, "influence an exploring the public and private life of first ladies. from martha washington to michelle obama. >> coming up next on american history tv, the phd candidate at the university of colorado-boulder, christopher foss talks about his current research on politics and globalization in the pacific northwest. he talks about definition and origin of globalization in the region and how politicians focus their efforts on increasing economic development in the location. we interviewed him at the western history association's annual conference in portland, oregon, in october. this is about 20 minutes. susan: chris foss, your work has focused on the pacific northwest from the 1950's to 2000. why did you pick that timeframe? christopher: i think part of it has to do with that being the emergence of the pacific northwest as the region that a lot of people in the u.s. think of it as -- an environmental destination or tourist destination, or a place to go and have fun and to recreate. it has to become these things through a process. the process that i look at as having become that is through

to allow the washington defense to overpursue. finds the cutback lane. give credit, he continues to push him out of the way and create the running lane for wilson to get in the end zone. >> joe: second rushing touchdown of the night for wilson. and as with all scoringng plays this one is being reviewed. >> referee: play is underreview. >> joe: need a little extra time. >> brady: see if the backckde was down before he gets to the end zone. looks like he falls on top for the washington defender as he goes across the goal line. this might be another call that would be hard to overturn based on the call on the fieie. that defender underneath of wilsls. to overturn on that call. >> joe: here's my question to head coach whittingham, do you contemplate going for two? look agent the score, 7-point game. kicking the p.a.t. makes it eight. it's only a one-score game. make it an opportunity to go for the two-score game. >> joe: taken oift box. >> brady: it's jirnt math. >> joe: but you may want t put the prereure on the freshman quarterback to not only score but convert the two-point conversio

wilson hesitates just enough to allow the washington defense to overpursue. finds the cutback lane. give credit, he continues to push him out of the way and create the running lane for wilson to get in the end zone. >> joe: second rushing touchdown of the night for wilson. and as with all scoring plays this one is being reviewed. >> referee: play is underreview. >> joe: need a little extra time. >> brady: see if the backside was down before he gets to the end zone. looks like he falls on top for the washington defender as he goes across the goal line. this might be another call that would be hard to overturn based on the call on the field. that defender underneath of wilson. i don't know in there's anything to overturn on that call. >> joe: here's my question to head coach whittingham, do you contemplate going for two? look agent the score, 7-point game. kicking the p.a.t. makes it eight. it's only a one-score game. make it an opportunity to go for the two-score game. >> joe: taken oift box. >> brady: it's jirnt math. >> joe: but you may want to put the pressure on the freshman qua

the publisher of her most recent book which came out in september. entitled george washington carver. this research investigation and the life and career of one of the most remarkable men of the last century, a brilliant brilliant african-american scientist, george washington carver is the first biography to examine his personal life and scientific achievement. it is written in her engaging style in this volume has only been out one month has received wonderful notice in the press, a start reviewed from the fine journal book list which says, this is an extraordinary look at a life of a brilliant man and has garnered a notice in weekly, of review that concludes it is carver's genuine warmth genuine warmth that shines in the story as you navigate both black and white societies. we are proud to be the publisher of this book and honor to introduce its author to speak to today, please join me in welcoming doctor christina vella. >> thank you. i don't know if i can live up to all of that. ink is so much. it occurs to me that if you are not an american and if you're not young, if you're not

talks about her book on women in washington d.c. during the civil war era called "capital dames: the civil war and the women of washington". [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for being here this labor day weekend. this book festival is one of the greatest things that happens year in and year out. hundreds of thousands of people showing up. to celebrate books and to buy them. what a concept, children and families, usually my grandchildren are with me but i am going to catch the plane and go see them in a minute. it is a wonderful event, i write the history books, often many of the characters in my history books are political wives and it was a political wife who started this book festival, laura bush went to fabulous library of congress and said i did at texas book festival, can we do one in washington, it shows you what a fabulous legacy but it lives throughout our history have left in washington. that makes it even more delightful to me to participate. and volunteers at this festival i the heroes. [applause] >> because there is no way this can go on with out hundreds of vo

bloomberg news' first word. bloomberg's breaking news desk near washington, and i am president of the national press club. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. our guest today, is republican presidential candidate and neurosurgeon, dr. ben carson. he'll discuss his newest book, one he wrote with his wife, candy. titled "a more perfect union: what we the people can do to reclaim our constitutional liberties." but first, would like to introduce our distinguished head table. this head table includes club members and also guests of the speaker. from the audience's right, joseph morton, the washington correspondent for the ohama world herald and the membership secretary of the national press club. alfaruk is a report nor gray sheet. jennifer, president of respectability u.s.a. bengie sarlan, political reporter for msnbc. candy carson this wife of our speaker. [applause] >> thomas burr. the washington correspondent for the salt lake tribune and the vice president of the national press club. myron bellkind, george washington prosecutor president and former profit the national mess club. kevin

. paul was only ten when he came to washington in 1809, the first year of the madison administration. he was chosen from among 100 montpelier slaves as just a, oh, two or three to be part of the white house domestic staff, and he found washington to be dreary as, indeed, it was. not only because he was likely homesick , but because this was a planned city, and at that time, existed very much more on paper than it did on the ground. but i think that soon enough, paul realized that he was at the start of a great adventure. he would be a footman in the president's house for eight years. he would come of age in washington, age 10 to age 18, and in the process, he would be an important witness to history in the making. "thirty-one may 1809. the first of dolly madison's white house drawing rooms. it was a rainy wednesday. paul jennings in his footmen's livery likely had the initial duty of meeting guests at the north entrance with an umbrella. there was no portico then for protection from the elements. tonight was the first of what would become dolly madison's legendary drawing rooms with the

jihadist sgloos isis threatens to strike washington next. we're speaking to leaders about enhanced security measures here. >>> we begin with breaking news from annapolis. maryland governor larry hogan says he is cancer-free. the announcement within the last hour comes five months after his public revelation that a very advanced aggressive cancer was spreading throughout his body. he's gone through chemo while continuing to do his work. an amazing outpouring of encouragement helped him. >> i've read every single note. i've teared up over the get well art work that schoolchildren tucked into bursting envelopes. >> governor hogan says he will continue to have monthly check-ups and he hopes to gain strength by the week. >>> now to paris where the people are still reeling and several major storylines are breaking this afternoon. >> news 4 has live team coverage and pat collins is covering security in the district and meagan fitzgerald where people are paying tribute to the victims. >> what u.s. and french officials are saying right now about the bombings and shootings that killed 129 pe

streamed on wjla.com. our coverage continues with "washington weekly" and "good morning washington." comfortable temperatures ahead for the week. devon lucie has a first look at the forecast. kind of a mixed bag tomorrow. devon: it will be a warmer day, thin cloud cover and the temperature starting to cool. nation'st of the capital, from rolling tonight, temperaturesthe dropping quickly. high of 62 washington, leesburg nearly 70, mid 60's many other places. , manassas, you will be freezing tomorrow morning. clear skies, chilly temperatures, which will lead to wake will start in washington. the bus stop forecast, sunshine, coats, jackets, hats and gloves, 30's in the washington metro, nice in the afternoon, 65. sunny skies and 65, but more cloud cover tuesday. wednesday, may have some drizzle and the clouds. the next likeliest round of rain and the next seven days coming up. kimberly: thanks, devon. new information in the police shooting at union station last night. d.c. police say it started with a man slashing a woman with a knife outside of the entrance to a metro station. he the

. mark tooley is the president of the institute on religion and democracy in washington d.c. his writing has appeared in national review online, "the chicago tribune" and christianity today. he also writes regularly for the weekly standard asklies outside of northern -- and lives outside of northern virginia. his new book, "the peace that almost was," was published in july of this this year. the book brings readers to the final days in d.c. when some of the most important men in the nation came together to try and prevent disaster and failed. please join me in welcoming mark tooley. [applause] >> well, it's great to be here with you all and great to have c-span in the room, so if any of you want to do -- want to appear on c-span and get their anticipation, do something outrageous or ask a provocative, the controversial question at the end, and they will enjoy that. my book, as mention ld, is about a relatively forgotten and unacknowledged part of the history, the prehistory of the civil war and a typical book about the war may give it a few of paragraphs. usually even the most well infor

assistant director of the fbi washington field office. this is chris gordon. we asked him what the feds are doing to protect d.c. from terrori terrorists. >>> and i'm tracking the rain and fog, still kind of nasty out there for some of us. the rest of us, i'll show you what comes next in the forecast. >>> now to some breaking news out of northeast washington. one person is in critical condition right now after being shot by police. officers are on the scene right now on dicks street near division avenue. the shooting happened at 2:00 this afternoon and news 4's jackie bensen will have more coming up. >>> there are new fears this afternoon that a major intelligence breakdown may be to blame for those attacks. the suspected ringleader is believed to be in syria, but somehow he was able to travel across europe even though he was a wanted man. there are reports that abdelhamid abaaoud was spotted in greece on monday and by yesterday he was in that apartment north of paris that was raided by police. prosecutors are confirming now that abaaoud was killed in that raid. his body was so bad

mid-40s, upper 40s washington and by the bay. up to the west chillier air upper 30s near 40, shenandoah valley out of the mountains, oakland only at 27. they had a dusting of snow in garrett county this morning. there is our city camera, the washington monument, jefferson memorial. after chilly morning blustery winds will stay with us settling down a bit. by dawn tomorrow, around this time tomorrow morning, a little below freezing. by dawn in the upper 20s through much of the region. a warming trend for the week ahead. i'll look at that in a few minutes. >>> isis planning a series of attacks around the world including one in atlanta for today. our sister station in atlanta says there's already heavy security at the area where today's wwe event will take place. authorities were tipped off by threats that and online. the alleged attack is planned at philips arena for a wrestling event called survivor series. fbi said it doesn't have credible evidence of an attack. they are taking the threat seriously. the event will go on as planned. >>> a turkish airline felines had to be div

factor. one person is recovering from injury suffered in an apartment fire in southwest washington. lastire broke out late night on ivanhoe street. the victim was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a d.c. firetruck that was responding to an apartment fire, that apartment fire, and it up in a crash in southeast. it collided with a car on mlk avenue. for people in the car were taken to the hospital. we do not know how they are doing tonight. firefighter suffered minor injuries but went to the hospital as a precaution. the police are still investigating. what was supposed to be a normal bike ride ended in tragedy in calvert county. a suspected drunk driver hit and killed a woman and a man as they ine on a tandem bike chesapeake beach. diane cho has the latest. that: it's not often neighbors hear sirens on this rural road, so when emergency crews went by, it caught this person's attention. >> is required. diane: it was just after 3:00 in the afternoon halloween day when people were called to the scene of t

country, joseph ellis. joseph ellis is a person who grew up in washington, went to william and mary, then got his ph.d. at yale and spent most of his academic career teaching at college where he was dean of the faculty at one point and dow prof. and taught at williams at west point and university of massachusetts at amherst and on the side when he hasn't been teaching was writing best selling books, among them biographies of john adams, george washington, thomas jefferson, a book on thomas jefferson, american sphinx, won the national book award and his book on the revolutionary brothers, founding brothers, revolutionary generation won the pulitzer prize in 2001. he has written a book i have here, "the quartet: orchestrating the second american revolution, 1783-1789," for ten weeks on the new york times best-seller list, about what he would call the second american revolution, the revolution that began in 1787, not 1776 so let's get into that but before we do that, thank you for coming. why did you decide to focus your academic career and the revolutionary war period? you could have

, the president just got back to washington about four hours ago, back to the white house. his u strategy is not sitting well with republicans on the campaign trail or some democrats here. we heard dianne feinstein saying the special ops just not enough. one of the most controversial plans is donald trump saying we need to register not muslims, he's backtracking, the syrian refugees in this country. saying he would monitor mosques in the country. ben carson even add ed to that saying schools and shopping centers where people could be radicalized should be monitored. there's a split in the republican party. rand paul says absolutely not. this coming from the fact that republicans and now some democrats think that the president's strategy is either nonexistent or not aggressive enough. now he's back in washington. a lot has happened on the terrorism front since he left. now he's back dealing with this front and center. >> temperaturacie potts live on hill for us, thank you. >>> everyone is safe after suspicious passengers called southwest airlines to divert a flight. it was heading

has a drinking problem. >>> the washington nationals introduced their new manager just a short time ago. dusty baker will be leading the team as it gets together in the spring. baker comes to the team after 20 seasons at the helm of different teams including the san francisco giants, chicago cubs and cincinnati reds. he was asked about being the only african-american manager in major league baseball. >> i felt a sense of responsibility the whole time i'd been managing because there's never really been many managers of color so i have a sense of responsibility, you know, since i was a kid just different walks of life and things i've been in. >> reporter: through his career, baker has won three manager of the year awards and also announced mike maddox will be the new pitching coach as well. >>> still ahead, you can call at the time corpse of greenwich village. find out why these remains are drawing interest rather than foul play. >> first, hear why authorities have more reason now to suspect that terrorists were involved in that russian plane crash that . >> welcome back. the picture

washington, congress and tom foley, later speak of the house. and in oregon, senator wayne forrester. he was opposed to the vietnam war. senator markey hatfield, as well. these are all figures who i am arguing our, because of their positions in power and in congress, they are channeling their influence and their power back to make the pacific northwest and even bigger player on the global stage, starting with world war ii and really continuing on. susan: you mentioned the state of washington and oregon. when you look at the pacific northwest, is a primarily those two states, or -- christopher: yes. the definition of the pacific northwest is one of these things that is very arguable. it is a great argument to have. in his textbook about the pacific northwest which go to high school students all over -- he mainly focuses on washington, oregon, and idaho. william robbins, a distinguished historian from oregon, recently co-authored a book looking at the region more broadly and including montana and british columbia. and, i think why i center on washington is because these are the states that are

provide us with information about exactly what happened here. live in northeast washington, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> we have the latest now on the terror attacks in paris and the war on isis. >> there are now questions tonight about how the suspected mastermind with no ties to isis managed to travel throughout europe. >> and authorities confirmed that abdelhamid abaaoud was killed during the raid in paris. >>> we've also seen chilling video acquired by daily mail.com that shows a hail of bullets at this parisian cafe on friday and how some people escaped the gunman. >> also in washington, the house passes a controversial measure to halt the syrian refugee program with support from both sides of the aisle despite a veto threat from the president. >>> d.c. remains on heightened alert since the isis threat targeted the nation's capitol and people here are taking the see something, say something campaign. chris gordon got an answer directly from the fbi's washington field office and he joins us live. chris? >> here's an example of our state of alert. the u.s. park police reacted when

one half dozen schools have now canceled trips to washington dc because of fears of an attack. >> that comes despite reassurance from law enforcement that there is no credible threat. crystal machine is a live at the museum. how is it playing out? >> reporter: it is decidedly quiet down here just a day after the release of the isis video suggesting that after paris washington is next. the students from pennsylvania got word of the terrorist threats it to washington after they were already headed here. but they say it would not have scare them away. >> i think we are really safe here. >> there is nothing to be scared of. what are they going to do? >> reporter: several groups have canceled trips to washington. two high schools in connecticut told the students it was too risky. carroll county maryland schools also decided against coming. this college student says he had to convince his parents that it was safe. >> my parents freaked out that i was coming here. >> reporter: this bus driver from north carolina says he cannot believe how quiet the city is. he said he could find park

committee on investigations included washington state's deputy attorney general and a lawyer with the national center for missing and exploited children. >>> okay, thank you all for being here this morning. we were waiting until all the documents were circulated. this hearing will now come to order. >>> senator mccaskill and i have called this hearing to address the difficult but really important subject of sex trafficking. over the past seven months the city has conducted a bipartisan investigation into how sex traffickers increasingly use the internet to advance their trade and evade detection. the name of this investigation is very straightforward. we want to understand how lawmakers, law enforcement, even private businesses can more effectively combat the serious crime that thrives online in this black market. as co-chair of the senate caucus to end human trafficking and maybe more importantly is someone who represents the state has experienced some abhorrent sex trafficking networks, and maybe most importantly as a father, this is an issue i feel strongly about and have worked on

way for thursday. thursday will be a weather alert day around the washington metro area. have our nbc washington app ready to go. temperatures now in the 40s on -- in most neighborhoods. hometown forecast, haymarket, virginia, 40 out the door, layer up a bit. partly sunny day, temperatures near 60. mid-50s by early this evening. we'll talk about the impacts on your commute in ten minutes. . breaking news, investigators saying a bomb, the equivalent of two pounds of tnt took down that metro jet plane in egypt last month. 224 people died in the crash there. russia is now calling it an act of terrorism. and in egypt, police detained two employees at the sharm el sheikh airport, a few hours ago. they're being questioned now. we just learned that russia is offering a $50 million reward for information about this crash. >>> we're following the latest developments after the terror attacks that killed 129 people in france last week. france targeting isis again overnight. the can country says it conducted another 16 air strikes in syria. secretary of state john kerry also wrapped up a meet

an attack in the heart of washington. she says she takes every threat to be real and credible. >> you can't take anything for granted. when you have people that are pushing that type of agenda, the fact that there are people out here that might take that action based along seeing that video, we have to take all of that seriously. >> reporter: many say they do feel safe. >> i feel safe walking around. i really do. >> reporter: are you changing your routine any? >> no. >> reporter: others say more needs to be done to make sure what happened in paris doesn't happen here. >> i don't think that it really is undercontl. it happened in paris in the center of town and could easily happen here. >> reporter: in the district, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> security also at the center of a backlash over president obama's plan to accept 10,000 syrian war refugees in the coming year. the governors of roughly 30 states are now expressing concerns or outright opposition to that plan. steve handelsman outside union station now with the latest on this. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. here at union

, specifically washington, d.c. stephen: security beefed up at the nation's capital, across washington, d.c. i have to tell you about an hour ago i got word from a terrorism analyst that told me that the f.b.i. and other agencies are well aware that isil sympathizers if not participants are here in the metro area. a threat possibly from isis, naming washington, d.c., as one of the next targets. >> it's quite scary, living five blocks north of the white house. stephen: while paris recovers from a night of terror and slaughter, life in washington hums along with an undercurrent of dread. >> it's natural to think about, you know, the similar places in washington or the way that something like that could take place in the city. stefs security is stepped up across the city, around national monuments, at the u.s. capitol. and metro. >> it will blow up. somebody will bomb the train. or shoot in the train station. stephen: those we spoke with who live here said despite the threat, they will not change their behavior. >> go on with your daily business, what you need to do and plan accordingly.

"washington's weekly," on your side. kimberly: a massive manhunt is underway for one of the people involved and the deadly attacks in paris, and tonight france attacked airbases in syria that belong to isis. quiet night in paris after panic earlier today, the sound of what turned out to be fireworks sending people running into the streets, ducking into restaurants for cover. this is clearly a city still on edge. g spilling inton the sidewalks. one of the men that the police say is responsible for the attacks that killed 129 people tonight still on the run, french authorities launching an international manhunt for the 26-year-old man. he is one of the possible gunman who sprayed bullets into credit restaurants. he is one of three terrorists that investigators say did not die in the attacks. two others escaped possibly using this getaway, including brothers arrested yesterday in belgium. officials now learning more about all 10 terrorists' ties to isis. >> there is a specific unit for external attacks. commanders in syria planned and directed the attack, sending people to blend in wi

. >>> tightened security and grief here in washington after a string of coordinated attacks in the city of lights. news 4's derrick ward joins us from the french embassy in georgetown, one of the places that has seen extra security measures taken. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: indeed, good morning again. a sad scene here at the embassy. as you can take a look, the flag, the french flag flying over the embassy at half mass. a sense of gruf here and a grief -- sense of grief all over the world amid a heightened sense of security over what happened. ten months ago, at the outset of those "charlie hebdo" killings, we are here again now at the french embassy. french president has declared three days of official mourning, but there is no need for a declaration here at tem the em y sa. flags, candles, cards, memorials and flowers for the french people. 127 people dead, more than 200 wounded. some americans among them. the eight attackers dead, but police continue their search for accomplices they feel may have been involved in the planning of this. seven of those dead by suicide. after thos

travis wilson hesitates just enough to allow the washington defense to overpursue. finds the cutback lane. give credit, he continues to push him out of the way and create the running lane for wilson to get in the end zone. >> joe: second rushing touchdown of the night for wilson. and as with all scoring plays this one is being reviewed. >> referee: play is underreview. >> joe: need a little extra time. >> brady: see if the backside was down before he gets to the end zone. looks like he falls on top for the washington defender as he goes across the goal line. this might be another call that would be hard to overturn based on the call on the field. that defender underneath of wilson. i don't know in there's anything to overturn on that call. >> joe: here's my question to head coach whittingham, do you contemplate going for two? look agent the score, 7-point game. kicking the p.a.t. makes it eight. it's only a one-score game. make it an opportunity to go for the two-score game. >> joe: taken oift box. >> brady: it's jirnt math. >> joe: but you may want to put quarterback to not only sco

. this time on adams street near north street in washington. "news4's" megan mcgrath with more. megan? >> reporter: initially the victim was taken to the hospital alive but in critical condition. but we learn a short time ago this man died from a gunshot wound to the chest. he's the 142nd murt victim in d.c. so far this year. you can see a live look here at the crime scene. still very active. we have a number of investigators here on the scene. they've been taking photographs. looking in the area right around the intersection of adams and downing street. that is where the shooting happened. it was about 2:30 this morning. that's when the shots rang out. when officers arrived on the scene, they found this man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chift. not a lot of information being released at this point. still no word on the potential mow tirch here. no lookout for suspects. but certainly police are looking for anyone who was in the area and may have witnessed this murder. they would like those witnesses to come forward, perhaps provide information to arrest the person responsible.

authority to appoint the four federal members to the washington metropolitan area transit authority board. currently the general services administration has this sole authority and shares oversight responsibilities of the federal board members with the u.s. department of transportation. the board determines the agency's policy and provides oversight for the funding, operation and expansion of transit facilities. we've worked closely with the senator of maryland on this issue and she's introduced a bill in the senate that is co-sponsored both by all three . her local senators from various conversations we've had, the secretary of transportation is also aware of this issue and is supportive of the department of transportation taking over. general services administration has stated that, quote, this was never in our wheel house. and it does not oppose this change. i want to thank the chair's chaffetz and meadows and ranking members cummings and connolly for working with us, since the amendment also falls under the jurisdiction of the house oversight and government reform committee. they've c

>>> diplomacy in the wake of terror. we learned how washington will play the fight against isis. >>> and we also have some weather on the way. we're talking about rain for your thursday morning. we'll time it out. let you know how cold we'll get for the weekend. >>> and shut down. some busy roads closed all morning long, but we just learned when the inconvenience could subside. i'm barbara harrison, news4 midday starts now. >>> we begin from the live desk with the latest out of paris. france announcing that president francois hollande will travel to washington next tuesday to meet with president obama. this word comes after secretary of state john kerry met with hollande this morning in paris. you'll remember just yesterday president obama said in turkey there would be an intensification in the assault on isis in the middle east. next week's meeting is likely to focus heavily on what that might look like. meanwhile, french police say they arrested 16 people in paris since saturday in relation to the attacks on friday. german police have been acting on tips all over that country.

receive all of the attention and wisely travis wilson hesitates just enough to allow the washington defense to overpursue. finds the cutback lane. give credit, he continues to push him out of the way and create the running lane for wilson to get in the end zone. >> joe: second rushing touchdown of the night for wilson. and as with all scoring plays this one is being reviewed. >> referee: play is underreview. >> joe: need a little extra time. >> brady: see if the backside was down before he gets to the end zone. looks like he falls on top for the washington defender as he goes across the goal line. this might be another call that would be hard to overturn based on the call on the field. that defender underneath of wilson. i don't know in there's anything >> joe: here's my question to head coach whittingham, do you contemplate going for two? look agent the score, 7-point game. kicking the p.a.t. makes it eight. it's only a one-score game. make it an opportunity to go for the two-score game. >> joe: taken oift box. >> brady: it's jirnt math. >> joe: but you may want to put the pressure

the women who served as first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama" -- tonight on american history tv on c-span3. next, the president of the society of the honor guard, tomb of the unknown soldier, talks about the history of arlington national cemetery and the tomb of the unknowns. he describes how confederate general robert e lee's mansion became a burial ground during the civil war and discusses the role and creation of the tomb guard and tells stories about some of the notable people interred at arlington national cemetery. is a little over 90 minutes. [applause] all, thank you for the invitation and thank you, jessica jones were doing the legwork and getting this organized and put together. this is very much -- we have guys in their 90's, guys in active duty, and females in our society who have guarded the tomb because the tomb was guarded first in 1995 by corporal heather johnson, the first female to walk them at in 1995. the tomb guard badge depicted on case here,d in this this is the second least awarded badge with the exception

side by side. we're watching the white house as france's president visits washington less than two wieeks after the attacks on his country. >>> i'm eun yang, one shot after another after another. the neighborhood rattled by violence this morn sfloog sing. >>> sunny and chilly. i'm tom kierein, a look at your travel forecast around the nation. >>> new 4 midday begins with that developing story in turkey. a russian fighter jet was shot down today. look at the plane going down in flames. this morning russian president vladimir putin called the strike a stab in the back. two pilots parachuted out, but a group of syrian rebels said they killed one while in the air. they have his body now, they say. nato is holding a special emergency meeting to discuss the incident. turkey said it warned the pilots they were violating airspace. russia says the plane never left syrian territory. >>> right now, french president francois hollande is at the white house talking about the isis threat with president obama. the two will hold a news conference this hour. we will carry it live. here's video of th

religion and democracy in washington, d.c.. his writing has appeared in "the wall street journal," the "washington post," national review online, the washington examiner, "chicago tribune" and christianity today. he also writes regularly for the american spectator and weekly standard and outside of northern virginia. his new book the piece that almost was forgotten story of the 1861 washington peace conference and final attempt to avert a civil war was published in july of this year. the book brings the readers to the final day when the most important thing came together to try to prevent a disaster and failed. please join me in welcoming mark. [applause] >> it's great to be here with you all and have c-span in the room, so if you want to do an appearance and get their attention for something outrageous ask provocative commercial question and they will will enjoy that. my book as mentioned is about a relatively forgotten part of the history of the civil war and a typical book about the war to get a few give a few paragraphs but usually even the most well-informed history buffs an

60s, washington, d.c. to new york city. tomorrow kind of a bad hair day, sticky and fog, too to burn off in the morning, almost like a summary day in that sense. we expect more to materialize throughout course of the night across southeast mass. it rides across places like chatham and new bedford and brockton and duxbury. coolest readings buzzards bay, cape cod and the islands. warmest readings, providence to boston, north to nashua. a front shoves it out of here going into the weekend. cool front as the name implies. it will cool down in the wind, too. time crossing, friday night until saturday morning across the entire commonwealth. worcester should snap the record, front, cooler air for the weekend, dry. looks like saturday, issue for high clouds, dimly visible. only about 50 . that is above normal. see you tonight. >> time for 7 sports with joe amorosino. >> tom brady and patriots top scoring offense received accolades for the team's 7-0 start. bill belichick's defense flown defense. patriot's allowed 19 points per game, eighth in the nfl tied for second with 26 sacks. patriot's

people gathered at the french embassy in northwest washington to remember the victims. people created a big memorial at the front gate there. also at this hour flags at the white house the capital and several other buildings in d.c. are flying at half staff in memory of the people who died in france. our coverage of the attacks in paris is just getting started. all hour long we'll keep you updated as this story develops. we will bring you more in-depth stories about the victims, the response and what will happen in the search for answers. you can get updates any time on nbc washington app. >> i'm molette green in downtown d.c. with breaking news. barricade situation over. that we got from d.c. police just ten minutes ago after close to 11 hours with this. the suspect we can tell you, is in police custody. luckily no injuries, after all this started with an early morning gunshot. car traffic still an issue. pedestrian traffic still an issue. work and traffic for a lot of people came to a shutdown. road rows and rows of city police cars lined the block. downtown at a standstill.

there are multiple layers of production here in washington. after the 9/11 attacks, she says she takes any threat seriously. she wants to assure d.c. residents, poeople who work in washington and people who visit that there is a heightened police presence. that is visual as well as behind the scenes. >> the message for residents and visitors and people who work here is that you have one of the most robust security forces in the country here in washington, d.c. we want people to feel safe and know we have a significant security posture in place. we don't want to scare people. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 5:00, you're going to hear the chief's reaction to that isis video threatening to bring terror right here to washington. back to you. >> thanks, darcy. >>> french president francois holla hollande will travel to washington a week from today to meet with president obama. hollande met with secretary of state john kerry today in paris. kerry sat down with french officials to plan a response to friday's deadly attacks. next week, hollande and president obama will discuss ways to incr

flights maybe out of baltimore or washington national or dulles heading to chicago or st. louis you're going to have slight delays, don't have any rain or snow here right now but there is that snowstorm you just talked b snowing pretty he have heavily in chicago, northern indiana and southern michigan. there are some showers in st. louis now but they may get snow changing over by later this rng morning. we are off to a dry start here. a look at colder weather on the way, when that will arrive in a few minutes. >> we are following that breaking news right now. this morning belgium terror alert has been raised to the maximum level. >> the prime minister spoke telling reporters the threat is similar to what happened in paris. terrorists are targeting shopping centers, large gatherings, public transportation systems and officials fear the attack would be carried out by several people in multiple locations. >> we're also hearing that metro stations are closed until tomorrow afternoon, all major events also canceled. >> all of this comes one week after those horrific attacks in paris. this m

our country, george washington. this is george washington's bond. about 60 years ago, this document is a share certificate in rko owned by howard hughes, signed right. here. what thosent today, two men have in common/ and the answer. is that both received the congressional gold manner. edal. today we will hear from joel iskowitz, who has designed them. including one design for the apollo 11 mission, the original moon landing mission. joel has a voluminous volume of work. you have seen it coins, journals, stamps. he has designed over 2000 stamps for 40 different countries. his artwork hangs in the pentagon, the capital, the white house. but my favorite is that it has actually been on a ride on a spatial. it is my pleasure to introduce joel iskowitz. [applause] joel: thank you so much. good afternoon everybody. i went to thank everyone for coming. that very,david, for very wonderful introduction. i want to thank a couple of individuals just before i begin. the founder of this beautiful institution and chairman emeritus. i also want to thank my very who friend constantine, creates wond

from the "washington post" and he told me that he had been assigned that article and that he was going to be writing an article about her clinic and i was so mad when i heard that. i was just fuming at the end of the line and he was asking me questions and i could tell by his questions that the article he was going to write was going to misrepresent us. he seemed to be hunting for a really grotesque shocking story involving the most badly injured patients. and i knew he didn't get it. because our clinic, you know, we saw really devastating injuries at walter reed, but we were never a depressing place. we were a happy place and we celebrated life in our clinic. in fact, our kernel used to refer to the physical there be clinic as a happy place. so, i decided i would write my own article and i wrote what i felt was a seemingly innocuous article. i wrote about taking the group of our patients swimming for the first time. i didn't consider this article to be particularly fantastic and it wasn't super funny, so i wasn't really prepared for the reaction that i got when people called me

arrives in washington today where he'll meet with president obama at the white house this morning. the two leaders expected to discuss greater cooperation between the u.s. and russia in the fight against isis. the u.s. has not ruled out cooperation but has been skeptical that president vladimir putin will focus on the militant group, rather than force his fighting of president bashar al assad. they'll also pressure iran to keep actions in place. all of this coming together diplomatically as an explosive belt with possible links to the terror attack is discovered in a southern paris suburb reportedly found by a street cleaner. the associated press reports the belt contained bolts and the same type of explosives used by the terrorists last friday. and that a police official said the device, which did not have a detonator, was found in the garbage and close to where a cell phone potentially belonging to suspect salah abdeslam, was pinpointed by gps on the day of the attacks. all of this as the manhunt continues in belgium, where the prime minister announced that brussels will remain at it

struggled to find the right answers. onight on "washington week." the terror of vulnerability. in paris. in mali. and at home. spawning refugee backlash. >> as governor of the state of texas, i will not roll the dice and take the risk on allowing a few refugees in simply to expose texans to that danger. gwen: political declarations. >> our nation has always been welcoming. but we cannot let terrorists take advantage of our compassion. >> turning away orphans and applying a religious test, discriminating muslims, slamming the door on every syrian refugee, that is just not who we are. >> this brutal savagey is a reminder of what's at stake in this election. gwen: and fears of another 9-11. >> i can build you a perfectly safe city. but it will look like a prison. >> the most important thing i think is do not let fear become disabling. >> -- president obama: we are not well served where in response to a terrorist attack we descend into fear and panic. gwen: after paris, what happens next? covering the week, susan davis, congressional correspondent for n.p.r. ed o'keefe, congressional and po

coverage of the 12th annual louisiana book festival continues with the life of george washington carver. a man born into slavery and invented many items that are still used today. >> good morning, thank you for coming out in this gloomy halloween day. it is my privilege to introduce to you the distinguished historian and writer, doctor bella. he has worked many years and is the visiting professor at tulane, she lectures on historical and biographical topics and is a consultant for the u.s. state department. her first book book was published by lsu press where i work was chosen as one of the best books of the year by the new york times book review which praised her spectacular job of excavating the historical records. also a coveted star review from weekly which called it a spellbinding narrative of 19th century france in new orleans. she has written the well-received hitler twist, indecent secrets. lsu press is it proud to be the publisher of her most recent book entitled george washington carver, a life. this research and investigation into the life and career of one of the most remark

recovering at med star washington hospital center. the three remaining victims have been released. the fire broke out after an explosion during a chemistry demonstration. >>> starting today you may need to give yourself a little extra time if you use massachusetts of a and a street. it will shift north so there will be lane closures associated with this and big changes on h street eastbound. road work is expected to last about eighth months on the job. check out the nbc washington app to stay ahead of the changes. just search "traffic." >>> police are asking for your help to find a family of five that haven't been seen in more than a week. the frederick county sheriff's department opened a missing persons case yesterday. a family friend called them after the father, whom you see here in this picture did not show up for work last friday. police went to his home on brave heart drive and found the home empty and one of the family cars missing. all cell phones were also turned off. investigators say right now they do not suspect foul play. >>> toys for to t s fs for totht happen this year.

at travel times in ten minutes. >>> a developing story in southwest washington where police are investigating a deadly car fire. news 4's derrick ward is on the scene now with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: set the scene for you, we're looking at raul wallwal wallenberg place. you got almost a 90 degree turn. earlier today, last night, actually, a car didn't negotiate that turn, but there was a fatality and the fire, that means it will require a bit of a deeper investigation. now, we're told that about 11:30 last night, police got the call for a car fire here at this intersection of raoul wallenberg and independence. when they got here, they found a car that struck a tree and burst into flames. one person inside, that person did not survive. investigators held the scene until about maybe an hour ago when they cleared it. but now the investigation is about whether the crash, the fire or some other factor led to the death of that person inside the car. at this point, police are saying whether that was the driver, whether it was a passenger, only saying it was one pe

scene as well. the president will be arriving shortly. mike viqueira is in washington. mike, it is a solemn ceremony that we see over and over again, and it always has the same effect. >> reporter: you are right. it is raining, as you see a brilliant day near arlington national cemetery, i should say adjacent to the cemetery. the war to end all wars it was thought at the time, of course, and as you point the armistice, veteran's day formally known as armistice day. the president has an agenda here. still doing damage control over the scandal of healthcare at the veteran's affairs department. the president's handpicked successful leading that department still trying to clean up the mess. you recall phoenix was where it all started. quite a scandal in washington the president has touted. the president taughting his suck is in bringing some of the problems down. some municipalities around the country claiming to have obliterated veteran's homelessness. and joe biden has been very important in veteran's affairs, jill biden there you see her there. arlington as you noted, del, a very sole

water the responsibilities that you have during a typical day in washington? >> my typical day starts when i get up at 5:00. newspaper. the press briefing starts at 7:30. followed by a series of meetings throughout the day. they can be committee meetings, armed services, budget, a number of issues. we will have our first votes early afternoon, where relief wherever we are in washington and make it to the for the house to vote. then in the afternoon, we continue with a series of meetings with constituents. another series of votes might run anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half. then there are usually a number of receptions that we have to attend that constituents set up for the evening. you talked about reading clips in the morning. what is it that helps you prepare for knowing what you are voting on and what is coming before the committee? >> first and foremost, you make sure you have a nexus that, which i have been blessed with. thingsre from day-to-day you are briefed on. your staff brings that to attention at night, in the morning, or during the day. gauging what your

french soldiers remain in the country. the malian community in washington is reacting to the violence. some gathered today at the embassy of mali. many living in the area still have family in mali and now they are concerned about their safety. >> no one is safe in my country right now. i feel so sorry, you know? it is too much. >> reporter: malian's told us their country is peaceful, they say the radisson blu hotel is new indicators to western tourists. the president of france dispatched a counterterrorism unit to mali today. >> we now have proof that hotels are very vulnerable. here in washington it is no exception. scott room is in downtown dc. -- scott room is in downtown dc. >> reporter: travelers that i have talked to that are in washington they said, they do take these threats seriously but not so much that they consider the capital off-limits. do you think hotels are an easy target? >> yes. >> there are a lot of people coming and going. >> reporter: hotels are in the hospitality business, which means the doors are open. >> anything is an easy target. >> reporter: even

dale city. 40 in aspen hill. 41 at washington. the temperatures may rise a degree or two in a spot. once the patches of rain end there will be more rain south and west. the day planner will call for rain throughout the day. the temperatures will rise in the lower 50's. when will the rain end? what happens after that? we have that in the seven-day outlook in a couple of minutes. maureen: a pasadena mother pleaded guilty to leaving her child on te side of the wrote and admitted to reckless dangerment of the child. she will serve five years of supervisorred probation and receive drug and alcohol treatment. leon: "7 on your side" get action. a d.c. mother and her children will have a warm place to stay. maria herrera said no one would help her because she had too many children but a local resource family has stepped in and found help for the family. kellye: coming up at 6:00, why a high traffic d.m.v. is closing and where drivers have to go for the licenses and the registration. leon: what donald trump had to say about meeting with religious leaders in a closed door meeting ahead. >> a

idea what's going to happen but it will be interesting." an abc news/washington post poll out this morning shows "the donald" and carson even in terms of popularity with republican voters. though carson trumps trump when the question is put to all americans. trump attack his rival-- "sot trump on gma: you hit somebody in the face with a lock--and that's supposed to make you credible?" carson could be a target tonight. a week's worth of stories have questioned the truthfulness of stories in his autobiography--from his violent youth to a scholarship offer from west point. sot carson saturday: "you're asking me about something that occurred 50 years ago--and you expect me to have the details on that? marco rubio may also face questions about his past--namely his use of a republican party credit card when he was a florida state legislator. jeb bush attacked rubio in the last debate. today rubio's campaign releasing an ad as a pre-emptive strike-- featuring clips of jeb praising rubio through the years. --nats from ad "i'm a huge marco fan"-- the eight candidates will take the stage for