american history tv spoke with -- next, joanne free man and university of chicago professor william collins describe acts of violence in the u.s. congress leading up to the civil war and checks on war power in the modern era. professor freeman is working on a book entitled field of blood, violence in america. american history tv is at a organization of american historians annual meeting in milwaukee and we are going to talk next about congress and american politics with joanne freeman, a history professor at yale with professor william howell from the university of chicago and europe, political american politics professor. thanks for joining us. let's start off, professor freeman, with a book you've been working on called field of blood congressional violence in america. congressional violence. normally when we hear about congress, we don't think about violence. >> that's true. the book is really about the couple of decades, the 1830s, '40s and '50s before the civil war and it's about physical violence. pushing, shoving. pulling of knives, pistols. mass may lees with 20 or 30 guys and part

. >> william holmes, rocky, kenieta scott, john collins, marisa margle, keith englebrick. who is here? young chin, jessica roible, ryan farrell, jane midge, shelly m, sir, thank you for your help. but i think we got it. steve begley. >> steve! >> a little chippy tonight. >> thank you, guys, for being here. alternates a pleasure to -- it's a pleasure to speak with you. i know you have an interesting decision. my name is kenyatta scott, athletic director for abraham lincoln high school, teach mathematics. i've traveled extensively refereeing around the world and seeing soccer in many different levels. even when i was asked to come here to speak, was it pretty much in support of the beach chalet project but it was also, i have to speak the truth. i live right next to golden gate park so i'm a sunset person and i've come here from somewhere else but there are two things that concern me. one, it is the limited amount of field space that there is in the city and grass fields but i have to say, listening to everyone, i've been more conflicted than our pris recent decision he came

william beaumont and his very famous book, 1833. and of course, anesthesia, the beginnings of anesthesia. john collins warren. he is going to operate on this young man. this was taken -- about seven months after the initial event of an these ye anesthesia. there were no cameras for the initial event. there was -- everything was posed later. you see if you look at his leg over here. watch the next picture. there is the blood and bandage. early use of anesthesia. at the time no doctor could conceive of diseases or treatments in anything resembling today's scientific terms. mid 19th century drugs and therapeutic substances consisted of herbal and mineral concoctions. the fact that there would soon be fundamental developments such as radiology, anti-sepsis, bacteriology. and scientific attitude, a willingness to question authority, a destrive to modify therapeutic practices that these will become mainstays of late 19th century medicine. in the 1860s, medicine might have stood on the cusp of a great revolution which would be heralded with -- with shortly thereafter by the likes of men like, lister and pasture, and

william beaumont and his very famous book, 1833. and, of course, anesthesia, the beginnings of anesthesia. john collins warren. he is going to operate on this young man. this was taken about seven months after the initial event of anesthesia. there were no cameras for the initial event. there was -- everything was posed later. you see -- if you look at his leg over here. watch the next picture. there is the blood and bandage. early use of anesthesia. at the time, no doctor could conceive of diseases or treatments in anything resembling today's scientific terms. mid 19th century drugs and therapeutic substances consist

san kwan kartd carter, orlando carter, robert boast, lamar williams are all convicted of murder and dozens of other felony counts. pat collins will have more from the survivors of these crimes coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> john edwards' core ums trial is in its third week. prosecutors are trying to show that edwards knowingly and illegally used campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress. edwards and his daughter cate arrived at the courthouse this morning. today alex forger was back on the witness stand. he is the lawyer for virginia heiress rachel bunny melon. memorandum only gave thousands of dollars to edwards when he ran for president and that the money was for a personal need of edwards. prosecutors contend that some of that money was used in the coverup. edwards denies breaking any law. >>> new numbers out today say nearly half of american adults are projected to be obese by the we are 2030 unless the country makes significant changes. the growing problem has prompted many experts to look at ways of preventing obesity long before adulthood focusing even on toddlers. erica edwards has our story. >> reporter: amer

collins turns 79. >> all day long, stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nightly news." >>> here is a look at what is coming up later on the "the today show" a high school teen we reported on earlier speaking out against her suspension for making an anti-bullying video. rock and roll legend gene simmons will be live on the plaza with a surprise for one very special american hero. >>> now, keep on it this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

williams, guilty of three counts of second-degree murder and 25 other felonies. sentencing in this case is set for next september 11. live in superior court, pat collins, news4. >> thank you, pat. >>> 55-year-old wayne price was in court today in montgomery county. police say that he shot and killed his 23-year-old son matthew price. police say that there was an argument on saturday night at an apartment in gaithersburg and say the elder price tried to walk away from it. when the fight continued he pulled out a gun and shot his son. the elder price has been charged with first-degree murder. a judge ordered him held woupt bond. >>> the district is going to have to pay thousands of dollars to four people who challenge their drunk driving conditions -- convictions. the attorney general's office says that the district has agreed to pay about $20,000 to four people. they were part after group of 20 that said their convictions were based on breathalyzer scores from machines that were uncalibrated. therefore, inaccurate. the other 16 cases are still pending. last february police were ordered to stop using those machines because the results were inaccurate. >