patrick henry's spectacles that he wore when he was alive. these are here as part of a display that features artifacts from what we call the voice, the pen and the sword of the revolution. this is patrick henry, thomas jefferson and george washington, easily three of the most famous virginia patriots of the revolutionary period, and what i think is really lovely about artifacts like patrick henry's glasses is that very often, individuals like patrick henry or george washington or any of the other founding fathers become almost like untouchable figures when we look at them in history. so thinking about something as human as a pair of glasses that actually sat on patrick henry's face makes him seem like a much more three-dmngsal persons and allows us especially when we are working with visiting student groups to talk about the fact that these individuals were making personal and challenging decisions to participate in the american revolution. this was not a cause that they supported lightly. it was a cause that carried with it the condemnation

this is patrick henry, thomas jefferson and george washington. easily three of the most famous virginian patriots of the revolutionary period. very often individuals like patrick henry or george washington become almost like untouchable figures when we look at them in history. so thinking about something as human as a pair of glasses that actually sat on patrick henry's face makes him seem like a much more three dimensional person and allows us, especially when we're working with visiting student groups, to talk about the fact that these people were making personal and challenging decisions to participate in the american revolution. this was not a cause they supported lightly. it was a cause that carried with it the condemnation of being a traitor to the crown and all of the punishments that would be associated with that. it's one of the best tools, i think, to turn patrick henry into a real individual who lived and breathed. we're standing next to one of the only remaining whipping posts to have been found in virginia after the civil war. so thi

it's one of the best tools that turned patrick henry into a real individual who lived and breathed. we are standing next to one of the only remaining whipping posts to have been found in virginia after the civil war. this is an incredibly powerful symbol for what antebellum slavery looked like. was is an artifact that actually taken by union soldiers war andnd of the civil sent to people in new york to show new yorkers what it meant to be living in a place where slavery existed. in the 1800s, the institution of slavery had spread into all corners of the nation, in the sense that it was a debate that was being hotly discussed. there were strong populations of abolitionists and proslavery supporters that were contentious over whether or not slavery should still be a part of our nation's reality. what is interesting is when you look at the public debate about slavery, sometimes it's easy to forget the actual human reality of being an enslaved person in a place like virginia. this would have been in front of a slave jail. it was in portsmouth, virginia. this is where individuals would h

it was here that patrick henry gave his famous give me liberty or give me death speech. which else part the beginning of the american revolution. up next, the newly elected richmond mayor takes c-span cameras on driving tour the city. while in richmond, we took a driving tour of the city with the mayor. >> thank you showing us around richmond today. if someone is ever been to richmond, virginia, what should they know about the city? >> they should know that this is the cultural history arch capital of all things virginia. city with theving historic riches. >> we are headed to churchill. >> what makes churchill distinct? the just part of the original layout. you will see the original part of the city. here on the right, st. john's church. >> what happened at that spot? >> i know many people at the textbooks out right now. pastor kenny gave his famous -- patrick henry gave his famous give me liberty or give me death speech. >> you still preserve the church. when you go through richmond, your around history with these modern restaurants and shops. how do you make sure that

patrick henry spectacles he wore when he was alive. these are here as part of a display that features artifacts pen and voice, the the sword of revolution. three of the most famous virginia patriots of the revolutionary period. what is lovely about artifacts like henry's glasses, very ften, these individuals become untouchable figures when we look at them in history. thinking about something as human as a pair of glasses that sat on his face makes him seem like a much more three-dimensional person and allows us some especially when we are working with visiting student groups, to talk about the fact that these individuals were making personal and challenging decisions to participate in the american revolution. this is not a cause that they supported lightly. it was a cause that carried with it the combination of being a traitor to the crown. it is one of the best tools to turn patrick henry into a real individual who lived and breathed. we are standing next to one of the only remaining living posts -- this is an incredibly powerful symb

there's people who come to museum who have never heard of patrick henry or thomas jefferson but they know edgar allan poe. he is a an international let literary figure and can't say he belong dozen world and is everybody's writer and that's the great thing about the museum. a place that brings together everybody. >> the james is virginia's largest river. it forms in the appalachian mountains, runs through richmond and slows goo the chesapeake -- flows into the chesapeake bay. wait a trade route for connellists and sometimes called america founding river. continuing the look at richmond we spoke with richmond native and former governor of virginia, douglas wilder. >> hold your hand on the family bible. and repeat after me. i, lawrence douglas wilder, do solemnly swear, that i will support the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the commonwealth of virginia, and that i will faithfully and impartially discharge all of the duties inincome bunt e bent on me as governor of virginia, according to the best of my ability. so help me god. congratulations. >> thank you. >

traveling westbound on route 7, when a car facing the opposite direction tries to turn left on patrick henry drive. and boom. fairfax county police say both the officer and the driver of this other vehicle were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries. the man who shot the accident says-- it happened out of nowhere. police say a preliminary investigation does not indicate that the officer was speeding. but an accident reconstruction team is still investigating the incident and will have a more detailed report later today. happening now-- federal investigators are examining a troubling security breach at new york's j-f-k airport. 11 people made it onto planes monday- without security screening! tsa officials say a screening lane was left open, and nearly a dozen people walked through before anyone noticed. 3 of those people actually set off the metal detector, but since there was no one there, they just kept on walking. the t-s-a does not believe there was any threat, and says the passengers' carry on bags still went through screeners. however, the agency is reviewing the incident - an

i presented the idea to the four arts leadership, the wonderful chairman patrick henry, president david brenneman, and education committee chair shelly guglein. their reaction was positive. we spoke to our marvelous can do marley sharland, and tireless senior associate of education, donna marie valley, and along with dependable administrative assistant stephanie grant they all supported the idea of taking on this big project. together, we hope to engage a wider audience in a national conversation about america's revolutionary generation. those political leaders present at the creation. the american founding is the big bang in american history, from which our core ideas, values and political institutions radiate. no other country in the history of the world came into being as these united states of america. we assembled speeches of unquestioned distinction with a proven capacity to bring a high degree of intellectual sophistication and contagious enthusiasm to a large audience. today we begin the series with the man who encouraged me to go forward. dr. ellis graduated from william & mary

but that they looked upon us as their children but with that backdrop where patrick henry made his famous speech and learning about thomas jefferson and the unalienable rights i said this applied to me she said absolutely if you tell a kid that and in this case never really believed that was wrong and i could overcome that but hers was be the best that what you could be had by tried. >> what was going on in richmond at that time quite. >> the streetcar was somewhat from my house i would say what we just sit here she said was moved back with she would never explain about color. but then she did. and that will change but just do we have to do. >> was the first experience like? >> was never encouraged of the of leadership of the black community not the leadership but the people. i found interesting because there was never a member of the senate and that was the first person to be elected to this day seven of that period ando was able to form friendships. and i did not understand politics as a matter of fact i knew nothing but i was very lucky and. . . meadows french ships i had a friend who

amber heard of a guy named patrick henry? give me liberty or give me death, pre-runner to the revolutionary war. >> it happened right here. you still preserve the church. when you go to richmond you're walking among history next to these modern restaurants and shops. how do you make sure that you keep that not to history alive while still advancing the city? >> this is about tourism, what attracts people to your city. one of the most attractions -- knowledge we have great historic features can we also have a great river that runs the city as well. the history is what keeps people coming back and coming back. if history brings initially than they can partake in a restaurants come in the great museums we have. they can see so many things spewing what are we coming up on? >> this is the view. william burr came, the settlers of virginia came up here and saw this band around the river. and remind him of richmond hill, the river thames in london. that's how he got the name richmond. so right here you had downtown. beautiful view of

ever heard of a guy named patrick henry, we receive-"give me liberty or give me death." >> you preserved the church. when you go through richmond you're kind of walking among history next to these modern restaurants and modern shops. how do you make sure that you keep that nod to history alive while still advancing the city. >> this is about tourism. what attracts people to your city. i think one of the most attractive -- not only do we have great historic features and also have a great river that runs through the city as well. the history is what keeps people coming back and coming back and coming back. history brings you here initially and then they can also par take in our restaurants, the great museums we have. they can see so many things. >> whatter we coming up on? i see their -- >> this is the view, william byrd, the settlers here and came up and saw the bend around the river right here and say it reminded them of richmond hill, the river thames near london, and that's howl we got the name. this is a view of downtown and a beautiful view of the downfinancial district, as people kn

it was here that patrick henry gave his famous give me liberty or give me death speech. which helped spark the beginning of the american revolution. we continue our special feature on richmond with professor jack trammell and his book, "the fourth branch of government: we the people, talk about the public's participation in government". >> the fourth branch of government was actually a contested term. some people refer to it as the media but my co-author and i would like to co-opt that and reinvent the fourth branch to be the power of the people. we believe america has gone to the point where our democracy needs to grow some to and the fourth branch is the people's branch. it is the people's participation in our government and democracy. i think the premise for what he wanted to put came from his experience as an ordinary citizen and our democracy experiencing some of the frustrations with partisanship and the failure of the two-party system and gridlock in government and so on. for me, my perspective changed after retro congress in 2014. it opened my eyes to this functi

it was here that patrick henry gave his famous give me liberty or give me death speech.hich helped spark the beginning of the american revolution. we continue our ec

patrick henry says, we the people, what do you mean? it should be we the states. james madison is saying, no, we have this national federal government has a national component in a state component. in the people who wind up being so supportive of this new national government or the people who fought in the continental line and could not et paid. john marshall who becomes our great chief justice and upholds these national powers, he served with washington and he saw what it was like to try and keep an army together with congress refused to pay the soldiers. at the end of the constitutional convention, you've probably heard the story, how many of you of had a chance to go to what we call independence hall in philadelphia? this kind of looks familiar to you. ou see the group there. that is george washington, who was that? who knows? it is supposed to be the north carolina delegate. here is the famous rising sun chair. have you heard that story? good, a lot of people have not. at the end of the convention, four months, everybody is hot, tired, they are already said th

the antifederalists make a big deal of it, patrick henry in particular, so medicine is forced to come around and say if we get this constitution adopted, i will work personally to get a bill of rights, which he does. he startsst congress, immediately amending the constitution and his fellow federalist are saying what are you doing, you want to amend it and he said i promised i would do this, and he does. we owe the bill of rights to j med -- james madison, but medicine almost did not get into the government because patrick henry hated it, so much that he controlled the virginia legislature. the legislature or point of the senate in those days and madison says if i am going to get into the government, i have to go get a representative to be in the house, and henry reed districts his district and recruits this young war hero, his opponent, james monroe, to run against medicine. medicine has to make a speech, which he hates. the idea of having to make a speech. to descend tot this grubby practice of electioneering, of having to make a speech, but he does and that is when he promises his

our buddy brian van de graaff this morning headed south to visit the kids at patrick henry elementary school in alexandria. he always captures the crowd. if you get a chance to see him do public appearance which is free. he took the kids outside for the weather eow we do the weather and he made bunches of new friends at patrick henry elementary school. kids had a great time. larry: brian had a great time, too. doug: he always does. larry: he loves kids, too. thank you. appreciate it. it's not just for kids. finds out new guidelines for adults. alison: and later, the infestation that is shutting down a d.c. school. larry: but first -- >> america, we are in for at least four years of awful hair. so it is up to you to do your part by making up for it with great hair. larry: the political to the funny. a look at some of this year's, the ads in the super bowl. alison: now autria godfrey with a look at what is coming up on "good morning washington." autria: thanks, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington," seven essential things to help you build a stronger, happier, loving relationshi

it was here that patrick henry gave his famous give me liberty or give me death speech. which else part the beginning of the american revolution. up next, the newly elected richmond mayor takes c-span cameras on driving tour the city. while in richmond, we took a driving tour of the city with the mayor. >>

seth johnson was stopped at a stoplight at route seven and patrick henry drive. dashboard camera captured the accident. a police car was traveling westbound on route seven when a car going the opposite direction tried to turn left. that's when the vehicles collided. the officer and the driver of the other vehicle were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. police say the officer had been responding to a disorderly call that wasn't urgent enough to require lights and sirens. their preliminary investigation indicates, he was not excessively speeding. happening now - an usual sight on the streets of dc. robots making deliveries to your doorstep. jummy olabanji is at the live desk - jummy, what's this all about? those robots already spotted on dc streets as they undergo testing before their launch. take a look at this. an abc-7 crew snapped this photo in the logan circle neighborhood. the six wheeled robots will be used by the postmates delivery service. they teamed up with starship technologies and the goal is to have the robots navigate the stree

it was here that patrick henry gave his famous "give me liberty or give me death" speech that helped spark the beginning of the american revolution. up next, the newly elected stoneyd mayor lavar takes a driving tour of richmond and highlighted the city. ashley: thank you. if someone is ever been to virginia, what should they know about the city? i think that this is the cultural city arts capital of all things virginia. we are thriving, but imagine a thriving city with the backdrop of all of the historic riches we have here as well. to an: we are headed historic neighborhood. mayor stoney: we're going to churchill. ashley: what makes churchill distinct? mayor stoney: you're about to see the original part of the city. right here on the right, st. john's church. ashley: for those who do not know about st. john's church, tell me a little bit about it. mayor stoney:

. >> he reminded himself that it's the same job held by patrick henry and thomas jefferson. >> what advice would you give to the trump administration to reach out across the aisle and get consensus? >> you have to do it. we're not democrats and republicans. you have to understand we're americans first. i think in due course mr. trump will realize from washington to jefferson to lincoln to reagan to obama this is an amazing, special group of people that have had this privilege. that he's got to govern in a vast majority of americans. >> in mitch round, peggy foxx, wusa9. >> he's working with his old law firm and has started a business development firm. >>> all in month we're committed to helping you take care of your hearts. we're calling the initiative heart love. >> we're making it easy for you. andrea roane is live from the inova urgent care center. people are coming out to get free heart health screenings. >> they're coming out and they're showing some heart love to both you and bruce. we've had a steady stream of people coming in since before we opened at 4:00. we're here until 8:00. o

there's people who come to museum who have never heard of patrick henry or thomas jefferson but they know edgar allan poe. he is a an international let literary figure and can't say he belong dozen world and is everybody's writer and that's the great thing about the museum. a place that brings together everybody. >> the james is virginia's

. >> someone jumped in front of me, making a left on patrick henry. >> reporter: now the officer is on restricted duty while the man he hit remains in a hospital bed. police are not releasing the name of the officer involved in the incident or the video from his dash camera. they said the camera itself was destroyed in the crash, and the video was unsalvageable. garrett haake, wusa 9. >> there's no doubt about it, car seats save lives, but can leaving your children in them for too long lead to health problems? we are digging into the that, up next. >>> one of the first people to reach this devastating scene was a police officer. >> i definitely, you know, have flashbacks seeing it on fire, and people trying to get out. >> tonight he is being honored for his bravery. those stories are next, and your wakeup weather. >> mild start, and the only caveat may with patchy fog. i don't see it being a problem. 50 to 60 by 9:00, and by noon, 65 to 70. we will come back and talk about which record highs are >>> we got a ton of feedback from you from our e-mail inbox and facebook after the verify s

. >> well, will quote patrick henry. he said "give me liberty oriy o give me death."arty line. l i'm not democrat, i'm not a, i'a republican. patriot.atrot. and i think that this time doimd require for us to speak out with what is wrong, with what is wrong with washington rightrg now. >> reporter: thank your: thank y ladies. we have a mother and son here. here. they're in town.ey're own. what do you think, do you likeoe a celebrity more or less if i they weigh in? does it matterei if they agree with your political views?ews? >> while i believe -- i necessarily don't believe it -- i believe if you're are a public figure it's yourt'sour responsibility to carry therry voice of the public.publ the majority of the people pe look to celebrities for their tr voice. with that in mind i believelieve like, yes, it should matterd m not really what the celebritye is actually saying here butbu rather, yes, it should be -- be- it should be okay because you all carry the voice of thehe voe people. >> reporter: mom real qu ickeal do you begin he wiquth your sono >> not surprising no

there's people who come to the museum who never heard of patrick henry or thomas jefferson, but they know edgar allen poe who truly is an international literary figure. we can really say he belongs somewhat to baltimore or richmond or new york. he belongs to the world. he's everybody's writer and that's a great thing about this museum, it's a place that brings together everybody. >> this memorial in downtown richmond pays tribute to the virginia statute for religious freedom. and acted by the state general assembly on january 16, 1786 and then my thomas jefferson. it addresses the principle of separation of church andstate . the three paragraph statute, the basis for our first amendment protections for religious freedom. next we learn about another founding father in the financial scandal that landed him in prison. >> robert morris was an important american founder but it's true that not very many people knew about him. he was the financier of the american revolution, so call because he served toward the end of the american revolution. he helped put that early government on a sound f

when eastern southerners like jefferson, patrick henry and henry lawrence publicly deplord the injustice of slavery, from that moment declared the new york physician and abolitionist e.h. smith in 1798, from that moment the slow but certain death wound was inflicted upon it. of course such predictions could not have been more wrong. far from being doomed, slavery in the united states in the 1790s was on the verge of its greatest expansion. at the end of the revolutionary era despite enormous eliminations of slavery in the north, there were more slaves in the nation than had existed in 1760. but sufficient self-deception, such mistaktaken optimism was understandable. they wanted to believe the best and initially there was evidence that slavery was dying. the northern states where slavery was not inconspicuous, not inconsequential, 14% of the population of new york, for example, was enslaved, were busy from the moment of revolution, 1776, were busy trying to eliminate the institution and by 1804 all, all the states in the north had done so. the founders thought that the same thing might ha

a police cruiser slams into another car, attempting to turn onto patrick and it drive -- patrick henry drive. the officer clear in the driver suffered only non-life-threatening injuries. no warning, no brakes screeching, no siren. say that the officer had been responding to a disorderly call that was an urgent enough to work where lights and sirens. last year more than 6000 d.c. residents share their homes through air b&b and has a total of $160,000 and the decent government grant million dollars in tax revenue. recently introduced legislation would severely restrict home sharing. dash'slan to speak in speak and approach that will be fair to all residents. ddot official said the streetcar is expanding to seven days of service, the goal to keep ridership up to keeping the service free. have you ever taken one of those personality quizzes online? you really know where the information you enter goes? here is scott taylor. -- i'mare you talking talking to you, are you taking of facebook quiz? i have got a warning for you. >> it's all bigger and scarier than anyone realizes. >> now go back

here's a closer look intersection of buleesrg pike and patrick henry drive on saturday morning. the cruiser slammed into a van driven by a man trying to make a turn. a youtube user captured the whole thing on video. the officer radioed for backup and got out of the car to go help that man. the driver of the mini van was taken to the hospital where he remains tonight. investigators say the officer was driving faster than the posted speed limit. he did not have his sirens on. he's now restricted to certain duty during what is now a criminal investigation. so far the officer's name has not been released. >>> aides to president trump will be defending the administration's new policy on immigration when think arrive in mexico. rex tillerson and john kelly will be meeting with mexican president enrique pena nieto thursday. immigrants taught caught at the mexican border will be sent back to mexico, even if >> any country who has a citizen that comes into this country and we send back, we'll make sure they comply with this. >> mexico says it has no intention of complying. it will not ac

it got publicized and the anti-federalists make a great deal of it, patrick henry in particular, so madison is forced to come around and say all right if we get this constitution adopted, i will work personally to get a bill of rights, which i does. in fact, in the first congress he starts immediately amending the constitution and his federal federalists are saying what are you doing? he said, look, i promised i would do this and he does. we owe the bill of rights to madison. madison almost didn't get into government because henry hated him so much and he controls the virginia legislator. then madison says if i'm going to get into the government, i've g got to get a representative to be in the house. henry redistricts his district and then recruits this young lawyer as an opponent, james monroe, to run against madison. madison has to make a speech, which he hates. the idea of having to make a speech, this gives you an idea of how different their politics was. he did not want to descend to this grubby practice of electionneering as he calls it. but he does and he promises he'll create a bill

i'm telling you, chris, virginia's first governor, patrick henry, thomas jefferson and now terry mcauliffereat job i have. >> what a great country. [laughter] chris: yeah. and one of them ended up as president. [laughter] governor walker, governor mcauliffe, thank you both for coming in today. >>> up next, we'll bring in our sunday group to discuss the trump agenda and how the president will try to get it through congress. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about what the president needs to say in his speech tuesday night? just go to facebook or twitter @fox news sunday, and we may use your question on the air. ♪ ♪ >> the forgotten men of -- men and women of america will be forgotten no longer. that is the future of the republican party. chris: president trump laying out a new path for the gop, addressing conservatives at the cpac be conference this week. and it's time now for our sunday group. adviser to former british prime minister david cameron, steve hilton, fox news political analyst and chummist for the -- columnist for the hill, juan williams. julie pace, who covers the whi

i'm telling you, chris, virginia's first governor, patrick henry, thomas jefferson and now terry mcauliffereat job i have. >> what a great country. [laughter] chris: yeah. and one of them ended up as president. [laughter] governor walker, governor mcauliffe, thank you both for coming in today. >>> up next, we'll bring in our sunday group to discuss the trump agenda and how the president will try to get it through congress. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about what the president needs to say in his speech tuesday night? just go to facebook or twitter @fox news sunday, and we may use your question on the air. ♪ ♪ double a's here, batteries you can trust against the ear hair you can't. without them you're conducting business with an armpit on the side of your head. that's not just some battery. that's a duracell battery. that's a power you can trust. dearthere's no other way to say this. it's over. i've found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced. our senses awake. our hearts racing as one. i know this is sudden, but they say...if you love something

i'm telling you, chris, virginia's first governor, patrick henry, thomas jefferson and now terry mcauliffe a great job i have. >> what a great country. [laughter] chris: yeah. and one of them ended up as president. [laughter] governor walker, governor mcauliffe, thank you both for coming in today. >>> up next, we'll bring in our sunday group to discuss the trump agenda and how the president will try to get it through congress. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about what the president needs to say in his speech tuesday night? just go to facebook or twitter @fox news sunday, and we may use your question on the air. ♪ ♪ i thought i married an italian. did the ancestrydna to find out i'm only 16% italian. so i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors was eastern european. this is my ancestor who i didn't know about. approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. t

a police cruiser slams into another car attempting to turn to patrick henry drive.orne from the force. the officer and driver of the other vehicle suffered only non life threatening injuries. we want to get an update on the weather. here is brian van de graaf. >> reporter: thank you. outside, beautiful sunshine. high thin clouds. thirty-nine in loral. fortys in martins burg to dulles. forty at pakistan riff. despite -- pax river. mid and today, south breeze will pump up the temperatures through the afternoon. next couple days, back warm tomorrow. upper 60s tomorrow, could be a sprinkle or two. by thursday, maybe a couple showers. look at the temperatures, low 70s for thursday and friday. next big change not until the weekend. saturday, showers and thunderstorms, cooler on sunday. angela. >> reporter: on the roads, a struggle in the district, grade lock on the southeast southwest freeway. westbound collision in the center of the roadway on the case bridge a live look outside. this is what our interstates are looking like trying to get to the capital beltway. a live l

. >> patrick henry probably would love. >> thomas jefferson hamilton would hate it. >> a better oratorferson. >> yeah. >> [laughter] >> what about -- the israel story? i want your take on meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu this week they talked about numerous issues including working toward a peace deal between ilz and palestinians what are thoughts after this meeting you are vocal on heels of president obama's treatment take-aways. >> great meeting i think trump misunderstood too sooned talking about one state solution sending a message to palestinians you eastern statehood not giving it to you on a platter of you to negotiate i am reminded of my mother's favorite jewish joke sam prayed all life to god to win new york loiterer in tend i worked for one thing you didn't give me loiterer god responded you have to help me out here buy a ticket the palestinians with not bought a ticket have not come to the negotiating table not made kmz not getting it on silver platter trump is right plagstinians have to earn a a state. >> it would help if they stop saying they want to do away

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patrick, s here to officiate the race here. tell us what the steam program is. >> let's like you said, it's science, technology, engineering, arts and math. and about inspiring young kids to be like henryorld. what better way to use design and technology. >> you're a groundbreaking figure. do you wish you had something like this when you were young center. >> i think the thought-provoking things are great. you learn what you're good at. and usually what you're good at is what you enjoy doing. it's a great practice. >> do you think this would have made a difference in your career? >> i started racing when i was 10. but i also have learned over time that i'm really artistic. who knows? maybe i would have become more either way, learning about yourself through trying new things is a good thing to do. >> let's bring in the young ladies. these are all girl scouts. come on in. demaris from detroit. i'm looking over here. julia from texas. we have michelle from homestead, florida, and ashley from new jersey. ladies, good morning. this is cool. you're learning but it's in a way that's fun, right? >> uh-huh. >> having a good time like this? >> what's the most important thing you learned? >> we

nope for its rich history, in 1775, patrick henry gave his payment mouse "give my liberty or give my death" peach, sparking the beginning of the american revolution. here the virginia general assembly passed the statute of religious freedom written by thomas jefferson, addressing the principle of separation of church and state. during the civil war, richmond was the capital of the confederacy. led by jefferson davis. he to and his -- with the help of our comcast cable partners forking the next two hour's we'll learn more about the city from local out authorizes. >> richmond is a please place the called his home town. he called simples a virginian, where he had inspirations that inspired literature for years to come. >> we are in need today more of people in our communities to be leaders than elected officials. people are always politicians, politicians what they want to hear. people hear what they have to heara, we now begin our special feature. while in richmond, we took a driving tour of the stiff with mayor stony. >> well, mayor stoney, thank you for showing us around richmond tod

ever heard of a guy named patrick henry when he gave his famous speech "give me liberty or give me death." which i think was the proof -- was the pre-runner to the revolutionary war. ashley: you're walking next to history at these modern restaurants and modern shops. how do you make sure that you nod toat not to -- that history alive while still advancing the city? mayor stoney: this is about tourism, what attracts people to your city. i think not only do we have great historic features, we also have, you know a great river , that runs through the city as well, rapids. the history is what keeps people coming back. and coming back and coming back. the history brings people here initially, then they can partake of restaurants and great museums. they can see so many things. ashley: what are we coming up on right here? mayor stoney: this is liberty hill right here. this is the view. william byrd came in, the settlers of richmond, came in right here and saw the bend in the river. they saw the river thames near london, and that is where we got the name richmond. this is downtown. a beautiful v