portraits accompanied by her own book , "george washington: american icon." she has authored books and published articles on the 19th century portrait drawings, celebrity caricatures, and the editorial cartoons about home -- whom she will tell you a little bit more in a moment. her book, "eye contact," has been nominated for awards for distinguished scholarship in the field of art history. wendy's present excavation and -- exhibition and the accompanying book are titled "face value: portraiture in the age of abstraction." she will speak to us now and how -- and elucidate on how george washington's contemporaries saw him. please join me in celebrating this opportunity to learn more about a subject from an expert wendy wick reaves. >> [applause] wendy: good afternoon, everyone and thank you betty, for that lovely introduction. such a pleasure to be with all of you at mount vernon. i am honored to be here with so many washington enthusiasts as -- and so many very knowledgeable speakers on the subject. could we have the lights down a little bit? is that possible?

william jefferson clinton, thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln and george washington. he took down train six. george w. bush returned ike and may not be the worst thing you did as president, but he removed abraham lincoln's picture from the wall. our current president, president obama has put up harry truman, george washington, thomas jefferson and theodore roosevelt. he has lincoln in the oval office. so when it came to hanging portraits in the white house cabinet room president number 40 through 44 all had one predecessor in common. thomas jefferson. so the book spans about three quarters of a century, but i am going to start with the winter of 1924-in 1825 when his book was published that had a profound impact on the democratic party and particularly for nt roosevelt who at that time was a failed vice presidential nominee and still eight years from becoming president. he wrote the first and only book review of his life about this book by a man from indiana named claude bowers. the book was called jefferson and hamilton: the struggle for democracy in america. roosevel

now i'm standing between george washington and james madison. and you can see george washington is the tallest man in the room at 6'2", he is towering over everyone else. his physical presence. he is commanding in every respect. and james madison over hwhom i am absolutely towering, i think he was 5'4" so thin boned and wan. he had epilepsy. he had challenges in health. there is a great new fire a fee that came to the constitution center who talked about how his physical frailty shaped his ideas and created this great man, the father of the constitution if there was a single father who was so devoted to moderation and pragmatism and compromise. and really the great genius of the constitution was the balancing and mixing of interests. the challenge for the men in this room was how the balance, interest that seemed at times irreconcilable. the difference was over the power of large states versus small states. who should prevail? the small states, obviously wanted to make sure that their interests were represented, and they favored equal representa

william jefferson clinton thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln, and george washington. he took down ike. george w. bush returned to ike and may not be the worst thing he did as president about removed abraham lincoln's picture from the wall. our current president, president obama, has put up harry hard harry truman, george washington, thomas jefferson and theodore roosevelt. he has lincoln in another room. in the oval office. so when it came to hanging portraits in the white house cabinet room, presidents number 40 through 44 all had one predecessor in common thomas jefferson. so this book spans about three-quarters of a century but i'm going to start with the year -- the winter of 1924-1925 when a book was published that had a profound impact on the democratic party and specifically on franklin d. roosevelt who at that time was a failed vice presidential nominee, and still eight years from becoming president. he wrote the first and only book review of his life about this book by man from indiana named claude bowers, the book was called "jefferson and hamilton: the strug

i always argued that george washington was the leader and sam adams was a community organizer and thomas jefferson was the philosopher of our founding movements and ben franklin was kind of like yoda. we didn't necessarily call him that but we suggest that he is the glue that hold together these disparate interests and what led to the constitution. >> it could have made for a nice merchandising opportunity. but yes, he did save it. and so there was this big well-known conflict between the big states and the small states and the big states wanted to make sure that their population was reflected in the small states said yes, but we are equally sovereign. and it we don't want our votes swallowed up. even after they reached a compromise they said okay we are going to have to have a conference. and they still couldn't get to an agreement and he said to sweeten the deal let's make clear that any bill for raising revenue for any bill that includes a new situation that it follows this. and i have explained that. >> the idea that it should be particularly relevant as we struggle with the perspect

and i never lied to anyone about the george washington bridge issue. the characterization by some of my former colleagues in both the master report and even in sworn testimony of my involvement in the george washington bridge issue is at best a mistake, or at worst, a lie. as the governor's former spokesperson stated under oath it is an absurd thought to believe that a member of the governor's staff could close the george washington bridge. additionally, for the indictment to suggest that i was the only person in the governor's office who was aware of the george washington bridge issue is ludicrous. as a lifelong resident of bergen county who regularly uses the george washington bridge as well as the access lanes through ft. lee, i know how disruptive and frustrating it is to sit in severe traffic at the bridge and would never participate in something retaliatory or punitive. david wildstein is a liar. further, i had absolutely nothing to do with the decision to cancel meetings with the mayor and his team. any decision that i was the decision maker or

the agency that overseas the george washington bridge. and now word wildstein may have seen a deal with federal investigators. siting an unnamed source, the news outlet bloomberg reports wildstein may plead guilty to charging document known as criminal information. >> thus far has un covered plan to close portions of the george washington bridge for quote, traffic study. though some believe the back up was pay back to the democratic mayor of fort lee new jersey who refused to back christie's re-election campaign. the bridge is fort lee thorofare and the gatewa

george washington university on the mall tomorrow, bring the rain gear, may have scattered showers in the morning before we pop out the sun. note the temperature forecast, close to 80, with morning cloud cover. widely scattered showers and storms, may be a lot like this saturday, upper 80's, near 90 degrees. add the humidity and it feels even hotter. the seven day forecast, speaking of the george washington university commencement going on, the hour by hour forecast, very humid, a slight chance of a shower coming back into the forecast. congratulations to everybody who will be out there for that. we have a much better forecast by the middle, and of next week as we scour out the humidity. kellye: thank you, devon. d.c. police are asking for your help to locate a person of interest in the murders of four people thursday. this is surveillance video the person wanted for questioning in the killing of the family and their housekeeper. the police have just released video of the family's porsche, which was found burned out in a church parking lot in lanham. american pharaoh really made it lo

>> george washington. >> george washington. >> george washington. >> what's up? [ buzzer ] >> way before i was born. >> 1910? [ buzzer ] >> 1983. [ buzzer ] >> no. i want to party with you, cowboy. >> what countries did america fight in world war ii? >> spain? [ buzzer ] >> germany? who else did we fight? >> france. [ buzzer ] >> japanese guys, i don't think poland was part of it too much. but i heard some rumors. mainly we were against germany. >> russia? [ buzzer ] >> who bombed pearl harbor? >> you are putting me on the spot to where i go blank. >> was it china? [ buzzer ] >> korea. >> [ buzzer ] >> who was president during world war iiful? >> winston churchill. >> are you british? >> no. >> i get it. i have bad teeth. >> during world war ii, i think it was bush. >> [ buzzer ] >> am i close? >> gosh. >> f.d.r. and truman. >> lincoln. >> lincoln? >> that was the civil war ♪ ♪ >> what body of water is on the east coast of the u.s.? >> [no answer] >> atlantic. >> excellent. >> the atlantic. >> the gulf of mexico is by texas. >> right. >> i'm from colorado. i have

prosecutors want to know if lane re vection on the george washington bridge were politically motivatedn sport, eagles take usc wide receiver nelson agholor with their first round pick in last night's nfl draft. >> some were hoping for marcus mariota, about that would have been too expensive. >> italian market celebrating it centennial. >> today the south ninth street mark observes 100 years, in business. the italian market boasts tremendous impact on philadelphia's economy some 300 businesses, 2500 workers and more than 1 million visitors spending $170 million each year. wonderful place to be. and share stories and buy food, and eat and have a great time. so wonderful. >> oh, that homemade pasta! >> common! >> hey, speaking of celebrations there is big one sunday, my partner ukee. >> oh? >> he will be inducted into the pennsylvania association of broadcasters hall of fame. you will be a hall of famer. up already were. we're so proud. so honored. >> i'm taking a busload, i want all of you all of you at home, to get on it, because i can't do what i do and we can't do what we do without y

of an agency receiving federal benefits. >> to suggest that i was the only one aware of the george washington british issue is ludicrous. >> as for wildstein he agreed to become a government witness. his lawyer reiterated the afact that governor christie flew about the closings as they occurred. >> unfortunately i'm not in a position to talk about matters in detail. >> reporter: from the beginning christie has denied any involvement. >> i had no knowledge of this. >> and today on twitter he said it again. quote, i had no knowledge or involvement in the planning or execution of this act. the moment i first learned of this unacceptable behavior i took action firing staff believed to be accountable calling for an outside investigation and fully cooperating with all appropriate investigations which i have done. still the croive has controversy has taken a toll. two years ago christie's popularity was at an all time high now has reached an all time low. the efforts to reset his presidential nomination chances might have started friday near where the problems began. because while the mayor of fort

for himself had advice graduating seniors at george washington university. make a difference and get involved. >> the sidelines are not where you want to live your life. the world needs you in the arena. there are problems that need to be solved. injustices that need to be ended. people that are still being persecuted. diseases still in need of cure. betty: tim higgins was at the speech and joins us from washington. cook drew heavily on history. to be trying inspirational, motivating the students. how did he do? >> the students seem to be excited. this was the tim cook who has emerged in the last eight months or so, being more socially active, more of a voice for e quality and against injustice. -- ins magazine proud business magazine, he said he was proud to be gay. taking a stand against the indiana law that critics said was against homosexuality. it is a more open apple. and a newis more open tim cook as well. he is always going to become paired, of course, to steve jobs. i cannot tell you how many ceos, business leaders, continue to refer to that stanfor

the political payback scheme that caused a traffic jam on the george washington bridge led to criminal charges today for three of the governor's former allies, and while it's not been linked direct though christie, it has cast a shadow over his potential run for president. nbc's stephanie gosk has the details. >> no cars are really coming our way. >> reporter: in september 2013 for four straight days the traffic on the george washington bridge was a nightmare, trapping commuters, school kids and emergency responders. today, former port authority official david wildstein, a new jersey governor chris christie appointee, admitted it was done on purpose. >> a deliberate and illegal scheme to reduce the access lanes from three to one in order to punish the mayor of ft. lee for not endorsing governor christie ere-election. >> reporter: wildstein pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy in a plea deal and while two co-conspire stons, former chief of staff bridget kelly and bill baroni were indicted on three charges. the indictments allege the trio concocted the plan, waited for the first day o

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i have always argued that if george washington was a leader and sam adams was a community organizer and thomas jefferson was the philosopher of our founding movement ben franklin was -- and you don't necessarily call him yoda but he suggested he is the glue that pulled together all of these disparate interests and all of the fighting factions that led to the constitution. talk about that a little bit. >> i actually wish i would have referred to ms yoda. it could have made for merchandising -- next time i will have true member that with the sequel. but he did save it so there was this big fairly well-known conflict between the big states and the small states. the big states wanted to make sure that their population was reflected in congress and the small states said yeah but we are equally sovereign and we don't want our votes swallowed up by the more populated states. even after they reached a compromise they said okay we are going to have two houses of congress. we will have a senate where the states are represented equally in the house of representatives will be represent according to

graduation, george washington university at the mall, the latest info, chance of scattered showers right when the procession begins at 9:30 and the ceremony at 10:00. scattered showers and storms really hot. the one constant will be the humidity until the front passes tuesday afternoon. later next week is cooler. kellye: [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] kellye: a daring operation by u.s. special forces killed a key leader of the islamic state. jeremy roth explains how it happened and what it means against the fight -- in the fight against isil. jeremy: u.s. special forces try to capture him live in syria. when he resisted, he was killed. he was a senior leader of isis responsible for their oil and gas operations, a key source of financing. the military analysts said that he was running the operations behind the scenes. >> this is the one who creates the revenue so they can conduct these operations. and the amazing marketing arm they have achieved. this is all now hopefully at risk as o

the possible payback scheme that caused a traffic jam on the george washington bridge led to charges for three of the governor's former allies. while it's not been linked directly to christie it has cast a shadow over his potential run for president. nbc's stephanie gosk has the details. >> reporter: in september 2013 for four straight days the traffic on the george washington bridge was a nightmare, trapping commuters, school kids and emergency responders. today, former port authority official david wildstein, a chris christie appointee, admitted it was done on purpose. >> reduce the access lanes from three to one in order to punish mark the mayor for not -- >> reporter: he pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy as part of a plea deal while his alleged co-conspirators, christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly and bill baroni indicted on nine federal charges. the indictments allege the trio concocted the plan waited for the first day of school to maximize disruption and then repeatedly ignored the mayor's concerns about public safety. wildstein says he got the orde

graduation on the mall for george washington, have your rain gear handy. we will take you through the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. kellye: we are just a few minutes away from preakness, post time is at 6:20 at pimlico in baltimore, weather permitting of course. the race field is the smallest in 15 years. american pharaoh is going for the second leg of the triple crown. affirmed was the last horse to win all three races in 1968. virginia task force one is back safe tonight after spending weeks sifting through the rubble of the devastating earthquake in nepal. mike conneen was therefore the heartfelt homecoming. mike: 57 members of fairfax county's urban search and rescue team received a hero's welcome today. there were hugs and kisses, and also thank you's from the washington nepalese community. on april 25, team members were in the middle of a training exercise. when news broke of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in nepal, killing more than 8200 the immediately deployed. five days later, they pulled a 15-year-old boy from the rubble. >> w

the agency that overseas the george washington bridge. and now word wildstein may have seen a deal with federal investigators. siting an unnamed source, the news outlet bloomberg reports wildstein may plead guilty to charging document known as criminal information. >> thus far has un covered plan to close portions of the george washington bridge for quote, traffic study. though some believe the back up was pay back to the democratic mayor of fort lee new jersey who refused to back christie's re-election campaign. the bridge is fort lee thorofare and the gateway between northern new jersey and new york city. when asked christie has insisted he knew nothing about a deliberate plan to snarl bridge traffic. >> i knew nothing about it, i didn't plan it, i didn't approve it, i knew nothing about it. >> miles of traffic congestion , delaying emergency crews undoing every christy's reputation. >> evidence that christie new of bridge traffic jam planned now, christy who some could say might make a 2016 run for the white house has told the press on

a really, really moving speech from him george washington university weekend. interesting today that carl icahn the neck day called , we will have more on that, coming up. taking a broader look at why he is talking in the same, steve jobs did not go in that direction. what is driving him to take these public stands right now? emily: we have seen him be much more open about his personal life. he wrote an editorial this week about being gay and he was very quiet about that until steve jobs passed away, which i think gave him the sort of freedom to feel like he could talk about these things more publicly and he really wants to make values like quality something that apple stands for. steve jobs was big on philanthropy, preferring to do bute things were wildly, tim cook has reinvigorated some of apple's own philanthropic programs and it certainly seems that he wants this to be a keystone of apple strategy, that apple stands for a quality going forward and you don't need to do good by doing well. we saw him take a stand when indiana passed a law that might have been

the conflict between george washington and thomas jefferson? most americans are unaware that such a thing ever existed. but little has been written about the differences that have developed. martha washington told the visiting congressman the two worst days of her life for the day george died and the david thomas jefferson came to pay his condolences. [laughter] and little doubt. she also knew that jefferson's dislike of washington had become so intense he had avoided attending his funeral even though he was vice president at the time. ultimately they became enemies. james madison's brilliant political theorizing on the admiration and was forced to choose between these two tall antagonists. during the eight-year struggle around independence independence washington became a man who lives to live dangerously. that phrase hit me in the head as i began the book and sums up so much. military defeat and attempted the trails of fellow revolutionaries rose to worldwide fame. he crowned this by rejecting pleas to _-dash the bankrupt middle congress and b

. >>> apple ceo delivers the commencement at george washington universit why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well equiped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. >>> we want to resits reston where a home invasion turned deadly. darcy spencer just got to the scene where there is a massive manhunt for those involved. what are you hearing? >> reporter: we are live here on stone view square at a condominium complex. look behind me neighbors are out here trying to get information, trying to fig your out exactly happened out here about 4:00 this afternoon. lucy caldwell is here from fairfax county police to give us the latest. as we understand, one person is dead in connection with this and you are looking for at least one additional person. what is the

. >> rubenstein: in honor of george washington, we built the washington monument. >> safer: we met uphim at mt. vernon, george washington's home, where he gave us a tour and an impromptu history lesson, which led inevitably to the founder's teeth, or absence thereof. >> rubenstein: george washington only had one tooth, and he used that one tooth to kind of hold in his dentures. and they were called wooden teeth, but not because they were wood-- they were animal teeth, but he had a doctor in new york who was named dr. greenwood and it was shortened to "wooden teeth." what they do is they take animal teeth, put them together in a denture. but you need something to hook it onto, so he had his one tooth. and that's why you'll never see a picture of him with his mouth open, because didn't look good. >> safer: you're somewhat of a george washington scholar. >> rubenstein: well, i wouldn't say a scholar. but i'd say a fan. >> safer: why did you choose him? >> rubenstein: as it was said at his funeral, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." >> safer:

the apotheosis of george washington is the mural in the dome of the u.s. capitol which was being finished during the civil war. david mckenzie: that image shows washington coming into heaven. so this image is the sequel to it, showing washington receiving lincoln into heaven. sarah jencks: and you can even see the angels up to the left welcoming the two men. david mckenzie: so, our hope with this site is that it really helps people to connect with how ordinary people like them, like us, experience an event of this magnitude. sarah jencks: and the beauty of the internet is that we don't have to do it only in an exhibit here at ford's theater. we can make it available to everyone, and in fact making it available to everyone, we can have a much bigger collection and a much bigger exhibit than we would ever be able to have if we just brought it together for six weeks or a year here at ford's theater. david mckenzie: if we can make this permanent, we can show a lot of different places. so, on the remembering lincoln website we have a map of the different respons

expected a former aid to new jersey governor chris christie pleads guilty for his role in the george washington bridge scandal. >> two other key figures were charge in the indictment unsealed today. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live at the u.s. courthouse in newark with the latest, cleve. >> reporter: david wildstein has been cooperating for some time with federal investigators. he signed a plea agreement in january. today was his first court appearance. for his cooperation he faces zero charges and less recommended jail time than other two people being blamed for creating this traffic jam, at the george washington bridge. in owning up to his own crimes friday david wildstein implicated two others. he confirmed under oath he was part of the three person plot to create a traffic jam in fort lee, new jersey to punish the the mayor for not endorsing governor chris christie's reelection campaign. at alleged conspirator are bridget kelly former deputy chief of staff to christie and bill barone a christie a appointe to the port authority of the new york and new jersey. >> that

george washington is the mural in the dome of the u.s. capitol which was being finished during the civil war. >> and in that image, it shows washington coming into heaven, so this image right here is essentially the sequel to it. this shows washington receiving lincoln into heaven. >> you can see angels up above them up to the left, welcoming the two men. >> so, our hope with this site is that it really helps people to connect with, you know, with how ordinary people like them, like us experience an event of this magnitude. >> and the beauty of the internet is that we don't have to do it only in an exhibit here at ford's theater. we can make it available to everyone, and rs, in fact, having it available to everyone, we have a bigger collection and much bigger exhibit than we ever would be able do have if we just put product together for six weeks or a year here at ford's theater. >> if we can make this permanent, we can show a lot of places. in fact, on the remembering lincoln website we have a map of the -- so we have a map of the differe

high school that makes the coit tower the most concentration of the murals is at george washington it is not national landmark so working with supervisor eric mar's and heritage and your staff we can bring this about and fix up those about how far murals and get the recognition that those mural rallies deserve any outlet madam clerk, any other business before this committee? member of the public that twoishz addresses the commission public comment is closed. >> commissioner department matters director announcements. >> good evening tim frye department staff what is included in your you packet happy to answer questions but if you don't then that that concludes my report. >> item two review of past vents staff report and announcements. >> good afternoon commissioner tim frye a few updates share with you for this weeks ago reports 901 tennessee as you recall this economy approved this within the dog patch recently this was on april 15th of this year project sponsor has lebtd to reduce or increase the size of the courtyard at the rear yard about 5 feet to address some exposure issues and

graduation is under way for george washington university students. we're looking live from the national mall. >> lots of smiles out there. also want to show you another live picture, a story we've been following all morning. there it is. the outer loop now back open at 495 in van dorn. the inner loop we're told still working to reopen that. all this following a utility poll fire. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. . >>> you will soon pay more to park your car in arlington county. parking rates going up. street parking $1.25 an hour. that is $0.25 increase. county officials say parking rates lag behind those in the district alexandria and bethesda. >>> show you a live picture. look at that the crowd on the national mall. these are graduates, 6,000 of them from george washington university. commencement under way. apple ceo tim cook delivering the school's commencement address this year. all tolled some 25,000 folks out there to show support f

the three of them plotted to purposely cause the traffic jam on the george washington bridge in orderunish the mayor of fort lee, democrat for not endorsing chris christie in his re-election bid that year. they purposely waited until the first day of school in new jersey in order to maximize the traffic congestion in fort lee and, thus the punishment of the mayor. the guilty plea by david wildstein was announced today. >> bill baroni, bridget kelly and david wildstein were government employees. they were public servants. people in those positions have an obligation to use government resources, our resources, for proper government purposes. the indictment alleges, and wildstein admitted these three defendants did something different. they used the resources of the port authority, public resources, to carry out a vendetta and political retribution against an official who would not endorse the candidate of their choice. >> it was a jolt it was a punch in the gut to me to hear an individual plead guilty and subject themselves to a potential jail term for conducting himself in an intention

the lane closures on the george washington bridge not only caused traffic tie-ups for days but poll ratingsgovernor chris christie plummeted in the garden state. his fired deputy chief of staff bridget ann kelly appeared in court. she was the form he official who wrote that infamous e-mail "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." charged with nine counts of fraud, conspiracy wire fraud, civil rights violations. she was arraigned with her top/pointee to the new jersey/new york port authority. kelly's lawyer says his court appearance is the longest they've ever been together and they did not conspire those lanes. he blamed the prosecution's star witness, david weilstein, the former christie political ally who pled guilty on friday. as kelly stood next to him, she insisted she will be cleared. >> she's been maligned for the past 16 months. my total belief in everything i hold dear is that she's been maligned unfairly and i want to know after we're found not guilty who gives her the apology? i know you've been writing a lot of opinions about miss kelly. but i want you to be fair now. i want

what the facts are is that this ground that george washington customeris george washington's grandchild as his own son, when he inherited this property he built the arlington house on this ground we're standing on now that was the absolutely dominant terrain over the district of columbia. so at the start of the civil war in 1861 there's a military necessity that the army seize this property in order to defend washington -- >> the union army seize the property. >> yeah. >> reporter: the nation began memorializing its war dead at arlington in 1868. five years later an amphitheater was built to hold official memorial day ceremonies. >> this is the original amphitheater that was constructed in 1873. so five years -- so it was ready in time for the fifth decoration day. and on this rostrum every president essentially from 1873 through 1919 would have given a memorial day address here. >> present! >> although memorial day is recognized every year with a ceremonial laying of the wreath by the commander in chief, only two u.s. presidents have been laid to rest here. why aren't more presidents b

vamos a pasar a nuevos eventos que han surgido en el escÁndalo del cierre del puente george washingtonris christie han sido acusados, uno de ellos se declarÓ culpable, entras tanto, acto seguido, el gobernador christie reacciono a las acusaciones, veamos el informe. alex: saliÓ de la corte tras declararse culpable del escÁndalo que lo implic'po como uno de los funcionarios de la autoridad de puertos, que recibiÓ Órdenes de cerrar caminos del puente george washington en el primer dÍa escolar de 2013. el gobernador chris christie sabÍa cÓmo ocurrieron los cierres de los carriles y existe evidencia que lo comprueba, dijo el abogado de weistein, que minutos antes le dijo al juez que se cerrÓ le forma deliberada para castigar al alcalde que no apoyÓ al gobernador en su reelecciÓn. no hay resentimiento, pero me siento decepcionado, expresÓ el alcalde. el fiscal general de new jersey dijo que los residentes de esa ciudad fueron victiminadoz con los problemas de trÁfico ocasionados por el cierre del puente, y por eso acusÓ de conspiraciÓn, al director de la autoridad de puestos es inocente de

weinstein told a judge that he and kelly sht down the lanes on the george washington bridge to called traffic jams in 2013. it was pay back against the democrat mayor of ft. lee. however kelly says wildstein is lying. >> i am here today to say i will no longer allow the lies that have been said about me or my role in the george washington bridge issue go unchallenged. >> the u.s. attorney does not expect any more indictments in connection with the case. kelly and baroni will be in court on monday. >> governor christie says today's charges made clear that what i said from day one is true. i had no knowledge or planning in the execution of the act. the moment i learned of this unacceptable behavior i took action firing several staff believed to be accountable, calling on an outside investigation and agreeing to fully cooperate with all appropriate investigations which i have done end quote. >>> police are calling the death of a man and woman last night in montgomery country a murder suicide. this is an update of a story we brought you last night. neighbors reported hearing gun shots com

. >>> david while steen is expected to plead guilty to federal charges in the george washington bridge scandal today. the former aid to governor chris christie is accused of orchestrating the 2013 lane closures for political reasons. bloomberg news also says while steen may be cooperating with prosecutors. governor governor christie long said he did not know about the lane closures. >>> all right, a friday, so we can take a little bit of dear year forecast, kale. >> i taking off the month of may maybe not on the nights he is note. we do have wet weather to track over storm scan3 specifically across delaware at this point. look at the last three hour loop. cumberland county, cape may county getting in on rain earlier on. for now it is primarily our southern most counties that are seeing anything at all. where you are getting hit you are getting hit pretty hard. zoom it out. bulk of the system primarily all off to the south. in fact, we can zoom it out even one more time. see the rotation taking place. soap, we have been talking about this all weekment see the rotation around low pressur

the first president, george washington articulated an additional approach in his letter to the synagogue, which has been cited as the basis for the concept of religious pluralism. a definition that is more inclusive and perhaps more appropriate in today's united states than the term "tolerant." washington said it is no more than toleration that's spoken of. if the worthy indulgence of one class of people enjoys happily, the united states requires only they live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support. our speakers have dedicated their careers to considering issues of the appropriate interaction between religious liberty and u.s. lost. greg lipper is council on key cases in the u.s. supreme court. michael bursten writes about the intersection of religious believe in politics. greg is with the americans united for separation of church and state. before that, he worked at a law firm. christina ariaga is with the beckett fund. she tells me she has quite an eclectic collection of pets at home. we learned that in the

>>> the george washington bridge scandal follows governor chris christie as he helped out of state. hear what he says about possibly testifying against his former allies. >>> also, a fugitive on the run for 56 years is back behind bars this morning the famous prison where he escaped from and how police, finally found him. >>> also... >> i have been here 28 years and i have never seen nothing like that come through. >> it is a request that really shocked some pizza workers a customer's special order that saved her life. >>> and it is a cloudy, cooler start to the day keep in mind it is still 68 degrees. hard to complain about this forecast. we will check with katie and vittoria and get your traffic there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'l

former ally of new jersey governor chris christie pleads guilty to conspiracy charges in the george washingtonridge scandal. two other christie confidants are indicted. tonight experts are weighing in on how this could affect the governor moving forward. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has the story. >> reporter: as governor christie continues to distance him forty seven bridge gate his old friend and former associate david wildstein pleaded guilty friday for his role in creating traffic jams on the new jersey side of the george washington bridge in 2013. >> he and others orchestrate add deliberate and illegal scheme to reduce the access lanes from three to one in order to punish mark sock company lidge the mayor of fort lee forfoughten coursing governor christie's re-election. >> wildstein was an official at the port authority of new york and new jersey which oversees the bridge executive director bill baroni seen here in a 2011 interview with "eyewitness news" was also indicted. as was governor christie's former chief of staff bridget kelly. >> let me make something very clear. i am n

not guilty pleas from one people accused in the george washington bridge scandal. bill baroni and bridget kelly deny wrongdoing in the lane closures that rocked the administration of new jersey governor chris christie. >>> and, allentown mother is charged with attempted murder after she and her one year-old son were pulled from the lehigh river yesterday police say that 19 year-old jonisha perry threw that baby in and jumped her solve. >>> several for is fires are burning in pemberton township and authorities believe they may have been set. at this point none of the fires is a threat to homes or people but they have burned about 50 acres, red flag warning is now in effect meaning conditions are favorable for fires. >>> we've got the some breaking news right now lets go live to chopper three which is over a one car accident on the the northeast extension. this has happened between quakertown and lansdale in lower southford township montgomery county. you can see that car has rolled over and come to rest near a tree. this is southbound lanes of 476, where the car wen

that trio engineered a plot to close lanes on the george washington bridge as an apparent revenge against the mayor for not endorsing christie for re-election. drew smith live this afternoon in newark. and drew attorneys for the two indicted former aides are speaking out. what are they saying? >> well, jim, one of those attorneys for bill baroney says this is a misguided indictment and their client is innocent. meanwhile, the federal prosecutors say another man is cooperating with them. and they say he is shedding major light on a breach of public trust. these sketches show david wildstein pleading guilty to conspiracy. >> organized a deliberate and illegal scheme. >> the former public official walked into a courtroom today to formally cooperate with the federal investigation into the 2013 lane closures on the george washington bridge. >> that calculated scheme created havoc. >> now, there are indictments for bridget anne kelly, a former chief of staff to governor christie and bill baroney a former top port authority official. >> as a consequence, should be held accountable. >> calling fo