he does this stipple print of george washington in 1792. about this, it's one of very few that show washington wearing the badge of the society of the cincinnati. i've only seen one other. they're only in prints, not in portraits. those who know the history, know washington had a very ambivalent with the society of cincinnati, notwithstanding or precisely because he was the president pretty much for life until he died. savage, by the way, was another new englander. you can see, new englanders, they might have a reputation as part of their puritan legacy for not appreciating art but we all know, of course, new englanders were in the forefront of art, at least in colonial and early america. this was a version he did of his own print before. this is an mezzotint done a little later. it shows three-quarters washington and it shows him now holding a map. i wish you could see it all. it's a map of washington, dc, which holds center stage in the most famous edward savage we have, the portrait he did of the washington family in 1796 it was finished

look for it next time you're at george washington campus. thomas pritchard rossiter paints the washington family at home, a very genre scene. washington is a victorian squire, victorian ideal of family life. junius brutus stearns. not just a farmer but a benign slave holder. i tried to find out if stearns had a reason for depicting slavery as a benign institution. i wasn't able to determine any of that. john ward dunsmore, washington's last birthday, 1799. washington saying goodbye to his niece who had been living with his adopted step-granddaughter who had been living with them, married off to his nephew. this is the couple that moved into woodlawn down route 1 from mt. vernon today. a genre scene by john ward dunsmore. i include this one partly because it shows george washington. it's a genre scene because it shows washington not in the magisterial sense of establishing washington, kind of like what we saw with the edward savage, but it shows him in the messy tasks of telling surveyors where to go, and the bureaucrats, the commissioners in

he does a simple print of george washington in 1792. what i find interesting about this, they are one of the few that show washington wearing the badge of the society of cincinnati. i have only see others that are only in print, not in portrait. those of you that know the history know that washington had a very ambivalent relationship with the society of cincinnati and precisely because he was the president pretty much for life until he died. savage was another new englander. you can see new englanders might have a reputation as part of their. puritan legacy for not appreciating art. we all know of course new englanders rodney forefront of art. -- were on the forefront of art. this is a version of something he did from his own print before. this shows 3/4 of washington and shows him holding a map. i wish you could see it all. it is a map of washington, d.c., which holds center stage, the most famous edward savage we have, the portrait he did of the 1796 it was finished. he started in 1789 when he did just the washington head. he realized

and so i think they really wrote off george washington. on is thinking about a comeback, thinking about a way to retaliate against the british. >> thanks to howe's arrogance, washington may be able to isolate a smaller force at a single garrison, scoring a victory and boosting american morale. >> ♪ come, all ye faithful >> with christmas approaching, new jersey's citizens reach a breaking point and begin fighting back against the foreign mercenaries ransacking their homeland. [ horse neighing ] [ muskets fire ] >> rally the militia. go! >> everyday americans are standing up against a larger, stronger, more ruthless foe. if george washington is going to turn the war around and save the revolution, now is the time. take one. directv now. stream all your entertainment! anywhere! anytime! can we lose the 'all'. there's no cbs and we don't have a ton of sports. anywhere, any... let's lose the 'anywhere, anytime' too. you can't download on-the-go, there's no dvr, yada yada yada. stream some stuff! somewhere! sometimes! you totally nailed that bud

but george washington has energized his troops. s right. washington's men know they have a real chance for a victory. >> gentlemen. synchronize your watches. we must be strict. god speed gentlemen. >> this is the moment where it is truly do or die. it's flows are rushing down. pretty soon it is going to be impossible to cross. they have to take the chance. >> happy christmas. >> and happy christmas to you too. >> we're talking about transporting artillery, cannon, horses and all of this in a blinding snow. freezing temperature, howling winds with the worst possible --. >> washington is risking everything on this one attack. and as the hours pass, it looks like he may loose his gamble. even if he survives the weather, the element of surprise may be lost. as word of his mission reaches the hessian commander in trenton. ♪ >> excuse me. >> what is it? >> they have come from the american camp. an attack is imminent. >> washington benefits from the shear indifference of commanders on the other side. the hessian commander in trenton is mad

. >> nearly a year after the declaration of independence, george washington has lost one of his most strategists, general charles lee, and he needs to find a way to get him back. >> you are the continental army. >> charles lee was second in command only to george washington, but lee was captured by the british. at that point the americans needed a major general of the same rank in order to free lee from captivity. >> there was always a gentleman agreement between warring combatants, that you could exchange certain prisoners. the general saw the british occupation of newport as everything that is evil and wrong with the british occupation. so the goal was to capture him and use him as an exchange so general lee could be brought back into the continental army. >> the man washington want is major william barton. jack sisson's new commander. >> major barton was a part of the rhode island command structure and a rhode island native. barton was a leader in his community. he was a well known, established family. men were at ease and comfortable with following him into combat and following h

they're really proving washington wrong. >> george washington's true feelings toward african-american the valiant service of men like peter salem, jack sisson, and salem poor show washington that black patriots are more than equal to the challenge of battle. eventually, these unsung heroes inspire george washington to allow all able men, no matter what their race, to serve in the continental army. >> the 1st rhode island's success isn't celebrated by everyone. the regiment's commander, christopher greene, is murdered, likely by british loyalists, angry that black soldiers are fighting against them. but the soldiers of the 1st rhode island will get a chance to avenge their fallen leader. with the aid of the french, george washington sees an opportunity to end the war. he moves south with his army, including the 1st rhode island, where he hopes to trap british general charles cornwallis at yorktown and force him to surrender. >> marching up one way, marching down another. hiding. running. nothing's changed. >> everything has changed. when this is all over, we will be free men. >> the on

i am colonel george washington.ty. >> please know the feelings of those two are hardly the majority. thank you, both. >> to john and sam's surprise, the massachusetts delegation greeted in philadelphia by some admiring virginians led by george washington. who provides some much-needed encouragement. >> if the british dare to unleash their troops on the people of boston, i would raise a thousand men at my own expense. if they can treat massachusetts so unjustly, they can do so to any of us. >> george washington was the only one of the american colonials who had substantial, successful military experience, who showed a natural talent for military leadership. >> it takes men like george washington to show the parliament you can't push one of us around, we're all going to stand up against you. >> that never would have happened for sam adams pushing for the split with the parliament. >> while the meeting with george washington gives john and sam hope that congress will unify quickly, once in session, it's not long before

he looks like george washington, that is true, but this is the one for posterity. the timeless washington. the sculptor washington. -- the sculpture of washington. this is a plausible but idealized washington where he is being presented as the president. simple, plain, and a black suit. in a simple pose surrounded by rather gaudy items. drapery and so on. but he looks almost like a new england minister who has accidentally strayed into the court of louis the xvi. that is the look. that was the idea. this opened up a huge debate. i should read a little something from the book here about what these pictures ought to be. let me go back for a second. when trumbull wanted to get the federal government to pay him to paint those pictures in the rotunda, he began a public relations campaign. in this campaign he writes letters to congressmen and senators. he swallows his pride and talks to president james madison, who he really dislikes. he writes letters to his old pals. old john adams and old thomas jefferson, asking for their endorsement of this project. would you be so k

pennsylvania had a law, after six months your slaves would automatically be emancipated and george washington and mrs. washington would rotate the slaves back to mt. vernon every six months to avoid the law. it wasn't illegal what they did but they did it to avoid the slaves being emancipated. when he found the remains of the president's house and wanted to create historical documentation, you had two groups, one group wanted it to just be george washington lived here, isn't that wonderful. and you have another group that says we want to tell the story of the enslaved people who lived here as well. and it was very contentious a few years ago and they came up with a compromise, i'm not sure whether either side is totally happy. as a tour guide i'm happy and historian i'm happy because that site tells both stories, it tells the story of that being our first white house if you will, first presidential president but also what happened in the residence. and you have to tell the full story. not chopping off part of the story, you're telling the full story. >> to get the bigger picture. >> the churc

george washington park way just past the 7 overlook, the lanes are open. beltway has been quiet. there was a crash on connecticut avenue, it's moved on and all travel lanes are open. back to you. >>> 6:3w 1 checking our top stories this morning,no this morning. 84-year-old actress debbie reynolds, mother of carrie fisher is dead. reynoldss appeared in movies and plays for second decades. her most notable early performance kathy in singing in the rain. she did a breakout role when she was only 19 years old. >>> this morning, montgomery police want to speak with a woman seen using a missing man's credit card. john donohoe disappeared two weeks ago. on december 22nd, this surveillance video capturing a woman using his credit card at several prince george county stores. she charged several hundred dollars on his credit cards. >>> there is a gap in the timeline of tricia mccallie's timeline between 5:00 and 6:00. that's when she left her home on north capitol street to ataend a >>> new this morning, a woman missing in montgomery county. you see her picture here

this took place on the campus of george washington university in washington, d.c.. this is just over an hour. hour. >>

and that was very much george washington's dilemma. >> congress sends benjamin franklin to meet with om them. >> present arms! >> dr. franklin. >> general washington. from the looks of your strategic position, you have trapped the british in their own mousehole. >> now, if i could only launch an attack. >> well, no gains without pain, sir. no gains without pain. >> these new englanders are undisciplined, untrained, and there's some 5,000 fewer of them than expected. we are in want of weapons, of uniforms, of adequate tentage, of all things required by a proper army. >> i had no idea that the situation was so dire. >> you ask what i need, dr. franklin. i need everything and i need it now, or this war will be over before it even begins. >> benjamin franklin is an unlikely revolutionary -- a sickly 70-year-old man who spends most of his life maintaining loyalty to britain. though he doesn't lead troops into battle, like george washington, franklin gives the revolution his greatest invention -- the american dream. he proves that, with enough hard work, most can improve their standing in l

one of president-elect trump's top aids is raising questions about george washington university. on twitter this morning, kellyanne conway took issue with a report that gw was lifting its u.s. history requirements. the school newspaper reports the history department faculty decided to change the requirements for american history classes recruit new students. students and resident we say spoke to are questioning that logic >> i don't think it covers everything thoroughly enough that you shouldn't have to take u.s. history in university especially if you're a history major >> even if you get a four or five >> even if you get a four or five >> that would be iffy because then you're not getting the actual history, you know, learning that you should be getting as a history major >> i still would definitely stand strong in an american history class. >>> gw is defending the change saying its program reflect as globally connected world. >>> with that logic and this is pointed out by somebody on twitter, technically, you don't have to take classes about the man the university is named aft

george washington was really a smart guy. so often i've noticed the bad weather just goes right around us. beware of tornadoes. never in washington. and now people ask me sometimes how the works are made. i've got a few slides here which will give some demonstration of that. this is an aerial view of lafayette square with the white hou house. this was done for the white house historical association. i really wanted to do it the other way around because there's lots of images from the washington monument. but there's no images from this place. this was constructed out of -- from whole cloth. mostly from fire maps but from numerous other sources as well. so this is how i start. i paint the canvas a kind of reddy brown. in this case, i laid a map of washington out on it in chalk and then developed from where the buildings were going to go, the map was obviously in perspective. so i started building from scratch. so you can see my interest in construction. the basic colors are put in pretty roughly. you can see on the right-hand s

a spokesperson for george washington university made the point of remiping us that for himself on this issue and not the university. they say the university has been speaking to these students in on forums tone gauge this are temperature and the professor does not speak to gwu. >> president-elect donald trump has selected former campaign rival ben carton lead carson is first african-american to serve in president-elect cabinet so far and he nominated carson because he has a brilliant mind sean passionate about strength eping xhoon 'tis. new information about the preount efforts in biss witness, push mish and pennsylvania. six counties were recounting and margin of victory has not changed judge ordered a recounts of 4.8 million ballots in michigan. trump defeat the clinton by more than 10,000 votes this and in pennsylvania green party candidate jill stein withdraw her state lawsuit sean taking it to the federal level inside. >> reverendal sharp ton with strong words directed at president-elect we're learning more about this story tonight today sharp ton said he would the washington monu

but george washington eye to eye, face-to-face, here. approachable. understated. i like it use the word benevolent. a little bit awkward. very direct. confident. and calm after a brutal battle. prince top battle was awful. it was fought in early january. the fields were covered with ice. there were many injured. many killed. there are stories about how the blood froze on the ice and what you saw was a red field. of course you do not see that in this picture. and i'll come back to the reasons for that in just a moment. so he has painted this picture with the idea that he's going to more or less say that this is a new day in the history of north america. and he has condensed the new order of rule into this picture. the first great public portrait in america in the out. this one. full of the values and principles of the new american republic. washington versus george wisconsin iii, clear cut difference between the two men. difference on the left between america and britain. difference between a republic and a monarchy. difference between today and yesterday. so there

the children enjoy that. >> was george washington very attentive to detail?hen i ask you that, i'm asking about artwork and painting and crown molding? >> very much so. everything in the house has had his personal hand. these chairs were made during the presidency in philadelphia by thomas aiken. when he asked what color to make the upholstery, i didn't hesitate to say green bottom because green is the general's favorite color. this is actually painted paper on the wall, and the marble fireplace that you see was a gift for him. it has a beautiful detail of farming. he is, after all, farmer washington above everything else. even in the ceiling on the plaster work there are symbols in the circles of farming as well. >> martha, we thank you very much so for taking time. >> i wish we could sit you down for dessert. >> it looks so good. thank you very much. >> it was fascinating to meet with the first first lady. the mansion is almost 11,000 square feet. the property itself is more than 500 acres. from what we learned, the first president of the united states was

george washington university eliminated u.s. history as a requirement for history majors. for $68,000, you can learn history somewhere else. >> keep in mind, your mornings are better with friends. ♪ ♪ >>> kind of sad. we're pulling out on christmas decorations because pulling up stakes on the christmas season. >> got to carry it there. >> brian, we'll keep celebrating christmas. i love it. >> we want to stop celebrating and you say --

the father of our country, george washington, was learned landowner, had slaves and everything else. nobody noh one told him he had to put that in a blind truster. a blind trust or something that is monitored. you have to prove he is doing something improper. you can't take gifts from foreign country elm he said said he would put his properties under the management of his and run the country and let them do that. >> here's -- >> country knew what he did when they reelectricitied him. >> george washington was the richest president. one thing that struck me as odd here is there's a great deal of talk about the real estate and the empire that is donald trump, and not so much the last real estate titan, which was john kenneled -- john kennedy through his father joe but he told people it was his dad and would tell people jack has nothing to do with that. so to me just seems, though many decades apart, different standard for republicans with real estate wealth and democrats. >> certainly is. go after john kennedy. how about lyndon johnson, massive resources. and i think at the end of the d

george washington, thinking to major in history without studying george washington.ll, according to a lot of professors, the founding fathers are a bunch of old rich white guys who owned slaves. as a result, they're no longer relevant. i call this the access of indoctrination. they have passed a law from education into indocket rinnation. >> in a time i can go two blocks away and see a packed house at a.m. i will ton where they go through the entire history of the united states and see how fascinating it is, we can't get to george washington university and study about him. can i add this? it's the most expensive school in the united states, somewhere around $67,000 a year. why would you be interested in sending your child to a school that doesn't really want to focus on george washington at george washington university? >> let's not just pick on gw. a third of schools in the country don't require the history majors to have a course in american history. no matter were whether the school is north, souts, east or west or big or small or private or public. you have overw

george washington wins their second straight, 68-67 the final. the caps riding a two game losing streak for the second time this season. caps had four days off before the loss to the islanders on thursday night. tonight back on the ice against tampa bay trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak urgency. playing very good tampa team that is going to be very urgent here in this building. just how they react will be a good test, a real good team to play against and a real good test for us. >> the women of washington hosts "a day in the life of an nfl player." they led drill, film study and even a team meal. that's it for sports. >> all right. thank you so very much. want to get one final check with with the weather. >> yes. plenty of clouds in the forecast tomorrow. 40, so kind of chilly out there. and then friday mark the calendar it is going freezing. and saturday as well. >> all right. that is the news for now. nightly news is next and then we'll see you again for news4 at until then goonlt everybody. y26i1y y17vy ?? ?? ?? ?? >>> on th

might have caused the crash. >> an estimated ten thousand people attended the anniversary of george washingtonrossing of the delaware river. it was the 64th annual reenactment of the event. washington made the crossing 1776 to surprise bold hesh mercenaries in trenton. >> watch this girl's discovery, the video is christmas magic. the cell phone video was captured at the girl's house in gloucester township, new jersey, 2-year-old knew she was holding a magic wand but didn't realize the kind of of magic it wielded. with the push of a button she was able to light up the whole christmas tree. >> i have to work on getting one of those for next year. >> how about the one that trvments your hole house for christmas. -- performs your whole house for christmas. >> karen rogers is looking at storm tracker 6 live radar next. >>> winters storms are affecting roads and forcing police to shut down hundreds of miles of highways. >> a house catches fire and they come thank a woman who notified police while walking by. >> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m. on this monday, december 26. tam is off, alicia vi

this song to george washington high school.>> johnny mathis is an alumni of george washington high school. to as opposed to what? i said galileo. that is just because my parents were there but whatever. [ laughter ] >> by the way johnny, if you are listening you can always call me directly. i will take your call. you don't have to go through mr. mayor brown. [ laughter ] if there is a special song you would like to hear i will pray your request -- play your request every friday morning. this morning's theme is holidays. >> i would love to hear from johnny mathis. >> surprising discovery was made at the sonoma county airport. last week a worker found a purple heart. the metal was served for injury are dead. it has the name of it army infantry man miguel perez. the metal was clipped to a 20-year- old photograph with a partial list of puerto ricans that died in korea. this purple heart ended up with a marine corps veteran. >> the first thing for me was the importance of that metal and who it belongs to. of them and i understand and appreciate that.>> reporter: officials are reviewing video f

as part of the virginia campaign that he be executed. >> it quickly became very personal for george washingtonington is such a rock, yet there is that personal fire. no wonder he had to have dentures. he was breaking hickory nuts with his teeth. this is a man whom tensions he was operating under it managing to control were amazing. when arnold's treason is revealed to him this is something he cannot help but take personally. this is a man whose career he respected and he along with everybody else had no clue this was coming. washington is that arnold's headquarters at a house about 1 mile below west point when he learns of this. he has lafayette with them, henry noxon hamilton. he turns to lafayette and says simply, whom can we trust now? can you imagine. everyone around him is going crazy. as knox would write the thing you green, i cannot get arnold over my head. this really messed with their sense of who they were. if this could happen this is really fundamentally scary stuff. washington would, but this time the french general had arrived in prior to washington's learning of this he had met

. >> george washington: let me tell you what i wished i had known. >> rose: his mentor was george washingtonnt. >> jefferson: ♪ i've been in paris meeting lots of different ♪ ladies. i guess i basically missed the ♪ late '80s. >> hamilton: ♪ the bullets out your gun. ♪ the bullets out your gun. >> rose: the show reflects miranda's broad musical taste, but hip hop and rap define it. your music is hip hop. your music is rap. >> lin-manuel miranda: yes. and i also believe that form is uniquely suited to tell hamilton's story. because it has more words per measure than any other musical genre. it has rhythm and it has density. and if hamilton had anything in his writings, it was this density. >> angelica schyuler: ♪ i'm a girl in a world in which ♪ my only job is to marry rich ♪ my father has no sons, so i'm the one who has to social climb ♪ for one, so i'm the oldest and the wittiest ♪ and the gossip in new york city is insidious... >> rose: miranda wrote this for hamilton's sister-in-law, angelica schyuler, played by renee-elise goldsberry. >> schyuler: and we just happen to be in the greatest

estimated 10,00 came out to the banks of the delaware today to see the 64th annual reenactment of george washington cross the river. he made the crossing on christmas day 1776 in a bold move to surprise hessian mercenaries. washington's victory during that battle helped turn the tide in america's fight for independence. >>> that is a lot of fun. and if you've never done it, you should do it next year. >> i always do the civil war reenactments. i love them too. >> it's a lot of fun. >> i guarantee it was a lot colder when he crossed the river than today. >> you were doing the news that day, weren't you? >> no, i was not. >> you have the accuweather forecast. >> we did. we had it all up and running. as we take a look, doing all right this morning, temperatures are really starting to drop off. we managed a high of 50 degrees as we flip it over to radar but now the numbers are quickly dropping through the 30s. actually some locations are into the 20s. double scan life, crystal clear, no issues out there now. sky conditions are mainly clear but things are going to change rather quickly over the next 12-

. >> the george washington bridge, he knew about it. totally knew about it. we're going to make america great again, folks. >> do you think that event in that trial will cast a long shadow on you if you would like a role in the trump administration? >> no, i think the long shadow was cast long before that. >> and today's "new york times" is reporting that chris christie has been told, he will not be named to lead the republican national committee. joining us now is matt katz. chris christie was running the transition for donald trump before he got kicked out of the job. he washen vying for attorney general, then the hope was, oh, i know, chris christie, i want to run the republican party. that's donald trump's choice to make. donald trump has at least made the choice that it will not be chris christie. >> pretty incredible. this is the first major republican in the country to endorse donald trump way back in february. he suffered great political loss in new jersey because of that. his approval ratings sank down to 18% in new jersey. >> lowest everybody. >> in

this started with george washington and it's importance is depicted here in the capital rotunda. >> hees a waive authority r for this is there a precedent? >> yes, 1950. george marshal author of the marshal plan. he was secretary of state, and became secretary of defense under president trumman and they passed the national security act much at that point you needed ten years. and they gave him a waiver and some people say are we setting a new precedent about what we said about george washington. they are looking at this with general mat is, can they do a new waiver. and lower the bar in 2008. most have served in the military before. chuck hagel was an enlisted man but they had been be out of the military for some years. >> what are the logistics. i know kristin gillibrand said she doesn't think he is get the waiver. others are weighing in. >> this is going to be complicated and rumblings here on capitol hill putting a provision in the interim spending bill to keep the government funded past this friday. and say why don't we lower the bar from 60 votes, that is the procedural threshold

watch as george washington and his troops cross the river a tribute to a daring journey on christmasay 1976. also coming up in sports, how the eagles spread a little holiday cheer. take all about what they're doing on this christmas day. lauren? >> we do have a fairly mild winter week ahead. but then we're going to get much colder as we approach 2017. i'll let you know when to expect highs in the 30s in your full forecast coming up next. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! give the gift of amazing sleep. only at a sleep number store, save $400 on the c4 mattress, the lowest price of the year! learn more at sleepnumber.com know better sleep with sleep number. >>> we do have breaking news now. singer george michael has died. the cbs evening news has confirmed the singer's death throug

tradition. ♪ ♪ >> the reenactment of george washington's christmas day river crossing in bucks countyousands of people yesterday. the participants were decked out in continental military uniforms. general washington's actual army crossed the delaware on christmas day 1776 to score a crucial victory in the battle. >>> the brandy wine's siberian tiger is getting ready for a move. zhanna will be heading to the bronx zoo. she'll be considered an ideal candidate for breeding and will be matched with a male tiger. no word yet if she'll be replaced by another tiger. she's only one of 500 siberian tigers worldwide. >>> it was some unexpected holiday cheer for a waitress in arizona who is expecting a baby. a customer was getting a takeout order and left a $900 tip. sarah clark was putting in as many hours as she can with a baby on the way and her fiance, get this, is scheduled to have knee surgery. clark says the customer that she's seen before, pregnant woman, gave her that huge christmas gift. >> i couldn't have asked for anything more right now. it's going to help with bills, with rent, wit

tradition. ♪ ♪ the reenactment of george washington's christmas day crossing in bucks county drew thousandspeople yesterday. they were decked out in continental military uniforms. general washington's actual army crossed the delaware on christmas day of 1776 to score a crucial victory in the battle of trenton. >>> kwanzaa begins today. the kwanzaa holiday dates back to the 1960s. each day of the celebration carries a core principle. the first day's focus is on unity, followed by self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. kwanzaa is capped off with a feast and thanksgiving. >>> happening today, philadelphia's annual hanukkah parade will roll through the streets of center city, philadelphia. you're looking at last year's event. the parade begins at aikenville this afternoon at 4:00. it will end at independence mall where the world's largest menorah is already lit. you can enjoy music, dancing and treats for the kids. >>> and here's a crossover of kindness. you're looking at some of the 1,000 christmas cookies baked by kinderga

. >> and george washington makes his annual christmas crossing across the delaware river. back in two ♪ i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc. anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. >> eighty-four passengers, eight crew members feared dead. plane caring members of the world famous russian army choir. choir was scheduled to perform for russian troops on new years eve. >> back here at home, crowds gathered along the delaware river to watch the the re-enactment of historical turning point, christmas day, 1776, george washington and his trips had a daring journey from pennsylvania to new jersey. photo journalist, ed spay, and editor, give us closer look at the sites and sounds. >> ladies and gentlemen, what you're seeing now is the party going across the river. >> they came up today for the first time to watch crossing

"eyewitness news" in washington crossing for the dress rehearsal of george washington annual crossing of the delaware river. soldiers were suited up in colonial military uniforms, as they practiced the annual christmas day performance. george washington famously crossed the delaware river during the revolutionary war on christmas night 1776. >> well, still ahead, we will tell you how coca-cola is hoping to appeal to millennials. also ahead hollywood award season, critics choice awards, which film won best picture. we'll be right back. >> if your headed out the door stay update the on our sister station "kyw news radio" 10606789 also, area hospitals repeal of the affordable care act could have great consequences. announces closure of four church buildings, and an area locations hoping to fine forever homes for home dose dogs and cats this holiday season. check in two, three, four times a day on "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >>> well, the award season officially kicks off today with the announcement of the golden globe nominees. but, before the golden globes, or oscars, last

joe's wins the league opener over george washington, 68 to 63. lasalle, tries to snap 12 game losing streak to the flyers. first half we go, lasalle up by one. hey ukee washington if you're watching our favorite player, pal. with 23. later on, though, corner three. from penndel, and lasalle loses by 11. >> who doesn't love a pooky? >> he's a cbs-3 favorite. too bad they lost. >>> up next, how local preschool remembers celebrating the new year. the story after the break. >> preschools around the area made sure that small children got to celebrate the new year a little early. >> two, one! >> they there we go. "eyewitness news" cameras were in cherry hill at early childhood center at the katz, staffers countdown to noon, then everybody got to toast with kid friendly drinks. >> i saw. that will so cute. >> lauren? >> ♪ >> ♪ >> new years week send upon us. it is looking pretty good. chilly temperatures, right around average in the sit, low 40's into saturday. some upper 40's into sunday, first day of 2017. we do have chance at passing sprinkle saturday

we will take you back in time to 1776 whether george washington led his troops across the icy waters. yearly tradition. we'll have it for you when we come bac >> the christmas tree still looking good. while it is normally closed on mondays, the philadelphia museum of art, open today as part of its holiday week of celebration. so if you're off from work today, go visit. >>> general george washington crossed the icy delaware river into new jersey. and engaging in christmas day battle many historians consider turning point in revolutionary war, yesterday, that daring crossing once again came to life. cbs photo josh lurks ed spay, and capturing the sites and sounds of the past, the blast from the past. >> came up today for the first time to watch the crossing of the delaware. >> ♪ >> fun family day. >> american history is very important to us. >> every man, caring muskets, even officers and musicians. >> being a military family, they get sense every understanding how important it is that america was founded in the way it was, the steps they had to take place. >> the british are forced to

general cornwallis surrendered to general george washington and ended the war. america was free. just a short drive from this battlefield, we find a massive monument dedicated to honoring our past and those larger than life figures who led our nation. this year as america debated who to vote for, one man has some unique inspiration right in his backyard. ♪ it may look like just any field somewhere in rural america, but down a muddy dirt road not far from the highway we find a group of familiar faces sitting silently on a family farm in virginia. 43 of them with one common thread. temporarily serving as leader of the free world. >> they wanted me to crush them and just get them out of the park, and i just couldn't do it. >> howard hankins saved them after a private presidential park went bust. turns out even presidents can't escape an economic downturn. so he moved them, each about 16,000 pounds of cement and steel, on to a flatbed truck and drove them down the interstate, painstakingly under power lines one by one and lined them all up to wait for a better home. that was three ye

. >> well, you know, it goes back to george washington. there is a great portrait up at the capital of george washington giving up his commission in the military in order to become president of the united states, which i think was a r to have civilian leadership and civilian perspective when it comes to those issues. it doesn't mean you can't have a military background. that is important to have that background, but at the same time, in those jobs, you have to exercise the ability to understand political issues, to involve your capability the relate to the american people. so, yes, having a strong defense background is important, but it's also important to be able to have that ability to understand the civilian side of that job, because both are involved. >> dickerson: you worked with james mattis. what do you think about him? >> i liked james mattis a lot. he's a tough general, spoke the truth, was a good adviser. so i think he's got a lot of qualities that are important to secretary of defense job. i do think that it's important for cong

congratulations to him. >>> temple basketball will take on george washington at home, tip off at 7:30we caught up with fran dunphy to talk about his red hot owls. >> we have had some really good wins, so far this year. we're grateful to be where we are. we don't have have a lot of margin for error. we have a long, long way to go. so we're excited about it. only thing we're thinking about is gw and lets see how we do. >> you have to love coach dunphy. >> love the madness in december too. >> yes, got to have it. >> thanks, leslie. >>> "cbs evening news" is a few minutes away. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> hi ukee and jessica. great to be with you in philadelphia here's the "cbs evening news" fires, that kille4 people. >>> plus refugees flee bolt of aleppo as assod dictator ship and russia obliterate neighborhood. donald trump makes controversial picks for key cabinet posts. >>> lessons from the day of infamy, 75 years later. those stories just ahead on the "cbs evening he wears his army hat, he gets awalks aroundliments. with his army shirt looking all nice. and

my brother and i went to law school in washington dc, i went to george washington, my brother went to georgetown. we had a rivalry. at the time i never anticipated coming back. politics,ead up on but it was really going back to the neighborhoods in volunteering for races they got me to fall in love with politics and represented the community. at the end of the day was about making sure we had a good education. that, i will keep in mind as we look at legislation and opportunities in the budget. >> you're replacing alan grayson, who ran for senate. any lessons from his career for you as you take on this new job? >> one thing i have definitely learned was that he was prolific at filing amendments, i happen to share that trait. he filed more amendments than any other senator and florida. -- in florida. i expect to continue that tradition to try to message and provide alternatives and better way is -- better ways of doing things. i have a more measured style. i went from being a lawyer, i practice law today -- to this day, i just won a trial. the congressman did his best to represent the d

he has been a professor at george washington university. >> did president kennedy have an impact on you? rep.-elect raskin: i got from my dad all sorts of jfk memorabilia. i love the kennedy family and the role they have played in american life. and i always thought that bobby kennedy embodied both the toughness that we need to have in order to make progress but also the gentleness that we need in order to understand what the real needs of society are. i have always looked up to bobby kennedy. and i know his daughter kathleen kennedy townsend. >> any mentors in this area that you have worked with or anyone you are looking forward to working with on the capital? rep.-elect raskin: the maryland delegation is a very strong, tightknit delegation that punches way up of its weight in congress. we are a relatively small state. nancy pelosi, the democratic leader, was born in baltimore and her father was the mayor of baltimore. the number two democrat, steny hoyer who was born and bred and bleeds merrill lynch. and he has been a terrific help to me. anthonyerving with brown and john star baines

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