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mount vernon is founded not rated by mount vernon ladies association and the first time i went the righteous but on the back porch and watch the sun. and i did that. i got up at 4:31 morning and i made my way fairness that down on the far right side and like myself there has to be a moment when i really cannot put my subject. and for me, that moment was right here. i saw this incredible sunrise, over the potomac river and i realized how many times must george washington see this site? and for me it was the moment tbk rail. in a research, he really became more and more real the more i researched his life. here's a close-up of young george in each of these periods of time that i talk about the book, i'd really like to, what george washington was like. in the series when he's the man, he ended up to be a ruddy complexion, which is athletic and strong at long arms he was a survivor of the wilderness and he left the horse races, foxhunting, cards, earlier. he was fashionable and very interested in closing. he is one of the best in recent virginia and he was very ambitious. again when i talk to sc
mount vernon is founded not rated by mount vernon ladies association and the first time i went the righteous but on the back porch and watch the sun. and i did that. i got up at 4:31 morning and i made my way fairness that down on the far right side and like myself there has to be a moment when i really cannot put my subject. and for me, that moment was right here. i saw this incredible sunrise, over the potomac river and i realized how many times must george washington see this site? and for...
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of the things on the right or in the collection at mount vernon. as of the textile expert looked and investigated all of the pieces of clothing and measured each piece exactly, and they were not able to understand the size of george washington but also how he fits in those close. so they understood what his body would have been shaped like. linda is the textile expert at colonial williamsburg and i interviewed linda for the book and she gave me the of rules going into the vault at colonial williamsburg to see authentic 18th-century closing in their incredible collection. she was able to answer a lot of questions for me. i was able to ask her what part of george washington's life and the way that he moved had to do with the kind of clothing he wore and the way that it made him stand and the way that it made him move and all of those were important to me. i like to see the george washington came to life from mount vernon the the 18th century came to life for me at colonial williamsburg. here are the finished figures as you would see them out mount ve
of the things on the right or in the collection at mount vernon. as of the textile expert looked and investigated all of the pieces of clothing and measured each piece exactly, and they were not able to understand the size of george washington but also how he fits in those close. so they understood what his body would have been shaped like. linda is the textile expert at colonial williamsburg and i interviewed linda for the book and she gave me the of rules going into the vault at colonial...
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vernon. as we know, washington made apple and peach brandy here at mt. vernon. we're doing that these next three days and the apples would have been grown in orchards on his property. and you can see some of them here. the type we're using are the newton, pippen, rust set and one other variety. the first step would they'd have to be pressed or crushed in an apple press which includes a device to crank and crush up the apples into chunks, and then that would be put into a large press, which in the 18th century would've had a big rectangular press with a wooden jack screw that was basically hand cranked down to squeeze all of the apple chunks. the pulp is basically what you're squishing and from that excretes the juice. and that would be fed down and collected in budgets and then from that point on, you're going to ferment that juice. and in this case, what we're doing is fermenting this large barrel here called a hog's head. so this is about 5% to 6% alcohol content when you're done. so the fermentation process for apples takes longer than it would for making a w
vernon. as we know, washington made apple and peach brandy here at mt. vernon. we're doing that these next three days and the apples would have been grown in orchards on his property. and you can see some of them here. the type we're using are the newton, pippen, rust set and one other variety. the first step would they'd have to be pressed or crushed in an apple press which includes a device to crank and crush up the apples into chunks, and then that would be put into a large press, which in...
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one thing, vernon is a huge run. is run 55 marathons. so if you think the trace is good, check out my partner. in any case, the challenge, i had written anything like this. i hadn't even finished my dissertation. i had attention deficit disorders. it's hard to sit and write something like this. having someone who is seasoned and accomplished was real helpful for designing the arc of in their narrative to find wood to fit in these biographical decorations emulate into the front the story. i'm sure you're awfully with one of the trace his sayings, it was like building an aircraft while in flight while getting shot at literally. because we did know which characters would develop if we didn't have the war would turn out. how with the search impact operations there and so forth. there was a pretty high tempo forced to keep up with events on the ground, report them come right in and then meet a deadline. i apply for visa and showed up in afghanistan, and i sent general petraeus a no. he'd been helping me with my dissertation, here's this benig
one thing, vernon is a huge run. is run 55 marathons. so if you think the trace is good, check out my partner. in any case, the challenge, i had written anything like this. i hadn't even finished my dissertation. i had attention deficit disorders. it's hard to sit and write something like this. having someone who is seasoned and accomplished was real helpful for designing the arc of in their narrative to find wood to fit in these biographical decorations emulate into the front the story. i'm...
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it is our understanding that vernon davis is en route to d.c. and people who know them say this is their family home base. this is where they grew up. so if there is any meeting with the family, any gathering, they will be meeting right here on emerson street northwest. back to you. >> certainly not the kind of meeting they'd hoped to have for sure. thank you. >>> well, why would anyone want to hurt horses being used to help kids with special needs? that is the question fairfax county police are trying to answer after three horses were stabbed at the frying pan farm park equestrian facility in herndon. here's kristin fisher. >> look at her. >> reporter: davorca suvak runs the spirit equestrian program. it's for people with special needs and requires a special kind of horse. >> they're patient and tolerant and social. they don't have that natural instinct to run away from the stranger. >> reporter: two nights ago someone came here to spirit field and stabbed three of the horses. >> it's a nightmare. it's something beyond possible, beyond real wor
it is our understanding that vernon davis is en route to d.c. and people who know them say this is their family home base. this is where they grew up. so if there is any meeting with the family, any gathering, they will be meeting right here on emerson street northwest. back to you. >> certainly not the kind of meeting they'd hoped to have for sure. thank you. >>> well, why would anyone want to hurt horses being used to help kids with special needs? that is the question fairfax...
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vernon and arrives home at mt. vernon christmas eve, 1783. a few days later, from mt. vernon, he writes to a friend how good it is, how good it is to be in retirement and to be a private citizen and to never again have to be called to public duty. on that, he was wrong. i'm not suggesting that in march of 1783 there would be a grand coup. a coup is a strike at government. there wasn't much government to strike at in march of 1783. but imagine for a moment if the army had, indeed, taken up arms or marched or issued some kind of strong protest. that bright line that stands in our republic between civilian and military would have been crossed. and it could never have been redrawn again. revolutions are not uncommon, but the ones that succeed are very uncommon. and i can't explain why some revolutions work and others don't, but i know why ours did. ours worked because we had george washington. thank you all. [ applause ] >> should i take easy questions? okay. yes, please. >> okay. i'm a little confused. because i always thought that our revolution was against the british.
vernon and arrives home at mt. vernon christmas eve, 1783. a few days later, from mt. vernon, he writes to a friend how good it is, how good it is to be in retirement and to be a private citizen and to never again have to be called to public duty. on that, he was wrong. i'm not suggesting that in march of 1783 there would be a grand coup. a coup is a strike at government. there wasn't much government to strike at in march of 1783. but imagine for a moment if the army had, indeed, taken up arms...
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vernon tweeted last night, just got a disturbing call from back home in washington d.c.. a good day gone bad. hopefully he was not involved. the family gave no other comment. a dolphin separated from its potter, swimming in shallow water >> the rescue attempts to save that dolphin >> you might think your valuables are safe when in a bank safety deposit box but you might be wrong. how one bay area couple nearly lost their family heirlooms they thought were securely locked up >> we currently have clear skies. ,, >> a dolphin is stranded since swimming in shallow water off the coast of l.a.. it was spotted this morning 12 ft. from shore swimming in circles. rescuers went out to corral it back to sea but so far they have not been able to get close enough so now the plan is to see if a dolphin confined its own way out. san francisco's america's cup spectator village at pier 27 will soon start to take shape. demolition has been going on for awhile but construction officially began today along with the ceremonial signing of the agreement bringing the race is to the city. the may
vernon tweeted last night, just got a disturbing call from back home in washington d.c.. a good day gone bad. hopefully he was not involved. the family gave no other comment. a dolphin separated from its potter, swimming in shallow water >> the rescue attempts to save that dolphin >> you might think your valuables are safe when in a bank safety deposit box but you might be wrong. how one bay area couple nearly lost their family heirlooms they thought were securely locked up >>...
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and several hot spot areas, including the harbor, fells point and mount vernon.any, fort mchenry fills in a missing void. >> i think a lot more people will be using public transportation because of that. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> the expansion and new buses were paid for by $1.6 million from the department of transportation. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. straight from japan. more debris from this tsunami is washing ashore. the incredible discovery in canada. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, disaster calling. if you've got a cell phone, you've got early warnings. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> bob turk, first warning weather center. some summer heat this week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and here's today's report from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> starting in may, if you have a mobile phone, you will get early warnings of dangerous weather. to get the alerts, it's as simple as turning your phone on. >> it's carefully tracked by the national weather service, which
and several hot spot areas, including the harbor, fells point and mount vernon.any, fort mchenry fills in a missing void. >> i think a lot more people will be using public transportation because of that. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> the expansion and new buses were paid for by $1.6 million from the department of transportation. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. straight from japan. more debris from this tsunami is washing ashore. the...
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of familiar faces coming into this event right now. 49ers legends are there, you saw roger craig, vernon davis, the current tight end, and jed york, their youthful owner. a lot of people making their way into those seats that will be filled in the next five or n minutes. >> some 1,500 people expected there. we have live coverage on this historic night. brent canon has more on the stadium's economic impact, but we begin with nbc bay area's kimberly tere, live with the festivities and the groundbreaking ceremony. boy, it's really starting to fill up, kimberly. >> reporter: it absolutely is a very different scene from when you saw me last at 5:00. we're waiting for the groundbreaking ceremony to get started here. you can see people started arriving here about an hour ago, invited guests checking in and enjoying this mock-up of the field. the 49ers tonight are trying to give guests a feel of what a game day will actually be like, although i don't think on game day you'll actually be allowed on the field. but there is music, gold rush girls, good food, and football players. the $1.2 billion s
of familiar faces coming into this event right now. 49ers legends are there, you saw roger craig, vernon davis, the current tight end, and jed york, their youthful owner. a lot of people making their way into those seats that will be filled in the next five or n minutes. >> some 1,500 people expected there. we have live coverage on this historic night. brent canon has more on the stadium's economic impact, but we begin with nbc bay area's kimberly tere, live with the festivities and the...
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it is unreal. >> a man who told us he is for the davis -- vernon daviss' does not believe the charges. we are live in northwest d.c. >> thank you very much. also new at 11:00, several key developments in the scandal in the secret service. the agency says it will significantly crack down on bad behavior as we learn another agent under investigation in the scandal. we have every angle of the story. >> that is right. the latest data service in this scandal -- arthur huntingdon -- with in this quiet subdivision the secret service issued new rules for its field agents. the house looked like any other in the d.c. suburbs. a flag out front, two cars in the driveway. property records show the home is owned by 41-year-old arthur huntingdon, who described as the agent at the center of the secret service scandal in colombia. >> they have had such a great reputation. >> a source tells the network it was huntington, a husband and father of two, who got into a dispute with an escort in the scandal involving more than one dozen agents. >> they should be knowing what they are doing is wrong. >> on fr
it is unreal. >> a man who told us he is for the davis -- vernon daviss' does not believe the charges. we are live in northwest d.c. >> thank you very much. also new at 11:00, several key developments in the scandal in the secret service. the agency says it will significantly crack down on bad behavior as we learn another agent under investigation in the scandal. we have every angle of the story. >> that is right. the latest data service in this scandal -- arthur huntingdon --...
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vernon davis tweeted this morning, quote, just got a disturbing call from back home in washington, d.c. a good day gone bad. hopefully he wasn't involved. we are expecting 19-year-old michael davis in court here sometime this afternoon. we will let you know how he looks and whether he has anything at all to say. jc, back to you. >> thank you very much, bruce leshan reporting live. >>> the space shuttle enterprise made its grand entrance to the big apple on the back of a 747 jet. pilots flew past the statue of liberty and over new york city several times before landing at j.f.k. airport. crews moved the enterprise from the smithsonian's udvar-hazy center early this morning. it has been replaced with the space shuttle discovery. enterprise will become part of new york's intrepid air, space and sea museum. >>> well, just days before the one-year anniversary of osama bin laden's death, law enforcement is on high alert for a possible attack to avenge the death of the former al qaeda leader. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: the death of osama bin laden was year ago next tuesday did not e
vernon davis tweeted this morning, quote, just got a disturbing call from back home in washington, d.c. a good day gone bad. hopefully he wasn't involved. we are expecting 19-year-old michael davis in court here sometime this afternoon. we will let you know how he looks and whether he has anything at all to say. jc, back to you. >> thank you very much, bruce leshan reporting live. >>> the space shuttle enterprise made its grand entrance to the big apple on the back of a 747 jet....
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he says he woke up the next pay n his mouut vernon hooel poom with a black eyy... iphone... nd car keys were missing.little did he know, there was video from that nighttshowing hii eing beaten and stripped doww.its a 3 caught the attention of city ccuncil president jack yyung. 3 (23:03) withhall the ccmeraas around downttwn look like the police should have been albe to see this someooe should -3 haveebeen here central is right up the street not even a unacceptable behavioo. behavior.investigators tell uu ttey are looking to ddveloo susppct information.there is a twitter posting that says one of the suspects seen grabbing pomething from the victim's - ppnts... is a 20-year-old 3 police say the victim has decided to press charges.i'm megan gililland, fox45 morning news. baltimore's seccnddgrrnd prix is already plagued with deadlinns by the new promoter. 3&p some businesses... like barracuda's in locust ppint... -3 lost thousanns of ollars laat rrod detours prevented - customers from reaching the reetauraat. noo... reports indicate the new promoter... "downforce racin
he says he woke up the next pay n his mouut vernon hooel poom with a black eyy... iphone... nd car keys were missing.little did he know, there was video from that nighttshowing hii eing beaten and stripped doww.its a 3 caught the attention of city ccuncil president jack yyung. 3 (23:03) withhall the ccmeraas around downttwn look like the police should have been albe to see this someooe should -3 haveebeen here central is right up the street not even a unacceptable behavioo....
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. >> reporter: tight end vernon davis's ankle. >> we need to decide how many times we can bull rush and we can [ bleep ] put vernon davis' ankles over the past. >> reporter: michael crabtree's already damaged ligament. >> he becomes human when we [ bleep ] take out that outside acl. >> reporter: and wide receiver kyle williams coming back from a concussion. >> wide receiver number 10 about his concussion, we need to [ bleep ] put a lick on him right now. >> reporter: the audiotape was filmed by sean amphilon followed the saints last season as part of a documentary on foobl in the u.s. late today he released a statement that said in part, some will call me releasing this audio for fame or money grab. people of character and conscience will call it what it is, true. william could not be reached for comment. this speech came right before williams' final game in the league, just seven weeks before the bounty scandal broke. armen keteyian, cbs news, new york. >>> straight ahead, your friday morning weather. >>> in sports, round one of the masters is in the books. will tiger woods be donning
. >> reporter: tight end vernon davis's ankle. >> we need to decide how many times we can bull rush and we can [ bleep ] put vernon davis' ankles over the past. >> reporter: michael crabtree's already damaged ligament. >> he becomes human when we [ bleep ] take out that outside acl. >> reporter: and wide receiver kyle williams coming back from a concussion. >> wide receiver number 10 about his concussion, we need to [ bleep ] put a lick on him right now....
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he is the brother of two respected nfl players, vonte and vernon davis. both of whom grew up in the emerson street house. the family said to have struggled with michael's problems for years. >> we think this is a case of somebody that its mentally ill. and somebody who acted out did not take his medication. >> right now michael davis is charged with last night's attack. that is very likely to change. reporting live, north west washington, jackie benson, news 4. >> the secret service has a new stricter code of conduct in the wake of the prostitution scandal involving agents in sclom be ye -- colombia. the agency specified its rules. officers are banned from binge drinking, visiting nonreputable establishments and from bringing foreign nationals become to their hotel rooms. agents were accused of bringing prostitutes to their hotels in cartagena earlier this month while preparing for the president's visit. new details in the corruption case against harry thomas jr. prosecutor recommending maximum prison sentence, 48 months. thomas former ward 5 council memb
he is the brother of two respected nfl players, vonte and vernon davis. both of whom grew up in the emerson street house. the family said to have struggled with michael's problems for years. >> we think this is a case of somebody that its mentally ill. and somebody who acted out did not take his medication. >> right now michael davis is charged with last night's attack. that is very likely to change. reporting live, north west washington, jackie benson, news 4. >> the secret...
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. >> a competitive bid in vernon, -- and vernon, -- environment. c. o. l. a.'s could be done. >> their of the two largest contracting departments and they're more familiar with the non-contract king world the night. president chiu: i want to make one observation on the fact we have a lot of contracts with varying terms. it has been difficult as a supervisor to really understand how to compare all these various contracts. there has not been much transparency into these contracts and that is probably the case for the public as well. my question is, are there easy ways among the contrasting managers in the city for us to drill down to these questions supervisor avalos has raised to compare with the c. o. l. a. -- what the c. o. l. a.'s look like, and we have some more c. o. l. a.'s than others. is that a question we did get answered? >> when you talk about a c. o. l. a. in that context, are we talking about the amount the city holds with the contractor or the amount on the contractor side of the c. o. l. a.'s they're providing to workers? we're using this change -
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my experience in public schools in mount vernon took me to georgetown university. i had a world class education with the arts, with great teachers with rigorous curriculum and instruction and my life outcomes were changed because i had a good public education. i believe that we can deliver that for students here in washington, d.c.. >> reporter: don't be fooled. despite her voice henderson knows you can't please everyone. there are several challenges that lie ahead. but she remains committed to delivering the promise of a quality education to every child in the district. >> you know delia, i tell people all the time, i think i have the best job in this city. i get to go to work every day and do something that if i do it well, will ensure that i've created the next barack obama. >> reporter: delia goncalves, 9news now. >> in an effort to include families, chancellor handerson plans to hold a series of community meetings beginning next month before making any decisions to close schools. >>> well. it is going to be a busy day at the center. >> it's the first day you'l
my experience in public schools in mount vernon took me to georgetown university. i had a world class education with the arts, with great teachers with rigorous curriculum and instruction and my life outcomes were changed because i had a good public education. i believe that we can deliver that for students here in washington, d.c.. >> reporter: don't be fooled. despite her voice henderson knows you can't please everyone. there are several challenges that lie ahead. but she remains...
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vernon, only by the way, the second time in eight years that he had been home. after a brief visit he and martha left mt. vernon and journeyed to philadelphia, where they planned to spend the winter of 1781-'82. in the meantime, the american army having taken care of lord cornwallis's army began their march to their winter quarters which they would take up on the hudson valley north of new york city at a place they could watch the british army. washington arrived in philadelphia to great acclaim, parades, fireworks, endless banquets and toasts. they even wrote an opera in his honor. he went fox hunting and indeed was having a wonderful social time in philadelphia. but not political. he did not attend the sessions of congress. that would have been improper. for the commander in chief to attend congress. but every monday night he, robert morris, the financier, as he was called, the equivalent of our secretary of the treasury, governor morris, no relation to robert but an important figure in the congress, alexander hamilton, james madison, and perhaps a few others,
vernon, only by the way, the second time in eight years that he had been home. after a brief visit he and martha left mt. vernon and journeyed to philadelphia, where they planned to spend the winter of 1781-'82. in the meantime, the american army having taken care of lord cornwallis's army began their march to their winter quarters which they would take up on the hudson valley north of new york city at a place they could watch the british army. washington arrived in philadelphia to great...
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seven siblings were raised by their grandparents and vernon and vontae were fortunate to get contracts with the nfl. >>> a d.c. man sent to prison seven years ago for murder is one step closer to it's going his conviction overturn -- closer to getting his conviction overturn. he was convicted because an fbi agent testified tribble's hair was found in a stocking mask the suspect wore. new dna tests show the hair does not belong to tribble and the u.s. attorney's office said it will not fight a request to overturn the conviction. both sides have to go to court and get a judge to sign off on the deal. >>> a $29 million lawsuit has been filed in the death of a university virginia lacrosse player. >> the lawsuit was filed by yeardley love's mother. love was murdered by her on again off again boyfriend george huguely in 2010. sharon love is suing huguely who was convicted of second degree murder this past february. she is asking for more than $29 million in compensatory damages. a jury recommended that huguely serve 26 years in prison. he'll be sentenced in august. >>> to fairfax county wher
seven siblings were raised by their grandparents and vernon and vontae were fortunate to get contracts with the nfl. >>> a d.c. man sent to prison seven years ago for murder is one step closer to it's going his conviction overturn -- closer to getting his conviction overturn. he was convicted because an fbi agent testified tribble's hair was found in a stocking mask the suspect wore. new dna tests show the hair does not belong to tribble and the u.s. attorney's office said it will not...
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. >> a competitive bid in vernon, -- and vernon, -- environment. c. o. l. a.'s could be done. >> their of the two largest contracting departments and they're more familiar with the non-contract king world the night. president chiu: i want to make one observation on the fact we have a lot of contracts with varying terms. it has been difficult as a supervisor to really understand how to compare all these various contracts. there has not been much transparency into these contracts and that is probably the case for the public as well. my question is, are there easy ways among the contrasting managers in the city for us to drill down
. >> a competitive bid in vernon, -- and vernon, -- environment. c. o. l. a.'s could be done. >> their of the two largest contracting departments and they're more familiar with the non-contract king world the night. president chiu: i want to make one observation on the fact we have a lot of contracts with varying terms. it has been difficult as a supervisor to really understand how to compare all these various contracts. there has not been much transparency into these contracts and...
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vernon in 1861, he was on the boat. his wife got off the boat and visited the house and collected mt. vernon and the grave of the washingtons. when abraham lincoln is on his an august ral journey in 1861, he's riding in his presidential car reading his documents and john nick let says, look, we're passing buchanan's home. is it wheatland? is that the name? >> wheatland, yes. >> abraham lincoln never looked up. never looked out the window, stayed focused on the future. next question. >> i hope this is more a what -- not a what if, but a what would've -- would have the war ended in 1861 had the union crushed the south? >> that's a good question. we can have quick answers to that. would the union have prevailed quickly in 1861 had the outcome been different at manassas? why don't we start with tom and work our way down. >> i don't think so. and i'm not a military historian. i'll turn this over to those on the panel who are. but i don't think so. i don't think so. and i think that's -- yeah. >> i'm inclined to disagree beca
vernon in 1861, he was on the boat. his wife got off the boat and visited the house and collected mt. vernon and the grave of the washingtons. when abraham lincoln is on his an august ral journey in 1861, he's riding in his presidential car reading his documents and john nick let says, look, we're passing buchanan's home. is it wheatland? is that the name? >> wheatland, yes. >> abraham lincoln never looked up. never looked out the window, stayed focused on the future. next question....
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one of their most famous graduates. >> clark graduated from mount vernon high school back in 1947 featured in the hall of fame. he was voted most likely to sell the brooklyn bridge and maintained ties to his school. >> we did get e-mails close to 4:00 stating that he had passed and the very first thing i thought of was the wall of fame and how proud i am to be here and have the legend on the wall. >> in 2002 clark donated $40,000 to the school so the band could buy new uniforms. >>> today, a big announcement from the governor. >> stay with thus morning because we're going tell you where he's going to be and what this has to do with summer plans to chow down on crab. >> why many people will be seeing pink this sunday. details straight ahead. you're waking up to what's new in baltimore. as we go to break, that's the tom peters cam, the torch cam high above the statue of liberty. we continue in just a moment. >>> 4:39 and events leading to the wounded warrior project are being all over the area in the next few days and today a glen burnie restaurant will hon hour if former service -- honor th
one of their most famous graduates. >> clark graduated from mount vernon high school back in 1947 featured in the hall of fame. he was voted most likely to sell the brooklyn bridge and maintained ties to his school. >> we did get e-mails close to 4:00 stating that he had passed and the very first thing i thought of was the wall of fame and how proud i am to be here and have the legend on the wall. >> in 2002 clark donated $40,000 to the school so the band could buy new...
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police searched the home where michael davis grew up with his brothers, nfl stars vernon and vontae davisn all three brothers since they were children. >> -- has known all three
police searched the home where michael davis grew up with his brothers, nfl stars vernon and vontae davisn all three brothers since they were children. >> -- has known all three
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people who live in the neighborhood and know his brother vernon who plays for the san francisco 49ers and vonn take who plays for the miami dolphins -- and vontae who plays for the miami dolphins were stunned. >> i just hope it don't hurt the family name. >> michael davis is formally charged in last night's attack, but police say in three other assaults all the victims were struck in the head walking alone. the suspect is due to appear in superior court tomorrow morning to face a charge of aggravated assault. >> the suspect's brothers are nfl players, vernon and vontae davis. they both attended dunbar high school and ran a football camp for d.c. kids. this morning vernon sent out a tweet just got a disturbing call from washington d.c., a good day gone bad. hopefully he wasn't involved. >>> the hottest man in town just touched down on his new home soil and we're not talking about wisdom martin. we're talking about rg3. our camera was rolling as he rolled into georgetown tonight and fox 5's wisdom martin is live where he rubbed shoulders with rg3. so, wisdom, what is it? >> reporter: we
people who live in the neighborhood and know his brother vernon who plays for the san francisco 49ers and vonn take who plays for the miami dolphins -- and vontae who plays for the miami dolphins were stunned. >> i just hope it don't hurt the family name. >> michael davis is formally charged in last night's attack, but police say in three other assaults all the victims were struck in the head walking alone. the suspect is due to appear in superior court tomorrow morning to face a...
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vernon was press club president at the time.ter was 11 years old then and has fond memories of that night. >> when i listened to the album, hear my father's voice and mr. armstrong's performance. it brings it all back to me. i was especially struck by his presentation at the pres club certificate of appreciation, which as my dad stated, given to queens and kings, heads of state, but no one as great as you mr. armstrong. >> only 300 copies of the original recording were released on vinyl and now it's available to anyone on itunes or the national press club website. >>> coming up, strip clubs and prostitutes add up to a major embarrassment. now d.c.'s congresswoman has some ideas for the agency. she joins us live on the news edge at 6:00. and former d.c. councilman prepares for sentencing. could he have had help? new documents from council help to explain what happened. and a teen is linked to four brutal assaults in a d.c. neighborhood. mayor vincent gray gives a frame of mind. homicide of young people in america has an impact on
vernon was press club president at the time.ter was 11 years old then and has fond memories of that night. >> when i listened to the album, hear my father's voice and mr. armstrong's performance. it brings it all back to me. i was especially struck by his presentation at the pres club certificate of appreciation, which as my dad stated, given to queens and kings, heads of state, but no one as great as you mr. armstrong. >> only 300 copies of the original recording were released on...
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. >> reporter: he is the brother of former university of maryland brother vernon davis, who is close to his loved ones in d.c. >> you have family that just wants to come see you and chill with you and things like that. >> reporter: vernon is now a tight end for the 49ers. his are the brother, vaunty is a defensive back for the dolphins. davis's father had a strong reaction after the bail review. >> my son is innocent. my heart goes out to the family. i know my sean didn't do it. >> reporter: vernon davis attended the white house correspondence dinner over the weekend and earlier tweeted, just got a disturbing call from washington, d.c. a good day gone bad. hopefully he wasn't involved. he once said his younger brother michael was as talented as he was in football and hoped he could join him in the nfl. >> those are good kids over there. good kids, raised by a good grandmother. i can't make anything of it, because i don't believe it. >> reporter: now, michael davis faces the ret -- rest of his life behind bars if convicted in these attacks. and nothing was taken from these victims. re
. >> reporter: he is the brother of former university of maryland brother vernon davis, who is close to his loved ones in d.c. >> you have family that just wants to come see you and chill with you and things like that. >> reporter: vernon is now a tight end for the 49ers. his are the brother, vaunty is a defensive back for the dolphins. davis's father had a strong reaction after the bail review. >> my son is innocent. my heart goes out to the family. i know my sean...
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vernon davis tweeted today, "just got disturbing call from back home in washington, d.c. a good day gone bad. hopefully-e wasn't involved." today on wtop radio the mayor said that suspect davis may have some mental problems. >> we think this is a case of someone who's mentally ill and someone who acted out, perhaps did not take his medication as he should have. >> reporter: so what impact did that attack last night have on that teenager? today i talked to her grandmother. >> right now she's scared and she's like traumatized. she said she don't want to go back outside because this happened to her. >> reporter: suspect davis scheduled for a court appearance tomorrow. live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >>> tonight the man accused of swinging a baseball bat inside a daycare center has officially been charged with assault. police tell us michael young pretended to be a parent and stormed it's a family affair center in landover yesterday. he's accused of attacking a security guard there and breaking several windows. no children were hurt. young did not have any children in
vernon davis tweeted today, "just got disturbing call from back home in washington, d.c. a good day gone bad. hopefully-e wasn't involved." today on wtop radio the mayor said that suspect davis may have some mental problems. >> we think this is a case of someone who's mentally ill and someone who acted out, perhaps did not take his medication as he should have. >> reporter: so what impact did that attack last night have on that teenager? today i talked to her grandmother....
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accused in the vicious attack is her neighbor, michael davis, the younger brother of two nfl players vernon and voante davis. >> that is unbelievable. >> burn in tweeted this morning "just got a disturbing call from back home in washington, d.c., a good day gone bad." >> he -- it appeared to be unprovoked. >> went undercover officers heard a woman screaming, they discovered she had been hit in the head. they sought davis who ran and dropped a bag with a hammer and side. >> 10-15 cops were in the area and had it locked of. >> apart davis is not charged with the other attacks. -- so far davis is not charged with the other attacks. they said "michael davis has been stopped." >> do you want to say a thing about your son? >> i do not. >> his sondad said he is innocent. >> mayor vincent greatay told wtop that davis is "mentally ill." abc 7 news. >> it will continue to update this story all night long. check out wjla.com on the latest on petworth. >> big changes coming to the secret service having to do with age and behavior. this is part of the fall out of the prostitution scandal a c inolombia.
accused in the vicious attack is her neighbor, michael davis, the younger brother of two nfl players vernon and voante davis. >> that is unbelievable. >> burn in tweeted this morning "just got a disturbing call from back home in washington, d.c., a good day gone bad." >> he -- it appeared to be unprovoked. >> went undercover officers heard a woman screaming, they discovered she had been hit in the head. they sought davis who ran and dropped a bag with a hammer...
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vernon and to the white house and to congress, the capitol building, and to independence hall and that just wowed me. and then my teachers had role play exercises where it's 1850 and you're henry clay and you're daniel webster, and that was kind of cool. and i read storybooks, history books, books of the sort david mccullough works for ordinary nonscholarly audience, full of immaculate scholarship but just accessible to ordinary people and then i get to college and i read gordon wood's work. and so now taking that, that's auto buy griographical. that's how i got into this. i do think the national constitution center is a great public space and i really got to know gordon when he was the founder. >> so you start very young. but let's say you didn't have such parents. let's say you get to college and you are required to take a course on the history of the constitution, i am required to take that course. how do you engage me immediately? >> i think it's actually a little late to start then. so i think politics is sport. >> i agree. >> i think it can be fun. if you can know all about the f
vernon and to the white house and to congress, the capitol building, and to independence hall and that just wowed me. and then my teachers had role play exercises where it's 1850 and you're henry clay and you're daniel webster, and that was kind of cool. and i read storybooks, history books, books of the sort david mccullough works for ordinary nonscholarly audience, full of immaculate scholarship but just accessible to ordinary people and then i get to college and i read gordon wood's work....
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heesays he wwke up the next day in his mount vernon hotel scrapes and bruises all over his body.he ssys his wwtch... pphone... aad car keys were missing.little did he know, night.showing him being beaten and stripped down.its a disturbing incident that as caught the attention of city pouncil president jack young. 33 the police deet need to look at this tape identify every past one of the perpetrators and bring them o court its totally unacceppable they need to be arrested. arrested.investigators tell us they are lookiig to develop suspect information.there ii a twitter posting that ssys one oo the suspects ssen grabbbng pants... is a 20-year-old pooice say the victim has decideddto press charges.iim megan gililland, fox45 morning also irst n fox, this morninn... a baltimore county woman says an off-duty over-reactee when hh pulled a guu on her... after she bumped him witt her car.. listen to her 9-1-1 call shortly after the innident. "he pulled a gun out becauue i made a mistake and almost accidentally backed into him" him" t all happened six months ago... in this gas statiin parking lo
heesays he wwke up the next day in his mount vernon hotel scrapes and bruises all over his body.he ssys his wwtch... pphone... aad car keys were missing.little did he know, night.showing him being beaten and stripped down.its a disturbing incident that as caught the attention of city pouncil president jack young. 33 the police deet need to look at this tape identify every past one of the perpetrators and bring them o court its totally unacceppable they need to be arrested....
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club at the power plant live the nnght before....the man told pooice that e woke up in his mountt vernon hotel roommwith a blacc eye and scrapes and bruises said his wwtch....iphone...and keys to his audi were missing...all of this after he was beat and stripped in powntown balttmore..sot rollcue: jack young.. ((3:59)the police departmentt need to look at this tape perpetrators and bringgthem to they need to be arrested... 3 police have not releesed the vvctim's name.....a police spokesperson told me minutes &pago.....the investigation iss oppn and ongoing....an investigators are looking to develop uspect information.... we've eceived many calls to the newsroom on this story and manyyof the callers say the beating is an example of a attacker african-americaa. - that brings us to our questton of the day.do yoo think the courthouse beating is a hate crime? go to fox-baltimore dot com ann tell us what you think. facebook. send us a tweet.. aa foxbaltimore. and you can text youu answer to 45203. enter fox45a for yes.. or fox45b for no. a baltimore county woman says an off-duty city police of
club at the power plant live the nnght before....the man told pooice that e woke up in his mountt vernon hotel roommwith a blacc eye and scrapes and bruises said his wwtch....iphone...and keys to his audi were missing...all of this after he was beat and stripped in powntown balttmore..sot rollcue: jack young.. ((3:59)the police departmentt need to look at this tape perpetrators and bringgthem to they need to be arrested... 3 police have not releesed the vvctim's name.....a police spokesperson...
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davis is the brother of vernon davis and von tae davis. >>> police are investigating three people stabbed at one location it happened yesterday morning at the elks lodge in annapolis. three men including a working security officer were stabbed. all expected to recover from shock trauma. >>> this week marks oneee since the death of osama bin laden law enforcement agencies are warning americans to stay alert. tara mergener reports for wjz. >>> the fbi and home land secure department warn americans need to on aler ahead of the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. >> we don't see active plot underway but maintaining our guard. >> reporter: advisors admit al- qaeda likely wants pay back for the killing of its leader. u.s. officials say the terror group is not capable of carrying out a september 11th- type attack. >> we have taken out the leader and operatives. >> reporter: the anniversary of his death comes in the middle of the presidential campaign, republicans argue democrats are trying to use it for political gain. the campaign released this web video questioning whether mitt romney woul
davis is the brother of vernon davis and von tae davis. >>> police are investigating three people stabbed at one location it happened yesterday morning at the elks lodge in annapolis. three men including a working security officer were stabbed. all expected to recover from shock trauma. >>> this week marks oneee since the death of osama bin laden law enforcement agencies are warning americans to stay alert. tara mergener reports for wjz. >>> the fbi and home land...
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and now an unexpected twist. >> well, we mentioned vernon hunter.ly person that was killed in the irs building. he was one of the employees. and you know, she's been mourning the loss of her husband. and we thought, wouldn't that be interesting if she met sheryl and the two of them talked. i talked to sheryl about that. i had a chance to talk to valerie about that. valerie wanted to be more private. sheryl really wanted to meet her. they did. and they talked about the loss of their husbands, how much they missed them. and sheryl wanted to make it clear to valerie, look, i had no idea he was going to do what he did. and i just wanted you to know that. and i had talked with valerie's pastor, too. and he thought that the two of them meeting would do a lot for the healing process. >> how does sheryl support herself financially these days? >> that's a great question because she lost her entire home. joe stack burned it down before he flew his plane into that building. and it took a while to get back on her feet. they were bumping around, living in differ
and now an unexpected twist. >> well, we mentioned vernon hunter.ly person that was killed in the irs building. he was one of the employees. and you know, she's been mourning the loss of her husband. and we thought, wouldn't that be interesting if she met sheryl and the two of them talked. i talked to sheryl about that. i had a chance to talk to valerie about that. valerie wanted to be more private. sheryl really wanted to meet her. they did. and they talked about the loss of their...
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vernon.was the scene on nnrth howard street and east &c damage to the siie offthat - white car there.no word on what caused the wreck.we're told no one was hurt. christians in baltimore and around the world celebrate easter sunday. sunday.-singing nats...- nats...- the choir sang as the faithful cathhdral of mmry our queen . easter is the oliest day on theechristiin calendar, whee christians celebrate their believvthat jesus rose from the deaa..... after his cruciiixion oo gooo friday. 3 a veteran journalist dead at 93.a look back at the life and legacy off mike wallace. 3 terrrr in tulsa.the twoomenn arrested in friday's shooting spree....and how police aae now using acebook, to find out of there may have been a racial motive. police inntulsa, oklahoma have terrorized a nnighborhood in a shooting spreeeon friday..... and tonight inveetigators are looking into whether the attacks were racially motivated. killed n a one houu period early friday.the crrme scenes all within three mills... in a p
vernon.was the scene on nnrth howard street and east &c damage to the siie offthat - white car there.no word on what caused the wreck.we're told no one was hurt. christians in baltimore and around the world celebrate easter sunday. sunday.-singing nats...- nats...- the choir sang as the faithful cathhdral of mmry our queen . easter is the oliest day on theechristiin calendar, whee christians celebrate their believvthat jesus rose from the deaa..... after his cruciiixion oo gooo friday. 3 a...
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very very much more comfortaale now that this person is in cussodyy cussody" davis is the brother of vernon davis, a former university of maryland football player... now with the san francisco 49erss... and vontae davis, who plays for the mmami dolphins. police searched his hhme trying to find anythinggto connect him to the other assaults.heedoes not have a crimiial record a forrer anne arundel county high school eacher will spendd the next seven yearssin prison.... for his sexual involvement with three students. students. jeffrey sears taught english at glen burrie high schooo, where he's accused of sexually abusinngstudents over a two-year perrid. he victims were 16 and 17 at the time. entered annalford plea, s acknowledging there's enough evidence or a conviction. he &papologized in ourt. the patapsco flea market is back open for business... a week after it was raided by federal agents looking for illegal goods. goods.more than 1-hundred agents from "ice" and homeland security seaached the market... last sunday confiscating counterfeit merchandise.among the items found were bootleg c-dds
very very much more comfortaale now that this person is in cussodyy cussody" davis is the brother of vernon davis, a former university of maryland football player... now with the san francisco 49erss... and vontae davis, who plays for the mmami dolphins. police searched his hhme trying to find anythinggto connect him to the other assaults.heedoes not have a crimiial record a forrer anne arundel county high school eacher will spendd the next seven yearssin prison.... for his sexual...
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the little brother of foomer mmayland terps star and now san franciscoo49ers davis.ut wide receiver vernon many people spent this cabiiees and discovering some forggtten prescripttons. prescriptions. this was ddug take back day..... memberssof the baltiiore county police department tookk parr in the national initiative.. officers and dangerous drugs out of d their hooes and disposed oo safely. some sttdies show that aboutt25-hundree teenagers nationwide use prescription drugs..to get high. one of he secret service agents allegeely at the hhart of the colombia ppostitution 3&arthur huntington of severna rr is alleeedly the agent who had a dispute in the hotel gooernment contracttr says arrival to el salvador... a pozen ecret service agents went to a strii club that night where agents drank eetra for a -i-p section where sexual favors ere provided in return for cash. "throoghout my career i have beennon advanceeteams, i havv i've worked on presidential d detail on two different occasions, and i have ever wwtnessed anything of thhs magn" magnitude."now huntington decliied to make a comment...
the little brother of foomer mmayland terps star and now san franciscoo49ers davis.ut wide receiver vernon many people spent this cabiiees and discovering some forggtten prescripttons. prescriptions. this was ddug take back day..... memberssof the baltiiore county police department tookk parr in the national initiative.. officers and dangerous drugs out of d their hooes and disposed oo safely. some sttdies show that aboutt25-hundree teenagers nationwide use prescription drugs..to get high. one...
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boy take me to mount vernon and the white house and congress and to npts hall and that wowed me. it's 1850 and you are henry and you are daniel web and that was cool. i read storybooks and history books and books of the sort that david writes for non-scholarly audience. accessible to ordinary people. then i get to college and i read gordon woods's work. that's auto bigraph cal and i got into this. i do think the national constitution center is a great public space and i really got to know gordon when he was the founder of the academic. >> you start very young, but let's say that you didn't have such parents and you get to college and you are required to take a course on the history of the constitution. i am required to take the course. how do you engage me. >> i think toll picks is sport. it can be fun. if can know about the baseball team and the football team, you can follow politics and know your presidents and every july 4th, we need materials. kid and family friendly and a secular idea. we are not using -- and president's day as for proper occasions. to come up with colors an
boy take me to mount vernon and the white house and congress and to npts hall and that wowed me. it's 1850 and you are henry and you are daniel web and that was cool. i read storybooks and history books and books of the sort that david writes for non-scholarly audience. accessible to ordinary people. then i get to college and i read gordon woods's work. that's auto bigraph cal and i got into this. i do think the national constitution center is a great public space and i really got to know...
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abigail adams visits mount vernon. just how the estate has fallen apart and she is very anxious and it is sad. >> host: did you like a musical 1776? >> guest: yes i did. >> host: ironically it seems that president washington and richard brookhiser are nearly identical physically, height and weight. is that true observation? >> guest: we are about the same height. he was -- yes. at his death he was measured at 6 foot 3-1/2. i can't ride a horse. >> host: please ask mr. brookhiser about his separation of church and state issue currently in political contention and assuming he is catholic like the buckleys his opinion of the church in u.s. politics? >> guest: not a catholic. the separation of church and state was something the founders were proud of. they thought this was a world historical event, that they had stated this and provided for this. one of the importance guys is james madison. when he is 25 years old he is elected to the virginia legislature. this is on the eve of independence and win independence is declared
abigail adams visits mount vernon. just how the estate has fallen apart and she is very anxious and it is sad. >> host: did you like a musical 1776? >> guest: yes i did. >> host: ironically it seems that president washington and richard brookhiser are nearly identical physically, height and weight. is that true observation? >> guest: we are about the same height. he was -- yes. at his death he was measured at 6 foot 3-1/2. i can't ride a horse. >> host: please ask...
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. >>> the brother of 49er football player vernon davis is being charged in connection with an attack that may be linked to the death of a tourist in denver last night. police say there were to similar assaults in the area where the killing took place. michael davis is accused of one of those attacks. investigators say none of the victims knew each other all suffered head wounds and attacked suddenly with no provocation. the victim was a 66-year-old man. this morning davis tweeted just got a disturbing call from back home good day gone bad hopefully, he wasn't involved. >>> oakland firefighters trying to figure out what lead to an early morning car fire. the fire started 4 a.m. on the 800 block of 36th treat. the flames spread to a utility pole. investigators not sure how the fire started no one was at the scene when they got there an air bag exploded while firefighters were trying to put out the fire fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> early morning highrise apartment fire in is sent one person to the hospital and forced dozens to shelter in place it started in an apartment complex on
. >>> the brother of 49er football player vernon davis is being charged in connection with an attack that may be linked to the death of a tourist in denver last night. police say there were to similar assaults in the area where the killing took place. michael davis is accused of one of those attacks. investigators say none of the victims knew each other all suffered head wounds and attacked suddenly with no provocation. the victim was a 66-year-old man. this morning davis tweeted just...