again, thank you and welcome to arlington national cemetery. [applause] it is now my pleasure to introduce our veteran service organization host for 2018. mr. lawrence romo, national commander of the american g.i. forum of the united states. romo, a graduate of northern montana college served 28 years in the air force. he was later nominated by president obama as a united states service director. a senate confirmed presidential appointee reporting directly to the president. commander romo was elected national commander in july of 2018. he leads a congressional chartered veterans service organization advocating for equal rice -- equal rights for veterans. please welcome him. wilkie, myecretary fat -- my fellow veterans and families, good morning and happy veterans day. my name is lawrence romo. it is truly indeed my honor and pleasure to represent the american g.i. forum. as the national commander in the sacred resting place, arlington national cemetery. the american g.i. forum is a congressionally chartered veterans service organization. repres

to welcome you to arlington. i have had the privilege in my life of seeing this military world from many angles, as a dependent, as the son of a wounded combat soldier, as an officer, and as a leader in the pentagon. i have spent a lifetime watching those who have worn the battles and i have sign the through the eyes of my elementary school classmates in ft. bragg whose fathers did not come back from vietnam. it may seem a little strange that someone with my background, i am constantly contemplating the meaning of service and what it means to be a veteran. i think general eisenhower had it about right. a few months after he was inaugurated, he gathered 40 korean war soldiers on the president yacht of williamsburg. some were horribly disfigured. others were missing limbs. you live to remind your fellow citizens why they sleep soundly at night. this day reminds all americans that they sleep soundly at night because of the sacrifices of millions of ordinary men and women. today marks the 100th anniversary of the sad

live in arlington, jackie been, news 4. >> those coffee baristas could be rolling it in. news 4's had this covers from every angle. >> from tans pransportation to to what w called national landing. and yes, the opposition, too. >> our team coverage tonights tonight with more ot you should know about this huge change for our whole region. >> i'm adam tuss. metro improvements, roadway improvements a pedestrian bridge to reagan nationa airport rectly from crystal city, all of that is planned transportation-wise, with t new infusion of money that's going to be coming here no northern virginia, and get this. metro's leaderay he believes metro was one of the selling points that landed amazon here. >> if you recall, when they first visited here, the first thing they did was they got on metro. so, it was front and center in their mind. >> reporter: a lot of t trabs poration projects in this area were just in the planning stages, but now, they're goi to be fast-tracked. >> reporter: this is chris gordon, at the future virginia tech innovation campus. it will teach the skills amazo

welcome to arlington national cemetery. what a glorious day. we are in thethat center of hallowed ground. a special welcome to mr. larry of the american g.i. forum, for being today's veteran service national veterans day observance. today as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the world war i armistice in 1918, how fortunate we all are to gather together today to pay tribute to this amazing anniversary. --nvite you to visit sex section 70, 18, 19, or visit our welcome center where we memorialize world war i veterans and families laid to rest here at army -- arlington national cemetery. their stories tell the history of our country through sacrifice of our citizens. that served our nation and this time of need and guaranteed our freedom and liberty. today, as for the past 154 years, our cemetery is honored to serve veterans and families in our nation's most sacred shrine. on behalf of myself, our superintendent, dedicated men and women who served here, my privilege to welcome you today. we are great people honoring service and s

who is final resting place at arlington national cemetery. announcer: on november 11, 1921, an estimated 100,000 people gathered at arlington cemetery in virginia for a ceremony honoring the unknown soldier of world war i. the u.s. army signal corps created a silent film documenting the journey of the soldier's remains from france to the capitol rotunda and its procession to arlington through the streets of washington, d.c. up next, we will show you the entire 23-minute silent film with narration provided by two world war i historians. host: welcome to reel america on american history tv. 2017-2018 is the centennial of america's involvement in world war i and there will be lots of discussion about the impact of that war on the world and on american society. as part of that conversation, we are going to show you some vintage films from that era that document america's participation. and to help us understand this, because these are silent films, we have invited two world war i historians to help us narrate the action of the film. mitch yockels

when that soldier was identified, the medal stayed there in arlington. it wasn't conferred upon the captain i hope that answers your . question. yes, ma'am? duties?were your other >> that is our only duty when you're assigned. it doesn't seem like we work much when you look at a calendar, because they serve for 24 hours. actually about 26, 28, when you add getting there early and leaving late. but the 24-hour period, they live down in the quarters. they perform their duties. and then that relief will get a day off. and then they'll come back and do another set of 24 hours. they'll get another day off, and then do their final 24 hours in that workweek. so on the calendar, they only work nine days. but those are nine solid days, 24, 26, 27 hours a day. so when we're not down there, we're off taking care of uniforms. if they're in training, learning knowledge, trying to impress upon the badge holders that they want to be there and they know what they're doing, and improve their skills, and even as a badge holder, the tomb guard badge holder, i would still c

live from arlington national cemetery. and our live veterans day coverage continues at 5 p.m. awards,with the liberty honoring former president george w. bush and laura bush. t.v. oncan history c-span 3 at 9 a.m. eastern, narrate the 1921 silent film documenting the war iy of a world soldiers' remains from france to arlington national cemetery. then we visit the meuse-argonne cemetery in northeastern france, the final resting place for over 14,000 american soldiers. at 8 p.m., president trump at the world war i ceremonies in paris. sunday, veterans day, on c-span and american history t.v. on c-span 3. every spring, the u.s. army initage and education center carlisle, pennsylvania, hosts a living history event featuring

air force with the arlington national cemetery in arlington, virginia. the chaplain: i invite you to pray with me. o gord, over the years we've humble -- o gord, over the years we've humbly asked you to look over americans and allow their voice to be heard to follow your will. may this day, that right not be ignored or undertaken lightly, as citizens all over this land go to ballot boxes, get to all of us the sense of high privilege and joyous responsibility. help those who will be elected given ffice, a mandate by no party, received at no place of voting but given by your grace, a mandate to govern wisely and well, a mandate to represent god in truth at the heart of the nation. mandates do good in the name of him over whom this republic was established. we humbly ask you lord our god to lead americans to do the task which you have set before the united states. so we may together seek happiness for all our citizens in your holy name, you who created all equal in your sight and therefore as brothers and sisters. n your holy name i pray, amen. amen. rsuant

host: can i presume we are now on the grounds of arlington cemetery? what we are looking at now looks a bit more rural. allison: i think it could be. that area surrounding the cemetery has changed a lot since 1921, but this is probably somewhere either near the perimeter or back sort of on the way up to the hillside where the tomb of the unknown soldier is located. host: one thing if you visit there today, every single hill is filled with white stones from soldiers from the various wars, and you can see vast amounts of ground that are yet uninterred. mitchell: right. among those who are buried there is general pershing, who has a simple soldier's headstone, which is what he wanted. next to him is his grandson richard, who died during the vietnam war. allison: i think right now they are walking up closer to the memorial amphitheater, which was constructed before the tomb of the unknown soldier and was where they had some of the ceremonies. that circular road reminds me of how it looks today. do you think so, mitch? mitchell: yeah. absolutely. as you poi

the men bring the casket to arlington. and here, this is meant to bring groups in the united states together. history is meant to heal. the great stakeholders in the country, the naacp, the ar, the various members of government and even the french, all common. -- come. they present their finest honors, their greatest metals. the medal of honor is presented to the unknown. words are said. the body is brought to arlington cemetery and is lowered into the ground and one of the final people to speak is an american indian, a chief. it is meant to heal. the entire moment, a man that had fought the u.s. government. thomas saunders, whose father had fought and grandfather had fought the united states government who now served, were laying to rest in our greatest memorial, the unknown. dirt was shoveled from france into the open hole, and the body was laid to rest. this is our greatest war memorial. this is who we are as americans. it is also about a forgotten generation. the world war i generation that changed and remade the world

a live picture from arlington national cemetery. coming up in a short while, we will have a ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns with robert wilkie. france,today, in paris, world leaders gathered to mark the armistice. here are some of those leaders arriving.

and she said the name, she saidon am in arlington is good for d.c. yet a lot of officials in maryland never mention the name virginia, never mention arlington county or crystal city. they talked about the capital region, this is a win for the capital region. this was a competition, this was not a combined bid. theegion did not come together and put forth one bid.ma land had a bid, d.c. had a bid and virginia had a bid and i thoughwas a little bit tf spre saying no, this is a huge win for all of us. virginia will pay those incentives but we'll get all the side benefits and it doesn't work quite that y. >> there's more than one perspective and it remains to be en how the region will benefit. we'll be back. stay with us. >>> continuing our talk about amazon, some are asking whether the benefits will be worth the cost. three quarters of a billion llars in incentives. there's a huge pool of skilled areas in theon re other areas like montgomery county offered higher incentives. did leaders give away more than they had to? it's a question that's been thrown

arlington is the smallest geographic county in the country, how many does it take to support arlington county? small geographically, we have a population of about 239,000. so we are midsized, population wise. we have 160 5000 registered voters, and 54 polling places. i would like to add a couple more before the presidential election. the problem is that the general assembly, in preparation for redistricting has frozen polling lines february 1. we need to move quickly after this election, we have not had time to address the future, that's a project, everything is postelection. will lookelection we at the problem areas in arlington, where we could potentially add some more polling places. these are places where we know we will have population growth, because there will be development projects that open between now and the presidential election. so it's always planning ahead, and we are looking at the data, you will talk about data, always look at your past data when you plan an election. the comparable election a couple of years ago to compare how many ballots you are going to order. i d

i live in arlington. i had never heard of the plae. lot of folks said they never felt the same way. where did this ational landi come from? well, it mostly encompasses crystal city, pentagon city and he potomac yards area of alexandria. we've seen alexandria and rlington working a l more eyosely together in the past few years. established a dedicated bus line, the metro -- the metro way. that bus line, it looks to be expanding with amazon's arrival. look, they're not trying to rebrand georgetown but still it is a name that has ce to be identified with this area. look, some folks stillsoaving what of a tough time with this whole idea of national landing. >> i want to understand that amazon wants t take the world over but they don't need to change everything that's been set. >> if amazon comes in here and makes a huge splash like that, everyone is going to be calling y national landing. >> reporter: i thi can take that to the bank. you still have the big cs, crystal city everywhere. if arlington and alexandrea want to call it national landing, if amazon wts to call it national landing

mayor bowser said f a win arlington is a win for d.c. and they're trying to brand this whole area as national landing. part of crystal city but also pentagon city and even potomac yard. chs lawrence,news4. >> certainly going to transform whole area along thatcorridor. >> reporter: and you just heard chris mention the low kafgs amazon's new headquarters. now called national landing. >> that name sparking a lot of buzz. if you're wondering what and wher it is, you are not alone. >> reporter: corey smith is in crystal city. what is the answer to that question in. >> reporter: this is it. national we all said where is national landing? this is it. a somewhat of a rebranding. where is? we have a map that will further explain the location and the name. national landing is basically at the door step of reagan national airport. national landing there? i guess so. it is a rebranding of sorts for the neighborhood encompassing parts of crystal city, potomac yard and pentagon city. you probably know those areas separately but now it is landing. the

. >> arlington is expensive but livable for now >> i'm actually a real estate agent so i know what's going to happ happen. >>> amazon workers would havce to good, public schools. >> only half of hq-2 is 25,000 workers and their falies. >> we' concerned about the schools. they're overcrowded as it is. it would be nice it jeff bezos can build as you new school. >> are youbo excited the possibility here? and n >> it's going to be ridiculous. parking is difficult here as it is. park? are we going to i can't even imagine. >> reporter: it's going to be a change but they'reryg to brand this as a win for the entire region. murial bowser said amazon is a win for d.c. it will be part of cstal city, pentagon city and even part of potomac yard. for more on how hg will impact our area, here's justin finch. >> reporter: we are a looking a potential huge economic windfall for our area here.ht you m recall the initial call for amazon hg-2 is for 50,000 jobs. reports say we can see about half that coming to crystal city, which means less of a strain on the infrastructure sre in crystal city, but neve

arlington heights is gonna be the model. i told you yesterday that i wasn't willing to make the acquisition unless you can prove that you are a leader. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: and that running a manager's meeting is part of that, being open-minded is part of it, and change is part of it. and so i want to see what sort of leader you are. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: today, we're closing the store entirely. giovanni: i don't understand lemonis: we're locking the door. giovanni: now? right now? -lisa: okay. -giovanni: for how long? lemonis: as long as it takes to get the store redone. giovanni: okay. lemonis: well, there's a truck and boxes and people here to start loading. giovanni: come on! is that really -- are you being serious? ♪ lemonis: i knew the idea of closing this store quickly would catch gio off-guard, but i need to know that he can adapt to change and lead people through tough situations. it's a small test of his leadership, but it's an important one for me. giovanni: we'll load -- that's the biggest thing. dis

war i ,eremonies in paris and at 11 the wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns, live from arlington national cemetery. our alive veterans day coverage continues at 5 p.m. eastern with the liberty awards honoring former president george w. bush and laura bush. historians narrate the 1921 file home, documenting the journey of a world war i soldier's remains from brands to arlington national cemetery. visit the cemetery about, thet rants resting place for 14,000 soldiers. trump atstem president the ceremonies in paris. sunday, veterans day on c-span camera --, and american history on c-span3. tomorrow on newsmakers, an interview with army secretary. he talks about veterans day and soldiers today. where the army is having a little bit of trouble is recruitment. the numbers for the reserves and , are the onlyuard places that we did not meet recruitment numbers. >> can you talk about why that is said what you can do about changing the perceptive? forces.e armed we have a great economy, and this happens anytime you have a great economy. recruiting becomes challenging. secondly, the army ha

just motivational cheer in the background. >> xtend bar arlington, a great workout. it might be nice to go inside a fo workout. or just get outside and get your workout done. if you are headed outside you'll need that winter coat. it's a little chilly out there and then a fall jacket on monday and tuesday. temperatures will be seasonable for monday and tuesday and cooler conditions so a puffy coat probably for your wednesday. we've have a slight breeze on tuesday. maybe if you're headed to the market or church services temperatures are in 30s to 40 degrees. n over thet 12 hours, sun going down before 5:00 p.m. i believe we will have morer cloud c compared to sunshine as we did yesterday. we had blue skies by yesterday afternoon low 50s for daytime highs and we'll be dry a out there today.he ed to church, dry and partly sunny. if you want to get that car wash, today might be the daydo it. we'll have a slight shower chance mondaveng into early tuesday but not everybody will see it. maybe 20% you'll have in your neighborho neighborhood. nen weekend we may have ro you ma

i thought his failure to go to arlington cemetery and his lame excuse that he had phone calls to make, he would have been better served not to have said why he didn't go. if you're going to be called by the president of the united states they will take a call at any time of the day and i don't know why he couldn't spare a couple hours to make the trip to arlington. similarly, the attack on bill mcraven, which i thought was absolutely reprehensible, he is a national hero who has given his life to this country. he is a patriot, a professional and highest integrity, impeccable integrity and here the president chose to take him on because he was allegedly a clinton supporter. even if he were, which i don't think he was, but even if he were, the point here is his accomplishments and his stature. so this is just another indicator that makes me wonder about just how sincere he is about supporting the military. >> yesterday the president tried to explain some of his criticism or comments on the bin laden raid by suggesting that he had warned the country about bin laden. let me read you what h

ne in particular, george mason's arlington campus, going mason's arlington campus, going to look mason's arlington campus, going to look (music throughout) yeahbecause getting past me used to take hard work. sweat. sacrifice. ab but lately, it's all t fun and games and hugs from strangers... oh, and did i mention abe r? what happened to laundry night? wednesday! i love you wednesday! -i do. yodon't. -i do. you don't. -i do. you don't. -i do. you don't. >>> we're in weather alert mode getting you ready for the first winter storm of the soieason. that look at this. depending on where you live, you could get some snow. ill be back lia with the timing and how much snow we can expect. >>> amazon's hq2 creatg lot of buzz in virginia's higher end community. we told you about virginia tech's planned $1 billion campus, but wrgt about g mason university which is already established in arlington? >> david culve j isning us live. and they are planning massive changes to go alongith this. tell us about that. >> reporter: a lot of changes starting with the building right behind me. you can see where t

>> well, i went to arlington on veterans day to visit my father's grave. and while there, i spoke to a woman who brought her folding chair and sat in front of her son's grave, seemingly for hours. i feel like americans might -- you know, they have sacrificed and so showing that you care about that sacrifice, giving respect to our fallen soldiers, i think, is an easy thing to do, especially if you live in the same city as the cemetery. >> what do you think? >> in addition to being a veteran myself, i am third generation military and my grandmother and grandfather are buried at arlington and so i tend to share your belief with i think it's important that our commander in chief respect the veterans and the people who have served our country so fundamentally. i also have four active duty cousins right now. so, this is personal to me but it is also about our nation. >> you, sir? >> well, i've been to arlington multiple times to bury my friends, at least two funerals there that i've attended and gone back occasionally. i also know the president on a very persona

they kno they can attract techt nt here in arlington county. >> that's important factors. thank you, ch s. befotoday's announcement, there's been months of speculation as to which location amazon would take to build it's headquaters. >> we're joined on the phones now by the staff writer from the washington business journal. dan, you have been covering this story for awhile now about amazon. what do you make of this reporting we're hearing this morning from journal and others? >> it's certainly good toth kno we'll findally have an answer after more than a year waiting and speculating about where this thing is going to go. we have been hearing for a week or two n that an answer was coming soon. it's not entirely unexpected but it's big news for this region as folks have been trying to versify the economy for awhile now. this is positive step in that direction. >> if amazon does announce that crystal city is the selected k location, ww there's going to be a huge economic impact with all of these jobs coming. what oth impact do you think it's going to have on the surrounding a

and arlington. just because you're not in the b freeze warnik to the west, northern virginia, western rt maryland, of west virginia, you're still going to get well below freezing. the growing season is over for you. that's why you're not under a warning. colder it will be even there. temperatures in the 20s. down to the south we're looking at those temperatures around that freezing mark, maybe around 30, 32 degrees. 45 tomorrow, 47 on your sunday. the winter outlook, 53 degrees comes out on monday,everybody. the winter forecast, if you want to know how much snow you're going to see in your area, if you're talking about how much cold air i going to behere, too, for the winter, i've got that down for you, even which weeks could see some snowfall. wou want a little bit of a hint about how much se're going to get? >> yeah. >> that's your hint. that's the him sure most of you know what that means. next week, it's just on the cold side. we get another big storm on tuesday. temperatures only around 53 ,gre

how many does it take to support arlington county? >> we're small geographically, but we have a population of about 239,000. so we're midsize populationwise. registered voters, we have 165,000. we have 54 polling places. i would like to add a couple more before the presidential election. problem there is the general assembly in preparation for redistricting has frozen polling place lines, effective february 1. so we need to move quickly here after this election. we haven't had time. we've been so busy with this election, we haven't had time to address the future. that's the project post-election. we'll be looking at more of those problem areas in arlington where we could potentially add a couple more polling places to accommodate the 2020 presidential election, places where we know we're going to have population growth because we know we've got projects -- development projects that are going to open between now and the presidential election. so it's always, always planning ahead. you're looking at your data. i know sean is going to ta

host: you think arlington and new york city would have won if they offered nothing? guest: absolutely. if you look across the d.c. metro area to montgomery county and across the hudson river to newark, they both offered much larger subsidies in virginia and new york city eventually offered. if amazon was chasing subsidies rather than talent, they would have located in those places. host: join in on this conversation about virginia and new york making amazon or about virginia and new york and the amazon headquarters. call (202) 748-8000. if you were in the eastern or central time zone, call in at (202) 748-8001. if you're in the mountain or pacific time zone, call in at (202) 748-8002. again, you can always reach us on social media, twitter at @cspanwj and on facebook. heard the things we have from both the york in virginia is that what they call performance-based direct incentives. guest: cities and states have gotten a little bit better over time in structuring their incentives and how they are offered, even though they are generally a waste of money. performance-ba

culpeper, manassas city, manassas park city, prince williams, fairfax, loudoun, arlington, alexandria city, stafford county and falls church schools all open 2 hours late. in maryland, washington and frederick county schools will open 2 hours late as well. the federal government is open. >> now for the most part, the decision to cancel classes was made pretty early.at rains fell into the night. some places saw snow through midnight. orning news 4 has seen coverage of the weather. >> our crews are out on the roads looking at the areas you'll want to avoid. we'll get to melissa with your commute in just a minute, but first, l w's check inh chuck bell with our forecast. how is it looking chuc i >>s an improving weather picture for your friday today. it's been cold ernight but temperatures have held steady or been inching their way up during the overnithours. so didn't have some slipperiness in spots but most of the roads are just wet. untreated surfaces like sidewalks and drive ways and some side streets could be slippery. be careful. blown dry today with a gusty northwest wind up near 3

the perfect location the seattle based online giant has settled on not one but two places to expand arlington virginia just outside of washington d.c. and the big apple but while most of new neighbors happily using the web site for shopping not everyone is pleased to have the company move in next door. it's one of the biggest success stories in u.s. business amazon what started as an online bookseller is now a global e-commerce china and a major media publisher cloud storage provider software and gadget developer alexa what are your deal i have several exclusive deals including and even a grocer all in all worth one trillion dollars no wonder everyone wants a part of it politicians from all over the country offered amazon outlandish deals to alert a company to their states and cities one even wanted to change his name. change my name. part of andrew anyway damn i was wrong. so amazon located in seattle washington started its search for new digs two years ago two hundred thirty eight cities sent in their bids the list was whittled down to twenty finalists including some major business hubs lik

the body is brought arlington cemetery and lowered into the ground. one of the final people to speak .s an american indian it is meant to heal. the entire moment, a man that had fought the u.s. government. thomas saunders, whose father had fought and grandfather had thought the united states government who now served, were laying to rest in our greatest memorial, the unknown. dirt was shoveled from france into the open hole, and the body was laid to rest. this is our greatest war memorial. this is who we are as americans. it is also about a forgotten generation. the world war i generation that changed and remade the world, and that is why i wrote the unknowns. thank you very much. [applause] >> folks, if you have questions, make your way to the microphone. >> thank you very much. in my correct that the supposedly unknown soldier from vietnam was subsequently identified in the 1990's through dna testing? that couldy chance happen with the unknown soldier of world war i? >> the unknown from vietnam was identified. they felt strongly that that individual

it's precise lie what was involved in arlington heights, here. i know of no case in the history of this country that has the consolation of factors that are undisputed that would say to this court you can affirm on equal protection grounds as well. >> it would help me in deciding this case, this is probably for both parties, if you have any authority on the question i was asking and the question is is that when a party moves for preliminary injunction on one ground and not another, may we consider the entire complaint any arguments raised or are we stuck with the issue that's actually pushed forth in the motion? >> it is black letter law to say we can -- >> three points. first, i'd like to start with judge owens' question. when asked b about ble, counsel said things. first, he suggested it limited to situations where it was not review bable. which is true. but didn't have a single answer as to why it's not. got no argument. then made an argument about political account bability. that's quality tree inue in the situation. if a prosecutor says i'm

arlington, prince george's,co ae arundety, you should be okay tomorrow morning. our southern zone, this entire thing has bee about the rain. by tomorrow morning, dost of us ar so no problems out there. n we're talking about any

live in arlington, news 4. bensen >> it's created a dangerous eopletion for a lot of getting around on foot. you saw some people on gw parkway with their rolling luggage case. >> oh, my gosh, and start of a holiday weekend, too. we're hoping metro is watching this and maybe do something aboutit. >> reporter: yeah, it's awfully dark out here. you know, the people are getting frustrated, and they are not paying attention to pedestrians, and you know, you can look. behind me those people are threading their way through the cars, and it's a scary, scary situation. >> and pple are probably looking at their cell phones checking the information about their flights and trying t communicate with people. it is a dangerous situation over there. jackie bensen, you be kaucarefu. thanteyou. >> rep we will, we will. >>> a grieving mother gets the chance to confront her teenage daughter's killer. tic moment came today in a fairfax county courtroom. an 18-year-old girl was er sentenced for role in a gruesome gang murder, all of

. >> now culpeper manassas city, prince park city, william, fairfax, loudoun, arlington, alexandria city all open two hours late. washington and frederick county schools also open two h late. >> the federal government is open today. >> new efforts from the food and drug administration to crack down on teen smoking. the fda is working to ban menthol and min in cigarettes. a move that could take years to put in place. th'll also limit where flavored e-cigarettes can be purchased. those restrictions could kick in within a few months. the federal study found that 3 millio stountudents in middle o high school are using e-cigarettes. >> if you need more than one cup of coffee to get youray ing, it might be your dna's fault. the more sensitiveso a p is to the bitter taste of caffeine, the more coffee they drink.

to arlington. the three others that were there at that ceremony are these three soldiers, buried now. thislosest cemetery was one and it was the main american cemetery for the first world war. host: the story of the tomb of theunknown and from washington post this morning, a photograph from the ceremony that took place in 1921. warren harding was the president at the time as the officially dedicated the tomb of the unknowns. one of the ceremony today as we reflect on the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i. richard is joining us from wilson, north carolina. caller: good morning, thank you for cult -- thank you for taking my call. a proud retired u.s. marine, vietnam. thank you for the opportunity to say hello to all american veterans. 1965-1971. i was attached to the third divisions. we went from one end of the unum to the other -- of vietnam to the other. gll. just say we had a thank you for taking my call. host: thank you for your call. what are you hearing from these veterans and if we w

. >> a lot of people were shocked that he didn't go to arlington. i can't remember a president who didn't go to arlington national cemetary on veterans day. and there is no explanation why. it did rain today but it wasn't raining earlier in the morning, and this comes two days after he skipped a visit to the american cemetary in france that he was scheduled to visit as a commemoration of the end of world war i 100 years ago. so it's actually inexplicable considering that donald trump has sort of wrapped himself in the cloak of veterans and bragging about his administration's solicitude toward veterans. they're really no explanation for it. >> jackie and annie, thank you for this this evening. >>> we talk about the investigation's future. >>> and a confrontation getting underway in washington as the 115th congress is about to get underway for the 116th. "the 11th hour" getting started on a monday night. these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.co

he would go on to november of 1921 and a carry the arlington -- the unknown soldier at the arlington cemetery. after that, he boarded the ship on his way to cuba. he was seen at the bartering talking anding and then later on he was noticeably missing, he was never found, it's assumed he went up on deck and jumped over the ship. meanwhile many books have been written about the lost battalion. one of the true heroes was a pigeon. halfway through the ordeal, as the 77th division is trying to rescue -- they are firing artillery. his men are getting hit by friendly fire. he can't send a runner back to this division because they would get killed themselves or captured. they relied on carrier pigeons used throughout the war. he had a few of those part of his arsenal. he takes a message and tells the commander of the division to re-aim. you are killing our own men. he puts the message on the pigeon and the pigeon flies away, not in the direction of where the division headquarters are. same thing happens, pigeon goes in another direction. he has one last pigeon left. he puts it -- he puts a n

arlington near reagan national, this is cleared out of the way. we did a disabled vehicle blocking the right side. travel times, 270 looks good, so does top of the beltway. 286 beltw nine minz, 24 on the 495. >>> with the holidays upon us, there's rushl there's usually a lot to celebrate b things are fferent across the country when it comes to holiday parties. it apparently has more do with a movement than money. they say the me too movement is canceling parties across the country. >> companies are worried about potential lawsuits stemming from inappropriate behavior that happens typically at holiday paties and after hours when there's alcohol flowing. >> now if not canceling the parties, th're atleast eliminating alcohol served at annual holiday christmas parties. >> you have to take responsibility for your own actions too. mc eptionso. if you're drunk oh he was drunk, he had too much to drink. not a good excuse. >> no. >>> two msnbc anchors pull off v wed irrnt ceremony. >> they exchange vows at the national archives in d.c. on. saturd the coupl

it will be split between new york city and crystal city in arlington. so does that mean we are getting half of what was promised? and were we promised anything? adam tuss has been following the velopments. >> reporter: crystal city and amazon? maybe not exactly. >>t is really interesting twist in the story. >> reporter: the twist is thats amazon reportedly rd to split its second headquarters between long island city, in queens, new york, and crystal city, in arlington. this chess board in crystal city feels appropriate for this story. the whole thing is starting to resemble a chess match. are we just pawns in this whole operation? or will we get oneclare checkmate? jack mcdougal ishe head of the board. he said even half of amazon headquarters. >> it is not about the job or the investment. bits thetechnology, the innovation, the intellectual ca>>tal. eporter: because the deals to land amazon have been kept largely secret,n' we dot know yet what arlington was willing to give up and now like for half a headquarters. a contactedrlington leaders today and no

lauren rickets of course is the instructor here at xtend barre arlington. we're excited to try this out to fight the fat before we get into the holida. we have a miss virginia contestant in this class. she's working it out trying to contest ape for that next week and so much more to talk about as you can join me in a class f like this aht the fat over the holidays. all that and more. >> we'll see you. >> we'll see you in a littl bit melissa. >> i've done a lot of different exercise classes. want to go. >> good morning. if you want to buy all the items in the 12 days of christmas song, expec to pay pretty penny. the 35th annual christmas index. the total price for all 364 gifts is now $450 more than last year. 7 items have stayed the same price. the pear trees, the turtle doves, french hens, maids a milking, five are more expensive. the five gold rings are nine% less than lastyear. with your bc morning business report, i'm frank holland. partridge in a pear tree went up. gold rings go down. still a lot of money for all of those presents. >> are you looking f

police say the man was intoxicated when walked into the starbucks on arlington boulevard. after refusing to leave they say he told employees he had a bomb in his bag. two hours later the man came out of the store and srendered the officers. robots were used to inspect the bwakpack. there not a bomb inside. investigators are praising the quick thinking of the starbucks empsyees. >> it very smart move on their part. instead of waiting for us to arrive, they did the right thing by evacuating everybody. >> no word on the charges the suspect will be facing. >>> the pon whoce say posed as a customer has tied to our area. news 4 has learned the suspect there was a former teacher in anne arundel county. he taught english and social stues from 2005 to2007. he resigned the next year. police in tallahasse are tryiin to dete the motive behind friday inight's shootg and investigators say hekilled two women then himself. >>> an assault outside a bar in maryland turning deadly. we have new information about the man killed in the parking lot at theactus flats bar and grill. the frederick

we begin with nbc's kristen welker in arlington, virginia. we were expecting a heavy enturnout, but it's e. staggering to >> reporter: that is for sure, lester. this is shaping up to be a midterm election like we've never seen before. more than 38 million people cast their ballots even before today. this polling place here in arlington, virginia, just closed. but throughout the day, voters have been turning out here and all across the country. tonight, votdes vering their final verdict. tens of millions of people, long or lines from newk to missouri, to this threhour naait to vote in a. what could be record turnout for a midterm election. >> oh, my d, this ise election you have to vote for. >> reporter: while division runs deep, one thing is certain, the electorate is energized. in texas, 77-year-old pamela aguirry became io eml, after she voted for beto o'rourke. >> we want him to win. reporter: republicans are fired up, too. including 18-year-old first-time voter joey mestrada, a strong supporter of president trump. >> i wanted to support h

arlington, ronald reagan nation we do have still some road work happening there. so right at aviation i circle is a little bit complicated through there now.ff heavier t than usual. adding the rain into that. kind of yuck. be careful and allow extra time if you can. >> melissa, thank you. 4:54. take a lookt is. that's an elephant on the run in new york near the new jersey border >> what in the world? >> state police took these pictures. help arrives. they escorte her back home. >> i have so many questions. >> does it look like she isil g? >> a little bit. >> but i didn't know there were electrical fanlts in new jers. >> nowou know. visit.ight have to go it's 4:54, news for your health this morning. there's a new test that uses a patient's dna to help in the battle against breast cancer. it helping doctors and breast cancer patients customize their course of treatment and also minimize the side effects of surgery. with a swab of the cheek, docts are able to use a patient's dna to determine which drug will be the mect eve for them and which ones they should avoid. c

that's the one that is buried in arlington. the three others that were there on that ceremony and not elected are these three soldiers, buried meuse-argonne. the closest cemetery was then the meuse-argonne and it is the main american cemetery for the first world war, now buried here. >> watch the entire tour of the american cemetery sunday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern, here on american history t.v. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> this sunday, american history centennial of the end of world war i. washingtonve with journal taking viewer calls on the final offensive of the war, its legacy. guests are john mozier, author, and michael cassen, author. att's sunday, veterans day, 7:30 a.m. eastern. year marks the centennial of u.s. participation in world war i. next, on american artifacts, in the first of a two-part program, visit the library of congress to learn about an exhibit on the great war. this is about 45 minutes. reft.name is ryan i am a historian at the library of congress. i'd like to welcome you to our exhib

arlington national cemetery is actually within walking distance of the white house, but nothing could get donald trump to go there today on veteran's day. it would have been a quick trip by motorcade. he wouldn't have had to give a speech, just visit some of the hundreds of thousands of military graves, so close to his temporary home. but donald trump didn't care enough to do that. here's what president obama had to say at arlington national cemetery in 2016, three days after donald trump was elected president. >> veteran's day often follows a hard fought political campaign, an exercise in the free speech and self-government that you fought for. it often lays bear disagreements across our nation, but the american instinct has never been to find isolation in opposite corners. it is to find strength in our common creed, to forge unity from our great diversity. to sustain that strength and unity even when it is hard. and when the election is over, as we search for ways to come together, to reconnect with one another and with the principles that are more enduring than trasnitorypolitics,

it's all in a day's work at yoenix bikes in arlington. but'll be l surprised rn he mechanics include more than adults. like 13-year-old caleb and his 11-year-old brother alex. >> it's fun to see how it works. what it's doing while i'm peddling my feet. >> not as slippery, you're right. >> they're learning how to build dikes from the frame up. this free bikeation program has been around since 2007. >> all the proceeds from the community bike shop g fund the youth programs. >> reporter: kids keep coming back because they'rein leaa real-life skill that can change >> i have learned a whole lot ant bikes in the two weeks that i've been here. i spent a week trying to learn brakes, phoenixik taught me two days. >> we're excited how bicycles merge confidence and grit together. >> the checklt they go through of bike skills and mechanic skills they need to refurbish a bike. >> reporter: it takes 's hours and not just about them. >> the first bike they refurbish isalled a give a bike and it goes to one of our 12 partn nonprofits. >> reporter: they g