eventually he followed him to yorktown. the battle in 1777 was washington's attempt to prevent them from occupying philadelphia and it wa was a trial by fire of the french and european volunteers who'd been so mistrusted you can see so many in the camp is how he regarded them before the battle. but it changed all that. they led a charge. the engineer was commended for the particular bravery and in fact today the army corps of engineers now has courage and boldness. he was wounded in the battle in the infantry charge and washington commanded that the doctor to treat him as if he were my own son. after that battle, the initial mistrust turned first to acceptance and then reliance. he had called them just a few weeks earlier and came to rely during the southern campaign. i hope all of you are watching that series. the french foreign minister was the most important character in the whole story. he made almost all of the key decisions that concer concern te alliance and the primary goal as i mentioned earlier was to have been su

the story of yorktown is very well known. after they had led the troops on a quick march from new york to yorktown they surrounded corn wall ace. the siege began on october 9th, 1781. the guns blasted away for five days while the siege line advanc advanced. it was french officers who directed the siege and the gunfire. the french also suffered twice the casualities of the americans during the battle. the situation for corn wallace became unatt-attaiun-attainable. when they came out to offer the surrender, the scene in the painting, they considered the victory to be a french one and offered the surrender to rosham bow who understand this was a french victory. but he also understood that the moment belonged to george washington. without a word, he gestured o'hare to washington. washington in turn gestured him to his own second in command, benjamin lincoln, who accepted with surrender. after yorktown, there were no more major american battles but that didn't mean the fighting stopped. the fighting was continuing around the world

the story of yorktown is very well known. after they led the troops on a quick march of new york to yorktown, they surrounded cornwallis. this siege began on october 9, 1781. 1781. the guns blasted away for five days while the seizure lines advanced. it was french officers who directed the siege, french officers who directed the placement of the trenches, french officers who directed the gunfire. the french also suffered twice the casualties of the americans during the battle. once the french and american troops had captured british readouts nine and 10, the situation for cornwallis had become untenable. and so when brigadier general charles o'hara who was cornwallis is second in command came out to offer the surrender, which is the scene in the painting, o'hara considered the victory to be a french one, and he offered the surrender. he understood this was a french victory but he also understood that the moment belonged to george washington. so without a word he gestured o'hara to washington. and washington intern gestured hi

and that sealed the fate of the british yorktown. the story of yorktown is well known. after washington had led their troops on a quick march from new york to yorktown, they surrounded cornwallis. the. the seas began on october 9, 1781. the guns blasted away for five days for each lines advanced. the french officers who directed the siege. french officers who directed the gunfire. they also suffered twice the casualties of the american during the battle. i once french and american troops recaptured nine and ten, the situation for cornwallis have become -- so when brigadier general who is second in command came out to offer this which is the scene in the painting, they consider the victory to be a french one. he offered this render. now standard said this was a french victory but also understood the moment blind to george washington. without a word he gestured to o'hara to washington and washington, in in turn gestured him to his own second-in-command , benjamin lincoln who accepted the surrender. after yorktown there were no more major american battles. that. that did n

. >> tucker: poster is appealing all over a yorktown high school in arlington, virginia.acts are not political, diversity strengthens us, science is real. women's rights are human's rights, justice is for all, we are all immigrants, kindness is everything, we are yorktown. the signs are still up, joining us now is a senior at yorktown high school, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> tucker: your high school has in its bylaws essentially the pledge that students can expect in a political school environment, what did you do next? >> i try to contact the school, i told my parents, i said it looks like political propaganda and we contacted the school, we emailed the principal, getting referred to some of the teachers, we emailed back and forth with the teachers and then we went higher to the school board and talked with our local radio station and from there they contacted the superintendent and they said they were going to take the signs down. that was over the weekend. deepak period. >> tucker: why am so impressed with the response is this is the sleeke

kindness is everything we are yorktown. a message about diversity, seemingly harmless, they joined together to express concern, more and more keep popping up around schools and are being posted by a group of teachers. they sent fox 5 of the photos and where students can see them walking down the hallways. these concerned students and parents are saying that the signs are political bias. which they contend violate school policy, and they say show the double standards. these students believe if these were conservative beliefs on the wall, it wouldn't even be allowed in the first place. >> a lot of my classmates thought that this was showing inherent political bias certain set of beliefs not everyone would believe in. because of this, this is kind of keeping cw. things like this oppress people and i think that's the aaronny in this, the whole point of the signs was to be inclusive, but in the end of the day, politically, it shuts down a different set of beliefs than the people who are putting them up. >> reporter: now, fox 5 d

personifies his approach to keeping the war effort going was when the soldiers were headed toward yorktown, they paused and put in a little bit of a mutiny to say that they did not want to go any further without getting paid area so morris was able to receive hard money from the french. he was able to borrow and take down directly to the soldiers so that they didn't have to pay enough, they could send it up to their families and ultimately winning the war area but mostly how he helped with the war effort was providing money for it. finding loans either among the american population or abroad, with france or the netherlands or spain and other countries that were willing to loan government money to pay their bills, we're all familiar with where the continental dollar was worth and it wasn't worth very much so they ended up getting funds and loans to keep his army in the field. george washington had a lot of patience as commander-in-chief and so he had a good poker face in that he would always approach congress and try to let them know the kind of dire situation his army was in and the needs

the soldiers so they would have paid enough to take to their families so they could continue on to yorktown and ultimately winning the war. but mostly how he helped with the war effort was providing money for it. finding loans either among the american population or abroad with france for the netherlands or spain or some of the other countries that were willing to loan the government money so they were able to pay their bills. we are all pretty much familiar with what he continental dollar is worth and it was not worth very much. and so they needed to make constant supply of funding and loans in the army and the field really. george washington had a lot of patients as commander-in-chief. so he had a great paper first and that he would always approach congress and try to let them know what a dire situations army was and what needs they had to continue fighting. congress was not very well organized in terms of providing that kind of supplies and funding that the army really needed.they basically relied on a voluntary donation basis to make sure the children had enough to run on and states wer

as you're aware, york yorktown community has been challenged. the regional anti-gay sentiments and immigrant sent minutes and anti-semitic statements, none belong in our school and promote the save environment needed. now more than ever, the sent minutes are essentially for helping our students to learn to live in a diverse society where differences can be discussed in a respectful and nonthreatening manner. the signs here remain posted and that group of students plan to take their concerns to the next county school bus meeting. live in arlington, anjali hemphill fox 5 local news. . >>> we have a follow-up to a case from the summer of 2015. witnesses recorded cell phone video of fairfax county police using a taser on a man. >> that man suffers from cerebral palsy, he's suing. alexandria limon has the latest. >>> happened back in september of 2015. he took pair of sunglasses and took off. police were called and a fairfax county police officer ended up using his taser on him down the street. >> this is cell phone video of the led to a lawsuit >> h

it's of general george washington and the french general at the siege of yorktown. tickets for the museum go on sale february 22nd. the museum opens in april. >>> to our weather and a cold night. but that didn't start these people from walking around this evening with pretty heavy coats on. let's take a live look at penn's landing. they're out there skating anyway. it's getting colder tomorrow? >> it's good for ice skating because you don't have to worry about the ice melting. it gets a little bit more dangerous trying to skate in conditions like that. 33 in philadelphia. about to go below the freezing mark. already below freezing, potts town, allentown, reading, already down to 28 degrees. and, of course, things just getting started. 18 is the way it feels in coatesville. allentown 8 in mount pocono. at the jersey shore, we've got a land breeze, so it's pretty uniform here. stone harbor, woodbine, upper township. ocean city, all at 33. a couple days ago it was 50. average high 41. 48 yesterday. the official high today only 35. and right around that, maybe a degree

large painting there that depicts george washington and french general row sham bow at the siege of yorktownhandmade 19th century copy of a french artist. museum opens in old city apri april 19th. when you see news happening, make sure you take out your phone, shoot it and make sure you use the fresco app and zen it to our newsroom. >>> well, convenience store giant wawa is suing a privately owned store in paterson, new jersey. lawyers say wawa store named dawa sounds much too similar and might confuse customers into thinking it's an actual wawa. the owner of dawa says in korean that word means come in. he wants everyone to feel welcomed. >>> well the center of the sports entertainment universe in houston this weekend as the new england patriots take on the atlanta falcons in super bowl li. more than 70,000 will watch in person. 100 million liking watch it on tv as the u.s. that adds up to a lot of money. fox 29 -- fox's rick levee leventhal in houston with more on the big game and how much money it's bringing in. >> reporter: the super bowl is about far more than two teams on one field sund

the artwork is a hand painted 19th century copy of the siege of yorktown a patienting by french artistust kudare. tickets go on sale february 26th. that is a large painting. >>> some local dentist teamed up with students from camden county college to provide free dental care to youngsters today. children received free cleanings preventive care and a lesson in good health. this events called give kids a smile day. organizers say routine dental appointments can cost about a hundred dollars and because of that families without insurance often just don't get care. that's why they say an event like this is so important. >> super bowl sunday and two teams are getting ready. >> yeah we're expecting a good game, maybe a high scoring game. while you are preparing your menus the two teams are working on their game plans. the patriots and falcons will meet sunday in the super bowl. new england with tom brady remains a three-point favorite but don't count out matt ryan. the exton native threw 38 touchdown passes during the regular season second in the nfl. this is ryan's first trip to the super bo

this depicts george washington and french general bow at the siege of yorktown.happened painted 19th century copy of french artist. it will be hung at the top of the museum's grand staircase that museum opens in old city april 19th. >> pretty cool. >> we are just two days away from the super bowl and if you're eagles fan and aren't sure who to root for there are a couple guys taking the kneeled on sunday right from our area. >> fox 29 photojournalist bill rohrer introduces us to one native in houston this weekend. ♪ >> reporter: while most cameras behind up around tom brady and bill belicheck i set out to talk to new england patriot and boyertown high school's own james devin. >> that's writ all started. >> boyertown high school where he grew up as eagles fan. rooting against patriots super bowl 39. >> i remember watching eagles back in 2004. unfortunately -- super bowl was a great day growing up and it still is. one of the biggest spectacles in sports and it's an honor and privilege to be part of of it now. >> his love of football and the dream of playing in the

they fought during the battle of yorktown, the engagement that led to this render of the british and the end of the revolutionary war. doris miller was born in waco, texas in 1819. he enlisted in 1839. he was eventually assigned to the uss west virginia in hawaii where he was serving on december 7, 1941, the day of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. miller carried wounded shipmates to safety and assisted the mortally wounded captain. it was his courageous manning of a 50-caliber antiaircraft machine gun that brought him the most distinction. completely untrained on the weapon, doris took down enemy aircraft at a startling rate before abandoning the sinking ship. awarded the navy cross by chester nimitz in 1942, nimitz said, this marks the first time in this conflict such a high tribute has been made in the pacific fleet to a member of his race. miller was later stationed above the uss lyskovo they during operation galvanic in 1943 when a japanese ship struck the ship, setting off an antiai survived the event -- magazine. 262 sailors survived the event. miller's heroism at pearl har

currently, he is on the state historical records advisory board ofmestown trustees, the jamestown yorktown foundation 2019 commemoration steering committee. 2019 is when the first slaves arrived in north america. the gettysburg foundation board recognizeds, he is a civil war scholar. professor jordan is often called to consult, speak, and comment on history related current events, such as civil war monuments. this program today derives in part from his contemplation of the ongoing controversy concerning the robert e. lee monument in charlottesville. the title of his talk is "monument man: robert e. lee, america's most honored tra itor." please help me welcome professor jordan. [applause] good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i appreciate the invitation to be here today. fellow spotters, -- fellow scholars, ladies and gentlemen, i appreciate the "will not take no for an answer" invitation to address this symposium. i also thank my parents who nurtured my dream of becoming an historian. back in the 1960's -- second emancipation proclamation and criticized expenditure of taxpayer dollars. the

the blood of christmas addicts and the boston five in 1770 through the surrender of the british at yorktowne that would spend their energies, those that risked and in so many cases lost all in establishing a nation for the ages knew the likely price of their efforts and undertook their sacred work, nonetheless. in their great founding declaration, thomas jefferson spoke for those patriots and the price that might be levied in writing. and for the support of this declaration with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. [applause] and to what purpose did our founding fathers and the soldiers of our great continental army strive? did they work to form the horrible mistake of what progressive democrats call the great society, a place of cradle-to-grave reliance on the benevolent providence of government as the father be, the mother, the bread january winner and the teacher -- or breadwinner and the teacher? i think not. [applause] you see, general washington was rightly and firstly proud of a nation t

that is interesting i went to french hill elementary school in yorktown heights and david mason.ut in favor of dodd-frank. liz: that looks pretty casual. >> that is mr. mason. he was in favor of dodd-frank in the past. interesting how he squares those views with donald trump's opposition to dodd-frank. french hill is considered very free market guy. again this is very big for the markets. the reason why? less regulation. generally on banks, bank stocks go up and they often power the dow. there is one other sort of potential pick still in the news. i know we talked about this in the past. whether anthony scaramucci gets the public liaison job for the business community. we reported he was unlikely to get that. he pulled himself from that. if you look at his twitter page, he no longer lists that as he is the guy getting it. we understand he is vying for this job right now. here is the interesting thing. he is vying for it, almost like a scene out of "apprentice" with none other than amaroso maginoff is that how you say her name? liz: none. i can say scaramucci. knowing him well he

currently, he is on the state historical records advisory board ofmestown trustees, the jamestown yorktown foundation 2019 commemoration steering committee. 2019 is when the first slaves arrived in north america.

we cannot tolerate it. 236 years ago right here in virginia, in yorktown, virginia, we ended the tierney of one king. 236 years later we're not allowing another king in this country. it was ill-conceived, it was rushed and he needs to reverse this executive order. >> let me ask about what president trump said today at the prayer breakfast this morning. he was referencing the phone calls, apparently referencing reports of his calls with mexican president and australian prime minister that had to deal with the refugee issue. here's what he said in terms of being tough on immigration and refugees. >> we have seen unimaginable violence carried out in the name of religion. acts of wonton slaughter, horrors of a scale that defy description. terrorism is a fundamental threat to religious freedom. it must be stopped and it will be stopped. may not be pretty for a little while. it will be stopped. >> so, it may not be pretty for a little while, but this is what we have to go through, is their argument, in order to be a safe country. >> you know, kate, we have vetting in our country. we've done a

after yorktown they just said we've still got 35,000 troops in north america but it's time to get them out. it's not worth it. we've got other fish to fry in europe and the caribbean. but they won the war, and that's a big thing. by the way, during the war support for the continental army was very, very patchy. washington early in the war wanted to raise an army of about 100,000 troops. he looked at the population of the united states at that time and said between the ages of 18 and 50 we could raise an army of 400,000, all i'm asking for is 100,000. he never got more than 15,000. and it often went down at the end of terms and service down to 8,000. because the states were concerned with defending themselves with their state militia rather than providing troops for the continental army. most of the guys in the continental army never got pensions. it's a disgrace. but that's another story. number two achievement. they are the first nation-sized republic in world history. what's the big deal about this? the assumption was that republics could only work in small areas like swiss cantons o

in yorktown, virginia, we spent -- sent the british out of here. we will not bring another monarchy back. we have a special role. this is america. we have a booming economy. unemployment claims are now down to a 40 year low. i have got to have a president and a white house that will work on us with it. i'm a big trade proponent. the 11 countries we no longer have an agreement with, more than 60% of my exports worked with ttp countries. china will be and we will be left out. field forfair playing trade and i can bring any business back here in the commonwealth of virginia. we have got to sell our -- our products in the global economy. for joining us. >> come to virginia. it is for lovers. a live shoto to with jeff sessions, after a tumultuous 48 hours after the white house fired the acting attorney general after ordering not to defend an executive order of immigration signed by donald trump. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> shares falling in the u.s. dropped more than expected in hedge funds. early fall after u.s. government initiative. deutsche bank is now

will left it in the revolution, and he was away for 8 1/2 years and visited it once on the way to yorktown. and then he leaves it again to be president, and he gets to come back in the summers, but, you know, he could have been like george mason. another intelligent political planter who ly held office, but he didn't want to do that. he wanted to be out there in the arena. >> my question kind of deals with earlier on you gentlemen talked about how lincoln's relationship with his father gave him a viewpoint, too, of the effects of slavery and how he could relate to that and then later on in his career, he talks about the importance of the working man and how he builds the economy, but as he became president he has only spoken once to a group about the strife that is going on with the wage slavefully the north. certainly, he has his hands full with the war in the south, but there is a lot of unrest, and in 1863 with the draft riots, and he does not really speak too much about it. so, how come do you think that lincoln did not apply suffering e earlier in life, and the pushing of the working