they q4 letting me speak. [applause] -- so thank you for letting me speak. [applause] >> i would like to introduce william, who was speaking about the professional program -- who will speak about a professional program. >> my name is william, and i attend prep just a few blocks from here. i am currently a sophomore. all of the lsp's in san francisco. i just want to talk a little bit about my life before. i used to be involved in gangs. my life before was like a puzzle that i did not know how to make. i was confused in every point of my life. i have a lot of problems. i am not an open person. i am still not an open person. i never had anybody to talk to before i met her. in middle school, i just wanted to drop out

i own the george washington bridge.g its 80th anniversary this year and i want to thank the entire team for keeping the bridge safe all these years, for helping me make my dream come true. and in particular, bob, ken, and big chris. and a big shoutout to jennifer long who was the producer who was deathly afraid of heights and actually was up there. >> and there are some things you should warn her about, you should never try that in heels. >> no. >> or in a skirt. it actually wasn't slippery. the hardest part is getting up the ladder. once you're on the cable, it's fine. >> but there's a point of no return. you've got to finish it? >> i thought what happens if i just freak out a little bit. >> you didn't and it was awesome. >> your dream was to change a light bulb on the george washington bridge. i'm concerned about what your other dreams might be. >> i have something that i have every tried that i will be doing soon. i can tell you it's not strip poker. >> no. but it's an unusual thing. you'll be surprised and that's go

here at george washington -- [applause] thank you. here at george washington we seek to engage in the world and provide our students an opportunity to witness the power of knowledge in action. one way to do so s by convening discussions on the urgent issues of our time. it depends in many ways on our partnerships with the institutions and agencies that's around us. we are very glad to have as one of those partners the united states department of homeland security which has supported a range of policy research and educational efforts across our university. george washington's haleh security policy institute leads much of our work in this critical area. we also offer training programs for first responders and graduate programs in the emergency management and security policy. i am pleased that our cyber-core students had joined us this afternoon. it is a particular honor to welcome secretary janet napolitano back to our campus for today but the event. we are delighted she has chosen this venue to deliver the first of a series of annual a

university seven years, george washington chief of urology five years. men's health magazine, contributor. hobbies: explorers club, a national exploration society. chairman of expeditions. michael john manyak.born, jersef age. wife, mary. seven children. roman catholic. republican. st. peter's college, b.a. auburn university m.a., public administration. united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the protein determines what your level is. and when you get up to, w

i have people ask me at defense like this what would george washington think of our invasion of iraq, what would thomas jefferson think of affirmative action? i don't know of any other culture where people would be asking that about past historical figures. i'm sure david cameron in great britain is not asked what would william pitt think about what you're doing? it's just not possible. so it is something peculiar to us and i think it has to do with that event and the revolution and those people who led it who created our political institutions by which we still live and also the values, the ideals by which we still live, we go back to them to refresh ourselves, to reaffirm what we are as a people. now this period are you dealing with an entire year of liberty, the term by the way comes from jefferson. this is the term he gave to what he thought was united states project. the irony of course in that is that a fifth of the population was enslaved. but the notion that the united states was a special place begins in this period. they are struggling to identify themselves. after all, they

marc lynch, foreign policy magazine and george washington university - thanks for being with us. and malou innocent of the cato institute, thank you for being with us on great decisions. thank you as well for joining us on this program and special thanks to our group in nevada. if you'd like to join a great decisions group in your area visit greatdecisions.org we'll see you next week. i'm ralph begleiter. >> to order a dvd of this series, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. sponsorship of great decisions is provided by the aarp office of international affairs and the european commission. >> it, it's very important that we engage with the rest of the world. we're, we're, you know, with everything going the way it is - china and everything else - it's very important that we engage with everybody. >> i think that there's a lot to be said for um, the cultural and educational and um, other

what that meant for someone like george washington, this piece of land between the potomac and rappahannock river starts off but then expands as we follow the course of the river to its source in the mountains and comes down along the lines with the lowered fairfax boundary and wrapping around back to the rappahannock it became an obstacle and an opportunity for young washington because his father died when he was 11 and his half brother lawrence stood to inherit the wind and share of the property and just like washington was destined to seek his fortune in the west. so he was a great connection and gave him his first job when he was a survey year and lawrence merited to the fairfax family and showing the state that was right across the creek of melbourne and so washington was taken they're very often and became a part of the social circle that became a advancement of his jobs and also and then surveying on long person-- parcels but then no striking out on his own looking to get beyond bill will individual p xstrata one by one but you can see the allegheny's create a serious boundary that w

we will be adjourning in memory of my english teacher at george washington high school who was a teacher and coach for 37 years. he passed away on december 21st, 2010. he is the u.s. army veteran and a charter member of the homeless center. he was a co-founder of the washington sports foundation. the county committee of the -- foundation and a proud member of the san francisco -- office. first the board of education expresses there's severe -- sincere condolences to the family. meeting adjourned. >> welcome to culture wire. we're going to take a look at one of the biggest and most significant public art projects today. ♪ on june 26, mayor newsom and other officials gathered at the hospital to cut the ribbon and welcome the public into a beautiful new state-of-the-art facility. >> 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> in has been 10 years since voters approved the measure for the new building. >> when they cast the vote, we have an exciting opportunities to rethink how art is done in a hospital setting. >> replacement program generated approximately $3.9 million in art enrichment funds for a comprehensi

we all know who won that first election, and all of george washington's fellow founding fathers knew who was going to win. the reason washington was first in the hearts of his countrymen was that he put those countrymen, his fellow citizens and his country first. washington said the constitution is the guide which i never will abandoned. it is for that reason that he is properly esteemed for from he is. george washington understood what we today often forget that the federal government must be responsible to the american people, not for them. it must protect our liberty. it must do so, washington knew by protecting us against external threats and in so far as we see the nation's ability to ensure the country's security, we endanger our liberty by limiting the government's size and reach, citizens help to ensure that there will do the things that it must do. that is why we've titled today's talk it's not just the economy, our speaker today understands the threat the nation faces today. mr. kennedy as president of the claremont institute. its mission is to restore the principles of the

from the time george washington took the presidency until the day george w. bush left as president of the united states, all 43 presidents, if you take all of the debt combined of all of those 43 presidents, all of that debt is less than the debt that was accumulated by barack obama in one year. that is the level of debt and spending we have engaged in. this is not hyperbole. this is fact behind it. in the second year of his presidency, we saw a debt level almost equal to that. in fact, it is even more. on the books is says $1.29 trillion in debt. it was $1.40 trillion in the first year of barack obama's presidency. that does not include the $200 billion we spend on fannie mae and freddie mac. my youngest daughter is 16 years old. by the time she reaches maturity, we will have seen social security running in the red for years. last year was the first time a security -- social security began spending more money than it was taking in. we have and i know you account for the social security trust fund -- an iou for the social security trust fund. it is filled wit

of this country, i think is important for us to remember that the george washingtons and john adams stood on the shoulders of the very immigrants who came here. it was the ordinary people who lived them up. it was the ordinary people of this country who made this an extraordinary nation. it took a great leap of faith for these people to come here, and they were absolutely marvelous because they did not come here for the promise of a federal handout. they did not come here for the promise of a welfare payment. they did not come here for the promise and hope of socialized medicine. they came here for the promise of america, and they came here to live in this land of limitless opportunity. the came here for the chance to write their own ticket and they came here to build a better life for me and for you. we are the beneficiaries of their courage, and i am determined to do whatever i can to preserve the promise of america for, not only for my kids but for your kids and for the generations yet unborn. that is why i am here tonight, because it is my firm belief that america is under great

we will be adjourning in memory of my english teacher at george washington high school who was a teacher and coach for 37 years. he passed away on december 21st, 2010. he is the u.s. army veteran and a charter member of the homeless center. he was a co-founder of the washington sports foundation. the county committee of the -- foundation and a proud member of the san francisco -- office. first the board of education expresses there's severe -- sincere condolences to the family. meeting adjourned. commissioner brandon: ready? ready? the meeting is called to order. >> commissioner brandon. >> here. >> commissioner lazarus. >> here. commissioner crowley. >> here. >> item three, pplease be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic device. please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minut

george washington. hollywood high school. they have english, latin and greek. this is a middle school in long beach. it wasn't centralized authority. they chose the architects. the main constraint is there had to be an engineer on site. there there is berkeley. and piedmont avenue in oakland. this is in nevada city. these schools, like so many of the new deal are beautifully built. this is the school you just saw. teaching, they employed tens of thousands of teachers and librariance. new nutritionist. starving children don't learn well. they give them lunches. this is an art class in san francisco hospital. art class for crippled children. the photographers that i find of san francisco indicate that schools were integrated at the lowest level. you could mitigate the racial problem from the bottom up. there was also adult education too. this 1 learned one learned to read as many did. many of the community colleges were a result of the new deal. sacramento. i gave a talk at santa rosa and the city college in san francisco was largely a product of the pwa and has

and in george washington high school, the farther of our country pointing the pioneers west as they walk over a dead indian. most of the art is not controversial. most of the artists celebrates local produce. this is one of the most extraordinary murals i have seen. at a tuberculosis cemetery. they also painted a mural in san francisco. finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater. all people brought together through the arts. unfortunately, it was not the last. the war came along. and anton refurgie. there were controversial. there were tried in washington in 1953. he had a panel showing the arts and sciences. there is luther burbank and jack london. there was a thing on the side. it says federal art project and has beginning and ending date. that is a wall which becomes a tomb stone. the artists themselves are becoming ghosts. that's what he's doing there. joseph danish. head of the projects, it is it was a wonderful time that he woke up every morning wondering how long it would last. they were being paid to produce public art. well, what happened of course is the war

. >> live pictures this morning from george washington university here in the nation's capital where agriculture secretary tom vilsack and health secretary kathleen sebelius will be announcing the latest dietary guidelines for americans. those guidelines are updated every five years and they aim to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and obesity by encouraging improved nutrition and physical activity. this is live coverage here on c-span. >> good morning. i amylin goldman, dean of the school of public health and health services here at the george washington university. it's my pleasure to welcome you this morning. i'm particularly proud our school is part of today's announcement. our dedicated research faculty work every day on issues related to food safety, obesity, policy, and epidemiology and public health students, many of whom are in attendance today, are studying how these issues affect the public's health. i also have to acknowledge and thank our wonderful staff as well as the staff at the usda and hhs for putting this event together this morning. we at g.w. share the commitme

he died in 1799, the same -- just a few months before george washington. and not long before his death washington urged patrick henry to run against the democratic republicans to deny national election to jefferson, and it shows that throughout their building careers madison and jefferson faced henry in every way imaginable. when after the falling out with washington, once again patrick henry loomed as a perspective candidate to oppose jefferson, another virginian who might oppose jefferson for the presidency. is that all we got? yes. >> can you tell us something about how you collaborated on the two men and if there was issues that went back and forth between them? how did you deal with that to make it, you know -- continuity. >> yeah. the question is how i we collaborated on writing a book about these two partners. and the simple answer is that we've been intellectual partners for close to 15 years, and we've been arguing history for all of that time. so we've taken part in the process when each of us was writing a book individually. and we happened to fi

university seven years, george washington chief of urology five years. men's health magazine, contributor. hobbies: explorers club, a national exploration society. chairman of expeditions. michael john manyak.born, jersef age. wife, mary. seven children. roman catholic. republican. st. peter's college, b.a. auburn university m.a., public administration. united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the protein determines what your level is. and when you get up to, w

. >> reporter: since george washington made the firsthand written inaugural address, it has been what newly elected or reelected presidents aspire to but few achieve. a spark that lights a fire in the mind and the imaginations of americans. those that stand the test of time have often come in times of great national crisis. when franklin roosevelt first took office in 1942, the nation had just begun the great depression. and >> fear is the only thing we should fear itself. to convert to a trait and to advance. this nation is asking for our actions and action now. >> reporter: for abraham lincoln the moment came at the end of his second inaugural address, an appeal to heal the nation split by four years of civil war. >> with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness and the right as god gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we're in. to bind up the nation's wound. to care for him who shall born the battle and for his widow and his orphan. to do all that shall achieve, among ourselves and with all nations. >>> when we come back on a second look. we'll go back 5

from george washington university in washington, d.c., this is ban hour and a half. >> alumni and staff and students of the george washington university, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the historic lisner auditorium for the jane goodall awards. it's a particular pleasure as well as an honor to have dr. goodall on our campus. her early work on primate behavior captured the imagination of millions. she has expanded her work to include conservation and striving for a better world. it is also an honor to present this year's global awards. individually and collectively they advance her -- advance her commitment to sustaining and flourishing all of the life forms on the earth we share. and one of the most urgent and important issues of our time, our efforts to educate and enlighten and inform are are strengthened by the many relationships we have throughout the capital area and the world. i am pleased to note that the jane goodall institute recently established a chapter of roots and shoots here at george washington. that will provide our students with yet another opportunity to act on th

mark life, george washington universities, robert malley, international crises group. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> charlie: anthony hopkins is here. his life began in the theatre as an apprentice to the late lawrence olivia. he was in the silence of the lambs. he was nominated for three more academy awards since that time and here is a look at some of his work. >> why is it always him and never me. >> he has interest. >> christ henry, is that open? >> you never called me. you never said my name. i'd have walked, i'd have crawled. i'd have done anything. >> it's your nature to give these morning duties to your father. but you must know your father lost a father and that father lost his. but it's an obstinate course of stubbornness. >> you wake up sometimes don't you, wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs. do you think if you sayoor captain, you could make them stopped, don't you. you think if captain lived you won't wake up in dark ever again to the darkness of the lambs. >> i don't know. i don't know. >> you were asking him. >> she was matron

what it is all about it has pieces by george washington madison, hamilton it mentions jefferson a piecenjamin franklin what it boils down to they are figuring out how to pay for the revolutionary war they just won they can't figure out how to tax people they are arguing about how can we raise the general fund and pay for this if our grandchildren will be in debt same thing we are arguing ability today. >> a series of essays. >> reports. someone else will make a counter recommendation we can't tax them like that. >> federalist. >> exactly very genesis and that resulted in the u.s. constitution five years later. >> what is that book worth? >> a couple thousand dollars. two thousand dollars. >> it is in great shape. >> it was made from paper they are talking about, boris was talking about, steve, that good rag paper it survives. >> super stuff. we will be right back we will take a break when we come back boris and john, and the 44th biennial. antiquarian book fair >>> i've been mispronouncing john's name from brick you books i think i have been doing that for years. >> you are forgiven. >>

he's writing an essay on george washington and why george washington is the example of our public virtual. he makes the point when you say someone is publicly spirited, we think of ralph nader, but earlier, he thought somebody that was self-composeed. >> guest: that essay is a little bit eliteist. later on, a couple of essays that he defends the conservative populism. if the elites itself are destructive of the country and public turns out to be healthy and rises up in revolt, that's fine too. it does show the extent to which one can't -- and this was his view. you can't -- politics is a fluid business. sometimes you'll be so to speak for -- think the public should restrain itself. there needs to be public revolutionary against the elites who are doing this or that. doesn't mean consistent, it just means in the real world of politics and political world, it's sillying to dogmatically propeople or proelites. >> host: that's why it's not the conservative ideology. it's a way of looking at the world in context matters. there are references and discussions of another episode which was the sup

like a congressional report to the people they sent these out to 13 states and it has pieces by george washingtonon, it mentions jefferson, benjamin franklin what it is about, boils down to, they are figuring out how to pay for the revolutionary war they just won they can't figure out how to tax people they are arguing how to raise the general fund and pay for this if our grandchildren are going to be in debt the same thing we are arguing about today. >> this is a series of essays. >> series of reports and their recommendations they are making and someone else will make a counter recommendation. >> it is federalist. >> exactly a generalist of federal conversation. >> it resulted in the u.s. constitution 5 years later. >> what is that worth in terms of dollars. >> a couple thousand dollars. $2,000. >> and it is in great shape >> again this was made from that paper, that boris was talking about and steve talking about good rag paper. it does survive. >> super stuff. >> yeah. >> we will be right back we will take a break when we come back boris and john and the 44th biennial california antiquarian b

on the george washington parkway, 12 hours of gridlock. >> no one is moving. some people are walking in frustration. it's surreal. >> reporter: even the president's motorcade was slowed to a crawl by mother nature's fury. >> this is a sharp snow, it's an angry snow, and it bites you as it hits your face. >> reporter: it all started just as rush hour was getting under way, with flashes of snow thunder and lightning striking seconds before my live report last night. >> what was that? >> reporter: it was startling and deadly, with trees crashing onto trapped cars, killing one woman and just missing alan. >> i was just about to leave and the next thing you know, the tree fell right on top of my head. >> reporter: this morning the digout began. thousands of abandoned cars and power lines down across the region, with 400,000 homes in the dark. >> worried about the house getting cold and pipes freezing. >> reporter: local utilities under fire for poor service in recent years say repairs could take another day. >> we've actually had more outages, and it's because the

while stationed at jockey hollow during the american revolution, george washington is said to have chosene and gold for his troops' uniforms. today, that new jersey site is recognized as our country's first national historic park. >> the flag really represents all that is good about new jersey. it's not necessarily unique, so much as it is an appropriate image for the state. >> and it proudly displays an appropriate motto, "liberty and prosperity." with flag facts, i'm kristen. >> all right young america, what's your opinion? we'll find out in "speak of the week." >> we're young, we're smart and the opportunities to be whatever we want seem endless, so tell me, what do you want to be when you grow up? >> i'd like to be an artist. i think that'd be interesting. >> i want to be a cosmetologist. >> hmm, well i think i want to be a giraffe trainer because i love giraffes so much. >> i want to be an actress when i grow up. >> i'd like to be a rugby player. >> i either want to be a lawyer or marine biologist. >> when i grow up i want to be a librarian, because i love to read. >> i'm thinking, o

the support of nationwide insurance, we are proud to bring you this event from the campus of george washington university. of our panel includes david brody, maria teresa kumar, dana milbank, arianna huffington, maria bartiromo, cornel west, david frum, and john chen. we are glad you've joined us for night one of our conversation, coming up right now. [laughter] [applause] >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [applause] tavis: i think i want to start our conversation first with dr. west

devin greene and kristina sgueglia-- students at the george washington university-- heard the empire state building was getting new windows, so they hit the streets. just how many windows were there? >> okay, we have about 110 floors. >> 11,000. >> 650. >> 110 times. >> 5,550... >> 6,354. >> it's got 6,514 windows, some 26,000 panes of glass. >> that can't be right. >> we took the glass out. we pulled it all apart. we vigorously cleaned it. and we did something else. we re-used all the glass in the building. we took those dual-paned windows and made them r-8. the "r" value is a technical measurement of the resistance to heat flow. so the higher the number, the better. higher "r" value windows are built in a unique way. they have multiple chambers separated by suspended film. that clear film goes in... it goes in with a special set of spacers and other sealants. then, we fill that with gas. that further improves the "r" value to get all the way to 400% improvement. >> reporter: surace says the windows can save $410,000 a year in energy costs. >> commercial buildings are about 18% of o

he graduated from george washington high school as well as hoover middle school, where he was an editor and reporter for the school newspaper and ran on the track and cross-country team. he is scheduled to graduate in september 2011. he entered the u.s. when he was about 12 years old and was ordered removed from the united states to peru when he was 14. he has no knowledge of the deportation because he was a derivative beneficiary of his mother's political asylum application. when the judge denied that her status, that denied his status in the u.s. where he was a minor. he was never reformed -- he was never informed he was a fugitive in the united states. he was arrested along with his parents pursuant to an ice directive called the fugitive program. it was intended to target dangerous fugitive immigrants, but instead has swept up young adopted children who never knew they had been ordered to move. this does not serve any national security progress. where as he is dream act eligible, and his deportation to peru should be halted, we should read his application for deferred action and all

we can show you this live picture of the george washington bridge on the h dash dosh on the new jersey you can see it is blanketed in snow and inching along slowly. the teeter burrow airport is closed as well. air travel is very difficult in that part of the country. >> quite a mess there. we are dealing with a little rainfall. >> yes, meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> it makes us feel guilty with the rainfall we have been receiving. very light today. it is generally under a 10th of an inch. and we are expected to go into a milder winter condition over the coming days. live doppler 7hd is showing you a few showers remain right around the monterey bay. gilroy and salinas and cap paw toe law -- capatola is light. in the sierra nevada, it has been snowing. the last couple hours as you head across 80 from truckee to blue canyon and also across 50 heading toward south lake tahoe. they are reporting light snow, but snowfall is expected to remain on the light side with the about 7,000 foot elevation receiving a few inches of snow. temperatures are in the 40s and the 50

she made that announcement in a speech within the past hour at george washington university. the color coded system was implemented after the september 11 attack with levels going from green to red. the new system will be based on a simple premise. >> when a threat develops that could impact you, the public, we will tell you. we will provide whatever information we can so you know how to protect yourselves, your family and your communities. >> the new terror alert system is scheduled to go into effect by the end of april. >>> investigators are deciding whether to search -- where to search next for kidnapping victim juliani cardenas. last night stanislaus sheriffs announced divers will not go back into the murky chilly waters of the delta canal. they've already pulled eleven cars out of the water in the last six days, but not the silver toyota corolla believed to be in the canal that belongs to kidnapping suspect jose rodriguez. >>> one of the cars that was recovered from the canal has been returned to its owners. but they don't want it back. the car was stolen in november. si

washington, d.c. we'll be following it and watching it. and, of course, right in the middle of it. george? >> sam, thanks. my girls are planning their snow day tomorrow. >>> we're going to turn to the tragedy in tucson. jared loughner appeared in an arizona courtroom monday, accompanied by the lawyer that represented the unabomber and one of the 9/11 plotters. pierre thomas has the latest from tucson. pierre? >> reporter: george, this morning, there are serious questions about why no one intervened to stop the suspect, who clearly had mental health issues. and now, his very family life is at issue as well. this mug shot of jared loughner may say a lot about his mental state. loughner's family has yet to release a statement on the tragedy. and has yet to address what happened to their son. the family is described by some neighbors as fiercely reclusive. besieged by the media, the house is boarded up. but one neighbor was allowed inside to deliver the mail and talk to loughner's father. >> he was crying. it was obvious. he said, i need your help. not only is he sad for his son. he is devasta

the george washington university. it is my pleasure to welcome yos this morning. i'm particularly proud our school is part of today's announcement. the research faculty work every day and issues related to food safety, obesity epidemiology ane public health students, many of whom are in attendance today are studying how these issues affecs derfulblic's h health. i also have to have knowledge and thank our wonderful staff aa well as the staff at the usdato. we at g.w. share the commitment to promote health, wellness, and nutrition. our urban food task force is working to identify ways the university can support scholarship and instruction on sustainable urban food policies and provide practical information on healthy eating and food preparation to the greater g.w. community. i want to particularly acknowledge diane robinson napp wife of g.w. president. for her work and involvement in leading this effort. thank you very much. we are honored to have here today two of our country's leading health and nutrition advocates, secretary of health and human services kathleen

douglas evans, professor and director, public health communication and marketing program, george washington university, washington, dc; sandra de castro buffington, director, hollywood health & society, usc annenberg norman lear center, beverly hills, california. the media obviously influences how people create their opinions, particularly about addiction and treatment issues in behavior health. and doug, why don't we review what we mean about media today. some time ago, marshall mcluhan said that the medium is the message and that is more true today than ever. media have proliferated and they now permeate our society. we're surrounded by it constantly 24/7 and users increasingly are defining what the media are and what those media mean to the rest of us. and mark, why is it important for the media to really understand addiction, treatment, and behavioral health? i think as doug just said, it's 24/7, people rely on the media to get their information and, as the media reaching out, people are forming opinions, ideas, attitudes about what they think about addiction and mental illness based on

and he's writing a essay on george washington and why george washington is the exemplar of public virtue he makes the point now when you say some of its publicly spirited we think of ralph nader, somebody that's active, but in earlier centuries they've got somebody that was self composed and restrained because you need that restrict to have a decent society. >> guest: that essay is a little elitist if you want to use a current term, and a little worried about, you know, of course the excessive egalitarianism and the democratization of everything collapsed. later on in a couple of essays he defends a kind of conservative populism. if, he says, the eletes themselves are kind of decadent and destructive of the country, and if the public turns out to be somewhat healthy and rises seven revolt, that's fine, too. desha was the extent to which one can come to know, this would have been very much you can't -- politics is a fluid business and sometimes you will be so to speak for think the public should restrain itself a little bit and other times you will say there needs to be a little public re