To call for an additional Investigative Team it seems like they could be here any minute and when they do theyre going to continue this investigation. They have more technology than what your average chp officer has and then they come here. And they try and figure out how this all happened obviously theyre considering. Theyre looking into whether drugs or alcohol were involved in this crash it looking into why or how this person even. Got into these a southbound lanes driving northbound so a lot they have to figure out in force its raining, its very windy. So the conditions are making it any easier. Caltrans is here on scene they are standing by sneaking clean up the debris, a tow truck is also standing by to take away that Dodge Charger. That way a once this investigation is a complete at least on the scene and then they can get that all wrapped up and open these lanes that they know this is an impact of people driving this morning theyre rebounding people from highway one to highway
Hard to imagine we could be a country without washingtons battlefield heroics. If you want to understand military history, look at washingtons campaign in new jersey and the hudson river, et cetera, its quite remarkable. Washington journal continues. From the ground of George Washingtons historic mt. Vernon, were joined now at the education and Museum Center there by doug bradburn, the president and ceo of George Washingtons mt. Vernon on this president s day. First, sir, explain the significance of that moment thats portrayed over your shoulder there, the swearingin of George Washington. Well, good morning, welcome to mt. Vernon. Behind me you see George Washington, the first president , being sworn in at federal hall in new york city. This would have been in 1789 in april. How well were the duties and the powers of the office that he was about to step into, how well were they defined at that moment when he was sworn in . Well, they werent defined at all. The presidency was a brand ne
There had not been anything like it certainly in america, were in the world. Of an a new experiment elected magistrate that at one point would be the head of state like a king, but at the same time also be the chief executioner of the law. The chief executive in this case. The chief policymaker. It was not exactly clear where the policies of powers of legislature in the president would be defined. Created thatally office and many of the president s, many of the things we come to think of as president ial really come down from his example in the office. Age 57 whenof 1789, he took the oath. What were his views at the time about expanding or restricting the power of the office he was stepping into . Washington had already established the idea that civilians should be in control, that we needed to exercise restraint. He knew he wanted the ability to have one Foreign Policy that would number his office. He knew that he wanted to have one military voice in the country that would be in his o
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