washington came from a different era. washington grew up in a.and everybody had sliced the everybody had slaves. they were slaves in every country in the world. there were slaves in europe or tara had always been slaves. they were slaves in every state. every member, every person who signed the declaration of independence, except john adams, had owned a slave a least one time. he could not imagine a world without slaves. during the revolution many people were pulling on him. there was a movement against slavery, and so people like some of his aides like henry lawrence of south carolina, or most critically, lafayette of france, or hamilton of new york were saying no, slavery has to end and you should be a leader of it. he didn't go that far. and he kept his own slaves. of course, many of the slaves were owned i his wife but he was always called by this desire that this is not a trend of the future. ben franklin of course had switched. he owns place we need was younger. he became a leader abolitionist, ben franklin. people can change. on his deathb

washington did not. masonms to us that george 's behavior towards george washington was always tinged by that, not condescension, but presumption of superior knowledge and in the light. thought, we think, is what happened in philadelphia. ehere must've been som interview between the two of them in terms of mason's opposition to the constitution that turned nasty, that made washington feel stupid. he could be quite touchy about this. mrs. heidler: we all can. [laughter] mr. heidler: yes. not something unique to washington. he said he was too stupid to understand them, yet perfectly capable of understanding what the administration told him. if this could cause him to lose his temper, i think that is what george mason. he was written out of his life. he did the same thing to randolph, we think, because of the sections of dispatch number 10. mrs. heidler: as far as henry is concerned, there never really was a break between them. washington always respected him. henry, after the ratification oppose ther tried

it was certainly a band of brothers washington that's washington's phrase. but he pulled out glasses and read and said i had blind in service and not only gone blind in the service of history because i've been reading too many archive l notes but it begins, preface begins on a chilly spring morning in april of 2014 as i sat own mount vernon plaza watching the sun rise slowly over the potomac river. the window off george washington's upstairs bedroom was over my right shoulder. west facing down on the first floor office stood directly behind me. washington would have seen much the same view 225 years earlier. knowing might be a long time before he observed it again prepares to leave for the seat of government in new york on -- april 16, 1789 due to preservation effort this is vista, one that washington most loved and build to fame survived virtually unchanged in midst of the urban stroll at the fred w. smith library for the study of george washington with a resident city on growngdz of mount vernon i was able to enjoy this and other scenes on washington's pla

washington did not. it seems to us that george mason's behavior towards george washington was hinged by that sort of -- not open condensation -- condescension, but assumption of intellect. that is what we think happened in philadelphia. there must have been an interview between the two of them, in terms of mason's opposition to the constitution, that turned nasty. that washington was made to feel stupid. he can be touchy about that. jeanne: we all can. [laughter] jefferson hee told could not understand hamilton's notions, was too stupid to understand them. that was one of the rare times he lost his temper. it was telling. that caused him to lose his temper, i think that is what happened with george mason and the reason he never had another contact with him. he was written out of his life. he did the same thing to edmund randolph, we think, because of those sections. >> anything? jeanne: as far as henry is concerned, there was never a break between them. washington always respected him. henry, after the r

the man who made washington's uniform, the father of a slave, runs away from washington. this is the true story of american history that is so much better than any novel could be. these are the fascinating threads i tried to find and we ave through the stories i have told in my book. mentioning, the feeling ehat i get here, the palpabl viewing of being in a place where washington stewart and him, knox stood with really does connect to that personal history. for all too many people, i hear it all the time, it is so ago, so boring. dates.f days -- but history is about what real people do. somber poet of the civil war, who served as a volunteer nurse, once said the real war will never get in the books. and i have had that in my mind for many years, and certainly as i wrote "the hidden history of america at war." these are the stories about real people. this is the real war getting in the books. the story in the hidden history of america at war is the story of who fight our battles, who goes to war for us, and why we go to war. those are questions we should be asking ourselve

washington's enmity. to a point all of this is understandable, predictable but regrettable, the outcome of a massive misunderstanding compounded by wounded pride. we all must admit, however, that this is the last rupture with his last virginian strange, an event that defied explanations. washington and randolph were close. they were even closer than washington had been with madison, certainly more so than washington ever had been with jefferson. washington's reaction is puzzling. even bearing in mind the normal inclination to entertain an accusation precisely it is so serious that no one would level it, washington accepted pickering's version of the communication, a man he did not trust and did not keep in his confidence, did not like. it's strange that washington would behave for the better part of two weeks as though nothing were wrong, never providing any indication that he suspected randolph of treachery. when he did begin the investigation, the inquiry that was to determine randolph's innocence or gu

washington called the work a good likeness. the mixture of the real and ideal establish the model which has been reproduced in many forms from the 18th century to the present. with regard to the model, probably one of the best-known examples would the the monumental painting of washington crossing the delaware. this familiarity of secures the radical he of the statue when it was commissioned. -- obscures the radical nature of the statue when it was commissioned. when it was commissioned, there was no model for this. like the political structure, the statue, a result of collaboration between the parisian artist, thomas jefferson, who was serving as minister to france, members of the virginia general assembly, and washington himself, adapted to classical precedents to suit american cased and helped shape a national iconography. we should note the agent references are reiterated by the placement in a temple like setting. albeit, a temple of liberty, as jefferson described it rather than one dedicated to a god or emperor. whoops. f

talks about images of george washington and the u.s. capitol rotunda, and explains how they convey sense of unity and power. the u.s. capital historical society hosted this 50 minute program. >> as the restoration of the dome advances toward its , thected completion date temporary alterations to its iconic appearance provoked reflection on the varied meaning within the realms of american political, cultural, and aesthetic discourse, past and present. despite the current political discord, a structure that has long visualized aspiration, whether in a civic or religious context, conveys a sense of national unity and shared historic memory. these ideas are reiterated within the expense of the dome's exterior, a rotunda that functions as a ceremonial site, a public hall of the people, a vestibule leading to -- and a home of art and history. before examining the interaction, review of the dome is in order. while modest domes were known in the middle east, the large domes that symbolized power, authority, unity, and permanence in the west ori

george washington didn't have a library. and so i was trying to help them a bit in getting that library built. i have done that and some other things there. i think they have an excellent organization. americans learn a lot about history. >> so while we're talk building washington and your interests, what is the best biography you have ever ready. >> ron chernal, his recent one volume book on washington is spectacular. >> and when you think about him and his contribution, you mentioned that we have to remember that he was also a slave holder, what are the things we should remember george washington for? >> george washington should be remembered for this. he invented our country in many ways. he invented the country because he won the revolutionary war as a general. we might not have won that war. secondly, he presided over the washington convention. i'm not sure we would have had a constitution. he invented the constitution and invented the presidency as the president of the united states, the first president. so he did thos

with the in washington? jefferson: what garrison and lundy had hit that no one had done, they would go out and write about specific slave traders. they would name names. no one had ever done this before. lundy taught garrison how to do it. originally they were publishing in baltimore, which was a bigger slave trading town. they both wrote articles about different slave traders. one saying this man was a beast because he sold off children, broken up families, action both of them, that's what they read about. in both cases, the slave traders waylaid them after the article appeared, beat the how out of them, and when lundy filed charges, the judge said you deserved it and dismissed the case. afterrrison's case beating garrison up, the slave trader also charged them with libel. garrison was about to go on 1833 andbaltimore in new he was not going to get a fair trial, so he skipped town and left. he went back to boston. that's when he founded the liberator, which became the great antislavery publication. lundy ha

of the city of washington. you mentioned 1835, 30,000 people. >> right. >> 12,000 are african americans. >> right. >> of the 12,000, how many are free? >> 6,000 plus. a majority by like 50. >> so there's an exodus after this event. what changes within washington? >> actually, that trend continues and the free black population continues to grow. in fact, by the beginning of the civil war, free black people outnumber slaves in four to one.ke so in the next 20 years, because you have to understand if you were a black person in virginia and you got your freedom, you had to leave the state within a year by law. or you could be sold back into slavery. and so those people once they to go to boston or new york even though there was no slavely. but first of all philadelphia was a four or five day ride. bo even though there was no slavely. but first of all philadelphia was a four or five day ride. at best. and then it's an alien culture. it's not a southern culture. so the blacks once they got went to the district and th

for mary calvi in washington, d.c., i'm chris wragge. there you see it, pope francis once again on your screen having a great time in

>> just like to washington said it is subtlety.the last person i got called the n-word when approached they said i said neighbor. >> close, no cigar. >> we started out going, what it means. when you come in in my files, 13 of us. as always 13 firefighters on duty. three or four are black and three or four hispanic you have a whole different hemisphere. one person of color one woman it's a lot harder. ultimately enough of us coming on the job. >> there has been blowback as well. stories in new york post fairly regularly over the last few months of the people who they say got in because of the lawsuit should not be on the job. a steady stream of anonymous folks who are supposed to allegedly, the fellow firefighters, lowered the standards. what's going on here. should i be concerned as a citizen? >> i think that not every one that is on the fire department is 100%. nobody is 100%. there are people that no they job and no their job well. there are some that no their job and some of the don't really know there job. but i think that the

washington: hip hip! >> huzzah! pres. washington: hip hip! >> huzzah! pres.hington: i want to acknowledge the current service, i believe you even recommended a service to guard the coast. sec. hamilton: yes. pres. washington: it was alexander hamilton's wording. i would like to take a moment to acknowledge the current men and women who serve in uniform at this point. so please, hip hip! >> huzzah! pres. washington: i will briefly name off the first 10 vessels that were built. many of the custom officers in philadelphia and other places -- baltimore, boston -- they suggested perhaps that we could just convert vessels that already existed. but mr. hamilton, in his wisdom, decided that they should be built. and this would also encourage manufacturing here at home. and so the manufacturing took place from newberry port , massachusetts all the way down to savannah, georgia. 10 different independent. sec. hamilton: it was your recommendation, was it not, that the ships be built in their states? pres. washington: oh, indeed. sec. hamilton: and not exceed the price o

he'll head to washington state. why spying could be message number one at the white house. >> this is a mass scandal that not only cheated consumers but harmed the environment. >> volkswagen admitted to cheating on emissions test in millions more cars. the cost in billions could put vws future at risk. >> tonight pope francis is in america. washington, d.c. just a few hours ago he was ready to join the president and his family. it was the pope's first visit, and expectations are high. along the way, francis is expected to focus on significant issues like caring for the poor and the planet. he's also expected to ruffle some feathers. eric pitzi reports. >> there was a roar from the crowd as his plane shepherd one landed outside of washington. the cheers grew even louder as the man known as the people's pope emerged. poised to greetet pope the moment he stepped on u.s. soil for the first time was president obama, the first family. his church officials. the pope was all smiles showing little sign of fatigue having just

for martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m.tern on american history tv on c-span3. this year c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. up next, a look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3.

we explore the impact tonight on "washington week. representative boehner: it's been an honor to serve in this institution. gwen: one day after the triumph of hosting the pope at the capitol, the house speaker takes washington by surprise, announcing he'll quit next month. what it means for politics and policy. meanwhile, pope francis takes the u.s. by storm, chiding congress gently. pope francis: legislative activity is always based on care for the people. gwen: embracing children and the poor, and making the moral case for refugee relief against the death penalty and on behalf of climate action. pope francis: god bless america! plus applause [applause] gwen: while at the white house, superpowers agree to cooperate on some things while waiting each other out on others. president obama: part of the deal of being on the world stage as a big country is that you have more to do. my gray hair testifies to that. gwen: and on the campaign trail, walker drops out, rubio and fiorina rise, and trump and carson stir the pot. dr. carson: i would

they wanted to build a president for washington. george washington did not have a library. i wanted to help them get the library built. i have done that and other things. i think they have an excellent organization. i try to help them with something i thought was a good idea. host: what is the best washington biography you have read? mr. rubenstein: there are terrific ones. charnell's book on washington is spectacular. host: when you think about him and his contribution, you mention we have to member he was a slave holder, what are the things we should remember george washington for? mr. rubenstein: george washington invented our country in many ways. he invented the country because he won the revolutionary war as a general. secondly, he presided over the constitutional convention. without his doing so, i'm not sure we would have had a constitution. he invented the constitution, the country, and the presidency. he did those things that invented so many important and the country by hoping to win the war. the most important thing he did was he gave up our. ast people who win

it's a glorious day here in washington.e're so happy to be greeting the pope with beautiful weather, and so there's excitement in the air, people awaiting for this ceremony to begin. host: what goes through planning and preparing for a visit from the pope to the white house for this welcoming ceremony? hat goes through this? capricia: i will tell with you all the variety details, secret service, the uniform division, everyone has been working around the clock for months, and the moment that the visit was announced by the president, they been working on every detail, every moment of the pope's visit to waters, and then cities beyond the event, because they're not only the focus on today and tomorrow, but once the pope was in d.c. both new york and to philadelphia, they will be monitoring those aspects of the visit as well. and then right on the heels of the you have the visit of president of china. they have a lot going on the next few days. host: right, so the visit this morning, the welcoming ceremony for the pope, is bein

everybody did a terrific job in washington.reathing a deep, deserved sigh of relief as i saw that plane take off. but i think it was, you know, capped today by his speech to the joint session of a congress which was -- which was a very high tonal spiritual talk. and the thing i like so much was that he -- he complimented america, complimented the united states and affirmed our value system. land of the free, home of the brave. people who look after their own and enhance dignity and create opportunities and freedom. so he was -- he was affirming our value system. he was just telling us to keep with it, do better, do more, because more is needed. but he wasn't being prescriptive what it is we should believe that we don't or what it that is we should be doing. and i think he hit just the right note with that. and that's who he is. he's the most iconic, spiritual person probably on earth. he has a powerful moral megaphone. and he has listened to. it's incredible the effect that he's had on this city and as i've witnessed it in the

susan: while we are talking about washington, what is the best washington biography? david: there are a lot of terrific ones, but [indiscernible] one.s done a terrific think abouthen you him and his contribution, you mentioned that have to remember that he was also a slaveholder, but what other things should we remember george washington for? susan: george washington should be remembered for this -- he invented our country, in many ways. he invented the country because he won the revolutionary war as a general. secondly, he presided over the constitutional convention. without him doing so, i'm not sure we would've had a constitution. and that he invented the presidency as the president of the united states. he did those things that really -- and really invented so many important things. the most important thing he did was give up power. he gave up our after he was a revolutionary war general. most people who win wars say i'm going to stay in power. napoleon being a good example of that. when he gave up power and went back to mount vernon, king george the third said th

political reporter dave evans is in washington, d.c. he will have a live report coming up on eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> it is not just one of the top gadgets for techies. still to come on eyewitness news, how the apple watch saved the life of a high school football player. >>> from a small rockland county church to a seat right next to pope francis, a special honor for new york's longest serving deacon. i'm marcus solis. the story coming up. >>> and we take another live look at the basilica in washington, d.c. where a mass >>> back live and you are watching history in the making. the first time a saint canonized on u.s. soil, all this happening inside the basilica of national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington where spanish missionary credited with bringing catholicism to california will become a saint in the catholic church. continued coverage throughout the newscast. >>> and turning to other news, to most of us it's a cool gadget but one teenager says he's alive thanks to the apple watch. the high school football play

around came into washington.isitation was untouched because winfield scott who had been the chief general before the war his daughter had become a visitation nun and she was buried there so he protected it. it was never taken over but it continued to operate all through the war. a lot of these women lived there lets get some girls ask in question but you go ahead. >> he said some wonderful things about mary todd lincoln. you do have an unexpected favor source for mary todd lincoln? >> i didn't really spend that much time delving into mary todd lincoln because she has been written about a good deal. obviously i had to deal with her, she was the first lady. the parts that i found interesting were what other people who were contemporaries wrote about her because again it was first person and they saw it now they all had used and elizabeth keckley's book is very eye-opening about the white house and what was going on in at the white house but also toward the end of the war mary lincoln's half-sister came and stayed i

matthews cathedral tomorrow in washington, d.c. and then a mass. celebrating a mass at the basilica of the national shrine. at a catholic university. cecilia vega is there for us right now. they are absorbed the fact now that the pope is here. >> oh george, you have no idea. you've been making -- hearing you guys talk thinking about the group of friars i met here in washington. they're having a viewing party i mean like a super bowl party watching this pope land today. that is the excitement out here. but you know, yes, there's this rock star pope air about pope francis that people here are very excited to feel and touch for the very first time. in this country. but catholics in this -- [ no audio ] >> looks like we lost her right there. talking about the excitement. so many here are facing as they wait for the pope. father martin, that mass will >> yes i think only four of the events are going to be in english and it makes sense not only because something like 30%. 40% of the catholic church in the united states is spanish but that's what he's mos

pope francis is just charming crowds in washington, the first stop on his visit to the u.s. his trip culminates with a mass on the ben franklin parkway, right here in philadelphia, this sunday. correspondent don champion joins us now live in washington, d.c., been up since very early this morning with the story of francis' first morning on us soil. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, erika, the ceremony on the white house, the south lawn of the white house, was meant to be a grand welcome for the pope, and boy, was it grand. the pope wasted no time weighing in on some very relevant and tough issues. a joyous crowd welcomed pope francis to the white house this morning, during his first official visit to the u.s. speaking in english, the argentinian born francis said he was grateful for the warm reception. >> i'm happy to be a guest in this country which was vastly built of families. >> the pope's remarks went beyond pleasantry, to address america's improving relations with cuba. he also called for americans to reject unjust discrimination, and to protect religious liberty. but

their eyes glued to their televisions, as today's events play out in washington.bc 10's doug shimell watching them, as they watched. plenty of people enjoying some history today. doug? >> reporter: exactly. the tributes to the pope that we found today sort of ran the spectrum, everything from high school pope trivia to college pope watch party. >> reporter: they could have been watching an eagles game, but it was pope francis at quarterback in the nation's capital. >> oh my god. >> reporter: students at st. joseph's university campus ministry are learning, when you're the pope, it's what you do. >> this is huge. it more than just celebrity. it's our excitement because like how much we identify with the pope and his own values. >> reporter: seeing him on the streets of washington built sus response for this weekend. >> a lot of people are thrown off at the idea the city's being shut down. i'm super excited. >> i plan on being when the pope passes by, being with other students trying to get a high while he's passing by. >> reporter: it was class warfare in redding o

we're live in washington, d.c. with the latest. >> fall is getting off to a warm start, a cooldown is on the way. at 62 degrees right now, 6:00 a.m. on the notz. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. welcome to fall. >> it's not going to feel like fall. felt like fall yesterday. >> we'll let meteorologist brittney shipp sort that out. >> sums it up. a flip-flop thing. a cool end to summer, now a warm start to fall. our current temperature is at 60 degrees in philadelphia, a few clouds, 78% in the humidity. our wind speeds out of the north at about 6 miles per hour. current temperatures throughout the region at 59 degrees in northeast philly, 49 chester springs, 53 in kennett square. 44 in the poconos, 49 in allentown and 52 in oxford. 60 in woodbine, 58 at the atlantic city airports, so not a bad way to start the morning but things will warm up heading into the afternoon. we mentioned yesterday it was a cool summer's end, a little below average now. we had above average, 80 degrees for

i understand beautiful here if washington, d.c.. we believe the -- in washington, d.c.. we believe the pope will be taking the weather to new york as well. john? >>> what's going to hypomerery is we have a repeat today of yesterday. that means that we are in the -- upper 70s and low 80s. and then tomorrow, for the events around the area, it's the mid- to upper 70s so yeah very comfortable weather watchers right now, watching some very comfortable conditions. 49 cool degrees in riverhead. we also have some 40s in through parts of central jersey. ron on the jersey shore makes a good point. 59. and this comment -- inland weather was great yesterday. but small craft warnings kept me from wishing and dish fishing and ron -- fishing and ron and everybody else we have a high kip current risk for the jersey shore, from bob, he's loving the weather. best weather ever. and best weather for our little ride with a friend. now that just looks like fun. what could possibly go wrong? i like that. taking molly for a ride. thanks bob we appreciate that. sending that in. get out there and

northeast washington. we also have mariah shriver with us, long-time friend of ours and colleague of ours who was invited to today ice white house event as a guest and attended as a journalist and with that in mind, maria, i am curious to hear what it felt like to be in the presence of this pope. >> well, brian, it was extraordinary. i think everybody, chris and everybody's been talking about that. it was one of those events that's historic and never forget it. there was so much pomp, there was so much circumstance but i thought the pope and the president spoke beautifully. i thought the president when he talked about, you know, holiness, all the people are here for you because you're the pope but i think most of the people also here because of the person you are. you remind us of our best selves and spoke to the idea that the pope pointed out for people we could all be more open in the way we look at the world, looking more at fellow brothers and sisters. he reminds us of those in our lives and community

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washington has pumped them up beyond measure here because they want to see what washington got a taste of these past two days, and i did notice that the crowd is much more diverse here. we have catholic population in new york of more than 2.6 million, many of them from south american and central american countries so you're seeing people from all walks and he will get to meet a lot of those people tomorrow. >> jim handly, thanks, jim. >>> pope francis, in fact, addressed a joint meeting of congress today and he is the first pope afforded that honor as we noted before. he urged the members of congress to cooperate on issues of immigration and to embrace what he called the stranger in our mid midst. steve handelsman has more on that from capitol hill. >> the pope from the holy see! >> the first pope to address congress moved many lawmakers and pope francis said he was speaking to all americans. >> in the land of the free and the home of the brave. >> reporter: francis urged respect for life at every stage and an end to the death penalty. follow, he said, the golden rule. >> do unto other

we updated the nbc washington app. you can swipe right for the special page covering everything about the pope's visit here. we'll also follow his visit up to new york on thursday to philadelphia this weekend. so be sure to keep that app by your side. chuck? >> thank you. we still have a lot of clouds in our sky right now. but the rain is over. the clouds are going to linger here for the next couple of hours. should start to thin out by mid to late afternoon. already starting to see a little brighter of a sky here in northwest outside of our window to the station. cooler than average, temperatures today in the low to mid os. it's about 5 to 7 degrees cooler than average but the rain's gone. the nationals and the orioles tonight, last night's game postponed. tonight's game able to be played for sure. first pitch temperature around 70. most of the game will be in the mid to upper 60s. plenty of clouds but dry for the game. sunshine's back for tomorrow. outdoor activity surrounding the pope's activities around town. detai

it is the home church for the arch diocese in washington. the prayers will be private. you could see the pope leave along rhode island avenue near connecticut avenue. advocates with the human rights campaign will put up this banner right across the street on instagram the hrc posted a picture of it with a message asking the pope to welcome lgbt catholics back to the church. pope francis has said in the past it is not his job to judge people based on their sexual orientation. >>> after visiting saint matthews pope francis heads to the basilica shrine of the immaculate conception. we'll watch the celebration this evening. mollet green is there. you can find the latest road closures just by searching basilica on the nbc washington app. eun? >>> our coverage of the papal visit continues this morning with a look at where pope francis heads after saint matthews. remember to download the nbc washington app for everything you need to know about the pope's visit including the major impact it's going to have on commuting. >>> breaking news just into the live desk. kristin wright

this wraps up his trip to washington, d.c.l just leave you with this quote from pope francis, the challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the united states. pope francis doing what we loves to do. greeting the crowds, the masses waiting for him for a hug, a handshake, or a photo. i'm stephanie sy in new york. the news continues in a moment with my colleague, randall pinkston. ♪ >> i think we're into something that's bigger than us >> that's the pain your mother feels when you disrespect her son... >> me being here is defying all odds >> they were patriots, they wanted their country back >> al jazeera america presents the passion.. >> onward! pain... >> it's too much though... >> and triumph... >> inspirational real life stories... >> all these labels the world throws at you, that's what drives me to push... >> of ordinary people >> i tasted the american dream. i liked it... >> living extraordinary lives... >> if we could multiply

. >> mike viqueira is in washington. what can we expect in the coming days from the pope and the president? >> well, i think that we have it about right. i mean, there are many issues on which these two men, president obama and the pope, agree. they discussed many of them when the president visited the vatican with michelle obama last march, march 2014. little did we know at the time also on the table the historic meeting between cuba and the united states that pope francis helped to broker. something that came to light after the fact. the issues they have in common and what the white house is stressing on immigration and climate change and on cuba, on income inequality. some of the more contentious issues they don't agree. this is all behind closed doors. when the interaction between the pope and president happens, there's not going to be the usual oval office photo op. we'll see them walking together. there will be a walk along the rose garden in the collonade. there will be a lot of pomp and ceremony on the south lawn

>> i wanted tuesday in washington and. also i do washington well. to one of the things i've learned is quite interesting is academic historians get the politics wrong and it is helpful to know how to analyze politics so i wanted to have been reading the 19th century books so that i did go searching for their papers. but i never found any i found the university of chicago had letters to her after stephen douglass died and a few others. and

in washington and the reporters came in large numbers.dorothea dix was here before the war lobbying in congress and she was so influential that she is actually given a little alcove in the senate library, by the senate in which to do her lobbying. when she was here she established saint elizabeth, then she went off to other places when the bill she was trying to get through was vetoed. she then came back and brought herself into the surgeon general and said she would be the superintendent of the male nurses. there were no female nurses, she created that and opened the professor profession of nurses. she was a formidable figure. there is just a few female doctors in the country at the time, 11 of them was a surgeon, mary walker, who again came to washington and presented herself to be into work for the union army. she was not hire, she worked as a volunteer. in a volunteer. in the course of her work during the war she was eventually hired, she was was captured and she had such horrific experiences that she is still, the only woman to have

back story ofthe mass in washington that he made up, but it deals with washington's escape from slavery and virginia. he makes it to ohio and helps him move on to canada and freedom, which was a crime to assist a slave. he would return to virginia, and was caught. he was put on the creole and personally sailed into the .assau harbor and wins the message was virginia was great for the revolution -- it had great ideals, but that virginia is dying. proper idealswith is ohio, which happen to be the home of harriet beecher stowe and joshua giddings. to slaves,essage was right is on your side, and your leaders are worthy. to the whites in the united states, have courage to follow the nation's basic principles and help slaves lead themselves to freedom, as he did. whatever happened to mass in washington? in april 1842, when he stepped out of the jail in nassau, he stepped out of history. we have no idea what happened to him. let me take one other moment because i have been remiss in failing to express appreciation to the national archives here and the regional center in el paso, texas. manifes

sherwood, who covers politics for washington, did you talks about corruption in washington, d.c., marylandin virginia. brian: tom sherwood, after 40 years of covering washington, d.c., when you look at, what is the biggest scandal? tom: do not think there is any doubt that the marion barry scandal that captivated people and 1990's was it. brian: do you think it is strange and all that they want to change the name of a high school to marion barry in high school and have a statute that says, mirror for life. tom: there is a camp in to get some kind of acknowledgment of im in washington, d.c. marion barry was heralded as a hero for the things he did. he was hated for the bad things. i am not surprised. mary was a big figure. four terms as mayor, for terms on the deep. see perry council. he did do it never things that he ought to be remembered. aian: because there are number of officials from butinia, not virginia maryland, who are in jail, public officials -- we wanted to kind of do an update on everything. we have some video of you interviewing someone the audience might remember because was

if you just said washington, jefferson, we are moving towards anarchy. there was one who was the founding his father of them all and they would all agree about this. you asked franklin, hamilton, madison, adams, they would all agree washington was the greatest. and because of his judgment. he wasn't as smart, hamilton was the smartest. he would have gotten the highest grades on the s.a.t.s. jefferson was the best red, madison was most publicly agile. adams was the most thoughtful about government i think. so each of them had particular strengths but they all said washington was indispensable. and he was. the most indispensable thing he ever did, which is what marks him as so different from all those revolutionary leaders is you walked away from power twice. he was indispensable because he made himself disposable. think about revolutionary leaders in history. julius caesar doesn't do it, albert cromwell doesn't do it, napoleon doesn't do it, stalin doesn't do it, mallory doesn't do it, castro doesn't still hasn't done it. the only one who has done it was

this is washington, d.c.om here, going to the residence where he is staying at essentially the vatican's embassy to washington. no other public events planned tonight although that crowd could draw him out. he is historically on the trips often been drawn by crowds chanting and saying we want the see you and he'll come to the window or come to the window or even come outside so that could happen. tomorrow, of course, he's at the white house, a formal ceremony in the rose garden with the president and first lady and a crowd of thousands who have been invited there. then a join session of congress on thursday addressing congress, which i believe is the first. >> and that's going to be -- that's what's going to drive my coverage for a little while. >> andhen it's to remind people it's new york city, it's mass at st. patrick's and madison square garden. >> on a friday night. >> and then saturday to philadelphia where they're expecting millions of people in downtown philadelphia, independence mall. >> so many peop

washington: indeed. sec.amilton: of course, you know how the war went and the battles went in and around new york. they went brilliantly -- the we had to retreat the length of york island into new jersey. retreating is a dismal business at best, but there is no place to retreat to than new jersey. we retreated the length of new jersey, cross the river into pennsylvania. what happens on december 25? i heard someone say christmas. since this happened every -- i you godless heathens will be more specific. what happened on december 25, 1776? that's right, we re-crossed the delaware. - tell you my favorite- he sought to entrap us in trenton, and general washington was able to take them at princeton instead. i don't suppose any of you would know this, but before the war, i had applied to the college of new jersey and princeton, and been denied. when the 40th and 55th regiment fell back on the hall, i got into the college of trenton with cannons. but i did not, of course, attend the college of new jersey at princeto

that's in washington just outside of washington, d.c. you see there secretary of state john kerry, an american airlines plane, a 777 known as shepherd one, awaiting the arrival of pope francis. the flight from there to here will be just about an hour, and on the ground there my colleague luke russert waiting with the crowd. luke, any guidance on when we'll see that motorcade? >> well, we were told when secretary kerry was brought out from the holding room that pope francis then should be close probably within 10 to 15 minutes is what we believe. secretary kerry came out here and he was greeted with school children shouting, we love pope francis. how been? he nodded and clapped and said of course i love pope francis as much as you do. secretary kerry was the only person that pope francis actually shook his hand as he was coming down the aisle today in the chamber of the house. they have a long relationship dating back to the iran deal as well as the peace talks in colombia. as far as what you are seeing behind me, you obviously have the a

what is the washington-rochambeau revolutionary route? it is the story of the movements of the cardinal armie and the french. it is the story of human interaction between americans and french soldiers and civilians. in other words, it is not the story of the siege of your town. it is not the story of the victory at yorktown. wholeis no blood on this march, other than the blood of .nimals, being eaten it is a story of the deployment of forces along america's eastern seaboard from new england down to yorktown. the longest deployment we will have until -- the american war of independence did not happen just in boston, valley forge, and yorktown. there are lots of other places along the road where thousands of americans contributed to this war. 80,000 pension applications in the 1830's still that the that show you whole public, the american people as a whole, were involved in the english war. the victory of your town is the combination of contributions from france and a manifestation of the global character of that war because that is somethi

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you're standing in washington.ial, even -- some controversy even with the pope. tell us about the controversy that's brewing at the event at the white house? >> reporter: this event at the white house. 15,000 people, a massive welcome ceremony. and that means there's a wide range of people that will be there. there were reports that the vatican was upset with some people that the white house had invited, including some critics of the catholic church, and transgender activists. the vatican tells abc news, that president obama can invite anybody he wants. this is not something he is weighing in on and they didn't have official statements. the white house said people were able to obtain tickets. but they weren't trying to make a statement, as well. >> you mentioned tens of thousands of people that will be there today. a lot of preparation going on at the nation's capital. what's the feeling like, now that he's finally arrived? >> reporter: so much excitement has been buzzing in the capital for a couple of days. one se