It will be the place where conventions are held that will form a new government for virginia, a government for virginia loyal to the United States and the union. This new government over virginia will then create the new state of West Virginia. Our nation was in the midst of a terrible civil war. Those in eastern virginia, predominantly, were supportive of the confederacy. So, when virginia takes her vote for secession, the last vote on april 17, 1861, the majority of of the virginia delegates will vote to secede from the United States and to join the southern confederacy. Those voters from northwestern virginia, who were overwhelmingly against secession, they would come back to this side of the mountains in West Virginia. They would have mass meetings, public meetings, to decide what northwestern virginia would do and they decided they needed to have a place for a more formal convention and wheeling would be the place rest to have that convention. It would be safe, given that it is th
Rapidly. America is running out of gas. And it is our turn to seek new ways to generate power. Each time we have shifted to new sources of power history tells us, it has taken 60 years. America cannot afford to wait. To promote a national effort, a federal agency has been created to plan the best use of our present resources. To mobilize science, industry, and government, to develop new sources of energy. And to accomplish this without injuring the environment. Its an american tradition confidence in mans hours of invention. Every promising sources being explored, from machines that drop our out of the freeflowing tides of air and sunlight, confusion, our massive effort in the complex field of nuclear reactions. With the promise of power that is truly limitless. Producing more energy would be meaningless without conservation. A major study focuses on americas favorite means of transportation. Searching for engines that will go much farther, for much less fuel. Batterypowered cars are b
The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip but in to five minutes, no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from American Samoa, mr. Faleomavaega, for five minutes. Mr. Faleomavaega mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to extend and revise my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Faleomavaega mr. Speaker, i rise today to thank our fellow americans and the people of American Samoa for the opportunity they gave me to serve them. Having grown up in a small village in American Samoa and graduating high school in hawaii, i never expected the people of American Samoa would choose me to serve the
This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Lab workers are getting ready to receive preventative treatment for exposure to anthrax. More than two dozen were exposed when live samples were accidentally shipped. It went to labs in as many as nine states and the u. S. Air base in south korea. John henry smith is here with more. This is trouble. It is so troubling because it can be fatal. The centers for Disease Control estimates inhaled anthrax leads to death in 85 of cases if not treated immediately and aggressively. Authorities are not taking chances with the people who came in contact with the cargo. A frightening mistake was made at doug way proving ground in utah when anthrax samples were supposed to be rendered inactive before sent to academic and research labs. Some of them were live. By that time, a sample had already been sent to a research lab in maryland and the maryland lab in turn sent parts that have sample to labs in eight other s
Robert gates on his new memoir and his criticism of president obama. Is it fair with u. S. Troops still in harms way . Well ask secretary gates in his first live interview about the book. And golden night. Big win for American Hustle and 12 years a slave, even a surprise award for one of the hosts. And the golden globe goes to amy poehler, parks and recreation. We have it all covered from the winners to the red carpet today, monday, january 13th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Golden Globes with matt lauer, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza, and Savannah Guthrie live from los angeles. And welcome to a special split edition of today on a monday morning, im matt lauer alongside Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie, al roker, and carson daly out in los angeles. Savannah, it seems just like hours ago i left you at table 212 at the golden globe awards. You know why, because it was just hours ago. Literally. And when you say good morning, matt. T