the problem is, there were people already in this country that new hamilton from the west indies, his cousin, his old friend ned stevens at king's college, his bosses, the ship captains. i think i list 11 people that knew him from the west indies that also knew him in this country. how could hamilton come here and say i am born in 1757, and then edward stevens would not say, no you were not. all these people had to have conspired or acquiesced in the lie in order for hamilton to have said and people to have believed he was born in 1757. the question is, which one is more believable? that hamilton lied about his age from 1772-1804, and all his friends kept quiet, nobody said anything, not even political enemies who had contact in the west indies? or that a probate clerk or his uncle who provided the information made a mistake and gave his wrong age? i believe it is more likely that somebody just made a mistake in the west indies than he lied for 32 years and nobody said anything about it. most likely, almost definitely, he was born in 1757. nicole: one of the most surprising things whi

he worked for a company in the west indies. he managed that company for five months. 1771-1772.1772, he is 15 born in 1757, years old. that is rock bowl. -- that is remarkable. he isr it is 18 or 20, the most remarkable founding father to be able to be doing these things at such a young age regardless of whether it is 18 or 20 years old. it's just more remarkable that he did it at 18. >> bob white from st. croix. that whenould prefer you say the west indies, you say st. croix. mr. newton: i do in the book. >> i know you did. hamilton having been raised bicycle mother, like myself and like washington, napoleon ,-- by a single mother. the influence of women on hamilton, his mother, his wife, his lover, dolley, abigail, and washington's wife. those women must've have an influence on that man. c. newton: well, it's john hamilton wrote that hamilton got his genius, intelligence from his mother. so, hamilton, whether he inherited it he learned it from his mother, his mother was a major influence on his life. john c. hamilton said that

as soon as the british surrender west florida come the spanish and french fleet that was their failed to the west indies to salem north bend blockade yorktown allowing the continental army to win at yorktown and persuading the british to cut their losses to try not to lose any more colonies with florida they haven't even rebelled and to grant the united states independence. david is a deliberate or exiled. creeks and chickasaw's and other indians of the southeast assumed that continued their power, continued control over the land with huge numbers of american settlers came onto their land and cotton temptations fred weston created a different future from what the people of the gulf coast had imagined. i will stop there and take questions people have them. i think james is going to go around with a microphone. [applause] >> i don't really have a question -- [inaudible] i was born and raised in mobile and i went to public schools are they follow alabama history in the history covered in your book was not included. [inaudible] [inaudible] can i ask when alabama history started in 1860? >> they did cover a

that ship was shipwrecked so they were in the west indies. letters were sent and george raised money to have her ransomed so she and her people could be brought back. from this point forward, george will always have money problems. >> we are now entering the augusta room. it is called the augusta room because when they saved the house, the augustine chapter used it as their meeting place. here we have these three georgia signers. none were actually born in georgia. button when at was from england -- button when at -- gw ynette was born in -- was from england. >> after he did not go back to practicing law. he became up public servant there it he was in all three branches of government. we know that he was a representative but he was also a u.s. senator. he was sent here to augusta with a committee to form the first government and they selected him governor. later on, years later he was elected governor. he was very proud of his knowledge of law and he was devoted to the law said his favorite position was that of judge. he would travel in a cir

that ship was shipwrecked, so they were in the west indies.etters were sent and george raised money to have her ransom so that she and her people could be brought back. from this point forward, george is always good to have many problems. >> we are now entering the augusta room of the george walton home of meadow gardens. we call it the guster room because when the dar saved the house, the guster chapter for many years used it as your meeting lace. here we have your three georgia signers. they all signed on george's behalf. none were actually born in georgia. in the middle is george walton, who was born in virginia. >> after the revolutionary war george did not go back to processing law. he became a public servant. i like to tell the children that come in he was in all three branches of government. we know that he was a representative to the declaration of independence read but he was also a u.s. senator. he was sent here to augusta with the committee to form the first government for georgia, and they selected him governor. later on he was ele

>> mentally i'm still in the west indies. i know you like going in the water, you will be glad to know that the jellyfish in the west indies hurt as much as the ones in hawaii. >> reporter involvement. [ laughter ] >>> good morning, heading out the door, we have a marine layer and now i'm getting reports about 1600 feet deep so we'll probably see delays at sfo on arriving flights but right now it's a gray slate in the 50s and 60s. breezy winds late day west 10 to 15 miles per hour. temperatures 60s and 70s at the coast and the bay rising to the 80s with sunshine across the peninsula. it's summertime in the bay area. low 90s inland. complete forecast at 18 minutes after the hour. >>> we have a closure at the heart of the dublin interchange. we are getting our first picture now of this tractor- trailer which overturned spilling its load of gravel across lanes of west 580. this is right on the ramp leading towards northbound 680. so as crews work to clear this up they have shut down that transition ramp meaning there is no freewa

as soon as the british surrounded, west florida and the spanish they sailed to the west indies and tried to sailed north and block allowing the continental army to win at yorktown and persuaded the british to cut their losses to try not to lose anymore colonies and florida hadn't even rebelled. others assume they would continue their power and pull over the land despite who won the war. the settlers wanted their lands and con plantations to spread west it created a different future from what the people of the gulf coast imagine. i will take questions of people have them. >> [applause]. >> i don't have a question i just have a, i was born and raised in mobile i went to schools where they fought taught alabama history and this is what included in your book was not included. so i was looking forward to this book. >> if you missed it so can i ask when alabama started when did alabama history started in 1860? >> they dig cover the precolonial. in a covered series before 1776 for example human mentioned there been a battle. >> a very big battle. >> they talked about the french settlers and you

it took 15 hours to get to the leeward hours in the west indies to antigua but i learned so much about weather when i was there. >> i thought were you going to fresno. >> barstow. that would be next week. good morning, everybody. heading out, we have a bank of low clouds and fog and the i was delayed yesterday due to the areas of fog in the sfo area. a deck of low clouds and fog. '50s and 60s out the door. 80s inland. 90s morgan hill. east of the bay warm numbers up to 91 degrees. >> we are starting off this morning with a "sig alert" for commuters at the dublin interchange. an accident at 4 a.m. has shut down the west 580 transition ramp to northbound 680. now, as far as we not ramps leading towards south 680 remain open. again, there are already delays approaching the scene and chp doesn't know when they are going to re-open the ramp. so there is no direct access for west 580 commuters bound for san ramon. one alternate exit off and take southbound 680 over to stoneridge and then head to the northbound direction of 680. another alternate is to exit at hopyard and find your way to fiv

she was assigned to duty in the west indies. lieutenant commander holly harrison. bronze star in the persian gulf. she led the 110th in the persian gulf, deactivating mines in combat, missions with navy seals. here she is coordinating with the navy. quite a heroine. when she got out of the persian gulf area, she committed cutters and was instructor of law enforcement. she is a national security expert at the same hoover -- famed hoover institute. admiral vivien crea. someone asked the commandant, what is she like? he said, whipsmart. she learned how to fly every aircraft that the coast guard had. she was so good, she was a presidential military aid. rear admiral cari thomas, graduate of the u.s. naval college. she has been a cutter commander. her husband is gary thomas. gary is a retired coast guard commander. he ran long-range aid navigation stations. now he's executive director of the foundation for the coast guard institute. he wrote the introduction to my coast guard world war ii book, which i was honored to have him do. sandra stosz. she was the coast guard's s

from martha washington to michelle obama, >> born and raised in the west indies, compared to the others, little is known about the early life of alexander hamilton. next on american history tv, author michael newton discusses his book, "alexander hamilton: the formative years." mr. newton talks about his research process and how hamilton's early experiences prepared him to become one of the most important and influential of the founding fathers. ic

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the west coast. >>> we're racing into the weekend and indy race cars will be speeding around sonoma raceway later today practicing for the had this weekend gopro grand pre. practice runs start this had morning. ahead of the races which run through sunday, the final event of the 2015 season and a champion is going to be crowned by the end. >>> meantime, drivers paid tribute to one of their own who was supposed to race with them this this weekend. a parade of race cars zooming across the golden gate bridge yesterday as a tribute to fallen driver justin wilson. he was hit from flying debris from a crash last weekend and died on monday. marco andretti led the procession across the bridge followed by will power. >> 4:51. coming up, ten years later and still the costs run deep. the emotional and financial toll of hurricane katrina is large to measure for new orleans. several commanders in in chief are in town remembering and remarking on the city's rebirth. >>> and a reminder the world champion san francisco giants are hosting the team with the best record in baseball this year, the st. louis cardinals. our

the n.l. west 5.5 out of the second wild card spot. >>> left to ride castroneves, montoya, new garden, will power, scott dixon before the game. the indyes has hit san francisco area. after that irl trophy the indy race is sunday at sonoma raceway but can any of these drivers hit a curve ball? >> to be honest, i think gardner is the biggest baseball fan. he played like 13 years and he was like -- the rest of us we're all foreigners. >> i can't hit the ball. i can't throw it either. so -- and i don't understand the game. i like to come and see and check it out and hopefully the fans from baseball can go and watch us at the racetrack. >>> nba sad note. darryl dawkins died of a heart attaining. known for his ferocious dunks the shattered backboards his nickname was chocolate thunder. dawkins was just 58. >>> awkward segue back to the game. jim harbaugh had been prepping his wolverines for the september 3 opener at utah. he did take a break from running camp long enough to speak to the media for the first time since camp opened. among the topics, harbaugh nearly hanging up on a recent call from michael jordan. >> phone cut out. who is this

the west trenton regional rail line. chris, lauren, back to you. >> bob, could you say, indy car driver justin wilson is saving lives in his death. >> wilson's brother tweeted out today, that wilson saved six lives guy donating his org and, he was hit by piece of debris at the raceway, he is survived by his wife and two daughters. >> 5:17. investors are hoping the stock market will ends up in positive territory when the bumm finally rings at the close of the day. after falling for sixth consecutive day, asian stock markets are performing better today. that will could be good sign. the volatile at this, though, the vix, going craze. >> i experts warn rough road ahead for market world-wide. jacky ibanez with the latest. >> it could be another rocky day for investors world-wide. this, as markets in asia, see-saw between positive and negative territory. >> mark both rise, market would fall. what we ned to ensure is to make sure that the markets operate smoothly and in a orderly manner. >> the biggest concern for market in the u.s. and around the globe is continued economic weakness in china now cutting key interest rate in hop

indy car driver in a coma. justin wilson hit in the head by a large piece of debris that broke off of another car during a crash. wilson's car then veered westall. the 36-year-old was air lifted by helicopter to lehigh valley hospital in allentown. >>> also tonight, a south jersey teen is recovering after an accidental shooting inside his own home. authorities say two friends of the 17-year-old boy brought a gun to his mt. laurel home on saturday night, and accidentally discharged while they were handling it. boy was struck in the chest. two friends both teenagers from new jersey fled the scene initially before finally getting caught. both now facing weapons charges. >>> a take-down three americans who helped stop a gunman from opening fire on a high speed train overseas held a joint press conference sunday. bryan webb has more. >> reporter: three americans tackle add an armed gunman on a high speed train in bell jim reuniteed in paris sunday, spencer stone, national guard alek skarlatos and anthony -- french officials say it americans along with two other passengers risked their lives to sdarm a gunman who french media reports in this photo

the west. dew points are in the 40s. the timing of that comfortable air and also a check of the tropics. things continuing to heat up when i come indoors. back to you. >> scott, thanks. >>> indy car justin wilson is still in coma tonight after a wreck at pocono raceway. wilson was hit by a piece of debris that broke off a car and hit him in the head yesterday. wilson was swarmed by safety crews and air lived by helicopter. he's in critical condition right now at lee valley health network cedar crest hospital in allentown. his teammate won the race and tweeted out support for wilson today saying thanks for all the messages. we're praying for us? tin wilson and his family cannot say enough about him as a person friend and teammate. >> we're still waiting funeral arrangements for philadelphia police officer killed in the crash over the weekend. sergeant raphael ali was off duty when his pick up hit a tree in roxborough saturday night at 6,000 block of henry avenue. ali was 32 years old. was assign to the 39th police district. investigators say they do not believe alcohol played a role in the crash. >>> to a developing story now in montgomery county pennsylvania attorney general

indy car driver is changing lives after losing his own in a crash. >> local first responders are joining the fierce battle against raging wildfires out west.ng to see some sun glare out there this morning, matt, here in chester county and the crawl is on along the 30 bypass. eastbound side from past 340 on out to 113 but you want to use the bypass instead of business 30. we'll talk about why and check delays on 422 when "action news" continues on this wednesday morning. >> welcome back. giving you the latest on breaking news coming to us out of west philadelphia. chopper 6hd live over the scene. this is 61st and walnut. around five minutes ago police get a call saying there's a robbery at 60th and spruce about a half a block away they catch up to a suspect. there's a police-involved shooting. a man shot in the stomach. he is right now at presbyterian hospital in serious condition. at the moment you can see police are still there on the scene investigating taking a look at this scene. it's our understanding as of now that only that man was shot and injured. of course we're keeping an eye on this. if there are any more details we'll bring th

indy car called him one of the most respected and kind drivers on the circuit. he was just 37 years ago old. >>> moving out to the west coast, in washington, 4,000 people have volunteered to fight what is being called the largest fire in that state's history. fire officials are looking for people who have been firefighters or know how to fight the lines. officials are worried that these fires could burn for several more months. >> the hotel identified as a source of legionnaires' disease, now the target of an outbreak. the hotel's air conditioning unit was the course of the outbreak. noble was one of the 128 people sickened. 12 other people died. >> officials have found west nile virus in mosquitos in fire island. it was taken from the watch trap area earlier this area. species of mosquitos found with the virus are not prone to biting people. >>> it will be a bleak holiday season unfortunately for thousands of a & p supermarket workers in new jersey. the chain has just notified the state department that it plans to lay off 9,000 workers by thanksgiving. the chain filed for bankruptcy last month. and it announced plans