washington. a former governor of two states. delaware and pennsylvania. from millers run, washington planned to proceed southwest to his largest frontier holdings. nearly 30,000 acres near the confluence of the ohio and the konowa river in what is now west virginia. word had spread of danger ahead however. there you see where the tract is. word had spread of danger ahead, however. washington wrote in his diary, the indians, it is said were in two discontent a move for me to expose myself to their insults. they were provoked by incursions into their land northwest of the ohio river which they claim as their territory and failure of congress to negotiate a peace treaty with them following the revolutionary war. two years earlier, while leading attack on a native village northwest of the ohio, washington washington's then local agent was captured beaten, scalped and slowly roosted to death. washington did not want to suffer a similar fate or risk a kidnapping for ransom. his new local agent later in

washington. then a discussion about russia, cold war spies and the u.s. nuclear program. later, espionage during world war i. >> peterenriques looks at how arnold's's failed plan to deliver west point to the british offers insights. he talks about british and american participants after the plot was uncovered. this was hosted by colonial williamsburg. it's about an hour. >> thanks so much for that warm welcome. i'm really pleased to see as many people in the audience tonight when i was driving down from northern virginia through heavy rain it might be a biblical quote but fortunately that's not the case. you have to keep checking your assumptions. if your assumptions are incorrect it can lead you to some very wrong conclusions. i would like to illustrate that by the following story which i hope you will find somewhat humorous, although somewhat ribald as well. here's the story. the smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. on the day the

there is no washington city and in fact there is no washington law. some going to washington d.c. but it's really the district of columbia and the last mayor of washington city adopted in 1870 and they're what hasn't been one since. the first mayor of the district of columbia walter washington to power 100 years later. [inaudible] >> that's interesting. i would have to say because there are so many just so many adjusting things i discovered the truly eye-opening aspect of the town was not that they gone on for another hour of the canals because i think they're fascinated with the idea that so much of the hopes of the early city were pinned on these channels that these cost huge amounts of money in this yearly -- city nearly went bankrupt to foreign creditors because of this canal. that's completely eye-opening and i think one of the things that this book brings to light is that moore has not been covered adequately in washington history books. >> one more quick question. your major thesis here is that without having law and order basically and without any crime and violence they w

george washington's mt. vernon hosted this hour-long event. >> for that introduction, thank you so much. i wish my parents could have heard that. it would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. so there you go. well, for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year that began just a year ago when the library, the fred w. smith library for the study of george washington opened and i was able to take a seat as one of the inaugural library fellows. during that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mt. vernon. led by kurt v. brands and with the library led by doug bradburn, the staff here is simply extraordinary. they're extraordinarily dedicated, they're extraordinarily loyal and they're extraordinarily collegial. for 150 years the mt. vernon ladies association has kept this place special. and with the new library, the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better job than the current one, at least since martha did

washington. then a discussion about russia, cold war spies and the u.s. nuclear program. later, espionage during world war i. >> peter enrheeenriques looks at how arnold's's failed plan to deliver west point to the british offers insights. he talks about british and american participants after the plot was uncovered. this was hosted by colonial williamsburg. it's about an hour. >> thanks so much for that warm welcome. i'm really pleased to see as many people in the audience tonight when i was driving down from northern virginia through heavy rain it might be a biblical quote but fortunately that's not the case. you have to keep checking your assumptions. if your assumptions are incorrect it can lead you to some very wrong conclusions. i would like to illustrate that by the following story which i hope you will find somewhat humorous although somewhat ribald as well. here's the story. the smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. on the da

washington. he's a strange creature to washington and vice versa. washington treats them as a stranger. >> host: we'll talk about us throughout the hour but do you think is as much of a stranger today as when he first came here? >> guest: in some ways with some people yes. i think that came through when you saw him struggle just to get a small slice of the minority of his own party to sign off on a budget deal that he negotiated. and the immediate reaction from members of congress in his own party, i didn't know he had my phone number. i think that reputation is certainly there. i certainly don't believe he he thinks he knows how this town runs. and i think he doesn't come in some ways i don't think he cares that he's been told he's not running it well. in many ways as he feels washington was broken before he got here, yes. i think he's upset that he wasn't able to quote-unquote fix washington but in my just tried to operate around it. >> host: a practical question. you are currently the host and

the female domain remained as competitive space in washington in 1884. and one that,, just like today, is ruled by social media. just like general petreaus, and bipartisan elections have never been taught. you can never underestimate what will happen when gossip, sex, and media mix in washington. [applause] >> if there are any questions, we have about 10 minutes or so until the next session. >> i would love it if you would identify yourself. >> i am norm. from akron, ohio. but originally from lincoln, illinois. i asked this question of jean baker when she was here last. i will ask the same question to you. i will not give you her response until you answer the question. >> you can ask the question, i can give the answer. >> do you think mary was bipolar? >> i have often said, and i will repeat, i am a doctorate in history and not medicine. i would suggest that even if we brought mary out on stage today, and she were examined, they would have very divided views. i do not diagnose. i tried to lay out patterns of behavior. i very much respect my colleagues.

washington loved the land. when he toured the united states to get to know the people and let the people know him, that was one of the things, washington was quite a stately man, but he wanted the people to know him. and he knew the only thing they could see was a portrait, and that wasn't enough. he wanted them to see him in person. they toured new england. he'd stop at every farm, walk the fields with the farmer, pick up some dirt sniff it, rub it together, you know, and he knew the soul. he knew -- the soil. he knew what good soil was like. and so did marshall. and these were truly, to be trite, down to earth people. [laughter] even john adams as this brilliantly educated, sophisticated harvard lawyer are was a farmer grew up on a small farm. of in fact he and washington kind of had the continental congress, people thought they were arguing with each other because john adams would snap his head. he had an ugly expression, and he was talking, you know like a new englander. and they got close to the conversati

future washingtonians deserve to a healthy washington. [applause] every generation has the duty to pass on healthy air and water to the next. and when we do, we will know that although we are a small part of the world, we are 7 million washingtonians strong who stand for preserving the grandeur of our state. if we don't stand up for the health of the state, who will? the people who are less than 1 percent of the world are leading the world in aerospace, leading the world in software and now can lead the world in clean energy, because that's who we are. [applause] what we lack in numbers, we more than make up for in our innovative spirit. by next year, countries and states that are responsible for half the world's carbon pollution will have instituted limits on those emissions. and when we act together with other states and nations, we can do something even bigger. by locking arms with oregon california and british columbia through the pacific coast collaborative, we become a region of 53 million people comprising the world's fifth-largest

in southeast washington, d.c. police are looking for the person who shot two people on the 300 block of 37th street. two people, both adult males were shot, but are expected to be ok. there is no word on a description of this shooter, but if you have information, the d.c. police want to talk to you. now developing news from arlington, where a neighborhood is on edge after somebody put poison to meet out to entice dogs. two dogs were made six sunday on north columbus straight. -- north columbus street. both ate what appeared to be sausage. a search turned up similar pieces of meat that contained pills. >> you don't understand why some at he would have that kind of animosity to do something like that. >> i hope whatever is doing this stops. it's bad. >> the animal welfare league is testing the substance. if it can be proven the dogs were poisoned intentionally those responsible could face animal cruelty charges. >> the nation paused and march today to remember the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. some say that t

/washington week. among other things we'll talk about the white house digital strategy and why it has to do with green lip stick. you have to watch. keep up with developments with me and judy woodruff on the pbs "newshour" and we'll see you next week on "washington week." good night. >>> next on "kqed newsroom," the new president of the san francisco board of supervisors targets violence in an unconventional way. >> we need people who are getting paid to work with our young people to roll up their sleeves and go to their homes and be in the community and work with young individuals, but we also have to hold our own kids accountable. >>> the measles outbreak reignites the debate over parents opting out of vaccinating their kids. >>> plus the state's top judge on why we should care about the health of our court system. >> and those laws matter. and we believe we have a guaranteed right to them. and where do you test that? in a court of law. ♪

let's go to steve from washington on a line for independents. you are on the "washington journal." caller: i think dana winnington, like king, is trying to wake the masses. people need to wake up and look up. this is really happening. like king, it is an uphill battle. global sky watch.com. host: we are talking about mlk's legacy. tony, who best embodies mlk's legacy today? caller: can you hear me? give me a little time, please. i do not think anybody at this time embodies martin luther king . president obama, he does what he can do. he has his own legacy. you should never put jesse jackson jupup there. here's what kills me about this whole thing. martin luther king preached nonviolence and walked nonviolence and acted nonviolence. there was violence against him. they say he was a radical and racist. they called them all kinds of names. now they want to give him all this praise. the majority of white people in this country do not like martin luther king. but now he was this and that and they want to praise him. there is a gentleman that called. he said blacks didn't have a liquor s

ironically, george washington had this one before he did, so it should be washington's wonderful whirly gig chair but this seems so ridiculous to smith that he turned this into a symbol of jeffersons silliness. smith described the piece of furniture in swifty and mode with the miraculous quality of allowing a person seated in it to turn his head without moving his tail. ha ha. at any rate, there was quite a bit of talk about the chair in the campaign of 1796. while it is a ridiculous issue it is one that is highly symbolic of a more serious criticism they were making. while smith mind jefferson's writings for humor, he moved in on a more serious issue reminding christian voters about jefferson's liberal religious views and connecting them to the excesses of the french revolution he was such a fan of hearing the french revolution, the french republic, as you know i'm sure most of you know abolished christianity at some point. at best, it was another case of jeffersons muddled irresponsible thinking. alexander hamilton originated the idea and smuggled a dig on jefferson into washington's

a piece from the "washington post."here's a story this morning from george hill saying one of the most important members of the new congress is the chair of the foreign relations committee. coming up on c_span, or conversation with ken buck, the incoming republican class presidents. among the issues that the new congress will be facing is spending of that department of homeland security. one area that they held out on is the department of homeland security because of the present executive action on immigration. [video clip] >> etiquette will be __ i think it will be a contentious debate. i think what the present day and was poorly designed. whether ends up in some sort of agency shut down, i hope not. i hope we can work through the issue, and make sure we defund the parts of the executive order that the present has issued, and move on, and make sure the functions of the government are funded, and the transition as smooth. host: our conversation with ken buck, from colorado's fourth congressional district, you can watch

this is not far from the washington hospital center. right now we're working to find out the victim's condition. no word on any suspects yet. >>> trying to figure out how a man is doing after being stabbed at a metro station. this happened on the platform level at the morgan boulevard metro station just after 11:00 last night. metro says the man was stabbed in the back. police recovered the knife and say they do have suspects and are questioning them right now. the victim was rushed to the hospital. >>> today search crew also be working against the clock to find the sixth and final person killed in this mansion fire in an nap sis. five bodies have been recovered so far. don and sandy pyle owned that waterfront home that burned down last week. their grandchildren, they were spending the night with them. all four of the boone kids were killed. lexi and katie were 8 and 7 years old, charlotte was also 8 and wes was 6 years old. the atf is expected to release a cause of the fire tomorrow. >>> this morning in prince george's county firefight

olympia, washington, right now. a mother in jail amp aemgedly stabbing her three young children. police say the father called 911 in the middle of the night saying his 6-month-old twins and 2-year-old were bleeding from their necks. the mother 29-year-old christina booth was arrested on three counts of first-degree attempted murder. neighbors say they are stunned. police say the father was not involved. the children remain in critical condition. >>> a family of a murdered virginia tech student is trying to keep girls alive. morgan harrington's family has set up a nonprofit called help save the next girl. five years ago today, today, morgan's body was discovered in a field. to mark that moment, help save the next girl is selling team justice shirts. the money raised will help support the nonprofit's personal safety education and advocacy campaign. >>> a teenager is in critical condition today after a triple shooting in prince george's county. police say the shooting happened at a home yesterday on glen dennin drive a

and with a little cooperation from the president, we can get washington working again. thank you for allowing me to speak with you tonight. may god bless this great country of ours, the brave americans serving in uniform on our behalf, and you, the hardworking men and women who make the united states of america the greatest nation the world has ever known. >> senator ernst was an attendee at yesterday's iowa freedom summit that was organized by representative steve king and the group citizens united. it has been called the kickoff for the 2016 presidential race, with many potential candidates taking the opportunity to speak to an audience gathered in des moines. speakers included ted cruz, chris christie, scott walker, rick santorum, and mike huckabee. iowa is getting a lot of attention early, since it is traditionally the first state to hold presidential caucuses during the primary process. this morning, we talked to a reporter about the event.

women in washington ruled not by proxy but by proximity. they did not win elections no matter how hard they worked to secure their own candidates' victory. instead, they were crowned and indeed shackled by convention rather than being able to take their place on a convention floor. chase did actually challenge the world order and tried to be a part of her father's political strategies, perhaps even marrying like a royal princess in order to advance his future. the female domain remained a fiercely competitive space in washington in 1864, and one which just like today is ruled by social media. just as generals petraeus and politicians remembering representative weiner to make bipartisan selections have been so painfully taught. never underestimate what can happen when gossip, sex, and media mix in washington. thank you. [applause] >> if there are any questions we have 10 minutes before we need to move on to the next session. >> i would love it if you would identify yourself. >> i'm norm, from akron, ohio. i will try to get down to a level. i

they no longer trust washington to do the right thing. many face the reality of the losing health plans after being told otherwise. many struggle with rising medical costs after washington officials repeatedly said they would be lower. confidence in the american dream has plunged. anxiety about the type of country we leave to the next generation is widespread and for many it never has seemed more difficult just to get by. when americans look overseas they see a world filled with chaos. instability whirling in the middle east terrorists pressing an aggressive agenda and autocrats stopping at a superpower that doesn't seem to have a real plan. at home they see a government that these either uninterested or incapable of addressing their concerns government that seems to be working for itself instead of them. whether it's washington's dysfunction or after receipt that is so byzantine and unaccountable it tried to muzzle political opponents and ignore the needs of veterans. the american people have simply had enough mr. president and this past

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>> it's so great to have good sports news in washington, d.c. you can see all these fans are having an awesome time. the game ending about 10 minutes ago. with the game-winning goal being scored with just about 12 seconds left in the game. now, let me tea -- take you back to earlier this day. there were 42,000 people in attendance here today. that's about 2 1/2 times what is typically at a game at m.c.i. center. the gates opened at 11:00 this morning, two hours before the puck dropped. everybody was here. it was a giant sea of red. everybody having a great time at the winter classic, first time ever being held in washington, d.c. >> it's just an amazing feeling to watch your team, and you're invested in it you know. you see them. you watch them all the time and, you know you root for them and you feel bad for them when they lose. so it's really just you know you feel like you're part of it. you're on the ice with them. >> all right. i'm here with adam he's a huge caps fan. how do you feel? >> i'm shocked but also in awe. >> what a great finish h

/washington week. among other things we'll talk about the white house digital strategy and why it has to do with green lip stick. you have to watch. keep up with developments with me and judy woodruff on the pbs "newshour" and we'll see you next week on "washington week." good night. ♪ >> 30 years ago, the concept of moving surplus perishable foods was an entirely new one. there were no transportation systems like this anywhere in the country. only later, after many organizations used it as a model because they wanted to introduce the program into their city did groups come together and start to refer to themselves as food rescue. >> we have had physicians who come back 50, 60, seven years -- 70 years after graduation. they even remember the name of their cadaver. most student groups name their cadavers. they become close and form a bond. the cadaver we have is named pi because she is cadaver 314.

washington. i am a patriotic american and i'm old. washington has no interest in energy because energy is our problem. washington is driven to stories that they see every night and crises are everything. the natural gas and oil industry in the united states have done on him believable job for america. let me tell you, they did not do it for america. i content you that. i know all those guys. i am one of them. you are out there trying to make money. that is good for america. jobs and taxes. in the meantime, what you do for america. we got our independence of opec. >> let's talk about fracking. every day there is an argument about the environmental pluses and minuses of fracking. how should we think about fracking? well i'd like to dismiss this in 30 seconds. >> you may. >> there is not a problem with fracking. there have been over 800,000 wells fracked. when somebody tells me that you are fracking -- i say give me one example. that is all i need. a fracking damaging anything. -- of fracking damagi

you are watching c-span's "washington journal just o this day 20 years ago, "washington journal" first went on the air. we are back in a moment. ♪ >>> tonight, on q & a janet murgia president and ceo of the nation's largest civil rights and advocacy group on the state of hispanics in america. immigration reform and her come compelling personal story. >> i had the great privilege of experiencing the american dream here in this country, born in kansas, you know my parents actually came to this country fromin the very early '50s, very early '50 did. my parents came from mexico with no money and very little education. i think my dad had an 8th grade education; my mom, a 5th grade education. and yet they believed in the prompts of this country, and they were seeking better opportunities for their children. so they worked really hard and sacrificed as so many latinos and hispanics have done in this country because they wanted that better future for their children in the promise of this country. they employed important values that have been our guide for me and my six brothers and sisters. th

at business and finance in the washington region. as you gear up for the new year and new resolutions for success we are bringing you special show highlighting the best in business. our business high night -- highlighted a navy seal. this week, more from our top talkers in washington success story. celebrating the good food has become big business in washingtonon. it has morphed into a celebrated foodie destination. >> washington claims you as our son, our native son. tell me about your life and where they grew up. >> we grew up in montrl. my family was in the restaurant business. whenen i was about 14 years old about 20 of our family members moved there for the world'd's fair. it was o one of the most successful ones that they had for a long time. they had six different venues in the fair. it was an amazing experience. instead of moving back to montreal we just moved back t to florida. that is how i got my start in the united states. >> did thehey come looking for you for the competition or did you go looking for them? >> my sister

at his 7th street studio in washington. the first portraits made of lincoln since gardner's photographs of him in the field after antietam the previous october. brady was almost certainly galled by this, given his own relationship with the president. and on friday, january 8 exactly two months after the latter of lincoln sittings for gardner, lincoln appeared in brady's gallery for a series of photographs credited to brady himself. these are two of them from that sitting. perhaps because it was an election year, lincoln never shy around a camera, was more than usual willing to be photographed. a month later, february 9, 1864, a tuesday afternoon, he went again to brady's pennsylvania avenue gallery where he had an even longer sitting for brady photographer anthony berger. according to the painter francis bicknell carpenter, who had just started work in white house, he himself joined the president and mrs. lincoln that day under the front portico of the executive mansion where a carriage was to take them to the 3:00 appointm

tonight, on "washington week." mitt's out. >> after spending considerable thought into making another run for president i've decided it's best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee. gwen: and the 2016 republican competition grows even more intense. as hopefuls compete for cash, attention, and the chance to hone their arguments against hillary clinton. >> you look at everything that people dislike about washington, she embodies it. gwen: on capitol hill republican leaders retest arguments. on health care benghazi, and even outgoing attorney general eric holder. >> you're not eric holder, are you? >> no, i'm not, sir. gwen: mean while the president courts old allies abroad. >> india and the united states are not just natural partners. i believe america can be india's best partner. gwen: as his foreign policy team struggles to defang new threats. >> we believe that when you make concessions to terrorists it puts more american citizens at risk, paying ransoms and negotiating can

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max scherzer is introduced to the washington national nabs. he had 210 million reasons to join this ballclub. i' >> for one day only visitors to the smithsonian's air & space museum will see an unusual side of the museum and its collections. our caroline tucker gives us a preview of the behind-the-scenes tour. >> when these two pieces are brought together -- >> preservation is under way at the air & space museum. >> aluminum skin. >> ann macombs is working. >> this type of fabric continues to shrink as it ages. >> to piece together a time capsule. >> lost an engine on a couple of occasions. it lost its electrical system on one occasion. but bless its little heart, it brought them back safe each time. >> this world war ii bomber nicknamed flak bait is one of the artifacts getting some care inside a hangar out of the public eye. >> original art the original paint. >> but this saturday visitors will be able to boldly go where not many have gone before. behind the scenes. >> one of the main points of concern is the fact that we had this cracking i

, and he met in in parsons life of george washington. this was one of first biographies of washington that was published. he knew washington very slightly. he boasted that he was the parson of mount vernon parish. there is no such parish and he was not the rector of a. but he claimed that connection and he was an itinerant book dealer as well as a clergyman and he realized that a biography of washington would be a good seller. so washington died in 1799 weems make some changes to his biography, 1880 version that abraham lincoln would read. and weems' biography is still in print. you can still, you can still buy it on amazon and we still remember stories on. the writing the sentences are not good but the paragraphs are great and the stories are terrific, and the proof is that we still remember some of them. the most famous one is young george and the cherry tree. his father gives him a hatchet. the little boy swings it around and accidentally chops the bark of a prized cherry tree. the father asks george, how did this happen who did this?

of "washington post" and i must say, the unofficial dean of the political press corps here in washington which means he is the oldest member. >> you got that right. >> schieffer: i want to talk to you about the "wall street journal" on friday, that the white house is suddenly -- they actually announced this that they're going to -- have new quote, strategy to work with congress on some things of mutual interest and journal finds republicans who say yeah, they think they are ready to talk. is this the new age of miracles here or is this just some first of the year talk. >> two things. one, it's news that people would think about working together. two, most people don't think

a bout of influenza hit washington, d.c., nearly killed george washington, a precarious time for the country. thomas jefferson runs into alexander hamilton, well-dressed, clean shaven. looking none of those things in front of his house. jefferson said, what's wrong. he said my report to the public credit is going to fail. and what thomas jefferson did was brokered a deal over wine and food and alexander hamilton. madison wasn't going to vote for the plan. but he would not be too strenuous in his opposition. speculation that jefferson found the votes hamilton needed to put them over the tom. he badly needed the bill to select the site for the nation's capitol. this is the first great compromise, the first of three before the civil war. this kept the people, the country together. so what would have been different if monroe had been madison. number one aside from the bill of rights, the power of the executive. he'd gone to war and risked his life. he was not about to vote for a new one to come out in a different name. he was concerned about the power of the presidency. he would not have

this was not far from the washington hospital center. right now we're working to find more on the victim' condition. no word on any suspects. >>> also working to find out the condition of somewhat shot in northeast d.c. police wouldn't tell us how old the victim was or his or her name. the shooting happened on 8th street northeast and 9th street overnight. police say they don't have a lookout for a suspect right now. how far, they are looking for a black suv possibly with a redskins logo. >>> today search crews are trying to find the sixth and final person killed in this mansion fire in annapolis. five bodies have been recovered so far. done and sandy pile owned this waterfront home that burned down last week. their grandchildren were spending the night with them. all four boone kids were kid. lexi and katy were 8 and 7 years old. charlotte was also 8 and wes was 6 years old. the atf is expected to release the cause of the fire tree. >>> president obama and the first lady are in india this morning. they're at a cultural performance at th

washington has that. if they cannot work in the government, they will learn to do something else. >> we will be profiling a w of them l later in the season, but we do n not havave enough time for that now. i was in theenate when w we created 12 weeks of mdatoryry family leave for anye who wantnted it d d thr jobs to be protected. all that fighting but it was unpapaid lve. many still do not realize that. now esident obama saysys it is timeme to have that leave be paid. mateity ave, family leave, whatatever. he wants the states to help pay for it. peter morici, aood idea or bad idea? >> not at this time. emoyers can be compelled to pay for leave, but they would just pay people less. at the end of the dayhey n only pay so much to get a pair of eyeglasses made. if thatthis is not a good time for it. >> easy for the guy to say but if you a are a woman you doo not have much of a choice. you have to take m materninity leave. if it is unpaid,- i took out ans to pay for my maternity leavave. i shouldn't have to do

it was about george washington at the farm in fredericksburg. about washington's boyhood. people remember the boyhood over time. it's fitting that we're ending the year tonight looking at a sequence of events that are really partly about george washington's last great public moment when he's leaving the presidency. gone from his boyhood to his retirement essentially. it's a nice similarry that we like to see. now, we have an excellent speaker tonight who i am going to tell you a little bit about. jeffrey l. paezley -- passley. this is an old picture. i've known jeff for a while. and an old pick i've had. last month denver brunsman, the valedictorian. in this case we have jeffrey l.pazley who was not the valedictorian of carlton college. the great enemy of st. olaf's. this is nice. denver did graduate. i know he graduated. he did well. got the master's in phd. in harvard university. he talked with the great historian vernon bailen who's one of the giants of early american history and established millions of debates in the field. so tremendous lineage that we would say. he m

baltimore, denver, could washington be on your next experiment list? >> yes. so right now washington is severely resource constrained. me and four people. it was five but one got deported. this is not funny. good people can't stay in the u.s. and i am about to lose another one if we can't figure out something with his visa. but my staff is all under 25 and they're all very, very dedicated to this. but we have a lot -- >> so we are hearing job and resource opportunities here on the stage so i hope washington answers the call. >> the city of miami has basically offered us a million dollars to open up an operation down there. there are some organizations that said we've got a million bucks if you can bring it down to miami we need these jobs and the employers to have these people. we're using that model nationwide. we're basically saying any city that can come up with the funds we'll open up a branch there and put people to work. in real numbers. >> is there anything washington's system, you mentioned immigration and deportation. is there anything that policymake

that's tonight on "washington week." the promise of a blank page. can the president use the new year to restore his popularity and complete an unfinished agenda? >> now you have republicans in a position where it's not enough for them simply to grind the wheels of congress to a halt and then blame me. gwen: will the new republican congress place his plans with their phone? could the supreme court change course with critical rulings on health care and gay marriage? and who will emerge in the best position to win the 2016 presidential nomination? old things or new? hear the previews -- here with a preview of the news we'll be watching this year, molly bell, from "the atlantic," joan biskupic from reuters, ed o'keefe from the "washington post," and alexis simendinger white house correspondent for realclearpolitics. >> award-winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital this is "washington week with gwen ifill." corporate funding for "washington week" is provide by -- -- >> we're committed to strong. we'r

people were talking about -- a bout of influenza hit washington, nearly killed george washington. it's a very precarious time for the country. thomas jefferson runs into alexander alexander, hamilton, who is usually very well-dressed, clean shaven looking none of those things. jefferson says, what is wrong? what thomas jefferson is he brokered a deal over wine and food at his house, between james madison, the leader of the opposition to this plan, and alexander hamilton. madison wasn't going to vote for the plan but he will not be too strenuous in his opposition. there's speculation that he and jefferson found the additional votes that hamilton needed to put him over the top. hamilton would then turn around and use his leverage with the northern states who badly needed this bill to select 2 the fight for the nation's capital, the first great compromise. and this kept the peace and this kept the country together. what would have different if monroe had been there instead of madison? number one aside from the bill of rights, monroe's biggest objection to the constitution was the pow

so are anne arundel and washington county schools. montgomery tells us it is starting on time today. back to virginia. warren fauquier, response vane ya on a two-hour delay. alexandria, manassas city and park two hours. >> all these delays on the bottom of your screen and on the news 4 app and nbcwashington.com. >> right now about 100 cold and hungry people are getting the payoff for camping out all night in subfreezing temperatures. these brave men and women slept in tents outside the chick-fil-a in dumfries. the first 100 who made it through the night and the front door are getting a free chicken sandwich once a week for a year. we have much more on this winter blast. how the commuters are handling the elements later in the broadcast. >>> today marks one month since a plane crashed into multimedical homes in montgomery county. marie gemmell and her two youngest children died. they received all of these items. the restaurant owner says donations came as far as away as from hawaii and austria. and the dough tphaugzs number in the thou

we will be updating this washington >>> welcome back everybody at 4:30. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse. >>> a police car was run over bri a dump truck after he intentionally did this. officers were not hurt. >>> in the district police opened fire in the southeast and a stray bullet hits a person inside a barber shop and suspected to survive. >>> the cold is only getting started. it is bone chilling skim numbering, a blast of arctic air about to get chillier. >> and jay gray on how people are dealing with it. first, we go to veronica. what's the latest? the latest everybody around a windchill advisory around 10:00 p.m. tonight and run through 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we're not only dealing with cold temperatures but breezy and windy conditions tomorrow morning. temperatures will feel from 10 below zero to zero. if you want to bundle up and dunn load the latest weather app app. you can get the latest weather delays and school declays and closures. by 8 p.m. we're already in the teens. what we're really focused on windc

navy is located at the historic washington n navy yard. many artifacts are being consolididated at a giant storage and center in richmond. joining us now to tell us how the command is preserving history to inspire future generations is jim the command's depu director who is also a retyler naval officer, thank you to the program. >> thank you for the opportunity to talk about naval history and hair taling. >> it has fascinated me as military history has. a couple years ago the looked like the navy had turned its back on its own rich history. in the last couplele years, you are starting to get more resources. why is naval history suddenly so important and getting the foc that it deserves? >> i think one of the things that you rightly point out that there was perhaps a drifting apart and the importance of naval history and heritage is that it is relevant not just to tell the story of the navy and perhaps the naon in the past, but it's relevant to the current day operations and the future operations. there are lessons we learn from the past an

but in washington one of the beauties is you can come and it's very populist idea and a populist ideal. what i did say, maybe my fault two different thoughts got conflated, was that business models of everything that depends on government funding are going to be more and more creative. i think we are dealing with private public partnerships. i have no intentions of making those institutions less accessible. >> fundraising for the smithsonian may be more difficult perhaps than four or for cornell. smithsonian does really have billionaire alumni. it may have billionaires in its full. under the 10 year tenure of lawrence small, it was entering into the there was arrangement with showtime giving them exclusive first rights of her fruits over the use of archival materials, smithsonian objects. and people complained about that, that it is taking a public resource and privatizing it. any since from your work in university where the red lines need to be, or something with the smithsonian when it comes to those arrangements in the future. >> it is a great question. let me talk about the fundrai

it is the college debate in washington today.he first question for all of us -- the first debate that i want you to engage in as you listen to the speakers, right in your journals -- write in your journals, do we have polarization? what is the american public think about policymaking in the 21st century? a political scientist from stanford published a book 10 years ago in which he argued that the american public has not changed in the last several decades. that we still have a strong center but that the extremes on both sides -- the far left and the far right -- have become much more polarizing and much more activist. he attributes the dysfunction or the obstacles, the barriers to policymaking to polarization among party elite. that is elected officials and political activists. there is a different argument. he says -- i should've added -- the polarization is extreme. the public has sorted. the public is not pull arise. there is a large group of people in the middle. people in the left have moved to the left and the people in the

>> special teams for the washington capitals.looking at a confident group, capitals continue to play well. they end up with the power-play goal to win it. the five-on-three kill in the second period was critically important to allow the capitals a victory. holtby played well in goal pap lot to like about the way the washington capitals are playing right now. >> not just to like about them. there's always been stuff to like about the washington capitals, but the fact they have a different approach with a different coach, there was always a feeling that they would disappoint. that feeling seems to be dissipating as time goes on with this club. pretty impressive. again, winter classic all about this day. nothing is like any other regular-season game. in fact, we gave away a car at the end of the day. it's all been tremendous including billy idol. >> in the regular season it's really the grandest stage the sport has to offer, and today it was the capitals victorious here at nationals park. guys, always a pleasure. right now we go bac