you might have noticed when you were out in the rotunda that on this wall behind me there is a large marble plaque. on that plaque, it recognizes contributions of president theodore roosevelt's secretary of war. elihu root was the individual who carried out the vision president roosevelt had of modernizing the armed forces. in his cornerstone speech that he delivered when the cornerstone was laid, president roosevelt articulated four large goals he had. the largest was the establishment of general staff. he wanted to modernize the army. he wanted to modernize our national guard as a national militia, and he wanted to provide for the training of the officers and men of the army. root is recognized because of his recognition to modernize the armed forces. president roosevelt also said in that speech it should be a matter of pride and congratulations for every american citizen interested in the welfare of the country that the foundation stone of the building was being laid. our military could be prepared to bring peace in order for our nation to play its great role in a time of war. wit

the presidency, tweed roosevelt placed tribute to his great-grandfather with remarks in the college rotunda. he speaks in front of a marker commemorating the 1903 construction of roosevelt hall. this is 15 minutes. >> first of all, welcome everybody. this is our second -- this is going to be an annual event. the theodore roosevelt association, which was created shortly after tr died to commemorate his memory, and one of the things we do is we have established a new relationship with this institution. every year, the leading prize that goes to students is called the theodore roosevelt prize, and i was honored to come down here last year where we gave the first award. it was a huge challenge for students here. we cannot allow this to happen again. he must have given a lot of -- or something. he is a wonderful guy. our annual meeting is held in october. it is a great honor for the tra to establish this relationship. we have relationships with other military operations. i am a little disheveled. anyway. i don't have to say how this was founded. i think everybody knows. but the relationship betw

casket goes from there to the capitol rotunda to lie in state. and that brings us to philadelphia and the end of the presentation. [applause] >> thank you very much. what, 125 years old? water, there is a limited time for them, and the fact she is still floating is quite remarkable. what do you see for the next 50 years as far as that ship goes? areas of: the worst the ship in terms of damage are the wind and water line. is higher atntent the wind and water line. we are accessing to four feet below the waterline and doing a thick epoxy cloak, -- thick epoxy coat, blasting it clean. we are working to get $15 million in the budget next time around to get the ship into dry dock, which it desperately needs. and in that drydock period, we will repair the bottom and replace the decks, and depending goes outsideising of washington, d.c. in the private sector, we will put new programming on the ship and bring her back to philadelphia, ready for the next 50 years. when i first stepped aboard i was overwhelmed by all the metal. war, the navyil had wooden s

bush will lie in state under the rotunda from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. a procession will happen. and to st. john catholic church on best gate road. b bush will laid to rest after that at a servi beginningt 11. >> tomorrow your lance chance to see the emancipation proclamation and the act. at the national archive. they led to the e of slai ri in the country. end of slavery in the country. they are so delicate fndgile they are kept in a dark vault. they only see the light for 36 hours at a time. they only come out once a year. the d.c. act was the first act by congress to free slaves. it freed nearly 3,000 slaves. here in washington. >> aer two wins here at home. the capitals went on the road with confidence in their play offns series. ag carolina. >> that confidence might have been rattled by the hurricanes a game to forget for the caps. what happened? >> there would be so much to unpack on what happ hede. the capitals lose their first game of the post season. the hurricanes just the much better team tonight. fuelled behind their home fans and home ice advantage. it seems everywhe

busch will lie in state under the rotunda from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. a procession will tak him from the state house to st. john newman catholic church on bestgate road in annapolis. busch will be laid to rest after service at 11:00. he died earlier this month aer serving more than three decades in the house of delegates. >>> today former vice president joe biden will deliver the eulogy for the late south carolina senator, earnest fritz. hollin hollings died earlier this month at 97 years old. heired in 2005 after serving six terms in the senate. his funeral will be held in charleston.ut >>> four min after the hour.th strong wind causesed by the strong -- caused by the strong storm system in the area has left a community reeling. kathy timer of stafford was killed when a huge tree fell on to house yesterday morning. you see the damage to the home. she and her husband were sleeping when that tree came crashing down, pinning kathy. the couple had been married for 62 years. her friends and neighbors are shocked that she's gone. >> husband tried to give her

. >>> mourners will be back in the rotunda today at the maryland state house to pay final respects to house speaker michael busch. yesterday several people filed past t. cask the body will lie in repose from 8:00 to 10:00 this morning followed by his funeral at 11:00. busch dd on april 7th after a battle with numpneumonia. he was maryland's longest serving house speaker. >> actress lori loughlin and her husband have pleaded not guilty to charges filed as part of the college admissions ascandal. she her husband were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraudaynd pg bribes to get their daughters into usc. >>> now to the bump in the caps road to defending the stanley cup title. a big one. the carolina hurrica s brought it all in game three. they skated over the caps to a 5-0 victory. hard to wash, too, as goal after goal went in. the fans haven't had a home playoff game in a decade. just weird. ft really was the third goal, i was like, what is happening? the biggest moment tha you may hear about was this -- alex ovechkin's first fight since 2010. he's not a fighte >> a boxing match or

busch will lie in repose in the rotunda of the state house in annapolis. there will be aublic visitation monday and tuesday mornings. the funeral itself will be a uple of miles away at st. john neumann churchas hed away this sunday. he was 72 years old. >>> if you are younger, you may not know the name charles v door an, but for a few weeks in the late 1950s he was all anyone in america would talk about. van doren passed away at the age of 93. at the end of 1956, the beginning of '57, he was the central figure in a scandal involving the enormously popular game show "21." he would plead guilty to lying to a grand jury admitting he cheated and it was rigged. in 1959 h 9 he told congress he coached before each segment. robert redford turned story into a show in 1994. van doren stayed out of the public after the scandal and wrote for the "encyclopedia brittanica." >> i vaguely remember the movie. >> yeah.fo sure. >> i don't know who star friday it. going to find out. >>> the road to another stanley cup victory begins today. >> everyone is pumped for the nhl pl

passed recently, but he did tmi.idemiological study of i first met him here in harrisburg in the rotunda 10 years ago. i had predicted 10 million curies and i couldn't figure out why there weren't any cancers. and steve had come up with this cancer map that showed up and down the river valley, cancer rates doubled what they were in the hills, and he couldn't understand how he could get less you could get those kinds of cancers with 10 million curies. the first time stephen i met was 10 years ago. of radiation matched his estimate of the fatalities. i guess you can sort of see run from the river the north west down to the southeast, and on either side of the river valley, he shows dramatically higher cancer incidence. why is that? on the day of the disaster, there was an inversion, for the first couple of days of the disaster. the radiation was trapped in the river valley. where did the n.r.c. look? on the first day, these little circles on a map or locations where the n.r.c. looked. you will see that nowhere near where wing determined the cancer clusters were. second day, again, nowhere

passed recently but did an epidemiological study of tmi and i first met him in harrisburg in the rotunda 10 years ago. i couldn't figure out whether wasn't any cancers and steve it come up with a cancer map up and down the river valley and it doubled what they were on the hills and he couldn't understand how you could get those kinds of cancers so the first time sivan i met was 10 years ago. my estimate of radiation matches steve's estimate of the fatality. steve, i guess you could sort of see this, the river is blue and it runs from the northwest down to the southeast and on either side of the river valley he shows dramatically higher cancer incidence, why is that? on the day of the disaster there was inversion with very still there for the first couple days of the disaster. so the radiation was trap in the river valley but where did the nrc look. on the first day of these little circles on the map are locations where the nrc looked and they are nowhere near where we determine the cancer clusters are. second day, nowhere near where the cancer clusters were. third day, again, nowhere nea

the family of michael bush says the long-time lawmaker will lie in repose i the rotunda of annapolis. there will be public visitation, tuesy morning. and st. john's catholic church followed by a reception. michael bush passed away this past sunday. he was 72 years old. >>> opening statements today in rial of a bethesda millionaire charged with the murder of a man who w digging nnels underneath his house. the arguments from both sides in this case. >>> cooler temperatures andia ams back with what you need to know. >>> the quest for the cup begins, covering the caps first round series against the hurricanes. join us for postgame coverage, news a 11:00, before saturday's game at 2:00, special coverage at 30 and2: >>> all right. amelia is here to talk about this gorgeous weather we've beea ng. the flip side of it, for anybody suffering from allergies is thinking to themselves, i wish i wasn't in so much pain. >> over thent c recommendations. you really need to inoculate yourself, and early, too. wille been telling us thi be a bad one. >> we're seeing tree pollen come high. it's the trees

his body will lie in state in the rotunda of theoutate in annapolis.0 -- from 1:00 to 7:00 and tomorrow 8:00 to 10:00 tmp. it will be held at the st. john church. he was of the longest serving speaker in american history. he was 72 years d. >>> 6:35. in other top stories, american airlines is canceling more flights because of the ongoing investigation into the boeing 737 max jet series. the airline says it's canceling hts through august 19th, about 115 flights a day. you can expect increased delays over the busy summerseason. the faa grounded all boeing 737 max updates r jet following two deadly crashes. >>> the push for safer roads in prince george's county continues. enhancedgatersegan in december when three kids were killed on rout210. the car was hit by a suspected derivatipe. of the ior and police chief will discuss enforcement and awareness. adam tuss will cover the news conference. look forates in the nbc washington app. >>> capital bikeshare is temporarily removing election bikes because of a break issue. ridershe said experienced a bake force

you can simply walk up the front steps of the statehouse and into the rotunda area to pay your anrespectsnd you c continue to do that for the next half hour. use speaker mike busch lying in repose in the statehouse in annapolis. people pay their respects as they viewed his casket draped in the maryland flag. his wife and family greeted and thanked for his dedication to the people of maryland after a politica t careert spanned three decades. >> he gave me my first subcommittee chairmanship and i believe heng saw somethin me that i didn't see in myself and i just really appreciate the fact that his family let him spend so much time grooming and mentoring us. >> it's so bitter and mean out there, but mike was a person of civility. when you think about the integrity and the effectiveness of the civility, that's the real thing. >> lawmakers lined the steps of the capital to witness the speaker's final arrival. >> we now return him to the statehouse, the ven knue he lov and where he accomplished so much. >> busch was the state's longest serving speaker. he died of pneumonia a day before the fin

you can walk right up thesest s here behind me and into the state capital building, into the rotunda area. that's where that public vistation is happening at this hour and will continue or the next couple of hours. people are remembering a man who was respected byo s many. maryland state police troopers carry the state flag-draped casket past the family of house speaker mike busch. lawmaker lined uplong the steps of the statehouse to receive their speaker one laste under the capital dome so marylanders can payts their respec. >> we now return him the statehouse, the venue he loved and where he accomplished so much so we can say to mike busch for his lifetime achievements, well usdone. >> was the state's longest serving speaker. he died of pneumonia a day before the last day of the general assembly session. >> there are no words big enough or loving enough to describe what michael busch gave to those of us who served with him. >> iusch will lie repose here until 7:00 this evening, then again from 8:00 to 10:.m a tuesday. while it was a somber occasion, it was also joyful as the man wh

mourners were able to walk by his casket draped with the maryland to pay their final respected in the rotunda of the e house. he was first elected to the house in 1986, about 17 years later he became the speaker. lawmakers are remembering his impact. >> he gavee my first sub-committee chairmanship and i believe he saw something in me that i didn't see in myself and i appreciate the fact that his family allowed himpe sing so much time with us. >> for those of us elected, knowing you could leave a legacy like this fills you with hope. >> and stay with nbc4 and our nbc washington app for continuing coverage of the services honoring busch today. >>> now to the weather. it was a pretty chilly morning out there. >> i hope things are warming upn laur ricketts has more on how much we'll warm up today. hi. >> hello, guys. 'll warm up little bit. some clouds are stubborn out there. i know that you can't see them right now but we do have some stubborn clouds out there. although the city camera looks blue so that is goodews but temperatures still responding despite cloud cover out there. listen, we start

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. >>> mourners will be back in the rotunda today at theataryland st house to pay their final respects to house speaker michael busch. yesterday, several people filed past his casket. his body will lie in repose today from 8:0 to 10:00 this morning followed by his funeral which will be at 11:00. busch died back in april 7th afr a battle with pneumonia. he was maryland's longest serving house speaker. >>> actress lori loughlin and her husband pled not guilty in thesollege admission scandal. hey were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud andll aegedly paying bribes totaling half a million daughters to get their two daughters -- half a million dlar dollars to get their daughters into usc. >>> and now to defending the cup. the team skated over the caps in the 5-0 victory. hard to watch to as goal after goal went in. the carolina fans went wild. they hadn't played a home hockey game in a decade. it was a we're game for the caps just ton answer any of the -- just not to answer any of the goals. the biggest moment was this scene. alex ovechkin's first fight since's2010. he a lover, not

. >> reporter: every year this obrvance is held here at the capital either in the rotunda or the visitorsenter. do the wor and sentiment resonate upstairs or to the other other end of pennsylvania avenue? >> i'm hearing too much hate speech and that is not owned by pany politicalty. it's owned by both and all political partiee >> we hophe future will be more peace than war and that's all we can hope for. weave to do somethi about it. >> reporter: dwarick , news 4. >>> just in, the man accused of killing five peop in "the capital gazette" shooting is changing his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. jared ramos originally pleaded not guilty to murdering five nepaper employees last june. ramos's lawyers say he suffers from a mental disorder andst didn't underd what he was doing was wrong. today was the deadline for ramos to change his plea. the next step is for him to be evaluated by a statest psychiatri. his trial is set to get under wayn november. >>> more breaking news coming in now. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has just submitted s letter of resignation to president tru e

bush will lie in repose in the rotunda of the state house in annapolis.ill be a public visitati on monday and tuesday morning. the funeral itself will be just a couple of miles away at saint sehn newman church. michael bush p away this past sunday. he was 72 years old. >>> happening now in the district. police working to track down the people s in thisveillance video. investigators say they robbed and trashed an airbnb in northwest leaving behind thousands of dollars worth of damage. this all happened at a home the group was renting on leroy place near connecticut avenue. >> and this all happened about a month ago when eight people went into that home. photos of the damage show televisions pulled off the wall and they took appliances, clothes, shoes, electronics, more than $5,000s worth of go and they trashed the house, aving pizza, wine bottles and chickenings and ashes behind. >> infact, they called me from the property in the middle of thei rental period telling me how wonderful the house was and how thankful they are. >> according to police, one of th

busch will l in state under the rotunda from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. a procession will take him from the state house to st. john newman catholic church on bestgate road in annapolis. busch will be laid to arrest at a service after 11:00. died after serving more than three decades in the house of dallas.da >>> to former vice president joe biden will deliver the eulogy for the late senator earnest fritz hollgs. he died this month at 97 years old. he retired in 2005 after serving six ter in the senate. his funeral will be held in charleston. >>> 6:05. and a local woman was killed during yesterday's storms.y kath tyler of stafford died when a tree fell on to her house. she and her husband of more than 60 years were asleep when the tree came crashing in pinning her down. friends and neighbors spoke with news4, and they are shocked. >> husband tried to give her outh to mouth for -- until the fire department foot here. it was -- fire department got here. it was too late. >> the tree killed her. you don't haveood in the refrigerator, she will feed you. she was

busch will lie in repose in the rotunda of the state house in annal lis. there w a public visitation monday and tuesday mornings. the funeral htself will bed just a couple of miles away at st. john newman church. busch passed away on sunday. heas 72 years old. >>> just about 5:15. if you're a bit younger,ouay not know the name colors that van doren. in the 1950s, he was all anybody in this country could talk about. >> he passed away yesterday at the age of 93. at the end of 1956 and the beginning of 1957, he was the central figure in a scandal involving the enormously popular game show "21." he would plead guilty to lying to a grand jury about cheating on the show. later admitting that it was all rigged. in 1959 he told congress he was coached before each segment. it was a scandal that robert redford turned into the movie "quiz show" in 1994. that movie was nominated for multiple skers including best -s multiple osc including bestct pies. van doren wrote for "the encyclopedia brittanica." r iember encyclopedias. >> but all i remember of that -- and "worlbo

he wanted -- they wanted to have an open air hole in the rotunda and a statue of washington and then washington entombed below. there were plans and designs at himerent moments to entomb in the nation's capital. i see the washington monument pass the white house which became the substitute in the 19th century for memorializing washington. if they were not going to move his body, they wanted to build something magnificent. the washington monument standing at 555 feet tall, it was pretty incredible for its time. i think it ended up taking 40 years just to complete. host: what was the focus of your research? lindsay: my book is called "the president: george washington and the creation of an american institution." it looks at how the cabinet came about. it is an institution we are familiar with. a very public thing but not in the constitution. it was not created by any legislation. my book set about asking where did it actually come from? the answer is that washington created it about two and a half years into his presidency to provide advice and support when constitutional questions cam

left her out of the list of sculptures and studies in washington, her sculpture is in the capitol rotunda, she is still around. she saw lincoln. bacon chooses french. well, people are considering that there is a slight problem, the government is now funding this, okay? and it is costing a fortune to dig piles in the swamp. adding to the budget. they said whatever just take this same garden stature, make a replica, and put that in the lincoln memorial, a nice standing lincoln. well, i don't know what french said to henry bacon but it was apparently enough for bacon to tell mrs. saint gardens, who was a formidable lobbyist, that he found the idea, quote, repugnant, and that your husband would be turning over in his grave if he thought we were thinking of that. by the skin of his teeth, the idea was turned down. the idea for a seated lincoln is conceived and accepted. now there is one big problem, henry bacon is choosing his old employer, daniel chester french, but french is on the national commission for the fine arts. he's the chairman, he has to approve the choice. not even in washington,

officially once again announced the swearing in for chief nicholson on may 6, 11:00 o'clock in the rotunda, i hope everyone is able to make that. i know i will be there. very happily sitting in the obvious -- audience out of uniform. just to conclude, i did want to say it has been quite an honor and privilege to a privilege to serve this department for 29 years. i just said two commissioners, as i'm getting closer, i'm getting more nostalgic about it. it is something i'm very excited about. i'm very proud of where we have come. i've seen a lot of changes in my 29 years and quite a few in the last 15 years as chief, and it is all about the great people that we have and that i am privileged to work with. having the ability to train and hire the majority of our department is something that is very gratifying to me. i know i'm leaving this department better than when i arrived, and certainly we have a very strong foundation for the future, including with our new chief of department, but all the people that i have hired, their enthusiasm, the courageous nests , their passion, their ability to l

our problem is the unwillingness of both parties, both sides of the rotunda, and both of the last two administrations to sit down and deal seriously with entitlement spending. and that does not necessarily entitlement -- necessarily mean entitlement cuts. it may mean more revenue. that is exactly what they did in 1983 under the proposal -- they made some modest reforms, they increased the age of social security. they, you know, did some things that were on that side of the issue, but they also increased the amount of money, income that was subject to taxation. that is the kind of deal we are going to have, and i am sad we are not working on something like that here. >> mr. chairman, may i make a comment in reference to what he just said? if he would be willing to yield the time, and the analysis that came out earlier this year, as i said in my opening, the issue that we face is on the mandatory side. it is not the discretionary, even though the caps issue is what we are debating here today. but as a percentage of gdp, mandatory spending is going higher, and as a percentage of gdp, dis