students at mckinley tech high and benjamin banneker will have the opportun and receive credit for classes taken on campus. these classes will be taken at no cost. the high school/college program is not new around the country but in old law prevented it here in d.c. until now. >> it was a silly regulation on the books that said a high school student taking college-level classes could not get college credit, which prevented people from doing that. and it was expensive. >> we have learned there is preparation inside the college. john: over the next three years this program will expand to all universities and include all 17 high schools in the city. in northwest washington, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. kimberly: a record gift for the smithsonian's national museum of natural history. they received $13 million. it is the largest educational gift in the museum's history. whitney also donated a gem on display at the museum. a new stamp honoring maya angelou features a quote that is not hers. "a bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." the line is actually attrib

. >>> the program starts next year at benjamin banneker and mckinley tech schools. kids must keep a 3.0 gpa and turn in a personal essay and letter of recommendation and will be able to spend part of their days at howard and take up to two courses per semester and get college and high school credit for their work. >>> about more than 1 billion users worldwide facebook remains one of the most popular websites ever. >> this new study suggests all that facebooking could be making us depressed. garrett haake spoke to the study's author tonight. >> reporter: more than 1 billion people use facebook around the world. sometimes it may seem like they all have more interesting lives than we do. >> all my friends are getting engaged or married or starting to have kids. >> some people just post things they achieved just for the sake of it to say like my life's great. >> reporter: deep down we know people tend to share only the best things in their lives. disappointments, failures and frustrations rarely get that tiny thumbs up. >> all the vacation photos, all the promotions, al

in 2016 students from mckenley technical high school and benjamin banneker will be able to tack advantage of the program. the next three year the program will expand to all d.c. public high schools. >>> look at today's trending ? a look at stories we're talking about online. in "the washington post," hot dog etiquette could affect elections in england. prime minister david cameron caught eating a hot dog with a knife and fork leading to a lot of people criticizing his image for not eating it with his hands like everybody else. he's up for election next month. see what happens with the hot dog. you may see this as well online. shared on your facebook page. this picture out of colorado. thousands of goldfish. look at them swarming out there in this lake. thousands in this lake and the parks department says it's a serious problem saying someone dumped a handful of pet fish a few years ago and they multiplied. >>> check in with our social media editor brittany johnson for the business story on nbcwashington.com. >> do you own a small business and think your business might be the next big thin