the first hermione was built in rochefort.he mayor of rochefort saw this as an economic regeneration project. the idea developed there. it got some backers. then the famous author became the figurehead for the organization. and, of course, actually, the mayor was right. 4.5 million visitors came into rochefort and put the town back on the map. it is an example of how heritage can pay. it was very difficult to build because some of these skills are not there he obvious. the decision had been made that this should be an authentic replica. so, there were some concessions. there is an engine, there is radar. those are forced by coast guard's and by health and safety. some metal bolts in the sub structure of the hull, but otherwise very little compromise. you have to find thousands of french oak trees, and they have to be shaped like this. in the old french forests, they were grown along water courses so they would naturally bend. then you need a tree that grows like that and has a joint like that. and you only use the section. how

the first hermione was built in roquefort.or of rochefort saw this as an economic regeneration project. the idea developed from there. it got some backers outside of rochefort and a erik orsenna, the famous author became the figurehead. actually, the man was right. 400 million came in to rochefort and put the town back on the map again. it's an interesting example of how heritage can pay. it was very difficult to build because some of these skills are not very obvious. and the decision had always been made that this should be a very authentic replica. so there are some concessions to modernity. there is an engine there is some radar. there is a force by security guards and health and safety. there are some metal bolts in the substructure of the hull but otherwise very, very little compromise. you to find thousands of french oak trees. and they have to be shaped like this so they could form the hull. well, in the old french naval forests, they were trained to grow the right way. they were grown along water courses so they would

high hermione.gate into new york harbor this week just in time for the fourth of july. it was a stop that was 17 years in the making. so they may not be saints marching in. but to the red, white and blue these sailers are modern day ambassadors for a historical hero the frenchman credited with helping to secure american independence. >> welcome to new york. >> what does marquee delafayette mean to history? >> he was a french founding d i hope he won't be forgotten for that. >> and the new york historical society museum and library is remembering him in a new exhibition. lafayette was 19 when he first sailed to america to join general georgia washington's army. a year later he returned to france lobbying the king to send french forces. he won the king's favor. and in 1780 at the age of 22 lafayette sailed back to america, this time aboard hermione. >> there is a story that the 19-year-old lafayette docked in boston, took a horse to new jersey and told washington the french are here to help you. >> tr

the "hermione" left new york this morning. on its way out, it passed by another french contribution to the u.s., the statue of liberty. >> sreenivasan: finally tonight isis has reportedly released a video showing teenagers executing 25 syrian government soldiers in front of a crowd at an ancient amphitheater after the city was captured in may. tunisia declared a state of emergency after the killings, authorities were criticized for not responding more quickly now the government has tightened security, deployed 1400 armed officers to patrol hotels and beaches and promised to close some 80 mosques suspected of spreading extremism. thanks foregoings. i'm hari sreenivasan. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporatio

hermione -- don't get off. get back on. [ laughter ] hermione left me again. >> jimmy: no. >> yes.th [ bleep ] viktor krum. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, you can't -- >> it's true! >> jimmy: thank you very much. >> i'm good. curtain openus! >> jimmy: there you go. it worked. [ cheers and applause ] >> off to ashleymadison.com again. >> jimmy: get out of here! drunk ron weasley, everybody. ♪ [ applause ] >> steve: he's salty. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: viktor krum. yeah. drunk ron weasley, everybody. there he was, right there. [ cheers and applause ] did you hear this story, guys? snoop dogg was temporarily held by swedish police after one of his concerts because of suspected drug use. [ laughter ] i think the biggest story is that there's someone in the world who merely suspects snoop dogg does drugs. [ laughter and applause ] you think? hey, i saw that katy perry performed at a fund-raising gala in minnesota this week, where she met george w. bush and bill clinton. check this out. look at this pic. yeah. it got really awkward when bush was like, "katy, did you just grab my butt?" and bil