she moved then later to the washington city, where at the age of 25, aaron garner introduced her to james madison and she was married. we know that dolley had an outgoing personality, and kind of made up for the shyness of her husband during his presidency. in this new capital city she held receptions, often called citizens.for all the she felt that the dignitaries and citizens alike were as important. she had the intuition to make people comfortable, and it was often said that at a dinner you would not know who was friend or foe. after james died, dolley began to return on and off to washington. montpelier was not doing well. it was evident that she was becoming destitute. she was able to sell madison's papers and a trust fund was set up for her by members of congress so they could protect it for her as she began to age. when she moved back to the city as a widow and alone, she had a moved in witho her and stayed with her towards death. when mrs. madison died, she left what cash she had to both this son, but shed her left all her belongings to her son. he began to squander those things a

amazon is expanding the one-hour delivery service to seattle and three other washington cities.ow is available through the mobile app exclusively for prime members from 8:00 until midnight 7 days a week. it offers customers free two-hour delivery. in addition to a one-hour delivery for $7.99. beer is part of what they will deliver. kimberly: they know what sells. u the social security administration out with the popular baby names of 2014. girls they end in a. emma topping the list. olivia, sofia. jonathan: for boys it's noah holds the throne for the second year. liam. mason. our director's name is mason. maybe he had something to do with that, took the number two and three spot. kimberly: we did digging and found the name kimberly was the 105th most popular girl name in the u.s. last year. jonathan: you did that digging. kimberly: i didn't. >> jonathan: jonathanual -- was 44th last year. i remember it was number one. we have fallen or hard times kimberly. the year i was born, kimberly was third on the list and that same year jonathan was 42nd. jonathan: we have had a couple of

there was a threat to washington city. they did get into maryland a little bit.there was not one aborted raid to going to annapolis to snatch the governor there. that did not work out too well. the commander was killed. they got into pennsylvania and any sort of death during the gettysburg campaign but they cannot find stuart so they turned around. but i think it was just the perceived threat with them continually popping up into fairfax into a visit before. -- into 1864. it had washington pretty concerned. he met into the aqueduct and adams town. and i did a tour of mosby's combat operations in maryland maybe seven or eight years ago. it was raining all day. everybody got soaked. when we got to the aqueduct, i said i would understand if you do not get off the bus. everybody did. [laughter] >> this gentleman here had his hand up. >> would mosby hanged the seven one of the people who got -- the flag carrier a 14-year-old boy. [indiscernible] >> the guy who appealed to the confederate officer, to spare the boy when they withdrew wasn't the guy who got the unlucky n

there was a threat to washington city. they did get into maryland a little bit.ere was not one aborted raid that was to go into annapolis to snatch the governor there. that did not work out too well. the commander was killed. they got into pennsylvania and -- in any sort of death during the gettysburg campaign but they , cannot find stuart so they turned around. i think it was just the perceived threat with them continually popping up in in fairfaxo 1864 county. it had the people in washington pretty concerned. >> i did a to the -- operations ins maryland, i want to tell you, it was raining all day. everybody got soaked. when we got to the aqueduct, i said, i will understand if you don't get off the bus. everybody did. [laughter] >> this joan and right here had his hand up -- this gentleman right here had his hand

city streets. kimberly al jazeera, washington. >>> the mayor of mexico city says no expense will be spared and no linevestigation ignored in the hunt for killers and journalists and funeral service held in the capitol and he fled there two months ago after receiving threats where he worked and his tortured body was one of five found on friday human rights groups say 90% of the murders of journalists in mexico have gone unpunished in the past 20 years. part rico has defaulted in its debt for the first time in history and missed a $58 million repayment due on monday and the economy is in recession and many people have left to work for work abroad. >> it's not a surprise when you think at the end of june talked about a financial death spiral and said they simply don't have money to pay the debts and missed a $58 million debt but when you put that in perspective they owe something like $72 billion, that was just a drop in the ocean. >> reporter: farmers are helping lead the way to major changes underway in cuba. diplomatic relations restored with the united states and things are different on land too as o

city for the u.n. general assembly. >>> from washington to new york city to philadelphia, eyewitness news will be with the pope the whole way. we have a special section on the web site where you can find the pope's full schedule. head to abc7ny/pope. follow us on facebook and twitter as well. >>> just ahead on "eyewitness news at 6:00," one of the biggest cell phone providers making a big change. what that means for you and your bill. >> a perfect day. temperatures are heating up. >>> verizon wireless started offering a plan to their customers. you get discounted phones with a two-year service contract. if you are willing to pay full price monthly fees for voice, text and data will go down and contract. meteorologist amy freeze is in for lee goldberg with what appears to be on the horizon if wave. >> a heat streak. the next seven days, starting every day. it's almost like arizona in the spring. >> august in new york. >> i comb par it to arizona. they had massive storms through tucson. look at this fantastic picture. as the storms were passing, a rainbow form. this photographer on his facebook page sai

look at that haze and humidity hanging over washington. city lights illuminating the humidity that's still with us. and temperatures have dropped back into the 60s, near 70 here predawn on this tuesday morning. mid 60s in prince george's county, upper 60s, near 70 in montgomery county as well as fairfax. in the low 70s around the chesapeake bay. the areas in green, these are some light showers, way out here in west virginia. might be getting a few sprinkles trying to show up around luray right now. otherwise, a dry start to this tuesday. later today as the clouds build, the temperatures not as hot with more clouds around by 8:00 a.m. still mid 70s. mid 80's by noontime and then increasing clouds in the afternoon, might get a passing thundershower when headed back home. a 30% chance of a passing thundershower. even higher humidity, wednesday, thursday, moving in with highs in the 80s. perhaps a morning showers or afternoon thundershower on thursday. finally less humid on friday and saturday, highs in the 80s. and then sunday, humid again. right

national rifle association is going to court over a so-called gun violence tax in seattle, washington. the city council there implemented the tax earlier this month. it requires people to pay an extra $25 for every gun sold in the city and 5 cents for each round of ammo. the money goes to gun safety research and gun violence prevention programs. but the national rifle association and several other gun rights groups say it violate state law, which restricts the power of local governments to pass gun regulations. >> next at 11:00 tonight, it may be getting easier for your teenageter buy cigarettes. even without a fake id. see what news 4 i-team found when they went undercover. >> a fraternity upset about these signs rolled out for students coming for the new semester. >> singing for the pope. >> new thunderstorms across the region. some areas with an inch of rain. i will show you what is moving in next. plus the latest tropical storm >>> less than a month from today the pope will visit d.c. and the choir. we got a sneak peek today at rehearsals at saint mark the evangelist in hyattsville. they wi

governor cuomo is weighing in saying that everything needs to be done to keep crime down in the city. >> washington heights ris dens are concerned for -- residents are concerned for themselves and family. >> i think that is horrible, there should be more struckure, a beautiful saturday evening this is a shame. >> they should get a task force to control the gun and violence. police got to do what they got to to. >> reporter: police tell us at least 8 people were truck, in a half dozen several indents, one man died. a woman and a man were wounded at a cook out near a precinct. reporters were kept at a distance by police, parade goers had no problem expecting their finish of -- opinion of the mayor's performance, many have not forgiven the mayor for showing up 19 minutes late for the memorial of those in the crash. >> any concern about the shooting last night and guns on street. >> you know, city has to remain safe, it is one of the reasons we had this success we had as a city is because people feel confident about the city. and i'm old enough to remember the bad old days when people were nervous, we

. >> 90s and triple digits from phoenix and dallas to washington, d.c. 80s in l.a., kansas city, chicago and boston. 79 in detroit. >>> most of the republican presidential candidates gathered on a stage in new hampshire last night in a preview of thursday's big debate. missing though was front-runner donald trump. he refused to attend. abc's serena marshall with the highlights. >> reporter: it's the kickoff to debate week. the largest gathering of the crowded republican field yet. 14 of the 17 presidential contenders participating in a debate-like event in new hampshire. but no one was throwing punches. >> i'm really impressed with the caliber of the people that are running for president. >> i'm not here to criticize my party. >> reporter: instead using the forum stage to take digs at president obama. >> this president's done an awful job.

. >>> follow the c-span cities tour as we travel outside the washington beltway in cities throughout. >> the idea is to take the programming for htv and book tv out on the road, beyond the beltway, to produce pieces that are a little bit more visual, that provide, again, a window into these cities that viewers wouldn't normally go to that also have really rich histories and a rich literary scene, as well. >> a lot of people have kind of heard the history of the big cities, like new york, l.a., chicago. but what about the smaller ones, like albany, new york? what's the history of that? >> they've been to over 75 cities. i mean, we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our following on c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage type of pieces. they're shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliates to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry into the certify is the cable operator who then contacts the city. because, in essence, it's the cable industry brin

the cherry trees, classical music in the white house, and generally trying to make washington a cold tro city of the nation. that was her ambition. it did not work out. she has an agenda that would have made her rank with eleanor roosevelt in terms of transforming washington. >> she also seemed to have an agenda to get her husband to the white house. >> the story is that she decided during the haze and ministration -- she said she wanted to do that as well. there are a lot of women -- sometimes, she is portrayed as a cross between mommy dearest and lady macbeth, which is not the case. she was a much more constructive influence and a nicer lady. >> helen taft has an interesting story. we bet many of you will be hearing it for the first time. he would like to involve even our conversation. you can send us comments on facebook. you can also send us a tweet using the #first ladies. we will get to your calls in a few minutes. first, we will tell you about her early biography. how does she get to the white house at age 16? her father in cincinnati where friends with president rutherford b. hayes an

american housing surveys look at plumbing and heating is problems and vermin, of the cities survey, seattle washingtonighest percentage of homes reporting rats and when it comes to mice philadelphia had the highest percentage of all cities surveyed. nice. if you want to read more head over to 6abc.com. >> because you don't have enough cats. so we are looking at a warm one this afternoon, bright too and stormtracker 6 live double scan is showing us how we are dry, with a mix of sun and patchy clouds moving in in the northern and western suburbs but less humid than yesterday and the last couple of days and highs in the mid-80s, the center portion of the region, less humid and winds 7 to 10 miles per hour, and highs in the mid-80s for the most part. a chance of rip currents along the coast and 83 in millville and only 85 in sea isle city, if you are just reading or walking around outside. remember the sunscreen. i'm usually pretty good with that. and i hope you are too. we have the high uv index in play. >> thank you david. >>> parts of o'hare interests national airport in chicago may look like a petting

. >>> follow the c-span cities tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities across america. >> the idea behind the cities tour is to take the programming for htv, or american history television and book tv out on the road beyond the beltway to produce pieces that are more visual, that provide a window into these cities that viewers would normally go to that also have really rich histories and a rich literary scene, as well. >> a lot of people have already kind of heard the history of the big cities, like new york and l.a., chicago. but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york. what's the history of that? >> they've been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage type of pieces. they're shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliate to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry into the city is the cable operator who contacts the city. in essence, it's the cable indus

. >> follow the c-span cities tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities across america. >> the idea for the cities tour is to take the programming for book tv and american history tv on the road, to produce programming that is more visual, a window into the city's viewers would not normally go to that have rich histories and a rich literary scene as well. >> a lot of people have heard the history of the big cities like new york and l.a. in chicago, but what about the small ones like albany, new york? what is the history of them? we will have hit 95 cities in april 2016. >> most of the programming on c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage types of pieces. they take you someplace. to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable partners to explore the cultural history of various cities. >> the cable operator contact the city. it is the cable industry bringing us there. >> we are looking for great characters. you want your viewers to identify these people we're talking about. >> we are taking people on the road to places where they can touch

chicago, washington and other major u.s. cities have seen rises in violent crime. >> it is a huge issue. we have not seen what we are seeing right now in decades. >> so police chiefs and mayors for more than 30 u.s. cities convenessed for an emergency meeting in washington. they couldn't identify why crime is up. the proliferation of synthetic drugs. they blame>> quality education,b training, reentry program aimed at enhancing the socioeconomic opportunities for those in our community so people will be living a more productive life instead of a life of crime. >> its federal, state and local governments grapple with entire budgets, residents have little hope the violence will cease. >> it makes my heavy heart and sad that we are just killing each other. i'm sorry that they are. i don't know if there is any resolution at the moment now. >> or hope, as police have few strategies to stop th the crime. >>> a tribute to a mountain has been seen by many as a symbol of white supremacy. >> reporter: it's a granite monument, over 800 feet hi

george washington wanted the city. he picked designs for white house and capital. he wanted a marble city. they had been in philadelphia. they renamed a lot physical features in the new washington d.c. after famous roman places so jenkins hill became capital hill. it was once called gooseberry creek and named tiber river that ran through washington. they wanted to give stature to the new government that would be the first major republic since the roman republic. this was a new city for a new government. it was mostly tobacco fields and empty spaces. they gave it grand names and planned out major streets. that was the style. it slowly built into the city. in the 1890s there was a major ex position in chicago, the white city they called it. it looked like a white marble roman forum in a sense. it was mostly made of paper mashe. it was a temporary area for the centennial. that inspired the construction of new buildings in washington. the union station for instance, a few blocks from here, is in that same style and same architects were involved in that. a lot of artisa

. >>> follow the c-span cities tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities across america. >> the idea behind the cities tour is to take the programming for htv, or american history television and book tv out on the road beyond the beltway to produce pieces that are more visual, that provide a window into these cities that viewers would normally go to that also have really rich histories and a rich literary scene, as well. >> a lot of people have already kind of heard the history of the big cities, like new york and l.a., chicago. but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york. what's the history of that? >> they've been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage type of pieces. they're shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliate to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry into the city is the cable operator who contacts the city. in essence, it's the cable indus

. >>> follow the c-span cities tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities across america. >> the idea behind the cities tour is to take the programming for htv, or american history television and book tv out on the road beyond the beltway to produce pieces that are more visual, that provide a window into these cities that viewers would normally go to that also have really rich histories and a rich literary scene, as well. >> a lot of people have already kind of heard the history of the big cities, like new york and l.a., chicago. but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york. what's the history of that? >> they've been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage type of pieces. they're shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliate to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry into the city is the cable operator who contacts the city. in essence, it's the cable indus

the least honest city, washington d.c. where someone allegedly stole money from the box. i don't even know where to go with that one. >>> a couple of people in miami made a splash on tuesday when they actually got married under water. the couple wed in front of an iconic underwater statue on the anniversary of its installation. a person officiated the ceremony. >>> celebrating birthdays day, mccauley mccullcon, and mccarthy is 45. i'm betty nguyen. have a terrific wednesday. . >>> right now, republican presidential candidate donald trump in another war of words with journalists. >>> plus, crews continue to look for a fishing boat believed to have taken on water and gone have taken on water and gone down off the new jersey coast. >>> also ahead, how a dog named bear helped bring down one-time subway spokesman jared fogle. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning everybody. 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday, it's august 26th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm pat battle. darlene taking the week off. chris cimino says this is going to be one of the best days ever. >> fist bump.

a huge series is taking place starring last night with washington at city field. mat harvey on the matt. he was against the nationals and struck out nine and seven two-thirds. had a perfect game into the sixth inning. he couldn't get that last out on to the mets. he singles back up the middle and just like that, we're tied at one. remember for lorez was almost traded. he leaves the yard in the 12th. those are tears of joy at city field. unbeliefable. mets win this thing 2-1. could it happen to a better guy? i think not. awesome stuff. the yankees didn't make a move on friday. in fact, one of them is on its way up. yankees roll into the final stop. that's where we find the bases loaded for mark. a two homer night in texas. follows that up friday. in the sixth comes up from the left side of the plate and this thing is smoked. his 28th homer. fourth in two games. at this point he's a legit m.v.p. candidate. yankees role over the white sox. giants open training camp on friday afternoon. both beckam and cruise were on the field yesterday. looked pretty good. on a touch

we will take your phone calls, facebook comments, on to -- and tweets on "washington journal." visit c-span cities tour literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from authors, historians, and civic leaders. this month, with congress on its summer recess, city stores -- city tour is on c-span at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today we look at lincoln, the brassica -- lincoln, nebraska. c-spant the sea pants -- city tour with a look at 1886-1912.s from ♪ >> they came to this beautiful country and beautiful days, full of energy and vision. rich beyond our dreams. it is everything that makes life worthwhile. i don't know how large bank accounts the older settlers have to say, and i don't care. be as rich as i felt when i settled on my homestead. i remember the time i did not have money to buy a postage stamp. i remember the hard winter and the many obstacles to overcome. we came here to win a battle and we did. to what amount those inconveniences compared to the joy we felt when we turned the long furloughs of virgin soil and find the first trees, we were empire builders and the future was ours. solom

holding signs and calling for change, people protested outside of new york city, washington, d.c. and columbus and here in san jose. the protests came after video surfaced showing planned parenthood employees harvesting body parts of abortd fetuses apparently to sell. protesters in san jose say they are calling forred and to federal funding for planned parenthood clinics. >> every year the government gives planned parenthood a half billion dollars from our taxes that you and i pay that go to these services of basically selling the organs of the babies. >> reporter: planned parenthood released a statement saying that patients authorize them to donate tissue for scientific research and every other high-quality health provider does the same. >>> close calls in the sky. we are learning about new, scary situations for pilots that unfolded in the bay area. >>> pandamonium at the zoo. >> rim shot. >> boom boom, a surprise that has animal lovers and panda lovers excited. this is the dawn of an old day. because at&t and directv are offering yesterday's technology, today. tv from space. [wh

the least honest city, washington d.c. allegedly stole money from the box. >> that's not funny, but that's funny. one bad seed. >> they took all of the money. >>> a couple of people in miami made a splash on tuesday when they actually got married under water. the couple wed in front of an iconic underwater statue on the anniversary of its installation. a notary afidid the ceremony an this morning a tomato ceremony. it's considered the world's largest food fight. i would think that's the world's largest food fight. >> is that where they do the running of the bulls? >> yeah, i just don't want to do the clean up. >>> celebrating birthdays day, mccauley mccullcon, and mccarthy is 45. now keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today." we hope that you have a great wednesday. aeireouny'shan anadratn--a crant >>> entire country's thanks and admiration, a sacramento man saves lives aboard a train, and now he returns home. >>> unsettling scene on the streets of san francisco after a tourist

today groups across the country are gathering in front of the centers including in new york city, washington, d.c., and right here in san jose. these protests come after videos surfaced showing planned parenthood handling fetus tissue and where it was offered for sale. more than a hundred people showed up at planned parenthood. marianne? >> as you enmentioned this sidewalk was packed with dozens of people. holding signs and speaking out against the clinic. how organizers say that today's rally is part after protest against abortion performed at this clinic and other planned parenthood clinics across the nation. they say the peaceful grass roots demonstration is a response to video release by the center for medical progress. showing planned parenthood employees harvesting body parts of aborted fetuses apparently to sell. they are calling to an end to funding for planned parenthood clinic. >> every year the government gives planned parenthood half a billion dollars. from our taxes, that you and i pay, that gez toward the services of basically selling the organs of the babies. >> attacking plan

the mets look to sweep division rival washington tonight at citi field and move into the tie for first place. after last night's win and amazing perform answer by lucas duda with two homers and rbi double. the last time we saw american pharoah on a racetrack, he won the first triple crown in 30 years. today he made his return on the other side of the hudson river. american pharoah competing for the first time since his feat at the haskell invitational. the first triple crown winner to race there. he made his move on the final turn. after that, nobody was close. american pharoah doing it again. he wins taking the haskell invitational. >> it's very rare that i'm speechless. but i am extremely proud. it's an honor and a privilege. i don't be more happier that this is happening in the great state of new jersey. >> which is where he is from, of course, as the giants training camp rolled into third day of workouts, we heard from everyone about the situation with jason pierre paul. jerry reese addressing all things big blue. the status of jpp, the hottest topic. reese was not interested in sa

groups across the country are gathering in front of the centers including new york city, washington, d.c. and right here in san jose. these protests come after posted video showing planned parenthood employees handling tissue from aborted fetuses and other videos where they offered them for sale. more than 100 people showed up in front of the office on the alameda. >> reporter: earlier this afternoon, this sidewalk was packed with more than 100 people out here. they said this is part of a nationwide protest against abortions performed at this clinic and other at planned parenthood clinics across the u.s. they stay peaceful grassroots demonstration is a response to video release showing planned parenthood employees harvesting the body parts of aborted fetuses. apparently to sell. >> i think at the very least, there needs to be a federal investigation to see if they were breaking the law which it certainly looks like they are. and also, our taxpayer dollars should not to go planned parenthood. >> the protesters upset me because they create an atmosphere of intimidation for the clients

louis and new orleans, the number of murders has ricin 33%, chicago, washington and other major citieshave seen dramatic rises in violent crime. >> it is a huge, huge issue. we have not seen what we're seeing right now in decades. >> so police chiefs and mayors from 30 cities convened for an emergency meeting in washington. the group couldn't identify exactly why crime is up or offer solutions. police blame some of the shootings on illegal gun use, gang violence and the proliferation of synthetic drugs, causing erratic behavior. they blame a lock of support to assist those incarcerated once released. >> quality education, job training, housing, reentry program aimed at enhancing the socioeconomic opportunities for those in our community so that people will be living a more productive life instead of a life of crime. >> as federal, state and local governments grapple with increasingly higher bucketses, they have little hope the violence will cease. >> it makes my heart sad to naphthas as a people are just killing each other, and i'm sorry that they are, but i don't know if there's any r

today it is the flagship of an international empire that includes restaurants in atlantic city, washington, las vegas. been to that one and the baham das. the chef is here to tell us how they're celebrating silver anniversary and to make us an amazing salad. first of awful, happy anniversary. >> thank you. 25 years. >> after 12 years, yes. i'm director of dull u. culinary. i oversee all of the locations. >> we're grateful for you. >> it smells fantastic. >>> it is an experience. it is an experience. >> for sure. >> so tell us how you celebrate your anniversary? >> we're celebrating our anniversary. uptown was the first location, 90th and broadway. that's 25 years. we opened the times square location 23 years ago. so we have a lot of things going on. we have things in all the cities that we have restaurants. we have something going in vegas, a big 25-year anniversary. but uptown, we're going to have a party on monday night we're going to have a nice get-together with some of the people that have been going there for many, many years. we want to show some appreciation to them. and then the o

upgrades that were made to the coliseum back in the early 90s to get the raiders to return to washington. >>> the city is moving ahead with stopping crystal geyser from taking money from an aquifer. the company is taking water that would go to californians who are coping with a four year drought. crystal geyser declined to comment. >>> in the sierra club, protesters rallied against the club itself. a number of them burned their sierra club card. they are opposed to the sierra club support of removing eucalyptus trees and other nonnative trees in the east bay hills. the argument for removing them is eucalyptus are highly 68degrees out in the livermore valley. this is the fog forecast for the morning looks just like this morning. you will see the heat try to come in. most of the heat sits on the east side of the valley in the south end of the valley. gusts you will get around 100 but you will see this cool bite of air means lots of 70s and 80s around the bay with a few low 90s in the hot spot. specifically we can look at your san francisco. you start out cloudy. lunchtime you're partly crowd -- cloudy.

, asking washington to save america's cities. but given what we all see as americans right now, that washington feels broken, that there's inaction, i said, the formula has been reversed, mr. president. america's cities are here to save washington. i do think that innovation, i do think that investment, i do think that policy work and the american dream in many ways is best embodied and most alive in america's cities. part of that is just part of the job description. we as mayors don't have the luxury of being able to decide which issues are partisan. i was elected two years ago as was mentioned by an interesting coalition where i did as well with republicans, independents and democrats alike. maybe i was elected because i didn't have the support of both the chamber of commerce and organized labor, but allowed me to come in an independent way. we're elected not in partisan elections in los angeles, and allowed a republican in a conservative part of my city to feel ownership of me as much as a liberal in a very progressive part of

one of his other declarations was that the first state legislature would meet not in washington, but back in the city of austin. once they were back, they passed a law that said there would be a statewide election in 1850 two place government until 1870, at which point they would have a final election which would determine it for all time. in 1850 austin won over several candidates. in 1872, they defeated several cities including waco. in its brief nine-year history the republic of texas had multiple seats of government in its 175 plus year history, -- government. in its 175 plus year history, the state of texas has had one. city storethe c-span visits the texas home a writer william sidney porter. while in prison on charges of embezzlement he began writing under the name o. henry.

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washington at that time did not have a symphony orchestra, didn't have opera. and she wanted to bring those musical things here.but she also wanted to have the city generally embody american values. and this was a very ambitious agenda, to transform washington into a city that would be sort of, like, under dolly madison, a focus for national and international attention. and that was partly what luneta was about, the -- making the beautification of the city with the cherry trees. it was all part of her vision of what washington could be.and so she hit the ground running as you said, and she also started going to see congress, visiting the supreme court, advising taft on the cabinet. she was going to be very active as first lady for two months. susan swain: personality-wise, one of the biographers said, i read, described her as outspoken, abrupt, and determined. would you agree with those descriptions? jane hampton cook: yes, i would. she could be quite blunt. but she -- you know, when she was this young teenager visiting the white house and saw, you know, the magic of it and had the idea that she could maybe one day be there, i think it was because she sense that

the city with the most e-mail addresses and subscribers right here in washington, d.c. the website has named washington, d.c. the least faithful city in the u.s., so the repercussions will continue over the next several weeks and months. edward lawrence. back to you, aaron. >> thank you. >>> republicans focusing again on immigration in decision 2016. presidential candidate donald trump will host a rally in alabama in a stadium capable of seating 40,000 supporters. jeb bush and donald trump is accused of using the term anchor babies. new polls show trump is beating bush in his home state of florida. >>> today, a manassas man will be sen penced after pleading -- sentenced after pleading guilty for a deadly hit and run in prince george's county. jackie lewin grudge hit and killed 21-year-old janelle olney last year. police say he smelled of alcohol. we are learning that several family members will be in court today. >>> this man pled guilty to a fire in alexandria. this man was accused of setting fire to a crib mattress while his infant slept inside and pled guilty to fail

airports from washington to new york city were affected. the new features were disabled after the update. >>> civil rights icon julian bond is being mourned today. he died saturday in florida at 75 after a brief illness. bond played a major role in the 1960 civil rights amovement and he was the longtime leader of the naacp. >> reporter: julian bond, the grandson of a slave, did more that make a name for himself. he made history. as one of the leaders of the student nonviolent coordinating committee he worked side by side with dr. martin luther king jr. he and others spoke with "cbs evening news" anchor scott pelley on the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. >> on that day, what did you think would be achieved by the march on washington? what could be accomplished? >> in dr. king's speech and in the speeches of the other people, we had explained here are the problems we're nation. here are the reasons we're marching and protesting and sitting in. now, do something about it. >> reporter: he was elected to the georgia house of represe

>> you look at the statistics that come out city after city after city in atlanta, st. louis, washington, d.c. our top 50 violent gun offenders account for 847 arrests. that's a staggering number. we're hearing it from city after city after city. and when you hear about the high numbers with gun offenses, the percentage of those persons that spend time in jail is hovering between 2% and 6%. so clearly there's a disconnect. when you have that small number accounting for that large number of violent crimes and such a small amount of time or percentage going and spending time in jail, there's a problem. so i think that is one of the big focuses for today. >> i imagine, suspect, it's quite an experience to get together with other people in your position as you're dealing with similar problem ss what do you think can done superintendent, in terms of working together to find a solution to this problem? >> first of all, we do this frequently. we're members of something known as major city chief's association. what we did differently this time was we convened the individuals having this problem

was the first woman and african-american trooper to die in the line of duty. >>> the city council in seattle, washingtonhas implemented a gun violence tax. now, the national rifle association is pushing back. it requires people to pay an extra $25 for every gun sold in the city and five cents for each round of ammunition. the money goes to gun safety research and gun violence programs. >> the nra and several other groups says it violates laws. the law restricting passing gun regulations. >>> we want to tell you about a choir that will perform for pope francis when what he visits d.c. next month. they let us in for a sneak peek at the rehearsals yesterday. the group will sing at the mass celebrated by the holy father at the basilica of the -- the national shrine of the immaculate conception. we'll show you the video later. >>> you may have a tough time laying your eyes on the pope once he's here in the district. the tickets for the canonization mass are very limited. the venue only holds 25,000 people. the mass will be streamed online though. the pope's address to come will be broadcast live on the natio

several cities including washington, d.c. which have seen sharp reduction in homicides report the numbers are going up again this year. >> conflict has deprived a's capital of many luxuries, but what it does have are plenty of concrete blast walls, and they're proving to be the perfect black canvas. >> on the barriers that symbolize the deteriorating security in kabul, and an effort to create stability, this anti anti-corruption message warns that the people and god are watching. across the street they're painting hearts as a symbol of healing the nation. it's all the work of an artist and a group of volunteers with a few hundred dollars of their own money for paint and supplies they're working to change the kilometers of blast walls that make people feel under seen in their own city. >> when you put a picture on a wall, the wall disappears, and you have new space. >> he wants that new space to be about a new afghanistan that he and his fellow painters can help create. >> it's time for afghanistan and the world to contribute

olympic committee chose boston over l.a., san francisco and washington. each cityut together a big presentation. the mayors took the committee members around, business leaders in all the cities tried to impress them. and ultimately, they picked boston as the strongest candidate in the united states. but yesterday, the usoc announced they're withdrawing boston'sed by to host the games -- [ applause ] >> jimmy: from boston i assume? people in boston don't want the olympics. which is surprising. all the people from boston i know would love to have a bunch of foreigners in their town. they're welcoming, but scott blackman, chief executive the usoc, said in a statement, we have not been able to get a majority of the citizens of boston to support hosting the 2024 olympic and paralympic games. that makes sense. the only thing a majority of citizens in boston support is throwing beer bottles at yankees fans. [ cheers and applause ] it's hard to get everyone together. but now this means the usoc has to come up with another city from the united states to bid against paris, r

meanwhile, several big cities including washington d.c. which is seen sharp reductions in homicides, report the numbers are going up again this year. >>> tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters are expected to rally later on thursday in guatemala's capital. it follows weeks of demonstrations calling for the president to resign over corruption allegations. he denies wrongdoing and refuses to step down. >> reporter: elaena might not look like a typical activist. she sells handy crafts. but years of dismal profits force her to close her business, something she blames on government corruption. >> translator: it hurts me the way the government betrayed me. they lied to us. campaign promises were a lie. so we are coming here on to the streets to protest and show how we feel and prevent this from happening again. >> reporter: she's one of many who have been blocking the main highway over the past two days as a form of political protest. the people gathered here say this is the only way to make their voices heard by decision makers in guate

several big cities in washington d.c., which has seen sharp reductions in homicide report the numbers are going up again this year. >> meanwhile, one of the world's largest retailers says that it will stop selling assault rifles, wal-mart says the decision was not related to high-profile shootings, the retailer blaming poor sales, saying it was failuring products to cater for the interests of customers >>> saudi arabia said troops crossed the border into yemen for the first time, attacking positions. >> taking over mountainous areas. saudi arabia military commanders say the incursion was for a short period of time. >> they are committed to providing relief. foreign minister said saudi arabia will be supporting restriction efforts. >> they express the commitment. of him and his partners to help yemen with restriction efforts in order to alleviate the suffering of people into - to begin to improve the social economic conditions. >> the middle east is facing a major water crisis. a report by the world resources institute found by 2040 the a region will experience eights of the 10 worse d

meanwhile, several big cities including washington d.c. which is seen sharp reductions in homicides report the numbers are going up again this year. >>> one of the world's largest retailers says it will stop selling assault rifles. wal-mart said it was not related to the shootings. it blames poor sales. wal-mart now says it will focus gun sales related to the sport of hunting. >>> it's been ten years since hurricane katrina hit new orleans killing more than a thousand people and causing billions of dollars worth of damage. the city has made a steady recovery. many challenges still remain. >> on the streets of the historic french quarter, the signs of the recovery are obvious. it's a tourist hotspot. on the banks of the mississippi, the sound of jazz music hales the rebirth of new orleans. it's a far cry from the days that followed katrina when 80% of the city lay under water and the u.s. government was criticized for its slow response. over a thousand residents died. more were displaced, never to return. entire communities lay in ruins. >>

in fact we're told there's lingering delays tonight at airports in new york city and washington d.c.. all said more than 2,000 flights were delayed after the problem surfaced at the faa air traffic center in virginia. at one point air traffic above d.c., virginia, maryland and north carolina was all but non existent and faa has not released details about the glitch and say they were not hacked. >> moving on to coverage of the upcoming papal visit in philadelphia, if you plan to take new jersey transit trains into city that weekend tickets are now on sale. those tickets officially went on sale noon today. there are limited number of special passes available 4,140 for each day to be specific and it's important to note that regular tickets will not work during the pope's visit on weekend of september 26 and september 27. and remember to visit our special pope channel on 6abc.com. you can see the security perimeter maps and other road closures in detail and get more information on the special transportation guidelines set bicep ta and new jersey transi transit. and "action news" will brin