some people could feel this over in oakland, piedmont and berkeley. if you felt it, let us know. we'll tweet about that as well. but again, that was a small earthquake this morning in the east bay. a 2.6. we'll have more later in the show. >>> we begin with president biden, waking up to a new report card this morning. >> americans are evaluating his performance as he approaches his first 100 days in office this week. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington and tracie, the new survey covers everything from guns to immigration. >> it does, in some areas the president's we also take a look at how his first 100 days compares to the two men who held that office before him. as president biden prepares to address congress this week, a new nbc news poll gives him a 53% approval rating for his first 100 days, ahead of donald trump, but behind barack obama at the same point. his highest rating, 69% for handling the pandemic. >> i certainly think he's taken the leadership role i was hoping that he would. >> reporter: more than half the country gives biden a thumbs up on the eco

that was a quake centered right around piedmont. it was a 2.8 very similar in location and magnitude actually to what we saw on monday. morning as well as we had a little bit of a shaking. >> during early morning hours on monday and that same location. as for the rest of the morning. well, we're hoping it stays on the calmer side. we certainly are that way right now. at least looking out there at your camera situated over tower looking at san francisco. there's not a cloud in the sky out there really gorgeous way to kick things off for visibility in san francisco is fine. if you are heading further south in the bay do watch for a couple of spots. a dense fog. it hasn't been overall a huge issue this morning so far. but there are a couple of areas out there where you may be running in some lower visibility spots on areas like 92 and the dumbarton bridge still now radar shows you clear skies for most areas right now we're in the 40's 50's. so not even all that cold in the morning san jose berkeley, san francisco in timber on all among

recreation department for free and they're of piedmont says teachers can return to the classroom now knowing that their kids are being cared for at a safe location. students in piedmont schools began returning to the classrooms on hybrid learning schedules back in february, another large gray whale has turned up dead in san francisco bay. the will was found yesterday flu. eating their the berkeley marina and drag to angel island. buy a boat earlier today, experts will determine the whale or examine the well rather and do a necropsy tits try to determine how it died. last week, a large gray will was found dead in the bay near the san francis st francis yacht club it chrissy field. that whale was also brought to angel island, where necropsy was done, but a team of scientists says it was unable to confirm a cause of death. the marine mammal center says this is the third wailed be found dead in the bay. over the past week. yeah, that is kind of unusual and we could dead whales inside the bay occasionally, but three in a week is definitely a little little unusual, so we'll find out more a

well the city of piedmont is offering free childcare to teachers as an incentive to increase the amountson learning, according to the east bay times, the city council approved a program where teachers can enroll their children in child care programs run by the piedmont recreation department for free city's mayor says teachers can return to the classroom knowing their children are cared for in a safe location. students in piedmont schools began returning to classrooms on hybrid learning schedules back in february. and president biden did speak today about his $2 trillion infrastructure plan. he says he is willing to negotiate with democrats and republicans on proposed corporate tax rates hikes in that plan. will be listening will be open to good ideas and good faith negotiations. but here's what we won't be open to. we will not be open to doing nothing and action simply is not a nop shin. the president says his american jobs plan calls for putting millions of americans to work to fix, broken and run down infrastructure across the country. and house speaker nancy pelosi is in san francisc

now the center of quake was right around piedmont. this morning. it was at 04:44am. so we're nearing about an hour ago now. but if you remember feel a little shaken about an hour ago at that's what you can blame it on right there. now, as far as fog goes this morning, most of us are actually sitting pretty good. i'm keeping a close eye on especially our inland valleys after rain like we had yesterday oftentimes still mourning like we're in the midst of right now. you will see some valley fog napa nevado are seeing some spots out there were lowered visibility is starting to form radar is clear. we drive back out after yesterday's mostly light showers temperatures are in the 30's 40's and low 50's with oakland and alameda right at 50 degrees each santa rosa petaluma and napa down in the 30's reyna. tom, thank you for that. we already have some accidents out there on the roadways like this one will get it going to look. >> at this accident. trump tracking. so it's at southbound 8.80, in oakland as you're heading there. and again, it's still taking about 10 minutes for y

the city of piedmont is offering free childcare to teachers at. as an incentive to increase the amount of in person learning there, according to the east bay times, the city council approved the program where teachers can enroll their children in childcare programs run by the piedmont recreation department for free, the city's mayor says teachers can return to the classroom knowing that their children are cared for in a safe location. students in piedmont schools began returning to the classrooms on hybrid learning schedules back in february, and you covid-19 vaccination site opened in san francisco is excelsior district today. that site is on norton street near mission in the diverse neighborhood where many latinos and essential workers live. the city says it is part of their effort to provide equity in the ongoing fight against the pandemic testing shows the latino community is still has more than doubled the test positivity rate compared to the general population. what we're really trying to do and i think this is what we've learned from the ex

and the city of piedmont is offering free childcare to teachers as an incentive to increase the amount of in person learning. the city council approved a program where teachers can enroll their children and childcare facilities run by the piedmont recreation department for free. the city's mayor says teachers can return to the classroom knowing that their children are cared for in a safe location, students in piedmont schools began returning to classrooms on hybrid learning schedules back in february. we'll #### three years in san francisco, they're voicing their support for the bike administrations american rescue plan. ktvu christien kafton joins us now live and christian, those health leaders partnered with speaker of the house. nancy pelosi to tout the benefit of that federal stimulus package. yeah that's exactly right. this health leaders that you were talking about say that that plan will provide funding to get through the covid pandemic and beyond. this location of san francisco's most influential healthcare leaders gathered with the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, at northe

the usgs is reporting this was a 2.8 that hit near piedmont. this is the second earthquake in that area this week another one can't monday morning. >>> happening today, president biden will address his first joint session of congress. he is expected to unveil plans for free day care. he also expects to make the affordable care act permit. >> ror new details emerge about a sweeping childcare and education plan he is expected to unveil. abc news has learned the bill will provide free preschool for all 3 and 4-year-old children. the average family would save $13,000. he is also expected to call for free community college. he wants to make permanent the temporary extension of the temporary care act which is allowing many americans to play lower premiums. he will call for raising taxes on the most wealthy americans. tim scott will deliver the republican response to the address. >> thank god there is unity in the diversity. i hope to talk about that tomorrow night. >> reporter: the joint address will take place under heavy guard. fencing still alarms

piedmont's alameda county data shows nearly half of residents in piedmont are fully vaccinated. that is because 22% of the population living there is 65 and solder. >>> sonoma says it is seeing increase in shipments of the covid-19 vaccine. they called out the state asking why the allocation size hadn't gone up. sonoma is reporting shipments have increased from rough liv 12,000 first and second doses to nearly 17,000. this includes 1500 doses of the one shot johnson & johnson vaccine. for more on how to sign up for a vaccine in your county, check our resource guide at kpix.com/vaccine. >>> businesses in walnut creek getting a glimpse of what it feels like to have night life return to the city. may knowledge that concept. this is a look from last night as contra costa marked day one in the orange tier. that means restaurants were able to have 50% indoor capacity. one group showed up to celebrate a birthday. many bay area businesses are celebrating reopening, one county further north is sliding back. covid cases are so bad in nevada county that businesses are bracing for another r

she and her husband were the first to move, the first of their family to move to the virginia piedmont. and not long after they moved there, it was the frontier, he died, poisoned by a slave, the records say, and running the plantation fell to her. she had to learn the details of growing tobacco. when the plant, to seed, when to move the plant, when to top them, when to remove the leave, how long to cure them and when the time came to pack the tobacco into hog's heads for transport to market, frances carved her name on each one of the barrels. this is a remarkable instance of a woman forwarding herself, and she should have. she had made the tobacco in those barrels. her orders from london merchants were what might be expected from a tobacco grower, she ordered axes, a high barometer, a pair of boots, but while she did the work of a man on the virginia frontier, she also upheld herera's standards of womanhood. fabric for dresses was among her orders, as were two good stays, that means corsets, size small. now, i may be more interested in grandmothers than i be, but as i say, frances was

as he rode and walked over the hills of the virginia piedmont. he became fitter. ready, or to take a thousand mile journey with lafayette. or to hold high office now i find research like this fascinating i could happily spend days reading 18th century medical manuals. they make me feel very lucky that we aren't prescribing those same remedies today. but when you're writing a book you have to ask yourself. is what you're doing important. does it offer insight into the person you're writing about? and in madison's case, i believe it does. the hypochondriac or someone given to hysterical episodes is quite different from someone who has an identifiable ailment and manages to achieve greatly in spite of it. understanding madison's ailment also explains certain things. he did and didn't do he wanted to be a soldier as the revolution was coming on. he wanted to be a rifleman and he was a good shot. he told a friend that he could hit an eight inch target at the distance of 100 yards, which is the length of a football field. and this is with an 18th century weapon. but his

there was a small quake about 15 minutes ago near piedmont, a 2.6 magnitude. just a reminder we are earthquke country. >> it seems like a lot of people felt it. i have been seeing tweets about it. we should be okay. we have also been tracking a few straggling showers today. but for the most part, it looks like the rain has moved on. >>> that's right. we are looking at drier weather for today. but there is antoa few showers for the north bay hills, isolated shower. it is a possibility. i think for the most part, we will continue to dry things out and clear the skies. you see quiet conditions, a big difference compared to yesterday. it was so good to have the rain. we picked up a tenth to a half inch, not a lot. it's been about a month and a half since we have seen the widespread rain. a live look at san francisco, looking at partly cloudy skies, temperatures on the chilly side in the 30s and 40s. grab that jacket if you are heading out the door possibly for work or ho. vermor, san fra 44san jose. the 50 d 60s this afternd sunnskie t's for a look at traffic. >>>

a dozen cars had their windows broken out on montana avenue and santa rey and carlson streets in piedmontn oakland. please haven't yet said if anything was taken from the cars. it happened around three a.m. when most people were sleeping, some woke up to the sound of breaking glass and car alarms. i came outside and my neighbor came outside. i called 911 because this car had been vandalized and has a look down the street. three other cars on that side had their lights and alarms going off. all of our car windows have been broken. my driver's side window was broken. they rifled through the center console, found a bag of quarters and left it. i guess quarters weren't enough for them. so there's a lot of mean spiritedness here, piedmont police reminding people to remove items from vehicles and call police. they noticed any suspicious vehicles or if they hear car alarms. federal wildlife officials are examining evidence to see if a drone crashed right into the nest of two bald eagles and whether or not one or more of their chicks were injured. interviews jana katsuyama as the story. high up i

and also not far away, broadway and piedmont, a honda dealership, more fires set, windows smashed on the dealership and several vehicles. we don't know how extensive the damage is but a lot at the honda dealership. also peaceful protesters out there. oakland pd saying about 200, photographer on the street saying closer to several hundred. protesting for racial justice and reform in time of reckoning going on for some time. there is a strong police presence on the streets of oakland as they try to disperse the crowds. as we passed opd tonight, there are barricades back up outside the police department itself. trying to keep people back because the police department has been one of the areas in oakland and other cities as well, as they call for police reform, departments have also been targeted. we'll keep eye on all the protests. opd is expecting them to continue now for possibly several days. live in oakland, tom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> stay in your place, keep us posted. >>> not just oakland but protests around the country this evening as well. chicago, thousands marching in t

there was a small quake about 15 minutes ago near piedmont, a 2.6 magnitude.t a reminder we are earthquke country. >> it seems like a lot of people felt it. i have been seeing tweets about it. we should be okay. we have also been tracking a few straggling showers today. but for the most part, it looks like the rain has moved on. >>> that's right. we are looking at drier weather for today. but there is antoa few showers for the north

lexie merrill was in her third year as a nursing student in piedmont college when unexpected medical bills came along, she thought she'd have to drop out of school. shoo he graduated in december and is working as a critical care nurse in monroe right when we need her the most. her story is a testament even a small amount of financial help can turn students into skilled workers to fill the high demand jobs. the ceo's will tell you they need these highly trained people right now and that we need to invest more in our community colleges and our universities for scholarships and we need them now. the same ceo's will tell you that investing in education at the back end is important. but investing in our children earlier may be even more critical. our pledge for getting two million more adults trained and educated by 2030 must begin with more children getting high quality pre-k and a healthy start at birth. more children who learn to read in elementary school, more children inspired to learn trades in middle school. and more well paid educators who can guide children, as well as adults, ge

but last night it was a 2.8 right around piedmont. so a lot of you in the east bay did wake up to that right around midnight last night. so if that catch up, sorry about it over. look at the rest of your wednesday gets to be a little bit smoother. as for conditions this morning, it is an easy start as far as weather goes. we are looking at clear skies for most of the bay, at least right now. berkeley year look, outside does show clear conditions. if you're heading further south in the bay generally across 92 or the number tunbridge. there are a couple of spots of fog to know down into the south bay as well. some foggy conditions in a few pockets. high pressure is built back in now. warm conditions in temperatures only on the rise today into tomorrow. afternoon's. winds may be calm to start, but a sea breeze does pick up again this afternoon. pretty welcome seabreeze. honestly, it's not going to be excessively windy and that nice cool breeze is going to help those temperatures that are going to be in the 80's feel just a little bit mor

actually did have a little bit of shaking just moments ago. 04:44am we had a magnitude 2.6 near piedmontot of people on twitter talking about this. one saying that even though it was a pretty small quake. it certainly jolted them awake. so if you did feel some shaking in areas like berkeley on up to richmond down through oakland that would be the reason, right right there. now this morning we are seeing overall some pretty clear skies to start couple of inland spots of fog to the beginning to note, including in napa valley. so do watch for a few spots, especially inland. we're some fog is forming after yesterday's rainfall. you have some moisture in the soils. oftentimes that does le

this was centered in piedmont. our twitter page lit up with reactions to that 2 been the 6 quake. many people are saying oh, yeah, i felt, it some as far as san jose. >>> a developing story. the supreme court entering -- this is a gun rights debate for the first time in more than a decade. the high court agreed today to hear a challenge backed by the national rifle association to new york state's restriction on people carrying concealed handguns in public. the law allows residents to carry concealed handgun only if they can demonstrate a special need beyond a general desire to self-attack. >>> there are new details, berkeley school leaders, they are reportedly weighing in on the future of their school resource officer. berkeley unified has a deal with berkeley police to staff a single officer who works at three of those schools including berkeley high and tutors some of the athletes. in the wake of last year's defund the police movement some say his role should end. most students support his rell and the school board is taking feedback and may ultimately reimagine his role. >>> co

reporter: that is the goal of this company, piedmont lithium. it is processed. the goal of piedmont lithium is find lithium here. that is what this is. this is a drilling rig. they're taking core samples from the earth here in north carolina and looking at lithium content to pinpoint the most dense areas can be as accurate as possible when they eventually start mining. keith phillips is the ceo of piedmont lithium. you want the supply chain to be here in the u.s. for u.s. automakers? >> absolutely. 83% of the world's lithium chemicals right now come from china. that is a problem from security of supply perspective. we're here in north carolina, gaston county, we can supply all the material here. reporter: interesting to think why we go to china for products usually because more cost effective. but you say you can produce it here for less money. >> we're producing chemicals here, we ship them from the local supply chain. we don't have to ship from australia or chile to convert it. that is big cost savings. reporter: this looks like a hillside. th

that happened about an hour ago near piedmont. >>> there is a sligchance that we'll see an isolated shower for north bay hills, lake county, mendocino county. that's about it. we are starting with clear skies, high def doppler showing quiet weather as we start our day. we picked up about a tenth to a half inch of rain. you see the skies clearing, a few clouds in san francisco. we are in the 30s and 40s. it's a chilly start. gab that jacket if you are heading out possibly for work or school. through the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds. 57 san francisco, 59 oakland, 61 san jose, 64 concord. we are going to see that sunshine but again that little chance to see an isolated shower for north bay hills. let's check with gianna, tracking a crash on 880. >>> good morning. it is causing a few brake lights south 880 at stephenson boulevard, two trucksthe red on censors. really slow conditions down to about six miles per hour as you head through. it's backed up to 84. your best bet is use 680 as an alternate or surface streets if you have that option. a couple other things, there is a car fire on 2

according to sf gate, piedmont has the highest with 14 cities and 47% fully vaccinated despite reporting that some of the lowest infection rates in the county. you can compare it to oakland where 30% of the adults are now fully vaccinated. >>> all right. brace yourself for new setback in the vaccine rollout. one week before the eligibility expands statewide to anyone over age 16. the states are now learning how big of a hit they will get from the recent johnson & johnson flub that led to millions of doses being thrown in the garbage lt -- and we look at that impact and where it is going to have the biggest hit. cierra johnson has the report. >> yes, it was said to speed up the process to get the folks vaccinated, but now the state is going to see a 90% decrease in the number of johnson & johnson vaccines. this is according to the "mercury news." looking at the numbers to see how big of a hit number-wise, we are seeing according to the mercury news. they expect the number of johnson & johnson vaccines to drop from 575,000 to 68,000 next week alone. that means state will receive a total of

we are talking about piedmont. alameda data shows half of adults are fully vaccinated because 22% of the population living there is 65 and older. >>> scientists at uc davis built a database to track viruses that can spread between animals and humans. the goal, predict next pandemic before it happens. the system called spill over is tracking more dangerous diseases found in the world that evolve among wildlife. it found covid is number two on the list. taking first spot is lasa virus. ebola came in third. >> we can discover almost all if not all the viruses available to spill into people ahead of them actually causing disease and be ready. >> uc davis scientists say the research allows policy makers and officials all over the world to better protect themselves and understand how they're interacting with animals and how to reduce the risk. >>> a live look at sfo where a travel boom can be around the corner. more people are being vaccinated and more places relaxing guidelines. it's just a matter of time before airport

the usgs is reporting this is a 2.8 magnaitude earthquake that struck near piedmont. this is the second earthquake in the area this week. another mild one hit monday morning. >> glad to hear that. not surprised there was not any damage. it is just below a minor earthquake and we have about 100,000 per year that usually don't cause any damage. it may be a little unnerving, that's about all it did. >>> let's move on and talk about what is going on and talking about the temperatures. we have clear conditions in many areas including san francisco. we have upper 40s and low 50s. 47 to 51 is our spread. we have 42 in the american canyon. most of us in the mid-40s to low 50s. pittsburgh and tracey, we have some mid-to upper 50s, a little milder there. here's a look at walder creek where it is clear right now. we will hang out in the same type of temperatures with the sun coming up way early this morning at about 6:17. brighter in commerce today with increasing warmth. the coast will be in the 50s and 60s. a gorgeous evening on the way, temperatures in the low 70s away from t

. >> reporter: over at oakland piedmont copy and printing shop. >> every day five to ten customers daily are asking to get their card laminated. >> the owner says her shop has laminated up to 200 vaccination cards so far. >> ink is not going to smear or anything. >> reporter: her customers tell her they want to be reassured that the card is protected so they can take it when going on international trips or attending large events, but she points out we still don't know if we'll need booster shots in the future and if that information will be need to be added to our vaccine card. >> i'm suggested people make a copy and laminate that. >> reporter: staples, office depot and office max stores are offering to laminate people's vaccine cards for free until the end of july so what happens if you lose your card in the cdc says there's no national organization keeping track of every vaccine record. your best bet, call up the facility that gave you the vaccine or reach out to california's immunization recommending administration to see if they can help you find your vaccine record. in oakland, meli

. >> joining me now, from piedmont, california, is dan reicher.e climate infrastructure fund and former secretary of energy in the clinton administration. thank you so much for joining us. i want to start with president biden's targets. obviously very ambitious. did you hear on the specifics? i hear we might here more on the climate change conference in scotland this year but is there enough to make you go here to be optimistic we will see meaningful action? >> yes. i think he set an aggressive new target, you know, cutting green house gas emissions 50% by 2030. enough we have heard to date that can be built around that and then we will hear more. this is an important number he has set and i think we are going to start planning against that number. >> the goals are much loftier than any other democratic president including your former bosses clinton and obama. how does that speak to the clout of the pro-climate forces that seem to be ascendent in the democratic party right now? >> i think it's a combination of strong climate oriented forces and ju

reporter: hey, charles, piedmont lithium is the name and they just inked a five-year deal with tesla can see here, they're not actually mining yet. they're not pulling lithium out of the earth, not in large quantities. this is a drilling rig. what they're doing, sending this into the ground and taking out the core samples. it is slippery here. these core samples have some lithium. they are trying to identify the densist areas where to build the mine. here is the problem. if you look at numbers, vast majority of world's legitimate numb is processed produced in other countries and in australia and south america and shipped to china and processed turned into batteries sent to the united states where it is in our laptops, our phones, our cars. the goal of this company according to the ceo, to have a domestic supply chain not only more secure, creates american jobs but also keep prices down compared to what we're doing right now, bringing it all from china. listen. >> i would like to say the president spent the last century striving for energy self-sufficiency, when we got there the goalp

felt in oakland, piedmont and berkeley. kari hall is monitoring this as well.o we know which fault this earthquake happened on. >> right, it was on the hayward fault and it was even though it was just a 2.6, we had a lot of people who felt it because it was in such a highly populated area, and so now as we take a look at what's going on, people in the east bay feeling that, and what's happened on the hayward fault, it's been a long time since we've had a significant quake, and we even watched a small one because it could possibly be a foreshock to a larger earthquake so the last major quake we had on the hayward fault was in 1868 and that was a 6.8. and so we are going to continue to monitor for that, as well as the rain that's moving away from the bay area. we'll take a look at our rainfall totals, some drought comparisons, and even talk about where we may soon have some new water restrictions, that's coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> all right, we'll check back with you today. thank you, kari. >>> johnson & johnson's covid vaccine once again availab

news, just after midnight, there was an earthquake here in the bay area, a magnitude 2.8 quick near piedmont at around 12 18 this morning, the u. s geological miles underground, and so far no word of any damage. oh! oh merry weather. we were thinking today be sunny and warmer, basically right on in fact of the warm spots inland right now close to 90 degrees. so what? today a big warm up tomorrow. my cool things off a little bit coast side right around the bay. but still this war. my pattern is here to stay over the next few days. let's check out some of the current numbers out there for the four o'clock hour and the one temperature jumping off this map is that 91 degrees in the fairfield. we have won the creek 84 san jose 80 to oakland and i 70 60. grease in san francisco earlier 70 right now cooling off to a 67. as we show you the satellite. we have lots of clear skies up and down our coastline. looks like we have a bad frame here on the satellite, but we do have some higher clouds up to our north and some of those high clouds will be moving in as we head into your thursday forecast, but to

quake your piedmont hit a 12 18 this morning, u.l survey said the earthquake was about 3.3 miles underground. so far, no word of any damage. in san francisco. police and community leaders are taken with her colin a safety walk right through the richmond district in response to recent anti vision agent violence incidents they're trying to raise awareness for neighborhood merchants and residents. those taking part in this walk are distributing anonymous tip line flyers and cards and they're reaching out specifically to chinese monolingual speakers in mandarin and cantonese police department says it is expanding its effort to better serve all communities, including the ap. i community. community safety walk is all about raising awareness within our community, ensuring that our community is where of the resource is the sam cisco police department has available for reporting for addressing climb within their area, as well as working with the community on solutions to make our neighborhoods safe for the san francisco police department say

on monday, anna avenue and santa rey and carlson streets in piedmont and oaklande cars.ppened around three this morning when most people were sleeping. some woke up to the sound of breaking glass and car alarms. i came outside and my neighbor came outside. i called 911 because this car had been vandalized and has a look down the street. three other cars on that side of the street had their lights and alarms going off. all of our car windows have been broken. my driver's side window was broken. they rifled through the center console, found a bag of quarters and left it. i guess quarters weren't enough for them. so there's a lot of mean spiritedness here, fema police reminding residents to remove items from vehicles and to call police if they noticed anything suspicious vehicles or if they hear car alarms. bay area tech executive is spending millions of dollars of his own money, hoping to help deter crime in san francisco. chris larson is paying f cameras that neighborhood groups can install. the chronicle reports that castro upper market district is the latest neighborhoo

this at a honda dealership on broadway in piedmont. you can see the broken windows. cars set on fire.mage is. police say most of the peopleef. opd tells us some people threw bottles at police. one officer was hit in the head with a bottle and was injured. police say the crowd dispersed peacefully around 11:00. >>> now to negotiations between oakland teachers and the district. they have hit a stall. the oakland education association declared an impasse and called for a mediator. there are several issues that need to be resolved like safe reopening accommodations and work schedules. more children are scheduled to return to campus on monday as part of the district's phased-in return to classes. it's unclear if this impasse will delay that return to class. >>> well, this morning seeking a vaccine appointment, it's the first weekend for california anyone 16 and older is now eligible. we have a look at where people are getting vaccinated and how you can find a dose. we will have that plus all your top stories coming up at 5:00 p.m. at 7:00 a.m. you will see the funeral of

after the madison administration, james and dolley returned to their beloved montpelier in virginia piedmontg to visit that place next. >> so if you were a visitor to montpelier, you would enter here at the front door, and you would be shown immediately into the madison's great drawing room. mrs. madison had many lady friends that she would invite here, margaret bayard smith was a favorite of hers, and the daughters of thomas jefferson were also frequent visitors. but her most intimate circle usually included her own family. her sisters especially, anna and lucy were always very welcomed guests as well as many nieces that she had who often stayed for extended visits here at montpelier. now, the drawing room combined many different themes into one. you see many of the faces of the great american statesmen, but you also see figures of classical antiquity. you see the bust of palace athena. you have a reproduction of the declaration of independence. you have a miniature of homer, the writer of the great epochs of greece. and then you have a painting of pan nymphs and youths. this was 200 years