of west virginia. the name of our state was debated here in this room. the shape of our state was decided in this room. the constitution or our newtate was also written in this state. and altogether we consider this to be the very birthplace of the state of west virginia. the gentleman here had no idea this would work out. the governor they would elect of this restored government of west virginia, he once referred to this as "a fearful experiment," fearful being the operating word. they knew if the confederacy were to win the war, likely they would be seen as traders to virginia. and traders in the 19th century, if you are guilty of treason you will be hung by the neck. that is what they had to lose in this and indeed when they signed that declaration of rights, all of these men signed their names just as our founding fathers signed their names on the declaration of independence. the confederate governor of virginia put out a call for the capture, and so that is what they had to face in this fearful experiment, as the governor described. he was a lawyer from marion county, west virginia. pierpont never thought of himself as a pol

so the issuing of west virginia staid hood is a one-two political punch. wheeling is the first capital of the new state of west virginia from 1863 until 1870. then it will go to cherylston, wednesday. and there it will be for five years. they will bring it back to wheeling for the second time in 1875 and it will remain there for the next ten years and then it goes back to charleston. the records go up and down the river, it was known as the floating capital. the united states customs house was the capitol building of the commonwealth of west virginia. if you were loyal to the union this was your government. wheeling was your capital, and this was your government. if you were not, you recognize the government in richmond. the important thing is that the united states of america recognized the restored government of virginia in wheeling as the legitimate government of virginia. by the way that brings up an important point. this is the only city in our nation that can say it was the capital of two different states. wheeling gave birth to a brand new state one of the greatest experiments in american histor

of west virginia. the name of our state was debated here in this room. the shape of our state was decided in this room. the constitution or our new state was also written in this state. and altogether we consider this to be the very birthplace of the state of west virginia. the gentleman here had no idea this would work out. the governor they would elect of this restored government of west virginia, he once referred to what happened here as "a fearful experiment," fearful being the operating word. they knew if the confederacy were to win the war, likely they would be seen as traders to -- traders -- traitors to in the 19th century, if you are guilty of treason, you will be hung by the neck until dead. that is what they had to lose in this and indeed when they signed that declaration of rights, all of these men signed their names, just as our founding fathers signed their names on the declaration of independence. the confederate governor of virginia put out a call for the capture, and so that is what they had to face in this fearful experiment, as the governor described. he was a lawyer from marion county, west virginia. fairmont

i am shelly the new senator from the state of west virginia. as i was flying up here i was talking to my constituants. this is a time to come together. when i explained what the president -- what we were thinking is going to be coming forth, the early proposals by the president, the guy looks at me, rolls his eyes and says more gridlock? and that is what we are saying and i am saying. we want to work in a bipartisan way. we have keystone on the floor with great bipartisan support. i think a good transportation bill is a great way to get americans back to work. that is a bipartisan issue on both sides of the aisle and capital. and that is a place like west virginia where it is transportation day here. they are looking for us to work together. i hope he strike as common ground, common sense, doable items where we can show that gentlemen i met this morning at the airport and others it isn't business as usual. we are ready to create a new day. we want him to join us in creating that new day working together and finding common ground. so thank you.

. >> good afternoon, i'm shelly cap to, the new senator from the state of west virginia. i was talking with my constituents, we were waiting on the plane and we were talking about the excitement of a state of the union address. it's a time for all of us to join together. americans are listening. weave just come off of an election that was a dramatic change. when i explained what the president, you know, what we're thinking is going to be coming forth, some of the early proposals by the president the guy looks at me and sort of rolls his eyes and goes more gridlock? that's what we're saying and i am saying here no more gridlock. we want to work in a bipartisan way. we've got keystone on the floor of the senate right now with great bipartisan support. i think a way to get west virginia wf back to work is a good transportation bill. that's always been a bipartisan effort and that's a place where a state like west virginia it's transportation day in west virginia. they're looking for us to work together. i hope that the tone that the president strikes today is one of finding

of its kind, not only in our state, but across the country. tonight, i'd like to welcome home west virginia native and the new general manager of the west virginia operations, derek cutwright and senior vice president of the west virginia division paul giger. please stand so we may recognize you. tens of thousands of our residents are already benefitting from that he has developments and i'm committed to ensuring our state continues to capitalize on this abundant natural resource and the opportunities it brings. with this in mind, i've directed the department of revenue to launch a comprehensive review of our state's public lands to identify opportunities where west virginia can take advantage of this energy revolution. we have the potential to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in bonus and royalty payments. money moneys that can be vested to improve our state parks, support tourism across the state and finance a number of worthy endeavors to strengthen job creation. for generations west virginia has been one of our nation's leading energy states. as we continue to explore opportunities to diversify our state's energy portfolio, we must ens

of its kind, not only in our state, but across the country. tonight, i would like to welcome home west virginia native and the new general manager of the operations derrick cartwright and paul gieger. please stand, so we may recognize you. [applause] >> tens of thousands of our residents are already benefiting from these developments and i'm committed to make sure that our state continues to capitalize on this abundant natural resource and the opportunities it brings. with this in mind, i have directed the department of revenue to launch a comprehensive review of our state's public lands to identify opportunities for west virginia and take advantage of this energy revolution. we have the potential to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in bonus and royalty payments, monies that could be invested to improve our state parks support tourism across the state and finance a number of other worry endeavors to strengthen job creation. for generations west virginia has been one of our nation's leading energy states. as we continue to explore opportunities to diversify our state's energy portfolio, we must ensure the safety of hard-working west virginia

virginia. and one of the reasons for that was ohio had become a state in 1803. the country was moving west. we need to find a way of tying these newestern areas in with the capital. and the easiest way of doing that in the early 19th century was to put in a road. so that road will eventually extend from baltimore westward into cumberland, maryland, uniontown, washington, pa, and then in 1818 it comes here to wheeling. when it comes here to wheeling the community which at that time is about 50 years old -- it gives it the real spurt it needs to grow. over the next 20 to 25 years the population of wheeling will almost triple. it wheeling starts as an outpost on the frontier. that river was the western extent of the united states in the 1770's. it's going to be a very small community. most of the buildings will be made out of blogs and some kind of lumber. -- will be made out of logs and some kind of lumber. as we move into the 19th century and people move west, wheeling was a jumping off point to travel to ohio and indiana and illinois and so forth. that is why the national road is going to end up this way. as more and more people c

of its kind not only in our state, but across the country. tonight i would like to welcome home west virginia native in the new general manager south western energy is west virginia operation, derek cut right and senior vice president of southwestern's west virginia paul geiger. derek and paul please stand so we can recognize you. [applause] tens of thousands of residents are already in the fitting from these developments and i am committed to ensuring our state continues to capitalize on this abundant natural resource and the opportunities it brings. with this in mind, i'm directing the department of revenue to launch a comprehensive review of our state's public lands to identify opportunities where west virginia can take advantage of this energy revolution. we have the potential to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in bonus and royalty payments monies that can be invested to improve our state parks, support tourism initiatives across the state and finance a number of other worthy endeavors to strengthen job creation. for generations, west virginia has been one of our nations leading energies they. as we continue to explore opportunities, t

new york, charleston and savanna but there were no active campaigns on either side. again, they were negotiating peace terms. the war in the west never stopped. there is no federal government. the state government of virginia is bankrupt and people are paying much left on their own to defend themselves but they know when they are coming in to get the word. a 15-16-year-old boy is in ohio and what he saw saw alarm him greatly there was a huge force of approximately 240 to 260 indians in the company of british rangers headed east directly towards crack. co. fort henry. he comes to the end of the water, fires his rifle and it gives a signal that's at probably about 3:00 when he gets back. the british into the indians realize that they have been made and they make no attempt to conceal their being there they just wait and surrounded the fort and abandons render at this point. inside basically they were defending themselves but one of the things about fighting on the western front this wasn't like gettysburg. when you're there you're there with your wife and kids and family, mother, mother-in-law, favorite neighbor whatever. bunched together and that's who you fight with. and again, you don't know necessarily w

new york city on sunday. there will be some heavy rain moving in across west virginia, down through virginia and parts of the southern states also. then the snow spreads into boston around 11:00 on monday. so they could see upwards of another foot of snow there, 6 to 10 inches possible around new york city maybe as much as 6 to 10 inches back to cleveland. there's also windchills for bitter cold temperatures below zero, brian. >> janice huff in the weather center for us tonight as we head into the weekend. janice, thanks. >>> a major decision today in the political world, and it just changed the race for 2016. after much back and forth, two-time presidential candidate mitt romney decided not to run again. but candidly it was a stretch for even loyal republicans to picture romney making a third try. our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: while he was convinced the third time could have been the charm, mitt romney, seen here today in new york city told supporters he believes this is the right move. >> you can't imagine how hard it is for ann and me to step aside. i decided it's best to give other leaders

of the country with gas taxes, the federal and state taxes below $0.50. you can see it's above 50 sentence in states like new york and pins. west virginiakentucky illinois, indiana, calf california, nevada and florida. the question is whether or not you think gas taxes should be raised to pay for roads and bridges. nationwide, the federal excise taxes on gasoline is 18.4 cents. it has been that way since 1993. the federal diesel tax is just over $0.24. now, if indexed for inflation, the gas tax should be right now closer to $0.29 a gallon and for the diesel tax, about $0.30 a gallon. again, that's just the federal tax. state taxes are gone up in a number of statements. we want to ask you whether or not you think the federal tax should be increased to fix america's roads and bridges. now gas prices are at record low levels. tim is joining us. you say yes. why? caller: yes of course they should. they should be raised but at the same time, they should invest that money they get not only into bridges and roads but into the alternative energy because, you know, we are using too much oil, and i know a lot of people don't believe in global war

west virginia to new england. some areas could see eight inches of snow. health officials say flu is widespread in 44 stateschildren have died from the virus, springing the total to 56. and a measles outbreak linked to disn disneyland continues to grow. cases linked to the park have been report in six states and mexico. back to "lockup." >> left, left, left right left. >> all right, y'all, hold it down. hey, if you stop talking and get up here, we'll go to chow. we structure everything like the military. and we like to have everybody do the same thing all together and they stay in compliance when they do that. if you've got your hands in your pockets, you're wrong. if you've got your hands in your jacket, you're wrong. >> we make them walk on the line so we do have consistency. and if everybody's walking in a straight line, it makes our job a whole lot easier. y'all take your hands out of your pockets. >> while florida's santa rosa correctional institution can be mistaken for boot camp, it's not only the inmates who march in formation. >> one! two! three! >> every two months, the rapid response teams from s

new york charleston, and i believe savannah. but they were negotiating peace terms. the war in the west never stopped. there is no real federal government. the state government of virginia is bankrupt and these people are left on their own to defend themselves. they know on attack is coming and they have scouts out. a 15-16-year-old boy road 20 miles in the ohio and what he sees alarms him greatly. there is a huge force of 20 indians and a company of british rangers, that is approximately 50 headed east toward fort henry, he comes to the edge of the water and files the rifle as a signal that is about 3 o'clock when he gets back. and the british and the indians realize they have been made. they make no attempt to conc etchingse being there. they demanded surrender and at this point these people were ringed around by 3 on of the finest special forces of the day. and inside are a hundred men women and children defending themselves. and these were intimate battles. this isn't like get-ysberinggetysbering. you are bunched together in there and that is who you fight with. and again, you don't know necessarily what sort of fate awaits you if you are taken. chances are it is go

new there could be a problem. we have got to break that so we can go back to the people willing to sacrifice whether it's in my state of west virginia or arizona or wherever it may be. i will sacrifice but are we doing it better? we don't have an audit so without an audit i've never been able to run a business without an audit on where my problems are. we have a problem getting an audit from the department of defense so we know are the deficiencies are. we forced up on you and i know it makes it politically very challenging that we have got to be there for you and if we are going to have the best readiness and be prepared and give support support, the greatest defense department the world has ever seen went to make sure we are doing in the most efficient fashion. so i look at that and i have a whole different approach to this two years of military service. i was a product of a mandatory rotc and i enjoyed it. i never had the chance in the draft process and everything that went with that. i still believe in two years of public service for every young person and really we could tie it to the two years of college by the president and y

states like oregon, west virginia, colorado, new mexico and wyoming. lng exports will also reduce our nation's trade deficit which currently stands at $39 billion. it will even help president obama fulfill his goal of doubling our nation's exports which he set five years ago this week. finally lng exports offer the united states a powerful means to bring about positive change throughout the world. lng exports will help increase the energy security of key u.s. allies and partners throughout europe and asia. lng exports will provide an alternative source of energy to countries which russia has ruthlessly exploited. lng exports will also give countries an alternative to energy from iran. in conclusion, i'd like to thank senator heinrich for your leadership and his leadership on this bill. he's been a great partner to work with. i'd also like to thank senators gardner, hoeven cap ito and portman, members of this committee as well as senators heitkamp, kane bennett, udall and toomey. finally i would like to thank the witnesses for their willingness to testify here today. i look forward to the testimony. thank you. >> thank you for your lone leadership on this issue and that of senator heinrich's as well

major winter storm that's stretching from west virginia to maine, a state that could see up to 10 inches of snow, maine. these are pictures right now from neway our meteorologist is with us it's nice when you just have snow, but you have sleet, the sideways rain and wind that's miserable. >> it is. i took a look at the traffic reports from massachusetts and rhode island and connecticut. it is a mess out there. we've got jackknifed tractor trailers car accidents all overs place. it is perfectly miserable as temperatures hover around the freezing mark in the northeast and new england. wind is a factor here. it does not look impressive generally 10 to 15 miles per hour, but the gusts are between 25 and near 50 miles per hour. the temperatures we go from washington, d.c. 37. it's above freezing. philadelphia new york city hartford boston hovering within a few degrees of the magic 32 degrees, which would spell out snow. for the most part. however, this is a very complex weather system. we're going to have bomb genesis, you probably heard of that over the last few days meaning the storm system deepens. it's going to move up to the north east and

abraham lincoln, the issuing of west virginia statehood followed by the emancipation proclamation is a one-to political punch. wheeling is the first capital of the new state of west virginia from 1863 until 1870. then it will go to charleston. there it will be for five years. they will bring it back to wheeling for the second time in 1875, and it will remain there for the next 10 years until 1885 and then it goes back to charleston. it was known as the floating capital because it went up and down the river. the customhouse was never the capital of west virginia, but for gw's it was the capital of the commonwealth of virginia -- that means the whole state, from charleston to the chesapeake. if you are loyal to the union then this was your government. wheeling was your capital and this was your government. if you are loyal to the union. if you are not, you recognized the government in richmond. the richmond government did not recognize this government, this government did not recognize the richmond government. the important thing is the united states of america recognize the restored government in wheeling as the legitimate government of virginia. by the wa

news. welcome to wheeling, west virginia on american history tv. located in the northern panhandle of the state, it was the first capital of west virginia and is known as the friendly city. due to its location on the ohio river and the historic national road, wheeling boomed as an industrial hop in the early 20th century. for the next hour we will explore wheeling's history starting with the nation's first federally funded road which went right to the pacific. ♪ >> the first project funded by the federal government was the national road that extended from cumberland, maryland to wheeling