In of George Washington. Guest good morning, welcome to mount vernon. Behind me you see George Washington, the first president , being sworn in at federal hall in new york city in 1789 in were thet how well duties and powers of the office that he was about to step into, how well were they defined at that moment when he was sworn in . Guest they were not defined at all. The presidency was a brandnew institution. There had not been anything like it certainly in america and really in the world. It was a new experiment of an elected magistrate who at one point would be the head of state, like a king, but at the same time be the chief executioner of the laws, the chief executive, the chief policymaker. It was not clear where the powers of the legislature and where the powers of the president would be defined. Washington really created that office, and many of the precedents, many of the things we come to think of as president ial, come down from his example in the office host 59 when he89,
Westbound 580 at edwards just reported now. But medics and Fire Department on the scene. Well update that more on the traffic when we come back in a few. And right now lets go back to the desk. President trump is expected to address the nation this morning after iran launched missiles at two military bases in iraq where american troops are stationed. Ktvus Christina Rendon is in our studio now with the latest on this. More than a dozen missiles were fired at u. S. Troops and we want to give you a look at where exactly the attacks happened. One of them at alisad air base in baghdad. That is both of those two military sites where the attacks happened and thats where some u. S. Troops were stationed. The attack is irans most direct attack on america since 1979. This morning there are no reports of casualties though buildings are still being searched. Iran gave advanced warning to iraq against finland and lithe waynia militaries said they were given time to leave the shelters before the re
Transcripts. The whole process is a joke. Were live with what to expect in the high stakes showdown on capitol hill. Those stories, plus where theres five, two former employees charged with spying for saudi arabia. Breaking her silence, Whitney Houstons best friend opens up to craig for the very first time about their love affair. It was very deep and we were very connected. And stars align. Ellen degeneres and Sandra Bullock fight against fake ads on the internet. Theyve finally had enough and they team up today thursday, november 7th, 2019. Thursday, november 7th, 2019. 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today, thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. The weather is the reason we know the Holiday Season is upon us. But theres another reason too. Yes, take a look at this. This is a live shot. This is in florida, florida, new york. And thats the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, about to be chopped down. This is the tree that got the nod this year. Its comin
In age from 22 to 57. One of thdungin the oregon district, a vigil is just getting underway. Reporter the first day of school is just around the corner so when shots rang out, there were parents and kids during the backtoschool shopping here. Just about 12 hours later, another mass shooting. This one, in daytonohio. This is a heartbreaking tragedy. Reporter officials in dayton, ohio say at least 9 people were killed in the second u. S. Mass shooting of the weekend. The violence erupted at a popular downtown nightlife area. Less than 24 hours after 20 were gunned down at a Shopping Center in el paso, texas. Authorities in dayton say 24 yearold connor betts killed 5 men and 4 women ranging in age from 25 to 57. Dozens were injured. Complete chaos. Shots and then people screaming and trampling. Reporter Police Killed the shooter who was said to be in body armor during the attack, likely saving more lives. Authorities say the gunmans sister was the youngest fatality. Here in el paso, bodie
At cspan. Org citiestour. Cspans cities tour is exploring the american story as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. Every first and third weekend of the month, we bring you the history and literary life of a different that he as we visit Historic Sites and talk to local authors. With support from our spectrum cable partners, this weekend we traveled to bozeman, montana. Situated in the southern part of the state, bozeman sits 90 miles from Yellowstone National park, drawing many tourists to the city. Over the next hour, we will learn about the history of the bozeman and the surrounding region. When i first moved to bozeman, there were so many story, story streets, story distributing, story hills, but there was not a lot written on him. There was a historian who once said to me you know, bozeman is misnamed. He said it ought to be story. Orstory bill storyville, story town. Personally, i think bozeman has a better ring to it than any of those other options. They remaine