ultimately he wound up at yorktown surrendering to the forces of the continental army peered general greene would retain command in the southern army. he would ultimately march as a conqueror into charleston, south carolina. the city of greensboro is named fort nathanael greene. we have this wonderful statue behind the of general greene on the horse at the time of the revolutionary war. general greene was one of the major heroes of the revolutionary war. his conduct in the war was exemplary. he was able to put men into the field and keep them into the field. the militia saw that general greene was not going to sacrifice their lives needlessly. so, following the war greene had not only the respect of the generals and >> general green stop the total british victory in the south. he was the one who could get the army alive and in the field and had washington's confidence. he proved his worth in the southern campaign. >> american history tv is featuring greensboro, north carolina. our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about greensboro on c-span's c

although american forces lost the courthouse during the fighting, it led to the eventual surrender at yorktown by john -- general george cornwallis. the -- learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1 2010. . museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launch aid wave of sit-ins across the south the >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina n.c. state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. so they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites-only access to public accommodations and to being seen as a first-class citizen. they came here to this woolworth building and this lunch counter to sit down and be treated like a first-class citizen and be served against their policies and practices. this is the actual lunch counter area that's been preserved. some seats have been taken out in other areas that are at thing smithsonian and other

virginia, and he took command of the british army in virginia and then ultimately, he wound up at yorktown, surrendering to the forces of the continental army. general general green would still retain command and the southern army and he would march as a conqueror into charleston, south carolina. the city of greensboro is named for nathanael greene. we have this wonderful statue behind me of general green on the horse at the time of the revolutionary war. general green was one of the major heroes of the revolutionary war. and his conduct in the war wa s exemplary. he was able to put men into the field and keep them in the field, and to the militia saw that general greene was not going to sacrifice their lives needlessly. so following the war green had not only the respect of the generals and the politicians but he had the respect of all the common militia soldiers that were involved in the war. general greene stopped what would have been a total british victory in the south. general greene was the one man that

almost 54,000 votes saying langley versus yorktown. ladies hoops tomorrow, ladies hoops highlights at 11:00 tomorrow. arlington county ladies. >>> congrats in order tothe griffins. robert griffin and his wife rebecca found out today they are expecting child. griffin tweeted that it's a special day, no doubt about that. it's also his birthday today. so robert, happy birthday, bringing a young man or young woman into the world, never know. could be rg3, ii. >> cbs evening news is next. >> we'll be back at 7:00 for your only local news at 7:00. see you then. >> pelley: tonight, thousands mourn three muslim student gunned down in north carolina, but was it a hate crime? more snow is headed to places that have too much already. bitter cold, too. and we'll remember bob simon a reporter's reporter, who turned words into sweet symphonies. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and if you ever questioned that music is the universal language, watch this. ♪ ♪ ♪ a german-speaking teacher tutoring a french-speaking african how to sing an aria in italian. captioning sp

yorktown is about a half an hour. >> this is a first of me just not because of the occasion it represents, but i have never in my life had that chance to talk to an audience of fluttering fans. and i kind of felt like i might just turn this into a good old baptists revival, folks. this is no ordinary campaign because this is no ordinary time . we have lived to the most deadly attack on our people in american history, the greatest job loss since the great depression, and the greatest loss of wealth and savings ever recorded. but every time our country has faced great challenges, we have come through and we have come out stronger because courageous americans have done what's right for america. this is a time for the same kind of courage. i learned something about service from two people that i wish could be here today. my father, who, as a member of the greatest generation, enlisted in the army air corps even before pearl harbor and served in the state department at the height of the cold war, and my mother, 50 years a girl scout leader, a community activist with a passion for the environme

oil train was 109 cars long and it was carrying black and crude oil in west virginia on its way to yorktown virginia where that oil was going to be loaded on barges. they have a lot of trains now traveling this route through towns large and small, and yesterday, for reasons still unexplained, on that 109-car-long train, car number 3, 4, 5, 6 all the way back to 28 came off the rails. the cars that derailed did not blow up but 19 of the cars that derailed did blow up. 19 cars full of oil, one after the other. miraculously, only one person was hurt in this conflagration yesterday. he was the one who had the misfortune of being home when the explosion happened. it set his house on fire and destroyed this man's house. sent him to the hospital. it is a miracle he was not killed, it is a miracle nobody else was injured. more than 2,000 people were evacuated from the local area. power lines melted in this huge blast. telephone poles caught fire. hundreds of people are still without power tonight, people in multiple communities in west virginia have been without running water now for more than 24 h

laura langley to paige galliani saying it's raining three's, hallelujah. 54-44 over yorktown. >> the four seniors that played this evening are my first four all the way through. i met them as fresh men and we kind of grew up together, so it was really rewarding. it's been a while since our team has been as successful as we are this year and i think by winning with such a big crowd on senior night with all of our seniors playing it really shows all the improvement over the year. >>> baseball fans, probably going to take a little longer to get into nats park to see a ballgame. the team confirming to 9 sports metal detectors will indeed be placed at every gate. it is part of a major league baseball safety initiative. >>> finally tonight i'm done with valentine's day, guys. >> yes. finally someone. >> candy, dinner, everything for the ladies. my wallet is tapped out and then there's fifty shades of grey, the valentine's day movie that's got all the ladies hot and bothered, but i got some breaking news. i actually read 50 shades and it's not for the lady. it's for sports junkies -- ladies

although american forces lost the courthouse during the fighting, it led to the eventual surrender at yorktown by john -- general george cornwallis. the -- learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1 2010. . museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launch aid wave of sit-ins across the south the >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina n.c. state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a

yorktown, virginia. so i could get to the east coast refineries.n the road, it is going to small town localities, they don't have the equipment. they don't have the training. they don't have the chemical foam and place it there with one of these disasters. all three of those things need to be addressed. peter: so is this, in a sense, an argument for an xl pipeline? guest: it is not in argument for the pipeline for two reasons. everyone, pipelines themselves are risky. we have had nearly 6000 pipelines blowout or league over the past two decades that have spilled 100 million gallons of toxic crude oil or other has this liquid in our rivers, lakes, fields, and streams. most of it has never been cleaned up. keystone xl pipeline is a plan to take some of the dirtiest oil on the planet, pipe it through the bread basket of america, to refineries in the gulf coast. most of which will be sent overseas for export. it is not a plan to help this country. it is about big profits for big oil. peter: brigham mccown, should stand it for these railroad cars be inc

he rejoined a british regiment that was then taken years later at yorktown.he was then sent to lancaster as a prisoner, and who is guarding the prisoners? some of the men recognized beatty as a defector and said, he was in our ranks so they reenlist him. they did not even punish him really. he rejoined the regiment, and then he escapes again. he whines about british headquarters -- ends up back at bridge headquarters and receives back wages. i found the document and shared it with my advisor. he said, that doesn't surprise me. a great deal of fluidity, and a lot of enlistment. congress isn't always keen. towards the end of the war, they actively recruit prisoners of war. [inaudible] >> officers and enlisted men were they permitted to write home? if so, has any of that survived? are you aware of anything that might be particularly interesting or anecdotal? >> i have not found any of these actual letters but many of the officers are writing letters writing correspondence. because of their misbehavior eventually some of that mail is being censored. the local com

the train was traveling from north dakota to yorktown, virginia, carrying bakken crude oil. it is some of the most combustible crude oil on earth. it's been spilled in a series of derailment over the last two years. in december, 2013 a massive fireball erupted over castleton, north dakota, and in july, 2013 47 people died after a train carrying bakken crude derailed in a canadian town. >> the ntsb has investigated too many of these kinds of accidents, have made too many recommendations that have gone unheeded. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board has made rail safety a priority. >> less than two weeks ago the u.s. department of transportation sent a package of new rail regulations to the white house for review. >>> the white house is suspending its plan to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status. homeland security secretary jeh johnson made the announcement today after a federal judge in texas ruled president obama exceeded his authority when he issued the executive order on immigration last year. the obama administration will appeal. in the

yorktown, virginia, so to get to east coast refineries. on route it's going through small towns, municipality of localities. they don't have the equipment the training, the chemical form in place to deal with one of these disasters. all three of those things need to be addressed. >> host: is this in a sense an argument for an xl pipeline? >> guest: it's not an argument for an excellent pipeline for two reasons. number one, pipelines themselves are risky. we've had nearly 6000 pipeline blowouts or legs or just the past two decades that have spilled 100 million gallons of toxic crude oil or other hazardous liquids or rivers, lakes, fields and streams. most of it has never been cleaned up so that's a problem. keystone xl pipeline is a plan to take cemeteries oil on the planet pipe it through the rest of america to refineries in the gulf coast much of which will be sent overseas for export. it's not a plan to help this country. it's about big profits for big oil. it needs to be denied. >> host: should standards for these railroad cars the incr

roosevelt were to stand up and say it's a day that shall live in in famy but we surprised the british at yorktown that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. wolf blitzer and "the situation room" start now. >>> happening now, shocking claim. isis says a female american hostage, 26-year-old kayla mueller, was killed in a jordanian air strike. the u.s. is suspicious but scrambling to investigate. >>> p.r. stunt. jordan flatly dismisses the isis claim as it pounds terrorist targets in revenge for the murder of a captured pilot. i speak live this hour with a top jordanian official in amman. >>> and wrong engine? as alarms sounded in the

he took command of the british army in virginia and then ultimately he wound up in yorktown surrendering to the forces of the continental army. general greene was still retaining command in the southern army. he would ultimately march as a conqueror into charleston. the city of greensboro is a name for nathanael greene. of course, we had this wonderful statue behind me of general greene on the horse at the time of the revolutionary war. general greene was one of the major heroes of the revolutionary war. his conduct in the war was exemplary. he was able to put men into the field and keep them into the field, and the militia saw that general greene was not going to sacrifice their lives needlessly. following the war, greene had not only the respect of the general and the politicians, but he had the respect of all of the common militia soldiers that were involved in the war. general greene thought what would have been a total british victory -- fought what would have been a total victory. he was the one man washington could trust to keep men alive in the field and had washington's confiden

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the train was traveling from north dakota to yorktown, virginia carrying crude oil. some of the most combustible oil on earth. last april, another csx train went off the tracks in lynchburg, virginia. in 2013 a massive fireball over north dakota and in july 2013 47 people died after a train carrying bakken crude oil derailed in the canadian town. the crashes are among the reason the national transportation safety board had made safety a priority. richard burson. >> the ntsb investigated too many of these accidents and too many recommendations gone unheeded. >> reporter: the department of transportation sent new safety regulation legislations to the white house for review. the industry is moving toward the new standards. >> kristin ketchell thanks. the 5 million illegal immigrants is uncertain this morning. jan crawford is in washington with the next steps for the president and his opponents. >> reporter: thank you. the order came down late last night and blocking the obama administration to implement the programs. the response to the lawsuit filed in texas by 26 stat

roosevelt were to stand up and say it's a day that shall live in in famy but we surprised the british at yorktown too. >>> that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. wolf blitzer and "the situation room" start now. >>> happening now, shocking claim. isis says a female american hostage, 26-year-old kayla mueller, was killed in a jordanian air strike. the u.s. is suspicious but scrambling to investigate. >>> p.r. stunt. jordan flatly dismisses the isis claim as it pounds terrorist targets in revenge for the murder of a captured pilot. i speak live this hour with a top jordanian official in amman. >>> and wrong engine? as alarms sounded in the cockpit, did the pilots of the stricken airliner make a fatal mistake in their desperate effort to save the plane and its passengers? i'm wolf blitzer. you are're in "the situation room." >>> let's get to the breaking news. the united states now rushing to investigate a shocking claim by isis that a young american woman has been killed in a jordanian air strike on isis targets in syria. the humanitarian worker kayla mueller was taken hostage 18 months ago and

the train was traveling from north dakota to yorktown virginia, carrying vac and crude oil.ome of the most combustible crude oil on earth which has been involved in a series of derailments over the last two years. last april, another train went off the tracks in lynchburg, virginia. in december 2013 a massive fire ball erupted over castletown, north dakota and in july 2013 47 people died after a train carrying bakken crude oil derailed in the middle of a canadian town. they are among the reasons why the why they've made it a priority. this is a former ntsb chairman. >> they've investigated too many of these kinds of accidents. made too many recommendations that have gone unheeded. >> reporter: now just two weeks ago, the department of transportation sent a final draft of new tank car regulations. monday's accident involved, those new tank cars the industry's moving toward. kristin ketchell for "cbs this morning." >>> the future of nearly five million illegal immigrants is uncertain this morning. a federal judge is challenging president obama's executive action. jan crawford

the train at exploded in west virginia was on its way from north dakota to yorktown -- virginia, so heould get to the east coast refineries. on route, it is going to small towns, they do not have equipment, the training, a chemical foam in place to deal with this disaster. all three of those things need to be addressed. peter: is this an argument for an xl pipeline? bob: it is not appeared pipelines themselves are risky. we have had nearly 6000 pipeline blowout or leaks over just the past two decades that have spilled 100 million gallons of toxic crude oil or other hazardous liquids in our rivers, lakes, field, and streams. most of it has not been cleaned up. keystone xl pipeline is a plan to take some of the dirtiest oil on the planet, height it through the bread basket of america to refineries in the gulf coast most of which will be sent overseas. it is not a plan to help this country, it it about big profits for big oil. peter: brigham mccown, should standards for these cars be increased? brigham: i disagree on keystone pipeline, the environmental lobby, they do not like rail but if