as the munro doctrine. can you give a short sketch of his life so we can get to know him a little bit better and then we can dive into that. >> he's the oldest of three children and had an older sister. his parents died when he was young and he was pretty much rescued by his uncle who was a lawyer, judge. it was jones who made sure he went to william and mary and he got involved in that then during the continental navy with the third virginia and was made a lieutenant among the other officers. they came up to new york right at the end of the battle of brooklyn and a day or so after he arrived was the battle of the total loss of new york where he said what am i going to do with these men. but after that they found themselves in a pretty large skirmish and that's where munro got his fire meant that he had more accuracy but certainly took a little bit more time which made it difficult and then he launched in the retreat to new jersey. he had a wonderful passage at one point where he's a lieutenant given a dail

in 1861, general benjamin butler, stationed at fort munro in virginia, he was the general at this fortand during his time there, african-americans escaped from there in slaver, soft refuge, but the next day -- was knocking at the doors demanding enslaved people were returned. he was a lawyer before the war. people are now the contraband of war. this term spread like wildfire. we use it as historians to describe formerly enslaved people. , the term was used in white communities as a very derogatory term. idea that they were helpless or childlike. in the african-american community, this term was used for people who had their freedom before the war. these encampments started cropping up. women said they needed basic human necessities. food, shelter, clothing. a formerly enslaved woman also helped establish that. she appealed to the first lady and asked for money for these encampments. $200.id they would get on, the president and the first lady continued to give money. it was people within the after american immunity who were helping to gather food and shelter. to provide money. these enca

in 1861, general benjamin butler, stationed at fort munro in virginia, he was the general at this fortd during his time there, african-americans escaped from there in slaver, soft refuge, but the next day -- was knocking at the doors demanding that their enslaved people are returned. butler who was a hero before the war was thinking on his toes and said, know these people are no contraband of war. this term spread like wildfire. this term today we use it as historians to describe formally enslaved people who found the refuge and freedom during this time. usedg the war this term is in white communities as a derogatory term. it was used to describe formerly enslaved people but with this idea that they were helpless or childlike and in the african-american immunity this -- community this term was used to differentiate between people who had their freedoms before the war and those who gain their freedom during the war. women in particular started noticing that they needed basic human necessities, food, a formerlyothing, so enslaved woman best known as mr. lincoln's dressmaker helped campsi

gwendolyn munro's operations manager for a furniture store next door, and says she has seen the motorcycle rider about a half-dozen times in the past few months. >> i don't know why people would target small business, because we are just trying to get by. we are just trying to make it. >> it is unfortunate, you know? it is new year's day, i was hoping for a good year. 2020 was rough, all of the businesses down here, we have had a hard time. >> reporter: police say the motorcycle rider appeared to be wearing gloves, so no fingerprints. but they do hope somebody might recognize the vandal, the motorcycle, or perhaps even have more video that they would be willing to share with martinez police. christina? >> jana katsuyama reporting for us tonight. thanks. >>> now to san mateo county, where residents are sounding the alarm about traffic speeding through the neighborhood. this morning, a bicyclist there was struck by a car, and critically injured. the crash happened northeast of downtown, at tilton avenue and north humboldt street. emma goss is here, with an update on the man's condition, how

gwendolyn munro was operations manager for a furniture store, and said she had seen the motorcycle rider. about a half-dozen times in the past two months. >> early in the morning, about 5:00 or 4:00 in the morning. he just uses the street like his own little dirtbike too. >> reporter: martinez business owners say the attack stinks, after a string of break-ins early last spring. >> i don't know why people would target small business, because we are just trying to get by. we are just trying to make it. >> it is just really unfortunate. it is new year's day, i was hoping for a good year, 2020 was rough, all of the businesses down here have had a tough time. >> reporter: police say it appears the suspect was wearing gloves, so no fingerprints. but they are hoping that anyone with information, or perhaps more surveillance video, will call martinez police. andre? >> that is very, very scary stuff. thank you, janet. >>> president trump today vetoed a bill that would have gradually ended the use of large mesh nets off of the california coast. the president said ending the practice would increase

peter munroe says that apartment on bancroft way was just doors down from his aunt regina shelton's home. ah woman, kamila harris has called her second mom, carmela and her sister maya grew up with all the shelton family children seen here carrying soniya as a baby harris. his own mother, chamallow harris and regina shelton have passed away, but their children say their spirits will be there chamallow. her mother is smiling down. i'm having just. i'm positively overjoyed. she did wonderful with her two girls. maya's beautiful and just a smart is well for wednesday's inauguration, the shelton family brought one priceless treasure from the bay area, regina shelton's bible, which harris will use for the swearing in as the first black and indian american woman to take the office of u. s vice president. just really an honor. on that carmela chooses to use this bible in such a historic moment. every time she's warning into every office that she's been. um, voted into comma. his has used my armor. genest elton's bible that well love the bible scene here when harris was sworn in as a u. s senato

it was not a letter munroe wrote a letter to my friend from the late 1785, my world is not found in congressnd rufus king writes to him that the court sisters send their regard and it is a younger man's talk to a younger man that if you are not around you will reach this young lady. sort of a tantalizing -- some of his correspondents saying we understand you've got a girlfriend, bring it up to speed. when a few weeks after that they get married. i think elizabeth's marriage with monroe was my favorite because it is a sign of his ambition, doesn't waste time making sure this happens, he loved her utterly and she the same and there is one instance when finances are being investigated and he is a lame-duck and there's an oratory with the brand-new oregon at the unitary church in washington, everyone is going to go there but by now elizabeth is almost infirm. she has had arthritis, sarah can get into that but they show up in the first row and you can tell we're not just going to sit here and let them do this and it is as much elizabeth as james but also the two of them to gather so now that -- t

on how farwe can there is no designated limit on how far we can travel for daily exercise, david munroe bike ride is proof read more clarity about them. use it more clarity is needed the rules? i think there's been a lot of focus today about the definition of local, and i think actually if you tried to make a definition that every possible circumstance that would be really challenging. and i don't think we are in a position where we want to set a particular distance because how would, if a police officer stopped somebody, how would you prove a person is within or outside that distance? i think it is simpler than that — there is an exemption, let's take exercise, there is an exemption that allows you to exercise and i think that's absolutely right that people's physical and mental health, and i think you have to ask yourself two questions — first question is, is me going out doing this essential, and if the answer to that is yes, then you have to ask yourself, how can i conduct this exercise in the safest way possible? and by that, that means not putting yourself into a position where yo

spencer sullivan i spoke with the service members at air station kodiak and aboard coast guard douglas munro about their role in protecting our ocean environment and marine life. the commerce committee is working to help the coast guard promote fisheries, development, enforce our fisheries laws and respond to fisheries disasters. alaska and my state of mississippi may be thousands of miles apart but we share a major interest in fisheries in the coast guard is protecting them every day. we hope to address these and other challenges in the coast guard authorization act, legislation cosponsored again by our distinguished subcommittee chair, senator sullivan. we are optimistic will pass in the next few days. i look forward to this discussion. thank you, sir. >> thank you, mr. chairman.se i believe senator markey is having a bit of a issue getting on the video here so -- >> i think the equipment is frozen up. >> we will go direct to admiral ray for his opening statement. i do want to mention mr. chairman with you and the admirals help right now it is looking like the nda will have the coast guard

——jack am joined byjack munro, the food writer. —— jack monroe.ar indication for the quarter in february. but we already knew that with retail closed, hospitality close, many businesses struggling to operate in a normalfashion, the economy shrank by 2.6%. but not as bad as the first lockdown, that one may back —— way backin lockdown, that one may back —— way back in march, businesses were caught unawares so they were not sure how to operate within restrictions. this time, firms had more of an idea about what they could and could not do. manufacturing and construction, they were able to operate pretty normally, whereas the service sector which accounts for three quarters of our entire economy struggled. places like this were shocked, nonessential retailers forced to close, but also hospitality which bore much of the brunt of those lockdown restrictions. i think it is fair to say things will get worse before they get better, various different forecasts have told us that, indeed the british retail consortium just this week saying 2020 as a whole was

- raphael warnock at 52% and kelly loeffler at 48%. 56% out of the 159 counties are adjustncluding munroy, delivering 70 plus percentage points for the republican candidates. a lot of the large counties, not in yet. this is the margin, albeit getting closer. 2.2 million votes are counted. that is about half the number of votes cast so far. we have results scrolling at the bottom of your screen and an com.line on wsbtv. continue to monitor tonight's results. we will be on the air with you from now until it is over. after that.going >> we might hear from abc news 10 i come as well. we will watch and be flexible. we will have results scrolling for you at the bottom of your screen. we'll be right back. announcer: you have been watching live coverage of wsb-tv in atlanta here on c-span, as the results come in for the u.s. senate runoff elections between republican senator, david purdue, and democrat, john ossoff. and republican senator, kelly loeffler, and democrat, raphael warnock. we will return you to the broadcast shortly. ♪ announcer: c-span's washington journal, every day we take your c