i do believe this seward had done it because he believed in it. >> host: stewart of seward of course is anti-slavery. >> guest: so i don't think it was calculated for washington. the efforts were really given recognition they deserve. but it is actually one of my favorite ahmanson the book because of the elaborate schemes and subterfuge that have to be gone through in order to get this bill passed in congress. >> host: right, right. that is very interesting. what are the things that struck me as odd and interesting was that it allowed british warships toward american vessels off the coast of africa if they suspected they were carrying slaves. go back 50 years now is one of the causes of the war of 1812. kurdish is something sapping american ships afforded afforded them an be commute if it's a question of suppressing the slave trade. one of the reason that some that might this treaty. just don't start is why america refused to join the alliance put together to stop the slave trade for the last 20 years. and the slave trade was now being continued almost early by the united states. >>

here's northbound's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the harbaughs spent the holidays together and cooked up a good old-fashioned grudge match. to baltimore we go. the brothers sharing a hug before the game. john, of course, the head coach of the ravens. jim with the niners. this one a slug fest through three-quarters. someone finally got in the end zone. in the fourth, joe flacco to dennis pitta. ravens up 13-6. that's the difference. john earning family bragging rights. cowboys and dolphins. everyone needs a date for thanksgiving dinner. jason witten grabbing a cheerleader. took out the young lady on the sidelines. she was okay but i don't think whitten will get the call for a second date. tony romo hooking up with robinson. all game. connected from five yards out in the second. in the fourth, romo scrambling. and robinson streaking across the back of the end zone. hello! cowboys, up 17-16. this one came down to a field goal. dallas down one. dan bailey for the win. down the middle as time expires. romo remains unbeaten on thanksgivin

here's nbc's bill seward. >> a very good morning to you. like many families on thanksgiving, the harbaughs spent the holiday together and cooked up a good, old-fashioned grudge match. to baltimore we go. the brothers sharing a hug before the game. john, of course, head coach of the ravens, jim with the niners. this one a slugfest through three quarters. no touchdowns, just a pair of field goals for both teams. someone finally got in the end zone in the fourth. joe flacco to dennis pitta, 15-yard strike. ravens up 13-6. that's the difference. john earning family bragging rights. ravens beat the niners 16-6. >>> cowboys and dolphins. everyone needs a date for thanksgiving dinner and jason witten grabbing a dallas cheerleader. pushed out of bounds, took out the young lady on the sidelines. she was okay, but i don't think witten will get the call for a second date. tony romo hooking up with laurent robinson, ball game. connected from five yards out in the second. then in the fourth, romo scrambling and robinson streaking across the back of the

it is what it is, you know. >> this is my second time here at seward.time i was here, oh my god. me and the boyfriend lived in the same cell. we had the matching comforters and the matching jackets and whatever. we had packages come in and always have the matching set or whatever. we were a little couple, you know what i'm saying? dysfunctional but it's all right. so i don't try as hard to stay out of prison like i should. which brings me back to places like this. >> though both sam and polando talk openly about their sexual experiences in prison, their outlooks are quite different. >> of course i'm not. oh, my god. i don't want to get into my partners. but you know. i'm not going to go without. please. >> let's see. i've had relationships before in jail that were long-standing. and you know, eventually they faded away or i left. i'm not concerned with sex, i'm concerned with my life. i'm at a stage in my life where i have to look outward. >> despite their successes, the alaska prison system is facing a crisis. most facilities like spring creek are oper

i do know that seward is here for the california highway patrol and i want to extend my appreciation to them. at this time, i would like to introduce our last speaker, the project manager for this great project. brian peterson. >> good morning, everyone. it is a very exciting day. i appreciate the attendance we have here. it's a great day here. it's a beautiful day. we've got a lot of this evenings ahead of us here. today is one of many great days for the project and american bridge floor marks the erection of a last piece of bridge stack. and the final major piece of the fabricated steel for the project. today's piece will allow us to start the cable work in the months to come. so you'll see a dynamic change again in the bridge. we are proud of the fabrication that has been provided by dpmc and we thank them for all of their efforts. we're also very fortunate to have an experienced work force here on the project that can accomplish great feats like you see going on behind us. without their skill, without their effort, this wouldn't be possible. milestones like today are only achieve