but woodrow wilson was a southerner. everybody in his, you know, large number of the people in his cabinet were southerners. it was part of the culture of his time and his administration. thank you. yes, ma'am. >> that's not on? >> yes. >> thank you for writing this book. it's very interesting. and my question is, what happened to edith after his death? was there some sort of federal support or pension for her to care for her or what happened? >> good question. she lived for 38 more years. at the time she died in 1961, she was 89. and by the way, she died on woodrow wilson's birthday which kind of gives me goose bumps. but there was no definite policy about giving pensions to the widows of presidents. they had to be negotiated kind of on a year by year basis. i think eventually they were established. but in the beginning, it was a little bit dicey. she, of course, had been quite wealthy before she married woodrow. she had that flourishing jewelry star although that kind of took a hit during the depression and she had eco

i had never even heard about mary ellen, woodrow wilson's intimate friend for eight years. i had heard about edith wilson and everything i heard was bad. that she was a power hungry woman who seized power when woodrow wilson had a stroke. that she was a secret woman president. fortunately, i live right here in washington d.c. and just up the hill behind us is the library of congress, the sponsor of this great event. it is a temple of learning and a fabulous resource for researchers. so i started reading woodrow wilson's letters to ellen. in 1883 just became engaged, they had a three year engagement and wrote each other hundreds of letters. what i discovered when i was reading these letters is he was very cerebrum but he was far from cool. he was very romantic and passionate. soon after their engagement he wrote her i am not a boy any longer. it was less for you to teach me the vast, in measurable difference between the use fancy and a man's overmastering love. i am sometimes absolutely frightened that the intensity of my love for you. two years later just before their marria

i had seen pictures of woodrow wilson, and i came to the he was cerebrall and cool, that he was a sternhe schoolmaster, that he would save grandma presbyterian.. .. ellen askin wilson and i decided she couldn't possibly have been interesting or important. i've never even heard about mary ellen hobart pack, which are wilson's intimate friend for eight years. i had heard about edith bolling galt even in everything i heard was bad, she was a power-hungry woman who seized power when woodrow wilson had a stroke, that she was a secret woman president. fortunately i live right here in washington d.c. and just up the hill behind us is the library of congress, the sponsor of this great event. and it is a temple of learning and a fabulous resource for researchers. so, i started reading woodrow wilson's letters to alan acts can in 1883, just after they became engaged. they had a two-year engagement and wrote each other hundreds of letters. and what i discovered when it is reading the letters is yes, he was very cerebral, but he was far from cool. he was very romantic and passionate. soon after their

about woodrow wilson? >> he criticized wilson for preparedness, not having an army ants navy up to speed. he was also very critical of the wilson policy in mexico. or you have the revolutions overthrowing the diaz administration and the country devolves into chaos. you see the movies, "viva via" or "viva zapata." one revolution replacing another. hughes is very concerned that general guerta not impose another dictatorship in mexico. he sends marines. there is -- there are these crazy incidents over will they come in? of flag here or not their. but the troops go. mexico gets worse and worse. and then you get the columbus, new mexico into that we're pancho villa -- whereupon trivia killed some american national's. that is another disaster. there is a lot of controversy about mexico. there's a lot of criticism about preparedness and the wilson administration. these are things that hughes played on. >> welcome to the conversation. this is curtis. >> thank you. i just wanted to talk about a very important assert

office, will arrived at the woodrow wilson house ahead of a new exhibit opening this week. first lady michelle obama will lead hundreds of children doing jumping jack on the white house lawn. it's part of an attempt to break the guinness world record for most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments and those and others as they break on msnbc. tonight watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> here's what's coming up later on the "today" show. he's been silenced on monday night football. now hank williams jr. is out with a new song causing quite a stir. plus, republican front-runner mitt romney gets some good and bad news in a new nbc news poll. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

i want you to set the stage for us. 1916, woodrow wilson wants to be reelected. frame what was going on in the country and the presidential campaign. >> president wilson said it would be a tragedy if his administration was defined by foriegn policy. it turned out to be just that. america starts his term focusing on the progressive era, the income tax, lowering the tariffs, the federal reserve system. changes that after 1914. we have the war in europe. america is fighting to stay out. but there is a question of preparedness for the war. are we prepared? are we being tough? are we weak? the secretary of state resigns from wilson's cabinet because he thinks we're being too tough. is really a question of war and peace in europe, war and peace in mexico. aside from all the domestic issues. war overshadows everything. >> how does he get from the supreme court to the nominating process? >> he gets there somewhat reluctantly because he enjoyed his position as associate justice of the court. but then he felt called by duty after several candidates did not pan out for the r

taking the woodrow wilson bridge, seeing a lot of volume in this area. you're taking the beltway in prince georges county, clear in both directions. as you continue on the woodrow wilson bridge heading into virginia, it is a clear commute. taking 95 south prince william parkway, a little busy out of dell city. nothing you can't handle right now. i'll be back in ten minutes with a look at the rails. joe, back to you. >>> some squirrelly guy ran on to the field in last night's cardinals/phillies game. he was able to avoid the long arm of the baseball law. look at that. the creditor jumped into the stands and darted off. this is the second straight game in which a squirrel has run on to the field. and he has become extremely popular. he's even on twitter. @bushsquirrel and has more than 7,000 followers. so far, as far as we know he has not responded. >> and, of course, we don't know if that's the same squirrel? >> it looks like the same squirrel. >> i do know they're baseball fans. >> they are big fans. >>> time is 4:55. coming up this morning, a new four-s

in both directions across the woodrow wilson bridge, not seeing any problems. as you loop around to the american legion bridge, your lanes are open. it's a smooth commute. this is the 14th street bridge. no problems as you make your way across and head into the city. no delays or accidents to report. and the key bridge nice and quiet. one lone car waits for the light to change. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. back to you both. >> 4:33 now. right now at this early hour, search crews are scouring rough terrain just north of richmond looking for a 9-year-old autistic boy. he was last seen at north anna battlefield park on sunday. the sheriff's office says he wandered away while on a walk with his family. since his disappearance, some 900 authorities have joined in the search. it includes deputies, firefighters, canines, and even national guard troops. wood cannot speak, making the search even more difficult. >> you feel hopeless almost, like the head was down the whole walk back. >> every night i just think of how lonely he must be, scared, cold, hung

and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. wendell willkie sought and won the republican nomination for president. although the loss, he left his mark in political history, speaking up for civil-rights and becoming a foreign ambassador for his former opponent, frank and roosevelt. he is one of the 14 men featured in the new weekly series. live from in the end of friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. -- from indiana at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend, six republican candidates travel to des moines to the iowa faith and freedom coalition. watch our live coverage of herman cain, newt gingrich, rick santorum, as well as rick perry, ron paul, and michele bachmann on c-span's "road to the white house." >> now former mexican president this into a fox talks about the violence in mexico -- vicente bachus talks about the violence in mexico and legalizing drugs. his speech at the cato institute is 35 minutes. >> the united states ha

. >> any bad things he might have said about woodrow wilson? e criticized wilson for preparedness, not having an army and navy up to speed. " in case war came. he was also very critical of the wilson policy in mexico. or you have the revolutions overthrowing the diaz administration and the country devolves into chaos. you see the movies, "viva via" or "viva zapata." you just sayinee one revolution replacing another. hughes is very concerned that general guerta not impose another dictatorship in mexico. he sends marines. into veracruz to block german warships. there is -- there are these crazy incidents over will they come in? a flag here or not there. -- the flag flew here or not there. but the troops go. mexico gets worse and worse. and then you get the columbus, new mexico incident where pancho villa killed some american nationals. america since the expeditionary force into mexico. that is another disaster. there is a lot of controversy about mexico. there's a lot of criticism about preparedness and the wilson administration. these are things

that's at the woodrow wilson center here in washington. we'll have live coverage at 4:00 eastern here on c-span. >> i do not object and to an investigation into solyndra. i do not see evidence of wrongdoing by government officials, just a bad investment decision. i do not want to minimize it, this was a bad decision as far as we know made on the merits. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> on friday, a house oversight committee continued its probe of the energy department's $535 million loan guarantee to solyndra, a solar powered manufacturer that laid off 1100 workers and filed for bankruptcy. watch the entire event online at the c-span video library. it is washington, your way. >> a senior treasury department official last week told congress he had never encountered alone plan like the one given to solyndra which authorized private investors to be paid back before the government in the event of default. solyndra got $535 million from one spot from the government in 2009 before filing for bankruptcy in september. the treasury departed

first on herbert hoover and on note woodrow wilson. hoover was secretary of commerce -- commerce. woodrow wilson, the point about whether he was serious about a third term in 1920. >> i just read the biography of calvin coolidge. wilson and wilson's crowd talked about a lot of things, but it was clear to the party that he could not be the next president. that is a little bit of a different category. we did not say roosevelt was secretary of the navy, we said he served the secretary of the navy, but we appreciate the caller. >> james is starting a snack from stanford, north carolina. >> i just wanted to comment -- in the fall of 1940, when the willkie did a whistle stop tour of florida. i happened to be a western union trainee in melbourne, florida. he was on the rear platform of the train. a crowd of 50 or 60 people have the opportunity to shake hands with wendell willkie. that was the comment i wanted to add. >> do you remember if you saw him on the whistle stop tour? what did you take when you saw him campaign? did he leave an impression? >> i was a kid at 18-years old. i was in

let's take a look at the woodrow wilson bridge. in both directions not seeing any problems. if you are taking the beltway from the wilson bridge to the american legion bridge, still clear. not seeing any difficulties for you this morning. here's a look at the american legion bridge. earlier the outer loop had some congestion but that's all gone. as we loop around to 395, it's clear here. in fact, clear from edsell to the 14th street bridge. not seeing any issues for you. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> he was just planning on watching the redskins game but a fredericksburg man might have felt like he was playing football after tackling a would-be thief breaking into his home during the game. john delacy said it was toward the end of the third quarter of sunday's game when his dog started barking and acting strangely. he went to investigate and came face to face with a man going through his stuff. delacy says he didn't take any chances. he charged and took the burglar down. >> he was standing about right here. and i just quickly moved in, you know, not only just

the woodrow wilson bridge, a little volume, but nothing is slowing you down right now at this time of morning. and the soussa bridge, so far, it is clear for you. back to you. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> the longest war in u.s. history is now reaching a new milestone. ten years ago today, american forces began their assault on the taliban in afghanistan. the world's top commander said the u.s. military had a frightenly simplistic understanding of afghanistan and its culture when it invaded. the retirement army general mcchrystal says that's why it's lasted so long. the u.s. is only about halfway to reaching its war goals. >>> in about 30 minutes, the winner of the nobel peace prize will be announced. there is speculation that they may honor those with movements in the arab springs. there's almost speculation the award may go to mark zuckerberg. as soon as the announcement is made, we'll bring it to you here on news 4. >>> a virginia woman will spend years in prison for killing her granddaughter. last november, they threw her granddaughter off the sky walk at tyson corner mall. her

here's a look at the woodrow wilson bridge. right now not seeing any problems as you make your way across in either direction. circling around to the american legion bridge, clear as well. inner loop and outer loop, not seeing any issues for you this morning. if you're taking i-66 at sully road, very wet. give yourself extra time. there's going to be a lot of congestion today. i don't want you to rush around and get yourself in any potential accidents. i'm back in a few minutes with another update. >>> a motorcyclist is dead in a violent crash on the beltway in maryland. police tell us it happened around 11:00 on the outer loop near route 450 in lan ham. it isn't clear what caused the crash, but another car was involved. several lanes of the outer loop are closed as police investigate. all lanes are back open now. we'll bring you more updates throughout the morning as they come in. >>> president obama is wrapping up his bus tour today. the president will be focusing on the importance of hiring veterans as he makes stops across

if you're continuing on to the woodrow wilson bridge, check that for you as well. not seeing any delays there. traveling in virginia on i-66 both directions, both inside and outside of the beltway, clear as well. i'll be back in ten minutes. hopefully, my cameras will be working. i'll keep checking them for you. joe and eun, thank you so much. >>> d.c. police are looking for answers in a stabbing that left a 17-year-old dead over the weekend. investigators found 17-year-old jamar freeman in an alley off quincy street saturday night. just hours before, he'd been playing basketball at the raymond rec center nearby. freeman was a student at cardoza high school in petworth. >> it's such a tragedy. what could happen to him? what would make someone do that? he's not that type of person. >> it's a shame young people are dying like this. it's uncalled for. >> so far police have no arrests in the case and no possible motive. >>> today a former marine accused of shooting at the pentagon and marine corps museum is expected to plead guilty to unrelated break-in charges. yonath

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that is taking place of the woodrow wilson international center in washington.ring that to you live starting a 4:00 p.m. eastern. while we wait to give the president this morning, will bring a discussion on jobs from today's "washington journal."

i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. he saw and won the republican nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history. speaking up for civil rights and becoming the fourth ambassador for franklin roosevelt. he is one of the 14 men that featured in the new series "the contenders." live, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> now a look at some of the key senate races in next year's election. this is 40 minutes. host: let's talk about the current balance of power right now and how that may change. guest: letting democrats keep their maturity, here is the thing, republicans need four seats to win the majority. what is really working against democrats in the cycle are the numbers. the races are up. there are 33. democrats have to defend those seat. they are really playing defense on this cycle. they are out to protect their maturity. it is going to be tough. host: we are going to go through a nu

. >> woodrow wilson high school senior was excited to start the year and is newly renovated school., not everything has gone as planned. >> a fair amount of evacuations. >> to modify the evacuations were caused by students. -- two out of the five evacuation's were caused by students. >> we have this new renovation and you would think that students were treated with a little bit of care. >> the same students started another bathroom fire. >> its is chaotic at wilson. you can not to get away from that. caused >> didn't say the principal announced this morning about -- student said the principal announced it this morning that the students will be responsible for paying for the $150,000 in damages. >> i think he is telling students that. probably just trying to scare them. >> they should not have to pay that much. >> he also -- some people thesay the punishment does not fit the crime. >> school officials said security cameras have now been repositioned for clear views of all the back rooms. -- bathrooms. >>> there is still plenty of time to sign up for our latest facebook giveaway. >> $

no problems crossing the american legion bridge or woodrow wilson bridge.ck in virginia. it was southbound 95. that has cleared off to the side of the road. 395, heading from the beltway up across the people, wide open for business. back to you. >> thank you. >>> good traffic news in the district. the new flyover bridge between 295 and pennsylvania avenue southeast will open this weekend. the opening will mean some realignment of lanes ndp area and intermittent closures starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight. so be alert if you are traveling that way. construction on the 11th street bridge project started in december of 2009. scheduled to be completed by july 2013. >>> plan on riding metro this weekend? three stations on the green and yellow lines will be closed from 10:00 p.m. tonight until tuesday. those are shaw, u street and columbia heights. now, shuttle buses will stop outside the stations and on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and west falls church as work continues on the dulles rail. >>> imagine being hauled into lockup

perfect union was brought about by those dreaded liberals remember it was the liberal democrat woodrow wilson who fought and won world war one it was the liberal democrat franklin roosevelt who fought and won world war two he was also the liberal who created unemployment insurance so people who were laid off didn't end up on the streets and roosevelt was the liberal who created social security so people who worked their entire lives could have a decent retirement free from poverty he was also a liberal who put in place glass steagall after the crash of twenty nine it rained in the banks and prevented another market panic for more than sixty years and it was liberals who brought democracy to the workplace in the form of labor unions and safety regulations liberals created a safer working environment they kept americans mangling our arms and dangerous machinery were dying in factory fires because the fire exits were walk like at the triangle shirtwaist factory in new york. liberals put in place child labor laws to end the exploitation of nine year olds and liberals work for women to get equal p

capture of geronimo. 30 years later in response to pancho villa raid into columbus new mexico, it woodrow wilson announced "inadequate force will be sent at once in pursuit of the single object to capture and put a stop to his foray. now with the 1989 invasion of panama with george h. to be bush declared the capture of general noriega was the ultimate objective. in fact, they have deployed military force with the objective of killing or capturing an individual nearly one dozen times since 1885 this strategic history in the lessons they can learn. it is a reasonable question to ask with the monegan dead why should we care about geronimo of our looking for a vested sandino what applicability does that have? besides of cool story the reality is there will increasingly be attractive for several reasons. and from the joint chief of staff it was noted a president has to rally the country with the policy would that is where it is tough to get public opinion against political distractions. but iman and -- among the conflicts the sensitivity to, at and casualty's and the abilities of individuals to threa

. >>> taking a live look outside right now, you can see the woodrow wilson bridge there.p here. we'll check in with julie coming up in just a bit about that. >>> first, an eye-catching sight in the sky last night. a ring around the moon. not sure for you can see that. >> at the top of the screen. >> this is from last night. it is to the left of our tower. i see it. it is a larger i think. >> experts say it is the result of the nearly full moon's light being refracted by the light crystals that were out there. >> it is often an indication that there is rain on the way, which in this case it is. >> i never noticed that. >> never noticed it? >> a ring like that. >> can you notice it in the winter. the next couple of months, you get a chance. beautiful though. >> really interesting to see and confirms what you've been telling us. >> rain is on the way. you got it. not so much this morning but i think later this afternoon, we'll have one or two showers around by the evening rush and a steady rain develops overnight as we have tropical moisture coming in from the south. >> trop

fred and marlene malik, both of whom are here, and i were in prague to celebrate the statute of woodrow wilson that had been destroyed by the nazis in 1941. wilson is widely considered to have provided crucial support for czech independence in 1918 at the end of world war i. at the base of the new statue are his words, quote, the world must be made safe for democracy. almost a century later that admonition resonates. the confluence of dire economic and security challenges poses exponentially more dangerous threats to democracy here and abroad than those the world faced in 1918. leadership is needed everywhere and surely at the helm of the department of defense. not only was leon panetta confirmed 100-0 as defense secretary by a congress that cannot agree on the time of day, little more response, but my intel is that he even has a record of that vote signed by every senator. keep it, leon, it's priceless. a master of the federal budget process, secretary panetta chaired the house budget committee, served as president clinton's white house chief of staff, and as his o.m.b. director. a consummate

the woodrow wilson center hosted this little more than two-hour event. >> thank you, john. recovering politician. but i think this is a very important topic. i was thinking back over the nine terms i served in congress. 17 years is 119 depaug years for any of -- dog years who want to do the math and the different wars we got into and the different ways they were authorized, from bosnia in 1995 to iraq to afghanistan and more recently to libya, when i was no longer there. but each time, congress' role seemed to be somewhat different and the formal and informal justification seemed to be somewhat different and it is really important to probe this subject because so far as i know, the covenstution hasn't changed all -- constitution hasn't changed all these years and it is congress' job to declare war. i have come to listen up. there are very smart people on this panel and say to everyone that john and i served together on the house commerce committee 1,000 years ago. those were the days when there was some bipartisanship. i know most of you can't remember that that was ever tr

first on herbert hoover, and also woodrow wilson.oover was secretary of commerce before he was the nominee. woodrow wilson, the point about whether he was serious about a third term in 1920. >> i am writing a biography of calvin coolidge. wilson and wilson's crowd talked about a lot of things, but it was clear to the party that he could not be the next president. that is a little bit of a different category. we did not say roosevelt was secretary of the navy, we said he served the secretary of the navy, but we appreciate the caller. >> james is joining us next from stanford, north carolina. >> i just wanted to comment -- in the fall of 1940, willkie did a whistle stop tour of florida. i happened to be a western union trainee in melbourne, florida. he came through melbourne. he was on the rear platform of the train. a crowd of 50 or 60 people had the opportunity to shake hands with wendell willkie. that was either september or october of 1940. that was the comment i wanted to add. very interesting. >> do you remember when you saw him

of those men have heard the word, and i have fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the words liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for more than 20 years, switching in 1940. he saw and won the republican nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark and political history, speaking out for civil rights, becoming the former -- foreign ambassador for his former opponent roosevelt. one of 40 men featured on "the contenders." live from indiana, live at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: on your screen is dr. norman cole and, with the health and human services' office of preparedness where he stands -- norman coleman, with the health and human services department. what is it that you do? guest: my primary drawback hhs, a senior medical advisor, which means i am a scientist. a permanent job as with the national cancer institute where i am still involved in basic science research, and my expertise and radiation by law -- biology -- i am a cancer physician. in 20

was started in seven hundred seventy three it started seven hundred seventy three and was it woodrow wilson. there was it would it was herbert hoover who was up to was that all of us are made on god to a revolution of red led to the revolution of franklin roosevelt but let's get it will i mean i'm not going to get into a debate over who's at fault here because you know derek's right that we don't know the full facts of what happened it really bothers me you know scott olsen is a hero this is a marine he served his country but the cops who were involved in this these are people who lay there who lay their lives on the line every single day and i hate to see this dispute breaking out between the occupy wall street protesters the ninety nine percent protestors and the police because at the same time when these cops are going to work every day to go where they're told they protect and they put themselves in harm's way the republicans are calling those budgets those cops are getting laid off they're losing their right to unionize they're losing their benefits and so these two people the proteste

it was better to be there when woodrow wilson was meeting the united states into being a dominant and world power. members of congress are at a time when it is becoming less the case. it is not so much fun. >> thank you. [applause] >> even though some of that is depressing, the fact that you have a sense of humor keeps us all little bit lighter. you have the bluebird of happiness suit on. one thing i would like to do before we engage the audience is to give our 1st two presenters a chance to follow on what the last two said. senator sununu has an engineering degree from mit and also has a business degree from harvard. notwithstanding those degrees, he is probably still trying to figure out how to fix congress. he knows how it was operating then and operates now. i wondered if you have anything to say on the dilemmas that congress faces and on foreign policy. >> the importance of oversight was brought up. there are a number of staff members that are good at oversight. that is important and valuable. the real question is whether there are members that are willing to put themselves into

i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson. that is before they adopted and distorted the words a liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for several years. he switched when he sought and won the republican nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history. he became a foreign ambassador for his former opponent, roosevelt. there is a new weekly series, "the contenders" live on friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> the head of the federal vacations' commission has new guidelines in what is it being known when wireless customers exceed their plan limits and accrued substantial charges. this is about 25 minutes. >> thank you for being here. i had the privilege of attending the memorial service yesterday for steve jobs in california. a theme that comes from his life is his focus on products that bring benefits to people. real benefits to people. that have a real positive effect on our economy. maybe above all else, products and services that delight people. this is at the heart of

was a liberal before many of the men heard the word and i fought for thee door roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years switching in 1940. wendell willkie, although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history, speaking out for civil rights and becoming the ambassador for franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie is part of "the contenders," live from rushville, indiana, tonight at 8:00 p.m. this weekend, six republican candidates watch 7:00 p.m. saturday on c-span's "road to the white house." every week on "american history tv," the people and events. only once has a u.s. sitting senator has been killed in action. this weekend the 150th anniversary of the battle of balls bluff. historian. on "american artifacts," little tokyo has been the center of japanese culture since the 1970's. on "lectures and history," bowling green professor on the history of opits in america. for schedules in your inbox click the c-span alert button. "washington journal" continues. host: on yo

.  >>> 6:15 as we take a live look at the bridge woodrow wilson bridge this morning. it will be a little sloppy out there. we'll check in with julie wright for a look at traffic on that. let's check in with tony first to talk about the rain and how long it will stick around. >> we've got wet roadways. we'll continue to see that. you will need the windshield wipes are from time to time this morning and through the day today as we'll continue to see rain showers pop up through the day. so just expect what we've been telling you all week. thursday is a wet day and here it is and it is. we do have precipitation. now, pardon me, it is mainly light to moderate -- in fact, it is all light to moderate precipitation. no heavy rain around the region. there is the district in all of these patches of green here. some pretty good rain in the weern panned -- eastern panhandle of west virginia. manassas, a few rain showers. all of this is being extraing east-northeast. it will hang with us through the day today. we'll see movement but there is more precipitation out there to move in

before that police found his cell phone on the woodrow wilson bridge and cameras showed someone using his credit card. today's fundraiser is a day party with dj and food. >>> in maryland this weekend a community is trying to stay hopeful that a missing boy will be found alive. >> a rec league football team held a candlelight vigil for teammate william mccain. no one has seen the 11-year-old since september 30th. his mother was found beaten and stabbed to death in her home on wednesday. police tracked down her missing suv to charlotte, west virginia, where they arrested his stepfather. william's disappearance is taking an emotional toll on his friends. >> we just want him to come back. >> playing youth football you develop a bond. and as you can see my son is taking it very hard as i am. it's a hard breaking situation. >> curtis lopez will have his first appearance on homicide charges in charlotte in a courtroom monday afternoon. >>> it is 6:10 right now. >> and -- >>> coming up -- wait for it. we'll just go ahead. he's one of the country's most beloved actors and directors. and wait u

looking at the woodrow wilson bridge, no problems. >>> and police are investigating the first homicide of the year in alexandria. a man who was shot over night there. >> reporter: ten months into 2011, police had hoped to close out the year without any homicides at all x then came last night's deadly shooting of an alexandria man, 40 years old, and killed on the street you see behind me. police are talking to witnesses but have not made any arrests. metro riders walk along on their way to the station this morning, word that a deadly shooting happened on the street last night is a bit disturbing. >> you never know what happened. you are never safe anywhere at all. >> i have never had a problem, and never even thought twice about coming down this street, so pretty surprised to hear that. >> alexandria has not had a murder all year, but last night's shooting changed that statistic. around 10:10 police got a report of shots of fire. when they arrived at the found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. investigators are talking to a number of witnesses, and while no arrests were made police b

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steve clemmens and robin wright, from the woodrow wilson center. rob robin, you have sat face to face with moamar khaddafy. you were telling me you remember interviewing him back in 1980. this is a man who took power when richard nixon was president of the united states. i note the a.p. report, past reports, proven incorrect. nobody wants to jump to conclusion here, but. >> well he was forced out of power in tripoli. getting him was a long process of liberating libya. this is an important step whether he was captured or killed. the mere fact that they managed to take over his hometown indicates that libya is once again beginning to be whole. there are now some very small pockets but the abilityer of them to hold out much longer i think will be very difficult. this is the kind of psychological moment where the libyan people will begin to peel they can move ahead. >> steve, this morning we heard reports that the libyan transitional forces felt they had taken control of sirte. we're also seeing a report that perhaps the death happen ed aftr nato struc

propaganda was carried out, initiated by a government agency that woodrow wilson established for this expressed purpose called the committee on public information. it was nothing but a propaganda agency aimed at creating hysteria and fear of germany and everything german, which included german-americans at the time german-americans were the largest ethnic minority in this country, the cpi committee on public information put up roadside advertising. they published pamphlets and books. they produced movies and all with this intent of whipping the public into a state of hysteria concerning germans and german-americans. the press was complicit in this process. and the new york herald published a list of every german alien living in new york city at the time complete with addresses. and so you can see at the bottom here -- it says, showing them up be the herald's alien list and the caricatures of the germans marching in the street with beer kegs -- this is obviously a banker with a top hat. very quickly the focus read and it soon as well took in everybody who was opposed to the war, every

a driver called police after seeing a man jump off the woodrow wilson bridge and land on a truck.olice caught up with the truck 11 miles away. the victim is 38-year-old of gaithersburg. his body was found on top of the canvas covered trailer hauling waste products. they ruled the death a suicide. >>> police in the district are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man in northwest d.c. it happened on clay street just before noon today. police responded to the call near marvin gay park. it'shere they found him. somebody shot him several times. he was taken to a hospital where he later died. anyone with information is asked to call the d.c. police. >>> a judge ruled an accused serial stabber is competent enough to stand trial. 55-year-old is charged with attempted murder for stabbing a woman near a target store earlier this month. she's being held without bond until her next court date on november 8th. she spent time in a meantal hospital after stabbing two people back in 2005. in that case, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> a presidential hopeful is courting vo

last tuesday investigators found his car and before that police found his cell phone on the woodrow wilson bridge and cameras show someone using his credit cards. today's fundraiser is a party with d.j. and food and starts at 3:00. >>> in maryland this weekend a community is holding out hope that a missing boy will be found alive. a rec league football team held a candlelight vigil for teammate william mckwan. no one has seen the 11-year-old since september 30th. his mother was found beaten and stabbed to death in her home on wednesday. police tracked down her missing suv to charlotte, north carolina, where they arrested william's stepfather curtis lopez. he's now charged with murder. back in montgomery county william's football team is hoping for some positive news. >> it's just really difficult to deal with it. but everybody's we've come together as one. we realize the importance of prayer. and hoping that believing that he will make it back home safely. >> curtis lopez will have his first appearance on homicide charges in a charlotte courtroom monday afternoon. >>> prosecutors will push

posted by the woodrow wilson center, this is two hours. >> thank you, john. i don't know what i needed. i'm just a recovering politici politician. but i think this is a very important topic. i was thinking back over the nine terms i served in congress, 17 years, 119th dog used for any of you who want to do the meth. and the different once we got into them and the different ways they were authorized. from bosnia in 1995 to iraq, to afghanistan, in the reverse order, and more recently to libya when i was no longer the there. but each time congress' role seemed to me to be somewhat different, and the formal or informal justification seem to be somewhat different. and it is really important to probe this subject because so far as i know the constitution hasn't changed all these years and it is still congresses job to declare war. so, i've just come to, there are very small -- smart people on this panel. and also to say to everyone that john sununu and i served together on the house commerce committee a thousand years ago if those were the days when there was some

some people want to jump off the woodrow wilson bridge. we talked about it. great because it is what makes people fans. i'm getting facebook and tritter messages saying enough with rex, we've seen rex. we want to see john beck. i get that. i want to take a little moment of pause and just realize i think mike shanahan, although i think john beck probably should get the nod next week, i don't think necessarily think that means he will get the nod. we talked about -- you asked me last week about this. i said if you're going to switch quarterbacks, this is not switching wide receivers. this isn't switching any other position on the team. when you switch the quarterback on the team, that sands message that this thing is going to be for the long term woman take i quick peek at why we're having this discussion. >> that is pretty obvious. >> when you throw four picks, that the good but when you throw three of them, that is bad judgment. double coverage, linebacker underneath and this one on the scramble, you go what? where that is going? what is he thinking? cue john

starting with the woodrow wilson bridge, even looping all the way around to the american legion bridge, not seeing any problems for you there. here's a look at the key bridge right now. still very quiet here as well as the 14th street bridge. if you're taking the 14th street bridge, starting to get away as you make your way across into the city. no major delays or accidents to report at this time. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> it is now 5:13. 38 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," an >>> three people still missing after a grain elevator explosion in kansas. rescue crews halted their search yesterday because of darkness. three people were killed and two others critically injured in the explosion on saturday night. officials in atchison, kansas, have not allowed fire crews into the structure for fear of -- because of fears of more explosions. they released a statement saying that stored grain like this can generate toxic gases that can explode under certain conditions. >>> cross examination of the last witness in the dr. conrad murray case begins today. murray is michael

s woodrow wilson high school is recommending four students for expulsion for setting fires at the school. according to "the washington post," two bathroom fires caused $150,000 in damage. news 4 received a tour of the school's $120 million renovations. the principal told the paper he wants to press charges in addition to expelling students responsible. and those who saw the arson did not report it, will also be punished. he also said surveillance cameras were moved for better observation, and security has been ordered to monitor the cameras at all times. >>> new overnight, an israeli soldier is back home today as part of a massive prisoner swap between israel and the palestinians. a crowd mobbed the 25-year-old soldier when he arrived in egypt after being held hostage for more than five years. meanwhile, in gaza and the west bank, more than 400 palestinian prisoners returned to a hero's welcome. >>> three americans once detained in iran have joined the occupy wall street movement. shane bauer, josh fattal, and sarah shourd are protesting in oakland, california. the three were arrested af

poncho via's raid across the mexican border into columbus new mexico in march 1916, president woodrow wilsonannounced quote, a force will be sent at once and pursued with a single objective of capturing him and putting a stop to his forays. within hours of the 1989 invasion of panama of a administration of george h. w. bush declared that the capture of general manuel noriega was their quote ultimate objective. in fact, the united states has deployed military force with the objective of killing or capturing an individual man nearly a dozen times since 1885. wanted dead or alive is the history of the strategic manhunts and the lessons america can learn from them. now, it is a reasonable question to ask given the headlines of the last six months with bin laden dead why should we care about the calgary's pursuit of drama or the marines hunt for nicaraguan insurgent leader augusta santino 80 years ago? what applicability does it have to our lives? besides a cool adventure story, the reality that operations targeting the visuals will increasingly be attractive to u.s. policymakers for several reas

moving around to the woodrow wilson bridge, clear, as well.gain, traffic in that area, a little heavier than normal for this time of morning. southeast bridges are clear. as you shoot over to the 14th street bridge, so far, no accidents. and on the rails, no reported delays on the metro, the marc or the bre. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> the nba and players are calling in help in hopes to find a way toned the lockout. the players union says it will sit down with the league and a federal mediator next week in new york in an effort to resolve the ongoing dispute. the mediator george cohen once worked as outside counsel for the union. nba owner david stern has already canceled the first two weeks of the season. >>> we could find out today which american league baseball team will make to the world series. the texas rangers and detroit tigers had to wait for hours yesterday due to rain. the players didn't end up taking the field until after 6:30 p.m. the rangers ended up winning the game, 7- 3. if they win tonight, they will be i

. >>> wear taking a live look at the woodrow wilson bridge. you know, things%y clear out there right now. but our region could be hit with an october surprise -- you know, things are pretty clear out there right now. >> it could include some wet snow. the question is how much and when. and mr. perkins, you are on the hot seat there are a lot of questions about this. here is why. it is october. our temperatures have been relatively warm or at least mild and at the beginning of the season, it is very hard to get it to be cold enough for a lot of snow to fall and all that kind of of thing. having said that, the models are suggesting that enough cold air will be pulled in particularly to regions well to the north and west of d.c. that there will be some wet snow that will accumulate in some of the higher elevations. so heading out to western maryland, the mountains of virginia, the panhandle of west virginia, places like that. now, since it will be a coastal storm, a lot depends on exactly where that low is. could we see some snowflakes mix in wit