philipp: it could be.erages a courageous thing to pursue in an environment where there is so much uncertainty. you can imagine a scenario where things get better. you can continue to have this bond yield regime in place which could lead to that kind of behavior. i think governor bailey, and others, our right to worry about of long-term effect eliminating the division between central banking and fiscal policy. we have called this a policy revolution, which i think was inevitable given where we were in terms of rates going into the corona crisis. it was also probably the appropriate thing to do, how do we get out of it? how do we put guard whales -- guardrails around it? yet, how do we find a way back to a traditional of central banking independence? that debate has not taken place. reflectioncome any or debate by fiscal authorities or central banks on how they will lead us back to a world of an independent central bank conducting monetary policy and the government conducting fiscal policy? francine: how far

but eduard philippe could be looking for a job sooner than planned. government, a new post—covid prime minister. but he needs centre—right votes. eduard philippe is a centre—right politician and much more popular than the president. it's just one example of president macron‘s party allying with centre—right candidates right across the country. mr macron promised that his party would be both left and right, but not for the first time here, many feel the left has been left behind. it won him the presidency, but mr macron‘s party has struggled to connect at the local level, even in big cities like paris. but the former health minister is trailing behind both the socialist and the centre—right. the french people are quite pessimistic. they like to criticise. but i'm confident that in the end they will recognise that a lot of work had been done. after yea rs of protest over economic reforms, france is facing one of europe's worst recessions. for now people are taking to the streets in relief not resistance but the effects of coronavirus can be unpredictabl

the closest intersection i can give you is san philippe road, and not silver creek, but silver creek valley road. we do know that firefighters are trying to access that fire right now and we do know the brush is very dry right now especially after the spike in heat that we have seen. today is supposed to be a little cooler but hopefully the wind will cooperate. right now, very calm and it's absolutely still out here. let's send it over to vianey as we jump in our truck and try to get closer to the fire. >> kris, you are right, we had triple digit heat this weekend. there are three factors, hot temperatures, low humidity and wind factor. right now in evergreen, we're going to go into the 80s quickly. it's expected to be a hot day, even though we are seeing cooler. and as kris mentioned, not seeing a lot of wind and this is good in trying to stop a fire. currently now, 2 to 4 miles per hour winds and not expecting gusty conditions today, and into the weekend we will see winds increase but we will also see the temperatures cool down. the temperatures are comfortable right now, and we wi

right now, firefighters are on the scene of a brush fire in san jose, and it is burning near san philippe road and heartland, behind the california oak creek. if took awhile for fire crews to gain access to the fire no structures are being threatened right now, cal fire is assisting. >>> i'm anne makovec at the live news desk. the unemployment numbers just out, 1,877,000 americans just filling for first-time jobless claims in the last week, and that brings the total over the pandemic, since march to 42.5 million. the ninth straight week of decline right now, and one- third of americans have not even received their unemployment assistance yet, and there's a backlog here. tomorrow, we are going to see the numbers coming out of unemployment claims for may. that's sure to be another dismal number. we are going to check out how it affects the stock market live in half an hour when the opening bell rings. anne makovec, back to you. >>> a live look at san francisco. an overnight curfew just ended and apparently for good. the city is taking that step after if and other places in the bay area rece

the area of san philippe road. it's burned five acres so far.ing a few miles up the hill, and some is wildland used for pasture there were cattle roads nearby they had to use. it took about an hour to get to the fire. luckily no homes are in danger. about 60 firefighters are actively fighting the fire from san jose and cal fire, and they are going to be there all morning long, and no injuries to report. the cause of the fire, still under investigation. they will have to work on that once they get a handle on it. back to you. >>> i'm kiet do live in san francisco. this city and others have ended their curfew for good. san francisco's expiring half an hour ago. the timing is perfect because the aclu sent out a letter saying the curfews are violating citizens' first amendment rights. yesterday the mayor said starting tomorrow at 5:00 a.m., which is today, we will lift the curfew in san francisco. the protests we have seen in this country are for an important cause, and our city will continue to facilitate any and all peaceful demonstrations. peekin

philippe, i have so many questions for you, but first, i want to know how you're doing and what is happeninge ground in minneapolis in i see here on the zoom call, my friend who is peacefully protesting in los angeles when he was hit with a rubber bullet. we've seen so many images of that kind of unnecessary confrontation and a lot o of them are coming from minneapolis. so how is home? the home team doing and what do we outside of minneapolis need to understand about what's going on on the ground? >> yes, well thank you so much for having me. thank you for that question. i too swrjust want to start offm here today wauf the strept of my ancesto ancestors. so on the ground in minneapolis, folks are mobilizing on a scale we've never seen before and a diverse coalition. very diverse coalition of folks is emerging, demanding justice. not only for george floyd, but justice in thousand city of minneapolis protects its residents. what we are seeing right now from the ground and across the country is generations is trauma and rage at the violence bestoued on the black community by the state at every

that's where they told us that the franciscan priest enrique philippe lock 8 discovered our village and named it san francisco. he founded the 1st christian community in the peruvian amazonas region. now all of us should people follow the teachings of christ. you. have to the lord we thank you for your teachings which you share with us this morning. we should not lie nor speak ill of others so we can see. that if you didn't get the eyesight it's not really necessary to go to church so much why not know it your faith is strong that's enough both of you say yes but you have to be baptized if you haven't been baptized you won't be recognized. you have to be on the list and you katie was going to read the bible was written by strangers and now you say i. think i do but what do you think life was like for our parents it's good that then a lot of the things we have today didn't exist there were no streets only fields it's much better today. it. was. a home run you thought it would run it was. over as it is now. i was still a child when our village got electricity. since then the nights are sh

beginning at eight eastern, historian park ranger and author philippe green walled discusses boston's the revolutionary war. his remarks focused on free pivotal events, the boston massacre the boston tea party, and the battles of lexington. this was part of a day-long symposium cohosted by the merging blog, -- and the icbm of alexandria virginia. next, on lectures in history, southern -- -- teaches a class on the abundance in the 1920s and how unequal distribution of wealth led to the great depression. she

as the democratic republic of congo marks 60 years of independence, belgians king philippe has expressed his regret for his country's brutal colonial rule in the congo. his letter to the president, the king acknowledged belgium's racist legacy under king leopold the second, expressing "deepest regrets for the harm done to the congolese people, the memory of which is still burnened into the countrtry's collective memory." >> it was 60 years ago that belgian flags were taken down in the capital of what was then called the belgian congo. guided by the independence leader of the republic of congo declared itself independent from belgium after 75 years of colonial rule. he went on to become the country's first elected prime minister. it capped a violent chapter of history. millions of congolese were enslaved and killed during belgium's colonial rule. in a letter to the drc presisidt , the belgian king expressed regret for the suffering and oppression caused by belgian colonizers paving in kinshasa, people had mixed reactions to the letter. a letter, yes, it's not bad. as it is from belgium, i

the famous monument was inaugurated in 1836 by king louis—philipp to honour the armies of the revolutionary, with more than 29—thousand fatalities. president macron has said the whole of france are now green and people should rediscover. bye— bye. hello there. the phrase sunshine and showers can at times seem quite trivial, can't it? in the thundering downpours on monday, you knew about it. there was a lot of heavy rain and a very sort space of time. if you take a look at the rain radar and the thunder and lightning strikes as he went to the afternoon, they were quite frequent across southwest scotland, northwest england and north wales. it looks as though tuesday, we could see more showers in a similar area. heavier showers across europe as well, all under the influence of low pressure at the moment. starts off with a fairamount of the moment. starts off with a fair amount of cloud across eastern half of the uk, that will slowly burn away. we'll see sunny will slowly burn away. we'll see sunny spells and chatters hours developing. showers widespread across england and wales but they have h

blown away by philippe and all the good work he's doing. a consistent four-year for change, you know, he was part of the conversations we have after ferguson and you know i think you're all that. so as i listened, i am feeling once again, inspired. and what has particularly inspired me is the degree to which folks are thinking strategically, practically and in a very detailed level about where are the places you can make change and what are the practical solutions backed up by research and data that allows us to create communities that are safe and just. see fed bond of them in africa and that is possible is one of the things that has been raised the fact that we don't have the capacity to eradicate 400 years of racism in one fell swoop i hope people don't feel like nothing is going to happen and once we figure this out as i've been known to quote doctor king all of you have bent it over the last four or five, six, ten years and we have seen the fruits of those labors and the degree of awareness that is out there. think about some of the pe

philippic. refugees trying to reach just a small fraction of those homes worldwide well that 80 percent of migrants crossing national borders are taken in by developing countries that are themselves poor the next report takes us to. a small impoverished country that is still a destination for many refugees simply for its geographical location. this is the good refugee camp in northern kenya. thousands of people from mali sought refuge here when islamists took over the north of their country a few years ago the camp was safe at 1st but in march the refugees had to leave after attacks and threats by armed groups terrifying people who are already traumatized by violence. these are the same problems that drove us out of mali the children were sleeping people were killed the same problems have come here. this man and his family fled mali 8 years ago. he says that since 2017 every year the security situation and burkina faso gets worse with deadly and heartbreaking results. they took my cattle they ev

a big win was predicted for mr macron‘s prime minister, edouard philippe, but elsewhere the greens andment national seem to have profited from mr macron‘s lack of a grassroots base. the family of a man suspected of stabbing six people in glasgow on friday say they're "shocked and very sad" about what happened. police have named the man — who was shot dead by armed officers as badreddin abadlla adam. he was a 28—year—old asylum—seeker from sudan. a police officer was among those attacked at the park inn hotel on west george street. two illegal st parties have been broken up by police. dispersal zones have been put in place in clapham common and tooting back common to clear crowds causing significant disruption on saturday night. the zones allowed uniformed officers extra powers to order people to leave the area and not return. the police said the unlicensed music events are unlawful, unregulated and officers will close them down. taiwan has become one of the few places in the world to host a gay pride parade this year. it's had just seven deaths from coronavirus and fewer than 500 confi

his prime minister, edouard philippe, won the post of mayor of le havre, but elsewhere the greens andem to have profited from mr macron‘s lack of a grassroots base. the green party has had a particularly strong showing, taking the cities of lyon, strasbourg and besancon. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the drama of a rescue operation — conservationists fight against time to save a young whale trapped in fishing nets. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for

to this tweet of sums up what you just said a beautifully philippe says talk to the protesters he will net you know that 8 discuss happy 2 things were most the participants will agent provocateurs showed up to incite violence and confusion and this is not the 1st time that the accusation has been out there that the people in the crowd are not necessarily the people who live in those neighborhoods. yeah this is that's been a drumbeat from from people on the ground in different cities i actually heard some moms and mayors come out yesterday and this morning just to clarify that. there were a lot of outside agitators coming in and i think that is true that's been true in people who have been there on the ground will can will attest to that but i don't i think the danger in and that is allowing that to replace the legitimate outrage and so when people are viewing this in their thinking ok to people who are the most upset are these outside agitators and i also had a tater's or causing a ruckus then causing mayhem or whatever but there are also people who are from these communities people wh

beginning at eight eastern, historian park ranger and author philippe green walt discussed as boston's role in the origins of the revolutionary war. his remarks focused on three pivotal events. the boston massacre, the boston tea party and the battles of lexington and convert. this was part of a day long symposium cohosted on the emerging revolutionary war block, get speeds tavern museum and alexandria virginia. >> every saturday night, american next, on lectures in hiy.

his prime minister, edouard philippe, won the post of mayor of le havre, but elsewhere the greens and lack of a grass roots base. the green party has had a particularly strong showing, taking the cities of lyon, strasbourg and besancon. britain has ‘s most senior civil servant is stepping down. —— britain's most senior civil servant, sir mark sedwill has announced he's stepping down from his roles as the cabinet secretary and national security adviser. it's the latest high—profile change at the top of britain's civil service, and comes amid a drive by the government to overhaul the way the service operates. in australia, the state of victoria will make coronavirus testing mandatory for everyone returning from overseas trips, following a spike in coronavirus cases. a third of travellers have been refusing tests. but under the new state regulations, returning travellers staying in quarantine hotels for two weeks will have to remain there for an extra 10 days if they refuse testing. malawi's newly—elected president lazarus chakwera has said his victory is a win for democracy and justice.

blown away by philippe and the good work he has been doing. a consistenteen warrior for change. he was part of the conversations we had after ferguson. i think you know all that. as i listen, i am feeling once again inspired. and what has particularly inspired me is the degree to which folks are thinking andtegically, practically, at a very detailed level about where are the places where you can make change and what are the upctical solutions, backed by research and data and experience, that allows us to communities that are safe and just. safe and fair. safe and nondiscriminatory. that is possible. i think one of the things that the fact thatd is we don't have the capacity to eradicate 400 years of racism in so i hope people don't feel like nothing is going to happen once we figure this out. i have been known to quote dr. , the ark of the universe is bends toward justice. lastf you have bent it the five, 10 years. we are seeing the degree of awareness that is out there. think about some of the people who have unequivocally spoken happened inwhat minneapolis. saw jim -- i just h

history tv, a look at the american revolution beginning at 8 pm eastern with historian and author philippe green walled, on the origins of the revolutionary war. that's followed by a discussion about revolutionary war closing, and how american tailors impacted the era. then the origins of the american revolution. a number of historians offer their thoughts on how it started. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span three. the senate budget committee held a confirmation hearing for the nominee of the white house budget director. senators asked about that budget process, deficits, debt, health care costs, and oversight of coronavirus funding. i'll go ahead and call to order this budget meeting. good afternoon and welcome. i want to take a few brief opening remarks and then i'll turn it over. then i'll turn it over to ranking member sanders. we are here today to consider, to serve as the nest director of budget. to serve as the director since there were 20. teen president trump nominated him in march as the nation's facing a unprecedented crisis, both health and econom

historian, park ranger, and author philippe green wall talks about boston's role in the origins of the revolutionary war. organized around three pivotal events, the boston massacre, the boston tea party, and the battles of lexington and concord. the top is part of a symposium coasted by the emerging revolutionary war blog, and the alexandria, virginia. >> to start off the afternoon, please welcome philip green wall. philip is the cofounder of emerging revolutionary war and the full-time contributor to emerging civil war. he is the author or coauthor of two volumes in the american revolutionary war series, and three volumes in the emerging civil war series. one of his books as downstairs, as well. phil graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history from wheel and jesuit university and has a graduate degree in american history from george mason university. he is currently a supervisor and park ranger with the national park service in florida. you can ask him about the fun things he may have seen recently there. with, that let us learn a bit about why someone would want to burn down

joe biden praise him with the democrats and said the two-party system in the south was "good for philippe." around the same time biden working with desegregation's in order to slow and immigration. he opposed school busing and according to nbc news "he led a charge that kept black students away from the classrooms of white students in 1977, biden worried his children would grow up in "racial jungle if immigration is not done in an orderly way" whatever that means. and in 1983 he referred to inner-city youth as "predators on their street" and coauthored a very aggressive crime bill which ramped up prison sentences for dozens of crimes. we got the video of it. we have the videotape. let's go to it. >> it does not matter if there is a victim to society. the end result is, shoot my sister, beat up my wife commit take on my sons. so i want to ask, what made them do this? they must be taken off of the streets. we should focus on them now, not out of a liberal instinct for love, brotherly humanity although i think that is a good instinct, but for simple, pragmatic reasons. if we don't, they will

. >> it's philippe. i've never seen anything like this. i've had to take a week off.here's nothing i can do. i'm armed all night i can't believe sleep during in a statement, it's a city's responsibility to maintain the safety of the circumstancesn all parts of seattle including the more dangerous conditions on capitol hill in the evenings. police have no suspects in either of these shootings come it's worth noting that after the shootings took place the very people who are protesting the existence of police called 911 in record numbers, dozens of calls all yelled into the police department after the shootings. >> the irony is not lost. dan springer, thank you. let's bring in ted williams, former police detective in d.c. and a fox news contributor. we took a look at the crime numbers for the nation's two largest cities. and chicago which had a particularly horrific weekend there are been 81 killings in the last 21 days, that's up to 56%. 351 shooting incidences, up 64%. in new york, the number is just about as bad. murders are up 100% in the last three weeks. mac, whil

former hillary advisor philippe reines says the former vp's fears are valid.. >> let's go back to 2016. donald trump repeatedly questioned whether the results on election day would be valid. it is a concern. it is the concern of many people in the party. a point is whether on january 20th, 2021, at 12:01, he refuses to hand over the nuclear code. >> harris: however, what he is saying contradicts with the president told me in our exclusive interview last thursday. watch. >> certainly, if i don't win, i don't win. go on and do other things. i think it would be a very sad thing for our country. >> harris: i want to bring in the power panel now. emily compagno, attorney and fox news contributor. richard fowler, a senior fellow at the new leaders counsel and also fox news contributor. emily, richard, good to see you. richard, your reaction? >> richard: good to see you, harris. listen, i hope the present lease peacefully and i think he will. more importantly, and democrats should be focused on what most democrats on the ground a focus on, registering people to vote,

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. >> i like to more specly think about it as reimagining public safety.ep >>ter: philippe cunningham serves the city's fourth ward. >> at the enof the day, we want to make sure that when anyone calls 911, that they have the most appropriate their emergency crisis, and that .they are being kept safe >> reporter: he says that response could be from a social worker, mental health ofessional or armed cops when that is deemed appropriate; ati shoo or armed robbery, say. e e council plans to initi long process, including likely a referendum, to change the city's charter. at the same time, and alloe it to shift s the $193 million annual police department budget to community-based ograms. councillors say they want to address underlying problems liks homelessnd other symptoms of poverty that drive crime and violen. critics of the council's move say they are alarmed at the lack of details or time frame. steve cramer, with a downtown business association, says it sendthe wrong message to the economically vital companies and sport venues who want reassure customers, employees and fans that the d

it is led by doctor philippe need,. they have pushed me and asked me great questions and what has resulted from those questions and also leadership by scott stevenson. i'm excited the tens of thousands of people will get to see this over the next few months. so let's start with a quote from richard st. george. this quote is interesting to start with because it says if i were a prince, my history would interest nations and ages. now richardson george was no prints. he was not a nobleman. he was a protestant landed generally in ireland. but his life is actually of interest to nations. it's also of interest to a new age, this current age in which tens of thousands of people are going to learn about richard st. george. back in 1792, when he wrote this to a fellow artist and friend henry fusilli, i think he was trying to be a little modest. he was trying to show he was a modest man even though at times he was not modest at all in his life. his life is going to be on the forefront of people's minds who come to this museum and

we begin in france where the prime minister, edouard philippe, has said bars, cafes and restaurants cann place with a minimum of a one metre gap between tables and all staff must wear face masks. a restriction on travel is also being lifted and beaches and parks will reopen ahead of the vital summer season. joining me now is tomasz michalski, associate professor, economics and decision sciences department, hec paris. nice to see you. nice to see you. a nice to see you. a very nice to see you. a very important day for france. tourism industry accounts for a large proportion of gdp growth, doesn't it? it's a very important industry. how hopeful are people it will bounce back quickly? of course the hopes are there but it may be quite difficult, the tourism industry is something around like 7.5% of gdp. if thejune figures are bad, the estimates are that even one third of the businesses may close soon, and if the summer is bad, it may actually be 50% especially those small ones. even when you mention the reopening of restau ra nts, mention the reopening of restaurants, even 25% of them may n

his prime minister, edouard philippe, won the post of mayor of le havre, but elsewhere the greens andsemblement national seem to have profited from mr macron's lack of a grass roots base. the green party has had a particularly strong showing, taking the cities of lyon, strasbourg and besancon. british and eu officials start a month of intensified trade negotiations later — with face to face talks for the first time since the start of the covid—i9 pandemic. britain says it wants to see an outline of an eu—uk deal by the end of the summer, so businesses can prepare for its january ist deadline. brussels has indicated its willing to be flexible as long as principles, such as safeguarding the single market, are protected. politicians in the us state of mississippi have passed a resolution to replace the state flag with one without the confederate emblem, which is viewed by many as a racist symbol. the change was prompted by the ongoing protests against racial injustice. a new flag will be designed. in poland, partial results put incumbent president andrzej duda ahead. but without the vote

i want to move now to philippe cunningham from the city of minneapolis where so much of this is centered. this is ground zero in so many ways as it was home to george floyd and his family. i have so many questions for you. but i want to know how you are doing? what is happening on the ground in minneapolis. i see my friend deion jones peacefully protesting in los angeles when he was hit with a rubber bullet. we have seen so many images of that kind of unnecessary confrontation. and a lot of them, unfortunately, are coming from minneapolis. what do people need to understand about what is going on on the ground. inc. you for having me and thank you for the question. i am starting off that i am here today because of the strength of my ancestors and elders that came before me fighting the fight to make my work possible. on the ground in minneapolis, folks are mobilizing on a scale we have never seen before. and a diverse coalition of folks is emerging, demanding justice. not only for george floyd, but for how the city of minneapolis protects its residents. ist we're seeing right now generati

beginning at eight eastern, historian park ranger and author philippe green malt discusses boston's role in the origins of the revolutionary war. his remarks focused on three pivotal events. the boston massacre, the boston tea party and the battles of lexington. this was part of a day-long symposium cohost by the emerging revolutionary war block, gets these tavern museum and of elect alexandria virginia. next, historian kirsten downey

last 2 years of his mandate and get his popularity 'd back on that way the prime minister said what philippe his popularity is sort of late but what if he loses his message in a lot of what happens then. well there are 2 problems with the prime minister because on one side if he loses then he has to leave because. one of the rules of french politics is that the you need to be approved by your voters and that would be really a problem but on the other side the fact that he's more popular than president has also created tensions between the the 2 heads of the executive and there are a number of rumors that president mccall will change prime minister in the next few days so whatever happens in the poor little. mr phillips hometown his fate is really in the balance president michael might feel that to win back the minds of the voters in the next 2 years before the next presidential elections it might have to do a major rift shuffle and that might come with a new face as prime minister interesting. thanks very much. more still ahead on the news hour including. protests in colombia. the reality. w

france as germany marched south and one day after the surrender, the capitulation, in effect, by philippecame to london and made this famous broadcast in which he said, we need to stand firm, resistance must be done, this defeat is not final. it was a turning point in his life and a turning point in his life and a turning point in the history of the war as well because it meant that from then on, there was an embodiment of france, and that is exactly how charles de gaulle saw himself, based in london, and from that embryo that post—war france was born. so i think it is an incredibly important day in france, the 18th of june, a day of national memory and every year there is a commemoration here. it is here that president macron will be arriving quite shortly. before that he is having an interview with one of those last four members of the order of liberation that you were talking about. the man he is talking to is 99. he was a fighter in a battle in the libyan desert, a famous victory for the french against the germans and the italians, he is one of the last four, symbolically, the last on

they are trying to philipp -- fill up the coffers and are gearing up for more flights wells europe, butow previous capacity. this is britain's largest discount airline, among one of the first european carriers to build up its services again. coming up, the market open. futures are pointing to a negative session in europe. euro stoxx 50 futures down 0.5%. better for the dax. perhaps because of some of the corporate stories we talked about. the open is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: a minute to go until the opening of cash equities trading. reality, newm virus cases hit daily records in florida, california, and texas. the imf sees a deeper global recession than it predicted. lufthansa gets a lift. the biggest shareholder says he will back a 9 billion euro bailout, giving the rescue plan a shot of momentum. they are seeks closure -- bayer seeks closure. they settle thousands of round of cases. the significant number of claims remain unresolved. take a look at european futures. we have a mixed picture with german futures up 0.5% and ftse futures, little changed. that has shifted to the do

louis philippe that she was incredible. they really took europe by storm. >> did that help and international politics? >> not exactly. angelica's mother's brother was actually the minister to the court of st. james at this point. van buren kept him on. he had recently picked up a lot of guff because he was called a slave breeder by an irish militant. there was growing tension there. the publicity of that angelica on a positive side did not cover up those deeper problems. >> tonight, we are telling the story of two windowed presidents who had relatives, served for them as role of first lady in the white house. a question by twitter. why was it so important for unmarried and whittled presidents to have a hostess? with that be true for a single president today? >> probably not. >> i think there is some importance to it. not as much today as there was then. in a parliamentary system where we have a chief of state, you have the prime minister and a president. there is somebody to do those ceremonial duties. we sort of pile all o

parents had taken -- she and her sister to europe where they were introduced at the court of louis philippe. she admired how the queen received her guest. it was -- she was seated of course on a bit of a pedestal. julia decided to do the same thing for a time. she sought very much as, she was the first lady of the land and she was going to make the most of. it >> from a family perspective, does the president have an older daughter? >> what was the family reaction. >> the family reaction was as it was pointed out. at first, among the daughters, it was very negative. she said letitia never reconciled to it. lizzy, it was three months even brief even before she acknowledged the marriage had taken place. for the youngest daughter, that she eventually came around, the oldest daughter came around but the sons were already familiar enough with julia that they were okay with that by then. >> reading that quote, do we have the sense that this was a young woman with great aspirations or was this really a love match? >> i think that there is probably a little bit of both of that. it's tough for us to

hi philippe. welcome. >> good evening everyone. thank you very much for putting me on the air.you guys talked about how gloomy things were in the white house. didn't pierce's vice president i join his administration as well? >> yes, rufus king. he died within three months of being elected as vice president. they did not have another vice president appointed after that. you are quite right, philip. may i say, to jane's depression, she thought that doom and gloom and death was all around them. >> was she a woman of letters? what was she doing on the second floor of the white house all of that time? do we know? was she reading? how did she occupy her time? >> she was very fortunate and that her family rallied and much to her husband's pleasure, they did come and see her. they did come and see jane and spend time with her. particularly, her sister mary's children, of whom they were both very fond of. but franklin hardly went to see her. he was grateful that the family visited, so he did not have that chore, day i say, i've having to go into a morbid environment. he had enough to th

history tv, a look at the american revolution beginning at 8 pm eastern with historian and author philippe green walled, on the origins of the revolutionary war. that's followed by a discussion about revolutionary war closing, and how american tailors impacted the era. then the origins of the american revolution. a number of historians offer their thoughts on how it started. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span three. the senate budget committee held a confirmation hearing for the nominee of the white house budget director. senators asked o