north carolinians to this day do not generally call the attack of july 3 picket's charge. they instead to call it the pedigree tremble assault named for the troops of north carolina who made this charge. tom: the sculptor for this is famous monument for his work on a massive structure in the dakotas called mount rushmore. he is also famous for the bust in theident lincoln u.s. capitol building. he will use actual photographs of confederate civil war for the as the models faces depicted on the monument. that is that added sense of realism. a lot of fluidity in movement here and a very striking monument that draws a lot of attention in gettysburg. carol: we are standing on cemetery ridge, the center of the union line on july 2 and third, 1863. the second and third day of the battle of gettysburg. it is in the afternoon on the day of july 3 trophy after 1:00. at 1:00 in the afternoon, this ground all around us would have just been the site of crashing artillery shells. the great artillery bombardment watched by the confederates in preparation of picket's charge has just begun.

. >> a north carolinian. two strikes, two outs. democratic side stands again. >> richmond walks around the mound, gets back up. brad wenstrup takes a short lead off first. 2-2. ball high. the curve. getting get that one. richmond, now back up on the rubber. he goes for the lined up. -- wind up. swing, right back to richmond! he throws it to first for the outcome and this game is over. cedric richmond goes the distance. the democrats back in the win column. 11-to the final. the democrats get their 40th win in the series. 11-2, the final. >> they take the all-time lead back again. 40-39-1 for the democrats. -- game has been played with since 1909 with a couple breaks. >> now they shake hands, hugs. a very well played game this evening. a great atmosphere. 24,959 fans in attendance tonight. just outstanding, raising over $1 million for charity. the two sides shaking hands. >> a lot of emotion other -- out there. a lot of emotion before the game and during the game. nancy pelosi, the house democratic leader said it is team scalise toni

but brock's a fellow north carolinian, an alumnus of appalachian state university and currently lives with his family in hickory, north carolina. i believe he is an exceptional nominee to lead fema, and he is well prepared to lead the agency as it responds to the disasters, regardless of where they are in this country. when we met in my office a few weeks ago, we discussed the ongoing efforts in north carolina to recover from hurricane matthew. many might remember that that was last year, and it affected millions of people from florida to virginia. the storm caused historic flooding in cities and towns across the eastern half of my state. fema was in north carolina before the storm, and agency personnel have been in the state ever since that storm happened. as many in this chamber know, once the camera crews leave, there's a perception by the american people that the disaster's over. the truth is that brock and i both know that isn't the case. even eight months after matthew, there is still over 50 families being housed in local hotels, utilizing fema assistance. it will take years fo

world war -- to gilbert and maria, and it was there during world war ii she met her north carl johnson, a carolinian stationed at the naval base. she lived the american dream. together they started a small business. mr. holding: under the loordship of their son, david -- leadership of their son, david, now they have dealersships from maryland to florida. david learned from his parents hard work. elsie was a young woman of incredible faith in god. she was strong, wise, and honest. mr. speaker, she made a difference and she leaves a legacy. may god bless her family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today june 21 is national asking saves day, or ask day. every six days in our country a child under the age of 15 dies from an accidental gunshot. each year more than 600 children