washington to michelle obama, >> born and raised in the west indies, compared to the other founding fathers, little is known about the early life of alexander hamilton. next on american history tv, author michael newton discusses his book, "alexander hamilton: the formative years." mr. newton talks about his research process and how hamilton's early experiences prepared him to become one of the most important and influential of the founding fathers. nicole: hello, everybody. he can you hear me ok? thank you so much for being here today. we are really excited to have this book. michael and i go back a few years now. i have been a big cheerleader of his for several years. it is exciting to have this conversation with you to learn more about this book. first, michael, why did you decide to write this book? i think that is the biggest question. michael: first, i want to thank the museum of american finance for hosting this and organizing this. hamilton, alexander hamilton, is the most fascinating and remarkable founding father. yet there is so much of his life that is uncertain, controversial.

here for a while as a member of congress. that's the one if you go to washington, d.c., national archives, that's the one most of us think of as the declaration of independence. but it's one that we, like everything they're going to do in this room is one that we get to by process rather than by some master plan at the beginning. they are making it all along as they go along and figuring it out as they go. the other big thing that's going to happen late that year of 1776, benjamin franklin is going to go to france. and he is going to be the guy that's going to help convince france to come into the war on our side. and while the british army is in this room, in early 1778, benjamin franklin is signing a peace treaty with france. that's changing the whole nature of the war. the british suddenly find they have to worry about a french navy. the united states doesn't have much of a navy to threaten the british fleet, but france does. so they have to worry about that. the british have to worry about being invaded. guys like benjamin franklin working with lafayette in france work on the

writer of the constitution, developer of the mental system, washington's chief aide during his presidency, acting secretary of state for a while, leader in favor of a strong military, the most defense of peace. ordid not just start in 1789 1987. he developed a political philosophy starting even in the when heies as a youth, was working for a mercantile company. and then of course during the war, his political and military philosophy continued to develop. there is no way to understand alexander hamilton post-constitution or in writing the constitution if you don't understand what he grew up -- where he grew up, how his life developed, how he entered the political sphere. those things occurred during the war and during his youth. the book ends in 1782. nicole: you have mentioned so far -- you also mention it in your preface -- that alexander hamilton is the most workable founding father. what does that title mean to you? michael: we all know hamilton is one of the most important founding fathers, if not the most important founding father. beyond that, to be the most remarkable is something

often, those opportunities are not where they could be or should be because washington, d.c. has decided they are the fountain of all wisdom. washington, d.c. has decided that all decisions need to be made their. -- you know what my act reaction to washington dc is? i am going to do something to change it. [applause] mr. perry: that is what this -- peoples reflecting having a belly full of the decisions being made 1500 miles away from where they need to be made. eisenhower said, it is easy to farm when your clout is a pencil 1500 miles away from the farm. that is what we are facing today. as we see this continual consolidation of power in washington dc, a place that has become corrupt, a place that we do not trust, a place i would suggest that is making america less of a place and it could be ve to had decisions devol the states. i am a big believer in the constitution of the united states of america. i swore allegiance to the constitution of the united states when i wore the uniform in the united states air force from 1972 to 1977. 17 tailgunner that flew 34 missions over nazi g

are we. tonight, on "washington week." democrats make their case. hillary clinton: their flamboyant front runner has grabbed a lot of attention you look atf everyone else's policies, they're pretty much the same. they're trump without the pizzazz or the hair. >> i, for one, will not remain the face of the lies, the distortions and the racist out over the airwaves from the debate podiums proud republican party. gwen: could joe biden turn down the wayside donald trump has for the republicans. what the: you know good thing is about me? i don't need anybody's money. house, as thehite post-vacation president eyes the fresh he gears up for fights with congress. president obama: nobody gets to hold the american economy hostage over their own demands.al you expect better. dan: covering the week, balz, chief correspondent for "the washington post," carol lee, white house correspondent journal",all street michael scherer, washington bureau chief for "time" magazine and alexis simendinger, white house correspondent for real clear politics. >> award-winning reporting and analysis. it happens,to

that frame the title basin in bring visitors to washington every year. good evening and welcome to first ladies, influence and image, the life of helen taft. he served from 1909-1913. here to tell us about her life is her biographer. is our musical first lady. you open the book making the case that of the 20th century -- why did she deserve better? >> because she did some things that were very constructive. the cherry trees, classical house, ande white generally trying to make ofhington a cold tro city the nation. that was her ambition. it did not work out. agenda that would have made her rank with eleanor roosevelt in terms of transforming washington. seemed to have an agenda to get her husband to the white house. >> the story is that she decided during the haze and ministration -- she said she wanted to do that as well. there are a lot of women -- sometimes, she is portrayed as lady macbeth, which is not the case. she was a much more constructive influence and a nicer lady. >> helen taft has an interesting story. we bet many of you will be hearing it for the first time. he would

. campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. >> washington journal continues. host: joining us is michael farris, cofounder of the convention of the states project . here to talk about their efforts to amend the u.s. constitution. tell us what profit you to get behind this effort. i have been working around government for about three decades. specifically here in washington d c. i became convinced that the combination of big ceilings -- eight cities, big media, and --y -- and big government the burden of big government on us will never be solved inside the city. if we are going to do that, we need to get outside of washington. the only way to do a structural change is through article v of the constitution to limit the power of the federal government. point, let'sarting take a look at the fifth article hethe constitution at what is talking about. theays if two thirds of states call for a amendment, it shall be valid. it also says it would take 34 states -- it would now take 34 states to call for a convention of the states. in 2015. have filed this effort has passed a

washington's army marches into valley forge and this was one of the winterings, as she did ever winter through the eight years of the war, that martha washington joined general washingt washington. in many ways one of the rarest objects in the collection that i'll share with you now. this is a volume that was owned by martha washington. it is a -- you can see her signature "m. washington." and it's an early edition printed in england. it was known as a help and guide to christian families published in london in 1752. so quite likely a book she may well, you can imagine, have taken along with her to camp to spend the winter at valley forge. the top of the page is missing, almost certainly it was clipped by an autograph collector in the 19th century, presumably her name would have been written out there as well and it was probably clipped by a collector. and if any viewers have that in your collection, we would love to reunite the book and the autograph. but there is her signature, martha washington. so it's entirely possible to imagine that that's a book that spent the winter at valley

in washington. >>> pink pill. the controversial viagra for women approved. when will it hit the market and will it cost more man the male version? >>> hard knocks on the campaign trail. presidential candidate marco rubio with a pigskin mishap. >>> well, good morning to you. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm phillip mena. let's start with that severe weather rolling across the middle of the nation. at least two tornadoes were reported in the chicago area late yesterday. the areas they were spotted in are very rural. no initial reports of any damage from the tornadoes. >> take a look at this. the scene at wrigley field in chicago. a strong thunderstorm bringing the tigers/cubs game to a haul. the delay lasted more than two hours before the game could start again. >> several suburban chicago areas were hit hard by the storms. it's believed a lightning strike ignited at least one house fire. at one point nearly 15,000 customers were without power. >> the radar, you can see the system swirling in the midwest. lots of rain coming from those storms plus triple digit temperatures. accuweather

community relations on the anniversary of the shooting in ferguson, missouri. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. sunday night, the former emergency manager of detroit talks about detroit's financial issues. the $1.5roit had taken billion when the stock market , and invested700 in an index fund, the stock market is trading on three times what it was. they would not only have triple their money, they could have paid their pensions in full and continued the practice of what is known as a 13th check. it could have fixed itself if there had been some sort of sober management. if you have strong leadership and focused leadership, you can resolve these problems. but it takes a lot of effort. c-span's q&a.t on press foundation briefed reporters on the issues, logistics, and coverage of pope visit to the u.s.. scheduled events in washington dc, new york, and philadelphia. this portion of the briefings about onee hour -- is hour. >> we are the best of reality television. c-span. i'm going to transition to the next panel, which is reporting on the hope. william douglas spoke earlier abou

december den sents of george washington's family put up for sale the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. it was acquired by the minister from the valley forge era and that launched a century of collecting and launched the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. the collections of the museum are incomparable. they have no peer. we have objects related to washington which truly are unique. one of a kind. and they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the continental army together and never waivvering fm his goal of success. at the same time, we have objects that represent the common foot soldier, the cavalry man we have objects that reflect the role of not just american soldiers but british and french and native americans. so our collection will enable to us to present the entire story of the american revolution all to come to philadelphia. scott stevenson is the director of collections and interpretation for the museum and he's the ideal person to oversee the creation of these exhibits. he is ph.d. historian in the am

. not far from washington, d.c. it has a lot of the slogans that we associate with the revolutionary movement. most recognizable "liberty or death." these words reportedly spoken by virginian patrick henry at the beginning of the war. i'll take this carefully out of the mount. you can see "kill or be killed" which is a fairly sobering almost contemporary sounding slogan. and appeal to heaven which was something that appeared on new england flags at the same and was also a very popular slogan at the beginning of the war. the date 1775 and curiously this crown -- so if you'll remember on that havana powder horn also a crown in that case with gr 3. sometimes people who see this horn are a little confused and say, well, wait a minute, this guy was a virginian fighting in the continental army, why would he have a crown on his powder horn? but, of course, in 1775, these men are still fighting to restore their rights as englishmen within the empire. so it's perfectly consistent with that to appeal to the king, to see the king as the person who's going to intercede with parliame parliament.

have a program out of washington dc that handles that large a piece of our economy in 50 different states. it was bound for failure. i can or member with our first -- i can't remember when they were first coming up with this thing and they wanted to open the state exchanges. i was refusing to open the state exchange in my state. i got a call from the white we would they said, really like you to open this exchange. i said i wasn't going to. they said you should partner with the president on this and i said no. here's why. i said, you want me to start a program where i have no control over the rules and no say on the budget but all the responsibility for whether it is successful or not. there is no good executive in the world who would ever accept that deal. none. not a good one. you have no control over the rules, you have no control over the costs, and you have all of the responsibility. if it goes south, they're not going to call washington. if you have a bad exchange in new hampshire, you are calling the locals here. so, i think we need to do is to go to a completely state-based

territories of kansas and nebraska. those people assumed, washington theticians assumed kansas-nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you brought in twin territories, , theould be naturally free other naturally would be slave. most people assumed that the new territory of nebraska would be settled by the free state of iowa. would come in, set up a government cannot write a free state constitution bring the breast in as a free state, and twoaska would send northern senators to congress. conversely, misery, a slave state, over 100,000 slaves, most people thought missourians would come into kansas, set up a government, and write a constitution and come in, kansas would come in as a slave state, and kansas would send two southern senators to washington and you would keep an equilibrium in the u.s. senate. they assumed wrongly. the kansas-nebraska act was called upon by abolitionists, particularly those in the east, new english state. northern abolitionists were outraged by the kansas-nebraska act. they hated slavery come abolitionists did,

washington. 70 degrees in gaithersburg. beautiful sunshine by noon. temperatures in the mid-80s. 3:00, a temperature of 89. we hit a high temperature of 91 degrees today. coming up, i'm going to have the planner, hour-by-hour, exactly what to expect throughout the day tomorrow. adam? >> thanks, amelia. >>> new this morning, police saying an officer shot his gun during a struggle with a suspect. it happened on walker mill road in capital heights. around 11:00 p.m., an officer heard a car crash, went out to check it out. when he arrived, a man was running from the scene. according to police, the man tried to take the officers gun. the suspect was shot during the struggle and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >>> right now, police are looking for whoever shot a man early this morning and left him for dead in northwest d.c. police tell news 4, the man died just after 1:00 this morning. derrick ward joining us now live. derrick? >> reporter: good morning. we are in the 1500 block of first street northwest. you can take a look now. it is just starting to wrap up. under the light

. from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history t on c-span 3. >>> each week, american history tv's american heart facts takes you to museums and historic places. up next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the american revolution. located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. >> the idea for the museum goes back a century when descendants of george washington's family put up for sale the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. it was acquired by the minister from the valley forge era and that launched a century of collecting and launched the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. the collections of the museum are incomparable. they have no peer. we have objects related to washington which truly are unique. one of a kind. and they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the continental army together and never wavering from his goal of success. at the same time, we have objects that represent the common foot soldier, the

from the new york times and washington post. it is one hour and 50 minutes. [applause] i have two admit that this is a special treat for me today. in addition to being a news junkie, i am a former newspaper reporter and i truly value great journalism. in this age of disruptive isital communication, it gratifying to note that we still have some fascinating, fabulous newspapers like the washington post, the new york times, the valley news, among others. [applause] [laughter] so i am honored to introduce our first speaker. miami andn grew up in high.ted from lehie he has worked at the miami herald, the newark times, the 2012, heobe, and since has been executive editor of the washington post. as editor of some of these newspapers, particularly the miami herald and the boston globe and the washington post, his team at these newspapers pulitzerby my count 10 prizes for excellent and journalism. the most recent 1 -- [applause] one was at the washington post when they won for the secret service lapses in the president of the united states, a great series of stories. journalist.ine he also

currently active firefighters who appear in the book, our paul washington [applause]. , former president of the vulcan society and michael marshall [applause]. , a former vulcan society president and fdny diversity advocate. the discussion will will be moderated by tom robbins [applause]. he teaches at the graduate school of journalism, he is a former housing and a columnist and staff writer at the voice, the daily news and the observer, he has written many highly acclaimed stories on political corruption and urban issues. otis will reap from the do book followed by discussion of the panelist and then will have a time for discussion. please join me in welcoming these lovely people to the stage. [applause]. >> so good evening everyone thank you very much for coming. thank you greenlight bookstore for huston us as well and for c-span for covering this. in case you don't know who is who, that's tom robbins, that's tom robbins, captain washington, and lieutenant michael marshall. i'm going to do a quick reading for you tonight. i will pick up about partway through the book, the boo

left in 1778. back to washington after the the british leave philadelphia in june. congress is back meeting here in july. and on july 9th, they are ready to sign the articles of confederation. the way the signing of that one works is different. the declaration of independence is signed by the delegates and most of them signed it on the same day. the articles of confederation is signed as each state approves it. their delegates will sign it. they are waiting for their -- the states to make their decision. half sign the first day and over the next week, most of the rest will sign. now ultimately, one state, maryland, will hold out for close to two years. so the signing will begin july 9th and won't finish until march the 1st of 1781. two and a half years. for most of that time, it's maryland by itself saying no. technically this cannot go into effect until all 13 states have agreed and signed. maryland is feuding with mainly virginia, their neighbors, over land to the west. when the revolutionary war comes to an end we go from our old colonial boundaries which would be about the appal

left the workforces in new york state had been reduced by over 15%. we can do that in washington. i will do that in washington. >> thank you all. >> moving tonight next question. president obama promised hope and change for the country yet 60% of americans are not satisfied with the shape that the country is in right now. many think a america has lost its can do spirit and that is not the nation it once was. ronald reagan was con fronted with a similar atmosphere and he said that it could be morning in america again. jfk said it was a new frontier. fdr said we had nothing it fear but fear itself. on this level, carly fiorina can you inspire this nation? >> this is a great nation. it is a unique nation in all of human history and on the face of the planet because here our founders believed that everyone has a right to fulfill their potential and that that right they called it life, liberty the pursuit of happiness comes from god and cannot be taken away by government. we have arrived at point in our nation's history where the potential of this nation and too many americans is being c

. senator graham: how many of you believe that what is wrong with washington is that we do too much to gather? i am going to leave you with a thought. tell me how you save medicare and social security from bankruptcy without a democrat working with a republican. i am dying to hear. let me tell you how to defend i am dying to hear. what is missing in washington is the desire to put the country ahead of the party. what is missing in this country's leadership. leadership telling you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. i am a republican as well. hispanics. we are driving them away. we are driving them away because of the way we are talking about fixing a hard problem like immigration. i will grow this party when i am president. young women, welcome to the republican party. young people, you have the biggest losers under obama. the american dream used to be to own your own home. now it is to get your kids out out of your home. i will tell you this and then i will quietly go. there is no problem that cannot be solved, but it takes leadership. radical islam is not going to surre

, blue background, that bears 13 stars and it was general washington's personal standard. so it really signified his presence. when you saw that flag, you knew general washington was in command. and it's incredible that it has survived. so few flags from the revolution have. it kaem came to us from a desce of general washington's sister betty. her son was an officer in what's called the lifeguard. these were the men and officers personally assigned to general washington and had the responsibility of ensuring his safety. so it's a wonderful object directly from the washington family that, again, reflects his command, his leadership of the continental army during revolution. the museum will be located in the very heart of philadelphia's historic area. the national park service agreed with the importance of this museum and gave up ownership of part of independence park just so this museum could be built within two blocks of independence hall so every visitor who comes to discover the birthplace of america will now have an opportunity to learn the larger context, the story of the am

. >> what was it like to be a woman in washington, d.c.. >> week at a range of challenges. people think of it in terms of the great migration in the late 19th century to cities like new york and chicago. a major vibration -- migration of women happen to washington around the civil war. 1865 to 1900, you have so many women coming to d.c. i liken d.c. to this urban upper south. a lot of people have connections to washington, d.c. there are a number of institutions that employ black women. there is an opportunity to work as a teacher. you have howard university, one of the most prestigious institutions at the time. and you have the heart of the federal government that is already desegregated. so you have a white collar economy that black women can go into. susan swain, host: the story of ida mckinley can best be told so you have a white collar economy that black women can go into. there is domestic work available there your and a long established left community that has been there since the late 18th century. so there were already churches and businesses and doctors and all kinds of servic

accident over at the inbound george washington bridge. it's 15 to 20 into the upper level. at the george washington bridge you can see the traffic is stacking up here as the accident is right past the toll plaza at the upper level. you can see the flashing lights in the screen. let's tell you the lincoln tunnel is only 5 minutes in t. holland tunnel is moving okay at this point. waterbury branch of metro north a 20-minute delay with mechanical issues. new jersey transit, l.i.r.r. on or close. sways on time. problem on the cross county west at the sawmill in yonkers with a crash. 80-95 up to the george washington bridge very heavy to the upper level. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, shirleen, ken. >> thank you. >>> this morning a memorial is growing outside the studios of wdbj in roanoke, virginia, paying contribute to the two jour that lifts. they were interviewing a business leader when a disgruntled employee took them down. he later took his own life but not before bragging on social media. kenneth moten is in virginia for us. >> reporter: good morning. the inte

from washington, d.c. first let's talk about the class of detainees that this individual falls into. he's supposed to be one of 52 who have been cleared for transfer. what does that mean? who cleared him? >> well, most of those 52 men were cleared in 2009 and 2010 by a task force of military intelligence and law enforcement officials who the president appointed to review the situation at guatanamo bay. a few of them were cleared more recently by what's called a periodic review board that's supposed to reexamine the detainees' cases from time to time to see if they are a threat to u.s. security. >> sreenivasan: so it seems on the one hand you have the u.s. state department who wants to get on with this and transfer them away to other countries. and then on the other hand, you've got the department of justice and the department of defense fighting to keep them there, or apt least not to have a rule imposed to make them move. >> well, right. there's a very-- there are many, many contradictions you could say in america's guatanamo policy. and this is just one of them. yes, he is someone

side of the roadway. chopper 4 over the scene. we have a four-mile backup. it's on the washington, d.c. app right now. right now, it's a pretty good option, 95. two lanes blocked ramp from southbound gw parkway to inbound key bridge that is shut down starting today through friday. take the roosevelt bridge instead. 100 eastbound at route 1, a crash there as well. see slowdowns there. innerloop and outer loop, no major problems. more on this problem on the beltway coming up, eun. >> thank you, melissa. developing this morning. you won't be able to go to the washington monument when it opens today. there is a problem with the elevator. news4's molette green is live outside the white house to decide what is being done to fix the problem. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, no operating elevator means no visiting the washington monument. they're standing by waiting on a repair crew set to arrive sometime this morning to get to work on this latest elevator problem. this had malfunction, the elevator it happened last night just before 10:00 last night. two pregnant women w

washington monument and national cathedral. there were no deaths and only my knee injuries. it was felt as far away -- or were no deaths and only minor injuries. there was felt as georgia and illinois. devon: everybody asks what we were doing. were you with us yet? kellye: i don't think i was. and you are heading that way in the near future. devon: yeah, heading to the mineral. i thought i would be riding a bike for a short little triathlon. i cannot feel it at all because i was on a pike, but i saw people at intersections talking to each other, which i thought was strange. so where were you? tweet us, post on facebook. , a bitw morning, 66 cool. by the afternoon, hot compared with the high temperature today, mid 80's. 66 will feel comfortable, depending on where you are in the city. was spots, low 60's -- the coolest spots, low 60's. there might ben, a rain chance. the real-time temperatures this time of night, low to mid 70's. the updates coming in at midday, 76 is how it looks right now outside. this is really dark at national harbor. it was not showing a lot. 80's, 80head, mid 81 nashv

of the last 10, is a years that i have witnessed i've been in washington since 1998, first with "national journal" and now with role call, the rapid evolution on gay marriage, to the point where it is politically almost not an issue in congress. no member of congress really wants to really talk about that much anymore because they see where the public is on it. and it is remarkable how quickly congress can change positions on things when they think that the public is getting ahead of them. and, in terms of like where we see the three issues again, three of the thorniest issues congress has dealt with last couple generations immigration climate change poverty and income inequality, we're discussing them in congress but there isn't the impetus yet for members to go out on a limb be, to talk about these things. in particular with immigration you have seen this a couple of times now where congress gets very close. they may even vote in one chamber overwhelmingly and then the moment like, just gets away. so there are so many variables about these issues that i think it's it will be i

weather. we just knowledge to america is a can-do kind of country. have a government in washington that cannot get the job done. i call it 68 square miles surrounded by reality. that is what we are facing now. not just frustrated with the president and with the democrats in washington, i am frustrated with the republican leadership in washington as well. [applause] if we just elected a republican senate, the leadership out there would put eight bill to repeal obamacare at the desk of the presidents. that is what they ran on. we are still waiting for that measure. part of the reason why we see the things we do across the country is because people want to send a message. i talk to voters who say we want to send a message to republican leaders in washington. when you make promises on the campaign trail, we want to see it. whether it is repealing obamacare or standing up against illegal immigration. if it were not for me and 24 other governors who took the president to task and took him to court, that would have gone through to the president, who said 22 times he could not do -- he did in w

on the washington app. send the photos to nbc washington over the facebook or twitter accounts that we have, or e-mail at isee@nbcwashington.com. >> over the facebook. >>> 5:05. the so-called bicycle bandit will go on trial. wossen assaye was arrested in march and then sparked a manhunt after he escaped from the inova hospital. he has pled guilty to charges connected to the manhunt. he'll face the robbery charges in alexandria. >>> in d.c. today, we will learn whether d.c. police officers have no confidence in police chief cathy lanier. the d.c. police union is putting out the results of a vote it held this weekend. it comes amid a huge spike in crime and the highest homicide rate in the city in years. the vote also came at the tail end of the latest all hands on deck initiative to limit crime. chief lanier said it may have influenced the vote with so many officers called in. she said, quote, when we have violent crime we have to make the sacrifices that we all swore we'd make when we took this job. >>> we have new numbers from the all hands on deck campaign. d.c. police say they se

washington, d.c. area sometime soon. >> you can watch this or other american artifacts programs at any time by visiting your website, c-span.org/history. >> here on c-span3 thursday, a look at issues on aging. our programs include a senate hearing in efforts to fight alzheimer alzheimer's, that's thursday, 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >> florence harding once said that she had only one hobby and that was warren harding. she was a significant force in her husband's presidency and adept at handling the media, despite hardships, scandals, her husband's infidelities, his death in office, and her own poor health, he would help define the role of the modern first lady. florence harding on first ladies influence and imaging, examine the public and private lives of first ladies. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. next we travel to independence national historical park in philadelphia to visit the assembly room inside independence hal

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between first and second with a broken water main p. george washington bridge lower level construction. lincoln and holland construction as well. outside, the staten island expressway eastbound slowing down by 440. that is due to the ongoing construction heading through that stretch. let's go to the other camera, rfk bridge, some construction being cleared. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, michelle, ken. >> all right, debbie, thank you. >>> we have that breaking news for you in new jersey where a cab driver has been shot to death. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live in rahway with the details. kala? >> reporter: ken, we can tell thank you that cab driver was shot and moments later crashed into another car on this quiet street sheer. it's a residential area, it happened by the tree. bedford is quiet. an hour ago what a different story. take a look. let me show you what it looked like then. police swarming the area. the yellow cab with doors open was analyzed by crime scene investigators. the street was robbed off by police tape. a mother and h

answers reside in washington dc and he gets to pick the winners and losers. the way he does that is tax all of us. use that money to pick the winners and losers himself. i say we need to lower that corporate tax rate to 25%. that would put us right in the middle of the rest of the world. we don't have to be the lowest rate, but if we are competitive we will keep some of those jobs. we need to lower the individual tax rate in this country. we cannot do that cheaply. it will cost us doing other things. get rid of all the loopholes in -- loopholes and deductions except for two, the mortgage deduction and charitable contribution deduction. all the rest of them, goodbye. lower the rate to 28% at the highest rate and only have three rates. rate, 8% isighest the lowest. pick one rate in the middle. i'll negotiate. imagine. rates that low, how much more of your on money you would be able to keep. you know that the tax code right now is rigged for the rich. it is. it's rigged for the wealthy because the wealthy are the ones who use most of those loopholes and deductions. regular everyday ame

either thing even possible? we explore tonight on "washington week." donald trump takes on jeb bush. >> i don't see how he's electable. gwen: bush fires back. >> this is not about the big personality in the room but how do you fix problems that the broken? gwen: but the person in the room is undeniably big. >> thank you. gwen: and other candidates are struggling to stand out -- on foreign policy. >> i know more world leaders on the stage today than anyone else running. gwen: on health care. >> on my very first day as president of the united states, i will send legislation to the congress to once and for all repeal obamacare entirely. gwen: and on imgation. -- immigration. >> we have to finish the wall and make it clear if anybody comes over that wall they have to go back. gwen: on the democratic sired, hillary clinton has more to worry about than donald trump. >> you may have seen they -- chat launched a account. i love it. those messages disappear all by themselves. gwen: a joke that fell flat, it is a f.b.i. continues to investigate whatever happened to her state department emails

, the temperature in the 50s and 60s. washington, one of the warmer spots at 67. annapolis is warmer at 68 degrees. here is how we'll warm up throughout the morning and midday hours. by 8:00 a.m., 70. 10:00 a.m., 76. by noon, we are in the low 80s. if you are headed to the beach this weekend, great weather. the water temperature in the upper 70s. today, highs of 82. just a little bit humid. plenty of sunshine. mostly to partly sunny tomorrow at the beach, keeping it dry. a high temperature of 84. in a few minutes, i'm going to have the latest on tropical storm erika. >> thank you. >>> police say they have arrested a suspect in the bankok bombing investigation that killed 20 people august 17th. police are not saying much about the suspect at this time just that he is not from thailand. they are finding bomb materials in his apartment. there will be a news conference later today. we will monitor it and update you when we can. >> it is a big weekend for d.c. police. it is all hands on deck to deter crime around the city. the police union conducting a vote of no confidence in the chief.

northwest washington. they say that man may be an uber driver. driving a white sports car with black leather seats. police say the man forced himself on a woman early sunday morning. that attack happened around grant circle in the petworth neighborhood according to police. >>> another new development for former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. he'll stay out of prison for now. chief justice john roberts issued an order saying that mcdonnell won't have to report to prison this sunday. mcdonnell was found guilty of 11 counts of corruption last year. he is appealing to the supreme court right now. this effectively ensures that he will be free while they decide whether to take his case. >>> in decision 2016 now, the question on a lot of people's minds is whether vice president joe biden will make a run for the white house. his two not so secret meetings have a lot of people talking. over the weekend, he met with progressive favorite elizabeth warren and he had his weekly lunch with president obama yesterday. speaking about the lunch, press secretary josh ernest did not say anything to qu

moments all caught on camera. >>> out of control. wildfires continue to grow in washington state as a call goes out to volunteers to help fight those flames. >>> eye of the storm. straight into hurricane danny. an elite will group of hurricane hunters takes us for an exclusive ride inside the storm as it barrels toward puerto rico. >>> and teacher shortage. across this country, school districts scramble to fill a void in critical areas like math and science. the measure some cities are taking to lure teachers into their schools. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news". reporting tonight, erica hill. >>> three childhood friends are being hailed as heroes tonight as authorities try to determine just what the gunman they tackled was planning when he boarded a paris-bound train friday night, carrying an ak-47 and a handgun. three young americans and a british man prevented a possible massacre. belgium's prime minister is calling this a terrorist attack. while french officials have avoided that label, there are new signs for p

. >> "news4 at 11" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news tonight at the washington monument, where it's happened again. >> the elevator got stuck tonight with people still at the top of the monument. two of them pregnant women. shomari stone just got to the national mall. shomari, what have you learned so far? >> well, this is seemingly endless. a lot of folks say they're sick and tired of this. we were the first on the scene, and visitor tell us there were around 50 people inside the washington monument when again the elevator broke down. there were around two pregnant women at the top. and d.c. firefighters carrying them down on stair chairs. we got video of one of them. medics drove her to a hospital. we don't know her condition. this isn't the first time the monument had problems. in june, the elevator lost power on a sunday night. no visitors were inside at the time of the elevator. but one visitor on the observation level was carried down on the stairs to the ground level. an electrical issue with the elevator also closed the monument in may. it was closed for a few days then

morning on "the washington journal," we're asking our viewers to tell us about the state of schools in your community. we want to hear your thoughts on curriculum, class size, facilities, and the quality of the teachers at your local school. we'll have special lines in this segment of our program today. parents can call 202-748-8000. teachers, 202-428-8001. all others, the phone number is 202-74 202-748-8002. of course, you can catch up with us on social media and e-mail us. a very good tuesday morning to you. the back-to-school stories have already begun in newspapers around the country. here's the front page of "the tallahassee democrat" this morning. students welcomed back on first day of school, talking about the 34,000 students in leon county who had their first day of school yesterday. to the front page of "the miami herald" this morning. a story about the use of technology in the classroom from history classes to social issues and medical challenges, educators and software developers are increasingly turning to games to help engage students. and to the front page of "the los ang

a band expansion in rural areas. host: good morning. welcome to the washington journal. we will begin the program with your thoughts on political correctness and running for the white house. donald trump said the country does not have time for it. the presidential candidate was on the floor of sunday talk shows depending his comments on women saying they attacked him and refusing to back down from his comments on megyn kelly. .e want to get your take do you need to be politically correct when running for president? republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. ts, (202) 748-8002. we will begin this morning with what donald trump had to say about political correctness at last thursday postdebate. -- last part thursday -- last thursday's debate. >> you don't use a politician's filter. downsides, in particular to women. you've called women you don't like that pigs, dogs, disgusting animals. >> only rosie o'donnell. [laughter] >> no it wasn't. --r twitter account [applause] >> thank you. >> it was well beyond rosie o'donnell. your twitter account has several disparaging co

washington for 40 years now and i know it to be a very factionalized city. general goodpasture rows before that toxic environment. he whereas that rare individual who was esteemed by people across the spectrums. he embodied the qualities we think of as virtues among them courage, loyalty generosity, discipline mod descity diligence, among many others. his was a truly remarkable life. he was a graduate of west point. a highly deck rated battalion commander in world war ii. he held masters and doctoral degrees from princeton university, serveds a staff sect to president eisenhower, supreme allied commander of nato. deputy commander of forces in vietnam. served in time of crisis as a superintendent of the united states military academy again at west point. he was resivent of two purple hearts and the distinguished service cross. the nation's second highest award for valor and the medal of freedom, which is the nation's highest civilian award. the was a member of boards and commissions too numerous to mention. academic scholar author, loving husband father, and grandfather, soldier scholar pat

. that was true with lexington and concord. george washington feared to rely upon the militia and a broker in staff. so what's the difference is here because i am sure what is an army? but militia were the men who are responsible to their states but the economy had to provide them militia mostly required to defend their home town in the south if there was a specific duty for slave rebellion. and the is militiamen were only enrolled for nine months or three months or six months and this is why in 1776 thomas payne writes a very famous essay called a crisis called the summer soldier he was talking about the militiamen. this summer soldiers would come when we didn't have to harvest crops but then they go back. this is why they needed a professional standing army. so there was a real discrepancy between the militia covered by the state and governors and not of farmers terror off but immigrants german and irish even though he resisted and would not in a list of blacks in he first took over the army. but the france joined and so they joined. for those who served and fought and won the rev

monday, august 10. i'm tom keene and washington. joining me, brendan greeley and vonnie quinn, in new york. we consider -- we continue to see the low interest rates. to me they are the canary in the coal mine. howdan: we've research on investors look at europe, and they are going to be asking for a higher risk premium coming up very soon for corporate debt. we will see some divergence there as well. vonnie: -26 basis points for the german two-year yield. is average two-year yield 68 points. tom: it is a backdrop for our conversation with alan greenspan, not a public official right now. chairman greenspan has a lot to say, particularly about the bubble that we see from quantitative easing. stan fischer is the vice-chairman of the fed. he brings to us not only the domestic conversation, but decades of experience in eight -- in international economics. let's get to our top headlines with vonnie quinn. vonnie: coming back to you later in the morning from washington, d.c., with those interviews. violence erupted at the demonstration marking the one-year anniversary of the death of michael

country in washington. he's not that type, he doesn't have that type of personality. it's unfortunate because if all we have our ten or 12 progressive senators and they are all lone rangers and they don't even have a caucus, as i urge them to do in a letter, which was never answered by the senators. were not getting anywhere. >> maybe you can send them copies of that platform. >> you that would be good, jerry brown by the way doesn't like to talk about it now that he's governor he's got two thirds of the legislator in sacramento, it's amazing, when he can make things happen he doesn't. he's playing it very safe, i've said to him i think you're running for president, i don't think you're going to iowa or new hampshire but i think if hillary falls or collapses, or something happens where her popularity is damned, he's ready. he's ready. >> will thank you so much ralph, it's been an honor to have this conversation with you. we've had conversations but never this in depth. thank you for your time. >> thank you and if you think this is an easy interview folks, he opposed me when iran for p

washington. dillon met washington in january 1781 and he accompanied him on a trip to west point. mr. washington fulfilled entirely the idea -- "mr. washington fulfilled entirely the idea i had had of him. his great character and soul are apparent in his features. i recognize without difficulty the general out of 1000 officers of his army. he was one of the most handsome men i had ever seen in my life, but it was a kind of beauty that came more from his soul than his physique. his manner was noble and easy, hardly any discomfort or affectation, speaking little but with force. his voice is soft but not without majesty." dillon was not so kind in describing martha washington. "a few minutes later, madame washington she seemed to me much older than her husband. she never had, i think, her -- and agreeable figure but in marriage, she brought a large fortune to her husband." the general describes washington's arrival. "the french rendered him all honors," the highest military tribute in france. open -- american women also feature prominently in the narratives. "his wife appeared to be hig

. a huge wildfire grows even bigger in washington state. now another half a million homes are being activated. and the nra goes after seattle, suing over a new tax meant to stop gun violence. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. buyers are out in force this morning on wall street. [ bell chimes ] >> the dow is climbing, despite another huge selloff in asia. stocks in china plunged, but right now taking a look at the big board, the dow is up 256 points, the s&p and nasdaq also higher this morning. it's a major turn around from yesterday where the stocks fell more than 3%. mary snow how are the marketing looking so far? >> reporter: an hour into the trading day, the markets are up, the dow jones up 270 points. stocks surged within the first few minutes of the opening. the move by china overnight to cut interest rates helped accelerate the buying and set the momentum for the day, but putting it in perspective is alan valdes, the director of floor trading at wall street capitol partners. thanks for joining us. you said that china's move is the fi