He ordered Marquis de Lafayette and an American army of 5,000 troops to block Cornwallisâ escape from Yorktown by land while the French naval fleet blocked the British escape by sea. By September 28, Washington had completely encircled Cornwallis and Yorktown with the combined forces of Continental and French troops.
The group's White House tour had to be canceled due to sequester cuts. 1  Sixth-grade students from Lanier Middle School arrive Friday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport for a flight to Washington, D.C. The group's White House tour had to be canceled due to sequester cuts. Sixth-grade students from Lanier Middle School arrive Friday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport for a flight to Washington, D.C.  Photo: J. Patric Schneider, Freelance.
White House press secretary Jay Carney had a sharp response to Fox News host Jenna Lee when she asked him about the canceled White House tours. (Jump to 3:40 in the video above .).Cable news has made a huge story out of the tours, which the White House says have been halted due to budget cuts, and Fox News has led the charge. On Friday's Happening Now, Lee pressed Carney about the issue.ell actually Jenna, again, if you did a little reporting, you'd know that the Easter Egg Roll is open to a lot of military families, Carney shot back. It's paid for by the sale of those eggs that come out, as well as from donations on the outside.