it is the only known likeness of any montpelier slave. i worked to, um, seek out jennings' direct descendants. and i had tips to the living direct descendants of two of jennings' chirp but none for -- children, but none for his son, franklin. when i finally cracked that line, it led me to sylvia jennings alexander. she was 93 years old when i had the privilege of meeting her x she was the keeper -- and she was the keeper of the jennings family oral traditions. and on her living room wall, was this likeness of paul jennings. mrs. alexander lived another year and a half after i met her, and though she had physical maladies when i first met her, her mind was sharp as a tack, and her memories that she learned from her, um, grandfather franklin -- franklin lived to be 90, and so she heard right from franklin many of the family stories that go back to slavery days. and she very much enriched my story and also my own personal experience. by the way, she shared many family photographs with me, and a slave in the white house has over 20 photograph

it is the only known likeness of any montpelier slave. i worked to seek out jennings direct descendents and i had to to the living direct descendent of two of jennings children, but not for his son, franklin. when i finally cracked that line, it led me to jennings alexander. she was 93 years old and i had the privilege of meeting her and was the keeper of the jennings family oral tradition. on her living room wall with his likeness of paul jennings. mrs. alexander lived another year and a half after he met her and though she has physical maladies from when i first met her, her mind was sharp as a tack and her memories that she learned from her grandfather, franklin, franklin lived to be 90. and so, right from frankly many of the family stories go back to slavery days and she very much enriched my story and also my own personal experience. by the way, she shared many family photographs with me and the slave in the white house has photographs and graphics, but many more could go into the book and i hope that you'll check out the paul jennin

it is the only known likeness of any montpelier slave. i worked to seek out jennings direct descendents and i had to to the living direct descendent of two of jennings children, but not for his son, franklin. when i finally cracked that line, it led me to jennings alexander. she was 93 years old and i had the privilege of meeting her and was the keeper of the jennings family oral tradition. on her living room wall with his likeness of paul jennings. mrs. alexander lived another year and a half after he met her and though she has physical maladies from when i first met her, her mind was sharp as a tack and her memories that she learned from her grandfather, franklin, franklin lived to be 90. and so, right from frankly many of the family stories go back to slavery days and she very much enriched my story and also my own personal experience. by the way, she shared many family photographs with me and the slave in the white house has photographs and graphics, but many more could go into the book and i hope that you'll check out the paul jennin

a school board in montpelier, ohio, which is near the indiana border just approved letting certain school staffers carry concealed guns, a move that was in the works before the 20 children and 6 adults were murdered inside connecticut's sandy hook elementary school. >> it's kind of scary just to think about having guns in a school for children. >> although we felt we were doing a good job with keeping the doors locked and all of that, we just felt as though it was time to take another step. >> well, no doubt montpelier school officials hope they can keep a shooter out of their buildings, but what if a gunman gets in. some colleges in california are actually putting students and staff to the test using what's called active shooter training. here's cnn's miguel marquez. >> lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. >> reporter: it's called active shooter training. the scenario's horrifying. >> hey, don't run from me. >> reporter: a heavily armed masked killer all too possible. >> reporter: the scenario has just ended. they use masks in this scenario to make this as real as possible. in this one the gunm

they find the right weapon on their gun ring. [ laughter ] so i'm giving a tip of the hat to the montpeliero, school district. janitors are the logical choice to protect our schools. as one supporter wrote to the the lima, ohio news, quote: "why the custodian? the choice is obvious. they do not have a classroom full of children as their first responsibility as teachers do. and unlike the administrators, they are not needed for quick decisions." [ laughter ] >> stephen: yes, these are the guys we don't trust with any responsibility. let's give them the guns! and they're not -- [cheers and applause] and they're not just handing weapons to people who don't know what they're doing. the janitors are getting "a two-day training class, "which may not sound like much, but come on, they're learning to fire a gun, not refill a paper towel dispenser. whrf lf. [ laughter ] next, it can be hard for libertarians to find true love. which is why i'm giving a tip of my hat to theatlasphere.com, a dating site inspired by the work of philosopher and forgotten member of the munsters, ayn rand. [ laughter ] the

. >> montpelier, france. there's a usda department of agriculture research station there.ut nevertheless the point here is that a lot of this ends up being seems like it makes sense or could make sense but in reality we have to step back. we're a nation $16 trillion in debt. we have a trillion dollar deficit that we're running each year. so we have to make sure we're not just doing the nice to have, the okay to haves, the good to haves but the actual essentials to have. >> good to talk to you. thanks for bringing the perspective. >> thanks, ashley. >> we have a lot more happening tonight. a lot of it outside of the beltway. students of sandy hook elementary school are going back to school tomorrow. it's not the same school. they have a new place to learn. we'll tell you all about it. you'll hear from the daughter of the principal who was killed and what she has to say about the next step for the children of sandy hook. that's coming up next. waking th. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact and the active i

new england including montpelier, it feels like minus 22 degrees.about another day where temperatures well below freezing. but still we have these advisers in place, spreading from parts of the upper midwest. you can see from parts of minneapolis as well as other parts of the dakotas, all the way over towards new england where we have in fact a windchill warning. this is going to be in place until this evening. so certainly you have to bundle up out there. this could lead to frost bite and even deaths through parts of the midwest as well as areas of the northeast. you want to know when we'll see improvement. look for areas like minneapolis. they know how to deal with the snow. they bundle up and make sure they protect their face and their hands and their clothes. that's where you lose the most body heat. and we're also talking about more lake-effect snow setting up for parts of new york as well as pennsylvania, michigan, you name it. >> today is the day for that ski mask. may not be glamorous, but wear it anyway. jennifer, thanks very much. >> every

were close to monticello where thomas jefferson and our declaration of independence and close by montpelier where james madison was instrumental in drafting the bill of rights. i think you can understand that, as a woman, it is very important not to place undue burdens on our second amendment right to choose to defend ourselves. i do not know what weapon she used -- >> my point is, the example you used is one that would not dare an argument against the proposal that is before us, because that remington express is a weapon that would be perfectly allowed. >> would it have been unreasonable for her to use a different gun to protect her child? >> i think if she was using a 100 -- let me put it another way. she would clearly have an adequate ability to protect her family without the need for a 100-round piece. >> how can you say that? you are a large man. you are -- tall. you are not a young mother who has a young child with her. i am passionate about this position because you cannot understand, you are not a woman stuck in her house, having to defend her children, not able to leave her child,

were close to monticello where thomas jefferson and our declaration of independence and close by montpelier where james madison was instrumental in drafting the bill of rights. i think you can understand that, as a woman, it is very important not to place undue burdens on our second amendment right to choose to defend ourselves. i do not know what weapon she used -- >> my point is, the example you used is one that would not dare an argument against the proposal that is before us, because that remington express is a weapon that would be perfectly allowed. >> would it have been unreasonable for her to use a different gun to protect her child? >> i think if she was using a 100 -- let me put it another way. she would clearly have an adequate ability to protect her family without the need for a 100-round piece. >> how can you say that? you are a large man. you are -- tall. you are not a young mother who has a young child with her. i am passionate about this position because you cannot understand, you are not a woman stuck in her house, having to defend her children, not able to leave her child,