i'm virginia marshall, the alliance of black school educators. i just want to say president cook, it seems wonderful. it sounds nice to look tat you see you there, one of our high school students as president of the board of education and superintendent matthews and another commissioner that i don't see sitter hoe at the moment. but i felt sad when this committee, led by dr. landon dickie, started to present -- i said, where are the commissioners? half of you are not sitting there? i thought it's like a high school senior sitting up all night working on an essay, and they turn it in, and the teacher says, i don't have time to read it. when people put their heart and soul in this great report, the work, the work, the work, the work. that we, the community want to see you all sitting up there. i think if you stop and have a five-minute break, have a five-minute break. but i think it's rather disrespectful when we talk about the african american achievement, and we look up, and our leaders are not in your chairs -- three of you were there, we saw yo

marshall is learning this in the virginia back country. and this really sets the direction of his mind. >> rich: you talked about how marshall's influence was with his colleagues. so your studying of the founding and observations of life in general if you had to choose what's more important in terms of having influence over others, personality or brainpower. >> rick: it's tough with marshal because he has both. certainly initially personality. well initially and then over the long haul because these guys are coming to washington every january to february. the way the court worked then is they had a winter session, and it came to last about a month. they're all staying in a boarding house, in the same boarding house, so they're all having their meals together. you can imagine if they really didn't get along this would be -- it would get kind of funky. and marshall is always trying to smooth rough edges if they arise. at the end of his tenure there was a justice henry baldwin. andrew jackson puts on the court. and the problem with baldwin, pr

tried to summarize the english common law and explain it and organize it, and so marshall is learning this in the virginia backcountry, and this really sets the direction of his mind. >> so, you talked about how important marshall's influence was with his colleagues. so, in studying of the founding and observations about life in general, if you had to choose what is more important in terms having influence over others, personality or brain power? >> well, it's tough with marshall because he has both. certainly initially personality. -- well, initially and then over the long haul because they're coming to washington every january to february, the way the court works is that they had a winter session, and it came to last about a month. and they're all san diego a boarding house and the -- all staying in a boarding house, the same boarding house, and their cheek by jowl and having their meals together. you can imagine if they didn't get along this would be -- get kind of funky, and marshall is always trying to smooth rough edges if they arise. at the end of his tenure there's a justice henry baldwin, andrew

he tried to summarize english common law and explain and organize it so marshall is learning this in the virginia back country. this sets the direction of his mind. >> host: you talked about how important marshall's influence is, the observations about life in general. if you had to choose what is important in terms of personality or brainpower. >> guest: it is tough with marshall because he has both. certainly, initially, personality and then over the long haul, these guys are coming to washington every january to february, the way the court worked out, they had a winter session and it came to last about a month. they are all staying in the same boardinghouse, so they are all chief by joel and having other meetings together. you can imagine if they didn't get along, it would be kind of funky and marshall is always trying to smooth rough edges if they arise. at the end of his tenure, justice henry baldwin on the court, the problem with baldwin, he is pretty smart but intermittently insane. he missed one whole year when marshall was chief justice because he was mad. justice alito won't be with us.

in washington were the other marshall was a federalist and 1798 washington summit thames to mount vernon for him to run to congress the federalist party was weak in virginia and it needed new younger blood marshall did not want to run because he was a lawyer and making good money in his practice with a growing family and buying land but he needed the income so he was refusing then decided i cannot keep saying no to the greatest man on earth i just have to get up that washington got up first and put on his old uniform so marshall exceeded to the representation he ran for congress and one and then from congress to president john adams then secretary of state after a cabinet shakeup. at the end of adam's term, he loses the election 1802 jefferson as a rematch adams beaded - - be summarily prior but 1800 was a blue wave. jefferson won the white house and his party took both houses of congress so in this lame duck. adams and his secretary of state are trying to fill the federal judiciary with federalist. then adams gets a letter from the then current justice chief justice to say he knows his health was bad that he was leaving the job and now adams had to fill

>> reporter: larry marshall from virginia has his whole family crossing a big item off his bucket list. >> why not? it's new york city, the city that never sleeps, and look at the smiles. it's worth it. >> reporter: as always, security is tight. for the first time, the nypd will use drones to keep watch over the revelers. that's in addition to the usual battery of uniformed and plain-clothed police officers, security cameras, police dogs, and traffic-blocking trucks. >> it's going to be one of the most well-policed, best-protected events at one of the safest venues in the entire world. >> reporter: in fact, the biggest threat to the fun might be rain. the last time it was raining when the new year arrived, 24 years ago. larry marshall, unconcerned. >> things going to happen, things going to happen, so we're going to look at it like that. so, we're just happy to be here. we're not going to let nothing ruin it. >> reporter: with thousands eager to ring it in, 2019 is almost here. and tonight's special guests of honor, several prominent american journalists, including our own lester holt.

sufficient washington presided over the constitution of 1787 and then a year later john marshall was a delegate to the virginia ratifying convention. the first republican part partys the ancestors of today's democrats that wasn't jefferson and madison and the federalists. marshall was a federalist and in 1798 washington summoned him to mount vernon and told him he had to run for congress. the federalist party was weak in virginia and washington thought it needed new younger blood. he was a lawyer in private practice making good money. he had a growing family buying the land and needed the income said he kept refusing and then he decided i can't keep saying no to the greatest man on earth just have to get up at the crack of dawn and get out of here. then from congress president john adams picked him to be secretary of state after a cabinet shakeup. then at the end of the term, adams loses the election of 1800 to thomas jefferson in the rematch and eas he's beaten him narrowly in 1796. they tried to sell the federal judiciary with federalists. he was leaving a job and at times had to fill the post. it's a great

>> reporter: larry marshall from virginia surprised his whole family, crossing a big item off his bucket list. >> it's new york city. the city never sleeps, and look at the smiles. it's worth it. >> reporter: as always, security is tight. for the first time, the nypd will use drones to keep watch over the revelers, in addition to the usually battery of uniformed and plain clothed police officers, security cameras, police dogs and traffic blocking trucks. >> it's going to be one of the most well-policed, best-protected events at one of the safest venues in the entire world. >> reporter: the biggest threat might be rain. the last time it was raining when the new year arrived, 24 years ago. larry peculiar shamarshall, unc. >> things are going to happen. we don't look at it like that. we're happy to be here. we're not letting nothing ruin our experience. >> reporter: with thousands ready to ring it in, 2019 is almost here. and tonight's special guests of honor, several prominent american journalists including nbc's own lester holt. they have a really cool job. they get to hit the button that

. >> the first chief justice marshall, a virginia thing. distant cousin. they didn't get on very well in any case. from a to explain it madisonian perspective, the important thing to keep in mind that madison's constitutional latey, particularly in the 1780s and early 1790s and in lifelosing decades of his was driven by a fear of the excesses of the legislature, called then of legislativex power. that was the one great thetitutional danger, branch that spoke most directly for the people themselves would the most dangerous and what he didn't like about wayssary and proper in the that hamilton originally used it 1991.n the way in which marshall in 1819 in the case is that madison saw that as a ended formula in which in effect, the legislature would become the chief judge of its own authority. andadison was -- originally later in life, he was looking best restraints on legislative power and what he didn't like about necessary and think -- i don't think -- for jefferson, necessary really meant indispensable. indispensable, then you don't have to do it. you can

marshall with the ball but they turn it back over. uva up at the break. the team manager for homemega everyone going nuts. virginia hits the century mark with a 164 win. number 300 for tony bennett. the caps hosting the predators for brooks orpik. out with a knee injury. aood start for washington. a nice move to jakub vra. holtby will stop the first. the preds up 4-3. nashville working the puck up the ice. leaving it for ryan ellis will score. the predators come back. 3-1 to beat the caps. 6-3. >> start to finish. not good news. >> thank you. that will do it for us. have a happyne and safyear. "nightly news" startsn 60 second >>> tonight, urgent manhunt. a 7-year-old girl killed when a gunman n opens fire ofamily out to get coffee. her injured mother speaking out from her hospital bed. >> he took away an innocent child. she did not deserve this. t he did not deserve this al. >> tonight, the gunman still on the loose. >>> ready to deal? the government shutdown set for the new year but both sides signaling they are open to end it while a top democrat and trump adversary kicks off the battle for 2020. >>> looking for

marshall in ashburn, virginia. hi.aller: i had a misdemeanor marijuana charge and i had to serve 30 days in a local jail and touching on the point of the previous callers, even still after all these years, five or six years, it pops up on background checks and so, it is one of those things where even if you do your time, you pay for it even if it is 10 or 15 years later. these things come up. i think there should be something where after a certain time limit if no one has been in trouble, they should be able to .ave that expunged i think it would help a lot of these guys out. even me. host: a few more comments from twitter and facebook. too many things have been criminalized and too many crimes made subject to incarceration. jeff says punishments that fit the crime, not divided by race. punishment said -- should also be rehabilitation oriented. eye doesn't work. phil on facebook saying stop giving white-collar crimes a free pass. marvin in virginia, experience in the criminal justice system, go ahead. caller: good morn

year in washington, rainiest year on record at bwi-marshall and we close to the rainiest year set at dulles airport. snow in the mountains eire in virginiankles are possible around town. most of the rain is along the blue ridge and parts of the shenandoah valley. by 3:00, n4:00, r chances are going back up again. we're likely to have spits of moderate rain during the evening hours. that's the cold front itself coming through here about 11 ck tonight1:00 tonight and that will be the end of the rain and the return for colder weather here. we'll be dry through the weekean temperatures in the 60s today, only in the 40s tomorrow. mid 30s on sunday morning, near 50 sunday afternoon, mid 40sor highs on christmas eve and day. dry weather will continue dry weather will continue through about the the best internet meets the best things to do on the internet. switch to fios, the 100% fiber-optic network and get a year of amazon prime and an amazon echo on us. already have prime? we'll cover another year. it's all yours when you sign up for fios gigabit connection, plus tv, plus phone, all with a 2-year price guarantee, all for just $79.99 per month

marshal service transport me to and from the courthouse. he's being held right now in a virginianutes outside of d.c. so he's saying he basically does not want to make the trip, brooke. >> staying put. sara murray, got it. >>> thank you. meantime, james comey caused questions and criticism for his handling of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation in the run-up to the 2016 election. fast forward a few years and he might want to brace for a bit more of both. the former fbi director held court at the 92nd street "y" here in new york last night, weighing in on all things trump, including the prospect of impeachment. >> i hope donald trump is not removed from office by impeachment. because, it would let the country off the hook. and it would drive into the fabric of our nation a third of the people believing there was a coup. and we need a moment of inflection, where we all get off the couch and say, that is not who we are. and in a landslide, rid ourselves of this attack on our values. >> comey went on to compare the president to the mob bosses he once prosecuted. he also weighed