his father was, henry light horse, harry lee, who was a revolutionary war hero. light horse. harry served under george washington. in fact, it was light horse harry who famously washington as first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen and his mother was and carter, she was the daughter of one of the largest landowners in virginia but due to light horse harry's misadventures the family it ran into hard times when robert e lee was only years old. his his father was sent to prison. and when robert e lee was six. his father left home for the last time and died abroad. so at a very young age. robert. robert was raised mostly by a single mother. her health was rapidly declining. he became her primary caregiver, the young man of the house, when he was only years old. so his mother had a profound impact on him, given light horse. harry's shortcomings. she into young robert the importance of self-control, self-denial, frugality and honor. she couldn't afford to send him to college, so he applied to west and when he left home in 1825, his mother dreaded is

. >> hoping to beat trump's tariffs, harry lee is doubling the number of products he ships to the u.s. and storing them in warehouses them there. four out of five tables are sold to american consumers. lee expects the stockpiling will force him to raise prices as much as 10% even before the tariffs. i have to ship them in advance and take on more risk, he says. water purifier maker jeong yu is scouring the globe to supply the u.s. by creating a new production base outside of china. jeong is considering malaysia and mexico, but at the moment is leaning toward dubai even though it will increase his cost by 30% compared to china. the domestic market is too competitive. we've been waiting to jump out of it for some time. trump's tariffs gave us the final push. long who makes skincare products is worried he may have to stop exporting to the u.s. completely. his goods got hit with tariffs north of 20% before president trump's first term. with his thin margins he can pass on the cost of any tariff to his customers. in the past we all felt the u.s. market was the greatest market that everyone

like glamorous as the october 16th visit, he visited the home and lee, the widow of light horse, harry lee, they lived five blocks north on a road, couple streets in lafayette, stopped to have dinner with and and her son, robert at that place as well as we were walking up king street. you may have noticed two things you may have noticed alexandria flood quite often, and that is because the shoreline is not the original shoreline. this map here shows the original of the city of alexandria and how it was built out east until 1845. so we've kind of added on to the shoreline here and that's why the city has a tendency to flood especially in the lower area. this was also a quite stiff like ravine almost and then things were built of and ships opening quite a lot of shops king street has always been home to shops and the founding of the city and if were here in 1824, king street would be the place to go. if you wanted your lafayette souvenirs for lafayette's tour, if you wanted something with lafayette's face on it, you wanted a pair of gloves, you wanted pottery, you wanted a smoking pipe. snuf

i think it was called harry lee, but then it became lee kuan yew, who became in 65 the head of singapore, but even educated in england. could you? i thought it was a good way to show how ancestry thing and hero parenting all come together so you can change your tribe from within. yeah, i have. i think that lee kuan yew is i complex enough character that almost everything in the book could be illustrated by something in his life? he, the first prime minister of singapore and singapore had formerly been a colony of england, and then it had been part of the malaysian and it basically got kicked out of malaysia because of ethnic strife. you know, the singaporeans were a majority and the malaysians were majority malay and they found themselves to be this island that was largely a malarial swamp with no natural resources. they didn't even have fresh low levels of education. pretty much every problem could have. and he he was from singapore, had been practicing law in london and he came from anglophile family in singapore, you know, who in some ways were, you know, complicit with the colonists,

hoping to beat trump's tariffs, furniture seller harry lee is doubling the number of products he ships and storing them in warehouses there. four out of five of his tables and other furnishings are sold to american consumers. lee expects the stockpiling will force him to raise prices, as much as 10%, even before the tariffs. "i have to ship them in advance and take on more rusk," he says. this water purifier maker is scouring the globe to supply the u.s. by creating a new production base outside of china. his company, tesran, is considering malaysia, vietnam, and mexico, but is leaning toward dubai even though it will increase his costs by 30% compared to china. "the domestic market is too competitive. we've been waiting to upout of it for some time," he says. trump's tariffs gave us the final push. this man who makes skin care products is worried he might have to stop exporting to the u.s. completely. his goods got hit with tariffs north of 20% during president trump's first term. with his thin margins, he's hoping he can pass on the cost of any tariff to his customers. "in the past w

afternoon, where simon was ceremonially sworn in by vice president kamala harris on january 7th in washington, dc. simon replaces barbara leerepresenting california's 12th congressional district. president elect donald trump tells abc news he is likely going to grant tiktok a 90 day extension to avoid a ban in the u.s. tiktok says the app, which has 170 million american users, will go dark sunday. that's all because of a bipartisan congressional law meant to protect american privacy. it effectively bans tiktok unless it severs ties with its china based parent company by tomorrow. the company, bytedance, has refused to sell. up next skiing for a cause this weekend, palisades tahoe is supporting relief efforts for people affected by the wildfires in southern california. >> just another beautiful day around the bay. and how long can this weather last? i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up in just a moment. a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up® "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that

simon was ceremonially sworn in by vice president kamala harris on january 7th in washington, dc. simon replaces barbara leeepresenting california's 12th congressional district. president elect donald trump tells abc news he is likely going to grant tiktok a 90 day extension to avoid a ban in the u.s. tiktok says the app, which has 170 million american users, will go dark on sunday. that's all because of a bipartisan congressional law meant to protect americans privacy. it effectively bans tiktok unless it severs ties with its china based parent company by tomorrow. that company, bytedance, has refused to sell. up next skiing for a cause this weekend. palisades tahoe is supporting relief efforts for those affected by the wildfires in southern california. and as we take a live look outside on this saturday night, we have abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian. up next with your forecast, and the warriors are back at home after a four game roadie. >> they're not at the top of the west, but there's plenty of season left. plus, stanford made history today by way of a former duke player. wait until you see t

lee, passing the torch to the east bay's new representative, lateefah simon. a community swearing in event was held at the grand lake theater in oakland. simon was sworn in by vice president kamala harris on january 7th in washington, d.c, and she replaces barbara lee in representing california's 12th congressional district. while lee might be done in washington, she's already after her next possible job. last week, she officially announced she is running for oakland mayor, with xiang tao being recalled in november. a special election will be held in april. lauren taylor, who narrowly lost to tao in 2022, has also entered the race. switching gears to the forecast now as you step outside, it is chilly out there. not to mention all the fog that we're surrounded with too. that's right. >> from north to south, we have conditions that want to make you stay in bed. stay inside for the next several hours because it's going to be a while till we warm up. although bright conditions arriving with temperatures widespread 50s. so it's a dry january day, but take a look. this ridge of high pressure getting amplified as it is getting stronger and pushing well up into british columbia. then there's g

lee, passing the torch to the east bay's new representative, lateefah simon. >> a community swearing in event was held at the grand lake theater in oakland. simon was sworn in by vice president kamala harris on january 7th in washington, dc. simon replaces barbara lee in representing california's 12th congressional district. and while lee might be done in washington, she's already after her next possible job. last week, she officially announced she is running for oakland mayor, with xiang tao being recalled in november. a special election will be held in april. lauren taylor, who narrowly lost to tao in 2022, has also entered the race. all right, switching gears to the forecast now, it is chilly. we're tracking all that fog across the bay area and in southern california. major concern about the santa ana winds. >> that's right. they're coming back tomorrow into tuesday already turning offshore into later today. and so they're going to accelerate with the speed. and we have several red flag warnings in effect for some of that erratic and extreme fire danger in southern california. back home we're looking at live doppler seven as high pressure builds in. this is a dominant area of high pres

lee. jonathan martin of politico. symone sanders townsend, former chief spokeswoman for vice president kamala harris, and marc short, formerhief of staff to vice president mike pence. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." ♪♪ >>> from nbc news in washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with kristen welker. >>> good sunday morning. on this first weekend of 2025, the nation is on edge after deadly new year's attacks in new orleans and las vegas. federal officials are on high alert about potential security threats as washington prepares for a series of key public events. the certification of the 2024 election on monday, president jimmy carter's state funeral on thursday at the national cathedral and in just 15 days, president-elect trump's inauguration. president biden with an emotional message to the victims' families of the tragedy in louisiana. >> to the families of all those killed, to all those injured and the people of new orleans who are grieving today i want you to know, i grieve with you. our nation grieves with you and we will stand with you as you mourn and as you hea

>> or do you harry enten itooka hannah kliger al wasl major. my name is lee wan. i 14 years old. >> how long have you been training here? >> is it? >> she has this personality. where? if i tell her to do something that's incredibly difficult. >> boom boom. >> she'll do it to the full extent with no fear. and so i was like, we can develop this. >> explain it to me. what is this trainee program? >> the trainee program? it's almost 24 over seven. you find these young people and they're going to train from early in the morning to late at night, and they're doing everything dancing, singing, rapping, fitness. >> this is industry wide. all k-pop companies have similar versions of this demanding trainee program. >> we arrive at the company at 950 and we go to the gym at 10 to 12. two hour cardio. and with this exercise to that's a lot of exercise. yes, then we eat lunch for an hour and then we all have different classes like group vocal lessons. we go rap and boom, dance and vocal lessons. so it's all in between 1 to 10. >> if they're very young, they have to go to schoo

from jamie lee curtis and paris hilton to prince harry and meghan markle, here's how some stars are givingion is donating $2.5 million to help families in altadena and pasadena rebuild after they suffered their losses. eva longoria made a heartfelt pledge on instagram, telling her followers that she's donating $50,000 to the organization. this is about humanity, all to support frontline workers and their families. and halle berry is also taking action. the oscar winner said she donated her entire closet to those in need of basic items. sharon stone also posted her support of a donation drive for victims. and looking now to the skies, blue origin, the rocket company founded by billionaire jeff bezos, had to stand down on an attempt to launch its first orbital rocket overnight. the launch had been scheduled to take place from cape canaveral, florida, between 1 and 4 a.m. eastern hour kind of timing, but the company had to repeatedly reset its countdown clock before eventually postponing altogether. this was thought to be the long anticipated debut of bezos challenge to elon musk's spacex. at

and simon was ceremonially sworn in by vice president kamala harris on january 7th in washington, dc. simon, of course, replaces barbara lee in representing california's 12th congressional district. while lee might be done in washington, she's already after her next possible job. last week, she officially announced she is running for oakland mayor, with shengtao being recalled in the november. a special election will be held in april. lauren taylor, who narrowly lost to tao in 2022, has also entered the race. well, switching gears to weather now, it's hard to see much of anything in the south bay from our camera in san jose. it's pretty that fog is socked in there. yeah, it really is. >> and then the cold temperatures for the north and east bay just above freezing, some areas at freezing. so it is certainly a cold morning. stay inside a little bit longer in bed because we are looking at a slow warm up today. temperatures will be around average, but it's going to take all throughout the afternoon to really get there. look at this ridge of high pressure all the way up into british columbia. and we've got an area of low press

today, vice president kamala harris finds herself in a similarly uncomfortable position. cnn's mj lee the white house for us. what is the vice president's thinking about her role in this certification of president- elect trump's win over her? >> reporter: yeah, the vice president is making her way to capitol hill right now, and i'm told, it's never been a question in the vice president's mind whether she was going to oversee congress certifying donald trump's victory, and of course, her loss. but there have been questions being asked around washington, d.c. , some people wondering is she in fact really going to do this as some people have thought back on the events of the last four years, the insurrection and donald trump refusing to accept the results of the previous election, and i'm told by one senior harris adviser that the vice president has almost been a little bit aghast to hear that those questions are even being asked, that she definitely sees this as an important duty and an obligation that she has as vice president to see this day through. even still, as you noted, jake, to

lee: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. harris.er pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. harris: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 30, the preventing violence against women by legal al-- by illegal aliens act. mr. speaker, common sense dictates if an illegal alien is in our country and they commit a sex offense or domestic violence, they should be deported immediately. common sense dictates if an alien is at the border and they've committed these kinds of egregious crimes in their past, they should not be allowed to take one step onto american soil. anything short of this standard is a complete and utter failure to protect american women and girls. this bill before us today ensures just that. as republicans, we've been called to clean up biden's border crisis and that means not only deport illegal aliens, sex offenders and abusers, but we must stop them from coming to our country in the first place. it is common sense that the legislation before us today codifies this standard

harris' decisive loss in november. joining the conversation all morning long this morning columnist and fox news contributor, liz peek, michael lee strategy founder, michael lee and fox business' cheryl casone. "mornings with maria" is live right now. well, at least 24 people are dead, more than a dozen unaccounted for this morning as devastating wildfires are wreaking havoc across los angeles county. officials are warning of more dangerous winds to come this week. fox news correspondent conor hahanson live from the pacific palisades right now with the i very latest. conor. >> reporter: tragically, entire neighborhoods look like this behind me, completely reduced to raw bell and the pal figure thec palisades neighborhoods, this is what you see, block by block still. we are not out of the woods. over the weekend, firefighters were able to make some progress with much better weather conditions but as you mentioned more wind in the forecast as soon as later today, into tonight, with winds possibly peaking tuesday. we're talking about 50-mile-an-hour winds, gusts higher than that. that's going to be the worst firefighters have had to

lee. jonathan martin, politics bureau chief and senior political columnist for politico. symone sanders-townsend former spokesperson to vice president kamala harrisence. thank you for being here. let me kick it off with you, you heard senate majority leader john thune who said his relationship with president-elect trump is evolving and i thought it was a fascinating answer and it underscores what we'll be watching for. how difficult will it be for the trump agenda to pass? >> he describe side as a business relationship, achieving goals in a policy genda and trump has said that he'll get a lot done very fast with the senate and white house. what you heard from thune is more measured, more pragmatism about what is actually going to be possible. how this relationship evolves is really going to depend on whether in trump's view thune is delivering for him and if he is want, then you will see the president-elect looking to blame someone and thune may find himself on the receiving end of that. >> he has conveyed to the new house speaker he wants to get border, tax e trade done all in one big bill and it comes after house speaker mike johnson won the ga

president kamala harris, his wife, first lady jill biden, and the american people again imploring americans to remember character matters and to have faith in the newsroom tonight. greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, greg, thank you. [applause] tonight, celebrations in the streets of gaza and tel aviv. president biden announcing israel and hamas have reached a ceasefire deal, mediators saying in the first phase, hamas will free dozens of hostages in exchange for the release of hundreds of palestinian prisoners. gaza will also receive a surge of humanitarian aid. now, the initial six week ceasefire is set to go into effect on sunday. although israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the deal is not yet complete. fox's rebecca kastner has more tonight from washington. >> the israeli prime minister's office cautions that some details are still being finalized, but ultimately negotiators have reached an agreement. >> at long last, i can announce a cease fire and a hostage deal has been reached. >> it's a major breakthrough that came after intense negotiations between egypt, qatar, the u.s, israel and hamas. the draft agreement calls for a six week initial cease

lee, for us at the white house, mj, thanks very much. and we are standing by for two live updates on the wildfires, that briefing with president biden and vice president harrisat the white house and in los angeles, law enforcement officials are announcing looting charges in the wake of the destructive fires that have swept the area. much more on our breaking news in just moments. >> i've got good news and i've got bad news. what do you want? first? the bad. the news is newsom even more than ever. what's the good news? we're doing another season of have i got news for you. >> have i got news for you returns february 15th. >> on to my son. i've never been the cool dad. i always want to know what he's up to online. but with tiktok's privacy settings being on by default for teens under 16, accounts are set to private, he cannot send or receive dms, and only his friends can comment so he can post away. and i've got one less thing to worry about. >> so, dad, how old do you have to be to get a tattoo? >> uh, teen safety settings on by default. >> oh, did i ever miss this before? >> you were preventing migraine with ellipta. you'll never truly forget migraine, but e

lee: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. harris. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. harris: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 30, the preventing violence against women by legal al-- by illegal aliens act. mr. speaker, common sense dictates if an illegal alien is in our country and they commit a sex offense or domestic violence, they should be deported immediately. common sense dictates if an alien is at the border and they've committed these kinds of egregious crimes in their past, they should not be allowed to take one step onto american soil. anything short of this standard is a complete and utter failure to protect american women and girls. this bill before us today ensures just that. as republicans, we've been called to clean up biden's border crisis and that means not only deport illegal aliens, sex offenders and abusers, but we must stop them from coming to our country in the first place. it is common sense that the legislation before us today codifies thi

simon was ceremonially sworn in by vice president kamala harris back on january 7th in washington, dc. simon replaces barbara lee in representing california's 12th congressional district. what a momentous occasion that was. >> lee and her mother was there with her. how about that? how special that must have been for her. absolutely. yeah. >> all right. getting to the weather. i don't know if we'd call it special, but, i mean, it's going to be especially chilly tonight. >> i can tell you that. here's a look at the satellite radar composite image. dion. you can see high pressure is the controlling factor in our weather, bringing us mainly clear skies. and the circulation around that high is going to contribute to an increase in winds at the beginning of the week. but right now the wind is calm, as you can see all across the bay area, but it is chilly. 24 hour temperature change shows it is several degrees cooler in most locations than at this time last night. 1313 degrees cooler at half moon bay. three degrees cooler here in san francisco. six degrees cooler in oakland. so let's move along and take a look at curre