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♪ want to wish you a good morning and let you know how much we appreciate you being with us. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. get to the breaking news out of washington state. and intense man hunt going on right now as police hunt for this man. this is from surveillance video. they say this is the man who started shooting last night inside a shopping mall. he killed five people. this chaos unfolded inside the macy's at cascade mall in burlington, washington. we're told the suspect was carrying a hunting-style rifle. officials are warning people in the area to stay inside. last hour i spoke with sergeant mark frances with the washington state patrol and we started with the question of, who is this man? have they identified the

suspect? >> we haven't put the identification out quite yet just for reasons for our investigation, but we're trying to exhaust every lead to identify him. >> so you haven't released it publicly, but investigators know or believe they know who this man is? >> not quite yet. they're getting close it sounds like. >> okay. all right. so the latest report we had is that he was going to -- he was headed on interstate 5 away from the mall. is that leading investigators to any specific area, any city, any town that this is now concentrated in or around? >> yeah. so the actually -- so he was actually walking towards the interstate, not traveling on the interstate. he was heading towards that direction. like i was saying earlier, it's kind of a interesting. it's rural, but in this location there's a lot of commercial buildings as well as houses. so there's a lot of places that

he could have gotten to. >> any evidence that he got into a vehicle at any time and drove off or just the latest you know is that he walked toward i-5. >> yeah, that's the latest i know is that he was walking towards i-5. obviously there's a million different possibilities. just a matter of trying to track down where he went from there. >> is this from what you've learned so far a simple criminal act or is this being investigated for potentially having some political or terror nex nexus? >> you know, every option is open right now. we're still trying to investigate the motive, specifically why he targeted that location and those people. so, hopefully with time we'll be able to answer those questions. >> all right. and trying to find some of those answers still today. cnn producer alberta-moya live outside the mall. i know it's only 5:00 a.m. this happened at 7:00 a.m. your time. we know there were canines there

that they were using. what is happening at the moment there? anything at all? >> reporter: sure. let me just set a little bit of the scene for you as to where we are. this is indeed the cascade mall. 60 miles north of seattle. and over my right shoulder, you do see the macy's. that's where we believe the shooting that took place yesterday was happening. i'm sure there's no question that they're probably investigators pouring over evidence that's taking place in that location. and as you can see the tent, one of the locations where they're probably pouring over the evidence that they're finding at that location. but the entire mall, this entire area is an area of over 400,000 square feet structure, it's completely closed off with police tape around the entire area. we circled the property a couple times trying to find the location where the media is being staged and there are multiple check points where police are being very, very vigilant, making sure that there's nobody here that's not supposed to be here. the other thing that i wanted to point out is that we did, as we

approached the area, we wanted to stop at a couple of places. two of the gas stations that we approached the owners came over to the door and told us, no, we are in complete lockdown. the streets are completely empty. it's early in the morning, but yo can tell that people are listening to the authorities request to stay off the streets while the search for this individual continues. >> that was my next question regarding that area. are there -- is there a residential area anywhere around there? because i know that this sergeant there in seattle was telling people to stay inside if you live close to the area, lock your doors. i'm wondering what the initial threat may be specifically in that area for folks who may be at home. >> there are some -- there is a residential area nearby, but primarily this structure, this malcolm plex and to the south side of the complex it's primarily a commercial area. interstate 5 the area where the suspect is believed to have gone is not too far from this

location. if you cross the interstate, you know, by foot, willing to do that, it's not too far. i know that earlier in the day the police have concentrated some of their investigative services there because they had gotten leads that the suspect might be in that location, but they have cleared that area. he is not there anymore. but the streets are completely empty. i think that there are a couple cars here and there, but people are definitely listening to the request of the authorities to stay indoors. just like i mentioned at the gas stations, the owners came up to us and said, no, you're not coming in. >> alberta moya, thank you so much. do take care of yourself and the crew there. we should point out, victor, too, they said the suspect was walking toward i-5. there's no indication that he got on the interstate as of yet. >> we'll talk with cedrik alexander who is joining us right now. i first want to start with who this man is. when i asked the sergeant with washington state police if they've identified him, his response was we're not putting that out just yet.

what would be the reason if they're looking for this man not to release his name? >> well, they probably need some more conclusive information to be certain that's the person they're looking for before they give it out to the public. because once you receive it here and across the networks, then they need to be 100% certain that's the person they're looking for by name and description. that could possibly be part of that. >> let's talk about that element of walking toward the interstate. now this is someone who at least when he left that store had a rifle. we don't know if he walked away with that rifle, but when you hear that the suspect is headed on foot toward the interstate, is the assumption that he's getting into a car is going to carjack someone. if you don't find him there, how do you then find out where he is and where he's going? >> there has not been a reported carjacking that we're aware of, so we can only reasonably assume he had a car parked near the expressway for very quick get away or there was someone there to pick him up. and that's quite possible as

well. so, i think a lot of that will be determined here, victor, very shortly as they continue their investigation coming into the morning here. >> and part of the intelligence investigation here -- because there is the search for the man, but there's also the search for a motive. is this a simple criminal act or is this terror. and what are they doing now likely to try to determine f they know who the man is, what his motivation is? >> well, they're going to look at it from both angles. is this just mere criminal act of someone who is experiencing some type of mental health break or is this a terrorist act? and you know sometimes it's too early to tell because we can assume one thing and can clearly be something else, but it certainly does have all the makings, if you will, of some of the types of things we've seen more recently that have occurred in the country. >> cedrik alexander, thanks for helping us break this down. we'll talk more throughout the morning about the shootings that

are happening across the country in tulsa and in charlotte. thanks so much. >> thank you. still to come, charlotte police under fire for not releasing video of the deadly shooting of keith lamont scott. now, more rallies, more protests being planned demanding answers, justice and those tapes. also, donald trump, hillary clinton, they put their plans on hold, their plans to visit charlotte while the situation plays out there. now, the next big focus, of course, the dbig debate on mondy night. what to expect when they go head to head. if you try to write, on a plain old mac the difference can be seen (it doesn't work) get the surface pro (the keyboard detaches from the screen) get the surface pro (i like the blue!)

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face-to-face on stage for the first presidential debate, and it's now coming after a really stunning turn of events. senator ted cruz, a trump rival, you remember the primary, criticized him bitterly for the past two months saying he will quote not be a pup by dog now doing a 180 saying he'll vote for the man. >> a year ago, i stood on stage in front of american people and i made a promise i will support the republican nominee. that's a promise i made to the people across this country. and as i thought about it and prayed about it, what to do, what my conscientious told me, is i need to keep my word. >> he said he wasn't be a sur vile puppy dog. hillary clinton picking up a sur vising endorsement of her own from the cincinnati inquirer, one of ohio's largest newspapers. the editorial board now backing her after supporting republican presidential nominees for nearly

100 years. sloo let's bring in your political panel. gentlemen, thank you for being with us. so i just want to ask a real quick question, after the gop convention, jack, we had donald trump say if he gives it, referring to ted cruz, if he gives it, i will not accept it, referring to his endorsement. i don't want his endorsement, ted, stay home, relax, enjoy yourself. obviously very different language. how much credence do you think the electorate gives to this endorsement? >> i think it's important, but i think endorsements go just so far. when you're in a primary, particularly a 17-way primary, there's a lot of words that are exchanged, a lot of hard hitting goes on and i think most voters understand that. but ted cruz is one of the strong leaders of the conservative movement in our

country and he did make a promise. i hope that his example would be followed by others who made the same promise, but either way, donald trump, as you know, is iconoclastic candidate and he's moving on with or without endorsements, with or without the washington establishment. so, you know, we welcome it. ted cruz is a man of his word. i like ted cruz. i think he brings a lot to the table. he has a tremendous national following, a huge e-mail list f you will. so we're glad to slim on board. >> jonathan, i want to ask you about something that a memo this week by donald trump's spokesman jason miller cnn reporting that he said this -- these are hallmarks, speaking of hillary clinton, hallmarks of a career politician who spent too much time seeking and clinging to power. he is referring to all the prep work she's doing for this debate. then he goes on to say, he as in donald trump, isn't rehearsing

conditioned 30-second sound bites or spending hours in the file room like an nfl player, but he'll be prepared but most importantly, he'll be himself. her trustworthiness is most in question for her. is there something to be said for too much preparation and not just going out there and doing your thing, so to speak. >> first of all, good morning. i want to say something to jack and i never thought i would wake up on a saturday morning and quote ted cruz. remember what ted cruz said, in fact, about donald trump. this man is a pathological liar. the man is utterly immoral. donald is a bully, they don't come from straent, they come from weakness. it is quite amazing. i never thought i would agree with ted cruz. he accurately described donald trump to the american public. and i think that that will come up in the debate. the majority of people have actually decided that they're rejecting donald trump and that they think he's a racist, a ma

soj nis, unhinged and not fit to be in the white house. >> but think think that hillary clinton is not trustworthy. >> in the debate to answer the question, christi, what i think hillary clinton has to do and i think she is preparing -- this is probably what she is preparing answers to is to refer to the democratic party platform, which is the most progressive party platform we've had in our history and deals with very specific things that i think will appeal to lots of voters, swing voters, certainly millennia millennials, younger people, which is never before has any party had a far-reaching position on climate change, which is the question of the survival of the planet. in the democratic party platform, it commits the president to hold a summit within 100 days of being inaugurated to deal with climate change. hillary clinton needs to say, i'm a transformational candidate. i will adhere to this platform and call that summit.

in the platform, it says, commits the democratic party to advance the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. she needs to understand score that and contrast to the republican party which opposes donald trump, donald trump opposes the federal minimum wage. when she makes those contrasts, which is part of the debrat prep, i think the differences would be made quite clear. >> this is a debate that they're saying a lot of people obviously are going to be watching. it is the first debate, very possibly the most important one, whether people will continue to watch after this. so what happens on that stage is crucial. and jonathan, i want to -- actually, jack, i want to play one of the ads leading up to this debate a very powerful ad a lot of people will say that hillary clinton put out. let's watch together. >> i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. ♪ >> i would look her right in the fat, ugly face of her's.

she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who is flat chested is very hard to be a ten. she have a good body, no. she have a fat [ bleep ], absolutely. >> you treat women with respect? >> i can't say that either. >> so, jack, this is section of the electorate that donald trump is very vulnerable to. he does not have a lot of support, it seems, with women. when you look at that ad, she's using his own words against him. how does he get on that stage because surely it will come up and defend himself against his own words? >> well, let me say this, i'm a father of two grown daughters, brother of three sisters, certainly that ad is a powerful ad, but i think what's more important is his track record as an employer, elevating women, putting women in management positions, making many of them very wealthy. he'll have a strong come back to that. >> he is a massage nis. >> he'll put words out of

hillary clinton's mouth i turned all of my e-mails, i only had one server, i've been completely transparent. i want to get back to what jonathan says, we are very comfortable that the democrats want to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour and put climate change as the biggest priority out there because i believe the american people actually want jobs and they want to hear about the economy and they want to hear how the middle class income has fallen from 57,000 to 53,000. >> and do they want a guy who is a con man -- >> national security, they're very -- >> economy, yes, economy and national security in polls are showing that that is what is foremost on people's. >> do you want a con man running the country who is not capable of bringing jobs. >> we'll see how all of this pans out on monday at 9:00 p.m. right here on cnn as we, i'm sure, are all watching together of course in different rooms. thank you both so much. >> thank you, christi. >> sure. let's turn to charlotte where the police chief there, he still has a very difficult decision to make as protesters,

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well, this morning some disturbing video in giving an eyewitness account of the deadly shooting of keith lamont scott. police said an officer shot scott -- this happened tuesday -- after scott failed to listen to commands to drop a gun. his family has said he didn't have a gun. i do want to give you a heads-up here, i know it's saturday morning at 8:25, and the video you're about to see could be

very difficult for some of you to watch. you're going to hear his wife pleading with officers not to shoot him. you're going to hear her reaction after he is shot. here we go. >> hands up. >> don't shoot him. don't shoot him. he has no weapon. he has no weapon. don't shoot him. >> drop the gun. drop the [ bleep ] gun! >> don't shoot him. don't shoot him. he didn't do anything. >> drop the gun! drop the gun! >> he doesn't have a gun. he has a tvi. he is not going to do anything to you guys. he just took his medicine. >> drop the gun! [ bleep ] over here! >> keith, don't let them break the windows. come on out the car. >> drop the gun! >> keith, don't do it! >> drop the gun. >> keith, get out the car. keith! keith, don't you do it. don't you do it. keith! keith! keith! don't you do it.

[ gunfire ] >> did you shoot him! did you shoot him! did you shoot him! he better not be [ bleep ] dead! he better not -- >> now, a source tells cnn that the gun police say they recovered on the scene was loaded. they recovered fingerprints, blood and dna that matched scott. the blood most likely was on that gun because of the shooting itself. it was there after the shooting. >> so you saw there the video that was recorded and released by scott's family. well, now protesters in charlotte, they plan to march through the city today to demand the police release their body cam and dash cam videos showing that shooting. they repeated the call last night in another round of protests, very peaceful this time. watch and listen. >> release the tape. release the tape. >> what? >> release the tape. release the tape. >> authorities tell cnn there

were no arrests, no use of tear gas, no injuries, no property damage last night. our friend brin grass, relates to the curfew midnight to 6:00 a.m. overnight, any problems enforcing that? >> reporter: victor, as you said, it ends at midnight. that's when we saw a tweet from the charlotte police department saying that the peaceful protests were going well. they were ending and wrapping up at curfew. they didn't have use any force, tear gas and didn't make any arrests. then we saw another tweet come from the charlotte police department about two hours later, 2:00 a.m., saying a warning to people about 75 saying, you know what the curfew is in place. you need to disburse. we're not quite sure if any arrests had to be made in order to enforce that disbursal order. we'll find that out today

certainly. we know over the last few days there were about 46 arrests, most of them related to disbursal orders. so that seems to be the most trouble lately that police have been having to deal with. but as you can tell, that tweet went out two hours after the curfew was in tact. they're pretty lenient, so to speak, about actuallying make sure people wrap up while they're respecting the fact that these people have to protest. as you said, victor, today 1:00 p.m. protest is scheduled and we also know at this point rather politicians hillary clinton and donald trump they are not going to come to charlotte while these protests are going on, just so the resources here can be utilized for the protests, victor. >> putting those off until next weekend. the latest we heard is that there were no arrests over night. but i'm sure that if there is an update we'll get that from the police. there will not be a news conference because this is now in the hands of the state bureau of investigation. brin gin grass there for us in

charlotte. thanks so much. the other big story this weekend, two days away now from the presidential debate. we've now learned who is playing donald trump in hillary clinton's prep sessions. >> he is unqualified to be president. >> hillary clinton lacks the judgment. >> the scams, the fraud. >> hillary clinton has evaded justice. >> he clearly has something to hide. >> her conduct is disqualifying. >> announcer: clinton, trump, head-to-head for the first time on the same stage. the first presidential debate live coverage starts monday at 4:00 p.m. on cnn. >> hillary clinton has evaded i have asthma...

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♪ welcome back. so grateful to have your company here, i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. we are two days away from what could be the make or break moment for each campaign. to prepare for the first presidential debate, a source tells cnn trump is watching hillary clinton's highlights from her past debates and cnn learned who is playing the role of donald trump on hillary clinton's debate sessions. here to talk about dan and alan dershowitz, harvard professor and author with the best title out this season, electile dysfunction, a guide for unaroused voters. thanks for being with us, both of you. >> thank you. >> dan, i want you to start with

the significance of fileap reigns who is a clinton supporter. >> he sa long-time not only supporter but defender. he is known for his loyalty to secretary clinton, was with her at the state department and has advised her and talked with her a great deal since she left state during this presidential run. it shows that he is somebody who knows what gets under her skin, who knows what can annoy her and knows what her weaknesses are and he actually -- when you think about it, he is the kind of person he enjoys the rough and tumble politics that donald trump enjoys and he has the ability to get under her skin, like donald trump is going to attempt to do on monday. it also, i think, shows that this is as much as it is about policy as it is about political theater. donald trump is going to poke at clinton in order for her to respond, she has to expect those attacks.

you think about the moments that we remember in presidential debates -- many of them -- >> not one is about policy. >> exactly. many of those moments are about the theatrics of it, looking at a watch that shows that you're bored or these moments that don't -- you're not talking about health care policy or education. and secretary clinton will have to score some of those moments in order to have her debate performance be remembered. >> let me bring allen into the conversation. we know that from the reporting that hillary clinton is going over policy arguments, although she is also trying to find out how to get under his skin. donald trump is going for the big moment, the big rhetorical punch, but i wonder if there's an opening here. we know that governor chris christie is on the prep team. i want you to remember, watch this moment from the primary season between chris kri see the and marco rubio. let's watch. >> let's dispel with the fiction that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. he knows exactly what he's doing. >> that's what washington, d.c. does, the drive-by shot at the beginning incorrect and

incomplete information and then the memorized 25-second speech that is exactly what his advisers gave him. >> this notion that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. >> there it is. the memorized 25-second speech. >> that's the reason why this campaign -- >> donald trump lauded that moment. what's the potential he could turn all that prep into a weakness for her? >> well, i think both people have to make sure they don't play into the negative narratives about themselves. that's what rubio did. he played into the narrative. the narrative about donald trump is that he doesn't know anything about foreign policy. doesn't know anything about the specifics of governance, and he could make the kind of mistake that johnson made when he didn't know aleppo was or president ford made when he thought eastern europe was free of communist oppression. there's a possible he could make one of those mistakes. i think he is not preparing correctly. he should be focussing on specifics and information, but it may be also that hillary clinton is not focussing on what

is the correct approach. she knows everything. she doesn't have to prepare on policy. she doesn't have to prepare on the specifics. she has to make sure that she presents herself in a human way against the narrative honorable, trustworthy. so i think both candidates have to think very hard about how to break the negative narratives that each of them suffers from. >> let me come back to you, dan. this tweet from mark cuban. he tweeted out, just got a front row seat to watch hillary clinton overwhelm donald trump at the humbling at hofstra on monday. it is on. and the campaign confirmed that he is a guest of the clinton campaign. what's the strategy here? is he going to make faces in the front row? why is he sitting up front? >> this again goes to political theater of all this. you know, mark cuban is a billionaire. donald trump is also a billionaire. the clinton campaign thinks that no one will get under his skin better than having another billionaire who has been

outspoken about his opposition to donald trump, has said things that i probably can't even say on this camera right now and has been very, very vocal, offered him millions of dollars to sit down for an interview. so the thought is let's offer this seat an aide told me it's the best seat they had available, offer this seat to mark cuban. he is sitting in the front row when donald trump looks up, he'll see mark cuban, this guy who has been a pest to him on twitter and in the public. again, this plays into these mind games. the theatrics of it that they hope takes him off of his game on monday night. >> it's a mistake. >> you say it's a mistake, why, allen? >> it's a mistake. first of all, it reaffirms the notion that hillary clinton is subordinate to billionaires and millionaires. if they wanted to surprise donald trump, we wouldn't know about it. they would simply seat him in the front row moments before the debate began. i see no upside and substantial

downside. they're being too cute. it will backfire. >> you send each candidate out, really quickly, what's the one thing you say remember this to each candidate, aldon. >> what you say to donald trump, is do not make a mistake. make sure you have answers and if you don't, be ready to explain how you will obtain that information. >> and for clinton? >> hillary clinton, be yourself. show the public what she's shown people like me. i've known hillary clinton for years and years. she is warm. she is engaging. she has to show that to the public. >> alan dershowitz, dan merica, thank you both. >> thank you. christi. >> celebrities such an scarlett johansson and julian moore are trying to get people to vote. we're sitting down with the director who created this ad campaign. aits from your family. my ancestor, lady eleanor, made it big in textiles. my great-grandfather bernard wrote existential poetry. and uncle john was an explorer. i inherited their can-do spirit.

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writer and director of "the avengers" joss weeden jumping into the heated political arena now in the form of a new super pac that's cranking out web videos. >> save the day is a political action committee jam packed with hollywood stars. ♪ >> some of us aren't as famous, but still pretty famous. >> like, you've seen us somewhere. >> sometimes a not famous person will be mixed in with the famous ones. >> their job here is to keep donald trump from becoming president. neither candidate is mentioned in this new video, but the goal is clear. >> you only get this many famous people together.

>> issue is one that truly matters to all of us. >> a disease or. >> ecological crisis. >> or a racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society. >> do the math. do we really want to give nuclear weapons to a man whose signature move is firing. >> firing. >> firing things? >> but we can end this nightmare before it begins. >> we can save the day. >> so i spoke with joss whedon why he created this pac, donated $1 million and why he really wanted to get involved in this election. >> i think this election is just very different than anything that's come before it. i think the stakes are higher. i think it's really a question of who we are as a country and whether or not we're going to survive as a body, as the united states. i think, you know, there's been differences in ideology. this has gone beyond that. this is a difference in our very essential being. i don't think it's ever been

more important for people to remember that voting is something that can change the nation. >> yeah. and the stars in this ad actually tick off some of the issues. let's watch another portion of the ad. >> it effects everything. >> not just the presidency. >> but the senate. >> the house. >> your local officials. >> immigration. >> immigrant. >> student debt. >> common sense gun laws. >> the supreme court. >> you actually call this or i should say that one of the actors in this ad calls this a tipping point. do you think that the voters you're trying to reach, most of them millennials, some of the groups that support hillary clinton, see this as a tipping point? >> i think not enough people do. i think there are a lot of people say, well, everything is corrupt or it's lesser of two evils and i think that's a very strange myopic way of looking at what is a fight between good and evil in a way that has never

been so clear. i think apathy is the thing that can put donald trump in the white house and can kick this nation back to the stone age. so, what i'm interested in doing is getting to these people and not ha ranging them because a lot of people are going to be doing that, but trying to bring them along. not saying go vote. saying come on and vote because it is a wonderful thing, this democracy, this power we have to decide what this country is going to be like, but we have on the one hand a man who has said a hundred things and lived a life all of which would have disqualified him from being in politics at all and a woman who people say they don't trust because they've been told not to for 30 years when all she's done is be a public servant. that's not about two evils. that's not equal. that's not something you can just go, well, it's all corrupt. if you go, well, it's all

corrupt and you don't vote and you vote third party that can't win, then you are essentially doing exactly what they want. the fewer people who vote, the more chance donald trump has of winning the presidency and what does that tell you? that he shouldn't. >> coming up at 10:00 a.m. eastern, we'll have more of that conversation with joss whedon and why hillary clinton isn't doing as well with millennials as barack obama did in 2008 and 2012 and challenging him on some of those views he talked about these two candidates not being equal. that video, by the way, as already been viewed more than 30 million times. well, today is the much anticipated opening of smithsonian's newest museum in washington chronicaling african-american history and culture and our suzanne malveaux is there live. >> reporter: there are already thousands of people who have gathered here on the mall. they started lining up at 5:00 a.m. for this grand opening we're going to see civil rights leaders, celebrities and not one but two presidents for the

celebration. and we got a sneak peek inside of the museum. we've got that coming up next. but first now that he is in his 90s and has beaten cancer, you would think former president jimmy carter would finally settle into retirement. take it easy. well, not when he can still impact your world. watch. >> former president jimmy carter and his wife ros lin are still building homes for habitat for humanity, an annual tradition they started more than 30 years ago. >> we built almost 5,000 houses now. it's been one of the most gratifying and challenging and difficult things we've ever done, physically speaking, because we've gotten older, i was a lot younger when i first started. >> he was 56 and fresh out of the white house when he first took up the hammer as a volunteer home builder. >> we hope it will go like this all over the world. we're now building one home each day for poor people in need. >> i happen to be a christian

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thousands of people expected to pack washington's national mall this weekend celebrating the new smithsonian african-american history museum. >> our suzanne malveaux is in washington with a look inside. >> the national museum of african-american history and culture with its unique towering presence sits prominently next to the washington monument. >> finally the african-american story on the national mall is accessible to everybody. and in many ways it means that

my ancestors are smiling. >> reporter: a labor of love for its founding director lonnie bunch who gave us a behind the scenes tour. >> this is everybody's tory. it's not black's people story. it's a story of america. >> reporter: the museum holds more than 3,000 arti facts, many of which bunch collected traveling across the country. it was half funded by the federal government and the remain raised from private donations. the exterior made up of 3,600 panels shaped as a corona or african head dress. the entrance, designed as a porch. >> the visitor would come in the porch, come through that door and then immediately get on an elevator and di send down to the lowest level and its dark and it's low down there and it's to make you feel sort of like it was riding in a slave ship. >> reporter: in fact, nearly 70% of the museum in below ground. it is designed to have visitors explore the complex history of

slavery and freedom at the basement level. where you find a statue of thomas jefferson with bricks depicting his many slaves. real artifacts of shackles and the slave cabin. next level up the civil rights movement. here a controversial prison guard tower. a vintage plane flown by the tuskegee airmen of world war ii hangs from above. the third level up illustrates the impact of african-americans on the u.s. from martin luther king jr. through president barack obama. the top floors celebrate music, culture, communities, sports and activism with michael jackson's fedora, chuck berry's red cadillac, whitney houston gown, oprah and p. funk's mothership.

for many, this museum is already a celebrated and sacred place. >> i wish to those who i knew who paid the supreme price to see just a minute of their work in time, but they are not here but obligated those of us here to keep the struggle -- >> and of course reminders of that struggle continue here on the mall there are thousands of people who have been gathered since 5:00 a.m. to attend this celebration. it really is a who's who we're talking about. in about an hour, president obama, michelle balm as well as president george w. bush, laura bush, a supreme court justice john roberts, civil rights icon john lewis and lots of celebrities and activists, patti labelle, performance by stevie wonder. going into this museum it takes more than a day to get through these exhibits. it really is an extraordinary celebration of struggle as well as resilience for all americans.

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