forced their surrender. >> the battle of trenton was a quick victory for george, washington. they had the gun pudder in order and if the muskets were able to do a complete and utter surprise attack. they were completely caught by surprise and suddenly muskets were pointed at the troops and a short battle ensued and eventually hundreds of troops became prisoners of war and washington had a huge v victor. >> news of the resounding victory spread rapidly throughout the colonies. general washington and his men had turned the tide of war and ignited a new dawn of freedom. >> despite the hardships and lack of pay, the lack of provisions -- >> the ba battle of trenton iny opinion the most significant moment in the american revolution. if washington didn't go on the offense that christmas day it is unlikely that he would have been able to sustain a kind of morale for the american revolution. the patriot cause was starting to wither and washington provided the big historic military victory. >> and so on that historic christmas night, 1776, with again ral george, washington, led the he

so washington, for example u in a fight at trenton -- this is in the second trenton campaign -- needs advice. calls a council of war with. and there are two people in the council who are not part of his military. they're local farmers. and i always remind -- i was at one time the longest-serving teacher in the senior military. i spent 23 years talking about the art of war. and i would always tell generals and admiral the reason washington had these two people in the room is they were farmers who actually knew the local neighborhood. and they were the only two people in the room who knew that there was a sunken road south of trenton, and you could go from trenton to princeton, and the british army wouldn't see you. so they weren't there for social reasons. they were there because they were, literally, the only two people who knew what they were doing. so you have with washington something which you see almost none of in washington today, and that is a person who was prepared to reach out to the person who knows. i spent years, literally years,, trying to convince the government in both

could go from trenton princeton and the army wouldn't see you. they weren't there for social reasons. they there were for because they really literally the only two people who knew tbha they were doing. you have with washington nothing you see in washington today. that is a person who is prepared to reach out to the person who knows. i spent years literally years trying to convince the government in the republican and democratic party we have ownership and 1 $10 of fraud in medicare and medicaid. my tourses were straight straightforward. american express, visa, and mastercard. it you had in the federal government you get an experience express you would save between 70 and 110 billion a year. they adopt first time the budget office model, they're not bureaucracy, they have the weird private sector idea. they want to use computers. [laughter] there a serious of weird things about this. and that is where we are. we're a country which could solve virtually all of the problems. if you read i want to close with the reference back to washington for a se

this includes george washington's own account of the battle of trenton and crossing of the delaware. you can see at the top the dateline baltimore. as for congress is meeting at the time. i said earlier that she really don't see a lot of headlines in the 18th century newspapers. mostly defines an excerpt of a letter from. here is the april 21st 1775 issue of the new hampshire gazette. extraordinary for its content and that it reports the breaking news of the battle of lexington and concord, but also historically significant for journalism. the fact that the left column is dedicated to lexington and home-court. more importantly, it's a centered headline, bloody knee is, which surely caught the attention of columnists reading this newspaper. more so with the points he made earlier about how working domestic news is typically found in pages two and three. this serious domestic ricky news on page one. so another significant journalism piece detach the readers attention. illustrations are also something you don't see frequently in the newspapers, where you reduce these in the nameplate or

considering to join in all that ration in russia out of the meeting put into india both sides have reported trenton over is expected to reach a record ten billion dollars this year which both sides are planning to double in the next three years. from delhi india. finally tonight we've still got time to take a look at what's happening on the markets and as you can see in the united states still no deal inside on the voiding the fiscal cliff so basically they're continuing friday's sell off plus activities very low due to christmas and volumes are there for seventy five percent lower than usual the markets have been closed for several hours already now when it comes to the currencies the russian ruble continued to strengthen on many reasons like companies for example needing rubles for tax payments and the central bank trying to put a leash on inflation so we have seen strengthening of around more than half a percent against the dollar. and a short christmas eve session also in london and the markets were actually shut in frankfurt the footsie is up as you can see the one quarter of a percent is driv

. >> reporter: schwarzkopf was born in 134 in trenton, new jersey. he followed his father's footsteps to west point. in 1966 he volunteered to serve in vietnam. his name name was stormin' norman referring to his notoriously exploding temper. >> going around and little, is that why -- >> around, through, over the top, underneath, and any other way. >> reporter: desert storm topped his 34-year career. general bush awarded him ahmedal of freedom and he was welcomed back on american soil. the self-proclaimed political independent dismissed suggestions he run for office. he campaigned for former president george w. bush in 2000 but was ambivalent about the 2003 invasion of iraq. schwarzkopf retired to tampa, florida, where he served his last assignment as kmanltder in chief of u.s. central command. he was 78 years old. teresa 135 homes and businesses remain without power. edward lawrence reporting. >> reporter: snow blowers and plows are pushing through a foot of snow in the upstate new york. the icy snow is a challenge for those who only have a shovel. >

considering to join in all exploration in russia ahead of the meeting and to india both sides have reported trenton over is expected to reach a record ten billion dollars this year which both sides are planning to double in the next three years. after you from delhi india. indeed there was very of a national secular what's happening on the markets we start with currencies where as you can see the russian ruble is still gaining against both the dollar and the euro many reasons for that actually and this is on the back of companies still requiring funds in rubles in order to pay of taxes and also the fact that the central bank in russia has been trying to keep the ruble strong in the last weeks of december in order to keep a leash on on inflation to move over to the u.s. markets over there we have the dow jones and nasdaq in very thin trade both losing right now with no basically deal in sight on avoiding the fiscal cliff and of course because of christmas we have volumes around seventy five percent lower than usual all right a short christmas eve session in london and the markets were actually shut

their motto is fairness transparency and justice and if you did you know you can have fairness in trenton justice but if you don't have the transparency in the world it's going to be skeptical so if we want to regain our credibility and if we truly are committed to fairness transparency and justice then we can have the secret proceedings to try to hide what we did in the past right and i know that president obama said val that his administration would be a transparent a transparent one a lot of people saying that that is not the case but some senators do agree with what you're saying right now senator mccain a prisoner of war himself wants the report that you speak of to be declassified we have a clip of had talking about this. they had a lot of access to the cia fact one of the there's there's an investigation going on about some of the information that they used and clearly i think they got the slant of those who are defending in my view what is unconscionable and that is torturing people. so those advocate keeping this testimony a related to torture a secret say that it needs to remain

and we're very proud to be able to -- >> reporter: schwartzkopf was born in 1934 in trenton, new jersey. he followed his father's footsteps to west point. in 1966 he volunteered to serve in vietnam becoming a highly decorated combat soldier. his nickname was "stormin' norman," referring to his notoriously explosive temper. >> you're going around or over and is that why there's' little opposition. >> we'll go around, over, through, on top, under neat and any other way! >> reporter: desert storm topped his 34-year military career. president george h.w. bush award him the medal of freedom and the genoas given a hero's welcome back on u.s. soil. >> great to be home, thank you. >> reporter: schwartzkopf enjoyed a high post-war profile but the self-proclaimed political independent dismissed suggestions he run for office. he campaigned for former president george w. bush in 2000 but was ambivalent about the 2003 invasion of iraq. schwartzkopf retired to tampa, florida, where he served his last assignment as commander-in- chief of u.s. central command. he was 78 years old. teresa garcia, cbs ne

. >> high was born in trenton, new jersey. son and stounder of the new jersey state police.ather set the bar high for young norman and heap spear headed investigation of the lin berg baby. elder schwarzkoph trained national police and advised the shah. he graduated with a degree in engineering and served two year necessary vietnam . getting a reputation of protecting his troops and subjecting himself to enemy fire. he was a soldier who loved soldier . but he did not suffer fools and quick tempered with less than ready officers set him apart. >> is it that why there is. >> over and on top. >> his plain spoken qualities and bluntness endeerdeared him to the press and people. >> as far as saddam hussein being a great military strategist. he is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operation of art and he is not a tactician or a general nor is he a soldier. other than that he is a great military man, i want you ton that. >> and with victory in the gulf war acheeched schwarzkoph's public perception rose to mythical heights of mcarthur and eisen hour. upon toirement from

>> i want to send a holiday greeting out to all my friends and family back if trenton ohio and the surrounding. i love and miss all of you and hope to see you soon. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >>> president obama won reelection this year with 71% from latinos. that's despite great disappointment among latinos that the president failed to deliver comprehensive immigration reform in his first term but the tide may be turning with the president promising a new folks on immigration after he settles the nation's precarious finances. >> good to see you and thank you for coming by, victoria. political reporting that president obama reassured latino leaders on a conference calories li -- ca -- call recently that he would focus on immigration reform. >> in the first administration there was focus on other issues, namely make. the big but -- we're going to s mine fields on bo

he was born in trenton, new jersey.n fact, his father founded and was heading the new jersey state police force. i mean he had a great background as a child in leadership in his home. >> remember, his dad was the one that led the investigation in the lindbergh son's kidnapping in the 1930s. he was already a national figure. he went to westpoint, class of 1956. he had one of the highest i.q.s in his class. he was always a big burrly bear of a guy. he was always outspoken. and he and his wife barbara were sort of bigger than life figures in the army when i was a major and a lieutenant colonel and i always had enormous respect for him. when was chose ton head the coalition effort in iraq a lot of people had doubts about norman schwarzkopf but by golly once saddam hussein was defeated and the iraqi army collapsed after 100 hours of the ground war his reputation was clear early vindicated, harris. >> harris: i want to ask you about a detail in general schwarzkopf's background and it has to do with his upbringing. i january s

and unless, so we always push the attention to washington or to trenton, albany or city hall, but we can organize. we have the power to exercise pressure, demands, influence on our elected officials. and so we have to get much more active if we're going to have a society that's going to respond to this enduring problem. the rate of child poverty in the united states of america we should be shamed that a nation this strong has child poverty and that kids in poverty don't have the access to success, good education, few traditionally-fit to learn -- nutritionally-fit to learn, materially ready to learn. and that's the lie, or that's the incompleteness that we have to address. that when kids stand up in certain neighborhoods and kids stand up in more affluent neighborhoods and they say those words, liberty and justice for all, when they pledge allegiance to our flag, that that phrase, "liberty and justice for all," should be a command, should be a compelling aspiration, and there should be a conscious conviction amongst us to make that real. but right now we are lacking that sense of urg

they respond to incentives, and so we always push the attention to washington or to trenton, albany or city hall. we can exercise pressure. we have the power to pressure, demand, influence our elected officials so we have to get active if we're going to have a society to respond to the enduring problem. the rate of child poverty in the united states of america, we should be shamed that a nation this strong has child poverty, and kids in poverty don't have the access to success, good education, nutritionally fit to learn, material ready to learn, and that's the lie or that's the incompleteness we have to address. when kids stand up in certain neighborhoods and kids stand up in affluent neighborhoods, and they say those words, "liberty and justice for all," when they pledge allegiance to the flag, that should be a command, should be a compelling aspiration, and there should be a conscious conviction amongst us to make that real, but right now, we are lacking that sense of or jen ji, and we can't sit around waiting on elected leaders to do it. when i think about elected movements in ameri

. >> don't you know that the subtitle of the show is "good morning, trenton"?ou're in california, everybody says they're from philly. then when you ask the follow-up, well, cherry hill. you're not from philly, bro. i have a quick question. so you make this decision, you guys come together, logistically speaking, what's the time line for it being instituted? immediately? >> it's a five-year contract, two years have gone already, so there's a bunch of retroactive pay, and they are working on it as we speak. the implementation -- it's a really good question -- because the implementation is probably more important than the actual signing of the contract. but really truly, in schools, every single day, there's going to be these new school improvement committees. we're going to focus on how we not just recruit and retain teachers but how we mentor them, how we support them. if something is going on in a classroom, how you change that immediately so you don't wait for test scores at the end of the year. it's a really dynamic system. the newark teachers actually have m

. >> warner: born in trenton, new jersey, schwarzkopf graduated from west point in 1956. he served two tours in vietnam, earning three silver stars for valor-- one for saving troops from a minefield. he also earned a purple heart and a raft of other medals. schwarzkopf stuck it out in the army through the lean, post- vietnam years, rising through the ranks. in 1988, he took over the u.s. central command responsible for the middle east. so it fell to him to command "operation desert storm" which opened in january 1991 with six weeks of allied bombings against the iraqi army. a few weeks into the air campaign, he spoke to "newshour" correspondent charlayne hunter- gault from his headquarters in riyadh, saudi arabia. >> saddam hussein is not a military man. he thought of this war in tactical terms, okay, at the lowest level. he never thought of it in strategic terms and what is happening all of a sudden he is finding that he taking a terrible licking strategically and he has no capability to react to that. i don't think we are close to breaking saddam's will. i don't think t

repeat to the center of your body, the heat in the trenton my hands are freezing, i did some of the bombers it but to the field or up to pocket or you will put your hands and to keep your hands form. to really to get the full experience to be booked with this and keep your personal items that of some of those and the rhythm and year but and you and if i'm not i will be told kidding. --- gating clean and has your team and different and the quilted+ vest, it keeps you warm and it is all about cord, your arms could a cold but as long as the cord is a form, that is the most respected part in what perry get warm >>host: we didn't skimp on any details there to pockets on the front and getting your internal pecan or if it is a transitional autumn: in san through the and over it and knew we to endure and when you are this jacket on and you do have layers of look clothes underneath, such as, sweaters, it was like right in. there are six gets ruffled up and said this is a pain in one of those it is done in each of its worry about adjusting ayrshire why aren't you playing with her.(...) >>host: i've h

. >> warner: born in trenton, new jersey, schwarzkopf graduated from west point in 1956. he served two tours in vietnam, earning three silver stars for valor-- one for saving troops from a minefield. he also earned a purple heart and a raft of other medals. schwarzkopf stuck it out in the army through the lean, post- vietnam years, rising through the ranks. in 1988, he took over the u.s. central command responsible for the middle east. so it fell to him to command "operation desert storm" which opened in january 1991 with six weeks of allied bombings against the iraqi army. a few weeks into the air campaign, he spoke to "newshour" correspondent charlayne hunter- gault from his headquarters in riyadh, saudi arabia. >> saddam hussein is not a military man. he thought of this war in tactical terms, okay, at the lowest level. he never thought of it in strategic terms and what is happening all of a sudden he is finding that he taking a terrible licking strategically and he has no capability to react to that. i don't think we are close to breaking saddam's will. i don't think t

. >>> in other very important news, perhaps the most important news of the night, trenton, ladies andf the hessians. yeah, george washington didn't cross the delaware this morning with his troops on christmas day. no, this is not historical footage. the annual re-enactment takes place -- or is supposed to take place yesterday didn't happen because the weather made the conditions too dangerous. >> the actual crossing in 1776 was a big turning point in the revolutionary war. yesterday, general washington still gave his speech, very important, and the continental soldiers still boarded that boat. they just didn't cross the delaware. couldn't do it. they still looked good. the costumes are fantastic. >> imagine if the weather was bad that day in real life. what would they say? let's just go back? >> buck up. that's what they would say. >>> coming up, a hollywood a-lister makes a career decision and this decision has nothing to do with a movie. >>> hollywood's drama about the takedown of osama bin laden is really raising some serious questions about this now. you're watching "world news no

people in the room that knew that there was a sunken road south of clinton and you could go from trenton to princeton and the british army but not see you. they were not there for social reasons, they represented the only to people that knew what they were doing. and so, you have something that you see almost none of today, and that is a person that is prepared to reach out to the person that knows. i spend years, literally years trying to convince the government on the republican and the democratic party that we had between 70 to $110 billion. my sources were very straightforward, american express, visa or mastercard. if you have in medicare and medicaid the same level fraud you get, you would say somewhere between 70 to $110 billion a year without raising taxes, and without punishing any honest person. they don't fit the congressional budget office model condra not in the dhaka see, they have these weird private sector ideas, they want to use computers. [laughter] there is a whole series of weird things about this. and that's where we are. we are a country that could solve virtually al

the next day the battle of trenton and they are outside of town, things are going well and all of a sudden they are stuck up against the river on the top of the hill was swamped all around them and he is surrounded by farmers from pennsylvania and maryland and elsewhere but he is from the chesapeake bay and the delaware is going to dump into the chesapeake and the weather is really not very different from his farm. he is a surveyor and there is the joke about not rushmore. there is three surveyors and lincoln or something? i don't know but he is a surveyor. that is what he does. he is a surveyor. anyway, so that night they are waiting. they are thinking what are we going to do? it's going to be over again and the wind changes and this guy gets cleared and you see this in everybody's dire ease. if you recognize the winter in this area, the wind picks up and you know it's going to be cold at night. you just know it. you've seen it a million times. by the time you are 50. so then, you can see washington and all the guys saying tonight it's going to freeze and sure enough it does freeze and th

delaware and i see them up on this ridge right after they crossed the delaware, the next day battle of trenton, and they're outside of town hunting the army. things are going well at all since they're stuck up against the river on top of a hill. swath all around the. he is surrounded by farmers from pennsylvania and maryland and elsewhere, but he is from the chesapeake bay. and the weather is really not very different for his form from his plantation. he is a survey. there's that joke about mount rushmore, the three surveyors -- but anyway, so he is a surveyor. that's what he does. he is a surveyor. [inaudible] anyway, that night they are waiting. they are thinking when we going to do? this is going to be over again, and the wind changes. this guy get clear. if you know, if you recognize the winter in this area, when the wind picks up immediately you know it will be cold that night. you just know it. you've seen it a million times by the time you're 50. so then, so then you can see washington, all the guys saying, tonight's going to freeze, and sure enough it does freeze. they're able to go ba

next call from trenton, new jersey. our next call. caller: i voted republican but i have at one of independent the points. it seems we have a logjam in washington over this voting on the fiscal cliff. the log jam seems to be on the democrat side. they should try to place the blame on republicans. harry reid can talk about mr. boehner. he sat over there for three years and has not passed a bill on his side of the aisle. i feel there is an imbalance in the thinking of the people of this country. if we do not get her mind straits, we're in for some deep problems. i am a conservative by nature. the culture and liberal left wing is running this country -- the ulta and liberal and left- wing is running this country. host: thank you for the call. 44% of voters think congressional republicans are to blame. 15% blame both sides equally. a lot of focus in new york. funding for hurricane sandy relief efforts totaling $60 billion. it is unlikely to be in the house. many are saying it is too expensive. "lock them up until they deal." we will conti

. >> something you address in trenton is the term suicide bomber. what does that mean to you? >> suicide bomber, in some cases you discover that it's not a suicide bomber at all. the incident at the center of my book appeared to be a suicide bombing at first. later turned out not to be one but it was a bomb that had been left in what looked like a mailbox basically. it was a box that was for damage grants and other pieces of scripture to be properly disposed. someone put a bomb in that box which to me is powerfully, powerfully symbolic. and you discover there are a lot of people are using a lot of calculating techniques in order to read destruction. i think, as terrifying as it sounds, it's a lot less common today than it has been in the past. people are finding ways to remote detonate explosives. they are using technology in ways that are ever more insidious. >> your first book? >> yes. >> what was your experience? to have a second look? >> i just signed a contract the other day. very excited about that. it's a great experience but what's the topic? >> it's going to be a litt

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. >> i'm saying to all of my family in trenton, njdz, i miss you all and love you all.f you missed, it's your fall. should have watched it. bye-bye. >> thank you for your service, carl. we love you, too. if you're looking for sanity it at that, nor rad is tracking santa and his route. so far there he goes. up with the reindeer. he's spotted over india right now, right now over india. n norad claims he flies over the taj mahal first and the himalayas and bangladesh. he's going around the globe, africa and europe and to the united states. you can check in with norad.santa.org for the latests. i he hope you were nice and not naughty. looking at athe malls you wouldn't think america's economy was suffering, but there was no mistaking what was happening across europe this year. governments cut social programs to save money. it was meant to help and hurt by spreading the recession. here's richard quest in london. >> reporter: suzanne, the story of europe in 2012 was very much the austerity, the gut-wrenching, grinding austerity. some countries like greece faced multi-year rec

heavy rain from philadelphia to trenton, newark, new york, white plains, fairfield county and back upot of wind with this as well. not only ponding on the roadways, but winds will cause air travel delays and serious wind advisories, issued for a good chunk of real estate from the canadian border through dixie. 45, 50-mile-an-hour wind. here is the verification. 67 mile winds gusts and snows will pile up away from the big cities and continue to pile up away from up. >> thank you very much, rob marciano. it is nasty, including in ohio. a snow-packed start. the area bracing for 8 inches of snow in the next 24 hours. the major concern? 45-mile-an-hour wind gusts are possible. victor blackwell, is weathering the storm in cleveland. what's it like there right now? >> reporter: well, rob was right. we're getting this sideways snow. you will see it in the shot that the gusts are kicking up now. no real accumulation of the snow, but overnight, it switched from a very cold rain and consistent wind overnight into the flurries at about 2:30 we saw. we know that this is not enough to cause any pro

happened last year with hurricane irene, when we stored our equipment in mars hill, just south of trenton and the northeast corridor flooded and it stranded that equipment and prevent us from restoring the kind of service our customers needed, that the region needed, that the economy needed. that is one of the responsibilities. in getting services back as quickly as possible, that is another factor that inform our decisions. >> some of that equipment was relatively new equipment that was stored there? >> yes, sir. we had seven new locomotives, some of which have not been accepted yet. they were damaged, water penetrated up to the axles and it requires both common sense and good maintenance. when the bearings are penetrated, they have to be replaced. we had 80 multi-level passenger cars that flooded. because they are lower than our other equipment, it penetrated the actual capt.. -- the actual cabin. >> based on the options, it didn't sound like there were other choices to be made. >> i think we are constrained with the choices we have. we will develop based on the information we had, othe

despite a potential religious incident between iran and trenton, iran has a stroke decided with armenia over the contested region. furthermore, azerbaijan and joys the solid relationship with israel. which further distances terrain from one another. georgia has the strongest western orientation in the region. and my sense is that this will remain intact even after the change of government. but like any other country what other country majority seeking economic opportunities everywhere. including potential trade or investment relationships with iran. i believe there is a potential for iran to exploit a copy relationship between each of these countries. and that the others in the region have significant regional interests that compete or overlap with iran. simultaneously each of the south caucasus nations play an important role in western relations with iran, particularly their ability to comply international sanctions. and i think it is important for the united states policy towards the region to find ways to strip this compliance. russia appears to want to limit both the influence of th

trenton submarines and i was breaking the marine drafting strike.g barking] i walked through the picket lines and they were threatening me. i turned around and did the same period a police officer came up and told me if you do that one more time, i will put you in jail. i said, what about what he is saying to me? the policeman said that is their collective bargaining rights, that is legal. host: we will take your comments and a throwback to the congressman. the dog is barking. guest: experience you had in connecticut, i'm sorry for that experience. sorry if you encountered strikes in michigan. unfortunately, as we have often seen on the frontlines of concern over issues that affect people's economic stability and their livelihood, emotions run deep. they also ran deeper here during the whole debate over the affordable care act. it is both the right of the tea party and also the right of labor to rally. they are entitled through speech to say whatever they like. often painful and sometimes hurtful, as was the case here in washington, d.c., involved i

the wall street journal as the deadline-- -- headline -- now allison from trenton on our independent line. caller: 1 question to be answered is whether or not anybody can put forth a good reason for people to have these guns. give me an example of a time when it has come in handy, or it's been a great thing, where it has worked to the benefit of someone or group of people. why are they needed? if someone can give a positive answer about that, then maybe i would think that the assault weapons are needed. otherwise, i cannot see reason for it. i'm against gun ownership in terms of having assault weapons. if you have to have one to protect yourself and home, that's one thing. but rifles that are used for war to have as an everyday weapon makes no sense. host: on twitter -- and here's the new york times -- let's hear from paul in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, a republican. caller: good morning. i have no problem with extending a ban on assault weapons in these multiple bullet type of things. we have had a ban on assault weapons in the past. it really did not do much. the problem is guns are

a democratic caller in trenton, new jersey. welcome, keith. host: -- caller: hello.ow are you today? host: good. caller: the comment is about people who need these moneys or these tax breaks, they're the smaller people who makes everything run in this country. when we change about the contribution, corporation fill money to senators to do their bidding. they're being voted in by the people but they're doing the bidding of the corporations and so they say go to the -- the politics needs to be voted out. remember those people who voted and played with their money. so when you have all those chain donaters with no -- chan campaign donaters with no chance of saying the money's there. you do what we say and we fill your pockets. host: do you take that as a mandate? the president should be able to get his way on the fiscal cliff? caller: it's the people's way that they voted. it's the point is that these politicians who have no caring about that. they want to keep stay in their offices and do what they want because they're very egotistical. you have to look at the age of t