george washington slept here many times and to gadsby's tavern into christchurch, where he worshiped regularly. this is carlyle house. it was built by john carlisle, one of the founders of alexandria. church washington state rather, also the founder of alexandria. the sister of giancarlo's wife, so the two families got together frequently. they were good amount erdmann washington with come here. you could see how much when he stayed on a tear. even after john carlisle died in 1780, george washington continued to come to visit with members of the family. he came to dine with carlyle's daughters and her family. but coincide with you were george washington dined with robert carlyle. this is the dining room at the carlyle house, were george washington dined many times. this is all original and carved woodwork, original flooring. it's the actual were george washington dined. this is an important moment in american history. in 1755, rodrick came to town and chose carlyle to be his headquarters because he caught a conference at the governor's. john carlisle looked at the grandest congress e

that is the bed on which george washington died. t we also know from martha washington's will that she had a personal role in acquiring that bed, which is a bit larger than the typical dimensions for an 18th century bed. so it seems perhaps that she's getting kind of a custom-made bed for her quite tall husband. another piece in the room that has a very close connection with martha washington is her desk. although very little of the correspondence between george and martha washington has survived, because martha washington destroyed their private correspondence. it was in that desk that two of their letters were found that had slipped behind one of the drawers. that is very special to us as kind of the preserver of that little bit of very personal correspondence. it's not just a place where she slept. i can just picture her really sitting in her easy chair by the fire with her grandchildren around, and so we can really imagine how comfortable it must have been for martha washington. >> george and martha washington's bedroom at mount

lawrence washington, george washington's brother, was one of the founders as well. the carlyles would go to mount vernon, the washingtons would come here. you could see how much he would pay when he stayed all night here. and even after john carlyle died in 1780, george washington continued to come here to visit with members of the carlyle family. he came here to dine with carlyle's daughter and her family. let's go inside and see where george washington would dine with john carlyle. this is the dining room at the carlyle house where george washington dined many times. this room is all original, hand-carved wordwork, there's no subflooring, you can see the office down below. this is the actual color it was when george washington dined here. this is an important room in american history. in 1755 general braddock came to town for the french and indian war. he chose carlyle house to be his headquarters because this was the grandest house in town. and general braddock called a conference of colonial governors. again, john carlyle, this was the grandest congress ever held

and george washington's big brother, lawrence, also was a founder. lawrence washington's wife was a for of john carlyle's wife, so you know the two families got together frequently. the carlyles would go to mount vernon, the washingtons would come here. look in george washington's account book, you can see how much he would tip the slaves when he stayed all night here. george washington continued to come here to visit with members of the or carlyle family. he came here to dine with the carlyle's daughter and her family. let's go inside and see where george washington dined with john carlyle. this is the dining room of the carlyle house where george washington dined many times. this room is all original, original hand-carved woodwork, original flooring. there's no subflooring. you can see the office down below. this is the actual color it was when george washington dined here. and this was an important room in american history. in 1755 general braddock came to town for the french and indian war, and he chose carlyle house to be his headquarters because

let's go inside and see where george washington would dine with george carlyle. this is the dining room were church washington dined many times. the original handcarved would work. this is an important room in american history. in 1755, the frenchman d'amore. this is the greatest husband tom. the conference was the grandest congress overhauled up until then. and five governors met in this room to play in the french and indian war. one of the things they talk about was he remembered taxation without representation. beginning the american revolution. now the room is set up for dinner and this is the way it would've been when george washington came here for dinner and very much might be like this. he also kind of various taverns around town. george washington's favorite tavern. >> this is probably george washington's favorite tavern. he banged here frequently. in the early 1770s than the current building where the museum yesterday was built in 1785 and the new addition was added in 1792 compass of the new edition is over 70 years old. john adams, thomas jefferson, ja

the george washington memorial towers over the city, and alexandria has the large george washington'sbirthday parade in the nation. al sandalexandrians like to says george washington's hometown. the three locations include carlyle house where george washington slept there and dined there many times, we're going to go to gadsby's tavern which was probably george washington's favorite tavern here in alexandria and to christ church where he worshiped regularly. this is carlyle house and, yes, george washington did sleep here. it was built by john carlyle who's one of the founders of alexandria, and lawrence washington also was a founder of alexandria. lawrence washington's wife was the sister of john carlyle's wife, so you know the two families got together frequently. the carlyles would go to mount vernon, the washingtons would come here. you could see how much he would tip carlyle's slaves when he stayed all night here. and even after john carlyle died, george washington continued to come here to visit with members of the carlyle family, he came here to dine carlyle's daughter and her

george washington did sleep here. john carlisle that is one of the founders and alexandria and his brother also is the founder of alexandria. the sister so the two families got together frequently. they would come here and you can see they would stay all night here. after john died in 1780, he continued to come here to visit with members of the family. she dined with carlyle's the five daughter and her family. you see where george washington with a diamond with carlyle -- would dine with carlyle. george washington dined here many times. these are hand carved and using the office down below. this is an impediment in american history. in 1755, they came to town for the war. she chose carlisle to be his headquarters. he called a conference of the governors and this was the grandest, christopher held up until then either probably was until the continental congress in philadelphia 20 years later and they met in this room to play and low war and one of the things to talk about is how to pay for the war. remember taxation wi

gillette said that this was george washington's hometown. george washington stuck there. many times. probably his favorite tavern near. george washington did sleep pier . built by john carlisle who was the founder of alexandria. in his big brother also was a founder of alexandria. both washington's wife was a sister. so they got together frequently. there would come here. you can see him stay on nighter. after he died in 1780, george washington continued to come here to visit with members of the carlyle family. the whole side. see where george washington. this is the dining room of the carlyle house. hand carved woodwork. said flooring. the office, george weston to nine here. this was an important part of american history. in 1755 he came to town for the french and indian war. the headquarters because . the colonial governors. this was the grandest congress ever held on this continent. it probably wasn't the greatest congress, the continental congress in philadelphia. the plan, the french and indian war. out a pair for the work. what was suggested. taxation without repres

of the social season to come to a ball with george washington. in my book washington we visit a number of alexandria sites visited by george washington so now we are going to christchurch. right now we are standing in front of christchurch which george washington 10 attended frequently. when they are not having church services there are you can go inside. this church was built between 1767 and 1773 and when it was bill that was known as the little church in the woods because it was on the outskirts of alexandria. today you can hear all the traffic. this is george washington spewing christchurch. pew number five. he was sitting here with his family martha and depending on what time it is her children are her grandchildren ,-com,-com ma it would have been a pretty full pew if they had the whole family here. george washington was baptized in the church at the age of two months. he was married in the church and he was buried in the episcopal church. his religious life is what you would expect. he supported the church financially and helped out poor pe

but who were george washington's girlfriends when he was a kid? and you find that the teenage washington on more than one occasion basically goes back home in tears because he was turned down and puts pen to paper and writes roses are red, violates are blue -- violets are blue types of program. cupid's dart has been shot through my heart when yet another girl turned him down. during my degrees and during my doctoral study, my professors didn't tell me about washington's teenage girlfriend. so it's kind of fun, and i think it provides us with an important lens, a new way of understanding the presidents. we all know that our country's leaders have often times been shaped by the hand of a woman, often a mother. often a wife. but i'm here to tell you, sometimes that of a mistress as well. it's in the news today as we tape this program, david general -- general david petraeus is still dominating the headlines with his alleged affair and his misbehavior. related to the book, what my first thought was when this happened to petraeus and when it came out wa

the golden gate--i mean, the george washington bridge, george washington. [laughter] you guys been known the george washington bridge has a resonant frequency that's equal to that of cat's trot? you guys know about that. cat, yeah. medium-sized cat. who's from new york city? they can back me up on this. you're gonna cross the-- walk across the george washington bridge. they got a little cat guard, little sign, "no cats." now, a lot of people think that's cute and that's a joke. but come on, you're physics type. we know what, right? you know i do. you know how a cat runs, by the way. you got a cat running. 20 minutes later. beautiful timing. how about a dog? but the cats, honey. guess what they found out that the natural of frequency of the george washington bridge is? so what would happen if you let a cat run across that bridge? you know, you guys, you notice when i hit this that these air molecules bent the steel. you had evidence of that. you heard it. right? so oh, well, maybe little air molecules can bend steel but not a cat. [laughter] how about it, ga

kenny spokeda about efforts to reform his government at george washington university. this is 35 minutes. [applause] mark, bryan, ambassador collins, ladies and gentlemen, i was told i was coming to a university, but there are all the languages in the world -- i am going to speak for two hours in ayers. may i wish you all a happy st. patrick's week. washingtonto be in and have the opportunity to give andcture in respect of paul what he stood for and how is.rtant he employees to speak of a great irishman, described on many occasions as a new yorker who for the underdogs and outsiders who never forgot where he came from. onill say a few words to you the issue and a cause of something that is so close to all our hearts and people all around the world, our democracy. i am personally honored at the george washington university should bestow upon me they're making democracy worked toward, and i really do appreciate that. was it not george washington who said perseverance and spirits have done wonders in all ages. here in the united states and ireland, we have the privilege a

the second thing is i get to give the reader snapshots of george washington and martha washington as well reflecting upon events in the past and what they met and how they see them now after a period of time. now, it is at that point that the book becomes truly fiction and not history, and why am i doing this? well, because i'd always thought it would be fun to write a novel, but, you know, asking myself why? what makes it fun is that it enables you to do something you cannot do as a historian, and that is go beyond the evidence, go beyond existing evidence on paper or whatever, and say what you think was really going on in these people's lives and what nay were thinking, and it's such fun because if you know individuals well enough, and i feel i do know george washington very well, throughout the book we wrote together about him, there it is. you feel in some sense that you know it, but you can't prove it. well, if you write history. people will say they make claims and statements, and many of them are not true. well, you don't say that about a novel. [laughter] you can't say that a

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alexandria has the largest george washington birthday parade in the nation. >> next weekend, more from alexandria, virginia as bookkeeping e d and c-span's local vehicles look behind the scenes. saturday, noon eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with kyle cheney, here to talk about the affordable care act and health- care exchanges. what are they? guest: they are the vehicle that millions of americans are expecting to get coverage. there are two ways, medicaid expansion and exchanges. exchanges will be run in every state. what they are essentially is a web portal where consumers can go and get private insurance that subsidizes through the affordable care act. it is basically for people who cannot afford insurance or could not get it through their employers. host: what types of insurance companies will participate? guest: it is going to vary state by state. insurance companies will bid against each other for access to the market. some states will be passive and see any interest company can come on in and we will give consumers the maximum for its possible and h

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that caused a bit of controversy naming the eldest son after george washington and not john. >> when she arrived in the united states, it was the first time she had ever seen the country of her nationality and she went to the adams home outside of boston, quincy, massachusetts, and their place which we met during the john adams program was known as peacefield. we'll show you that next. >> when louisa and john quincy first came to the old house, they had just journeyed back from europe, came from washington, d.c. and made the way up to braintree or quincy. the journey was arduous or her. her health was not very good and the journey was difficult. she met her father and mother-in-law, she would write, if i had stepped on noah's ark, i wouldn't have been more astonished. she had a challenge to win over abigail adams. she took to john, it was very easy. abigail was more skeptical, perhaps due to john quincy's teasing. he only gave abigail a little bit of information about louisa catherine and wasn't forthright in his intentions. it was in many ways a surprise that he married louisa cathe

they asked george to come back to washington to escort family to quincy. he either fell or jumped off the boat. devastating personal tragedy. >> two years later, his brother died of alcoholism. >> 1834, it was a little bit later. >> one child survived. what about their grandchildren and heirs? >> there are a number of grandchildren. john adams the second, he had married his cousin and had two children. john quincy emily said became the guardians to those children. anotherger one died in tragedy. charles francis adams married andail wrote -- brook, they had a number of children. they are in boston. john quincy adams we sell only see them during their summer breaks, because they spend pretty much all their time in washington. >> cheryl from santa barbara. >> i do so much for having the program. i am really enjoying it. i was wondering if you know sizelouisa catherine's was. she looks very petite in her pictures. >> do we know? >> she was definitely slender. i cannot tell you how tall she was. i don't think particularly. she remained slender throughout her li

the george washington national memorial towers over the city, and alexandria has the largest george washington's birthday parade in the nation. alexandria likes to say that this is george washington's hometown. >> next weekend, more from al sand drink ya, virginia, as booktv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of al alexandria, virginia. >> michigan senator carl levin announced last week that he will not seek re-election when his term expires in 2014. monday senate majority leader harry reid paid tribute to senator levin who will retire after six terms. >> mr. president, for some public servants the political fire is lit by their first trip to washington or by moving a memorable, being moved by a memorable party convention speech. for others it's military service which leads to a career in public service. for still others a single issue such as a proposed freeway through a vibrant community propels them into politics. but for senator carl levin, serving michigan families is something of a family business. senator levin'

is sitting over a desk-- >> george washington isn't a terrorist. and wait, i have a question. >> the british probably thought he was. >> sean: was he a terrorist? >> of course he was. >> sean: thank you, thank you. but the british probably thought that george washington was a terrorist. >> sean: if i was president, billy cunningham, i wouldn't speak under a picture of a terrorist. >> sean hannity we wondered what a second jimmy carter term would look like we now know. there's a line in north korea, don't cross the line, nuclear bombs are going off on north korea. the revolution happening in egypt to whom we give hundreds of millions of dollars when the leaders compare jews to snakes and them to pigs. he's drawn another line in iran, guess what? talk to the north koreans, what happened when the nobel prize peace winner draws the line, the answer is nothing. and 100,000 or more syrians have been killed and obama is fiddling as damascus is burning and that's a foreign policy? joe trippi, you've got to be kidding me. (laughter) >> that's some really go

elizabeth warren as came out and pointed out that from george washington until. ronald reagan's administration productivity went up and wages went up brought along with it literally from george washington to ronald reagan from ronald reagan's administration to today productivity is continue to go up wages have been flat course the billionaires took everything in between and had those wages in fact there's the there's the chart right on the screen had those wages followed productivity right now the minimum wage would be over twenty dollars the person that she was asking the expert witness of the economist in fact here's a here's the clip let's take a look at. if we started in one thousand nine hundred sixty and we said that as productivity does that is as workers are producing more then the minimum wage is going to go up the same and if that were the case the minimum wage today would be about twenty two dollars an hour so my question mr dewberry it with a minimum wage of seven dollars twenty five cents an hour is what happened to the other fourteen dollars and sev

his remarks at george washington university on monday are about 35 minutes. on tuesday the prime minster will meet with president obama and members of congress to mark st. patrick's day. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i was told i was coming to the university and everybody understands all the languages of the world so -- [laughter] i'm going to speak for two hours in irish. [laughter] i wish you all a happy st. patrick's week. it's a real privilege for me to be here in washington to have the opportunity to give the lecture in respect to polydor air and what he stood for and how important and fragile that is. as i say i'm particularly pleased to be able to speak of a great irishman paul of dwyer on many occasions as a new yorker who was a battler for the underdogs and outsiders. he never forgot where he came from improved it on so many occasions. i want to say a few words on the issue, on the cause of something that is so close to our hearts and people around the world which is our democracy. i am personally honored that the george washington university s

collapse with it which is what have been happening every fifteen years every generation since george washington he said instead we're going to take government money which we're going to borrow during the bad times we're in take this government money and we're going to put people back to work they can be digging holes they can be planting trees they can be doing productive things building roads building bridges but now they have a paycheck so they can resume their job their role as the job creators so they the end these people whether they're on government benefits see a dollar's a dollar doesn't matter work comes from dollars at zero whether they're taking their money from a government paycheck or whether they're taking the money from a corporate paycheck the economy doesn't care so when they take that dollar into a store to buy something now the store owner can pay his clerk and he has to buy something from the wholesaler the wholesaler can buy pay the people are stocking the boxes the whole so as to buy the man in the hat manufacturer the manufacturer can pay the people who are putting things

it's been seven years since 38- year-old joe fruscione earned his ph.d in english from george washington university. he has yet to land a full-time job. >> the market for ph.d's in humanities is almost super- saturated. there have been some positions where i've had to compete with hundreds of applicants who all on paper have roughly the same education and skill sets. >> so fruscione works three part-time gigs. one is running a moby dick discussion group at a washington, d.c. bookstore. >> when you hear moby dick, you think... >> whale! >> solman: fruscione also has part-time posts at university of maryland, baltimore county, and g.w. so-called contingent faculty like fruscione are paid class by class. fruscione earns $4,500 to $7,500 per course, and typically teaches eight over two semesters-- all in, less than $50,000 a year. >> there aren't any guaranteed benefits, or anything tards retirement. it's essentially getting paid just for the teaching. it's hard in some level to predict how much i'll get paid per week or per month. >> solman: of course, cost- conscious colleges could rely on

george washington loved to dance. and all the ladies really wanted to dance with him, to dance with the president of the united states was a big thrill. in 1798-1799, they came here for birthday balls. he died in 1799, they had one every year, except for 1,800 because it was too close to his death and during the world war. alexandria has the largest george washington's birthday parade in the nation. alexandria likes to say this is george washington's hometown. >> next weekend, more from alexandria, virginia has book tv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of alexandria, virginia. saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2 book tv and sunday at 5:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >> when it comes to the secretary of state and the people around her, i think that what i found striking is her ability to stay focused at all times, as much as possible, on what is happening. she doesn't get distracted by the details, if they're not important. obviousl

. >> solman: 75-year-old former george washington university president stephen trachtenberg still teaches public service there. >> you guys are all working well togetherm and that's wonderful. >> solman: at george mason university, 71-year-old writing professor don gallehr is still teaching too. >> if the kids are happy and learning and i'm happy and learning, i'm here. >> solman: and how long does 69- year-old boston university particle physicist larry sulak plan to keep blowing up protons? >> i have no idea. shelly is a good model. >> solman: that would be his 80- year-old colleague, nobel- winning physicist sheldon glashow. and when do you intend to retire? >> that i don't know. >> solman: america's work force is graying, and academia along with it. professors over 65 have more than doubled since 2000. some 40% of all workers say they'll work past 65. in academia, however, a full 75% plan to work past a normal retirement age. historian claire potter is at the new school in new york. >> most of us believe that we should be able to work on our own terms for as long as we want. >> solman:

they had birthday balls here for george washington in 1798 and 1799.artha came here for birthday balls. he died in 1799. they had birthday balls for him ever year since then, except they didn't have one in 1800 because that was too close to his death. they didn't have them during world war ii. today alexandria's main street is named after washington. the george washington national masonic memorial towers over the city. alexandria has the largest george washington birthday parade in the nation. alexandrians like to say that this is george washington's home town. >> next weekend, more from alexandria, virginia, as "book tv," "american history tv," and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes of the history and literary life of alexandria, virginia, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's "book tv," and sunday at 5:00 on "american history tv" on c- span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is representative gwen moore. give us your assessment of yesterday's budget. guest: the last two budget chairman ryan has proposed. the

he simply turned and said, george washington hospital and we were on our way. >> the first bulletin.. there's been a late development. shots fired outside the hilton hotel a short while ago. here's bernard shaw with more. >> we don't know precisely what happened nor -- pardon me. my apology. details are very sketchy at this moment, we don't know precisely what happened, we don't know the sequence. first of all, the president is safe. >> at the hotel, john hinckley, jr. was buried beneath a heap of humanity. >> it's like a pyramid, but there's a hole in this pile of people. i zoom into this hole and there's a picture of this guy's eyes wide open looking at me. >> granger was pinned inside that pile with hinckley, he felt something beneath his leg. >> i pulled my leg out, and that kicked out the gun. >> you can see the gun on the sidewalk in this photo. three men lay nearby, shot, wounded by hinckley. >> the press secretary went down, he got shot in the head. >> all three would survive. but press secretary jim brady would never be able to return to his white house post. agents rushed h

it seems like george washington is posing for statues.the republic, it became descriptions of her on the move. it was a form of political analysis. she deliberately created this. she is not wearing what an actual queen would wear, but would wear an adaptation. she put that on her turban to make for even taller. >> how would americans react to this? the newspapers had reports with descriptions of what she was wearing? >> and how did it was. >> were they proud? >> i think they were mostly proud. the federalists were a little put off by this. they thought it was a little too regal and court like. but there was a lot of discussion about creating a republican court. that is a group of people who headed up government but with the idea of having a republic instead of a monarchy. that is part of what she was doing. one of the things that is ingenious about dolley is she takes european influences and filters them through a democratic lands. they give you something to aspire to as a new nation and how elliot and wonderful it can be. but you do not

l low el track and cross country team in public schools in sacramento cull any mating in our george washington she retired from the district in 2001. generosity enabled her to mentor scores of [inaudible] from 2004 until her death served as cochair [inaudible] for retired teachers and all retirees in the city of san francisco. she will be deeply missed by her husband, friends and the many more she touched with her work an various campaigns. also in memory of [inaudible] for over 30 years he was a gifted /toefper and counselor at [inaudible] earning a masters degree in counseling in 1990. he was always involved in latino community and [inaudible] express sin sheer -- sincere condolences to >>> good afternoon and thank you for coming. i'm delighted to announce that our first effort is unleashed upon the world. [ applause ] . it's only been two-and-a-half years since the moment of conception of this idea. it's an amazing tribute to our community. it reached three levels of impossibility, of getting a permit and designing it and putting it on this structure and the impossibility of getting it fund

l low el track and cross country team in public schools in sacramento cull any mating in our george washington she retired from the district in 2001. generosity enabled her to mentor scores of [inaudible] from 2004 until her death served as cochair [inaudible] for retired teachers and all retirees in the city of san francisco. she will be deeply missed by her husband, friends and the many more she touched with her work an various campaigns. also in memory of [inaudible] for over 30 years he was a gifted /toefper and counselor at [inaudible] earning a masters degree in counseling in 1990. he was always involved in latino community and [inaudible] express sin sheer -- sincere condolences to >> on december 28, 1912, san francisco mayor stared into a sea of 60,000 of constituents that gathered at geary. the berth of the first publicly owned transit system in the city, the san francisco municipal railway. >>> all right. every year we come out to celebrate arbor day in the month of march and i'm happy to kickoff this year arbor day here at this special location. joined with us today we have several

this week's focus is our nation's first president, george washington.xisted in his time, nobody knows exactly how he looked or sounded. but the first time ever, our "night news now" artists have been able to create an incredible 3-d model rendering of exactly what this president looked and sounded like. >> i am george washington. [ laughter ] i chopped down a cherry tree. i was the first president. nobody was before me. >> jimmy: time to take a look at what's happening in other countries around the world. it's time for "globe news." ♪ >> hello. i am michael fitzpatrick. a new sports complex is opening this weekend downtown. i remember playing basketball in school when i was a little boy. one day i went up for a super-duper dunk and my shorts fell off. everyone was chanting, "shrinky dinky. shrinky dinky." [ laughter ] i cried so hard. i was like, "why?" and i let out a stinky. [ laughter ] anyway, the complex will open at 9:00 p.m. on friday. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that was globe news. and finally, on "the bachelor," sean has narrowed it down

coming up, a drink that will make you feel like the commander in chief, how you can sip from the george washington secret whiskey recipe next. >>> a 5.9 magnitude earthquake has occurred in mexico city. sending thousands fleeing into the streets. no immediate reports of damage or injuries to report so far. that just coming into our newsroom. a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hitting mexico city >>> switching gears, let's talk about some rye whiskey like george washington used to drink. >> crews are reconstructing washington's distillery using the same grain recipe from 250 years ago. they are even dressing the part. they say they will be making more than 1100 bottles of unaged whiskey. starting on april 4, just next week, a bottle to be yours for $95. this is the most authentic version they say that is available. >> they will be sold out in no time. >> no doubt. 6:26. still ahead, paying thousands of doll as for a ticket that's free. how spectators are going to an extreme to score a seat to witness history at the supreme court. >> we are live with a look at the prop 8 hearing. >> a smokey bay wakeup call

l low el track and cross country team in public schools in sacramento cull any mating in our george washington she retired from the district in 2001. generosity enabled her to mentor scores of [inaudible] from 2004 until her death served as cochair [inaudible] for retired teachers and all retirees in the city of san francisco. she will be deeply missed by her husband, friends and the many more she touched with her work an various campaigns. also in memory of [inaudible] for over 30 years he was a gifted /toefper and counselor at [inaudible] earning a masters degree in counseling in 1990. he was always involved in latino community and [inaudible] express sin sheer -- sincere condolences to these families. (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is ex

and he turned, and said george washington hospital. on your way. >> the first bulletin. >> there's been a late development. shots reportedly fired outside the hotel where president reagan spoke a short time ago. here's bernard shaw in our washington bureau. >> details are very sketchy, we don't know precisely what happened -- >> bill! >> pardon me. okay, my apology. details are very sketchy at this moment. we don't know precisely what happened. we don't know the sequence. first of all, the president is safe. >> at the hotel, john hinckley jr. was buried beneath a heap of humanity. >> it's like a pyramid, but there's a hole in this pile of people. so i zoomed into this hole and there's this picture of this guy with his eyes wide open, looking at me. >> granger was pinned inside that pile with hinckley. he felt something beneath his leg. >> i pulled my leg out and that kicked out the gun. >> you can see the gun on the sidewalk in this photo. three men lay nearby, shot, wounded by hinckley. >> the press secretary went down. he got shot in

>> jimmy: i'm tiny george washington here. [ sandler-esque mumbles ] >> steve: sandler washington?sandler as tiny george washington head. [ laughter ] [ sandler-esque mumbles ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover," unless that book is "the cat in the hat," because that book is about a cat, and he's in a hat. [ cheers and applause ] you can actually judge that. it's a good book. ♪ thank you, matzah, for being a giant saltine that went to hebrew school. [ applause ] i love matzah. ♪ thank you, people who walk away from an explosion without looking back, for letting me know that your revenge is complete. [ laughter and applause ] ♪ he's wearing a fedora. >> steve: yeah, he got a fedora and he adjusted it, then he had the button in his hand too. what do you call it, a detonator. >> jimmy: a detonator in his hand. >> steve: and he blew that whole thing up. >> jimmy: that was the last episode of "little house on the prairie." >> steve: i saw it. awful, weird. >> jimmy: the weirdest ending. >> steve: i think michael bay started producing it at that point. >>

whiskey just like george washington used to drink. should be available at the first president's mt. vernon estate. crews there are reconstructing washington's distill larry and using his same grain recipe from 250 years ago. they are going to open more than 11 bottles of whiskey. it could be yours for $95. mt. vernon says it this is the most authentic version available. i think i-195 is not too high considering. >>> we're following breaking news from overnight. we have just heard from amanda knox and get her reaction for being retried for the murder of her roommate. >> new development in the case of a south bay teacher accused of trying to spike her student's drink. >>> part of a major south bay thoroughfare is shut down after a major accident. >>> we will follow that impact on your local commute as well as the rest of the bill for this traffic tuesday. we will have the east bay coming up. that fog is not going to help. it is thickening up. in the north bay, we are expecting more to develop. a sear advice of storms on the way to the bay area. i'll let you know when you will need to

george washington love to dance. that had balls here for george washington in 1798 and 799. he died in 1799. they did not have one in 1800 because that was to close to his death. today, alexander is main state is named after george washington. alexandrian like to say that this is george washington's home town. >> next weekend, more from alexandria. we look behind-the-scenes on book tv and sunday at 5:00 on american history tv, on c-span3. >> now, a conference on women in politics from southern methodist university in dallas. they explored the landscape for women as candidates for elective offices in state and federal races. this is an hour and 35 minutes. [applause] >> thanks so much for having me today. >> the weather in d.c. i thought i was getting a break. morning. this weekend i was looking on the internet. i got a much better title. ask not what you can do for women but what women can do for you. eight years ago i found myself sitting next to the mayor of salt lake city. he was a nice guy. we started to talk about what to do for living. i told him i work to encourage yo

and then i picked up my hand because it was sitting next to me and ran to george washington hospitalvastating yet pivotal time. >> i came out of my funk ever since i lost my arm i wanted to do things i couldn't believe i could do. as of today i can do that. i'm not going to let that stand in my way. i would rather fail trying than not try. >> reporter: in more than 30 years as a maximum security federal prison legend has it nobody swam 1 1/2 miles from the island here to the shore and successfully escaped alcatraz. today 2,000 triathletes can say they accomplished just that. >>> thank you. very impressive. there were several motivated and determined athletes. there was a 46-year-old man from austin, texas, who died during the swim portion of the triathlon this morning. doctors believe the man suffered a heart attack. our condolences go out to the family. we will have much more sports coming up later tonight. >> thank you very much. we thank you for choosing nbc bay area 6. we will be back with you here tonight at 11:00 with the updated forecast and the rain coming down the road. unti

okay, george washington, did you take my truck out last night? 'tis tasty. >>> justin timberlake hosted snn for the first time. he had a little help from an elite group of performers who made the sketch comedy show their home away from home. >> live from new york, it's saturday night. >> justin timberlake is back, bringing the funny along with the sexy. >> it is great to be back hosting "saturday night live" for the fifth time. >> last night marked timberlake's fifth time hosting snl. a gig that's earned him four emmys. and a spot in the exclusive five-timers club, a group of snl elite, including tom hanks and alec baldwin who hosted the time, you guessed it, five times or more. >> very few people host snl five times or more. >> i love being a five-timer. >> with nods to classic characters. >> we are two wild and crazy guys. >> and a special guest, jay-z. last night anticipates performance -- ♪ left fans wanting that suit and tie back again. >> yeah. >> he's great. >> he is. >> and great for everyone else. do you get this all the time, you work a

okay, george washington, did you take my truck out last night?is tasty. >>> a girl scout t zoorchlgts a girlro scout troops learning a valuable lesson about the importance of community. mark potter reports, here seeing firsthand just how much people really do love girl scout cookies. >> reporter: for a girl scout troop in portland, oregon, it was a dream come true. a massive cookie order believed to be from a woman at a local company for 6,000 boxes of girl scout cookies worth $24,000. >> peanut butter. >> it was really exciting. >> the only problem, they say, is that it was an expensive fraud. the bogus order not actually placed by the woman at the company. >> apparently it was a fraud lent order placed by her daughter who was assuming her mother's identity. >> reporter: so the scouts were stuck with all those cookies. their troop facing debt, and the girls potentially unable to earn enough credit to go to summer camp. >> i think it's not nice to the girl scouts at all. >> being very little, some of them are brownies which means they're between