it's a cool museum. they have neat exhibits. we're going to learn more about the museum.also, i don't know if you've seen this but they also show movies at federal hill. we're going to tell you about that and talk about the museum as well. >> and dr. fioramonti will be here to talk about your pets with his vet. coming up today. >>> let's look at the weather with justin berk. >> we're trying to deliver -- oh -- some summer heat. like that? >> clever, clever. >> run some of the myths by me. i'll let you know about the nesting. the guy has to do all the work. usually happens right before. >> are you kidding me. >> >> let me tell you my chore list, buddy. >> what are you talking about? >> i have a list of chores. i'm doing my chores. just saying. 79 degrees now, mostly cloudy skies in downtown baltimore but let's you across the area. the sun trying to pop back at carroll county at 75. winters mill high school in westminster. annapolis, 77 degrees at the harbor school. we're going to deal with a little more humidity today. not much in the way of showers across the area. in fac

we have a brand new museum called a the museum on pennsylvania avenue. it's a -- it's a 45 word sign out front with the words of the first amendment 'em blazed there. we think it's healthy for them to read that says congress shall make no law. we're attempting to put it in neon. >> it is flashing? >> it's not a tribute to journalists. we had a blogger say i'm not going to set foot in that museum until they do an extra special to copy editors. it is not about you. it is a museum of history but a different kind that reports what happened over the last several centuries through the eyes of journalists. so you get contemporary coverage of the assassination of kennedy and arrival of the beatles and the civil war and fascinating >> exactly. what have the visitors reactions been for the first year? exciting. we see the full range of course. tremendous amount of school groups and a lot of tourists visiting washingt washingto was. we bill ourselves as the world's most interactive museum. young people can play the part of a reporter or an editor or a journalist. w

. >>> you may have taken a tour of a museum, but have you ever given a tour of a museum? i'll introduce you to some teens who are doing just that. >>> i've got new information about how music affects exercise. >>> major league baseball is pitching in to help iraq war veterans. i'll have the story. >>> find out how growing up online could affect our ability to connect in person. >>> what's it take to make it on broadway? i'll show you! >>> all that and more, so stay tuned for "teen kids news." >>> hi, i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm jessica. let's check out this week's big stories from around the world. >> here's lauren with the headlines. >>> space shuttle "atlantis" completed its mission to repair the hubble telescope. the crew spent two weeks fixing the hubble. nasa says that the updates have made it more powerful than ever! >>> president obama met with israel's prime minister to discuss peace in the middle east. while they were not in agreement on how to handle the situation, they did agree on another major issue -- the world leaders both spoke out against iran's threat of nuc

the museum itself has been going strong since it was rebuilt. some of the attractions inside were missing. roosevelt leftwich explains it to us. >> reporter: it is state-of-the- art 1863. it's burr rid under tons of snow when the roof collapsed during the great president day storm of 2003. it's been out of sight for more than 12 years. now it's just weeks away from rejoining the museum's collection. >> it takes really 19th century skills and talents to be able to put together a steam locomotive from the civil war period as you might imagine. you can't order parts from a warehouse. >> reporter: but the perkens is one of the last engines to be restored. three others are still waiting their thurn and they need everything. >> this is the first engine to be restored after the roof collapse from the iron work all the way up to the wood had to be replaced by hand. it's slow and intricate work. it has to be done by people that know what they are doing. >> reporter: to fit old trains, you need old tools. at 107 years old, this machine is what you need fo

holdings we be diminishing the museum experience? there is nothing like sitting down at a civil rights era counter or walking tour rocket ship. >> i think that the questioner answer the question in the real expense can never be duplicated. it has been my belief -- and i had been in the digital world for a long time as president of the georgia institute of technology, that the real world cannot be beat. it is simply there to support human aspirations. human beings like to express things together. we still like to go to movies together. we like to go to museums to be with our own kind into the reaction of other people when they experience wonder at an exhibit. the story i have told many times that is true -- as a young person i had been very impressed with the starry night by van gogh. i had always heard this song and theme in the never knew that there was a real painting. i was at moma in new york wandering around and there was the thinking. i almost fell on the floor. i could not believe it. i could not believe how long it took me to

wright museum of african history which will be broadcasting from the museum the memorial services out in l.a. >> thank you, ceo of the motown memorial museum. thank you for sharing the glove. you don't have the hat with you, do you? >> i do. >> i have my chief curator here. he's making me wear the gloves and accessories. this is the hat along with the glove that michael jackson performed in at motown 25 when he performed billie jean. they're now at the museum. >> very nice. >> when you raise that, i can hear the "billie jean" theme in my head. we appreciate it. thank you, sir. >> thanks, don. >> tuesday, make sure you join us around the clock coverage of the memorial celebrating the life of this worldwide pop icon as family, friends, and fans say good-b good-bye. "michael jackson: the memorial" all day on cnn starting at 6:00 a.m. eastern. i was always going having to go in the middle of traffic and just starting and stopping. having to go in the middle of a ballgame and then not being able to go once i got there. and going at night. i thought i had a going problem. my doctor said i h

holocaust memorial museum in washington is scheduled to be arraigned september 2nd. the hearing for today was canceled. yesterday james von brunn was invited on seven counts, including first-degree murder, killing in a federal building, and a bias-motivated crime. the charges will make him eligible for the death penalty. >>> tonight a salisbury woman accused of luring a man to his death says she was not part of the plan to kill him. she testified that the three men also accused of killing brooks harman were inside her house when she arrived there back in january. she said she asked them to leave, and they did, but they later returned when harman was there buying drugs. they're accused of using duct tape to bound harman, who later suffocated. >>> police in anne arundel county need your help trying to find a burglary suspect. police say this man right here is wanted in connection with the burglary at the odenton sunoco last wednesday. the suspect apparently broke in through a garage door and caused some extensive damage to the business. police say the suspect has a ver

chairman, that the philadelphia museum of art is one of the great art museums in america. i have had the occasion to visit it actually on two occasions, i believe. many in america recognize the steps as the "rocky" steps. the earmark will be used for quote intermodal transportation improvement project to resolve pedestrian and vehicle lar issues at the convening earns of kelly drive, pennsylvania avenue and fair month avenue. sounds like a lot of avenues and streets coming together. let's take stock of where we are . $1 trillion deficit, the largest in america's history. it will increase ten-fold in just two years under this democratic majority, a feat i do not believe has ever been achieved in our nation's history. according to the congressional budget office, again apointed by democrats, we will triple the national debt in 10 years, more debt, more debt in the next 10 years, mr. chairman, than in the previous 220. again, don't take my word for it. ask the congressional budget office. and so i have no doubt that this is a good use of money once again. i have no doubt that

the annual john glenn lecture supports museums effort. it is named for individual who played the role in aviation and space. the 2009 glenn lecture recognizes the 40th anniversary of apollo 11. the first human mission to land on the moon. we are privileged to have the entire crew, mission commander neil armstrong, command module pilot and founding director of this museum comical collins, and lunar module pilot buzz aldrin for the program here tonight. the fourth member of the panel is dr. christopher kraft who is known for creating mission control. tonight's program is being made possible through the generous support of the boeing company. in addition to providing support for the lecture since its inception, the company has partnered with the smithsonian on many important projects. construction of phase two of the museum's center in chantilly, va., is under way. in recognition of the boeing company's magnificent contribution, we have named the facility's central hangar the boeing aviation hangar. boston -- with us tonight is mr. timothy k

the museum is actually getting sued by the austrian candy company which claims the museum is violating copyright laws. let's bring in lisa green, a legal anim legal analyst and nbc news producer. are you kidding me? >> no. this is one of those classic david versus goliath cases. this is the pez company in austria saying to this tiny museum we never gave you permission to put yourself out as the purveyors of pez. but everyone loves pez. president of pez insisted we're family friendly we want licensees. you can't take the pez name and build the world's largest pez dispenser. when pez complained they changed the name to the world's largest dispenser of pez. that didn't saff the makers of pez. >> all it does is promote pez. i would think if i went to a pez museum it would make me want to start buying more pez dispensers. wouldn't you think? i see all these cool pez dispensers, i'd think, oh, i want to find that one. >> right. but lawyers would advise companies like pez to do, they know they'll take the heat for picking on a little guy. what they are afraid of, they don't dreefend their tra

so this appears to be an amendment for a museum, $1 million for the museum that doesn't exist. and i will reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from rise? >> mr. chairman, i claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. olver: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge rejection to the amendment before us. in 2006, congress created the upper housatonic heritage area in southwestern massachusetts, in northwestern connecticut based on legislation that was co-sponsored by our distinguished former colleague, representative nancy johnson of connecticut, and myself in the house, and by all the senators from massachusetts and connecticut in the other body. the housatonic river museum is being created by a group of residents of that national heritage area as a venue to highlight the rich cultural history and explore the hopes for the future of that area. the 13,000 square foot museum is being designed to achieve who sustainable goals. zero c

the count down to apollo day is here tomorrow at the air and space museum.if you don't come out and take part in this wondl

. >> reporter: and to display 60 years of history, the agency has its own museum.ni took me for a tour. >> our museum is here to inform, instruct, and inspire current and future generations of intelligence officers. these are our well-dressed spies but you have to look closely because you never know how well-dressed we really are. now he seems to be holding an ordinary men's pipe. but it actually conceals a radio receiver that works on bone conduction. so out on a surveillance with a pipe on his mouth, he could pick up an audio signal that's transmitted up the pipe stem and then across the jawbone to the ear. it works on bone conduction. >> reporter: that's right, the spy can hear messages through his teeth. >> underneath his trench coat, he has what's called a body-worn camera. the lens actually shoots right through the button. and then his companion, dressed in her elegant gown, actually has a camera concealed in her purse and behind the brooch on her bodice. >> reporter: do agents really use things like ladies' compacts to communicate or is that just for the mov

that's right we are at yellow bricks in emerald city museum here at the museum the exhibit we will takeright inside. so get your red slippers ready all the the details are straight ahead. "eyewitness news" is second away. >>> good mornings welcome back to "eyewitness news" saturday morning. marty bass in for tim williams this morning. good morning to you. hi five againism love when you come in. >> we have a good time. we hang out. >> we do. >> pretty interesting because we hang out her and her fiancee and everybody so we have to keep it on the straight and narrow. >> this is true. we have a good time when we go out. >> you know. otherwise the script will consist of burn will you hand me another one excuse me. did you note cruise ship coming in on the beauty shot. >> i did. actually. i was wondering what that was you know you were saying earlier it's hard to get a good read of how beautiful it is outside today. >> it is from those shots. it's pleasant many look at the sat rad photo and i will show you why it's hard to get a read after we see temps i will show you clouds that pass through

we have a brand new museum called a the museum on pennsylvania avenue.t's a -- it's a 45 word sign out front with the words of the first amendment 'em blazed there. we think it's healthy for them to read that says congress shall make no law. we're attempting to put it in neon. >> it is flashing? >> it's not a tribute to journalists. we had a blogger say i'm not going to set foot in that museum until they do an extra special to copy editors. it is not about you. it is a museum of history but a different kind that reports what happened over the last several centuries through the eyes of journalists. so you get contemporary coverage of the assassination of kennedy and arrival of the beatles and the civil war and fascinating >> exactly. what have the visitors reactions been for the first year? exciting. we see the full range of course. tremendous amount of school groups and a lot of tourists visiting washingt washingto was. we bill ourselves as the world's most interactive museum. young people can play the part of a reporter or an editor or a journalist. we

the museum of glass, tand the tacoma art museum. >> reporter: the washington state history museum has interactive exhibits for kids and adults. >> the washington state history museum is really dedicated to history of the entire northwest. >> reporter: across the brichblg glass is the museum of glass where visitors can watch artists at work in the hot shop. >> you walk into the hot shop, it's loud, there's fire and you get to see artists working, young and old. they're always satisfying coming to the museum of glass. >>> a domestic partnership law was supposed to take effect today in washington state, but it's on hold right now. people who oppose the law are trying to force a public vote on it. yesterday they turned in petition signatures to force that issue. now the domestic partnership won't take effect until the signatures can be counted, and that could take up to a month. >>> the ex-president of honduras is trying to put more pressure on the country's interim government by camping out. exiled leader manuel zelaya went to the former with nicaragua yesterday. he says the new governme

at the baltimore museum in the jazz and sculpture garden series.a link if you would like to get the tickets in vafns on wusa9.com. play us out. ♪ [ music ] ♪[ music ] ♪ >>> here's a quick quiz for food lovers. what ingredient has more impact than any other herb or spice you can think of? well, rochelle is here with the answer. she's from south africa which had two restaurants in dc. the only town in our country that has these restaurants by the way. rochelle is the director of this south african chef's association. great to have you here. >> thank you. >> testimony me about this amazing pepper that is native to your country. >> it is native to south africa specifically. it is in the south and north of mozambique and the climatic conditions in this area and that makes it good for the chili to grow there. >> why is this such a great ingredient to cook in. >> because the flavor is not a strong smoky robust flavor. it is light and fresh but has that taste the chili adds to any dish. it is great to add it to a whole selection of foods. you can add it fr

there is a wonderful exhibit in this art museum.s an example of how science and art come together. all of these stories speak to the great american spirit and what we stand for as a nation. the best of what we stand for is exemplified in our next speaker. and it is my distinct honor to introduce him. please welcome a true friend of the smithsonian for decades, the man for whom this lecture series is named and astronaut, a senator, a marine, a pioneer, and above all, a great american patriot. senator john glenn. >> thank you all very much. thank you. thank you. the summer of 1969 was a defining time in america because of the milestone that we're recognizing tonight of apollo 11. you can ask anyone over the age of 50 what he or she was doing when we landed on the moon and they can tell you and that's me too. i was fortunate to be -- i left nasa at that time but i was in the observation area and the control center and watched the whole thing unfold there and something i will certainly never, ever forget along with you and people all ov

the museum of glass, the washington museum, and tacoma art museum. >> the tacoma art museum provides the chance to get creative in the open art studio and the washington state history museum has interactive exhibits for kids and adults. >> the washington state history museum is really dedicated to history of the entire northwest. >> across the bridge of glass is the museum of glass where visitors can watch artists at work in the hot shop. >> it's loud, there's fire, you get to see artists working. you're always satisfied coming to the museum of glass. >> i love that glass. beautiful. i'm a big fan. >> you are? >> i am. >>> in the red and waiting in limbo. >> a lot of places are in that position but the really tough situation for the city of philadelphia right now, we'll be talking live with the mayor, michael nutter, about the city's cash crisis. >>> and why is d.l. houghley crying? announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps m

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the southwest baltimore museum itself has been going strong since it was rebuilt. but some of the attractions inside were missing. roosevelt leftwich tells us about the painstaking process to bring some of the old engines back from that disaster. >> reporter: it is state-of-the- art. state-of-the-art 1863. but it was buried under tons of snow and rubble when the roof collapsed during the great president day storm of 2003. it's been out of sight for more than five years. and after methodical rebuilding and restoration, is now just weeks away from rejoining the museum's collection. >> it takes really 19th century skills and talents to be able to put together a steam locomotive from the civil war period, as you might imagine. you can't order parts from a warehouse. >> reporter: it is one of the last damaged engines to be restored. three others are still waiting their turn. and they need everything from wood and iron works to mechanical repair. >> this is the first engine to be restored after the roof collapsed, from the iron work all the way up to the wood had to be r

would wants to go visit a sewage plant or a spam museum? >> i don't know about that. still ahead, we'll tell you how the bad economy is late leading to some creative plans for vacations gentleman let's check in with buzz aldrin and neil arm strong once again. they are in wax. another aapproximately owe 11 triskaidekaphobia what question. how long was the rue actually on the moon in were they there for two hours, 21 hours or 48 hours? e thswer when we come back. you've got a strawberry pop-tart, but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. kids are hungry after school. that's why i always have totino's pizza rolls. big pizza taste. in a bite size roll. kids can't resist their delicious pizza flavor. totino's pizza rolls. the pizza way to snack. when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why

well, this was-- came from a conversation i had in santa fe at the museum, and marvelous museum of popular art they had their, with the three visiting at the museum, and at the end we were talking about the so-called story cart. this question a rose. why? why not? perhaps they were winning. perhaps that is a known. the artist were women, and that is why i thought, this is a good story that deserves to be written. later on i went on writing the story, redington, 12, 15 times, the same story and cutting and cutting until the moment in which i think i feel, i feel, think that. they tried to be better than silence. >> host: debt story affected me a lot, because i have always been fascinated by the cave paintings and to me, what struck me the most that made me think was of course the beauty, but i was thinking of the intellectual capacity because often we think of primitive man as primitive, as if his brain were not as good as our brain, that he was not as smart as we are, and i was thinking approximately 40,000 years ago that these people were doing these works of art with the brilliant powers

and science museums and libraries that are able to videoconference to schools. they may be learning about colonial history, and they may be studying something such as oceans and fish and talking to the fish handlers at sea world. that is the kind of thing date set up. that is the kind of access any kid has where they live now. >> this one as electronic quality to it. what is it about that >> it is an interactive white board. it allows you to bring all the worse -- resources together in one spot as a teacher. you can go online in showed video clips. you can go from the area you are now to the area you want to study. we could be stot -- steading about the great barrier reef of australia. many people man and go their in their life, but you can take them to their through the internet. this is a video clip of what it looks like any type of animals and fish that live there. it gives you can't else -- and tells that are similar to sell phones -- hand helds that are similar to cell phones so that you can see this is what you want to show the class. sometimes you can do

the king is being given a tour of the museum dedicated by his widow.is his most famous creation that is at the heart of the project. the character first appeared in a weekly comic strip in a belgian paper in the 1920's. the boy reporter and his faithful dog soon found a much wider audience along with his friends and a host of other characters. he has been captivating generations of readers ever since. >>> he was the father of all european comic strips. tin tin is still a person in belgian history. many people think he really lived. >>> 80 years have used it eight years after his creation, he is still big business. the creation of the museum and a feature film to come are evidence of this. hollywood has not come knocking by chance. the image and brand has been jealously guarded. he has had his ups and downs. there were accusations of racism and sexism. he has weathered those storms. his creator could be on the verge of even bigger international success. ♪ >> see the news unfold on line. you can see the in fact, experts reporting of bbc news online. you

now i museum is celebrating his creator, opening in belgium. the characters get the ral seal of approval the belgian king is being given a tour of a n museum dedicated to him b the cartoonist would know. ts is his most famous cation -- tin tin and he is at the heart ofthe project. the first appeared in a weekly commons -- cotruct in belgium the 1920's. the adventures of the boy reporter and his faithful dog owy found a much wide audience. along with his friend, capt have it, professor calculus, detectives tmpson and thompson and otr baddies has caured new genations of readers ever since >> he was theather of all european comictrips. tin tin isstill a person in belgian history. some people think he actually lived. >> eight years after his creation, he is still big busiss. translated into more than 150 languages, he sells more than two million oks every year. now the eation of this museum and a feature film toome. >> steven spielberg. i'm peter jacon. but hollywood has not come knocking on the doorby chance. the image, the tin tin bnd has en jeou

whether, this question or was it she, i came from a conversation ahead in santa fe and the museum -- a marvelous museum of popular aren't they have incentive pay with sue and john, we were the three visiting the museum and at the end that we were talking about the so called for historic art but in this question arose. one not? perhaps that artist unknown artists or women one and that is one and thought this is a good story that deserves to be written and later on i went on writing a story for me, it implies writing 10, 12, 15 times the same story and cutting and cutting until the moment indigenize think they feel think that the words deserve to exist or they try to be better than silence. >> host: fess story and directed me a lot because i have always been blessed by the cave paintings into mean was struck me most of but that made me think was, of course, of the beauty but i was thinking of the intellectual capacity because often we think of pivotman as if his brain were not as good as harm brain, he wasn't as smart as we are and i was thinking approximately 40,000 years ago that the

. >>> the world famous museum and a nearby college were evacuateded by a quickly burning brush fire. about 2,000 employees and visitors were moved out of the main museum and ventilation systems were shut down to prevent smoke from damaging priceless artwork. >>> and nasa has begun another countdown for the space shuttle "endeavour." once again, stormy weather could staal saturday's launch. endeavor was delayed twice last month because of a hydrogen gas leak which has since been repaired. >>> two new reports indicate bottled water should be labeled with the same amount of information that municipal water companies provide for tap water. the reports presented at a congressional hearing note that public water systems must distribute reports on e source of possible contaminants but also health concerns of water. while most bottled water companies do not. sales of bottled water have been on the decline due to the economidownturn. check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> now, here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens 8,178 after jumping 14 points on wedne

now there's a museum you can visit to appreciate it even more.ie takes us on a tour. >> reporter: 35,000 newspaper front pages, real life pieces of recent history. the first announcement of the death of a president, the thrilling news that a world war was over. dramatic stories that reporters and photographers risked their lives to tell. you can find all this and more at the newseum. >> this spectacular new attraction in washington d.c. explores one of our most important freedoms -- the freedom of the press guaranteed by the first amendment of the constitution. >> the first amendment guarantees you can say what you want. you can publish what you want, including ideas that are not popular. and if you don't have the ability to let that person or that idea get out, you never have access to it, so you never have change, you won't have change, you won't grow as a society. >> reporter: the newseum celebrates the freedom of the press in a big way. with seven levels of galleries and fifteen theaters. including one that takes you to a new dimension. >> it

listen, let me also stipulate that the metropolitan museum of art is one of the great art museums in the world. when i have the occasion to go to new york city, i love to go to the met. i particularly love to go to the galleries that have the art of the various impressionists. i could spend hours if not days there. so let me stipulate again i have no doubt that this is a good use of somebody's money. but let me give you a little background, mr. chairman. the spending that has been taking place in washington, d.c., is at an unsustainable pace. already this body has passed a $1.1 trillion government stimulus plan costing every american family $9,810. including $100 million for an after-school snack program. $1 billion for the census. an omnibus costing $400 billion. costing every american family $3,534. including $150,000 for lobster research in maine. $1.9 million for pleasure beach water taxi service in connecticut. a $700 billion bailout program so that folks like chrysler, g.m., a.i.g., and a host of others can get taxpayer dollars costing every american family $6,034. only two wee

. >> that gunman charged in the shooting at the holocaust museum in d.c. last june is indicted for murder. james von brunn faces murder charges in the death of museum guard stephen johns. von brunn a white supremacist and holocaust denier is from annapolis. the indictment includes murder and hate crimes. he faces life behind bars and possibly death if convicted. >> anne arundel county police arrest two stabbing suspects. found two brothers hiding in severn. they were arrested without incident and held pending a $1 million bond. the two were wanted for a stabbing that happened back in july 24. >> a middle river mom is concerned this evening after two carbon monoxide incidents at her home in two weeks. high levels of carbon monoxide brought baltimore county's fire department to the commons at whitemarsh twice recently. no one seriously hurt. >> something bad is going to happen to somebody. and i want people to be aware of what's going on on these properties. >> the same owner of the cove village apartments has seen tragedy several recent carbon monoxide scar

in a museum? what do you?ll, she cooperated with the people there at the cemetery for this mausoleum to be built. she wanted the mausoleum to be built that would house her remains, emmett's remain, the stepfather's remains, and have like a time line of events within the mausoleum. she would defense in itly want it preserved and kept, and certainly the remaining family members will see that that happens under the leadership of mr. lester barkley, who is the attorney for the estate. >> thank you. we really appreciate it. thank you very much. the whole story about emmett till, i'm not sure if we will it, it was because he allegedly whistled at a white woman. right? >> yes. that's what that was about. but now, with the emmett till unsolved civil rights crime act and other it is surrounding the case and all the matters, there will be some vindication for his death. >> thank you. we appreciate it. thank you. let us know what happens. that is a piece of our history that should be preserved no matter what the outcome

you can get the sports fix at the museum. we are live with the curator for this morning's hometown hot spot. good morning, greg. >> good morning, patrice, how are you doing? >> i am great. how can we get our fix when the orioles aren't playing? >> we have the history and we have great stuff that we just added to the collection and the inning number 9 which is about the present day orioles. a cull o couples of things we he is the oriole were down to the boston red sox 10-1 and came back and ended up winning the game 11-10. >> that just happened recently, didn't it. >> we have line up and baseball cards for that. >> that just happened? >> that was on june 30th. that's correct. another piece we're putting on the display case, we have it for our viewers. it was a baltimore jersey that was flown in space. it was taken to the space shuttle discovery to the international space station by richard arnold, he took it up. he took the jersey up in the space shuttle. >> that is pretty cool. >> it's a great piece. and so we do have a piece

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so, they're expecting a big crowd here at the museum today.ou, joe. >> sounds like you don't think you would have done that? >>eporter: i would have been terrified. apparently the metal that was used -- because it was operating in zero gravity condition -- it's not that thick. like aluminum in some ways. aluminum foil. i was talking to one of the folks that works here at the museum. he has to go in to change one of the light bbs inside. he says it's kind of scary being in there because you don't want to lean too heavily on anything because you could literally damage the metal. so, kind of interesting. it was quite a leap of faith. >> certainly was that. leap of faith for machinkind. thank you very much. >>> the astronauts currently in space have run into an unexpected and a particularly unpleasant problem. one of the two toilets on board the international space station have now flooded. the plumbing problem comes at a time when there are now 13 astronauts on board, more than ever before, with no plumber available, it fell to two of the astrona

>> guest: it aggregates science museums, history museums and libraries that are able to video conference to school, so you might have a school in the middle of the country learning about colonial history and do a video conference with historical reenactors in colonial williamsburg. you could be studying oceans and fish and talk to the fish handlers at sea world. that's the kind of thing they set up, and that's the kind of access any kid has no matter where he lives. >> host: i've seen a lot of white boards as far as teaching is concerned, but this one has an electronic quality to it. what's this board about? >> guest: oh, this is a promete yang interactive white board, and it allows you to bring all of the resources together in one spot as a teacher where you can go online, project the web site up there, you can show video clips, you can use google earth to take you where you are now to the area you want to be studying. we could be studying about the great barrier reef off of australia. the kids, most of them will never go there, but you can take them from google earth from where we are

the anniversary kicked off last night at the aaron space museum. the astronauts really push for a new mission -- at the air and space museum. >> who can forget those famous words by neil armstrong back 40 years later, the crew is still living those moments that made history. >> the lunar module made smooth touchdown on the moon. >> president obama will what to the white house. last night, the reclusive armstrong along with buzz aldrin and michael collins commemorated the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. the three told a packed museum about their vision for the future. >> isn't it time we continue our time out word, past the moon. >> i would like to see mars become the focus, just as john f. kennedy focused on the moon. >> back here live, at trouble clocked 30, there will be a special panel discussion by buzz aldrin and other astronauts from different missions. -- we're back live here. this discussion will be broadcast live on naa tv and it is open to the public. kathy park, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> let's take a live look at the internatio

von brunn is accused of killing a guard at the national holocaust museum in washington. that indictment was handed down take da. it was back on jaun 10th he carried a rifle into the museum near the national mall and shot and killed 40-year-old steven johns. the 89-year-old suspect was wounded when other guards returned fire. von brunn has been in the hospital since that shooting. >>> a woman who was eight months pregnant has been found dead wrapped in bedding inside a closet at her apartment in massachusetts and police say her fetus was cut from her womb. they're looking for whoever killed 23-year-old darlene haines and that also newborn. investigators say the baby might have survived and would have needed immediate medical attention to stay alive. haines was apparently found dead -- was apparently dead, rather forks a few days before her body was found. an autopsy show that had she suffered head injuries but the exact cause of death hasn't been determined yet. court records show haines had a restraining order against the father of her 1-year-old daughter following sever

we have a brand new museum called a the museum on pennsylvania avenue.a -- it's a 45 word sign out front with the words of the first amendment 'em blazed there. we think it's healthy for them to read that says congress shall make no law. we're attempting to put it in neon. >> it is flashing? >> it's not a tribute to journalists. we had a blogger say i'm not going to set foot in that museum until they do an extra special to copy editors. it is not about you. it is a museum of history but a different kind that reports what happened over the last several centuries through the eyes of journalists. so you get contemporary coverage of the assassination of kennedy and arrival of the beatles and the civil war and fascinating >> exactly. what have the visitors reactions been for the first year? exciting. we see the full range of course. tremendous amount of school groups and a lot of tourists visiting washingt washingto was. we bill ourselves as the world's most interactive museum. young people can play the part of a reporter or an editor or a journalist. we can

we report on the amazing transformation at the museum. >> the garden at the peel museum has a new look thanks to the students, it's cleaner and greener. >> there used to be weeds out of the ground. >> they reclaimed the garden, it was overgrown weeds and grass and six week, it's turned into beautiful, quiet oasis for the kids. >>> it's been a summer to savor. >> i wasn't sure we were going to be able to do it. now i look at it and i'm amazed. >> it was torn down and now looking at it, it makes you want to sit down. >> the students have been admiring the results of their hard work. there's even a fountain here now. >> there were no flowers, we have a pond, we added that down here and some stone. we made it look better as you can see. >> reporter: there were also lessons on the environment. >> when they came in, they were some bright young people and we challenge them to learn more about their environment and about how they should help keep their communities clean. >> reporter: all of the students who worked here attend baltimore schools. their summer of learning wraps up tomorrow. >> th

holocaust museum in washington, d.c., the alleged shooter is indicted for first-degree murder. white supremacist murderer 81- year-old james von brunn is accused of walking into a museum and opening fire. he killed stephen johns. another security officer shot von brunn. hate crimes charges have also been added to the case against von brunn. >>> a baltimore woman is convicted. >> they found banita jacks guilty of three counts of premeditated murder. u.s. marshals found the bodies in 2008. when they were carrying out an eviction. police say she may have been living with their decomposing bodies for 7 months. jacks was also found not guilty of one count of premeditated murder in the death of her oldest daughter because it was too difficult to determine if she had died from stab wounds. jacks strangled the other two. >>> a baltimore police officer is convicted and sentenced to jail time. 31-year-old joseph bannerman got into an argument with a woman in may then punched her in the face. he was convicted of assault and will now spend 10 days in prison. bannerman has been suspended fr

. >>> the accused holocaust museum gun and is scheduled to appear in court on thursday. he is charged with first-degree murder in the june 10 shooting death of the museum guard. he was supposed to appear in court last month, his lawyer said he was not well enough at the time. >>> nearly eight years after the 2001 anthrax attack, the government make be getting ready to close the case. the associated press reports the justice department had planned to close the case last week, but a government lawyer said they needed more time. this comes nearly a year after government scientist and chief suspect killed himself. >>> people in orange county will have another chance to speak out about plans to put a walmart near civil war battlefield. county supervisors will hold a hearing on the proposed store near the wilderness battlefield. historians and preservationists say it will harm the battlefield. walmart is disputing that notion. >>> drivers who use the chain bridge will want to listen up. they are cinnghag the traffic pngteo trnenvelope -- improve fl.e ow erthere will be a separ

kennedy presidential library and museum developed an interactive new website celebrating the fourthth anniversary of the first moon landing. we choose the moon.org allows you to retrace the historic apollo 11 intermission. minute by minute is a live event. the animation, the audios, videos and photos of the most impressive things you will see on the web. follow the missions and the launchpad to the actual landing on the moon and to return to earth. >>> looking for free activities period of time kids check out web.com. affordable things to do, they added a free event -- events category. you will find valuable free events by zip code some include computer workshop, museum tours and free children's movies. >>> according to aarp, 1/3 of people are alone and more are getting support and companionship online. in addition, some reto inch indicates there are health benefits to seniors staying connected. it can be for boredom and loneliness. for more g to www.myfoxdc.com. >>> this could be a historic weekend. >> one man is trying to do something never done before. >>> well-put and not tiger wo