i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down. i would say i lose 30% of the pieces that i made. something happens to them. they cracked, the break during the process. it is very complex. they fall apart. but it is worth it to me. there are photographs i took 1 hours 99 the former soviet union. these are blown up to a gigantic images. they lose resolution. i do not mind that, because my images are about the images, but they're also about the idea, which is why there is text all over the entire surface. >> marie in moved into the mansion on powell street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family resid

he went on to coach meridian high championship teams as well. mr. speaker, though of meet oaker athletic -- mediocre athletic ability, i gained tremendously from my experience as a meridian high wildcat under both bob tyler and charles garrett and also their very able assistant coaches. any achievements i have made in my life and career must be credited to a large extent to what i learned on the practice field. concepts such as personal discipline, commitment to excellence, personal sacrifice for a unified team goal, preparation for success and the meaning of teamwork. it is said, it is a commitment to a bigger goal and opportunity for a young man to learn more than blocking and tackling. don may offered this, my life lessons learned from my m.h.s. football days proved positive, hard work and dedication can enable an individual to accomplish any goal and achieve success throughout a lifetime. applying those lessons to my career and personal relationships has helped me achieve things i would not have thought possible. i now look forward, mr. speaker,

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through this promising program i become the apprentice and for over two years bryan meridian me in business development skills and stimulating and gifting me with my first software. this increased the revenue over thirty percent and counterfeiting our back general office,of course systems. there isn't a phase of our business that britain didn't help with its because of this gentleman and continue to be successful. oh, i'm sorry. successful and continue to be successful within the san francisco greater bay area >> thank you, thank you bryan. >> i'm about to country (clapping.) and closings i'd like to thank bye john for understanding the mentor programs relationships are to increase utilized firms. for making it possible to connect with bryan i'm forever grateful. there couldn't be a building of core connections to the future with the sf ct a and, of course, the good afternoon contractors on this project. i compliment to the project partners on the project and sure that the colleagues of me will join me in saying we will deliver that we will delivery a world-class project and look forward to

police responded to meridian charter school on 13th street in northwest washington, searching inside and outside, but found no active shooter. they are investigating where the original call came from. >> to prince george's county now, where a new plan is receiving mixed feedback from fort washington residents forced out of their homes after a hillside collapsed in may. under the plan, 22 homes would be saved, six would be bought and torn down. the plan was announced during a meeting last night. some residents are not satisfied, arguing that all of the homes should be saved. >> we are looking for a plan that will allow us to remain in our homes before, during, and after the construction. fix piscatawayld drive and provide a new water and sewer line to the neighborhood. are trying to repair block ofe on the 3600 stan wrote. the water main has been repaired to service has been restored customers living near that road. >> big changes are coming to the eye-new -- i-66 court or. virginia transportation officials held a meeting to announce the new plans. >> john gonzalez has the story. traf

the meridian was abandoned on the street. the material was in a specialised container if it was tampered with. the united nations is stepping up calls tightening security. >>> this morning marks a grip anniversary in canada. a train filled with order exploded. 50 people died and the downtown core returned to ash. we see how they are. >> six little groups wiped out. 47 lives lost. >> i felt at this moment okay. all of us will die. ar eem was driving when she saw a massive fireball in the rearview mirror. >> it was apocalyptic. >> a train with 72 tanker cars hauling almost 2 million gallons of crude oil from the field, with no engineer on board, when the breaks failed the train rolled out of control. >> the waitress i was supposed to switch with her. she died. i always thought about this. and think she died at my place. >> music cafe, where blanch et was supposed to work. this was the owner of the cafe. he's trying to rebuild not just his cafe, but his life. it's so small, everyone knows ever. >> it remind everyone here of the

. >> john robert smith is a former mayor of meridian, miss smirks he's now chairman of transport for america, non-profit groups advocating for better transportation. and john, if you forking with us, sir, and i want to ask you first about the criticism that we just heard from grover norquist in the story and it's not universal that the trust fund, a should be funded and b, the taxes on gas should be increased to fund it. and what's your response to that? >> that's a very shortsighted response and a lack of vision in an integrative transportation system for this country. the trust fund funds not only bridges and cities, but transit and do we all want to live in towns? bus systems, do we want to live in a city that we have no public transit to get us to jobs? i don't think that's the answer. if you defund transit, you're pushing more people onto the highways and roads. it would be a disservice to stop funding the transit, which hens to support our people as they move across the transportation infrastructure. >> as i mentioned there, we increased the gas tax until 1993. what is the logi

this morning someone reported a teacher had been shot inside meridian public charter school. several law enforcement agencies responded and had to evacuate kids attending summer school and camp. >> we were asked to evacuate the building. we were able to do that within ten minutes. all students were evacuated safely to the ymca with the assistance. >> officers did an extensive search of the school but found no victims. >>> if it is rush hour sometimes when it is not you can count on parts of interstate 66 to look more like a parking lot than a road. now virginia introduced a new plan for the future of that busy highway. work could add toll lanes and it might help to keep traffic moving. zachary kiesch talked about what the new plan would mean to commuters. >> reporter: at the silver dining where locals gather for lunch the shakes are cold and most have an opinion on i-66. >> amazing highway, it really is. it is one of the reasons why i moved to this area because of 66. >> reporter: over the years this has become a familiar scene as development has increased and traffic has mov

would ever be associated with the space program as i watched from the officer's quarters at the meridian naval air station but i was thrilled, excited, motivated and inspired, and i feel the same way today as the agencyes turning toward moving beyond the steps on the moon to putting humans on mars, and we're excited about that as a mission for this agency. >> which is my next question. how likely is that and when? >> it is very likely. we need several things. we need the will, national will, and we're working on trying to inspire that. we have a president who has told us to do it, so that is really good. he told us that back on tax day, april 15th, 2010. and we have a congress that is also in agreement with that horizon destination. so, the 2030s seem like the time we'll do it. we still have challenges but i think we'll make it. >> do you have the support of congress and this administration to move ahead on these projects. >> we actually do. the goal of putting humans on mars -- i will have to take people back. on april 15, 2010, at the kennedy space center, the president made what i con

>> yes, you have this pastor, very well known pastor, lives in meridian, mississippi. he's accuse iing cochran of buy the vote. he says he was part of the extreme, and he also goes on to say that cochran's camp paid thousands of dollars to democratic voters in the black community, paid them each $15 to go and vote and support cochran. >> it was also an allegation, and i know the mcdaniel campaign, if you are a democrat and you voted in the original primary. >> right. >> and then crossed over, you were -- >> exactly, it's not legal for you to vote in the republican primary at that point, and the mcdaniel campaign believes there might be thousands that did that? >> yeah, exactly. in the state of mississippi, not every state is like this, you can vote as a democrat in a republican primary, as long as you didn't vote in the democratic primary three weeks before, what many people -- it's been announced there's a lawsuit. they're going to be looking into it. illegal voting and indications of double voting there were also some radio ads, our producers have been working all da

. >>> just minutes from now, 15th street around meridian hill park will close in the northwest part of d.c. just north of w street for an alternate, take 16th or 14th. crews are removing a tree from the park which is no longer safe. the road should reopen by noon. >>> later this afternoon, the montgomery county school board will vote on what to do with their taxpayer funded credit cards. last week our iteam reported a panel recommend board members lose the credit cards because of controversial expenses including pricey meals and hotel rooms for conferences that were only a metro ride away. we'll be at that meeting. look for an update tonight on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. >>> did take bob mcdonnell's trial begins. he faces federal corruption charges. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey will be in the courthouse where the sides will choose a jury. you can follow her on twitter. they're accused of accepting gifts in exchange for political favors. they have pleaded not guilty. >>> and the first commute on the silver line today. this is a live look at the new tysons corner metr

the meridian expedition. so, but that's a great question. i don't know where it originated. i don't know if we actually know, but it became a pretty common procedure. so, good question. yes, sir? >> i want to get back to the anacona plan. >> are you kidding? okay. >> basically the campaigns in 6 4 '64, grant and sermon the war switched in '61, '62, capturing territories and capital cities to capturing manufacturing and supply centers. sherman was marching toward atlanta. marching toward texas to capture their depots. could you tell us a little bit how important to the war effort and the confederate war effort were these depots and supply centers? >> sure. atlanta was absolutely vital. georgia had some of the largest manufacturing sencenters in the confederacy, not just atlanta, but augusta, in the eastern part of the state had the largest powder mill in the world. there were quarter master depots in atlanta, columbus, and augusta that produced enormous numbers of uniforms for the army. there were foundries that produced cannon. if you look at the rail network of the deep sou

would ever be associated with the space program as i watched it from the officers quarters at the meridian naval air station. but i was thrilled, i was excited, motivated, and inspired. and i feel the same way today as the agency is turning toward moving beyond the steps on the moon to putting humans on mars. i feel really excited about that mission as an agency. host: that leads to my next question. how likely is that and when? guest: it is very likely. we need the national will, and we are working on trying to inspire that. we have a president who has told us to do that, so that is really good. on tax day, april 15, 2010. and we have a congress that is also in agreement with that horizon destination. the 20 30's seem like the time we will do it. we still have some challenges, but i think we will make it. host: do you have the support of congress and this administration to move ahead on these projects? guest: we actually do. the goal of putting humans on mars -- i will have to take people back. on april 15, 2010, at the kennedy space center, the president made what i consider to be a majo

this is as meridian hotel in india.alet driver of ten years was hospitalized with minor head injuries and he is actually still on leave. estimated cost of the damage 335 you this dollars. >> he had to have hit the gas pedal instead of the break. >> you think, maybe. just to add insult to injure he crashes in the concrete wall. >> not good. >> no. >> lets take a look at what is trending this morning. >> little boy around a best buy surprises everybody with a romantic moment and luckily for us his father was recording it all and kacie, they say you always remember your first, so cute. >> i so remember tyler smith from kindergarten when he got highlights one summer. so this, it is everyone will remember jillian's first kiss too. when you see this there is in question it is going viral. i hate that word. julian has quite an adventure while shopping with dad. after making his way around the store, he comes across a tv box with little girls picture. he plants a big kiss right on her mouth. then, he gives her another smooch. w

joining muss is jonathan copina, from meridian. what are your thoughts at this stage, jonathan?> this market is continuing a pattern that we have seen all along. it's just going to trend lightly higher and higher. like we were talking about, the enthusiasm isn't in this market just yet. >> why do you say that? >> because investors don't believe in this numbers we are seeing so far. no one's really buying into it. no one is saying, yes, this is this big rally that we need and want. economic data has helped, earnings has helped. m & a activity, positive headlines have helped, but everyone is waiting for the next shoe to drop. >> what would you say to people watching at home? >> there clearly is money to be made. the market will move higher, it will move at a slower pace than last year. >> aren't you surprised at the rate we gained? we thought we would have minimal gains, but already up 6%, 7%. >> it might be too fast compared to last year. the summer is going to play out in a very slow pattern and we'll see an acceleration toward the end of the year. investors had been very scared

would ever be associated with the space program as i watched it from the officers quarters at the meridianal air station. but i was thrilled, i was excited, motivated, and inspired. and i feel the same way today as the agency is turning toward moving beyond the steps on the moon to putting humans on mars. i feel really excited about that mission as an agency. host: that leads to my next question. how likely is that and when? guest: it is very likely. we need the national will, and we are working on trying to inspire that. we have a president who has told us to do that, so that is really good. on tax day, april 15, 2010. and we have a congress that is also in agreement with that horizon destination. the 20 30's seem like the time we will do it. we still have some challenges, but i think we will make it. host: do you have the support of congress and this administration to move ahead on these projects? guest: we actually do. the goal of putting humans on mars -- i will have to take people back. on april 15, 2010, at the kennedy space center, the president made what i consider to be a major pa