fort monroe is an example of the largest and best of all those forts. in 1819 there was decided that this location point comfort would be the location for fort monroe. they began constructed almost immediately and didn't finish until 1834. the model that we see today is exactly what it would look like. in 1834 when the first soldiers would come to populate this fortification and be the defense or the gibraltar of the chesapeake. the frenchman general simone. bernard was a very intelligent engineer and created many facets to this fort that made it one of the strongest strongholds here in the united states. one of the things he did is that he had several angles on this fort so as the enemy approached the individual fort walls, there could be crossfired from different angles on the fort on the enemy. you also notice it has a moat this moat. it was really originally designed to allow to move materials around the fort to help but that's construction. after the fort was completed the most obviously becomes another level of the fence for fort monroe. fort monr

but fort monroe could not handle these huge numbers of people, because fort monroe was always, always faced with water shortages. if you know anything about fort monroe, you know it is an island, and the island surrounded by saltwater, and so freshwater would be a difficult problem and perennial problem through the 21st century, and so they resettled many of the people on the outside of the fort in an area that we called thebus and that area would be called slaptown, because they took the wood from the destroyed buildings and made makeshift houses for themselves. now, in fort monroe, wherever there were union troops present, it would be reflective of areas in the confederacy wherever union troops were present. freedom seekers designated as contrabands of war struggled with finding them a permanent safe haven with most in constant motion because they followed the union troops wherever they went, and wherever they moved throughout the southern region, because, like in fort monroe, they were ejected from the fort, itself. the u.s. government though, they were ill prepared to provide sust

the social aspects here at port monroe. it is here, for the rest of our exhibits you will learn how the social aspects of virginia merged with the military aspects of port monroe. this is a living, breathing, viable community and would stay this way all the way until disclosure 2011. >> you can watch this and other american artifacts programs by visiting our website c-span.org/history. >> weekend on cspan2 are an intellectual every saturday american history documents america's stories and on sunday, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors, funding for cspan2 comes from these television companies and more including of buckeye broadband. >> 's mocha buckeye broadband along with these television companies support cspan2 as a public service

for that evening inauguration in monroe finally said let's do it outside. that's why we had this outdoor inauguration you may remember the george washington was a took the oath of office out side in the balcony in new york and federal help for his first inauguration with anyone inside to give his speech. so the first time that both the speech and the oath were done outside was one monroe did that at this building. andrew jackson of 1829 is when they finally established the creation outside all of the time. the congressman in their and the supreme court did not meet here, they have their own billing over on new jersey avenue. and very southeast as i pointed out. but the treaty against the war of 1812 established a commission process by which the u.s. and britain establish the negotiating over the details of the program and reparations for the destroyed property and the meetings took place in the old brick capitol here after congress had vacated it. then it was taken over and made into a boardinghouse. but other things were done here when thomas jefferson sol

monroe is the superintendent of the alameda county office of education. she's also the president of the union representing all 58 california counties superintendents whether there will be a mandate is something that is frequently so it's definitely something that's coming up with this news. i think that this will begin to have more attention and get more traction. monroe says while it is likely that a mandate will be on the way for students. it's still unknown at this time when it would take effect or what the requirements would look like right now. children under the age of 12 have not received the green light to receive the vaccine each county varies i could say that the majority of this is something that has been discussed and just anecdotally i can say would be welcomed. >> not all, not all communities would think that this is a good idea as covid-19 cases spike among california students. now back in class after more than a year. >> she says efforts to limit spread. it's cool simply don't compare to having the vaccine that can protect students outside

there's a story that james monroe came to visit her, former president james monroe came to visit her. said something like, "you know, mrs. hamilton, you and i are among the only ones left from that time, and so i wanted to come and pay my respects." now, eliza blamed james monroe for leaking the reynolds affair, and so she sought -- monroe was being cordial ex-president, here we are, let's shake hands. she said something along the lines of, if you think our being one step closer to the grave means i forgive you, i do not, and she stormed out of the room. that was oomph. >> quite person. thank you for speaking to her. also, we had a question about, especially in a short life, how you organize the 27 volumes of material. i think that spok speaks to it. hamilton did some of it in his life, but he had the family members and eliza working on that afterward and curating the legacy, which is interesting and something important to think about as historians and educators. >> they ultimately sold his papers to the government. what is worth noting, too, is that nowadays, there are all of these p

monroe is the superintendent of the alameda county office of education. she's also the president of the union representing all 58 california counties superintendents whether there will be a mandate is something that is frequently so it's definitely something that's coming up with this news. i think that this will begin to have more attention and get more traction. monroe says while it is likely that a mandate will be on the way for students. it's still unknown at this time when it would take effect or what the requirements would look like right now. children under the age of 12 have not received the green light to receive the vaccine each county varies i could say that the majority of this is something that has been discussed and just anecdotally i can say would be welcomed. not all, not all communities would think that this is a good idea as covid-19 cases spike among california students. now back in class after more than a year. she says efforts to limit spread. it's cool simply don't compare to having the vaccine that can protect students outside of th

they move to monroe, georgia because my niece, stacy is a schoolteacher in monroe. and their son stayed in new orleans, he works in the automobile business there. that pretty much takes care of my siblings. my wife, jane is also from jacksonville, florida. she was born in st. petersburg her father was an investment banker. we have two children. sarah whose last name is now smith, born here at piedmont hospital. graduate from the lubbock school and went to vanderbilt. my son david lives here. he is married to jane so you have david and jane senior and david and jane junior. they had two children. they all range in age and david's oldest, lily is the oldest of the four. sarah is next and then abby and david has zoe and sarah has nora. the four girls are big pals. sarah lives in savannah. her husband is a college professor georgia southern former marine combat marine, sniper, interesting because people in the army don't necessarily know how to communicate with the marines. [laughter] we do the best we can. >> grew up in jacksonville, florida patel us a little bit about

president james monroe was inaugurated outside of this building. the legend is and i have not seen it actually documented, because congressional record does not exist word for word in that. supposedly as to whose chamber they were going to use for the inauguration. finally monroe said oh let's do it outside. that is why we had an outdoor inauguration. you may remember george washington took the oath of office outside on the balcony and federal hall in new york for his first inauguration. both the speech and the oath done outside behrendt and james it did at this building. andrew jackson in 1825 as many finally establishes the creation of being outside all the time. congress met in their, the supreme court did not meet here. have your own building on new jersey avenue and south at west or southeast as i pointed out. established a commission process by which will negotiate over the details to destroy property and that meetings took place in the old brick capitol after congress had vacated it then it was taken over and made into a boardinghouse. but o

todd is one who lives in new orleans and stacy lives in monroe not too far from my sister. that's pretty much my family. >> all right. let's now drift into, so you're in the rotc at the university of alabama and so drift from their into your military experiences. >> it's an interesting saga. i had a good time at rotc. i loved it. i excelled in it. i achieved the rank of cadet colonel, cadet lieutenant colonel, excuse me. commanded of the time. back in those days college rotc was a big deal. not so big anymore because there is not required to have rotc. and then i was, became a distinguished military graduate. with that particular honor you may then apply for a combat arm. i had been assigned to the quartermaster corps before i became a distinguished military graduate. so this is okay, this is your big chance. you can now become a regular army officer, not a two-year rotc graduate. you can be and a combat arm, infantry armor or artillery, one. and i said, i'll take the quartermaster corps with the two-year program, please. because with the regular army commission was a three

segÚn el departamento de salud la tasa de positividad es del 18.1 %, siendo los condados de monroe, broadwaytados. >> la vacuna no es tan efectiva en ciertas personas. reportero: la batalla por el covid no sÓlo es cientÍfica. de la florida estÁn confrontado los demÓcratas con el gobernador republicano. la razÓn son las medidas restrictivas. el uso de mascarillas para los niÑos es una de las principales controversias. " si los padres realmente sienten que esto es de verdad importante para su niÑos, no los estamos parando. ellos tienen todo el derecho de decirle al gobernador refiriÉndose que no se les prohÍbe a los padres de los estudiantes que les pongan mascarillas a sus hijos". florida tiene mÁs personas hospitalizadas por covidque cualquier otro estado. algunas autoridades de salud sostienen que lo mÁs preocupante es que muchos han bajado la guardia en cuanto a las medidas de prevenciÓn, incluso algunos temen que pueda registrarse una nueva ola de contagios en el estado. las autoridades del sur del estado han ampliado los lugares donde las personas pueden acudir a practicarse las pruebas

loving marilyn monroe?ecial bond. i used to wish she was my mom. >> yeah? >> i want to be the sex symbol. i want to be what she was. i want to do the movies she did. i want to sing. i want to dance. i want to do all that. >> beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. >> people have a perception that she was this dumb blonde. she wasn't, not at all. she could do anything that she wanted to do. >> what she decides to do, after four years of turning down his proposals, is to marry j. howard marshall. >> and they have a wedding ceremony for the ages. her son is one of the ring cousins. along with one of his - the ring is attached to a beautiful fluffy pillow. the groom is all dressed in white as he's wheeled up to the altar. two doves are released to symbolize the beauty of their relationship. you may now kiss the bride. >> she even tries to get him to stand next to her at the altar, but he's an old man. he's too frail to get out of his wheelchair. >> anna nicole smith is 26. j. howard marshall is 89. and $400 million. >

cap next for monroe robert reed gives a tour showcasing the history from a colonial area through itsin 1834 and its role in the civil war for. >> welcome to fort monroe located here on the very pleasant place we call points comfort.

as the sovereign rulers and jeffersonianism which definitely continued in his acolytes madison and monroe and took place after him and even jackson. he took over from john quincy but jackson saw himself -- he admired jefferson even though jefferson didn't admire him. it's the influence of jefferson. there's the age of jefferson that you think of and that's part of his presidency. >> host: were you asked to write and andrew johnson biography by the american presidents series or did you volunteer? >> i was astrid arthur schlessinger on the board of advisers the papers of thomas jefferson out of princeton. i knew him from that and the other editor had been the editor on the book i did on vernon. between the two of them asking me to do this, it was only 40,000 words and i said sure. it was not something i would have ever out of the blue thought of doing but once i started doing it and started looking into it i realized e evn though johnson is not a terribly pleasant person which shouldn't be a consideration but it always is whenit you spend time writing about them he was president during a pi

but come on, you know, you'd have to be brain dead not to know that monroe was gay.fied that, you know, um, it would ruin my career or whatever. you know? and then, in 1985, i discovered that i was hiv positive. there was really not any treatment for it. i was terrified. the lasting cologne scent of old spice dynasty helps get you off your couch. and into the driver's seat. (realtor) the previous owners left in a hurry, so the house comes with everything you see. follow me. ♪ (realtor) so, any questions? (wife) we'll take it! (realtor) great. (vo) it will haunt your senses. the heart-pounding audi suv family. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. ♪ rock the boat don't rock the boat, baby ♪ ♪ rock the boat don't tip the boat over ♪ here we go. ♪ don't rock the boat, baby rock the boat ♪ see disney's jungle cruise. it's time to rock the boat, america. when traders tell us how to make thinkorswim even better, we listen. like jack. he wanted a streamlined version he could access anywhere, no download necessary. and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade s

this detective of the monroe county sheriff's office. >> charlie told the deputy that he was upset overe things. he had come home to talk to people. and that he was just working out some things in he would be okay. >> it was now late thursday night almost the weekend, charlie did not go back to school friday morning come monday he wasn't at practice. >> wasn't really much i could do, other than text him. he didn't respond. >> and then, it was monday night. something awful. >> 9-1-1. center what is the address of the emergency? >> yes, high. >> the color so distraught, confuse the dispatcher. >> my name is jeanne ten. i just i heard an argument in my my son was, talk to my husband. >> ma'am i can't understand anything you're saying. does anyone needed? ambulance >> it was charlie's mother. >> did you say years her to? shot. this someone in the house have a gun? >> now the story was coming into focus. shots fired. the husband. the man of the house was dead. >> he's already dead. my husband. >> your who? >> my husband. >> are you in a safe spot? we need you to weigh outside of the house fo

monroe is the superintendent of the alameda county office of education. she's also the president of the union representing all 58 california counties superintendents. >> whether there will be a mandate is something that is frequently so it's definitely something that's coming up with this news. i think that this will begin to have more attention and get more traction. monroe says while it is likely that a mandate will be on the way for students. >> it's still unknown at this time when it would take effect or what the requirements would look like right now. children under the age of 12 have not received the green light to receive the vaccine each county varies i could say that the majority of >> this is something that has been discussed and just anecdotally i can say would be welcomed. not all, not all communities would think that this is a good idea as covid-19 cases spike among california students. now back in class after more than a year. >> she says efforts to limit spread. it's cool simply don't compare to having the vaccine that can protect students

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monroe in a safe place. so that was five hours away from us. so we did have about 40 evacuees that we put on buses on saturday and got them to a safe place. >> well, we're showing pictures now as we speak to you of just how high the waters are, vehicles trapped and so on. are you getting all of the help that you need now? it is a disaster area. that means a lot of federal aid. do you have the resources to get to anybody who remains in danger? >> we have reached out to federal partners. they have been pretty good, our state partners have been phenomenal. they have been great with resources. so, yes, look, everybody is spread thin. this is not just hit our parish, it hit many other parishes. i know resources are limited but they are helping a great deal. >> well listen we know you still have a lot of work to do kirk le pine, plaquemine's president parish and we wish you and the people the best of luck. >> thank you. >>> cnn's nadia romo on the ground in new orleans where there is no power right now. nadia, tel

just like marilyn monroe used to say diamonds are a girls best friend, this is also true for ladies of the 19th century. in fact diamonds and pearls were considered the most popular kinds of joy to purchase because of their allusions to the aristocracy. and everybody wanted to be a little bit aristocratic. these were without question the most popular things to buy. i think that trend files to the present day when that young girl become 16 or 17. i think in some circles it still considered a nice thing to give a girl a strand of pearls. it's also a symbol of purity and freshness. so here we have more extorting examples of that period plays out two of my very favorite pieces. the first is this a long object which is called. [inaudible] it's a little difficult to appreciate. an object would hold something. diamonds and platinum gold and suffers not to mention fabulous pearls. passive tiny circle at the end which is too small to hold to your wrist. is too small for your wrist but it's perfect for your finger. he would walk at a party with this and so i was at hoping to catch the attention

there's a story that james monroe came to visit her. the former president james monday row came to visit her and said something like, mrs. hamilton. you and i are among only ones left. from that time. so i wanted to come pay my respects. eliza blamed james monroe for leaking the reynolds affair. so he's being a cordial expresident. she said something like, if you think our being one step closer to the grave means i forgive you, i do not. and she stormed out of the room. that's a woman with oomf! >> thank you for speaking to her. and we have a question about how you organized the 27 volumes of material and i think that speaks to it. hamilton did some of that in his life with you he did have the family member, eliza, working only and curating the legacy which is interesting and something, it is important for us to think about as historians and history educators. >> and even one step beyond that. they ultimately sold his papers to the government. nowadays, there are all these paper projects. the madison papers. their job is to collect as m

state some not sure how you think of those four corners but as i think of new orleans, shreveport, monroe, lake charles and all points in between, there is a pent up demand to address water and sewer and drainage. money out there which can be combined with other appropriations which can meet the needs for those folks in my community. i also want to emphasize some of the environmental aspects of this bill. we have billions being put forward to superfund and brownfield sites. now, louisiana has 27 recites of those nationwide requiring funding for the superfund or brownfield. we also have $4.75 billion to cap abandoned oil wells. that will improve conditions in louisiana. but across the nation. also includes a bill i wrote with senator coons of delaware called the scale act. the scale act helps build this carbon dioxide pipeline that will take co2 from these manufacturing plants that are producing a product emits co2 and will build pipelines to sequester the carbon dioxide beneath the ground or to allow that co2 to be used in another product line. putting to work pipefitters come decreasing

but in her new prison, monro herself was accused of raping a female inmate at the thought of the california past its own controversial law. now it allows trans inmates to be transferred to facilities that align with that gender identity. the law was adopted in january by may, over 216 transfer requests had been made. and that left some female convicts very worried. i will not be victim any more. i have endured sexual abuse as young as 4 to 8 and with the rape as well as numerous main staff correctional officers being an appropriate ever since california is as b one for 2 has passed. i have been living in constant fear. i can't mentally function without fear. if the men come here, please help us. i'm scared just because they feel like a woman doesn't mean their penis doesn't work. we discuss california law with alex, a har on a co founder of partners for ethical care. and founder of the agenda mapping project, she says the well being of women prisoners is simply of no interest to legislators . senate bill 132 is is, is it sentencing women who have committed whatever crime to the punishment o

. >> reporter: the vast majority of pork in california stores comes from other states, and jim monroewith the national pork producers council says only about 4% of farmers are compliant with the new rules. but because the law bans wherit is produced, on january 1st, most of the nation's raw pork products would be illegal to sell in california. >> my wife told me there was a bacon shortage. she said when you go to the store, make sure you buy bacon. >> reporter: jenny flanagan says she remembers the chicken law, it had no idea it would have this effect on her son's favorite, bacon. >> it's kind of sad. it would be nice to know what we were voting for. >> you don't feel people knew. >> i don't think anybody knows about this. >> reporter: she may be right about that. we called dozens of restaurants, stores, and meet markets today, and very few were aware of what may be coming. that included caterer raji purification, who says pork is a staple in hispanic and asian cooking perking >> asian market they use almost 80% pork. i don't know, we'll see. that's pretty crazy. >> reporter: californ

first trailer for denzel washington's film "a journal for jordan," a true story and memoir of charles monroeson while overseas he was sadly killed in iraq in 2006 but his wife kept every letter it premiers this christmas just a few seconds of watching this, you can see how tough that's going to be beautiful to watch. >> talk about how much a lighter form of entertainment. >>> "brooklyn nine-nine" is back tonight for the cop comedy's final season a preview of what we can expect from season number eight. >> we made the world's hottest baby. >> "brooklyn nine-nine" ended last season -- >> this kid is liquid fire. >> with a birth, emotions s setting the stage for the cop comedy's final season. >> jake, are you crying? >> yes. >> it's kind of like a miracle that everything about this show is so magically wonderful. >> reporter: an ensemble affair. >> we have created the covid five. >> trying to cram as many jokes as we can into 21 1/2 minutes. testament to what can be achieved when you dress appropriately. let's pound it out. >> reporter: it's been life-changing for the cast. >> i've been transfo

is a lot of news to get to and cbs' david begnaud is going to lead off over coverage in hard-hit monroe, louisiana. good evening, >> reporter: good evening, norah. you know, the f.d.a. has to approve the booster plan and so does the c.d.c. advisory panel. dr. fauci told me tonight, if you got pfizer or moderna, you're going to want to stick with the same manufacturer when you go back to get a booster shot. today, what the president said was an attempt to stay ahead of the coronavirus: >> my administration has been planning for this possibility and this scenario for months. we purchased enough vaccines and vaccine supplies so when your eight-month mark comes up, you'll be ready to get your vaccination free. >> reporter: this booster strategy comes from data which shows that the vaccines are losing efficacy over time. >> the current strong protection against severe infection, hospitalization, and death could decrease in the months ahead, especially among those who are at higher risk or who were vaccinated earlier during the phases it of our vaccination rollout. >> reporter: the case for b