grant to bring resources to his army of the potomac campaign. on in june, july, and transferred to the six core of the potomac which became a centerpiece of the shenandoah valley campaign in the fall of 1864. 19thlso the eighth and the core -- the 19th core outside of richmond and petersburg -- they were detached to washington and the shenandoah valley as well. at one point, lincoln actually suggested grant put everything in neutral to come north to defend washington himself, an idea that grant very gently set aside with very tactful language. in july and august, 1864, it is instructive in this regard. it was only once grant insisted appointment of philip chariton, after david hunter generously stepped down, that commandnally have the he wanted, and then, having been toen instructions, he had say the people in washington were interfering with him putting sheridan in charge of that army. haunted by what is going on in the shenandoah valley. is washington sufficiently protected? they faced a lot of common problems. all of this, i want to suggest f

may 3, 1864, as the army of the potomac moves south. i'm going to include all of them under the army of the potomac banner. within four days, four other federal armies are in motion. ben butler's army will leave may 5, fort monroe. they end up in the bottle strongly corked but the 10,000 confederates that cork that bottle, imagine if they'd been with lee at spotsylvania or north anna. precipitating the battle of new market and then precipitates the operation in lynchburg in june 1864 and forces lee to detach forces to reinforce the valley, ending in the raid in washington, really develops into a serious subsidiary theater, drawing strength away from the central front. out west, the atlanta campaign begins may 7. so for the first time in the war, you have four federal armies on the march all at the same time within 96 hours of each other. or in the case of butler's army, they're sailing up the james river but you get the idea. they enter the wilderness, a jungle-like area. think of trying to fight the battle of gettysburg in the jungles

that begins to change the culture of the army of the potomac. but, it's not without cost for grant because, at the end of the day, he finds out, he may or night may not be aware of it but it's worth pointing out, not only has he had to flank attacks he's lost 17,600 men in the army of the potomac. the combined casualties for the vicksburg campaign and the chattanooga canteen -- campaign in 1863 was almost 17,000 men. in two days of fighting he's lost effectively as many men as he did in the year of 1863. he goes into his tent that night and sir william slams is the weight of command pressing down almost physically, he will have a very bad time of it for about 10 or 15 minutes then he will issue the fateful order which is a great turning point directly related to the first turning point and the beginning of the end of the confederacy. he comes out and the next morning he tells me to make all preparations for a night march to the courthouse. he has faced the test. he could have retreated. the battle of the wilderness did not go the way he wanted,

grant in command of the army of the potomac, and grant does not want to go east. he says, i don't know the generals, i don't know the men. it is a tough gig. i want to stay where i am where i know the men. grant would not go east until he was given command with the authority to establish headquarters where he wanted it to be and where he could relegate an administrative staff job to keep men and materiel flowing southward. that is one thing where grant did say, i'm not going to go into that sewer, i am not going to go into that mess on anything other than my own terms. so i can do what i want to do. those were critical differences. we have talked about similarities and commonalities that may not have occurred to you. abraham lincoln and george mcclellan were both new to their jobs in 1861 and 1862. lincoln did not understand things as well as he would down the road. he made mistakes. i know that's an alarming thing to observe to some people. george mcclellan was new to that kind of command responsibility. he was in his early 30's and all of a sudden in the largest

about how the army of the potomac for example was no more than george mcclellan's bodyguard. generally speaking, pun intended, if you are trashing your subordinates in front of other people, you inspire a lack of respect for them as well. but we succeed george mcclellan's comments as out rages. -- outrageous. but lincoln's comments about mcclellan as funny. that says more about us than what it is about what's going on. what have they done -- would have the horses done that make them so tired to avoid the battle. he just wants to say something funny. sometimes, that funniness, that sarcasm doesn't exactly build a good relationship. the president could be unsupportive. grant had experienced lots of instances which link and had been less than supportive. that lincoln never came to the point of removing grant during his rise to high command in 1863, but he did entertain the complainants though she complains of grumble -- crumpler's, all detailing grandson shortcomings, never told mcclellan, will you stop backstabbing your commander? in fact, he entertained those complaints. the p

ofe a former red skin, real housewives of potomac also gere as great supporters.ust aat event. >> sounds like it. thank you. >> a new policy at american airlines could leave coach passengers stranded. american will take a tiered rebooking.o priority will begin with frequent flyers andeoe in business class seats. coach passengers will have to wait longer and likely won't have the option o being booked on another airline. agents will be able to make exceptions, for example, if you're traveling to a wedding.oo >> fac is taking on amazon and google. it's launching it's own smart speaker but there is a big difference. facebook portal has a camera that will follow you framing you perfectly panning and zooming as you walk around the room and talkingo family and friends. >> there's questions about security and privacy. somery w about facebook having a microphone and camera inside homes. it comes with aa cam cover when you're not using it and you can disable thene microp with a single touch. $350. k portal is available for >> okay. i think if there's a way to disable the m

when the arm of the potomac is only peninsula. troops,n commanders and the public service to realize you can fight the war this way. me: -- is going to be on the outs. his concept of how the worst be fought is not going to be invoked anymore with the republic and the union military. more people see that we deal to be hard on civilians alias we have to something about the slavery issue. and we have to engage and fight and take losses. so, the removal takes the elements out and allows for another commander who shares those thoughts to come in. he set himself up. way to put yourself up there. [applause} you are watching american history tv only on c-span3. historian johnson linda talks about desertion among u.s. troops during the civil war. explore the different reasons why the soldiers joined the war. their combat experiences and their motives for desertion. his hour-long talk is part of the annual summer conference hosted by the gettysburg college civil war institute. >> good morning.

he had been working at the army of the potomac headquarters. he brings him to his own headquarters and has sharp begin the process of being his intelligence officer. the bmi had brats offices in the valley, in north carolina and they fanned out getting other information from all over. they also had scouts place along the rivers running north out of richmond, hooking with the shenandoah valley. one scout was named isaac silva, the old man. he lived in spotsylvania county and was a unionist. he along with other unionists, tirelessly monitored the confederate supply chains and troop movements. his activities were phenomenal. usually there were confederates and they never knew what he was up to. he put in an affidavit that camps -- troops camped on his property and burned his rails for firewood. he said he wanted compensation for the loss. they came and asked him, how do you know it was confederate troops? he said, i don't. you see i have been taken by the yankees i only had on the word of my wife. he said, taken by the yankees? and he said they to

a new potomac riversi crosng. they want to get from this side in loudo county over here to montgomery county. this is why. look at where route 28 is. loudon count identified a couple corridors where a bridge ght make sense.un county has id couple corridors where a bridge might make sense. they say they can do it without impacting too many homes. there is space whe they can take this crossing and come across the potoac river i montgomery county. now in the montgomery county sidef things a we swing to the right you can see there's a lot of agricul ral land over here and that's always been the debate about protecting this land in montgomeryun . but ldedoun county l have identified these corridors where they say that could happen. >>shat it is an outreach to the people of maryland that say' hey, ready to have a real conversation. this doesn't have to be an interstate, it can be a four-lane parkway, something scenic, something that looks more like a park and fits the attitude in maryland. >> loudoun county leaders say

allow safe movement for the rest of the army of the potomac. the army of the james, they can force -- at cold harbor, meanwhile go by boat. they go all the way down to somewhere where that speaker is. fortress monroe and wind their way back up and eventually get back to bermuda hundred. everything going according to execution. an partially because the pon toon bridge needs to be constructions and due to issues with those pontoons from fort monroe that were supposed to be sent up the james river not being done so, they get to the river and the bridge is not complete. they do have a little bit of delay that is going to impact matters. furthermore, part of grant's strategy, the second corps who throughoutrd-fought the overland campaign and certainly have reason to want a break as they are getting towards the james river, they report that their supplies are running low. and swo butler at bermuda hundrd is supposed to send them food. one issue that will come to locate matters but it will be important when we move onto the next day. the pontoon bridg

republicans are trying to keep their losses in virginia to one seat, the seat across the potomac river. if they lose that, it moves to rural areas where the president and the republican party is stronger. if dave brat loses, what does it tell us? >> i think it tells us we may be in for a democratic wave. this is one of those seats that's worth watching. it's a traditionally republican district. trump won it by a decent margin. i was down there a couple weeks ago. and the democratic energy, particularly in the richmond suburbs, particularly among the suburban women, like a broken record, is palpable. he's an attractive candidate. it will be interesting to see how that one plays out. that's the kind of thing that i think we'll be hearing a lot about as the night goes on when

a new crossing over the potomac. take alook. the idea is to possibly tie in to route 28 on the loudoun county side or theun loudoun parkway. take a look at why this might be possible as we swing over to route 28 and whyff theials are now saying they have identified these corridors. dulles in the distance there but there is route 28. andoue c do a hop, skip and j ap through some of the lands that isn't residential. and then you can come right across the potomac intoun montgomery . on the montgomery county side of things, over here, the whole idea has been about protecting this agricultural land.re that's w the fight has been almost every time we talk about this ise. >> i can like a zombie that will not die. it needs to die. >> but insisting this is a feasible option. >> if he want that to be the, hoe have to have connections like this. for montgomery county to think they can landotmazon and have a connection to the dulles corridor, i think they're kidding themselves. >> reporter: the officials say there is a nextep they'll put it

. >>> and new life for the old debate about another bridge across the potomac. across the potomac. why the talks are he turned arssnd the naacp. busin. ben jealous.of "marylandehe year". he's helped grow twenty companies and a thousandobs. ben's vision: medicare for all. a plan to lower prescription drug costs and fully fund our schools. the sun says jealous has "the stature and gvitas" to lead maryland. we can do muchetter on jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other. ben jealou governor. >>> some parents are outraged about the handling of a thrt at theirschool. they say they were kept in the gark why a deputy has beened po at their elementary school. and why some parents kept their kids home from school. >> reporter: it has been an unttling school year for some kids who to go luckett elementary. they began to ask questions when they noticed a deputy was assigned to the school every day keeping watchful >> we were told there's no threat and we are safe. >> reporter: but parents did some digging of their own and later learned there was a thr

back here now above the potomac, the leaders say there is a next step. that they' put a end to their long range plan and that will facilitate more discussion. >> happening tonight, police plan to announce arrests in a series of homeburglaries athletes and celebrities have been targeted and they think they've been using the so many vel schedules t to coordinate the break-ins. >>> six months after the birthn of p louie, the duchess of cambridge has resumed her duties. the school offers outdoor learning experiences for children in inner cities. this is her first solo engagement since prince lie was born. >>> first lady melania trump is in africa on her first solo international trip. she is hoping to make child well-being the focus of her five-day, four-country tour. >> reporter: the first lady is here to bring her best program that focuses on children and. famili she is going to highlight a number of program here in ghana and elsewhere that she considers to be successes. for example, early on she visited a hospital thates car for young mothers and their new

chopper 4 wasver the potomac river on friday.ou ca see how swollen the river is with all t rain we've had. we've seen this so many places. montgomery county fire officials say the man is still in the hospital with serious injuries. it's not worth it. it's not worth it. >> it is now 4:50 and we want to head back over to melissa for first alert traffic. >> big alert here this morning. one in oxon hill. the ramp to the outer lp there, accident investigation ramp is blocked. a constructio worker w hit. it was a hit-and-run crash. that person i critical condition this morning. you can see a little bit of purple there meaning we have a closure. water main break, all lanes blocked. you're nice and clear there. so no complaints on 270 this morning and taking a look in and out of towng, >> good morn monday is off to a delightfulstart. a good way to get the work week started. it's going to be a nice week and fee more lik september than october. teuth wesy wind flow will push today's temperatures out of the 60s and intohepper 70s. around 80

we have a newon push to cnect virginia and myland by putting a bridge over the potomac. where it may end up. >>> plus, pack their bags. new way to travel with your pet. >>> good morning, everybody. skies are mostly cloudy. not a whole lot of a few sprinkles up here in the mountains of west virginia. >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> welcome back. at 4:14. now troubling news for parents of teenagers. the rcdcorts a dramatic rise in a popular cecigaretled jewel. take a look at this. the sleek look resembles a usb drive. sales spiked 64 in just one year. many ecigarettes are being soldu to kidsnder the age of 18. just last month the fda issued 1400 letters toho retailers sold juul to retailers. they said they want t prevent under age use and it w the industry and regulators working together. >>> now to another study regarding teens and smoking. researchers in canada found marijuana can have harmful effects on the teenage brain. the study followed 4,000 adolescents and found heavy smokers had lasting problems with learning and decision-making skills. >>> new details th

right now it is 69 in washington, 64 ins potomac thi morning. 75 in beverly beach by the bay there. and 68 degrees at joint base andrews. forecast hour by hour, what a ni day to be outside. feeling a lot like summer. a little hint of humidity in the air a well. storms will be getting going afteror about 3:0:00 this afternoon. some of your thursday evening plans could get rained on. more about that and a peek of the weekend forecast coming up. melissa, good thursday morning to you. >> good thursday morning to you. silver bospring, soud georgia avenue, new paving project here just started up this morning near uversity boulevard. the right lane is what's getting by. in laurel, northbound bw parkway eear 197, this makes more sense. the map wasn'tng up a couple minutes ago. the right lane is getting by the work zone. you're seeing those delays in the northbound les here this morning. lanham outer loop 5 betwe and 450, right lane gets by the work zone. district heights. inbound 66 at 1 doesn't want to cooperate, but it is moving st fine. >>> developing in maryland overnight, we now know t

. >>> new tonight, a man fell into theod potomac river while trying to take a selfie. this happened off olmstead island in great falls.tn wises rescued him. chopper 4 was over the potomac river on friday, and that's where you can see just hosw len the river is with all of the rain that we've had. montgomeryounty fire officials say the man suffered serious injuries and is still in the hospital tonight. >>> new this evening, two cars caught fire inarng garage in herndon. that garage on centre park circle. luckily it didn't spread to the apartmenes. first rponders took one person to the hospital to be checked out. unclear how the fire started. >>> some folks in allentown, pennsylvania, can't go back to their homes tonightfter a deadly car explosion. the blast last night killed three people. a witnessth captured the afterma moments after it happened. okay. so you can hear the sirens. you t hear ae explode from the burning car. investigators say the incident was intentional. local and federal authorities believe one of those killed was the suspect. those who liv in the neig

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president washington was formally's escorted by his masonic brother and from virginia across the potomaciver where he was then greeted and joined by the maryland masons military bands playing, and spectators rejoicing. the great recession, slowly but study advancing to the center of the newly founded city to where we stand today. the very spot where this will soon be erected. the same newspaper that reported on the procession and the cornerstone ceremony waiting to describe how the entire assembly retired to feast on a 500 pound barbecued ox. think about it, 500 pound barbecue and no wet naps. apparently, the celebration continued the whole day before finally ending with 15 successive rounds from the artillery. what a party? just imagine if we tried to reenact a similar procession today. only costs -- cross the river in boats as our forefathers did, we would march across the bridge or memorial bridge, i guess today could be a caravan of uber and lyft, think about what logistical challenges would be involved. the city will size up in gridlock and there will be a lot of angry commuters. i

we'll tell you what happened to a man takin a selfie next in the potomac river. you're going to see this video. it looks bad. he's but the length that's people will go to for that perfectct e, just remarkable. >> and close to leaving a really sting impression in a bad way. >>> our first storys thi afternoon, our top story, the fbi is interviewing witnesses about the allegations of sexualt miscongainst supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> the white house has authorized the fbi on interview, quote, anyone necessary as long as theom investigationete by the end of the week. we get the very latest from blay alexander. at the supreme court this evening. blayne? >> reporter: well, of course the timing of all thiss interesting because the supreme court is back in session today. it is beginning the new twerm only eigustices on the bench, of course. remember top republicans had really hoped to see kavanaugh confirmed and in place today. instea he is under widening fbi investigation. >> president trump doing little to define the scope of th investigation into supreme c

. >>> a new push to put a bridge over the potomac. where it may be. >>> plus, pack your bags. delta has new way to travel with your pet. chuck? >>> good morning. wednesday is a good day for wednesday is a good day for we kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our ryonomy works best when ee has a skill, like shipbuilding. that's why i created career and technical academies across virginia and passed a law to expand job training for young people. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. here in virginia, we have to build an llonomy that works for >>> you're watchingy. "news 4 to >>> welcome back. at 6:15, troubling news for parents of teenagers. the cdc reports a dramatic rise in a popular ecigarette called juul. its sleek design replicates a flash drive. many of the ecigarettes are being sold to kids underge the a of 18. just last month the fda issued more than 1300 warning lette to retailers who illegally sold juo kids under age. the

. >> so let's talkow about this special piece of real estate for sale in the middle of th potomac river. >> it's only $15 million. >> would you take a check? >> there have be unclarified claims that alexander graham bell visited there. but who knows? choppawamsic is near quantico. itmmas a sg pool, a boat oouse, a tool shed. but you have take a boat to get there so make sure you have a boat as well. you won't be able to swim. >> it looks like parking may be an issu too. >> parking may be an issue but you don't have to worry about the neighbors. >> okay. tell us about this new idea of a doughnut shop. >> i love to eatnd i love sweets. and now all vegan. does that mean it's healthier? an all vegan doughnut shop. this dynamic duo, they have been doing pop-up shops for some time now and now they'llrder their first brick and mortar store in the potomac area. they're going to have so many flavors, boston cream, dwlas, they'll have cereal flavors, captain crunch and hopefully rice crispy treats. >> and you go vegan. >> okay. you try it t. >> yes. that's how we do. i may not tellim about it tho

the helicopter was involved in the rescue of the flight that crashed into the potomac in 1982. a great example of a law- enforcement courage and willingness to risk their own lives to save others. the airplane took off from the national airport in 1982 in blizzard like conditions and crashed into the bridge and into the potomac river. 78 people died. it was a tragic incident. five people survived the crash and they were plucked out of the river by this police helicopter behind me. two u.s. officers risked their lives to save those individuals. we are proud to hang the helicopter from the rafters of the national law-enforcement museum. >> when you get to the heart of it, what is the mission of the new law-enforcement museum. >> it is two fold. tell the history of american law enforcement and history and the great contributions that it has made to the nation. that story has never been told before. what we are hopeful is that when people leave this museum experience, they will have a greater sense of responsibility for public safety. they are hopefully going to realize that public

this is the most important piece, george gordon meade still very much the head of the army of the potomac. the old snapping turtle. george gordon meade would chase after robert e. lee. again, between the rivers. grand's grand strategy sounded nothing like the war in 1861 or 62 or 63. it might have inspired an initial burst of confidence. three of these five operations almost immediately met with disaster. instead of marching east, manx, former speaker of the house of representatives, who owed his shoulder straps to ditch political patronage, he decided to invest himself in an ill- fated campaign in louisiana which climaxed with a colossal federal defeat at a place called mansfield. on may 15, siegel met a confederate force under the command of a former united states vice president, breckenridge who had served under buchanan. he met up with breckenridge in the shenandoah valley at a place called new market. breckenridge's army included more than 250 cadets from the institute. there, those men participated in the round defeat of siegel's troops. the very next day, may 16, benjamin butler's

crews were not able to finis the work last weekend because of high water on the potomac river. the bridge opens to every monday. >>> a small town in virginia is taking a step back in time this weekend. you heard somara mention t waterford fair. you can experience 19 thli centy with crafts, performances and one of a kind home tours from that era. and happening today tomorrow from 10:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening. it's about 45 a milesy from d.c. cool little t shirt here. re going tthat the have a lot of clowns, old school lowns. kind ofscary. >> some of us don't do well with cloun >> but a lot of fun for the kids. wateord j -- virginia. >>> police trying to kee up with a pair of virginia fugitives. just ahead, we'll show you howe the able to catch up with ce> the disappearance of one of the top law enfnt officials is raising conce s around the globe. the president of interpoll, the organization responsible for world's some of the most wanted. officials say he disappeared after flying to china. his wife says she has not heard from him since he lt left month. they re

general meade did not get along with almost anyone in the army of the potomac at this time, but he dide was especially, not think very much of burnside. corpsas entirely a ninth operation. and when grant turned to meet and said we are going to make the mind the center of an assault on petersburg on july 28, meade rides over to burnside's headquarters and tells general burnside that black troops cannot leave the assault. he explains that these men are so inexperienced, absolutely and experience to combat. it was much too dangerous and complicated an affair to trust to green troops. and moreover, if the assault failed they would be accused of caring nothing for the black soldiers and they politically could not accept that risk. vigorouslyotested that his other divisions were not capable of making the assault. to thede relented, extent of agreeing to go to grant and ask a's idea on what to do. burnside never heard anything from meat on the rest of the day and the next morning, july 29, still no word. he began to agree grant -- he began to believe grant was going him, but then 18 hours befo

but to take a person like rivers who could've been in charge of the army of the potomac, taught himself to read and write, the mayor of the town and state legislator and all of those things, but from a carriage driver, to soldier to a state legislator to a mayor, to a carriage driver again, driving white people around, retired in his livery suit, he looked like a piece of statuary. so we wrecked important was he. so, what markers are on the ground, how should we remember what happened at hamburg? in 1916, they erected a monument, to the massacre, to the right described by them, to meriwether, the loan wife who was killed and promised to killed jesus christ himself probably caught in the crossfire. and inscribed on the monument is he exemplify the highest ideal of anglo-saxon civilization and by his death he assures to the children of his land, the supremacy of that ideal. after which they watch the birth of the nation. and what monument remains? to print servers and all of the men of hamburg, where is it now? this is what happens to hamburg , in 1911 the river floods and basically augus

as a her back spat at frankfurt's paghman gotten potomac gardens she knows the potential of plants to protect themselves against pests and pathogens they often contain oils bitter substances and acids that kill germs. like willows along with many other active ingredients that contains salicylic acid compounds at the end of the nineteenth century chemists developed these substances in two thousand of the most popular fever and pain relief medications. aspirin. there are more than seven hundred plants in germany known to have medicinal affects a new ones discovered around the world all the time. research and has helped so is trying to unlock more secrets from the plant world he's investigating marshmallow root and cats whiskas which contain substances that could help really coughs and urine every tract infections. the research is job is to develop new drugs and improve the ones that are already available. to the future the problem is the sheer multitude of substances in these magicians plants often we know the plant has an effect but many times we don't know which of the countless subst

the helicopter that in 1982 was used to save five people after an air florida plane crashed in the potomacer. but it's law enforcements more recent history that has become a key focus. museum senior director rebecca looney: >> our mission, at its core, is to strengthen the bonds between law enforcement and the community. >> reporter: over the last five years, police departments across the country have confront accusations of officer misconduct and the shootings of unarmed black men. one exhibit highlights headlines from the 2014 shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. >> to not talk about ferguson would be foolish because it's had a huge impact on how this country looks at law enforceme enforcement. >> reporter: but another puts visitors in the shoes of first responders. >> a driver has just run a red light. >> reporter: letting them act as an officer at a traffic stop involving an armed suspect. sir, stay in the car. stay in the car! ( gunfire ) i probably-- >> you got him. >> reporter: the decision to allow visitors to simulate firing a weapon may be controversial, but instructo

like others have said before, potomac fever is -- you say i'm just going to work here for a couple of months, an unlike mcmahon, i really did. this is what you're going to see from us tonight. >> this is where i have to intervene? >> we haven't even started talking about politics yet, just wait. >> 27 years later, potomac fever has struck. and i think what you're going to find this evening in this panel with this discussion, is you can talk about your politics and you can have your beliefs and your opinions but you can still be friends and you can still have a civil discourse and not get at each other's throats which we're seeing in politics today. how did i get into this game? i literally ran into my friend in palo alto, california, i said oh, you're my congress bmapp? and he looked at me, and we got to talking and he said have you ever been to washington and i said no? he said you should apply to my office to get an internship. and stephanie and i have all gotten bitten by that intern bug, so i'm honored to be here with you and my fellow panelists. >> i just want to say, i might be

it happened along the potomac in marilyn. he was standing near the great falls, a series of rapids and waterfalls while trying to take in and the people nearby helped to pull him out. he is in a hospital recovering from injuries and that river had been above flood stage is because of recent rains. pennsylvania police say a car explosion that killed three men was in digital. the blast on saturday night shook neighborhood windows and sent debris flying more than 100 yards. atf agents and state police were on the scene and investigators called this blast a criminal incident and they say the person responsible was killed. one person described hearing the explosion. >> i just heard the explosion. a big explosion like. it scared me. i thought it was, like, a house that blew up like the one on 14th and allen. you know. >> information about why or how the car exploded has not yet been released. police leave it's an isolated incident and no threat to the public. the red cross is helping people who were disgraced -- displaced by the ex

crews weren't able to fish theirork because of high fast water on the potomac. the bridg re-opens at 5:00 a.m. on monday. >>> new at 11:00, a teenager said he was kidding when he made a threat against a northern virginia school. somebody tipped off police to a picture online of a13-year-old holding what looked like a gun. the boy admitted to threatening lanear middle school in fairfax but told police it wa a joke. officers found and confiscired an soft rifle. the teenager isn't even a student there and doesn't attend fairfax county public schools. the thcommonwe attorney will decide if he should face charges. >> a high school community is mourning the death of a recent graduate and football player. marquise brown died after apparently jumng out of a 16th loor dorm window in pittsburgh last night. brown was a junior on their football team university president tim grley jumped after policeed respoo a reported disturbance. one of brown's former teammates remembers the laughs they shared. >> just kind of like i said. a great person. someone who could light up the mo

and potomac. if they five thousand missing people did indeed lose their lives it would more than triple the overall death toll that we know about already now the estimate has been reached by talking to community leaders and local government leaders about who they think is still unaccounted for so the could be some double counting going on or it could be that people left the city in the aftermath of the earthquake and didn't let anybody know so we have to be cautious with that figure nevertheless it is believable standing here this is one of the two areas of the city most devastated by the earthquake here and elsewhere in another part of the city but tobe over the other side the ground liquefied during the earthquake swallowing everything in on itself the government in this press conference also said that this area and the other will be four states people will not return here they'll be big parks memorial parks to remember what happened here they've also revealed that back in twenty twelve geologic

right now it is 69 in washington, 64 ins potomac thi morning. 75 in beverly beach by the bay there.8 degrees at joint base andrews. forecast hour by hour, what a ni day to be outside. feeling a lot like summer. a little hint of humidity in the air a well. storms will be getting going afteror about 3:0:00 this afternoon. some of your thursday evening plans could get rained on. more about that and a peek of the weekend forecast coming up. melissa, good thursday morning to you. >> good thursday morning to you. silver bospring, soud georgia avenue, new paving project here just started up this morning near uversity boulevard. the right lane is what's getting by. in laurel, northbound bw parkway

university professor and army veteran tony campbell and independent neal simon a businessman from potomacaryland. the seat is crucial in a sharply divided senate. this is a your voice your

this is a halloween front yard out thwarts potomac. look at that. a beautifdisplay. neighbor sent this into me. chopper 4 over this area a little earlier tonight. so, want to say hello to that nicely done out there tonight, guys. all right, now let's look and show you temperatus around the region. a very nice evening. 49 degrees, yes, it's on the chilly side. winds out of the west at 7 miles an hour. the rest of the temperatures in the 30s. only 40 degrees right now the culpepper. 42, gaithers berg. still 50 close to the water in annapolis. going to be a cold night and chilly start to the morning. we're going to stay dry, though. one storm system that came through yesterday, wp towards the northeast, and you can see, our flow still coming out of canada, so, it's a cooler flow here. we're going to see temperatures the cool orning on side. the cool weather has been in place here the last couple of days. but the pattern is changing. again, back to a nice and warm pattern. west.old air back to the denver today in the 70s. tomorrow, they will have snow. for , the cold air

cross the potomac river this evening from my home in re was no but alas, the sound of drums, no beatingf military bands, no colors flying. i suspect that president and would isashington scarcely recognize today the city that bears his name. and that is a good thing. years,e last 225 washington, d.c. went from being a swampy, backwater capital of an upstart new nation to the world-class capital of the free world. starting with this beautiful temple dedicated to the people.nty of the the freemasons not only participating in the building of the capital. they were there every step of the way as washington evolved into the great city that it is today. true that freemasons are known for and are pretty good at conducting ceremonies. dids be clear, freemasons more than just perform masonic cornerstone ceremonies that accompany the building of all great public edifices. helpmore than that, freemasons roll up their sleeves and play an integral part in the heavy work that needed to be done to realize an informal government based on such principles as liberty and equal justice under the law. above

so like my friends have said before, you know, potomac fever is a weird thing; right? you come here and you say ok i'm going to intern on the hill. i'm going to be here for a couple months. then i'm going to law school. unlike mcmahon, actually i did. >> shade. >> this is what you will see from us tonight. >> do i have to intervene? we haven't started talking politics yet. >> but 27 years later, potomac fever has struck. i think what you will find this evening with this panel and the discussion, you can talk about politics and you can have your beliefs and have your opinions, but you can still be friends. and you can still have a civil discourse and not get at each other's throats which we're seeing at our politics today. how did i get into this game? i literally ran into congressman in palo alto california in the grocery store. being a sophomore in college, i said oh you're my congressman. he looked at me and was like get away from me kid. we got to talking. he said have you ever been to washington? i said no. he said you should apply to my office to get an internship

the national disaster management agency shows liquefied soil sweeping away hundreds of homes in the potomac neighborhood of another seven thousand five hundred houses were destroyed in nearby with some sinking up to twenty feet on the ground well the disaster really spokesman says up to five thousand people might still be missing after the disaster and that significantly higher than the original estimate under thomas has more now from village. it is a big increase in the government's official estimate of how many remain missing but put this together by talking to community leaders and village leaders about how many people they think are still unaccounted for in two big areas of this city to talk about and here in ballarat right now could be some double counting going on or it could be that people escaped moved to other parts of the ways and didn't tell anybody where they go and so we should add those have got nevertheless the government to be saying five thousand people may remain missing well that would push this death if the number were confirmed to be dead not just missing to triple what

potomac democracy, crash with an overturned vehicle.there. >> thank you. and you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. "the today show" continues in just a moment. ♪ >>> >>> and it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning,ctober 24th, 2018. a crisptart to the day here in midtown manhattan. a good looking crowd. it's a good looking crowd. hello. god to see you. >> hello. >> how about a crowd moment? let's do it. >> good idea. >> okay. i am looking for monique and jesse. hey, right there. so congratulations, first all, right? >> thank you. it's our honeymoon. >> when did you get married? 29th. >> so far, so good? >> so far, so good. >> love it. >> still on the honeymoon. >> i understand that you also have aaughter who may be watching. what's her name? >> emma. >> how old is emma? 8 years old now. >> she is 8 years old. emma, by the way, a long-time loyal today show viewer. in fact, mr. roker, among her first >> al roker. >>l roker. al roker. not a surprise. >> that's cnd of nice. you say hello to emma? >> hello,

just wait. >> but 27 years later, potomac fever has struck. i think what you will find this evening with this panel and the discussion, you can talk about politics and you can have your beliefs and have your opinions, but you can still be friends. and you can still have a civil discourse and not get at each other's throats which we're seeing at our politics today. how did i get into this game? i literally ran into congressman in palo alto california in the grocery store. being a sophomore in college, i said oh you're my congressman. he looked at me and was like get away from me kid. we got to talking. he said have you ever been to washington? i said no. he said you should apply to my office to get an internship and like steve and stephanie has done, you know, i think we have all been sort of the intern bug and i'm still here. honored to be here. honored to be with you, and with my friends and fellow panelists. >> hi. just want to say i might be the only nyu graduate on this panel. >> we could never have gotten in -- >> just saying. i got my ma

maryland north of the potomac. you can see that going on. heads up around mt. airy and damascus. you will get in on this. s thisrm is staying to the east. that is round one right there and then another round to the st that could come later into the evening. we've got much cooler air coming in. more clouds tomorrow. it could be some drizzle tomorrow. 84 on sunday. morning fog on sunday. monday, around 85. let's talk morebout saturday. in your kids have yogames, go to nats park, the kids did not make the playoffs. sorry about that. sorry. sorry to rub that in. alt 80s all the way int next weekend. weekend. much moren oth my kaine: dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our economy works best when everyone has a skill, like shipbuilding. that's why i created career and technical academies across virginiass and a law to expand job training for young people. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. here in virginia, we have to build an economy that wo

explore the history of law enforcement and police helicopter used to rescue crash survivors from the potomac is among the items on display in the 911 emergency exhibit. i hope you're with us on "mornings on 2" and we spoke with craig floyd the ceo of the memorial fund about the museum's importance. >> the history. the great contributions that law enforcement has made to this nation over hundreds of years. that story has never been told before. we are hopeful that when people leave this museum experience, they will have a greater sense of responsibility for public safety. >> the museum has a tranquil area where people can reflect and pay respect to law enforcement officers who died in the line of beauty -- line of duty. >>> there are new giant steel columns temporarily supporting the bus back at the transition -- transportation center. project engineers warned they will be reduced capacity on fremont because of the columns. the roadway has been close since cracks were discovered in two beams and will remain closed until a permanent fix is made. >>> cooler today than yesterday. in my right, ma

yesterday was the first day and ere were a few snags at potomac community center.lines aere long it was hard to find parking and there were early problems with the electric polling book used to check in voters that causeddelays. the montgomery county board of elections is sending more judges and scannersp to h speed up early voting. early voting is happening across region. you can vote through next thursday. voters in virginia can cast absentee ballots new november 3. >> three high school students in leesburg face very serious a chargeser a football player was sexually assaulted in the locker room. we told you about this incident earlier thi month. one high school student faces sexual battery charges and two others are charged with assault and the incident was not hazing. the football team went to the state finals last year. >> it's 5:47. today the university of maryland board of regents will meet again. the culture didn't contribute to jordan mcnair's death, but was no accountability or oversight of the football program. they ar to be ready to part ways with high

the boats on the potomac right now. why not? down to about 76.n the city by 11:00. 82, gaithersburg. this is the heat index. we've seen a couple of showers in montgomery county. look at the shower activity. very heavy towar portions of kent county, just east of annapolis. that area though not moving our way some showe activity toward 270. just kind of working its way up 270. >> whatea we'rey watching is hurricane michael. the center of the storm making its way into the gulf of mexico. with that, it is strengthening. moving to the north at nine milean hour. this will be the potential for a category 3 hurricane right around panama city. and then moving to the southeast where it could be a devastation. even into georgia, the carolinas. a lot of trees down and power outages. it still has a i bigact late this week into the weekens tell all about how we opened the windows up and checked the aters this weekend. >> and it will be boot weatheri for us coming up. that will be good to know into weekend. right now it doesn't feel like october. it is muggy ou

over the country or perhaps the world so welcome to washington if you get a chance come across the potomac river. it isn't that far away. thank you for the kind introduction and the opportunity to be here to say a few words and let you know, where we are with medicaid expansion in virginia and how we got there. the first question i want to address and i'm often asked is why would a pediatric neurologist get into politics? that's a question i look every day in the mirror and i cannot get an answer in return. [laughter] but in 2005 and 2006 i was practicing child neurology indoor full virginia at children's hospital at norfolk and we were raising our two children now our son is a neurosurgeon in chapel hill they are both employed so that's a good thing. [laughter] but in 2005 i had a lot of frustrations with health care. i felt i was working a lot more hours with a lot less to show for it at the end of the day and complaining to our chairman one day and he said do something about it. the first piece of advice is if you choose to run for public office it's a good idea to run that past your sp