very conveniently about 10 miles away from mount vernon. who would washington a point to -- who would washington appoint to be these three commissioners who would be tasked with constructing the new federal city? daniel caroll, who was one of the signers of the constitution, thomas johnson, who served as chief judge of the maryland general court, and dr. david stewart, there is a familial connection there. he was the second husband of martha washington's widowed daughter-in-law. he was also george washington's confidant. it is always nice to have an inside man who can tell you what is happening. these men are in charge of building the city. but washington lets them know directly what are his preferences, his opinions, in all matters. they were generally affluent gentlemen who were acquainted with the president. but most people fail to realize the first round of commissioners were actually unpaid. as you might imagine, their attention sometimes gets wrong -- their attention sometimes would get drawn to other things. it is a voluntary commiss

vernon estate. historians andlass men worked together and spentmo two years ling the parlor of the structure. they used 18th century documents to recreate tnd room a now they're convinced it looked the same way when the washingtons hosted politician ands dignitaries. >> this is very stylish high-end furniture. i think because the parlor was the lady of the house's room, and many of e portraits were commissioned by martha washington ges us a little more of a sense of her role in establishing the character of mt. vernon. >> if you want to check it out for yourself, the restored parlor opens up to the public this weekend. >>> coming up next, it's a record year for love. new research shows that we're spending more than ever on valentine's day. > plus,he surprising trend about couples who have been married for a long time. for nd if you're looking love online, consumer reporter susan hogan is going to share the do's and don'ts of putting together that perfect profile. >>>t'a holiday that celebrates love,

the uss mount vernon was originally a german ship. shipping at the beginning of the war was down to levels we had in the civil war. there was a real crisis for shipping and transport ships. was as mount vernon luxury liner that the germans had built. ,t the beginning of world war i it tried to get to safe harbor in maine because they were concerned about the french and the english navy. they tried to get to safe harbor, but the ship -- we were neutral at the time. the ship -- the crew was basically -- they were detained. the ship had a secret. it was carrying $10 million in gold bullion. it would not be long before that ship was seized by the united states. in a dazzlented pattern and renamed the uss mount vernon. $10 million in gold bullion was confiscated. charles leo o'connor is placed and is ae ship watertender in this boiler room. 1918, the ship is on its way back to the united states. it is carrying a human cargo. it is carrying wounded marines and wounded soldiers from the front but it is also carrying a plague. influenza is ra

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vernon, left side and right sides, blocked by the crash. we're seeing it clear at the bottom of they. belt wouldn't be surprised if that clears out quickly.it nd parkway. single lane this morning. 270 at montrose road, northbound and southbound. everything isoving along nicely. into down and out of town. one person is dead and one hurt oter a crash indian head highway. chopper 4 was over the scene before midnight. three cars were involved in the wreck at accokeek. >> we brought you live coverage from acene near here few weeks ago. a prince george's county officer was hit andnjured while manning a detour post during a crash. >> indian head higay is known as one of the most dangerous roads in our area. there's been more tha deaths in the last 10 years. five people were killed onrohe last year. in all, there were 354 crashes on indian head highway in 2018. that n isrly one every day. police say they're stepping up patrols. officers made more than 6,400 traffic stops last year. >>> developing this we're learning about a major leadership change

they became friendly at mount vernon. they were seen as one of the leaders of the community at that time. he also gained a reputation as being quarrelsome. he had consistent public arguments with every successor's architect of the capitol. it continued throughout his life. he could not give up the idea he had designed the building and george washington approved. and it wasblueprints going to be the way he wanted it. he was not very practical because many times the staircases were not right and that kind of stuff. other people had to redesign it. every time they change the upghtest thing, he would get in arms and go to the newspapers and call them traitors to george washington's memory. as a, whatputation should i say? troublesome man. in his letter to franklin he said this young man has too much sail and not enough ballast. [laughter] which is a marvelous description. in 1799, george washington died. this is a big blow to thornton. mentor,is sponsor, his his major source of support politically in washington. thornton was

they became regulars down at mount vernon. and were very much seen as one of the leaders of the community at that time. however, he also gained a reputation as being quarrelsome. incessantsistent and public arguments with every successor's architect of the capitol. it continued throughout his life. he simply could not give up the idea he had designed the building and george washington had approved. it was his blueprints and it was going to be the way he wanted it. of course, he was not a very practical architect, because many times the staircases were not right and the windows word right -- windows weren't right and that kind of stuff. other people had to redesign it. every time they change the slightest thing -- it had no toilets, for example -- he would get up in arms and go to the newspapers and call them traitors to george washington's memory, etc. he got a reputation as a, what should i say? a troublesome man. lettsome had pointed this out. in his letter to franklin he said "this young man has too much sail and not enough

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estate. 78 people from 39 countries taking part in the naturalization ceremony at mount vernon. >>>ell, all week long we wve beenking for you with tips on how to clear the clutter from your life. today it was my turn. take a look. >> this was honey, but it's not moving. yea from the olympics six ago. that's kind of random. i do t not rememberse glasses. this is crazy. yeah, i admit i w not the tidiest in the news ro. so a local konmari consultant, only 200 in the world. showed me how to organize by keeping only the items that sparked joy. here is the final result. check it out. you need the shades for that. it's like sparkling a glistening. >> it looks like a resort. >> i does. you want to move there. we just need beach weather. the drawers are locked. youannot get in those to see what's in there. there are bets -- a lot of ople don't have faith in me this is going to last long. doug is betting against me. how about you, nehbor? you should go look at the locker you have here. >> some of it has been repurposed or shifted. >> that is abomination. that's not sparking joy for anybody. w

vernon esta estate.ans and craftsman re-created the room and now it looks like it did when washington hosted and dignitaries. the parlor opens to the public this saturday. >>> a reminder that nbc 4 and telemundo 44 areorking 4 you with our project innovation grant program. local nonprofits have until this friday, bruary 15th, to apply for grants of at least $5,000. we have $225,000 of grants this year. it will be shared by organizations based here in the washington area. for more information, go to ng nbcwasn.com/project innovation. >>> if you haven't decided how to celebrate valentine's day or what to givetime is running out. yesterday, we suggested writing ve letter to your significant other. it was an idea that was part of the "today" show's share the love campaign. llthe show unveiled its waf love notes. somere addressed to a specif person. others are notes of inspiratio and encouragement. we've been writing notes that will delivered to the d.c. ronald mcdonald house. we are encouraging you to write

vernon estate.ans and craftsman re-created the room and now it looks like it did when washington hosted politicians and dignitaries. the parlor opens to the public this saturday. >>> a reminder that nbc 4 and 44 telemundre working 4 you with our project innovation grant program. local nonprofits have until this friday, february 15th, to appl for grants of at least $5,000. we have $225,000 of grants this year. it will be shared by organizations based here in the washington area. for more information, go to nbcwashington.com/project innovation. >>> if you haven't decided how to celebrate valentine's day or what to give, time is running out. yesterday, we suggesteiting a love letter to your significant other. it was an idea that was part of the "today" show's share the love campaign. the show unveiled its wall of love notes. some are addressed to a specific person. others are notes of inspiration and encouragement. we've been writing notes that will delivered to the d.c. ronald mcdonald house. we are e

a free birthday party took place at mount vernon monday -- complete with tours and re-enactments. about 20,000 people took advantage of the day out of school and work to visit george washington's home. president's day has been celebrated since 1885 ... as a way to honor president washington.. other presidents were eventually added in the recognition and after 1971, it was moved to the third monday in february .... to create another three- day holiday weekends for american workers. (ken) just two months into 20-19 -- and it's already time for the biggest supermoon of the year. it began at sunset tonight here in the bay area.... so you can catch it right now. couple good live shots of it here...the supermoon will be visible until it sets tomorrow morning at about 6:45 am... and then again tomorrow night.the reason the moon looks so large right now is because of how close its orbit has brought it to earth.february's full moon is also known as the "snow moon."should make for good viewing... as the forecast for tonight and tomorrow... is clear... final check of the weather with lawrenc

after they visited martha washington at mount vernon, they to see thealexandria print of general washington taken from stuart's painting. this is on the left. this print made in england is a copy. mrs. thorton wrote about the engraved version of the full-length. i do not like it at all. it is neither a good likeness nor a handsome picture. in september, she and mr. thorton were given opportunities to give the full-length version. at thes been at view white house since that time. you see it on the right. it hangs in the east room. she noted that mr. thorton went to the treasury office to see the full length of general washington done by stuart and intended for the president's house. she does not like it. she noted, after dinner, we went to the executive office to look at the picture of general washington painted by stuart. do not think it a good likeness. so why -- first we have a of gilbert stuart about this time, painted in this time. stuart, who was born in rhode island, was trained in london where he lived for 18 years. he returned to the united states in 1793, that magical year with the

single on the green between lenfant and mount vernon square. finally, regular service on silver and blue. no track work there. have a great weekend. i'll see you monday morning for "news 4 today." >>> whe we return on "news 4 today," we take you te commonwealth, where the crisis grows over the leadership. now lawmakers are working to bring one of the lieutenant governor's sexual assault cusers to testify in public. democrats say that's a job for the police. we'll bring you an update we'll bring you an update straight ahead, rhtig your favorite restaurants now it doesn't matter dash. where you are. ♪ it doesn't matter what you're hungry for. it doesn't even matter how many you are. ♪ restaurants come to you. delicious at your door. download doordash. first order, no delivery fee. >>> let's take you to the crisis in the commonwealth now, where two women have accused virginia's lieutenant governor of sexual assault. now, one is accepting an invitation to tl her story publicly. on friday, house republican omen and nvited both lieutenant governor ju

vernon estate. historians and craftsman spent two years to re-create the parlor.t looks the same way that it did when washington had it opens to the public this saturday. >>> a reminder that nbc 4 and telemundo 44 are working 4 you with our grant program. local nonprofits have until this friday, february 15th, to app fo grants of at least $5,000. we have $225,000 of grants this year. it will be shared by organizations based ere in the washington area. for more information, go to nbcwashington.com/project innovation. >>>ou if haven't decided how to celebrate valentine's day or what to give, time is running out. yesterday, we suggested writing a love letter to your significant other. it wasn idea that was part of the "today" show's share the lovecampaign. the show unveiled its wall of love notes. some are addressed to a specific person. others are notes of inspiration and encouragement. we've been writing notes t dt willivered to the d.c. ronald mcdonald house. we are encouraging you to writ note, as well. head over to nbc washington, to our app, for the ronald mcdo

or over there live in vernon thank you peter. or let's across live now to a political commentator john white who's joining us now here on r.t. international for some reaction to the story regarding the venezuelan crisis john good to see you today washington is crying all about democracy in venezuela but my daughter was democratically elected as the president and is now potentially going to be deposed most democratically your thoughts on this. well certainly the hypocrisy is inescapable and the idea that an unelected poet titian could be calling me pete as the country's president and the elected president could be directed nice in the name of democracy it really doesn't get more preposterous than less i think this is at the whim of thousands can be proud of their government so are setting its independence both wrong the clutch of these e.u. member states. fall into washington's orbit and from washington as its each to effect what is a colonial overcome to the many problems of the said venezuela this is not nothing more than an att

labour's vernon coa ker, who secured the urgent question, was furious that mrjavid was not in the commonsinister this. the british public will look at this and they will find it incredible, absolutely incredible that the home secretary can appear on the television, can go to various places and address media and he can't turn up in this chamber to explain the initiative that he's put before. the whole of the public in this country will be asking the simple question — where is he? he said prevention orders would merely "paper over the cracks". instead of introducing knife crime prevention orders, the home secretary should be chairing cobra. it is a national emergency. it is a national crisis. up and down this country, people will wonder why it is that the government of the day do not act to bring the full force of the state, not only into tackling and trying to help young people who are having problems with respect to knife crime, to get behind the criminal gangs that run and ruthlessly exploits these children. mi5, gchq, mi6, the national crime agency — led by the home secretary — should b

the judge revoked his bail he was found guilty of molesting two choir boys at a cathedral in mount vernon nine hundred ninety six pelvis one of the pope's first senior advisers faces up to fifty years in prison and. i know the events of yesterday i know for a fact that that would have brought all that back to purple their families people that i lost and my thoughts are really with them i got aside i've listened to their stories and i know their pining and i know their pine would have by will filled it all again yesterday and it would have been a really tough try for them and it will be tougher going to die as these issues are continue to be about there's look there's a legal process under one that will follow i says just to die or was or was appalled and shocked one of the world's newest orchestras caterpillar monica celebrating its tenth anniversary it was formed straight from a western and arab it music toward it says both at home and abroad victoria gave him the reports. please. please. it's a concert to celebrate a musical milestone. cattle from the morning plays in the qatari capital

and vernon jordan did a very good job. [laughter] and he calledton: to tell me that to this very day he was just another one of john's kids that his career really took off after he got to introduce john dingell. until his last day on earth, john dingell was doing. when his body wouldn't work anymore, and his mind wouldn't stop, he turned to america's national obsession, tweeting, and became a zen master. [laughter] you shouldlinton: read, if you haven't, the collection of john's greatest twitter hits. i mean, it's zen mastery. few words, much wisdom. and if you don't pay attention, you'll miss it. he honored the people who sent him to congress for 59 years by keeping the sacred pact of doing and doing and doing. we give thanks for his long good life, but the real thing we have to do is to honor it now as he charged us in his last letter. he often quoted what i used to joke was his good friend, benjamin franklin. [laughter] saiddent clinton: who after the constitutional convention when asked what we had been left, he said,

school seats for their kids or the commuters who as it exists today cannot get on the seven whichon vernonrd, was where this facility was going to be built. i cannot even fathom what the effect of increasing the population of that community by 50%, what that would have done to that neighborhood without any consideration of the affects of those things in the people spoke up and said, wait a minute, what will this mean for us? the moment someone started speaking for them, amazon grabbed its suitcase and left. it tells you a lot about what they think of the communities where they set up. one of the executives said they did not care about the people being displaced. well, i do care about the people and that shoulded not lead to someone acting like a petulant child and picking up their ball and leaving town, which is what amazon did. emily: coming up, we discuss amazon's influence among investors and venture capitalists and what this decision means. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: what does amazon's decision to pull out of new york mean for tech investing? we are joined by flying fish cove is -- fl

so he served as -- >> as vernon was going to say, he was speaker of the house before that. he was a powerful legislator in his own right. for part of his years in the house, he was the speaker of the house, which is a very potent, powerful position in illinois. he had been an elected official in kankakee county. in many ways, he didn't operate politically any different from a lot of his predecessors, both democrats and republicans. but anyway, things caught up with ryan. within a year after he had left the governorship, he was a one-term governor, he was indicted on a whole variety of charges related to so-called corrupt activities during his years of public service. after a lengthy trial, i think it was a seven-month trial, he was convicted on 18 counts of corrupt activity. he was sentenced to prison. he was sentenced to 6 1/2 years. his defenders always said when he was indicted for the things he did, he was doing nothing that a lot of his predecessors, both democrats and republicans, had done in office. not just the governorship, but all other levels of government in ill

vernon yesterday to celebrate washington's birthday.everal events were held throughout the day, including tours of the grounds and military re-enactments. washington died in 1799 and is buried on the grounds of his virginia estate. it's not far from d.c. proper and worth the visit. the views over the potomac are incredible, too. >> they wanted to bury him in richmo. they built a crypt and everything. still empty all these years later. >>> you know this photo. that's george mendoza, kissing friedman in 1945 they had never met before this kiss. it took years before they were finally identified. his daughter says he died after a fall. he was 95 years old. friedman died in 2016. she was 92. >>> if you've driven around the d.c. region in the past couple of weeks, you no doubt hit a bumpy stretch or two. pothol continue to open up everywhere. >> with winter weather on the way, things maget worse before they get better.ad tuss has been tracking the trouble. >> reporter: when you want to find out how many potholes there are out there -- >> some

vernon yesterday celebrate george washington's birthday.re held throughout the day, including tours of the grounds and military re-enactments. is hington died in 1799 an buried on the grounds of his virginia estate. t wort trip. not far to go. >>> time to get a look at the stories that have made an impact the community. molette green will look at the stories of the gover shutdown. >> reporter: we wanted to find resources for our news 4 views. so many people, community groups, businesses, they opened their erdoors. remehe barbershop in falls church? they offered free haircuts to government workers. asey did it on a sunday. it w our first snowstorm of 0 2019, and 5 people showed up. a huge turnout in prince george's county for food, at new life worship centerap inol heights. we were there for the furloughed but not forgotten event. church volunteers gave out 38,000 pounds of food, allowing 38 filies to have a stocked idge and pantry. just an amazing effort. and one more thing to update yon remember the youth ice hockey team from southern prin

green between lenfant m andnt vernon. regular service on silver and blue. no track work there.d. l> the crisis among the commonwealth'sdership is still not over. lawmakers are working that make one of the lieutenantrn gove's sexual assault accusers to testify in public. democrats say that's a job for police. date on the crisis coming up next, right here on "news 4 today." >>> we want to update you on the crisis in the commonwealth, where two women accused virginia's lieutenant goverr of sexual assault. one is accepting an invitation to tell her story publicly. on friday, house republican leaders invited both women andn lieute governor justin fairfax to testify at the capitol. asulie carey reports, the decisionom over fierce objections s by democrats, say this is an electionpl year . >>> house republicans say it is me to move ahead, to ope an investigation. >> the committee will schedule a meeting, where wel w invite dr. tyson, ms. watson to testify. we will also be inviting lieutenant governor fairfax to testepy. >> rter: it's been exactly two years since the second of two wome

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and vernon jordan did a very good job. [laughter] and he calledton: to tell me that to this very day he was just another one of john's kids that his career really took off after he got to introduce john dingell. until his last day on earth, john dingell was doing. when his body wouldn't work anymore, and his mind wouldn't stop, he turned to america's national obsession, tweeting, and became a zen master. [laughter] you shouldlinton: read, if you haven't, the collection of john's greatest twitter hits. i mean, it's zen mastery. few words, much wisdom. and if you don't pay attention, you'll miss it. he honored the people who sent him to congress for 59 years by keeping the sacred pact of doing and doing and doing. we give thanks for his long good life, but the real thing we have to do is to honor it now as he charged us in his last letter. he often quoted what i used to joke was his good friend, benjamin franklin. [laughter] saiddent clinton: who after the constitutional convention when asked what we had been left, he said,

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late in light he and vernon jordan split, probably over quotas, but i wish you would deal with both of those. >> i'm very happy to. in the last question there were arguments back then, and the arguments actually centered precisely on some of those issues. as you mentioned, morris abrahm deeply committed to racial equality and to civil rights, nevertheless became very critical of where the civil rights movement was go vis-a-vis affirmative action and the question of, you know, special preferences for minority groups. the debate was as it is now is this a necessary remedy that the law must do or is it actually creating a new kind of discrimination, right? so he came down very clearly on saying that affirmative action is not a good thing for racial equality. why? because he thought it's about creating total equality in the law and also because i think it's fair to say as a jew he did not want to have any special laws, precisely the kind you mentioned that there are in europe, to ban certain types of speech. we are in a very interesting moment today because with the rise of anti-semitism s

sky cycling boss dave brailsford and tv presenter vernon kay, and tottenham striker harry kane, who'snight singing the national anthem in her home city of atlanta, despite many african americans criticising her decision. while the half time entertainment was provided by maroon 5. they accepted the invitation after a number of artists reportedly turned down the opportunity. they managed nine hits crammed into their 13—minute set. but on the field it was the patriots who just about got over the line to make a bit of history. 0ur reporter seth bennett was watching. super bowl liii may not live long in the memory for many, but i think the implications of what happened here potentially well. you look at the new england patriots, and they really are a dynasty, a north american sports side that has built since 2002 when they won their first super bowl title to winning their sixth here in atlanta. an impressive turnaround for that club. may led by bill belichick, the coach, and tom brady, the most successful player in nfl history, and bill belichick continues to run this organisation and he h

and vernon jordan did a very good job of it.er] and he called to tell me that, was justery day, he another one of john's kids, that his career really took off after he introduced john dingell. on earth,last day was doing.l his body wouldn't work anymore, and his mind wouldn't stop, he turned to america's national obsession, tweeting. [laughter] became a zen master. [laughter] >> you should read, if you haven't, the collection of john's greatest twitter hits. i mean, it's zen mastery. few words. much wisdom. don't pay attention, you'll miss it. he honored the people who sent congress for 59 years. sacred pact of and doing.oing his long,anks for good life. have to dol thing we is to honor it now as he charged us in his last letter. quoted what i used to friend,h his good benjamin franklin. [laughter] said after the convention, when asked what we had been left, he keepa republic, if you can it. now he has done all he could to help us keep it. and the greatest honor we could give him is to spend have left ats we the wheel. to the la

caroline on the line from mount vernon, new york. good morning. caller: i agree with the last caller. absolutely, it is interesting how the chicago police were able "solve" this problem, but they never did the same for laquan mcdonald and his family. they took forever and a day to come out with the information, and they even held back information from the family. the chicagoelieve police and the so-called information they found out about mr. smollett. host: thank you for all of your calls this first hour of the friday edition of the washington journal. we have two hours to go. when we come back, we will look at the green new deal. what it is, what it might mean legislatively. have two different sides on the issue with my two guests. later in the program, sherry campbell will join us to talk about the conditions of military housing. out there thates are painting a negative picture. you are watching washington journal on this friday, february 22. we will be back in just a moment. ♪ >> this weekend, c-span has less coverage of the national governors

let's bring in david vernon, senior research analyst. thanks, david.n reason for the stock decline today? >> i think it's part of the reason the yununit revenue cut is driv the stock lower. in a market that is not sure if it wants to go up, not sure if it wants to go down, any pressure against forward estimates -- this has been the best performing transport or airport stock in the xli since the start of the year so i think you have profit taking on a negative data point. it included some news about the government shutdown but i think it's a little more than that driving the weakness in southwest today. >> yeah. i think the stock is up something like 17% just since the start of the year. the other airlines also traded lower today. how would you assess overall the state of the passenger airline industry >> so i think this data point is a sign that maybe things aren't great in the revenue environment. at the same time at the told you about the government shutdown, they also said close-in yields were actually very strong. so it's a little bit of a mixed me

i gave a little speech in mount vernon last night and mentioned we're trying to get trump's tax returnsthe only applause line i had, but also we want to do it correctly. >> all right. tax returns. want to ask about that. some things have given this tax season, lots of americans facing that and refunds that are down on average 17%. what are your constituents, sir, telling you about this and what can your colleagues in congress do about this? >> a perfect storm, alex. one hand, the tax returns are down. so many depend on those for vacations or to pay the big bills. the other piece is in places like virginia that i represent, because we can't deduct our state and local taxes anymore, many people are paying $4,000 $5,000, $10,000 more than before. all put together with the fact we see big plurality of big fortune companies pay nothing after the president's tax change. so many show multihundred million dollar profit and asking for more than a hundred million dollar refund. put it all together. people look and say this tax bill was no good for most american people. >> a sentiment we hear all

vernon at the george washington grits mill. we're the only one in the country that they grind for.imp. like gumbo, every house, every restaurant's got a little twist on their version. i love putting a lot of fresh rosemary into it. a nod to my aunt boo, janice bujois, who lives 12 minutes from new orleans. i picked that up from her. and spinach madeline, something my sister would make every holiday. the lemon icebox pie. came from glancy's -- a lot of tourists don't know about, but it's a neighborhood joint. this is what we call the back yard swinger. this came from a dear friend. fresh grapefruit juice,bourban,- >> when you're 14 you started developing this love hear cooking in her kitchen. but you weren't sent there to develop a love of kitchen. they sent you to keep you in check. >> right. when my parents sent me to aunt bu's house, there was a laundry list of chores when i walked in the door. cutting grass, thins the girls wouldn't do -- >> one was keeping you in the kitchen. >> i was the only one who an interest. my cousins didn't care. she shooed everyone in and out of the ki