washington dc and i think we have to promote washington dc when we can. it is the boston boys and general gauge painted by henry bacon. it shows a bunch of young soon-to-be americans protested british soldiers before the american revolution. look for it next time you are on the george washington campus. thomas prichard rossiter paints a washington family home circa 1850, very genre themed. washington with a victoria themed squire, the idea of family life. washington as a farmer, 1850, not just a farmer but a slaveholder. i tried with stearns to see if he had any reason for depicting slavery as a benign institution but i was not able to determine that. john moore dunsmore, washington's plus birthday, 1799. thomas 1799.day as stephanie's married off to his nephew. this is a -- step niece married off to his nephew. genre scene by john ward dunsmore. i include this one partly because it shows george washington not in a magisterial sense of establishing washington like with savage but show some th of tellingpa others where to go. also this is in washington d c

washington's face there. that commission he had received in june of 1775, he returns to congress in annapolis of 1783 home tos quickly annapolis to arrive on christmas eve. exchanges one house for another. christmas of 1783. did you like that transition? equipment which is old, moldy canvas and mahogany polls and walnut folding stools it's soway, but important and is recognized as having great political significance, symbolic significance for washington as a republican general. it's one of the flanking buildings there at mount vernon and we know from a letter washington writes during his presidency, after he writes to a nephew of her seeing operations and asks him to pull his old quitman out and air out the tents and care for this material. i don't inc. it just because he to care forand want everything he owned. i think he thought of it as he thought of his military papers -- he was careful to make sure they were carefully transcribed and reserved. significanceon saw to these old tents and items. the story th

washington. the driving question on the commissioners mind can democracy compete with it's right hand tied to a hitching post? >>> his answer in our county is what i consider the greatest show on earth. it's bringing out the people. as the commissioner likes to say, we have really become one of the freedom curtain counts. >> wednesday night highlights from the annual churchill conference in d.c. >> part of american history tv in primetime each night this week. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan 3. cspan where history unfolds daily. in 1979 cspan was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> he created ten commandments for presidential leadership. up next on the presidency, mr. boston discusses the commandments and provides examples of presidents that excel at each one. he is the author of cross examining history. a lawyer gets answers from the experts about our presidents. the denver forum hosted this hour lo

washington, he fully grows on washington because he is so gung ho. the whole work, all of his men are deserting in droves and here's this french kid who is like put me in coach. when washington says okay you can join my military family, which was lingo of the day to basically washington is saying you can become one of my minions like the way alexander hamilton was described as a member of washington's military family, but remember lafayette was an orphan and when washington said family he meant minyan, but what lafayette heard was son. then, hijinks ensued. so, i guess i will take some questions if you have them. there are these microphones set up here. yeah, let's get cracking. >> hello. i was wondering when i read the book if you have seen the show hamilton and what you thought of the portrayal of lafayette? >> if you did not hear that the question was about hamilton. [laughter] >> i seen hamilton and what i think of the patrol of lafayette i have seen hamilton. i obviously love hamilton, even there-- even though there is so much hamilton in hamilt

her tomkat washington. turns towards the audience and says that's true. it is not true. fromtunately he got that ron. there is a lot to commend in his book, he also put hamilton back on the map. this story that martha washington, of all people. i don't know how much you know about martha washington, but can you see her naming a horn tomkat after one of her husband's aides question mark is that some might martha washington? it is not just wrong, it is everywhere. , they haveed into it actually wrote a piece about it. itgot under my skin because feeds to this john adams notion that hamilton was nothing but an abundance of secretions and was constantly sleeping around. yes he had extramarital affairs, to which he admitted to. but was he constantly on the prowl? i don't think there is a lot of evidence to support that. one thing they do is able to the evidence thatf even marshall -- martha washington knew he was out of control. if you look at the sources that people site for that, first of all they do not site

honored by washington's step grandson george washington and in many ways this house could be looked at is our first monument. for structure of any kind built to honor any man like that. this house had a fame all to itself apart from robert e. lee and then lee married into that family and bail part of the washington family and so with the coming of the civil war happened and lee was put in a very painful and difficult place in which he had to choose sides president lincoln wanted him to command federal troops and he couldn't find a war against virginia. his home and family as he characterized it and so he was caught in this terrible dilemma and ultimately his massive impact and course of american history that would follow and would lead to the u.s. government taking this home and plantation away from his family to punish him and creating arlington national cemetery as a place to honor the dead and also a form of revenge or retribution against lee for that role he played as a confederate general. so what you're seeing here at arlington house is primarily the original instruction built be

washington. the driving question on the commissioners mind can democracy compete with it's right hand tied to a hitching post? >>> his answer in our county is what i consider the greatest show on earth. it's bringing out the people. as the commissioner likes to say, we have really become one of the freedom curtain counts. >> wednesday night highlights from the annual churchill conference in d.c. >> part of american history tv in primetime each night this week. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan 3. cspan where history unfolds daily. in 1979 cspan was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> he created ten commandments for presidential leadership. up next on the presidency, mr. boston discusses the commandments and provides examples of presidents that excel at each one. he is the author of cross examining history. a lawyer gets answers from the experts about our presidents. the denver forum hosted this hour lo

what would washington -- how would washington view the. i think he would be relieved there was an amendment that made the four-year term. he would be appalled when a president served 16 years, i don't think he would be happy about that at all. you couldn't have convinced him it was a good idea just because we were at war, for example. i think he might be a little alarmed to see so many executive orders going-forward. but the veto was a power that was very strong from the very beginning. was something that was discussed in -- during the time in the summer of 1789 it was already being discussed. congress was making their decisions about an executive veto. that's not something he would be surprised to see. i know -- i don't know if he had the right to name a supreme court justice in the last year of his term, i don't think there's any doubt he would feel it's his duty and his right within the power of the presidency to make that choice and make that nomination and send it to the senate. he would expect the senate to act. >> well, i think it's

he came to washington on all but three of those visits. for seven of his 13 trips here, he was serving as britain's prime minister. fully half of those 13 trips came after the well-known world war ii trip. well-known world war ii trip. i'm going to soft-pedal world war ii because it is so widely covered, people know it well. i'm going to talk about some of the other trips. his very first one was in 1900. he came as a young man. he had good social connections he will come -- met president mckinley. he was at this .25 or 26. he gets to meet the president. time is crucial. the next three decades, he does not come to washington. his next trip is in 1929. that is the longest gap. he comes in 1929. he had just left the chancellorship and beginning his wilderness years. he was traveling as a private citizen. he and randolph and his brother jack were on this wonderful trip around the country. he spent time in the canadian rockies and down the west coast and hollywood and meeting all of the hollywood people, staying with william randolph hearst in

washington 44. as a mags prepares to lesser successor, to the office of george washington defined 225 years ago we couldn't be any luckier to have someone with the original. welcome to the stage. >> you know, i love this book. what i really wonder about, why historians for so long have dismissed the controversy, just the curiosity, something that will be a paragraph or something in a book. . i'm interested how you came to this topic? >> first of all, they were wondering other historians wondered why spent so much time on it when they could have been working on them the amendment or what we know what they didn't quite realize how important it was -- on what they were going to do. about how washington became. and i came across -- you know, washington's presidency was trapped of the republican candidate. -- i didn't believe it. i thought it must have been dynamic also. . and he started talking about controversy and republican gave the idea and happened to mention that they have this multitude material

of "george washington, nationalist." if george washington were alive today and he saw the full run of this campaign, no matter who the victor is, what would he say? prof. larson: i think he would be appalled. he really did not believe in politics. he had this vision the people would run hard-fought campaigns. he worked on campaigns with others, hard-fought. but once you got there you were not supposed to be part of a party process. you were supposed to call each one as you saw them. if you look at the constitutional convention, he tried to lead by conciliation, by listening, by cooperation. at the constitutional convention, he listened to everyone, he met with people at night, he worked out compromises. sure, some did not go along. there were people he broke with like george mason. he brought enough together to work across lines. it was always shifting alliances. but this was not the dream he had. it's what we got though. brian: how much time have you spent at mount vernon to do your books the last couple of years? prof.

about washington. they had heard some of the lectures and wanted a small book that could reach, they thought, a broader and different audience. people can use it as a supplementary course book in college. butl enough for classes, also something you can take on an airplane and read. it captures the essence of the thesis that washington was a nationalist who brought the whole thing together. i make a solution at one point. they often say that james madison was the architect of the constitution. i reply, after doing all this vernon, that if james madison is the architect of the constitution, and he might be, then washington is the general contractor. if you are building a house are knowng in addition on, you you might like with the contractor has in mind and what the architect has in mind. washington had full support, and the funny thing is some of these great books on washington. like the four-part book by douglas friedman. skip this.em , they don't go into the nuts and bolts of what he did before the co

the timeless washington. the sculpture of washington. a plausible but idealized washington where he is being presented as the president. simple, plain, and a black suit. in a simple pose surrounded by rather gaudy items. drapery and so on. but he looks almost like a new england minister who has accidentally strayed into the court of louis the xvi. that is the look. that was the idea. this opened up a huge debate. i should read a little something from the book here about what these pictures ought to be. let me go back for a second. when trumbull wanted to get the federal government to pay him to paint those pictures in the rotunda, he began a public relations campaign. in this campaign he writes letters to congressmen and senators. he swallows his pride and talks to president james madison, who he really dislikes. he writes letters to his old pals. old john adams and old thomas jefferson, asking for their endorsement of this project. would you be so kind as to write letters to the president and the congress to endorse mike pictures that i

trying to stop washington. trying to get the ball out from robert kelley, who gets to the 30 yard line. out. >> mike: on the field tonight, cousins, 375. tremendous quarterback rating, too. the max is 156.3. he's right under 146 right now. crowder and garcon, each over 100 yards, two of the three touchdowns thrown by kirk cousins. >> cris: and half a yard away from the fourth touchdown pass there. what a play by josh norman. their defensive coordinator was million contract, he went in and said, when are we going to see you again? he said, when otas start. never missed one the entire time. set the standard from that day one, for that entire defense. >> mike: kelley up the middle, with a ton of room. inside the 20. line. 77 yards. longest run of his rookie season. >> cris: you just have to feel a little bit. they are down to their third and fourth team linebackers in there, as well. nsekhe comes up with the big block. and for the washington redskins, they are starting to feel it, aren't they? green bay packers ar

gwen's remarkable career on the washington week website and at pbs.org/washington week. we now raise a glass to toast our friend, our mentor, our colleague, our shero, amazing life, amazing career, amazing woman. gwen ifill. >> hear, hear. >> cheers. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. i'm thuy vu. coming up on our program, we'll look at a bay area startup with an app that gets excess food from businesses into the hands of those who need it. >>> also remembering pioneering television anchor and reporter gwen ifill, who passed away this week. >>> but first as president-elect donald trump continues forming his cabinet, there is much division over his choices and the direction of the country. here in the bay area, there have been reports of racially motivated incidents in public and at schools. protests have erupted, and some are preparing to join in a women's march in washington, d.c. one day after the inauguration. tonight we'll talk about how to move forward with three people from different backgrounds, generations, and polal

washington will change. and, chris, i tell you this, on day one we are not waiting until the inaugural, that first week of january when this house is sworn in, we will get to work that day because there is a lot to do and we cannot waste time. >> let's go through a lightning round, quick questions, quick answers on some of the ideas that donald trump laid out during the campaign and you tell me how practical they are and how quickly you can do them. one, build a wall on our southern border. >> well, i think number one, yes, you do have to secure the southern border, you have to put a wall, it could be all virtual with the uav airplanes as well, but i think that is doable and one of the first things that needs to be done. >> that's interesting because paul ryan fudged on that, too, this week. you are not committed to a brick and mortar wall along the border for the entire length. >> well, no, i believe you have to have a security all the way through, but when you look at the border, and this is something that

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. katty: the election is only days behind us but the transition has already begun. mr. trump moves into the oval office in january. what will he do when he gets there? after meeting members of congress, he did give us a clue. would beity, he said , health care, immigration, and cutting taxes. gavin hewitt looks at the next president's agenda. gavin: the nation's capitol and the chambers of power. donald trump has the potential to be an extraordinarily powerful president, with both houses of congress controlled by the republican party. today donald trump was at capitol hill meeting with the speaker of the house of representatives, paul ryan. he promised to work closely with the president-elect, despite a previously troubled relationship. rep. ryan: donald trump had one of the most impressive victories we have ever seen and we are going to turn that into progress for the american people and talk about how to hit the ground running. gavin: donald trump said he was impatient to move quickly

washington state in the field. painting really captured the image that comes through many of the written accounts during the war of washington in his tent, writing his dispatches among his shoulders -- among his soldiers. that continues through the campaign of 1777. there's this very famous painting -- the march 2004 that will be on display in the news ford thatch of valley will be on display in the museum of the american revolution. story that has a lot of ferocity to it that washington remained in that marquee. he made an implicit promise here. this is from his general orders issued two days before the march forge.lley partake int he would the hardships and every inconvenience. at the army is getting ready to leave, it appears that original set of marquees appears to be wearing out. driesmpus never really out after the wet seasons. it begins to rot and fall apart. early in 1778, we have a well-documented process in which a new set of marquees was produced in pennsylvania by the quartermaster's department and was

good morning washington. toss to eileen - less windy today - dry in the dmv for the biggest travel day of the year tomorrow - isolated showers by thanksgiving morning - dry weekend ahead today: mostly sunny. breezy and tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 22-32 winds: nw 5 mph wednesday: sunny start. increasing clouds. highs: 49-53 dc police are on the scene of a crime in northeast. the investigation is playing out on holbrook street in the trinidad neighborhood. our john gonzalez just got the scene.. breaking right now - northeast. the investigation is playing out on holbrook street in the trinidad neighborhood. our john gonzalez just got the scene.. breaking new bus crash, that left six children dead and 23 others hurt. while you were sleeping - chattanooga police arrested the driver, 24-year-old "johnthony walker". walker has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. more charges could be filed later. dozens of students were riding the bus when it cra

abc's kenneth moton is live in northwest washington with the latest. trump's transition...not so another night of protests against president-elect donald trump. smashed windows in portland, oregon. crowds took over the streets in oakland. in philadelphia and new york, they marched. sot these people have to get over it.. he won, he won trump tasked with uniting the country tweeted. just had a very open and successful presidential election. now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. very unfair! but it's another trump tweet from 4 years ago reelection of president obama, trump said "we can't let this happen, we should march on washington and stop this travesty. " sot trump "very good man, very good man." a different tone yesterday as a more humble president elect met with president obama for the first time at the white house. sot obama we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed a busy day for trump who made the rounds on capitol hill meeting with top gop officials and house agenda... sot sot trump "we're

trying to stop washington. trying to get the ball out from robert kelley, who gets to the 30 yard line. >> cris: right there. out. >> mike: on the field tonight, cousins, 375. tremendous quarterback rating, too. the max is 156.3. he's right under 146 right now. crowder and garcon, each over 100 yards, two of the three touchdowns thrown by kirk cousins. >> cris: and half a yard away from the fourth touchdown pass there. what a play by josh norman. their defensive coordinator wa saying, after he signed that $75 million contract, he went in and said, when are we going to see you again? he said, when otas start. never missed one the entire time. set the standard from that day one, for that entire defense. >> mike: kelley up the middle, with a ton of room. line. 77 yards. longest run of his rookie season. >> cris: you just have to feel a little bit. they are down to their third and fourth team linebackers in there, as well. nsekhe comes up with the big block. and for the washington redskins, they are starting to fee

trying to stop washington. trying to get the ball out from robert kelley, who gets to the 30 yard line. >> cris: right there. muhammad ali, just knocked it out. >> mike: on the field tonight, cousins, 375. tremendous quarterback rating, too. the max is 156.3. he's right under 146 right now. crowder and garcon, each over 100 yards, two of the three touchdowns thrown by kirk cousins. >> cris: and half a yard away from the fourth touchdown pass there. what a play by josh norman. their defensive coordinator was saying, after he signed that $75 million contract, he went in and said, when are we going to see you again? he said, when otas start. never missed one the entire time. set the standard from that day one, for that entire defense. >> mike: kelley up the middle, with a ton of room. inside the 20. stays on his feet to the 4 yard line. 77 yards. longest run of his rookie season. >> cris: you just have to feel a little bit. they are down to their third and fourth team linebackers in there, as well. nsekhe comes up

you look at louisville out, washington still has washington state, friday, day after thanksgiving. wisconsin and penn state, potentially could play each other in the big ten championship game. and there's oklahoma, just sitting right there at nine. more than likely will move up into the top eight t coming up on tuesday night. >> chris: they have a bye week, as the cowboys do, before bedlam in norman in a couple of weeks. >> kirk: that will be a shootout. >> chris: howard. fires far side, incomplete. you know, oklahoma has never had a chance to play for a big 12 championship on its own field. they won the big eight many times over the years, those collisions with nebraska, but the big 12 championship game was the a neutral site. before, which is win a conference on their home field. at least in the big 12. howard will run down and be tackles across the 35 yard line. oklahoma state's playing at a very high level. they went to ft. worth today, took care of business. >> kirk: mason rudolph having a really good year. james washington, a lot of weapons on the outside. they will challenge

[laughter] so anyway, he joined up and washington, he grows on washington because he is just so gung ho. the whole war, office men are deserting in droves and here's this french kid who is just, the whole war he's like, put me in, coach. [laughter] and what washington says okay, you can join my military family, which was lingo of the day tobaa basically, washington is saying okay, you can become one of my minions, like the way alexander hamilton was described as an of of washington's military family. remember, lafayette was an orphan, and when washington said family, he meant chow mein mignon. but what lafayette heard was s son. then hijinks ensue. [laughter] site us i will take some questions if you have them.m. there are these microphones set up here. yeah, let's get cracking. [laughter] >> i was wondering when i read the book if you had seen the show hamilton to what you thought about the portrayal of lafayette? >> if you didn't hear that the question was about hamilton.bo [laughter] [applause] have i seen hamilton and what do i think of the portrayal of lafayette? ifc hambleton.e

so anyway he joins us in washington, he grows on washington because he's so gung ho. all of his men are deserting in droves and hear these french kids.s they are all like put me in coach. and when washington says okay you can join my military family, which was lingo of the day basically washington saying you can become one of my minions like the way alexander hamilton was described as a member of washington's military family but remember lafayette was an orphan and when washington sent family what lafayette heard was son. then hijinks ensued. [laughter] so i guess i will take someake e questions if you have them. there are these marker funds set up here. let's get cracking.>> >> i was wondering when i read the book if you had seen the show hamilton and what you thought about the role of lafayette. >> if you didn't hear that the question was about hamilton. [laughter] have i seen hamilton and what do i think of the portrayal of lafayette. i've seen hamilton and i also love hamilton even though they are so much hamilton in hamilton. obviously you know who would love the

we will look at the mistakes we made and we will make sure we bring our a game for washington. they are very good on defense, all around, so we have to play well. we have to come out offensively ready to go. >> jenny: we will see you there, go enjoy this, thank you. >> joe: all right, a few years ago they were playing in front of 20,000 and losing every week. division title and a trip to santa clara. back in a moment. thank you for dining with us. hope to see you again soon. whoa, whoa, i got this. just gotta get the check. almost there. i can't reach it. if you have alligator arms, you avoid picking up the check. what? it's what you do. i got this. thanks, dennis! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. growwwlph. ? ain't no gift like the present tense ? ? ain't no love like an old romance ? ? got'sta make hay when the sun is shinin' ? ? can't waste time when it comes time to dance ? ? long live the heart ? ? long live the soul ? ? that knows what it wants ? ? oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... ? >> joe: what a scene. and really at this point,

when you go to washington and you see the washington monument, think of it as a capital "i" for integrity. the second commitment. a great leader shall stay above the partisan fray in the able to build consensus. building consensus is an essential part of the american success story. people going across the aisle, having dialogue, compromising, in being able to legislate effectively. the latin phrase on our money means "out of many, one." yes, in many groups, there is more than one faction. the president has to be able to pull the factions together. the president who was particularly good at staying above the fray and building consensus was thomas jefferson. the jefferson biographer i interviewed spent over 20 years as a professor of history at the university of virginia and he is the author of six books on thomas jefferson. because we live in a world where nobody can build consensus, i wanted to devote the interview to, how did jefferson do it yet go he was operating at a difficult time. the federalist party controlled by john adams and alexander hamilton was in constant conflict with the

host: there we actually see disembarkation at the navy yard in washington, d.c. what are we looking at here? allison: we are looking at the casket being taken down. you can see the honor guard there. we have a glimpse of general pershing, i believe, on the ship. host: who was general pershing. allison: commander of kpe addition area forces in world war i, term used for american army. now here in the u.s. capital ro tuna, the linking catapult, platform used to put president lincoln's coffin. >> president the united states hardy and mrs. hardy laying the ribbon across the casket. mitchell" that's correct. -- mitchell: that's correct. they are representing the united states and ultimately not to jump ahead too much but he will give the keynote speech. the streets of washington were lined with thousands of folks who waited for the casket to be removed and brought by the honor him guard down pennsylvania avenue and then across the bridge into virginia. i think what i've read is one of the largest turnouts for any parade in the city. host: what does that say about the

washington, d.c., how underdeveloped it is. and there were those that could not make it because of the large turnout. is finklestein: i think it important to note the people on the roof. some of the best photographs we have of the ceremony were taken from above. host: and also how unconcerned they were about presidential security. today, they would not be there, snipers. despite the fact that three presidents had been assassinated before this. host: and is it called the sarcophagus? ms. finklestein: and that was not constructed yet. it was not constructed until later, so all we see is the tomb. where they are walking is somewhat near where the plaza would be constructed, or the sentinels from the united states army, the third infantry regiment, guard the tomb it. this has changed quite a bit. host: and the congressmen who started all of this all, m upton fish, do we know if he had a role in this when it finally happened? ms. finklestein: yes, he did. he was an officer in the infantry regiment, which was a segregated african-ame

it frustrated washington enormously. he sent out a letter to the states during this time, but the troops, the troops -- and this is the scary part -- probably working with the letters, certainly with the knowledge of alexander hamilton and governor going tore either mutiny -- they thought they were going to mutiny, some of them, led by a few of the lieutenant anderson and a few others, armstrong and a few others -- they were either going or get paid. once the peace treaty is signed, nobody is ever going to pay us. we're going to force congress to pay us. what they wanted to do was recruit washington and as part of the coup d'État. hamilton had already talked to washington. this democracy stuff is not going to work. washington was a true republican. he believed in republican government. brian: small are question mark prof. larson: -- brian: small r? prof. larson: small r. experience, a continental republican. something new under the sun. he believed in those enlightenment virtues. america could be a model. he wanted the

d d is i i "eye on washington," the only produced in washington, d.c. every week "eye on washington" takes you straight to capitol hill for a discussion with nevada's delegation and other leaders about the federal matters that matter to you. today topic, is it past tense for pot prohibition? we're going to look at question two and what its passage this november would mean for nevada. my guests today are mr. morgan fox, the communications director of the washington, d.c.-based marijuana policy project and also from the mpp is mr. robert capecchi, our federal policy director. thanks both of you for being on. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks. >> well, according to a 2015 study by the pew research center, 53% of americans want to see cannabis legalized. well, we'll see if that's the case in nevada this november when voters decide on question 2. it's a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana. the marijuana policy project is doing to get pro question 2 voters to the polls. we'll talk pros and cons. should marijuana be legal in the state

this is "eye on washington," washington, d.c. every week "eye on washington" takes you straight to capitol hill for a discussion with nevada's delegation and other leaders about the federal matters that matter to you. today's topic, a decade after the housing peak, owners are richer, but you, renters, are hurting. my special guest today to talk about it, rebekah king, a policy specialist with the national housing conference and the nhc is a washington, d.c.-based organization that advocates for policy and housing sustainability and affordability. and, rebekah, thanks so much for being here again. >> thanks for having me. >> if you are a nevada homeowner, things are sure better. equity up, foreclosures down. that dwelling again feels likes a happy home instead of a barely affordable burden you fear losing daily. if you are a renter, well, for many of you, your monthly payment has you losing sleep every night. today on "eye on washington," nevadans today. we're going to define severely housing burdened, a situation too many nevadan

[laughter] so anyway, he joined up in washington, he goes on washington because he is just so gung ho. washington, the whole war, all has been are deserting in droves and years of this french kid who is just, the whole war is like, put me in, coach. [laughter] and when washington says okay, you can join my military family, which was lingo of the day just to basically washington said okay, you can become one of my minions, like the way alexander hamilton was described as a member of washington's military family. remember, lafayette was an orphan, and then when washington said family, he meant mignon but what lafayette heard was some. then hijinks ensue. [laughter] so i guess i will take some questions if you have them. there are these microphones set up here. yeah, let's get cracking. [laughter] >> i was wondering when i read the book if you had seen the show hamilton and what you thought about the portrayal of lafayette? >> if you didn't hear that the question was about hamilton. [laughter] [applause] have i seen hamilton and what do i think of the portrayal of lafayette? i've seen ha

by using washington as a vehicle, by moving washington to center stage -- because washington is left out of the story even in myers' book. he is not part of that story. i thought i could tell that story in a different way by moving washington to the center of the story. brian: i want to make these connections. we hear the names all the time and people who underwrite the experiences. fred smith, the man who started fedex, we have some video about him making a speech about washington. do you have an idea of how much money he gave to the live e.r.a.? >> a lot. a lot more than i have. i am sure it is all public record. brian: here is frank w. smith. frank: we are told that the president envisions a structure for his documents here on the ground of mount vernon. unfortunately, he was not able to complete that project before his deanthony. today, nearly 214 years after his passing, we are able to celebrate the opening of his library. if he were here today, i believe that he would be pleased with the completion of his dream. it's a testament to his legacy that all of this was accomplished w

. >>> the nightteam live in washington, d.c. coverin t >> adam: history made here in washington, d.c., at the white house earlier today. two political rivals putting past behind them and focusing on a presidential transition and a peaceful one, unifying the country, top priority. president obama and president-elect trump admitted they had their differences and admitting after their sit-down today they both team than couraged. donald trump at the white house >> obama is an incompetent. the most ignorant president in our history, he has been a disaster. >> adam: today a different tone. >> a great respect, meeting lasted for almost an hour that have. and it could have gone on for a lot longer. the closed-door one-on-one white house meeting is a key step in starting a smooth transportation is between the two administrations. >> regardless of party to come together and work together, and to deal with the many challenges that we face. >> i look forward to dealing with the president in the future. >> adam: the seen unimaginable to peop

and also look at washington, d.c. how undeveloped it is. >> you can see lincoln memorial. >> that's right. >> there's lot of wide open spaces. >> none of the folks that made it over there. large turn out. >> i think it's interesting to note the people on the roof of the amphitheater, some of the best photographs we had in the ceremony were taken above. >> and how concerned really they were about presidential security. today there could not be people on the roofs like that. there would be snipers watching the crowds and protecting the president. >> despite the fact that three presidents had been assassinated before this. >> right. >> now, they're carrying the casket to the place where, today, people go, they'll actually see the white as cul-de-sac in which the cascade entered. >> and that was not constructed yet. it wasn't until constructed until later. all we say now is the actual too and where they're walking is somewhat near where the plaza, later constructed. where the sentals from the united states army now guard

pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> we'll take a break here. in a moment, just in time for thanksgiving, travel rush. the new innovation that could make the huge headache over losing your luggage a thing of the past. >>> also the crime that gripped the nation. the hit netflix series "making a murderer," tonight the brand-new development in the case. >> we're back with a story that will be of interest to anyone who plans to fly over the coming holiday season. or anyone who's ever experienced the frustration of an airline losing a bag. delta air lines said today it was nearly finished rolling out an upgrade to the tracking system that it hopes will soon make it highly unlikely anyone will lose a bag again. nbc's tom costello explains. >> reporter: it's a $50 million upgrade that most passengers will never see. right there, embedded in the delta luggage tag, a tiny microchip and antenna that could one day make losing your bag a thing of the past. >> 12 minutes to go. flight leaves at 12:07. >> reporter: in baltimore today, we saw how it works. the

trying to stop washington. trying to get the ball out from robert kelley, who gets to the 30 yard line. out. >> mike: on the field tonight, cousins, 375. tremendous quarterback rating, too. the max is 156.3. he's right under 146 right now. crowder and garcon, each over 100 yards, two of the three touchdowns thrown by kirk cousins. >> cris: and half a yard away from the fourth touchdown pass there. what a play by josh norman. their defensive coordinator was million contract, he went in and said, when are we going to see you again? he said, when otas start. never missed one the entire time. set the standard from that day one, for that entire defense. >> mike: kelley up the middle, with a ton of room. inside the 20. line. 77 yards. longest run of his rookie season. >> cris: you just have to feel a little bit. they are down to their third and fourth team linebackers in there, as well. nsekhe comes up with the big block. and for the washington redskins, they are starting to feel it, aren't they? i mean, this is -- i

in washington, i'm nikole killion, wmur news 9. sean: governor maggie hassan will be stepping into a new role next year after defeating kelly ayotte in the u.s. senate race. erin: senator ayotte conceded to the race was extremely close. in the end, only 1023 votes separated the politicians. ray brewer joins us live in the studio now to tell us how both sides are reacting to hassan's win. ray: as you can imagine, republicans are upset with losing representation in washington and some are already , looking ahead to 2020. >> i am proud to stand here as the next united states senator from new hampshire. hassan declared victory, senator kelly ayotte conceded the race, giving up her chance to ask for a recount. in a statement ayotte said in part "now more than ever, we need to work together to address our challenges. the voters have spoken and now it's time all of us to come together to get things done for the people of the greatest state in this nation and for the greatest country on earth." governor hassan told news9 that the votes tha

at george washington university. you can get free admission ticket on our nbc washington app. >>> traffic circles are certainly nothing new about here, but a huge and dramatic new traffic circle is being planned for one of the most congested parts of the area. transportation reporter adam just how this would work. >> reporter: this is a pretty incredible view. chopper 4 allows us to get this view. let show you what's being planned. i can draw on from up here in traffic 4. we have the traffic coming this way on route 123. what planners want to do is put a circle around all of it to headaches. >> reporter: call this the granddaddy of all traffic circles in our region. a massive circle potentially underground in the heart of tyson. it's a polarizing topic for drivers. >> i've never been a fan of round abouts, ever. i don't know it's a good idea. >> that would be awesome. anything u to keep traffic going. >> reporter: this concept is unprecedented scale with a park-like space on top and be surrounded by new office and re