lawrence washington. 23-year-old capt. in one of the virginia company's. british educated and immensely ambitious washington came to vernon's attention for his leadership in an unsuccessful assault in -- back in for royal vernon struck up a lasting friendship with young washington before they embarked for cuba and guantanamo. washington and vernon's conversation in the wardroom aboard vernon's flag ship, possible to imagine something of its content. washington likely confirm his impression that the colonies were about land. washington himself granted it was a vehicle of wealth and advancement rather than a means of subsistence. from the years 1657 when lawrence's father john washington first arrived at the potomac, washingtons improved themselves speculators snatching up much -- several eligible bride's. a vocation accorded firsthand knowledge not only the virginia countryside but the frontier territory west of the appalachians. he was his father's sun. exposure to ravages of war do not distract him from the issue of the day. i hope we are secured he wrote

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next up, washington, d.c., this is lawrence, and independent. good morning. >> thank you so much for c-span. >> you're welcome. >> caller: my comment is the question itself masks an id logical function that war is necessary to begin with. i feel the same way -- i feel the same place that women shouldn't be in the military and men shouldn't be in the military. read mark twain's "war prayer" which is available on the we believe and it has a quite good statement on war. >> okay, thank you, lawrence from washington. wendy buckleman writes to us on facebook -- it's volunteer military. to not offer the position is a bad example of what it is we are, allowing the people die fighting for whether official infantry or not. next up, cambridge, maryland, george, republican, good morning to you. >> caller: good morning, susan, thanks for being there. i'm a vietnam veteran. i love serving in vietnam. i had the occasion of being post by female vietcong soldiers. they were adequate and just as awful as their counterparts. >> so do you have any concerns about en

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ed lawrence reports for wjz from washington state. >> reporter: professional skier lee stod thought this was going to be the way she died. trapped in an avalanche. >> i didn't really hear anything. and my partner to the right of me started saying, avalanche, avalanche. and at that time, i was the one being swept in. >> reporter: she and 12 other people were skiing in out-of- bounds territory. this video comes from before the slide. >> the first skier went. i was the second to go. >> suggs said the fifth skier going down the mountain accidentally started the avalanche. within seconds, sugstead was completely surrounded by snow. >> it's kind of better to give in, cross your fingers and hope for the best. >> reporter: she tumbled thousands of feet in 30 seconds. >> it meals like maybe you're in a washing machine and you're being tossed and turned and it's all white. you're not sure which way is up and down. >> she was saved by a special avalanche air bag like this one used by a colorado skier earlier this month. it deployed and helped keep her afloat. >> what it does is keeps you afloat on

lawrence's hacking decline. not all the news was bad. washington turned his attention to a state on the river. its name was white house. and its chief occupant, a widow of nine month, perhaps the richest in all of virginia. washington's spirits picked up. he was a good man of business. now he had business to transact with the widow custis. to be continued. thank you. thank you very much. yeah, we each got a few minutes for questions. question? yes? >> how did he learn to be a surveyor? >> yeah, he -- very early in his mid teens, he was not strictly speaking self-taught. there were -- there was no shortage of instructors available. typical washington though, it's the intensity that he went at it. you know? and he turned out to be a natural. remember, it's also a window on his mind. people talk about washington's meticulousne meticulousness. he had, you know, there are people who have -- what i call a mathematical intelligence. it's not just good with numbers, but they -- the spatial ways of seeing things. and that was certainly true of washington. and it came -- it served him i think very well,

. >> live in washington, d.c., thank you. >>> lawrence is in the weather center and he is pretty excited because if you haven't checked outside it's raining. >> it is. something we haven't been able to say for quite a while. we have a storm moving into the bay area right now. out the door be prepared. it is slick out towards the golden gate bridge. the rain coming down there. but really hasn't been too heavy so far and we're not seeing the strong winds we were expected with the storm system. that said there's still pockets of gusty winds out there seeing some gusts in oakland now 36 miles per hour and you can see the rainfall showing up around the bay area off the coast sweeping onshore throughout the morning hours. then it begins to taper off. so heading out this morning, a wet start to the day, temperatures in the 50s and you will see some pockets of some of those gusty winds. this afternoon, clouds going to part a bit turning into some scattered showers. highs will be definitely cooler today mainly into the 50s. and then things begin to settle down. a sense of the low on the back side

thank you. >> host: lawrence from washington. here's another facebook comment.it is a volunteer military to offer position is not to force someone into a position. to not offer the position is a bad example of what it is we are allowing these people to die fighting for or whether officially infantry or not. next up is cambridge maryland. george, republican, good morning to you. >> caller: good morning. i'm a vietnam veteran, and while i'm serving in vietnam and had the experience of being opposed by viet cong soldiers they were quite adequate their jobs. >> host: are you facing opposite any concerns about being engaging in combat -- >> see the washington journal every morning at seven eastern on c-span and we will go live now to the brookings institution. this afternoon, state defense department officials are updating on the new strategic arms reduction treaty between the u.s. and russia. the chief to become chief negotiator is expected to talk about the treaty implementations and the future of the strategic nuclear reductions process. >> [inaudible conversation

at valley forge, washington welcomed rhode island's offer of black troops entrusted to the command of john lawrence, a radically minded young south carolinian who dissented from his region's prevailing views on race. clearly moved by the effusive lines of verse directed his way by the first of her race to have a book of poetry published. in the spring of 1776, washington saw to it that ms. wheatley's poem appeared in "the pennsylvania" magazine. this was remarkable enough. still more improbable was the general's invitation to "miss phyllis," as he addressed her to call upon him at his army headquarters in cambridge, massachusetts. quote, i shall be happy to see a person so favored by the muses, wrote washington, and to whom nature has been so liberal and beneficent in her dispositions. washington's courtesy mashed his prediction, though they too evolved during and after the war. by the time of yorktown, virtually nothing remained of the glory-seeking young colonial who had boasted of his exploits and thirsted after recognition by the very military establishment he would go on to humiliate. in octob

with the very latest, lisa washington live in mountain view. thank you. >>> lawrencell geeked up because there's snow in the sierra, rain tonight and all kinds of other stuff. >> and grace is worried about her hair. i'll tell you what we have something out there that could mess up your hair. how about a dust storm? that would do it. this is phoenix, arizona. they have gusts of 40 miles an hour. very dry out there. just whipping the dust around making a mess of things. of course, you don't see much of that around the bay area but we have some changes coming our way as we have the clouds rolling in already. temperatures chilly, 30s and 40s now. by the afternoon, highs into the 50s and looking towards tonight a chance of rain developing this evening spreading south overnight tonight. rain likely as we head into tomorrow morning. showers continuing into thursday. snow maybe a couple of feet across the sierra nevada pretty nice up there. except this weekend is probably going to melt because we are going to see temperatures in the bay area up into the 70s. let's check traff

washington. >>> two words for the weather, wet and windy. lawrence? >> yeah. out there, too, as we're seeing a cold system slide through the bay area. snow levels in the sierra nevada down to that u.n. had feet. the main cold front moved by we're seeing more scattered showers around the bay area. this is what we're going to see on and off throughout the day today, just kind of hit-and- miss showers. it may not be range and then a cell comes by and you get some showers. but they will keep moving through on and off throughout the day today and that means we are going to see some breezy conditions and some cool temperatures outside but the chance of showers even into the afternoon. drier weather tomorrow. you can see the core of the low dropping down now into california. so as it swings by likely to spin up a few more clouds in our direction and showers, too. so unsettled into the afternoon hours. after that l.a.x. like high pressure will build in for tomorrow so breezy conditions outside. looks like it is going to stay brisk throughout the afternoon, as well. sc

lawrence, wjz eyewitness news. >> same-sex marriages are illegal in six other states and washington, d.c. >>> if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's click in our on roads now. with christy breezy lin, -- breslin, wjz traffic control. >> your drive home may definitely be a headache for you. heavy traffic from shawan to belfast. north side inner loop, stop and go there from york road to 95 it. the outer loop also slows down around york road. and that goes to the jones falls expressway. as far as the west side inner loop goes, expect 25 minutes there from wilkens to security boulevard. and accidents, plenty of them. washington boulevard at sulfur spring. waterloo at lark brown drive. key highway at east fort. east chase at north wolf. and also mlk at north utah. you can see, bumper to bumper. that's a look at 70. heavy to marriottsville road. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. mark cotman was born and raised here in baltimore. he is a self-taught artist,

washington. i'll have the story coming up. >>> and hope for humans? the cancer drug that treats alzheimer's in mice. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we have seen plenty of clouds a few showers around the bay area. what about the weekend? we will talk about that coming up. ,,,, launch a 48-hour strike. protestors are rallying >>> thousands taking to the street in greece as unions launch a 48-hour strike. protestors are rallying against new more stringent austerity measures over the country's international bailout plan. greece may meet several demands as part of the bailout and only has next week to do so. if not, the country may go bankrupt. >>> 25 people are dead, another 175 injured after two explosions today in syria. it is the first significant violence in syria's largest city during the uprising against president assad. state media says the explosions targeted security compounds in the city which so far has mainly supported assad. there are conflicting reports about who may be responsible for today's attacks. >>> the marine corps blames an ignorance of history when it comes to a photo afghanistan. apparently

lawrence talked about making a correction. he did not explain what he meant by that. i'm julie carey. >> thank you. here in washington tonight the senate sergeant at arms is warning capitol hill staffers to be aware of potentially dangerous letters. that warning comes after some suspicious letters were sent to house speaker john boehner and other lawmakers. all of them had a harmless powdery substance inside. but authorities say the author of those letters made threats that additional letters could be dangerous. >>> the final four republican candidates took the stage in arizona tonight. ahead of important primaries in michigan and arizona tuesday they battled over who is the true conservative. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: four candidates debated in arizona but just two are tied in the key race in michig michigan. rick santorum and mitt romney. and romney went after his rival. >> i was fighting to save the olympics you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> government that's the size of the economy went down when i was in the united states senate. governor romney even today suggested raising taxes o

lawrence. >>> wars of religion. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, what is rick santorum up to? three stories tonight make you wonder whether republicans are driving themselves off a right-wing cliff. story number one. rick santorum, why is he questioning public schools, prenatal testing, contraception, president obama's theology, and even now bringing up jeremiah wright? as eric erickson of redstate.com wrote this morning, "we really are a party on the verge of suicide against an imminently beatable president. republicans are finally starting to realize it, but i fear it may be too late." well, story number two. franklin graham said today the islamic world says president obama as a fellow muslim and obama, himself, has been favoring them over christians worldwide. my question tonight, will they ever stop saying this nonsense? story number three. republicans in the virginia legislature are about to pass a bill requiring that women get an ultrasound test before they get an abortion. will this add to the republicans trouble with in

"the washington post" says either hillary clinton or lawrence summers are being considered for that positionthis is also from "the washington post." if you want to read more of that, that is in "the washington post" this morning. this is in "the new york times ." "the new york times" lead editorial this morning is on the congressional payroll tax to deal. "a rare deal," they say. host: that is the lead editorial this morning in "the new york times." also in "the new york times" is this article, lead political article. host: fulton, mississippi. james on the line for republicans. caller: foe. host: why? caller: because they are working with obama. [inaudible] he tried to take the united states down. that is what he was raised to do. that is what he is going to do. host: here are some more facebook comments. host: larry is a democrat in georgia. caller: good morning c-span. thank you for taking my call. i just wanted to make a comment -- china, we appreciate them moaning us money but they are not the largest lender of money to us. the social security trust fund is considerably more than china.

lawrence. valentine's day today means love is in the air. this is literally true for some small dogs flying from san francisco to the big apple. lisa washington scoop on operation chihauhau. >> reporter: there's an abundance of chihauhaus at the san francisco animal care and control. yet the tiny pooches with the famously large ears are in high demand in the big apple. >> plenty of large dogs but not as many small ones so this gives us an opportunity to get them through the system fast near new loving homes. >> reporter: donning red sweaters name tags and "i love new york" pins, the dogs were load need crates at the shelt they are morning and taken to sfo for their cross-country flight appropriately dubbed operation chihauhau. it's sponsored by virgin america airlines. >> they will be in the main cabin in little carry-on bags. >> reporter: each dog was assigned a human escort and like their handlers the pooches had to go through security. the airline tweeted this picture of one of the dogs spending alittle time in a tsa security tray. [ barking ] >> reporter: while those dogs are flying the friendly skies, employees at the peninsula humane so

. >> life in washington, d.c., susan mcginnis, thank you. >>> we have a player here his name lawrence karnow. >> playing with weather? >> ready to bring the heat today, guys. >> are you? >> yup. we're going to crank it up today as we are going to see high pressure building in overhead. got great weather coming our way but the raindrops yesterday leaving behind some moisture on the ground and we're seeing some fog out there this morning. watch out for tule fog especially in the valleys. some of that crept into san francisco this morning. temperatures now running into the 40s and 50s. this afternoon, we are going to start to warm those temperatures up. mid-60s in the warmest spots inland. even some 60s at the coastline. some beautiful sunshine making a return to the bay area. so that ridge strengthens after that system moves through yesterday bringing some showers. looks like this will continue to build in over the next day or so and some of these temperatures as we head in toward tomorrow may be getting near 70. maybe actually hitting it. how about this? at the coastline today watch ou

lawrence for cbs news, los angeles. >> same sex marriages rleal in six other states and here in washington, d.c. let's take it out to you guys on a lovely night on the weather terrace. >> it is. it's not going to look this way this time tomorrow. >> there's a change in the weather. >> we aren't expecting a lot of snow, but it's the timing of the snow impacting tomorrow evening's commute. so tonight, no problem. as we look at the michael and son weather camera. blue skies, temperatures getting around 56 degrees in downtown. it was a really nice day for the early part of february. temperatures now 53 in downtown. partly cloudy. the winds out of the north at around 8 miles per hour. here's a look at the national satellite and radar picture. st. louis, little rock ire yairks of low pressure, bringing in showers. we'll draw in some of this moisture, mixing in with the cold weather by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. right now, temperatures 50 in bethesda. rockville 52. reston 51. arlington 52 and beltsville around 52 degrees. so a pretty nice day today. we have changes coming this way. increa

washington live at the golden gate. >> we were just talking about these tolls are lawrence. remember when we had to throw the coins? i had the hard time. >> in massachusetts, same thing. >> those were my favorites. >> you get out of the car and go, i got a quarter over here. [ laughter ] >> always digging for change. >> those were good. >>> oh, well. folks, hey, look like we are in for a cold day around the bay area again. another system sliding in toward the bay area right now. we have had a few scattered light showers move through. hi-def doppler showing things quiet right now. but there's a slight chance we could see a couple of more raindrops. not going to be much but cold enough that if we see some of that activity over the mountaintops we could see a couple of snowflakes above 2,000 or 2500 feet or so. temperatures cold in concord. 35 degrees there. 43 in oakland. and 30 degrees in santa rosa. as we head toward the afternoon, these temperatures running well below the average. usually in the 60s at this time of year. these will be running a good 7 to 11 degrees below average and it's going to be windy out ther

lawrence about that. as we talk about drawdowns and reshaping our military and ending potentially two wars here, there must be a lot of discussion in washingtonpentagon about how to transfer these people into the labor market that's not really robust. >> there's a lot going on, christine. congress passed leverage lags that offers up to a $10,000 credit in some instances for some companies that hire veterans. each branch of the service has its sort of alumnae program to try to teach them some of these skills before they actually get out. but it's been very, very tough. i mean they're constantly going back and looking at some of these programs to see how they can be improved and to do more before the service member actually is out in the work force. >> you also have the issue of ptsd. it's really interesting because you've got people coming home. they've been in war for so long, and now they're coming to a completely different environmental. brian, what is the culture shock like, and how do you kind of help them get over that culture shock so they can interview and be forceful and use the right kind of language? >> it goes back to really kind o

lawrence. the he had shoe is up next. >>> obama votes. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, an oo moment for mitt. what happens to a candidate when he says i'm not concerned about the poor when he accepts the endorsement of donald trump? when he tries to poo poo another strong jobs report. what happens is you find yourself six points behind president obama. mitt isn't going to get help from newt gingrich, however, who is pledging to go all the way to the convention. leave it to his former colleague in the house, dick army to say he's taking a second-rate campaign and turning it into a first-rate vendetta. plus tom brokaw says politics is subject to ufos. this year's wild card may be in the middle east where syria, iran, and egypt have the potential to scramble the election in ways we can't predict. if you thought that clint eastwood halftime in america ad looked like a pro-obama ad, you're not alone. >> this country can't be knocked out in one punch. we get back up again. yeah. it's halftime america. our second half is about to begin. chrysler saying tha

saturday on "washington journal," reuters tax policy correspondent kim dixon looks at the tax proposals included in the $3.8 trillion budget that president obama released earlier this week. lar lawrence yun talks about the current state of the housing market. after that, "usa today" correspondent dennis kauchon talks about an analysis in a drop for spending for services, employee compensation and infrastructure upkeep in certain states and localities. plus your e-mails, phone calls and tweets. "washington journal" live saturday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. oh >>> army secretary john mccue testified before the house armed services committee friday on the budget request. the overall army budget request of $184.6 billion is down from 2012. but includes a 1.7% pay increase for soldiers. and a housing assistance increase of 3.9%. the total defense department 2013 budget request is $525 billion. a 1% decrease from 2012. this runs about 2 hours and 15 minutes. >> we just got notice that the role was voice voted. they were going to have a vote about 10:00. so they said final votes will be at about 10:45. so we'll get as far into it as we can, and then we'll go vote, and with your patience

washington at 22. a young giant whose social status has yet to catch up to his physical stature. by then he was a celebrity, based on the reconnaissance of the french and indian territory. lawrence's death in july 1752 had opened the door toeer his y brother coveted. with no practical experience, george was appointed a major. he pulled every string within reach to be transferred to the more prestigious command of the northern neck. his jockeying for position paid off in the autumn of 1753. that there was more to this ambitious youth than mere place seeking is evidenced by the decision to entrust washington with an assignment that would test the mettle of one many years his senior. stoked by the alarmist reports of an impending french invasion, london wished to know more about the enemy's presence in the disputed ohio river valley. 21-year-old george washington was to be its unlikely emissary. his orders were plain enough. dependinghat he learned, washington was to present an ultimatum to the french commandant on behalf of king george ii, politely demanding that the french vacate his own territory. the story of washington's first diplomatic mission and its decidedly undiplomatic ou

washington to main street. with us is harvard university professor lawrence summers, who was secretary of treasury under president here. we're just getting these numbers. looks like 8.3%. what does that mean? i know you haven't had a chance to look at the data, but trending is important. >> well, improvements in the unemployment rate, job creation, these are all positive things. there is a fair amount of evidence that the pace has picked up over the last few months. whether that will continue, whether we'll have another disappointment, thouno one can . but it's certainly better when numbers are coming in ahead of expectation than when the numbers are disappointing. that's something that should gratify observers of this economy. but make no mistake, charlie, we still have a real jobs deficit in this country. we have a growth deficit in this country. we are still millions of jobs short of where we should be. the level of incomes in the country are probably $1 trillion short of where they should be. so we're going to have to pay a lot of attention to growth, to demand, to keeping this economy going and growing for s

washington's birthday. >>> late night talk show host returns to the air after a sudden absence. >>> fans mourning whitney houston can soon get one of the diva's personal momentos for the right price. edward lawrence reports from hollywood. >> reporter: steven colbert returned to the colbert report last night following an unexpected absence. >> as the hub around which the republic turns, i can understand why the machinery of this great nation ground to a halt last week when you were denied this. >> reporter: the talk show host abruptly canceled two tapings of his comedy central show last week to tend to his 91-year-old mother who is in poor health. earlier on twitter he thanked those who had offered their thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: a black dress that belonged to whitney houston will soon be sold to the highest bidder. it's part of the hollywood legends auction scheduled for late last month. a pair of earrings she wore in the bodyguard will also be up for grabs. orangeers say it's a way to celebrate the late singer's life. charlie chaplain's cane will also be among the memorabilia. judy says she's not going blind. the 77-year-old oscar winner clarified her condition after revealing she had

to spend $500,000 on bonuses but the washington times reports the company has scaled that back to $368,000. fired employees are opposing the bonus plan. >>> lawrence, it's hump day. got to talk about the weather. >> what a day it's going to be around the bay area if you go to work or don't want to go to work. one of those days. lots of sunshine, patchy fog in the north bay. we're seeing some valley fog. still over san francisco mostly clear skies and going to stay that way all day. what a gorgeous day all the way to the coastline. temperatures not too bad right now. numbers running well above above average, mid-70s around the area, 8 to 13 degrees above average into the afternoon. lots of sunshine continuing into tomorrow. cooling off a little bit on friday. more cooling on the weekend. that's traffic. let's check the roads with gianna. >> we have some troubles in san francisco. you heard from anne makovec just a couple of minutes ago about a transformer fire so there are closures to report in the area. duboce is closed between mission and elgin park. also street lights are out on south van ness and mission also at 11th street and mission. muni li

washington from those charging u.s. security may be at risk. chris lawrence details. >> reporter: the defense secretary surprised everyone by saying american forces could stop leading combat missions in afghanistan next year. pentagon officials are still trying to explain it saying it's where the u.s. hopes to be and transitioning from combat to training will take time. cia director and former afghanistan commander david petraeus says leon panetta was only stating the obvious. >> obviously somewhere in 2013, you have had to have initiate that had in all of the different location so is that you can complete the remaining task. >> reporter: but critics immediately wondered why panetta would publicly say it will happen in 2013. >> telling friends and enemies today, see, i told you, the americans were leaving. >> if you're this will pakistan and you hear the americans are going to leave yrks would you not help keeping the taliban? >> reporter: 90,000 american troops are fighting in afghanistan now. the last of the surge troops, 22,000, will be out by september. t

washington the 7th state in the union to allow gay couples to marry. opponents promise to fight the new law with a voter referendum. >>> we got lawrence juice because he is trying to compete with punxsutawney phil. he's losing the battle. >> so far. he is saying six more weeks of winter? >> that's what we hear. >> unfortunately i'm agreeing with him. so -- >> maybe even longer. i'd like to get winter back but it's back to a return to unusually warm temperatures around the bay area. skies mostly clear right now. maybe a couple of patches of ground fog showing up in some of the valleys but temperatures a little chilly in spots. 40 in concord, 47 oakland. 37 livermore, 49 san francisco. i think as we head toward the afternoon remember yesterday we had light showers here in the bay area but things changing just a bit as we're going to see that ridge of high pressure kicking in. so highs yesterday in the 50s and 60s. this afternoon, those temperatures soaring 7 degrees above yesterday's temperatures so running well above the average this afternoon some places near 70 degrees. so as we look out over the next couple of days we're going to keep these temperat

washington that they don't show up to vote? >> well, i think there's a lot of buyer's remorse and bitterness about what happened with sharon engel, as you point out, lawrence. the tea party which was never really cohesive is more fragmented and maybe dissolved in some ways since they're a highlight of 2010 in nominating sharon engel not realizing what a disaster that was going to be. they cannot spin this turnout number, 33,000, 11,000 less than in 2008. remember in 2008 there was absolutely no race here whatsoever. romney was the only one who campaigned here. here you have the last week. all the candidates were here. they were doing a lot of events, and this is the kind of turnout they get. they can't spin their way out of this. >> jonathan, you can look into the mind of donald trump and tell us what he's thinking when he tried to take credit for everything that happened in nevada this weekend, which he doesn't seem to understand arit mattically is less than what happened in nevada last time for mitt romney. >> but that doesn't matter. for mr. trump, he went out there, and he was in nevada. he endorsed mitt romney. mitt romney, who everyone knew would win

cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow, on "washington journal" we look at the tax provisions included in the budget president obama released last week. lawrenceun discusses the current state of the housing market. after that, dennis cauchon talks about a recent analysis on employment -- employee compensation and and the structure upkeep. "washington journal" is live tomorrow and every day at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> local content vehicle we have three of them. the purpose is to collect programming from outside of washington d.c. we staff each one of these with one person and a small video camera and a laptop editor. that is what we are doing. why do we want to do this? to get outside washington, d.c., and collect programming froor all of our networks. we will do history programming book tv programming, and community relations events. they're important to us because we work with our cable partners. the last thing that is important to note is that all this goes on the air, our website and we are doing extensive social media. you will see us on facebook, foursquare twitter. it is a chance to get out our message on air and online and on social

washington, and george washington gave him a review of honor, treated him very well and after allen went home to vermont he wrote this to the president of the congress henry lawrencehis fortitude and firmness seems to have placed him out of reach of misfortune. there is in him and the original something that commands admiration. and his long captivity and sufferings have only served to increase if possible his characteristic enthusiasm so that is the assessment read very much the revolutionary leaders the first thing even alan did when he got back to vermont, not the first thing he did but he learned his brother by only a week before looking out the window waiting to see if more were coming down the road yet. he lost his only son. his wife was dying of tuberculosis and a daughter was dying of tb and sweeping the impoverished frontier of the time. what he did to show his bitterness to the idea that other americans were fighting against the revolutionaries is hang a loyalist as soon as he got back to vermont he was made the district attorney and had the fellow paynter who basically was stealing horses and providing them to the british. the rest of the revolutionary

before he came to washington, he was the associate laboratory director for energy and environment at lawrence berkeley national laboratory. he was a professor of mechanical engineering and material sciences and engineering at the university of california-berkeley. he holds a dozen patents. he's authored close to 200 j.f.k. jr. papers. he has served as an advisor to both the national sciences foundation and the president's council of advisors on science and technology as well as start-up companies and venture capital firms in silicon valley. he holds a doctorate from u.c.-berkeley and he is a member of the national academy of engineering. so it's clear to anyone who looks at his qualifications that he is an i am gently qualified scientist and, frankly, we're very fortunate to have someone of his caliber willing to serve as the under secretary of energy. the second nomination i want to talk about is for the general counsel's position at the department. this is, of course, the department's top legal officer. this position has been vacant since last march, nearly a year. the president has nominat

lawrence yun discusses the house market. dennis cauchon talks about spending for employee compensation and infrastructure maintenance. "washingtonal"at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> next house debate on the payroll tax extension. president obama speaks at a bowling facility in washington state. newt gingrich at a campaign rally in georgia. >> i had a hunch one of them would be an addictive drug. i will ask each one a simple question. we will see what their response is. >> i believe nicotine is not addictive it. >> cigarettes and nicotine cannot meet the classic definitions of addiction. >> we will take that as a know pierre >> i do not think our products are addictive. >> not addictive. >> they had a program where they wanted to replace cigarettes with a drug that was equally addictive but did not cause the heart problems. they had no way to test them. that was my job. my job was to find a molecule that a rat's brain would say i like it and the car would not have any cardiovascular problems. >> a former philip morris research scientist victor denoble and charles evans jr. at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> final vote in the house was 293-132