the smithsonian is an unusual institution that touches the gamut. a friend of mine, a cornell graduate, he is a lifetime washingtonian. and what he found out i was appointed in 2014, let me give you a quick description of the smithsonian -- everything under the sun. astrophysics to art. so the institution absolutely, positively needs to make sure we do not overly focus on the stem disciplines. despite the fact we think about it in vocational, economic terms and leadership and security terms. all of that is important and necessary, but not sufficient to work our way through a troubled world. walter: you seem suited for that because you have a science background as a cardiologist. and even in your cardiology, you are most renowned for imaging and how to use it to understand things better. then you have also been a flute player. you have loved the arts. instead of seeing things as the arts or the stem disciplines, used it at the intersection. is there a way to make sure that people can get to that combination, of the two cultures/ ? david: i'm a cheerl

the smithsonian jazz orchestra is impressive. the director is charlie young, the head of the jazz program at howard. they took pity on me and let me sit in on two numbers about three weeks ago. i did not tell a body -- anybody south. -- in case it went south. [laughter] it was a latin jazz concert. i used to be the producer and dj on a latin jazz radio show in iowa city. i know the literature, so to speak. that does not mean i can play it but i know the literature. . i sat in on a number called a little blues, a 12-bar blues to a latin beat. the other was an old chestnut by tito puente. it was popularized by santana who recorded it sometime after tito point day -- puento. recording was a challenging flu deal. excellent and tough taskmaster. my heart rate is way down a few days ago. that orchestra is fabulous. and if i want to plug one more thing for the american history museum, for those with jazz who it's not their thing those , unfortunate souls who have not seen the light yet -- or the chamber music society that has its own per

leading that effort, is david scoreton, the secretary of the smithsonian. david's connection to the museum ideals goes back long and deep and was recently celebrated at his installation ceremony when his friend, jazz great winston mar sal less, joyously played another one of those museum's great treasures, lonnie bunch and his staff took that trumpet of louis armstrong and had him play it to show that this culture, this culture, is very much alive in our nation's capital. please welcome the smithsonian secretary, david scoreton. [ applause ] >> thank you, richard, and welcome everyone and good evening. welcome to a proud new chapter, not only for the smithsonian, but most importantly, a proud new chapter in the history of this country. i'm so honored to be here with you to sees the birth of this museum, this shimmering bronze monument to the struggles and sacrifices of so many comes closer to revealing its heart and soul to the american people and to visitors from around the world. this museum will shed light on the stories that belong to the ages -- simple,

the smithsonian is an unusual institution that touches the gamut. a friend of mine, a cornell graduate, he is a lifetime washingtonian. and what he found out i was appointed in 2014, let me give you a quick description of the smithsonian -- everything under the sun. astrophysics to art. so the institution absolutely, positively needs to make sure we do not overly focus on the stem disciplines. despite the fact we think about it in vocational, economic terms and leadership and security terms. all of that is important and necessary, but not sufficient to work our way through a troubled world. walter: you seem suited for that because you have a science background as a cardiologist. and even in your cardiology, you are most renowned for imaging and how to use it to understand things better. then you have also been a flute player. you have loved the arts. instead of seeing things as the arts or the stem disciplines, used it at the intersection. is there a way to make sure that people can get to that combination, of the two cultures/ ? david: i'm a cheerl

he's designing the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is trying to make architecture relevant. >> i hold the work up the highest standards. that's a given. but, for me, even the highest standards are irrelevant if it doesn't connect to this central issue of people, geography, and histories. >> born in tanzania to ghanaian parents, his multinational upbringing inspires his work as an architect. but he's has little in the way of formal training. >> when i did my research into how architecture was being taught at that time, and what the big voices were, i found that i just disagreed. because i felt that the discussion had become very formal. had become about architects naval-gazing, in a way. >> adjaye's b

the smithsonian national museum of african-american history museum and culture is a global partner in the ship's discovery, recovery and exhibition. director lonnie bunch and curator paul gardullo talked with american history tv about the saga of the ship called sal vose. >> take us back to december 27th, 1794, camps bay off south africa, and the final hours of the ship. >> on december 27th, 1794, a ship that was heading from mozambique island in mozambique, around the cape of good hope heading towards brazil, northeast brazil, came close to capetown, south africa. capetown was often a landing point for ships before they made their way across the long atlantic voyage and this ship came too close to shore, got caught in swells in a storm, and struck rocks about 100 yards, 350 feet or so, from shore. the captain was captaining the ship, tried to salvage what he could from the crew. they attempted a rescue from ship to shore. he rescued himself. he res i couldcued along with a rescued about half of the 400 enslaved mozambiquens aboard. the other half of those who had been captured from t

most of the smithsonian capital is shut off to the public until now. news 4's tom sherwood takes us to the parts unknown inside the capital. >> the smithsonian castle completed back in 1855, a medieval style unlike most of official washington. the room near the entrance contains remains of james smithson who never in his life visited the united states. smithsonian council curator has worked in the castle 39 years. now he delights showing historic items not open to public on upper floors mostly used tore staff and executive offices. like this desk that belonged to john quincy adams. it didn't start out as a desk. >> upright piano made in london. >> of course security there has a picture of what the piano originally looked like. >> these are floors. the public doesn't get to come up here. >> that's right. >> only special tours. >> special tours and some behind the scenes tours on the weekends. >> in one conference room charles lindbergh's 1927 leather helmet right next to 1965 gemini space helmet. basketball great michael jordan's 1996 jersey shows it's

. >> the smithsonian institute's dr. stanley heckadon-moreno is considered the environmental conscience of panama. he studies his country from the galeta marine center, a science outpost that sits on a gorgeous stretch of beach on panama's caribbean coast. >> its almost impossible to explain egypt without the nile. you can't explain panama without the chagres. it's what makes possible this country. >> the chagres is the river that was dammed up 100 years ago to form gatun lake, at the time the largest man-made lake in the world. large enough to float these massive ocean vessels. but gatun lake serves another purpose- supplying 80% of the fresh water to the people of panama. and that's why we're at the lake this morning. ariel rodriguez is a biologist from the university of panama. he's taking us on a tour of gatun lake, but this tour isn't of the usual sites. it wasn't long before we found what we were looking for. >> behind me that pump is for water but it's out of the water, that doesn't look normal. >> no, of course it

most all, to my knowledge, wind up back at the smithsonian. the 9/11 medal is housed here. i have yet to see it. i hope it is on display somewhere. , from what i know, it is about $30,000 on wall street so we can talk money. it is about $30,000 worth of gold. i don't know what that might be as we meet here. the beautiful thing about the mint, it is the only agency that there's not operate -- it does not operate in a deficit. it never costs the taxpayer to create congressional gold medals because bronze replicas of each are given to the recipients and they are also available to sail -- for sale to the general public. i don't get free samples of bronze and certainly not gold. >> i notice all of your medals are done in detail, minute. i don't know how long it takes you to complete one to your satisfaction. i'm just amazed how much you put into it, how much time. joel: people are going to ask you how much i paid you to ask a question. thank you. one size does not fit all. our lead sculptor had a wonderful post of an artist handing in a drawing to our director and the director i

you've got the smithsonian's african american museum. you've got the harlem housing project. you've got the children's cancer center in rwanda. if i was going to look to one of those to see the largest expression of david adjaye's heart and soul, which project would it be? >> i always don't like to choose. because i think that they all are a constellation that kind of gives you a clue. but, i mean, i think that the smithsonian is undoubtedly, probably something that just doesn't happen often in one's lifetime. so, in it is probably the thesis that i've been speaking about is probably absolutely encapsulated in that building. so, if you had to see one, i would say, "go see that one." but go see the others, too. >> david, thank you. >> thank you. >> every monday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. no topic off limits. >> 'cause i'm like, "dad, there are hookers in this house". >> exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> these are very viv

medals, medal, most congressional gold medals, our house at the smithsonian institution. but sometimes, at the end of the law, it does say that the sense of congress, the metal can travel on exhibition to be later return. in the case of the soldiers of sixd war ii, it troubled to asian museums -- including the world war ii museum. it is now part of the permanent collection at the smithsonian, part of the price of freedom. served inan fighters, every theater of war, they served in world war i, they served in world war ii, they served in korea. and they served in vietnam. and each branch of service is represented. to meet those gentlemen when they receive their congressional hemphilll, phoebe again. i put in a couple of different versions to show the lighting, some show the portraiture better than others. don everhart did a spectacular fourse witwith the crafts that are associated with these gentlemen. not only the wings, aviator wings, in the center of those wings, showing the global reach of their efforts. and above them is an ace of spades. which goes way back before worl

i ended up in the smithsonian. they own this also. i donated 19 of the jewelled arts. rosanna: how much would this go for? >> i made it, it was a hundred thousand dollars, today, increase it ten percent per year, so ten percent compounded each year. greg: look at the baby pacifier. >> no. do you smoke? >> after a party. ie made this for adults. if you have habits of smoking or biting your nails, put that in your mouth. greg: try it. rosanna: i don't think so. >> nobody's mouth. greg: first time ever. let me try it. rosanna: baby greg. greg: does it enhance the status. >> that was like $35,000. rosanna: can he keep it? >> no. no. that is smithsonian's. >> the exhibit is opening tomorrow. we are at 48th and wall street. it is up for more than a year. >> what are the hours. tuesday through saturday 10-4. >> one item not here, it is a must-see, gold toilet seat. greg: did you make that? >> i did. it was shown around the world. a value of $4 million. if you want to come see it. you will get a personal tour. greg: wow. rosanna: you are is king of the throne. thank you. comin

i would bet in the smithsonian. maybe the museum, i don't know. thank goodness, i was afraid to be in front of all of this. thank you so much again. i want to thank you for that gold talk. becky so much. [applause] -- thank you so much. announcer: in october, congress awarded the congressional gold medal to the monuments men. the award ceremony at the capitol visitor center is a half-hour. it begins with the president of the foundation, robert ettsall. [applause] robert: mr. speaker, members of congress. we are gathered to celebrate 350 men and women who served in the archives section. we know these men and women, scholars, and soldiers. only six are living. two of them were unable to travel. four of them are with us today. so to are 175 family members of monuments men -- our founding fathers committed to us the cause of freedom. the monuments men respect to the preservation of our culture to -- treasury. as early as 1942, the leader of the monuments men in europe established their operations in postwar japan and argued that the creation of office

donating some items to the smithsonian. that's amazing to me. i think we have an hourglass, a script -- >> the horton christmas ornaments. which are like gold around the set. >> they're arm guard protected. >> speaking of that hour glass, you have a book signing tonight at 6:30 at barnes and noble, and other cast members will be joining us? >> yes. and this book is iconic because it accomplishes 50 years of days of or lives behind the scenes. they are captivating. >> very nice to have you in town. thank you very much. thanks. >>> new today, a change on twitter is already making its way around social media with some mixed reaction. twitter says you won't see stars anymore. the social media giant has changed its favorites feature which lets you click on the star so like. you now click on a heart instead. twitter also said the favorites feature was confusing, especially to new users. >>> a fraternity is in trouble over a controversial message about women. and why a new trend at restaurants may not have the effect >>> a yale fraternity of criticism a

in the world to me. smithsonian is honoring us on our 50th anniversary. we're presenting some of the most important props from the show. the core family was the horton family. every christmas we decorate a christmas tree with the name of the family members that are gone and that are present on the show. we'll present them. >> it's very emotional. people do it around the country now. >> yes. >> what is wonderful, everyone will be able to have a chance to meet you. there's a big smithsonian event happening. today. >> today. deidre hall will be there. she will be presenting a script where she was possessed by the devil, but she got over it. >> we love having you here in washington. the book is available in stores. you can watch "days of our lives" every day on nbc. >> we're so glad. >> the love story continues at 1:00 p.m. over day. thank you very much. >> thank you, angie. >> thank you. >> they are the cutest. >> to think she's been there since the very beginning. 50 years? >> yes. >> i love that they complete each ot

now they're heading to the smithsonian, not before making a stop here at news 4. >>> breaking news onter inside a local home. now the search is on for the people behind it. >>> breaking newsÑ-yv a stabbi broad daylight after a possible home invasion and robbery. chopper 4 flew over the apartment at 64th avenue in riverdale. prince george's county police say they>bÑ are looking for suspects. neighbors tell us the victim may be a little;z girl. police will only confirm a female victim in the hospital. >> today is veterans day and president obama is at arlington who served. he's about to begin speaking to veterans there. >> in richmond governor terry shift for homeless veterans. he said the commonwealth helped more than 1400 of them find homes in the last e)÷Ñyear. >>> a special effort to help homeless veterans in d.c. derrick ward is live at miriam's kitchen. derrick? >> yeah, we're in the heart of fog questigy bottom, you think kennedy center, watergate, but not veterans days. this is the center of veterans day activities, but it is this year. just down the street at this church they

this is part of a forum hosted by the smithsonian and the national endowment for the humanities. "backstory with the american history guys" is a radio show. petersor emeritus specializes in the 18th century. university of richmond president emeritus-- president specializes in the 19th century. -- anotherity of professor specializes in the 20th century. they have three guests. paul miller, annette gordon reed, and national museum of american history curator faith davis. the program will be starting shortly. [chatter] >> starting shortly, "backstory with the american history guys" live from the national museum of the american history in washington dc. > [chatter] >> hello. i'm chris wilson, director of experience in program design here at the museum. on behalf of the smithsonian institution and our partner at the humanities, i would like you to be welcomed to the history forum. launch first decided to the history film forum, and to examine the state of narrative and documentary film as public history two years ago, we knew we wanted to consider "the birth of a nation", especially t

the head of the smithsonian, david scored 10, is into -- orton is interviewed at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on c-span2, government and the american diet. look at how food is regulated in the united states. eastern.:00 p.m. on c-span3, gun rights and politics. hold ahts organizations discussion about second amendment issues and how their members will vote, part of the primetime lineup on the c-span networks at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >> c-span presents "landmark a guy to land ," mark decisions. brown vs. the board of education. miranda vs. arizona. and roe vs. wade. it features instructions, highlights of each case written by tony morrow and published by c-span in corporation with c.q. press. "landmark cases" is available for $8.95. get yours on c-span.org. >> republican presidential candidate chris christie outlined his security objectives before a council on foreign relations. the new jersey governor said he had opposed the settlement of refugees in his state. this is just over an hour.

elected photographs and also consulted the death mask of grant in the smithsonian. surety was unable to complete their pedestals. he done sketches but they were not fully articulated or developed sketches. his assistance carried out the completion of the panels. there were quite a few letters from his wife who pleaded with the committee and said please just eliminate these infantry panels. were thed felt they overall memorial. i think you please let us eliminate them. they really were committed to having a full conception realized. you can really see that the quality of the casting is not the same level as quality of the casting in other parts of the monument. but was the process? when you look at public art you wonder who was on the committee that selected the artist. who also many designs? what were the parameters? i think we start asking those questions you start abouttanding a lot more the intent of the artist who were selected. as you look at this competition you also discover that just like any other public art project this was not -- this one did not escape co

consulted the death mask of grant in the smithsonian. in the low relief infantry panels for the pedestal, shrady was unable to complete them. he had done statues, but they were not fully articulated developed sketches. theassistant carried out completion of the infantry panels. they were installed in 1924, two years after the grand memorial was dedicated. there are quite a few letters from shrady's wife who pleaded with the committee and to said, please, eliminate the infantry panels. my husband felt they would detract from the overall memorial. i beg you, let's eliminate them. they were committed to having the full conception realized. them, youk closely at can really see the quality of sameasting is not at the level as the quality of the casting and other parts of the monument. how do they get this? what was the process? when you look at public art, you wonder who was on the committee that selected the artist? thatre the other artists submitted designs? what were the competition parameters? when you ask those questions, you start to und

. >>> tv history meets the smithsonian. the hugely popular and controversial show that's about to become part of washington >>> our fender bender weather continues. we had several of those earlier this morning. pavement is still all wet, even though we're not getting steady rain in the metro area. enough drizzle and sprinkles to make the pavement wet. moderate showers along the icc in montgomery county over to 95. further to the north, up 270, frederick, some light rain. this area on the darker green north of leesburg, panhandle of west virginia, winchester, getting some light rain, all tracking off to the north and east. south and west we are getting dry air pushing in. this is the hour by hour timing this is 3:00 this afternoon. we'll still have light rain northern virginia, the metro area, some moderate showers to our north by 5:00 p.m. it will be wet for the afternoon commute. by 6:00, 7:00 p.m. it will taper off. after that, the rain should be ending and clearing out late tonight. back to you. >> thank you, tom. >> toda

paul gardullo is a historian of slavery and curator of the smithsonian museum. >> paul gardullo: bodiesaid side by side with no room to move, no sanitation. many people on these voyages died. >> pelley: how long was that journey? >> gardullo: a journey like the one the "sao jose" took would... could take up to four or more months. >> pelley: this is slavery on a global industrial scale. >> gardullo: from about 1500 through the 19th century, through the late 1800s, we're talking about at least 12 million people who were taken from their homelands across the sea. many, many hundreds of thousands more untold people were lost during that trade. >> pelley: off cape town, south africa, the captain of the "sao jose" was caught between a violent storm and a nautical chart spiked with warnings-- whittle rock, bellow's rock, rocky bank. the "sao jose" crashed, 212 slaves were killed. and because money had been lost, there was an investigation. interviews with survivors have survived. >> lubkemann: this is the crew's account, and right here, we have the captain's account. and he signed his name he

last month, we showed you an exclusive first look at some of the smithsonian american art museum installations. traditional furniture has been replaced with ag, contemporary pieces, reflecting the digital age. these are mesmerizing artist who know how to work on a grand scale, working ritually with materials. we are overjoyed. >> i'm still absorbing it. i have to come back. delightedotally dis with how traditional it stayed. director the gallery's hopes the new approach will bubble the number of visitors to the museum, located just one block from the white house. , the weather forecast. -- up next, the workweek kimberly: there is a beautiful forecast ahead, but first a cold morning. of morningde range temperatures, some areas freezing, some with light jacket weather. the nation's capital from arlington, leesburg with live updates, 45, 51 at reagan national downtown washington. midssas, culpeper, luray, 30's. manassas and culpeper will be freezing, if not upper 20's in some areas. hagerstown, frederick, of 40's,n, wide range 50's, 30's. generally, the further away from washington, especially so

the smithsonian associates hosted this event. it is a little under two hours. >> he is a historian with the central intelligence agency. he joined the u.s. government in 1986 as a staff historian at the army center of military history, where he served for 14 years before he joined the cia. during his time with the agency he also served in rotational assignments as deputy and chief historian at the national reconnaissance office and at the office of director of national intelligence. dr. laurie has taught at the american university and university of maryland at baltimore county. he specializes at the history of intelligence. he is the author of 40 articles on both military and intelligence history from the 19th century to the present. please join me give you a warm welcome to dr. clayton laurie. [applause] dr. laurie: i would like to thank you all for coming here tonight and i would like to thank the smithsonian associates. can you hear me in the back there? i wanted to point out as part of the introduction i am born and raised in

the smithsonian reports traffic is unchanged. the metro reports ridership is up slightly and the hotel business moved forward choosing freedom over fear. >> we are not afraid. >> i have seen a lot of police. >> you can't be held hostage by something like this. life has got to go on. >> reporter: so, no apparent numbers that indicate that anyone is staying away from washington. hotels do not share information about their security arrangement and if there have been enhancements they are not the kind that the guests have noticed. reporting live, scott broom, wusa9. >> more than half of the holiday bookings for hotels are not made until after the first week of december so, it is tough to predict if business will be her. we want to bring you up to date on the situation in paris. video shows the ringleader jumping a barrier at a subway station within an hour of the massacre. many say it is hard to stomach that he could have gotten away. that ringleader was killed wednesday. french lawmakers have voted to extend the state of emergency an

kimberly: the countdown to the opening of the smithsonian museum of african american history and culture is underway. it kicked off with a celebration at the sight of the museum with images commemorating important events and african american history, projected on the side of the building. november.opens next still ahead, thanksgiving just a few days away, and devon will be here with the forecast. this bale of hay cannot be controlled. when a wildfire raged through elkhorn ranch, the sudden loss of pasture became a serious problem for a family business. faced with horses that needed feeding and a texas drought that sent hay prices soaring, the owners had to act fast. thankfully, mary miller banks with chase for business. and with greater financial clarity and a relationship built for the unexpected, she could control her cash flow, and keep the ranch running. chase for business. so you can own it. ♪ (vo) some call it givingack. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-fi

according to the smithsonian here was the likely menu way back then. ducks, geese and passenger pigeons. venison. lobster, clams and other shellfish. pumpkins and squash, but not pumpkin pie. flint corn and beans. chestnuts, walnuts and beechnuts and, the most unusual item: eel. eels likely saved the pilgrims at plymouth colony from starving over the winter. sam curtiss filling in tonight in sports. let's talk about the hereos game. around the table today. 24-hour countdown well underway. each team has something to lose. hear from coaches and players coming up. nfl action - lions hosting the eagles. lions going for their third straight win. highlights next in sportsfource. friday's hereos game will you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes is the defining economic challenge of our time... i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in

tonight, an interview with the new head of the smithsonian who discusses the future of the institutionin 45 minutes, a debate over raising the minimum wage. then we'll preview the upcoming paris climate change talks with bloomberg dna reporter dean scott. and a look at the state of native american communities with national congress of american indians executive director jacqueline pata. ♪ good morning. it is wednesday, november 25, 2015. welcome to "washington journal." the day before thanksgiving. president obama staying put at the white house meeting with advisers. pardoning the national turkeys participating in washington, d.c., area community service. in his hometown of chicago, the mayor there, a news conference announcing the release of police video of the shooting of the 17 -year-old black teen last october. here on "washington journal

african-american scholars from around the country, including the smithsonian institution, helped guide the conversation in regards to the exhibit and the african-american experience in world war ii. in thinking about the importance of the story, and the importance of african-american stories during world war ii, the founder of the national world war ii in "citizen biggest,," the world's democracy fought the world's biggest races with a segregated army. that is really the great irony of world war ii, or one of them, at least. those are some of the stories we are trying to tell in this exhibit. the mission of the world war ii national world war ii museum, is to tell the story of the american experience during world war ii. 16 million americans fought during world war ii. 1.1 million americans were african-americans. those stories are crucial to the american experience in world war ii. those are the stories we tell in this exhibit. is fashioned partially in a chronological way. , tellan before the war stories through the war, and follow-up with postwar stories. when the u.s. is going into

these are the two right here. [ laughter ] >> steve: they're going to the smithsonian. >> jimmy: yeah, they're going straight to the smithsonian. >> steve: there's a whole wing. >> jimmy: i pitched the idea to j. crew. they loved it. so now, it's a real j. crew product. [ cheers and applause ] it's called the j. crew pocket dial. it's called the pocket dial. and the square here, the square is interchangeable. see? >> steve: what? >> jimmy: yeah, so whatever depth of pocket you have, you wanna go deeper, you can drop it in deeper. if you have a deeper pocket. >> steve: deep pocket. >> jimmy: see it goes down there low. like that. barely poking out. you can change it, and if you don't feel like wearing the pocket square, then don't. it's just a case. >> steve: what? >> jimmy: yeah. and it has a pocket here, you can hold like a credit card or some cash or an i.d. or something like that. ooh la-la. yeah, whatever. it makes a great gift. and the best part of it is 100% of the profits go to the david sheldrick wildlife trust, which is a charity. [ cheers and applause ] and it protects afric

the smithsonian report with visits to the mall and national zoo are unchanged from this time last year and metro says ridership is up slightly. >> i am not going to stop my daily life because something might happen. i can hit by a bus in my hometown or i can come here and see fantastic sites. >> some school systems have canceled trips to dc but holiday travel across u.s. is expected to be up. >>> new video shows russia's fight against isis. ships are seen firing several cruise missiles. these are just four of the 100 launched this week all targeting isis terrorists in syria. russia says war planes have destroyed more than 800 targets including oil facilities and trucks. >> if the senate takes up the house's version of refugee bill it will not be until after thanksgiving. the senate minority leader harry reid is vowing to keep it from passing. u.s. admitted about 2300 syrian refugees over the past four years. the former maryland lieutenant governor and current congressional candidate anthony brown believes closing the border to refugees is not the answer. >> i don't believe that we ough

. >> nikki burdine is live at the smithsonian, a popular spot for field trippers with more on that aspect of the story. nikki? >> reporter: that's right. several schools from south carolina to connecticut, even a couple in maryland have canceled their trips in light of this video allegedly showing isis saying after paris, d.c. is next. these canceled trips come even after the department of homeland security says there are no credible threats to the u.s. they say it's out of an abundance of caution. not all schools are canceling trips, however. officials from loudoun county and prince george's county schools say they will not change their plans. u.s. travel association o fear is the wrong republican and congress would actually be making a big mistake if they tried to make it harder for people to come to d.c. from overseas. >> we've heard from several people who want to take an isolationist approach and shut things down. one of the worst things you can do. we learned after september 11 the thing you had to do was choose freedom over fear. >> reporter: destination d.c., the city's official t

so african-american scholars from around the country, including the smithsonian institution, who helped guide and steer the conversation, in regards to the exhibit and the african-american experience in world war ii. when thinking about the importance of this story, and the importance of african-american stories during world war ii, the founder of the national world war ii museum, stephen ambrose wrote in citizen soldiers that the world's greatest democracy fought the world's biggest racist but the segregated army. is really the great irony of world war ii, were one of them at least. those are some of the stories we're trying to tell of this exhibit. the mission of the world war ii museum, the national world war ii museum is to tell the story of the american experience during world war ii. 16 million americans fought in world war ii. 1.1 million americans were african-americans. stories are crucial to the american experience in world war ii. those the stories we tell in this exhibit. the exhibit is fashioned partially in chronological ways. begin before the war, and we tell stories duri

the moment was captured on video by the smithsonian zoo's panda cams. the two-month-old made the adorable milestone under the watchful eye of mom there. giant pandas are considered an endangered species with 1600 left in the wild. they're very excited about this little baby. baby bay bay. >> we'll be replaying that video over and over again i'm sure. coming up in our 5:00 hour, oakland mayor libby shaft presents to the nfl to hopefully keep the raiders in town. why she might have more time to do so as big names get involved in the push to build the team a stadium in socal. >>> tensions remain high on the university of missouri campus. how protests are inspiring students across the country. >>> we're looking at a commute that's looking good in san jose on northbound 280. keep coming up, we'll take a look at the bridges getting across the bay. >>> and in weather, it's another cold one out there. but not as cold as yesterday. it does look warmer today. we'll have the wednesday high -- what is today? thursday high temp. the thursday high temp, they all run t

bunch found that, to tell history, the smithsonian would have to make history. and so began a quest for the remains of a shipwreck in a land so unchanged that an 18th- century slave would recognize it today as the last shore he called home. mozambique island defies the erosion of time. the portuguese colonists who claimed it 500 years ago would still find the cut of the cloth that borrows the wind as familiar as the cut of the stone that framed their city. lonnie bunch came to this capital of the slave trade because he was determined to launch america's new national museum on the remains of a ship. wouldn't be hard, so i called museums around the world and said, "okay, look, you must have some things. you must know where i can get some material." and everybody said, "nope." and they said to me, "well, lonnie, almost every slave ship was at the end of its life, so it's probably at the ocean floor." and then i got scared. then i thought, "well, i'm not going to be able to find this." >> pelley: mozambique island rises from the indian ocean, south of the equator. i

one was the smithsonian's dr. stanley heckadon-moreno. we spoke to him in panama outside his marine research center. >> so it seems like they don't quite have enough information on the environment they don't quite have enough information on the people. >> at the moment, yes... yeah. >> but yet the plan is to go forward. >> yes, they need more time... really that was the message we tried to give on this panel. this outside group of panel of experts. that they have to do more water hydrological assessments. you gonna have to make life and death decisions based on 5 years of data. >> in september 2015, the hknd group posted this environmental impact report on its website. the report concludes the canal as designed, quote, "would be safe and lake nicaragua adequately protected". it calls for a series of studies to be completed before construction such as topography, geotechnical, seismic risk assessment, sediment and a salinity study. and it moves the western entrance to the canal's south by 200 meters. telamarco talavera, the nicaraguan in ch