once norfolk is gone, the confederate ship is untenable. lincoln orders this attempt to be made. in fact, lincoln actually gets to see the merrimac come down the river to investigate some shelling that the union maybe is doing, and there's conflicting reports. the union reports say that merrimac shows up, we withdrew trying to lure her further down so that vanderbilt and the other big rams could get a shot at her where the confederates say, well, the union saw the merrimac come and go fled. they all went to hide under the guns of fortress monroe. the union landing does take place, norfolk does fall, and on may 11 the confederates blow up the merrimac. in fact, solomon p. chase, who finds it sometimes reluctant to praise abraham lincoln writes to his daughter saying, if lincoln had not come down, the merrimac would probably still be as great a terror as previously. lincoln's presence and his forceful insistence that something be done actually garnered results. but the ghost of the merrimac comes back to haunt the union after the end of the war. again, we think merrimac is blown up

in any event, the united states captures norfolk. this means the "merrimack," the "virginia" is a ship without a port and realized it's got to have coal in order to travel its little six knots per hour. so, on may 11th, i believe it was, the crew of the "virginia" had to scuttle her. this means the mouth of the james river is wide open. union troops or the union navy can sally up the james. and lee, you know, connects these dominos. you lose norfolk. you lose the "virginia." the james is open. and here come five union ships with the "monitor," another ironclad and some wooden ships and they're steaming up the james. lee it was who sent his son, custas, to command some troops at a place called drury's bluff about seven miles downriver from richmond. there is a bluff there. it's not that high, but it's high. high enough so that the "monitor's" guns wouldn't reach, couldn't elevate to fire on the confederates and indeed some of those guns were manned by a crew from the "css virginia." so, these guys got a chance to shoot at the "monitor

in fact lincoln issues an order saying, the monitor is not to go skylarking up to norfolk. unattended. that it is such a valuable weapon that we cannot just risk it willy-nilly. and then there are people who write in offering to destroy the merrimac themselves. they're sort of what i would say, sort of 19th century forerunners of blackwater. they're private contractors, say, for enough money i will blow up the merrimac. and never very specific about their pricing too. it's usually $500,000. to blow it up. de vilaroy writes in, itch you donyou -- if you don't like my submarine. i will blow up enemy ships. you will pay me what the ships were worth. another frenchman, ludwig lahoe writes in extremely specific, i'm in france right now if the government pays for my expenses, pays for the ship, pays for me to command the ship, i get to pick my own crew, and if i get killed unu.s. service, my aged mother gets a $200 pension for life. oh, and also, if i'm proven to beef inc be incompa tent a coin compa te me. it's a win-win. he writes and does nltd undn't d why he isn't getting a r

once norfolk is gone, the confederate ship is untenable. lincoln orders this attempt to be made. in fact, lincoln actually gets to see the

i like selling in norfolk southern the may 70 call for about 130.lmost a 2% yield. 2.5% and that would have an effective price of 71.30. all of these calls will get much cheaper and may not have a chance to buy it back. one thing is only appropriate if you are along on the stock. norfolk southern has been bouncing around for a couple of months. >> thank you. you can catch more every friday at 5:00 eastern and follow the show on twitter at cnbc options to get constant trade updates. next, looking for income for the portfolio we will find out why to forget treasuries and bonds and stocks make the case for dividends after the break. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your

when he was not at sea, he lived in norfolk. as the sectional conflict heated up, he said to friends in virginia, god forbid i should ever have to raise my hand against the south. but when abraham lincoln called out the militia after the confederate as tacked fort sumter, faragut express add prufl -- expressed approval of that action. his neighbors told him any one holding that opinion could not continue to live in norfolk. then faragut replied, i can live some where else. he decided to move to new york. he told his wife -- this act of mine may cause years of separation from your family. so you must decide quickly whether you will go north, or remain here. she went with him. as the they prepared to leave, the thin lipped, faragut offered a few parting words to his virginia friends. you fellows will catch the devil before you get through with this business. and as matters turned out, they caught a good many devils from faragut himself. a law passed gave gideon wells authority to ignore the age-old rule of seniority in making prom

you start the season at norfolk. that is progress with the rotation. about 90% to open the season friday against minnesota in camden yards. this started well, two scoreless innings. a former orioles ace, 13 assists with baltimore now the pirates' ace. we use that term loosely. you're a backup catcher for the three-run shot followed by j. miller. this one cannot be settled. 6-6, tie. the orioles this season with six ties. go figure. the forecast after this. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine

went back to norfolk, got the beach tempers functional and performed brilliant lay. not in the invasion of frak but in cicely, italy and southern france later on. the army wasn't satisfied. they felt the commitment was primitive, phonographs would never work on jeeps or trucks driving along rough ground and never stand up under battle conditions in winter when most battles were fought and all of unanswered questions. everybody knew sound could travel. how far? how well could it be heard? what frequencies would decay? what sounds exactly did you want to project? what sounds would get you into trouble if projected and so on and on. did terrain matter? projected against hills or forest. was that different against opens ground? if you broadcast in the rain or in snow, or when the humidity was a certain kind? did that matter? and so raily asked for and got an army experimental station which at first started out at fort hancock, new jersey and later moved to pine camp new york, now fort drum. it's a dry janetic place in those day a huge wilderness with pine trees, little i

and even the norfolk, nebraska, hospital was forced to move the e.r. to new quarters because enough hail fell that created three-foot drifts and flooded part of the hospital. >> i would think this would be a little terrifying. you'd look around thinking, it's the middle of april, spring has sprung, whoo at is this? >> mother nature. >>> the calendar says it's vaca time. the clock is counting down. but the guy gets detoured. >> uh-oh! >> hey, baby, it's a lady! >> see how this one plays out in decoville. seriously. >>> and this guy's name is bazee. >> someone asked him, what do you like? >> i like ketchup. >> just se . >>> welcome back to the show. don't forget to check in at right this minute.com. great videos all day long. >>> this video was captured by my friend danny garcia in pasadena. he says that this guy driving this suv crossover looking vehicle cuts off the sedan behind him. so the guy got out of his car and he started banging on the other guy's car. >> come on! >> what? oh, my -- >> wait. so they haven't crashed into each other at all. this i

. >> corporate funding is also provided by boeing, norfolk southern. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator again. gwen: good evening. rick santorum is out. newt gingrich and ron paul inexplicably are still in. but all that matters now is mitt romney and barack obama racing to define the other as a man you do not want to be president. romney made his case today in st. louis at the national rifle association convention. >> the truth is we're struggling because our government is too big, not because of our stimulus being too small. i'm running for president because i have the experience and vision to get us out of this mess. gwen: the president spent his week pushing for the buffett rule, which would raise taxes on the nation's well-yest, which is something he thought ronald reagan would have supported. >> he thought the wealthiest should pay their fair share and he said so wha

norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> corporate funding is also provided by -- >> prudential financial, boeing, at&t, rethink possible. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. station from viewers like you. thank you. >>

actually have one of the pioneers of that here on my board, whose chairman and ceo offor norfolk southern for years and years and the congress decided to pass the staggers act and another act, two important acts. that established railroad policy in this country. we normally have, it allowed consolidation. so there's two railroads east of the mississippi, two west of the mississippi, but we have the lowest rail rates and highest reliability of any of the rail systems in the world. i think we had that opportunity. it's not about grants or aid or any of that. it's just about setting up the right policy structure. we did a fair shot, we win. we win. so with that, carol, few questions or am i done? >> no, you have time for questions and actually, i'm going to take advantage of the opportunity and ask the first one. very interesting panel on unmanned space flight, nonmilitary. for which we will not be apprentice and i would like your thoughts on whether or not we're going to see unmanned space flight on airplanes that would obviously need fewer pilots. >> not in my lifetime, i don't think. when

a regiment have come to pollute norfolk with their detested presence." now, as the war actually came to an end, we read that young women are very much still concerned about events, what's going to be the fate of the confederacy, the former confederacy, what's going to happen to them, in essence. but ultimately, they were more concerned about reuniting the family circle. what was left of it, in some cases. and so that really occupied most of their attention as the war came to an end. now, in conclusion, when all renshaw stood in the face of the ene enemy, she met the ultimate fate of banishment. this was the consequences of resistance. but her actions, like those of her female peers, demonstrated deep anxieties about their future as wives, mothers and members of the slave-holding gentry class. the cultural script that they had internalized was now at stake, and they turned their attention to what they saw as the primary source of this disruption. president lincoln and northern abolitionists. although willing to express their sentiments and both statements

norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> corporate funding is also provided by -- >> prudential financial, boeing, at&t, rethink possible. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. station from viewers like you. thank you. >> >> susie: i'm susie gharib with a "nightly business report" news brief. the u.s. economy is growing, but slowly. it rose at a lower than expected pace of 2.2% in the first quarter. growth came from a pick up in consumer spending, homebuilding and auto sales. but a pull back in business spending crimped overall growth. that slower growth couldn't keep stocks down: the dow closed the day up 23 points, the nasdaq added 18. the s&p was up 3. monday, midwestern farmers are busy with the spring planting season. we'll get an update. for more financial news, tune in to "nightly business report" weeknights on this public television station.

there will play in at number " norfolk today. jake arrieta will start for the orioles on friday.y in sarasota to build arm strength. brian matusz will start today in norfolk. the 20th anniversary of the opening of the camden yards. the ravens will have a slightly different look. i was in new york yesterday for the big nike uniform event. ray rice represented the ravens. nike reps talk for about an hour about how they will change the world's. then the players ran onto a makeshift field and were minutes. six minutetwop the uniforms have not changed much. little different fabric, more flexible. >> they breed a better - -they better.breathe >> this morning we asked -- are the changes to the ravens uniforms enough to make you want to buy new jerseys? >> pete is all fired up for football in april. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. jennifer franciotti will buy one. >> "does this jersey make my muscles look bigger?" >> 10 burglaries in harford county in the past week. >> lawmakers are fighting over an e

norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. corporate funding is also provided by prudential financial, at&t, rethink possible, additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. we are experts here in washington at the fine art of distraction. from dogs to shuttle fly-bys which was pretty cool by the way. but most americans remain focused like a laser beam as a certain former president used to say on the state of the economy. and no matter what you hear, the candidates for president know it. and they know where to go to talk about it. the general election battleground state of ohio. >> should we settle for an economy where a few people do really well and then a growing number are struggling to get by? or do we build an economy where everybody gets a fair shot and everybody does their fair share and everybody's playing by the same set

norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> corporate funding is also provided by prudential financial. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. we had a severe case of political overlap this week as the president took on the supreme court, mitt romney took on the president, rick santorum took on mitt romney, and all the while, the economy continued its slow recovery. we'll tackle it all in a special roundtable tonight beginning with a sudden jump-start for the general election. from now on, almost everything that happens in policy and politics will have to be viewed through that lens. but don't tell rick santorum. he says the fat lady has not yet sung. >> we've got a strng base of support here -- strong base of support here. we're going to work very hard and get into may. may looks very, very

there's the area of low pressure you see it there right around norfolk, the warm front south of us.will be making its way northward. and the cold front back to the west. around 8:00, 9:00, a brief shower may come through. temperature, 70 in martinsburg. 70 in winchester. these numbers in the 60s around our immediate area, could go up a couple more degrees here. by 11:00, 60 degrees. tomorrow morning, 44 to 50 degrees throughout the area with clearing sky, will be a breezy start to the day. as the front goes, there is the warm front area of low pressure just down to the south. what we will find is as the cold front comes through, we'll have wind around for much of the day tomorrow, then clouds back on saturday with the same front, with rain coming in for mainly the afternoon on saturday. probably after 2:00. but saturday is definitely looking chilly. for this evening, cool and damp, a low chance of rain, 56 to 63 degrees. for tomorrow morning, clear skies, breezy, 42 to 48, might need a light jacket because that little bit of wind may offer little more chill. plenty of sunshine, wind

if you're going down to norfolk today, early this morning, you may run into rain, and that's about it. as far north as we are, the sun will be out once we hit sunrise later this morning. temperatures maybe a little short of normal, but very pleasant for opening day. we'll be talking a lot about that this morning, and we'll also be talking about the traffic. here's kim dacey, who's in for -- >> well, sarah, whumes on the even corps desk. it's national fill-in day, i guess. anyway, as far as your traffic is concerned, we have one accident at this early morning hour. northbound right at gate street, we have a disabled vehicle that looks like it might be causing problems because speed sensors are down to 17 miles an hour northbound on the j.f.x. just be aware of it as you head out the door. 60 miles an hour coming south on the harrisburg expressway as you head south to the beltway. and the rest of the major roadways seem to be up to speed. 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. 11 minutes on the inner loop in the northeast corner. 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway looking at six

he apparently got into an argument with the suspect in his front yard on norfolk avenue on tuesday night. gunshots were fired. when his wife cannot side, she found him unresponsive. -- when his wife came outside commission down and unresponsive. courts nothing bad to say about him. it hurts really. he was a good guy. he did not bother anybody. i cannot understand why it happened. >> we're looking into possible connections, maybe disputes with people in the neighborhood. that is helpful for investigators. what will be instrumental in closing the case is people see something and say something. >> neighbors tell me he leaves behind his wife and two adult sons. anyone with information is asked to call the city homicide department. reporting live in downtown baltimore at city police headquarters, sheldon dutes for wbal-tv 11 news. >> the maryland attorney general says he is assessing the procedure by which his office will approach the supreme court. the court ruled this week that collecting dna samples from someone arrested but not convicted violates an individual's fourth amendment right to

south of us, that's where we have a norfolk and raleigh. a thunderstorm, severe thunderstorm watch in effect right now with the storms coming through. we'll have to watch for the chance of mainly damaging winds and maybe some big hail coming through. in our area, we're not worried about that. temperatures 74 in bethesda. 75 in rockville. 73 in reston. springfield, you're at 74 degrees. it does feel nice out there. in fact, we have some average april days to finish out the rest of this workweek. clearing skies and cooler for tonight. sunny and seasonal for your thursday. same deal for friday. and your easter weekend, it's looking to be milder and storm free. good news for the easter bunny and the kids. for tonight, clearing skies and cooler. maybe a blanket or two. lows in the 40s with north winds at 10 miles per hour. in downtown, cooling into the mid 40s. 42 in gaithersburg. 45 in culpeper. lower 40s, annapolis, you'll cool down into the upper 40s. now for tomorrow morning, a mostly sunny and chilly start, grab a jacket. temperatures in th

norfolk naval base in virginia is the largest in the world. home to the u.s. atlantic fleet. but it's facing a crisis. >> i'm in essence combatting a war on two fronts. >> i don't feel safe in these houses. i've never not felt safe in a house. >> reporter: a crisis that has turned dozens of military families, their children and pets into virtual refugees. holed up in cramped hotel rooms for weeks at a time. they call this hotel wing the mold wing. >> she was hospitalized. >> reporter: displaced families who tell us they or their kids are sick after living in rotting homes and being exposed in some cases to unhealthy levels of mold. roughly how many times have you either been to a doctor or been to the emergency room because of your illnesses or the illnesses of your kids if you had to guess? half a dozen times? >> 50. >> yeah. >> reporter: 50? >> yeah. >> they told me it was stress. they told me it was stress and a panic attack. until they found the lesions on my brain. >> i lost all mobility on my left side in october. they thought i was having a stroke. >> reporter: althoug

if you're watching us on waev, norfolk, virginia, bring your bicycle for an've ride through 12 mile of blossoming foliage. that sounds nice at bike nights at botanical garden. and that's your early. veronica. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. for the second team. it would slump it. think like a man to earn 18 to grab number one finish. >>> in another upset the animated fill. "band of pirates" opened to take second. zac efron's "the lucky one" did better than expected taking in $11 million to finish third. but the producer's "five-year engagement" clunked earning just over $11 million. >>> under performing with 7 $.7 million. as did john cusack's the rairch with $7.3 million. >>> the avengers opening next friday, but it's already had a superhero foreign debut, earning over $178 million. it finished number one in all 39 markets. it opened and notched the biggest opening weekend ever in 12 markets. wow. >> i mean it's -- aye, may. may starts tomorrow. may is the season nr blockbuster especially as we head toward memorial day weekend. >> i'm dis

this is a mere threat extends all the way into southern virginia, eastern north carolina, from norfolk to the outer banks. more of an isolated winthrop. it is all the way off the tip of delmarva so we are not in the main threat. we are not expecting any widespread severe but the outbreaks. temperatures around 72 both downtown and at bwi marshall. we are expecting temperatures to warm. don't be surprised if your car thermometer reads in the mid to upper 70's this afternoon. clearing skies tonight. the tent -- thunderstorms down to the south. commuting home from d.c., they may encounter a couple of downpours later on. all of those storms staying down to our south and really that is a trend with another storm friday. a good news for opening day for the orioles. for now, not expecting a major rain thread. it will just be much colder. damages only in the 60's and 50's the next couple of days -- temperature's only in the 50's and the deposit the next couple of days and warming up for easter. >> competition is heating up on "voice." joining us are two of last night's winners lastjessie and ch

take a look at the damage, a norfolk train carrying 24 cars derailed this morning, sending one car and the engine off the tracks. the train company says no hazardous materials were on board and no one was hurt. they're now working to clear the tracks so that people can get through. >>> lane closures are in effect, and wjz is live tonight. the real test is going to come tomorrow during the morning commute. >> reporter: this is the main artery downtown and those lanes are already closed. already there's one lane on 83 and already drivers know what that is going to mean for their morning commute. >> it's going to be awful. >> headache, confusion, chaos. there's going to be so much traffic. >> reporter: the lane closures were needed for emergency repairs. >> we know there's a void under there and if left uncheck that could become a sink hole and we don't want that to happen. >> reporter: many downtown companies have already warned their employees to plan ahead. >> we have to wake up earlier, leave to work earlier. >> that's the only thing you can do, wake up earlier, leave earlier. >> mass

looks like the main rain will stay south of norfolk, virginia. into thursday, the big change will be winds shifting northward. that will allow temperatures to cool. we may struggle to get out of the 50s on thursday and into friday. friday looks warmer for opening day. overnight 47, variably cloudy skies. 72 tomorrow. a sun cloud mix with a chance of a stray shower. tomorrow night down to 42. that north breeze will continue to come down the pike on thursday, make a struggle to get to 60, back to the low to mid-60s on friday. into the weekend with a warmup toward easter. sunday, a little xanax for the easter bunny. >> looks like he had a lot of chocolate. >> too much cof fine -- caffeine or something. >>> voters in wisconsin, the district of columbia and of course here in maryland have their say in the race for the gop nomination. tory dunnan joins us from washington. can you break down the three primary contests. voter turnout in maryland has been light. >> reporter: there's 95 delegates up for grabs between d.c., maryland and wisconsin. here's wh

. >> the orioles finished their exhibition season in norfolk. he was rewarded.opens the season. then the five man rotation. the par 3 contest. providing a unique spectacle. the spectacle cut short by torrential rain. we did have some fun. arnold palmer, jack nicklaus, gary player. mark wilson put him down for a one. back into the cup. they receive the honor of claiming victory during the par- 3 contest. the winner has never won a tournament the same year. that is a look at sports. a check of the forecast with tony coming up after this. >> the mega millions controversy continues. the woman who claims she once said the ticket is hidden in the mcdonald's where she works. what the franchise has to say. the video when fire broke of batman being pulled over by police. police. we will introduce you is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expands when you water it. and improves your soil. for big beautiful plants that grow up to three times the flowers and vegetabl

it looks to be south of the norfolk area.t most a couple of stray showers may work their way into baltimore. thursday the big difference will be the change of temperatures as winds go northerly on us, sweeping in chillier air. it should mean a day on thursday where we spend the day in the 50s. not as cold. your two-degree guarantee 72, maybe a little low. some spots like annapolis could get to 75, slight risk of a couple of stray showers. tomorrow night we're dry and not as cold. a north breeze will begin to kick. that northerly breeze will have an impact on thursday. optimistic we'll warm up on opening day friday. 63 for the first pitch friday afternoon and there we go for easter sunday, jamie, 70s, sunshine, not a bad deal for all the easter egg hunts over the weekend. i once called those bunny hunts and kelly swoope said, no, no, easter egg hunts. >> the ravens uniforms are coming up for the year. nike introduced them for all 32 teams. most teams, like the ravens, kept their basic look. it includes the mesh to allow ventil