i really appreciated your per trails of harriet tubman. guess my question to you and the writers is in what ways will we see or can we see the importance of love and intimacy in harriet's life? loving connections and nurturing in there. practice in the emotional and psychological emancipation of people which i feel she was a critical part of. i think she was a warrior and a soldier and her bush tactics were on point. at the same point, to prepare people for freedom who are traumatized by slavery was also part and parcel with what made her so effective. the spiritual worldview of these people is why she trust they -- they trusted her. the one thing i wish we could see more of in harriet tubman is her loving connections with that community of strong people that she led. she did not lead week people. who mother her is my question. there was a lot of questions and their. >> i sort of hermit you're saying and all of that. the interesting thing is that the one thing that kept standing out to me was a conversation that harriet has with the charact

what's it like to be a direct descendant of harriet tubman? awesome. >> reporter: awesome. wyatt took us to the nearby bucktown village store where as a child tubman was hit in the s ad by a heavy weight thrown by geslave owner. >> almost killed her. >> reporter: that's where we met jay meredith who has turned the store into a tubman museum. his ancestors owned slaves in this area. >> enslaved, about five foot tall and hunted. lhen you think about tubman and the adversities that she overcame, that's phenomenal. >> love, faith, family, human rights, that's her legacy. >> reporter: a descendant of slaves and a descendant of slave owners, both working to honor an american hero. chip reid, cbs news, church creek, maryland. >> mason: a conductor on the enderground railroad, and she said, "i never lost a passenger." that's the "cbs evening news." i'm anthony mason. thanks for watching. good night. capt >>> kpix 5 news begins at 6:00 with the blistering bay area heat wave. crews battled brush fires and triple digits, businesses take a hit from widespr

what impresses you most about harriet tubman? >> her resilience. ut she kept standing up. >> reporter: born into slavery as a young girl, tubman worked in the backwoods in brutal conditions. >> she had to now outdoor survival. >> reporter: that became a lifesaver when she escaped slavery at age 27 and made the arduous journey to pennsylvania and freedom. over the next decade, she repeatedly risked her life, returning to maryland a dozen time, rescuing more than 70 family members and friends, guiding them north along the underground railroad, a secret network of trails, waterways, and safe houses. tina wyatt, a direct descendant of tubman, brought her grandchildren here to teach them about their heroic relative. what's it like to be a direct descendant of harriet tubman? >> it's really exciting. it's awesome. >> mason:>> reporter: awesome. wyatt took us to the buck village store where as a child tubman was hit by a heavy weight thrown by a slave owner. >> almost killed her. >> reporter: jay meredith turned the store enter a museum. his ancestors owne

it features historical including harriet tubman and president obama and michelle obama. there are 16 figures in all. we're proud that our colleague there, jim vance is among them. he spoke at the unveiling yesterday. >> the blessings never stop flowing. i came here on june 10, 1969, and one of the first places i came to spend my money in d.c. was the chili bowl. >> vance joined us by phone to talk more about this honor. we posted that conversation in the nbc washington app. they were looking for a public vote and a ton of people said especially on social media they wanted vance to be on that. >> well-deserved honor. >>> breaking news on the beltway this morning. >> me lis has the latest on the crash. >> t inner loop at greenbelt metro. this is chopper 4 showing us

angela crenshaw is with the harriet tubman visitor center on eastern shore of maryland where tubman'sis on display. what impresses you most about tubman? >> her resilience. she got knocked down so many times but kept standing up. >> reporter: born into slavery as a young girl, tubman worked in the back woods in brutal conditions. that became a lifesaver when he escaped slavery at age 27 and made the arduous journey to pennsylvania and freedom. over the next decade, she repeatedly risked her life, returning to maryland, about a dozen times. rescuing more than 70 family members and friend, guiding them north along the underground railroad, a secret network of trails, waterways and safe houses. tina wyatt, a direct descendant of tubman brought her grandchildren here to teach them about their heroic relative. what's it look to be a direct descendant of harriet tubman. >> well it is really exciting. >> it's awesome. >> reporter: awesome. wyatt took us to the nearby bucktown village store whereas a child, tubman was hilt in the head by a heavyweight. thrown by a slave owner. >> almost kille

when harriet tubman was planning her escape route. seems crazy that imagine that slavery would come to an expend it did. ordinary people didn't have the right to vote, organized and mobilized and brought the old jim co to its knees. we can do this. we can rebirth a new america, a multiracial, multiethnic democracy where everyone has a right to work, right to a quality education, right to health care, the basic civil and human rights that people take for granted in other nations, we can birth in america right here, that honor this voices and the lives of each and every one of us but won't happen if we do not commit ourselves thoroughly and with great passion and conviction precisely the way susan burton has demonstrated in her own life. and so i view her as a model, as an example of what is possible. [applause] >> you were a student activist and we protested and took over buildings? i have a good memory. i've grown up and we said then, as everybody couldn't go to school, nobody was going to school and we saw then the were taking the ex

you are harriet tubman as well, and i just have to tell you that i thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you. >> the courage, the love, the passion and the intellect that you have that you bring to such a sensitive issue that is literally destroying our community, you are a blessing. >> yes, she is. yes, she is. >> my question for both of you, and that is where do you draw two very strong ladies, where do you draw your strength and courage from? >> thank you. >> so i lost a son. and in that space in loss, the love was still there. so that love of my son goes out, and that void is filled. so i've had 300 kks since i lost kk. 300 of the women have been reunited with their children, with their child. so it's the love for life, my community that drives and sustains me. you know? it can't be put out. and it has to to flow. [applause] you know, it just has to flow. so i recognize that's where the passion and the drive, it's unending. >> thank you, susan. >> yes. >> michelle? >> well, you know, i think it's important to admit that this work can be really depressing and disco

harriet tubman, lighting the way with that raised lantern. muhammad ali. the alley more. chuck brown, a washington fixture. donnie simpson and russ parr. but this is all part of this new mural. the practice has been to change the mural every five years. bill cosby is not back now, but there will be plenty of people to take his place. the artist is going to be back out here later on this evening to add more pictures to it, and eventually some color. we talked to him about what it is that makes these people iconic. what makes this wall iconic and why these folks were chosen. take a listen. this is what the artist had to say. >> the idea of the torch being passed. so it starts with harriet tubman holding a lantern at the very top, and it creates a triangle or a pyramid of some sort that celebrates black excellence, and celebrates our history. it celebrates ben's chili bowl, d.c. >> and as we were saying, down now, but there's going to be color added later tonight when the light is right. jim vance. down at the end, dave chappell and dick gregory. this mural a

. >> prince is on the wall former mayor marion barry, harriet tubman, and dick gregory to name a few.ing from four to 16 faces. which is a lot of work for the person who painted the first mural. up for the challenge. >> i a excited. the community has been involved. >> they are getting what they ordered. >> if you are at home wondering when will the mural be complete, at this point there is no date set. there will be a formal invailing and the dedication in the near future. when that happens we will let you know. in northwest i'm q mccray. abc7 news. michelle: to see the full list of the people who will appear on the ben's chili bowl mural go to jonathan: if you going to the beach don't head on the see grass. the crews are now out there trying to get rid of this stuff. but they are telling the beach goers don't walk through it. because it could contain debris and see critters and the stuff to cut your feet up. be careful. a weekend where folks are thinking beach time. doug: important safety tip. the beach here is perfect. it will be warmer west of the chesapeake bay. live look at ocean

ben's chili bowl unv figures in the african-american community from harriet tubman, to the obamas, withf local and national celebrities in between. the mural had for years included a large picture of bill cosby. he is notably absent from the re design. michelle: now to must-see video for bizarre day in the life of two california deputies. see for yourself, that is a lama. wondering in the street. but it gets better. the deputies surround it and then it briefly struggles drawing a crowd of more lamas. eventually it will give up and lets the deputies lead it home. jonathan: he look happy. now look at this. not one, not two, but four different water spouts caught on video off the coast of mississippi. again all of this is the leading edge of the tropical storm cindy. one of those water spouts moved ashore in biloxi. damaging the trees, fences and the power lines. nobody was hurt. if a water spout makes landfall does tornado? doug: no. it's a water spout. michelle: interesting. is it odd to see four at the same time? doug: no. water spouts are their own creatures but it's common in tropical

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. >>> as the extraordinary life of harriet tubman gains more interest, this trail is receiving more attention. she escaped from slavery. and helped other slaves gain their freedom to the north on what's known at the under ground railroad. a new museum opened in march on maryland's eastern shore. there's also prominent talk of putting tub man on the new 20- dollar bill. >>> a rally is scheduled in less than an hour to brin washington. the nation's capitol is one of the three finalists to host the competition in 2022. they're set to rally at the national museum of the american indian. an inspection team with the gay games is here checking out what the city has to offer. >>> new wusa9's first alert weather. rated dc's most accurate forecast. >>> the baseball forecast. people have their eye on that for tonight. how's that? >> it's perfect. perfect tonight. even tomorrow. the cubs are in town through tomorrow. okay tomorrow. but a little hotter. >> you'll be there tonight as well. if you see topper and you like his forecast, buy him a beer, if you don't like his forecast, poor it on his head. >> l

from historical figures like harriet tubman to president obama, the mural features 16 people with tieswashington, d.c. history. news4's jim vance is bright and shiny up there on the mural. he talked about his likeness on the wall today. >> the blessings never stop flowing. i came here on june 10th of 1969. and one of the first places that i came to to spend my money in d.c. was ben's chili bowl. >> go, vance. he joined us on news4 at 6:00 by phone tonht we posted the conversation in our nbc washington app. just search "vance." >> and shockingly, he left there without getting a half smoke. >> imagine that. >>> another familiar face here at channel 4 hung it up today after more than three decades. >> meteorologist tom kierein gave his final forecast today after 34 years of telling us what to expect when we head out the door. tom has retired. look at that old photo. former colleague bob ryan dropped by to say goodbye. tom will move to colorado to, in his words, explore the west. we are really happy for him, although we'll really miss him. >> he'll be documenting some awesome sunsets. >> h

you who have not gotten a chance to ask your questions, we will have an afternoon session on harriet tubman and popular culture. thank you for joining us today. this is one of the most exciting things that has ever happened to me. thank you so much. >> thank you. [applause] token ofmall appreciation to you can number your time with us today. >> thank you very much. >> i will now turn it over to dine and miller, the national miller, theiane national program manager. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv on c-span3. to join the conversation, like "c-spanfacebook at history." >> c-span is in hyde park, new york to learn about its history. coming up, we will visit the home of franklin delano or roosevelt -- delano roosevelt. the site of where he lived in his final resting place. >> this is home. this is where his heart was. he always told his friends and neighbors that this is where his heart was, and it always will be. this is where he found his strength and happiness through his life. franklin delano roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states, was born and raised in this

ofthe co-creators underground joined the actress who played harriet tubman to discuss the shows i grounded historical context. the event was part of a national underground railroad conference hosted by the national park service and the harry tubman underground railroad conference, held in cambridge maryland, it is about 45 minutes. >> thank you all for joining us today, we are pleased to have the creators and actress ayesha hines from the underground railroad. [applause] they are to answer a few questions about the show and we will open up questions to the audience. we will show a couple of clips. thank you all for joining us. for those of you who don't know, i love television. i love the underground railroad. i'm excited the show has allowed me to combine both. i would like to thank the begin

. >> reporter: and hair yut tub m harriet tubman to president obama, if takes its place in national history. >> to rededicate that wall to some people who have made our city better and the entire dnb better is my great pleasure. >> thank you. >> reporter: virginia ali wid t that heard from dave chappelle and dick gregory as well as jim vance who said he was blessed to be among the mural's honor rheerhee s. tom sherwood, news 4. >> and advance vance is on the with us right now. he's up on that mural. what does it feel like to be in such high company? >> i can tell you -- i don't have the words to express what a joyful thing this is. we're with always honored, but this is ben's chili bowl. it doesn't get any better. >> and you notice how nicely framed with the moon outlining his head. >> i heard you talk about that last night. it's a nice piskt ace picture a placed. president obama on one side, dave chappelle, and donny simpson on the far end. can't go wrong. it is a delightful honor. >> and well deserved. anyone who has watched knows your story. you are bigger than life to so many. and there

it includes president and michelle obama, harriet tubman, know am ali, marion barry and jim vance. >>sings continue to flow. and i thank each and every one of you. >> reporter: the veteran mural artist says his mural represents a narrative of local national history. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton joked she was uncertain when she heard she'd be on the wall. >> when i hear the word wall, i go into fighting mode because we're so busy fighting donald trump's wall. >> reporter: the big mural replaces a smaller one that had included bill cosby, a long time supporter. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> that looks incredible. it's like life. >> it's come to life. and life of weather out there at lake arbor where doug kammerer is. >> when you went to that catch, does that pull or cable or something? >> you outdid yourself. >> reporter: that's what you have to do. you have to make sure you do right. this chef does it right all the time. explain what is going on because you have a huge event. i've interviewed this man before he smas really gohas some reall. >> we have some d.c. barbe

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