her remarks made it into the newspapers and eventually led to the emancipation statue over in lincoln park, a few blocks away from here. how many people throughout our history have been able to a vote such feelings of friendship among ordinary americans? not many, yet lincoln does to this day. just like sidney george fisher and charlotte scott, how many of us feel we know lincoln and believe he still has something to say to us more than 150 years after his death? that is why it is altogether fitting and proper we join together at ford's theater every year to reflect upon the life and legacy of abraham lincoln. lincoln has an ability to reach across time and to speak to us in ways that are as relevant today as they were when he walked to the earth. we are grateful to ford's theater for hosting this event. these data here are truly remarkable. , is athe director wonderful friend and i think sarah for her hospitality this morning. we could not make this event happen without the hard work of the staff at ford's theater and i particularly want to thank erica scott, lauren, colleen, and others,

for the construction, operation, and maintenance of green infrastructure on el camino del mar in lincoln park. >> move approval. >> second. >> public comment? further discussion? all those in favor? opposed? the motion carries. >> clerk: would you like for me to read the closed session item prior to public comment? >> yes, please. >> clerk: item 18, existing litigation david alfaro, et al. v. city and county of san francisco san francisco superior court no.: cgc-15-547492 date filed: august 20, 2015 proposed settlement of action as to property claim of victoria sanchez in the amount of $97,500. >> any comments on closed session? seeing none can i have a motion to assert. >> assert. >> second. >> all those in >> the commission is now back in open session. the announcement from closed session is item 18 would settled. -- was settled. can i have a motion whether to disclose the discussion? >> move not to disclose. >> all those in favor. the motion carries. is there any other new business? seeing none, this meeting is adjourned at 4:03. >> i strive not to be a success but more of being a valued p

new sounds to alert padreses of new electric cars and a sound for the vehicles with rock band lincoln park with a humming noise for the eqc model loud enough to warn pedestrians and volkswagen with sound for its i.d. vehicle to roll out on 2020 this is -- they're a bit odd that the quietness to artificially create a sound is a step too far. i think people used to the quietness in due course i would hope. >> i think you need it. >> song choices are questionable. >> linkin park i think they're working on the sounds. >> ringtone for the car. >>> new hbo boss greenblatt with shots at netflix in an interview with nbc news he said the streaming company, quote, doesn't have a brands and it's just a place you go to get anything it's like encyclopedia britannia. remember the quote of becoming hbo before hbo becomes us? it is the fight. hbo clinging to the idea they represent a quality, narrower offering opposed to netflix dumping things out there. >> everybody's ganging up on netflix because it's winning reminds meof the spielberg stuff. booted from the oscars. >> i don't get brand for hbo "soprano

lincoln memorial at robert e. lee's mansion, on the virginia side of the confederacy, which seemed a bit perverse. [laughter] the only reason why west potomac park was ultimately chosen is that this man, this bearded statesman, john hay, the secretary of state and who had previously been abraham lincoln's deputy private secretary, testified powerfully before congress and convinced a reluctant house and senate to site the memorial in west potomac park, facing the washington monument. it seemed so natural. and then it came to design. these big public projects usually inspired major competitions. there really was no competition, and i tried in my research on daniel chester french to try to determine why there was never a formal commission. the answer is elusive, still, it's not in the official files. but, henry bacon, the architect, was chosen. the only alternative proposal was by john russell pope, who later did the national gallery of art, who proposed a pyramid, or mayan temple. wiser heads prevailed there, too. bacon, who had been a young collaborator of french's on many projects, proposed the iconic greek temple that we know so well today. and

sources indicate that the president took park in the lincoln day dinner, a fund-raising event at mar-a-l o mar-a-lago. he gave a short three minute speech in which he talked about the first lady's approval ratings. he made jokes about the special guests there, lindsey graham, i introduced graham. during graham's speech, he made an indication of the fbi launching into that dossier, the president continues to reference in many of his public statements about the russia investigation. and that led the crowd into lock her up chants, which the president didn't partake in, he sat back and absorbed it. he kind of gives you an idea of the sentiment behind the scenes, two sources close to the president say he's happy the investigation is over. and he's essentially just waiting to see what's in the report filed by robert mueller. >> if you will, are we planning to or expecting to hear from the white house at all tonight? >> well, there was a photo, meaning the white house press team does not expect us to see the president again until potentially tomorrow, if he goes golfing again, there are no othe

lincoln forum. he volunteered with the national park service as a speaker and guide at ford's theater. he was generous and kind. he spoke with the authority established by years of study and his inherent intimacy with the subject derived from his illinois roots. one of his friends said i am a better person and lincoln scholar because of john ellis. the board of the lincoln group has decided to honor his memory with a program that unites his passion and love for ford's theater. the john ellisng scholarship. make thearship will excellent programs here at ford's more accessible to teachers across the country. the lincoln group will make the scholarship the focus of its ongoing efforts to raise support for lincoln education. this first year, four scholarships be granted to teachers that will be selected by ford's staff. i congratulate the lincoln group of the district of columbia for its support of lincoln education programs here at ford's theater by creating the john ellis scholarship. thank you very much. [applause] >> frederick douglass was a brilliant speaker, a gifted writer, a stunni

lincoln about that. if you turn into this parking lot, take a left, this would francis'swhere elijah house would have been sitting at sixth and jefferson. eliza and simeon -- simeon was the editor of the newspaper, eliza was his wife. mary and lincoln's engagement first broke up -- broke upy first because he got cold feet or did he just feel like he was inadequate for mary? i think a lot of it was the pressure from her sisters because they always felt like he wasn't good enough for mary to marry, because mary was a todd. we know they broke up right after new year's eve and they were miserable. both of them were very miserable. simeon -- simeon invited lincoln and eliza invited mary to dinner one night, not knowing the other would be there. they sat across like they had never been apart from each other. after that initial meeting, they andted coming here secretly -- coming here secretly because they didn't want her sisters to but in again. her sisters didn't think that abraham lincoln, one of our greatest historical figures, was good enough. >> the todds were very wealthy people. robert was a merchant and

parking lot. we can pull in there and talk about that house. >> let's get going. let's see mary lincoln's springfield. she was not here from springfield. >> no. >> where was she from? >> she moved here from lexington, kentucky. his sister -- her sister married the son of a past governor. pennsylvanianding university in lexington. they moved to springfield. his father built them a wonderful house. she brought one sister at a time. this is when the state governor just moved to springfield. there was a lot of single legislators in this time. mary set her sights on mr. lincoln when she came to visit in 1837. when she gets here in 1839, finds out he's still single. says mrs. todd, i want to dance with you. later that evening, she told her cousin elizabeth, she did dance with her. [laughter] she and mike and laughed about that forever -- lincoln laughed about that forever. >> we're outside the law office right now. what significance does it have? >> this is where lincoln would have practiced law. mary and mr. herndon didn't have a good relationship. mary didn't care for mr. herndon. he was know

. >> reporter:t that's k this park ranger coming back for much of the last 40 years. >> like the lincoln memoria at night. there's something special about living in washington and being able to experthnce . >> reporter: thr everything you need to know about the cherry blossom festival, visithi nbcwton.com. >> and there will be tons of festivals andvents to celebrate the customerry blossoms this year. >> a full guide on our app. >>> turning to sports now, where the caps have won their fifth game in a row. doest that sound good? the caps were laser focused on the road, and defeated the flyers, 5-3. at one point, d.c. was leading the game by five goals. another incredible pformance by braden ltby. he was the second-fastest to collect his 250th careewi n. home pps are back at tomorrow night to take on the new jersey devils. he> caps fans, here's a look. here's a look at team's latest bobblehead, kuznetsov doing his bird celebration. t we were there when he unwrapped it. it's an american culture phenomenon. >> i know. i love it he's doing the bird. >> very cute. >> evgeny kuznetsov. >> we hav

. >> that excitement has kept the district park ranger coming back for the last 40 years. >> it's like the lincoln memorial. there's something special about living in washington and being able to experience this. >> and in a city where we spend so much time following the man made drama of politics, it's nice for some natural beauty to take the spotlight. >> it's the happy side. it's what peopleo should come washington for. >> reporter: it's been more than 100 years since japan gifted the u.s. its first cherry tree. in the next hour i'll tell you how that relationship still endures. >> thank you, cory. >>> a bitter blast as we look aheado spring. >> doug says there's a warmup coming our way but it comes at a cost, plus he's tracking a little snow on friday. >> plus chopper 4 live over breaking news in the district. a mann stuck this tower >>> if you're just joining us now at0. 4 we've got to tell you about something we watnessed, a dr rescue in the district. a worker who was stuck 120 feet upe air on a radio tower has been safely rescued and now on the ground. the 911 call went o shortly after 1:00

>>teporter: that excitemen has kept park ranger coming back for the last 40 years. >> it feels like the lincoln a memori night. there's just something special about living in washington and being able to experience this. >> reporter: for everything you need to know about this year's national cherry blossom j festival,t visit nbc4.com. cory smith, news4. >>> we have been waiting, but we have to get through what's been coming now. >> ieally dohink that the cherry blossoms is what the park on, ce is saying is right maybe a day or two later. it's all about temperatures. it's about those afternoonigh temperatures and we're going to stay kind of chilly for the remainder of march. it has been extremely cold. we're not going to stay this cold but we're not looking at any 70 degree days in the long range tlook. don't expect those blossoms to come out any time soon, which is okay. earlil is something to look forward to. here are your weather headlines. 's another cold day out there. it's not as bad as yesterday. we hadindchills in the teens and low 20s. today we have windchills in the 20s to 30 degrees.