mt. vernon, there is a painting of washington sitting outside of mt. vernon and working on blueprints of mt. vernon and is expanding mt. vernon and when was he doing that that? he was doing that in 1774, the year before the revolutionary war broke out. which wouldn't be the year that one would want to start a huge renovation, job on your house, if you knew that you were going to be in the revolutionary war, this next year. in fact when washington came home from the first continental congress which met in september and october, of 1774, about 6 months before the war breaks out on april 19th of 1775, washington is buying land out west, he's in contact with some people in england, business contacts of his, where he is sending some of his grain and other products, and, this impression that i get, reading from washington's correspondence, is that he really doesn't think that there will be a war, at that point. he thinks that the british will back down, and that there will be some sort of settlement, in fact, when he went to the first continental congress he

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mt. vernon campus. 750, k through 12th grade students attend this school. 200 to 300 pre-k through second pope head's road building. >> they would like to build a much nicer permanent facility for their students there. >> reporter: the expansion proposal has stoked strong opposition on two fronts. residents along winding pope's headoad fear with up to 500 students traveling in traffic dangers will increase. >> very good neighbors. the only concern we have is the traffic situation and impact it will have on that. we are concerned not only for our safety but important the safety of kids that would be driving on the roads. >> in recent years, too, some of the textbooks used at the academy come under fire. congressional panel found some contained language intolerant of other religions and a long with passages that could suggest violence. . >> it is the same fundamental issue we haveith the county is that they look for the easy out when they need to be taking a harder look. ensly they are guilty of judging a book by its cover. they rather look at lawn clippings and grass height than government

mt. vernon with us as we have our life discussion with dr. ferling. next telephone call is from mackall leah texas, the viewer's name is david. what is your question for dr. ferling? >> caller: he always in his adult life george washington had bad teeth problems and i think, you know all the rest of this guy had on his plate and had to fix all the time is unbelievable. and what medicine did he take? thank you. >> host: thank you. in fact somewhere on display are the famed washington what in teeth. so tell us -- >> guest: he did have dental problems and he told john adams when they were in the continental congress to gather that the problem went back to him cracking walnuts with his teeth. but i suspect he probably had some sort of gum disease that caused the problem, which adams also had. and adams lost most of his teeth were just as washington did also. washington salles several dentists'. i am not sure what kind of medicine he took, but given the state of medicine in the 18th-century i doubt that he could have taken anything that would have been any

mt. vernon on independence day.he special ceremony was conducted by one of the country's top immigration officials. the new citizens immigratedrom 43 countries around the globe. >>> authorities out in los angeles are facing a major logistical challenge as they get ready for michael jackson's memorial service. the service will be held on tuesday at the staples center. yesterday more than 1.2 million people registered for a chance to get a ticket, but not everyone got lucky. jay gray ex plabs. >> reporter: as preparations continue for the michael jackson memorial tuesday at the staples center -- >> i've been a friend of michael jackson ever since i knew he existed. >> reporter: the chance for fans to be a part of the event has ended. online registration for the lottery to give away more than 17,000 tickets closed late saturday. more than 1.2 million people logged on, hoping to get a seat at the memorial. winners will be notified tomorrow about where they can pick up tickets on monday. >> i would just love to be there

mt. vernon campus in a building leased from fairfax county. 750 k through 12th grade students attended thischool, while just 2 to 300 pre-k through second grade students were taught in the pope's head road buildings. that operation was shut terd a year ago in anticipation of the expansion. >> so they would like to build a much nicer, permanent facility for their students there on pope's head road. >> reporter: but the expansion proposal has stoked strong opposition on two fronts. residents along winding pope's head road fear with up to 500 students traveling in, traffic dangers will increase. >> been very good neighbors. the only concern we have is the traffic situation and the impact itill have on that. we're concerned not only for our safety, but for the safety of kid whose would be driving on the road. >> reporter: in recent years, too, some of the textbook used at the academy have come under fire. a congressional panel found some contained language intolerant of other religions, along with passages that could suggest violence. this man lead as group who says those concerns are reason en

mt. vernon being near new york city, where of course the 9/11 attacks were. that's understandable. but if it's that strofng a case, why can't it be made on the merits? then we completely go to a completely different kind of place, montana -- and i'm not is going to say for a minute that the senator from montana doesn't a case. he talks about the greater flathead valley. yes, he would know more about that place than anybody else here in the united states senate. but does that mean that his case for that particular location is so overwhelming that it should not be reviewed in comparison to those of us who have a similar concern? a majority of my state was covered with flooding waters last june, and we did not have an adequate emergency operating center. we would like to be able to compete for these dollars in an open and fair manner through this program that has been designated for that purpose, on the merits. not because somebody happed happens to sit on a particular committee or is able to get an earmarkment, whether it's a threat to human lives in new york or montana, these senato

mt. vernon trail by the potomac river. glorious day. forecast coming up. joe krebs on this tuesday, 14th of july. a house subcommittee will hold a hearing on last month's deadly metro crash coming on the heels of recommendations by the ntsb including upgrading the backups to the system. we'll take a break and come back and look at anncr: hot fudge brownie meets cool, creamy ice cream ready from your micrave in less than a minute. new edwards singles a la modes. share one with someone you love. or not. or not. >>> a delightful summer morning under way. temperatures are in the upper 60s to near 70s. highs reaching mid 80s. lots of sun. low humidity. more of the same tomorrow. then on thursday more humid and hot up near 90. might get a passing afternoon thundershower. less humid friday and into the weekend. now let's check on traffic. jerry, how is it looking at this hour? >> we have pictures taken just a short time ago of the water main break we've been telling you about this morning. 23rd street intersection of i street northwest. you can see the water bubb