when i went to colonial williamsburg in 1993, williamsburg had already embarked several years upon the discussion of slavery. there was the african-american interpretive group at williamsburg, and i welcomed that opportunity to work with them to better explain the story, and enact the story of our history. monticello embarked at the same time on speaking about slavery and continues, as colonial williamsburg and many other living history museums and national historic sites across our country continue to speak about this more, engage this, and what is so important, to acknowledge it, to acknowledge it. and struggle with it. we need to struggle with this. >> a first-person interpreter is limited to the character in the time that they are to portray. one of the things you and i discussed is a great example, juneteenth, something thomas jefferson would not have known about in his life. can you talk about the challenges of staying in character? >> a big challenge in interpreting thomas jefferson would be for a visitor to say, mr. jefferson, what do you think about juneteenth, and for mr. jef

when i went to colonial williamsburg in the spring of 1993, williamsburg had already embarked for several years and there was the african-american interpretive group at colonial williamsburg, and i welcome that opportunity to work with them to better explain the story and enact the story of our history. monticello had embarked at the same time upon speaking on slavery and continues as colonial williamsburg and many other living history museums and national historic sites across our country, continues to speak about this more and more, engage this, but particularly what's so important, to acknowledge it, to acknowledge it and struggle with it. we need to struggle with this. >> a first-person interpreter is limited to the character of the time period that they must portray and actually in conversations preparing for this week one of the things that you and i discussed is a great example, juneteenth, is something that thomas jefferson during his life would know nothing about. so can you talk for just a minute about the challenges of staying in character when talking about slavery in particul

we had something happen in williamsburg in the brooklyn area of new york the other night where the whole foods there was attacked.

columbia --to colonial williamsburg, williamsburg had embarked for several years upon the discussiony. there was the african-american interpretive group and i welcome that opportunity to work with storyo better explain the and enact the story of our history. monticello embarked at the same slavery, speaking on national historic sites across our country continue to speak about this more and more, engage this, but what is so important is to acknowledge it. to acknowledge it. and struggle with it. we need to struggle with this. at one ofa short look our many programs available in its entirety on our website. c-span.org/history. american history tv, exploring our nation's past every weekend on c-span3. >> penn state professor lee ann banaszak reflects on the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage and talks about the tactics women used to get the 19th amendment passed and ratified. this interview was recorded at the meeting in philadelphia.

we had something happen in williamsburg in the brooklyn area of new york the other night where the wholeds there was attacked. an apple store was attacked. signs on the walls were murder jeff bezos. here is what one of the observers of this said concerning its relationship to civil rights. the irony of it is you can clearly tell everyone on the video is white. it is like, do you guys even know when you're doing this for? these are not civil rights protests. these are a bunch of spoiled white kids, primarily, who were out causing trouble in the streets. it just has to stop. what connects it to the crime that is happening, that is exploding on the streets of new york and chicago and portland and elsewhere is the liberal anti-policing policies of the democratic structures in politics in those cities. >> absolutely. the defund the police movements have been a big part of encouraging this. you look at the crime where they said, let's defund the police, where they have taken action. 36 of america's top 50 cities have seen double-digit increases in murders. we're not just talking violent crime

reporting from williamsburg, in brooklyn, tom llamas, abc news. >> our thanks to tom.e'll be following the aftermath of isaias throughout the morning. >>> lebanon is pushing back against president trump's claim that a deadly bomb rocked beirut, killing at least 100, injuring thousands. >> take a look, this is what it looked like. just unbelievable. lebanese authorities say the detonation of more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate caused the blast. authorities say it was stored at a warehouse after being confiscated from a cargo ship in 2014. >> this all comes as lebanon is struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and a crippling financial crisis. abc's aaron katersky has more. >> reporter: a giant cloud formed over beirut after an enormous explosion, the most powerful in the lebanese capital in years. those who took pictures of what at first seemed to be just a fire were rocketed back by the shock of the blast. some people thought it was an earthquake. it left them dazed. others were wounded or killed. the prime minister knew it was bad, declaring a national day of mo

superstorm sandy years ago, now we're starting to get those reports talking about from new jersey, to williamsburg queens, new york, a man dhout to be in his 60s was killed, he was in the passenger seat of a car where there was a toppled tree. throughout this entire region, lot of toppled trees. 2 million people without power throughout this entire region and this is something that they're going to have to be dealing with for the next several hours, at least, and potentially several days. again, new york city, manhattan right here, all these sandbags more than a mile or so of this tube was set up, it seems to have dodged the worst of it, but the big story in this area is power outage. >> reporter: gabe gutierrez in lower manhattan for us. >>> when we return -- a pair of devastating explosions caught on cram in beirut. we have breaking news on that next. ♪ get your glow back. start running again with a boost of b vitamins and energy from green tea. new dunkin' refreshers. order ahead via the dunkin' app for a contactless way to order and pay. america runs on dunkin'.

again this year on the 2nd point is google in williamsburg. even though it would be probably coming from a man from bari by that maybe we will see what saudi arabia. and he'll darwish journalist and historian thank you for joining us on the program thank you . emergency teams working to contain a major oil spill off the coast of malicious at say the situation is finally under control helicopters have been airlifted in oil from the stranded cargo ship which ran aground on a coral reef at the end of last month it had been carrying almost $4000.00 tons of oil almost all of the field on board though has been removed there have been fears the vessel would break apart teams constructed barriers to try to contain the spillage the oil that did leak posed a serious risk to the environmentally sensitive area leading authorities to to declare a state of emergency. there is growing support around the world for a ban on so-called killer robots a report from human rights watch says 30 countries want a global treaty against the technology professor nala shar

yes, the same name applies to that in the city of williamsburg that you know so very well.ftert street was named the eldest son of queen anne, william, duke of gloucester, who passed away before he could become monarch. >> indeed, my friend. we soon discovered that he was rather simple that the american cause. any were of the opinion that he thought america should the free -- be free and independent. so we listened to what he had to say. we spoke of the fighting at lexington and the town hall of your grant congress in and the great man himself, general washington. it was by the conclusion of this meeting that i told my brother officers that i was ready and willing to fight and, if need be, die for this cause. now i know many have said, but why, mr. markey -- mr monsieur marquis,onsieur would you want to go fight and die in another man's war? [indiscernible] a war that embraced the idea of great thinkers of the enlightened age. this age of reason. the likes of people who believe that a man, no matter what free,n in life, might be whether he be black or white, catholic or pro

. >> this is a copy of general pickett's report of the battle of williamsburg, may 1862. >> look at theat else? >> and that's george pickett's hair. >> would you ever sell that? >> this right here? no. not anymore. >> this is quite a section of your family history. what are you gonna do with it now? >> um... i'll probably give it to my children. we don't really get to choose our names when we're born. and we have to do whatever we can or live up to it. i've, to some extent, ducked that legacy, but also honored it in the same way. >> ed is not done fighting the battle over his strange inheritance. for one thing, he thinks there should be a statue right here at gettysburg honoring his great-great grandfather and his men. in other ways, george edward pickett v feels it's time to move on. when his own son was born, he and his wife chose the name doug. perhaps some names just need to rest in peace. i'm jamie colby for "strange inheritance." thanks so much for watching. and remember -- you can't take it with you. >> do you have a "strange inheritance" story you'd like to share with us? we'd l

and the path of this is going to take it over kentucky and eventually out near washington and williamsburg. san francisco's forecast, hone in on next week. warmer 70s moving in monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. that's toon hot at the forecast. you're not going to like the inland forecast. i've just updated this based on some new weather guidance i'm getting on the forecast models. we're now up to 96 on monday. 97 on tuesday. and we'll hold with mid 90s wednesday and thursday. next week not the best news for firefighters. hopefully into this upcoming weekend we can get further containment of it and maybe that won't be so much of a problem once we get to the mid-part of next week. >> if we can get some more headway. right? okay. check out my meteorological knowledge here, jeff. there is a cloud that tells us a wildfire is growing explosively. it's called a pyrocumulus cloud. but how does it form and what can it tell you about the fire? i actually don't know. you have to head to our website, nbcbayarea.com for an explainer on the pyroconsume lous clouumu. >> you mispronounced cloud th

. >> her father tells us the first hospital to receive free meals is williamsburg regional medical. that facility is extra special because that's where both of his kids were born. for more stories like this one, go the kpix.com/together to find stories of how we are better together. flooding bay. 55 right ho, st the water main breaks that kept crews busy overnight. >> reporter: there's now talk of a covid surcharge an extra fee that you pay on top of whatever you purchase. it's talked about in palo alto and we'll have a live report coming up. >>> and a reminder, kpix 5 has a new app that gives you easy 24/7 access to cbsn bay area and kpix 5 newscasts. delete the old app so lily everyone in the house is online and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber. you get more bandwidth and hbo max included. so, everyone stays entertained. so i can just watch the show instead of reading the book? you know, if you turn on your subtitles... that's almost reading. get 1 gig internet with at&t fiber for $49.99a month for a year. no annualco

host: thank you for the call from williamsburg, virginia. few comments from viewers on social media, from twitter and our text service. dave on twitter relies on usps for his small business. he lives in rural america and his online business would be impossible without them. ups and fedex charge more for smaller packaging and less reliability. miguel from brooklyn says the post office has always been reliable but trump has not. daniel in springfield, i trust the post office if they are given the funding they need. they are able to handle the christmas load, that is many more pieces of mail than mail-in voting. gregory from sherman oaks, california, if republicans are so determined to oppose mail-in voting they should support the american election weekend, a spread out weekend affair that families and neighbors can attend together as a civic holiday. if we had already achieved it in 2020 it would enable considerable social distancing. a few comments from our viewers, we want to hear from you on social media and the phones as well. anthony from

marker's career at independence hall, colonial williamsburg, and monticello. thomas jefferson's monticello recorded this program and provided the video. >>> good afternoon. my name is is brandon dillard and i'm the manager of historic interpretation here at monticel monticello. you might recognize my voice because in previous livestreams i'm usually the guy behind the camera and i'm reading questions from our audience

>> we're having a parade -- a virtual parade and we're going to williamsburg. >> well done and you guysoy your ninth year >> eight is great. i love it. we've got to find holly sonders. she's in pa with her dad bill. good morning >> hi. >> molly, i understand you're 14 and you love luke bryan. >> yes, i do >> when did you become a fan >> well, i first started going to country music concerts when i was about 7 and shortly after i was introduced to luke bryan so i've been a fan since i was about 7. >> how many concerts you been to >> five. >> wow you are -- it's official you're a super fan. what would you say to him if you could say anything >> i would probably ask him for a hug and probably ask him howe. >> you know, that's a good question. luke, he gets his teeth so white >> you know, that's a good question luke, how do you get your teeth so white and what would you say to molly since you're joining us live right now. >> hey, molly. >> hi. >> everybody wants to know -- >> how do you get your teeth white? >> i just brush them, with, like aqua fresh like, it happens >> well, you've got a r

a lot of it will be filled in williamsburg. in some location in europe. john adams, what are the chances of having a monument in washington of him. soon pretty will be just on adams or abigail or jeff with the adams or entire adams family. david: this is still open for discussion and the congress has passed a bill making it possible. and the president has signed the bill. now at work out location. we become part of the group was trying to see this happen. it has to be location in keeping with the importance principally disgrace. there is no monument, no stature nothing of john adams in my opinion the opinion of others, except for george washington. as the most important american the time. but if you to know what i think it should be read i think it should not be another marble tomb or something like that's. i don't think it should try to rival either the washington monument of the lincoln memorial the jefferson memorial and skill. i cannot be 18th century skill. noises should be modest in size. the name promoting is mistaken, the idea that it will be adam

that happening in the williamsburg neighborhood in brooklyn. store there. they also vandalized buildings tagging one with the message murder bezos, a reference to the billionaire founder of amazon. >> there is a now-to video for hackers looking for get money from atms. a flaw in the system that allow us people to use pre-paid debit cards to withdraw more money than is what on the card. police swarmed a bank in staten island, new york looking for two scammers. >> sandra: defunding first responders. the plan in new york has a paramedic union chief said people will die. deblasio said budget cuts in october would force the city to lay off hundreds of emts and paramedics. it needs financial aid to keep the force at current levels. it could cost the jobs of nearly 400 first line workers. the warning of budget cuts coming as the "new york post" reports on major spending at the mayor's mansion. bill deblasio's wife oversees a staff of 14 employees costing some $2 million. among the staffers the post reports a speech writer making more than 100,000 doll

this fall after that i don't b know we are building the back lot outside of richmond and then in williamsburgnd some of it on location in europepe. >>cspan: what are the chances of having the monument in washington? will be just john or john and abigail or the entire family quick. >> it is still open to discussion in congress has passed the bill to make it possiblere now we have to work out a location and a say we because i'm part of a group to see this happen in keeping with his importance. it is a disgrace there is no monument or statue and in my opinion except for george washington the most important american of that time. it shouldn't be another marble tomb or obelisk. and i think it should try to rival the jefferson memorial it should be 18th century and scale and modest and i am promoting as best i can the adams library and open to visitors in a garden that i adf seven is in the garden and john adams thought that i know you've been to the adams house to see the library in the garden there this is where you look at the letters of john and abigail adams and jefferson and the exhibits way

kentucky and by saturday morning this will likely exit the eastern sea board between washington and williamsburg. along this path we'll see additional two to four inches of rain with high totals of northern arkansas and kentucky. this is going to cause a few problems since we head to the next couple of days. let's take it back locally of san jose currently at 75 degrees. this is looking off towards the east and you will see all of this smoke that continues to sit across the south bay, silicon valley. i will show you more of the air quality forecast of what we can expect tomorrow and the fire lines, i got that update coming up in about 15 minutes. >>> okay, jeff. we'll see you shortly. so many major stories developing this evening. there are new calls for action in wisconsin following the shooting of jacob blake. we see the boycott which continues in the nba, baseball and hockey and other sports as well. wisconsin's attorney general released those details of what led to the shooting of jacob blake. officers tried to arrest and tase him before an officer shot him seven times in the back. authoriti