lee was born in 18 to07, of course george washington was long dead. but the lee and washington names had already been fused together. and that was because of robert e. lee's father a man named henry lighthorse harry lee. now, he was one of george washington's most trusted cavalry commanders during the revolutionary war. and that's how he earned that nickname lighthorse harry lee. but what makes harry rhee most famous -- lee most famous is what he did after the war he wrote a eulogy for his old commander. he's the one who wrote the words first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. and those, of course, are still the words that we remember george washington by today. and in robert e. lee's time, everybody knew that his father had written those words. now, much as harry lee admired george washington, he couldn't quite copy george washington's example. he couldn't imitate what he knew was george washington's greatest virtue, and what was that virtue? it was self-control and self-command. after the revolutionary war, harry lee cy

george washington liked it. people from all across the country came to our lincoln to see the moment shows as a far lincoln was the museum. there was something else at arlington. a sadder legacy for mount vernon. there were slaves who descended from mount vernon. how was that possible? didn't george washington famously free his slaves in his will? he did free his own slaves but what he couldn't do much as he wanted to do, he couldn't free his wife's waves and some of those slaves became the property of george washington's adopted son. lee himself thought that slavery was an evil institution. you shouldn't make the mistake he was an abolitionist which was not an abolitionist. he did pray god would end slavery but he thought it was worse for whites ban slaves themselves which is an attitude that is hard for us to understand but he wanted nothing to do with his institution. he tried his hardest to avoid it as much as possible. what ultimately in tables him in the institution of slavery is his father-in-law died in

to write about george washington in the same way. i knew little about washington. i heard, of course, he chopped down the cherry tree, which he didn't. i heard he wore a wig, which he didn't. and i'd heard that he wore wooden teeth, which he didn't. so i found out everything i thought i knew was not correct. i describe this book as csi meets it biography channel, it's been a treat for me to replace all of the myths with the facts about george washington. the premise is this -- does george washington really look like the image on the $1 bill. when mt. vernon did some research, they found most americans would describe this image of george washington taken from the portrait as old, boring and grumpy. and, of course, they realized they were going to have to change that way of looking at the father of our country. they devised a plan in which they would create three life-sized figures of george washington and show him at the ages of 19 and 45 and at 57. and to do this, they really compiled a team from the experts from all over the world. t

and the so of george washington's adopted child.and so now only one word separate robert e. lee from the pinnacles and profession from command of what would be the largest american army ever raised, from glory perhaps that no american since george washington had known and what did robert e. lee say? well, he said he opposed secession, and he did opposed secession. he thought it was illegal. and equally significantly he thought george washington would've opposed secession and that was no given at the time, because people both sides of the conflict claimed george washington for the own. secessionists said george washington was a rebel rebel against a union with the british. on the other side unionists will say, george washington in his farewell address said the pride the union about any exceptional allegiance. and actual robert e. lee's reading biography of george washington in the months before the civil war, and he is hearing these and he concludes that he basically agrees with the unionist position he plays a george washington woul

george washington fully supported l'enfant in his decision, though not in his action. you can see the letter washington wrote to daniel carroll in an exhibit opening at george washington university in march at the new albert small museum at the new university museum. two exhibits from albert small's collection, including this letter. l'enfant dies in 1825. he is buried on this plantation in the slave cemetery in an unmarked grave. they were able to find the exact skeleton which they took out of the graveyard at the plantation near bladensburg. escorted it in a week or so to the rotunda of the united states capital, where peter l'enfant lay in state and a huge military procession crossed the potomac river to bury him with the best view of washington, d.c., from the front of arlington house in arlington cemetery. i question whether or not the bones there are peter l'enfant. [laughter] i have attempted, and now that i'm going to retire, people say, what are you going to do? well, i'm going to find out whether l'enfant's grave holds the bones of an enslaved african american

to think about george washington doing that. to think about the arrangement and the relationship to the river. you start seeing a washington that has been very much undersold as both an architect and planner. he did not have the breadth of understanding that jefferson did. as a planner and architect, he was no slouch. that is what happens at that meeting. we have a scale here. the second meeting was to talk about how they would fill this. this did not happen, but this is what he outlined to george washington. we were going to begin at parts equidistant to the center. and we are going to start with the squares and circles. he called them squares, whether they were rectangular or circular. he called them all squares. and dotted all over the plan. his idea was an intriguing one even today, if it seems a little unlikely to have succeeded. it was that the work would start with smaller villages growing up around this territory. and the first set of squares would be given, the land would be given, free of charge to the 13 existing origi

both have about the connections to george washington.t was a common knowledge in both saw a tremendous significance. they also knew that winnefeld scott who scot who at the time was the ranking general in the u.s. army thought we was the very best soldier that he'd ever seen in the field. and robert e. lee certainly looked like a fine soldier. he stood under 6 feet tall, he had powerful broad shoulders come here perfect posture. everybody saw him and said some version of the same thing batman looks every inch like a soldier. so april 1861 an emissary for it him lincoln asked robert e. lee to right across from arlington and come to the city of washington. his name is princess player and prince's player and he makes an extraordinary offer to robert e. lee. he says says while you read the main army to crush of secession plaques and as he renders the story come he tried in every way to convince robert e. lee to say yes. he said of the country looks the country looks as a representative of the washington family and that was hardly an exaggera

well, this is the george washington, you know, it could be "into the wild." there's a great book for you i was thinking he would have gone up to alaska if he could have. it's another sort of story about washington, you get to feel what he's really like. again, i got to see his clothes because i was doing his inauguration and despite all the pictures of him with a tricorner hat, he never wore a tri-corner hat. he wore a bi-corner hat. he never cut down a cherry tree so far as i know, but he planted a lot of trees. some of them are still there. you can actually put your hand on a tree that george washington himself planted. there's some wonderful tulip poplars. so you get to get immersed in this great man who really can be his virtues can be a model for us today and also his lifestyle. he comes alive. finally, the introduction sort of shows my choice of topics the last thing i'll talk about. you see this in my books in general. there's some historians and biographers and great journalists and writers who can take a topic that has been written about and written a

to think about george washington doing that. to think about the arrangement and the relationship to the river. you start seeing a washington that has been very much undersold as both an architect and planner. he did not have the breadth of understanding that jefferson did. as a planner and architect, he was no slouch. that is what happens at that meeting. we have a scale here. the second meeting was to talk about how they would fill this. this did not happen, but this is what he outlined to george washington. we were going to begin at parts equidistant to the center. and we are going to start with the squares and circles. he called them squares, whether they were rectangular or circular. he called them all squares. and dotted all over the plan. his idea was an intriguing one even today, if it seems a little unlikely to have succeeded. it was that the work would start with smaller villages growing up around this territory. and the first set of squares would be given, the land would be given, free of charge to the 13 existing origi

since 1989 it's become tradition at george washington university. they go by the name prize patrol. school mascot president, the whole crew. and they change lives. mario's mother. >> thank you. >> reporter: dreams realized for byron, for his father who dropped out of school at 16 to help at home for his mother who emphasized the value of an education. >> yeah it is very important in our household. >> i applied to several schools, but gw was at the top of the list. >> you've got a chance to see how expensive it is to go there? >> yeah. >> reporter: the surprise of a lifetime. he's in and it's free. reporting in northwest d.c. zachary kiesch news4. >>> okay. get ready. preparations are under way for the world police and fire games. some 12,000 athletes will compete at venues in d.c. maryland and much of northern virginia this summer. there are 61 different competitions. the events will also bring some 30,000 visitors to this area. local fire ems and law enforcement leaders stress the impact this will have on our region. >> it's a huge event. you know the way i characterize it david, i

brian lamb: george washington at the end? david stewart: washington had money.e was a good is listening. -- he was a good businessman. he was a fine steward of his plantation. he left a great many slaves, and a great many of them were his wife's. he married her when she was a widow. he left in the will that his slaves should be freed when his wife died. that turned out not to be a good situation. it made mrs. washington very nervous because the slaves had a vested interest in having her die. so she just freed them herself. there was a tradition, of slaves poisoning their masters. that was something she was afraid of. ironically, madison's grandfather was poisoned by a sleep. -- by a slave. brian lamb: when you look bad it -- back at it, and most of them could not financially do right and most of them could not free slaves. when you talk to african-americans, they say that we were put e-this beginning, -- behind from the beginning, and we are supposed to be created equal. david stewart: the hypocrisy is visible. -- is miserable. we have to be honest about it. but

. >> this is the place where george washington was. this is the place where senators and assembly people come. this is the place where people celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, their life events. this is the center of our town and it's a very big hole in it right now. >> reporter: it has far reaching effects, not just for those who live and eat and patronize it but all over the area. >> yes it is a far reaching event for all who have been here. it's the center of commerce for our town from the beginning of the time. >> reporter: have you been briefed on how this started? >> no but i just arrived on the site and like i said it's a tragedy. we're fortunate we have this many firemen here but from 2:00 to 4:30 they have contained it. it didn't spread. i'm sure all the volunteers kept it as small as it could be. >> reporter: if we haven't already, we'll go to still shots we have right now that were sent back to our studios from one of the first responders. and the flames you have seen the pictures of these leaping through the roof. chie

fascinating individuals, men who would become great leaders in the postwar era, the renowned historian george washington williams, the baptist editor william j simmons, who was a journalistic mentor to the antilynching crusade or idle wells, and they included these regimens a man, george edmonson, the descendent of the hemmings family for monticello. a fascinating story here in these regimens. for all of these soldiers, regardless of background, their presence on the battlefield was itself the culmination of a long struggle. the struggle dramatized in the movie "glory." we know the federal army had initially turned away black volunteers, races ran very deep in the north area north of authorities claim that african american men did not possess the attributes of patriotism encourage and turned them away. black troops have kept faith that the war was there golden moment. and when regiments finally got their chance to fight, they prove their mettle. the regiments at appomattox had seen considerable action. the eighth u.s. ct for example survived a bloody initiation and the combat in florida of february, 186

university's president dean of admissions and an extra large george washington making up the gw prizerol and arriving unannounced. velazquez fighting back tears. >> i'm not a crier so. >> i'm sorry. >> his mother telling us as a singer parent she -- single parent she wouldn't have been able to afford the tuition without this. >> we try and we try our best. we can get there. >> that message resonating with nine families today. the steven joel scholarship is one of the most prestigious and competitive awards at the school. >> it's inspiring for all their other classmates. they see that this kind of possibility is in their future if they also put it to work and get the kind of recognition they deserve. >> we have been working for this for a long time. >> for me to get this scholarship it just like reassures me that i have potential. i can be like successful. >> and the nine students elected came from eight different d. c. schools. they beat out over 100 candidates to get this, and the president of gw says this is only for d. c. students as a way for the university to give back to the cit

sides of this conflict claimed george washington for their own.onists will say george washington in his farewell address set to prize the union above any allegiance. and actually robert ely is reading a biography of george washington and the month before the civil war command his hearing these arguments. he concludes that he basically agrees with the union's position, george washington would have opposed secession. what else does he say? that he would gladly washes hands of slavery gladly get rid of all slavery if it can avoid war. then he says but how can i erase my sword against my native state and here he hesitated. he gave the answer once in that wants no. he turned down the command that is not yet turned in his commission. he returns to arlington house soon learns that virginia has voted to secede in their writes a letter resigning from the union army and his wife recalled that decision the severest struggle of his life. >> you can watch this and other programs online. each year that chief of staff for the air force assembles a list of books

they fond out they'll biblee able to attend george washington university for free. >> the fruits of sacrifice and determination look like this. for byron fullerton, the college decision-making process just got a little easier. >> i just received a full scholarship to george washington university. >> we were with them. >> they are graduates of d.c. high schools. they are selected on the basis of extraordinary academic performance. >> reporter: they are also leaders in the classroom and community. they are the cream of the crop and beating the odds. like mario velazquez. a first generation immigrant raised by a single mother. >> it's a full scholarship for your entire career at the george washington university. >> reporter: eight schools, nine scholarships. each student getting a full ride. >> since 1989 it's become tradition. they go by the name prize patrol. school mascot president, the whole crew. and they change lives. mario's mother -- >> thank you. >> reporter: dreams realized for byron, his father who dropped out of school at 16 to help at home. for his brother who emphasized the value o

that lithograph drawing was the interview between george washington and -- why do we think general lee would have an interest in the drawing? simply because his wife, mary anna randolph, was the great-granddaughter of martha washington. lee would be related to the washingtons. he would find that he was related to the carter's, the fitzhugh's, the harrise's and the randolph's. many of the first families of virginia. robert's father was henry light horse lee, of revolutionary warfare fame and governor of virginia. his mother was and hill corridor of the king carter family. unfortunate, his father had gambled on speculation and land, which did not materialize. when robert was six, his father left for barbados. robert would not see him again. he had to relatives that were signers of the declaration of independence, richard henry lee and francis lightfoot lee. from his mother, the family had moved to arlington at this point, away from stratford, his birthplace. from his mother, he learned of the economy, moderation, self-control courtesy, jen tilly, honor, and devotion. the fact that he was

john capri was the only senior for george washington. they have a talented freshman.e went nuts today. seven three pointers. scored 21 points. gw they beat umass, 87-65. back to back seasons with 20 or more wins for the colonials. >>> another a-10 battle. vcu hosting george mason. rams came out hot from the start. graham with the spin move there finishes with the nice lay-up and later on graham showing off some more moves. a little range there. three pointer is good. feeling it today. had a game high 23 points as vcu beat george mason 71-60. >>> to the women's side. big ten semifinal, maryland with northwestern. terps trailed by as many as 11. down by 1 here. moseley waits, drives the floater is good. she had 15 points. they take the lead. second half back to the dominating maryland team of all season long. that's lexi brown. maryland would win it 74-63. they advance to the big ten championship game which will take place tomorrow. >>> a few more scores for you. george washington the women's team they were big winners today, they advance to the championship game of the

the last moments of rahul gupta's freedom, staring out of the courthouse as the george washington university grad student waited for jurors to return their verdict. minutes after we shot these pictures jurors found gupta guilty of first degree murder. he wept openly and his mother wailed and fainted. the victim's father says what gupta did to his son was evil that he could not comprehend. >> our son mark, all i can say is a gift from god. mark was a bright and energetic young man with a big smile and a bright future. >> reporter: it started a year and a half ago. three brilliant graduate students, a night of binge drinking and murder. rahul gupta was celebrating his 24th birthday with his old high school friend mark waugh and his girl friend taylor gould. they all ended up back at the couple's silver spring apartment and gould said she woke to a blood spattered scene of horror and gupta screaming for her to call 911. >> what do you need the police for? >> he's here and i need emergency right now. >> prosecutors say gupta confessed that he told police he stabbed waugh when he walked in on him

host: george washington, abraham lincoln, where they celebrities in their day? guest: washington, absolutely. we did not have the mass media that we had today. it was a whole different world. george washington was probably the most famous person in the continental united states when he was elected president unanimously by the electoral college. the country felt that nobody could lead this new country but george washington. he was a man of integrity. people widely recognized him as a man of integrity. he could hold the country together, which he managed to do. there are many examples of this. when he was elected, he made the trip from mount vernon, his home in virginia, up to the temporary capital in new york. it was all must like what we think of today as a rock star cavalcade -- it was almost like what we think of today as a rock star calvin calvinvalcade. when he arrived in new york, there was a tremendous series of archbarges waiting for him. there were many images of washington distributed. they admired him, so much. he was our first celebrity president. was

this inn has seen historic figures like george washington. >> this is the place where george washington was. this is the place where senators and assembly people come. this is the place where people celebrate their birthdays or anniversaries. their life events. this is the center of our town. and it's a very big hole in it right now. >> reporter: a very big hole in this community is right. now, about four hours after this fire first started, most of the firefighters from the neighboring towns have left. the fire crews that remain are just really getting the hoses back to their trucks and are ready to clear on out. but once the sun comes up we know this is going to draw many people from throughout the community. we've already seen a few who left their homes very early this morning and had to see for themselves the devastating loss that now sits in the center of sergeantsville. reporting live katy zachry "nbc 10 news." >>> at 6:04 were following this breaking news. a camden county family escaped their home that was collapsing with just seconds to spare. this came as no surprise to the fam

the pull litser prize winning his storian who was the author of the return of george washington was thenice thing about this library is washington is associated with this piece of ground. he loved this plantation. he lived there. i think she is animated by the same interest that animates so many people about washington. he was a unifying force during his life. a unifying force for american nationalism. >> you ought to sit down because you'll have to get up again. >> many donors help the smith center opens its doors in september 2013. none harbors the reverence for george washington that she exhibits and which has helped to insure generations will learn of his seminal work in the founding of the nation and a library. >> george washington had i have but one house yet to build, to house my political, personal, and military papers. and they're voluminous and might be of interest y. loved his modesty and said we've got to do that. >> her help the library of george washington is adding to their documents many signed by george washington. after this segment i'll tweet out two of the most amazi

so they get on the radio and say, we're going to george washington emergency room. parr gets on the radio and says, let's hustle. >> go ahead, drew. >> roger, we want to go to the emergency room of george washington. >> that's a roger. >> go to george washington fast. >> roger. >> get an ambulance. >> he can't say on the radio they don't use reagan's name. they know people, assassins and news media could be listening to the open radio communications, so they used code names. so they abandoned the crown. the white house, to go to the hospital. now at about this time, marian gordon, who is kind of an unsung hero of the day, one of the few female agents in the secret service, she devised the motorcade that day and the routes. and she even drove the routes to the hilton and to the hospital and to the white house. she wanted do make sure that everyone knew where they were going. the limo driver knew all the routes. he didn't have it practice them. he already knew them. they're heading down and marian gordon realizes she doesn't have a radio to communicate with the police

and in the women's tournament george washington lost to can xanga, -- george washington lost to gonzaga and american also lost. that was a big win for maryland. survive and advance. leon: and look out for this, mr. t is getting a new tv show. ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. leon: an innocent bystander shot during an altercation on a metro bus. also, march basketball mayhem, along with the weekend forecast. mr. t is getting a new tv show about home renovation. he will be starring in a new series titled "i pity the tool." mr. t will be helping people redo their kitchens. it is expected to premiere later this year. steve: the weekend is here daytime high tomorrow 60 degrees. a lot of sunshine to enjoy. a cold front late tomorrow night drops temperatures about 10 degrees. 50 degrees sunday, middle 40's monday upper 40's tuesday. middle 50's on wednesday. tomorrow come outdoor plans a little breezy, but near 60 degrees. leon: also some i

helped make the country like it is, women on 20, are wondering if you are willing to swap out george washington with many famous women. welcome to "inside story." >> thanks. >> why is this a big deal, why is it important to get it done and why are you trying to get it done by 2020? >> well it's important to get it done because we really have very few reminders in our everyday lives of important women who have made enormous contributions to our country and we think it's long overdue that these women get recognized alongside these great men. why 2020? 2020 is the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote and we think that would be a great time to celebrate women with this new bill, and that if we start now, it is a long process and we may have enough of them in circulation by then that we may be able to really make you know a break through. >> at this point in the balloting online there are 15 women on your ballot, three will make it to your finals, along with cherokee nation wilma mankiller. the first was frances perkins the first secretary of labor. why. >> very few people know -- frances

no one since george washington held that rank on a permanent basis. on march 12, he was given command of all federal forces. he took his position in the field. the field would bring forth wilderness, cold harbor, petersburg, and finally meeting with general lee. of volunteers staff officer on general need staff -- general nmean's staff observed him on several occasions and said he is of eyes of clear blue, for head high, a jar set squarely. his face has three expressions deep thought, extreme determination, and great simplicity and confidence. it was hard to shake general grant, even in the present calamity, he would always remain column. what would entitle him to be here? what instructions had he received? how would he know what to put on paper? he met with the president several times. he met with the president on march 28, and again on april 3 in petersburg. he had instructions from a march 3 telegram. he had generally instructions on how to conduct his surrender. of course, there would be no talk of other military forces. that was a political consi

let's get george washington. hing on george mason seems routine, but i like it because he's got the routine stuff and check out his teammates, fist pump there. that's all we could find for george washington. >> aren't they a little short on plays 'not much going on. >> finally you got -- plays? not much going on. >> finally you got maryland's dez welker serving up the scarlet letter to the scarlet knights. this right here will give you bitter beer face. >> show of us your bitter beer face. >> when you're -- show us your bitter beer face. >> when you're a fan and watch that. >> a cup of that raging whatever it was they were talking >>> happy friday, everybody! if you want to tweet us what you're doing this weekend any time of the day or night, derek will be up till 5:00 watching his what -- >> watching my television. what is it exactly you thought that i would be watching? >> i think she wanted a specific show. >> you have a bunch of shows you said you were going to go home and watch on the dvr. >> watching tv. >>>

the country felt that no one could lead this new country but george washington.d led the forces in the revolution, he was, he was a man of integrity, people widely recognized him as a man of integrity, and he could hold the country together which he managed to do. there's many examples of this. when he was elected, he made the trip from mount vernon his home in virginia, up to the temporary capitol up in new york, and it was almost like what we think of today as a rock star cavalcade. everywhere he went people turned out to see him. people greeted him. he delayed his trip because he had so many people who wanted to see him, and he was very accommodating to this. when he arrived in new york, he crossed the river, and this was a tremendous series of barges there waiting for him people with flags and artillery salutes and so on. so he was a tremendous celebrity in his time. they had many images of washington distributed that people used they admired him so much. so he was really our first celebrity president. world was different then, but washington certainly qualif

on the fire that destroyed a 300-year-old restaurant in new jersey that once hosted president george washington. this morning what investigators are saying about the cause of the fire. >>> and i'm tracking rain moving in tonight. lasting for the start of your weekend. i'll let you know when the rain will move out and how much we'll see coming up in my full forecast. what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next, after the next? so predictable and so unsatisfying? what about pulling up a chair, a stool, a beanbag, and actually tasting our food. we are a creamy cheese that still believes in the beauty of a knife, in the elegant swipe of a . . . swipe. of course, that doesn't mean you can't dunk us or scoop us up. enjoy every single sol-i-tar-y bite. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. >>> good morning. we'll see rain changes coming our way leading to a soggy saturday. so we'll see a wet half of your weekend, but by sunday we dry out with windy conditions. 22 in mount pocano. 30 degrees in trenton. 27 in atlantic city. a closer look at the satellite rada

. >>> george washington facing dayton in the a-10 championship. skip ahead to the second half.n leading by one. but jones has been tremendous all season long for the colonials. and that stayed true today. she was on fire. 16 points in the second half. she had 21 for the game. george washington your 2015 atlantic 10 championship 75-62 over their opponent. >>> the nationals taking on the yankees in florida. this one got started right away thanks in large part to michael taylor. first pitch of the game, over a solo shot for the youngster. taylor's first start of the spring. the nationals go up 1-0. doug fister making his spring debut on the mound. he pitched two solid innings. here he gets beltran to ground into the inning-ending double play. one hit allowed, one walk but the yankees would go on to beat the nationals. your final in this one, 3-2. >>> march madness is finally here. a lot of good basketball to be played. both in the men's and the women's side here. >> all right. we are ready for it. and we a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. do

we have george washington playing in it this year.as the colonials' chance to shine against pittsburgh. a great matchup. festive fans getting fired up. maybe too much chock hat for those kids. first half colonials up five. savage comes up with the steal. the sof for takes this all the way to the bucket. a five-point half time lead. second half we're here now more from gw and more from savage. colonials on the road. savage lobs it to garino. panthers getting back in it. kick over to jameel artis. savage taking control. pulls up for the jumper. falls. 17 points off the bench for him. gw beats pitt 60-54. they advance to the second round waiting to face the winner of temple -- temple/bucknell. the hoyas out in portland oregon. they left campus very early to get ready for their matchup against eastern washington after missing out on the ncaa tournament last year georgetown isn't stopping to smell the roses. they know what this trip is all about. >> it's business time. this time it's either win or go home. we don't play again if we don't w

george washington appears the most on currency. he appears on 10 different types of large sized banknotes, five different denominations. then he appears on all of these fractional banknotes. washington was a very popular figure in this day and of course today on the one dollar bill. do we need to keep going here? loops -- oops. the portraits very quite a bit on the notes of this period. these are all portraits of alexander hamilton that appeared on different banknotes. this is probably the most familiar portrait. here are a couple of notes that are only a few years apart. he looks a lot more fleshy here than he did in this portrait. here is an entirely different view of him in the first issued banknote the 1861 demand note. here is a couple yet different engravings of alexander hamilton on other banknotes. this was fairly common practice to modify the portraits of it. you don't really see that in today's standardized currency. let's go over a number of these historical figures. some familiar, many forgotten. you realize that this cu

you had people like george washington stay and dine here. other historic figures throughout the years. and most recently the restaurant and the hotel have been in operation since the 1700s. but most recently it was taken over in the last decade or so by someone who is very well-known in this community and has just made it a wonderful place for people to gather. so we are gathering more information from the number of people who are coming out from their homes and coming to see this historic site, which so sadly was taken by fire early this, mo. that's the latest live in sergeantsville katy zachry "nbc 10 news." >>> and at 5:34 we're covering more breaking news from overnight. seconds away from disaster. that's a family's story this morning after part of their house collapsed in camden. nbc 10's matt delucia is live on the scene for us this morning. matt, you found out that the problem may be the end result of something that could have been fixed years ago, right? >> reporter: well, chris, the people who live here say they have been trying to

he had never failed george washington in 15 years of service to the american cause and he would not do so now. the spring was shaping up to be dour and difficult and as he moved down the slope in the direction of the potomac past modest and well-kept structures, streets were quieter than usual thanks to the chill in the rain. the long journey would have awakened the twinges in his leg. he had taken the wounded during the siege of savannah when, as a continental army captain desperate for distinction he had rushed forward with a squad of men and a doomed attempt to set fire to a british infantry carrier. at close range is brief career in battle was ended and the resulting injury eventually were wired the use of occasion in his old age. the wound would eventually become a badge of honor, a credential that you would invoke again and again when he felt his adopted country had turned his back on him. he passed holmes, attorney's offices, dry goods emporium, barbershops, and furniture stores until he reached his destination just a few storefronts from the lapping waters of the potomac. the f

he represents more than the george washington basketball program. the 20-year-old has an entire country counting on him to be the face of basketball. watanabe is wrapping up his first season with the colonials and he's proving to be the next big star for g.w. for a player like watanabe joining the george washington basketball program was an easy decision to make. >> the general population is very diverse around here. i just think he felt comfortable and within our team at the time i think we had five kid that came over to american high schools from different countries so they had been through what he was going through and he knew he had an ability to make an impact as a freshman. >> reporter: watt that way bayh has not only played as a freshman but thrived for the colonials. in the team's regular-season finale he scored 21 points on seven three-pointers and hz quakely become a fan favorite. >> at every home game the fans cheer his name. so i mean he's just so nice a nice quiet guy, so you can't nothing but love him. >> obviously, we didn't know who

george washington said that. he's the father of your nation, for crying out loud. no cussing and nobody getting drunk in the army, i would say george washington was a pret -- was pretty religious, what do you think? the time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether americans ought to be free men or slaves. whether they ought to have any property, they -- property they can call their own. whether their houses and farms ought to be pillaged and themselves consigned to a state of retchedness -- wretchedness from which no human effort can deliver them. the fate -- he said this in 1776, july 2. the fate of unborn millions, that would be us, down the line, the fate of us will now depend on -- under god on the courage and conduct of this army. our cruel and mean enemy, the brits, leaves us no choice but a brave admission. we therefore resolve to conquer or die. our own country's honor calls upon us far rigorous and manually exertion and if we now shamefully fail we shall become infamous to the whole world. let us rely on the goodness of the cause and the

george washington and the quakers. when the law was introduced by among others chuck schumer, supported by the aclu when the american jewish congress -- >> bill clinton barack obama as a state senator. >> went to the supreme court. the court said it was fine, but it was a federal issue. you can't have this federal law apply to state actions but invited the states to pass their own laws. so the states passed their own laws of which you say there are about 20 on the books. by the way at the time the supreme court said that the federal law would not automatically apply to state laws and local ordinances, it was people like chuck schumer demanding that action be taken. well, this is what the states have done. it really has just this idea that because liberals can posit a case and a christian florist not wanting to provide flowers that we're supposed to give way and call it a discrimination law. it's never been applied in such a case. >> ever. >> it's a shield. we know what the cases are for. and it's as if we changed who t

it once played host to president george washington but tonight a beloved hunterdon county landmark is more than a shell of burned wood and metal. we're live with what happened here. >>> also a school bus carrying several people overturns on a busy roadway an fraternity is out at the university of oklahoma after video of a racist chant goes viral. sharrie williams has the story coming up. >> now the details. the old sturgisville inn sat in the middle of a small town for over 300 years. it took just hours for heavy smoke and flames to destroy the rich history kept within its walls. tonight residents are mourning the loss of their treasured landmark as investigators try to figure out what happened. nora muchanic live with that story for us. nora. >> reporter: monica, heartbroken is the word we keep hearing. residents feel like they've lost an old friend. it's hard to look into the sun but this is the place that has survived for three centuries on the corner here in the township. the stone walls are still standing but the inside has been destroyed. >> i saw the smoke pouring out of the wi

i just met the biography of george washington. i got much more knowledge than i ever wanted about battle. one of the big issues for washington was militia. dealing with season soldiers versus militia were very independent and not really into it in a lot of ways. i was wondering when you'd the content of the confederate forces were sailors militia some of them were militia. in that the relative content percentage of the confederate troops at that stage was more militia and seasoned veterans and contrasting the union troop and confederate troops from that perspective. also, from the whole war, i'm curious about that if the union versus the confederate have more militia. >> actually, i believe it was in 1864 the inscription of local reserves for militia -- or militia took place in the summer. i will use for example the third virginia reserves, which came from this area. these men were on call for duty, they did not like the third virginia stay at highbridge all the time, although they had some quarters out there, but only when they w

. >>> students square off at the george washington cover science fair in north philadelphia.isa thomas-laurey talks to them about their ideas. >> sky6 live hd taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. busy, busy morning for people flying out this morning. hopefully by now the airport is all clear and everything is moving like it's supposed to be moving again. >> this is the toughest day of the year for people who don't like to get up early. >> reporter: i slept like a baby, this is usually a night where i am worried about it, i would miss the alarm i set four-alarms, that gave me comfort and i slept great. i hope you slept well. we're looking at penns landing as we get things started. all is quiet on a sunday morning. 28 degrees that's the present temperature reading. do youoint 22, a little bit of cloud cover up to the north mainly clear conditions south of the city. 26 in reading allentown 28. poconos, 33. trenton, 28. millville, 33. wildwood 37. winds are light out of the west/southwest 5 to 10 miles per hour. it's making it feel colder than the actual air