friday to dirty too, they elect james kennedy mayor, you know. so he went to receiving death threats to be the mayor of the town i'd be in a strong, moral voice. so yeah, that was one of the most fun parts of the research was reading kennedys. >> i've got to take a quick break. the right tack. >> guest: so, lavar, letting us view. one of the most awkward as when i set out to write this book was i had not met you and i knew you were out there. i met your mom first. it is a really difficult moment for me. what am i going to say quite you know, hi, my name is chris tomlinson. let's talk about why we have the same last name or yes, my great, great grandfather owned your great, great grandfather. let's talk about it. i mean, it has got to be awkward for you to have someone like me come into your life. we've never talked about this, so tell me what you're asked her if was. >> host: chris, i've got to admit it, man, when you first came around, my mom approached me and she's like there is a guy doing a book about his family history and he wants to talk t

. >>: james: almost an hour. if kennedyamily coming in time for the holiday weekend call had to make sure their flights are on time. here is a great shot from the mt. tam camp. this is the cloud cover that we've been dealing with at s f zero. the forecast is going to be beautiful this afternoon. will get some sunshine not only today but all we can long. once again the usual pattern is the upper fifties and low 60s. >>: james: everyone is in this range this morning here are the calls from the satellite perspective. these clouds are coming to eight from from hurricane read. there's a lot of moisture associated with that. we will get higher humidity sell it to be a little muddy and sticky for you. we have 93 degrees for antioch and the greater delta. we have the upper 80s for livermore. in the south bay it will range. san jose we have the low 80s. it depends on where you are to get what kind of high whether you will enjoy this afternoon. oakley will spec 73 and and the north bay the upper seventies. >>: james: this is going to

james i. robertson. at just 31 years old president kennedy appointed him as executive director of the nation's beleaguered commission for the centennial of the civil war. which he quickly righted. more recently he's been a key member of virginia's commission for the civil war sesquicentennial bringing smart, scholarly guidance to what is widely considered to be the most successful commission in the nation by far. and between the centennial and sesquicentennial, he strode proudly through one of the greatest careers of teaching and writing that any of us will ever see. he was the alumni distinguished professor in history at virginia tech for 44 years. he has written 18 books including the greatest of all biographies of stonewall jackson. today, as our keynote speaker, he will speak to us about the opening of the 1864 overland campaign. we are very honored to have with us today dr. james i. robertson. >> thank you john, very much. please know i'm deeply humbled by the invitation to be the keynote speaker on this awesome occasion in history and in commemoration. i also would like to extend greetings from the

james i. robertson. at just 31 years old president kennedy appointed him as executive director of the nation's beleagueredssion for the centennial of the civil war. which he quickly righted. more recently he's been a key member of virginia's commission for the civil war us is skwi centennial bringing smart, scholarly guidance to what is widely considered to be the most successful commission in the nation by far. and between the centennial and sesquicentennial, he spoke proudly through one of the greatest careers of teaching and writing that any of us will ever see. he was the alumni distinguished professor in history at virginia tech for 44 years. he has written 18 books including the greatest of all biographies of stonewall jackson. today, as ourcis keynote speake he will speak to us about the opening of the 1864 oafland campaign. we are very honored to have with us today dr. james i. robertson. >> thank you john, very much. by the invitation to be the keynote speaker on this awesome occasion in history and commemoration. i also would like to extend greetings from the virginia civil war sesquicentennial

and, i take a look at our current ins chief in my book, james ziegler, who was a bush appointee but also a favorite of both teddy kennedy, who has long been known as a pro-illegal alien advocate, and trent lott. that was the main connection for james ziegler. c-span: he came out of the senate? >> guest: he is a boyhood friend of trent lott and then, you know, the only law enforcement experience james ziegler ever had was as ceremonial sergeant of arms for the senate. he essentially guarded the senate gavel and this has been incredibly demoralizing to all of the rank and file border patrol agents, immigration inspectors, detention and deportation agents whose job it is to enforce a law to have a chief who admitted in his confirmation hearings that he knew nothing about immigration law. but it's not only that. the worst problem is of course is he has long been known as an open borders advocate, and after september 11th, he went down to the u.s. and mexico border, and i talk about this scene in my book, went down to the border. he was in arizona and he basically announced out loud and in public that he didn't think it was

james i. robertson. just 31 years old, president kennedy appointed him as executive director of the nation's beleagured commission the centennial for the civil war, which he quickly righted. more recently, he's been a key member of virginia's commission for the civil war sesquicentennial, bringing smart, scholarly guideness to the nation so far. he strode proudly through one of the greatest careers of teaching and writing that any of us will ever see. he was an alumni of history in virginia tech for 18 years. he has written numerous books, including one of the greatest biographies of stonewall jackson. today as our keynote speaker, he will speak to us about the 1864 overland campaign. we are very honored to have with us today dr. james i. robertson. [applause] >> thank you, john, very much, and please know that i'm deeply humbled by the invitation to be the keynote speaker on this awesome occasion in history and in commemoration. i also would like to extend greetings from the virginia's civil war ses kwurquicentennial william howell. this is the time to take renewed pride in the heritage of your state. if you're

james mack was herself an accomplished academic. she spoke about working with the late senator ted kennedy and studying for ten years with author saoppears the mack family had a rocky past. oak park police say they were 86 times from 2004 to 2013 mostly in response to domestic trouble. alex bailey is heather's former classmate. >> i heard that she like got into some fights with people but never anything like this. >> reporter: a forensic doctor said von wiese-mack suffered blunt force trauma to the head and face and appeared to have put up a struggle. the night before surveillance video caught her arguing with her daughter's girl friend an aspiring rap artist. earlier that day tommy schaeffer tweeted this percentage "out of the country for a little hash tag blessed"." now his fate and that of his girl friends are in the hands of authorities. the st. regis said it is saddened by the event and is doing everything they can to assist in the investigation. >> wow. >> sad story. >> any motive? >> no. apparently it's been an ongoing battle. apparently the family took a vacation every year but he wanted expect to. he came later. >> the you

kennedy. he opted out but vows to take an donation instead. >> good for him. >> reporter: that was fun video to watch. >> coming up, how social media is trying to keep the gruesome images of jamesey's death from being shown. we'll here more from that story next. >> these young people deserve justice >> anatomy of a protest... >> ...the police look like they're getting ready to come down the street >> with militarized police departments >> forces their message... >> they're actually firing canisters of gas... >> a fractured community demands answers >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> faul lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> there blocking the door... >> ground breaking... >> truth seeking... >> we have to get out of here... award winning investigative documentary series... special episode ferguson: city under siege only on al jazeera america >> it will remove the video from its platform, and urging users not to share the images. maria ines ferre has that story. >> reporter: some journalists ask not to share it and asking for blackout saying describe their crimes don't publish their propaganda. and maureen writes, let's not give this demo

kennedy centers. far from the white house. afternoon of august when he fourth, as the battle of hedensburg is winding down, receives a note sent by jamesmadison, that things are going very badly. the militia has collapsed, and washington is in grave danger. he recommends that she leave at once. dolly had been making preparations. a number of the belongings had already been packed up into wagons and carriages. at the same time, she had insisted on not conveying a sense of panic. she had ordered that dinner be set for the president, and any officers and other visitors who might be coming back to the white house later in the day. up thevants were setting dining room for a large dinner. in the meantime, there is panic out in the streets. word of what is going on in bladensburg spreads. the streets are starting to fill up with refugees trying to get out of town. dolly madison makes some last preparations at the white house, once she gets the message from president madison. among the things she spots of the last minute, the portrait of george washington. ,ilbert stuart's portrait life-sized. it had already taken on something of an iconic sta

robert kennedy to send in federal marshals in to the south. 1961 is also the gear of really raging protests all across the united states in terms of counter demonstrations -- 1962 is the year of jamesedith, the first black student to integrate the university of mississippi and there will be three days of rioting that leave one person dead. 1963 is the centennial of the emancipation proclamation and the city of birmingham, alabama is literally and figuratively on fire. martin luther king jr. connected with a local movement led by the reverend fred shuttlesworth to desegregate birmingham, alabama. same as the king is incarcerated in birmingham and he writes on scraps of paper letter from birmingham jail and he really defends the movement against critics who say the movement should move slower. the movement should wait and freedom and justice and democracy. one of the best lines from birmingham jail is king arguing in the future the young men and women being incarcerated and brutalized and arrested in birmingham are going to be remembered as he rose and he says they're going to be remembered as heroes for bringing the nation back to, quote, those great walls of democracy dug deep by t