then on to new bedford, massachusetts. in new bedford, he worked as a day laborer until about 1839 or 1840. he escaped in 1838. he began to speak at a black church. the africa methodist zion church of new bedford. it was there that he was discovered as an orator in his fledgeling youth. he was discovered by william lloyd garrison's society. they invited him to an event on nantucket island. he gave his first abolitionist speech. he was so effective at telling his other than personal story as a slave, that the garrisons hired him and took him on the road. was probably the most sought-after abolitionist speaker on the entire northern circuit. >> we have lots of folks waiting on the line to talk to you professor blight. let's hear from david. welcome. >> caller: hello, professor blight. thank you so much. i would absolutely have to agree with you on the importance of frederick douglass. i always considered that douglas was a member of a triumph vert of people who helped define america's reconstruction. i would be anxious to le

and then on to new bedford, massachusetts. in new bedford, he worked as i an caulker, and a day laborer until about 1839, 1840. he escaped in 1838 but he began to speak at a black church. the african methodist episcopal zion church of new bedford and it was there that he was discovered as an orator in his fledgling youth of mere 21, 22 years old. he was discovered by william lloyd garrison's massachusetts's anti-slavery society. they vited him out to a big rally on nantucket island in august of 1841. he's only three years out of slavery. and there he gave his first public abolitionist speech. he was so talented, so effective at telling his own personal story as a slave that the garrisonians hired him, took him on the road and within a couple of years, he was probably the most sought after and famous abolitionist speaker on the entire northern circuit. >> we have lots of folks waiting on the line to talk to you, professor blight. it's hearer from david in pennington, new jersey. welcome. >> hello, professor. thank you so much.

and new bedford, wearing a seat made by a company from there. i am very proud of new bedford, and walter and i worked together on fishing. as go the next call from a republican line. please go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. my question has to deal with social security and medicare. i know that moneys have been taken out of social security by various presidents in the past and leaving iou's and never replacing it. my parents came into this country as immigrants and had to be sponsored by their family or someone year. people to they come into this country, and they receive social security without putting a dime in the system, and i would like to know what. guest: that is not true. if it is true, they are breaking the law. you are not eligible for any payment from social security unless you pay in, so you have to pay in 40 quarters, so if you know someone on social security who has never worked, please report them to the u.s. attorney or someone else. that is a crime. in fact, illegal immigrants, and illegal is not a good thing and we

i made a suit made in new bedford. i am very proud of new bedford. we work together on fishing.t: next call comes from philadelphia. joe of the republican line. caller: good morning, and thank you for taking my call. my question has to do with social security and medicare. i no money has been taken out of social security by various presidents in the past and leaving iou's and never replacing it. my parents came into this country as immigrants, and they have to be sponsored by their family or someone here. people today coming to this country, and they received at social security without putting a dime in the system. i would like to know why. guest: that is not true, and if it is true, they're breaking the law. you are not eligible for any payment from so-so security until you have paid in. -- social security until you've paid in. if you know someone who was doing this please report them to the u.s. attorney or someone else. that is a crime. illegal immigrants, and that is not a good thing indeed to find better ways to deal with it but they actually help social security because wh

about looking for love in all the wrong places, two bald eagles were spotted along a highway in bedford, new hampshire. troopers who arrived on the scene thought they were responding to an accident, but instead, they saw a car stopped in the middle of the road to protect the rare birds. the troopers said the birds appeared to have been mating, but they're not sure about. that crews is tried to approach the birds but they became agitated before flying away. >>> all this week we're trying to reunite people with money and valuables that are held in city and state coffers. the money and items could be from old safe-deposit boxes, forgotten bank accounts. if you see your name at the bottom of this tv screen under "claim your cash" this means you have something coming to you. you can also go to our website, wusa9.com and look under our consumer section to learn how to file a claim. >>> a sports plus preview is up next. ryan zimmerman and the nats have a lot to smile about tonight. >>> he's been the face of the organization through the lean years. >> we've seen him grow and grow so now ryan zimmerm

bryan bedford, we began our conversation talking about his new flight plan for republic. republic strategy will go back to it's roots as a regional airline service for all of the majors in north america. we pl fly for everybody. nobody dogs mor does more than n republic dots. -- does i. is there growth in that. >> they want to keep high yield traffic business traffic coming into their hubs and connecting to their international flights and to do that they need high quality low cost services from a cup lik -- company like republi. it could cause us to expand the largest network of flying. >> what kind of opportunity. >> america has a restrictive labor agreement that prohibits out sourcing. they are far behind delta and united in terms of their ability to use these products. hopefully with bankruptcy they will be able to renegotiate that and their ability to fly products that we operate. >> how is your business doing? is the economy picking up and is it helping the airline industry. >> the problem is with oil. we have not seen the oil prices come back down and now with the c

-- she was able to -- she was forced out of her house, but she was able to find housing in bedford itself, a new development there. i felt very lucky, looking back at it, being able to stay in those schools. >> how old were you? >> i was 5 when my parents got divorced. my mother was on welfare for two years or three years and then she got a job as a travel agent. a few years after that, she started working at raytheon as a contract administrator. by the time i was 11, she bought her own house in bedford. i am incredibly proud of my mom's accomplishments. she was an indian woman with two children. she used a lot of resources to pull herself up and make sure that i had a better life. >> and both of your parents come from india. when did they come? what were their circumstances? >> my father came in the early 1950's. he came to graduate school here. he went to harvard. he had a master's from harvard law school. he did college work in india. then my father went back to get married. my parents had an arranged marriage in india. then my mother went to college and came ended college work at brandeis un

news? >> my sister-in-law called me from bedford to tell me she heard on the news that there was a shooting at the high school. so i tried to get on the phone but the lines were busy. and i -- then they said something about don't come to the high school. and i said, well, you know, i -- >> reporter: and i have to ask you as a student, what are your thoughts on all of this? >> i just can't believe anything that's happening. why would this happen? i mean, your life is worth everything you have. >> reporter: i know this happened at the high school. but at the same time, there's still a sense of connection with students. were you -- what were your thoughts as you were hearing about this? any fear ever that something could happen at your own school? >> well, they said that the lockdown wasn't a drill. so i got worried thinking if something happened at the high school, could it happen at the middle school? so i was worried that something could happen at the middle school with all of our lives. >> reporter: i'm so glad you were safely reunited. i'm sure there's a big sense of relief. thank you so

bedford forest called the bulge on lincoln. lincoln takes office march 4th. we can preemptively act, take the high ground. we can't wait around, can't debate, can't wait, we have to form a newent. a few others from georgia who pushed through the georgia plan, that is, we must take power, that it is to say, we must conduct a revolution within a revolution because we have no power to do what we're going to do. to frame a new government, form a congress, elect a president, choose all the executive departments, essentially be ready to go to war and take this back to our home states and say, here it is, take it or leave it. and that is how it came together. it left a lot of people stunned, the south koreaupercross south carolinaens were not happy about it. they're worried about ma what kind of surrender of sovereignty is this new union going to require? and the people of their states, of course, had no referendum in this. whatever. other than being allowed to vote to elect delegates to state conventions who had sent these fellows to montgomery. when they framed a permanent constitution and adjourned in march 1861, they went back to their respective states to try to sell the cons