what is powerful to me about the connection of banneker and jefferson is banneker sending his almanac to jefferson and stating that african-americans are brilliant. they are human. they contribute to the development of the nation and deserve to be free. thomas jefferson essentially said you are the exception and freedom was not going to come during his particular time in life. this is a human story. in the midst of all of this inhumanity, you still have african-americans fighting for freedom, fighting for liberty, fighting for the nation to recognize them as citizens in this world. as we go forward we look at while they were laws, african-americans found ways to go a around those laws and hold on to their humanity. many things happened after the revolutionary war, including the development of the cotton gin in 1793 and the louisiana purchase in 1803 and the end of the international slave trade in 18 away. what did that mean? please note the space we are in right now. directly in front of me is a tower of cotton which is a marker as the driver of the trade. no different than sugar was

banneker essentially was a drag in the metric calculation. he said i am happy to receive this. i'm happy with it. i'm glad you thought that i should know about this. and i want you to know that nobody can be happier to learn when they come to the conclusion that the black people are equal as i would be. on the other hand, he wrote to another fellow and said if you did this calculation, so he's a bit skeptical but he always maintains this posture. he's talking about this with madison so who knows where we are going to end up with this. jefferson, how however also says it is impossible to have a biracial society. he says i think it is a given. speaking from white virginians he says we are prejudiced against them. he says they hate us and we give them new reasons every day. so, if they are going to be freed, the slaves, if they hate the white virginians and they are prejudiced and giving the reasons to hate them every day, what solution is there. if you hear people talking nowadays, when they are free have to find a place for them to be. so his conclusion is they should be freed a

mayor muriel bowser will mark the occasion with an event at banneker recreation center this afternoon city's outdoor pools and 23 spray will be open from noon to six p-m through monday. montgomery county pools also open tomorrow. now to another sign of summer - roller coasters. we are giving away a four pack of tickets to six flags america. call the number on your screen right now. 703-528-7334. caller number seven wins! it's 5: and time for a check on weather. time we check in with loo and chilli at 97.1 wash-fm to find out what's new at the movies this weekend. toss to johnny in mobile >> now "good morning washington ," on your side. autria: a mess in montgomery county. tracking flash floods that tied up roads. say hello to the sun. we are getting the memorial day weekend started with a gorgeous look from rehoboth beach. everything you need to know as you are getting out of town for this holiday weekend. don't remember what it feels like. eileen whelan is live at rehobeth this morning. what's it going to be doing round these parts? what's the word? veronica:

muriel bowser will help kick out the 2017 pool season with an opening ceremony at the pools at the bannekerec center in northwest. 4:38 is the time, 57 is the temperature. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. time now is 4:40 and we're back with the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media. >> first up, was it a greeting between two world leaders or a wwe handshake battle? president trump met with french president emmanuel macron ahead of the nato summit in brussels yesterday and the two made quite the exchange. social media is in a frenzy over what some have coined the death grip. >> that video right there. next up, it's a red light on maryland's green industry. yesterday aal allowed a request that alleges state regulators illegally igno diversity when choosing firms to grow medical marijuana. as a result the maryland medical cannabis commission is not permitted to grant any new licenses for 10 days t the judge will decide whether to extend that ban until a lawsuit asking for a fresh application process is completed. >> next up disney executives brea

afternoon mayor muriel bowser, she's going to unofficially open the city's pools in a ceremony at bannekerion center on georgia avenue in northwest. the district's pools which include 18 outdoor, 11 indoor and 23 spray parks, well, they officially open at noon. >> also today in the district, a reason to get outside and be productive. farragut fridays will begin this afternoon. they're going to be hosted every friday through september at farragut square and they're to end cup people to get -- ence to get outside during the day. farragut fridays begin at noon. >> a disabled war veteran lost everything in a devastating house fire. it happened last year in bowie. at the home that he shares with his granddaughter who just survived brain cancer. this is what the house looked like right after the fire. the two have been without a home ever since then and eight months lat back to a brand new one thanks to a local design company whose owner jusbe the new miss . >> but right now man it's just unreal. this kitchen is fantastic. the whole kitchen is brand new from the cabinets granite countertop appli

tomorrow the mayor will also be at banneker recreation center in northwest to mark the start of pooln. >> it's here. >> yes, it is. >> uh-huh. >> we've also got a prom party happening now here at fox5. several local businesses they've donated their time, their talents and their services to send two very deserving young ladies to prom. >> and sara frazier standing by downstairs with the g.l.a.m. squad turning up the fabulous. sarah. >> thanks, jim, we are turning up the fabulous down here. as we introduced you to this is ursula from ballou high school. how are you, my dear. >> i'm good. >> good. you're getting all glammed up. are you feeling ready for prom. >> yes. >> so, you're a senior this year at bal >> and it has been a difficult year, right? you've had some challenges this year. >> oh, not really because it's easy for me, so -- i didn't really have challenges. >> good, that part's god. so, what are you most looking forward to tonight for your prom. >> the fashion. >> the well, we'll have tons of fashion for you. thesis guise are getting a full makeover from this awesome g.l.a.m.

at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the mayor will unofficially open the ceremony at banneker recreation centerly open tomorrow at noon. >> ♪ >> jump in? no, no. >> i'm go together say no. >> man, that water is so cold the first few days. >> because we need some warm nights, that's what really gets that pool water heated up. that's had ard to believe it's already memorial day weekend. 'cause it's felt more like, you know, april this month. >> right. when april felt like may, right. >> the hottest april on record, right, all that. look, we're still watching radar this morning. there's a couple of little showers, very, very weak just crossing over i-95 now into baltimore beltway, southwestern -- very close to ellicott city. i think maybe they'r getting a sprinkle in ellicott city and then there's another little batch of showers coming down through frederick county here, one in extreme southern frederick county, extreme northern montgomery county. that's a little bit stronger. we're on backside of some rotation to the north of and so basically what's happening is that we're getting some of these s

what about banneker public high school in washington, d.c.? a number of those students are doing academically well, going to college in the military, starting businesses and having jobs. what about drew school in los angeles, predominantly black and hispanic? it is a school of choice. but there are racially identifiable schools that are doing well. the question for me is in segregation today, tomorrow, forever. it education today, tomorrow, and forever. that is what matters to me. in terms of the role of government, when it can play is a small heart. if you have a group of committee members who say we really want to have an economically integrated system, let it happen. cambridge, massachusetts has a controlled choice program. people decided, i am going to moved cambridge and because they the program to make it happen. integration orst voluntary integration program in the country is the met phil program founded by black parents who got tired of boston public schools not doing anything for them. they created project exit us -- project exodus. s

this is at the banneker rec center. of course she was there.n the pool. >> i asked yesterday if she was going to jump in and everybody was like no. >> nice dive. i don't know how to dive. the pools are opened this weekend from noon until 6:00 by the way. yeah, is that the mayor? that is the mayor. >> absolute. >> good for her and that can you believe it i'm too scared to dive head first. >> you don't want to get your hair wet. >> i usually do the cannonball or the belly -- what do you call it. >> belly flop. >> all in. >> it's cold in those pools right now. the morning lows have been in the 50's and the 60's for just about everybody so it hasn't been a good opportunity to warm them up so hats off to those guys jumping in there. >> the kiddos will jump in. >> monday, it's not bad out. it's not a bad, bad weekend but it's -- it's not going to be super hot and we're going to have kind of these unsettled conditions each afternoon and that includes memorial day, too, so you see the broken clouds there over the capitol. it was actually a beautiful& m

but what about banneker public high school? a racially identifiable school. a number of those students are doing academically well. what about the magnet school in los angeles, predominantly black and hispanic? they are racially identifiable schools and if they are doing well depends on who you ask. it's education today, tomorrow, and forever. that's what matters to me. in terms of the role of government, it can play a small part. if you have a group of committed to members that want to have in a comically integrated system, let it happen. she worked in cambridge massachusetts and they have a control choice program. people decided i'm going to move to cambridge. oldest integration founded by black parents in 1966. and so the government was a small partner, saying we will give you academic resources, financial resources, and work with the law to have that happen. can be both discrimination and intervention. to your question about whether the system is designed to perpetuate segregation, here is a next term and you can do on your own to confirm this. on google