the event happened in harpers ferry -- harpers ferry. it goes beyond the boundaries of jefferson county. or the worth at the people of jefferson county are using and the word that is being used throughout virginia and the rest of the south, you have been invaded. this was an invasion. it was not a simple assault or attack, it was an invasion. over the last several months, you have been here in this constant state of fear. fearful to go out at night. fearful to walk down the street. fearful to leave the community you are familiar with. you are totally afraid of any stranger, anyone you do not know is here for dubious reasons. and is here to harm you. this community has been gripped by paranoia. you have every reason to fear this fear. neighbors, the militia here from shepherdstown, most of them have been gone now for almost weeks. u.s. not seen them. -- you have not seen them. neighborsmen, your who are serving as a militia unit to protect you and defend you -- they have been here in jefferson county along the border between maryland and

. >> if the revolt at harpers ferry had not occurred, the south probably wouldn't have seceded from theon. >> ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ glory, glory... >> to others, he's a saint, a martyr, a prophet. >> john brown believed that god had brought him to this earth for the purpose of delivering nearly four million enslaved people into freedom. >> what he touches become relics. >> the local people were producing fake pieces of the rope, fake pieces of the scaffold. >> what about his strange inheritance? >> somehow john brown was able to bequeath these shackles to my great-great-grandfather. >> really? >> is it a genuine piece of history? >> what does it feel like to hold them in your hands? >> i just go, "wow." >> it is a "wow." i'm jamie colby, and i'm heading into buhl, idaho, today to meet a man with a really strange inheritance. it's a link to a figure out of the history books who remains as divisive as the day he was hanged for murder and treason. >> my name is john boling. in 2010, my mother died, leaving behind a very unusual relic that had been in the family for over 150 years. >

arsenal here at harpers ferry was the unofficial start of the civil war. >> he brought us to a pointoing to have discussion about slavery. >> john boling wants to find out if the shackles are the real deal and just how much they're worth. he starts with those family stories. >> we thought john brown was able to bequeath these shackles to my great-great-grandfather. now, you've got to think, "oh, come on. how can a prisoner give away the prison's property?" well, heck, we were little kids when we first heard this story. >> john learns that his great-great-grandfather, hezekiah atwood, could never have ministered to brown. brown famously declared he didn't need spiritual guidance and only wanted to be ministered by slave children, a scene captured in paintings like this. >> the story that was handed down through the family doesn't agree with the story that i've found in the historical record. >> so john takes a new look at the shackles themselves. >> you've got a heavy iron "u" with a bar across the opening of the "u." >> he notices some identifying marks -- "d2" and "er." john scours

harper's ferry, is perhaps the greatest example of both. harper's ferry, west virginia, was founded in 1734 by robert harper who purchased the land for 50 guineas, or around $262. over the next 282 years, this quaint town was the backdrop for some of the most important events in american history. from the earliest settlement of this great nation, through the founding of the railroads, the beginning of the meriwether-lewis adventure, with clark outwest, john brown's raid, numerous civil war battles and skirmishes, and beginning of the civil rights movement, harper's ferry has stood the test of time and watched our american history unfold. as for the scenic beauty, none have described it better than one of our nation's great founders, president thomas jefferson. after visiting harper's ferry on october 25, 1783, the author of the declaration of independence said he viewed "the passage of the potomac river through the blue ridge as perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. " let me tell you, this picture does not do the town justice

. >> reporter: at shipley elementary school in harper's ferry, west virginia, these third graders already have stories about being cyberbullied. >> i was kind of sad because he was calling me stupid. i was a little like depressed after that. >> you want to bully back but you know it's not the right >> reporter: high school senior and teen pageant winner lexie helps student resist that urge. >> step one. >> say nothing else. >> step two. >> don't retaliate. >> experts say children bullied often become bullies themselves. lexie has been a target. >> people who cyberbully anonymously are cowards and that's all they are. >> some do it for power, some think it's funny. >> dr. susan bartell says children are still developing impulse control and their parents need to get involved. >> your child who is the bully, even if they're doing did for childhood reasons that later in life will be meaningless can have a police record. >> what if your child is the cyberbully? one study found more than 80% of young people think it's easier to get away with bullying online than in person like at school. >> i w

. >> reporter: at shipley elementary school in harper's ferry, west virginia, these third graders already stories about being cyberbullied. >> i was kind of sad because he was calling me stupid. i was a little like depressed after that. >> you want to bully back but you know it's not the right thing. >> reporter: high school senior and teen paj jint winner lexie helps student resist that urge. >> step one. >> say nothing else. >> step two. >> don't retaliate. >> experts say children bullied often become bullies themselves. lexie has been a target. >> people who cyberbully anonymously are cowards and that's all they are. >> some do it for power, some think it's funny. >> dr. susan bartell says children are still developing impulse control and their parents need to get involved. >> your child who is the bully, even if they're doing did for childhood reasons that later in life will be meaningless can have a police record. >> what if your child is the cyberbully? one study found more than 80% of young people think it's easier to get away with bullying online than in person like at school. >>

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out there's some high tech help abc's megan hughes tells us more shipley elementary school in harpers ferry west virginia these third graders already have stories about being cyber bullied. i was kind of kind of sad because he was constant pain that was a little depressed after that you wouldn't believe that reading eric's high school senior in teen pageant winner lexi open shot help students resisted an urge that one the sets out on retaliate experts say children who've been bullied often become also been a target. some can do it. however some do it is because of a lock they just think it's funny psychologist dr susan barr tells his children are often still developing impulse control and their parents need to get involved your child who has the bully even if they're doing it for reasons that our childhood reasons that later in life will be meaningless can have a police record. so what if your child is the cyber bully one recent study from more than eighty percent of young people think it's easier to get away with bullying online and bullying in person at school i wanted to create this filt

. >> reporter: at the elementary school in harpers ferry west virginia these third graders have stories about being cyber bullied. >>> i was kind of sad because he was calling stupid. >>> i was depressed after tha. >> reporter: high school senior and teen pageant winner helps students resist the urge to fight back. experts say children would have been bullied become bullies themselves. >>> people who do cyber bully anonymously are cowards. >>> ? do it for power, some do it because they think it is funny. >> reporter: children are developing impulse control and their parents need to get involved. >>> you're child who is the bully, even if they are doing it for reasons that are later in life meaningless, could have a record. >>> i want to create this filter system that would monitor so parents would feel a little relief knowing and trusting that their kids have used these social media platforms and text massaging. >> reporter: the software my social sitterors so parents gets notified. diana gibson has not gotten supervising software yet, but parents need to police their cyber lies. >>> ki

. >> reporter: in harpers ferry, west virginia, these 3rd graders have storyhave stories of being cyber bullied. >> i was kind of -- kind of sad that he was calling me stupid. said i was -- i was a little depressed after that. >> you know it is not the right thing. >> reporter: high school senior students resist thatch urge. >> step one and step two. >> don't retaliate. >> reporter: children who have been bullied often become bullies themselves. lexi has been a target. >> people who do>> people who doerbullies especially anonymously are cowards. >> some do it because of power and others do it because they think it is funny. >> reporter: this psychologist say children are practicing impulse control and your parents need to be involved. >> your child that is a bully even if they are doing it for childhood reasons that later in life can be meaningless can have a police record. >> reporter: what if your child is the cyberbully. 80% of people think it is easy80% of people think it is easier to get away online than bullying in person like at school. >> i wanted to create this filter system th

we've got you covered in chelsea, fort atkinson, harpers ferry and all of eastern iowa team in collegjust ask the the hawkeyes. iowa -- ranked fourth in the country -- goes on the road to sole possession of first place in the big ten. iowa has no problem with the nittany lions at home a few weeks ago. not the case last night. but the hawks did get off to a gave the rest of the half -- owned by penn state. they hit several threes. then just before the break -- donovon jack with the finish. penn state up seven at the break -- and holds off iowa for the upset. the nittany lions win 79-75. iowa now has a week off before hosting wisconsin. the third ranked and fifth ranked teams in the country also lost last night. in the missouri valley conference -- uni going for its seven straight win. the panthers on the road at loyola. uni's second half offense coming from paul jesperson. he buries the three giving uni a 32-29 lead. moments later -- jesperson again pushing that lead to five. he had 16 on the night. but the panthers streak ends at 6. loyola knocks off uni for the second time this year -- w

. >> if the revolt at harpers ferry had not occurred, the south probably wouldn't have seceded from the>> ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ glory, glory... >> to others, he's a saint, a martyr, a prophet. >> john brown believed that god had brought him to this earth for the purpose of delivering nearly four million enslaved people into freedom. >> what he touches become relics. >> the local people were producing fake pieces of the rope, fake pieces of the scaffold. >> what about his strange inheritance? >> somehow john brown was able

lt at harpers ferry had not occurred, the south probably wouldn't have seceded from the union. >> ♪ glory♪ glory, glory... >> to others, he's a saint, a martyr, a prophet. >> john brown believed that god had brought him to this earth for the purpose of delivering nearly four million enslaved people into freedom. >> what he touches become relics. >> the local people were producing fake pieces of the rope, fake pieces of the scaffold. >> what about his strange inheritance? >> somehow john brown was able

the reactions of both southerners and northerners to john brown's 1859 raid on the federal at harper's ferry as americans headed toward the 1860 election. sunday afternoon at 2:00, historians explore the death penalty in america including the supreme court case that is affirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment. monday afternoon at 3:30 eastern, author james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln in 1865 and john f. kennedy in 1963. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows, mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> but jackie was very conscious of history.

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"at shipley elementary school in harper's ferry, west virginia, this group of third graders already have stories about being cyber bullied. kind of sad because stupid little like depressed know what to do. bully back but you know it's not the high school senior winner lexi openshaw helps students resist that urge... nats in classroom: step one-say stop and nothing else! and step two? don't retaliate! experts say children who've been bullied often become bullies themselves lexi has also been a target... lexi openshaw the people who do cyberbully especially anonymously are cowards and that's all they are. dr. susan bartell some kids do it for power?some kids do it just for a lark, they just think it's funny psychologist dr. susan bartell says children are often still developing impulse control...and their parents need to get involved. dr. susan bartell if your child is the bully even if they are doing it for childhood reasons that later in life will be meaningless- could have a police standup: so what if your child is the cyberbully? one recent study found more than 80 percent of young peo

. >> megan hughes, abc news, harpers ferry, west virginia. >>> state lawmakers are are reviewing the applications of 3 florida sports stadiums seeking millions in funding. we told you lawmakers opted not to set aside money for the stadiums but daytona international speedway and miami dolphins and jacksonville jaguars are trying again this year. they are asking for one in $81 million in total. the tampa bay bucs turned an application into be considered but officials say it was not complete. >>> a deland couple turning to action 9 claiming a timeshare resale company charge them nearly $6000 and never delivered how you can protect 1.5 million people live with rheumatoid are rises -- rheumatoid arthritis which causes pain in the joints. >> this is the hand i have been dealt and i will let -- not let it defeat me. >> she was ,26 old when diagnosed with the disease and she says it started when she felt pain in her knees and her entire body 8 and she became tired all the time. that's when she went to her doctor to find out what was happening to her body rheumatoid arthritis is a joins -- jo

you're from harper's ferry west virginia? >> very close. >> evan: all right. and so, obviously, it's a big region. what makes the instrument so special or different from other instruments? >> yes, well, first of all, the setup of it, which is different from the guitars and banjos and so forth. you sit and play it on your lap most time or on some people on the table. but, the instrument is just so unique in its sound and just the way it's been put together and it its history, too. unique sound. you have a performance tonight at the immaculate conception church at 7:00. and that is in hendersonville. we want to get out of the way and let you play, and we will hear a little bit about the unique sound. thank you so much, mat pi mad di. >> oh, shenandoah, i love to see you, your rolling rivers >>> shenandoah, i long to hear the white missouri >>> oh, shenandoah, a blue ridge mountains, oh how you have a rolling river >>> shenandoah, my mountain homeland, away i'm bound away, across the white missouri >>> oh, shenandoah, if ever i leave you . . . lings. lores. >> >>

the driver, 18-year-old geneva owens of harper's ferry died. we're told route 7 had been cleared, but there were still icy patches. >>> look here, at sligo creek in a takoma park earlier today. we could see more of this as the evening goes on and parts of the area. all of that rain along with melting snow causing the water to rise. it led to some standing water on the nearby parkway there. >>> right now the worst of the storm is over. doug is up in the storm center now. to know what we can expect next. what's up? >> what we can expect is some nice weather. eall get to breathe a little sigh of relief. because winter going to take a little break. we've seen a lot of it the last couple of weeks. we're still going to be cool the next few days, but then we get to some really nice weather. today a good day to get out and about. maybe walk the dog a little bit. we had sunshine and the warmest temperatures in the ty seen in two weeks. so some very nice weather, around the georgetown waterfront a little earlier along the potomac. that is ambrose our pho

all eight passengers were students at the harpers ferry job corps center. investigators determined the marc engineers disregarded an approach signal and overran a stop signal just before the crash. >> right now, it is a disgusting problem, plaguing community. let me tell you something. if you're eating right now, slide on over to the mute button. because this story is very nasty. neighbors say dog feces and urine is dripping down onto their balconies from the neighbor upstairs. ooh. wusa 9 stephanie gailhard live in southeast d.c., to explain this ridiculous situation. steph? >> guys, this is really disgusting. i want to show you, take a look. it starts up there. the dog's feces and urine drips down onto this balcony right here, you're looking at. and the person who lives here recorded it all as it was happening. check it out. >> neighbor is washing the dog excrement again on my balcony. >> if you think that looks gross, it smells worse. >> i smell the stench of urine and feces. unbelievable. >> reporter: kita vanderpool says it's ruined her quality of life

war, historian dennis fry on the reaction to both northerners and southerners on the raid at ha harper's ferry. the divided sentiments as americans headed for election. and historians explore the history of the death penalty in america, including the case that involved the capital punishment. and monday, author and historian james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln. their terms and differences in office, and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows, mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> mary was very conscious of history, jfk was knowledgeable about lincoln, so jackie did have very much in mind the lincoln precedent for the funeral. >> go to c-span.org for the presentation. >>> on tuesday, pennsylvania governor tom wolf delivered his annual address on the state budget, calling on the general assembly to move quickly to close pennsylvania's $2 billion budget deficit. this is a half hour. >> thank you so much. lieutenant governor -- thank you, thank you, please. thank you. lieutenant governor stack, speaker ter

. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, harper's ferry, west virginia. >> this is why i'm grateful there was no social media when i was in high school. it's so devastating when you're at that age specially. >> coming up, firing up the new year. >> the breathtaking light show in china and its dedicated artist braving the cold and the heat. now." tt2wlr=[hk po j# /ml tt2wlr=[hk p!!*n _m$ tt2wlr=[hk p4!j# )[p tt2wlr=[hk px#*&`:.u$ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j'`::u@ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j)`:15$ tt2wlr=[hk pp#j*`:&.8 tt2wlr=[hk pp#j,`:gtx tt2wlr=[hk pl#*.`:n]t tt2wlr=[hk pl#*0`:uk< >>> the new year is always >>> the new year is always a time to celebrate. of course, in china with nearly 1.5 billion people you know the celebration has to be a big one. >> when it comes to one of the country's most beautiful fireworks displays, you might be surprised to find out just how they pull it off. >> reporter: in this remote corner of china, the night skylights up with a remarkable and unique kind of fireworks. few people in the world will ever get the chance to see them. these breathtaking and extreme pyrotechnic displays

culminating on a raid on harpers ferry. we can talk about john brown toer if that is a you want do.if there is mentioning that brown believes slavery was an act of war, and therefore should be destroyed using terrifying violence, and he was not alone in this believe. he drew on the examples of people who would come before like nat turner. briefly. will wrap up terrorism,ng that though perhaps not known by that particular term, has deep roots in american history. i barely scratched the surface in these remarks. i think that reflecting on the violence that shaped early american history can be a sobering experience. but it is necessary. to just as a corrective jingoist versions of the past, but because it moves us to a fuller, more accurate rendering of that past. and by placing terrorism's past in a proper historical context, we can begin to see our own violent times more clearly. from this perspective, terrorism is not an aberration, nor something that al qaeda imported on september 11, 2001, but rather a crucial aspect of american history from the very beginning. thank you. [applaus

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reactions of southerners and northerners to john brown's 1859 raid on the federal arm morey at harper's ferryhis subsequent execution and the divided sentiments. sunday afternoon at 2:00 historians explore the history of the death penalty in america, including the 1976 greg v georgia u.s. supreme court case that affirmed the constitutionality of capital unpiche meu punishment. and james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln in 1865 and john f. kennedy in 1963. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> jackie was very conscious of history. jfk was very interested in lincoln and knew a lot about lincoln and jackie did have very much in mind the lincoln precedent for the funeral. >> for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-spspan.orcspan.org. >>> every election cycle we're reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. >> to me c-span is a