she was formerly a senior curator here at the japanese american national museum.he's a scholar, a visionary and a mentor to many. she is an award-winning filmmaker. she is the cofounder of the watase media arts center and producer of many media works and publications at the museum. her body of work reflect of both the quality and excellence. i had the incredible opportunity of working with karen on many projects. none more important than ic

nation that was created in the american revolution. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historical places to reveal what artifacts reveal about american history. next we tour the innovation wing of national museum of american history in washington, d.c. museum director john gray shows us some of his favorite objects. including an 1896 bicycle embellished with gold, silver and jewels by tiffany and company. and a 1948 tucker automobile. we also hear historical background from curator kathleen franz. >> welcome to the smithsonian's national museum of american history and it's really wonderful to welcome you in to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. and to start with that, we have some extraordinary patent models and examples of early invention and contemporary invention. we even have apple 1 up here, which is quite extraordinary. you'll see as we walk through the floor, the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues, that invention is one of the most important parts of our country. so let's walk through. >> as you come t

american history tv on c-span 3. >>> next, we tour the innovation wing of the national museum of american history in washington, d.c. museum director john gray shows us some of his favorite objects, including an 1896 bicycle embellished with gold, silver, and jewels by tiffany and company and a 1948 tucker automobile. we also hear historical background from curator, kathleen franz. >> welcome to the smithsonian's national museum of american history, and it is really wonderful to welcome you to our new floor that is welcoming invention and innovation in america. as a matter of fact, we have apple one up here, which is quite extraordinary. you'll see as we walk through the floor the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues, that invention is one of the most important parts of our country. so let's walk through. as you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking, a new way of being, almost since time. so here we have the value of money, which has the most extraordinary collection of gold, coins, but all of them are orie

american mean in the 21st century? what does africa mean in an african-american museum? what does the national museum mean in a trans national age? you began to think about, out of all the stories you tell, how do you figure out what you talk about? how can you craft a museum that can both be about yesterday but also about today and tomorrow? can you really craft a museum that will allow us to wrestle with questions that have divided us, that would allow us to find reconciliation, healing, hope? can you craft a museum that's goal is simple? can you craft a mause yum that can make america better? that's the kind of thing we began to wrestle with. i began to try to figure out, can you humanize history? can you reduce it to human scale? can you help the public embrace the ambiguity, the complexity, the nuance in a museum? because museums often give simple answers to complex questions. can we help the public embrace ambiguity? in some ways, the real challenge for us was to figure out, you start putting on the walls, on yellow sheets of paper all the different stories. you realize you've got seven,

each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, these ends and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the new smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture. which stands on the national mall in the shadow of the washington monument and within sight of the white house. founding director lonnie bunch leads a hardhat tour through the museum which opens its doors to the public on september 24 after a three-hour outdoor ceremony expected to feature president obama.

works nearbyson and said long before the debut, the national museum of african american history and culture is already the talk of the area. >> people ask about it.

american international museum los angeles hosted this event. me tosuch an honor for zuka.duce karen ishi she was formerly a senior curator here at the japanese american national museum. she's a scholar, a visionary and a mentor to many. she is an award-winning filmmaker. cofounder of the media arts center and producer of many media works and publications at the museum. her body of work reflect of both the quality and excellence. i have the incredible opportunity of working with karen on many projects. none more important than america's concentration camp exhibition. karen's focus was to empower the individual voices that were unknown up to that time. one of her most remarkable skills through the process was just to listen. she listened carefully, compassionately and with the critical mindset to understand better the experiences of these former inmates. she worked diligently with our designers to provide a powerful platform for these voices to be heard missing their stores accessible, compelling, and relevant to a multi-general -- a multigenerational audience. enter second the present, in the future. in typical fashion -- in typical ja fashion, karen is quick

american history museum. it's called the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture. free passes were snatched up in minutes over the past weekend. right now all weekend slots filled through the end of october but there are passes available for weekdays in october. the passes for november and december will be available next month. the museum opens september 24. leon: free wi-fi services available at six stations as part of a 5-day pilot program. metro center, gallery place, judiciary square, union ta plaza. they hope to eventually have wi-fi at all 91 stations. metro safetrack is impacting the marine corps marathon. wednesday marathon officials will announce transportation plan for the runners and the supporters to get around since metro won't be accessible because of safetrack. maureen: actor gene wilder has died. his family says the comedy legend died from complications of alzheimer's disease. best known for "amazing saddles;" "young frankstein" and "willy wonka and the chocolate factory." he appeared last on screen in 2003. his colleague mel brooks tweeted he bless

to destroying the nation that was created in the american revolution. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the smithsonian national air and space museums 40th anniversary july 1st. american history tv was there as the museum marked the occasion. and next we'll show you the three hours of the coverage. you'll hear from the museum's director, general jack dailey, as well as air and space historians as we tour some of the one-of-a-kind artifacts in the museum's collection. we'll also show you the museum's signature event celebrating the anniversary. >> you're looking at a live picture inside the smithsonian national air and space museum located on the national mall in washington, d.c. today, july 1st marking 40 years since president gerald ford was on hand in 1976 to dedicate this museum. since then, more than 320 million visitors have come here and to the museum's second location just outside of washington, d.c. near dulles airport. together, more than 8 million visitors come here combined, making these two museums the most popular in the u.s. we'll be live during the next two and a half hours leading up to our coverage of the museum's

americans united on callowhill street is just one of the job sites participating in the program. young workers shared what they learned and what they have accomplish throughout the course. >>> buzz is growing around new smithsonian national museumican history and culture. it opens next month in washington d.c. museum will feature tens of thousands of artifacts. reporter cherri gregg of our sister station kyw news radio spoke to a mt. airy art collector who made a significant contributions. >> i feel like the keeper of our history. >> reporter: beverly richard is curator for a set apart a collection of early black film memorabilia that for now resides in her mt. airy home. >> this room actually holds every race film that is still available. >> reporter: collection of race films from the early 1900's to the 1950's, feature all black casts at a time when hollywood refused to do so. >> african-american went to the movies to see a hollywood film, the black person in the film was usually cooking, cleaning, singing. >> reporter: race films fascinated beverly's husband larry a historian and librarian he collect 2100 artifacts, soundies, cartoons, posters, even fashion, some connected to superstars like paul robeson, lena horn and dorot

museum. >> behind me you see the wright >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers around the country. up next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum located in washington, d.c., and just down the mall from the u.s. capitol. we show you some of the museum's race and one of the kind

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nation's capital. >> i love washington, d.c., a bit of culture. an amazing place with one of the world's best hall of museums. the national museum of american that the british sank. >> the only war i wasn't around for. >> the ruby slippers. an amazing way to see the nation's capital and history. a museum of women artists. and a fantastic hotel that we recommend. three blocks from the mall, the marriott marquee. >> you can get rooms at okay deals. >> you would be astonished. >> and the holocaust museum. >> and tucson, arizona. right next to the national mark. you think, isn't that a cartoon? this national park has hundreds of them. they can grow up to 50 feet. you have 150 miles of trails to walk around, as well as an amazing studios where you can the low santana canyon with its own trails and 36 holes of tom fazio-designed golf. >> and the good stuff is there. >> how are airfares now if you want to fly? >> if you look carefully, the key with airfares is search seats. one four times. >> you may not be able to deals. >> take us to san antonio, texas. we love san antonio. >> you just want to relax. this is a cool city getaway. the pole direct

nation that was created in the american revolution. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historical places to reveal what artifacts reveal about american history. next we tour the innovation wing of national museum of american history in washington, d.c. museum director john gray shows us some of his favorite objects. including an 1896

. >>> michael jordan is pledging $5 million for the smithsonian's african-american history museum on the national mall to help explore how black athletes changed sports and american society. he donate aid jersey he wore during the 1996 nbc finals. they are hoping to open september 24 and a durham-based group helped to design that. beautiful. >> yeah. and how about a tar heels connection? >> you like that. >> yeah. >>> do you regularly use sunscreen? >> do you follow the rules for applying it? what you need to know to make sure your sunscreen isn't giving >>> with summer in full swing, many of us have been hitting the pool but how you can make sure you're using a sunscreen that protects us summertime means pool days, boating, and other outdoor activities but more outdoor time means more sun exposure, and without the right amount of sunscreen, it can damage our skin. >> and that causes liver spots, wrinkling, and skin cancer which can be very dangerous. >> reporter: dermatologists recommend 1 ounce to cover your body and a third of a teaspoon in your face. apply especially for kids but it can be di

he's the founding director of the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture, scheduled to open in september in washington. 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. mozambiquesland 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. capital of the slave trade because he was determined to launch america's new national museum on the remains of a ship. >> lonnie bunch: i thought it 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, "w

works nearbyson and said long before the debut, the national museum of african american history and culture is already the talk of the area. >> people ask about it. >> you just on see a building like that, so it's very interesting. amy: doors officially open september 24 to the public. free timed entry passes for opening day made available online saturday morning were gone in 24 minutes. >> it's exciting to see that people are excited to learn more about african-american culture. amy: for visitors and people who live here, a new museum bustling with interest days before opening day. >> some of our history is lost, and to be somewhere where they shca with love to see. according to the website, visitors have to reserve timed passes to prevent overcrowding. every is not a time limit on how long you can spend inside the museum. -- there is not a time limit on how long you can spend inside the museum. kimberly: abc 7 will be there when the museum opens. if you want an advanced tour, go to wjla.com for a look inside and information about the exhibits they will feature. a very close call by a mary

this took place at the smithsonian's national museum of american history here in washington, and it's just over an hour. >> so, it's absolutely a thrill to see so many people here for this kind of a program. my name is john gray, and i have the wonderful privilege of being the director of your national museum of american history, particularly on nights like tonight in which we really take a look at american history in unique and unusual ways. we are really honored to be joined by tonight's panel, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg -- supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. katherine fitz. and supreme court society publications director clair cushman. it is now my privilege to introduce the 13th secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. david scoudon, a board-certified cardiologist, a jazz musician, and he was most recently the president of cornell university and previously served as president of the university of iowa. dr. scourton has interests in learning as wide as the smithsonian. and most importantly tonight, he's a pescataria. >> thanks, john, for the introduction. and

this discussion took place at the smithsonian's national museum of american history here in washington and it's just over an hour. >>> so it's absolutely a thrill to see so many people here for this kind of a program. my name is john gray and i have the wonderful privilege of being the director of your national museum of american history. particularly on nights like tonight when we can really look at american history in unique and unusual ways. we are honored to be joined by tonight's panel, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. [ applause ] supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. [ applause ] catherine fitts. [ applause ] and supreme court society publications director clare cushman. [ applause ] it is now my privilege to introduce the 13th secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. david skorton, a board certified cardiologist, a jazz musician and he was recently the president of cornell university and previously served as president of the university of iowa. he has interested in learning, as wide as the smithsonian, and most importantly tonight, he's a pescuitarian. [ applaus

the national museum of african american history and culture opens next month. if you were hoping to snag advance tickets to check it out, you are out of luck. the museum started offering time admission passes over the weekend and in just two days, gave away all of the passes they had for the month of september. >>> as students head back to school, there is a medical exam doctors recommend for young athletes that parents may not thing to ask about.>>> dragged into safety. the story behind a last-second rescue caught on tape work -- >>> here are some updates on stories you have been talking about on social media. new jersey transit officer victor ortiz is being hailed as a hero. he spotted a man on the tracks at the secaucus junction train station and jumped into action to save him. the person on the tracks seems to be fighting officer ortiz off but with seconds to spare, the officer pulls the man to safety before a train passes through the station. ortiz has been an officer for new jersey transit for 16 years. >>> a massive -- a nasa crew return from mars over t

. >>> this weekend you can get a preview of the new smithsonian of national museum of african-americantory and culture. barbara harrison has your all access pass. tune in to see a tour of the exhibits, 11:30 right here on nbc4. >>> a giant space craft is coming back to earth today. the spacex capsule is going to come toward the pacific ocean less than an hour from now. it brought about 5,000 worth of supplies to the station last month. it's returning of 3,000 pounds of nasa science. >>> the fight against zika is heading to capitol hill. rick scott will directly lobby congress to fight the virus. over 400 cases were reported in florida. >>> do your neighbors have your back? a virginia woman says she went out of the way to protect the privacy of her famous neighbor. she lives near robert fauquier county home. she fired two shots at the drone. >>> right now at 5:00 a.m., 900 aftershocks as search teams dig through rubble in central italy. the death toll continues to rise. i'm aaron gil christ. >> i'm erika gonzalez. >> meteorologist chuck bell has a look at what's ahead for us. >> i wish

. >>> the national museum of african-american history and culture opens to the public four weeks from tomorrow. excitement is really building. it won't cost you a penny to get in but you will need a ticket. we have all the links and details you will need on our free wusa9 app. >>> a mexican father goes the distance crossing borders so his kids can get the best education possible. >> the next metro safety surge starts tomorrow with big shut downs and slow downs for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers and sniffers, all giant produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. everything naand it doesn't take is so wholesothe whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. my giant. >>> just in to the wusa9 newsroom, another up tick in the death toll from the earthquake in italy. it now stands at 281. strong after shacks hampered the search for more survivors. the rescue teams vowed to keep looking with so many homes destroyed. thousands are livi

to reserve one, go to the national museum of african american website.llars from his coffee shop. the owner posted a letter of forgiveness outside of h to the thief that broke in and stole $3000 from the cash register. the letter has gone viral on social media. asked what he would do if the burglar or burglars fessed up, he said he would give them a job. that's pretty cool. josh: that is very cool. kimberly: serving up a cup of forgiveness. josh: more forgiving than most would be in that position. kimberly: it is steamy out there . we had goinging for us today was it was not quite as muggy. at the end of summer, maybe i'm a little worried about a going away and i don't mind as much. 89 degrees at reagan national, feeling like 91. it is still muggy, but not as bad as it has been especially this past week. clear around the area, behind person to the north, holding the cloud cover in the rain further off to the southwest. of the evening, which is really good news if you want to look out and see venus and jupiter. cloudcast, 8:30 a.m., cover close to d.c. an

. >>> and the buzz is growing around the new, smithsonian national museum of african-american historyure. it opens next month in washington d.c. museum will feature tens of thousands of artifacts. reporter cherri gregg of kyw news radio, spoke to a mt. airy art collector who made a significant contributions. >> i feel like the keeper of our history. >> reporter: beverly richard is curator for a cinema apart a collection of early black film memorabilia that resides in her mt. airy home. >> this room actually holds every race film that is still available. >> reporter: the collection of race films from the early 1900s to the 1950's, feature all black casts at a time when hollywood refused to do so. >> if an african-american went to the movies, to see a hollywood film, the black person in the film was usually cooking, cleaning, singing. >> reporter: race films fascinated beverly's husband larry a historian and librarian he collect 2100 artifacts, soundies, cartoons, posters, even fashion. some connected to superstars like paul robeson, lena horn and dorothy dandridge. >> this was a girl..

. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives for , museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the new smithsonian nationaleum of african american history and culture, which stands on the national mall in the shadow of the washington monument and within sight of the white house. founding director lonnie bunch leads a hardhat tour opens the museums which opens his door to the public on september 24 after an outdoor ceremony expected to feature president obama. mr. bunch: i want to welcome you. what we want to do today is give you an opportunity to see the museum as a work in progress. about 40% of all the exhibitions are now complete and we are working to make sure we will be very ready on september 24. the reality of this is simple. 11 years ago we began with a staff of two. we had no idea where the building would be, no sense at all of any of the collections. not a single object in the collection. we knew we had to raise a lot of money. we had no money in the bank. now, as a result of some the gifted staff you will meet and thousands of people, we have raised enough money to complete the building and by s

this discussion took place at the smithsonian's national museum of american history here in washington and it's just over an hour. >>> so it's absolutely a thrill to see so many people here for this kind of a program. my name is john gray and i have the wonderful privilege of being the director of your national museum of american history.

each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, these ends and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the new smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture. which stands on the national mall in the shadow of the washington monument and within sight of the white house. founding director lonnie bunch leads a hardhat tour through the museum which opens its doors to the public on september 24 after a three-hour outdoor ceremony expected to feature president obama. >> we have raised and the money to complete the building and of fact by september we will be over 40,000 artifacts. 4000 of which will be in the museum. there are two people 200 people working to get the season. let me ask my staff introduce themselves. >> good afternoon everyone. my name is mary alea. i'm a museum specialist. curator, iseum curated the cultural commission. on the senior history curator and i was the co-curator of the exhibition changing america 1968 and beyond. >> i'm a curator your as well. i will be taking you through the journey together is. on the curated -- curator of an exhibition of a power of place. i am this new pro