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visit family in northern virginia, i seldom take the interstate. it's not very interesting. but to go on that national ro ad, and having seen photographs of it from the 19th century and to appreciate the fact you are on that road that was put in 150 years ago, 170 years ago, and it is fascinating. you know, if you are into history as i am, why wouldn't you want to travel some historic place? in terms of roads, there are not too many more roads as historic as this one. ♪ >> all weekend long, and american history tv is featuring wheeling, west virginia. wheeling's central market originally and open air market, is the oldest cast-iron market house in the country. together with our comcast cable partners, c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites explicit -- exploring wheeling's rich history. learn more about wheeling all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are in the federal district court rooms of the united states customhouse of wheeling, virginia, finished in 1859, which is now known as west virginia independence hall. this is the birthplace of the great state of
visit family in northern virginia, i seldom take the interstate. it's not very interesting. but to go on that national ro ad, and having seen photographs of it from the 19th century and to appreciate the fact you are on that road that was put in 150 years ago, 170 years ago, and it is fascinating. you know, if you are into history as i am, why wouldn't you want to travel some historic place? in terms of roads, there are not too many more roads as historic as this one. ♪ >> all weekend...
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as we travel to the virginia historical associate to learn about the state's history. >>> welcome to the virginia historical society. we are standing at the entrance to the story of virginia, which is our long-term exhibition that covers all of virginia history from pre-history to the present day. this is an exhibit that's meant to show visitors how virginia plays into the broader narrative of american and international history. we're going to begin by looking at a canoe that's roughly 300 years old. this is a piece that is actually a symbol of the collision of two cultures that make up the earliest populations in virginia history. this piece represents the merging of european and native-american cultures. many people talk about virginia history being four centcenturie long, but in reality the history spans 20,000 years into the past. the canoe we have here represents the way in which these two cultures sometimes clash with one another, sometimes fail to see eye-to-eye, but in many ways we're learning from one another and absorbing elements of each other's culture. the canoe is made
as we travel to the virginia historical associate to learn about the state's history. >>> welcome to the virginia historical society. we are standing at the entrance to the story of virginia, which is our long-term exhibition that covers all of virginia history from pre-history to the present day. this is an exhibit that's meant to show visitors how virginia plays into the broader narrative of american and international history. we're going to begin by looking at a canoe that's...
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virginia governor's race democrat ralph huntsman and ed hillary clinton face off or your vote in a high-stakes race drawn national attention. live from capital one headquarters in mclean here is nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. [applause] >> good evening i am chuck todd and welcome to the virginia gubernatorial debate between the democratic lieutenant governor ralph northam and republican nominee ed gillespie hosted by the northern virginia chamber of commerce the school of government at george mason university. this debate is airing on all nbc stations across the state of virginia national antispam and streaming live on the nbc washington app. let me begin quickly by covering the rules of today's event that the debate will last one hour and who became a two-minute opening statements from each candidate and then our panelists and myself will pose questions directly to the candidates. i should note these questions determined by nbc news and the panelists and have not been reviewed by the candidates or the northern virginia chamber. each candidate
virginia governor's race democrat ralph huntsman and ed hillary clinton face off or your vote in a high-stakes race drawn national attention. live from capital one headquarters in mclean here is nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. [applause] >> good evening i am chuck todd and welcome to the virginia gubernatorial debate between the democratic lieutenant governor ralph northam and republican nominee ed gillespie hosted by the northern...
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>>> this is a news 4 special presentation -- decision 2017, the virginia governor's debate. democrat ralph northam and republican ed gillespie face off for your vote in a high stakes race drawing national attention. live from capitol one headquarters in mcclain here's nbc political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. >> good evening. i am chuck todd, and welcome to the virginia gubernatorial debate between the democratic lieutenant governor ralph northam and republican nominee ed gillespie, hosted by the northern virginia chimber of commerce, and of course nbc 4. this debate is airing on all nbc stations as virginia, nationally on c-span and streaming live on the nbc washington app. let me begin quickly covering the rules of today's event. the debate will last one hour and will begin with two-minute opening statements from each candidate. then our panelists and myself will pose questions directly to the candidates. i should note these questions are determined by nbc news and the panel is and not reviewed by the candidates or the northern virginia chamber
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unfold daily. >> in the third and final debate for the virginia governor seat, republican ed gillespie and democrat ralph northman square off. the two debate education, jobs, opioid abuse, broadband access and infrastructure spending among other topics. this is about an hour. >> good evening and welcome to beautiful wise, virginia, for the third and final virginia gubernatorial debate of 2017 co-hosted by the university of virginia's college at wise, the university of virginia's school of leadership and public policy and the southwestern virginia technology council. my name is paul johnson. i am the evening anchor of wcyb and your host for this event. this is carmen foreman of the roanoke times. she covers state politics for the state of virginia. she will be asking questions of the candidates and i will be keeping track of the time. today we will cover much ground as possible tonight while providing time for the issues affecting southwest virginia and the commonwealth today. we've made every possible effort to ensure the fairness of these questions so central to our democrac
unfold daily. >> in the third and final debate for the virginia governor seat, republican ed gillespie and democrat ralph northman square off. the two debate education, jobs, opioid abuse, broadband access and infrastructure spending among other topics. this is about an hour. >> good evening and welcome to beautiful wise, virginia, for the third and final virginia gubernatorial debate of 2017 co-hosted by the university of virginia's college at wise, the university of virginia's...
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architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d.c. as a sequel to the virginia state capitol back here in richmond. we started with our first political center in jamestown, the oldest english-speaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. there are multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. then when we moved to williamsburg we build and capitol in the english tradition. that burned down and we rebuilt the second one. it was the second capitol and in williamsburg we left behind when we moved to richmond during the revolutionary war. interestingly, mr. jefferson, who introduced the bill to relocate to jefferson, of the time we made the move he was serving as governor and he to oversee the process. if you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. at the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785, jefferson had left state service and was the american ambassador to france. he was living in paris. nonetheless, richmond re
architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d.c. as a sequel to the virginia state capitol back here in richmond. we started with our first political center in jamestown, the oldest english-speaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. there are multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. then when we moved to williamsburg we build and capitol in the english tradition. that burned down and we rebuilt the second one....
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new government for virginia will then create the new state of west virginia. our nation was in the midst of a terrible civil war. those in eastern virginia predom innocently were supportive of the confederacy. when virginia takes her vote for secession, the last vote, the majority of virginia delegates will vote to secede from the united states and to join the southern confederacy. now, those delegates from north wesz tern virginia who was overwhelmingly against secession, they would come back to this side of the mountains in northwestern virginia. they would have mass meetings, public meetings to decide what north western virginia would do. they decided that wheeling wow be the best place to have that convention. so there was safety there. so it provided a place for them to meet, to form late a plan and to embark upon one of the most incredible experiments in our american history. and the only successful secession movement in american history as well. there were a lot of issues that brought this thing to a head. as i said, it came act over decades. and they had issues to do with t
new government for virginia will then create the new state of west virginia. our nation was in the midst of a terrible civil war. those in eastern virginia predom innocently were supportive of the confederacy. when virginia takes her vote for secession, the last vote, the majority of virginia delegates will vote to secede from the united states and to join the southern confederacy. now, those delegates from north wesz tern virginia who was overwhelmingly against secession, they would come back...
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. >> thank you. >>> and c-span3 in just a moment will take you live to richmond, virginia, where governor terry mcauliffe is about to make his state of the commonwealth address. we'll have you there in just a second or two. live coverage here on c-span3. >>> and so once again, here we are in richmond, virginia. governor terry mcauliffe about to make his state of the commonwealth address. this picture and this sound courtesy of wvce in virginia. [ cheers and applause ] >>> the governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> speaker of the house of delegates -- presented to you, from the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable governor terry mcauliffe. [ cheers and applause ] >> david, come on. thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you. ladies and gentlemen, my fellow virginians, good evening. speaker cox, senator newman, justices of the supreme court, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia general assembly, i do once again appreciate the opportunity to address you one final time. [ cheers and applause ] >> gilbert, i would be careful. last year, every republ
. >> thank you. >>> and c-span3 in just a moment will take you live to richmond, virginia, where governor terry mcauliffe is about to make his state of the commonwealth address. we'll have you there in just a second or two. live coverage here on c-span3. >>> and so once again, here we are in richmond, virginia. governor terry mcauliffe about to make his state of the commonwealth address. this picture and this sound courtesy of wvce in virginia. [ cheers and applause ]...
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democrats, i think they will come away from these races in virginia and new jersey with some hope they will be able to pull this off. host: thank you very much for your time. we will check out your work on national journal.com. dnc partyis the chair, he is speaking in fairfax, virginia. [speaking spanish] today, virginia spent -- sent a very important message. [speaking spanish] we are the united states of america, not the divided states of america. [applause] >> we sent an even more important or equally important message, the democratic party is that, my friends. [applause] wewe are back big time, and are back because we are organizing everywhere. we are mobilizing everywhere. in every zip code, in every corner of this commonwealth, in every zip code, in every corner of this country. we are leading with our values, that is what ralph northam does every single day. his values. and our values are this, health care is a right for all and not a privilege for a few. [applause] >> if you believe that health care is a right for all and not a privilege for a few, you must organize with d
democrats, i think they will come away from these races in virginia and new jersey with some hope they will be able to pull this off. host: thank you very much for your time. we will check out your work on national journal.com. dnc partyis the chair, he is speaking in fairfax, virginia. [speaking spanish] today, virginia spent -- sent a very important message. [speaking spanish] we are the united states of america, not the divided states of america. [applause] >> we sent an even more...
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place that brings together everybody. >>> our cities tour continues with a visit to the virginia's capital, home to the oldest legislative bead in the hem fis sphere. it moved to richmond in 1780 phi and jefferson credited with its design. next, horn mike greenough talks about the significance and it's place in american history. >> we are inside a working public building that has hosted the oldest elected law-making legislature active in the western hemisphere today. i think in terms of architecture, since we are the first american state capitol to open after the revolutionary war and since we are the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, it's influence on other state capitols, county courthouses and public buildings that are famous up in d.c. can't are underestimated. ivan them described as the iconic buildings in d.c. as the sequel to the virginia state capitol back here in richmond. we started off with our first political center at jamestown, which is the oldest english-speaking settlement in north america. and that was used throughout the 16 hun
place that brings together everybody. >>> our cities tour continues with a visit to the virginia's capital, home to the oldest legislative bead in the hem fis sphere. it moved to richmond in 1780 phi and jefferson credited with its design. next, horn mike greenough talks about the significance and it's place in american history. >> we are inside a working public building that has hosted the oldest elected law-making legislature active in the western hemisphere today. i think in...
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buildings in washington, d.c., as the sequel to the virginia state capitol back here in richmond. well, we started off with our first political center at jamestown, which is the oldest english speaking settlement in north america. and that was used throughout the 1600s. there were multiple buildings, public and private, used for government meetings. when we moved to williamsburg we built a capitol in the english colonial tradition which burned down in the middle of the 1700s and we rebuilt a second one. it was the second capitol in williamsburg that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. interestingly, mr. jefferson, who had introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, when we moved here he was he serving as governor and oversaw the process. the primary author of the capitol was thomas jefferson. when we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785 jefferson had left state service and was our american ambassador to france. he was living in paris. nonetheless, richmond authorities reached out to jefferson in 1785 askin
buildings in washington, d.c., as the sequel to the virginia state capitol back here in richmond. well, we started off with our first political center at jamestown, which is the oldest english speaking settlement in north america. and that was used throughout the 1600s. there were multiple buildings, public and private, used for government meetings. when we moved to williamsburg we built a capitol in the english colonial tradition which burned down in the middle of the 1700s and we rebuilt a...
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state politics for the university of virginia. she will be asking questions of the candidates, and i will be keeping track of the time. together, we will work to cover as much ground as possible tonight while providing candidates an opportunity to discuss some of the issues especially affecting southwest virginia and the commonwealth today. we have made every possible effort tonight to ensure the fairness of these questions and the exchanges so central to our democracy. let me state on the record the ground rules we have agreed to in an effort to advance this conversation. the question seated beside me will ask each candidate a question and an order set by coin toss. we will also have candidate to candidate questions and opening and closing remarks. when the candidate's time has expired, i will ask him to yield the floor. candidates should speak during the designated time and refrain from interrupting each other. now, let us begin and welcome our first candidate, democrat ralph northam. >> thank you, sir. [applause] >> now let us welcome our other candidate, republican ed gillespie.
state politics for the university of virginia. she will be asking questions of the candidates, and i will be keeping track of the time. together, we will work to cover as much ground as possible tonight while providing candidates an opportunity to discuss some of the issues especially affecting southwest virginia and the commonwealth today. we have made every possible effort tonight to ensure the fairness of these questions and the exchanges so central to our democracy. let me state on the...
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come to richmond, the capital of virginia on american history tv. over the next two hours we will explore the rich and varied history of the city located on the james river as we torqued sites and special collections that tell the story of richmond from its founding to today. atbegin with a look virginia's capital, the first capital building in the united states completed after the revolution. we are inside a working public building that has hosted the longest working acting legislature today. since we are the first american state capitol to open after the american revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, its influence on countytate capitols, courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d.c. cannot be underestimated. i have heard an architectural described the iconic buildings in washington, d.c. as a sequel to the virginia state capitol back here in richmond. we start with our first political center in jamestown, the oldest english-speaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the
come to richmond, the capital of virginia on american history tv. over the next two hours we will explore the rich and varied history of the city located on the james river as we torqued sites and special collections that tell the story of richmond from its founding to today. atbegin with a look virginia's capital, the first capital building in the united states completed after the revolution. we are inside a working public building that has hosted the longest working acting legislature today....
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tour continues, we are outside the state house in richmond, virginia, and joining us on the bus is former virginia governor doug wilder, who served through 1994. he is the grandson of slaves, and the first african-american governor since reconstruction. you write that you are a product of that state, the good, the bad, and the ugly. what did you mean by that? [laughter] mr. wilder: as you pointed out, ,eing the grandson of slaves one would never expect that person to run to be the governor of a state, sit in the same seat that patrick henry occupied, thomas jefferson occupied. to the extent that those tribunals were overcome, it is a testament to show what the people of virginia had gone through relative to refurbishing and making certain that the image did not continue. so i like to think does what i would like to say is that the new dominion, rather than the .ld dominion ima product of that. i represent what the people of irginia have brought forth -- am a product of that. i represent what the people of virginia have brought forth. host: so have things changed? mr. wilder: yes, t
tour continues, we are outside the state house in richmond, virginia, and joining us on the bus is former virginia governor doug wilder, who served through 1994. he is the grandson of slaves, and the first african-american governor since reconstruction. you write that you are a product of that state, the good, the bad, and the ugly. what did you mean by that? [laughter] mr. wilder: as you pointed out, ,eing the grandson of slaves one would never expect that person to run to be the governor of...
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travel to richmond, virginia. for more about the history of the state capitol building, france after a temple in and first used in 1792. mr. greenough: we are inside a working public building that has hosted the longest working acting legislature today. since we are the first american state capitol to open after the american revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, its influence on other state capitols, county courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d.c. cannot be underestimated. i have heard an architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d.c. as a sequel to the virginia state capitol back here in richmond. we start with our first political center in jamestown, the oldest english-speaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. there are multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. then when we moved to williamsburg we build and capitol in the english tradition. that burned down and we rebuilt the second one. it was the second
travel to richmond, virginia. for more about the history of the state capitol building, france after a temple in and first used in 1792. mr. greenough: we are inside a working public building that has hosted the longest working acting legislature today. since we are the first american state capitol to open after the american revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, its influence on other state capitols, county courthouses, and public...
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west virginia, the 1980 texas republican primary debate, the 1984 democratic candidates' debate, and a promotional film which aired in new hampshire by the richard nixon campaign. each week until the 2016 election road to the white house rewind brins you or archival coverage of presidential races. in the 1960 campaign a west virginia democratic primary debate between senators john f. kennedy of massachusetts and hubert humphrey of minnesota. this was only the second televised presidential primary debate in history. it took place at the wchs tv studios in charleston. five weeks before the primary polls show senator kennedy trailing by 20 points. with west virginia voters expressing concerns about his roman catholic religion. but senator kennedy was able to make the race about religious tolerance and the separation of church and state, and he won with 60% of the votes on his way to securing the nomination. he went on to defeat vice president richard nixon in the general election. our coverage of this hour-long debate is courtesy of the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum an
west virginia, the 1980 texas republican primary debate, the 1984 democratic candidates' debate, and a promotional film which aired in new hampshire by the richard nixon campaign. each week until the 2016 election road to the white house rewind brins you or archival coverage of presidential races. in the 1960 campaign a west virginia democratic primary debate between senators john f. kennedy of massachusetts and hubert humphrey of minnesota. this was only the second televised presidential...
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virginia ballot controversy coming up. you need to know this looking for a job in michigan might want to apply to be one of the radical right wing governors rick snyder's financial managers in like six figures last year governor snyder signed a new law it gives him the power to remove elected officials of any city that he believes has been mismanaged financially and put in their place and an elected financial manager to run the city instead without any input from local residents or voters and according to a report from the flint journal these financial managers are making a lot of bucks anywhere between one hundred thirty two thousand and two hundred fifty thousand dollars a year and here's the kicker their salaries are being paid by the very same cash strapped cities that they're in charge of are bought a slap in the face broke cities in michigan now have to pay someone a quarter million bucks to rip apart their union so off their public parks and cut their critical programs. so how exactly are michiganders responding to this crooked law that's making rick snyder's buddies rich
virginia ballot controversy coming up. you need to know this looking for a job in michigan might want to apply to be one of the radical right wing governors rick snyder's financial managers in like six figures last year governor snyder signed a new law it gives him the power to remove elected officials of any city that he believes has been mismanaged financially and put in their place and an elected financial manager to run the city instead without any input from local residents or voters and...
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>> and this is a battleground virginia, an abc 7 vote 2012 news special. >> today, i believe that as a nation, we are moving forward again. we cannot go on the path we been on. we must restore america's strength, and i will do it with your help. tonight the battle is on in the commonwealth. i am leon harris. >> and i am alison starling. welcome to our first virginia special. president obama and mitt romney made numerous stops all .ver the commonwealth >> the latest public policy poll shows a obama with a 50% lead over romney in virginia. with 3% still undecided, it is grabs.p for with 28 days to go and two more well,ential debates as the candidates are crisscrossing .he country thuman is live in arlington with the latest from the campaign trail. >> it that were giving out passports stems, these guys entire book just for virginia. when it comes to knocking on doors, making phone calls, and bothng voter contacts, well surpassed y did in 2008. >> we will win virginia again. >> thank you, virginia. >> practically virginia point,ce at this obama and mitt romney stops,ing frequent inter
>> and this is a battleground virginia, an abc 7 vote 2012 news special. >> today, i believe that as a nation, we are moving forward again. we cannot go on the path we been on. we must restore america's strength, and i will do it with your help. tonight the battle is on in the commonwealth. i am leon harris. >> and i am alison starling. welcome to our first virginia special. president obama and mitt romney made numerous stops all .ver the commonwealth >> the latest...
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be held regarding the storm in appomattox. virginia governor terry mcaullife has emergency. that means public safety agencies such as the virginia national guard, virginia state police, the virginia department of emergency management and the virginia department of transportation can devote every available resource to storm response and recovery. about an hour ago we found out the virginia national guard have sent more than 50 soldiers to help with debris clean up. they're being sent to essex, richmond, westmoreland, sussex and patrick counties but more counties will be added if need be. governor mcaullife will also be here in appomatox county and waverly, virginia today - the two hardest hit areas from the storm. in appomatox, trees are down, homes are damaged, and thousands are without power. about 2800 dominion customers in the county have no electricity. and nearly 50 percent of meters for central virginia elective cooperative have been damaged. it might be early morning to mid-day tomorrow before power is restored to the cvec point. right now there are two shelters open for t
be held regarding the storm in appomattox. virginia governor terry mcaullife has emergency. that means public safety agencies such as the virginia national guard, virginia state police, the virginia department of emergency management and the virginia department of transportation can devote every available resource to storm response and recovery. about an hour ago we found out the virginia national guard have sent more than 50 soldiers to help with debris clean up. they're being sent to essex,...
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virginia." governors douglas wilder, the uniting 89 what happened? >> my life was changed considerably. the people of virginia decided that they would change the perception of virginia by electing me the governor of the commonwealth of virginia. >> what was historic about that? >> well, a person of color had never been elected to the governorship of any state in the history of this country. there were some who felt it might not happen. i think one of the things i like to stress is that people say we are surprised it would be in virginia. i said why would you be surprised? because virginia was where the nation was founded. virginia was where the nation's founded independence from great britain in yorktown. virginia was where generally lay down his arms to unify the nation, so why shouldn't virginia continue? i think it's more a testament to the people of virginia van to me because it says what are still going to be in the forefront and they proved it. >> where were you born speak was born in richmond, virginia. my family had only one home during that entire time. my father built the hou
virginia." governors douglas wilder, the uniting 89 what happened? >> my life was changed considerably. the people of virginia decided that they would change the perception of virginia by electing me the governor of the commonwealth of virginia. >> what was historic about that? >> well, a person of color had never been elected to the governorship of any state in the history of this country. there were some who felt it might not happen. i think one of the things i like to...
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and has reached a new level. >> welcome to our battleground virginia special. the next five days will be available to the candidate. president obama started in nevada. he picked up a big endorsement from new york mayor michael bloomberg. he will be back with bill clinton and musician dave matthews on saturday. >> mitt romney spent his day i wrote -- in roanoke. ending in virginia beach. showing just how important to virginia's to winning the war. >> their schedules are intense. >> you can see why. a policy poll shows president obama leading. with the margin of error and undecided voters, it is a statistical tie. >> we what is at stake in virginia. the team fighting to win the stage again. >> the president ended his campaign in virginia and kicks off this campaign. it is where he takes his wife for ballantine's -- valentine's. you have the city behind me. >> are you fired up? are you ready to go? >> the chant is the same. >> four more years! >> how do you accomplish that? aside from constant visits. we have had 20 since june. dance with the one who brought you, an age old adage. that i
and has reached a new level. >> welcome to our battleground virginia special. the next five days will be available to the candidate. president obama started in nevada. he picked up a big endorsement from new york mayor michael bloomberg. he will be back with bill clinton and musician dave matthews on saturday. >> mitt romney spent his day i wrote -- in roanoke. ending in virginia beach. showing just how important to virginia's to winning the war. >> their schedules are...
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west virginia voters expressing concerns about his roman catholic religion. but senator kennedy was able to make the race about religious tolerance and the separation of church and state and won with 60% of the vote on his way to securing the nomination. he went on to defeat vice president richard nixon in the general election. our coverage of this hour-long debate is courtesy of the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum and west virginia state archives. >> the following political debate is being presented by "the charleston gazette," wchs-tv, and participating stations. now, moderator bill ames. mr. ames: good evening. the west virginia primary election campaign has already been characterized by the unique and unusual, and that tradition is being followed in spectacular and unusual fashion tonight with a face to face debate between senator hubert h. humphrey of minnesota and senator john f. kennedy of massachusetts. weeks, the attention of the -- four weeks -- for weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the voters of west virginia and upon the efforts of th
west virginia voters expressing concerns about his roman catholic religion. but senator kennedy was able to make the race about religious tolerance and the separation of church and state and won with 60% of the vote on his way to securing the nomination. he went on to defeat vice president richard nixon in the general election. our coverage of this hour-long debate is courtesy of the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum and west virginia state archives. >> the following...
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establishment of religious freedom in the u.s. mr. buckley focuses on virginia's groundbreaking statute on religious freedom authored by thomas jefferson and its role in bringing religious freedom to the newly formed united states. mr. buckley also describes how the statue's influence continues to modern-day. the virginia historical society hosted this event. it is 50 minutes. >> the significance of the virginia statute for establishing religious freedom teaches far beyond the borders of the old dominion. its influence ultimately extended to the supreme court's interpretation of the separation of church and state. in his latest book, today's speaker tells the story of that statute, beginning with its background and the struggle of colonial dissenters with an oppressive church of england. displacing an established church by instituting religious freedom, the virginia statute divided the most substantial guarantees of religious freedom in any state of the new nation. the effort to implement jefferson's statute has even broader significance in anticipation of the conflict that would occupy th
establishment of religious freedom in the u.s. mr. buckley focuses on virginia's groundbreaking statute on religious freedom authored by thomas jefferson and its role in bringing religious freedom to the newly formed united states. mr. buckley also describes how the statue's influence continues to modern-day. the virginia historical society hosted this event. it is 50 minutes. >> the significance of the virginia statute for establishing religious freedom teaches far beyond the borders of...
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. eastern on c-span3. >> former barack obama was in virginia to campaign with virginia lieutenant governor roughly from -- with the virginian lieutenant governor. they were cleared -- they appeared at the richmond convention center. ♪ hello, virginia! you are looking mighty good tonight. thank you for being here and thank you for your support. i have a couple of questions to ask you if we could get started. are you ready to win on november 7? [applause] >> are you ready to keep virginia blue? [applause] >> are you ready to make virginia bluer? [applause] >> argue ready to make justin fairfax the next lieutenant governor of virginia? [applause] >> are you ready to reelect our attorney general? [applause] >> are you ready to take back our majority in the house of delegates? [applause] for barackready obama? [applause] >> that is what i am talking about. governor terry mcauliffe, thank you so much for the kind introduction. thank you for your friendship, your leadership, a miraculous for years -- four years. over 215,000 new jobs of, to the commonwealth of virginia, over $18.5 billion in ca
. eastern on c-span3. >> former barack obama was in virginia to campaign with virginia lieutenant governor roughly from -- with the virginian lieutenant governor. they were cleared -- they appeared at the richmond convention center. ♪ hello, virginia! you are looking mighty good tonight. thank you for being here and thank you for your support. i have a couple of questions to ask you if we could get started. are you ready to win on november 7? [applause] >> are you ready to keep...
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and down the east coast. about 20 major ports. the port of virginia is in the list of regularly ranks around five or six depending upon the amount of cargo coming in. so start dialing in now with your questions or comments, and we will get to them in just a few minutes. rodney was talking. was thinking about the -- what this all means for this area. the governor asks you to sit on this board, went to get a local businessman perspective. what does this mean to the community and the state of virginia? >> left with a lot of possibilities. obviously we are a huge military base here. barber is the largest naval base in the world. so it is vibrant. the economic engine is definitely the port of virginia. we started off by saying it had 43 billion in the commonwealth. 343,000 jobs, one in 11 jobs in the state is tied to the port of virginia. so about 2 million containers per year right now. if you do the math every sixth container that might be going down the road are on a train represents one virginia job. every container has an impact of $20,000 to our state's economy. the port of virginia
and down the east coast. about 20 major ports. the port of virginia is in the list of regularly ranks around five or six depending upon the amount of cargo coming in. so start dialing in now with your questions or comments, and we will get to them in just a few minutes. rodney was talking. was thinking about the -- what this all means for this area. the governor asks you to sit on this board, went to get a local businessman perspective. what does this mean to the community and the state of...
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certainly will. right now, the polls are closing in virginia. we're only seconds away. we're standing by for the first results in the close and hard-fought governors contest. it's a race to watch tonight. we'll have significant potential ramifications down the road. >>> we have a key race alert right now in virginia. the governors race too early to call. no projection, no ability yet to take a look. we're getting early results. we're going to share those results with our viewers. ralph northam, the democratic candidate. ed gillespie, the republican candidate. we'll get those numbers, and we'll share them with you as soon as they start coming in. in the meantime, let's go over to erin. >> and welcome to a special edition of "outfront." thank you, wolf. as we are continuing our election night coverage in this crucial race. now that the polls are closing at this instant in virginia, we can reveal some more of our exit poll results. there are some crucial numbers here. david chalian is back with new information, and david, what more can you tell us now? >> erin, you remember how the incident
certainly will. right now, the polls are closing in virginia. we're only seconds away. we're standing by for the first results in the close and hard-fought governors contest. it's a race to watch tonight. we'll have significant potential ramifications down the road. >>> we have a key race alert right now in virginia. the governors race too early to call. no projection, no ability yet to take a look. we're getting early results. we're going to share those results with our viewers....
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join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> now to the virginia state capitol in richmond where governor bob mcdonnell delivered his third state of the commonwealth address in mid-january. this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you. thank you. you've obviously come back well-rested. mr. speaker, mr. president, justices of the supreme court of virginia, judges of the state corporation commission, ladies and gentlemen of the general assembly, my fellow virginians, good evening. it's both my duty and my privilege to join you tonight on the set of steven spielberg's epic feature film. "lincoln." for the annual state of the commonwealth address. i hope it's all right with everyone because i invited some of your neighbors tonight. the first lady and four of the mcdonnell children and my new son-in-law are here with us in the gallery. now, i think this is my 21st state of the commonwealth speech. only the third that i've delivered. and this is always a very special night. when all three branches of government are gathered in a building designed by thomas jefferson, from which for cen
join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> now to the virginia state capitol in richmond where governor bob mcdonnell delivered his third state of the commonwealth address in mid-january. this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you. thank you. you've obviously come back well-rested. mr. speaker, mr. president, justices of the supreme court of virginia, judges of the state corporation commission, ladies and gentlemen of the general assembly, my fellow virginians, good...
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monica wright and 21st rinked virginia cavaliers. they will have the call right after our game here. a lot of star power on that floor, debbie. >> monica wright i think is the best player in the acc and the second best is jasmine thomas. so that should be a terrific game. does virginia have enough outside of monica to take down the blue devils. you've got a handle against duke's pressure. so moore for virginia will have a huge responsibility and jasmine thomas is the only player for duke who averages and led them all season long and blue devils with a game lead over florida state and would have the tie breaker there because they beat florida state head-to-head. >> two of the top three teams going head-to-head right after we finish out here in atlanta. >> i'm going to hustle to a television set as quick as i can to take that one in. once again on the line for north carolina leading her team with 17 points. 6 of 8 from the free-throw line. make that 7 of 9. >> that went off the mark. interesting stat though. north carolina 15-2 when degraffenreid has at least 10 free throw attempts. just
monica wright and 21st rinked virginia cavaliers. they will have the call right after our game here. a lot of star power on that floor, debbie. >> monica wright i think is the best player in the acc and the second best is jasmine thomas. so that should be a terrific game. does virginia have enough outside of monica to take down the blue devils. you've got a handle against duke's pressure. so moore for virginia will have a huge responsibility and jasmine thomas is the only player for duke...
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night hoops, our doubleheader, duke and virginia. duke now because of -- well, two reasons really, the thumb injury was one factor. but today earlier michigan state did beat perdue. one would think the squad could be the beneficiary for possible number one seed, especially if they are to continue this roll that they're having in the acc regular season and win the acc tournament. >> mike: michigan state thinking the same thing. they could be. >> tim: absolutely. >> mike: it's just a shame what happened. >> tim: booker, a reversal, nice move inside. and it's 43-39. matt too. kitchen need help. reid comes away with the inbound pass. tanner smith picks up the foul. >> mike: good play. that's what you do. you try to draw the shot-blockers to you. and booker did a nice job laying low along the baseline, making himself available. >> tim: you notice clemson now waste nothing time in either trying to come away, mike, with the steal or go ahead and give up the foul. >> mike: florida state struggling so much at the line in tonight's game. 65% overall on the year. >> tim: singleton right at 50. al
night hoops, our doubleheader, duke and virginia. duke now because of -- well, two reasons really, the thumb injury was one factor. but today earlier michigan state did beat perdue. one would think the squad could be the beneficiary for possible number one seed, especially if they are to continue this roll that they're having in the acc regular season and win the acc tournament. >> mike: michigan state thinking the same thing. they could be. >> tim: absolutely. >> mike: it's...
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continues.police teams spent much of sunday searching a pond at virginia tech and plan to pick that search back up this morning.they're looking for evidence in connection to lovell's abduction and murder. over the weekend, police arrested two virginia tech students in connection with lovell's death. david eisenhauer of columbia, maryland is charged with felony abduction and first degree murder.natalie keepers of laurel, maryland is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose the body. the disappearance of nicole lovell is a story we've been closely following since last week. lovell was first reported missing from her home last wednesday in the lantern ridge area of blacksburg. her body was found saturday along route 89 in surry county, north carolina. that's just over the virginia state line. and the discovery of lovell's body shook the people who live in the quiet north carolina area of surrey county. as fox's amber roberts reports, people who live in the county, which has about 78-thousand people, say not only are they family and friends are devasted about the death of lovell.the small
continues.police teams spent much of sunday searching a pond at virginia tech and plan to pick that search back up this morning.they're looking for evidence in connection to lovell's abduction and murder. over the weekend, police arrested two virginia tech students in connection with lovell's death. david eisenhauer of columbia, maryland is charged with felony abduction and first degree murder.natalie keepers of laurel, maryland is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose the body. the...
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in the commonwealth of virginia, not long after the civil war there was a political party called the readjuster party. the democratic party, which was conservative and racist, at the time had been the dominant force in virginia politics for a long time. they were always opposite the republican party or the whig party, depending on the year. but at the other moment, the party challenging the democrats and in fact winning the governorship of virginia, it was not the whigs or the democrats, it was the re-adjuster. i bet there was a thesis of the lost re-adjuster party. i bet i could just google it. he made history, not just because his strange, now forgotten party won that high office. he made history because his time in the state house, his time of governor of virginia in the 1880s, that was the last time that any party in virginia was only able to hold the governorship for one term. before last night, no party in virginia had been turfed out of the governorship after only one term in office since 1995. just in terms of politics, the republican party lose the governorship of virginia i
in the commonwealth of virginia, not long after the civil war there was a political party called the readjuster party. the democratic party, which was conservative and racist, at the time had been the dominant force in virginia politics for a long time. they were always opposite the republican party or the whig party, depending on the year. but at the other moment, the party challenging the democrats and in fact winning the governorship of virginia, it was not the whigs or the democrats, it...
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near route 89. 18-year old david eisenhauer, a freshman at virginia tech, is in police custody in connection to nicole's disappearance. eisenhauer is now charged with felony abduction and first degree murder. he is currently being held in the montgomery county jail without bond. wilson says eisenhauer's arrest more clues. chief anthony wilson, blacksburg police: 00:27:19 "this investigation is far from over, as we continue to conduct multiple interviews. we're processing additional evidence related to this crime. the focus of this investigation is to now reconstruct the timeline leading up to nicole's tragic death." police say at this time, eisenhauer has not confessed to the crime. lovell's remains are being transported to the medical examiner in roanoke. news of her death and eisenhaurs arrest sent shockwaves through the community. blacksburg mayor ron rordam is speaking out. in a statement he says quote "as a unbearable loss for the lovell i community, on occasion the town and the virginia tech community have suffered this." rordam went on to thank all law enforcement involved
near route 89. 18-year old david eisenhauer, a freshman at virginia tech, is in police custody in connection to nicole's disappearance. eisenhauer is now charged with felony abduction and first degree murder. he is currently being held in the montgomery county jail without bond. wilson says eisenhauer's arrest more clues. chief anthony wilson, blacksburg police: 00:27:19 "this investigation is far from over, as we continue to conduct multiple interviews. we're processing additional...
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there at virginia tech website. they're saying on that website that transit service has been suspended until further notice. as we were saying, they are trying to do a better job of communicating to people when something like this is happening following that tragedy that shooting that took place on april 16th of 2007. virginia tech posting on their website the campus is in lockdown. this is because there were shots fired on campus. we don't know by whom but we do know by the website the suspect is described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, a gray hat with a neon brim and some type of maroon hoodie and also carrying a pack back. apparently the suspect is on foot. we don't know how many shots were fired. but as you know, virginia tech certainly on high alert in the years following the 2007 incident. there were no classes -- there are no classes today. the finals are supposed to take place tomorrow. we'll see what happens today but this was basically a study day, read-in day for the students there. so maybe that is a good thing. maybe they were all in their rooms or in the librar
there at virginia tech website. they're saying on that website that transit service has been suspended until further notice. as we were saying, they are trying to do a better job of communicating to people when something like this is happening following that tragedy that shooting that took place on april 16th of 2007. virginia tech posting on their website the campus is in lockdown. this is because there were shots fired on campus. we don't know by whom but we do know by the website the...
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virginia. we'll look at the candidates and the issues and the national implications. you are watching "inside story" from washington. >>> hello every one i'm david david shuster. election day is one month away. in the garden state the past republican has won the election and has gained the support of many voters. in virginia the government shuttle down shutdown widen the gap. these gubernatorial candidates have spent money on the ground and the airwaves struggling all the way through. this comes as voters across america are expressing major dissatisfaction. we'll talk about this tonight but first some background. >> i think the govenor at the last date he was called bullying by saying it was an example of strong leadership. >> in the race for new jersey govenor. she punched hard at govenor christie. >> govenor christie rem represes the combination of bully. and that is what has some democrats to support him. >> at this point christie led in the polls by 30 points. you want to start throwing stones, you better get out of your glass house. >> th bono charged that christie is giving tax
virginia. we'll look at the candidates and the issues and the national implications. you are watching "inside story" from washington. >>> hello every one i'm david david shuster. election day is one month away. in the garden state the past republican has won the election and has gained the support of many voters. in virginia the government shuttle down shutdown widen the gap. these gubernatorial candidates have spent money on the ground and the airwaves struggling all the...
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tuesday keeping us this morning ... virginia state police are searching for a man after they say he ran away following a high speed chase. according to sergeant kyle moore, a trooper attempted to stop a gray mazada-6 during a routine traffic stop. the male driver of the vehicle sped off on route-311 going towards white sulphur springs west virginia. once in west virginia, the driver turned around and headed back to virginia. police eventually stopped the vehicle at the intersection of route 311 and tukerhoe road. that's when the suspect exited moore says a k-9 search dog from the alleghany sheriff's office was called to scene but the suspect was not located. greenbriar deputies of west virginia are assisting with the investigation. charges are pending this morning following a crash in washington county. it happened at the intersection of route 19 and route 6-33. police say a honda civic ... driven a 17-year old girl attempted to turn south on route 19 ... pulling in front of a tractor trailer --- causing the two vehicles to collide. the driver of the 18-wheeler was air lifted to the
tuesday keeping us this morning ... virginia state police are searching for a man after they say he ran away following a high speed chase. according to sergeant kyle moore, a trooper attempted to stop a gray mazada-6 during a routine traffic stop. the male driver of the vehicle sped off on route-311 going towards white sulphur springs west virginia. once in west virginia, the driver turned around and headed back to virginia. police eventually stopped the vehicle at the intersection of route...
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had to reach across the aisle. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> the virginia board of elections declared a winner today in a house of delegates race to represent the state's 94th district. to do that, and election official holding name out of a bowl to settle a time between the republican incumbent and the democratic challenger. the procedure is based on a 1705 virginie a law. here's what happened in richmond today. this is about 20 minutes. >> well, good morning, everybody. i do not think i have ever seen so many people at a board of elections meaning before. [laughter] >> we wish you would come back. mr. alcorn: we enjoy the attention. are we all set? everybody all set? thank you. i call to order this meeting of the virginia state board of elections on january 4, 2018. we have one item on our agenda this morning. we're here to conduct a drawing to determine the winner of the house of delegates in the 94th district. ms. simonds, i see you are here this morning. if you wish to say hi to the crowd -- i do not believe mr. yancey is here this morning, as is his right. >>
had to reach across the aisle. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> the virginia board of elections declared a winner today in a house of delegates race to represent the state's 94th district. to do that, and election official holding name out of a bowl to settle a time between the republican incumbent and the democratic challenger. the procedure is based on a 1705 virginie a law. here's what happened in richmond today. this is about 20 minutes. >> well, good...
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nailed it. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. >> ryan: west virginia hits a big strike for a touchdown. gets the energy going. gets the mountaineer going. gets ryan nece going. i think he needs more extension. i cont thidon't think count. >> craig: ryan, you've got to work on the push-ups. full extension for it to count, now. >> ryan: i've out of breath now. >> craig: he got the 40 in. it's 40-37, west virginia. one yard deep, marcus johnson. breaks a tackle, swings his way out to the 28 yard line. time to look at our stat comparison, brought to you by kfv. joey, the official sponsor of couch gating. >> joey: how about the stat in the middle. seven sacks by texas tonight. west virginia is leading by three right now. texas with the four take-aways, 16 points on the board from the four take-aways. west virginia up by three. 7:33 to go. longhorns five straight wins. time to keep rolling in the big 12. mccoy. quick throw. pitch and catch. johnson. west virginia again great job swarming to the football tonight. i think one of the bigger stories of the game, we go back
nailed it. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. >> ryan: west virginia hits a big strike for a touchdown. gets the energy going. gets the mountaineer going. gets ryan nece going. i think he needs more extension. i cont thidon't think count. >> craig: ryan, you've got to work on the push-ups. full extension for it to count, now. >> ryan: i've out of breath now. >> craig: he got the 40 in. it's 40-37, west virginia. one yard deep, marcus johnson. breaks...
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( mark ) breaking news we are following out of virginia... house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana was shot at a congressional baseball practice.( james )president donald trump says that rep. steve scalise was "badly injured" in a shooting at a congressional baseball game but says he will "fully recover."the president tweeted wednesday, "rep. steve scalise of louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover."he adds, "our thoughts and prayers are with him."scalise, who is the majority whip, and a number of aides and capitol police officers were shot wednesday morning. alexandria police say the suspect is in custody.óóó8:40 a.m.president donald trump says he and the vice president are "deeply saddened" by news of a shooting "tragedy" at a congressional baseball game. the president said in a statement wednesday that "the vice president and i are aware of the shooting incident in virginia and are monitoring developments closely."rep. steve scalise and a number of aides and capitol police officers were shot. alexandria police say the suspect i
( mark ) breaking news we are following out of virginia... house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana was shot at a congressional baseball practice.( james )president donald trump says that rep. steve scalise was "badly injured" in a shooting at a congressional baseball game but says he will "fully recover."the president tweeted wednesday, "rep. steve scalise of louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover."he adds, "our...
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morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. precipitation this morning but then a day of sunshine. this is a live lo9ok at the star roanoke skycam. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? wednesday: few morning rain light icy mix possible.cleari ng for the late-morning & afternoon.tem peratures climb into the upper 30s and lower 40s thursday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 50s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle to upper 50s time now for your timesaver a nearly month long occupation of federal land in a small oregon community by small group of protesters came to a violent end. militant leader "ammon bundy" and his followers were reportedly heading to a community meeting tuesday afternoon when they were stopped by fbi agents. seven people were arrested. another person... arizona rancher and protestor lavoy finicum was shot and killed by an officer. nocg"there were at least four o
morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. precipitation this morning but then a day of sunshine. this is a live lo9ok at the star roanoke skycam. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? wednesday: few morning rain light icy mix possible.cleari ng for the late-morning & afternoon.tem peratures climb into the upper 30s and lower 40s thursday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds...
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. >> well, my life has changed considerably, the people of virginia decided that they would changing perceptions of virginia in the nation by electing me governor of the commonwealth of virginia. >> what was historic? >> a person of color had never been elected there were some felt that it might not happen. one of the things i like to stress is people say we are surprised that it would be virginia. why would you be surprised? virginia was where the nation was founded i shouldn't they tend to produce? they are still going to be in the forefront. >> where were you born? >> richmond, virginia. the family has only one home during the entire time. mymy father built the house had it built himself. to me that is a reclamation of the family that many people thought was nonexistent. i see was taking place. it is very important to have a family and the community to be a part of bringing up children. the community in terms of government, and what i am trying to show is that they mean nothing. i believe. and ifand if she would not tell me what was wrong. one of the problems i see today that unfo
. >> well, my life has changed considerably, the people of virginia decided that they would changing perceptions of virginia in the nation by electing me governor of the commonwealth of virginia. >> what was historic? >> a person of color had never been elected there were some felt that it might not happen. one of the things i like to stress is people say we are surprised that it would be virginia. why would you be surprised? virginia was where the nation was founded i...
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. >> now the third and final debate in the virginia governors race the republican ed gillespie and democrat ralph northam yesterday discussed education issues, jobs and opioid abuse. this is one hour. >> good evening and welcome to beautiful virginia for the third and final virginia gubernatorial debate of 2017 cohosted by the university of virginia college of wives, university virginia school of leadership and public policy, and the southwestern virginia technology council. my name is paul johnson, the anchor and your host for this event. this is carmen, of the "roanoke times" 50 cover state politics for the state of virginia. she will be asking questions of the candidates and i'll be keeping track of the time. together we want to get as much ground as possible tonight while providing the candidates and in-depth opportunity to discuss some of the issues especially affecting southwest virginia and the commonwealth. we have made every possible effort tonight to ensure the fairness of these questions and exchanges so central to our democracy. let me state for on the record here the g
. >> now the third and final debate in the virginia governors race the republican ed gillespie and democrat ralph northam yesterday discussed education issues, jobs and opioid abuse. this is one hour. >> good evening and welcome to beautiful virginia for the third and final virginia gubernatorial debate of 2017 cohosted by the university of virginia college of wives, university virginia school of leadership and public policy, and the southwestern virginia technology council. my name...
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what western virginia would do. they decided they needed a place or more formal convention and wheeling would be the best place to have that convention. it would be safe. it is stuck in the land between the great and powerful union. there was safety there. it provided a place for them to ando formulate a plan embarq upon one of the most incredible experiences in the american history. secessionuccessful movement in american history as well. there were a lot of issues that brought this to ahead. had issues to do with taxation of representation. this comes from west virginians who were not large slaveholders like the eastern virginians were. state of virginia before dismemberment. of those 470,000, only approximately 18,000 were in what is now west virginia. meant -- fist rules 3/5 rule. if you consider the numbers that i have told you, 18000 and west virginia, 14,000 in east virginia, it is easy to's he who is dominated this date legislator. so that was an issue with western virginians. the other had to do with taxation. the laws and virginia gave an on the property of slaves. no
what western virginia would do. they decided they needed a place or more formal convention and wheeling would be the best place to have that convention. it would be safe. it is stuck in the land between the great and powerful union. there was safety there. it provided a place for them to ando formulate a plan embarq upon one of the most incredible experiences in the american history. secessionuccessful movement in american history as well. there were a lot of issues that brought this to ahead....
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arrangements very kindly facilitated by kim sullivan and the west virginia humanities council, i agreed to do so. in looking out across this historic courtroom tonight, i'm very happy that i accepted that invitation. i had been prepared to make a few observations about this courthouse and this courtroom, which are really, really very historic, both because of john brown's trial that took place here, but for other reasons as well. judge sanders covered that very well. i'm going to get right to the story of the trial. and out the outset, i want to tell you, the thesis that i am going to express tonight, which is the thesis of my book, titled "john brown's trial." it is that john brown's trial was the most important trial in the history of the united states. that's my conclusion after studying it as close as i could. and that's the report of my book. i try to explain in my book why i believe that to be true, and i will try to give you a suggestion on what i believe that to be true in my remarks here tonight. john brown's trial was the first trial in the history of the united states to rece
arrangements very kindly facilitated by kim sullivan and the west virginia humanities council, i agreed to do so. in looking out across this historic courtroom tonight, i'm very happy that i accepted that invitation. i had been prepared to make a few observations about this courthouse and this courtroom, which are really, really very historic, both because of john brown's trial that took place here, but for other reasons as well. judge sanders covered that very well. i'm going to get right to...
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nations bill richardson. and former speaker of the house newt gingrich. >> hello, virginia. >> what a great virginia welcome. >> then battleground virginia. with the state's democratic senator mark warner and former congressman republican tom davis and courtship of the american woman. gender politics with a top republican woman in congress kathy mcmorris rogers. dman bash and dan balz. i'm candy crawley and this is the state of the union. >> al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. >> up against criticism the president's approach has been too hard on friends and too conciliatory to enemy sfwls the president's policies throughout the middle east began with an apology tour. >> tomorrow's debate the last before the election will focus solely on foreign policy. it's certain to include the specific, including the who knew what when questions surrounding the murders of four americans in benghazi to the big picture debate over america's role in the village. joining me to the debate is bill richardson and newt gingrich. i want to get to that. but first i want to get just
nations bill richardson. and former speaker of the house newt gingrich. >> hello, virginia. >> what a great virginia welcome. >> then battleground virginia. with the state's democratic senator mark warner and former congressman republican tom davis and courtship of the american woman. gender politics with a top republican woman in congress kathy mcmorris rogers. dman bash and dan balz. i'm candy crawley and this is the state of the union. >> al qaeda is on the path to...
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where the country is headed in 2014 and 2016. the most consequential race is in virginia. it's 7:00 on the east coast now and polls are now closed in virginia. nbc news is characterizing the virginia governors race as too early to call but we can say terry mcauliffe is leading now over republican ken cuccinelli. virginians are also voting to choose a new attorney general. and democrats hope after tonight they will hold all three offices. plus both u.s. senate seats. in new jersey polls close in one hour where governor chris christie has held a substantial lead in his re-election effort. christie's already considered to be a major contender for the 2016 republican presidential nomination. and, of course, a win in this blue northeastern state would make his argument that the gop wins when it runs mainstream conservative candidates not tea partiers on the fringes. and in new york city, democrat bill de blasio has an enormous lead in pre-election polls. he's poised to be the first democratic mayor of the largest city in 24 years. howard fineman and david corn. both are, of course, msnbc
where the country is headed in 2014 and 2016. the most consequential race is in virginia. it's 7:00 on the east coast now and polls are now closed in virginia. nbc news is characterizing the virginia governors race as too early to call but we can say terry mcauliffe is leading now over republican ken cuccinelli. virginians are also voting to choose a new attorney general. and democrats hope after tonight they will hold all three offices. plus both u.s. senate seats. in new jersey polls close...
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commonwealth of virginia fox news has projected republican bob mcdonnell is the winner over democrat creigh deeds. this is the first time a republican has won this race since 19 7. our very own frank luntz will be joining us a little bit later in the program with a live focus group of virginia voters. we're also expecting bob mcdonnell to be speaking sometime during this hour. we'll also bring that to you live. that is where we start tonight in richmond, virginia at the mcdonnell victory party where former governor george alan and eric cantor join me now. guys, if these numbers hold up, it's going to be a 21 point victory tonight. you add that to the six points that barack obama won just a year ago, governor, what do you think of what's happened there tonight? >> well, it's an out and out rout here in virginia. it's a rout because bob mcdonnell's campaign on common sense conservative principles on economic issues, jobs, energy, transportation, education, and those ideas resonated not only with the united republican party but also got a lot of independents to join with us as well. so it's a
commonwealth of virginia fox news has projected republican bob mcdonnell is the winner over democrat creigh deeds. this is the first time a republican has won this race since 19 7. our very own frank luntz will be joining us a little bit later in the program with a live focus group of virginia voters. we're also expecting bob mcdonnell to be speaking sometime during this hour. we'll also bring that to you live. that is where we start tonight in richmond, virginia at the mcdonnell victory party...
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received 55 votes for president and tim cane of the commonwealth of virginia received -- tim kaine of the commonwealth of virginia received 55 votes for vice president. vice president biden: mr. harper. mr. harper: mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of colorado seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that hillary clinton of the state of new york received nine votes for president and tim kaine of the commonwealth of virginia received nine votes for vice president. kolbe mr. speaker, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of connecticut seems to be in regular form and authentic and it appears therefrom that and it appears therefrom that hillary clinton of the state of new york received seven votes for president and tim kaine of the commonwealth of virginia received seven votes for vice president. vice president biden: mr. brady. mr. brady: mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of delaware seems to be in regular form and authentic and it appears therefrom that hillary clinton of the state of
received 55 votes for president and tim cane of the commonwealth of virginia received -- tim kaine of the commonwealth of virginia received 55 votes for vice president. vice president biden: mr. harper. mr. harper: mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of colorado seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that hillary clinton of the state of new york received nine votes for president and tim kaine of the commonwealth of virginia received...
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richmond, virginia to learn about the history of the state capital building. modeled after a roman temple in southern france. and first used in 1792. our tour guide is a capital historian. >> we are inside a working public building that has posted oldestest -- hosted the active legislature in the western hemisphere. in terms of architecture, since we are the first american state capital to open after the revolutionary war, and since we are the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, it's influence on other state capitals, county court houses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d.c. cannot be underestimated. i have heard architectural historian described the iconic government buildings in washington, d.c. as the sequel to the virginia state capitol in richmond. we started off with the first political center at jamestown which was the oldest english-speaking settlement in north america. the was used throughout 1600s and there were multiple buildings, public and private, use for government buildings. when we moved to williamsburg, w
richmond, virginia to learn about the history of the state capital building. modeled after a roman temple in southern france. and first used in 1792. our tour guide is a capital historian. >> we are inside a working public building that has posted oldestest -- hosted the active legislature in the western hemisphere. in terms of architecture, since we are the first american state capital to open after the revolutionary war, and since we are the first monumental roman temple style public...
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state capitols, including texas, california, wisconsin and new york. first up, we visit the virginia state capitol in richmond. >>> we are inside a working public building that has hosted the oldest elected law making legislature active in the western hemisphere today. i think in terms of architecture, since we are the first american state capitol to open after the revolutionary war, and since we are the first monumental roman temple style building in the modern era, its influence on other state capitols, county courthouses and public buildings very famous up in washington, d.c. could not be underestimated. i've heard architectural historian describe the iconic governmental buildings in washington, d.c. as the sequel to the building here. and we start off in jamestown, which is the oldest english speaking settlement in north america. and that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings public and private used for meeting. and then in williamsburg we built a capitol that burned down in the middle of the 17 hundreds and we rebuilt a second one and it was the s
state capitols, including texas, california, wisconsin and new york. first up, we visit the virginia state capitol in richmond. >>> we are inside a working public building that has hosted the oldest elected law making legislature active in the western hemisphere today. i think in terms of architecture, since we are the first american state capitol to open after the revolutionary war, and since we are the first monumental roman temple style building in the modern era, its influence on...