quest we are at sutter's fort, a state historic art in sacramento, california. hass a historic site that central buildings that are actually the original adobe building constructed by native american workers working for john sutter in the 1840's. fort of people have worked and they think that it was a really, endeavor and soderling to this is more of a fortified hacienda. fortified just for protection but it really was an agricultural and industrial complex. inter arrived in california 1839. the spanish and mexicans have tried to make inroads into the interior and have frequently been are pulsed by the california indians who lived here. they were not particularly notndly toward them and did welcome the idea of being forced to go to the missions on the coast. they really resisted for a long time. he got a grant: of his ariana grande which meant he to agree to settle and hold the territory. settlers and he had to make an agreement that he would give to sellers and start developing the territories. as for settlement here was on application at all. it was an adobe b

it is hard to imagine sacramento or california without the impact of the railroads. the gold rush made sacramento wealthy and politically important and because of the gold rush, there was capital building art railroad that connected california with the rest of the united states. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring sacramento, california. our staff recently traveled there to learn about the history. learn more about sacramento and other stops on the tour at c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. all persons having business before the honorable supreme court of the united states give their attention. >> bright core monsoon boldly opposed the interment of japanese during world war ii. after being convicted for failing to report for relocation, he was taking his case all the way to the supreme court. >> this week on landmark cases, we discuss the landmark case of korematsu against the united states. harbor, 120,000 people of japanese origin who lived near military places were sent to internment camp

we continue now with our look at the history of sacramento. >> the capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. a little farther down the road in san jose was were the first legislature met. they also met in vallejo and the nation which is close to san enoughco but still close to sacramento. when they first decided where to place the capital, they wanted it closer to an area people to get too quickly. sacramento had a lot going for it because of the gold rush in 1849 it brought a lot of people in. we have roads and a way to get here, the sacramento river. eventually, sacramento was chosen in 1854 to be the state capital. this building started in about 1860. it took about 14 years to complete, as is the case with a lot of state capitals throughout the country, the civil war era brought a lot of stops and starts. the capital in 1971 went through a distinctive seismic test, a two-year test, to see if the building would withstand an earthquake. there was a huge earthquake in the southern california area in 1971 that turned our attention to the fact that with modernization, floo

it is hard to imagine sacramento or california without the impact of the railroads. the gold rush made sacramento wealthy and politically important and because of the gold rush, there was capital here to start building awealthyd politically important. the gold rush, there is capital to start building a railroad that connected california with the rest of the united states. >> find out where the c-span cities tour is going next online. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> c-span has your coverage of the road to the white house, 2016, where you will find the candidates, speeches, debates, and most importantly, your questions.

throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring sacramento, california. our cities to were staff recently traveled there to learn about its history. learn more about sacramento and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv. all weekend on c-span 3. c-span has your coverage of the road to the white house 2016, where you will find the candidates, the speeches, the debates, and your questions. this year, we are taking our road to the white house coverage into classrooms with our student camp contest, giving students the opportunity to discuss what important issues they want to hear from the most from candidates. follow c-span student camp contest and road to the white house coverage on tv, radio, and online at c-span.org. rainville discusses african-american cemeteries. recalls her experiences finding and documenting cemeteries that are often

us to understand ourselves better throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring sacramento, california. our cities toward recently traveled there to learn about its history. learn more about sacramento, and ater stops on our tour c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. all persons are admonished to give their attention. >>

we get those every once in a while. >> we continue our visit to sacramento, california, with cheryl anne stapp whose book "disaster and triumph" highlights the women who shaped the history of the capital city after the california gold rush. >> women in that era were, in fact, legally second class citizens. if there was -- at the husband wanted to move, can you imagine traveling 2000 miles in a really small wagon, being told by four-legged animals who have to be fed, sometimes their oxen died and put them at a disadvantage. sometimes they had to lift the wagons with ropes up and down certain glyphs in certain areas. there were elements along the trail. children got sick, and so on and so forth. things they suffered along the trail where the stuff that makes the pioneer women a legend in california once they got here, women were very scarce in the gold rush period. they were 8% of the entire california population in 1850. as a result of the scarcity, the relative scarcity, they were more valued. and because they were more valued, men listened more, try to understand what they wanted and ne

us to understand ourselves better throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring sacramento, california. our cities toward recently traveled there to learn about its history. learn more about sacramento, and ater stops on our tour c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. all persons are admonished to give their attention. he boldly opposed the forced internment of japanese americans during world war ii. he took his case all the way to the supreme court. c-span'seek on "landmark cases," weevil explore versus the korematsu united states. president roosevelt issued an peopleion order sending of japanese origin to internment camps throughout the united states. >> this is the re-creation of one of the barracks. longarracks were 100 feet and divided into six different rooms. they did not have sheet rock. they did not have feelings -- ceilings. it would have been freezing, even during the daytime. the only heating they would have had was a po potbelly stove. would not have been able to heat the entire room and a comfortable kind of way. >> chal

. >>> just a mile from the state capitol building in sacramento, california, it could be mistaken for just another office, instead of open cubicles, you'll only find locked cells inside the main branch of the sacramento county jail system. of the 2,000 men and women incarcerated here, about 60% are only charged with crimes. and are awaiting trial and the resolution of their cases. the downtown branch is one of two jails run by the sacramento county sheriffs office. it's also the primary booking facility where officers from 13 different law enforcement agencies bring new arrestees. >> turn right, face the wall. >> probably every day, we process between 100 to 200 bodies coming through here a day. >> leave your hands by your side. >> i prefer working on the booking area. it's unpredictable. we have every walk of life come through here every day. >> the two newest arrivals, ryan and his girlfriend ariel putter. >> miss potter. >> their arrests are the result of a dispute they say was with potter's ex-boyfriend following an exchange of angry text messages. sobel said he and potter arrange

our recent is it to sacramento, california. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. stanford was lured to california because of the gold discovery and opportunities in the west. he was the president of the southern pacific railroad. mr. stanford and his wife purchased this home in 1861, at a time when they were stepping into the public life. he had been elected of the new central pacific railroad. he was nominated to run as governor in 1861. he purchased this house at that time. housetains inside another . as they became more prosperous, they would enlarge and restyle the house into what we see today . we are in a house built in the italian style, that after 10 , was expanded into the french renaissance revival style. one of the best examples of the french renaissance revival style in the united states. stanford was part of a merchant community. this is a house for someone who .s in the public eye we are in the entry hall of the stanford mansion. it contains 8 rooms in its original form. the entry hall has double parlors on each side and three and a half bedrooms ups

all more about sacramento weekend here on "american history tv." >> the capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. actually, farther down the road in san jose was where the first legislature met. they met in vallejo and in many show. close enough to sacramento. when they first decided where to place the capital, they wanted it closer to where the people could get quickly. the gold rush in 1849, they brought a lot of people in. we have balloons, roads, and ways to get there. eventually sacramento was chosen in 1854 to be the state capital. construction started in 1860. it took about 14 years to complete. the civil war era brought a lot of starts and stops. throughtal in 1971 was a distinctive seismic test to withstand an earthquake. there was a huge earthquake in the southern california area in 1961 -- 1871. make thistrying to victorian building look modern. they decided to go ahead and see if it would withstand an earthquake. basically, the bricks holding together the building, you could put a pencil through it. could -- itat you was being held up by habit and gravity

so, i wrote a seventh chapter about these ladies. >> while in sacramento, california, we talked about the history of us border control with patrick ettinger, author of imaginary lines, order enforcement and origins of undocumented immigration. >> the more i looked into the story of border crossings, the more i realize the story was not about the 20s and 30s and 40s, but about the 1880s. it was about the 1890s and the story became a different one to read it took me not only thinking i was going to start talking about the mexican border i quickly discovered i had to talk about the canadian border because the canadian border went back to the 1880s itself had been a fight of all kinds of what we would call undocumented immigration. immigrants coming for opportunity. sometimes family reunion, but mostly economic opportunity and if you are looking, let's say around the turn of the last century about 1890, with they discovered what they learn about the united states in italy, poland, china, japan or mexico, they are also learning of recent years the country had put in place restrictions that

welcome to sacramento, california. mounted in 1850 during the height of the gold rush sacramento is california's capitol city. later we will talk to a local author wrote about the special relationship between general george custer, his wife elizabeth. >> george and elizabeth were so much in love that elizabeth could not bear to be away from george for any length of time. he would say it is much more easy to be with you and have to endure all that you have to and whatever posts we are going to be have been to bear life without you. >> first, we learn what life was like in japanese internment camp. >> when the japanesefrom the japanese attacked pearl harbor are west coast account potential combat zone. we knew some among them potentially dangerous. no one would knew what would happen among this concentrated population of japanese forces should try to invade our shores. this picture tells how the mass migration. >> 9066 we will never be forgotten by 120,000 of us. you know,know, it amazes me that it took only one person to

a look at our recent visit to sacramento, california. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. the capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. actually, a little farther down the road in san jose was with the first the legislature met. itia,hey met also in ben which is close to san francisco. when they first decided to place the capital, they wanted it close to an area that people could get too quickly. sacramento had a lot going for it because of the gold rush. so we had roads and a way to get here, the sacramento river. eventually, sacramento was chosen in 1854 to be the state capital, and construction on this building started in about 1860. it took about 14 years to complete, as is the case with a lot of state capitals throughout the country. the civil war era brought a lot of stops and starts. the capital in 1971 went through a distinctive seismic test to see if this building would stand enough quake. inre was a huge earthquake the southern california area and 1971 that turned ou

it comes out of nowhere like this one in sacramento, california. a guy on this bike, his filtering through the middle to get to the front. >> oh, man. >> oh, my gosh. >> what the [mute]. >> we have helmet cam from behind. the car guns it. runs right into the back. apparently the girl inside wasn't really paying attention and as he passed by just to filter to the front, she assumed the light had gone green because bikes are moving past. >> are you all right? >> yeah. what the [mute] happened? >> when you listen to the way the biker got off of his really? because it wasn't hard enough to man. >> but the car was damaged. >> yeah, big time. >> a really unexpected situation, just like in this second one from russia. it's crazy, guys. watch the red vehicle that's in front of the one we are riding on. it starts taking this right-hand corner and you can see a wheel comes off. watch as it heads towards that van. there's a guy walking, doesn't see it coming. watch this. bang. he goes down. >> it took him out with a direct hit. >> i think it bounced off the v

. >> reporter: in sacramento, california, coast guard pilots reported a laser strike. turns out it was a star shower laser light decoration. up in northridgeville, ohio, apparently some of bob mangan's 45,000 lights are on curbside city property. thousands of people signed a pro-bob's bright bulbs petition and the city just backed down. this tradition began back in the 1700s when rich germans started sticking candles on their trees. and edison took it electric in 1880. and now it's come to this. there's even a show here on abc, called "the great christmas light fight." cash prize for the greatest and the gaudiest. 28 days until christmas. just don't trip on the lights fantastic. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> some amazing displays. thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas. i'll see you right back here on sunday. good night. >>>. >>> breaking news in colorado, we know two people died in a planned parenthood shooting and we're looking at the accused gunman. >> massive flooding in a lafayette neighborhood. where did the water come from? >> two potential dozen -- dozen

. >>> a high school teacher in sacramento, california, faces charges for a violent classroom incident caught on camera. cell phone video shows teacher david fritz wrestling a student to the ground friday. he is wearing a halloween costume. fritz was arrested and charged with willful cruelty toward a child and police say there are signs he was drunk. >>> a shark attack survivor and tampered halloween candy. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the philadelphia enquirer says police are investigating reports of tainted halloween candy. sewing type medles inside wrapped candy bars they got while they were trick or treating. >> we all checked our twix and our skittles and our snickers so we didn't find any in the snickers. we only found them in the twix. >> police say the needles were found in candy bars and no one ate the candy. >>> a woman was bitten by a shark off florida coast. she was bitten on the ankle as swimming in waist deep water in cocoa beach yesterday. she was taken to the hospital and officials say the shark was three to six feet long. >>> the omaha worl

. >> during a recent visit to a sacramento california we discussed the city's opposition to prohibition between the end of world war i anthe repeal of the 18th amendment. >> i started the book with the quotation from mark twain and he said it should be called the city of saloons because you could walk up to any door ask for a drink you could get one. sacramento was very wet. that makes sense the people who came here cable over -- came from all over you will drink and coveralls and do all these things so sacramento was built with a very vibrant and lively and alcohol was a big part of that ended recruits coming here from germany and they come here because they have no wonder full availability of fresh water them growing hops ended establishes agree to brewing industry. and prepare our wineries is the sacramento. so all of these things is part of that development as a big agricultural area. you have hops and grapes. >> although there was wartime prohibition and ended in 1933 talking about a serbian but it is important to remember that that 75 year run up to a prohibition but that 13 years

. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring sacramento, california. our cities tour staff recently toured there to learn about its brief history. about sacramento and other stops on our tour at c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> on road to the white house rewind, we look back to ronald reagan's announcement, the former governor talked about the economy, taxes, energy and foreign policy. ronald reagan won the 1980 presidential campaign with george h w bush finishing a distant second. he then went on to beat jimmy carter. this is about 25 minutes. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, ronald reagan. mr. reagan: good evening. i'm here tonight to announce my attention to seek the republican nomination for president of the united states. i am sure that each of us has seen our country from a number of viewpoints depending on where we lived and what we have done. for me, as a boy growing up as a small man in iowa trying to get a start in the years of the great depression and later in california, for most of

get the complete schedule at weekend, american history tv is featuring sacramento, california. -- is now aand state historic park. as california's governor, u.s. senator, and president of the central pacific railroad. he established stanford university in memory of his son who died of typhoid. home -- hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span's city tours staff recently visited sites showcasing the city's history. >>

and sacramento city historian marsha ayman shares insight and artifacts related to the 1849 gold rush which brought 300,000 people to california. >> today we're in the center for sacramento history, and we hold the original records for the city and county of sacramento. and we go from the beginnings of the city in 1850 all the way up to present time. when you talk about the whole experience of coming to california to search for gold, you're going to need your supplies. you probably would have gone and had your portrait taken in order to document yourself before your journey. but one of the important things you would have acquired once you got here was a map to figure out where you needed to go. and this is a great map of the gold fields. this map would have folded all up so that they could have fitted it into their pocket. everything was lightweight, compact, easy for them to travel with. but this would have been an essential tool, and this dates from 1849 and to show miners where to go. so you can see how quickly the business of mining the miners and producing all of these things. and people were quickly making must be off of

one of the suspects in the air force sergeant spencer stone that happened outside a bar in sacramento, californiatone is one of three americans also credited with stoping an unrelated attack on a paris-bound train this summer. when asked if he wakes up wondering if all that's happened since then is real, this is what stone had to say. >> it doesn't seem real. it is like living a dream. i got to save some people and i am still alive. >> more people are getting sick from the e-coli outbreak in the pacific northwest from chipotle. they say the tainted food sickened 39 people in washington state and oregon. so far they have not been able to pinpoint the source of the e-coli bacteria. while they try to find out what is making customers sick, chipotle closed the doors to 43 of its stores. >>> target is closing up some locations. some 2500 people will be out of work come the end of january. i'm patricia stark. now back to "red eye." for all of your headlines, go to fox news.com. >> welcome to "red eye." i'm tom shillue. lets ay check in with andy levy at the "red eye" news desk. >> big day coming up jie

related to the 1849 gold rush, which brought 349,000 people to california. >> we hold the original records for the city and county of sacramento. we go from the beginnings of the city in 1850 all the way up to present times. when you talk about the whole experience of coming to california to search for gold, you are going to need your supplies. you would have probably gone and had your photo taken. but one of the important things you would have acquired what you got here was a map to to get out where you need to do go to and this is a great map of the gold fields. this map would have folded all up so they could fit it into their pockets. but this would have been an essential tool, and this dates from 1849 to show miners where to go. you can see how quickly the business of producing all these things, and people were quickly making money off of the people who are looking for gold. announcer: watch c-span's cities tour and sacramento getting at 2:00 eastern today. and sunday afternoon on c-span three. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. announcer: in about 10 minutes,

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and sacramento city historians share artifacts related to the 1849 gold rush which brought 300,000 people to california. >> today we are in the center for sacramento history and we have the original records of the city and county and we go from the beginning of the city in 1850 although we up to the present. when you talk about the experience of coming to california, searching for gold, you will need supplies, you probably would have had your portrait taken in order to document yourself before your journey. one important thing you would have acquired is a map to figure out where to go. this is a great map of the gold fields. it would be folded, so it can fit into the pocket, it was lightweight, compact and easy to travel with. this would have been essential and it dates from 1849, showing miners where to go. you can see the business of producing all of these things, people were quickly making money off of the people who are looking for gold. >> this weekend, watch the cities tour in sacramento. throughout the day on book tv. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with

>>> the grounds of the capitol building in sacramento, california, is a purple heart memorial honoringrs of the military who were killed or wounded in battle. just another mile away, another purple heart recipient is attempting to adjust to life inside the sacramento county jail. ryan sobel has been moved into new cell because he was having problems with his first cellie. now the wounded afghan war vet finds old graffiti in his new cell adds insult to injury. >> talibans kick as. it pisses me off because i have seen the worst and been through the worst you know myself. by these people. >> sobel says his unit was attacked by taliban fighters on their way 0 back to base from a nearby village. >> at the time we had three humvees, i happened to be in the lead humvee for mission i was drying and ended up hitting a roadside bomb at the bridge. about half of the vehicle disintegrated. we were pinned down for about three, three and a half hours i want to say. and we had black-op helicopter that ended up medivacing me out. i ended up having retinal detachment, my ear drums were completely blown

. >> in sacramento california a coast guard pilot reports a laser strike. stars out it was a star shower laser light decoration. in north ridgeville, ohio some of bob's 45,000 lights are on curb side city property. but thousands of people have signed a pro bob's bright bulbs petition in the city. this tradition began back in the 1700s when rich germans started sticking canned tells on their trees and edison took it electric in 1880. now it's come to this. even a show here on abc called the great christmas light fight, cash prize for the greatest and the quadiest, just got trip on the lights fantastic. nick watts, abc news, los angeles. >>> happening today a children's christmas themed park in san francisco opens for a one day party. west portal avenue will be transformed into a winter wonderland even with snow, anna and elsa will join santa claus for photos. you can also spread the holiday cheer by donating a toy to the san francisco firefighters toy program. all the fun starts at noon today until 6:00 p.m. >>> still ahead on the abc 7 saturday morning news

. >> scenes like this in sacramento, california, where a high school principal needed help to break up a fight. one argument in favor of putting police in schools. >> as a school resource officer i'm here as a law enforcement officer. i'm here to help keep the school safe, keep the ground safe. i'm also here to act as a teacher for the kids. >> but after this video from south carolina went viral, advocates are questioning whether police in schools are a good idea. >> what we're find something that police officers are being put in the school, and school administrators are now relying on them to enforce school regulations where they shouldn't have any part in it. >> shawn burke heads a lobbying group saying police school resource officers should only step in to security concerns not discipline and behavior. some officers are armed. some unarmed. >> even though there is federal money that goes to hiring police officers in school, there is no federal oversight. there is no federal requirement for training on either the sro or the school administrator part. >> the department of justice star

. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring sacramento, california. our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about sacramento and other stops at www.c-span.org. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. ,> next on american history tv a panel of scholars looks at the history of incarceration and prison reform in the united states. the panelists examine different e ands in prison structur inmate control from the early days of the republic to modern times. they also discussed the issue of race in the prison system. it is a little over one hour. >> good afternoon. my name is dane kennedy. i'm the director of the national history center, which is associated with the american historical association. i want to welcome all of you this afternoon to this congressional briefing on the history of incarceration. i should say as a preface, this is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the national history center that brings historical perspectives to issues that currently confront congress. the c

sacramento, california. 22-year-old lisa joseph is inside a good guys electronics store with her uncle and cousin. >> i'm five months pregnant. i had to use the restroom. my uncle, when i came out, he was closing up a conversation. >> then without warning, her uncle pulls her to the ground. >> then i hear, like, gunshots going off. then i hear screaming. then i hear, like, all this chaos. when i look up, i see a gunman holding a .9 millimeter with a ski mask on. >> i was told we had an armed robbery gone bad at the florence shopping center. >> i could hear they were rounding up a lot of customers. i could hear the crying kids. i could hear them saying, you, lay right here. you, sit right here. you, right here. >> after receiving several 911 calls, sheriff glen craig dispatches his special enforcement detail to the scene and negotiators make contact with the store. >> i can kill a lot of people here. you better hurry up. i'm not playing around. >> they learn four gunmen of vietnamese descent are holding hostages until their demands are met. >> they asked initially for bullet proof vest.

nick: in sacramento, california, a coast guard pilot reported a laser strike. turns out it was a star shower laser light decoration. up in north ridgeville, ohio, apparently some of bob mangum's 45,000 lights are on curb side city property. thousands of people have signed a "pro bulbs bright bulbs" petitioning the city to just back down. this tradition began back in the 1700's when rich germans started sticking candles on their trees and edison took it electric in 1880. and now it comes to this. called "the great christmas light fight." cash prize for the greatest and the gaudiest. 28 days until christmas. just don't trip on the lights angeles. antoinette: i love going to those neighborhoods that you drive through and you can actually put it on an a.m. radio station so you can hear the music coordinated with the lights. amazing. frank: i'm bah hum bug. everybody is wait of wasting their money on electricity. okay. antoinette: come on, frank. all right. on the way this morning, caught in the act stealing from children in need. frank: the thief who swiped a donat

awards take place jonathan: we have breaking news in the newsroom from sacramento, california, where police made an arrest in the stabbing of spencer stone. stone was the u.s. marine, the airman who helped thwart the french train attack. the suspect was taken into custody after a traffic stop this morning. you will keep in mind he was at a bar with friends, stabbed. he nearly died. he has since recovered from the second stabbing attack. all right. yet another incident of violence on a college campus but this time at the university of california merced. five people stabbed. they are all expected to be okay. the person confronted by police was shot and killed. alison: to oklahoma now where the woman accused of driving into spectators at o.s.u.'s homecoming parade is formally charged. 25-year-old adacia chambers is facing 46 counts on felony assault. chambers is still in jail on a $1 million bond. a judge also ordered a psychological evaluation for chambers. jonathan: new developments this afternoon shooting death of an illinois police officer after months of investigation. the departme

it is hard to imagine sacramento or california without the impact of the railroads. the gold rush made sacramento wealthy and politically important and because of the gold rush, there was capital here to start building awealthyd politically important. the gold rush, there is capital to start building a railroad that connected california with the rest of the united states. >> find out where the c-span cities tour is going next online. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> c-span has your coverage of the road to the white house, 2016, where you will find the candidates, speeches, debates, and most importantly, your questions. we are taking our road to the white house into the classrooms with our student cam contest, giving students the opportunity to discuss what important issues they want to hear the most. contesthe student cam and road to the white house coverage on tv, on the radio, and online at c-span.org. >> 70 years ago, an international military tribunal began trials of 22 leading nazi officials in germany. your charge w

nick: in sacramento, california, a coast guard pilot reported a laser strike. turns out it was a star shower laser light decoration. up in north ridgeville, ohio, apparently some of bob mangum's 45,000 lights are on curb side city property. thousands of people have signed a "pro bulbs bright bulbs" petitioning the city to just back down. this tradition began back in the 1700's when rich germans started sticking candles on their trees and edison took it electric in 1880. and now it comes to this. there's even a show here on abc called "the great christmas light fight." cash prize for the greatest and the gaudiest. 28 days until christmas. just don't trip on the lights fantastic. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. antoinette: i love it. i love the holiday season. my husband always says after thanksgiving, after thanksgiving you can finally put up the tree. and i did yesterday. frank: i can't wait to see your display this year. 45,000 lights for you too. antoinette: no, no, i can't do that much. on the way this morning, caught in the act stealing from children in n

expressing her views and was heavily involved in suffrage , the precedent of the sacramento women's association. she came to california in 18462 years before the gold discovery and happen to be hired to be the camp cook and launderers. and they were marshall discovered gold she was making a pot of so, frontier soap tallow boiled five. and the concoctions ready, she put a piece pieces because he was not sure. and that was one of the tests. came out bright and shiny pressure. and it did. one of the other ladies and mrs. johnson, married to california governor command she had a very influential, politically influential father who is here, a father who wrote sacramento's 1st city charter. the father and her husband got into a clash of wills, you might call it, when the vigilance committee reform begin in 1856. so there was a lot of animosity. and she must have been pulled apart emotionally. she came to california as a bride. her husband's brothers were already here. she came by ship actually, not land. and she landed almost just in time to experience the 1st great fire. in sacramento had a lot of disasters. two major fire