carry me back to old virginia. people thought i was objecting to that word, the real objection was in the second, saying that he wants to be reunited with old mrs. in heaven so they can't be separated anymore. so i'm saying, the state has no business conditioning or champion anything for people that relegates others to inferior status. i don't think the government should be a part of protecting confederate flags, images, i have the confederate emblem removed off of the insignias when i was governor. it took me altogether about five or ten minutes to do it. i didn't have to ask anybody. i said this is wrong were done. there has never been any objection to it. you want to have a confederate flag, five. i friends who have one, one, i know they are not racist. but for the state and the governor, it's wrong in my judgments. >> host: okay i lied. one more question. should virginia governors be allowed to run for more than one term? >> guest: i think so but the purple don't think so. the governor of is strong with at leas

the upper house with the council of virginia. the council of virginia served a legislative function, being the upper house of the general assembly but it was the body of , judges of the general court, , thus fulfilling a judicial function. they were an executive advisory committee to the governor, the serving the function like a captain might do today, having an executive function. that body was representative of all three branches. this committee that met here determined there should be a change, a separation of powers, a new novel virginia idea that was decided and adopted right here on this spot in june of 1776. where we are physically is in the middle bar of the letter h that is shaped by this building. we were on the east side of this building, where the lower house met on the lower floor. this room serves as a bridge in between what could be the people's side and the king's side. the purpose of this space before the revolution is it was the joint conference room where on occasion both houses would appoint members to sit her

perceptions of virginia in the nation by electing me governor of the commonwealth of virginia. >> what was historic? >> a person of color had never been elected there were some felt that it might not happen. one of the things i like to stress is people say we are surprised that it would be virginia. why would you be surprised? virginia was where the nation was founded i shouldn't they tend to produce? they are still going to be in the forefront. >> where were you born? >> richmond, virginia. the family has only one home during the entire time. mymy father built the house had it built himself. to me that is a reclamation of the family that many people thought was nonexistent. i see was taking place. it is very important to have a family and the community to be a part of bringing up children. the community in terms of government, and what i am trying to show is that they mean nothing. i believe. and ifand if she would not tell me what was wrong. one of the problems i see today that unfortunately communities are being left. it was a the us conference of mayors. he spoke of the need to hav

lent to us by the commonwealth of virginia. we know what's here in the first capitol built in 1704 that burnt down in as a reminder of that, 1747. we know the bottom of this chair is slightly charred from when they moved it out during the fire. there was a second capital building built on the spot by the 1750's and that building would stay here in use until 1779 when richmond became the capital. however, it would is in sessions like here that they would adopt sundry ideas into law. that process works the same way it does in any state capitol today. a bill would be introduced. it would be red once and then it would go up to committee. after the committee worked on it came down here in the committee version was read. finally there would be a debate, read a third time, and then they would be voting. it was not just that giving other things would happen. on this spot patrick henry introduces his resolutions against the stamp act. encapsulated in that resolution, not in so many words but there was a clear thought that there could be

in some ways, that makes virginia as early days -- virginia's early days different from some of the other colonies. some are formed on the principle of religious freedom or freedom from religious persecution, and others are founded more on a commercial basis. i think virginia is the first of these that starts out really in the essence of trade. greta: what challenges did virginia present that these other states did not, to the british? years orn the early just as a colony in general? greta: as a colony in general. as they set it up as a business venture. what challenges were there? joseph: one of the challenges is that people who are interested improvingmoney and their share in life do not always take a long-term view of their situation. if you look at plymouth or massachusetts, the colony was settled by families, by men and women, sometimes children. we see multigenerational families moving and they , and sort ofowns group along the model of towns as the center of their community . in the sort ofa, commercial enterprise after they made it through the really difficult first years where me

>> so virginia had been a colony since 1607. at this point, if my math is any good, that's almost 170 years. and so, you know, virginia was the first successful permanent british colony in north america, predated massachusetts or the plymouth by 13 years. so, you know, virginia was the largest and most populous colony in british north america and was really a powerful outpost of the british empire. so for this to be happening was i would say a significant event. and i think dunmore really -- it may be going a little too far to say he took it personally, but i think he did take it a little bit personally,burgesburgesses,e acting in open defiance. >> we're talking about to historian joseph beatty. he's going to take your questions, your texts about what's happening in virginia, a colony in the 1770s. here is how we have the phone lines divided. if you live on the west coast, 202-748-8999. you can join the conversation on facebook if you like, or go to twitter, @c-spanhistory, and we'll take your comments there as well. mr. beatty,

or, virginia. -- to a daughter, virginia. andune 1775, the governor his family fled the palace in darkness never to return again. today, the curators have we used primary documents such as inventory taken one the governor died. it would be taken on personal possessions. we use letters describing the .alace, accounts also a floor plan drawn by thomas jefferson when he was living here. he had thought every modeling the palace and drew a very detailed floor plan. to richmond,oved virginia and thomas jefferson opportunity to do three modeling. the palace was not only a symbol of power and authority, it is also a fast and statement -- a fashion statement. you would come here to see the latest fashions in england and printed textiles. we are going to give you a tour of the governors palace with one of our costume interpreters. we don't 20 you to forget this is the best of these colonies. -- don't want you to forget this is the best of these colonies. these are i suppose a tradition for our governors. castles. those big in england,

james anderson switched from serving the colony of virginia to the state of virginia. he is working for the same people. it is largely a switch and title or political philosophy in this new independent nation. , his demandsr increase, weapons are getting used, exposed to the weather, broken in combat. they have to be shipped back here. as the demand increased, the number of workmen had to be enlarged to keep up with demand. ultimately, a larger facility had to be built. the armory building was built at the expense of the state in order to accommodate the additional workmen. 1775, the workshop employed five workmen. by 1780, it employed 40 workmen. you get the sense of as the demand increases, you employ more hands. during the british occupation, the site had been built up as the public armory. it was funded by the state of virginia. the armory is a public building the same way the governor's palace or the capital or magazine our public buildings. it was funded by the state and the output of the workshop was to the benefit of the state. when the british occupied william

>> the people of virginia decided that it would collectively the governor of the commonwealth of virginia >> host: why was that historic? >> guest: a person of color was never elected to leadership anywhere in this country. one of the things like to swap - - stress why would you be surprised? virginia is where found its independence where we unify the nation as we continue to produce it is the sentiment because it says we will still be in the forefront. >> host: where reborn? >> richmond i only had one home the entire time. my father built the house himself. to me that is a reclamation of a family and they see what is going on in america today. it is very important to have a family and community bringing up children but it takes the community and government. what i try to show why can't you do it? eidenshink edits the testament but there left to themselves. at the u.s. conference of mayors spoke of the metropolitan engines and to put in domestic violence to build america from within. >> host: and john quincy adams fashion you went from governor to the mayor of richmond. what was the diffe

and they are virginia's weapons. i just mean -- i do not think the governor wants you having .hem right now considering we do not have an official militia at the moment. our governor dissolve the government here before the new militia bill was signed. but now we have something different. at henryntly mr. patrick made quite the speech in richmond, something about liberty and death? haveow, now, we independent companies. because of that speech, virginia is angry at england. that may have something to do with the governor leaving town last night. as they are not here, what do you say we go upstairs and see the private chambers of the family? right this way. here we are. few stairs. i guess that is the trouble with high ceilings. so many stairs. this chamber belongs to lady catherine and lady augusta. they are the oldest of the children. they are 15 and 14. things they left in a hurry last night. it seems these young ladies have bedchamber -- that bed over there is for their governance. -- is a french governance governes

and the people of virginia -- i carried southwest virginia. can you imagine? [laughter] any democrat today that can say he carried southwest virginia anytime somebody's going to say they must be a lot older, a whole lot older for that to have taken place. [laughter] but i campaigned there. and then when it came time for the governorship, i never doubted whether i was going to win or not. i say in the book that one of proudest things that i've done and was involved with, and that was the creation of what we call the rainy day fund, the reserve fund. because we didn't have any money. and i had told all these people i'm going to do this. you elect me, i've got this coming your way. i found out i didn't have anything to carry. and i said i don't want to see this happening to any other governor if i can help it. so not only did we not raise taxes, we established the rainy day fund. and it was interesting the way it was done. .. i said i understand that. i said, 200 million, today is tuesday, so when you come back to thursday's meeting you should be able to report o

they named her virginia. unfortunately, things went sour in the relationship with the governor and the virginians, and in 1775, the governor and his family fled in darkness, never to return again. today, the curators furnished the building as accurately as we can. we used primary documents such as inventory taken when the governor's diet. also, a floor plan drawn by thomas jefferson when he was living here as governor. of remodeling it andrew a detailed floor plan with staircases and dimensions. the capital moved to richmond, virginia. thomas jefferson never had the opportunity to do that remodeling. notgovernor's palace is only a symbol of power and authority, it also was a fashion statement. it was here that the columnists -- colonists could come to discover the latest fashions from england. what we're going to do now is give you a tour of the palace with one of our costumed interpreters. >> welcome, welcome. i imagine you are impressed. most everyone is. that is what this century hall is for, to impress an

. -- the colonists of virginia. the building was the home of seven royal governors including alexander foxwood. the first royal governor who took office in 1710. it was all it was also the home of our first state governors. patrick henry and thomas jefferson. and have a very orderly design. it was the third-largest building in town. it consisted not only of the building we are standing in, but there was a can now, a scullery, a laundry, kitchen. we know that one governor actually had 5000 models in his cellar. the house today is a reconstructed building on an architectural site. it was open to the public in 1934. since then it has undergone refurbishing and interpretations. one governor arrived in 1774. at the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birth to a daughter. unfortunately, things went sour between the relationship of the governor and the virginians, and in 1775, the governor and his family fled in darkness, never to return again. today, we have furnished the building as accurately as we can. we used primary

this is nothing new to the republican party to virginia or virginia overall. if you know virginia, you knew this was coming and not just something that happened this week or yesterday. this is a decision taken by the grass roots, by conservative grassroot committee, our governing body back in september. this is a simple process, it's a nine word statement of affiliation which states my statement below indicates that i am a republican. this is a republican nomination. for the republican nomination, it should be republican nominations who are voting and deciding who is going to be the nominee. same thing on the democratic side. we have had this pledge, although this time it's not a pledge, it's a statement of affiliation and stronger pledges in the past and back in 200 we had a pledge and the highest primary. we don't understand what is the problem. we don't understand why mr. trump decided to go on a rant against the republican party of virginia yesterday. i believe it was uncalled for and it was my decision to respond. >> jeff, i want to go to you now, because

i was called on to do that as governor of virginia. together with police, fire, rescue, intelligence, military, highly professional -- not grandstanding. year, we issued 1999, and we said, the threat is serious and we are going to have an attack here in the united dates, and we have to be prepared. it was ignored. in the year 2000, we issued our second report, and said, the attack is coming. we must have a national security to address the issue so we are not just making it up. that was ignored. finally, we came to the end of and the 9/11 attack happened. i was the governor of virginia during the 9/11 attacks. i was in new york city the day before. i got back to virginia, and i was in the governor's mansion, and i turned the television on that morning, and the first world trade center was on fire. i said, look at this, some fool head flown an airplane into the world trade center. there, and we watched as the second plane went into the second tower. and then i knew we were under attack. we had been reporting on it for three years. what w

agreements with virginia. mark herring said selfering the out of state agreements can prevent gun violence. >>> developing in syria right now, isis is claiming responsibility for an attack on an elementary school. tv reports there say a shell hit the city school in deir ez zur. >>> metro just got another step closer to adding a new station. in 60 seconds where a proposed stop may soon be >>> new developments about a nuclear program in iran. reports this morning say that russia is building two nuclear power plants there. iran approved the deal to limit its nuclear activities only a few months ago. reports in iran say construction on the sites will begin next week. >>> we're learning more about a plan to build a metro station in northern virginia. metro is officially including the station in its system now. that means it shows up on maps and proposals. this is all according to the washington post. the potomac yard station will cost $270 million and is expected to open five years from now. metro will build it. al

we have seen it throughout the observances here in virginia.mer mclean, descendents carry a bit of celebrity. we welcome this morning a slew of notable descendents s. and this afternoon, we're happy to feature one of them once again for you. a man who has descended from the only confederate officer who accompanied lee into the parlor that afternoon. dennis bigelow is the great, great grandson of charles marshall. as i said, the only officer to join lee inside the house. on most days, mr. bigelow can be found working as a costume interpreter for jamesmen row. we've asked dennis if he would take a few minutes this afternoon and share with you his perspective of having a family connection to an historic event of such magnitude and reach. mr. dennis bigelow. >> you've been sitting for a while. so you don't need a repeat of what you've heard so well in terms of the particulars of what happened in the mclean house and the surrender. so i'm not going to read that out of grandfather marshall's book. but, i think, you would like to hear this. punctuated

cruz: god bless commonwealth of virginia.ou know, pastor thompson, thank you so much for welcoming me here. for being your. thank you for your friendship. thank you for your strong principled leader. let me say to the men and women of virginia, can could you nelly, he is a strong, principled, courageous conservative. was a remarkable attorney general. he would have made a tremendous governor of virginia. he is a fearless conservative leader on the national stage, speaking the truth to power. he was a great leader for the people of virginia. the people of this state know about fighters. you have a tradition of patriots , and i would note that the virginia shocked and astonished washington, d.c. when you sent dave brat to join us in congress. [cheers and applause] sen. cruz: there was a sonic boom on the other side of the potomac. there, people seemed to realize, it's almost as if we the people were sovereign. i will tell you this. i spent all morning in .c.hington, d so it is great to be back in america. so, on tuesday in vega

do we want to see that here in virginia? we must work with the king and the governor to ensure that they know we are honorable subjects, dedicated to working toward a peaceable solution, not to call for their ire. >> it's a day of fasting and prayer. >> that's what cromwell declared before his revolution. those men are working from his plan. i know it to be true. treason, i say. >> progress, i say. let king george know with whom he is dealing. not children but men. standing for justice. it's about time virginia took a stand. >> when governor dunmore finds out about this, he'll have your head. >> we have a port. we have a harbor. we have tea. why don't we make a stand of our own? >> the gentleman might have spoken too soon. is that not the governor approaching? >> and headed towards the capital. someone must have warned him about this. >> warned him about what, imminent prayer? about what happens when the king and the his governors tread on our rights? >> here comes the governor. >> stop the carriage. fetch me those broadside

drug law similar to what virginia is doing. the lawyer for the man accused of killing sutherland says his client is innocent and he's not the man seen in the surveillance video and his next court date is january 29th. tisha thompson, news 4, i-team. >>> to watch the series on the new drug war including xfr access inside the dea's lab click investigations. >>> it is weird. temperatures in the low 60s today. we are in december, folks. we wanted to know if these warm temperatures were dampening your holiday spirit. >> no. no way. this is the flash survey results and most of them said no. 47% said yes. this is interesting. >> you get outside and you put up the holiday lights or whatever and you expect to be bundled up and you're not bundled up at all and you're taking clothes off. >> it is the season, though. the temperatures during the season, but it's the season. you know what i mean? let's enjoy it. every once in a while we set a record and that's fine. we do that all of the time and how about four days in a row and we can get c

franklin, i returned here to virginia. coincidently, our friend sylus dean, took my stead and accompanied dr. franklin to france. >> we'll hear next from bob in new york. welcome to the conversation. >> caller: hello good sir. greetings to you from new amsterdam. it's a pleasure to speak with you. my question for you is, in light of your experience dealing with various royal family members, be they kings and queens around the globe in your time, in light of your political career, how important do you feel the personal life of a candidate running for office, be it president or any other position that would be able to provide guidance and direction for the people of your day and even into the future, how important do you feel the personal life of that candidate should be when considering them for the role that they're running for? thank you so much. >> well, bob, i thank you for that question. it is a question, of course, that has commanded the interests of political economy from time in memoriam. someone's private life is t

grant arrived in virginia. >> grant.unlike lee, there would be few profuse descriptions of ulysses s. grant, commander of all union armies. one veteran officer described him as stumpy, unmilitary, slouchy, and western looking. very ordinary, in fact. a private soldier who saw him in a review said he rode his horse like a bag of meal. another noted in walking he leans forward and toddles. though the bearing he could not have been more different than robert e. lee. by the time the armies arrived at appomattox, he might have been only slightly less famous than his opponent. certainly, he had become a central to his nation's aspirations as lee was to the confederacy. charles francis adams jr., a grandson of presidents conceded grant's awkward ways but saw the man within. he is a remarkable man. he handles those around him so quietly and well. he has a faculty of disposing of work and managing men. president lincoln recognized grant's skills, but especially admired his persistency of purpose. he has the grit of a bulldog. ano

at the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birt to a daughter who they named virginia. unfortunately, things went a little sour during the relationships with the governor. we use letters describing the palace accounts. also, a floor plan that had been drawn by thomas jefferson. >> welcome, welcome. that's what century hall is for. to impress everyone coming to see the governor. that way, in the empires of war, they can come in here, take these down and use them in virginia's defense. and they have several ties, actually our governor, lord dunmore took some weapons off the walls just last year when he went out west. he went out to the ohio territory. to his house with a few young, scrawny warriors who are living here interesting times. you would think he would feel safe here in this house, but, apparently not. a good bit in this parlor here. that is for secretary captain foy. she would have never left the pantry door wide open like that. all the valuable things in that pantry. especially all of these 540 weapons now he has something different. our representatives decide

that's former virginia tech quarterback tyrod taylor.has a combination of speed and tremendous arm strength. robert griffin iii is playing the role of tailor during practice this week. >> he ran along in the day and he definitely gave us a great look. if anybody in this locker room cares, it's rob. >> rob is extremely fast and he is give us a look of scrambling and trying to move the pocket and it's nice having him. >> as for the real taylor, he's come a long way from being a backup in baltimore to now leading the way for the bills. >> todd is a great, great kid. i love him to death, man. he's like a little brother to me. i've known him since he was, gosh, 13, 14 years old. i'm probably one of his biggest fans, but i'm going to be out there trying to pick him off and knock his head off, too. so it's going to be fun. >> in his first full season as a starting quarterback, taylor has thrown an impressive 18 touchdowns to just five interceptions. from redskins park, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> thank you, jason. redskins get no respect

signed virginia o'hanlon. when the editor of the sun asked a tough but sensitive old newspaper man to write apply, he scoffed at first. but then sat down and wrote the most famous editorial ever written in america. virginia, he wrote, your little friends are wrong. they've been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. yes, virginia, there is a santa claus. he exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. and you know that they abound. and give to life its highest beauty and joy. alas, how dreary would be the world if there were no santa claus. it would be as dreary as if there were no virginias. there would be no child life faith then. no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. you might as well not believe in fairies. nobody sees santa claus. but that is no sign that there is no santa claus. the most real things in this world are those that neither children nor men can see. did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? of course not. but that's no proof that they're not the

we're seeing it across virginia, but not necessarily in the inner cities.the greatest increases in virginia have actually occurred over the past couple of years in win chester and down in southwest virginia largely rural areas and not urban poor populations and working areas and rural farmlands and that kind of thing. >> victoria cochran is virginia's deputy secretary for public safety and homeland security which we discovered has been keeping some of the best records in the nation on synthetic drug seizures. >> what we haven't addressed and what we're trying to address is how these drugs move and where they go. >> that's why she says virginia invested in some of the high-tech equipment available to screen drugs seized by state and local police. >> the packaging it comes in does not indicate what is actually in it and so someone using it obviously doesn't really know what chemical they have and neither do our scientists when they are doing the analysis. >> but the director of virgin virginia's crime lab says by simply waving a sample, her chemists are now i

virginia: he has a ceiling. this did not happen after 9/11. president bush was on the offensive and people felt safer. there is no effective strategy. ed: "radical islam" -- is that a phrase no one should be afraid to use anymore, or is it still going too far? virginia: political correctness has given rise to people like donald trump. let' mary anne: we did not do it on many other occasions. when you look at this, they have this west versus us. that is how they recruit everyone. janet: i spoke with a counterterrorism expert this past week who' s also a strong second amendment supporter. he claims that no-fly and terrorist lists are often outdated and inaccurate and do nothing to stop the most dangerous among us. is he right? virginia: to the extent they are wrong, it makes total sense to have such a list. and to give the domestic need. janet: will it take forever to fix these lists? mary anne: there is something else going on. ed: ted kennedy was on the let' s talk about hillary clinton. let me ask you this question. is she in trouble in new h

so james anderson switched from serving the colony of virginia to the state of virginia. i think it's a simple switch. he's working for the same people, it's largely a switch in title or perhaps political philosophy of in this new, independent nation. but, as the armorer, you know, his demands uncrease. the weapons are getting used, exposed to the weather, broken in combat. they have to be shipped back here. as the demand increased, the number of work men had to be enlarged to keep up with the demand. and then ultimately, a larger facility had to be built. and the armory building was built at the expense of the state in order to accommodate the additional work men. in 1775, the workshop employed five work men. by 1780, it employed 40 work men. you get this sense of, as the demand increases, you employ more hands. during the british occupation, the site had been built up as the public armory. it really was funded by the state of virginia. the armory is a public building, the same way that the governor's palace or the capital or the magazine or public buildings, so it was f

virginia --atute of freedom for religion. whenever there is a freedom for religion, you will see the greatest civilization. yes, i have studied the koran and the preachings of mohammed. -- because my so charge was to negotiate treaties from trade. that only with the kingdoms of york, france and england and spain and the italy's, but also algeria,oms of morocco, tripoli. i wanted to understand the people in those kingdoms on the north coast of africa. i wanted to understand their particular religion. the guarantee on to them, that our trade with them would remain open and free. we will respect them and hope that they would respect us as well. caller: i was just wondering, what made you decide to become president, instead of continuing to practice law? bill: i only practice law for seven years and that was in williamsburg, virginia. i gave up the practice of law once the monarchy of great britain closedown the courts of justice. that was 1774. i turned over most of my unfinished cases to my cousin. his father, my cousin, john r

dunmore who was the last royal governor of virginia. when which did livery for the palace servants. i can tell you they're probably wrong. because there have been no -- after we did this and we got gift money to do these, i discovered that there are no armoiral craft buttons discovered in virginia. we know that dunmore when he ordered the livery, he ordered blue and brown cloth, and silver tape -- silver lace and silver buttons for his livery. we know that it arrived. the materials arrived, but we don't know who made them up or what it looked like after it was made up. these buttons, these are interesting. these buttons go on the general officer's coat in the military. it's a cask button. this is made for us by a vendor in the united kingdom. it's interesting because it kind of copies what buttons looks like in the 18th century. a form of buttons in the 18th century. which would have been cast and crimped over a bone core like this. there would be -- this would have been bone. this is a polymer. there would have been a drill hole placed

virginia tech scored at 17-14. virginia tech leading his final game for the hokies. >> hope it goes well for them. >>> one final check of the wacky weather we are having. >> near record warmth tomorrow with a high of 73. rain possible by the evening hours. if you're traveling, you want to keep that in mind. rain overnight. and then we'll start off monday dry, and it's much cooler. temperatures in the 40s throughout the day. once we hit the later hours on monday, the evening hours, showers are possible. rain looking likely monday night for the first half of tuesday. and then right now looking ahead to new year's eve, if you have plans outdoors, temperatures will be in the 40s. a little bit breezy, clearing skies. new years day, more normal for this time of year. 47 for a high. partly sunny. 2016, saturday, the first weekend in 2016, looks like we'll have kind of maybe full sunshine finally returning to the area. >> starting off in the 30s in january. now that's what i'm talking about! >> right? >> that is the news f

maureen: virginia transportation board approved tolls on i-66 for solo drivers. the northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg live along the interstate with when drivers can see tolls coming up. >> set to begin next summer and the construction complete in 2017. the average price is $6 a ride. it will change the look of the freeway. a lot of drivers don't want this going forward at all. the virginia transportation leaders believe the toking plan represents process. many drivers are not so sure. >> she thinks it will force people to side streets. tolling money will go to improve the 66 corridor, specifics are hard to find. >> they have a lot of thought of how to collect money. >> this morning in alexandria the commonwealth transportation board voted to move forward with the tolling plan on i-66 inside the beltway. thigh will use the h.o.v. lane two or more can use it for free. >> we see this as a choice. >> virginia transportation secretary says the 66 traffic would only get worse if nothing is done. >> this the best, most cost effective, least impactful and pra

virginia has been granted an extension through october. the department of homeland security says it will give 120 days notice before enforcing the law. >>> 4:58. the latest in thrill seeking courses may soon be coming to northern virginia. they're requesting proposals for a high ropes course. the washington business journal says that the county plans to launch a trial run at south run park. that's south of fairfax county parkway in springfield. >>> when it comes time to pack away the holidays, make sure you recycle your christmas tree. drop it off at the prince william county landfill ton dumfries road and the ballsford road compost facility is accepting the trees. >>> heavy fog is putting -- >> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> a dent in your morning drive to work. turn on the low beams, folks. this is a live look on the american legion bridge. getting on the bridge right now. you can see it right there. you can't see that far ahead of you. >> a little bumpy. it is the same story here in 95 in maryland at the icc turning over that camera. de

god bless the commonwealth of virginia!thank you for your friendship thank you for your strong principled leader. let me say to the men and women of virginia ken cuccinelli is a strong, principled courageous conservative. he was a remarkable attorney general general. he would have made a tremendous governor of virginia. and he is a fearless conservative leader of a national stage speaking the truth to power, and the people of america are grateful to virginia for producing ken cuccinelli. you know the folks of this great state know a little bit about fighters. you have a tradition of patriots and i would note that the commonwealth of virginia shocked and astonished washington, d.c. when you sent dave brass to join us in congress. there was a sonic boom on the other side of the potomac. and for a second there people seemed to realize, it's almost as if we the people are sorry. well i'll tell you this, dave and i spent all morning in washington, d.c. so it is great to be back in america. so on tuesday in vegas, we had kind of

. >> pennsylvania, virginia and west virginia all have mandatory admission interlock laws for the first-time d.u.i. offender. state delegate ben kraemer tried unsuccessfully to get the measure passed. >> i question why the citizens of maryland don't deserve the same protection that our neighbors in virginia and in pennsylvania and west virginia enjoy. >> they are in the final stages of planning the funeral that will likely be held next week. maureen: they are honoring leotta. they tweeted out a picture with the black band in leotta's memory. we invite you to share condolences on facebook. >> you can share your thoughts and the condolences on the facebook page. chief mark magaw is retiring to accept a promotion. he will be the deputy chief administrative office for public safety. hank will be the interim chief. he played a physical role choosing -- on not -- potentially violent situation in the riots in baltimore. the defense rested today after three days of testimony in officer william porter's case. the officer took the stand in his own defense. he was accused of failing to strap gray in th

by promising to cut the car tax in virginia.e did that. it was for regular working people. in order to help regular people out there who are being taxed on their ability to transport themselves around. why is that important? well, not only did it help people but it's important to you because you got a candidate in front of you who actually does what he says he's going to do. i think that matters. that's what i think. now, the answer is this, the policy i would follow is one basically of growth of the united states economy. this is what i think. i believe we can control the spending on the entitlement programs. because right now, they're out of control. we don't have standards in place that don't magnify and balloon up the spending. so that has to be put in control. the big flaw we're seeing today is we have a deliberate slow growth policy in this country. we need to grow the economy. create that pass. then we're in a position to deal with some of these kinds of debt issues. the issue of the economy, very significant. right now,

host: kirk in abingdon, virginia. afternoon.d i'm really enjoying this discussion. during the colonial and revolutionary era's, was there any legal protection for enslaved persons against abuses of any kind? was there any hint of an abolitionist movement during those eras? >> wonderful question. goes, becauselaw you have to look at it on two levels. what is actually the written law and what was the actual in practice law. if you are looking at the written law, the enslaved have of if aon and respect slave was to be murdered, killed for lack of a better term, no reason whatsoever, that was considered murder. kill your slave in the manner of correction. if you are whipping them, punishing them and they happen correction,n that the law did not protect them. having said that, if someone was slaves,r one of their they would have to be reported to the law for that in order to be prosecuted. who will turn them in? the other slaves in the house cannot turn them in because it was against the law for slaves to be able to testify in court. who will be the witness? who will sta

and northern virginia last year happened in the last month of the year.e was true in 2013 and in 2012 and the fbi says it could happen again this year. >> i wouldn't attribute it that people are buying christmas presents with their bank robbery money. i think most of the time they're definitely feeding an addiction of some sort. >> the feds say the need for money grosses and fast before the holidays and the crooks think it's easier to get in and get out before the holidays. >> in december it's easier to conceal some of your identity and it's much more acceptable to be walking around in full winter coat and a balaclava, and in june last year was easy to spot and stop before he ever got inside, a customer tipped off bank workers. >> he said hey, you have a guy with a mask out in your parking spot. >> they immediately called the police, locked the door and were ready and prepared when the guy walked up to the door and found the door locked. >> and the cops arrested him. >> reporter: but it's not just the money at risk. the i-team report found that 15% of ban

are more lenient than virginia's. >>> we have disqualify irs before we have a concealed permit in virginia. india indiana, we don't have a disqualifier for people with a mental health treatment. undocumented workers and we have a disqualifier for that. domestic abusers, and stalkers. all you're trying to do and you come to the commonwealth of virginia and you need to abide by our laws. >> governor mcauliffe updated wtop radio on plans to express the 95 express lanes and he says work will get under way next year and bring the hot lanes from 395 all of the way to the d.c. line. mcauliffe is simply making good on his campaign promise to improve traffic on northern virginia. >>> hundreds of new jobs are headed to virginia. harris teeter plans to open a new distribution center. it will create 400 jobs. to help the county with the project, governor mcauliffe approved a $625,000 grant. >>> a worker stopped to stop a robbery and the gunman is still on the run. it was inside a computer shop on beacon hill road. meagan fitzgerald tells us how this is changing the way some people shop. >> reporter: w

dozen states with laws more lenient than virginia's. saying it allows alcohol's and convicted felons to carry guns. the changes take effect february 1st. >>> a lot of packages are stolen this time of the year. one case really stands out. we have new video of man who stole a newly delivered package from a police station. the kicker is why he was there in the first place. >> the video from december 17th shows a delivery man dropping off a package at the western district police station. he leaves it in front of this door to a restricted area. on the right side of the screen in a waiting area sits a man in a camouflaged jacket aidfi fiid by police as 53-year-old rhoden of lofton and he walks over and picks it up. the security cameras shows leonard leaving the police station walking to the parking lot towards his car and then he chose to do something unusual, chose to come back to the police station. police say that's because leonard was at the station waiting to be processed to renew his sex offender registration, all of which leaves everyo

virginia didn't think those tests were sufficient.rinity system has most of those too, but did reveal problems with the guardrail at a specific angle. vdot is going to replace the rail heads in high speed areas where the impact could be the most there. >>> virginia governor jerry mcculloch will unveil the two year, $100 billion budget plan tomorrow. he gave us a preview today. we know there are nearly $1 billion set aside for virginia's public schools, 13 million for military veterans, and earmark for corporate tax cuts, pay raises for state employees, and more financial aid for college students. >>> senator barbara mccull sky is trying to bring the fbi to maryland. she's secured nearly $400 million in federal funds to help make it happen. part of the new government spending bill, the money would be used to engineer, design, and build a new consolidated headquarters for the bureau. right now the gse considering two locations in prince george's county in one in fairfax county. >>> tomorrow marks one year since the u.s. and cuba began e

it was the capital, the colonial capital of virginia. so if you're coming to virginia and you need to do some business, or you need to go to court, or anything of that sort, you have to come to williamsburg. it's the capital. so the market is going to need to be there. that's where the influx of people are coming. that's where they're needing to be. so the market needs to be in williamsburg, because that's where most of the people are coming. that's where you need to come to tell sinthings if you need to, vote if you have to, going to william and mary. there are so manygo about deciding how you are going to interpret life for the enslaved community? it is such a controversial, complicated thing. how did tourists react? with what's start stories to tell. i had to look very closely at myself and the type of history that i was taught as a child. as a child, i was not taught a whole lot about slavery, i was taught it was horrible, taught a whole lot about a slavery. i was taught that it was horrible, that these things happened to my people,

he said the constituents of virginia want it. a spokesman for terry mcauliffe said the governor would veto that bill. >> there is a problem at the pentagon with the secretary of defense using a personal email to conduct government business. this time it's defense secretary ash carter. he admitted he sometimes used a personal, unsecured email account to conduct official business after he took office in february. >> you may remember similar headlines surrounding chuck hagel. news 4 i-team broke that story in march. >>> attorney general loretta lynch helped spread some cheer, holiday cheer for kids in the district today. lynch joined d.c. police and vincent gray at a community party in southeast where she met with seniors and community leaders and handed out early esents to some of the children. lynch said she wanted to thank the officers for keeping residents safe during the holidays. >>> despite a major setback, christmas gifts for thousands of kids in our area are now being delivered. this weekend thieves broke into a warehouse a

republican party of virginia controlled by the r.n.c. is working hard to disallow independent, unaffiliated and new voters. he then dumped up the heat calling the state g.o.p. stupid, suicidal. this is the issue at hand. a statement that has to be signed by all voters casting a ballot in the republican primary. these are the words that each voter must sign off on. my signature below indicates i am a republican. >> in a statal earlier this month the party executive director said it's not an oath or a pledge and not targeting any candidate or group of voters. the decision on the statement was made in december but trump who enjoys plenty of support by independent voters took aim at republicans yesterday. some called trump a moron. >> it's office for his campaign. i do not believe he will win in iowa or virginia or florida. >> if he does win it will be without the help of the establishment and that may be fine with donald trump. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. maureen: abc7 tried to get comments from the trump campaign about the story on camera an

across virginia, into maryland and virginia.the darker greens, that's where it's coming out harder. this now existing prince george's county moving across anne arundel through annapolis, that's the moderate rain. the area of light rain, still a bit of light sprinkle activity. montgomery, fairfax and into loudoun county, prince william and northern fauquier county. we'll have this rain on and off through today, tonight and tomorrow with drizzle and fog in the 50s. finally the sun returns. will be a wonderful sight. look at how long it will be with us. the "storm team 4" seven-day outlook. thursday into next monday, highs in the 50s. that's the way it looks. >> looks good, tom. thank you. >>> riding vre this afternoon could get you on tv. virginia railway says they're filming a segment called world's a greatest. it should be over by late tonight. the crew will get shots of passengers boarding vre trains. there will be a sign to let passengers know that they are being filmed. >>> a charter bus company is apologizing after leaving p

virginia, $1.85. in west virginia, $1.99 on average. maryland, $2.02. this trend will likely continue through the end of the year. >>> the weight is nearly over. the force will be back this week. the new "star wars" movie premiers in los angeles tonight. organizers have shut down four blocks of the famed hollywood boulevard to set up this giant tent. take a look to see. are they revealing which theater will be used for it? this event was bigger than the oscars. >> we have some showers getting closer to the metro area if you are going to be leaving and running around this afternoon. you can track them with the storm team 4 radar and nbc washington app. they are coming into southwestern virginia and west virginia, getting closer to the area, a few sprinkles around ashburn. staying dry much of the afternoon. for the showers moving in, latest model runs are slowing a little bit slower, maybe around 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. they break up as they move on through and we dry out overnight tonight. >> that does it for "news 4 midday." thanks so much for joining us. rem