. >> my name is patrick martin. my parents died in 1999 and my sister and i inherited the house and contents. we were surprised when we figured out what it contained. >> the house patrick and his sister peggy inherited in birmingham is now their home. patrick, thank you so much for having me over. >> it's our pleasure. >> patrick's parents moved to alabama from maryland and bought the house in the 1960s. patrick, an architect, returns to take care of his ill parents in 1994, but then has his own health scare. >> i had a quintuple bypass. >> that leads to an early retirement at age 47. with lots of time on his hands he starts rummaging through the house, including the attic. it's here he comes across a box he remembers from his childhood. >> this looks very, very old right from the start. the box contains family letters and legal documents, some going back to the 18th censure. >> i this packet is letters from the 1780s. >> he also discovers a u.s. muster buck, an official ledger keeping track of soldiers and their pay

. >> i am patrick martin, my parents died in 1999. and my sister and i inherited house and contents. we were surprised when we figured out what it contained. >> house that patrick and his sister peggy inherited here in birmingham is their home now. >> patrick thank you for having me over. >> our pleasure. jamie: patrick apparents moved to alabama from maryland, bought the house in 19600s. pat reublg, a anpatrick a an ane of his parents but he had his own he'l while scare -- he'll , he has an early retirement. he starts to go through the house. the attic as well. it is here he comes across a box he remembers from his childhood. >> this looks old. box contains family letters and legal documents, some going back to the 18 century. >> this packet is letters from the 1780s. >> he discovers an old u.s. army muster book, an official ledger, listing soldiers, keeping track of their pay. jamie: the writing is unbelieve an. >> this book in two seconds war of 1812, and the mexican war. jamie: in 1886 his great grandfather, leads a virginia about

patrick's day. when dr. martin this, he is referring to his interview of the victim at this point. >> absolutely. >> let's not forget when kids are talking to university officials, these are officials who hold the cards for their future, as well. >> no doubt. absolutely. listen, all we could expect here and hope for is a full and fair investigation. we know that the governor has weighed in on this and the governor has asked for an independent investigation by the state and i think that's what we'll get. i think it will boil down to a couple of things and what is that? what threat was he posing at the time that he was ultimately asked to show the i.d., if any. and what was the force used against him. we see the force. you know, the tape is inconclusive in terms of exactly what the background of that was. we see him there and showing the tape on the ground and what led to him to get on the ground. was he compliant or not compliant and was he intoxicated or not intoxicated and doing anything to provoke the officers to

former maryland governor martin o'malley is hosting a happy hour and concert tonight in d.c.. the event has a st. patrick's theme. o'malley and members of the young leaders council are inviting young political junkies to attend. the council is part of o'malley's political action committee. the o say can you sea-pace see pac. >>> a developing story out of charlottesville. >> where tensions remain high after the arrest of a student there. the altercation between police and protesters overnight and what we're learning about the investigation next on "news 4 today" the at 6:00. around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place including one right here at the shop now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters april 3rd. >>> right now on you "news 4 today," you new developments out of charlottesville where a student's arrest sparks outrage.incident involving a police officer and

ricky martin says your voices are too powerful to be spreading so much hate. >>> a new era for boston's st. patrick'sarade. the event made history as two gay and lesbian groups were welcomed by the organize -- organizers after decades of opposition. boston's mayors have been boycotting since 1995. that was the year the parade organizers went to the u.s. supreme court in an effort to exclude gays and they won on first amendment grounds. >>> new details on huge heaps of trash left strewn across fort mason park in san francisco. the national park service says several volunteers showed up at the park earlier today to help clean up the mess. these are photos from one of those volunteers who lives in the neighborhood. people at the park say a large gathering took place there on saturday but no special events were issued. >> this is a beautiful park and it is a big thing people do and they hang out at the parks and the fact that people left it in that condition is amazing. abc7 news told you earlier this month about the garbage being left for everybody else to clean up at dolores park in the mission distric

martin j. walsh. mayor walsh: thank you very much the president is on his way. governor baker, united states senators, cardinal o'malley, the things guests, welcome to kennedy country. vicki, teddy, patrickilies, on family members and friends of 70 kennedy who are here, welcome home. it is with pride that i and the people of boston accept the honor of hosting senator kennedy's fitting legacy. the institute for the united states senate, like the great presidential library next or from is truly home here at columbia point in the city of boston. let me tell you how i know this. i was born nearby in the same saint margaret's hospital where senator kennedy came into the world. as a child, i walked this short. she had stories of the kennedy family standing up for people like us. and then i learned it first hand. as a young man, i went to the dedication of the wells avenues and harley street in dorchester to rose kennedy. it was my predecessor. he went to congress and fought to protect immigrants against hatred. we heard the echoes when senator kennedy stood up for justice and whatever he sang "sweet adeline." i talked to rose's son, the lion of the senate. he was not larger than life beauty wa

patrick's day to you, sam and laura. 55 degrees at oakland. we can only say it so many times. 57 in san jose and 57 degrees to kick off the new day in san martinappy you're joining us today and i can tell you, you are going to be headed out and about the luck of the irish is with us for today. widespread low clouds to start, the sun will rise at 7:19. rapid warming, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., intervals of clouds and sun, and because we have had a decent rainy season in the bay area, our hillside nice and green, looking good for the st. patrick's day, better than it has been for the past few years. your sun will set at 7:18 and mild conditions are going to be headed out to the city. days away from the new season, march 20th is the kickoff of spring and here's what happens. we have the season because the earthis tilted at a 25.3 degree axis. twice a year it's perpendicular to the sun's rays on the equator. you get the warmest waters and that flows out toward the pol% and that's why you have the coldest regions at the north and south end of the globe. for us, the first day of spring, temperatures are going to be really, really comfortable. i can tell yo

martin j. wa lsh. mayor walsh: thank you very much the president is on his way. governor baker, united states senators cardinal o'malley the things guests, welcome to kennedy country. vicki, teddy, patrick on family members and friends of 70 kennedy who are here, welcome home. it is with pride that i and the people of boston accept the honor of hosting senator kennedy's fitting legacy. the institute for the united states senate, like the great presidential library next or from is truly home here at columbia point in the city of boston. let me tell you how i know this. i was born nearby in the same saint margaret's hospital where sanity kennedy came into the world. as a child, i walked this short. she had stories of the kennedy family standing up for people like us. and then i learned it first hand. as a young man, i went to the dedication of the wells avenues and harley street in dorchester to rose kennedy. it was my president says her -- my predecessor. he went to congress and fought to protect immigrants against hatred. we heard the echoes when senator kennedy stood up for justice and whatever he sang " sweet adeline." i talked to rose's son, the lion of the senate. he was not larger