to know what george washington is thinking. on the day, during the first conspiracy, and they hang the man responsible for the secret plot that killed george washington, thanks them in front of 20,000 and he merits a mention in the diary, if i murdered someone in front of 20,000 people hydrate dear diary had a rough day but george washington barely mentions it is really difficult and as you said he's in so many papers and what's frustrating is trying to figure out who george washington is, the one thing i can tell you is the letters you see your spectacular, especially the ones you see from firsthand. when george washington is first chosen as our commander-in- chief, one of the first things he does, he leaves the room, he doesn't want to be there and they can't find them and when they find him he expresses clearly that he doesn't know if he's up to the task. it's not a moment of chest but saying i'm the one who can save us all, it's a moment where he says you know what it's hard work and you immediately see, from the moment he

everyone who came to washington hought they were clever than george washington. but they were looking into the future. they were men of vision. now, here we can see the canal going through at the foot of the capitol. l' enfant wanted a grand cascade. you can see two arches that appear on the plan as two squares. he planned to put in fountains. there were five enormous fountains. part of that was to supply water. but he was very interested in health. one of his instructions that there should be no burying grounds within the city. he had lived in paris. he knew what conditions in paris was like. kim bowling told me that paris copied washington, not the other way around, by the way. , there are vestigial building plans on his plan which don hawkins has worked on at great length. they've been scanned. they were copied in the 19th century. but for both the white house and the capitol there was a fairly clear plan of what was intended. and there was going to be an enormous rotunda on the front of the building. going up east capitol street there was going to be -- he ro

washington state. our story already reflects optimism and strength. but as washington's leaders, we carry an obligation to never be satisfied with how far we've come. this was embodied in what bruce lee, the washington actor, philosopher and martial artist said there are no limits. there are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. he was right. our state history offers example after example of leaders willing to do more and to be more, even after they toppled barriers and shattered expectations. did bill gates and paul allen stop after forever changing the world of personal computing? no. they kept asking what if? and not only built on the landscape of the technological world, but delved deep into science, medical research and culture and redefined what giving back means. did steve gleason, one of the best cougars out there, stop after he blocked that punt during the famous 2006 new orleans saints game? no. congress just awarded steve the congressional gold medal for his ad

what an incredible achievement for the state of washington. [applause] we are significantly ramping up efforts to help the struggling washingtonians find a stable affordable housing and i propose using more than $400 million towards chronically homeless individuals and unsheltered families with children. [applause] we are offering a pardon to misdemeanor convictions. [applause] we are the state that is going to tear down the systemic barriers to work and education, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans and women, it is a well reasoned approach to do just that. [applause] we are the first state to pass a billir requiring net neutrality which will guarantee free and open internet. [applause] we are at the stat the state pur broadband for washingtonians who want toho start a business and e are furthering education, no matter where they live in our state, we are the state that believes women and survivors deserve to be heard and we will make sure our policies set up the expectation that every employee feels safe and welcome in the wo

i really believe in the state of washington. i believe our next washington chapter must show that we push the limit, we move beyond that plateau, and we always look for the next beginning. let this be our profound story. let it be bold. most of all, let it make history. let's get to work. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> c-span, where history unfold daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america'

i believe in the state of washington and that the next washington chapter must show that we push the limit and move beyond that plateau and that we look for the next beginning so but if the our profound story and be bold and most of all let it make history. let's get to work. thank you. [applause] [applause] who lost an eye to an ied in afghanistan and he spent some of his childhood in south america where his father worked in a wheel in history. voterthe street. voters in the fifth district elected who was also served in the state legislature was an insurance broker for energy companies prior. theresa may and opposition leader jeremy corbin talked about what this means for british leadership and the future of the eu membership.

he was schooled in washington at george washington university under one of latin america's top neo liberal economists one of his closest colleagues the founder of d.c. a pretty pretty meadow whose d.c. which is an allied party john was actually given a half million dollars by the right wing koch brothers through a think tank here in washington the cato institute and it was the milton friedman award we remember milton friedman being the economic advisor to a gusto pinochet so it's very clear what's happening here what the agenda is and for average venezuelans who at rates of over eighty percent oppose sanctions and oppose u.s. military intervention this crew that is surrounding why go and most of them actually exist outside venezuela are anathema because they have been responsible for so much violence in that country and so much destabilization. but again that's why washington is supporting them it's not about democracy it is not about human rights it's about oil and really briefly because we're running out of time from your point of view what makes one of so attractive such an attractive c

who will bring more democrats to washington? her interest in building majorities in washington. all of her body language at this point has been towards barack obama. her closest allies in congress, george miller in east bay for example, most of the came out for barack obama. george willard just a week before the california primary. although i don't look at him as a proxy for her, if she were a secret hillary supporter and didn't want to say it is unthinkable that they would come out for obama. my guess is she needs obama but this is a woman that means democratic whatever it might be and she wants to make sure the party wins. so she would do whatever she can. she has a very influential role. who else has questions? not to be intimidated by the -- >> uh-oh! just got twisted back. [inaudbile] who is your assumption for who will win between barack obama and hillary? and after that can mccain beat either of them? [laughter] >> like to see you! a former colleague of mine. he left the chronicle before they threw me out. [laughter] i mean -- i basically think that mccain, obama and clin

than george washington. but they were looking into the future, they were men of vision. they can see the canal going through at the foot of the capital. he wanted a grand cascade them and you can see two arches which appear on the plan as to squares he planned to put in fountains, there were five enormous fountain spared -- fountains. part of that was to provide water, but he was very interested in health. he had lived in paris, he knew what conditions in paris were like. can told me that-- i was told that paris copied washington, not the other way around. there are building plans on the original plan which we have worked on at great length. they have been scanned, they have been copied in the 19th century. but for both the white house and the capital, there was a fairly clear plan of what was intended. there was going to be an enormous rotunda on the front of the building. they wanted rose of arches with shops underneath them. now, this is the head. where we are now, george washington envisioned a national

"washington journal" is next. as the snowing, continues to fall in our nation's capital, the partial shutdown of the federal government now entering week four. the house gaveling on tuesday. so far, no new negotiations are scheduled as the white house and congressional democrats hold firm with neither side budging. we welcome you to c-span's "washington journal." also this week, the senate judiciary hearings forinning william barth who served in the administration. yesterday,nt waiting first promoting his appearance on fox news and then saying i am at the white house waiting for crying chuck and nancie to call so we can start helping our country at the border and from within." we want to get your comments on the president calling this a potentially national emergency. our phone lines are opened. (202) 748-8000 if you support the shutdown in the claim that it would be a national emergency and if you oppose it, (202) facebook and us on twitter. a lot to talk about. this is the headline from the wall street journal e

washington is corrupt. money talks. part of it, this is what i was talking about, systemic change, structural change. we have got to start with an anticorruption bill. we've got to push back. and that gives us a chance among the tax code. this will be a shocking principle. are you ready? everybody should pay their fair share. [applause] >> there is one more i want to throw in. and that is behavior is determined by corporations themselves. up until the early 1980s, you can look at corporate minutes, groups that represented corporations, you know what they say? here in america, corporations have a responsibility to their shareholders, to their employees, to their customers, to their communities. that was how it was. it used to be the case that as corporations got richer everybody participated. that workers got richer too. everybody got a bigger slice of pie. that changed in the late 80s, and for corporations it was only one thing, shareholder wealth, we are here to maximize it even if it means we are making big money and

for whatever reason, washington lately seems to get away with being washington. they shouldn't and the need to be held accountable. i tell people to call your state representatives and senators and get them back home and in the district and when they are back home, make sure they go out and talk to people one-on-one to create town hall meetings where the questions are not predetermined. that happens all over the place. real people like yourself can ask a hard question and get someone on the record. it creates accountability. >> i would suggest that you show some respect to the people you are debating with, recognize that you have certain deeply held beliefs and principles but you might be able to learn something from them. perspective is what we need to see more of. democracy is not about yelling at each other, it's about engaging. if you do that honestly, you'll end up in a good place. >> you think there is that respect in the state government? >> i think there is. >> there are differences between washington and our states and we have to govern. we run things. b

with that experience is a lot to offer in washington. from the perspective of a local city leader as to the fact that washington hasn't been a good partner to local government when it comes to infrastructure investments in our country is falling further behin behind the nation and we need to get back to being a leader that is an important issue. as a representative of the southwestern border state, i believe that competence of immigration reform is really important. no community in the countr couny would better benefit economically from comprehensive immigration reform, bipartisan getting reform done them in our region plus when the president did pull us out of the paris accord cities like mine that said we are going to keep our commitment. the people of the country will look to the mayors for leadership and now that i'm in washington, the democrats are the majority and they will see a lot of positive action on the issue of climate change. in fact you will see a marriage between infrastructure investment and claim it's smart investment.

it was -29 in non-washington yesterday -- mount washington yesterday. there are many things i hope to get to know you about any issues you want to talk about, but today's issue is climate change. i'd like to share with you in my comments before we have a dialogue four things. number one, why i think this is a such urgent matter and it requires the next administration to intensely focused as the first and foremost priority. why i believe it is a unifying principle that can unify americans. why i believe this is a matter of promise as much as a matter of peril, that can actually help and grow our economy and communities. why i'm optimistic fundamentally about our ability to defeat climate change. let me start with the matter of urgency. the matter of urgency is quite apparent. a report concluded we have about 10 or 12 years to act in this regard, or basically it will be too late to really stop catastrophic climate change. when i talk about climate change, it is very personal to me, as i am sure it is becoming personal to you. it's personal to me when i st

[applause] >> change the rules in washington. citizens united, money and politics, change the rules in washington. that is one. two, we have to change the rules of this economy. i want to start again with structural change. we have a problem with big corporations. billionaires are calling the shots. we need to strengthen our unions, our workers. get balance back. [applause] >> and we need to attack head on the rising costs that are crippling middle-class families. health care is a basic human right. [applause] >> a chance to get an education without getting crushed by student loans. [applause] >> childcare. how about we join the rest of the developed economies and help pay for child care? and strengthen social security and protect our pensions. that is how we do this. [applause] >> so, we have to change the rules in washington. we have to change the rules in our economy, and we have got to change the rules in our politics. that means we need to protect democracy. that is my first idea. i want to see a constitutional amendment so

while in washington -- he never florida. while he was in washington, afayette was a guest of honor at the first graduation exercise at coma college. by president nied monroe, cabinet members, ongressman and the three seniors from the graduating class of that year. [laughter] during his winter stay in washington, lafayette ventured regions including his visit to frederick i referenced earlier. 29th and on the greeted at the jug bridge, this s the jug bridge crossing the river as you get into frederick county. he was accompanied into town by and publicf military officials. he stayed at colonel john home on the courthouse square and was feted qwets and receptions before he went back to dinner hosted by congress. einforcing his belief in american democracy was lafayette's presence during the election of 1824. he was in the house chamber when election was settled on february 9, 1825 and john quincy adams, despite having fewer olar or electoral votes than jackson was elected. they were in attendance that vening at a white house re

the washington post still reads like the washington post.he washington evening star, they had amazing reporters and the dispatches read like fiction. they were beautifully done and it is a pleasure to read these old newspapers. brian: what happened to them after the trial? patricia: the colonel was disgraced and lost 200 votes in the primary. -- he lost by 200 votes in the primary. so he is out of congress. he was a well-known speaker and he supports himself by lecturing. he is a lawyer and his son buys a newspaper and he writes editorials. but he ashamed and he never comes back to his glory. -- he is shamed and never comes back to his glory. he dies within 10 years. madeline pollard goes to europe as the traveling companion of a wealthy woman. she settles in oxford. she is supposedly going to write a book. she never really wrote a book. that was always her big goal. and there she meets a wealthy irish widow who becomes her companion and friend and she spends the rest of her life traveling all over europe. she goes to paris in the 1920's, wa

this is washington, right?here's all kinds of crazy things going on as well is there is now fake news, a better party warfare in the 1790s. the internet has made, given greater range than existed then. they would not be that surprised at fake news, or what is called that. in that sense, what makes them helpful to us is while they are really different they are not totally different. and in washington, you can't stop being a world power, the current president will never have that power. we are the number one economic and military power in the world, no one is even close. are geographic position is -- it is what kind of world power. >> philadelphians have never taken it easy on people. benjamin franklin's grandson. my last question before we get to yours comes up time and again in the book and i was briefly mentioning it, the mythologizing of these men in their lifetimes, afterwards, turned into marble, adams, washington in particular issue that deification even then. in this book you don't struggle, you turn them

new year's day inside the marine corps washington barracks in southeast washington. ofcials confirm the gunshot was not self-inflicted. "the washington post" citinur soces with knowledge of the investigatn said kuznia appeared to have been struck by an accidental discharge from a fellow marine's weapon. adam says he's anxious for more information. >> i mean, i'm not blaming anybody, but i mean, from just what i've read, i mean, if proper procedures would have been followed, i would have my kid today, yes. that's what i'm feeling. from what i've been seeing. >> reporter: the commanding officer oare bash racks washington released a statement deat says, in part, "we are truly sd by this terrible loss. riley was a highly driven and d goal-orien marine whose positive attitude set the example here at the barracks." the shootingremains under investigation. live in southeast washington, jackie bensen, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. >>> tonight, a woman sit in an arlington county jail cell, accused in the stabbing death on a w she knew. poce charged this woman, 60-year-old lin

and washington will not change them? and then you go to every single town hall meeting but at some point you are labeled as an insider. so how are you working to make sure you don't lose that connection as a candidate becoming part of washington? that so many of you were elected. . >> a lot of people say that. welcome to washington the class has a lot of great ideas but just give them time. [laughter] i think one of the things they don't realize is this class is fundamentally different not just because of its size but because of who we are. we come from different backgrounds. we are not career politicians. cia, marine corps, community advocates, parents, we are transformed qualitatively who we are and are background in our moral compass is guided by that background and those life experiences and if you think of the hard days ahead some of us are naÏve to think it will be easy but we are mindful of the very real challenges ahead but we are here for different reasons and for me it's my moral compass. >> during my primary t

national issue of the washington examiner magazine.s right, what it needs to be conservative in the age of president trump? effort.us about this why this, why now? magazine atve had a the washington examiner for five years and it has come up several times as it has been a successful magazine, whether or not we should take it national up until the first of this january. the magazine has been distributed inside washington. it has been primarily for policy and political professionals. we have had inquiries from people outside washington who would like to see it. we decided now is the time. we tripled our readership online in the course of the last four years. there are people who see the washington examiner as a reliable window. we decided now is the time to go national and expand the range of things we cover. host: what can they expect to be reading? guest: in the middle of the magazine, we have something called the washington reefing, which is what we used to -- briefing, which is what we used to have as our whole magazine. it is about

now that i am in washington, the democrats are in the majority. you will see positive action on the issue of climate change. you will see a marriage between infrastructure investment and climate smart investment. those are the same things. climate,to be smart on invest in the right kind of green infrastructure. we are here to protect health care, those with pre-existing conditions. we are here to reduce the cost of drugs and pharmaceuticals. i campaigned on that and we will deliver on that. reporter: republican greg stu b won florida's 17th congressional seat. he previously served in the judge active general court. operationo in freedom. >> i was one of 24 republicans representing -- representing all of sarasota county. i am a lawyer by trade. the legislature is in session part time of the year. when i am not in session, i am a lawyer by trade. i filed a lot of different second amendment bills. i was the chairman of the florida judiciary committee. just about anything of a judicial nature the last two years in the florida senate, i chaired. anythi

because washington is corrupt. because money talks. 's a part of it has to be s this is why we talked about systemic change. structural change. we have to start with an anticorruption bill. we've got to push them back. and that gives us a chance than to hit them on the tax code. this is going to be a shocking principle you guys ready? everybody should pay a fair share. >> [ applause ] >> but there is one more. and that is corporate behavior is determined by corporations themselves. and up into the early 1980s, you can look at corporate minutes. you can look at the groups that represented corporations. you know what they say? they say here in america, corporations have a responsibility to their shareholders, to their employees , to their customers, to their communities. that was how it was. and it used to be the case that is corporations got richer, everybody participated. that the workers got winter as well. everybody got a bigger slice of pie. that changed in the late 80s, and corporations said it is only one thing. it is shareholder

now to come to washington, that's a big family commitment. that was my most important advisor to talk to about this decision. but also constituents of mine, neighborhood leaders, business leaders, a lot of the nonprofit groups that i worked with, etc. but it was clear that people hought i had the right temperament, the right experience to be temperament, the right experience to be a leader right away here in washington. >> what did your wife say? mr. stanton: i'm here. [laughter] >> will your family join you out here in washington, d.c.? mr. stanton: no. i have two young children. my son is 11. my daughter is 8 years old. they're in grade schools right now. they're going to stay in our home community. and i'll be commuting back and forth. by the way, we're going to be doing a lot of work back home. so we're going to be here in washington generally four days a week, and then i'll be home working at least two days a week other than that as well. so we're going to be incredibly busy. but the work we do back home is even more important than the w

it is washington harish patel:. -- it is washington. think about it with the story i started out with. when i was a little girl, the folks in washington thought about the minimum wage in terms family ofes it take a three to survive. that is where they thought the minimum wage should be set because it should be an opportunity, a gateway, a chance to get in. today, the folks at washington who are in charge think the wage is to maximize the profits of the multinational corporations. they work for the rich and the powerful, not for the rest of us. it is not just their. it is throughout the system. for giant works great drug companies, not for people trying to fill a prescription. [applause] >> washington works great for giant oil companies that want to drill everywhere, but not for people who are worried this planet is going to burn up if we do not make changes. [applause] washington works great for giant financial institutions, but not for people whose social security numbers get stolen. this is one step after another. washington works for

with george washington carver. he asks him to come to tuskegee institute, alabama, this nothing secondary school, really. it calls itself a college, but it's really like a vocational school in the hills of alabama. and to teach. carver falls under the spell of booker t. washington. now, booker t does not come off too well in my book. actually, he was probably one of the most unpleasant, ruthless , and contemptible people i have met in history. he did wonderful things for his race. i don't begrudge him his obsequiousness to white people, because if you lived in that time, there was no other way. you had to do what he did. you had to sell yourself out. that part of it i can very well excuse. what i can't excuse is the abominable treatment that he delves out to everyone who was personally connected with him, his teachers, his wives, his cohorts, anyone. so, he has a very, very fraught relationship with booker t. washington that in fact ends with a woman he was in love with throwing herself off the top of a building an

washington. the cakes cost about 30 bucks d they've already received 100 orders from across our area, and some as far away as texas. >>> speaking of the lone star state, today president trump heads to texas to continue making his case to build a border wall. he will meet with border patrol agents and take part in a roundtable discussion on immigr aion. yesterdather round of budget talks broke down. democrat leaders met with the president in the oval office. "the washington post" reports the eting lasted less than 2 minutes. the president asked the house speaker if she changed her mind and would agree to build the wall. after she said no, the president left the room. now, the president and his advisers are looking seriously at declaring a national emergency, which would free up funds and allow construction to start. ht>> i have the absolute ro do national emergency if i want. my threshold will be if i can't make a deal with people that are unreasonable. >>> meanwhile, eight roiublicans haved the d

washington for the pro-l >> hundreds of thousands will descend on washington for theif pro-life much, longest march in us history. it will likely get a squib article in the washington post but that's okay. they are standing for those who can't speak for themselves, most defenseless among us and it is amazing and the young people showing up, we are all with you. millennials, largest group of american voters are not in lockstep with democrats on abortion, 41% said they want roe versus wade overturned, 710 said they support blocking abortions at 5 months of pregnancy and ending government abortions, they are not for that. i hope the media pays attention but that's all the time we have to night. shannon bream and the fox news at night team, take it from here. >> we begin with a fox news alert. could be? a democratic lawmaker floating the question could there be problems securing super bowl liii and that is enough to move the chain in washington? less than one month into the new congress the white house is taking turns with nancy pelosi flexing political muscle, the president grounding hig

it's no secret to anyone, washington's attempts to undermine nicaragua. and the internal affairs of the state were confirmed by the decision of the international court in the hague in 1986 as part of the iran contra affair. at the time the yiverts tried to find nick rack wan rebels. the chileans will never forget the role of united states in overthrowing him. an team by the united states to impose their will on other nations is being complemented with another captainer and this is just some of what washington has done just in latin america, the nations of africa, asia, middle east, of the pacific region and europe have quite a bit to add to this list. so against in background, the inventing out of anyone air of so-called evidence of interference in the united states elections as well as the accusation a lot of countries in maligned policy appeared not only absurd but practically funny. on the 20th of may of 2018, the venezuelan people once again support nicholas medura as the president by giving him almost 6 % of the vote. washington did everything possib

[applause] but in washington, there is an administration in washington that is clearly hostile to california values and california's interests. california has always helped america's future and we know the decisions we make would be important at any time, but what we do today is even more consequential because of what is happening in our country. freedoms, securities water we drink, air we breathe, all hang in the balance. the country is watching us. the world is waiting on us and the future depends on us and we will seize the moment. [applause] [applause] california -- california is a giant engine of commerce. the most creative and entrepreneurial in the world. we have the resources to ensure a decent standard of living for all. it is not a question of whether we can do this but whether we will. at a time when so much of america is divided, we are united. [applause] our people are big hearted, fair-minded and those qualities are more vital now than ever. i have seen that again just in the past few weeks. i visited paradise after the fires swept through and met people who literally lost ever

welcome to "washington week." ♪ >> this is "washington week."fundins provided by -- >> i was able to turn the aircraft around and the mission arou was able to save two men's lives that night. >> my first job helped me to grow up pretty quickly. >> in 2001 i signed up for the air force. two days later, 911 happened -- 9/11 happened. >> babel , a language program that teacheseeg-life conversations in a new language, such aspanish, french, german, italian and more. babe 's 10 to 15-minute lessons are available as an a or online. more information at babel.com. >> funding isd provi koo ue and patricia, through yuen foundation. the corporation for public oadcasting and by contributions to your pbsio statn from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, morator robert costa. robert: good evening. no overnment shutdown has end in sight and the chance are only mounting for the trump administration. the latest is a buzzfeed ns report that claims president trump directed his former personal attorney t lie to congress. about plans to build a

for pbs's washington week. thank you for joining us. your story sets the stage. tell us where we are at and what is new right now. the weekend, there were talks at the white house led by vice president mike pence, but he was the main principle involved. includedple involved administration officials, secretary kirstjen nielsen, and congressional aides, both republicans and aides to house speaker nancy pelosi. they did not make much progress over the weekend. where we stand on monday morning, i spoke to vice president pence on sunday night. the menstruation continues to maintain that they want $5.7 billion for a border wall across the u.s.-mexico border and they are talking about a steel barrier versus concrete. is that a concession? it depends on who you ask. that is their position at the moment. they have detailed immigration funding requests across the government for humanitarian needs, beds at the department of homeland security to deal with migrants. they have detailed all of these different things. the admi

the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. cspan is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> now in japan analyst sheila smith on the council foreign relationships discusses the future of the us-japan alliance. the event was cosponsored in washington for international peace in the japan american society. it is just over an hour. [inaudible] >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the international peace. my name is jim shope and i'm a senior fellow at the age program. around the japan program and is my pleasure to welcome you out of the cold and into a warm place for what is our annual collaboration with the japan american society of washington, d.c. this is japan this year. japan in 2019. this is the sixth time that we have cohosted this event with ja' jsa w. i was looking for to this event because it forces me to get back in touch with what is going on in japan and what are the various prospects across economics, politics, foreign policies and get a chance to work with some really quality

washington has an open the book for quite a long time. interference by the united states and major interference of another state is not new. andicans have not changed judging by everything do not intend to change the relationship with latin america, as they inherited exclusive interest of the united states, a backyard we can do anything you want without taking into account the interest of the people living there. we are talking about the reincarnation of the monroe doctrine, which president trump -- back in 1913 president woodrow wilson spoke about how the united states intended to teach the republics of south america to elect good people. today that lesson is being , who dare venezuela in recent past to conduct an that does notlicy comply with the economic and political interests with him and then watches over the western hemisphere. i would like to quilt the works -- put the words of the -- quotes the words of another american president. he was one of the founding this a, he considered political project and charlie believed that the cre

washington-lee high school, the name honors george washington and confederate general robert e. lee. and the debate about changing the name has been going on for some time. tonight, during a meeting, the school boas expected to take that final vote so we could see th name officially changed -- or the decision tonight. the committee gathered input from thecommunity. they have recommended the name washington-loving high school. it wouor h mildred and richard loving, the interracial couple challged a law i virginia outlawing interracial marriage and the supreme court struck down that law. the vote on the name change could happen during the public meing at 7: tonight. should mention that the school superintendent hasecommended approval of the name change. back to you. >> all right. thank you, megan. >>> lawmakers in our area rang in the new year by banging the gavel. and general assemblies are under way in maryland and virginia. >>oth haveong to-do lists in 2019. in maryland, it goes to education funding and raising the minimum wage. larry hogan say he wants maryland to be a model f

washington, to a white house dinner. a generation earlier, lincoln, less famously, created a similar outcry when he received african-americans at the executive mansion. the best-known episode of the color line enforcement at lincoln's white house is the experience that frederick douglass had on march 4, 1865, and later he memorably described how guards denied him entrance to the reception following lincoln's second inauguration. how the president at once overruled the guards and how he heartily welcomed the famed black orator. and said, as you probably know, douglas, i saw you out there in the audience as i delivered my address. what did you think of it? i have this fantasy douglass was thinking, well, actually mr. president, the biblical illusion you used was slightly misapplied in your syntax was garbled toward the end but otherwise it was a sacred effort. actually he said, "mr. president, it was a sacred effort." though douglass did not mention in his account of that event, the presence of other blacks at the 1865 pos

is now looking to make their mark on washington .. (pam) kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon is live in d-c tonight... with details on the priorities of the new congress. alexandra? the very first order of business for house democrats was electing the house speaker - and as you know they selected nancy pelosi. but it's worth pointing out not all house democrats voted for her.the house will be working a late night to pass a spending bill to reopen the government. there is a meeting planned at the white house tomorrow between president trump and leaders from both parties.the president believes speaker pelosi will be more willing to negotiate once she secured her speaker position. we'll have to wait and see tomorrow if that's the caselive in washington alexandra limon

i think i have a lot to offer in washington. from the perspective of the local city leader, the fact that washington has not been a good partner to local government when it comes to infrastructure investment. our country is falling further behind our competitor nations, and we need to be a leader on infrastructure investments. as a representative of a border state, i believe that comprehensive immigration reform is really important. no community in the country would better benefit economically from comprehensive immigration reform in a bipartisan way, getting real reform done, no better community -- no community would better benefit than those in our region. when the president pulled us out of the paris climate accord, it was cities like mine who said we are going to keep our commitments. the people of this country looked to mayors for leadership. now that i'm in washington and democrats are in the majority, you will see positive action on the issue of climate change. you will see a marriage between infrastructure investment and

i'll talk to actor john david washington about that later. on the day america honors civil rights, kamala harris announcing he is running for president. she says she is striving for an america that lives up to dr. king's values. >> you have an announcement you'd like to make. >> i am running for president of the united states. i'm very excited about it. when i look at this moment in time, i know that the american people deserve to have somebody who is going to fight for them, who is going to see them, who will hear them, who will care about them, who will be concerned about their experience, and put them in front of self-interest. >> senator harris made that announcement on abc and twitter at the same time this morning. harris adding her name to the handful of announced candidates, or those who have formed exploratory committees for 2020. there's a look at the list. the list could get a whole lot longer. about 25 democrats are said to be considering a bid for the democratic nomination. let's bring in msnbc political analyst, director of progr

still at 37 in washington. how ch snow could yousee? i'll have my snowfall total map coming up in 15 minutes. >>> as we mentioned the timing of this stormgh is down miserable. moving in right during ourg evenhour. >> transportation reporter adam tuss is in the 4 by 4 with a look at how some of the major roads look right now. adam is in the steriling air of loudon county. >> reporter: right now, so far so good, but the snow is falling. you can see it's coming down at a good clip out here. as i mentioned the last hit, a lot of drivers are probably thinking uh-oh after what we just went through. but because there's so much salt solution, so much chemical on the road, we are moving at a good clip here and the road seems to bebsbing it very well. drivers are being cautious out here, that is a good thing. and it's not really sticking to the road at this int. i noticed in some parking lots, this snow was sticking to cars. so people might have to brush their car off when they ge.to it tonig we aren't expecting a major impact right now but never

that could happen next and now washington one small duro out clearly washington also says it will now try to divert oil revenues to his rival quite deep who is in hiding do you see that as a credible threat. or definitely this way though our fighting chance because it was one of most profitable commodity in the us continues to be the move trying to fight the traffic drop and production appears in a way yesterday secretary of the my company announced the u.s. would use in its well as twenty million dollars a game and during a fund of through one way and in a country suffering from a devastating clued in medicine crisis the firms. could change the minds of many middle and low lending officers the whole of a typical as well and. now this is a potentially explosive situation give us a sense of the mood on the streets where you are. workers turn to constrain the violence we're seeing violent clashes as businesses material has been on monday on wednesday we saw the largest printer because mother not only could i guess but in several cities and towns and communities all across the nation onl

we said about washington was he is in congress when the word comes that washington has died. december 1799. and he is the representative who informs the house of it. then in the course of his speech he says that he was first in war, first in peace, first in heart to the country. he took that line from henry lee. another congressman in a fellow war vet. it was good borrowing and that is what he thought. >> conservative view was a one room perhaps why should conservatives revere a man, john marshall, that did so much to establish or submit the federal supremacy within the system, what would you, how would you answer that? >> marshall's view of the supremacy, he is establishing, is that when a case comes to the supreme court, supreme court decides it. you know they are not roaming around looking for things. they are sitting there. their role is passive. and people disagree about something. they take it to court somewhere. up it comes through the system. and it arrives in their laps. they have to decide it and if there should be a conflict between the law in the constitution, wha