finally bree asks will you come to arlington national cemetery and lay wreaths with my friends and i at section 600 on decembe? yes. i will bring my family, too. nice job. thanks for ininviting us into your home tonight, that's it for "special report." fair balancenned and unafraid. "fox news primetime" hosted by pete hegseth starts in just a few seconds but, pete, have you ever done that? that is something else to lay the wreaths at arlington national cemetery. >> pete: man, you hit a note. i want to bring my kids. i want to go there. i want them to experience it. it's on my calendar. >> bret: let's do it you and me. >> pete: let's see if we can do it. i would love it do it with you. awesome tradition. good on you, bret. ♪ ♪ >> pete: i jumped the gun, good evening, america it's 7:00 p.m. on the east coast and 6:00 p.m. in god's country which means it's time for "fox news primetime." i'm pete hegseth. tonight we start again with omicron. while the leftist media freaks out over new covid variant the timing could not be better for our nation's autocrats, you know, the democrats. be

earlier this month, i commemorated veterans day at arlington national cemetery. on that solemn day, we lay a wreath and renew our oath. but keeping faith with american veterans requires much more than laying wreaths or making more oaths. it requires acts. that's what you've done today -- all of you -- acts. that's why i'm so proud to sign these bills. may god bless you. and may god protect our troops and their families. and now i'd like to invite the folks to the stage as i sign the first bill. thank you very much. thank you. i want to tell you i only have one pen. so you're all going to get can we've only got one with you today . i could not figure out how to bring 50 of them up here. all right. congratulations. all right. here we go. governor accountability office study. on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the secretary of veterans affairs. well, sort of. okay. thank you everybody. my mother would say you're doing god's work. thank you.hey. how are you. good to see you. you're going to be here all d

the two food banks i encourage in arlington, it is the arlington food bank, and in pensacola we support manna. those are the two i would encourage if you're in those two areas. >>> thanks for being here at this hour. we're back tomorrow with "meet the press daily." msnbc continues right now with katy tur. >>> there is new evidence despite trying to slow the omicron variant, it is likely too late. dutch authorities show that samples of the variant were in the netherlands even before authorities sounded the alarm on november 24. it was already in europe as early as november 19th, and it's now been found in at least 20 countries. that much we do know. as for what we don't know, namely whether vaccines will still protect us from this variant, there are head-snapping predictions from the ceos behind the pfizer and moderna vaccines. the head of biontech, a partner in the pfizer vaccine, tells reuters that current vaccines will still likely protect us from severe cases, even though there may be some diminished protection against mild or moderate cases. meantime, the head of moderna says that e

the two food banks i encourage in arlington, it is the arlington food bank, and in pensacola we support manna. those are the two i would encourage if you're in those two areas. >>> thanks for being here at this hour. we're back tomorrow with "meet the press daily." msnbc continues right now with katy tur. >>> there is new evidence despite trying to slow the omicron variant, it is likely too late. dutch authorities show that samples of the variant were in the

they meet together in arlington at trump campaign headquarters and the one big requested trump campaign had was you can't use the boss's image or likeness without our permission and they thought the request was bizarre and did not know how to react to that. here you have the president of the united states, a public figure and the leader of the party. clearly they are not going to write some fundraiser script, but image and likeness? they ignored him then, and he said the nrs he is ignoring him now, but when i asked trump about this conversation, he said i don't like all republicans. i don't think a lot of them are good at their job. what is important to understand, and it was so politically bizarre to some of us who covered him, that he could be elected president of the united states and then continue to beat up on the government he was leading and was a part of, as though he were some sort of barstool commentator. one of the things that this does for him is solidified his relationship with so many republican primary voters who share his contempt for the party they affiliate with. there

they meet together in arlington at trump campaign headquarters and the one big requested trump campaign had was you can't use the boss's image or likeness without our permission and they thought the request was bizarre and did not know how to react to that. here you have the president of the united states, a public figure and the leader of the party. clearly they are not going to write some fundraiser script, but image and likeness? they ignored him then, and he said the nrs he is ignoring him now, but when i asked trump about this conversation, he said i don't like all republicans. i don't think a lot of them are good at their job. what is important to understand, and it was so politically bizarre to some of us who covered him, that he could be elected president of the united states and then continue to beat up on the government he was leading and was a part of, as though he were some sort of barstool commentator. one of the things that this does for him is solidified his relationship with so many republican primary voters who share his contempt for the party they affiliate with. there

arlington itself benefited from the enslaved labor. and at the same time, he's a voracious public private correspondence. write thousands of letters. she also ties that disapproval because it's bad for white people really this crazy rationalization happening there and despite his expression of disapproval , his family was supported in large part by enslaved labor so can you talk a little bit about lee's thinking around slavery and how he drove to those rationalizations and conclusions ? >> lee grows up so to speak with slavery. his parents owned slaves. his mother owned slaves when they were living in alexandria even though there were reduced circumstances. there were at least six slaves in the lee household in alexandria. when and carter dies in 29, part of her estate is the disposition of the slavesin that estate . some slaves are appointed towards her two daughters. in this case and marshall lee . i'm sorry, and kim lally. she becomes an lee marshall and her sistermildred lee . but one slave family is willed to robert, or at least i

two world war i historians join us on a soldier from france to arlington national cemetery. >> allison whaing -- how did this concept of the unknown soldier being honored come about? >> really it really goes back to the beginning of the mechanismization of warfare you see expand during world war i of course you have a lot unidentifiable remain but people were struggling with the fact they could not figure out who many of the casualties were so great britain and france buried unknown soldier in each of the countries in great britain in westminster abbey and arch triumph in paris so u.s. tried to do something about that and started by hamiltonfish of new york who submitted legislation to bury unknown soldier from the u.s. >> i hear casket is being carried down steps of the united states capitol that'sed scene that modern americans will be familiar with similar ceremonies in our time. and put on the first drawn year that will make its way over through the streets of washington and over to arlington cemetery. let's watch for just a minute. >> so that is where today you see the larger over

to protect arlington for his family as it was for virginia could just resigned commission and refuse the offer of command. that's not the only factor predict the other factor lease decision if was the expectation that there would be no war after all. hard as it is for us to appreciate this, as we are looking from the present backwards, in april of 1861, handyman after the secession of the southern states, even after the firing and he was still by no means clear that the crisis would only result in a civil war read and they could have simply resigned his army commission and stayed neutral. or he could accept the invitation extended to him to take command of virginia forces play the role of mediator between virginia and the union thus achieved peace 90 anything flavor that his father ever enjoyed in war. when course it did not quite many others, lee found the secession crisis helping away from you and in the end, step-by-step, he found himself by 1862, as the commander of the army of northern virginia. he played that role as perfectly as he tried to play every other role in life, that

those he loved leave him to the green hills of arlington cemetery. ♪ ♪ >> follow us on social media @c-span history for more of this date in history posts. muck. >> stay up to date on latest in publishing with booktv's new podcast, "about books." we look at industry news and trends as well as reporting on latest nonfiction releases. you can find "about books" and all of our pod castes on the -- podcasts on the c-span now app. you can watch about books at 7:30 p.m. on sundays or online anytime at booktv.org. >> c-span's american history continues now. you can find the full schedule for the weekend on your program guide or at c-span according/history. -- c-span.org/history. >> on h behalf of andrew jackson foundation, i want to welcome you to jackson's home and to inaugural history in court or program. today the is the first installment of a three-part series to celebrate the bicentennial of the first version ofof the hermitage mansion's completion in 1821. for the prior 17 years, the jacksons have loved in a two-story -- lived in a two-story log farmhouse on this property. in november

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fitzgerald kennedy reaches the end of his earthly journey, those who leave into the green hills of arlington cemetery. >> follow us on social media, c-span history, more of this date in history coverage. >> the new podcasts about books, we look at industry news and reporting on the latest nonfiction releases and bestseller lists. you can find about books and all our podcasts on the c-span now apps or wherever you get your podcasts. you can watch about books at 7:30 p.m. on c-span2 or online any time on booktv.org. c-span's american history tv continues. you can find the full schedule your program guide on c-span.org/history. >> on behalf of the andrew jackson foundation i want to welcome you to jackson's home, to inaugural history and court program. it is the first installment of the 3-part cities to celebrate the bicentennial of the first version of the hermitage mountain -- mention its completion in 1821. for the prior 17 years the jackson's lives in a 2-story farmhouse on this property. they moved into a newly completed dream home, the house is ridiculous, the manger we treasure today. hi

. >> reporter: david wade, cbs news, arlington, massachusetts. >> evans: and when we return, the rap star honoring his mother and his roots by giving back in a big way. >> evans: and finally tonight, the 28-year-old grammy-nominated rapper known as gunna, goes back to school in atlanta to give back to students in need. he's cbs' mark strassmann. >> reporter: atlanta's mcnair middle school teaches about struggle. lots of kids come from single-parent homes. they're old enough to realize what families like theirs live without. >> they're mad. and they're not mad at us. they're just mad at the situation that they just left. >> reporter: principal john madden told us every student here qualifies for free or assisted meals. you have a number of families barely hanging on? >> we have over 900 students, and over 900 struggles. we have to deal with that. >> reporter: right next to the gym, this space softens the stress. it opened this fall, gunna's drip closet, stocked with groceries, snacks, new sneakers and clothes, all free. >> i have heard it gone through my children. i have heard of gunn

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and then to be part of that system and even more so in arlington with the main testis property at arlington and those others at the monkey river. and all told there is 190 slaves who are a part of those properties. robert lee benefits from that. and benefits from their work and their labor and is one of the custis slaves, his wife has slaves. and they will assist with the children and go on vacation in the slaves go with them. so lee certainly benefits from the slave system even if he doesn't himself have personal title to large numbers of slaves which he doesn't. he says nothing c for years and years not until the 18 fifties when slavery is becoming a crisis issue in american politics but it's interesting that he talks about it at all. because we had learned in his military career not to talk about politics. soldiers who talk about politics are got mixed up in politics usually suffered. and happened in the first of the mentor and with winfield scott. and yet slavery by the 18 fifties and then to start writing about it in a letter to his wife and he comes out to say slavery is a moral evil

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fitzgerald kennedy reaches the end of his earthly journey, those who leave into the green hills of arlington cemetery. >> follow us on social media, c-span history, more of this date in history coverage. >> the new podcasts about books, we look at industry news and reporting on the latest nonfiction releases and bestseller lists. you can find about books and all our podcasts on the c-span now apps or wherever you get your podcasts. you can watch about books at 7:30 p.m. on c-span2 or online any time on booktv.org. c-span's american history tv continues. you can find the full schedule your program guide on c-span.org/history. >> on behalf of the andrew jackson foundation i want to welcome you to jackson's home, to inaugural history and court program. it is the first installment of the 3-part cities to celebrate the bicentennial of the first version of the hermitage mountain -- mention its completion in 1821. for the prior 17 years the jackson's lives in a 2-story farmhouse on this property.

i should mention before we get into that, there are a significant number of unknowns buried at arlington from the civil war, more than 2000 remain in a large memorial, we could get into that a little later but you get to the spanish-american war fought farther from location than the civil war, mexican american and revolutionary war of 1812 and you have a policy and acted, repatriation bringing back the remains of deceased service members who died fighting barry closer to home. that conflict did not last quite as long had significantly fewer casualties than the first world war which placed decision-making how to deal with repatriation and the importance of a tomb of the unknown soldier. before we get to that, i will mention in 1913, congress approved and authorized spending for the government to create a new memorial amphitheater at arlington national cemetery. the cemetery had been civil war and they recognize the need for a larger more somber space to accommodate the visitors who were there to pay tribute to their deceased loved ones so they appropriated funds and authorized spending to

in commemoration of the centennial of the burial of the world war i unknown soldier across town in arlington cemetery, only known to god. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store. browse through our latest collection of c-span products, apparel, books, home decor and accessories. there's something for every c-span fan, and every purchase helps support our non-profit operation. shop now or any time at c-spanshop.org. >> well, hello and welcome to this history happy hour on rose o'neal, socialite, successionests and spy. and as i start out this talk i want to begin with just a few questions. what motivates someone to risk everything for a cause? is it strong passions? is it a reckless nature, a longing for adventure or a desire for

intention is to write out bidens disaster do not sell anything i do not want to give him any of my my arlington life am i being too political about my investment strategy and at my answer is yes, get this all of the president trump was in office, liberals didn't make any money, on bidens in office, no a lot of conservatives who have gotten out talking about investing in great companies. in the present can hurt with more taxes more regulations that could hurt you short-term but long-term, you want to own these great companies particular the great american companies that are changing the world to be very very careful and also follow the politician, might miss on the great stocks. i wish i never had to have their opinions when they started to do that i think they ruined it for a lot of people now i want to say before we wrap up, first and foremost in an amazing audience and everybody in this room and millions of people taking control their finances, they are heroes is not easy but is so rewarding in fact reminded of a song by the late great curtis mayfield, there's a part of it i want to share wit

the designer for the city of washington laid in state when at arlington national cemetery. on his way, they paused so that he could receive state honors to the capitol building. they felt it was that important as they were paying tribute to a figure who had, for a brief time, fallen into obscurity and was buried in a pauper's grave. and then relevant to world war i, the admiral of the navy george doey was laid in state in 1917 before we get to the world war i unknown in 1921. congress also played a role in supporting the memory and the preservation of and the tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, the last full measure of devotion to our country. in 1862, the omnibus act, which included a provision here. you can see from the national archives, an image of it and a transcription, and it provided the president with the authority to acquire land and create national cemeteries for those who gave that last full measure of devotion, those who died in service of the country. and ever since, the congress has been involved in preserving the memory and supporting thos

later, learn about arlington cemetery's tomb of the unknown soldier. find more at c-span.org/history or consult your program guide. now, here's lectures in history. >> ladies and gentlemen, you're in for another special treat today, another world class presenter, walter hood. walter is the distinguished professor of landscape architecture at the university of california, berkeley. he was formerly the chair of that department. among the many distinctions and awards that walter has received, he is the prize macarthur fellowship genius award, that's hard to get it all in, that he received in 2019. walter has been acclaimed for design work for the united states and abroad. for us here in charleston, walter was selected to design exhibits for the festival over the years. i also had the great pleasure of working with walter through the institute on city design. in the 21 1/2 years of working on the international african american museum, he came to discover the history and location. the founding director of the national museum of african american history is w

he offered the legislation to create the tomb of the unknown soldier and place it at arlington national cemetery just across the river from our capitol city as a monument for the nation to mourn those lost, whether they came home or not. so, as i mentioned, there were a great number of unknown soldiers who had perished by the end of the first world war. and the selection process was actually really rather fascinating. i should mention that they gathered from several different major battlefields, different unknown soldiers who had fallen in battle, and they brought them to a small town in the champagne region of france where one of the highest decorated enlisted soldiers, enlisted veterans of the war made the final selection of the anonymous flag-draped coffin to be the unknown soldier to rest at arlington in eternal memory and glory as a symbol, as a tangible representation of all of those other unknowns and all of those others who were intered across an ocean from their families and loved ones. this image you see here is a soldier being brought ashore. and he's brought to shore from th

he is then transported to another formal ceremony to arlington national cemetery where he'sra buried. so these are all the objects that were created in february. so then the pivot -- >> tucker: this is just all a manufacturer -- it's all fake. >> it's all fabricated, yes. >> tucker: it's just hard to digest this. >> it really is. think of the people who are ceremonial who lie in state in the rotunda. ex-presidents and his life obviously is important and it's tragic that he died that young, but the democrats exploited his death in the most grotesque way. >> tucker: so of the many americans swept up in the hysteria and political persecutions that took place and is still taking place after january 6 is a navy veteran called thomas caldwell. thomas caldwell was forced to spend weeks in solitary confinement in prison despite the fact he never entered the capitol building on january 6th. we spoke to thomas and his wife sharon about what that was like. watch. >> tucker: so how long did you spend in jail to >> well, it was 53 days altogether. 49 in solitary confinement. i think the solitary c

[applause] the ceremony also marked the centennial of arlington cemetery's tomb of the unknown a soldier or world war i servicemen first laid to rest. today you will hear the bell 21 times signifying the armistice at 1111 and for causing all hostilities to end on the battle of the western front. then you will hear taps laid in commemoration of the centennial of the burial of the unknown soldier across town in arlington cemetery only known to god. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ starting now on american history tv, the recentst historical park civil war symposium.

the line at the arlington food assistance center was orderly and socially distanced. and in the middle was cynthia anthony, a 73-year-old grappling with how to make ends meet. she moved through the line... checked in... greeted volunteers she's come to know over the past year she's been a regular visitor... and collected her food items. >> food stamps is not enough to hold me throughout the month. $20 on food stamps don't get you nothing, and that's what i get. >> reporter: what do $20 in food stamps get you these days? >> a half a gallon of milk and like a pack of hot dogs and $1, man as one loaf of bread. i might be able to get a dozen eggs if i don't i get a half a dozen? that's where the $20 stop at. that's for a few days. i got 28 or 29 more days to go. >> reporter: anthony is not alone. 55-year old ana dheming started coming here after she injured her wrist and couldn't work her hotel job anymore. here, she's able to pick up the essentials. >> they give me tomato, or some onion, potato, then say, i don't have to buy. >> reporter: and then there's 23-year old jax

the ceremony also mark the centennial of arlington cemeteries to move the unknown soldier. >> today you will hear the tolling of a bell 21 times signifying the armistice at 11:11 and for causing all hostilities to in on the battle of the western front. then you will hear taps. taps is paid in commemoration of the centennial of the burial of the world war i unknown soldier across town in arlington cemetery, only known to god. [bells tolling] [bells tolling] [taps] [taps] [taps] [taps] >> starting now on american history tv, it's the recent pamplin historical park civil war symposium. over the next several hours civil war scholars will discuss a range of topics but first it's a look at the mississippi homefront during the civil war with university of southern mississippi professor susannah ural. >> i i want to get right to our speaker. we are so happy to have susannah ural here, and she's been so gracious to come in with, coming in and actually getting our first speech tonight. susannah ural is professor of history and codirector of the dale center for the study of or in society at the un

janet rodrÍguez nos informa desde arlington, virginia. janet: los precios de la gasolina siguen por las nubes. >> ahora me sale a 115. >> se necesita. ¿quÉ se va hacer? janet: se estima que mÁs de 48 millones de estadounidenses viajarÁn el dÍa de acciÓn de gracias, un aumento del 8% en comparaciÓn con el aÑo pasado. el problema es que hay mucha demanda y poca producciÓn y suministro de gasolina, lo que mantiene los precios altos. el presidente biden ordenÓ que se liberaran 150 millones de barriles de la reserva estadounidense. otros paÍses se comprometieron a hacer lo mismo. biden reconociÓ que los altos precios no bajarÁn de la noche a la maÑana porque los barriles se liberarÁn paulatinamente. se espera que el precio de la gasolina para este fin de feriado estÉ un dÓlar y medio mÁs caro que el aÑo pasado, por lo que un viaje por carretera costarÍa 20 $ mÁs. >> lo que puede hacer para ahorrar gasolina es evitar el trÁfico pesado. janet: la florida aprobÓ reducir el impuesto que cobra por la gasolina para ayudar a lo

the other kid says as president of the united states do you oversee arlington cemetery? that i do. as president do you have the power to arrange to get a plot there. he said yes, i do but you're only 10 years old, why are you thinking of death. the kid says when my parents find out they're going to kill me. >> i've got to go up the mountain where i'm going to be hosting that event and that will be fun, too. what i want to say and i don't want to overlook all the other accomplishments for the reagan administration and what the president did. for example, coming in and seeing the end of the iran hostage crisis when he took the oath of office, incredible. that shows just the power. and the answer was -- they understood the threat from reagan. i also don't want to underestimate the power of decontrolled oil. the limit of how long a gas line would be how long it took to drive through with one full tank of gas. and then of course the air-traffic controllers, i don't want to underestimate that. that was really powerful as well. some of you may know i think it was the air-traffic controlle

third says as president of the united states you oversee arlington cemetery. as president do you have enough power to arrange me to get a plot there? yes but you are about ten years ago. and because if i go home and tell my parents saved you, they are going kill me. next remarks around art laffer. art? >> thanks very much. that was great by the way. fun being with all of you. those on the panel, i wish i were there. i've got to up to the mountain tomorrow. up where i'm going to be doing hosting. i wish you were all there. what i want to say and i don't want to overlook all the other accomplishments of the reagan administration and what the president did. for example, coming in and seeing the end of the iran hostage crisis, the day, the moment he took the oath of office, incredible. that shows just the power. we had a joke before he took the oath of office was what's covered with sand and glows in the dark, and the answer was teheran and about 15 minutes after reagan takes off office. that was a joke. they understood the threat from reagan and released the host

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