began with george washington in the very same weight. i knew very little of washington i had heard, of course, but he chopped down the cherry tree, which she didn't. i had heard that he wore a wig, which she didn't. and i had heard that he wore wooden teeth to which he didn't. so i found out very quickly the things that i thought i knew about george washington were absolutely not correct. when i began this book which i described as csi meets the biography channel, it has really been at treat for me to replace all of those myths with facts about george washington. the premise of the book is really this. george washington really looked like his image of the $1 bill. when mount vernon did some research, they found that most americans would describe this image of george washington taken from the portrait as old, boring, and grumpy. of course they realized there were going to have to chase that way of looking at the father of our country. they devised a plan in which they would create three life-size figures that of george washington and show

this is on 123 between the georgetown pike and the george washington parkway.o have to be on time to work. light volume over there and traffic getting by relatively unscathed. back to you. >> thank you. 5:53. there's more to come. >> buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when you can use less? new bounty. the clean picker upper. hi there. chase freedom is offering 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. wow, thanks! beep. beep. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. >> a woman found a chicken nugget that she thought it was president george washington. >> you really have to look to see the president. rebecca from nebraska ended up selling the 3-year-ol

there will go south on george washington parkway to the cemetery.ing because of hard rain and lightning. it is intense. >> we see the lightning strikes around silver spring, the heaviest rain and is moving into northwest d.c. heavy rain stretching to the northeast. it looks like it will cut parts of the national cathedral area. take a look at the radar. notice how the heavy rain is just over the heart of the metro area, even a little down and to construct this county -- near prince george's county. the heaviest is near bethesda. massachusetts avenue in getting dumped on. george town, you are next. logan circle, just to name a few. rain moving to the southeast and should quit the tidal basin early this morning and briefly. 74 this afternoon, partly cloudy. 72 tomorrow. we will start out cloudy and foggy tomorrow morning, breaking out in the sunshine. friday, lower 80s and sunny. could this weekend. >> it already feels like summer. headlines from hollywood, first lady michelle obama opened up about her attempt at an undercover shopping trip. >> i thou

everybody wanted to be a part of george washington's inner circle, but only madison had the caliber, trustworthiness, was his estimate to be his principal adviser during those critical early days were washington's trying to figure out the president. >> a great deal of debate about what would be in the bill of rights or was it generally understood that it would be, you know, religion, speech to make such. >> that is such a great question. there was an enormous amount of debate over what the bill of rights would look like. in fact, many of the state ratification conventions, virginia included, some recommendations to congress call long list of recommendations. we think she should pass these amendments in the first session. there were literally hundreds of different ideas. madison focused on a few things. he was upright to do anything structural. some of the man is focused on weakening the executives, stripping away important powers of congress, regulate trade, we were going to get anything structural but focus on the fundamental liberties. trying to kick the whenever the sales. exactly

in 1775, she wrote a poem to george washington, to his excellency, george washington in which she praised washington's prowess as commander in chief and celebrated the american struggle against britain. not only that, she actually sent her poem to george washington. so here she is, she's still an enslaved woman, and she sends her poem to the commander in chief of the american continental army. washington, to his credit, responded to wheatley's poems generously and graciously, and the two actually met one another in 1776. it shows you then that even a slave owner like george washington was willing to recognize merit when he saw it. not so another american political leader, thomas jefferson, who dismissed phyllis wheatley's poetry as inferior and not worth the label of literary. nevertheless, i think what this whole episode shows us is that for phyllis wheatley and for the americans who witnessed the flourishing of her career, it was possible to see that black people were capable of much more than anyone had given them credit for. surely most of the leaders sitting in philadelphia in 1776 w

and one of the first letters of congratulations that madison receives is from george washington. it was nothing that washington had against monroe. washington was responsible for promoting monroe through the ranks of the continental army, who lived with someone else during the winter at valley forge who could help see that person as a dear friend and a kinsman. i think i quote a different book in founding rivals where they talk about valley forge a name associated with misery since the eighteenth century and indeed it was. they lived through some of the worst fighting of the war together but it was because washington relied on madison, his advice, his counsel -- madison is really the principal advisor to washington in at least the first year of his presidency. i think to some degree that role shifts to alexander hamilton but in the beginning it's james madison. and the first -- one of the first letters of congratulations he gets, congratulations on the majority of a respectable number of your peers. now, help me write my inaugural address and that's what he does. and james madison

george washington university officials tell us this morning they got an alert last night from the u.s. secret service, a report of a man walking around possibly with a handgun. a number of police agencies searched the campus here at foggy bottom for hours but to no avail. now campus wide alert went out to students late last night that said a report of a white male with a handgun balding, wearing glasses, heading towards the campus from the white house. it was an intense seen as police blanketed the campus with guns drawn. if the school library was shut down for some time after a student reported a suspicious man matching the description inside as he changed his clothing. >> i think it is worrisome. but we cannot stop moving about because that is the nature of d.c. i have a midterm tomorrow morning and i have to do it. >> we got a note saying we need to evacuate the library, get all our belongings and leave the library. >> now the school was never officially placed on lockdown and the 24-hour gelman library was eventually reopened for. most of the students told us last night and this m

far though, no sign of the man who was believed to be armed and heading in the direction of george washington university. reporting live, stephen tschida abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. meanwhile, we go to our other big story at 11:00 tonight. a fight over dog feces as one man saying he is not guilty. one man remains behind bars. but police say he stabbed a neighbor to death after a dog did his business on his lawn in southeast. we are live with the latest. this unusual and sad case. >> today, his attorney says his client definitely did not mean to kill the victim. let me give you a sense of where this happened. in pennsylvania avenue in southeast, the neighborhood that this happened in is different than the others around here. there is a suburban feel a lot of single-family homes and tonight, they are shot, he and many of them knew both of these guys. >> everyone knows everyone. >> jimmy williams lives next door to where the stabbing happened. he says he has lived here for one decade and that makes him a newcomer in the neighborhood. not a place used to murder investigations, especially

the george washington university after an alert person may have been on campus. the school sent out an alert last night after the secret man who may have heading towas seen the campus from the white house. authorities searched the foggy bottom campus but did not find suspects. >> i am not that scared because i feel like there's a lot of police around the area. but it is scary that he may not have been caught yet. >> the library was evacuated last night after a possible was spotted changing clothes. police arrested the library but did not find any suspects. the fbi tested white powder that r at aund in a lette restaurant in downtown washington around 6:00 last night employees. d it with the powder inside. hazmat crews evacuated the restaurant. bewas determined not to the st. reopened around 7:30 last night. >> verizon offering more options cannot get high- speed internet. we are used to hearing taking away the things from customers. giving youe something. linda bell from bloomberg headquarters has more. we will get to that in a moment. but the fourth quarter gdp c

george washington university has provided a full scholarships to 134 d.c. school sincstudents over the past two decades. >> i am very happy. it's my first choice and i am very excited. >> unwavering initiative is what she has, says her family. >> i am really happy. this is really an honor. the scholarship worth more than $200,000. emotional mothers. >> she really wanted to go to george washington really bad and i did not know how i would afford it. >> they have the highest graduation rate in d.c. public schools there. >> everything will be paid for from the tuition to the books and fees. john gonzalez reporting, abc 7 news. >> thank you. still ahead, developing details of john edwards' extramarital affair and possible connection to a prostitution ring in the big apple. mitt romney facings like about comments by an adviser. the etch a sketch controversy. gas prices are up for some, but down for some people in our area. we will show you where. if and tinkers crossed or some better weather this afternoon. the forecast is after the break. >> former presidential

the man that george washington discovered and the man that george washington counted on through nearly 8 1/2 years of the revolutionary war and who then counted on him as his secretary of war during the time as president. he started out as a boston book seller. big, stout, gregarious, robust, friendly, popular fellow who had about the equivalent of a fifth grade education and who loved books and never stopped reading. and he became one of the best officers in the whole war. washington singled out two young men almost within a week or two weeks after washington took command at cambridge, massachusetts. as people he could count on. one was nathaniel green who was a 33-year-old quaker who had been made a major general at the age of 33 having had no military experience at all and the second was henry knox who was all of 25 and he had no military experience at all. but both of them were reading books. what they knew about the military was entirely through books, but that was an age, an era, who believed the best way to learn things is to read books. the age of enlightenment, and they are in

we're going to talk about george washington. and in light of the frame that everybody else has been bringing to this occasion, that is the troubles of our time, i wanted to talk about washington and some of the troubles of his time and how he dealt with it. and i want to do it by story telling. the great attraction for me to history are these wonderful stories. i think of arthur snobl who sat down to play beethoven and he stopped and turned to the audience and said, this music is better than it can ever be played. i think that's the way it is with these stories. they are better than they can ever be told. i want to do that also with regard to a picture that you've seen before. this is washington crossing the delaware. and next time you're in new york city, go to the metropolitan museum of art. they have just opened a new american wing. it's gigantic. it's 60 galleries of american painting. just opened a couple weeks ago. and at the center of it is this painting. when i visited, my wife and i always go there whenever we're in new

francis scott key, dolley saving george washington portrait, and that's about it. but, of course, there was a much more complicated affair fought on numerous fronts at a time of considerable political division. we yankees wanted nothing to do with that were. and what a fascinating and diverse cast of characters. chief among them was the diminutive and brilliant james madison him and his vivacious and cunning wife, dolley. arguably they were america's first power couple. no doubt the obama's could learn much from james and dolley, perhaps they already have. it was a pivotal moment in our nation's history as america ossetia on all sides sought to maintain its independence from forces seemingly too huge to repel. but repel them they did. it is a concept that we few in deep and bookstores left standing fully appreciate. thanks to c-span book tv who are here this evening recording hugh's remarks. please be sure to check out the tv schedule, or find that when this event will be held. hugh will be offering some remarks, after which he will take some questions. and, of cou

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

he brought to life the founding druthers of american painting and the elusive george washington. recently, along with his collaborator, he wrote to from the houses of the founding fathers. they are hard at it again in this sequel to called houses of the presidents. right envy his research troops. you should ask him about his and visit to bill clinton's boyhood home. turning to the war of 1812 with the book "mr. & mrs. madison's war" america's first couple at the second war of independence" published by blooms very book and the history book club selection of the month. most of us have a great school remember this of the war 1812, dolly saving the george washington portrait, francis scott key. much more complicated. added time of considerable political division. the yankees wanted nothing to do without war. what a diverse cast of characters per co-chief the diminutive and brilliant james madison and his vivacious wife dolly. their first -- the first power couple and the obama's could learn much from james and dolley. of pivotal moment in her history america be sieged sought to main

unlike george washington and thomas jefferson, theirs are not household names. nevertheless, their lives provide a window on the larger collective experience of women during the revolution and will help show us how and in what ways women can legitimately considered along with men as the founders of our nation. the first woman i'd like to talk about is a woman named esther debert reed. reed was born in london in 1747, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who traded with -- whose daughter of a wealthy merchant who had extensive training relationships with the american colonies. in 1763, joseph reed of new jersey, also the child of a merchant, went to london to study the law at the ends of court, a very common thing for american gentry to do in the pre-revolutionary period. there through a common circle of social friends, he met esther debert. and esther and joseph were immediately enamored of one another. unfortunately, family circumstances forced joseph reed to return to america in 1765 just as britain and the colonies were beginning their own pitched battle over t

iii after george went mad, one of his delusions was that he himself had become george washington and we can see how this example of a humane and highly-successful leader spread with the idea of the cause. and then after that, it was decided in counsels of war that one victory was not enough. so they went back. and it was those committees of sergeants, the associate tors, who were the prime movers of that. and the american army went across the delaware fought series of battles, all of them very different one from another. one was a delaying action. a very difficult retreat from the road down through lawrenceville, new jersey. and they did that with great success. the purpose of that was for the american army to occupy a hill above trenton on the the south side of the town. and there to draw the british troops into an attack which happened in a second battle of trenton. and the british were defeated in that battle. then washington who was then in a tight spot, a light came on and he and his counsel decided they would try another attack and washington led his troops around the briti

>>> tonight breaking news from george washington university where an alert went out warning about a gunman heading towards the campus. jane has our report from foggy bottom. jane. >> reporter: jim, we definitely have breaking news here on the campus of gw university. i'm on h street between 21st and 22nd street. i'm going to step out. there's a secret service patrol car. they got an alert there was a man carrying a gun coming from the white house toward the gw campus. it was very quiet on campus. then they got an alert saying the authorities couldn't find anything. about ten minutes ago a lot of police officers, metropolitan police officers with rifles, secret service agents all went into the library here on h street. you can see some of the officers outside here. they went into the library. they weren't allowing gw students into the library. something is going on concerning the alert. the alert that went out at 9:30 tonight said there was a white male balding with eyeglasses wearing a gray fleece sweater, possibly carry a handgun going west from the white house to the gw campus. again, th

we are good on the george washington parkway. no problems to report on the beltway in case you're heading to tyson's. headlights coming out of virginia. the red leaving maryland down towards the toll road exit. >> thank you very much. it is time. dancing with the stars kicks off season no. bang14 tonight. >> the 12 stars include martina navratilova juleie night and shepherd. >> you had better take a nap if you want to stay up and walked out. >> a jump to the big screen. >> the movie adaptation of "21 -- -- 21 john street with" was no. 1 at the box office. that dropped the lorax to no. 2. >> 4:56 this morning. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >> coming up, the american soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians prepares to meet with his lawyer for the first time face-to-face. formal charges are expected to be filed this week. >> you will have to keep w

the surrender of cornwall la corn wallace at yorktown ask a problem, whether knowing it was george washington will make you a better citizen, that's immaterial. that's another question. but the fact that a person doesn't know that washington was the commanding american general at the surrender of yorktown indicates that that student probably doesn't know what yorktown was or why it was important, and if he or she doesn't know why that is important clearly doesn't know much about the history of the revolutionary war, and not knowing about the revolutionary war is a serious flaw and maybe indicates that we are not educating our children as well as we should. there's no question about the historic ignorance among young americans. no question about it. it's been shown in countless studies and surveys. and anyone who teaches or lectures or spends time on american college or university campuses these days, as i do, knows that from firsthand experience. >> a recent statistic in "the washington post" sewed thhowed % of the children born in washington, d.c., are born out of wedlock. if you have a sing

this class on the george washington university, the first of four look at the fed's role in the greatression, also the great recession and also a look at the fed's challenges in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. and "the new york times" writing this lecture, the latest in the series of efforts by mr. bernanke to increase the fed's engagement with the general public. he appeared twice on "60 minutes." he's held town hall meetings with college students and he's held regular news conferences which we carry here on the c-span networks. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. et

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

george's county schools is dropping. more than any other system in the d.c. region. "washingtonnce george's county schools has seen a 10% drop in enrollment since the 2003-2004 school year and the system is seeing an influx of students who qualify for free or reduced price meals. one bright note though. test scores are improving there. the prince george's county school system is the third largest in the city area. >>> there is a push to halted the enforcement of those red top mashing meters. the program that would make people with handicapped plates and black ardz pay for parking, it is supposed to be fully implemented by april 14th. there is a plan to introduce an emergency bill today. she want a public hearing because her elderly and disabled constituents are furious. >> they just don't understand what the program is if there will be a meter or space when they're lifing their home to go downtown to a doctor's appointment. appointment. they do need the extra time allowed. wed. >>> we are recovering from a little rattling here at the station. got some storms hitting us hard. >>

he gave an hour-long lecture to about 30 students at george washington university in the nation's capitalone student asked about returning to the gold standard which mr. bernanke said is not feasible in a modern economy. >> well, good afternoon. i think the students here may know who i am, but for those watching the broadcast, i am steve knap, president of the george washington university. it's really a pleasure to welcome you to today's first class in a series entitled reflections on the federal reserve and its place in today's economy featuring the chairman of the federal reserve, dr. ben bernanke. i am pleased to acknowledge that we have with us two of the number of falculty members. some of them will be teaching later in the series. today is the first university lecture series delivered by a sitting chairman of the federal reserve. and i think it does provide an extraordinary opportunity for the students who are here in the classroom, but also for those watching online who have an opportunity to gain insight into the nation's central banking system and a wide range of issues that affe

so this woman wanted to be free because she went to new hampshire to get away from george washington. now, what we do know is she got there as a result of her interaction with a nearby community in philadelphia of african-americans and abolitionists who sheltered her, who gave her food, and then put her on a ship that allowed her to get to new hampshire to a life of freedom. her escape represents that irony that exists of a president who talks about freedom but also a president whose actions did not fit the power of his words. i bring this up because it gives us an interesting conflict in washington, d.c. when the capitol is moved to washington, d.c. and john adams comes down here to be president, we find, in fact, the environment in which this new white house is built, in which this new white house exists, is not that different in terms of the irony that exists there. now, the first iron ny is the ft that john adams from new england, a nonslave holder, is then followed by three presidents who are all slave holders -- jefferson, madison, an monroe. in addition, the district of columbi

this chicken might not get that this woman was trying to sell on e bay because it looked like george washington but. it turns out the thing is actually sold. poor eight thousand one hundred. dollars named better would you put eight grand for the washington. but not in the box story with the phones went. out so. maybe it makes. for a frozen chicken no from. trying to find out what made the charity then without having to. get a really cool george washington you know well there's a few discrepancies in her story she claims that she kept the mc not get in the freezer for three years there was no need to everyone knows that mcdonald's food is not to impose the european friends there i'm a little concerned about that aspect also i never figured out what camp she was sending these thirty kids to i want to know like did this person is she sending them to a scientology camp i don't. know maybe if the mcdonald camp is a question of course i mean for all. those that got good fortunes in those places or you and i maybe you agree that because you were here we originally brought up this story and you with it

they will take the outer loop to 95 to the george washington parkway, south to arlington cemetery. it is a very large funeral procession that is under way. let's go live where things are rolling quietly at new hampshire ave. if you have not yet used the icc, today would be the day to do it. >> thank you for the heads up. metro riders know how crowded trains can be, especially during rush hour. >> there can be some relief beginning june 18. metro will add an extra train in each direction every 20 minutes on the rush hour on the orange, green, and yellow lines. every third blue line train will be a yellow line. hopefully, that helps. >> coming up, new details on a case in florida that has sparked outrage all across the country. turn which agencies are opening an investigation into the shooting of an unarmed teenager. also ahead -- ♪ ♪ >> celebrities hit the floor for the 14th season of "d >> we take a look at what stories are coming at newt at 6:00, a d.c. council vote that could be major changes for the city school system. >> house republicans did to a sweeping spending plan with cu

. >>> secret service sent alert of a gunman headed towards george washington university. the latest coming up next. >>> first tornados now snow, days after the tornado uprooted homes in indiana, now under a blanket of snow. homeowners say the snow is soaking belongs they don't have left to save and could take weeks before the power is restored in indiana. that and more on this tuesday morning. i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. we will get things started with lynette charles. >>> not a lot going on this morning. we got a couple of snow showers across the area. nothing sticking yesterday, though. the chill continues, temperatures will be below normal again, plenty of sunshine in the forecast and a surge of warm air and then we have rain by the end of the week. today is going to be a calm day. we are nice and dry. we have all five sweeps on scanning the skies. we are cold. temperatures coming in below average, 27 degrees now in to aberdeen. arnold 27. clarksville 25. a little bit on the gusty side yesterday afternoon in to the evening. thos

joining me now, will healy, a freshman at george washington university from long island.nk you very much for joining me tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> i got that tweet. i said to myself, i wonder what will's doing tomorrow night. so you went in there, ready to cheer for ann. so what did you hear that made you think, hey, i wonder if i should maybe be slipping over that way? >> well, i feel more socially liberal. i feel i'm much more libertarian. and throughout the debate, she just said things where i just looked at her like she was a crazy person. >> are you a ron paul-leaning republican? >> i'm a ron paul-leaning republican. >> and by the way, i don't quite get party affiliation in college. when i was in college, students didn't care about party. they kind of grew into it way later. and so i was surprised to see so many democrat -- and by the way, let's just acknowledge, the room was overwhelmingly democrat. >> yes. >> sort of like 4-1, something like that. >> it was. >> so ann went in at a real disadvantage with the audience. but when i discovered somewhere ear

dayton defeats george washington 75-69.he colonials finish the season with a 10-20 records. >>> patriot league semifinals, troy brewer on the road at lehigh. first half daniel munoz to brewer for three. he got it. he scored 15 points in the first half. later they go on an 8-0 run to end the half including this three from mackey mcknight. lehigh leads 34-28 at halftime. second half you now, lehigh on the inbound. c.j. mccullem up and in. later, munoz with the ball, and not anymore. pass is stolen by mcculllem. and lehigh elaiminates american. the eagles finish the season with 20-11 record. >>> women's acc turn: the terps taking on wake forest in the semifinals. first half off the miss, alyssa thomas grabs it. check out the nice move here. the acc player of the year scored a game high of 16 points. terps up 6 at halftime. second half, thomas reminds us sharing is caring. passes to lauren mintze, good. maryland in control. later, thomas misses a free throw, but check kaiser. rebound put back. i love it. terps bench is loves it

: in part because of the urban setting, it costs a lot of money to attend george washington universityar. >> reporter: the university president said it's the happiest day of the work year when he gets to jump in at various public, charter, and public d.c. high schools to announce the winners of four- year scholarships. >> and it's my pleasure and honor to name our recipient of the scholarship from benjamin banier can academic high school and that person is mia christian. >> reporter: the tractenberg scholarships amount to $220,000 over the four-year period paying for tuition, room, board, and books and she is graduating from d.c.'s rigorous bany ker is academic high with a 3.8gpa and she was definitely headed for college, she was worried about money. >> i applied for a lot of smaller scholarships in the past and had not gotten any and this is a big step for me. >> reporter: she is not just in academics. >> she plays on the volleyball team and the softball team and community service. he's a well-deserved student of the scholarship. >> reporter: she will study engineering at gwu with the

. >> actor george clooney and his father are among those being arrested in northwest washington today and hauled off to jail. good afternoon everyone. i'm barbara harrison in for pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. first at 4:00 george clooney is in washington this week using his celebrity to bring attention to what he describes as a man made crisis in sudan. he testified on capitol hill wednesday and today was arrested after protesting outside the sudanese embassy in northwest washington. tracee wilkins reports. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside of the sudanese embassy this morning including actor/activist george clooney one of many arrested this morning. george clooney who just returned from a trip to sudan joined congressman tom andrews, jim mcgovern and jim moran of virginia who was arrested. also martin luther king jr. iii was here along with hundreds of other protesters. they're demanding immediate action to stop sudan's use of food as a weapon is what they're saying. hundreds of activists are supporting this demonstration and they were here today. 500,000

hands to have you as the chairman of the cftc and we were delighted to have you here at the george washington university law school. as a token of our appreciation -- >> sit worth less than $20? >> it's a cheap clock and a coffey mug. you're welcome to come back any time. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> i'm taking the mug. anybody want a clock? >> we got the mug here. nip want a clock? looks like under $20. >> there we go. i'll take this. you never know what the clock costs. no, that's over $20. >> all right. we'll auction off the clock after lunch. thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you very much. >> and now more from this event hosted by george washington university law school. fdic acting chairman talked about new regulations contained in the 2012 financial regulations law and the role of community banks in enforcing regulations. this is 40 minutes. >> i would like to welcome everybody back for the afternoon program, please. we hope you enjoyed a good lunch. we've had a very interesting morning. we're delighted now to have the privilege and honor of hearing from chairman martin g

and exhibiting george washington. she co-curatored an exhibition of george washington and also first lady's public role and public image. she co-authored the exhibition's come pan book first lady's political role and public image. she's part of the collections team including abraham lincoln an extraordinary life. vote the machinery of democracy. the permanent and traveling versions of the american presidency, a glorious burden. between a rock and a hard place, a history of america's sweat shops. 1820 to present. and we the people winning the vote. graddy is currently working on political history exhibits that will be part of the museum's renovated west wing and continuing her research on the women's suffrage movement and women in american political life. she holds a b.a. in history from the university of maryland and an m.a. from texas tech university. following the presentations tonight we'll move to a moderated discussion format with a few prepared questions and then hopefully additional questions from the audience.

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the event is hosted by george washington university. live coverage starts at 7:30 eastern on c-span. >>> ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the afl-cio. hinckley can't believe he's this close. he's 15 feet from the president. he shoots. the first one hits jim brady in the head. he falls down. the second hits a d.c. police officer who had turned around to check on the president's progress. he gets hit in the back, falls down and screams i'm hit. now the path to the president is clear. it's wide open. hinckley has an effective range 20 to 30 feet. he's done practice. >> march 30th, 1981, would be assassin john hinckley fires six shots. this weekend on american artifacts, the race to save a president, sunday at 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. >>> live sunday on in depth, our founding fathers, civility and conservative politics. your questions for richard brookheiser. his 11 books include right time, right place, george washington on leadership and his latest on james madison. he'll take yo

welcome to george washington university law school. and our program at the center for law of economics and finance where we've been discussing financial reform. my name is lawrence cunningham. i'm a member of the faculty here. and it's a great pleasure for me to introduce and welcome gary gensler, currently the chairman of the commodities futures and trading commission. an appointment he received and took in may of 2009 at a very difficult time in our country's financial history. to undertake a very difficult job. i think the country is fortunate to have had that appointment and we're lucky that he is in that job today. his experience will speak to why we're lucky. he earned a bachelor's of science degree from the university of pennsylvania's warden school sum cum laude back in 1978. and the next year earned a master's of business administration from penn. he spent the next 18 years working at goldman sachs. the investment banking firm in new york. where he became a partner and ultimately served as the co-head of finance. then washingt