♪ alexander hamilton alexander hamilton! >> rose: "hamilton" blossomed during an extended run at new york's public theater. ( fireworks ) >> rose: and was greeted with fireworks over the hudson when it opened on broadway. >> lin-manuel miranda: i come up here in the opening number. >> rose: the show has already reached the loftiest heights. in 16 months at the richard rodgers theater, "hamilton" has established itself as broadway's impossible ticket, fetching more than $1,000 a seat from ticket and those lucky enough to get a seat never know who might be next to them. the president of the united states. >> lin-manuel miranda: at our sixth preview. >> rose: the vice president of the united states. >> lin-manuel miranda: yes. it's put my dreams to shame. yeah. it's, it's super, super humbling and when you list those boldface names that have come to see the show, i see those as an opportunity to see the show with fresh eyes while i'm doing it. when dick cheney's sitting in the audience, i think what is he thinking when he hears

"hamilton" is the story of alexander hamilton, one of the nation's founding fathers. it's told through hip-hop music with diverse actors. this critic says that multiculturalism is what's made this a phenomenon. >> you finally see a musical, which is the most american of american art forms, that reflects that world on stage. that's something really powerful. >> reporter: "hamilton" premiers in san francisco in march. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> we checked. there are "hamilton" tickets available. they're going to cost you about $524 for seats in the orchestra section. now, you have -- kristen bought a ticket. >> one ticket. >> it will go to the weather person who treats her nicest in the next few weeks. >> the person who got forecasts. you need your sturdy umbrella on thursday. with the downforce, the wind will be whipping all day thursday. the weak umbrellas not going to do so well. live doppler 7, a little bit of action on the screen. what you're seeing, this is moisture several thousand feet in the atmosphere. not reaching the ground. but it's pr

"hamilton" is the story of alexander hamilton, one of the nation's founding fathers. it's told through hip-hop music with diverse actors. this critic says that multiculturalism is what's made this a phenomenon. >> you finally see a musical, which is the most american of american art forms, that reflects that world on stage. that's something really powerful. >> reporter: "hamilton" premiers in san francisco in march. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> we checked. there are "hamilton" tickets available. they're going to cost you about $524 for seats in the orchestra section. now, you have -- kristen bought a ticket. >> one ticket. >> it will go to the weather person who treats her nicest in the next few weeks. >> the person who got forecasts. you need your sturdy umbrella on thursday. with the downforce, the wind will be whipping all day thursday. the weak umbrellas not going to do so well. live doppler 7, a little bit of action on the screen. what you're seeing, this is moisture several thousand feet in the atmosphere. not reaching the ground. but it's pr

that's not what hamilton had in mind. all right. i'm off my soap box. >>> also this week, we've got a viewer question, don't answer on twitter. go online at cnn.com/vote and weigh in and we will track the results in realtime. later in the program, i'm going to be speaking with dr. james mitchell who designed the post 9 slv 11 enlanced interrogation program and personally water boarded al qaeda detain knees. does the saving of american lives ever justify the use of enhanced interrogation methods. go to cnn.com/vote. >>> up next, things got a little hot here last week, but in the true christmas spirit, the rnc's sean spicer is back and maybe this week we'll exchange gifts. >> trump and people in the media can't agree in the basic facts given us fantastic new entries on the hit album "that's what i call white guys screaming at each other in the news". >> move on, folks, there's nothing to see here. i need to ask you the next question -- >> that's not true, michael. i i don't think any foreign entity, any individual, any entity -- >> wh

this elector from washington state co-founded a rogue effort called the hamilton electors. he's trying to get all 538 electors behind a unity republican candidate that isn't donald trump. >> what alexander hamilton outlined about the electoral college was the fact that they were a last line of defense ganes an unfit president. >> reporter: this week, they went to court, challenging a state law that obliges them to vote for the winner of the general election or face a fine. >> we strongly believe that's an unconstitutional law, and we want to prevent the state government from being able to impose that fine. >> reporter: but even with that law still in place, he says he's willing to risk the thousand dollar fine, in order to vote his conscience. >> we believe donald trump is clearly unfit for office. and we want to encourage and want any republican electors and democratic electors who want to make that choice as well. >> reporter: other electors say they've been bombarded with pleas to go rogue. one iowa elector said he's had more than 100,000 calls, letters, or e-mails urgin

hamilton. madison. those names predominate. it is a fine thing for you to be here and to lecture to us this evening. thank you. >> thank you very much, justice or i are. it is an honor to the here with you. i have followed your work in the court and your studies of madison, from which i learned a tremendous amount. madison anddeas of citizenship and learning from your work. tonighto thank our host , the director for the center of the constitution at the andgetown law school members of the supreme court historical society. there is another slate of and i am scholars honored to be in their company this evening. the topic i have been asked to address is madison's understanding of the ill of rights and his conception of the bill of rights as a tool of civic education and free government. i have titled this talk -- with madison. not james madison, the father of the constitution, the federalist, just madison. the next book should just be "madison." or, the next broadway musical. the broadwayd musical, no matter where you come down, y

. >> hamilton. >> hamilton. >> about the favorite founding father from the stage to a cultural phenomenon and embedded in the zeitgeist of american culture. >> it is an american story. touches on everyone that loves america. and more than that. more the look at the 18th century. >> and the show is nominated for a record breaking 16 tony awards and took home 11. and all four musical acting awards we think the to people of color in 2016, a stark contrast of the oscars so white controversy in 2016. and different this year -- all taking their turns on the boards. >> my first love always was and always will be live theater. you can't replicate that. >> one of the most star studded cast has to be a revival of the front page with nathan lane and john goodman, as well as other familiar faces. >>> another familiar face, a furry one. cats is back after a 20-year hiatus. >> a great family show and accessible. . >> 2016 was also the year for another big milestone, the first ever live streaming of the broadway show. she loves me was broadcast across the country in june, showing the potential for broad

you can see this is the holy grail for the hamilton fans, the box office. they are paying between $100 and $500 per ticket. it is the hottest show on broadway, the hip-hop musical about the life of alexander hamilton. >> i am here to get the tickets.>> reporter: the line started forming at noon yesterday before the box office opened at 10 am this morning. some ticket buyers working in shifts. these two were at the front of the line at 4 am. then, we waited for 18 hours. we took their spot in line and now we are waiting to get the tickets. >> most of the people we talked with our huge hamilton fans. some admit that they have been paid by other people just to stand in line for a ticket. others, are going to sell them at a premium. stubhub! shows tickets running between $1000 and $3000 a piece.>> i might sell some of them. >> i am buying an extra set of tickets to sell them at my school auction. >> reporter: selling tickets are more than face value is against the theater companies rules but with this kind of popularity, there is no shortage of buyers.>> it is

. >> alexander hamilton in the news and not because of the broadway musical. trump opponents have been calling for hamilton electors to change the electoral college vote on monday but did the founding fathers really envision our current situation? donald trump called for a return to water boarding during the campaign. i'll talk about enhanced interrogation with the man who implemented the methods used after 9/11. dr. james mitchell water boarded the worst of the worst and here to explain. >>> but first, 538 members of the electoral college will meet in state capitals on monday to finalize the results of the presidential election, causing some americans to invoke the name of alexander hamilton almost as often as when mike pence was lectured by the cast of the hit broadway play. that's because when our new nation was first ratifying its constitution, alexander hamilton wrote a federalist paper in which he describes the electoral college process. he wrote the goal to ensure, quote, the office of president will never pfall to the lot in n eminent degree endowed wi

it is exactly what alexander hamilton warned about. so my friend here on the other end isn't, an anti-hamilton pl undo the just election of the president of the united states. and for that matter, if it is applied to donald trump, it could have been done to abraham lincoln or george washington, john f. kennedy, franklin roosevelt and barack obama. it is wrong. >> i want you to listen to this ad. no doubt you've seen. it has been playing recently with a number of celebrities making this push. oh, we don't have it? disappointing. well, this ad -- >> i saw it though, poppy. >> so did i. >> hopefully the viewers have seen it. this ad is celebrities coming on television and saying, do what our guest wants, vote against the majority of those in your state. this was directed at ashley mcmillen. here is how she responded. i won't violate the will of the people of kansas simply because costal elites think mr. trump tweets too much. your response? >> my response is that's -- i'm happy for her to do what her conscious guides her to do. all we're

i mean hamilton sold people, he sold women they said well it's because hamilton was smart, that's what it comes down to. well castro was smart too. he was able to evade his social workers and relatives for 30 years. that's the analogy i would give. is not surprising that david duke, the the clan leader was a history major. we honor nancy eisenberg who, and i might add michelle darius, university at albany state university of new york would challenge other historians who betrayed hamilton in a rags to riches manner. in a day of academic cowardice s they have risk retaliation because they demand that history be on us. while the biggest glass ceiling might be broken or shattered on november 8, these brave scholars show that glass ceilings are being broken elsewhere.lause] [applause] thank you very much. >> it is such an honor to be here. i must say i feel like a bit ofe a realtor at the ceremony where all of you have written books and being honored for lifetimes of work and for 15 years and eight years on a book and i wrote an article and i'm getting a prize. at the same time i know my re

hamilton, etc. ned and constance, the authors, ned sublet is the author of cuba and its music, the world that made new orleans and the year before the flood. constance has published -- publishes as constance ash. she has three novels and edited the anthology not of women born. unfortunately, they were also not able to join us today. of the book, counterpunch says they have provided the world with one of the best history books ever written about the united states. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i just brought the cover because the book weighs three pounds. nearly 800 pages. and every word is important. so it is my honor to except the american book award for authors ned and constance sublet, their extraordinary book, the american slave coast. i will read the sublets acceptance. the authors wish to thank justin , demone and the columbus foundation. saying, we salute the foundation on the longevity of the american book award and whose magnificent play list were thrilled to's.

fans say "hamilton" is a must machine see show. the musical uses rap to tell the story of one of america's founding fathers, alexander hamilton. >> we're just excited. >> i think they merged really good politics and really good art. >> [ indiscernable ] >> it's rap and all the other ones are very show tune-y. >> pam cook and claw dine were in line waiting. >> i saw that. they were like number 50,000. >> people trying to buy tickets online were in a virtual waiting room like pam and claudine. that waiting room reached 100,000 people at one point. tickets are now selling for as much as $500 on secondary markets. the show "hamilton" opens in march in san francisco, runs through august 5th. >> i figure we'll just have to wait for 10 years. >> yeah, right. >> and then i'll see it. >> gosh! all right. >>> well, let's check on the roadways because, sal, i read that story earlier about the average commute in california being 26 minutes, and i know that is an underestimate for a lot of people. >> yeah, exeajt. some people drive an hour thes

again, we're at 1555 hamilton street philadelphia. if you can't get here with the toy, you can still get involved. make 10-dollar donation to the salvation army, by texting 41444. message and data rates apply. now, we're joined right now by todd, ceo of hands and stone massage and face, one of the drop off locations, and also we have major phil, from the salvation army, so, todd, you guys bring us every year a lot of toys. >> yes, this is just tremendous, all of thein the philadelphia area participate. customers just come in, drop them off. we have boxes overflowing at the spa's, waiting to come down here. we brought our elves today to help us load up the trucks. >> well, you know what? i've gone your spa's, i mean, people are in a good mood walking out the door, so they are brink nag lot of good loot. >> we take the stress down for the holiday, right? and the thing is, it helps kids out in this area, and our customers just, you know, really love giving back to the community. >> the great thing is the toys will be distributed by not o

hamilton said a lot of things. he wanted a monarchy, wanted a president elected for life, eliminate states, have arbitrary boundaries. those were all rejected. when people start citing hamilton, he was, of course, the founder of our financial system, and a great person and founding father. but no one listened to his suggestions about a monarch or a president elected for life, or any of that. that -- these are the founding fathers -- is inappropriate. have i'm not sure if you seen "hamilton" or can afford to get a ticket in new york, but whether that broadway show has played into the debate we are seeing today. guest: i think so. he saved our financial system. dollar and a sound sound financial system ever since hamilton. he paid off all the debt which greatly annoyed the people who twobought these bonds for cents on the dollar. now they get a dollar back. he set the precedent that this united states government, when they lend money -- when they borrow money, they will pay their debts. what is inalist 68, that, why

"hamilton" is coming to san francisco for a five-month run. nbc bay area's mark matthews is live at the orpheum theatre with more. mark, some want to see the hottest musical on broadway and others want to make money and lots of it. >> reporter: yeah, one man is going to make a lot of money on it. as you'll see in our story. first, let me just show you, that's the tale tail end of the line for "hamilton" tickets. it has been a big line all day long. here's what it looked like at 10:00 this morning. it stretched down market street one very long city block. thousands of people, many here all night. >> cold. very cold. >> reporter: few came further than mary, a nurse who lives in charlotte, north carolina, but works once a month at kaiser in the bay area. she wanted tickets for her son and daughter. so you not only have to get tickets to the play, you have to get tickets on a plane. >> yeah. it's going to be presents for the next five years. >> reporter: carl wright drove up from monterey peninsula, waited overnight to pay between $100 and $524 fo

but in malaysia, hamilton's hopes appeared to go up in smoke. so down to the jewel in the desert in abu dhabi. victory for hamilton, but it was not enough to stop nico rosberg winning his first world title. it came just days before his shock retirement. the year in rugby union began as always with a bang, in the six nations tournament, and whilst all teams had their moments, the story of success was built here at the home of english rugby. they had been a side in crisis, but a new coach, a new captain, and suddenly they were looking like a new team, and in this tournament, nobody could compete. a glorious grand slam one on foreign but built in england. fowler, just the beginning, they had to go to the other side that was just the beginning, they had to go to the other side of the world to see just how far they had come. a 3—0 whitewash of australia and again the rugby world was taking note. fittingly, it was back at twickenham, against austria, that england completed their flawless year. in the women's six nations, france were crowned champion

"hamilton" is story of alexander hamilton told through hip-hop music with diverse actors. this critic says that multi-kuralt rallism is what's made this a phenomenon. >> you final ly see a musical which is the most american of american art forms that reflects that world on stage. that's something really powerful. >> hamilton premiers here in san francisco in march. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> well, some tickets are still available, but it appears to be the most expensive seeds. we're talking $500 bucks and the line is still long with nearly 1 100,000 still waiting on line to get in and buy tickets and if you can't get tickets go to a sanctioned source and they say tickets should not be resold. >> thanks for joining us for "abc 7 news at 4:00. "i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze in for ama daetz. "abc 7 news at 5:00" starts right now. >> the water mark is getting higher and the real storm is yet to hit. >> a bicyclist knocks down a pedestrian and tries to help imup. it's what happened afterwards that has police needing your help. >> and in oakland pa

you can pull out of nato, you can round up immigrants, but "hamilton" overrated? no! ( cheers and applause ) no! you can't say that! you can't say it's overrated! it's had a huge cultural impact. it's finally given old white people a way to enjoy rap! ( laughter ) and trump supporters rallied around his tweets, calling for a 'hamilton' boycott to defend mike pence. ( audience booing ) okay, let me point out that you can't boycott something you can't get. you can't get into "hamilton," okay? that would be like hillary clinton boycotting the inaugural. she doesn't need to. ( laughter ) now, this whole drama was insane-- donald trump jumping in to defend his innocent vice president from theater bullies. this will go down in the history books. this is history now. >> jon: it's historic. >> stephen: it's absolutely historic. >> jon: that's right. >> stephen: and future generations of americans will learn all about it in the form of a hip-hop musical. that we are premiering right now: ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ how does an orange, bully, son of a bitch and a con man gr

hamilton is the story of alexander hamilton, told through hip-hop music with diverse actors. san francisco chronicle theater critic says that is what has made this a phenomenon. >> the way that the musical taps into a new demographic. >>> the san francisco symphony is striking a note for equality, announcing it's cancelled two tour concerts in north carolina because of the tar heel state's hb 2 law overturning protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. musicians decision follows similar declarations by officials and institutions. >>> google today signed a deal with the cuban government to provide faster internet service. saying it will speed up access to you tube and g mail. cuba has some of the restricted internet in the hemisphere. >>> police went to a san francisco school today to deliver holiday cheer. abc 7 news was there as the police chief and others played the role of santa's helpers giving away 350 toys. >> there are people to pitch in and help out and you can see folks doing wonderful work in the community. >> police able to raise $3,000 includin

whether hamilton lived or died, he won the duel. and so, hamilton wins. he wins in a, "200 years later, they're writing musicals where i'm a martyr" type way. and so burr's the monster. and what's ironic about that is burr was never the monster. - never. - burr was the cautious mother[bleep] who never let his opinion be known. and hamilton was the reckless mother[bleep] who let his opinion be known about everything. and in the one moment where it counted most, hamilton was cautious and burr was reckless. oh. and that defined their legacies forever. it's [bleep] up. - it's really [bleep] up. mm-hmm. - um-- [laughs] right-- [chuckles] - ready-- - so what do i have to do to get a part in this movie? [laughs] - you already got it. ♪ >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with trevor noah! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ >> trevor: thank you so much, evened! and thank you for tuning in! welcome to "the daily show." i'm trevor noah. my gist tonight the host of "chelsea" on netflix, chelsea handler is joining us! ( c

in hamilton faced a tea m festive cheer. in hamilton faced a team fighting to avoid relegation, not to mention the remnants of an artificial pitch. the response, the most authentic of goals by griffiths. the lead was doubled by stuart armstrong, the effort worthy of settling any game for that is just brilliant. armstrong with a thing of beauty. there was still time to the star to make his mark. feeling a 3—0 win that maintains their unbeaten start to the season and ensures a happy holiday. that's it from us. from everyone here at bbc news, have a very happy christmas. goodnight. james pattinson is the world's biggest selling author. he is best known for his thrillers but he has also written science fiction, novels for young people, romance and non—fiction. today he has published over 140 books which have sold over 350 million copies around the world. and he is also the most borrowed author at uk libraries. but that is not enough for him. he now wants an even bigger audience by selling books to people he thinks have aband

the mad rush for hamilton tickets. from chopper 5.. you can see a sinkhole that opened up next to th shore. >>> people won't be heading to this pacifica beach anytime soon. you can see a sinkhole that opened up next on the stairs that lead to the shore. we are live in pacifica to show the rush to contain the damage in an area prone to erosion. >> reporter: liz, some high degrees of difficulty in repairing the sinkhole and reopening the trail because of where it is down a cliff and they have to move fast because more storms are coming later this week. it's a major effort to save a pacifica -- aiming it into the belly of a 15 foot deep sinkhole that hoped on sunday after the latest round of storms. then they bumped in truck loads of concrete in an effort to save the trail to the beach. >> it's just sand. >> reporter: a neighbor measured the rainfall himself at an inch and a half on saturday. >> something undermined out of the bottom and the sinkhole just opened up from the top. >> reporter: it all happened just steps away from where a ro

celtic beat hamilton 3—0 away. they are still unbeaten domestically and that was their 13th league win in a row. hannah lupton reports. it may be the season of goodwill, but celtic won't give anything away willingly. the champions are still unbeaten this season, and were lucky not to concede a first—half penalty. celtic battled with the wind and rain in a plastic pitch, but hamilton lost the battle with leigh griffiths, again. he has now scored against them forfive games in a row. 1—0 upjust before the break, but a man down shortly after, callum mcgregor sent off for a second yellow. not troubled by the numerical disadvantage, stuart armstrong produced a christmas cracker. teams have struggled to stop celtic, yet there was nothing hamilton could do about that. mousa dembele came off the bench to score his 18th of the season, and wrap up all three points. no win in nine for the accies, but celtic are comfortable top at christmas. now they can properly enjoy that dinner. rangers beat inverness today but it needed

hamilton, the musical coming to san francisco for a five month run. already they are nearly sold out. nbc bay area ian coal with a look at the rush to see the amazing production. this is big. >> it certainly is. you hear about a concert or sporting event selling out. it's more than 150 shows from march to august and tonight the chances to get a face value tick have the all but run out. there were hundreds in line outside the theater and hundreds of thousands online waiting all day to score tickets to hamilton. demands so high you were put in a virtual waiting room and you're behind about 95,000 other people, good enough to finally get through tonight and around $500 a piece. if you try by phone, it was nearly impossible to get through. >> currently attica p capacity. >> reporter: mary waited 13 hours to buy tick frts her children in charlotte. >> it's pres frnents for the ne five years. >> reporter: he paid others to stand in line for him, hoping to score 60 tickets and potentially make thousands by reselling them which upset a few people. >> i unders

"hamilton," is the story of alexander hamilton told through hip hop and a diverse cast and everyone loves it. critics say multi-cullturism makes this so great. afinally, a musical the most american of american art forms that reflects the world on stage. that is something really power ful. >> if you have a last money you can see it. "hamilton," runs from march through august. resale tickets are being sold for more than $2,500 online. the struggle. is real. >> so real. so real. cannot talk about this and it is only:45 a.m. >> i give it a pass. not sitting in the back for $400. >> someone is. a last sad faces on that side of the studio. starting at 10:00 yesterday. until new. maybe santa... >> a look at what going on from mount tam, moisture is there but it is high up. it will be mainly cloudy and mild today and tomorrow with scattered light showers and strong storms thursday through friday. 57 in santa rosa and concord to palo alto and san jose and morgan hill and santa cruz at secretary. tomorrow morning, milder than this morning, a lot of low-to-mid 40s and moisture plume shows it is just

of course, i don't think i need to tell you but hip hot adaptation of the life of alexander hamilton is an enormous hit on broadway with people waiting months and months to see the show and this is our shot. >> our shot. the first to receive "hamilton." >> bart transbay work on changes to make it through an earthquake. >> i am tracking breaking news from houston, texas, with a from houston, texas, with a business that from houston, texas, with a business that lift up your head and keep moving or let the paranoia haunt you? everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence i keep my fee-fi-fo-fum i keep my heart undone the strong in me, i still smile. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 30,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> good morning, east bay, let's get going. this is abc7 morning. >>

. >> angela hamilton says she checked the control panel. she called sears that's where she purchased it 14 months ago. but hamilton tells us when the repairman arrived, he didn't have the part to fix it. that was back in september. she says weeks went by with no word from sears. and each time she called for help. her frustration mounted. >> every time i call, i have to start from the beginning and explain everything that happened. >> reporter: eventually another repairman showed up to make the repairs but the problem wasn't solved. >> two days later, after we had filled the refrigerator back up with food, it stopped working again. >> reporter: turned out it was the wrong part. >> i was livid. >> reporter: to make matters worse, hamilton says she went through thanksgiving using a fridge more suitable for a college dorm. >> it was quite the struggle to put a turkey in a dorm fridge along with all the other stuff that you need to prepare for thanksgiving. >> reporter: hamilton tell us her calls and e-mails to sears went nowhere, then she conta

hamilton. this video from our helicopter partners at a-b-c 7 shows the crowd stacked up outside the orpheum theater in san francisco. even before winning 11 tonys on broadway, hamilton the musical was a difficult ticket to get. for these people- being in line before the sunrise payed off. hamilton fans were also able to get tickets online. >> pam:skies will be mostly cloudy tonight with patchy valley fog. it will be mostly cloudy tomorrow with a chance of rain. with get tickets to hamilton. here is some video from helicopter carter but abc seven news and will be available are the basis for people who couldn't afford it regularly >> pam: live at sfo tonight and it still sparkling but the clouds roll and we've been talking about all the heavy rain but not as much about a strong winds coming. >> reporter: keep things dry for now will last long. and we expect a whole lot of rain but the focus may be little bit 48 in. down the forecast along the western slopes and the flooding along the small stream

. >>> hamilton tickets went on sale. now the public has a chance at them. the line is growing. >> reporter: i like how you said this. this is very exciting. some of folks have been waiting in line since noon yesterday. look at the line. all of the folks waiting for hamilton tickets. they went on sale at 10:00 this morning. the opening night is march 10th and the show runs through august 5th. all of these folks have their chairs. a lot of these folks camped out overnight. they are in their pajamas. i have seen gallons of milk and cereal boxes. we found this family who has been waiting in line since 7:00 this morning. they finally made it through the barricade. they are just about to get their tickets. they are the filer family from morin county they are so fired up. we have been talking with them for the last couple of hours. how are you? >> a little bit nervous. >> reporter: what has you so fired up? >> i think it's because our whole family likes it. it's really good. i don't know. >> reporter: it's kind of like history and theater at once. >> we learned ab

hamilton. we will turn it back overview ted.>> reporter: thanks heather . after the death of fidel castor and the election of donald trump what is the future of travel to cuba? we will talk to a unique traveler for some insight stay with us. >> travel is a show that immerses himself into local culture. one recent trip was to cuba. a lot of people are thinking about going to cuba. i know you are very opinionated about cuba and not only the current regime but the transition that is going on. give us your sense of your experience in cuba.>> this last time i went to cuba was my second time ticked the first time i went there was in 2009 and a really did not know what to expect. my goal was to go in with an open mind . i was just curious more the anything but what i saw was -- i was just shocked at the poverty and it seemed like a police state . this last time i went now that travel has opened up a bit more, they seem to be getting better. now that fidel castro has died at think it will get better. i

celtic beat hamilton 3—0 away. they are still unbeaten domestically and that was their 13th league win in a row. hannah lupton reports. it may be the season of goodwill, but celtic won't give anything away willingly. the champions are still unbeaten this season, and were lucky not to concede a first—half penalty. celtic battled with the wind and rain ina celtic battled with the wind and rain in a plastic pitch, but hamilton lost the battle with leigh griffiths, again. he has now scored against them for five games in a i’ow. against them for five games in a row. 1—0 up just against them for five games in a row. 1—0 upjust before against them for five games in a row. 1—0 up just before the against them for five games in a row. 1—0 upjust before the break, but a man down shortly after, callum mcgregor sent off for a second yellow. not troubled by the numerical disadvantage, stuart armstrong produced a christmas cracker. teams have struggled to stop celtic, yet there was nothing hamilton could do about that

hamilton fish served in the first world war. he was an officer in the 369th infantry regiment, segregated african-american regiment, and he was a white officer. just to pause, that's a chief representing native americans. hamilton fish helped organize and orchestrate the ceremony. i believe he was there. >> he was a very influential member of congress and especially when it came to the national guard, which was about a third of the american fighting forces overseas. >> he also helped to found the american legion. >> so his dedication to those who fought was consistent throughout his career. >> yes. i believe that's frank witchie, who became famous playing "taps" at the ceremony. so that is where today you see the larger sarcophagus over that, which was not yet constructed at this moment. >> and there the final shot of arlington national cemetery much as we see it today with many whitehead stones marking the graves of the fallen. >> the capitol lit up at night. >> i think it's important to pause for a moment and think about the m

tomorrow morning we can have a little bit of snow in areas around mount hamilton. we are going to have the moisture pulling out by then. we are likely to see a little snow on some of our local hills tomorrow morning and some areas tonight. giving you a view it tonight where we are looking at a little scatter shower activity, if you are going out you may experience a passing shower. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies. a slight chance for scattered showers and cold temperatures. 32 in santa rosa, low 40s in oakland, and san jose 40 degrees expected outside. if we get enough moisture in the hills we can see snow. 55 degrees in oakland tomorrow, 50 in san francisco, many of us in the upper 40s, 49 san mateo, and 49 expected for livermore. for christmas day, temperatures not much better. in fact, a colder start to the morning and afternoon highs in the low 50s. we get better as the week moves on, but just a very cool weekend. >> we were talking earlier about how it one point this afternoon i haven't seen heavy rain like that in a while. it was just pouring. >> i was

. >> a net and peter, the big thing today in new york is hamilton. if you look at turnouts a book, i read your book there's a big emphasis on the fighting that went on between jefferson, hamilton, adams, and the madison joining with jefferson and others. and then the secretary of state and leaving. i don't know whether it was a temporary perspective that jefferson had during the administration, washington is from virginia and i was very surprised to see after reading your books how jefferson turned out to be evil. am i crazy. >> did you just say evil? >> evil, because he was against the washingtons approach. >> , he times have you seen hamilton? >> i have the cd. >> know and also miranda spoken know, but the fact is looking at the book he takes a certain perspective. >> can i start on an answer? and annette will set me. first of all, the idea political opposition is absolutely illegitimate. party, factions, no good. we've been talking about love at nausea. it's that people do recognize, values and commitments, and they don't. of course love always ma

hamilton sold people and women and they say it is because he was smart. so castro was smart so that is the analogy i would give. it isn't surprising that david duke, the kkk klan leader was a history major. we honor nancy eisenberg eisenberg, and also michele from the university at albany to challenge other historians who portrayed hamilton in a rags to riches manner. the day of academic cowardice and they never asked retaliation because they demand history be honest but the biggest glass ceiling could be shattered when on november 8 when these braves dollars shall break the glass ceiling that is being broken elsewhere. [applause] >> it is such an honor to be here and they do feel much like a freeloader reid have written books and being honored for a lifetime of work and spending 80 years dona book and i wrote an article but at the same time man know my recognition is because of the timeliness of my critique. my article was entitled race coulter it appeared in the academic journals at the time when everyone from theater critics to president obama were lav

and now i come again on that hamilton hercules mulligan ? ? readin' in vanity fair or the huffington done with the sufferin' ? ? we in the guts again family rushin' in wonder where busta been ? ? feelin' the hunger and feedin' the lust to win patiently waitin'? ? for this moment to rise up again that's the way i was molded ? ? and as the last one standin' as the rest of them foldin' ? ? give me my one chance to grab the torch and properly hold it ? ? i'm not throwin' away my shot i'm not throwin' away my shot ? ? i'm just like my country i'm young scrappy and hungry and i'm not throwin' away my shot ? ? i'm not throwin' away my shot no i'm not throwin' away my shot ? ? i'm just like my country i'm young scrappy and hungry ?? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh! that's what i'm talking about! the roots, busta rhymes, joell ortiz. [ cheers and applause ] "the hamilton mixtape" is out now! we'll be right back, everybody. stick around! [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to annette bening, steve harvey, greta gerwi

host: that group known as the hamilton electors. we will take you to stay capitals around the country including the scene right now in springfield, illinois. joining us live on the phone is kyle cheney, who is been following all of this politico. thank for being with us. guest: glad to be here, steve. host: let me begin with a story you posted earlier today, who are these electors? guest: people don't realize behind every electoral vote for over the election is a person. these people are typically party loyalists are insiders or donors because the post-up and ceremonial in the past. people got through who were kind of newcomers or not necessarily loyal to traditional loyalists to the party, which is why you are seeing some of these rest of efforts to change the outcome. host: illinois, at the top of the next hour we will take you to harrisburg pennsylvania, state that flipped for donald trump are you walk our audience through the process that will unfold read what can we expect? guest: the electors will gather in their state capital

the musical "hamilton" will come on march 14th through august 5th. tickets will go on sale on monday and to everyone else a week later. the hip hop adeptation of the life of alexander hamilton that there is a lottery for tickets and they will do that here as well. >> dan: a celebration for those who embody the innovative spirit. 10 new inductees made it into the california hall of fame. among them secretary of defense and stanford professor and maria shriver who founded the california hall of fame and harrison ford and george decay. he talked about his grandparents em -- imigrating to sacramento. >> they farmed an area known as floren. my roots go down in this soil. >> dan: the california museum hosts the hall of fame and artifacts from the honorees. >> now your accu w forecast with -- accu-weather forecast with sandhya patel. >> sandhya: in the 40s and 50s tonight. tomorrow you will need the heavy coats and the wool coats and scarfs. we aring looing at midto upper -- we are looking at midto upper 30s. i think the cloud cover will hang around a littl

overnight the entire hamilton mixtape dropped online. creator lin-manuel miranda says the 23 songs on the album are half remakes half new music inspired by the musical. 38 artists including queen keys, the roots and usher are part of the project. andy: new this morning, a holiday spectacular returns to downtown milwaukee today. "cirque dreams holidaze" is back at the riverside theater. there's one show tonight and two tomorrow. >> now it is feeling like the holidays. >> yes t lights behind us too. fantastic. >> especially now with the snow coming in. look on sunday here. >> very nice. >> the question is, how much of the snow is going to stick. the temperatures in the 30s on sunday. we talk about the snow coming up. here in the short term, today, dry weather now that most of the snow showers and drizzle exiting the area. the weekend is starting dry. saturday no travel headaches. sunday we have to watch. rain and snow again on tu you won't believe the number in the forecast for next thursday. for today, clouds out there right now. dried ou

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