thomas jefferson. and they can claim him as you will see for whatever ideological position that they want to embrace your we have the subtitle of the book how thomas jefferson became an fdr liberal a reagan republican, and a tea party fanatic it all the while being dead. [laughter] thank you. [applause] >> thank you steve and books and books and thank you to that lovely young lady. so. we forget the language of american democracy? .. well i'm not giving anything away by saying that the left is a known jefferson and in the right doesn't own jefferson. the past owns jefferson. every nation needs ennobling national creation story. thomas jefferson is indispensable to ours. i think it is not a scientific measure of anything, but you can learn something by taking note of the cabinet room in the white house where the president meets with his cabinet. and i thought that over the years to look at early photographs and read stories in "the new york times," every four years when a new president comes into office

the mal ability of thomas jefferson. the politics of memory, that is what we are talking about. and jefferson can be adopted by the new deal liberals, by the reagan conservatives and by libertarian activist. the quintessential individualist when timothy mcveigh blew up the federal building in a coma city he had that unfortunate jefferson quote about the tree of liberty needing to be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants on his t-shirt. campaigning for the republican nomination in 2012, newt gingrich responds to a voter's question about legalizing weed [inaudible] so talk about updating the founders with a precise historical evidence to do that. and jefferson was cited by eleanor roosevelt frequently generally in favor of investment in public education and jefferson was literally ahead of its time when it came to that. democracy cannot function without an educated electorate and eleanor roosevelt liked that one. he has been cited in favor of of the gold standard and by jesse helms in opposition to the payment o

nobody hated like thomas jefferson. so the fact that he seemed to really adore dolley, i think speaks volumes about her. edi: and chose her as the hostess when he needed one in the white house. katherine: yes. >> catherine is up next in houston. hi, catherine. catherine: hi. thank you for taking my call. my question is i know that dolley madison was raised a quaker and married her first husband who was a quaker. and was a member of the friends church. and then she left it and married james madison. and i've read stories about how her father freed his slaves in testimony to the abolition of slavery. and i was just wondering how did -- how do you think her quaker upbringing influenced her as a first lady? >> ok. briefly please because we'll spend more time on this later. katherine: yes. well, i'll cut to the sort of the chase because the quaker part's irresistible. we just don't know enough about her childhood. but my sort of theory on this is that one of the central tenets of quakerism is to regard people as inner lights

the conflict between george washington and thomas jefferson? most americans are unaware that such a thing ever existed. but little has been written about the differences that have developed. martha washington told the visiting congressman the two worst days of her life for the day george died and the david thomas jefferson came to pay his condolences. [laughter] and little doubt. she also knew that jefferson's dislike of washington had become so intense he had avoided attending his funeral even though he was vice president at the time. ultimately they became enemies. james madison's brilliant political theorizing on the admiration and was forced to choose between these two tall antagonists. during the eight-year struggle around independence independence washington became a man who lives to live dangerously. that phrase hit me in the head as i began the book and sums up so much. military defeat and attempted the trails of fellow revolutionaries rose to worldwide fame. he crowned this by rejecting pleas to _-dash the bankrupt middle congress and

and andy also is on the advisory board of the papers of thomas jefferson at princeton. he has written numerous books on early american political culture, but his new book is different. this book is about the many ways in our contemporary society although we start with fdr but it's about the curious, humorous and at times pathetic ways that modern politicians and public figures atop to manipulate thomas jefferson. and they can claim him as you will see for whatever ideological position that they want to embrace your we have the subtitle of the book how thomas jefferson became an fdr liberal a reagan republican, and a tea party fanatic it all the while being dead. [laughter] thank you. [applause] >> thank you steve and books and books and thank you to that lovely young lady. so. we forget the language of american democracy? ..

a reputation, international experience, now a groundbreaking position at thomas jefferson high school. let's let robert burton to you rest of the story. robert: she can run. she can throw. she can hit. she does it all that she rocks or glove with the guys. >> there is no difference in what she had to do and what anyone else had to do. robert: this is jenna greenwalt the only girl in the area to play varsity baseball. >> i asked her she wants to play baseball and she said yes. tried out and did well and that is it. robert: last season she chose to

did abigail and thomas jefferson correspond during john and thomas's year of not really speaking to each other? i've also heard that abigail was really had an intimate relationship with him as far as correspondence went and i'm wondering how true that is? james taylor: they were very good friends at one time. i think the highest point of their relationship was when abigail was for a while in france and then in england thomas jefferson was a diplomat abroad at that time. and they were very close. they were very close. as a matter of fact, for a while, while jefferson was in paris and she was in london, they bought goods from one another and kept little accounts for one another. also, at one point, one of jefferson's younger daughter came from virginia to france but stopped in london on the way and abigail took care of her during that time. during the national period when particularly after the election of 1800, their relationship really fell apart. it was over politics. and i would say during that time abigail was very disappointed with jefferson. susan swain: next up is matt in oshkosh,

by contrast, thomas jefferson described the first amendment as a wall of separation between church and state. in everson versus the board of education, the supreme court urged that the wall must be high and impregnable. in lemon against kurtzman, the court recognized some relations between church and government relations is inevitable. arguing that the separation is a blurred, indistinct, and variable barrier depending on circumstances of a particular relationship. the first president, george washington articulated an additional approach in his letter to the synagogue, which has been cited as the basis for the concept of religious pluralism. a definition that is more inclusive and perhaps more appropriate in today's united states than the term "tolerant." washington said it is no more than toleration that's spoken of. if the worthy indulgence of one class of people enjoys happily, the united states requires only they live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support. our speakers have dedicated their careers to con

and they give it to thomas jefferson. "i do not know a participle from a predicate. i am a simple cobbler from connecticut." he was coming up with constitutional compromises. and the connecticut compromise my goodness. look, he looks so stern. but impressive. how could you resist a gaze like that? roger sherman's compromise was to blend the virginia and new jersey plans and propose a system we have today where we have a bicameral legislature. every state has two votes in the senate regardless of how big it is. the house of representatives has -- which is apportioned by population. these men were not ideologues. they had strong views, which they were not willing to compromise in some cases and ultimately, the question of whether the constitution should contain the bill of rights or not was one that led three men to refuse to sign the document. we will see those three dissenters in a moment. but generally, the spirit of compromise infused the documents. they operated in secret. that was pretty important, that they were able to test out ideas without having to expose to

and they give it to thomas jefferson. he says -- "i do not know a participle from a predicate. i am a simple cobbler from connecticut." that's one of the great minds of all time. robert sherman was not seen as dancing and he was coming up with constitutional compromises. and the connecticut compromise my goodness. look, he looks so stern. but impressive. how could you resist a gaze like that? roger sherman's compromise was to blend the virginia and new jersey plans and propose a system we have today where we have a bicameral legislation of -- legislature of two houses. every state has two votes in the senate regardless of how big it is. the interest of the large states is represented in the house of representatives which has or apportioned by population. so that beautiful compromise which allow the constitution to be passed is just one example of the incredible pragmatism of the delegates. i mentioned the spirit of moderation and compromise being so central to madison's achievement. these men were not ideologues. they had strong views, which they were not willing to compromise

thomas jefferson's declaration of independence would simply be an elegant letter and not a founding document if it was not for the courage of he and his fellow revolutionaries who put not just their freedom but their lives on the line in the war against britain. the gettysburg address, a mere 272 words still talk to every school child 150 years after they were spoken, derive great power from abraham lincoln's towering strength. i strength that enabled him to stand behind those words, do what was right and free the slaves. even martin luther king's i have a dream speech, perhaps the most important piece of american rhetoric in the 20th century would mean less if we did not know he spent his entire life working each day to make that dream a reality. his words mattered of course, but they mattered so much more because he lived them. it is not what you say but what you do that will ultimately define your life. live with that understanding knowing that your words matter far less than the actions that you take and that those actions are the greatest window into the person that you are. whatever yo

thomas jefferson value to him for something else. just take a look at the bold type at the bottom. 1804. he appoints wilkinson territorial governor of louisiana. why? that is the historical mystery. for jefferson, it was a point of democratic principle that the military had to be under the control of a democratically elected government. otherwise there was no control over them. a general could not -- there had been occasions where it was suggested he should be made a governor. he must be under a civilian governor. yet here he appoints wilkinson to the governor of upper louisiana. you will notice immediately after he had taken $12,000 on this occasion just to give you an idea of how powerful that position made him, take a look at this map of the louisiana purchase. put wilkinson in control of the upper two thirds of the purchase. all of that sensitive land nobody knew where the boundaries lay. it was a source of aggravation. drivewhy did he take the gamble? putting a man so deeply suspected of being a traitor in position of such overw

jefferson was the philosopher of the movement in you don't necessarily call him yoda that he is the glue that holds together with these interests and they ultimately wanted the constitution. talk about that. >> it could have made for a nice merchandise opportunity. >> next time i will have to look at that. >> there was a fairly well-known conflict between the big states and small states. the big states wanted to make sure that their population was reflected in congress and they said yes but we are equally sovereign. we don't want our votes is followed up by the more populated states. >> even after they reached the compromise, they said okay we will have two houses in congress. we will have the senate where they are represented according to the population. even after that happened, there were still dead walks. they couldn't get to an agreement and the benjamin franklin came up with an idea to sweeten the deal would make clear any bill or raising revenue that includes new taxes has to start in the house of representatives. and i tell the story of that in the book and explained why tha

thomas jefferson's declaration of independence would simply be an elegant letter and not a founding document if it was not for the courage of he and his fellow revolutionaries, who put not just their freedom but their lives on the line in the war against britain. the gettysburg address, a mere 272 words still talk to every school child 150 years after they were spoken, derive great power from abraham lincoln's towering strength. i strength that enabled him to stand behind those words, do what was right and free the slaves. even martin luther king's i have a dream speech, perhaps the most important piece of american rhetoric in the 20th century would mean less if we did not know he spent his entire life working each day to make that dream a reality. his words mattered of course but they mattered so much more because he lived them. it is not what you say but what you do that will ultimately define your life. live with that understanding knowing that your words matter far less than the actions that you take and that those actions are the greatest window into the person that you are. whatever yo

jefferson, went forth to build a new nation based on equality justice, and rule of law. their political institutions did not always live up to the grand aspirations expressed in the great document. they and their endeavors were imperfect, as are all human beings. they stumbled, sometimes they fell. but they kept going. they left a legacy that allow future generations, descendents of the free, and descendents of slaves, to pick up the torch and walks toward the goal to making we the people a more inclusive concept. you now leave that very college, william and mary, to join the ranks of the world's most privileged community, the community of the educated. it is a club that you may never >> and from which you can never be expelled. but remember that it does confirm responsibilities. so as you leave, i ask you to bear a few things in mind. be passionate about what you choose to do in life. use your powers of reason, cultivate humility, remain optimistic and always try to serve others and the goals of freedom and justice. capture this moment forever in your mind's eye the day

jefferson was the philosopher of our founding movements and ben franklin was kind of like yoda. we didn't necessarily call him that but we suggest that he is the glue that hold together these disparate interests and what led to the constitution. >> it could have made for a nice merchandising opportunity. but yes, he did save it. and so there was this big well-known conflict between the big states and the small states and the big states wanted to make sure that their population was reflected in the small states said yes, but we are equally sovereign. and it we don't want our votes swallowed up. even after they reached a compromise they said okay we are going to have to have a conference. and they still couldn't get to an agreement and he said to sweeten the deal let's make clear that any bill for raising revenue for any bill that includes a new situation that it follows this. and i have explained that. >> the idea that it should be particularly relevant as we struggle with the perspective problems created by obamacare. can you explain a why we should care about benjamin franklin

thomas jefferson university has used it on 120 breast cancer patients so far. >>> a mother's sharp organization saved her child's life after she noticed in an iphone photo. she saw a white glow in his eye and remembered it could be a sign of cancer. he had tumors covering 50% of the eye. it was caught before the cancer spread to his blood. he is now cancer free. >>> the "action news" team is working on news stories tonight beginning at 4:00 p.m. let's check in with alicia vitarelli. >> reporter: wait until you hear what's coming up in big talkers fail to take your clothes off and prepare to fail the class. you won't want to miss that. coming up, no coffee, pasta or sugar for ten days, that's the basis of a not so sweet challenge that has dieters cut pounds and cut cravings and lose weight. >>> from spaghetti sauce to ink a local laundry guru shows us how to remove stains. if you have kids or pets you'll want to see this. take us with you on the go if you downloaded the 6abc free new news app, you can watch it on your smart phone or tablet. >> we have a lot of stains around my house. >> the accu

there were probably three dozen thomas jefferson defendants from the sally emmings line. it was the most thoughtful, wise, civil discussion about race and slavery and the contradiction of the man who said all men are created equal and kept slaves. it was so useful, frankly. it's a subject that preoccupied a lot of my journalistic career. i came away from that thinking how can we recreate that, frankly? it was honest and there were no finger pointing. it was very useful. >> wes i should have asked you this earlier. martin o'malley, relevant presidential candidate now? more relevant, less relevant? >> he will be more relevant now if he can take advantage of this moment and take advantage of this situation. this is not going to be a side issue. >> not any more. >> this is going to be at the epicenter. if he can articulate the argument that his experience back in baltimore and maryland better prepare him than anyone else it becomes relevant if not and it's all the other issues that have come along with policing, et cetera, it's going to be difficult. >> it's interesting to wa

now, thomas jefferson was right when he said the people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty. you are the conscious of america. thank you for being that conscious, that guardian of liberty, and defenders of the united states constitution. i'm glad to be here today. i'm excited about this event. i'm excited about the crowd that i see before you. i want to say god bless you and god continue to bless the united states of america. [ applause ] i want to remind everyone tomorrow is mother's day, and i lost my father last month, but my mom, diane is with us today, and i want to take a moment to say happy mother's day to you, and i love you. i don't know where she is -- there's my box right there, i love you, mom. [ applause ] but there's another special person that's here with me today, one if you're from the third district, you realize my wife does not attend functions that i do because she's a working mom. she works three or four days a week, and when i say she's a working mom, she's driving the kids around, we have active boys involved in band and sports and all the other things

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thomas jefferson aimlessly said that capturing canada would be a mere matter of marching. we never captured canada. he also thought very little of our navy. we could not stand up against the might of the royal navy. this was a popular opinion of the time. the royal navy defeated the spanish, french, dutch, and even portions of the russian navy. throughout the polio likenapoleonic wars. to imagine that such a small country that could not possibly build anything bigger than a frigate, to think that a nation like that could stand up to the royal navy, was beyond the capacity of most americans. we did have an advantage. that advantage was in the super frigate. that is the modern term. they were built with incredibly thick hulls and strong wood, white oak, i believe. this would is so strong it was known to repel cannonballs. that is where the uss constitution got its nickname, old ironsides. it was the constitution that john tayloe iv served to the board. the state of virginia gave him a sword for his intrepidity and valor. you can see the sword outside as soon as we are done.

and six are being treated at thomas jefferson hospital. so about three dozen or so hospitalized of the 243 on this deadly derailed train. so out there the morning, we're going to continue to stay in touch with the hospitals. try to reach out to some of the victims' relatives and have that for you in the next half hour. live from port richmond. monique braxton, "nbc10 news." >>> we're also taking a closer look at the type of engine involved in tuesday night's derailment. is this engine 601 in one of its prior runs. one of amtrak's seimans. it has a sprinter max speed of 125 miles per hour. it is equipped with audio and video recording system. engine 601 is fairly knew put into service february of the last year. the ntsb said the derailment could have been prohibited by a sophisticated set of sensors on the rails with something called positive train control or ptc. if the crew doesn't slow down the train, the computer will activate the brake. >> this is exactly the type of incident that ptc is designed to prevent. so we have seen this before

six survivors at thomas jefferson. their conditions have not been released. during the next half hour we're working to bring you a family member who shares the ordeal his sister is going through. live for now in port richmond monique braxton, "nbc10 news" news. >>> it's 5:48. federal investigators say the deadly derailment could have been prevented by a sophisticated system of sensors on the rails and inside the engine car. the ntsb says the system is called positive train control, or ptc, if the train is going too fast the system warns the crew. and if the crew doesn't slow down the train, the computer activates the brakes. >> this is exactly the type of incident that ptc is trying to prevent. >> i'm working on rail safety. >> all u.s. railroads are required to install ptc by the end of this year but some lawmakers say the deadline won't be met and should be extended until 2020. some sections of the track along the northeast corridor do have ptc, but not in the area where the tuesday night crash happened. >>> in spite of that derailment some house members in

there's not a syrian thomas jefferson, and so all the folks that have had some credibility in the regions have been killed by asaad in this fighting. we have to make sure we have good on the ground intelligence that understand these groups and the people trying to lead this country and that we're supporting them. we need to be a lot more aggressive. the attack is a perfect example of how aggressive intelligence can work and we need to be doing more of that. >> talk about tamping down the social media prowess of isis. what do you do? >> we got to the issue and how isis is hitting tens and millions of people at a time noochlt we have to address that what they're doing. they're enticing young men to go to syria for adventure in the fight. you've been playing video games, do the real thing. we need to let people know it's not an adventure. showing real stories about what's happening. talking to mothers and fathers about understanding what their kids are doing. this is hard to do. this is something that -- has -- what's caused al qaeda to grow and isis to grow and we have to address the underl

jefferson and you had 30 minutes to defend america, what would you say? (laughter) >> jon: i would say... can we use this incredibly powerful time machine that has brought back the founding fathers to get me more than 30 minutes with them? because if i'm going to spend the first 20 minutes explaining why the wait staff aren't slaves any more and i would say hands off, it's not a candle, it's filament, it's polyester blend, stop licking my phone! (laughter) eventually governor huckabee appeared to tell us why he should be the most powerful man in the world. >> i got my first bb gun age 5 a daisy model 25. i've still got it. it's in mint condition. i learned the basic rules overgun safety and i never thought about using a firearm to murder someone. (laughter) >> jon: that may be the lowest bar a candidate has ever established for their presidential qualifications. (cheers and applause) what are you getting at? of course, if i don't get your vote who knows what i'll do because ol' daisy's still in the closet ready to go. what's that, daisy? you say it's time

in all, six survivors are at thomas jefferson, their conditions have not been leased. we'll be calling local hospitals out there the morning and keep you abreast of the conditions of those who survived. live from port richmond monique braxton, "nbc10 news." >>> the phillies joined many others in offering condolences of the victims. last night, they tweeted out this photo, it sos the phanatic along with the fans there bowing their heads before the game with the pirates. and the scene of that development tells a story there. we have a great gallery set up on nbc10.com. you can see there on nbc10.com or the app for more of that photo gallery. >>> in other news a judge in allentown will decide if an eighth great girl and a soldier boyfriend will stand trial for her mother's mother. the 14-year-old and caleb barnes have a preliminary hearing. they're accused of the murder in march. prosecutors say they plotted and carried out the murder of jamie after she demanded they stop dating. >>> iris gibny faces sex assault charges after police found her and a 17-year-old boy naked i

also six people are at thomas jefferson. we're going to be calling local hospitals out there the morning and keeping you posted on the condition of those who miraculously survived the deadly derailment. live now from port richmond monique braxton, nbc10 news. >> out of the tragedy, there are stories, incredible stories of what people did to try to help. >> we talked to one man who actually put his own safety at risk by rushing to the scene after the crash. scott lowman said it it was like a war zone. he kicked a hole in the fence there, he's showing us on camera, to get to the tracks to help them any way he could. >> i just thought, you see the stories all the time about how people die because people didn't get there fast enough or whatever, i came up the hill i was just like oh my god. it was little bitty fires here and there. nothing blazing i think that already happened. just little fires, smoke. >> reporter: he said first responders were already there by the time he got there. he said he rides the train every day, and th

jefferson was the philosopher of our founding movement ben franklin was -- and you don't necessarily call him yoda but he suggested he is the glue that pulled together all of these disparate interests and all of the fighting factions that led to the constitution. talk about that a little bit. >> i actually wish i would have referred to ms yoda. it could have made for merchandising -- next time i will have true member that with the sequel. but he did save it so there was this big fairly well-known conflict between the big states and the small states. the big states wanted to make sure that their population was reflected in congress and the small states said yeah but we are equally sovereign and we don't want our votes swallowed up by the more populated states. even after they reached a compromise they said okay we are going to have two houses of congress. we will have a senate where the states are represented equally in the house of representatives will be represent according to population even if that happened they were still deadlocked. they still couldn't get to an agreement until

they're not letting go of the american revolution, not letting go of thomas jefferson and the kind of revolutionary principles that are supposed to inform public conduct and public virtue. but by the time he get to the -- by the time you get through john tyler's career in public office, by the time you get to the 1820s and 1830s, those things start to be coalesced into notions about states' rights, notions about what is the proper use of the constitution, notions about what the extent of federal authority is. you hear people like john tyler talk a great deal about the principles of 1798 thinking about the kentucky and virginia resolutions and the ability of the states to override unconstitutional or, so they think, unconstitutional federal actions. and so these principles of the american revolution are being -- are being still thought about, they're being thought over but also the kind of things that come to what are the expectations of a public leader? they need to be virtuous, they need to be disinterested and that is the only way that you can actually make good public policy. susan

the man who plays thomas jefferson also playing la fayette it is wonderful. but also you learn things about history i didn't know. i read the book and had him on the show. but until then i didn't know that hamilton was an immigrant. i didn't know hamilton was george washington's chief of staff during the war. >> it's amazing. >> when he was in his late --. and the other thing that was neat about it, it reminded you about how divisive the politics were at that time. and how dip the fissures were in the political system then. and yet, even at that time they found the ability to do things, and you know today you look at what we deal with in politics today. and you wonder how we got to be a great country. but that play helps you remember why we got to be a great country. >> rose: great to you have here. >> nice to see you. >> rose: the book is called stress test it say "new york times" best-seller. it is as "the new york times" said an intimate take on the financial crisis comprehensible and harrowing. and now in paperback. i look forward to whatever your next bo

thomas jefferson himself a distinguished scientist once spoke of a brotherly spirit of science which unites into one family all its -- whatever grade andover widely dispersed throughout the different quarters of the globe. fdr died the day before he was to give the speech. germany surrendered may 8 1945 and stalin had promised at the art, three months to the day after the surrender of germany the soviet union declared war on japan. on august 9 1 million soviet troops poured over the border into manchuria. but later that same day the second atom bomb annihilated not the sake. two atomic bombs -- nagasaki. stunned japan. several days later, japan surrendered. most americans mesmerized by the force of the atom bomb believed that america was held responsible for the japanese capitulation to the japanese and the russians know differently. it didn't help when truman gave his victory speech in september without mentioning russian participation. i don't like to throw in an interesting but little known fact. before the war the soviet union and the united states were roughly the same size in t

thomas jefferson was well-known for not being a good entertainer. for preferring an evening of men only with deep talks. when he did entertainment, he asked dolly madison or one of his daughters. but do have this large entertainment to greet the ladies, you need a lady at hand. michael: this is a house and it is the woman's sphere again. it is the white house, so it is a hardly charged -- a highly charged political sphere, but it is the women's sphere. there is a tension between politics and society. caller: my question is, when angelica was presented to queen victoria, what was victoria's initial impression of angelica? pat: we were told that she was charmed by victoria but we don't know of any subsequent correspondence. pat: i really think the european court were fascinated and relieved that they turned out to be civilized, that they weren't backwoods barbarian's, which is what they expected of americans. michael: angelica was extremely wealthy. she had a great interest in fashion. so she would have come in the finest and the best. she was polishe

jefferson. and you had 30 minutes to defend america. what would you say? would you be able to defend america? would you say that america is great? would you say the economy is soaring? would you say our value system is solid? or would you say that the constitution is being trampled? there is fighting in the streets, congress is doing nothing. the unborn is not protected. and there is no leadership in this nation. [applause] [cheering] where is the passion that those forefathers had? when they left the country to come and start america. do we have passions the today that they had? [applause] is there anything that we would die for that our men and women by today for everyday when they go fight? do we still have that passion? america is a great story, but i think it can be greater. mike and i started our story right here in hope, arkansas. i moved here when i was one and a half. my mom had five kids. in seven years. they are all here today. i am very grateful. [applause] perhaps she needed cable t

a reputation, international experience, now a groundbreaking position at thomas jefferson high school. let's let robert burton to you rest of the story. robert: she can run. she can throw. she can hit. she does it all that she rocks or glove with the guys. >> there is no difference in what she had to do and what anyone else had to do. robert: this is jenna greenwalt the only girl in the area to play varsity baseball. >> i asked her she wants to play baseball and she said yes. tried out and did well and that is it. robert: last season she chose to play soft all for her freshman year. the main reason she came back to the small ball -- >> i asked a pigeon. -- pitch in. my curve kind of messes with some of the guys had. -- heads. robert: when she puts the clean sanchez not just to grow the plays baseball. she is one of the guys. >> she is on every joke out there. >> i don't think of it like i am the only girl it here. i try to blend and is one of the guys. robert: robert burton, abc 7 sports. tim: she was to play for usa on the baseball team. the nationals are off today but everyone is sw

thomas jefferson in fairfax was the best virginia high school. it ranked third. d.c. school without walls was the best zringt school ranking 77th. >> finishing touches ahead of opening night. we'll tell you about the new spin on a classic show about to get under way and why its star said it's sure to have a lot of you >>> you're watching new s 4 at 6:00. >>> one of the most celebrated and tube just roles op the stage certainly is the master of ceremonies on the kit-cat club. as nazis rule power in berlin. we're talking cabaret. it opens in the signature theater in arlington. we sit down with a young actor that has brought his own brand to a popular story. >> actor wes taylor does a lot of gyrating. as he struts across the hall in a roll that has him libbing his chops for years. >> it's my dream role. something i've wanted to do tore a long time. >> it's a great role. it's like a warmed p mirror. reflecting the moral decay of berlin in the last days before the nazi malignancy would devour the german soul. >> i think "cabaret" is a master piece. . it's also daunting. tw

thomas jefferson went to church in there. the guy that coined the phrase in a letter separation of church and state there should be a wall of separation. he saw it as a one-way wall. that the government should not interfere with religion and religious beliefs. but he thought it was perfectly fine for religion to participate in government. and had no problem, he even brought the marine band just down the hall to play hymns on many occasions on sundays. for many years it was the largest christian church in washington, d.c. right down the hall in the u.s. capitol, in the house of representatives. is where they met. james madison that gets so much credit in the -- in accumulating the pro visions of the -- provisions of the constitution, he should have known what the constitution meant and the first amendment that was to come. he saw no problem with coming to church in the u.s. capitol each sunday. while he was president. congressional research service, when i inquired, they indicated that usually when jefferson came to church in