riverkeeper, a watchdog organization started by fishermen to monitor pollution in the new york hudson riverple are swimming again in the hudson. time magazine named kennedy a hero for the planet because of his work on behalf of the hudson river. can lawyers use legal action to stop climate change and other environmental damage? it has been done before. robert kennedy knows howow. welcome, to "kamp solutions." (light music)

i think i'll bring the fun because i'm here in hudson, new york, a beautiful town along the hudson riveralley. and of course it was hit hard because of the lockdown. it's summer tourist season now and this is a really important day, a reopening day. so many small businesses, just 300 right in this area that are so desperate for people to take that drive and help spur the local economy. i told you i was bringing the fun. well, here's the fun right here. will you believe this? al roker, we have been reunited. we did the air hug. we're air kissing. >> so fantastic. >> you've been up here this whole time, too. we love this area. >> that's right. i've lived up here, my family's lived up here for over 22 years. this is a spectacular place. and other small towns just like it all across the country especially in the northeast trying to reopen. >> we're excited to tell you about this beautiful place. we'll also have a live interview with new york governor andrew cuomo in just a moment, hoda. >> don't have too much fun without us there, you two. >>> we do want to start with two very contrasting bu

>> a couple hours by train it is along the hudson river. >> in those years your writing domestically where did they spend their time between the white house and hyde park? >> hyde park was the most important place he went to hundred times during his all presidency that the most important place made blocking ten or 11 at night and reach hyde park in the morning. he loved to travel by train because of his polio he didn't like fast-moving transportation he hated airplanes. eleanor was the opposite she like to get places fast that she would go with him by train as well. >> what year did he die? >> april 12, 1945. what year did he contract polio? >> 1921 he was almost 37 years old. and one thing i understood more is how much that paralysis was a part of his everyday life. people had assumed he had it was left lame but he was a paraplegic he could not get out of bed without being helped into the wheelchair to get to the bathroom he couldn't walk he had the braces and if you lay him on the arms of two strong people he could appear to be maneuvering himself forward with the most extraordinar

its strategic location on the hudson river was vital to our war for independence. if british forces gained control of this river, they would have divided our young nation in two, so, american soldiers stretched a massive metal chain across the waters of the hudson from west point, all the way to constitution island. i saw a piece of that chain. it's incredible. no enemy ship even dared try to cross. every link in that great chain was formed from over 100 pounds of pure american iron, mined from american soil and made with american pride. together those links formed an unbreakable line of defense. standing here before you, more than two centuries later, it is clearer than ever, that general washington's words still hold true. west point is still the indispensable post for america, the vital ground that must not lose. and the survival of our nation still depends on the great chain reaching out from this place, one made not of iron but of flesh and blood. of memory and spirit, of sheer faith and unyielding courage. today, each of you becomes another link in that unbro

been the hudson river and i play with a great deal of energy. and this contributes to the lively nature of a performance even if something catches on the way as the energy never goes of trying. it's very moving and each performance is a new adventure. a challenge be a house provides a fixed point in a life full of travel and different roles. these days it's also spending a lot of time directing such as the mini series adaptation of an orthodox. most actors don't really find their way behind the camera why did you choose to take this path. these movies are in. the fun i've always wanted to be shaping things to wish that i started writing screenplays before i started acting in films but. then i learned how to edit and how to write a treatment shipments hype how to get funds. and without that i probably would never have dared to make a feature length film called as i had to hold. the pings are going to have a problem how do you integrate your acting experiences into your director. well there she did so on the unlike others starting out with direct

its strategic location on the hudson river was vital to our war for independence.ained control of this river, they would have divided our young nation in two, so, american soldiers stretched a massive metal chain across the waters of the hudson from west point, all the way to constitution island. i saw a piece of that chain. it's incredible. no enemy ship even dared try to cross. every link in that great chain was formed from over 100 pounds of pure american iron, mined from american soil and made with american pride. together those links formed an unbreakable line of defense. standing here before you, more than two centuries later, it is clearer than ever, that general washington's words still hold true. west point is still the indispensable post for america, the vital ground that must not lose. and the survival of our nation still depends on the great chain reaching out from this place, one made not of iron but of flesh and blood. of memory and spirit, of sheer faith and unyielding courage. today, each of you becomes another link in that unbroken chain, forged in

out the body of 27 year old dominick alexander was found hanging from a tree in a park near the hudson river jesse we don't have enough information right now to know what really happened but with all the racial tensions we're reminded of our country's horrible past which billie holiday one thing about in her song strange fruit. i'll tell you a barrage of this whole thing is bizarre 1st and foremost i guess i need to look at it this way i've never understood suicide to begin with and that's my fault i guess but i look at it is if you're to the point of committing suicide. things can only get better if you're at that low level things can only improve but that being said i think we need to look at the situation here how normal is that for people to individually go out and hang themselves from trees is that the normal suicide today i don't think so you don't hear of a very often now you do hear of old days of lynchings definitely but that is a form of suicide time the strange to me really really strange it seems there would be other ways to kill yourself if you were going to do it rather than to

out the body of 27 year old dominic alexander was found hanging from a tree in a park near the hudson river jesse we don't have enough information right now to know what really happened but with all the racial tension.

west point is beautiful, right on the hudson river.c. after an hour. i do some more inspections. sir, are you ready? yes, i am. so we walked like the equivalent of three blocks which is fine. we go on stable which is fine. they make speeches, then i make a speech. it lasted maybe 45 minutes. the sun is pouring down on me. but they said to me before the speech, sir, would you like to salute each cadet or maybe they will be in groups of two. like this. almost 600 times. do you know what that is? 600 times. thank god they were in twos. let me tell you. you do that 600 times. you go home and you say it's like a workout without a weight. i did that. then the incredible helicopters, brand-new, gorgeous helicopters, the apaches that we just bought. so they fly over. and the kids throw the hats and it's beautiful -- and it was a beautiful day. and we are all finished. i was on the stable for hours. in the sun. i came home, i had a nice and. meaning i had a nice sunburn. but i made the speech. i salute for probably an hour and a half. maybe mor

it's strategic location on the hudson river was vital to our war for independence. if british ships gain control of this river, they would have divided our young nation in two. so american soldiers stretched a massive metal chain across the waters of the hudson from west point all the way to constitution island. i saw a piece of that chain. it's incredible. no enemy ship even dared try to cross. every link in that great chain was formed from over 100 pounds of pure american iron. mine from american soil and made be american pride. together those links formed an unbreakable line of defense. standing here before you more than two centuries later, it is clearer than ever that general washington's words still hold true -- west point is still the indispensable post for america, the vital ground that must not lose. and the survival of our nation still depends on the great chain reaching out from this place. one made not of iron but of flesh and blood of memory and spirit of sheer faith and unyielding courage. today each of you becomes another link in that unbroken chain.

lemonis: the west side highway runs from west 72nd street all the way down the hudson river to lower manhattan. it's one of the busiest streets in manhattan. quite frankly, the exposure is gonna be great for business. man: you could fit about 18 to 20 cars within this space. lemonis: the challenge with our current space is that there's one way in and one way out. this has one way in and another way out. jon: i could literally look at like four or five cars at once. lemonis: in the old location, we were appraising around 600 cars a month and buying about 1/3 of everything we appraised, so 200 cars a month. in this new location, we should appraise about 1,000 cars a month and buy about 1/3 of them, so 333 cars a month. not only is it a better location, but the rent's only $1,000 a month more. so you bring them in and you back them in. jon: mm-hmm. lemonis: you know, what initially looked like a really bad situation may be turning out to be not so bad. i think bruce baron would be very happy about what the future looks like. okay, guys. last october, i came to new york city to meet the

were, essentially, the old whom, the new tomb, they coincide with the rise of what is called the hudson river. school part of what the school of artistic expression was getting, at was highlighting the bounty and the discovered richness of the american landscape. you'll probably see, you can see examples of this in the white house, at the met. washington's tomb actually became a place where artists continuously captured, whether it was for engravings or actual pieces of art. it fits that same framework, you see a rustic setting, you see the tomb and you see a very humble abode. this is where the remains of george washington or. here's another engraving, again now you can see things have shifted. now we have the new, tomb which is pointed towards the river, you can see the mansion. you can see maryland in the background, the potomac river. here's another example. the other thing that's coinciding with this is the artists are not formally trained, either. so when we talk about democratizing washington, memory there are more and more people that are not necessarily trained in a formal sense, but

-- lieutenant burgoyne attempted to lead a british army down lake champlain, lake george, and hudson river to albany in a futile bid to split the united states. burgoyne's campaign took placing what people of european descent considered wilderness country and is arming prepared accordingly general carleton decreed that all british regiment stationed in canada cut their knee length regimental coach to jacket length to provide patching materials for garments in the cutting length the troops also cut down their hats for conversion into light infantry style caps in addition to the changes, we note that some of burgoyne's redcoats switched from stockings and half gaiters to trousers. all of the british infantry adopted cross belts. in addition, lieutenant james hunter of the royal artillery captured three unusual looking redcoats in a 1777 watercolor of the north shore of lake champagne, in addition to modeling the short and regimental coats, warned by the rest of her's infantry, two of these fellows indian style lending had reached the tops of their size. this is that some historians deduce th

philadelphia, lieutenant general attempted to lead a british army bun the lake champlain, lake george and hudson rivernvasion route to albany in a futile bid to split the united states. the campaign took place in what people of european descent considered wilderness country. general carlton decreed that ought british regiments cut their coats to jacket length to provide patching material for those garments in the coming year. the troops also cut down their hats for conversion into light infantry style caps. in addition to the previously mentioned changes, the coats switched from britches, stockings and half gators to trousers, all his british infantry adopted cross belts. in addition, lieutenant james hunter of the royal artillery captured three unusual looking red coats in the 1777 watercolor of ticonderoga. in addition to modeling the shortened regimental coation, two of these infantries sport caps with visors and indian style leggings that reached to the top of their thighs. company of select marksmen. this ad hoc formation consisted of the two best shots drawn from every foot company under pertain

. ♪ across the hudson river, music back in new york city also. ♪ and when some protesters turned to violence men linking arms to protect an officer separated from his unit. and just a few miles away, dozens of white women separated police from protesters. the empire state building going dark monday night to honor george floyd. but these moments of humility and humanity between protesters and police are offering rays of light by themselves and hope this morning. mona, kenneth. >> there's a viral post from lebron james going around saying, will the media show you this? he actually shares from it a media organization. so lebron, there it is, sir, we >>> breaki >>> breaking news in america this morning, new clashes with police coast-to-coast. in the last few hours, tensions boiling over in seattle, and in st. louis, reports of four police officers shot. two officers hit by a vehicle in buffalo. and in new york city widespread looting, even the iconic macy's store targeted. >>> in washington, president trump makes history threatening a military crackdown on the streets of american cities. >> i am

but if every flight you take ends up in the hudson river, you might think "it's time to de-fund spiritnes. we've seen police officers armed like they're going to war, showing up in riot gear, beating protesters, shoving them to the ground, hitting them with batons, trapping them on bridges, lobbing flash bangs and pepper balls and raining down tear gas like they just turned on the fog machine at a 12-year-old's roller rink party. "hey guys, grab your skates and get on the floor it's adam's bar mitzvah! bam-bam-ba-bam-ba. i think that was maybe a mistake to try to make that noise. you know, if we were in a studio, there would be a sound effect but, there you go. that's how it went people are increasingly asking themselves, "why are our tax dollars paying for these egregious abuses of power? which is why you're increasingly hearing a call from activists to dismantle police departments and de-fund the police, a refrain that has conservatives, and many democrats, freaking out. >> the president tweeted just a short time ago, quote, "law and order, not de-fund and abolish the police the radi

if we have a decomposed body coming out of the hudson river tomorrow, it will have tomorrow's date is the time of death. that was when he was pronounced. even though he might've been dead for four months before that. so the death certificate has the pronounced time of death, not the actual time of death. i agree with you, he is dead many minutes before he gets to the hospital. >> sean: from a medical perspective and you know what a rear naked choke is. if i put you in a rear naked choke, am i wrong in telling this audience than 15 seconds if i have you and i have both carotid and i'm putting heavy pressure on it, that the average person would drop in 15 seconds? >> less than that. in less than ten seconds. that's the kind of joke that a well-trained police officer -- that is the kind of choke a well-trained police officer can do. in the old days, they would use it and if it was used properly a person would collapse and ten seconds and they would have time to put the handcuffs on. however, a lot of police have that choke on too long and it can cause death and it's safer to never compre

its strategic location on the hudson river was vital to our war for independence.british ships gained control of this river, they would have divided our young nation in two. so american soldiers stretched a massive metal chain across the waters of the hudson from west point all the way to constitution island. i saw a piece of that chain. it's incredible. no enemy ship even dared try to cross. every link in that great chain was formed from over 100 pound of pure american iron, mined from american soil, and made with american pride. together those links formed an unbreakable line of defense. standing here before you, more than two centuries later, it's clearer than ever that general washington's words still hold true, west point is still the indispensable post for america. the vital ground that must not lose, and the survival of our nation still depends on the great chain reaching out from this place, one made not of iron, but of flesh and blood of memory and spirit of sheer faith and unyielding courage. today each of you becomes another link in that unbroken chain,

its strategy tick location on the hudson river was vital to our war for independence.ol of this river, they would have divided our young nation in two. so american soldiers stretched a massive metal chain across the waters of the hudson from west point all the way to constitution island. i saw a piece of that chain. it's incredible. no enemy ship even dared try to cross. every link in that great chain was formed from over 100 pounds of pure american iron mined from american soil and made with american pride. together those links formed an unbreakable line of defense. standing here before you more than two centuries later, it is clearer than ever that general washington's words still hold true. west point is still the indispensable post for america. the vital ground that must not lose. and the survival of our nation still depends on the great chain reaching out from this place. one made not of iron but of flesh and blood, of memory and spirit, of sheer faith and unyielding courage. today each of you becomes another link in that unbroken chain forged in the crucible know

hudson, louisiana. the last confederate stronghold on the mississippi river. the both commander-in-chief's, jefferson davis and abraham lincoln, put a high priority on vicksburg. remember, vicksburg is davis's backyard. this is the hometown. he is very familiar, he referred to it as the nail head that held the south together. abraham lincoln said, see what a lot of land these fellows hold of which vicksburg is the key. the war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket. now, what that ends up doing, and once again, we can do multiple lectures on the campaigns of vicksburg right here. there are a lot of failed attempts to take vicksburg. in fact, my master's thesis from the school that beat alabama, right there, roll tide. we are not at anybody's funeral. you know saban got in trouble about that comment, look it up. my thesis was on the battle of the chickasaw bayou. one of the failed attempts. if i ever get around to it, i will publish that one time. my mother has a copy. thank you very much. she says hello, by the way. [laughter] she thin

if trump had been flying during the miracle on the hudson, we would be calling it the "fireball on the east riverhe would have spent the whole time blaming the geese and yelling at the passengers, "you know, instead of screaming and putting on your oxygen masks you should be saying 'congratulations, great job, captain.'" it's going to make a great movie. we also considered sullen and bully but we thought in your head you might hear "bulley" and no one wants that. again, what we're experiencing now was not inevitable in those same emails, lawler noted that pandemic response planning began in 2006 under the bush administration and wrote that we could have followed the examples set by hong kong and singapore where the outbreaks were effectively contained lawler wrote of the mistakes the government was making in march, "we had systematically addressed all of these and had a plan that would work and has worked in hong kong/singapore. we have thrown 15 years of institutional learning out the window and are making decisions based on intuition." of course he threw 15 years of learning out the window. tha

we're going to meet up in the town of hudson this is a thriving community like so many along the hudson river things are opening up again and we're going to take a first hand look at how this region's small businesses are recovering. the hopes people will come and visit and make a beautiful busy summer in this part of the world. then al is going to take us on a tour of his favorite weekend st as only he can including he's going to introduce us to an electric carriage >> a what? >> what is that, you ask exactly. we'll find out tomorrow morning on "today. looking forward to it. >> have a blast, you two >> yeah. >>> let's get to the news here at 8:00 on a monday morning. nascar is investigating a noose placed in the garage stall of bubba wallace, nascar's only black full-time driver this comes less than two weeks after wallace successfully pushed for a ban on the confederate flag at nascar events sam brock joins us with the latest on this >> reporter: good morning. outspoken about advancing social justice and driving nascar in the same direction. he recently called on the organization to ban the