joe ellis and i are rare birds. that is, we're academics who happened to write this quasi popular history that reaches out beyond the academy, but for the most part most historians are writing for each other. they're like physicists writing papers, and to try to read an article in william & mary quarterly or one of the historic journals requires knowledge of what previous historians have said because they're talking to each other. and that's understandable. they're trying to expand the discipline, and good things have come out of that, but it does mean that they neglect their responsibility to reach out to the public. physicists don't have to do that. they're proof of what they're doing comes in the -- in the invent of the nuclear weapon. but historians can't just talk to each other, they've got to reach out. it's the kind of discipline that needs to be spread to the general public, and i just wish more of them would attempt to do that. but that's not how you get ahead in the academic world. you write for your peers

. >> i would like to thank joe ellis for coming, and thank him for the remarks. we have about an hour, and we may go over [ laughter ] we will try to keep it tight to the hour. and i thought that we would cover a few topic, and one being professor el ellis' books, and the writing process, and i want to take him behind the scenes to the research and writing process and get back to the founders and talk about the eternal and important legacy contributions up to today and the meaning today and the relevance today, and we want to touch on a few h historical topics that he alluded to in the the remarks and get back to that and i would like to open up with knowing joe ellis the person. on that note, can you tell us what sparked your interest in history, and at what age did you realize that this was your calling? >> well, i don't have a canned answer to that, and usually, i have heard the questions and so i'm scripted to do this and -- i went to college at the college of william and mary. before that i went to a school in d.c. which which was a jesuit school called gonz

watson: i would like to thank joe ellis for coming for the remarks. we have about an hour, we may go over. we will try to keep it tight to an hour. i thought we would tub of dish cover a few topics, one being dr. ellis' books and his writing process. i want him to take us behind the scenes. we want to get back on the founders and get back to their eternal and important legacy, contributions up to today, and the meeting today, the relevant. we want to talk on historical to open uput i want with getting to know joe ellis as the person. could you tell us, what sparked your interest in history and what age were you when you first realized this was your calling? joe: i do not have a canned answer to that. usually i have already heard the questions and i am scripted to do this. i went to college at the college of lame and mary. before -- william and mary. before that i went to a jesuit school in d.c. called gonzaga. i was classically trained in terms of latin and greek. i did not really take much in the way of american history. i majored in philosophy at le

she is a fantastically interesting character in her own right. >> joe ellis asked me to ask this, would you say that the founders were pre-democratic or anti-democratic? >> i think of them as pre-democratic. created as aion is consequence of medicine's mind, too much democracy in the state. the state constitutions were inated in 1776, and nobody its wildest imaginations created anything resembling the federal constitution, which was created 10 years later. nobody imagined such a government. the articles of confederation like the eu, each of the states were independent and had certain integrity. when jefferson talked about my country, he meant virginia. to create this national government required something awful to have happened in the decade following the state constitution making, which are far more important than the federal constitution because the constitution derived from them. medicines little working document called the vices of the political system, which is a working paper that he never published, he outlines what is wrong with the government. it is not just the weakness of the

joe ellis points out that statement isn't exactly accurate. with the articles of confederation in place, the founders had achieved independence from england, but we could well have become a new europe, with 13 independent countries. the quartet, washington, madison, hamilton, and jay, were responsible for making the transition happen, from a confederation of states to a new nation. ellis clearly and eloquently explains how the united states constitution and the bill of rights came to be, and america was born. quote, it could be considered the most consequential act of political leadership in american history. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm palm beach welcome to dr. joseph j. ellis. [ applause ] >> i'm not sure i'm going to be able to live up to that. no human being can and that's going to be one of my themes that the founders were all human and we faithly a moment in our own history we can understand them as creatures like us, imperfect human beings, impressive nevertheless for reasons i'll try to explain. i want to begin with a stat

also in this photo is bush's nephew, denver broncos president joe ellis. >>> by this time tomorrow the super bowl will be over and we hope that you'll be watching news 4 at 11:00. we use our live pictures coming from houston. get this, super bowl sunday. americans are expected to down 300 million gallons of beer and enjoy 1.3 billion chick enwings. i can get behind that. >> that sounds really good. we have to wait until tomorrow to get in on that. that sounds good. as we go through today, it was a beautiful sunset out there. look at this. thank you so much, steve. you know, tonight's sunset, gorgeous out there. sun went down just about 5:30, maybe a little thereafter. but your pictures with us on facebook, twitte instagram, snapchat, all of the above. all over the place. as we continue into tonight, not as chilly. in fact, those temperatures are going to kind of stay in the 20s and 30s as opposed to dropping into the teens mainly because we're having clouds roll into the area. look at that beautiful view of the kennedy center. tomorrow clouds with peeks of sun. i do believe we're going

seen here smiling with his nephew, joe ellis, president of the denver broncos. earlier mr.id on twitter he's getting fired up for the game between the patriots and the falcons. he and his wife barbara will participate in the pregame coin toss. >>> for many, the super bowl is also the ultimate food and drink fest. we're told that 300 million gallons of beer will be consumed in this country tomorrow. there's another sign of the importance of beer in our culture and history, a new appointment in washington. you might call her the queen of beers. kevin tibbles explains. >> reporter: ah, the refreshing taste of a cold beer. >> the nectar of the ds george washington loved a brewsky, brewing it in mt. vernon. so it barack obama, the first president to brew inside the white house. want even more history of the foaming arts? tap in to the smithsonian to meet theresa mcculla. >> it's always been something that americans have loved. it's always been part of the fabric of our culture. >> reporter: theresa is the museum's brand-new beer historian. don't you get to have a beer? >> i anti

also in the photo, his nephew, denver broncos president joe ellis.county police investigating the discovery of unidentified human remains in woodbridge, virginia. here's a map of where they were found. this was in a wooded area. they have not said how they were led to those remains. they say the body was taken to the medical examiner's office for further examination and identification. >>> the charles county sheriff's office need help finding a person who shot and killed a young woman. deputies say she was killed yesterday morning in the parking lot of beer for you on crane highway in waldorf. they say the man who she was with got into a fight inside the bar. the suspect then waited for the pair outside and started to shoot. the man was shot in the leg. crime solvers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> all right. time right now, 6:39. you're in the clear for your super bowl plans, but abe ready for a warmup in the next few days. chuck is tracking0 probably didn't think was actually real. meet the new beer historian

bay lin was the great and rival of ed morgan who taught joe ellis. teachers matter. in 1969 wood joined the faculty of brown university where he is still professor emeritus. he told me, nothing he had ever done achieved as much excitement on campus or the wide approval of his students as the few seconds of fame he had when matt damon and ben affleck mentioned his name in the 1997 movie good will hunting. the campus went nuts. and he said when newt gingrich praised his book, wood describes newt's praise saying that was the kiss of death for me among academics. none of them are republicans and none of them are conservative. george mason law school sponsored american history seminars for united states federal judges for about five years. the two history professors chosen to lead the discussions among these elite were gordon wood and joel ellis. i have talked with federal judges among many others and they said how much they benefited from these incredible seminars which coincited with the annual conferences that our federal judges have by district around the country. wou

you see him here with his nephew, denver broncos president joe ellis. the former president is expected to take part in the coin toss at the super bowl on sunday. >>> and finally who do you call if you need to catch a runaway steer? >> rob marciano. >> rob marciano. >> ron claiborne. >> or a cowboy. >> giddyap. >> or cowboy rob marciano. that's what police in weatherford, texas, did when they couldn't catch this cattle. this cow that jumped off a truck on its way to the butcher. >> look at him go. >> it took him about 90 minutes but the cowboy lassoed the wayward bull. the 800-pound steer was returned to the ranch where they had a great steak dinner. >> oh, no. >> no. >> returned to the ranch, not the butcher. >> they let the cow live. >> they did? >> yes, they did. >> that's the moral of the story. >> moral of the story is escape and save your life, i guess. >> i thought the moral of the story was that rob is a cowboy. ♪ i'm a cowboy >> the hidden story. >> on a steel horse you ride. >> let me break into bon jovi. they had trouble riding horses, motorcy

posing with his nephew joe ellis. 92-year-old and wife barbara will be taking part in the coinst tosst geeght this video of a spinning coin saying quote getting fired up for the sunday game. we're looking forward having him. he. brian: how do you do that? steve: tv magic i have actually been to his house here in houston. he doesn't live too far away. ainsley: near rice university? steve: shhh. ainsley: i'm sure if you go to a gas station in houston where does the president live? they would go down this street and that street. everyone knows where he lives u trust me you will never get close to him. brian: he didn't say he was invited he said he went to his house. steve: straight ahead on this saturday, you have heard the president say it time and time again. >> do not worry, we are going to build the wall. okay? don't worry. don't even think about it. steve: well, we have all heard it well now senator john glen glenn. ainsley: john mccain. steve: thinking space because of nasa. sid miller is on the front lines of the border battle joins us live to respond next on "fox & friends" live

. >> ellis, you tweeted this morning. who is the joe wilson? >> did you get that reference? >> absolutely. do you sense there will be some moment from the opposition from the democrats that will stand out? >> yes. a dangerous game. there is such a danger. i think we learned with joe wilson of doing too much. we still despite all that's happened have reference for the president of the united states and joint session of congress. it will likely come from the gallery. a lot of democrats are bringing guests with grieve answef espec. >> and will he struggle with that tone? he loves the rally with applause and a adulation. >> it will be new. this will be different. we saw when the president stays on script, he gets applause and praise. whether he will do that this time and when he is looking in the face of people who criticized him and shaking their heads and rolling their eyes and not making eye contact, it is interesting to see if he stays on message. >> tough room. a friendly audience. fox and friends. president will have an interview that will air today. this moment is getting

joe biden. and just today perez ruling out the endorsement of the heads of four dnc caucuses. in the other corner keith ellieepresenting the more progressive wing of the party backed by bernie sanders. >> i think it's time to take a reassessment of where the purpose of the democrat party is and where it wants to go. and i think what we need to do right now is to become a grass-roots party, which is what keith ellie son believes. >> and as they prepare to debate tonight neither candidate has the race locked up presenting an opportunity for other democrats. to help their outsider status and potentially alter the case. >> i believe the dnc needs a fresh start too, and i believe that i can deliver that fresh start. >> duda judge picking up the endorsement of howard dean today. >> he's the outside of the beltway candidate. >> this pert is in trouble. >> the democrat party is in trouble they've been dell fwated to minority status in the trump era still reeling after a big loss in november and the majority in the house and senate before that. >> it's the contest of ideas as to which direction to take the party. aft

but i would like to open up with getting to know joe ellis the person. on that note could you tell us what sparked your interest in history and at what age were you when you first realized this was your calling? >> i don't have a canned answer to that. usually i've already heard the questions and so i'm scripted to do this. i went to college at the college of william and mary. before that i went to a school in d.c. that was a jesuit school called gonzaga. and so i was kind of classically trained in terms of latin, greek, and stuff. and i didn't really take much in the way of american history. but i majored in philosophy at william and mary. when it came time afterwards, i sort of -- people would come up to me in my junior year and say what are you going to do? you know, the horrible question. >> we all get it. >> and you had to have an answer so my answer was i'm going to law school. i hadn't thought about what i was going to do, but i knew that was a good answer because everybody would accept that answer. and nen my senior year i realized i didn't have