>> it was constructed entirely out of brick. >> selena gray was somewhat of a legend. >> selena gray born selena norris. she had come from mt. ve vernon. she was probably born here at arlington. >> a direct descendant of that washington, selena gray grew up on these grounds. it was an 11 acre plantation and the two women most certainly knew each other as children. from there, their lives took different paths. their stories are preserved in arlington house largely thanks to selena gray. when the lee family fled south, it was sleefn a selena who mary gray entrusted with the keys of the estate. >> they took over the estate, they took over the plantation and began moving into the house. >> the union soldiers began looting the house, filled with lee's personal belongings. many which belonged to martha washington. >> selena gray first confronted the union soldiers and mcdowell and told them that these were mrs. lee's things and these were george washington's objects, objects critical to the history of this nation. >> among the objects the china that george washington ate from, window drape

but selena gray's legacy remains. in her descendants and the stories and mementos preserved here on a house on the hill, overlooking the capital of the united states. >>> next, the new taxi service for women by women. you're watching "al jazeera america". >>> from touchdown to let down. watch this - university of utah football player gets a harsh midgame lesson about finishing what you start. the goal line drop cost the team six points, an organ player picked it up, running it back to a score. utah would have been up six touchdowns, but lost 51-27. >> if you are afraid of height, the next story is not for ou. two dare devils took a 328 foot walk, one a chemistry student and the other an austrian writer. they are considered among the world's best flat rope walkers. they were harnessed no safety lines >>> a taxi service is rolling into new york city. she rides features women drives for women passengers. not everyone is lining up to hail one. kalen ford has more >>> delores has been behind the wheel of her taxi for many

the mysterious woman was selena gray. shown here with two daughters in front of two slave daughters. >> brandon is with the national parks service. selena gray is something of a legend. when the lee family fled, it was selena who mary lee entrusted with the keys to the estate. >> within a few short weeks the entire area is occupied by thousands. tens of thousands of union soldiers. >> the union soldiers looted the house, filled with personal belongings, many of which belonged to george and martha washington. >> that stopped because selena gray confronted the union general and told him that these were objects critical to the history of the nation. >> among the objects, the china that george washingtonate from, paintings -- washington ate from, paintings and furniture. >> how is it that selena gray could approach a union general and reproach him. >> she had monumental courage to approach armed union soldiers, and a major general in the u.s. army, and tell them that they maded to protect the objects. >> selena and her family

selena gray's legacy remains, in her family, and here on the house on the hill, overlooking the capital of the united states >>> six years after successfully safeguarding the lee treasures, selena and her family left arlington house and established a home, convalescent camp, and there they had 15 acres of fruit and veg sables. >> i'm morgan radford, keep it here and i'll be back here with an hour of al jazeera america >>> home at last. two americans held for months in north korea back on american soil. one of them finally speaking out about his harrowing ordeal. >> translation: we are going to die anyway. if not from hunger, shelling. syrians are unwanted everywhere. >> raffenous refugees, why the united states food programme is excluding thousands who needed it most >>> this is a live look. 25 years since mikhail gorbachev tore down the wall. the long road to unite east and west germany and what has happened. >> you play with matches, you run of the risk of burning yourself >>> calling out the commander in chief. tough talk from the speaker in the house after a clean sweep in contest.

how woods was it that selena gray, an enslaved african-american woman, could approach the commander. >> she had courage to approach the armed soldiers and a major general and tell them they needed to protect the objects. >> selena and her family stayed at the estate through the civil war and affidavits. general lee freed them before the emancipation proclamation. they pooled resources and bought land nearby. finally leaving arlington house. but selena gray's legacy remains in her descendants that live in the area, and the stories and momentous preserved on a house on the hill, overlooking the capital of the united states >>> six years after success flysafeguarding the treasures, selena and her family left arlington house and established convalescent camp. they farmed 15 acre property when we grew and sold vegetables. coming up on al jazeera america, hailing all ladies, a taxi service for women, by women. >>> welcome back, a taxi service is rolling in new york. she rides features women-only drivers for women-only passengers. not only women are hailing one. >> reporter: delores has been