marker to acknowledge the role of slave labor and what it played in the construction of the united states capitol. in accordance with that resolution, the marker has been placed here in emancipation hall in the capitol visitors center. i want to thank all of you for joining us for the unveiling of this historic marker and at this time i'd like to ask father pat conroy, the house chaplain, to give remarks. >> the lord said to the prophet jeremiah, woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, making his country work for nothing, not paying them for their labor. lord, our history as a nation is marked by many greatnesses. our experiment as a democratic republic has been an inspiration to millions and a guarantee of freedoms and opportunities for generations of americans. but we dare not forget our treatment of the ancestors of so many americans today, our sins. today we offer a small acknowledgment of those sins by honoring the strength, fortitude and courage of african-americans who lived out their lives in bondage and who, in a monumental irony, helped to construct one of the greatest icon

welcome to the united states capitol. in 2009, congressman john lewis of georgia, chairman of the bipartisan slave labor task force introduced and congress passed h. conrad's 135. the resolution required the architect of the capitol to design and procure a marker to acknowledge the role of slave labor and what it played in the construction of the united states capitol. in accordance with that resolution, the marker has been placed here in emancipation hall in the capitol visitors crepter. i want to thank all of you for joining us for the unveiling of this historic marker and at this time i'd like to ask father pat conroy, the house chaplain, to give remarks. >> the lord said to the prophet jeremiah, whoa to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, making his country work for nothing, not paying them for their labor. lord, our history as a nation is marked by many greatnesses. our experiment as a democratic republic has been an inspiration to millions and a guarantee of freedoms and opportunities for generations of am

thank you president and i would like to thank you the united states capitol historical society, the illinois state society of washington, d.c. and the knox college d.c. alumni club. in the early evening of november 7, 1837 an ugly drunken crowd of violence prone antiabolitionists had gathered together in the city of alten, illinois. by 10:00 that night they had turned into a crazed mob. a few hours earlier this troop of trouble makers had attacked people barcaded in a warehouse belonging to elijah lovejoy. the crowd had learned earlier that day that lovejoy had received a new printing press that would make it possible for him to resume the publication of his antislavery newspaper, the observer. lovejoy had moved across the river to illinois from st. louis in 1836 believing he would have been safer expressing his views in the free state of illinois rather than the slave state. alten was a pro slavery community in a free state. its character was much deserve than the yankees owen lovejoy had grown up with and his brother had grown up with in maine. lovejoy soon came to recognize, however, that

a true son of knox class of 1963. [ applause ] thank you, president aranut and i thank the united states capitolciety, the illinois state society of washington, d.c., and the knox college d.c. alumni club. in the early evening of november 7th, 1837, an ugly, drunken crowd of violence-prone anti-abolitionists gathered together in the city of alton, illinois, by 10:00 that night, they had turned into a crazed mob. a few hours earlier, this troupe of troublemakers attacked people barricaded in a warehouse belonging to elijah p. lovejoy. the crowd had learned earlier that day that lovejoy had received a new printing press that would make it possible, possible for him to resume the publication of his anti-slavery newspaper "the observer." lovejoy had moved across the river to illinois from st. louis in 1836, believing that he would be safer as expressing his anti-slavery views in the free state of illinois, rather than the slave state of missouri, but alton was a pro-slavery community in a free state. its character was much different than the yankees owen lovejoy had grown up with and his brother, al

us in welcoming our distinguished guest, the prime minister of the jewish state of israel once again to the capitol of the united states. i associate myself with your remarks in terms of our commitment to the security of isra israel. our strategic partner is mutually beneficial to both of our countries. rejecting containment of iran and stopping them, preventing them from having a nuclear weapon is in our interest. it's in the interest of israel and the region that would be a threat to the united states and to the world. so we have to be very clear about the fact that stopping the spread of nuclear weapons has been a pillar of u.s. foreign policy. a democratic and republican presidents have supported that. so this is about israel, our relationship with them, our support for their security, preserving and strengthening the qualitative military edge, the commitment that we have to foreign cooperation with israel in terms of military and other assistance. it's a relationship that has shared values and shared vision as you said last night, mr. prime minister. it's one that is a source of pride to us and i always lik

. >>> 5:45 in the morning as you look at a beautiful live picture of the united states capitol.'s get a check of the weather from meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> today is the day we waited for. >> turning the corner? >> we turn the corner. >> all right. >> it's going to feel good. yesterday by the way, incredible warmth all the way to minneapolis with 60 degrees. chicago almost hit 70 yesterday. all that warm air is finally heading to the east where yesterday it was a chilly, windy day, especially in new england. all that warm air is heading our way. it's already in the mid to upper 30s. yesterday we had a wind chill in the single digits across from boston to buffalo. for today, this is lunch outdoor weather. 59, near 60 in new york, d.c., baltimore, hartford, everyone is getting into the mix, including buffalo and pittsburgh. charlotte, raleigh, richmond, through the carolinas. we have a chance of rain late in the day. that won't be until late in the afternoon into the evening hours. most of the daylight hours are looking good. even the west coast is looking at some

beautiful live picture of the united states capitol. tornados in oklahoma and areas of nebraska, willie, that was going to be the big concern today. east texas, that's the biggest area of concern. right now we have strong storms in oklahoma trying to drift towards oklahoma city so we'll watch that for the peak of your morning rush hour, about an hour or two from now, also the dallas/ft. worth area especially late this afternoon you have a chance of some tornados in your region. that's what we'll keep an eye on. as far as the forecast, warmth, unbelievable warmth continue as cross the country. if it's not thunderstorming near you, if you're east of the rockies it's going to be a very warm day. should be near 70 from philly to nshg city to hartford, pittsburgh and d.c., slight chance of wet weather for you. definitely in the middle of the country, today we'll have a mini tornado outbreak from dallas/ft. worth possibly over towards shreveport. just unbelievably warm and still feels like june. >> it sure does, bill, thanks so much. >>> to s

beautiful pick unfortunate united states capitol. >> he may get the last laugh this morning. >> what'swe're sliding backwards. >> a little slap in the morning. you need your winter coat, gloves, hats, feels like beginning of march, late february in a few spots especially northern new england. the temperature changed in the last 24 hours. we're down 20 degrees across the board from the great lakes to the northeast and the wind chill up in northern new england single digits from boston to albany, prove derngs hartford in the teens this morning. this these areas were in the 80s. even d.c. has a wind chill of 28 back to detroit. large section that definitely you have to find the hats and gloves. we haven't needed them in a while. this is a short-lived cold snap. we'll warm up quickly. this is late march. when you get a sunny day even with a cold start low 50s from d.c. to new york. new england in the 40s which isn't that bad as long as it's sunny. middle of the country still very warm. some of that wet weather will arrive in the east tomorrow on wednesday. only some showers. we do warm it

o >>> 5:44 in the morning as you look at a beautiful live picture of the united states capitol buildingit was hot there yesterday, bill karins. how hot was it. >> like johnny car son. >> i was setting you up. >> it was toasty. it was air conditioning weather. yesterday you got in the car in some places and it felt warm for the first time. ac on for the kids. it was amazing. yesterday was 80 degrees in chicago. it was in the low 80s in areas even in central michigan. it doesn't happen this time of year. today we're going to do it all over again. many areas are slightly cooler, especially new england. you want to pay attention there. we have thunderstorms heading through areas of ohio. in pittsburgh, eastern ohio, cleveland area, be prepared for a little period of heavy rain early today. today's forecast, definitely cooler. up in new england, all through new york city, not like yesterday. still this time of year where we should be. the rest of the country still going to be very warm. mid 70s in chicago. kansas city looks great. the west coast, less than ideal. you're going to be rainy and

this community was so smart and so wise to send him to represent you in the united states capitol. thank you so much. good job. [applause] i am so excited, so thrilled to be able to be home. to talk about the tremendous progress we have made. it has been three years since president obama and vice president biden were elected and handed the largest set of problems at once of any administration in history since fdr. i mean, really. [applause] they set about tackling them one by one. we have gone from bleeding 750,000 jobs a month. three years later, we have had 24 straight months of job growth in the private sector. we have focused on the middle class and working families. [applause] we had a fight her alongside president obama and the vice president of the united states. joe biden and his more than 40 years of public service has given -- i did not mean that as a joke. it is remarkable. from the time he was 29 years old, joe biden has made a commitment to help improve the quality of life of all americans. he has been in their scrapping and scraping and standing up for working familie

a really interesting picture of the united states capitol dome in the fog with all the spotlights aimedt the capitol dome itself. what a beautiful picture. >> indeed. you got to be careful with all the fog. low visibility, when you're driving. we'll find out -- >> if you see any martians, just say -- >> send them to joe's house. >> sure. to veronica. >> that's right. we'll all be walking on a cloud or driving on a cloud this morning, right? we've got a lot of tiny, millions of water droplets helping to produce the fog. it's dense in areas. take a look at the temperatures. pretty warm, too. the start at foggy bottom, temperatures of 61 degrees. 61 in d.c. ft. washington and camp springs just east at 57. annandale and reston, 58 degrees. we'll go up to the high of 75. more of this will pop up later. the showers west of leonardtown moving southeast toward the northern neck. so for today, 58 to 61. around 9:00 a.m. the fog lifts. the high today, 75. by noontime, already up to 70. >> sounds good. >>> on the rails, open, no reported delays. let's check the roadways now. if you're traveling al

and only statute of an african-american woman in the united states congress, legislation that i introduced and replaced her in the united states capitol just a few years ago with the support of all of the members of the congressional black caucus and certainly at that time senator hillary clinton. we can do things together. we can collaborate, and we should never leave who we are outside the door for our history is too precious to ever leave behind. thank you, congressman. [applause] >> and on that note i would like to give another round of applause for our sponsor, covers one wilson. [applause] and thank you all for this wonderful program, and have a wonderful black history month. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> interested in american history? watch american history television on c-span three. every weekend 48 hours a people and events that help document the american story. visit c-span.org / history for more of direction. quicksands now kitty ferguson talks about stephen hawking is life and work at princeton university in new jersey. it's about an hour. >> well, it is a pleasure and privilege to have been invited here to tal

a young lady that went before a congressional hearing, in the united states capitol to stand for a position that she believes in. this is not about democrat-republican. this is about whether we have a country people can use the public air waves to disparage and slander a young woman going before the congress of the united states. >> do you think this pressure will continue? >> this pressure must continue on him, and on the montana judge that i'm joining chairman clever with, saying you must be removed. saying the president's mother may have had sex with a dog and he could have come out barking, when you have doubling down on three days in a row this, poison has to stop somewhere and decent people of aparties and all genders have to stand together. >> al sharpton, great to have you with us. >>> answer the question at the bottom of the screen, share thoughts on twitter. when we come back, krystal ball was also attacked by rush limbaugh when she ran for congress, she is organizing a boycott rush. she will join me along with karen finney. >>> we know -- we now have the sound bite of mitt romney

we had an attack here, a potential attack on our united states capitol where we had an islamist inspiredhat he thought was a bomb on his body and be try to blow up our capitol. i was in the capitol with 435 members of congress voting. we could have a very different discussion this morning if he would have succeeded and the fbi interdicted and stopped him just blocks from the capitol. that's been my focus, and the media's been focusing on these little pinprick issues when really i think we should be focusing on these bigger issues that people really do care about and have greater impact to change the future of our nation. >> michele bachmann, congresswoman, thank you for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. we'll be back. thanks again. >> i hope so. >>> today at noon eastern wolf blitzer and cnn's political team will host the cnn election roundtable. that's a chat about what's at stake today. we'll be back. [ male announcer ] the cadillac cts sport sedan was designed with near-perfect weight balance from front to back... and back to front. ♪ giving you exceptional cont

. >> that's where you loopedfind us on capitol hill six blocks from the united states capitol buildingite house. we have it covered here in washington, bringing you the stories here from our nation's capitol around the world and around the groen. good to see you. we will take your called at 866-55-press, very pleased to welcome into the studio hear this hour a good friend a neighbor on capitol hill doing a great job representing the people of connecticut's third congressional district, congress woman rosa delaro. >> it's rosa. good morning. it's wonderful to see you bill and dan. it's great to be here. >> thank you for coming in and joining the team this morning peter ogburn. >> good. >> and dan henning, current tv team and our videographer sipring there the man behind the camera. this is what the? next-to-the-last day before you go off on your brake? >> that's right. it is. we will wrap up sometime around 4:00 o'clock this afternoon. >> this afternoon? >> right. >> and then head out. >> was there any -- i want to ask you about this later. was there any action? when i went from our bed

beautiful picture of the united states capitol. correspond ept robert draper.ites about the influence of former michigan governor george romney on his son mitt and his discussion to run the presidency. it was cleared he loved campaigning alongside of his of his dad. the young e., willard, was not unlike the first, never still mentally or physically. why did he instead become the single most single tphoeft driven applicant. hi wife appe gave it a few year before it really appreciated what it's means. mitt would say i have approximately my tower' sops. >> thabs for sag me. >> what kind of relationship did he have not just pell tobgs but in the reallying of possibility. >> it of a with ulle patient referencing, he first gave a speak on behalf of his dan when his dad ran for governor. he was young 15 at the time. later years, george fp george romney followed his son in 1994 when mitt romney ran his unsuccessful campaign for senate against ted kennedy. a year later he came with his father to william welds office. he told me by how refer el challenge mitt was as de.

walking into the capitol a few minutes ago to see the beautiful flag that flies outside the united states capitol at half mast in honor of our colleague don payne. so i do want to thank this body for allowing me a chance to express not only my thoughts about don, but also to recognize him as an outstanding member of this body. mr. speaker, i need to notify this body that i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule the clerk: resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 3606 to encrease american job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. session sgs i that -- mr. sessions: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. roe: may i inquire how much time i have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 26 minutes remaining. mr. roe: we have 11 speakers and if you would limit your remarks, i want the opportunity for everyone who wants to speak to speak. i would ask one of don's colleagues, mr

community and ted's district was so smart and so wise to send him to represent you in the united states capitol. thank you so much. good job. i am so excited, so thrilled to be able to be home, here with the president -- vice president of the united states in our community to talk about the tremendous progress we have made. it has been three years since president obama and vice president biden were collected and hand it the worst set of problems of any administration since fdr. really. they said about tackling them one by one. we have gone from bleeding 750,000 jobs per month thanks to the failed policies of the past. three years later, we have had 24 straight months of growth in the private sector and we have focused on the middle-class and working families. we have a fighter alongside president obama in the vice president of the united states. joe biden and his more than 40 years of public service. it is remarkable. from the time he was 29-years old, joe biden has made a commitment to help improve the quality of life of all americans. he has been in there scrapping, scraping and standing up f

[applause] so journal truth, a woman whose moral we have the honor of placing in the united states capitolaking her the first african-american woman standing there with a permanent memorial, she said that if the first woman could turn this world upside down, surely, all of us together can turn right side up again and we intend to do just that because we are on the same page. we talked about fighting for issues that are issues of all people, not just what we consider our personal issues because the time comes when we need to unite and we want somebody to help us with what we consider our issue. you have heard about the young minister who was there and said i said nothing because i was not involved. then they came for me. there was no one left to be involved. we must form our coalitions. we must collaborate on those issues that are all of ours. we must begin to learn how one issue impacts of the other. we are not playing football, i understand that and i have attended all whole bunch of football schools. sometimes i think some of those people out there working against our best interests beli

you can see by the number of people surrounding the united states building, protesting on capitol grounds and across the country for the past two years, this is history. and the people of america need to be able to see it across the country. >> greta: thank you. >> thank you, greta. >> greta: coming up, congressman rob andrews helped to write the law. how is he defending the individual mandate? he goes on the record. that's next. president obama knows the mike is on. he isn't waiting until after the election to explain himself. the president tries to explain away what he never meant for you to hear. i'm a lobster girl. top qualitlobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's lobstfest. the only time of year you can savor 12 eiting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream i'm laura mclennan and i sea food differently. cannot be contained. [ clang ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. see your lexus dealer. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually se arthritis symptoms. but if y

you can see by the number of people surrounding the united states building, protesting on capitol grounds and across the country for the past two years, this is history. and the people of america need to be able to see it across the country. >> greta: thank you. >> thank you, greta. >> greta: coming up, congressman rob andrews helped to write the law. how is he defending the individual mandate? he goes on the record. that's next. president obama knows the mike is on. he isn't waiting until after the election to explain himself. the president tries to explain away what he never meant for you to hear. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder whaother questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choo prego. hey, heard any updates on the game? i think it's final seconds, ohh, down by two, shoots a three, game over. so two seconds ago... hey mr. and mrs. harris, where's kevin? say hi kevin. hi. mom, put me down. put...the phone...down. hey

>>> a debate on capitol hill over what the united states should and should not do to stop the uninterruptedloodshed in syria. the question is, how much longer will the world be able to see the images out of that country before stepping in? we'll have a report. >>> and peyton manning makes it official at an emotional news conference. he is finished with the only nfl

>>> a debate on capitol hill over what the united states should and should not do to stop the uninterruptedloodshed in syria. the question is, how much longer will the world be able to see the images out of that country before stepping in? we'll have a report. >>> and peyton manning makes it official at an emotional news conference. he is finished with the only nfl team he's played for. the question is, which team now is about to have one of the all-time gre quarterbacks fall into its lap? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning.

capitol has been living illegally in the united states for 12 years. amine el khalifi was arrested last month and the criminal case against him is renewing the debate over the government's failure to track millions of foreign visitors who overextend their stay. >>> a growing number of people are trying to flee syria now as the fighting intensifies there. thousands of refugees have crossed into lebanon in the past few days and the fighting between the rebels and the government forces is leaving many caught in the middle. >> reporter: these families are among hundreds trying to escape the violence in syria. the exodus starts at night when it's less dangerous and mainly quiet. but some can't control their emotions. this woman asks why are we homeless? because we asked for freedom? activists call it a humanitarian catastrophe in the making. nearly 10,000 syrians have fled to lobby non. 11,000 to turkey -- lebanon, 11,000 to turkey. the red cross is being blocked from bringing humanitarian aid. the president assad is facing growing international pressure to

united states getting involved in the st. patrick's day celebration today. he's at a pub there off capitol hill in washington, d.c., after coming off a day in atlanta of campaigning and raising money for his re-election campaign. this time he decided to throw one back with the folks at the dubliner in washington, d.c. boy, to the folks surprise there, they're like hey we knew we were going to have a good day at the dubliner but little did we know we would be throwing back a brewsky with the president of the united states. all right. those images now just coming in. i want to share that with you. and folks having a good time there on capitol hill. getting a few pictures in for memory's sake. speaking of memories, it's one that a lot of people do not want to forget there in indiana. and now there is video to kind of help them remember the power of the tornado. these surveillance cameras are from henryville junior high school where on march 2nd those tornadoes or that tornado swept into the area and destroyed a number of homes and businesses as well, students were already on the school buses

and nato forces told lawmakers on capitol hill the united states will need a "substantial" military presence in the country through next year. the general said he will not make recommendations on the pace of troop withdrawals until later this year. of course there is growing public pressure for the united states to get out of afghanistan. now. following more than 10 years with no decisive victory and nothing describing what a victory would be. and the recent burnings of korans at the military base and the incredible massacre we know killed not 16 but 17 afghan civilians, another victim than originally reported. jennifer has the news from the pentagon. what led to the updated death toll? >>reporter: well, when charges are brought against sergeant bales we are told the death toll he will be charged with killing 17 afghan rather than 16. officer what we are told because the afghans were buried in 24 hours, which is part of the muslim tradition it was hard to get a final toll in the confusing 24 hours but we also have learned the $1.5 million bales owed to an elderly client before he joined the

a young man living in the united states illegally for 12 years was accused of being a suicide bomber and his target was the capitol building. an important important threshold has now been crossed. what's even more striking is he is not the first case of a suicide bosm er in the united states. in january, a young man in florida faced the same accusations. the next wave was written in july of last year, published in july of last year. and this book has accurately it predicted the spike in home grown cases. it predicted that an american citizen anwar al awlaki, the first american on the kill or capture list would be killed at the hands of his own government. and it also predicted the future threat hubs for al qaeda and other extremists would be yemen, somalia, and north africa, which are shaping up to be afghanistan on steroids. now this book, i'm sure you'll be pleased to hear, is not an academic book. it's not a book i wrote to impress people inside the beltway, which is an even bigger relief. it's written so every american can pick it up and educate themselves about an issue that i think is one of the most pressin

united states. >> sternly warning iran not to test the united states' resolve and defended his record of rallying to the side of israel. >> thousands of protesters of edition sending on sacramento and plan to take off the capitol tomorrow. they're rallying against rising tuition fees and student debt. a full day of occupations are planned, including a mass march and rally at the state capital building in the morning. followed by a general assembly, nonviolent direct action training, and a rally in the evening. it marks the end of a 99-mile march. >> jury selection is expected tomorrow in the trial of sheriff mark macrim my. he allegedly grabbed and bruised the arm of his wife. this week an appeals court will hear arguments whether controversial videotape showing the bruises will be shown to jurors. she claimed she thought everything who told her neighbor was confidential because her neighbor is a lawyer. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez reveals he had another cancerous tumor removed. league leaping i'm leak. another terrific springlike day across the bay area. oakland, 72. san jose, 7 3. san francisco right now, 65. enjoy the numbers bus a big drop in temperatures is expected tomorrow. the forecast is comi

capitol hill today. he wanted -- he thought the intervention might make the situation worse. john mccain is critical and says united states air strikes are the only way to stop what he describes as the slaughter in syria. >> we on of a prices have been surging at the gas station. there has been a bit of a disk -- there has been a bit of a surprise. the national average is down a couple of since. maryland and virginia prices slipped a couple of pennies. prices in the district crept up to $3.90. >> still to come on abc 7 is at 6:00, more evidence that the job market is improving. >> numbers for the revenue is in maryland casinos. >> in a couple of months, the eyes of the world will be on frederick county. >> the sun is setting on what is a mild day. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear cacalorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in scn ols, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. w

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capitol hill over intervening in syria. the senator is calling for the united states to intervene. >> other option groups is necessary, but at this late hour, that alone will not be sufficient to stop the slaughter and save innocent lives. the only realistic way to do so is with foreign air power. >> we can do anything, the question is, it's not about can we do it, it's should we do it and what are the risks. >> in syria, the red cross got access to the neighborhood of bubba but said it was desserted and heard gunfire during her visit. >>> someone will be sent home tonight on american idol. >> the fans stole the show with the whitney rendition, there were some not so great performances. how did this small colorado town get through tough economic times? freight rail. it attracted large eating over seventeen hundred jobs. then suppliers, stores, more companies followed, creating more jobs. economists call that the ripple effect. i call it the freight rail effect. freight rail connects every rner of america, bringing jobs and economic growth along for the ride. visit freightrailworks.org. . >>> the performers, they performed in

that she is the longest serving female in the history of the united states congress it is what she has done in office -- >> -- at the capitol today for her her many mile stones. when she arrived she was one of two women. today she is one of 17. >> so many of us are here because she knocked down the barriers. >> i didn't start out wanting to be a historic figure -- >> -- remember personal stories. >> -- bought this house from her because this -- she had bought this house because it was in the path of the highway. >> fell's point resident tony norris among those who highly regard the senator. >> she does maryland very well, she helps us, plus she is good for the whole country. >> but it is the people of maryland to whom she says she will be etermy grateful. >> i want them to know though i have served in the senate 12,932 days i will never forget them and every morning i say in my heart, good morning, can i help you. >> she still has four years left, which means it could be a long time before another woman breaks her record. >> they were on capitol hill for the tribute yesterday. excuse me. by the way in 107 days she will have

united states and the capital city had just incurred. madison was pinpointed as a coward for abandoning the capitol. and at this point in time, too, before most people did come back to washington, there was actually talk of moving the capital city west, possibly to cincinnati or even to st. louis. but fortunately enough, they decided to stay in washington. and in an effort to regain authority and some sense of place, mr. and mrs. madison took up residence in temporary homes. and to furnish these spaces, they did not go to mr. latrobe. from 1815 to 1817, they relied mostly on local resources and available furniture which was mostly secondhand. the used furnishings at this point were not necessarily castoffs or discards, but they were actually generally from diplomatic representatives that had since left and needed somewhere to put their furnishings because they couldn't take them back with them. so they brought localized pieces and ended up getting french pieces also instead of english. in 1815, the madisons acquired from luis the french minister a dozen chairs and sofa for $250. and perhaps they wer

. >> with the capitol building behind your shoulder, i am reminded you have been very close to a longtime member of the united states congress. while we are focusing on the presidential race, congress is up for grabs as well. you have had your pulse on congressional politics. what is going to be brought to the house and senate? >> two months ago i would not be somebody that thought that the democrats could take the house back. we only need to win 25 to take the house back. was a democratic here. 2010 was a republican year. this year, they want to hold people accountable. they want people to work together to solve the problems of this country. there is a real chance that democrats could take the house back. it will be competitive. i think there is a really good chance that democrats could keep the senate as well. tavis: that is really optimistic. there are not a lot of people that feel that way. but me close by asking your thoughts on the money in politics. so much conversation on the super pacs. the obama campaign is saying one thing, but doing another. >> it is wrong. we have got to do something to change it. to ma