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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

washington gets a draft, it's type set. washington makes final very minute edits but he's very hands on about the edits and rewritten the entire thing into his own hand which is rewritten by his stepdaughter. claypool comes over with the final proof to say thank you. they decide they're going to publish it -- there's no like weekend edition. they're going to wait. it's an afternoon paper that costs 6 cents. claypool returns the document, and he expresses real reluctance to part with it sort of hemming and hawing. and washington sort of very oddly for him impetuously says fine, you can keep it. and washington keeps his documents meticiously at mt. vernon. he rewrites old letters sometimes. but he gives the original document to claypool who then sits on and refuses to sell it and it's believed to be lost for a long period of time. but that morning washington leaves philadelphia september 19, 1796. he leaves that morning and with martha and a green parrot and that afternoon the paper hits the streets and the news explodes. it'

washington was. i think freeman's main point was that, coming out of the cabal, we saw washington the man rather than this ivory figure up on a pedestal. >> it is one more question, if we can squeeze it in. what became of the board of war? >> it became what it was supposed to be. it became a support office for the army. it handed military correspondence to congress. 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. correspondence from the states. correspondence from anywhere really. private correspondents attended for the army. that really did not bear on what washington needed to address immediately. questions in congress as to what we do about such and such situation could be referred to the court of war. so it was created to be support office. it was shifted from that under mifflin and gates, and it went back to the task to what it had originally been established. it served through the end of the war. on

, 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

washington ally. he had too much to drink in the evening with several of lord sterling's asds, aides, including james monroe, the future president, then a junior officer. and this is what he leaked to these general officers. promptly was reported to the commander. washington, of course, he knew that he was being criticized. but now he could put names on who might be involved and zeroed in on gates and already had contempt on conway because of conway's insistence of being promoted. now the more important letter, howeverr, did not become public. this was thomas mifflin also ready. you can read it and the long and short of it is that as mifflin was concerned the cause was essentially lost lest gates game south, took command of the main army, and retrieved the military situation. in the course of my research on the cabal book i found any number of these letters. this was the general sentiment at the time. mifflin's was the first to call for a change in command. but i have to ask was there really a plot? w

washington in general. he writes an extraordinary letter to her january i think it's 9th, 1790, where after the first session of congress actually, the new session is coming back. he writes a letter to her in which he says i walk on untrodden ground. everything i do is subject to two interpretations. everything i do is creating a precedent. so he understands very clearly that his role in that office is going to set in train the next generation of how the presidency will function. so he's worried about the news cycle on the one hand, like all politicians must, but he also really has his eyes on the long term, a long-term vision, you know, 30 years what will this office of the presidency be like. so he's very aware how important it is that he sets these precedents and works through them. a lot of the things that we come to take for granted about the presidency he really had to create. so i'll just give you one quick example, which is the cabinet itself. so the constitution says that from time to time the chie

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

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, i am going 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 dakotato his farewell address last willing testament. that's the point i make in the book. washington's last will and testament needs to be understood to the quota to his farewell address. he releases 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 it 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 s

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

we have debates happening during the washington administration. marshall supports washington and supportsistration and john jay, and through this becomes a member of congress and member of the adams administration. because of these moves by the washington administration france , becomes inflamed with the united states. france had supported us during the revolution. we had war debts we owed france that we no longer wanted to pay after we got rid of the french king and the french revolution. and so adams dealing with from france, stealing our goods and stealing goods destined for britain, he sends john marshall and two other envoys to france to come together with a treaty that creates friendly relations between france and the united states. this is what becomes known as the xyz affair. john marshall is sent with eldridge gary and charles cups worth. the three of them are attempting to negotiate with the french government. they are trying to establish relationships with him. x,has his own envoys who are in these dispatches and he says you must bribe

the coming counties here in washington. where that whale is on the joins us live now from washington d.c. gabriel it was always going to be a different kind of inauguration but what did you make of the way that it went. you know if you're a historian and you think how are you going to write the chapter of this inauguration he really have a lot to take in there was a lot that was very similar the pomp the circumstance the dignitaries as there weren't as many as normal but the dignitaries and you know the president putting his hand on the bible and taking the oath of office and then the procession to the white house there was a lot that was very traditional and very normal quite frankly but there was also so much that was different and unprecedented that we've just never seen before. in recent memory 1st and foremost as patti mentioned you know president x former president now donald trump not being there at the inauguration of joe biden was just shocking it hasn't happened in over 100 years that an outgoing president has not

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

and in fact, that is where we will leave washington now. because we will be looking at some of the first additions of the press coverage of the events of today and indeed looking ahead to tomorrow. stay with us here at bbc news. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be looking at some of the first additions bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster david davies, and anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday. tomorrow's front pages starting with sorry we have come to a little late, but i'm not sure if you are able to see some of those images live from washington, dc, and there is one story that is dominating most of tomorrow's send back papers —the inauguration of america's new president. the telegraph looks atjoe biden�*s in tray. it says he plans to reverse trump's tax cuts, covid policy and muslim ban. the international edition of the financial times leads with republican senate leader mitch mcconnell pointing the finger of blame for the storming of the capitol building, firmly at don

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

our correspondent all of us on that from washington then thank you all of a. and around the world there was disbelief at the scenes that unfolded in the u.s. capital just look at the front pages germany's builds newspaper here talking of a coup attempt and a moment of great shame in britain the daily telegraph is not a mincing their words democracy and see the picture of trump supporters storming the capitol also dominating the united arab emirates gulf news daily and the nigerian tribune with this blistering verdict from supporters defile democracy as we've seen the news from the u.s. traded shock waves here in germany chancellor angela merkel has expressed regret president strums persistent with usal to accept the election result and the consequences of that refusal. to violence in washington has been met with disbelief in the german government the condemnation was led by uncle americal herself. we all saw the unsettling pictures of the u.s. congress being stormed yesterday evening and these images made me angry and i very much regret that since november pre

. ♪♪ >> 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

no in washington d.c. but they were quite they seemed at least quite surprised that they did make it that far you know because they were never suspected it was a show of we showed a demonstration a show of protest that actually overcame the barriers surprised even them i'm wondering if it's not the same thing that we're seeing happening right now in washington d.c. surprised by their own success and then asking themselves ok what do we do know this bring back into the conversation that there's a lot of people are going to look at those the pictures that we're seeing now of all these people around and on the capitol building and say to themselves well we have seen a few of demonstrators attending black lives black lives matter protests and gets driven away by police they did doing much less than these people outside the very seat of the u.s. government are doing. well you know what we have to keep in mind this was really building up over the last 4 years this is not just a sudden development i mean donald t

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 half hour film by the washington, d.c. metropolitan police department documenting these events, including the may 3rd, 1971 arrest of more than 7,000 people. the largest mass arrest in u.s. history. >>> 101 -- blocking the street. >> reporting two cars -- >> in the area of dupont circle with the barricades. report of 1,000. 6:08 a.m. attention all units. tear gas is now being used in the area of 34th and prospect northwest. [ police radio traffic ] [ chanting ] the whole world is watching! the whole world is watching! the whole world is watching! >> this was the spring offensive. the mobilization of masses of people at a given time and place attracts worldwide news coverage and attention. for the protest organizer, inkrueter, and promoter it is a vital and necessary tactic. on april 24th, 1971, the national peace action coalition supported by welfare rights groups, labor unions, and others held a massive demonstration in washington, d.c. some 175,000 people from all walks of life with differing ideologies and purposes marc

. >> washington state governor jay inslee delivered the state of the state address from olympia, washington. the governor talked about the state response to the pandemic and reimagining public health care in the state. gov. inslee: let's talk straight. the last year has been challenging in ways that none of us have ever experienced. it is the kind of moment where we are called upon to dig deep, to work together, and to be resourceful like never before. washingtonians are answering that call. at the end of this legislative session alone, we will be able to say our state is more equitable from a state with more opportunities for careers and affordable housing, a state that is more committed to fighting climate change than ever before. we have big challenges that demand we take big steps. we are not going back to normal. we are going forward toward a new normal. we're on a path in this new legislative session to a new, more healthy or normal. we are not just talking about the pandemic. these calls may look empty, but when you scratch the surface, there is a robust and incredible story about wa

he was planning to march across and trap washington in manhattan. glover once again with 700 men held off 4000 british and has yen troops -- 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. thiswe fast-forward to 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. has h and washington calls him o 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 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 no

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

not only here in washington, but all over the country. qanon in positions of power within the republican party right now including in congress. has trump unleashed something that's likely to continue and spin and spin out of control? >> i think it's already out of control, wolf. we are out of control. we are basically a lockdown state here in washington because of threats that have been sewn by adherence to the president's lies. i mean, just even yesterday, the president was still entertaining the mypillow executive pushing him to declare martial law and do all kinds of things in furtherance of this lie about the election. the republican party has lost control over this situation. so much so that more than half of republicans in this country believe that there was widespread fraud where there was not in the last election. it's the responsibility of leaders in that party to turn the tide here and it's going to take leadership. clearly, very few republicans have been willing to speak up. you see people like liz cheney and mitt romney but ma

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

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

they are moving rather rapidly west from the capitol and the direction of washington monume washington monument. move back, move back is the chant you are getting from the police, the metro police with a heavy riot gear on. moving up and over this riser. we have probably moved, i would say 100 yards since the police and the riot gear. we started this movement to clear out the strip of land and the lawn on the back side or the west side of the capitol. >> bill: okay. can you show us -- where is the capitol from where you were? where is the dome? >> hey, chris, and hang on a second, we are getting knocked around a little bit, bill. hey will you do me a favor and show the capitol and give perspective where we are? >> bill: got it. >> you're looking at the website of the capitol as we took the action, the action on the northwest side of the capitol. the lawn right here is largely left alone. in this section is all happening on one strip to the northwest side of the capitol, bill. >> bill: okay, thank you to you and your crew. you guys take care and back in a moment. rich edson is near you,

many, many checkpoints set up across washington, d.c. he drove up to this checkpoint and he displayed what appeared to be a fake inauguration pass, some kind of inaugural credential that the officials, the police there, realized were fake. they then also saw some indications that perhaps he had some weapons in the vehicle. they questioned this man. his name is wesley allen beeler from virginia. he said he had weapons in the car. so they found a 9 millimeter glock. most concerning, they found over 500 rounds of ammunition. some of it belonging to that weapon. others having to do with a rifle or something like that. obviously what's very concerning for authorities here, wolf, is that he had this fake inaugural credential, and that is something that, of course, investigators are still trying to determine what was going on here. but we just have this basic information that he had this fake inaugural credential and he had a weapon on him. police arrested him. we don't know what he was doing in the area. we don't know why he came here. the fac

and also, washington had -- washington, d.c. had howard university. and howard university is so important that people undervalue its impact, because it really made washington a center of black thinking, education, creativity, and that was also part of the appeal of coming to washington, d.c.. >> one of the interesting things about washington, d.c. is that in the constitution, there was no provision for it to have any electoral votes, and therefore people who lived in the district, large numbers of them were african-american, didn't have any right to vote for president or at least members of congress, i should say, so why was that the case? and why did people not say that people that lived in the district should have some voting representation in congress? >> okay, now you're asking me to do my politics. you know, i think that in some ways, there is this debate about what a federal sector is. you know, are you a citizen there, what are your rights? i think that the challenge of washington is that it really is a place where you can call it the sort of l

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

capitol building is stormed by pro trump protesters as chaos and gulfs the hearts of washington congress has put into lockdown halting a session to confirm joe biden as the winner of the presidential election donald trump tells his supporters to remain peaceful and go home. one woman is reportedly carried out of the capitol building with a shotgun wound to her chest pull a knife edge senate race in georgia looks set to give the democrats control over congress for the next 2 years that's despite donald trump's renewed refusal on wednesday to conceive the presidential vote. to rig this election they rigged it like they've never recorded election before we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen. just around 1 30 in the morning here in moscow and you're watching r t international my name's donald quarter bringing you the latest news welcome to the program. now breaking news this wednesday the national guard and special forces are storming the congress building in washington on orders of president trump that's after pro trump supporters occupied the u.s. capitol earlier it

streets of washington, d.c. tonight clearly making the point this has not been a peaceful transfer of power. among the extraordinary security measures being taken, vetting the national guard troops. all 25,000 brought in to help protection the nation's capitol during the inauguration. the army is working with the fbi to identify and screen anybody who could be an insider threat. >> what happens is they are screened before they leave their state and what it is is a credentialing process so they are screened and then they are repeatedly screened until they are actually put on the street. >> reporter: there's growing evidence of current and former military and law enforcement among the insurrectionists at the u.s. capitol on january 6th including larry rendell brock, a retired air force reservist, lieutenant colonel seen here in new video. >> it's a pr war. >> the video showing remarkable moments from the start of the rioting. >> there's a cking million of us out of there. >> reporter: to the senate floor where rio