of virginia. we have reduced the unfunded liability by $9 billion by 2031. moody's praised our reform of credit, and i want to thank senator watkins and delegate jones for their work in making that happen last session. our 2011 plan marked top jobs legislation has made the college bream more affordable and more accessible for more young people in virginia. our whole statutory goal of 100,000 new degrees over the next 15 years, with a focus on degrees is supported by $350 million of new investment that you agreed to make over the next three years. the best part of these reforms are working, because over the last two years, we have had over 3800 new slots for undergraduate, in-state students. best of all, tuition increases averaged only 4% this year after a decade of double-digit tuition increases. that is good news for our young people. [applause] i am sure you agree, more diplomas' means more jobs. we increased the percentage of k-12 funding going into the classroom to 64%, heading to 65%. graduat

the virginia state capitol is a symbol of not only virginia, but of virginia people that served in public service and virginia principals that have gone on to inform american principles of self-government. you walk into this building every january and you feel the public puzzle pulse beating inss historic landmark and brand new underground extension that welcomes visitors to the capitol. the capitol itself is on one level a pretty good fine arts museum, with a sizable collection of paintings and of sculpture. it is also really convincing civic classroom. we get about 118,000 visitors each year coming to see the capitol building. they're coming to see it for all kinds of reasons. some of them want to visit a recognized historical attraction. some are coming here for civics education. some of them are coming here to participate in the process of self government. and all of them, i hope, will gain an appreciation for a time-tested workplace for enduring american principles. many of those principles having been engineered in virginia, going all the way back to the beginnings of our general as

we are one virginia. these stories inspire me and i want you to know that your government is following and taking action to help people. awe are going to move even fasr in this new year when we met a year ago before anyone had even heard of covid-19, we met in a spirit of celebration. we celebrated new leadership and the first women to lead the house of delegates and to the speaker and at the president pro tem. [applause] together we embarked on a past that is more progressive and forward-looking than ever before. we took these steps because the voters sent us here to take action, so we did. we passed landmark clean energy legislation and the common sense gun safety measures. we raised the minimum wage and advanced important criminal justice reform such as raising the felony larceny threshold and ending the practice of taking away someone's driver's license because they couldn't pay their court fees. we took important steps forward with dignity and respect becoming the first southern state to ban discrimi

headlights coming out of virginia. the red leaving maryland down towards the toll road exit. >> thank you very much. it is time. dancing with the stars kicks off season no. bang14 tonight. >> the 12 stars include martina navratilova juleie night and shepherd. >> you had better take a nap if you want to stay up and walked out. >> a jump to the big screen. >> the movie adaptation of "21 -- -- 21 john street with" was no. 1 at the box office. that dropped the lorax to no. 2. >> 4:56 this morning. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >> coming up, the american soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians prepares to meet with his lawyer for the first time face-to-face. formal charges are expected to be filed this week. >> you will have to keep waiting for relief at the gas pump. prices at the highest ever for this time of year it. >> gearing up for t

using all of our own natural rece virginia. more domestic energy production equals more job security. something we all should support. an important part of the energy solution is right her virginia. just 50 miles off the shores are oil and gas deposits that can be manner. we passed legislation in 2010 with strong bipartisan supportg. america needs the energy and virginians need the jobs. [ applause ] >>gi the obama administration to end the delays and actto include the virginia in the intercontinental shelf plan. i want to thank senators warner and webb for leading that fight in our nation's capitol. we must continue to demand stop overreach and overregulation of our important job created coal and natural gas industries here in virginia. [ applause ] >> and congress must also act to revitalize the nuclear industry, which capital is in lynchburg, virginia. by setting policies on the storage and disposal of fuel rods after 30 inaction. we will pursue solar sources as long as they are cost competitive. we had an exciting announcem

a virginia where the virginia promise comes alive for everyone that calls this virginia home. [applause] together, together, we will change the trajectory of this commonwealth. [applause] and, friends, we are going to start that transformation on day one. there is no time to waste. our kids can't wait. we work in real people time, not government time. so on day one, we are going to work. we're going to restore excellence in our schools. we will invest the largest education budget in the history of the commonwealth. we're going to invest in teachers, new facilities, special education. we are going to introduce choice within our public school system. how about that? choice within the public school system. we're going to start with charter schools and going to make a down payment and close the gap on giving parents an opportunity to select where their kids go to school. friends, we are going to embrace our parents, not ignore them. [applause] we're going to press forward with a curriculum that includes listening to parents' input. a curriculum that allows our children to run as f

i continue today in greefing for virginia beach and for those -- grieving for virginia beach and those we lost. those who knew the victims are making statements we need to her. burt snelling's neighbor told the virginia pilot reporter, it's the world we live in now, and it's a shame. a friend of missy langer's told "the washington post," this kind of thought has got to stop. another friend said, she didn't deserve to die like that. none of them did. this is a moment where doing nothing is no longer an option. to prove that point, all we have to do is look at the first responder who ran into the building and took a bullet to protect his fellow citizens. to him, it was never an option to not act. if there is a lesson that we take out of this tragedy, all we have to do is look at him. we must run into the building together. we must act. journal,'s washington live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, a discussion on daca with the national immigration forum. then we will talk about trump administration trade and tariff policies with grover norq

> the members will receive the governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheering and applauding] [applause] >> please be seated. it's my pleasure to present to you the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable ralph northam. [applause] [applause] . . . . >> my fellow virginians, ladies and gentlemen,, good evening. speaker of the house, justices of the supreme court, senator lieutenant governor attorney general, distinguish members of the virginia general assembly thank you for inviting me to be here tonight please join me to welcome my wife, virginia's first lady. [applause] i definitely married way up. [laughter] i want to thank p.m. but that every child could benefit from access to early childhood education. [applause] before i begin i want to acknowledge a moment of history we are sharing together. this is the first time in the 400 year history in the virginia assembly we have had a woman minority leader. [applause] congressional - - congratulations leader on your achievement and for your year

kaine: hey, everybody, i'm tim gain, senator from virginia. i wanted to talk about an issue that is critically important to every american, health care. and to share some good news and bad news. you deserve the peace of mind that if you or a loved one gets sick, you can get health care when you needed without facing mountains of debt. because health care is a right, no something reserved for just it.e who can afford that is why consistently push for reforms to expand access to quality affordable care. the affordable care act helped us to provide health insurance to millions of americans, but it was in perfect. that is why so many of us have pushed for improvement to the law. it is also why i have been such a vocal advocate for the need for states to expand medicaid. in virginia for years, republican lawmakers stood in the way of hundreds of thousands of virginians receiving care while still leaving taxpayers -- taxpayers footing the bill. last year's elections in virginia waved to the way for the state legislature and state officials that were

let's make virginia proud. may god bless you, make law got left virginia, and may god bless the greatest country in the world, the united states of america. thank you all so much. (applause) >> over the next two weeks, on tuesday, we are focusing on the new hampshire presidential primary and the iowa caucuses. sunday night, longtime new hampshire union leader publisher and now editor at large joseph mcqueen it, talks about his states presidential primary history. and the current state of politics in new hampshire. >> new hampshire is always different. i think it appreciates being forest and people turn out. it's one of the highest turnout states at, least in primaries, in the country. and if it was so -- you know -- to white and not representative of t

just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for the water supply in west virginia last week yet another toxic spill struck the state this time over one hundred thousand gallons of coal slurry that watery byproduct of coal mining spilled into the fields into fields creek which is a tributary of charleston's canal a river of course this latest rupture comes just weeks after the january ninth chemical spill the port an estimated ten thousand gallons of a chemical called for and into the elk river contaminating the water supply for three hundred thousand west virginians now the e.p.a. is saying that west virginia residents shouldn't be worried about this latest spill as the creek was not connected to a main drinking water source nor did the coal slurry contain the dangerous age and chemical but these assurances have done little to placate the fears and worries of west virginians are now heavily reliant on the coal industry and its economic benefits well earlier today i spoke to investigative journalist carl gibson was on the ground in west virginia about the latest developments regarding bo

that is what the people of virginia want from us. last year, i promised i would govern to get things done. i said that my goal would always be to do what was best for the people of virginia. i promised i would work with anyone to make our commonwealth work better for all virginians. i believe there is no better place in this great country of ours to live, work, and raise a family, then virginia. let's renew that commitment to working together, to build a commonwealth, where every person, particularly every child has the same shot at a healthy, safe, and successful life. i am here tonight to tell you that the state of the commonwealth is strong. we are poised to make it even stronger. since i took office, we have announced more than 41,000 new jobs, with more than $8 billion in new capital investment. that means 41,000 more virginians who can pay rent, or mortgages, buy groceries, and school supplies, and put paychecks to work in local businesses. these new jobs represent people who can live in their home towns, instead of leaving for

for west virginia, they know better. yesterday was not a victory for the american people, it was a victory for the status low in washington dc and a victory for the disaster of obamacare. i promise you that victory will not last very long. [applause] the american people want obamacare gone. the president said don't worry, you just tweeted that this morning. it will continue to explode edwin republicans and democrats finally decide to come together and repeal and replace obamacare , we will be ready to get the job done. [applause] as the president promised us this morning, we will all get together and piece together a great health care plan for the people. we will end the obamacare nightmare and give the american people the world-class health care that they deserve. [applause] until then, i can promise you president trump is never going to stop fighting to keep his promises to the american people, and we will make america great again. [applause] and we are moving forward. we are going to get back to the three-part agenda

the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] >> please be seated. it's my pleasure to present to you the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable ralph northam. [applause] gov. northam: my fellow -- [applause] gov. northam: my fellow virginians, ladies and gentlemen -- good evening. speaker cox, senator newman, justices of the supreme court, lieutenant governor fairfax, attorney general herring, distinguished members of the virginia general assembly -- thank you for inviting me to be with you tonight. please join me in welcoming my wife, virginia's first lady pamela northam. [applause] i want to thank pam for her -- gov. northam: i definitely married way up. and i want to thank pam for her focus on ensuring that every child in the commonwealth is able to benefit from access to quality, early childhood education. [applause] gov. northam: before i begin, i want to acknowledge a moment of history we are sharing together. this is the first time in the 400-year history of the

he's also served in the virginia house of delegates since 2002. democrat abigail spanberger will represent virginia's seventh district. she's a former cia officer. she worked for a company called eab enrollment students that helps colleges and universities develop more diverse student bodies and jennifer wexton was elected to the virginia senate in 2013. new congress, new leaders. washington it all on c-span. welcome back to the 1918 cruiseble of war symposium here at the national world war i museum and memorial. we're pleased to be joined this year by our

good jobs in virginia. i agree. we must do everything we can to keep and grow jobs in virginia and in every state in our country. that is why we strongly oppose cap and trade, a job killing energy tax that would put american companies at a tremendous competitive disadvantage, with employees in other countries. is the wrong policy for a nation struggling with the worst economy in generations. that is why we fought against the job killing card check legislation that is being pushed by big national labor unions and democrats in congress. and, we are committed where where americans to get the health care coverage they need, not through nationalizing the system with a costly government- run plan, but by supporting free-market incentives to help small business owners make coverage more accessible and affordable. and assuring that americans can keep their individual private policies. government must be more efficient and more council, which is why we are calling to an end to the new government spending that is lea

it was in portsmouth, virginia. this is where individuals would have been chained in public to have their backs struck with some kind of a leather strap as a public punishment for whatever crime their owners had deemed they were guilty of. and virginia, while it was not necessarily a place that had the highest population of enslaved laborers in the nation, it was the hub for the domestic slave trade. so richmond, for example, was home to numerous auction houses in which a person who was hoping to buy enslaved laborers would actually come to richmond with a specific purpose in mind of buying these people to then take back to their respective plantations. so the artifacts that we have in this section focus on that industry. richmond actually profited very much in the mid 1800s from the domestic slave trade. we have a cain here that was owned by a slave auctioneer. this is a person that would have run the auction. the collar would have been worn by an enslaved virginian. these pieces highlight the inhumanity of an inst

went virginia -- when vendor -- virginia takes her last vote 1860 one, the majority of delegates will vote to secede from the united states and join the southern confederacy. those in northwestern virginia who were overwhelmingly against secession they will come to the side of the mountains. to decide what western virginia would do. they decided they needed a place or more formal convention and wheeling would be the best place to have that convention. it would be safe. it is stuck in the land between the great and powerful union. there was safety there. it provided a place for them to ando formulate a plan embarq upon one of the most incredible experiences in the american history. secessionuccessful movement in american history as well. there were a lot of issues that brought this to ahead. had issues to do with taxation

representative scott taylor republican from virginia, representing the second district, including virginia beach and cape charles. caller: good morning. a representative of the virginia pilot newspaper says the president has reported -- has responded to the state of emergency in virginia. what does that mean for the commonwealth? , ther: we are thankful whole virginia delegation signed a letter asking the president to do so. it essentially coordinates and gives us more resources to deal with any potential damages and emergency collaboration and court nation the localities and federal agencies. host: what portions of the commonwealth are most concerning theyou right now? caller: models keep changing a little bit. we are preparing for the worst. obviously, along the coastlines, the governor has called for evacuation of zone a, really close to the coast line. storm surges and more flooding. and you have to be concerned about inland as well, because the rivers are already a little bit saturated. hurricane,h of this category 4, if it hits land, it has been a few decades or so that we've had a s

maryland through northern virginia. east of frederick, a few light showers. shenandoah valley, south of luray, we had that little downpour. luckily, no thunder and lightning with that storm if hikers are out there. parts of northern virginia and northern maryland, there is circulation in the weather pattern right here, and it is moving northward. that is adding extra energy in this year. localized heavy rainfall in northern virginia and northern maryland. 76 in the district. a high temperature of about 80. we could have a flash flooding this evening and tonight. stay tuned to wjla.com and abc news for the latest updates. some late today thundershowers. not as widespread over the next few days, but we do have those storm chances. even in parts of the weekend. it comes with the heat and humidity. >> that time lapse came after a rainy overnight. >> we needed it. >> an honor for a local woman. she has been named nanny of the year by the international nanny association. we talked to her about receiving the highest recognitio

let's make virginia proud. may god -- may god bless you. may god bless virginia. and may god bless the greatest country in the world, the united states of america. thank you all so much. [ applause ] >>> c-span's campaign 2020 differs from all other political coverage for one simple reason. it's c-span, the people who brought you your unfiltered view of government since 1979 are bringing you an unfiltered view of the people seeking to steer that government this november, in other words, your future. see the biggest picture for yourself and make up your own mind with c-span's campaign 2020 brought to you as a public service by your cable television >>> weeknights this week we're featuring american history tv as a preview of what's available on c-span3. tonight we focus on world war ii beginning with the italian campaign with talks about the german army in italy and the campaign from the ally perspective. then journalist lie za mundie talks about her book followed by alex kershaw on his book, "the first day" the d-day warriors who led the way. enjoy american history

in northern virginia. live in tyson's corner. back to you, wendy. >> the story is the same in maryland and the district where a lot of drivers never made it to their destination. derrick ward is live on the national mall. derrick? >> reporter: let me show you what is behind me. i'm going to walk into the snow. you can see how the consistency is right now. take a look at this parking meter, see how deep the snow is. that gives you a good sense. take a look at that. pavement. something we haven't seen in quite a while. the plows have been busy on the mall and in the area. you will have a challenge in places like southern maryland. roadways became seas of white, curbs and pavement undiscernible under a blanket of snow and in the farout suburbs coming around is next to impossible. >> coming from waldorf. >> reporter: what happened? >> i got stuck. stuck for two hours trying to get the truck out. >> reporter: those who were not fortunate enough to keep their vehicles on the road. >> people calling wanti to know

that's the virginia way. i hope that as we go through the next 46 days together we give consideration to each other and to our ideas. it can be tempting to retreat to our corners -- >> and we'll leave the last few minutes of this as the house is gaveling in for legislative work. five bills on the agenda today. live coverage here on c-span. votes at 6:30. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] 6 of rule 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? mr. vela: mr. speaker, i move that the house -- ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 116. the clerk: h.r. 116, a bill to amend the small business investment act of 1958, to

in the virginia legislature, we didn't have a lot of staff. the legislature, obviously, was for a shorter period of time, so it's more regimented. in the congress, you make it what you want to be. i want to dive into environmental issues, issues concerning national defense, and so i'm able to do that pretty much at my leisure. host: what are you doing here in washington on the environment? guest: well, actually today we're going to announce the creation of a task force to deal with climate and environmental justice along with two of my freshmen colleagues. we're going to chair that task force. we joined another group of mostly democrats who are concerned about the environment. i believe that the environment is the most important issue of the 21st century because the if we get it right -- and we have to get it right -- we'll control our climate, we'll push back against climate change. it's about jobs. in my district, i've got a lot of military bases that are threatened by rising sea levels. and also, you talk about manufacturing jobs, we need t

capital is astate symbol of not only virginia, but of virginia, people who have served in public service and of virginia and principles that have gone on to inform american principles of self-government. walk into this building every january and you feel the public halls beating within, with its newer legislative wings and its brand-new underground extension that welcomes visitors to the capital. itself, on one level, is a pretty good fine arts museum, with a sizable collection of paintings and of sculptures. it is also a really convincing civic classroom. we get about 118,000 visitors each year coming to see the capital building. they are coming to see it for all kinds of reasons. some of them want to visit a recognized historical attraction. some of them are coming here forces -- civics education. some are coming to participate in the process of self-government. all of them, i hope, will gain an appreciation for a time-tested workplace for enduring american principles, many of them having been engineered here in virginia going all of the way back to the beginnings of our general assemb

why are the concerns of northern virginia different than say, more rural virginia? guest: we have the only governor in the country who is also a physician. that gives us a little advantage and i think the governor northum struggle with the fact you get to southwest virginia to wytheville and marion there are very few cases and in northern virginia where i live it's a hot spot and we're not quite as bad as new york but we have a lot of cases and a lot of deaths. so he's trying to lead the state as a whole and yet look at the differences where it's safe to do so. host: tell us about the experience of small businesses in your district. how are they faring and have they been able to take advantage of the paycheck protection program? guest: bill, it's varied. our medium sized small businesses, you know, 200, 300, 400 i think have done pretty well. they have good lawyers and accountants and smart and good banking relationships which is probably the biggest thing and were able to get the loans first. the smallest businesses are the ones that mostly got left out. in the las

virginia never got over how many of her supporters were captured, many died. i was able to track down through i think they handled this kind of thing brilliantly and i spoke to a lot of the germans and about exactly what happened and even find out the number of hot she was in when she arrived and left those were german sources i looked at the secondary sources. >> okay. thank you very much indeed for coming. [applause] i'm happy to sign any books if your curiosity has been you know, start. thank you. >> we do have copies up at the front. will have copies in the line start might appear. [inaudible conversations] >> c-span's washington journal live everyday with the news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, washington post discusses how lawmakers are addressing privacy and civil rights concerns caused by facial recognition technology. then, angela kimball with the national alliance on mental illness talks about the state of mental health amid insurance carriers making it difficult to receive care. uber institute senior fellow on the re

one of the images we are most interested in is aps from virginia. .- is a piece from virginia four of the u.s. presidents who were born in virginia, the fourth chief justice of the united states, born in virginia, and patrick henry, the famous patriot who said give me liberty or give me death. scene -- standing ofted on the shoulders of pocahontas. saving thehontas life of captain smith, depicted in the rotunda of the u.s. houses? the u.s. capitol the legislative branch of government. and the rotunda is the country's grandest ceremonial room, which is evocative of a roman pantheon. pocahontas under the magnificent dome. beingt to know why she is afforded this respect. although historians today dispute and discount the idea that she saved captain smith's in our history people believe that to be true. this incident is painted in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol. in saving captain smith's life pocahontas was credited with the four james colony. in saving the four james colony she is credited with saving the birthplace of democracy players -- democracy. electedt assembly representatives in

and i am proud of you, virginia. you have made this the greatest state in the greatest nation in the world and together, we are shaping a virginia that once again leads the nation. so now, let's get to work. thank you, all. and may god bless our country and the commonwealth of virginia. good evening, and thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] c-span.org are listed on the c-span radio app. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. mr. speaker, may i proceed? thank you, speaker shepherd. and to senate pro tem jimmy hickey, and to

[laughter] he established himself not only in virginia but nationwide on politics. he is not picking one or the other is just on the system of policy. together will come up with a concept and sell it to the state. of having the all day work session and to be interested in serving then sign up if you get here you're on your own it's a tight schedule. but we will introduce you to public figures all over the state and tell you what it's like in hopes that you can make up your mind that you better know before you get in it and today that's very important for reasons that were not present when i came into politics and that's the severity of the technology in my 30 years now 40 years all the things that have been developed from internet and social media and spacecraft and all kinds of things. today's political figures have to have those voices that learn because of that spectrum of problems to be confronted with his unlimited. so i will just stumble through a story to make a point clear. my campaign was over a year and two months and for one year to travel with the dog an

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this is 95 in virginia. look at the tra headlights woodbridge. 270 traffic moving away from us the way down to the beltway. the george weston parkway. spot ran there is down. traffic has to exit into town. on normal service systemwide. >> thank you. 5:54. >> thank you. 5:54. >> some p excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducucing, the square sunnyd bottle. >> police say a trail of potato them to a burglary suspect. a man broke a glass door of a subway and try to open a cash register. he allegedly left with nine bags of potato chips. police fall the trail of chips police followed the trail of chips. >> he deserved to be arrested. >> a deadly police-involved .hooting in mount vernon more on the damage police in

northern jefferson county in west virginia, and southern berkley county in west virginia. take you to the live radar here, show you where we're talking about on the storms. notice in the upper right-hand corner of your screen here we're zooming in to the panhandle of west virginia. this is the cell that we're watching very, very carefully right in here. right here just up to the north sides of charles town, west virginia, when i put this little circle on here where you can see the red touching the green, that's where red winds are going towards and away touching one another. as a result this is the area right in here, just to the north of charles town, west virginia, where there is a potential radar-indicated tornado on the ground at this point in time. this storm is traveling to the northeast at 40 miles per hour. so i'll put a storm track on it for you here so you can sort of see the towns that are in the line of fire, as you were. as we go up to the northeast, at about 40 miles per hour, we're going to be able to see that this storm is headed up into washington county,

and virginia. in virginia, they do carry some high capacities. >> in virginia no restriction. >> armstrong: shocks me, this gun, i could not believe that this gun is legal. >> this is considered a handgun. >> >> armstrong: this is considered a handgun. we are on tv. how is it this gun is legal? >> barrel size, 16 inches and able to handle capacity of 30 rounds, less than 10 rounds makes it legal. >> armstrong: some would think it is a semiautomatic, it is not. >> it is not. might have that look, nostalgia. >> armstrong: this gun is so sexy. it is so -- it makes me oh when i feel it. it is so appepeing. why? >> i couldn't say. comfortable. >> i look at it as a defense mechanism. if this place went crazy it would be one of my first weapons. >> armstrong: it is very interesting in the times we live in, more and more people are rethinking their positions and feelings about guns, why? >> people looking to protect themselves, protect their families, with the mass shootings, it is becoming the way of the

in virginia has reciprocity with other states. they will recognize any state's concealed carry permit, but for practical purposes, these congressmen and the staff could not carry that day because they started their day in washington d.c. when he woke up. traveled to virginia for the practice and then they were going to return to washington d.c. and so, for all practical purposes, they were prevented them carry a firearm because washington d.c. did not allow them to carry. host: ..

midterm elections and the democratic agenda. >> hi, i'm congressman gerry connolly from virginia. this week, i helped welcome many of the new members of congress including three incredible women from the commonwealth of virginia. they are among the record number of women who will serve in the house of representatives in the 116th congress. there's is a historic freshman class that promises to bring new talent to congress. i'm thrilled by their diversity. women and people of color who make up the new democratic members, including the first muslim and american -- native american women to serve in congress. i'm encouraged by the experience that the women will bring. they are veterans, teachers, business owners, and community activists. i'm also humbled by their desire to serve constituents in their country. the new house majority was elected to get things done for all of us, and provide a constitutional check on the trump administration. democrats campaigned on core issues. we work for the people. to make health care more accessible and prescription drugs more affordable, and to prot

and a live look at the turnpike in virginia. on the beltway in virginia both ways, you are clear. and in d.c., a look at new york avenue and bladensburg. new york avenue as well as other roads in d.c., your local roadways look excellent. i'll be back in about ten minutes with another update. pat and eun, back to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> later today, the senate is expected to pass the debt deal. it was already approved by the house, and the president says he will sign it. the bill will raise the government's borrowing limit and cut federal spending by at least $2.1 trillion. let's go live to tracee wilkins with more on what we can expect today. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we are expecting this bill to pass in the senate, but we also expect a lot of grumbling from both sides of the aisle as they do it, just as we saw yesterday. the 296 to 161 vote yesterday ended months of work to save the country from defaulting on its obligations financially. that could have destabilized global markets and critically set back the country's economic effort. the plan

and half of them died from disease before they could leave virginia. and they were relocated to nova scotia. so it is part of maryland and virginia and i estimated about 2800 ended up in the air, and the key differences is a much healthier experience in terms of they are not subject to the same smallpox epidemic that killed so many of those in the revolution. virtually all of them were relocated to sierra leone. given the small size and trim size of this to having no black people and known there is a new search that comes in 1812 and there is a new group that makes it quite clear that they are not going anywhere and they suggested they go back to virginia and the authorities of nova scotia, they didn't want to send him back to slavery. the home government in britain did suggest that they go to trinidad and the large number, those who served with their families served and had gone to trinidad and they had prospered there to a greater degree than those in nova scotia and those, only about 95 accepted the invitation to join the group already in trinidad.

in virginia has reciprocity with other states. they will recognize any state's concealed carry permit, but for practical purposes, these congressmen and the staff could not carry that day because they started their day in washington d.c. when he woke up. traveled to virginia for the practice and then they were going to return to washington d.c. and so, for all practical purposes, they were prevented them carry a firearm because washington d.c. did not allow them to carry. host: talk about your experience with getting this concealed carry permit? how do have to go about it? guest: the state of kentucky were ours a class can compete in a day and it has and arrange component where you have to qualify with a weapon. there is a target you have to hit. so you learn about the laws. they do not teach you tactics, but they teach about the loss you go to, and then the range and demonstrate proficiency. that point, they issue you a conceal carry permit. host: how long is the permit good for? guest: for a few years. it is honored and 70% of t

is saying that west virginia residents shouldn't be worried about this latest spill as the creek was not connected to a main drinking water source nor did the coal slurry contain the dangerous age and chemical but these assurances have done little to placate the fears and worries of west virginians are now heavily reliant on the coal industry and its economic benefits well earlier today i spoke to investigative journalist carl gibson was on the ground in west virginia about the latest developments regarding both the spills i first asked him if he believed the e.p.a. his claims that the coal slurry contained. none of the potentially deadly chemical and c h m. cats was a guy who lived in charleston he drew she decided to spill the morning after and he told me that you know when you smell the air you smell that licorice and that licorice is the smell of and c h m which was the chemical spilled into the elk river on january night another environmental activist stockman from the ohio valley environmental coalition she told me the same thing she felt she smelled licorice now it's interesti

georgetown eight game streak snapped 78-70, duke at virginia, tough night for the wahoos. here's duke running, upper marlboros nolan smith to the 10. 56-41 the final. >>> wizards, they got a monkey off their back, first road win in 21 tries on sunday. into orlando to see if it travels to florida. they had no chance. nick young out on this one. check out johnny, his milk shakes bring the boys to the yards. 27 points, 35 boards. but orlando had dwight howard and the wizards couldn't stop him. arenas scored the two points of the game. magic win, 101-76. >>> cats in anahiem, west skating. ovechkin falling down but he is strong like bull. still scores. we're in progress in anahiem and it's 4-3 in the second period. >>> baseball now, zimmerman and the rest of the position mares trickling in to the first official workouts. strasberg will work out tomorrow, too, everybody excited about that. time to pick our dc high school game of the week, and among the games, the potomac school, couple of games in maryland threea. cast your vote, the winning game had meet our coverage on friday

and a very early age elected to the in the legislature of colonial virginia minute age 33 the primary author of the declaration of independence. two years before he rode a summary view of the rights of british americans to write out the logical origin of the revolution then he was the legislature then wrote the laws of virginia then elected governor when the revolution is over he becomes a member of the congress of the articles of confederation to develop the idea but also on the committee to determine what to do of the land west of the appellation rivers he and his report said no slavery should exist in any territory after 1800. think about that if that had been accepted there would not be slippery in mississippi or alabama and change the course of american history. of course, that failed by one vote in the congress then it is revisited to outlaw slavery north of the river but originally jefferson had other views. >> he was a diplomat to france and when franklin returns ben jefferson becomes the american ambassador in service five years in france the beginning of the french revolutio

back in the old days, and i have seen virginia since the early 50's, virginia was democratic. but, very conservative if democratic. -- very conservative democratic. southern democratic. it switched to republican in the 1970's getting with governor lyndon holden who was elected in 1979, the first republican governor of the 20th century. if democrats get their vote out, they will win because there are more democrats than republicans. the problem democrats are having or giving the -- is getting the vote out. republicans are much more enthusiastic because they think they have a candidate who can win. they have not been in office for 10 years. host: our guest is larry sabato. we have a line for virginia residents, 20274 880003. republicans, 20274 eight 8001. independents and others, 202748 out of -- 202 748 8002. i wanted to ask you about a poll on issues important to virginia residents. one issue that has jumped in the past month is education. 15% of the people responded in september. that jumped almost 10 points to 24% in october. what does that reflect? guest: it reflects that r

that's how it ended up at virginia tech. a family member had the letters and donated them in the will when they passed away. they donated the letters to the archives in blacksburg. whatever happened to that , the one grandson who has all of his grandpas photos doesn't have that one. i keep hoping it will pop up one of these days. this is jones, who i already spoke about on the left, and john singleton mosby on them -- on the right. jones became a right-hand man for jeb stuart, wrote a fabulous book, warriors with jeb stuart, once they finished virginia decided to leave the union. jones had about 100 young troopers. they rode to richmond. eventually, they received orders to report to at the time colonel jeb stuart, and they were mustered into the confederate service is the first virginia from the washington mounted rivals which the name jones had given the company and abington. to -- i groups i speak added this slide not too long ago because many groups, especially out west, they are not that familiar with the first virginia

they called that dream virginia. [applause] it had been only 13 years since three small ships, the susan, godspeed and the discovery set sail across a vast ocean. they carried 104 sailors on the edge of this uncharted continent. they came from god and country, they came in search of opportunity and fortune. and they journeyed in to the unknown with only meager supplies, and the power of the christian faith. upon reaching cape henry, at the mouth of the chesapeake bay, in 1607, a long time ago, the first men of the virginia company erected a crossed upon sure, they gave thanks to god and asked his blessing for their great undertaking. in the months and years ahead, they would dearly need it. the dangers were apparel. the jamestown settlers arrived in america admitted one of the worst drought in over seven centuries. of 104 original colonists, 66 guide by the years end. during the third winter, known as the starving time, a population of up to 500 settlers was reduced to 60. by spring, those who remained were in search