it gives a sense of the passage of time, and of interest that is much of the charm of the riverwalk. >> you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities at c-span.org/ citytour. tv is windingry back the clock to feature archival films about historic campaigns. assignment >> this fall, american history tv is winding back the clock to feature archival films about historic campaigns. next, "assignment washington, the correspondent marino de medici," profiling an italian newspaper journalist as he goes about his day-to-day activities in washington and covers the 1976 presidential contest between president gerald ford and challenger jimmy carter. ♪ marino: washington is like a marino: washington is like a room with an enormous circular window. you are looking all over. anything that happens is noticed. almost every single occurrence in the world has a repercussion in washington. [typewriter keys clattering] as a foreign correspondent, you are really the eyes of foreign leaders. if you can forewarn your readers to things that are important because they are going to experi

lewis: we are standing on the historic part of the san antonio riverwalk, which developed into one of not something that started out to be back in the 1700s, when san antonio was established. this was

. >> we are standing on the historic part of the san antonio riverwalk, which has developed into one of the world's great linear parks. this is not what it started out to be. back in the 1700s when san antonio was first established. this was the major source of water for the city. there were various your negation ditches that came from it.

you should i should know we all we all love halloween and the normal traditions, but it's a different kind of hear yeah it is but boy this riverwalk and forever collected all that candy all this year's going to be different. but hey we've got a weekend ahead now and it is looking like it is going to start out a little hot in some spots, but the cooldown will begin out there right now you can see a beautiful evening on tap in the bay area overlooking san francisco no fog speak of temperatures still really warm out there we've got some 80's and 90's around the bay area 83 in downtown san francisco, 80 in hayward 83 degrees and san jose you get the idea. >>tomorrow a little bit of a sea breeze kicking in the afternoon some 70's along the coastline 80's and 90's inside the bay in the valleys. next couple days, those temperatures coming down fire danger still running high through tomorrow morning but that will come to an end tomorrow as well and cooler temperatures in the monday all right lawrence, thanks that wraps up kron 4 news people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four y

the length of the riverwalk is now 15 miles. the advantage to the starts and stops we have had along the way is the buildings have evolved and the surroundings have evolved in almost a haphazard way, which does not give the appearance of the place which was suddenly created in one stroke to be what it is it gives . a sense of the passage of time, -- it is. it gives a sense of the passage of time, and of interest that is much of the charm of the riverwalk. >> you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities at c-span.org/ citytour. tv is windingry back the clock to feature archival films about historic campaigns. assignment >> this fall, american history tv is winding back the clock to feature archival films about historic campaigns. next, "assignment washington, the correspondent marino de medici," profiling an italian newspaper journalist as he goes about his day-to-day activities in washington and covers the 1976 presidential contest between president gerald ford and challenger jimmy carter. ♪ marino: washing

the riverwalk became successful as we know it. being below the level of the street, it is warmer down here. we have a semi tropical botanical garden and the plantings along the river. not the cool breezes that you have up above. plants thrive that could not thrive at street level. another hallmark is the cypress trees planted along the banks. these have roots that go down and hold the soil. they can also get very tall. they give a sense of scale. you get a sense of being in a very different environment. the part of the river we are on was originally a loop. it was connected by flood control channels. so the water would not have to come all the way around. this was the historical part of the riverwalk. about 10 years ago, it was expanded to the north. there are several museums along there. the length of the riverwalk now is about 15 miles. all of thege to starts and stops we have had along the way is that the buildings have evolved and the surroundings have evolved in a haphazard way. appearance give the of a place that was suddenly