hamilton, alexander hamilton, is the most fascinating and remarkable founding father. yet there is so much of his life that is uncertain, controversial. i started by just reading about hamilton, and i learned about all this controversy. what year was he born? what battle did he fight him? all the stuff we did not know. i basically read every book there is. i went to all the primary sources to determine what the truth is, and wrote it down. when you learn the truth, his story is even more remarkable than what you read in the shorter biographies which assume facts, or repeat previous comments. nicole: thank you. why do you think it is so important for readers to learn about the formative years? you mentioned that this book covers his truck could does childhood in the caribbean as well as his service during the revolutionary war. why is this so important to understand about alexander hamilton? michael: hamilton is one of the most important founding fathers, key writer of the constitution, developer of the mental system, washington's chief aide during his presidency, actin

john c hamilton wrote about it in his biography of hamilton. he could not find a copy. did not have a copy. it was not until 1902 that somebody found a copy of it in the royal danish american gazette. -- i wish ieresting could remember exactly how i found it. i was browsing through -- oh yeah. i was browsing through old copies of austin newspapers ton newspapersbos looking for when hamilton might have arrived in boston, because before he went to new york, he stopped over in boston. and i found his account in a boston newspaper, "the massachusetts spy." nobody had seen it in 130 years, 140 years. i couldn't believe it. i was very -- very happy. of course, that is not really that important to hamilton's biography, but it was very cool. more important to hamilton's biography -- this actually was not in my -- i do not think this was in my speech last year, because i do not think i found it yet. 1777, hamilton was the aide for washington for eight months, nine months. he was 20 years old, at the time not even old enough to vote. timothy pickert and wanted to resign as adjuta

john hamilton, was an obstetrician. susan ran his medical clinical. >> susan hamilton was the proverbial trophy wife. by all accounts, she was a star, and he was indeed a very fortunate man to have her. >> but susan never left the house that day. dr. hamilton was performing surgery all morning. when he finished, he stopped home on his way to his office to give susan some flowers for valentine's day. once there, he found the back door wide open. upstairs in the master bathroom was his wife, unconscious. >> i think that my wife is dead. please hurry. my wife is bleeding all over the place. >> dr. hamilton tried to revive her, but it was too late. >> in this case, the attacker was in complete control. it's unfortunate, but i don't think mrs. hamilton really stood a chance. >> the killer apparently escaped through the hamiltons' back door. none of the neighbors saw anyone leaving the home. >> we were suspicious of the fact that maybe a burglar could have came in and possibly attacked this woman trying to steal some jewelry

what brought you to hamilton? leslie: i was invited into hamilton. find that the best jobs that you get in this career and business, you did not audition for. you have no idea how you got there i just asked tommy last because i have a superstition, sometimes if i get a straight offer, i do not want to ask how it came about. i'm afraid they might realize -- why did we ask this guy? i got invited about two years ago to do a reading for this show. and then i saw it at vassar. i saw them do about half an hour of it. i saw them do maybe 45 minutes at music stand. i was blown away. when i was invited to do the reading, i prepared like i have never prepared before. i knew all of my music. i knew what they were working on. charlie: you knew it had powerful potential. leslie: i knew how it affected me. lin is only a year older than i am, so this is our music. i recognized the rhythms and the syncopation and the pulse of the piece. i recognized that. it has been in my ears since i was born. charlie: people wondered when hip-hop would come to broadway, because

pay dad came at the same age as hamilton speaking not a word of english. you experience the country differently when you come here at a different age. that is our way not story. >> rose: and we conclude this evening with two influential stars of electronic dance music, diplo and skrillex. >> you have to be able to have one foot in the creative music and the creation of the media around the musk and the way your m not a musician but i have always been obsessed with music and i create music now and i've learned how to play music on my own. i think it's bigger than just getting a guitar and putting something together am you have to create an atmosphere am when you create the electronic, it's little more complex. >> when are you playing a show, the energy you get from the stage is undescribable. and it's just like this constant feedback, you know am like a cycle. an when you're in the studio with people, when you have good energy, people are having fun and feeling the music it inspires you to continue to go down the right place, lin-manuel miranda, thomas kail

alexander hamilton. his name is alexander hamilton. is a million things he hasn't done, but just you wait. when he was 10 his father split, full of it, debt ridden. his mother bed ridden. dead.ead it -- half cousin, hish his cousin committed suicide, left 10 with nothing but a ruined pride. saying alex you got to send for yourself. he started retreating and reading every book on the shelf. nothing left to do, he would have been destitute without a sense of restitution. working for his late mother's landlord. he can getry book his hands on. planning for the future. standing on the bow of a ship heading for a new land, to new a new man.an be ship is in the harbor now, see if you can spot him, another immigrant coming up from the bottom. his enemies -- i'm the dam fool that shot him. charlie bank could this ever have been done? it's almost like it had to be invented, created for this. lin: i think the score is a love letter to hip-hop and musical theater. there's a lot of references to both embedded throughout. it is this heightened langu

people say good riddance do you know anything about alexander hamilton in?merica another man on john: even harder than solving their rubrics cube is to get people to do something with $18 trillion debt. the responsible people said it keeps increasing and politicians have to spend less but they say no. >> but the deficits are shrinking and that is the fact. john: recently it shrank to about $500 billion but while that sounds and good it is not impressive for several reasons but the $500 billion deficit still means we add that much to america's debt we add more year after year and a growing debt is a huge problem going for broke obsesses about that in the book for a wide you worry? >>. >> we have a the graph about the deficit? the mostly salt deficit problem. >> has come down but it is the temporary respite. >> coming down from a high when the housing bubble burst. >> with a t.a.r.p. rand stimulus spending and it has come down but the cbo says it starts back up we will be that close to $1 trillion deficits. >> so the payments that cannot be paid are entitlemen

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what brought you to hamilton? >> i was invited into hamilton.imes you find the best jobs in this business, you did not audition for, you have no idea how you got there. i asked tommy last week. i have this superstition -- if i get a straight offer, i do not want to ask how it came about. i am afraid they might realize, why did we asked this guy? i got invited two years ago to do a reading of the show. i had seen it at faster. about half anm do hour of the show. -- i had seen them do it at vassar. i had seen maybe 45 minutes and was blown away. when i was invited to do the reading, i prepared like i'd never had before. i came in and new all my music. and knew all my music. i knew what they were working on. it had powerful potential. i knew how it affected me. lynn is only one year older than i am, this is our music. i recognize the rhythms and the syncopation, and the pulse of the piece. charlie: people wondered when hip-hop would come to broadway, because rock had come to broadway. so influential with that as well, the heights being a watershed

what brought you to hamilton? >> i was invited into hamilton.est jobs you get in this career, in this business, you didn't audition for, you have in idea how you got there. so i just asked tomie last week, because i have this superstition, sometimes if i get a straight offer, i don't want to kind of ask how it came about. >> rose: tm-year, the director. >> yeah. >> i don't want to ask how it came about because i'm afraid that they might realize, you know, why did we ask this guy in the room. so i got invited about two years ago to do a reading of the show. and i had seen if at vasser. i had seen them do about a half an hour of the show at music stands, maybe 45 minutes. and was blown away. so when i was invited to do the reading, i prepared like i've never prepared before. i mean i came in, i knew all my music. you know, because i knew what they were working on. >> rose: you know it had powerful potential. >> i mean yeah, i knew how it affected me. you know, and you know, lyn is only a-year-older than i am, so this is our music. i recognized the

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what brought you to hamilton?lie: sometimes you find the best jobs in this business, you did not audition for, you have no idea how you got there. week, if imy last get a straight offer, i do not want to ask how it came about. realize,id they might why did we asked this guy? years ago to two do a reading of the show. i had seen them do it at vassar. i had seen maybe 45 minutes and was blown away. when i was invited to do the reading, i prepared like i'd never had before. i came in and all of my music. i knew what they were working on. it had powerful potential. i knew how it affected me. lyn is only one year older than i am, this is our music. i recognize the rhythms and the syncopation, and the pulse of the peace p --iece. charlie: people wondered when hip-hop would come to broadway, because rock had come to broadway. leslie: the height happening, and being a watershed moment for hip-hop music and latin american actors. , iistened to the heights them andls -- i told one of my first rehearsals, from the first mome

revolutionaries like washington and hamilton got together for beers and hamilton once worked. >> alexander hamilton was the first secretary of the department of treasury, treasury, so on the second floor he would have had offices. >> right where we're standing now. jessica phillips says here, too, attendance is up thanks to the musical. >> there's been a lot more interest, and it's nice to see a different age group as well. younger people. >> history buffs expect many more theatergoers will be joining their rank. stacey delikat, fox 5 news. >> the official season two trailer for empire is finally here. looks like a family battle is brewing. >> i'm gong to be bigger than you'll ever be. bigger than dad too. >> lucius lyon is empire. without him the company is nothing. >> the tables have turned at empire entertainment, and cookie is getting her payback. meanwhile, lucius lyon is fighting to get back on top from behind bars. the rivalry, music and betrail all come back for season two premiering on september 23rd right here on fox 5. >>> mcdonald's taking a shot at going gourmet. in addition t

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inspired by the play, hamilton. mr. hamilton, large and which charge, until he took the nj barge. vp aaron burr was waiting, this guy bad like satan. >> you gotta be a fool, no drive-by at night. >> pick your weapon and start stepping. one, two, three, turn around, shoot the other guy down. hamilton now a skeleton. >> these are original, by the way. >> greg has outdone himself with the lyrics. >> how about the last part? >> i but he was cool and chill with a license to ill, please don't take him off the $10 bill? >> yo. word. what do you think? [laughter] >> one day good day, the next day broadway! >> rosanna, you're very gangster. excellent. [laughter] >> anyway, you know, you never know who's watching, you know? probably the producers of that broadway show. we might get, like -- >> a nasty letter? [laughter] yeah, that's possible. >> what do you think, mike? maybe we could be a stand-in -- >> do your little show? >> if somebody calls out sick and they're really desperate? >> something like that? >> yeah, we could

plays alexander hamilton. he got emotional when reading the biography. it was this book which inspired him to write the musical of our only immigrant founding father. >> he brings theater to the people. and he makes them understand it. >> young crowd hip crowd an excited crowd. [ music ] >> it's in some sense the arc of a tragedy but it's a beautiful life and it's a man who gave this country so much of the fabric and the fiber of who we are today. >> reporter: he was born in new york best known for creating a tony award winning musical and is now bridging the gap between broadway and rap. >> it never gets old. >> i didn't get to see it when it was downtown so i'm here. >> reporter: other celebrities who came out to support the cast include bon jovi, samuel l. jackson, sarah jessica parker, matthew broderick. >> the beautiful part is the creators, we wanted to tell a story that looked like america today. >> reporter: the first family has already been to see the musical and there's plenty of buzz about how it wi

hamilton was quite the guy. alexander hamilton. still on the 10-dollar bill. >> maybe not for long. >> a lot of people are working to get him off the $10 bill. he started "new york post." got into a gunfight with aaron brrr! and lost. he was shot by the vice president of the united states. what else about him? he is buried downtown. and pretty accomplished guy. >> when you get a $10 bill you feel good about it. if you go to the atm they're usually only dispensing 20s. >> one more thing on the $10 bill you on the back see treasury department. if you're in d.c., where my joint. old epic grill. >> i've been there. >> right across the street where my finger is. they're not messing with the building. they will mess with alexander hamilton after the biggsest thing on broadway. >> we'll talk about it. meantime we'll talk about weather. hello, mike. >> great weather out there today. i'm more interested in the hamburger joint. write me some notes. we have a nice today coming up. it will be quiet going into the weekend. great stuff for a lit

alexander hamilton and james madison on this committee. the guy who probably will take up the pen and do most of the writing is a pennsylvanian named guvernor morris. a man with a wooden leg. but another one of these men very gifted with the pen. and morris is a friend of george washington's. there's a story that comes from that summer with morris and alexander hamilton basically there's a bet made that hamilton makes with morris because morris says i'll just go up and slap george washington on the back and say, how are you doing kind of thing. washington is this very formal guy who doesn't even like to shake hands. he prefers to bow. he can be a bit on the aloof side, especially in public. so hamilton is like, you're never going to do that. i'll bet you dinner you'll not do it. of course, morris goes and does it and washington gives him one of his glaring looks. i'm sure hamilton is standing in the corner laughing like mad. morris is the one that's going to write the we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect unio

it happened on west 141st street at hamilton place in hamilton heights. eyewitness news reporter lucy yang is at the scene with details. lucy. >> reporter: sandra, we are on west 104th street in hamilton place where you see on the south side of the intersection is a festive block party. on the north side of this intersection was a crime scene. detectives were called to the area this afternoon, according to one eyewitness news. a man was stabbed in the chest with an ice pick. he was rushed to the hospital. we are waiting for more word on his condition. i could could tell you when we arrived here there was a great deal of blood on the it has since been cleared up. the eyewitness news believes the stabbing was over a cell phone robbery that ended with much bloodshed. police have not yet confirmed the motive as they now investigate the details of this stabbing. i can tell you residents out here who were celebrating today were left pretty shaken by this outbreak of violence. >> it's very upsetting. the children, one of my friend's nephews, actually witnessed t

dennis hamilton is in ad seg for refusing to be housed with a cellmate.ing a life sentence for carjacking, kidnapping, and assault with a deadly weapon. >> for one, there's no rule that says i have to take a cellie. and, two, i don't want to live with another man for the rest of my life, you know? to me, the cells are too small. i think the cell in itself breeds an environment for homosexuality. >> hamilton is going before the disciplinary board to plead his case. >> mr. hamilton was placed in ad seg on 2-9-06 by lieutenant stebbins for refusing a cellmate. -- compatible cell mate. inmate stated he was refusing a cellmate. you don't have any enemies. >> nope. >> you seem to be a guy who gets along with people. >> yes. >> why won't you take a cellmate? >> like i told you in isu, i feel threatened being placed in a cell with another man. i feel my life is in danger. >> hamilton's stubbornness has landed him three stints in ad seg. he's yet to be housed with anyone. if hamilton keeps refusing, he'll be labeled a program failure, housed in solitary confinemen

i don't think alexander hamilton envisioned the arctic. last week with protesters in portland, oregon, as one of shells ships was departing. we had retailers jump off a bridge and we held the ship of to strike a balance of you really can't be protesting here. but eventually that ship is making its way up to the arctic. shell is going as expected they not information, but five years ago today i was down in the gulf of mexico where i spent seven months which were like dog months as the federal coordinator of the deepwater horizon oil spill. a major oil spill in the arctic you can measure in gallons, not in barrels. we need to be very mindful that shell is responsible and caring at its responsibilities of an arctic. we will have five ships and we already have several helicopters operating company arctic. this last winter we saw the record low sea ice extent up in the arctic region. we may see a record retreatment of sea ice as well. 2012 with a record year. 14 of the 15 warmest years in the arctic have all happened in the last 15 years. what

hamilton now a skeleton secretary hamilton. >> you know what, we need to go back to theater school. one more time. >> a $10 bill. >> let's give ourselves a round -- >> i have to tell you -- one in the show -- actually reached out to me. and thought it was great fun. hilarious. >> fantastic let's capitalize that, front row seats they're waiting eagerly. >> few who would look to see it. i would like to too. we have to carve the time to see it. because today we're going to be in brooklyn. >> this should be fun. >> bobblehead day. mike is going to be on our team. greg: playing with the cyclones right? rosanna: the softball game raising money for heart share and it is great. we have people l from -- elvis duran show going to be there. we have wwe wrestler. nypd, fdny, and then -- >> rosanna -- four of us i know ines is beginning to join. >> rosanna is the coach doesn't know anything about softball or baseball. >> but we won against john franco and plan again this year. efertle he was drunk. anyway. that should be fun tonight. mike woods what's going on? mike: holding on to my contract. r

>> it was a description of a dinner conversation at which hamilton was speaking and hamilton said burrof government. the letter said hamilton more despicable things about burr that i won't put in writing. that's the sentence that burr grabbed on. >> despicable leads to a duel, which led to hamilton being killed? >> eventually. there was a spiraling of the anger between them. >> we tend to think of the time we're in as very partisan, but you pointed out that, actually, it resembles a period in the 19th century a great deal because when the debates over slavery were really heating up in the 1840s and '50s it got very nasty. >> it certainly did. as a historian, when you're living in polarized times you look to the past and say, okay, there is another really polarized time. and certainly, in a sense, the spirit of the thing, there was a lot of similarity. >> what about the kind of silly stuff, the gossip, the things like that? that was also a rich, rich tradition of political gossip being part of the campaigns, right? >> absolutely. that goes all the way back. i'm sure even before the fact

a rap musical about alexander hamilton. it's renewing interest in american history and one of the key founding fathers. >> hamilton is a character that is sort of glossed over in history books as the guy on the $10 bill. now i feel i know him personally >> reporter: he was very much a new yorker and relics of his past are all over our modern city. >> draw your attention to this portrait, this is a good copy -- >> reporter: in the heart of harlem on west 141st street is his former home named the grange. you can see original artifacts like the chair he sat in and his daughter's piano. >> this is where he walked and sat. this is where he thought, argued, wrote. >> reporter: officials with the national parks service which owns the national memorial say fans of the musical have been showing up here, hungry for more, like jane davis of virginia. >> it makes everything come alive and gives you the background for the play. >> the buzz is that people know about the hamilton play. more people are finding out about us that never would

reporter cleve bryan joins us live, cleve. >> reporter: hamilton avenue here is such a busy road. it is chilling to imagine a three-year old cross willing all by himself but one mother says that is exactly what happened while her son was supposed to be and in this day care center. >> it wasn't an hour after, ortiz dropped her off son, aerial today care thursday morning when her teenage daughter called to say 39 year-old was standing outside their house crying. >> i thought she was playing a joke on me. i could not believe my son made it back over here without anybody noticing at the school he was gone. >> reporter: ortiz says the boy somehow got of of kinder world across hamilton avenue and continue two blocks home. needless to say she was furious. >> i didn't come home, i went straight to the school to talk to the director and asked for an explanation as to how come nobody noticed she had not been gone. she gave meehan apology and said it wouldn't happen again. >> reporter: we went to the front door to hear kinder world's side of the story about now one would answer. a woman on t

avenue in hamilton. imagine her surprise when a half hour later her daughter called saying that dario was back home knocking on the back door in tears. >> you just decided you wanted to leave? why did you leave school. >> reporter: dario says he wanted to walk home. to do that he had to cross busy hamilton avenue to walk a block and a half to his house. furious ortiz called the day-care center director. >> just apologized and said it would never happen again emand you said? >> i know it won't because he's not coming back. >> reporter: she reported the incident to hamilton police and the department of children and families which sent an investigators to the site today. we attempted to get a comment but no one returned our call or answered the door. some relatives making pickups are upset. >> it's horrible any child can get out of there. that means anyone can get out. >> somebody could have picked him up, taken him. that's not good. >> get their stuff together. it's just not right that any kid could just w

. >> hamilton the musical has taken broadway by storm. the show is now on the great white way thanks to the creative force that also brought us this as well. introducing audiences one of america's founding fathers. who would make for a great from now. >> i cannot wait to see donald trump the musical. >> i think that you would be a great one to call. >> there we go. and that's the stars filed into the theater, the impact of this theater was culpable. >> it is extraordinary, it's a new chapter in the american musical. >> they have created something so that people who are not into history can get into history. >> it's already sold over $30 million in tickets and it's just getting started. >> it's a beautiful night for everything. i left at 7:46 p.m. come and i thought, is it going to rain or is it starting to get dark sooner. >> it is starting to get dark sooner. we will give it to the clouds. we don't want to think about those earlier sunsets coming our way. but they are. the clouds are sticking around tonight, we are going to stay dry. in

. >> you think a founding father would be a unlikely subject for a new hip-hop musical, but hamilton is the hottest thing on broadway, it has nonhistory buffs interested in life and times of alexander hamilton. >> reporter: the hottest ticket on the broadway, a rap musical about hamilton, that is renewing interest in american history, one of its key founding fathers. >> a character that sort of lost over in history books, he is the guy on the tep dollar bill -- 10 dollar bill, i feel like i know him personally now. >> reporter: hamilton was very much a new yorker, and relics of his past are all over our modern city. in heart of harlem, is his former home he named the grange, inside, visitors can see original artifacts like the chair he sat in as he worked. >> this is where he walked and sat, and he thought, argued. wrote. >> reporter: officials with national parker is vice ha open the grange national memorial, say ha fans of musical have been showing up hungry for more, like jane david from virginia. >> it makes it all come alive, play. >> buzz is that people know about the ham top h

hamilton is a biography about america's first secretary alexander hamilton but told with the language and beat of hip-hop and r&b. >> my wife thought it was the best thing she'd ever seen. it better be good because i think it is. i know it is, and i've never heard more positive buzz about something that i remember. >> hamilton's author and star is the tony award winning creator of in the heights. last month president obama and first daughters attended a preview of the show. >> it's how you pull in the younger generation. you add hip-hop and r&b and then they get to learn about alexander hamilton in a great way. >>> 5:48. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, swimmer michael phelps is staying dry. there is one thing he says he won't do until the summer olympics have come and gone. >> and units us as one as we are to bring out the reality. >> work well underway ahead of pope francis' visit to new york next month. the visitor who surprised these dedicated workalfred? abc7 and your tri-state ford dealers thank you for helping protect our children. >>> 5:51. the most decorated olymp

>> hamilton said a lot of things with aaron burr. years you said a lot of things about me. burr had lost the election in 1804 to become governor of new york. so he was already kind of on the lookout for a way to redeem himself when someone handed him a piece of paper with hamilton's insult on it. >> what did the piece of paper say? >> it was a description of a dinner conversation at which hamilton was speaking and he said burr is not fit for the reins of government. he said more despicable things about burr that i won't put in writing. that's what led to the duel. >> which led to hamilton being killed? >> eventually. there was a spiraling of the anger between them. >> we tend to think of the time we're in as very partisan, but you pointed out that, actually, it resembles a period in the 19th century, a great deal, because when the debates over slavery were really heating up in the 1840s and '50s it got very nasty. >> it certainly did. as a historian, when you're living in polarized times you look to the past and say, okay, there is a

some names are very familiar obviously alexander hamilton. you see a lot of him in this building if you take the tour. michael hilla guess -- michael hillegas was the first treasurer of the united states. i will show you portraits of people whose names might not be familiar. that is hillegas. samuel dexter appears on one of these fractional notes. there is gallatin. walker, meredith. has anyone ever heard of these people? these are part of a forgotten. chase, mccullouch. this is meredith. here is john sherman that appears on the $50 bill. he was the brother of william tecumseh sherman. he is the fellow that crafted the sherman antitrust act. he is a name you have known although you probably couldn't put the name to the face. there he is. william wyndham -- windom. he was secretary of treasurer under harrison. he is long forgotten as well. the last one here is a gentleman, daniel manning. he appears on a $20 silver certificate. here is the bank note that had gallatin on it. this is an external narrowly denomination 41862. he looks like he left

it happened at kinder world on hamilton avenue in hamilton, mercer county thursday. little darryl ortiz crossed the road and walked two blocks home. his mother was shock when the teen daughter called to say the three year old was at the side door crying. she went right back to the day care to get an explanation. >> i couldn't believe that my son had made it back over here without anybody noticing at the school he was gone. i didn't come home. i went straight to the school to talk to the director, asked for explanation, how come nobody noticed he was gone, she had nothing to say other than give me apology and said it wouldn't happen again. >> ortiz said she has filed complaint with the police department and the department of children and family. >> well, tropical storm erika left a trail of destruction, in part of the caribbean, and could hit florida by monday. erika caused massive flooding on the island of dominica. mudslides there wiped out homes and roads and so far that storm has killed at least 20 people and left another 31 missing. meantime, people in florida li

because he's made amazing changes, he's a blessed man. >> alexander hamilton to be married to eliza hamilton. hamilton the musical is taking broadway by storm. using the legacy of america founding fathers with the rhythm and beats of hip-hop. after a becoming a run away hit off broadway the show is now on the great white way thanks to creative force who brought us musical in the height. lynn manuel miranda, and with hamilton reintroducing audience as to founding fathers who would make for a great musical a couple of hundred years from now? >> i can't wait to see donald trump the musical. >> who would play donald? >> himself because he'll freeze himself to stay famous. >> a great music hall on the way >> me. >> laverne the musical. >> as the stars filed into richard rogers theater the impact of this new musical was palpable. >> extraordinary. a new chapght in the american musical. >> i'm not a history buff. that cast including leslie, has createssed something where people that are not into history can get into history. just getting started i'm baruch shemtov "fox 5 news." >> you could have hi

i think we'd have a lot in common. >> i'd be alexander hamilton. i could be married to eliza. >> reporter: doesn't sound bad. >> perfect. >> probably oprah. >> reporter: if you could be any historical figure, who would you choose? >> the pope. >> reporter: what did cheetah rivera say to the pope? >> hello. my name is cheetah rivera. that's it. >> how did he respond? >> smiling like i said something wonderful. he didn't know who the heck i was. >> he invented everything there was, post office, fire department, ben franklin. >> elizabeth taylor. the most glamorous woman in the world. >> who will make for a great musical a couple hundred years from now? >> oh, gosh. me. >> i can't wait to see donald trump the musical. >> reporter: who would play him? >> himself. he'll freeze himself so he can stay famous. >> reporter: the show sold 30 million in tickets and it's just getting started. i'm baruch shemtov, fox 5 news. dari: thank you. antwan: that's going to do it for us. we'll see you at 10:00. dari: ernie is up next with a 6:00. >>> thank you very much

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hamilton won that battle. the committee was disbanded. thereafter, hamilton himself drafted the bills and submitted them directly to the whole house of representatives by passing the entire committee system. congress would not reassert his authority, as it should have, until after six years when he vacated the office of secretary of treasury and the white house developed a new relationship with congress. the ways and means committee was then reestablished in 1795. as we know, that uneasy equilibrium between congress and its exercising of its constitutional powers to raise revenue and the executive brands exercising the authority to collect and disburse the money continues to this day. from 1795 to the 1860's, the committee was the center of power in the house. in addition to revenue, it had jurisdiction over appropriations and banking. the chairman was, in fact, the de facto leader of the house. the committee room was located right next to the house chamber where boggs'congressional women's reading room is now located. now, i don't wish t

we're up in the arctic, and i don't think alexander hamilton envisioned the arctic. last week we had protesters in portland, oregon, as one of shell's ships was departing. we are rapelers jump off a bridge and held a ship held up and said you can't really be protesting here. shell is actually drilling as i speak today but into formation but five years ago today i was down in the gulf of mexico where i spent seven months which were like dog months as a federal coordinateor of the deep water horizon oil spill. oil spills you can measure in gallons, not barrels. and we need to be mindful that shell is responsibility of carrying out its responsibilities up in the arctic. we'll have five ships and then we also have several helicopters operating up in the arctic. this last winter we saw the record low sea icics tent up in the arctic region and as ice starts to retreat we may see a record retreatmentment of sea ice 14 of the 15 warmest years in the arctic have all happened in the last 15 years. what i do know is that there's a lot more water than where there used to be ice,

the stratton, the hamilton, the monroe. there's about 113 members. the commandant today is paul zukunft. he was a pacific area commander. now he is the coast guard commandant. the admiral was very happy about the new coast guard museum that is being designed. to be at the campus of the coast guard headquarters. he is very concerned with coordinating assets with, as he said, our sister services in these modern times. we must articulate and integrate. he, too, has a masters degree from the naval war college. and the top enlisted man in the coast guard -- steve cantrell, master chief petty officer of the coast guard. he advises the commandant on explicit affairs. look at all his ribbons. look at the hash marks -- how long he is been in the service. he was enlisted chief petty officer in charge of coast guard units and coast guard cutters. quite a distinguished career in himself. now women in the coast guard. here is ida lewis, lighthouse service in the late 19th entry. she was a lighthouse keeper. she went to see with a rowboat and save hundreds of live