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grant brandeis university english professor john burke dissects the debates between abraham lincoln andstephen douglas during their 1858 us senate seat race in lincoln's tragic pragmatism. in their markup reveals the difficulties she faced as a career pilot and as the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic ocean and her memoir west with the night. that's some of the staff pics from harvard bookstore in cambridge massachusetts. many of these authors have appeared on book tv. watch them on our website, booktv.org. >> soap misfits leaving home, my latest misfit leaving home is a french teenager, marquis then lafayette and this book tells the story of him leaving home and his pregnant teenage wife to come to america to throw in with george washington's continental army and so i'll read and then i will take questions and i wanted to read this section of his voyage to america and his early time and i will read a little tangent about a heroic book seller to pander to the subject of the proceedings. [laughter] so it's 1777. lafayette has absconded to america. he's bought his own ship to co

reporting with the burks john sabol, abc action sports. >>> after starting 6-0 on a quick turnarou thursday night. this week at this point the lain has the bears main news one in vegas. i'm not holding out for doug martin. this one-point gift i am going to take at home. i'm going to go with the boys, plus the one, in what is a really most winnable game. let's face it, folks, they need on sirius radio he sent a message. number one, the team needs to spend more money to get back to a contending status. secondly, using a repetitive phrase has a negative effect on the players. in other words, they don't want to hear it. we're back in a minute and change. >>> closed captioning is >>> we're continuing to follow that breaking news of those anti-trump protests. right now thousands in the streets of denver marching through the streets. >> the scene is very slairn oakland and los angeles tonight. thousands nationwide very unhappy with the election results. >>> one more look at the clear skies, temperatures start out in the upper 40s to low 50s in citrus and hernando county. everybody else probably in

john gonzalez is live in burke, getting reaction from those battleground virginia voters. trt 17 out ... ever again. reaction not limited to campaign flocking to social media -- sharing cheers and jeers. melanie hastings has been following the mood in cyber space. she joins us now from the newsroom. mel? as the divisive election now comes to a close, churches help the nation heal. today, the national cathedral will host morning, noon evening prayers. the first service begins at 7:30 this morning, followed by one at noon and another tonight at 5:30. good morning washington's josh knight will be there live coming up in our 6am hour. to some local results now - voters in the district have overwhelmingly approved a ballot referendum seeking statehood for the nation's capital. 80 percent of d-c the measure, whitle about 12 percent opposed it. in a statement, d-c congresswoman eleanor holmes norton said quote "today's over-the-top majority signals d.c. recognizes that congress needs a kick in the pants to jump start a new drive for statehood." d-c mayor muriel bowser has vowed t

ritee cona teach of research planning and assessment and john burke and mrs. cascois providing updated handouts which should replace the handout s in your folder. >> the powerpoint is replaced- >> okay, so--the powerpoint presentation in your folders in the folders please set that to the side and refer to the new copy mrs. casco is distributing and there is a one page data table which i believe is new, which wasn't in your folders originally. last thing i will say before turning over is as vice president walton stated there are very concerning disparities and discrepancy in the data per taining to our subgroups of students so appreciate him mentioning that up front and will hear more about the circumstances along those lines from the presentation. >> good evening commissioners and good evening to everyone. if you need copies of this powerpoint we made copies for the public on the table outside. in terms of district accountability overview we are presenting both our academic and social emotionly culture climate results. the last time we did this overview is 201

ritee cona teach of research planning and assessment and john burke and mrs. cascois providing updated handouts which should replace the handout s in your folder. >> the powerpoint is replaced- >> okay, so--the powerpoint presentation in your folders in the folders please set that to the side and refer to the new copy mrs. casco is distributing and there is a one page data table which i believe is new, which wasn't in your folders originally. last thing i will say before turning over is as vice president walton stated there are very concerning disparities and discrepancy in the data per taining to our subgroups of students so appreciate him mentioning that up front and will hear more about the circumstances along those lines from the presentation. >> good evening commissioners and good evening to everyone. if you need copies of this powerpoint we made copies for the public on the table outside. in terms of district accountability overview we are presenting both our academic and social emotionly culture climate results. the last time we did this overview is 201

ritee cona teach of research planning and assessment and john burke and mrs. cascois providing updated handouts which should replace the handout s in your folder. >> the powerpoint is replaced- >> okay, so--the powerpoint presentation in your folders in the folders please set that to the side and refer to the new copy mrs. casco is distributing and there is a one page data table which i believe is new, which wasn't in your folders originally. last thing i will say before turning over is as vice president walton stated there are very concerning disparities and discrepancy in the data per taining to our subgroups of students so appreciate him mentioning that up front and will hear more about the circumstances along those lines from the presentation. >> good evening commissioners and good evening to everyone. if you need copies of this powerpoint we made copies for the public on the table outside. in terms of district accountability overview we are presenting both our academic and social emotionly culture climate results. the last time we did this overview is 201

john edwards. ifill is remembered as a standard-bearer for courage, fairness and integrity. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even a rodent ride-along. [dad] alright, buddy, don't forget anything! [kid] i won't, dad... [captain rod] happy tuesday morning! captain rod here. it's pretty hairy out on the interstate.traffic is literally crawling, but there is some movement on the eastside overpass. getting word of another collision. [burke] it happened. december 14th, 2015. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." nearly 19 million people tuned in yesterday to watch the first sit-down interview with president-elect donald trump and his family. in the wide-ranging interview, "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl asked him about the gravity of the situation and whether it has sunk in yet. here he goes. >> on election night, i heard you went completely silent. was it a sort of realization of the enor

john mccain. mitt romney actually won chester county in 2012. look at bucks, very, very tight race, this was huge here for donald trump. moving ahead to burks county, big win for donald trump, 53-43 and in 2012, romney also won here. and in lehigh county, hillary clinton taking it by four points, flip-flop by north hampton county, trump -- 20 electoral votes as i said, our area was essential to donald trump's victory. >> so interesting to see that breakdown. >> philadelphia mayor kim kenney said he's proud of philadelphia voters. their voices were still heard. he said now residents have the opportunity to become leaders and help the nation heal. >> it would be easy to look at the differences that divide our nation, and even our own commonwealth, and simply give up, but that is not the american way, and it's certainly not the philadelphia way. >> he congratulated president-elect trump and senator pat toomey on their victories. >> last night's presidential election a hot topic in mexico. enrique pena took to the -- he met with president donald trump back in august, tweeted that the u.s. and mexico are friends, partners and allies who should c

burks by less than 1%. that was a big loss for president obama too. take a look at what happens in 2008, abbeyville township went to john mccain, but president obama was a able to win lehigh county. another key area, republicans were able to gain some ground in the last presidential election, 2012. here we go, allentown, white hall, and also asenator mccain picked up washington township, all the way up there in the county, but president obama still won more than 15 points that year. if the gop can close the goop like mitt romney did in 2012, then the lehigh valley could go to trump. whatever race matters to you, nbc will be tracking the results all night long, our coverage doesn't stop, from now until the final election results come in. >>> but first, better late than never, right? meet the chester county man who voted for the first time at age 75. what finally motivated him to head to the polls. >>> a protest this morning at an early morning polling place. out of our polls trump. it's the same location where donald trump voted later today. >>> the democratic vp new mexom tim kaine cast his vote in his home polling plac

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john's church in healdsburg. as the sign says no mass today, just many, many questions. >> we do believe that she was drowned and that that was intentional. >> reporter: that is police chief kevin burke describing why detectives arrested 42-year-old gerardo mendoza ordaz and charged him with the death of his 4-year-old daughter. police say he showed up behind the police station at 8:30 p.m. naked and crying for help and holding his unconscious daughter with his son by their side. >> we're relying on the testimony of the older son and the statement of the suspect. it is heald isburg first murder since 2008. from family and friends today surprise and sadness. the victim remains unidentified. neighbors say she was a sweet little girl as to how this could happen in a church. >> they were the only people inside the church at the time, there were no other parties present and our catholic church leads the doors to the prem itses unlocked late on sunday and they were there alone at the time. >> reporter: the santa rosa archdiocese and st. john's catholic church had no comment today. in healdsburg, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> police do not plan to seek criminal charges following a tragic a