mary washington did not remarry after george washington's father died and george washington was only 11 years old at the time. so, she really gave him a tremendous strength of character. she taught him very many things about how to manage an estate. she was herself known to be very religious. i think it's very clear she read to him books, not only the bible but books on religion. she had to be a very strong woman. i think george washington was probably quite like his mother. she seems to be a no-nonsense figure herself. and now, she's had an interesting reputation throughout american history, because on the one hand in the 19th century mary washington was held up as the great model of womanhood in america because she was the one who raised the greatest citizen. and so in this democracy in the 19th century, if we want to have great citizens, we need to have great mothers like mary washington. in fact the first national monument to a woman in this country was created for mary washington in fredericksburg before the civil war. i think it was in the 1830s. but by the 20th century, intere

and washington sends their son to his namesake to george washington. with that kind of bravery is wonderful to read about monroe 's words as he writes in this autobiography be about how she did this. she is a remarkable lady. very talented and very quiet. she's almost the jacqueline kennedy of the founding first ladies. she's a bit regal she is miss represented as aloof. it's the case that she hasn't old-fashioned politeness and she saw to that. >> we can talk for just a minute about the contrast about the and how they entertain. dolley madison for example was a very powerful figure in d.c. politics. and then followed by james and elizabeth. how did their time in france shape the ways in which they create a small republican court in the washington and that. >> i think the monroe's were both very influenced in france. not just by thinking and culture but also by furniture. they bought furniture that they actually took to the white house after it was reopened. some of that is still there today. some of those people were re- furnished and put on display.

it took washington nine hours. they practice -- the boat crew practice on a local lake then we come down and practice on the river. the there is a lot of planning all year. there will be a meeting in january then a meeting next year. >> my father fished. he never owned a motor. when we were not fishing, we rode in the chesapeake day. -- chesapeake bay. was 10 years old. i started rowing the boat at 10. rowing this is just a reflection of my childhood. as a reenactor, i have been doing george washington for nine years now. it is a tremendous opportunity. as you look around here, you see hundreds and hundreds of visitors who come here just to see this one event. iconicny iconic -- an event. without this victory, the army would have collapsed. >> how did you get into doing this type of thing? historian, ieur have been doing reenactment for -- when you work your way up from a private to a sergeant when officer, you look at your predecessors and say again quote i could do something -- say, " i could do something differe

at the same time he feels washington is undermining him, monroe is undermining washington, sending correspondence to washington and going back and forth and is caught. when he is brought back in disgrace under adams' administration, secretary of state pickering who is no fan of monroe's, monroe is nursing a grudge and writes a 400 page book with an extreme hi long title but it begins with, a view of the executive "and it's his version of his relationship with washington and what happened to him in france. so watching this and looking at washington's copy and if you look along the side and the bottom you can see the handwritten transcribe little of -- scribblings of a very angry george washington and i got a kick out of putting them next to each ein book. monroe writes he was invite bid the president accept the office of minister and washington's comments are after several attempts had failed to an continue a more eligible character. another point he said i did no perceive how the declaration of independence supplied at the time of the jay treaty and negotiations and washington's comments are, non

founders understood washington in particular, front frontlines -- washington as president is a fascinating example, conversation he has with attorney general randolph if there's a civil war among to go in with the north. he feels captive to its economy in a way that seems ironic today. he understands it's a problem. not only for the country, but for himself. what's fascinating is dakota did very well addresses last willing testament. that's the point i make in the book. washington's last will and testament a needs to beskc( understood to the quota to his farewell address. eleases his slaves upon his death, and his wife's death. many most of them he inherited from his wife and her first husband. you could easily argue is too little too late. it's worth remembering that first of all he's constantly trying to send a message to the nation, but the direction we need to move, and the side of this debate he's truly on. that nine subsequent presidents own slaves and bought slaves and didn't release them at the end of their life. washington did. it was against the grain. and he was clearly sending

washington was. i think freeman's main point was coming out of the cabal he told , rather thane man .his ivory figure on a pedestal that answer your question? >> it does. there is one more question if we can squeeze it in. prof. lender: i will be here as long as you want. [laughs] >> what became of the board of war? prof. lender: it became what was supposed to be. it became a support office for the army. it handled military , itespondence to congress kept track of where equipment not with the army was, it made sure that the army had its records maintained more or less in order, that washington did not have to handle this routine record-keeping. states,ndence from the correspondence from really anywhere, private correspondence to the army that did not bear on what washington needed to address immediately. questions in congress as to what do we do about such and such a situation could be referred to the board of war and they would spare whether to washington's time. it was created to be a support offic

a washington aide in high favor with washington. i could have added other individuals to that cause. these were serious men and their arguments were basically on two fronts. you had men like mifflin, wayne, and broadhead. washington was losing, but can't be continued if we're going to win the war. then you had samuel adam that's rejected to trying to fight the british. they wanted to rely on militia. and there was a historical context to keep in mind. the military history of the 136 colonies was in effect british military. as they discussed on the floor of congress while debating what to do congressional critics of washington noted that during the seven years war the british government did not hesitate to replace losing generals. a british commander in chief was relieved of duty and he did not puce military and political results. they went through a succession but it was a rough road. officers did not win. that leaved the question of would congress fire a commander in chief. the answer to that is yes, they did. and we tend to forget

while world leaders have expressed deep shock at events in washington d.c. condemning the violence with some branding the scenes a disgrace to democracy. you're hearing right now from european countries who are looking at this nation as if it was some banana republic. very good morning to you thanks for joining us here on r.t. international. 4 people have died amid clashes that erupted when donald trump's supporters stormed congress as it debated certifying 'd joe biden's victory they gathered in washington for a last ditch stop the steel rally in support of the defeated president and. saw events unfold on capitol hill. well the atmosphere out here is absolutely incredible right now as you can see president trump is speaking addressing a huge crowd which is over by the white house but we're all backed up all the way to the washington monument. we know that people were storming into the capitol we know that tear gas was fired and we also know that rubber bullets were fired but i was just showing video a minute ago it from inside the capitol of a young woman o

important point to make there let's bring in in his poll in washington our washington bureau chief. bring us up to date with what's going on at the capitol hill right now. well police is obviously using flash bang to really bring. to make people go home it's getting dark here the curfew is just half an hour away we see that the masses have gun from in front of. the capitol so the big question will be what will happen when it's getting really dog and the curfew is taking place in less than 30 minutes i mean this country is shaken as make said shore people always were kind of worried what would donald trump do with in his last let's say 14 days some people were afraid that he would start a war or a military conflict abroad sure there were stories about militias and about the proud boys who might spread wireless but i think hardly anybody ever really thought that people would be able to storm the capital of the united states to enter the capital of the united states to sure this is in the capital of the united states so this united states is is shocked people are in all. and now obviou

she went into washington, d.c., met with mr. rakes, where she sold the eggs, and she made sure the transaction was legitimate because she received a receipt for the transaction of the eggs. thanks to sarah tracy, we are still able to enjoy and visit mount vernon today. not only were women nurses, entrepreneurs, having jobs, selling items, but women were also soldiers in the war. they had to do this in a disguise. it was frowned upon for women to join the war as soldiers. that is why they had to dress up in men's uniforms. women would dress up on either side of the work, both confederacy and the union, as soldiers so they could fight among their brothers, husbands, family, and also fight for the cause of the war. one woman in particular is sarah edmonds. she also went by frank thomas. she was very open about being a woman soldier, especially after the war, and after the work she would dress in traditionally men and women's clothing. we know there were women that served during the war, but those are the ones we know about. there i

in washington pasta command -- washington's command. we will talk our way through this. i hope you can all see that. a lot of the chief problems that washington had -- i am sure that most of you are familiar with this. undercord in 1777 was pressure. and the was occupied counterattack at germantown was beaten and the real, major disappointment came in november -- they were two toges that controlled access the city. the loss of those forts, the royal navy was able to get through to philadelphia and provision general william how's army. it was a crushing blow to morale. major general horatio gates forced the surrender of an entire british army at saratoga. horatio gates has had a different time -- difficult time with his story. has warned the shadow of his criticisms of washington. he was critical, he lost the battle of camden in south carolina in 1780. from which his military reputation never covered. we cannot write off ratio gates -- horatio gates just like that. he had a combat record in the seven years war. military paper pusher. tha

up remarks live in washington. the chief of police is speaking now. let's listen to this to hear what they're saying. >> -- situation remains under investigation. the metropolitan police department will be taking the lead on that investigation. mpd continues to provide personnel resources, assistance on the grounds of the u.s. capitol and requested the assistance of law enforcement partners who were previously in place mutual aid agreement. as you heard from the mayor, a 6:00 p.m. curfew has been put in place tonight. it will be in effect until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow january 7th. we have advising everyone, everyone, that is not engaged in essential activity to get off the streets and adhere to the curfew. if you are found to be in violation of the curfew police will be required to take action. again, i want to reiterate, make it clear, police abide by the curfew that the mayor set in place or people will be subject to arrest. lastly, i know that many of you are are familiar with the metropolitan police department. unde

washington gets a draft, it's typeset, washington makes final very minute edits. but he's very hands-on about the edits. and he's rewritten the entire thing into his own hand, which is witnessed by his step granddaughter. claypool comes over with the final proof to say thank you. they decide they're going to publish it, there's no weekend edition. they're going to wait, it's an afternoon paper, i think it costs 6 cents. claypool returns the document and he expresses real reluctance to part with it. washington sort of very oddly for him impetuously says, fine, you can keep it. and washington keeps his documents meticulously at mount vernon. like he knows that this matters to history. he rewrites old letters sometimes. that's how much, you know. but he gives the original document to claypool who then sits on it, refuses to sell it, and it's believed to be lost for a long period of time. but that morning washington leaves philadelphia, september 19th, 1796. he leaves that morning with martha and a green parrot to go to mount vernon. and that afternoon the paper hits

i want to help the city of washington or what became washington be built. i would say, i'll have you use some of my slaves. would i get paid for that and did the slaves get any of that compensation? what did the slave labor get, typically. >> first of all, you have people who use their enslaved population to do the work and those folks rarely got compensated. then what would happen, many times enslaved crafts people and others were hired out, that you would say, i am building a building and i need to have labor. i would like to hire three of your carpenters or three of the people that you work with. usually what would happen is, you would -- the person building the structure would pay the plantation owner. sometimes it was done in a way to incentivize the enslaved, that they would get a small portion of that. but it really was most of the revenue went back to the owner. >> okay, so the government is operating out of philadelphia, as they're building the city of washington -- what became washington, d.c., and george washington is supervising it. he's picking

remarkable scenes in washington d.c. as 4 people were killed in clashes that broke out when donald trump supporters stormed the capitol building the president and the incumbent reacted to the violence in very different ways. threatening the safety of duly elected officials protests insurrection we can't play into the hands of these people. we have to have peace so go. we love you. after the interruption congress reconvene to confirm joe biden as the winner of the 2020 lection those proceedings they are still in progress one eye on the time now in washington d.c. but they still continue. world leaders have expressed deep shock at events in washington condemning the violence some of branded the scenes a disgrace to democracy. you're hearing right now from european countries who are looking at this nation as if it was somebody in a republic. very good morning to you are cheating into. 4 people have died clashes that erupted when donald trump supporters storms congress as it debated certifying joe biden's victory they gather

washington d.c. after threats of a repeat of the capitol attack ahead of joe biden's innovation. hello i'm daryn jordan this is out to 0 live from doha also coming up russian opposition leader alexina valmy is arrested on a rival from germany after recovering from a poison attack. brazil rolls out its coronavirus inoculation campaign after approving 2 vaccines for emergency use. and a discovery that could help rewrite egypt's ancient history archeologists find coffins and artifacts dating back more than 3000 years. washington d.c. is almost closed off with unprecedented levels of security ahead of the inauguration of president elect joe biden defense officials have told the associated press news agency they fear possible inside attacks during the inauguration will have national guard troops vetted well roads around the capitol building have been blocked with barricades and metal fence is there are fears of more violence by supporters of the outgoing president donald trump following an insurrection th

we're watching live pictures now from washington d.c. outside the capitol building we see the streets lights have just turned on it's it's getting dark the manner of washington d.c. has called a curfew from 6 pm what are we expecting to happen in the in the hours to come. right although this is always kind of the most problematic time riot from from protests when it's getting dark. so the mayor of d.c. kind of warned. the people of the city here a couple of days ago to stay away from this protest so the she must have kind of had some information. about. the possibility that it might turn while ns and so it's not. 5 past 5 local time so in one hour's time the streets have to be cleared the streets have to be empty what i hear from family and friends here in washington they say it's like outside let's say like in the regular residential areas nobody's out there anymore so i'm clear i'm sure that the police will take action now and also praying these are force these trump supporters to go home and leave the streets before it's really gettin

summer months and the latest events in washington. are a surprise to some and some sort of vice to interpret and to interpret these events according to their own scale of what is appropriate or inappropriate but at the same time this is seen as. something that is unusual because again most russian citizens do not do you really understand or know american political history of the last century that well and they do not know what students for a democratic society is or who the weathermen were or what the bonus army march was for that matter what the various by police movements from huey long duration was throwing the u.s. . so not having that historical background and not that alien there standing the current happenings and care and disturbances through the lens of historic view it may seem on the usual it may seem unique even though these events are not not that unique jason you know in in the aftermath of the attack on the capital many u.s. government officials many commentators and pundits in the u.s. have been repeating this line tha

that's the washington way. washington speak. washington speak is you get to promise during the campaign that you're going to move the embassy to jerusalem and then when you get in office everyone is in on the joke that that's never going to happen because that was just a political promise. i think that these are just the ways of washington. we joke about the swamp. it's funny because we call at this time swamp but i think it's an intellectual label. a swamp doesn't allow freshwater, fresh ideas to come in. a swamp is stale and it's the same old same old and entraps you and gets you smelly. so i think what we need is outside perspective from washington. the washington establishment. i think it's not thinking about americans. >> bill: i had asked whether it's swampy on the part of the president to fire people via tweet or never to tell them they were out of there. did that come back to haunt him? did they really come back to be the loyalty thing that turned on him? the president that has had to endorse so many people leaving his a

del otro lado vemos el monumento a washington. tambiÉn, hay miles de banderas representando los estados y todas las personas que no pueden estar aquÍ. no hay nadie mÁs. miembros de seguridad, como vemos una muy fuerte dotaciÓn de militares. los militares esperan lo mejor, pero se preparan para lo peor. ilia: washington dc no es la Única ciudad que se prepara para posibles protestas. lo mismo hicieron que el fbi advirtiÓ que se preparaban aciones violentas. reportero: maÑana no habrÁ ceremonia, ni juramentaciÓn. pero estÁn listos para defenderse de un ataque. >> nos sentimos que los hermanos, de los ataques americanos. reportero: es un representante estatal demÓcrata en pensilvania. >> la policÍa del capitolio, el gobernador tomÓ las medidas para asegurar que el capitolio estÉ seguro de que los planes no se lleven a cabo. reportero: la inauguraciÓn nes washington, la violencia puede ser en cualquier parte. la advertencia del fbi estÁ siendo tomada con mucha seriedad. capitolio preparados para lo peor. aunque todos e

or washington correspondent carolina chinmoy has been following events in washington colleen an extraordinary day on capitol hill we hear one person has been shot and killed what more can you tell us . well the basic geisha is that woman that died and on several other people that were injured are still ongoing carole's that is probably the right war to describe what we witnessed in washington d.c. yesterday and especially in front of the capitol where these happened and one of the proudest service was apparently shot inside the capitol but this case has still to be clarified what we can say for sure is this the pictures we saw are going to mark generally success the day when the democracy in the united states almost broke apart the day of a of a coup attempt and this also this is also why why it seems to be so important for the lawmakers right now to get the certification of the electoral vote the congress restart of the electoral count that was interrupted after trying to have for a storm to the congress but both leaders now the democratic message pelosi and a republican mitch mcconnell they

. ♪♪ >> the first step of the march in washington was heard with a quiet purpose. it aroused mens to share e kweelly not only the sun and the air so clear and free on the day of their march, but their right to share opportunity and privilege as well. america has been know this for a long time. for 100 years. america learned this emotionally with clarity more penetrating than intellect. if not in the city of ug wa, across television, they continued the feeling of the march and heard the cry. america heard back into the history and everyone attended the march in washington. in this city that has a massive traffic partner, it has been rerounds and acres of space had thousands of visiting demonstrators. >> momentum of the march began slowly. a mounding tide of children, students, parents, grandparents, they were walking down the wide avenue named in honor of the constitution of the country. no attempt was made or thought given to a strike lines of marching. the mood of the day was serious, but relaxed. 200,000 strong they marched in the largest demonstration for civil

natalie brand in washington. thank you so much, natalie. >>> we are in fact hearing from the president, just moments ago, breaking news. president trump released a statement on the electoral certification through a white house spokesperson. he said he disagrees with the outcome of the election, but there will be an orderly transition on january 20th. >>> meantime, some white house officials have resigned after the violence on our nation's capitol. cbs news confirmed the latest resignation comes from matt pottinger. he served as deputy national security adviser. stephanie grisham stepped down from her post as chief of staff for the first lady melania trump. white house social secretary ricky nacita and sarah matthews deputy press secretary, also resigned. >>> house minority leader republican kevin mccarthy condemned the mob violence. cbs evening news anchor and managing editor norah o'donnell spoke with mccarthy yesterday on the phone during the chaos at the capitol. >> why have you all run from the capitol? why n

that george washington, you know the story about george washington and the cherry tree and how he chopped down the cherry tree and his father asked who chopped down the cherry tree. he said i cannot tell a lie. i chopped it down with my ax and so on. we have this impression that george washington couldn't tell a lie. i actually don't think that's true. i read enough of his diaries and letters to know that he fudged the truth. but whether or not he could tell a lie, he could not tell a joke. [ laughter ] >> and he couldn't tell a joke or maybe that it's just that he wouldn't tell a joke. nor would he laugh at jokes. and this in part because he self-consciously presented himself to the world as this very sober-minded, serious character. as a young man he got a hold of this list of sort of maxims and principles of life for a young man. there's 110 of them. one of them said laugh seldom and never in distinguished company. he wrote this down. and these were words that he came to live by. i really don't know if in his private life george washington, i don't think he told jokes. he might have la

washington, d.c. during her long residency, she bore witness to many of the significant incidents that occurred and into the first decade of the 20th century. the article in the century magazine made britannia somewhat of a celebrity, three years later, she was invited to attend virginia day at the 1893 world's columbian expo position where the state of virginia had an exact replica of mount vernon. she was a member of the colonial dimes and the d.a.r. the following year, britannia's grandchildren recognized the importance of their grandmother as a source of collective family history, a living link to the ancestry. and for this reason, they began conducting a series of interviews with her prompting her to share recollections of past events as well as her vast knowledge of family history. as she spoke, they began to write, capturing all of the information she provided and the memories exactly as she had recounted them. some of the notes appear on neatly lined notebook paper like these you see her and o

indeed, much of washington. that whole area around the washington mall, the washington monument, the white house. it's a really sad situation. thank you, pete, very much. pete muntean is on site for us. governor kasich, thank you. you spent time on capitol hill. i knew you when you served your nine terms in the house of representatives. did you ever imagine you would see anything like this, a symbol of the american democracy looking like this, 20,000 heavily armed u.s. troops. i don't know if you've been to baghdad. in the days i was there, that was the green zone. this looks like the green zone in baghdad. >> you know, wolf, it's absolutely stunning. i've been to a number of inaugurations and it was actually a time of joy when people were inaugurated. we'd hang out together, the republicans and democrats, dignitaries, slap one another on the back. it was a time of bringing people together. i can remember when bill clinton was elected and sworn in. my wife and i got to go to lunch with pelosi, him, republicans a

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. donald trump lost the election but the people who voted for him — more than 70 million of them — are still there. if presidentjoe biden is to make good on his pledge to heal the political wounds and unite his nation he will have to address their concerns. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool has travelled to texas to meet some of those who still owe their allegiance to mr trump. the inauguration here is marked by an upturned flag, so convinced is eric braden that donald trump somehow had the election stolen from him. copy that, guys, i appreciate y'all very much. southern patriot council. eric's been so angry he's been eating his right—wing militia onto the streets. —— he has been leading. today we're coming here to the capitol in austin, for many reasons. none of them good. back in his trailer home, he tells me he'll never accept joe biden as president and that, for him, the inauguration is a signal that his country is dying before his very eyes. the stars & stripes outside is u

this goes back to the history of washington. this is seared into the memory of washington institutions, the truman assassination attempt of 60, 70 years ago, attempts made all the way back to the war of 1812, and the true attack on the capitol by the british. all of these are touch points that give us perspective on what we observed yesterday. francine: and remember, we all lived through this with live television and live -- tom: absolutely, the immediacy was extraordinary. francine: and with a couple of hours sleep in washington, it is a new dawn and it is interesting to see what is said and done. let's get to first word news with ritika gupta. ritika: sticking with that story come after an extraordinary day on capitol hill, president is promising and ordinarily -- an orderly transition. minutes later, one of the president's aides tweeted out a statement from him. the president said, "even though i totally disagree with the outcome of the election, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on january 20 meanwhile, they a

ahead of a very busy week in washington. we will get to the phone lines to call in. .emocrats, (202) 748-8000 republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. jackie alamein he will be with us until about 8:45. -- jackie alamei the weekend before the, leading up to the election in november. the president went to rome georgia and rallied and the were about 30,000 people that came out during the pandemic to rally behind this president. his appeal is undeniable. if anyone thought trump come him losing the election would make a big dent or be the end of trumpism i think a lot of people were mistaken and republicans to understand that which is why obviously there is a schism in the party and use some people hugging the president and others backing away. david perdue and kelly loeffler have had to do a tricky dance because of the dynamics at play. they obviously don't want to fully embrace the precedence claims because that would mean potentially weakening their own supporters confidence in the electoral system, may be d

there are people who live in washington, d.c., who run the country, but they also think they run washington. they don't run washington. certainly not in this era. it's the residents of d.c. who are in charge of the trial. think about d.c. culture at the time. it is southern, unapologetically proslavery. key is part of the firmament of the city. as people come and go, presidents come and go, congressmen come and go, people like key remain. he had served through multiple presidencies, pierce and buchanan but also previously in the polk administration. i think the bar of washington, d.c., particularly would have insisted on a death sentence to avenge their rent, their former u.s. attorney, so i think that would have happened if the jury had convicted sickles, and there was a time when it looked like that may very well happen. at first there was a reaction like, "you know what? the guy was having an affair with his wife. good for sickles." and then when you think about it for a few weeks, you say, "you know, you cannot just have people going into the street and killing people." so the delay in

the thing i loved about this washington isn't there it's george washington who sees this. a good night of sleep while the three of them can talk politics. it's almost a habit virginia politicians on their way back maybe courtesy call to george washington but as munro's influence intensified to the point it isn't just jefferson's idea but munro they start to drift away. nothing tears you apart more than the years as washington's minister. it's not so much stockholm syndrome from being there for so long but he really doesn't like great britain. he doesn't do him any favors and that he doesn't have john j communicating about the treaty but nobody tells munro anything. finally, he gives an assignment to the famous painter of the works in the capital to memorize the treaty and then go to munro and say i will recite it for you but i won't give you a copy. he says well then i don't want to hear it and he passes it along to a new england fellow that he trusts and he can't wait. i mean, this is his countrymen time and he recites the whole thing to this fellow so that munro can find

a live look in washington. this is along the washington mall. you see the capitol there, which will of course host this historic day in the inauguration of president-elect joe biden. joe biden himself is attending mass at the moment at st. matthew's church there in washington, and a bay area connection, father kevin o'brian, also the president of santa clara university, is saying that mass this morning. this is a live look outside of the church at this time. a lot of officials there. we'll continue to follow as they are expected to depart in probably the next half hour, i'd say. so it's 6:25 right now. >>> here is a look at your first look at the two commemorative inauguration sections from "the washington post". look at the top right, it is madam vice president. president-elect biden on the cover and president-elect harris on the cover as well, madam vice president. >>> the state capitol in sacramento locked down over concerns over violence surrounding today's inauguration. let's go to "today in the bay's" bob redell. fortunately the capitol's

taking a back life to the scene in washington. this is the image their life. we are taking reports that the us capitol building is now secure. a little earlier, would say police being deployed at the us capitol and they are in theory driving protesters away from the building thatis protesters away from the building that is according to, as we understand it, us officials are now saying that the us capitol building is now secure. this is a fluid situation and will continue to monitor it for you, but that is the very latest reports that we are getting following this three to four hours situation that was taking place there and violent supporters of president trump breached the capitol in washington and dramatic scenes we saw unfolding in demonstrators swarming the building as congress members had to be escorted out by police. as we see now, us officials are saying that the capital building is now secure and police have been driving protesters away from the building. more updates when we get them. the life seen there. the mayor of washington dc called a news confe

washington. we have the story from the michigan state capitol, in lansing. >> reporter: we were told that fbi intelligence had said that there was a lot of chatter online, the january 17th may be a violent day for capitols around the country, and it simply did not happen. the violent individuals appeared to be simply a no-show. there were more media and police here than protesters. i want to tell you about some of the 120 people who have been arrested so far because of what they allegedly did on the 6th of january. let's start with the video of a county commissioner from new mexico arrested in washington, d.c., his name is coy griffin. griffin posted videos of himself at the january 6th events and said he would return to d.c. with weapons. he is arrested and he is being threatened to be ousted from office if he does not resign. and betancourt, posed at the capitol with a confederate flag and he was on probation, he went to the riot and posted a picture on social media and he was wearing an ankle

washington is a locked down city. the whole area around the white house and capitol building where joe biden will be sworn in will be off-limits. that means no massive supporters stretching before him. only 1000 people will be there. you might remember this image from four years ago from donald trump's press secretary, falsely claiming it was the largest audience to ever see an occupation. this time, the space has been filled by 200,000 flags to represent everyone unable to attend. meanwhile, is donald trump's last day as president with just hours to go. senator mitch mcconnell had this to say. sen. mcconnell: the last time the senate convened, we just reclaimed the capitol from violent criminals. the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. >> let'go live now to gary donahue in washington for us. let'talk about security in a moment. i want to talk about mitch mcconnell because it was a pretty interesting interjection from mitch mcconnell on what is going on with president trump

pilot in washington d.c. after threats of a repeat of a capital attack ahead of joe biden's inauguration. climbdown jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up brazil rolls out its coronavirus inoculation campaign after committing to vaccines for emergency use. china becomes the only major economy to grow in 2020 but it's the slowest pace in decades and russian opposition leader alexina abounding flies into moscow after recovering from a poison attack and is immediately arrested. u.s. defense officials have told the associated press news agency they fear a possible insider attack at the inauguration of president elect joe biden and will have national guard troops vetted there are fears of more violence by supporters of outgoing president donald trump following an insurrection there that left 5 people dead. i'm not i'm not only concerned about their state capitals i'm also concerned about other parts of washington d.c. and what sure showing it's really the federal enclave of washington d.c. now whe

meanwhile is warning of armed protests in washington d.c. and all 50 states in the days leading up to joe biden's inauguration security is being stepped up a week earlier than planned the national guard is going 15000 troops and the u.s. state department has designated cuba a state sponsor of terrorism a statement from secretary of state by comparison to cuba and repeatedly provided support for acts of instructional terrorism president barack obama a delisted cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism in 2015 in order to normalize relations with the us is also preparing to designate hate yemen's who 3 rebels a terror group in response to these declared that it's america that's the source of terrorism aid groups warn the blacklisting could have catastrophic consequences in a country already suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis under schapelle reports. 27 people were killed in this attack on audience airport last month as the newly formed yemeni government arrived to. the united states said those responsible must be held accountable and a

there in washington d.c. carolyn an extraordinary day on capitol hill a violent mall interrupting a joint session of congress one person shot and killed what more can you tell us. it's difficult to see it to think that we're talking about the united states terry well the investigation of that woman that died and and several other people i'm part of a service that were injured are still ongoing and kaos is probably the right word to describe what happened yesterday here in washington d.c. and especially in front of the capitol where all this assault on democracy happened and experts and police including my diary of a year mitch mcconnell have been talking about an insurrection that happened here in washington d.c. saying that. what happened yesterday was was was really has no wars and is really a president in the history of this country and we can definitely say that the pictures we saw are going to mark that they generally 6th the day when democracy in the united states almost broke completely apart the day o

a curfew comes into effect in washington d.c. . unclear at this stage as to how many supporters are still out on the streets but come 6 pm local time they will be arrested if they violate that curfew the streets around capitol hill looking empty now many of the people have left from what it looks like and. the police operation to bring about calm seems to have worked so far from the pictures that we're seeing right now anyway president himself spoke to his supporters via video message on twitter saying that he understood them but calling on them as well to go home president elect joe biden who was supposed to be giving a speech on the economy earlier well had to change his plans of course send and. called on president supporters to end the standoff to end their. calling what is happening today in washington an insurrection so right now this is a scene it's looking much calmer than it did a few hours ago but certainly an unprecedented day in american history when supporters of us present donald trump storm capitol building. i'm full

rich edsen is live in washington with more. we heard a lot of singing and a lot of things today from that crowd. >> yeah, harris. this isn't even supposed to be the main event. freedom plaza here in between the capitol building and the white house and pennsylvania avenue is jammed with trump fans. the program has just started today. check it out. this is what we've got going on. it started about 15 minutes ago. national park service said it approved a permit for what it's calling a rally for revival, running from 1 p.m. this afternoon until about 8:30 p.m. this evening. president trump tweeted that tomorrow he will be here for a historic day, part of protests around and the events going on in the capitol building, certification, counting of the electoral vote. washington, d.c. closed off much of downtown to traffic today, tomorrow and the day after. it has warned people coming into town that firearms are not allowed in the city. d.c. mobilized the national guard. the mayor said the guard will not carry guns, they'll just help w

this is all over washington, d.c. at key intersections across the district you will see national guard troops like this with military vehicles blocking traffic. this is a checkpoint because there's a lot of secret service agents that are in this area. also we're just two blocks from the white house. but i wanted to show you what it is here because the ring of security is not just at the capitol. it is all over washington, d.c. stretching for miles and miles. and as i said, more troops coming in, more law enforcement coming in to try and keep the inauguration safe, wolf. >> yeah, they're on the way and it's going to be tense over these next few days. jeremy, i understand there's some new reporting you're getting on possible pardons coming from the president in these final three days of his in office. what exactly are you hearing? >> well, wolf, sources have told us that the president is expected to pardon more people before he leaves office. and this will cap off what has really been a scramble over these last several

military manning checkpoints in washington, d.c. a virginia man was arrested, a police report says he had a gun and a lot of ammunition, his intention unknown. the u.s.

, and i think in washington in particular, the big argument was that washington didn't appreciate what he had done. monroe was nearly killed in delaware, taken out of action, not given the commission and i think all of those things made him feel as though washington was turning his back on so that did that to monroe and washington. one of the things i admired about him is that no matter how tough can be an aura of competent. not in the beginning. it's interesting, at the beginning, they were worried about his indecisiveness but as the war went on and people came to understand and better, it was that rockhard confidence or ability to appear confident that was very important. >> projecting confidence, just more broadly, all four of them had a very distinct -- i don't know the right word but their public appearance. washington obviously having to lead men and in a difficult situation but even madison, one of our viewers say madison participated college debates was at princeton prepared them in ways for public life and they put themselves in public. in this age where i personally politicia

debra alfarone in washington. thank you so much. >>> well, authorities have arrested two more people in the capitol siege. peter francis stager was taken into custody on a federal warrant. the arkansas man was spotted in videos and photos striking a police officer repeatedly with a flag pole. a retired pennsylvania firefighter was also arrested yesterday, robert sanford is accused of throwing a fire extinguisher that appears to strike three officers in the heads. both men are facing charges. >>> president-elect joe biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion package to help americans rebound from the pandemic. the plan includes $1,400 checks for most americans, boosting the childcare tax credit, and increasing the federal minimum businees, and a dre to vaccinate 100 million pe >> you know, i know what i just described does not come cheaply. but failure to do so will cost us dearly. the consensus among leading economists is we simply cannot afford not to do what i'm proposing. >> biden also added there's a moral obligation to p

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there are statues of washington here, paintings of washington there, washington is the single most represented person in the art collection in the capitol. the city is named for him. he is so connected to it. >> after choosing the site for the capitol in 1791, then laying the cornerstone in 1793, it was washington's desire that the building be completely done and ready for congress to occupy in 1800. >> washington's vision for the building was something large, magnificent, and would command respect. would make americans of every state love their country better, and he hoped that it would be first in the affections of all americans. that is his legacy. >> while washington's aspirations for the building and the city have been more than realized over the course of the centuries, his hopes for what he called a congress house and the banks of the potomac being finished by 1800 would go unfold build -- unfulfilled due to construction and weather delays. the capitol today does not resemble its early years of occupancy from 1800 until the house wing was completed just to the south in 1807. it would th

he was planning to march across and trap washington in manhattan. glover once again with 700 men held off 4000 british and hessian troops. he took about 22 casualties. the british took between 700 and 800 casualties. that gave washington time to escape from manhattan and to fight another day. then we fast-forward to this section of pennsylvania around the 22nd of december. glover marches into this area and he camps up the hill near where washington's headquarters were. and washington calls him to his headquarters and tells him what he wants to do -- cross 800 feet of a rocky, ice strewn river under the cover of darkness. and, by the way, the barometer is falling and we could be looking at some weather, and glover mutters to washington and says, your excellency, it is impossible. washington says to glover, colonel glover, i did not ask you to assess possibilities, i asked you if you could do it. colonel glover thinks for a second and says, general washington, my marbleheaders can do it. that is when legend tells us -- the legend is not written anywhe

in april of 1968, washington, d.c., washington, d.c., was literally on fire. police riots had broken out after the assassination of martin luther king. his memory we celebrate today. at least 13 of them died. much of the capital was leveled and it stayed that way. blocks of trouble for decades. if you were in washington in the 1990s, you remember what it looks like. the interaction of january 6th was much worse than any of that. a police officer was hit in the head by riders, then later had a stroke and died at a local hospital. an unarmed protester was shot by authorities. a woman may have been trampled to death by the crowd. as of tonight, those are the three casualties we can confirm from the riot capitol building on january 6th. in response to that, our leaders have assembled the largest military presence in washington in all of american history. in 1864 as the civil war raged on the other side, americans died every day in large numbers in battle. there were fewer federal troops protecting washington, d.c., than there are tonight. and it's truly a national

that is washington the mirror washington d.c. just laying out the plans for the inauguration and pleading for people to join the inauguration from him is power transfer as presidential power transfers at noon on january 20th i'm ready to talk about the logistics and security measures and what you can do to provide a tip off so let's pretend i'm fishing briefly joins us live from washington d.c. and alan carry out a merrill judy is that this extraordinary time you're about. it's a different sort of city isn't it everyone expected the inauguration to be slightly different because of the pandemic and certainly muriel bowser has extended some of the restrictions because of that but also the fact that they have this security threat no they were worried about the threats that were online certainly they weren't even in the dark recesses of the web they were right there in plain sight or federal officials are saying that over the last few days they have seen people trying to defuse tensions suggesting that they're not going to travel to

washington, d.c. the national archives hosted this event and provided the video. david: grant quertermous is the curator and collector of the preservation. as the former curator, he spent five years researching the family and used the collection to interpret their two centuries of ownership of historical landmark property in georgetown and their familial ties to george and martha washington. prior to his arrival at tudor place in 2015, he was the curator of collections at james madison's montpelier where he worked for nearly nine years on the mansion 's interior initiatives. now let's hear from grant quertermous, thank you for joining us today. grant: thank you. it's a pleasure to be here this afternoon and i'm going to focus on how britannia's reminiscences were created. let me get my power-point going here. when subscribers to the century illustrated monthly magazine received their current issue in may of 1890, they would have been presented with a variety of reading options. a new poem by walt whit