st. augustine, if there is a murder in st. augustine, if something happens in this town that it would lend credence to the white claims that the more we try to do in terms of civil rights the greater the resistance is going to be. in the after amath of the easter campaign, he sends another lieutenant to st. augustine to stop the movement and that lieutenant was reverend young. rev rund young came to st. augustine by his own rec election to stop the moment. rec rand young recalls when he arrived in st. augustine arriving at a church where a mass meeting was being held and jose williams sxlaming, look, it's the reverend jose young coming to lead us in our march tonight. all heads turned and looked at reverend young. and he did, in fact, lead a march that night and several other nights. as a matter of fact, in st. augustine, it was the only time where andrew young was beaten to the point of unconsciousness in a civil rights demonstration. and it happened right at the corner of this plaza, at the corner of st. george and king stree

st. augustine. and he liked to drink and gamble. and she ended up selling the house in bankruptcy. so she moved out and by then actually the spanish had returned. so while all this was going on mary peevit-hudson was now in the spanish period because the spanish came back to st. augustine after the end of the american revolution. spain had sided with the american revolutionaries in the war, so they were on the right side of the treaty table, another treaty made near paris. one of the awards for being on the right side of that war, the winning side of that war was that great britain abandoned, or left florida and the spanish came back and took it over. and were here for another almost 40 years, until ite a u.s. territory in 1821. in the second spanish period, the house was purchased by a man named alvarez. the second half of the gonzalez alvarez name. he was from northwest spain, and he was a baker but he did very well. he lived here, became the first elected mayor of st. augustine. and upon his deat

st. augustine. the original engineer of the castillo comes up with the plan, how they'll use the lapped and the area that they have to work with. we're at 1/5 scale model for defending the frontier between two nations. if you look at maps of sea from the 16th 17th and early 18th century, they'll have fort iskdss all the way around a city. you'll see 15 or 16 of these in some places, so it was a really common design. but he took the design and scaled it down. one of the reasons why the ideas is a little bit odd balls. windows and doorways slammed up in a corner that seems out of balance. but then the rest of the architectural details balance everything out. the original design of the fort is what is calls trace italian. it's got a couple renovations in it from different people. right off the bat there's one we still are -- or i should say they still, exactly from leonardo da vinci. the weigh the walls are towed out at the base, distributes the ground pressure over a greater surface area so we don't s

st. augustine. and upon his death his son -- or his family continued to live here until after the civil -- they owned it until after the civil war. most florida cities were not like st. augustine. for one thing most of them didn't exist during the time of the spanish, and the british, and the spanish coming back. it's not a typical thing for u.s. cities. so when we talk about spanish, british, spanish, people's eyes kind of cross. it's like what are you talking about? anytime you have a transition really a wholesale transition the first time, everybody left and the british came in to replace them, it's really not good for the growth of the town. it's obviously disruptive. the new group wants to do things their way. so there's always this heavy transitional period. because there were so few spanish here when the british arrived, there wasn't much, you know, interpersonal problems. but when the spanish arrived or when the spanish came back in 1784, there were quite a number of british that did stay. a

st. augustine historical society. when visitors come to the house i hope they absorb two or three different things. i like them to see that people lived successfully and happy lives in an earlier period that was different without electronics. i like them to see that this was one of the earliest places in the united states. it is the oldest city in the u.s. and that we have a real mixture of backgrounds in the u.s. it's not just about the original 13 colonies. and so i like them to see that there are other ways that people lived, other ways to look at life, that are just as valid as the ones that we tend to think are the only way to do things. >>> welcome to ponce deleon fountain of youth archaeological park. where florida's oldest park with guest book records stretching back to 1867, they commemorate the landing of ponce deleon somewhere near here anda also the location of the 1565 first settlement of st. augustine, 42 years before the settlement of jamestown was founded and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on plym

st. augustine, florida. way back some 11 years ago new york december of 2004, i passed legislation authorizing a visitors center for the castillo san marcos which was signed into law. the castillo fortress is the largest spanish fortress in the continental united states and with its cob instruction which was complete -- with its construction completed in 1695. after the authorization was signed into law, significant, thor rogue, costly and time consuming studies and reports were completed after many reviews, hearings, public forums and then in 2007, three years later, the park service came up with a final general management plan. this plan developed four alternatives. one was to do nothing. that was a. two others, c and d were to possibly build on land that will no longer be available that was going to be made available by the state and the city. so that leaves one alternative. this is a very simple clarifying amendment, alternative intmbings the one that we would like funds spent -- alternative 2 is the one

st. augustine, florida and topeka, kansas. we begin now with our look at historic sites in key west. our comcast cable partners hosted our recent visit. ♪ >> the little white house got its name partly through an accident. partly through just the fact that franklin roosevelt had a little white house. in our particular case president truman was at everglade city dedicating the everglade national park in december of 1947 and the press corps started yelling at the president, are your going return to florida mr. president? and he responded by saying of course i'm coming back i have a little white house down in key west. and so the house at that time was painted gray, the navy took this as a clear indication the president was returning and so they painted the building all white. so it's no longer navy gray it's all white for the little white house. i would like to welcome to the harry s. truman little white house. it is florida's official presidential museum. and has been used by seven american presidents. it's camp david south. the little white house was built as the navy commander's home

st. augustin roman catholic church. they date back to 1848 making them older at the fres koes at the u.s. capitol. the church is located on 4th street between vine and race street. >>> whether you're a history buff or you're eager to learn, the civil war comes alive this weekend to visitors to another landmark. the fort housed an actual civil war prison. to learn about the lives of soldiers and civilians, there is an admission fee. it runs until 10:00 to 4:00. >>> tonight the american swedish historical museum will hold its fifth annual beer o back in philadelphia. people can dine on swedish and american foods. all proceeds from the event can benefit the museum. >>> the weather is certainly heating up this morning. it's only going to get hotter as this weekend continues. jesse gary is live at boathouse row trying to beat the heat. >> reporter: imagine running for 24 hours in all of this heat. who would do that? and i'll explain why coming up after the break. >>> and if you are going to do that, you want to drink lots of

st. augustine roman catholic church. they are on the ceiling and date back to 1848. that pre-dates the frescoes at the u.s. capitol which were once believed to be the old nest the nation. the church hope this is new designation will help ensure their preservation. >>> just 70 days now until the pope travels to philadelphia. that means the countdown is on to buy one day passes to ride accept that's regional rail during his visit. they go on sale monday. septa wants to keep crowd numbers in line with the capacity of the trains so anyone using regional rail service on september 26, 27 and 28, including regular customers and visitors must pre-purchase a special one-day pass. septa won't take any other fares on those days. >>> a warning for police to keep an eye out for pickpocketers, upper marion police say more than 20 police have been robbed since january. they say pickpocketers have targeted unsuspecting victims in department and grocery stores as well as local restaurants. >>> cvs is warning customers it may have been hacked. the company's photo service is shut down

st. augustine is one example. this happens all too often, where we have not made plans far enough in advance to be able to run through all of the process and it's a long process to get to the point where we've got -- we're ready to replace the facility before the lease actually expires. >> and it also happened in tallahassee. so we as a committee need to change the process. >> we're working on it and that is the guy right there principally responsible for fixing it. >> i saw him point you at mr. gidden giddens. >> sir yes, sir. >> i'm going to point at him again. we're going to talk about supply chain and i'll point at him again. >> it is important to change this culture that has been allowed to go on for too long. mr. lamborn you are recognized. >> thank you and the ranking member for your leadership. secretary gibson i'm glad to see that the v.a. is committed to do what is right for the veterans in the colorado region and completing this major construction project without further delay, unquote, i'm still deeply

st. augustine, florida. later a stopover in topeka kansas. all tomorrow night on american history tv here on c-span 3. >>> the c-span cities tour is partnering with our cable affiliates as we travel across the united states. join us and cox communications this weekend as we learn about the history and lit rary life of omaha, nebraska where the club was one of the first advocacy groups fighting for racial kwlts. >> they had a reputation as a city that when you came in if you were black, you needed to keep your head down and you needed to be aware that you weren't going to be served in restaurants. you weren't going to be able to stay in hotels. and when the de porres club began their operation, the term civil rights -- they used the term social justice because civil rights wasn't part of the national lexicon at that time. the idea of civil rights was so far removed from the idea of rights was so far removed from the idea of the greater city of omaha or the united states that they were operating in a vacuum. they were operating without a net. t

st. augustine and north.as become for molk used due to the finding of the boat. >> what happened? were there storms in the area? >> reporter: officially they don't know. other than we know that yesterday the coast guard found it upside down and when a rescue swimmer went into the water he noted that the cover to the outboard motor was off. that indicates there could have been some motor trouble. again, we don't know when the boep capsized. it was stormy -- florida stormy. storms in the afternoon, squalls, no tropical storms but even those can be severe in a small boat. >> the families have founded the perry and austin rescue found to help cover costs. you can donate at go fund me.com/perry and austin. joining me now are the missing boys' moms pamela cohen and carly black. pamela and carly, thank you for being us. i cannot imagine what these last few days have been like for you. what's your understanding carly, of where the search stants stands right now? what have authorities told you? >> i think, from what i

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st. augustine, florida and topeka, kansas. we begin now with our look at historic sites in key west. our comcast cable partners hosted our recent visit. ♪

st. augustine. >> it's all hands on deck effort. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard executing at least 36 different searches with the help from the navy. crews scoured 37,000 square miles, that's more than the size of indiana. >> these boys have been out there doing this forever. it's not new to them. they -- they prepare for these situations. >> reporter: the boys' moms say their sons are licensed and experienced boaters. >> i think a lot of people think about that the boys are only 14 years old, what were they doing on a boat? we live in a boating community thrks is the lifestyle here. >> reporter: the conditions could work in their favor saying a person could survive in these warm waters four to five days. >> the boys are raised on the water, raised on boats. it is second nature to them. they are going to be okay. >> reporter: the families of the teens have set up the perry and austin rescue fund to pay for private searches. so far, they have raised $44,000. alisyn. >> thanks so much for that background. we are joined by captain mark the chief of respo

st. augustine, 3 inches of rain in an hour. that can cause flooding. how much will fall through the weekend? florida is thirsty. if you had a late night and you are includingchuggings water, that is what florida will do today. from naples to central florida and will a low pressure develop along the stationary front? essentially this is a top that is on the table and waiting for someone to spin it. there will not be enough spin but it will >> a good saturday morning. meteorologist michelle grossman. warmer today but lots of sunshine. 86 to 89. we'll keep the humidity levels down to a comfortable level. coming up on sunday. 91 degrees. could see a spot ji shower north and west in the afternoon. monday 90. 92 on tuesday. then wednesday and thursday temperatures bump up. 97 by thursday. friday watching the chance for storms and 92. have a great day. >>> in the next half hour we are talking about the leastheat in the plains. >>> thank you. highlighting the dangers of smoking for women. one suggesting that long time smokers that develop breast cancer have tr

st. augustine. >> it's been an all hands on deck effort. >> reporter: the operation aggressive the u.s.th the help from the navy. crews have now scoured more than 37,000 square miles. that's more than the size of indiana. >> these boys have been out there doing this forever. it's not new to them. they prepare for these situations. >> reporter: the boys' moms say their sons are both licensed and experienced boaters. >> i think a lot of people think about, but the boys are only 14 years old, what were they doing out on a boat? we live in a boating community and this is part of the lifestyle here. >> reporter: the coast guard says right now the good conditions could work in austin and perry's favor saying a person could survive in these warm waters for four to five days. >> the boys are raised on the water. they're raised on boats. so really is second nature to them. they're going to be okay. >> reporter: the perry and austin rescue fund has been established to help pay for private searches for the missing teens. so far they've raised more than $58,000. carol? >> alina machado reporting li

st. augustine, florida and topeka, kansas. tonight on c-span, during the july 4th recess, interviews with freshman members of congress being at 8:00, don buyer compares selling cars to being in congress. >> a lot of people have often asked over the years how i made the transition from car sales to -- and car service to politics. and i've said truthfully, it is a short step. a lot of the skills are the same. for example, being able to walk up to people you don't know and try to find a way to be friendly and open and connect. find something that you have in common. a lot of it is sales. and i've always had the idea that sales is mostly about meeting people's needs. we've sold 65,000 cars over the years and i don't ever remember pressuring a customer into buying a car. that is the worst way to do it. the idea is always to say what are your needs what are your priorities and what works for you, for your family, how can we meet that need. and politics is much of the same need. what are the crises in your life and what doesn't funct

st. augustine, florida, and debra of atkins arkansas. may god bless those he leaves behind as they search for peace and understanding through this terrible tragedy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. the house republicans have had more than 4 1/2 years to craft a long-term surface transportation bill. so their dysfunction and inability to govern is starting to have real impact on hardworking americans and on our communities. they continue to lurch crisis to crisis and meanwhile our nation's crumbling roads and bridges and our economy suffer as a result. it's like deja vu all over again. another highway deadline this week. mr. speaker, no more short-term month-to-month fixes. enough is enough. in the last decade congress has passed 111 short-term funding b

st. augustine florida and topeka kansas. join us for the c-span cities tour beginning tonight at 8:00 eastern. >>> here are just a few of our featured programs for the three-day holiday weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span friday night at 8:00 eastern, radio personalities and executives at the annual talkers magazine conference in new york. saturday night at 8:00 an interview with "new york times" chairman and publisher and executive editor on the future of the times. and sunday night at 9:30 eastern members of the church committee former vice president walter mondale and former senator gary hart on ground breaking efforts to reform the intelligence community. on book tv on c-span2 friday night at 10:00 eastern, author martin ford on how the increasing use of artificial intelligence could make good jobs obsolete. saturday night at 10:00 on afterwards, university history professor carol berkin on why the bill of rights was created and the debates it spurred. and sunday live at noon on in depth join our three-hour convers

st. augustine, florida. later a stopover in topeka kansas. all tomorrow night on american history tv here on c-span 3. >>> the c-span cities tour is partnering with our cable affiliates as we travel across the united states. join us and cox communications this weekend as we learn about the history and lit rary life of omaha, nebraska where the club was one of the first advocacy groups fighting for racial kwlts. >> they had a reputation as a city that when you came in if you were black, you needed to keep your head down and you needed to be aware that you weren't going to be served in restaurants. you weren't going to be able to stay in hotels. and when the de porres club began their operation, the term civil rights -- they used the term social justice because civil rights wasn't part of the national lexicon at that time. the idea of civil rights was so far removed from the idea of rights was so far removed from the idea of the greater city of omaha or the united states that they were operating in a vacuum. they were operating without a net. t

st. augustine florida, and topeka, kansas. join us at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on c-span tonight, the interviews with freshman members of congress, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, it is elise stefanik of new york, talking about being a new member of congress. >> i pinch myself the first state of the union is a historic event to be sitting on the house floor when prime minister netanyahu delivered the joint session, i looked around and once again there was a moment i can't believe i'm here. in february i participated on a coddel to a congressional delegation to afghanistan, iraq, kuwait and jordan and for me i was able to visit with soldiers deployed to afghanistan but one of the visits we had was with president ghani, the newly elected president of afghanistan and with members of congress with the president and i pinched myself at that moment as well. so yes it is a very awe inspiring experience but you understand that the reason why you are put in office is to represent the people your friends and neighbors from back at home. but when i -- when i stop pinching m

st. lucia, saint augustine, and canada. clinton gets fewer than 5000 new troops to make up for those losses. his manpower is too indolent over the course of the war. after 17 said -- in terms of naval support -- after 1778, they never get more than 13% of the british navy because they have other things to do, in gibraltar, the english channel india, they are going to be -- they have other fish to fry. in 1778, it ends up being a dud here. -- dud year. one campaign i want to make sure we talk about is the 1779 sullivan campaign. one group of british allies we want to talk about are the indians. both sides are courting the iroquois and the iroquois need to decide who is going to respect their land claims? one key figure is joseph brant a mohawk who has traveled to england. he is really pushing for the iroquois, particularly the mohawks, to side with the british. in july, a number of iroquois agree to fight with the british and the two groups end of fighting one another. the british-supported iroquois made guerilla raids on se