under the colonial candles of williamsburg, ho's of the new towns of kentucky, square dances in the middlenfields. minors went together in the california gold town. ♪ recreation games instead of shooting matches. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ nutrition programs instead of recipe swapping. but the impulsese is the same. the tradition is the same. ♪ storytelling and play acting and music. ♪ the negro boys and girls club and hid it on the beat and take it on down. ♪ the children dancing and speaking pieces. ♪ ♪ ♪ the mothers and fathers looking on. ♪ date remember the barn dances two. davy crockett and abe lincoln kicked their heels in these dances. the americans have not forgotten how. pop goes the weigle and turkey wings and soldiers real. onewn community did this. one town full of people who belong there. and people who wanted to belong made a new community. other towns are doing it everywhere in america. americans are finding out how to get together all over again. a good thing and or time and a good thing after words. i now they have a life in common. now they have something to look forward too. nobody

we reached out to our local church and williamsburg presbyterian church and foundation church in williamsburg. so within four or five hours those two churches were able to fill a u haul. i heard from friends they were able to get out and which route they took. i got in the u haul and started driving sunday night and arrived early monday morning and got to black mountain presbyterian where we had been members while there and they had set up within the fellowship hall and sanctuary a distribution point and able to off load the supplies and it was needed. they took it and they were grateful and it was an incredible moment. >> sandra: these are the stories that emerge that give us hope, right? the tight knit communities that come together and help and support each other. >> thank you. >> sandra: you are part of that. i know that part of your concern is keeping the attention on these communities because you can only do so much on your own. you do need help. what is your priority right now? >> so as far as what i can see is that there has been a little bit of mixed reporting. so the outpouring of s

he doesn't like williamsburg architecture. he wants what's a lady in architecture by italy. but when he goes to the north of italy, he he steals some silk plants. he trying to plant silk or silkworms and mulberry trees in virginia. but he doesn't go and actually see palladio villas. he skedaddled back to paris. and and so forth. he likes an environment where he is the center of attention and people adore him. and he gets this at william and mary with the law professor george with the governor of virginia, francis -- yeah. they keep inviting jefferson to dinner. he plays the violin for them. he tells stories about natural history, things he's learning. as president of the united states, he manages the congress by a series of dinners with carefully calculated guest lists to fortify his own party, split the opposing party. no politics is discussed. the president is talking about everything, and he has adopted a very informal dress that his colleague benjamin franklin had had used in paris to enchant the aristocrats. they're no longer is he wearing fancy clothes. he's wearing ol

so here's one from colonial williamsburg here that is, i think roughly take these carts would get loaded in say fort an 800 pounds of provisions are driven south to edward unloaded and turned right back to fort and to get another load okay the men shuttled these boats and carts back forth, burned extra calories so they had to eat more food and troops wade ing around for these carts and boats to deliver stuff from from farther north were sitting around and they needed eat more food to maintain their their metabolisms. so it's hard to build up supply a stockpile of provisions so that army could then move forward towards albany. now all of this shuttling back and forth, all of this work a lot from the animals, from from horses. now, i mentioned the carts first i put the cart before the horse because i think it helps explain the workflow these. horses had to bear each each day the breed the canadian horse initially brought to quebec from, france, adult horses were pony sized, 58 inches at the withers, at shoulder, at their shoulder level, and adults weighed about 1,000 pounds. what were thei

virginia levee, brigadier general thomas rodney wrote general washington on 21st november 1777 from williamsburg. my dear general, you may be assured that i will push with my with my utmost exertions to have the regiments completed. but to be candid, i really am a loss to know in what manner it can best be done. for the last plan adopted by the assembly of drafting in the matter, there proposed has been productive of much evil and little good. many of those drafted been unfit for service or free mulattos and --, as was generally thought they could be best spared. this, i think, exceedingly unjust because these poor wretches, after they have risked their lives and perhaps may have contributed to save america, will not be entitled to the privileges of freemen. now, we don't know how many men of color actually joined the virginia continental regiments in 1778, but that august, the three brigades, three state brigades, woodford mule and briggs and scotts contained at least 162 black soldiers. and i say at least because there are solid indications that the roster entitled the return of the -- in the

so here's one from colonial williamsburg here that is, i think roughly take these carts would get loaded in say fort an 800 pounds of provisions are driven south to edward unloaded and turned right back to fort and to get another load okay the men shuttled these boats and carts back forth, burned extra calories so they had to eat more food and troops wade ing around for these carts and boats to deliver stuff from from farther north were sitting around and they needed eat more food to maintain their their metabolisms. so it's hard to build up supply a stockpile of provisions so that army could then move forward towards albany. now all of this shuttling back and forth, all of this work a lot from the animals, from from horses. now, i mentioned the carts first i put the cart before the horse because i think it helps explain the workflow these. horses had to bear each each day the breed the canadian horse initially brought to quebec from, france, adult horses were pony sized, 58 inches at the withers, at shoulder, at their shoulder level, and adults weighed about 1,000 pounds. what were thei

are familiar with the om 122, but if you are less familiar with it, the institute is housed in williamsburg on the campus of william and mary and it aims to, quote, connect early america. and it is one of the preeminent sources scholarship relating to early american history. many of you working in the academic field or otherwise have relied on the scholarship published by the o-i, perhaps in the william and mary quarterly, or through their robust digital programing. and the fact this partnership exists, the fact that this partnership enabled to spend a month here in the collections at fort ticonderoga really amplify ties. the fact that we have this colonial capital in virginia inherently connected to this colonial site here in rural upstate new york that was a mammoth that was truly instrumental and a key to the continent the 18th century. this partnership exists to amplify the history and collections here at fort ticonderoga. and there is confidence that scholars like me and those who have come before and come after me can and will uncover of immeasurable value here in this place. this res

are familiar with the om 122, but if you are less familiar with it, the institute is housed in williamsburg on the campus of william and mary and it aims to, quote, connect early america. and it is one of the preeminent sources scholarship relating to early american history. many of you working in the academic field or otherwise have relied on the scholarship published by the o-i, perhaps in the william and mary quarterly, or through their robust digital programing. and the fact this partnership exists, the fact that this partnership enabled to spend a month here in the collections at fort ticonderoga really amplify ties. the fact that we have this colonial capital in virginia inherently connected to this colonial site here in rural upstate new york that was a mammoth that was truly instrumental and a key to the continent the 18th century. this partnership exists to amplify the history and collections here at fort ticonderoga. and there is confidence that scholars like me and those who have come before and come after me can and will uncover of immeasurable value here in this place. this res

his oldest son is killed in the battle of williamsburg. one of his other sons loses an arm. note that he named his son hamilton. that tells you a lot about where lieber is at as a german who has become a nationalized american citizen. hamilton loses an arm. his other son survives the war unscathed and ends the war as lieutenant colonel. for lieber, the law of war is personal because it involves children. the war has traditionally been known to have killed 620,000 soldiers. a few years ago, a historian who counts things claimed that it was really more like 750,000 but it is a weird kind of counting because what this article, which some people have just bought without thinking very clearly, this article counts all of the people who subsequently died after the war from a wound they got during the war. to my way of thinking, it is hard to figure out how you calculated that in terms of the war itself, although, obviously, the lingering effect's of war are real. there is a reason why mississippi is the worst state in the united states more than 150 years after the civil war ended.

his oldest is killed at the battle williamsburg. one of his other sons, hamilton, loses an arm. note, by the way that he names his son hamilton. i mean that tells you a lot about where lieber's at. as a german who has become a naturalized american citizen, hamilton loses an. his other son survives the war unscathed. norman and he ends the war as a lieutenant so for labor the of war is personal because it involves own children. the war has traditionally been known to have killed. 620,000 soldiers. a few years ago, a historian who counts things say claimed that was really more like 750,000. but it's a weird kind of counting because what this article which some people have just bought without thinking very clearly as this article counts, all the people who subsequently died after the war from a wound they got during the war and to my way of thinking it's to figure out how you calculate that in terms of the war itself although obviously the lingering effects the war are real. there is a reason why mississippi is the poorest state in the united states. more than 150 years after the c

by november of 1775, he had been run out of his quarters at williamsburg by patriot forces and he was conducting his official business on the ship in the chesapeake bay. on november 7th, 1775, he issued a proclamation that promised freedom to aved men who were willing to fight for thesh crown. dunmore was looking for a way to regain power and help great britain win war and he thought that by dg the resources from the patri cause like the enslaved labor force, that would be a good way to do that. one. many enslaved men and women who fled to dunmore on the british lines was henry also known as harry washington, enslaved to george washington. became a member of lord dunmore's ethiopian regiment. he trained must ka tooning and had uniforms insignia, liberty to the slaves, unquote. and the regiment fought in two battles, in virginia they lost, they lost lives at both battles and lost lives to a smallpox epidemic at this time. however, dunmore's proclamation had one of the largest emancipation prior to the civil war and historicalions estimated around 80,000 enslaved people fled to the brit

also the appointed royal governor of virginia by 1775, he had been run out of his quarters at williamsburg by patriot forces, and he was conducting his official business on a ship in the chesapeake bay on november seven, 1775, he issued a proclamation that promised freedom to enslaved men who were willing fight for the british crown. dunmore was just looking for a way to gain regained power and help great briin the and he thought that by draining the resources from the patriot cause, like the enslaver excuse me and slave labor force, that that would be a good way to do that. one of the many enslaved men and women who fled to dunmore and the british lines was henry, also known as henry washington, who was enslaved to george washington. henry became a member of lord the moors ethiopian regiment. dunmore trained over 800 formerly enslaved men, and the basics musket, shooting and formation, marching. he had special uniforms made for them with the insignia, quote, liberty to the slaves, unquote. the regiment fought in two major battles the last battle being the battle at great bridge, virginia,

also the appointed royal governor of virginia by 1775, he had been run out of his quarters at williamsburg by patriot forces, and he was conducting his official business on a ship in the chesapeake bay on november seven, 1775, he issued a proclamation that promised freedom to enslaved men who were willing ghfor the british crown. dunmore was just looking for a help great britain win the war. and he thought that by draining the resources from the patriot cause, likenslaver excuse me and slave labor force, that that would be a good way to do that. one of the many enslaved men and women who fled to dunmore and the british lines was henry, also known as henry washington, who was enslaved to george washington. henry became a member of lord the moors ethiopian regiment. dunmore trained over 800 formerly enslaved men, and the basics musket, shooting and formation, marching. he had special uniforms made for them with the insignia, quote, liberty to the slaves, unquote. the regiment fought in two major battles the last battle being the battle at great bridge, virginia, where they lost. they lost li

and in these community quadruples under the colonial candles of williamsburg. thus the hoedown in the new pioneer towns of kentucky square dances in the middle, the kansas cornfield miners romping together in the california gold town. recreation hall games instead of shooting matches. nutrition programs instead of recipe swapping. but the impulse is the same. the tradition is the same same. storytelling and play acting and music. the boys and girls band, they hit it on the beat and take it on down the the. the children dancing and speaking pieces. the mothers. fathers looking on. and they remember. the barn dances to davy crockett and abe lincoln kick their heels and these dances. the americans haven't forgotten how pop goes. weasel and turkey wing and the soldiers. real. one community did this one town full of people who belonged there and people who wanted to belong made a new community. other towns are doing it everywhere in america. americans finding out how to together all over again. a good thing in wartime and a good thing afterwards. now they have a lif

and in virginia, this is for of you who've been to williamsburg. this is the reconstruct it governor's palace, the royal governor had called and the burgesses into assembly and they were deliberating on other things when heard the news of the closure of boston's port and in the capital in the capital the lower house of assembly called the burgesses met to discuss what to do and i love this bit. it's the historian in me they actually had a copy of historical tracks from the era of england's civil in the middle of the 17th century written by a guy named john rushworth. and they looked at his examples from there precedence and they decided they would have a day of fast and thanksgiving on june 1st, which was the day that boston port was began was to begin to be closed. so they passed this resolution and the royal governor i don't have a picture of him, but his name was was was was william murray the fourth earl of dunmore, and he was a scottish as scottish title. and the royal governor it's just immediately decided that this this is what it looked lik

in 1777 autumn winter levy wrote general washington 21 november 1777 from williamsburg. my dear general, you may be assured that i will push with my utmost exertions to have the regiments completed but to be candid i met loss to know what manner can best be done. for the last plan adopted by the assembly of drafting ine the manner of the proposed of much evilf and little good. many of those drafted unfit for service as was generally sought they could be best spared with this exceedingly unjust because these poor wretches after they risk their lives perhaps may contributed to save america will not be entitled to privileges of free men. now, we do not know how many joinedts the virginia continentl regiment in 1778 but that august the three state brigades i say at least there's a solid indication the roster entitled the return of the negroes in the army only the enslaved men serving as soldiers of the free blacks. those three brigades totaling 4001 and 57 rank-and-file showed the black soldiers form 3.9% of the whole. now, moving had three years, the virginia regiment joine

. >> we -- >> i was in williamsburg recently. oh my god. what's going on there?'s just incredible. people see everybody jogging. all these actors jogging. it's incredible. gyllenhaal, i saw the sister. >> who? >> gyllenhaal. >> maggie. >> i said, pull over. she said, don't you understand? >> you screamed something at her? >> no, she was walking on the street, and i told my wife, pull over, it's gyllenhaal, and she said, no, you don't do that. they moved to brooklyn so that you don't. >> everybody's very low key. >> celebrity encounters with jim cramer. i like it. >> i'm there. >> as we go to break, watch bonds. liesman brought us the logan comments, but six other fed speakers today, and the fed minutes, and a ten-year note auction at 1:00. stay with us. (♪♪) car, this isn't the way home. that's right james, it isn't. car, where are we going? we're here. (♪♪) surprise!!! the future isn't scary. not investing in it is. car, were you in on this? nothing gets by you james. nasdaq-100 innovators. one etf. before investing, carefully read and consider fund investment o

. >> in williamsburg, virginia. >> from charlotte, north carolina, celebrating our retirement. >> sendingo. >> traveled from south bend, indiana. >> north bend, oregon. >> phoenix, arizona. >> knoxville, tennessee. >> and dallas, texas. ♪ >> we're here for david's 70th birthday. >> it's jeff's first trip to new york. >> celebrating pink power. >> my mom is cancer-free from johnston, iowa. >> we love to hear that. welcome back to "today." thank you so much for joining us on a thursday morning. savannah had to leave a little early. she's working on a special assignment. sg will be back tomorrow. we're going to check in with hoda and jenna live from texas in just a little bit. they're there on assignment. >> they are like the royals there in that part of the woods. >> yes, they are. >>> let's get to your news at 8:00. >>> we're going to start with that breaking news on boeing. the machinist union rejecting a new labor contract overnight. they rejected that contract by nearly two-thirds of the vote. that extends the more than five-week strike that has halted most of the company's aircraft pro

host: williamsburg, virginia, line for democrats. caller: so i'm 77 years old. vote mainly democrat but a few times independent. host: so what did you think about last nights debate? caller: i've got a lot to say. me and my family, my dad was in the marines in world war ii. he survive. strongman, very honorable. was a superintendent in new york city. he worked hard all his life. he was a longshoreman. host: i appreciate you sharing all that but how does that relate to the debate? caller: all tried to cut to it because i talk a lot. vance against walz. i think walz did better. i think -- host: why do you think governor walz did better? caller: i think he's honest. i think he's honest, i know where he came from and i know where donald trump came from. host: ok. kathy, independent line. go ahead. caller: good morning and thank god it was refreshing to see both candidates, uncle and nephew come to some time of agree it's -- agreeing. it did warm my heart. both sides really do want the same thing coming from a different perspective. i really think it would have been

so here's one from colonial williamsburg here that is, i think roughly take these carts would get loaded in say fort an 800 pounds of provisions are driven south to edward unloaded and turned right back to fort and to get another load okay the men shuttled these boats and carts back forth, burned extra calories so they had to eat more food and troops wade ing around for these carts and boats to deliver stuff from from farther north were sitting around and they needed eat more food to maintain their their metabolisms. so it's hard to build up supply a stockpile of provisions so that army could then move forward towards albany. now all of this shuttling back and forth, all of this work a lot from the animals, from from horses. now, i mentioned the carts first i put the cart before the horse because i think it helps explain the workflow these. horses had to bear each each day the breed the canadian horse initially brought to quebec from, france, adult horses were pony sized, 58 inches at the withers, at shoulder, at their shoulder level, and adults weighed about 1,000 pounds. what were thei