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construc of the scaffold at the u.s. capitol created by the architect of the capitol. the dome is being finally restored. the are more than 1,000 cracks in it and it's coated in 14 layers of paint. the previous restoration was 50 years ago. so yeah, it's gonna take several years to complete this one. tours inside the capitol rotunda will not be affected. > a long overdue makeover for one of the smithsonian's oldest buildings and it will create an entire underground world on the national mall. tom sherwood found out about the big plans for the smithsonian castle. >> reporter: garden on the south side of the smithsonian castle is an oasis of guy yet but it's often unseen and underused millions of tourists planned $2 billion makeover of the castle and smithsonn s campus includes a more sweeping, floating garden to bring air and light and more visitors below to

gallery spaces now lost beyond narrow, underground stairwells. at the historic castle today, smithsonn officials say they envi to 20-year timeframe tha includes dig and laying an earthquake barrier under the renovated cast itself. >> completed in 1855. never has undergone a complete renovation it's due. >> reporte the new garden space also will add light at night. >> you come here in the evening, there's not much light around here. the's really kind of a -- it's not a welcoming kind of appearan here in the evening. >> reporter: t smithsonian is funded by congress and private donations. officials today acknowledged actual work may not begin for a few years. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> i love that building. all right. from restoration to new digs. two years ago, the national church's museum moved out of d.c. to a brand new space at the national harbor. well, now that museum is moving to a new address.

board members announced that they are looking to a space back in washington, but they don't yet have a timeline here for the move. access to metro and a building about double the size of the national harbor location were two major factors in the decision to move. >> the opportunity to move to district makes a lot of sense, really do a better job at attracti kids from all areas of the washingto metropolitan area. >> a lack of afforda expand also force the move. the children's museum called d.c. home from 1974 to 2012. well, the roadblocks to mental health help can be overwhelmi tonight, we introduce to you a fer and son who, in the course of dealing with their own struggles, are trying to help others. >> and he is used to serving ace on the court, but maryland's men's basketball coach took some time to serve pi

this week marked one year since virginia state senator krai deeds was attacked by his son, who then killed himself. tonight in our changing minds series, we meet mother father and son from virginia who face the same difficulties getting help. news4's mark seagraves tells us how they are now working to help others. >> reporte these days, things are good for this family. peter and his son, kevin, are leading happy, productive lives, but a years ago, things were far call saying his son who was away at college was in trouble. >> he said you got to get up here answered said, kevin is crazy. >> reporte he found his son had stopped taking his been walking around manhattan, i think for five days, he hadn't slept, he was convinced g had him on a special mission. >> i was paranoid d i didn't wap fr anybody because i thought they had ulterior motives.

>> reporte he convinced his son to drive become to northern virginia with him and see a doctor. after waiting hours to see a doctor in a fairfax emergency room, the doctor said there was nothing they could do. >> then i was told, bring him back when he tries to hurt himself or hurt someone else. >> reporte since his son was an adult and not a threat, vi doctors from holding his son, so they went home. >> clearly delusional and nobody will do anything. >> reporte a few days later, off his medications again, kevin broke into a random house where luckily, no o was home. >> he picked up a lawn chair and threw it through the window to get in and broke into this house to take a bubble bath. >> reporte when he got this call from police about the break in, he thought it would mean that kevin would be forced to get the medical help he needed. it turns out that's not how the system works. >> a policeman was standing outside, and he said i'm a father, the judges in fairfax county are adamant about protecting civil rights.

and unless you go in there and you tell them that your son has threatened to kill you, they are not gonna do anything. >> reporte he did lie at first to keep his son in treatment and out of jail, but even that didn't result in kevin getting the help he desperately needed. >> i wasn't aware of how scary i was being. i was sort of caught in that -- the bliss of being manic. >> reporte eventually, keven did get the help he needs. he is fantastic. the model for recovery, he is a clear sign that people, when they get services, can and do get better. >> reporte not before things got much worse. >> when i was at my lowest and he was at the sickest and this is something a lot of parents feel but they don't say, i honestly thought he was in such pain, it would have been better if he hadn't been born.

>> the earlies are doing much better today. pete early has written a back about their ordeal and works to get laws passed to give judges more flexibility when dealing mentally ill people. and kevin works to help people like him find the help that they need. we have got a lot more informatn a schizophrenia and resources to help people batting mental illness. the's on our special changing minds page at nbcwashington.co well, he wanted the team that he loved to be part of a funeral. the reason isn't exactly a complimente bizarre request whe

wizards owner is responding to a story you saw first on news4. e neighbod is one of the possibilitr a new team practice facility. he wants to be sure that the neighbs there will welcome the new venue, wherever it goes.

shaw residents weren't exactly thrilled with the idea of a facility that could impact their popular dog and skate parks. the owner says he was looking to build a smaller venue with only about 1500 seats, not 5,000 as had been reported. well, there are many devoted redskins fans all over the place out there, but one is taking his devotion to the grave. a virginia man made a final request of the team from his obituary. was a fan for more than 30 year, he lived in hanover county. well, he died monday from lung cancer but his family says that he never lost his sense of humor. in his obituary, it says that he wants the team to be his pallbearers so that they can "let him down one last time." >> i had no idea that anything like this would become this, but that's what he wanted. and i -- he just -- he was so

funny. al very witty and quick. >> john's family says that they have yet to be contacted by any member of the redskins' team. you guys, you still have a little bit of time, right? in men's basketball opened up its season this week and while the team has been waiting for the games to start, the head coach has been waiting on some hungry customers. it is all for a good cause. carol moloney has the story. >> what do we got here? mushroom, onion, art choke, meat lovers. i got to turn them sideways. i >> reporte maryland basketball up pizza and drinks. a portion of the customer bills going toward the college park dream team program which uses basketbas to promote positive relations betwe kids and local police. say you got served by a coach. >> better than me being served by you guys. >> reporte he has coached a

lot of games, had some tense moments on the sidelines, so, what made him the most nervous waiting tables? >> spilling a drink on them, especial when they gave me the tray with three drinks on it. you just don't do that to a rookie. this is nerve-racking. i don't k i could bewait ewaiter. it is not my calling. the customer is always right. that would get old i think. >> that is the show for this week. i'm veronica johnson. thanks for joining us, we will leave with you behind the scenes look at the capitol building renovation. until next time, remember, be safe, be kind, be happy, safe, be kind, be happy, ev

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