george mason. very good. george mason. the first if you're keeping score at home or up to five, george mason's now there will be more. stay tuned. and as their family began to grow, they began to build what is now called gunston hall, their home. i just want to go quickly through some pictures of the house. but the house itself was one of the first brick colonies or first brick houses built in the colony. and it was truly, as you all know, an expression of george mason and his families as wealth, status and prestige. as a leading member of the virginia gentry. and what you see here is the central passage. again, i will go quickly through this. the formal dining space, the formal parlor. and here is the little parlor. and what is important to note, and we will talk a little bit more about this as we progress through our conversation this afternoon. is that, again, what you see here is not only an architecture and architecturally significant house, but truly an expression of his wealth and his status. and one of the one of t

i'm not a mason. i taught about this enough to know that we have some sense or a sense that even could talk about it in a public setting. what would he have experienced across those nine months? so the masonic initiation ceremony, while secretive and certainly private, of which freemasons take an obligation not to discuss or to share, was exposed in various forms in various publications, started in the 1720s and is widely disseminated by the 1750s and by the 1790s. the ritual is basically essentially what every fraternal organization, college, greek letter society is based on. freemasonry is the model for that. so the initiation ceremony consists of two parts. the first part is coming is received into the lodge. the candidate received in the lodge. his in the sense that we make sure that he is who he says he is and then he is he is takes upon himself an obligation to uphold the rules, the fraternity to to live a good and fair life with his brothers, to care for widows and, orphans, and perform those s

thank you, george mason. maybe forgotten, but he does have the name of a great university in northern virginia that, has supplied a lot of great history majors that are sitting in this room. so yours truly to plug locate anything you know that i have anything to add it's it's interesting i guess, you know, playing off of what lindsey mentioned earlier that history is important to think of not just as stagnant or done or stale, just because it was in the past we have to keep going back to learn from it and something i like to say that i you know, like to keep on a little post-it note on my monitor at work is, you know, doesn't change. but our relationship to it does pretty constantly, right kind of depending on where we are standing in our present moment, our relationship to our past going to change. and so something i've been thinking about lately, working through looking at the 18th century or the 17th century through the lens of the 18th or vice versa, is that that must have been something that the quote un

i smiled at the same masonic lodge in brazil, and then and today we will look.once again to the brazilian senate every meeting of the brazilian parliament. this is more than a meeting. if you press him at the meeting of the senate of brazil in honor of the 200th anniversary of independence, there were songs and, probably, such a different ex-president as michel telner. you remember him, he once came to the brix summit but here. he is also among the masons. however, he never positioned himself as a devout christian. and bull sanaru has his wife. not just a christian, an evangelist of such christians. brazil has already had a third of the available sonar all the time. explains what it is for traditional values. but his rival lula , he really appealed to different electorates. for which the supporters of the sunaru wrote it down in a quote to satan just yesterday, according to the logic of lula, my daughter at school should learn that in the future she can become a man, but this cannot be. i want a better side for my daughter's future, according to such people, the

i smiled at the same masonic lodge in brazil, and then and today we will look.now once again to the brazilian senate, every meeting of the brazilian parliament is more than meeting. there were also songs and, for example, such another ex-president as michel teimer, who pressed them at the meeting of the brazilian senate in honor of the 200th anniversary of independence. you remember him, he once came to the brix summit but here. he is also among the masons. however, he never positioned himself as a devout christian. and baldsanar has his wish. just a christian, an evangelist of such christians. brazil has already had a third of the available sonar all the time . explains what it is for traditional values. but his rival lula, the one who really addressed to different constituencies. for which the supporters of sunaru wrote him down in a quote to satan just yesterday , according to the logic of lula, my daughter at school should learn that in the future she can become a man, but this cannot be. i want a better side for the future of my daughter, according to such

chris mason. excuse _ asked four of us to ask one. chris mason.o ask one. chris mason. excuse the bluntness butj mason. excuse the bluntness but riven mason. excuse the bluntness but given everything _ mason. excuse the bluntness but given everything that _ mason. excuse the bluntness but given everything that has - mason. excuse the bluntness but i given everything that has happened what credibility do you have to continue governing?— what credibility do you have to continue governing? what credibility do you have to continue eaovernin ? . ., ., ., continue governing? what i have done toda is continue governing? what i have done today is made — continue governing? what i have done today is made sure _ continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that _ continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that we _ continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that we have - today is made sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high growth, low t

this is the same epoch when pierre bezukhov joined the masons.ment of the liberators of the uruguayans was united precisely in the masonic lodge. we will look at the same in brazil then and today. now once again to the brazilian senate every meeting of the brazilian parliament. this is more than a meeting. maybe you can put pressure on them for a meeting of the brazilian senate in honor of the bicentennial of independence, there were songs and, for example, such a different ex-president as michel temir, you remember him, he somehow came to the brix summit but here. he is also among the masons, however, he never positioned himself as a devout christian. and for bolsonaro, his desire is simply a christian, an evangelist of such christians. brazil is already a third of the available bosonaro always explains what he is for traditional values. but his rival lula, he really appealed to different electorates. for which the supporters of sunaru wrote him down in a quote to satan just yesterday , according to the logic of lula, my daughter at school shoul

geoff: mason clark joins us now.e lead russian military analyst at the institute for the study of war. thanks so much for being with us. mason:hanks for having me. geoff: and, these so-called "kamikaze drones" -- how exactly do they work and why have they become an increasingly urgent problem for ukraine? mason: right. so iran is providing russia what is known as the shahed-136. they're often, as you said, known as "kamikaze drones," and more technically are known as a 'loitering munition.' they're a very small, propeller driven aircraft, really powered by something the size of a lawnmower engine, and about as loud, that can orbit over a given target area, say downtown kyiv, for hours at a time, waiting to target a specific building or location. they then dive down towards the ground and detonate on impact, causing a good amount of damage, though they are quite small warheads, all things considered. and, in principle, these munitions are very effective at picking out and targeting very specific items. on the battlefi

chris mason, into this halloween budget. chris mason. liz _ into this halloween budget.oween budget. chris mason, liz truss was pretty defiant in your interview and says she is taking the party into the next general election. can she be that confident? ida general election. can she be that confident? ., , , ., ., , ., confident? no is the short answer to that. she could _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had to _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had to say - confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had to say that, i that. she could of had to say that, sophie. _ that. she could of had to say that, sophie. in — that. she could of had to say that, sophie, in answer to my question because — sophie, in answer to my question because the alternative effectively would _ because the alternative effectively would have been to put an end date or time _ would have been to put an end date or time limit wo

do we have anyone that would like to speak on behalf of the stone masons? if not i'm going to give you a certificate. [laughter] i'll present you with this. maybe we'll get a photo. [applause] >> i'm (inaudible) i'm from (inaudible) [difficulty hearing speaker] i'm so happy i could connect to give san francisco the stone to bring here. i'm (inaudible) thank you so much. >> thank you. [applause] >> (inaudible) i was invited united states white house twice, but this is (inaudible) this stone is 1700 years ago used for the emperor. that stone, based on the (inaudible) peace and harmony i hope that not only the san francisco people visit global base, actually that place is the place to feel harmony all human being is one. that is my mission. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> so now we have the bay sox girls baseball team. i like to welcome coaches and players to the bay sox girls baseball to city hall. thanks to commissioner jupiter jones for being a champion of womens and girls sports and including you. [applause] i like to pass this o

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.roversial mini budget of ten days ago produced "a little turbulence", in the chancellor's words — that was kwasi kwarteng's reference to a collapsing pound and higher interest rates. since the events of friday 23rd september, the pound has regained most of its losses, but the costs of government borrowing and mortgage interest rates are still higher. and there remains the big question of how the chancellor will fund £15 billion worth of tax cuts, as our economics editor faisal islam reports. it was meant to be a growth plan, not a budget. it was meant to underpin the confidence of investors in all projects from those involving towering cranes to ordinary house moves to make that investment. but instead, it amplified an interest rate shock from around the world and targeted it at the uk. if i look back at this, natwest last week were quoting a five—year fixed rate at 3.77, whereas the changes that were made today, theirfive—year fixed—rate cheapest is 5.14. and that's with a 40% deposit

chris mason. , , i, i, , mason. given everything that has ha ened, mason. mason. given everything that has happened, what credibility - mason. given everything that has happened, what credibility do - mason. given everything that has| happened, what credibility do you have to _ happened, what credibility do you have to continue governing? what i have to continue governing? what i have done today, _ have to continue governing? what i have done today, is _ have to continue governing? what i have done today, is make - have to continue governing? what i have done today, is make sure - have to continue governing? what i have done today, is make sure thatj have done today, is make sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt is chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high growth low tax economy. but we recognise because of current market issues, we have to deliver the mission in a different way. and thatis the mission in a different way. and that is what we are absolutely committed to do. achieving that stability and what is a very

so let's go back to chris mason, our political editor. none more extraordinary than this in the sense that rishi sunak lost the contest to liz truss. he could have barely dreamt at that stage, that moment of defeat, that just a few weeks later he would be replacing her as tory party leader and british prime minister. it is tuite and british prime minister. it 3 quite astonishing, isn't it? the guy who was defeated by the current prime minister is replacing her a matter of weeks after she took office. that will take place in the next 24—hour is. rishi sunak, the man who campaigned all summer as the underdog monks can conservative party members on that trudge around town halls and exhibition centres, many hustings as the underdog, defeated by liz truss. to see the programme of government from her that he critiqued collapse within the first few weeks of her trying to implement it and here he is on the brink of replacing her and becoming prime minister. confirmed that he is the new conservative party leader. we are into one of those windows w

chris mason, our political — questioning the driver.questioning the driver. chris mason, our political editor, thanks _ questioning the driver. chris mason, our political editor, thanks for - our political editor, thanks for joining us. so the prime minister says public spending won't be cut, despite the cost of the mini budget. but investors are still nervous after the bank of england insisted its emergency intervention scheme in the bond market after the mini—budget would end this week. the bank is buying bonds to stabilise their price and prevent a sale which could put some pension schemes at risk. our business editor simonjack is here to explain more. so why are financial markets in turmoil and what does it mean for you? the big problems are in the government bond market. so, what is a bond? bonds are a bit like an "i owe you" from the government. it borrows money and promises to pay it back with interest. they are seen as a very safe investment — it's assumed the government will always pay it back. these bonds are bought and sold —

george mason was a slave holder. immediately, people were concerned about what's the effect of that language would be on slavery. on their property in enslaved people insulin. extended debate over this question. in the end, the convention amended george mason statement an added language that, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot buy any compact or divest their prosperity. they said, enslaved people are not entering into the society with us. they remain apart in a state of nature, they are not part of this process of constituting a government and society and virginia. this is a very explicitly discussed in the debates over this particular clause of the declaration of rights. so, you know, right from the beginning, natural rights and slavery are coming into conflict. people know it. people are very aware of it. i mean, mason knew it when he put this out there. so, you know, we see that there is, for some americans they're starting to think that, we saw already, anti slavery sentiment had been

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.sisted that he is sticking to his plan and said he would be in hisjob in a month's time and he was going nowhere. he was speaking in washington where he was attending a meeting at the international monetary fund. our economics editor faisal islam is in washington now. from the moment this mini budget was practically being delivered the market reaction was terrible. what's new now is the political reaction, as we've been hearing, and the fact the markets are now assuming that large swathes of the mini budget is not going to happen, but that makes things quite precarious right now because if the u—turn doesn't happen, or if it's smaller than expected, the risk is that the markets are underwhelmed and react accordingly. so when we heard from the chancellor, who wanted to talk about the global origins of this interest rate and inflation crisis, his talks with the us treasury secretary, he also expected to hear some sense of a reversal coming. —— we also expected to hear. there was none. if

well, he is also with the masons.itioned himself as his wife from that christian abbal-sanar, not just a christian, an evangelist of such christians. brazil already a third of the available was sonar always explains what it is for traditional values. but his rival vula, he really appealed to different electorates. for what the supporters of sunaru wrote it down in the satanul quote just yesterday was a bugger, and the logic of the lula, my daughter at school should learn that in the future she can become a man, but this cannot be. i want a better side for my daughter's future, according to such people, the symbols used by the masons are satanic, and in the brazilian segment of the internet in the last 24 hours is not slow. photographs of many other politicians in the boxes surfaced. and, of course, everyone understood that the bosonarus masons posted that shooting now in the lula camp, and he himself also came to church last night and not just to the traditional for brazil catholic akmonakh franciscan st. francis is a

chris mason.ven everything that has happened, what credibility do you have to continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high growth, low tax economy. the questions from others were in a similar vein, and brutal. he has to go because of the fall out from it, how come you get to stay? clearly, a difficult i day, can you explain to the public why you think you should remain as prime minister. will you apologise to your party? her answers were similar to the one i got, and then, that was it. thank you very much, everybody. and since that news conference this afternoon, let me share with you some of the reaction, in private come from conservative mps. "it was awful," says one. "i voted for liz. sadly, i think it hastens her demise," says another. "i can't see how she survives," and, "she has trashed our reputation." at the heart of the grumbles, a sense of hypocrisy and incons

discusses electing more democrats this november and charles, the senior research strategist and george mason university on the living adjustment for social security. watch washington journal live at seven eastern on c-span or on c-span now, our free mobile video at. join the discussion with your phone call, text messages, and tweets. >> british prime minister liz truss held a news conference to defend her leadership and the decision to scrap her plan to lower the corporation tax. it caused weeks of market turmoil. she became prime minister of the u.k. on september 6th. this is about 10 minutes. >> has a potential of this country has been held back by weak growth. i want to deliver a low tax, high wage, high-growth economy. it is what i was elected by my party to do. that mission remains. the country want stability. that is how we acted to support businesses and households with their energy this winter. the economic conditions are worsening due to the war in ukraine. on top of this, that was a helping people through the covid pandemic. it is clear that parts of our many budget went further an

i mean mason do it when he put this out there. so what you know, we see that there's that that for you know, some americans are starting to think that we saw already that anti-slavery sentiment had been growing even before the revolution broke out. they've got petitions from tree and enslaved africans in massachusetts, we've got you know people freeing slaves. you've got some evangelicals starting to you know, talk about the need to get rid of slavery and so on so there's been some sentiment sure even though like george mason was a slaveholder wasn't known whether or not he was in favor of like keeping slavery in what would be like a national government. well, what's interesting is that he and thomas jefferson talk a lot in this period particularly about getting rid of slavery and jefferson. i'm going to show you a phrase that jefferson put in his draft constitution and up through the us constitution. yes, they do talk about it and they want they want government to stop it, but that they don't stop, you know, but that they don't f

i mean mason do it when he put this out there. so what you know, we see that there's that that for you know, some americans are starting to think that we saw already that anti-slavery sentiment had been growing even before the revolution broke out. they've got petitions from tree and enslaved africans in massachusetts, we've got you know people freeing slaves. you've got some evangelicals starting to you know, talk about the need to get rid of slavery and so on so there's been some sentiment sure even though like george mason was a slaveholder wasn't known whether or not he was in favor of like keeping slavery in what would be like a national government. well, what's interesting is that he and thomas jefferson talk a lot in this period particularly about getting rid of slavery and jefferson. i'm going to show you a phrase that jefferson put in his draft constitution and up through the us constitution. yes, they do talk about it and they want they want government to stop it, but that they don't stop, you know, but that they don't f

you don't talk to chris mason _ invited in. you don't talk to chris mason unless - invited in.. you don't talk to chris mason unless you are j invited in. you don't talk to i chris mason unless you are in real: — chris mason unless you are in real, reat— chris mason unless you are in real, realtrouble! belowl chris mason unless you are in real, real trouble! below i got the catt— real, real trouble! below i got the call with an hour and have to do. — the call with an hour and have to go, coming in 90 minutes, a prime_ to go, coming in 90 minutes, a prime minister in that sort of situation _ prime minister in that sort of situation is in trouble almost certainly _ situation is in trouble almost certainl . . ., situation is in trouble almost certainly-— certainly. can i ask again, with a longer— certainly. can i ask again, with a longer view, - certainly. can i ask again, with a longer view, we - certainly. can i ask again, l with a longer view, we have seen — with a longer view, we have seen what _ with a longer view, we have seen what has _ with a longer view, we have seen what

or an unknown filming of bolsenar, which he once spoke to the masons, was distributed this week by thecamp, on the one hand, he correctly calculated. and this video and immediately, which surfaced on the internet, filming in the masonic lodges of other brazilian politicians, including the head of the cec , will greatly upset not always good, educated brazilian evangelicals, who do not always understand that freemasonry does not at all imply a rejection of religious principles obviously. here. why, when the day after naro arrived to the church of the evangelists in são paulo , his wife was an evangelist so dissatisfied, but on the one hand, other photos of masons immediately surfaced on the internet, in which they oppose corruption, that is, against lula, a sentence against which has now been annulled, but on charges he was sitting in corruption with such a formulation of the question, if the luga camp wanted to strike at the bolsenaro, increasing it in relations with the masons, then the blow is obtained by boomerang from the other side. it's like after the last election, the president

manchester united footballer mason greenwood is arrestedor allegedly breaching bail conditions that were set after he was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary. more than a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion — dozens of others were injured. exchange of fire — ukraine continues to push back russian forces — but the invading troops aren't giving up. they are trying desperately to change the narrative here, and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. and the rugby league world cup gets under way — a year late — as hosts england take on samoa in the opening game of the tournament at newcastle. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, today indicated major changes to liz truss�* economic strategy. in a round of interviews, mr hunt said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of what he called �*very difficult decisions�* ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and refused to rule out spending cuts, say

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.cs in the hall in birmingham, but there was a wider message to voters at large. high peak in derbyshire returned a conservative mp in 2019, but with a very small majority. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to voters and business owners there. after a rocky start, an attempt to get back on track and the view of voters is key. in the peak district, this village woolshop is run by karen. people are starting to buy yarn to make blankets because they are worried about the energy. she says things have picked up since help with energy bills was announced. a conservative voter last time round, she is prepared to see how things unravel for the new prime minister. i think she�*s trying to kick—start the economy and i think she�*s got the right idea. i didn�*t agree with lowering the 45p high rate of income tax. i�*m glad she�*s has listened to people and changed her mind. but for some, things feel a bit more bleak. the market town of glossop has been home to this butchers

my complaint is triggered by some nasty, unkind, snide reporting i heard from chris mason at the tory

we visit the irish spoken mason, the cradle of sexton and my colleague nicholas were released has sent us a travel report from spits bergen. ah ah the white fleet and dressed and still as 9 historic paddled steamers. ah these days the ship stopped. vian steams along the saxon wine route. one last look at dress and skyline. and then it gets rustic. ah! after about an hour i go ashore aminada boil, the city is the center of the saxon wine route. it is one of the smallest and northern most wine growing areas in germany. ready the steep slopes, the small palaces and the dry stone walls. that's what the region is known for. most of the wind produced here is served and consumed locally. the oldest winery in saxony is the whole fuson. it's. it used to belong to the saxon electors and the most famous of them. augustus the strong is said to have celebrated lavish wine gallows. here to day, organic winds are produced on the hoof loose knits which you can taste on the terrace time for a 1st class and a 1st jet blue. hello. hello. you have already prepared something. what do we drink? let's get th

"chris mason shouted at a passing liz truss. �*have you done enough, prime minister? did he seriously expect a reply to this question? or more likely, was it done for effect? shocking behaviour." and a viewer called doreen had a different objection. "total misrepresentation of liz truss rushing to leave conference after her speech. she was not running away. it was teeming down with rain, and she was rushing towards her car. the only comment made should've been why nobody had an umbrella for her." susan also contacted us about that latter sequence and recorded this video for us. my complaint is triggered by some nasty, unkind, snide reporting i heard from chris mason at the tory conference. liz truss was getting into a car, and he said words to the effect of, "liz truss can't leave quickly enough." maybe she had an appointment or a room to go to or work to get on with, whatever. she's probably sick of being caught and verbally mugged by reporters. do they do positive or only one—upmanship? we put that point to bbc news, and they told us... the thinking behind the mini

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.hat pensions will continue to be linked to inflation — but has pointedly not made the same commitment when it comes to welfare payments such as universal credit. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is here with his analysis. working age benefits cost the government £87.4 billion in 2021/22. to put that in context, the defence budget is about half that at £112 billion, while health and social care for england is more than double at £192 billion. the benefits budget covers a range of payments — including housing benefit, personal independence payment, and employment and support allowance, the main sickness benefit. but the biggest chunk of it goes on universal credit. around 5.7 million people claim this benefit. more than 40% of these claimants are in work. for those who are unemployed, and older than 25, they get £77 a week. benefits are uprated each april, usually in line with september's inflation figure, which is published later this month. but as you can see here — be

chris mason. bluntness, prime minister, but given everything that has happened, what credibility do you have to continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high—growth, low—tax economy. the questions from others were in a similar vein, and brutal. he has to go because of the fall—out from it, how come you get to stay? clearly, a difficult day — can you explain to the public why you think you should remain as prime minister? will you apologise to your party? - her answers were similar to the one i got, and then, that was it. thank you very much, everybody. and since that news conference this afternoon, let me share with you some of the reaction, in private from conservative mps. "it was awful," says one. "i voted for liz. sadly, i think it hastens her demise," says another. "i can't see how she survives," and, "she has trashed our reputation." the prime minister may have a n

let's go to chris mason.ss as prime minister, the fastest, shortest and steepest roller—coaster in political history. she rose to the highest office and then crashed from it in record time, faster than any of her predecessors. crushed and humiliated by the reality of such a short tenure. there is never a more important time in british politics than when you cannot answer the question, he will be our prime minister in a fortnight? today is one of those moments, yet again. lunchtime in downing street and the podium is back, six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind as she became prime minister, she was back, too. this time to resign. i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. families and businesses who are worried about how to pay their bills. president putin's illegal war in ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent and our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. i was elected by the conservative party with a mandate to change th

chris mason.other u—turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she's championed for months. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting, so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. i have therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government. this will raise £18 billion per year. so, a tax policy ditched, and her chancellor, too. i met the former chancellor earlier today. i was incredibly sorry to lose him. he is a great friend, and he shares my vision to set this country on a path to growth. today, i have asked jeremy hunt to become the new chancellor. and one more thing, government spending will be cut compared to what was expected. our public sector will become more efficient, to deliver world class efficient, to deliver world—class services for the british people, and spending will grow less rapidly th