congress and asked for this to be designated as the national museum. because of the scope of the collection, the significance and amongst other museums in the world, congress designated in 2004 the museum as the national museum. and then in 2014 the congress again in a bicameral bipartisan bill named the memorial as the national memorial for effectively carrying both congressional designations as the national museum and national memorial. it is quite a fitting tribute for a citizen initiated museum and memorial to honor those who served in world war i and marked a turning point of the nation and the impact that it had in the united states, the founding cou catastrophes of the 20th century, that moment that launched the american century captured then here in this museum and memorial with national designation. so now let's go on up to the memorial and talk about some of the architectural features of this extraordinary landmark. behind us is this extraordinary memorial tower dedicated in 1926, but the foundation stones laid in 1921 when vice president calv

> shortly after the second anniversary of the church massacre, we met up with polyoutside the national museum of african-american history and culture. the last stop of the family reunion. bus loads came from south carolina and around the country. her cousin in ft. washington planned the museum visit. >> coming here. >> and to bring cousin polyhere. >> a history buff. she started the tour at the beginning, slavery. >> i had a feeling of reverence. logical like you're in church. >> this slavery exhibition was the most striking. >> the what happened? >> i don't think about it that often. but sometimes when i see different things. it will come back. >> i don't know why. >> in may, nooses were found at the african-american museum and outside of the hersh horn museum at the national mall. then on june 17th, exactly two years since the charleston shooting, a noose was found hanging near the national gallery of art. >> we have so far to go. we've come a long way but it is still not enough. >> she believes the national muse he'll of african-american history and culture can help bridge understanding. >

the national law enforcement museum is currently home to the entire corruption evidence from the d.c. area. who terrorize the d.c. and indigenous area in 2002. it's the great thing about the national law enforcement museum to have its possession. it allows us to look at this case and look at it from the perspective of law enforcement and how evidence is collected in order to touch to criminals. this was all -- from the chris williams department who was heavenly involved in the case and hiding the evidence until they gave it to us. this case was also unique in that it was a very multijurisdictional case so you had both montgomery county, williams county -- basically every where around the d.c./maryland area, working to catch these criminals and working to. you'll see behind me is the car that was used, john -- was in the trunk and they -- and that's how they would drive around basically looking for people to kill. t real it's really terrifying to think. here you can see the -- with the car's -- poke the nose of the feather rifle through there. what's interesting about the collection an

the museum is the nation's museum for the history of world war i. it is a global museum. we talk about all of the belligerents that were involved in world war i. it is not just about the united states during the war, but everything from the summer of 1914 to the peace treaty of june 1919. our collection is the most comprehensive collection of world war i materials in the world. it is not the largest, but it is comprehensive in that we do deal with all nations that were involved in the war. we're not just centric to the country that we're located in. in the museum when you're going through the exhibitions you see about 10% of the museum collection at any one time. the rest we use for research, for references, for loans to other institutions, and just to make sure that we have an encyclopedic collection of the war. when we are teaching about the history of it we want to cover everything from point a to point z. where i'm standing right now is in front of a wall that depicts the various shoulder sleeve insignia worn by the american expeditionary forces in world war i. these

just yesterday, ivanka trump and i hosted a summer reading event at the smithsonian's national museum of american history where the focus was on getting young girls age 6 to 10 excited about learning science, technology, engineering, and math. it was fun to see their eyes light up as they got to explore, create, and experiment in a collaborative environment. today's and tomorrow's economy require students prepared for s.t.e.m. careers. that's why we decided to use the president's second quarter salary to host a s.t.e.m. focused camp for students at the department of education. we want to encourage as many children as possible to explore s.t.e.m. fields in the hope that many develop a passion for these fields. we look forward to this exciting endeavor, and i thank president trump again for this generation gift. thanks.

shortly after the second anniversary of the church massacre, we met up with polly outside of the national museumafrican-american history and culture, the last stop of her family from south carolina and around the country. polly's cousin annie in fort washington planned the museum visit. >> this is their highlight of our reunion was coming here to this museum. >> and to bring cousin polly here. >> overwhelmed with joy. i really am. >> history buff, polly started the tour at the beginning. >> i had reverence, almost back here in church. >> the slavery expedition, the most striking to polly. >> you're amazed at the shackles and everything. >> how much do you think about it? >> i don't think about it that often, but sometimes when i see different things, different triggers, you know, it will come back to me. >> did you think of it when you were inside. >> i did. i did. i don't know why. >> in may, they were found at the african-ame outside of the museum, also on the national mall. and then on june 17th, exactly two years since the charleston shooting, a noose was found hanging near the national gall

the national museum of women and the arts. public welfare foundation so we move around town. >> that adds to the excitement doesn't it? >> it does. >> jackie, you have been a participant in previous years. what it's like taking part in this festival? you have deep roots in this community. you have been a producer on the radio for many years. many are familiar with your voice and your work and you have an interest in history. what's it like to participate. >> it's been a wonderful experience working with the march on washington film festival as a moderator. last year they gave me an excellent opportunity to host a panel with the freedom singers. the singers who really were the inspiration musically behind the civil rights movement and show case work that i did, documentary work on the history of black radio and that's interesting for a film festival. i was able to participate on the screening of the documentary on may vis staples and then afterwards we had a panel looking at music and the civil rights movement and it included r

shortly after the second anniversary of the church massacre we met up with polly outside the national museum of african-american history an culture. the last stop of her family reunion. busloads came from south carolina and around the country. polly's cousin annie haskins planned the museum visit. >> this is the highlight of our reunion. was coming here to this museum, yeah. >> and to bring cousin polly here. >> overwhelmed with joy, i really am. >> a history buff. holly started the tour at the beginning. slavery. >> i hadhe like you're in church. >> reporter: slavery exhibition, the most striking to polly. >> we're amazed at the shackles and everything from slavery time. >> reporter: how much do you think about what happened? >> not -- i don't think about it that often, but sometimes when i see different things, there's some triggers, you know. it will come back to me. >> reporter: did you think of it when you were inside? >> i did. i did. >> reporter: ma what made you think of it? >> slavery, i don't know why, just slavery. >> reporter: in may nooses were found outside of the museum and al

his story will be on exhibit at the national museum of african-american history and culture. >> announcer: news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >> first tonight a local connection to that case of human trafficking uncovered in a wal-mart parking lot in texas. >> news 4 has now learned one of the ten people who died from being kept inside that overheated trailer grew up here in fairfax county. his name is frank fuentes. tonight his friends are posting about him online. news 4 jacquie ben sen is live for us in falls church. jacquie? >> reporter: jim, two years before he suffocated to death in the back of that sweltering tractor-trailer in texas, he graduated from jeb stewart high school here in falls church. the news spread quickly among his forme frank gonzalez fuent serks was one of the undocumented immigrants found in the stief ling rear of a tractor-trailer of in a parking lot of a wal-mart in san antonio, texas sunday. the news first reported by the washington post quickly became the posting of numerous media postings in virginia. one writer said an unspecified crime resulted in his deportation

john bray, director of the smithsonian national museum of american history. ional society daughters of the american revolution. james vaughan, executive director of the pennsylvania historical and museum commission. stephanie stibic, director of the smithsonian american history, american art museum, robb shink, vice president of george washington's mount vernon. ruth taylor, executive director of the newport historical society, catherine robinson, president and ceo of historic charleston foundation david rosell, the executive director of the museum garden and library. beth hill of for tying of new york, and betty joe of the delaware tribe of indians. [ applause ] >> and now i'd like to introduce the members of the board of directors of the museum of the american revolution. will you raise your hands so everyone knows where you are and that you are here today. [ applause ] >> these are the volunteers who have guided and sustained the multiyear initiative to create the museum. and now it is a very great pleasure to welcome the mayor of the great city of philadel

side" looks into who in jonathan: a big misunderstanding on how to get the hot passes for the national museum of african american history and culture on the national mall led to a man straight to "7 on your side." jonathan: the hottest ticket in town. he had a group of the old classmates come to town until he found out the second -- ticket request had been denied. horace holmes got involved and joins us from the national mall. tell me you helped this guy and the group out. horace: absolutely. we'll get to that. this museum is wildly popular. see the crowds. big in the weekdays and bic like this. everyone bigger on the weekends. they thought they had the plans secured. but then -- >> free at thank god almighty, we are free at last. horace: walker of upper marlboro was part of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. >> we went to montgomery, the children's march and then to birmingham after the church bombing. horace: graduate of miami, florida, high school, he and the classmates decided to make a pilgrimage to visit the national museum of african american history and culture. walker was in ch

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now we learn vance will have a spot in smithsonian's national muse museum of african-american >> jim a chance to visit the museum not too long when he interviewed director, having seen so much of it through the eyes of those of us who had reported on its beginnings from the ground breaking all the way through its opening last year. jim was thrilled to see it with his own eyes. we're glad his trip included a tv camera that captured prosperity, his excitement and his many questions as he got to see history unfold before his eyes. >> when jim vance, behind a camera, recorded the last interview of his career as a journalist, no one knew it would be the last after 45 years on the job. but lonnie bunch, a young student studying history at howard university, some 30 years ago, knew the first time he saw this journalist in front of a camera, but he was making history. >> jim vance was my generation. there was a sense that he was somebody who was cool, who understood the importance of hard work, but who was committed to making black washington, but washington better. what jim vance really did

larry: a big misunderstanding on how to get passes to the national museum of african american history and culture on the national mall led a local man. alison: he had a group of classmates coming to town until he found out the ticket request had been denied. horace holmes got involved. horace: walter remembers the speech. he was there. >> i got up close and i did that climbing in a tree. >> he moved to d.c. from miami, florida, to attend howard university. he was immediately caught up in the civil rights he wanted to go to the national museum of african american history and culture. but didn't want to go alone. you have been? >> i have not. i wanted to wait to share experience with them. >> 60 of the classmates from miami, a close knit group that decided to plan a class chip. he world cooter naid it from -- he would coordinate it from this end. you didn't think it would be a problem? >> not at all. >> one of his classmates still lives in miami and worked to get the 60 museum passes they would need for a trip in late july. february 6, they applied for the tickets only. >> -- tickets on

. >>> ivanka trump, and betsy devos read to children this morning at the national museum of history. the event was held to encourage students, particularly girls, to stay engaged education over the summer. >>> coming up, we've got privacy concerns over a company's plan to implant microchips into their workers. >> but up next, a driver taking matters into his own hands when he sees >>> caught on camera, a cell phone video of an erratic driver weaving back and forth in houston. the family worried the driver was going to kill someone. they called 911 and followed that white mustang. when the driver got out, alejandro hernandez had to hold him to keep him from speeding away when police arrived. >> you did what you thought was necessary. >> his car was a weapon. anything that we did was justified, i think. >> that video is scary. the 28-year-old driver was charged with dwi. it's his third offense, so it's a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. >>> ever hurt or killed somebody a old girl is now sharing his grief. his heart wrenching statement has gone viral. first the back story.

just days after his death we learned vance was going to have a spot in the smithsonian's national museumafrican-american history and culture. jim had a chance to visit the museum not too long ago when he interviewed director lonnie bunch. in interview that vance would ever do. barbara harrison tells us all about it. >> reporter: when jim vance behind a camera recorded the last interview of his career as a journalist, no one knew it would be the last after 45 years on the job. but lonnie bunch, a young student studying history at howard university some 30 years ago, knew the first time he saw this journalist in front of a camera that he was making history. >> jim vance was my generation. there was a sense that here was somebody who was cool, who understood the importance of hard work but who was committed to making washington, not just black washington but washington better. jim vance really did it. he symbolized possibility. he symbolized that it was really important that america was changing and his presence was a symbol of that change. >> reporter: and what would he want to display in

it's an exhibit called high at the national building museum in washington and it's creating a lot of it's part of the art installation series. fox's steve rap port takes us inside. a new interactive art installation dubbed the live is taking over the great haul of the national building museum in washington, d.c. standing more than 60 feet tall, the exhibit is part of the museum's annual block party series. we wanted to go high. we wanted to make something that had some monumentality, but at the same time certain intimacy and so we did it. it's the tallest structure that's ever been done inside. it's made from 2500 interlocking cardboard cylinders. the two painted inside are paint ed silver and ma gent a. the ma gent a collar was back in january. it connects to current events and things like the women's march where the ma general that color flooded through the capital and it was just so expiring to see everyone coming together in democracy and having a voice. inside the soring exhibit visitors can interact with multiple acoustic chimes. we're kind of playing within the context of the

national museum of american jewish history and the philadelphia history museum are having free museum today. tonight two fireworks displays to choose f1 show is happening over the delaware river, the other is happening on the ben franklin parkway. let's see the show that start at will the 30 tonight. >>> in delaware county this morning, how about this? people paraded down chester pike for their annual fourth of july parade. it is decorated bikes with balloons, area fire companies have their firetrucks through the parade route. beautiful. also looking beautiful on the beach today. this is the scene from the beaches of ocean city new jersey, certainly was a good day. soak up the sun. and there is of course plenty of fun to be had on this fourth of july. all across the region. for complete list of all of the celebrations, happening in the city, and the suburbs, head over to our website cbsphilly.com. >> philadelphia police are expected to use cadaver dogs in their search for clues after an infant casket found on a north philadelphia sidewalk. man walking along the streets found the cast

tim: this family came to celebrate freedom and heritage at the national museum of african american history and culture. >> it made me feel like i needed to come sooner. tim: this family is originally from honduras, but the love of the american melting pot burns as bright as the fireworks. >> it's an amazing country. eim: this is the first time thd back for theeen fourth, but they were still fireworks. there are still some people enjoying the national mall, a few stragglers, but everything cleared out quickly and no major problems reported tonight. live on the national mall, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: whether you are on the national mall or a prime viewing spot in virginia, security for the fourth of july celebrations. is live at the marine corps memorial, one of the best places to watch from across the river. jay: that's right, a fantastic spot. security,eefed-up security that you could see, security you could not see. they were making sure the celebration remained uplifting. 4, all the pageantry of july many of the hundreds of thousands of people watching had to work awfully hard f

hopes to take her students to the national museum of self-war medicine in maryland. to get there, she's turned to the donors choose website. >> trips will hopefully expose these students to real life medical history. as it was 150 years ago. >> you can log on to the donors choose website to help make this trip a reality. support our schools from around the region in general. nbc 10 collecting donations and supplies to support all kinds of school projects. go to nbc10.com to find out how you can help. >>> by the way, about a year ago, a company jessica boyington to one of her am ma motors. her teachers love her. as do the students. that was a great event. we should do that again. >> we should. >>> good morning everyone. start on the vine street expressway. closed this morning between the schuylkill and broad street. typically a closure until about 5:00. another ten minutes or so. hopefully stay on time with that construction project. still see we have some police activity there up ahead. not sure what this is right here. maybe they are starting to allow the cars to mo

just yesterday ivanka trump and i hosted a summer reading event at the smithsonian's national museum of american history where the focus was on getting young girls age 6 to 10 excited about learning science, technology, engineering and math. it was fun to see their eyes light up as they got to explore, create and experiment in a collaborative environment. today's and tomorrow's economy require students prepared for s.t.e.m. careers. that's why we've decided to use the president's second quarter salary to host a s.t.e.m. focused camp for students at the department of education. we want to encourage as many children as possible to explore s.t.e.m. fields in the hope that many develop a passion for these fields. we look forward to this exciting endeavor. and i thank president trump, again, for this generous gift. thanks. >> thank you, secretary devos. thank you for coming. thank you for being here for that today. now, i know anthony's probably a little bit disappointed that he's not up here today, but since he did some tv this morning he was able to go ahead and get his hair and makeup

and artefacts has been had been looted from iraqi national museum after the american invaded iraq two thousand and three and addition to that there is it about twelve thousand to twenty thousand and he she had to places without protections because of lack of security is a situation in iraq there is no guards no protection for these sites so it's become very easy for the smugglers the locals. to make our own dumb looting for the valuable work of art from iraq and also the archaeologist believes that the local the smugglers have ties with the international dealers to take this important and valuable. pieces of iraq outof iraq is through neighboring countries like syria and jordan. are s'posed if the region hadn't been destabilized by the foreign invasion so much for security crisis the problem would be nowhere near as big right. believe i can see you but you can't hear me that's a pity iraqi jenison continent is abraham that we're trying to get but it's a bit late to maybe recorded the scenes of the gremlins i'm playing out it's twenty two minutes past nine in the morning a lot more to

well earlier i spoke to doctor carrie corrigan a geologist at the national museum of natural history here in washington. carrie thanks for coming in wire asteroid so important what do they tell us when as meteorites they for to us. so actually each of these is a piece of a relief. much bigger puzzle about how the asteroids formed how our solar system formed and then in turn how the earth forme. we have four in front of us can i touch any of them you can touch this one. until we do we know where this came from we don't know exactly which after that came from no it fell in russia. but it's part of the core of an asteroid it's the metal inside of an asteroid that that differentiated through the layers like the earth so much you touching something directly from a to spy absolutely and. what about that when the? so this is a yen day and it's actually a really important meteorite because we have. two point two tons of it that fell to earth and it's been really really well studied because it fell right as the apollo rocks were being brought back and so all the labs studied it. but it actual

. >> quijano: more than a million ion le have visited the national museum of african-american history and culture since it opened last september but one exhibit is striking a cord with visitors who describe it as delicious. here again, errol barnett. >> we go through over 600 pounds of chicken a day, a hundred pounds of catfish a day, oxtail, ep0 pounds. >> reporter: jerome grant is the executive chef at the bustling sweet home cafe, inside washington's newest museum. >> what are you still out of? >> reporter: grant, the son of a iblipino mother and african american father calls sweet home cafe an edible exhibit. can- lot of people associate african-american food with-- we are more than southern food, african-americans are some of the-- behind american food whether we were saves or-- we were in the kitchen, we were in the kitchens in the stable houses, we were-- help develop what american food is. hi reporter: while southern favorites like fried chicken are on the 50 item menu you will also find oysters made famous by new yorker thomas downing. >> reporter: the 35 member staff serve u

thank you as the nation prepares to celebrate our independence day, this the smithsonian' national museumt spanned from the founding of our country all the way to today. and it is now open to the public but if you haven't seen it yet we'll give you a sneak peak. joining us this morning, harry rubenstein a curator at the museum, the chair and curator at the museum of american history. good morning. >> well, thanks so much for inviting us to share this wonderful ex his big. >> you've got so much going on. tell us about the new exhi exhibition. >> well it's really made up of four new exhibitions and gallery spaces. there's an exhibition that we call american democracy, a great leap of faith. there's an ex hibit on religion in the early republic and there's an exhibition called hindsight. >> the nation we built together. >> yes. >> um-hmm. >> well, no the nation we bill together is part of an overall look. other exhibit looks at people link of american a show on the diversity and the strength of our many people, and one nation. but the exhibit that i'm st standing in front of is american demo

they took the oath in public libraries, national parks and museums.onticello home of thomas jefferson. >> check out this new interactiontive it looks look stand more than 60 feet tall features interconnected chambers made with more than 2,000 cardboard tubes. exhibit runs through september 4. open to the public tomorrow. >> always fascinated when i see stuff like that. >> they do amazing stuff at the national museum. >> marvel studios may have to find a new iron man. he twoobt. >> gez been given 200 million in the upcoming movies. in the role of iron man expected to be 430 million by 20 19. that's for next avenger movie coming out. >> he's a good tone jury st stark, i like him. >> two days away from zip trip, friday, jewel "fox5" live in waldor. maryland maryland steve, autopsyy, tucker will all be out there and they would love to see you. >> time to say hello to the facebook fan of the day. ash lynn, caylee and mikey. all right. here they are enjoying a nice day at the beach. they were nominated by their mom daphne. >> they are her three babies and t

construction workers look like busy bees putting the finishing touches on the new exhibit at the national museum we'll show you what all the buzz is about. >>> and unfortunately there are some scattered shower and thunderstorm chances in the forecast tomorrow, but no real threat for severe weather, take a look. the biggest concern i'm seeing would be a low risk for some heavy rain. i'll have the latest timing i will never never wash my hair again now, i fuel it new pantene doesn't just wash your hair, it fuels it. because strong is beautiful. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. >>> we have to -- it's not right that he -- who hasn better future. >> his family says he has no criminal record and immigration officials have not responded to request. >>> in news 4 your health women know the older we get the more difficult it is to conceive. men are also up against the biological clock. it comes from best israel deaconess medical center. doctors looked at more than 77 couples over a 14-year period. they found the younge

ladies, i don't foe if you many, i think it was 2015, they did the beach exhibit at the national museum balls? >> yes. >> the play pen? >> i was thinking this one might and little bit better because it is not like that, just all of these cones that you walk underneath the chambers. looks cool. >> little easier to navigate. >> hopefully don't have many more of those it, have downpour that popped up over has now moved out. now look at. that will where is that? is that ocean city? >> wow. >> there is nobody out there. what is going on? >> overcast. >> it does look pretty overcast. they've had generally sunny day, so that is a little surprising. but i don't know. maybe -- >> all getting their barbeque on. >> i mean, it is 45:00, i guess dinnertime by now. but maybe they were at the beach all day. >> it is 5:00 somewhere. and probably 5:00 every hour when you're at the beach for long holiday weekend. >> rain or shine. >> exactly. hope everybody's enjoying. >> i know, we're stuck here, so. >> maybe some of you -- >> we love it. >> i know, but if anyone else has to work tomorrow we sympethize

currently, the army is the only military service without a national museum. >> this museum will giv american people a look at their history through the eyes of the men and women who have served this country since the 16 hundreds. >> the museum is opening to the public, it will include never be seen artifacts and army trail. >> today we've got a look at some of the work on board. undergrads who are studying how a lack of gravity effects resistant bacteria. there's also a project by a physics professor who is monitoring raise. they believe the particles from these raies can help them learn about dark matter and experimenting on board the iss allows the scientist to mon interference with earth's atmosphere. >>> well, week two of redskins' training camp is on us and they're starting to the same beat. carol maloney is live in richmond now where the story of one knows about beating the odds. hey, >> hey, guys, great talk to me. i'm telling you players are out here trying to make this roster. one of the players that we're watching, you probably would not recognize but you know his name. he's undraf

only 83 of the nearly 2,000 artifacts in the oldest part of the collection were considered up to national museum standards. the museum says the review is part of the process to be accepted as an affiliate of the smithsonian institute. it's now verified 170 pre-columbian art works considered masterpieces as part of its permanent collection. >> this is the most difficult part of the collection. how do you authenticate something when they're 2,000 years old? it's easier to authenticate things that are newer. >> the museum said it would accept any and all donations until recently. the board set a goal of raising the bar on quality of artifacts azenith smith sewnian affiliate and moves into -- a smithsonian a@-- affiliate. >> coming up, the,000-mile journey he's making on -- the 1,000-mile journey he's making on a bike to raise money for heros. ♪ what should i watch? show me sports. it's so fluffy! look at that fluffy unicorn! he's so fluffy i'm gonna die! your voice is awesome. the x1 voice remote. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> there are new developments in a couple of hours in a case of four

bigger honor, too, vance will have a permanent spot at the national museum of african-american history culture. interview with the museum director lonnie bunch earlier this year. >> bunch said the museum would like to display pictures of vance, notes that he took for stories and interviews throughout his career. as soon as we learn more, we will let you know. >>> 6:55. four things to know before you head out the door. a difficult drive west into the district on route 50. because of a deadly crash. a man and woman were killed there. three cars were involved. details throughout the morning and on the nbc washington app. >>> senator john mccain back in washington after his brain cancer diagnosis. he passed a key vote yesterday to begin debate on the health care bill. more votes are expected today to repeal the affordable care act. the "today" show will have a closer look what to expect coming up. >>> friends of frank fuentes mourning his loss on social media. he was one of ten found dead inside that overheated tractor-trailer in texas. "the washington post" reports immigration officials s

the studebaker national museum hosted this program. it is about one hour. >> our feature presenter today has been a friend of the iseum's for 25 years when first came to the museum in 1999, there was a report on my the first drawn vehicle -- the horse-drawn vehicle collection. companyrian howard's that undertook the conservation of our national treasures under the grant in 2005. you see his work in eight vehicles with our presidential carriages collection, most notable the lincoln carriage. he is here tonight to talk about another american history figure. .arquis de lafayette he has worked on everything from presidential carriages to military cannons to a strange hybrid horse-drawn motorcar that was going to service and alaska lodging establishment. keep that in mind in cases presentation goes over an hour. without further do, i would like to welcome mr. brian howard to the stage to talk about marquis de lafayette. brian: this concludes my program. we will see you later. [laughter] brian: you won't get off that lucky. i'm sorry. we wil

they are still getting it in at the national building museum. >> live look at the national building museuming. day break dance party is underway in honor of the new summer install laying it's called hi. >> interactive art exhibit looks like a beehive standing 60 feet tall and features three inter connected chambers you can check it out through september 4th. remember they started with yoga. >> yes. >> became centered. >> right. >> now they're rocking it out. >> i love it. >> that's so fun. >> performance artists coming up, too. i like that. what great way to start your friday. >> can i just say, there are parties going on around the dmv that going on at the building museum, and then down in waldorf they are kicking off the weekend right. >> they sure are. our zip trip crew is there and annie now joins us. she got our fox5 first five. there's whole lot of fun to be had this morning. annie. >> reporter: that's right, holly g morning. good morning guys. i have our little mini super star here fox5 first five cutie to read. we'll chat with them in a little bit first i want to talk janet who is

oodles of noodles was my fave. >> equally as hive in sodium. >> national building museum annual summerarty kicks off tomorrow with brand new exhibit. it's called the hi we're giving you a first look inside. >> break from the 90s but no relieve from the humidity. tucker barnes coming back with check of the seven day that's next. 9:27 is the time. fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs and it's just $79.99 a month online for the first year. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years. all with a 2-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com. >> my favorite lip sync. fireworks flying above the national mall last night to the delight of the tens of thousands backyard. ♪ >> annual capitol fourth concert and firework show featured performances by the beach boys, along with

. >> brand new summer exhibit at the national museum open tuesday. called hive.a look at this it features nearly 3,000 connected to create chambers that will stand up to 60 feet tall. it's expected to be pretty impressive. >> and marina, we were talking about with the capitol fourth and all of the crowds little known secret here in d.c. especially if you're just visiting town tomorrow night is dress rehearsal and you can see the entire show for free. >> less people. >> with less people. head out there. it's also at 8 p.m. >> biggest perk. >> if do you that they recommend you arrive 7:00 to get through the security and all that that will be in place tomorrow as well. >> it will be party this week here in town. >> it is the place to be. >> all right. sky high cost of doing business in d.c. pushing out mom and pop stores? >> why officials say it is time to step in to help the small are businesses. we'll have that on the other side of the break. >> today a protest happened stemsps from trump international hotel and tower and chicago protesters marched down down in op

. >> the national museum in the washington, d.c. area brings the history of the medical profession to light. >> there's some real life medical history as it was 150 years ago. >> her students are already on board. so they turn ed to the donors website. now you can log on and donate to make the trip a reality. helping students decide ob their future. >> it's an opportunity of a lifetime for the kids. it's something they will always remember. >> aundrea cline-thomas, supporting our schools for nbc 10 news. >>> here's how you can help. choose the project you want to fund. there are several from all across our area. there's something for everyone too. >> let's get a check on the weather. you can see the traffic a bit hazy out there. we are expecting the clouds to roll on in and the rain to fall. >> meteorologist krystal klei is joining us with your hour by hour forecast. >> and we're not looking at any kind of rain like we have seen the last few nights in a row. more spotty showers rolling across the area. we'll take a closer look at wh

the pair read to a group of girls at the national museum of american history.imed at getting girls excited about math and technology. >>> all right. a cloudy start. you can see dark gray conditions. we will be seeing spotty showers. you may have to use it. not in the capacity you have had to use it the last several days in a row. we are talking severe storms rolling through. sprinkles rolling by the area. here say live camera view over in parts of cape may. yeah, not stopping from enjoying the beach out there. there is more sunshine than there is farther north. right now we are at 68 degrees in south jersey. it felt nice this morning when you stepped outside. a big difference. humidity is lower and temperatures are considerably lower. delaware up to 75 now and 73 at the jersey shore. we dropped down into the philadelphia neighborhood. fox chase 71 degrees there. 73 society hill. i do expect today that we will see most of our temperatures kind of cap out near 80 degrees for the high temperatures. here is our radar and satellite view. we have clouds across much o

and a bigger honor, vance will have a permanent spot in national museum of african-american culture. his last interview with lonnie bunch this year. he would l pictures of vance for stories and interviews. as soon as we know more, we will let you know. he would have been thrilled to know his legacy would continue at a museum he liked so much. >> huge honor. >> in his adopted hometown of d.c. wonderful. >> as he should be. >>> 5:20. we are not even in the 70s. >> aaron, you like it, don't you. >> it was nice walking across the park. >> only taste of outside you get. me and chuck are lucky. we don't say that on hot and humid mornings. we're only happy for now. that will be changing. we have rain on the way, we have to be outside in that too, i'm sure. as we go through the morning, it is nice and cool. unseasonably cool. you probably yesterday said this does not feel like july. normal high is 88 degrees. we were only in the low 80s yesterday. we are unseasonably cool again today. we have thunderstorms in the forecast late tomorrow and through the day friday. so remember thats week. some

sewnia they're hosting a summer reading today's events starts 10:30 and will be healed spark lab national museum of american history. steve. >> time for morning line writing in and out. interesting lineup of sports right now. baseball after a nine game road trip nationals back home taking on milwaukee brewers. first place milwaukee brewers. edwin jackson gets the start for washington. haven't said that much since 2012 when member of nationals and he gets game pal tonight. representatives from the service branch will be on hand as we preview activities, i was trying to make it two in a row. kevin gooseman six strong innings and sent race to reason worth fifth straight loss. baltimore victory in the lost eight games putting on mid season push here. big news out of nba all the talk about kyree in cleveland derrek season a one year 2 million tlar contract. averaged 18 points. he's 28 now. role of calves could be up in the air depending what happens with kyrie everybody ivbing who ask for a trade. >> the team is released receiver and kick returner lucky whitehead after linked to shop ago rest in nort