the northern border of u.s.rneys and federal law enforcement agencies are poised to capitalize on the historic opportunity to forge bonds with their canadian counterparts that increase effectiveness. thank you for the opportunity to describe challenges we're facing in the northern border. on the over to answering your question. >> thank you mr. hartunian. certainly one of the purposes of the hearing is to try and get some and for where our main problems occur. we have southern borders, maritime borders the northern borders. i'd like to go to you, chief fisher and talk about the basic extent of the problems. since i haven't found the southwest border we have 480,000 applications of people crossing the country illegally. and the northern border over 3000. obviously a much larger border. the bigger problem in terms of illegal immigration is coming through the southern border. in testimony, we've had contradictory testimony on this. the apprehension according to the customs border patrols of 75% is what we believe w

on the northern border, that is not necessarily the case. we're using an effectiveness rate likely due in the southern border to the northern border doesn't make sense to us. we take a look at our strategy. where should we deploy our resources? we looked. take a look at approximately 90% of the canadian population. you take the 4000 miles. people seek entry. you need to operate. it is very concentrated in some areas. we try to match those areas should it is driven primarily by intelligence. >> is your sense that we apprehend a higher percentage on the northern border versus the southern border or less? ask anyone who wants to chime in on that. >> we'll measure that sir. my sense it is act or higher than the southern border because of the flow rate. >> went out in terms of drug trafficking? do we have any statistics in terms of the total number of tons coming from the southern border versus the drugs being trafficked through the northern border? 10%? 5%? >> i do not have the percentage off the top of my head. it is considerably less in terms

northern africa. i have list of 140. i don't have the list with me right now sir. >> would you please submit that for the record and numbers from these -- part of this obviously is international human smuggling operations but also it could be disturbing to all of us to see how far away many much these illegal immigrants are coming across the border. obviously does that concern you as well? >> it does, senator. i would be happy to provide that list to you. >> thank you. finally, mr. chairman, are you expecting another large number of children showing up on our border on our southern border in the next couple months? >> senator i'm confident at this point that based on where we are halfway through this year that we will not see the level of unaccompanied children and levels of family units we saw last year. >> but you will see significant number? >> again, if you're defining significant as if you compare that to 2010 and 2011, it will be up above those levels. but it is going to be down over the preceding two years. >> i t

a few weeks after the surrender on april 29 1865 lee gave an interview with a northern reporter with the new york herald and he warned in interview and if, and i'm quoting him, if arbitrary or vindictive policies were adopted by the yankee government were breached they would renew the fight. lee has a reputation in the modern day for having counseled resignation to defeat among southerners, accept the situation, but for the confederates, the post-war period, lee shows, lee was not a symbol of submission, he was a symbol of measured defiance. so i'll say how southern soldiers observed the surrender and then the civilians. his righteousness bleed with the religious convictions of confederate soldiers. many clung to the idea that god, however he might now chast ize his chosen people would some day deliver them. such a conviction was the most comfortable answer to a pervasive question had all of the suffering been in vain. in his april 9 diary entry, william wyatt asked has god forsake ebb us -- forsake ebb us saying i can't believe us. i believe he will yet grant unto us prosperity and

northerner. the famed controversial northerner. they are meeting on the battlefield to start crafting and shaping civil war memories. this is an example. e.d. cope is one of the first administers of the battlefield. this is james longstreet, the bearded guy on the left, in the middle of the image. remember your mutton chops? to his right is stan butterfield, the union veteran. southerners initially do not have a lot of interest in commemorating gettysburg. why would they not want to commemorate gettysburg? because they lost there, right? commemorating a defeat is not very palatable. gettysburg is in a union state in pennsylvania. the surge of commemorative activity that mirrors reconciliation happens around the 25th anniversary of the battle. reconstruction is over. the south is imbued with the lost cause phenomenon and they , will go to pennsylvania and help northerners lay out the monument to mark the place where they fought. and they create this infrastructure at gettysburg to talk about the war, preservation of the battlefield

we even have northerners who are at least extraordinarily -- a few northerners at least who make statements to suggest that they are loyal to the nation. wayward sisters go in peace. so, loyalty itself although i think we are going to use it in a shorthand term was talks about this the way that jones talked about it, there are places where it is the union as it was. the union with slavery. it is complicated. >> the actual expectation, it is much lower than we might commonly think. to be a loyal citizen in the union is to support. when a friend says, if you are in favor of the war, you say yeah. be honest. don't cheat. there are multiple ways where you can be dishonest and cheat the system. you can't do that. the last thing, the second half of the war, don't whine. a loyal citizen doesn't whine. that is articulated over and over in all sorts of ways. you don't have to do anything, but follow the rules and don't whine. gary: that would mean, don't sell shoddy goods to the government for use in the war effort. is that something you could do to break the rules? matt: it is fine to profit off th

the northern to the left of that has decreases in and cable. as a result. one other thing we just rushed together she could see it because is not as easy to see on the large citywide maps, is blown up version of the deposed triangle. just because we cut this with some of the discussion and as you can see there is an area -- of the northern boundary is waller but as you can see there's a little area on the eastern side where water doesn't go through. it creates something of a little notch there that could be slightly awkward terms of moving that all that area to the park district. so we want to bring that up for consideration. >> president: >> commissioner: it is waller on the outside of that nice. >> commissioner it is cum laude coast-to-coast it is what it is. i think i followed up. the request from the neighbors was exactly that. i think there was to your point without this along with the mouse looks like a mouse vs. what people live there. sometimes does look folks who live in the neighborhood so these are just words coast-to-coast across water but i thi

border area in the northern district of new york. when we have a case that perhaps doesn't rise to the level of a federal prosecution we'll consult with our state counterparts and the case may end up being prosecuted in state court. i think we work collaboratively with them. i wouldn't say that there's a competition or desire to hand cases off. my experience is that we work very well, that we have a particular interest and needs and priorities and i think we can meld those together quite well. >> i've got four minutes left to vote. you've already voted. will you close out the hearing? is that okayy doeky. >> i'm a rookie here. let me say thank you all for the time you took i read the testimony, it's all very thoughtful, i know there's a lot of work and detail that goes into it. thank you for taking that time, taking your time here to come and testify. you're very thoughtful answers to our questions and i want to thank all my colleagues, this is a very well-intended hearing which i think indicates how importantly we view this problem,

we even have northerners who are -- a few northerners who make statements to suggest that if they are entirely loyal to the nation. they are not necessarily willing to oppose it militarily. wayward sisters, go in peace. gideon welles. loyalty itself, though i think we will use it in the shorthand term, talking about the way the jones talked about it, there are places where it is the union as it was, the union as it might be the union with slavery the union without slavery. it is complicated. matt: i would say at a base level, the actual expectation is really much lower than we might think. to be a loyal citizen in the union is to support the war. when a friend says, if you are in favor of the war, you say yeah. be honest. don't cheat. there are multiple ways where you can be dishonest and keep this -- cheat the system. you can't do that. the last thing, the second half of the war don't whine. a loyal citizen doesn't whine. that is articulated over and over in all sorts of ways. you don't have to do anything, but follow the rules and don't whine. gary: that would mean, don't sell shodd

you would have had black northern soldiers. in fact, they turned many, many patriotic northern free men away. it's only the process of the war, the high discounts sickness, and the fact that it didn't go well, that prompted people to really think about harming african americans. -- armin african americans. the emancipation proclamation was authorized. you had over 180,000 troops which on one hand, people always say there were 2 million union troops, but they came when they were needed. they were fresh troops at the end of the war. i don't think any other military historian would dispute at the end of a very long, hard-fought war, you had fresh committed troops just handed to you. that isn't an enormously significant factor. and i think they are very important because making century americans, if they were going to fight and die for freedom of african americans would have expected them to serve in fight and die with them. and they most certainly did that. i have read xoma accounts were wet unit soldiers are very aware of black s

at this point, it is all northerners. jennifer murray: well, other -- at the monument dedication speeches like this, they are northern veterans, from this regiment. this is michigan day. so his audience are soldiers who he fought with during the civil war and these are the same in composition. it is not a mixed blue and gray audience. so, to what extent does that dictate what he could say? >> they all agree with them. they are all from the north so naturally they will all agree with them on how the south was. jennifer murray: so if you had a mixed audience, and we see this going forward, what would happen to this type of rhetoric? >> treason comments would be out of the question. probably. jennifer murray: right, you know play to your audience. nick saben doesn't go into auburn and say, roll tide. because you have to play to your audience, right? do you believe that they are buying into this or do you believe that these reconciliation sentiments are overstated? >> overstated. the north and the south still held discontent

drug dealing move it to polk and certainly to van ness for consistency sake if that's where the northern border would be i'll suggest the goal of this conversation is for us to do that take the data and the antidotes and see where we end up so my suggestion here we hope to next week have a minimum of two maps we can vote on we're not voting tonight only discussing but prepare a map this is my proposal we prepare a map to polk either to polk and one to haven we can decide after we hear more if the community and check back in but make that decision we'll heard loud and clear larkin street was not there we need a map colleagues, any suggestions around that does that sound right yes. >> inspector it doesn't capture the severity we're talking about a large incident. >> not to open old wound one of the things we've found when we did the redistributing the whole issue you're talking about there was a lot of finally around the issue of larkin polk and van ness and what to do as you do that and try to wrap the tenderloin into one piece it comes down to what it does to northern and honestly the 09

so the border to northern goes north-south to mcallister and turns eastbound to mcallister leaving it in the northern and stops at larkin street and both sides of larkin belong to the tenderloin. >> that's in the original map in this map it extends the tenderloin to polk no borders of polk but to polk you'll cross the stairs in front of city hall i'll be in the tenderloin that's what this map shows at the prior map it shouz shows you it comes to larkin and at the edge of the green space on the one side of city hall that's larkin. >> that's what they want they want when you move one block up to golden gate they're aligned. >> i which is in the tenderloin for awhile i was assigned to the tenderloin. >> i want to be clear that's not wasn't this map shows this map shows to polk with the east west streets that includes the north of mcallister up to geary. >> that needs to be corrected and, yes. >> and that's why we're having this conversation so we have to get it right. okay so we can also have a sidebar afterwards to make sure we're clear anything further on the tenderloin before we move

at this point, it is all northerners. jennifer murray: well, other dedication speeches like this they are northern veterans, from this regiment. this is michigan day. these are soldiers that he fought with for the last few years and these are the same in composition. so, to what extent does that dictate what he could say? >> they all agree with them. they will all agree with them on how the south was. jennifer murray: so if you had a mixed audience, what would happen to this type of rhetoric? >> treason comments would be out of the question. jennifer murray: right, you know your audience. so save and doesn't go to -- nick saveben doesn't go into auburn and say, roll tide. you have to know your audience. so these reconciliation comments are for his audience. are they overstated? >> yes the northerners and southerners would be at odds for years to come. jennifer murray: right, but they would need to bridge this chasm and we will see if the writer changes. and you will see pretty particular rhetoric from union soldiers, they

so the border to northern goes north-south to mcallister and turns eastbound to mcallister leaving it in the northern and stops at larkin street and both sides of larkin belong to the tenderloin. >> that's in the original map in this map it extends the tenderloin to polk no borders of polk but to polk you'll cross the stairs in front of city hall i'll be in the tenderloin that's what this map shows at the prior map it shouz shows you it comes to larkin and at the edge of the green space on the one side of city hall that's larkin. >> that's what they want they want when you move one block up

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northern border threats and security.they discuss challenges such as unaccompanied minors and illegal immigrants. this is two and a half hours. >> good morning. this hearing will come to order. senator carper is on his way and his staff informed me that we could get underway here. i would like to without objection enter my opening comments into the record. hear no objection, so ord ordered. as i was talking to the witnesses before the hearing here, this is our fifth in the series of four hearings on border security. we're trying to lay out the reality and i think senator booker will agree with me. it's not a pleasant reality. it's an enormously difficult problem. in terms of illegal immigration in terms of drug trafficking, the biggest problem is no doubt about it it's on the southern border. as my ranking member says repeatedly, and i completely agree, we really need to analyze the root cause of the problem. we had an extremely good meeting with general kelly yesterday just discussing the problems in central america. and

professor gallagher: almost all northerners are white! 1860 census tells us the population of the non-slaveholding states was 98.8% white. people talk about the white republic in mid-19th century. if you are talking about the non-slaveholding states, it is a white republic. black american live in slaveholding states. professor varon: there is an abrasive magnanimity again, and the north occupying the moral high ground as a means to affect , change, but there are still people, joseph hofstetter, right in the federal government saying we cannot go this way. professor leonard: why don't we have broader reprisals after the civil war? i certainly think the assassination itself is a tremendous shock, and in some ways you think it would produce more of that, and it does sort of briefly, and in the streets of washington, thinks it will produce some vengeful, and there are others who are keen on vengeance, but i think it is also so terribly traumatic on top of everything. mr. holzer: in the end, they cannot prove a wider can fiercely so in the end

but in order to be a rice farmer we have to have the water. >> reporter: matthews took us to the northern california district, which just decided to sell water to southern california. not an easy decision for him. >> if we don't find a way for people in the south to get water when they desperately need it they will attach our water rights. >> reporter: farmers like matthews stand to make 7 munds an acre-foot by not farming farmland and selling water 500 miles south to jeffrey's district. >> this is two and a half times more the normal market rate for water this year. >> reporter: his metropolitan water district imports two thirds of its water from central and northern california. >> that is water rich territory. and here is the people rich territory. and we are trying to match the two upr up. >> reporter: some folks worry that's a short sighted resolution that could eventually leave northern reservoirs high and even dryer. >> we have drought conditions here as well. somehow there is there belief they are not going to drain it like there is so much that they can't possibly droi it. >> repo

mary's as well as the northern neck.re just some light to moderate showers moving on through. in the wake of the showers that came through the metro area we have some wet pavement. here is timing on other showers moving in later today. by noontime we will have a partly cloudy sky. no showers around, except out in western maryland. then some showers will roll farther to the east. by 4:00 p.m., scattered showers. maybe some rumbles of thunder. don't anticipate any severe storms but rumbles of thunder between 4:00 and 6:00 or so. it will be mostly dry this evening. keep up with the weather with the storm team 4 weather app. partly sunny, then partly cloudy noontime. up around 70. then during the middle part and latter part of the afternoon, should be hit the mid 70s. maybe a few isolated showers or thundershowers coming through mid to late afternoon. great on saturday. looking great for earth day. and all around the region. it will feel summer like up around 80 degrees. it will be cooler in the higher elevations, in the 60s

chair holzer: i think some of the northern interest is folded into a lincoln interest. but i think -- one of the problems in civil war memory was the movement in the early 20th century and onto the civil rights movement to reinterpret the emancipation proclamation. and perhaps be more critical of its limitations than celebratory of its revolutionary aspect. i think we have begun to come out of that interpretation with the cisco tenniel of the proclamation and realizing its limitations more as tactical than as philosophical. i think that has would've helped create a more of a rainbow of appreciation of the war in the north. >> there are certain things that do bring pieces of the war that have been pushed aside, or at least not focused, back into the attention. i think americans, for the most part, didn't even know there were black soldiers in the civil war because they have been sort of airbrushed out of the picture. glory did a remarkable job of bringing that back into focus. and yield the things such as the monument in washington. it really had an impact. >> it also im

we have reports from northern iraq. >> reporter: winding through the hills in northern iraq.ne of christianity's most sacred sites comes into view. this is monastery once home to a line of christian pay patriarchs who governed mesopotamia. >> if isil reaches here they will destroy this historic place. it is so, so important to christians and all of iraq's history. >> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds who in the 18th century ransacked this place and now are protecting it. this monastery is made up of a series of caves. it's been carefully preserved because this is a very important pilgrimage site. few tourists come here any more because of the threat on their door step. isil has set out to destroy christianity and iraq and wants the world to know about it. in mosul churches linked to the very first apostles have been ransacked and thousands of precious artifacts destroyed. one little was saved has been moved between churches and has been closely guided in secret locations across iraq. >> they say they have just--you have five minutes and i take it

here in northern thailand, pig reigns supreme.re is made out of pig. >> what did you order? >> grilled pig tail. >> that sounds superb. >> yep. then we ordered some sai oua, northern thai herbal pork sausage. >> oh, yeah, i'm on that. >> brain. some pig's brain. >> yeah. i'm not a big brain fan. a custardy sort of texture, coupled with this sort of nutty taste. frankly, i would sooner grab a big handful of nut sack, so to speak. >> it's mixed with a curry paste and some herbs and stuff, thrown into a banana leaf and then grilled. it's like eating scrambled eggs. you'll love it. then we ordered luu, raw blood soup. >> raw. what do you mean, they don't cook it? >> they do not cook the blood. >> they put it into a hot soup. >> no. this is raw blood. >> really? ♪ ♪ >> there's two kinds that you can get here. one is the addition of ki ang which means young shift. so it's basically the partially digested juice that's made from when a cow eats grass. shit juice. >> oh, geez. >> exactly, yeah. >> oh, no. >> i did not order that. we're not

the federal government will now send marshals into northern states to grab fugitives. they set up a whole new position office, the federal commissioner who will hear these cases and send them back. it even says the army can be used if there's a danger of a right or something. they will send in the army. this is a strict law very draconian, strict punishments to people who help fugitive slaves or even people who refused to help the government and capturing them. it led to a lot of opposition in the north on the basis, it's ironic, a states' rights. the south demanding federal action to overturn local procedures, local laws in the north. it's probably the most vigorous expansion of federal power over the states in the whole period before the civil war. so yes, this is part of the run up to the civil war the sexual controversy and the fugitive slave issue becomes part of the. the point of order to make is obvious in the way but we might forget it is not without slaves running away, none of this would've happened. it's the initiative of slave resistance in the first place

was it northern abolitionists. who's memory do we pick? prior to the centennial that was an easy question. because history to some degree always reflects those who possess who are in power. of course since the beginning of the centennial the dynamics of our political conversation, the dynamics of power within our society changed dramatically. women's rights movement. i think most of us are glad. it's an important part of the story. the civil rights movement of course. so it goes on. new scholarship. scholarships with job of academics is to agitate us all and provoke us, and they do. they challenge us. they ask questions. some of it we don't like. some of it makes us feel a little bit uncomfortable or unstable. have pretty convincingly shown us that many the cultural assumptions about the war, the simplities that we cherish were purposely shaped in order to help the nation achieve reconciliation. slavery was not benign. we treated our slaves well. we often heard that. i've heard that in my career. we've all heard that but we know that simpl

and rain will likely shift the south to northern california. this is actually not bad news because much of california has been continuing with lack of rainfall over the past four years. and also mountains will be covered by heavy snowfall. the sierra could see up to 30 centimeters of snow in to your tuesday. 20 centimeters for the northern rockies. dry air continues over the four corners region so there's a critical risk for fire weather over this location. temperatures are going to be quite warm. oklahoma city nearly 30 degrees. 23 degrees in denver. but to the north, extremely chilly for this time of year only one for the high winnipeg. 6 degrees for the high in toronto. but to the south, 17 for the high in chicago. so warmer than average temperatures for you in chicago on monday. and across europe severe weather is still gripping italy. the balkan peninsula in turkey. because of this low pressure system thunderstorms, and also risk of hail and even some tornadoes are likely in to your tuesday. however, across the west dry and calm conditions

mary's county and the northern neck. by 6:00, d.c. metro mainly that rain and thunderstorm activity still focused south of the metro area. by 8:00 p.m. we have clearing skies. so if you're heading out tonight, might want to grab the small umbrella. you don't need your rain boots, but i would recommend a jacket as well heading out for your friday night dinner. it is going to get chilly. temperatures dip into the 50s and eventually 40s where we'll begin tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. overall it's a nice day. sunshine wind out, breezy for midday and afternoon, and we hit a high temperature of 66 degrees at about 3:00 in the afternoon. it gets better on sunday. 69 for a high. we lose the winds but keep the sun. plenty of sunshine around on sunday. monday clouds will slowly be increasing throughout the day. high temperature of 75. a bit breezy on monday and there's the chance of a few showers on tuesday, mainly earlier in the day. not bad with the temperatures. 70 degrees. then we'll keep you dry next wednesday through friday with temperatu

bright sunshine in northern maryland and the northern neck as well. we are seeing the veil of cloudiness in town. we don't need to worry about rain until we get to the day on tuesday. that's the tuesday rain chance now getting together across parts of oklahoma and texas. we'll be dry today. clouds will start to increase during the course of the day tomorrow. we'll be rain free through your monday. mild weather for the remainder of the day. have your storm team weather app ready to go from the google play store or the itunes store. monday the veil of clouds thickens and thickens. we stay dry for the national's home opener. rain chances, the tuesday afternoon commute could be on the wet side. it will be mild raindrops friday and saturday. >> all right. april showers. thank you so much, chuck. keep it right here for "press pass" this morning after "meet the press." it's an in-depth conversation with some of the biggest news makers. you can see press pass at 11:30 on nbc4. >>> tomorrow you can head to the national zoo for easter monday, a washington famil

our program continues here at the 150th anniversary at the surrender of the army here at northern virginia at appomattox historical park. in just a moment, we will be joined by elizabeth varon author of "appomattox: victory defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war." in the meantime, we are going to let you watch some of the sites and sounds happening here at appomattox court house national historic park. we will continue with your calls in just a moment for elizabeth varon. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. ♪ host: let's go live to have a maddox in northern virginia here on c-span3 on the 150th anniversary of the surrender at appomattox. think some of the sites there making their way to the stacking of the arms. here, we are joined live by elizabeth varon, the author of a number of books, including her most recent, "appomattox: victory, defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war." we want to make sure we invite our callers and viewers to join in on the conversation. the phone numbers are on your screen. you can send us a tweet at c-span history and we are on facebo

a few sprinkles to northern loudoun county that breaks up quite a bit as it gets into northern fauquier county. shenandoah valley getting a few sprinkles. keep up with the radar, find out where the rain is when you're away are your tv with the storm team 4 app. temperatures are balmy. we're in the low to mid-60s from the valley all the way to the bay. in the mountains, it's in the 50s. here is the new hour by hour timing of rain. a line of some showers coming through around 8:00 to 9:00 this morning. then a few lingering sprinkles after that may actually settle down around midday, not much p happening. then another round of some showers begins to move in by 2:00 or 3:00 coming this out of the mountains with thunder and lightning. that will be into the shenandoah valley by 4:00 p.m.. after that between 5:00 6:00, that's when it moves right through the metro area. some brief heavy down pours. could get strong gusts of wind from these. there is only a very small risk of any kind of wind damage. after that you can maybe a lingering sprinkle. all of it gone by dawn on saturday. some storms l

drought, water agencies in southern california are now offering to buy water from farmers in the northern part of the state. that's presenting them with a unique dilemma, should they keep growing their crops or cash-in? nbc's hallie jackson explains. >> reporter: this dust will turn to mud in a couple weeks when charlie matthews floods his rice fields with millions of gallons of water. but some of his fellow farmers may stay dry. choosing instead to sell their water south for more money than they'd make growing rice. doesn't this create an interesting dilemma for you? are you a water seller or a rice farmer? >> we're primarily want to be a rice farmer, but in order to be a rice farmer, we have to have the water. >> reporter: matthews took us to the reservoir supplying his northern california district, which just struck a deal to sell some of its water to the los angeles area. not an easy decision for him, but he says a necessary one. >> if we don't find a way for the people in the south to get water when they desperately need it, we're afraid they'll change our water rights. so if we don'

northern delaware, twaddell mill road is closed. elsewhere in delaware, down in wilmington, not a lot cook be this morning just reports of a vehicle stopped on the shoulder 295 as you head toward the delaware memorial bridge. >>> an elderly man has turned himself into the police 40 years after he escaped from prison. he is very sick and has no social security. he had been behind bars in north carolina on larceny knee charges. the price he where he was held os shut down in -- was shut down 2002. >>> a pilot tried to make a nose dive after three passengers lost consciousness. they thought the plane was losing pressure, that wasn't the case all passengers are fine. >>> domestic charges were dropped against him in north carolina. the nfl said he violated the league's personal conduct policy. hardy can appeal the suspension which begins september 5. >>> marlins took advantage of the phillies slopy -- sloppy play last night. they dropped 5-10 on the season. they finish the series this afternoon reliever, dust continue mcgowen will start a

lee the surrender of the army of northern virginia. >> robert e.ee arrived here about one half hour prior to grant and was already in the parlor awaiting his arrival. for the next hour and 15 minutes, we will talk about this event, 150 years to the minute after it happened. robert e. leigh was accompanied that day by charles marshall one of his aides, ulysses grant was accompanied by a large group of officers among them his military secretary ellie s. parker and a dozen other officers gathered with lee in the mclean house to negotiate, to record and to sign the terms of surrender of lee's army. today, 150 years ago to this minute, we are going to revisit that afternoon in the mclean parlor. that great meeting. we remember it in its fabric, assisted by some descendants of those who were there that day but we also look for its larger meaning, for our nation, and for its people. at about three minutes -- excuse me, at five minutes after 3:00 today, after lee departs the house, a moment you will witness here at 3:00, at about 3:05 we will signal from t

watching us live on the website by clicking on the "watch now" icon: >> khanki [han-kee] refugee camp northern iraq. a family is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened. >> they are part of the yazidi religion one of the groups targeted by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil. no one knows exactly how many yazidis were killed because isil-held territory is off limits to journalists and human rights workers. but tens of thousands had to flee their homes after isil fighters captured their towns and villages in june. isil now controls as much as one-third of iraq's territory, including the second-largest city mosul. though its power and influence expanded in syria, it's here where isil was born. during the nearly nine-year long u.s. occupation. fault lines travelled 600 miles across iraq to look at the consequences of the fight against isil -- and how u.s. allies are also helping to divide iraq more than ever. >> when isil advanced this summer people across the country's northern p

was it northern abolitionists. who's memory do we pick? prior to the centennial that was an easy question. because history to some degree always reflects those who possess who are in power. of course since the beginning of the centennial the dynamics of our political conversation, the dynamics of power within our society changed dramatically. women's rights movement. i think most of us are glad. it's an important part of the story. the civil rights movement of course. so it goes on. new scholarship. scholarships with job of academics is to agitate us all and provoke us, and they do. they challenge us. they ask questions. some of it we don't like. some of it makes us feel a little bit uncomfortable or unstable. have pretty convincingly shown us that many the cultural assumptions about the war, the simplities that we cherish were purposely shaped in order to help the nation achieve reconciliation. slavery was not benign. we treated our slaves well. we often heard that. i've heard that in my career. we've all heard that but we know that simpl

tapering off in the northern and western suburbs later this morning.il about lunchtime in philadelphia and then a little spotty shower activity right around philadelphia the rest of the way. the farther south you are through the region the steadier rain you get and the longer it holds on probably straight into the evening down the shore. partly sunny on wednesday, then 68. cooler on thursday but nice with a high of 61. then lots of clouds on friday, 66 but just a spotty shower. not a washout and improvement for saturday, clouds and sun up to 71. there's still the chance of a couple of pop-up showers but it's no longer looking like the washout that it was a couple of days ago and nice on sunday 66 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. >> thank you. >>> it is now 6:42. we've got more new stories coming up next including the uproar over one couple's controversial style of parenting. some say it's putting their children at risk. >> homeowners come face to face with a cougar in their crawlspace and the big cat is still stuck there right now. matt. >> driver

they used exactly the same words as the northern counterparts.lt, the fighting, and the confederate side could be and was divorced from the worst cause for which people ever fought. they could say they did not fight for slavery, but rather for home and rights. they would say that three fourths of them were not slaveholders, but that all were citizens and soldiers. indeed, the root cause that abraham lincoln said that all they knew was somehow the cause of the war, was buried deeply most of the time during the war. the confederates never charged into battle shouting about slavery. their generals never exhorted them to fight over slavery. the fact that the nation they fought to create was based on / -- based on slavery was not the rally cry, but it was the reality underneath. while grant, lee, and her comrades, slavery was dying elsewhere. it had been mortally wounded across the south during the war itself, dissolving everywhere it could dissolve, everywhere the united states army one -- went, everywhere the slaveholders fled. now, it was dying in