>> samuel smith is not william winthrop and samuels was an an iron willed major general of the maryland galicia. he had the confidence of the sitting governor who happened to be the uncle of william commend the guy that lost the battle bladensburg in his uncle recognize baltimore is the prize in maryland and if they lose that, they lose a lot. as a result, smith requires within taken over the job, he requires the entire town to fallout. men, women, children, black, white, young, old archive to fall out and taken placements since come entrenchments, rifle pit, canon positions up and down the side of him said he'll get cards that used inside of the town. several out-of-towners come in. one guy named george douglas was from the maintenance and rides into town and says he would not believe how smith is converted to talent into a vertebral gibraltar and he really gets himself a gold star in my mind. he also recognizes the real vulnerability of fort mchenry is the ferry branch, which is the other side of the harbor and the bills to force behind fort mchenry. one called battery backed clock an

lou heads up the allergy department at winthrop hospital. if you have suffering she says make sure to wash pollen-ridden clothes, clean your face thoroughly, focusing on your eyes and eyelashes. make sure to close your car and out. because the allergy season is starting earlier, doctors say people who may say they don't have allergies may realize they actually do. >> when you develop the symptoms of allergy, it depends how long you have been expose and how heavy the exposure is. >> reporter: doctors say symptoms of allergies could seem like a cold but a cold only lasts 5-7 days. allergy symptom, they say, typically last more than two weeks. kristen thorn channel 7 eyewitness news. >> some essar steel minnesota are really going through it. >>> still ahead a new york city bus driver attacked. >>> now cops want you to see the only clue they have in the case. eyewitness news at 6:00, starts right now. >>> everything we've done from the beginning is legal and appropriate. >>> new york mayor de blasio trying to stay on the insisting the federal in

host: helen in winthrop, maine, democrat. please go ahead with your question or comment. caller: good morning. i was struck by a comment that author michelle goldberg made the other day on chris hayes's show about policy currents and how generally speaking, the population is really a verse two people who are blatantly policy occurred. it is magnified when the power seeker is a woman. some ofhis to explain the antipathy people have toward candidate clinton, i'm wondering if your book addresses the whole issue of gender and how this plays into the current political field. and also, the role of religion, where we know that many subjugation ofe women has been part and parcel of our history. i hope you would care to address those. host: go ahead, rick shenkman. guest: i think those are great points. i chose not to focus on gender. was that a lot of books have been written about the importance of gender and politics. i do not want to throw another book on that pile. i wanted to draw attention to the four problems that i identify in the book, which is problems with curiosity, th

political science professor, a dean at winthrop university, says these delegates could find themselves subjected to heavy pressure. >> because if the convention goes to a second ballot, which would be the first time since the 1950s this would happen in either party -- they're going to be hearing from everybody in every direction about what they ought to do. >> reporter: now last night's process we should point out was overseen by the gop chair of the 5th congressional district, a rising star in the party. you want to keep your eyes on, 21 brandon newton. 21 years old, gretchen. >> all right. i'll write down that name. keep an eye out for him. james, thank you. >>> new pentagon report is out on the deadly air strike on a hospital in afghanistan pcht investigation concludes now the service members involved will not be charged because it was an accident. head of the u.s. central command says they didn't know they were targeting a doctors without borders facility. at least 30 people were killed back in october, including patients and staff. those involved receiving punishments ranging from

. >> reporter: the doctor heads- up the allergy department at winthrop university hospital. she says if you have been suffering this season, make shauer to watch pollen-ridden clothes, clean your face thoroughly, focusing on your eyes and eye lashes. make sure to close your car and home windows to keep the pollen out. >> know what you are allergic to. >> reporter: because the allergy season is starting earlier, doctors say people who don't say they have allergies may realize they actually do. >> when you symptoms of allergies, depends on how long you've been exposed and how heavy the exposure is. >> reporter: doctors say symptoms of allergies could seem like a cold, but a cold only lasts for five to seven days. typically last more than two weeks. kristin thorn, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> good advice. >> sorry. ba da ba ba ba >>> coming up in just a few minutes. the weekend edition of gma. >> good morning to you. >> hey, michelle, hey, rob. coming up, the chaos in california as protesters swarm look at this, clashing with supporters and police, storming the doors of the

over the corner of rutland and winthrop in east flatbush, where a worker has just been rescued from this large trench, about 15-feet deep. the condition of the victim is not yet known. we will continue to keep an eye on it for you. >>> just ahead on the "today" show, first of all, a quick look we see breezy with some showers later on today. 79. looks like a nicer day. for saturday and specially on monday. just ahead on the "today" shop, the latest of one of the world's most prolific and talented musicians, prince. (vo) you were born. you live in westchester. you live in the hudson valley. you live in the bronx. you want world-class medical care without having to travel for it. you have it in montefiore. with a history of firsts, we're nationally recognized for medical excellence, and with our albert einstein college of medicine, academic and research excellence. and now state-of-the-art healthcare purple rain, purple rain purple rain, purple rain purple rain, purple rain >>> welcome to "today" on this friday morning. april 22nd, 2016. i'm willie geist along with al and dylan. tamron has