then after that i was lucky enough to be director of this museum, the national air and space museum.e things in it, the artifacts in it are old friends of mine. and some of them way before my time. we were supposed to open july 4th, 1976. and we actually beat it by three days, july 1st, 1976. we were supposed to cut the ribbon out here, the ribbon on the mall side of the building declaring it open. the signal came from a spacecraft between here and mars and outer space. i was holding my breath, thinking all those electrons gone lost up there in space. and all these vips standing around looking at this ribbon and this mechanical shearing device and nothing would happen. but believe it or not, all the electrons did their cute little things and the ribbon got snipped and the building got opened. it was good. at the peak of the apollo program when neil armstrong stepped out on to the surface of the moon, that i think was kind of the peak of the interest that the american public had. buildings like this do a lot to sustain that level of interest. and that's one of the things that i think

you have also national museums outside of paris. you have the imperial war museum, science museum. you have these museums looking at aviation from those national stories of the countries they are in and they have impressive artifacts as well in their collection. >> we were talking about ren nations under way over the next six or seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 2023, what's going to change? >> it's going to be a completely changed museum. i mean, over 20 major exhibitions the idea is to re-present the history of flight and do that in ways that stimulate early 21st century audiences. so looking at military aviation in a different way and development of civilian and commercial aviation, looking at space, looking at the idea of where the planets, what's the idea of earth in our story of human kind. so it's going to be very bold but the idea is to really present a new take on aerospace history. we have this as you're current generation of curators and designers and collections people, we are really excited about telling those new stories. >> let's hear from kevin in north caro

the imperial war museum, the science museum, the rf museum in england. you have these museums that are looking at aviation especially from the national stories of the country that they're in and they have some pretty impressive artifacts as well if their collection. >> we're talking about the renovations that will be under way over the next six to seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 2023, what's going to change? >> it's going to be a completely changed museum. the idea is to really reinterpret, represent the history of flight. and to do that in ways that really stimulate early 21st century audiences. and so looking at military aviation a different way, looking at the development of civilian and commercial aviation, looking at space, the idea of where the planets, what's the idea of earth in our story of human kind. so it's going to be very bold but the idea is to present a new take on aerospace history. as our current generation of occ cu curatorers. we're excited. >> kevin? >> caller: static display of the 36 and 47 because they're so large and yo

i am so proud of this museum.sed by the way this touched not only my own life but also the lives of millions of other people. so happy birthday national air and space museum. we are t minus 47 seconds from opening the doors and launching our new, brand-new boeing milestones of flight hall. and the explainers here are going to open the doors and begin the all night at the museum. but before we do that, we have one last birthday message. so go ahead and take a look. >> hello i'm expedition 48 commander jeff williams of nasa, flying 250 miles above the earth aboard the international space station. my crew mates and i wanted to take a moment to wish the smithsonian national air and space museum a happy 40th birthday. your magnificent museum has inspired millions over the past four decades in commemorating the spirit of exploration and the achievements of human flight. with that, and to start a new era for the museum, please begin your countdown for the reopening of the boeing milestones of flight hall. >> ten, nine, e

to be an explainer here at the museum. explainers get to best see the true value of these artifacts. as we tell the stories behind the inventions, innovations and scientific discoveries within these walls we witness the past collide with the future with every smile, every wide eyed look and every moment of true understanding. so many people who have come through these doors leave touched and inspired by what they have seen. and these experiences act as seeds for further innovation and discovery. i am so proud of this museum. and i'm so blessed by the way this touched not only my own life but also the lives of millions of other people. so happy birthday national air and space museum! we are t minus 47 seconds from opening the doors and launching our new, brand-new boeing milestones of flight hall. and the explainers here are going to open the doors and begin the all night at the museum. but before we do that, we have one last birthday message. so go ahead and take a look. >> hello i'm expedition 48 commander jeff williams o

the imperial war museum, the science museum, the rf museum in england. you have these museums that are looking at aviation especially from the national stories of the country that they're in and they have some pretty impressive artifacts as well in their collection. >> we're talking about the renovations that will be under way over the next six to seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 2023, what's going to change? >> it's going to be a completely changed museum. the idea is to really reinterpret, represent the history of flight. and to do that in ways that really stimulate early 21st century audiences. and so looking at military aviation a different way, looking at the development of civilian and commercial aviation, looking at space, the idea of where the planets, what's the idea of earth in our story of human kind. so it's going to be very bold but the idea is to present a new take on aerospace history. as our current generation of curators. we're excited. >> let's hear from kevin joining us from north carolina. go ahead with your question or comme

after that i was lucky enough to be director of this museum, the national air and space museum.things in it, the artifacts in it are old friends of mine. and some of them way before my time. we were supposed to open july 4th, 1976. and we actually beat it by three days, july 1st, 1976. we were supposed to cut the ribbon out here, the ribbon on the mall side of the building declaring it open. the signal came from a spacecraft between here and mars and outer space. i was holding my breath, thinking all those electrons gone lost up there in space. and all these vips standing around looking at this ribbon and this mechanical shearing device and nothing would happen. but believe it or not, all the electrons did their cute little things and the ribbon got snipped and the building got opened. it was good. at the peak of the apollo program when neil armstrong stepped out on to the surface of the moon, that i think was kind of the peak of the interest that the american public had. buildings like this do a lot to sustain that level of interest. and that's one of the things that i think is

marine corps museum in quantico. so we won't be putting out a display of an arkd neircraft ne restoration because we're ongoing restorations where people can watch the process. >> i want to go back to something you said earlier. it opened in july 1976, the first month a million visitors. at the dedication ceremony president ford called americans a willingness and even an eagerness to reach for the unknown. why are we so fascinated with flight? >> with flight or -- >> with aviation, with this museum, with space? >> i think it's exploration. it's the frontier and it still is. it's -- there's always been a -- if you look through our history, one of our new exhibits in this building is going to be called speed and it shows our obsession with going faster in all modes of transportation. if you think about the wright flyer in 1903, maybe maximum speed of 90 or 100 knots and then 66 years later walking on the moon. >> and that's when president ford made that reference, that in the lifetime of president ford and people in th

you have national museums in paris. you have the rome museum and the rf museum in england. you have these museums that are looking at aviation from a national -- from the countries they are in and created of an impressive artifacts as well. >> we are talking about renovations will be under way of the next six or seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 202, what's going to change? >> the idea is to really reinterpret and represent the history of flights and to do that in ways that stimulate early 21st century. so looking at military aviation of a different way and looking at commercial aviation and looking at space and the idea where the plans are. the idea is really presenting a new take on aerospace history. we have, this is our current generation of curators and educators. we really are excited about telling new stories. >> lets hear from kevin who's joining us from north carolina. thank you for waiting, go ahead with your question and comment. >> yes, sir, i am wondering of a static display of the b 36 and the 47 because it is that large and it is strange. do you have

where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. it was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. in about a half hour, we'll bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. in the meantime, we want to hear from you. our phone lines are open. 202-748-8900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. if you live out west, 202-748-8901. send us a tweet at c-span history or join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory. as we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. and an example of the evolution of america's space shuttle program. and joining us again is valerie neal. we saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. you are the curator, the chair of the space history here at the museum. and let's talk about the shuttle program. no other country had something like that. >> well, briefly, the soviet union did. they built a craft called buran that mimicked our space shuttle. but it was several years later.

air force mu u musemuse museum in dayton, ohio. as i said, paul tibbitz was the pilot of the airplane, and he was the guy who actually created the 509th composite group that was created specifically to deliver atomic weapons on designated targets. he picked a lot of the guys who were in the unit, did the training, and was just the absolute head of the 509th. so he decided to fly that first mission himself. the airplane survived because the air force specifically saved it. when it came back from the pacific, it was in operational air force hands for a little while. and then it was shipped out to the desert for a while to be specifically preserved. and ultimately it was delivered to an air force base here in washington where it remained for quite a while. it had been designated for the smithsonian institution as one of the historic aircraft that had fought and won world war ii. and we ultimately moved it to our paul garber center and began restoration of it there, and then moved it here to the housing center when we opened this build

the museum riis's photographs. these photographs are the earliest evidence of the disastrous effects of the on new york who's slums were the worse on earth. it became a magnet for rural americans and european immigrants seeking jobs and a better life. jobs were plentiful, the city did not have the housing system to meet the basic needs. people of all ages including young children worked in factories and did peace work in their homes education was not mandatory and there were no public parks or playgrounds where children can play safely. riis's photograph depicted all of these urban ills. the collection is small. riis only took about 250 pictures of new york. but it is unique world famous and in constant demand. just as a kind of signature i believe, i'm image, it shows some italian in a neighborhood called mulberry band which he wrote much about which was very close to his office. just to show you the sort of since in which riis's images have been thoroughly thoroughly disseminated. this creation band of truth by m

museum curator. curated the cultural section. senior history curator and i was the co-curator of the exhibition. i'm a curator and i will take you through the community galleries. on charlie, i'm a senior project manager on the project. >> i'm the chief of smithsonian construction. i will take you through and give you a brief rundown of the status of the job. we have a lot of floor production. be careful. follow our lead and we will get out of here safely. let me start with talking about the ability. some of you may have heard me talk about it. when we wanted to build this museum, we thought it was crucially important to build the building that spoke of uplift, resilience, that reminded people that there is always a dark presence in america, often undervalued, often misunderstood so we wanted this building to be what it is, a signature museum. that was really crucial for us. the defining feature is the corona. you see around. what is important about that is that it is not just a design feature, it really helps us in terms of sust

jack daily, the museum curator and valerie neil, chair of the museum's space history department. you can join the conversation as we'll be taking your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets. the 40th anniversary of the smithsonian air and space museum live this evening beginning at 6:00 eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >> the smithsonian's national air and space museum open to the public on the national mall 40 years ago on july 1st, 1976. up next, on real america, president gerald ford's remarks and portions of the dedication ceremony. this 14-minute film was recorded by the naval photographic center and provided by the gerald r. ford presidential library. >> president of the united states and the vice president of the united states. ♪ >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, mr. chief justice, mr. vice president, distinguished members of congress, secretary rippley, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. this beautiful new museum and it's exciting exhibits of the mastery of air and space is a perfect birthday present from the american people to thems

folks can walk in purchase a ticket for museum here to the museum, and as part of the political festicket, they can visit one of the seven locations including national liberty museum. >> we will talk to you next hour and next hour, we will learn about these beautiful dresses, i will not try them on, we will have those jim and brooke and we have some presidential shoes, that we will be taking a look at, look at that cool stuff. join us in the 6:00 o'clock hour. >> national radio museum is a gem in olde city. i have taken many people there great place on spend an afternoon. >> thanks, guys. >>> we will be right >>> well, we told you yesterday morning about the controversy surrounding melania trump convention. >> she defended herself late last night on the late show with stephen colbert, kind of of. >> that is because i learned honesty during my humble upbringing. in the west philadelphia a, born and raised. thank you. on the playground is where i spend mess of my day. >> you know that familiar line is from the theme of the fresh prince of bellaire, she quoted movies like braveheart and

before becoming curator at the museum i worked in the photography departments of three art museums. these museums collected individual prints by photographs who used the camera to create works of art. the riis collection was unlike any i'd ever seen. it consisted of 415 glass negatives, many of them copy negatives of prints by other photographers. 26 glass lantern slides made by commercial photography studios and 191 vintage prints and the remainder by unknown professional photographers. the museum was the sole repository of riis' photograph which is consisted of this assortment of odd stuff. the record search at the museum indicated the collection came there in 1945, 31 years of riis died and was given by his son roger william riis. the story behind this gift only created more questions. in the 1940s, photographer alexander alland, sr., had noticed that the title page of "how the other half lives" announced that the book's illustrations were based on photographs by the author. searching for these photographs, alland contacted riis' son and convinced him to ask the current owners of

learn more about the museum as we talk with the direct, the curator, and valerie neal, chair of the museum's space history department. you can join the conversation as we'll take your phone calls, e-mails and tweets. the 40th anniversary, live this evening beginning at 6:00 eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >>> each week, american history tv's reel america brings your archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. 50 years ago on march 16th, 1956, gemini 8 blasted off with neil armstrong and david scott on board. it was the sixth manned mission and one of the primary objectives was to rendezvous and dock with the gina spacecraft. this is a 25 minute nasa film, telling the story of a first docking with another aircraft in space and what caused it to violently tumble in space. the astronauts were forced to abort the mission and return to earth approximately ten hours after blastoff. >>> ignition. liftoff. liftoff. >> good flight. >> how is it looking? >> low, no problem. >> roger, how about you. >> go for stage. >> staging. >> should that thrust look? >> that is looking a

before becoming curator at the museum i worked in the photography departments of three art museums. these museums collected individual prints by photographs who used the camera to create works of art. the riis collection was unlike any i'd ever seen. it consisted of 415 glass negatives, many of them copy negatives of prints by other photographers. 26 glass lantern slides made by commercial photography stud yeses and 191 vintage prints and the remainder by unknown professional photographers. the museum was the sole repository of riis' photograph which is consisted of this assortment of odd stuff. the record search at the museum indicated the collection came there in 1945, 31 years of riis died and was given by his son roger william riis. the story behind this gift only created more questions. in the 1940s, photographer alexander alain, sr., had noticed that the title page of "how the other half lives" announced that the book's illustrations were based on photographs by the author. searching for these photographs, alain contacted riis' son and convinced him to ask the current owners o

it was not caused by transporting it to the museum.ather, that buckled in space during its first test flight when the engine ignited and the heat and force of the engine ignition buckled the nozzle. for the second and third flight, a different nozzle was used and they also made some corrections to the ignition sequence so they did not have the buckling problem again. when we asked to have spaceship one delivered to us for the national collection, we asked to have it returned to its original configuration from the first flight. the first flight was not the prize-winning flight, but it was the record-breaking flight. they went to the trouble to reinstall the dented engine nozzle on it. our next stop will be skylab. we are going to look at that because it was one of the original artifacts on display since before this museum opened. skylab is so large that it was brought into the museum before the building was closed out. now i'm standing in front of a model of skylab that is as tall as i am. but the real skylab orbital workstation absolut

they almost had it set up as a little museum. i mean, they were really into the history and the fact that it had served the community and so many prominent alexandrians throughout their time. up through the civil war, he was starting to increase the business. it started to include a wholesale line of products. with the civil war, alexandria was occupied. and because the family were quakers, they were pacifists and they were also abolitionists. they were allowed to keep running a business here in town. after the civil war, the economy of alexandria slowly starts to recover. and john leadbeater, with the assistance of his son, edward stabler-leadbeater, starts a wholesale product in three different states, in 500 different businesses locally in the region. and that really helps them expand their business, expand their product line and become well-known in the area. the room we are standing in is what we refer to as the manufacture room. it is where a lot of the raw ingredients were stored moving to the building in 1805. all the way

each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. up next we traveled to philadelphia to look at the museum of the american revolution, we see highlights of the artifact collection. >> the idea goes back a century with the descendents. it was acquired by a minister at a valley forge area. it also launched the idea of the museum to tell the whole story of the revolution. they really have no peer. we have objects related that are truly unique. they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the continental army together. at the same time, we have objects that represent the common footsoldier and objects of notflect the role just a american soldiers but british and french. our collection will enable us to really present the entire story of the american revolution. scott stevenson is good director of programs for the museum. person to talk to. he has created exhibits and is deeply experienced. artifacts, the equipment that was used to bring about the revolution. together the collection. this is the highlight and certain

the national museum of natural history, the national museum of american history and the national airnd space museum are all open tomorrow. you can go check those out and hopefully the other museums will be open as well. you can find out the latest information on our app. i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> thanks, so marry. >>> developing tonight, an 18-year-old german iranian was the sole gunman in a shopping mall attack that killed ten people, including himself, and injured 21. police in they say the gunman had been living in munich for more than two years and did not have a police record. witnesses originally told police they had seen three shooters, which is why authorities say they were looking for suspects. >>> hear from a u.s. college student in germany. >> there was like a family coming towards us, they were in shock, heard gunshots. people are screaming and running away. >> the gunman started shooting at a mcdonald's and continued the rampage. he eventually turned the gun on himself. there's no word on motive. >>> breaking news tonight on a story that the iteam scott mcfarland br

most museums you're told but do not touch. as nbc 10's ann thompson reports, a museum is inviting the visually impaired, ancient history with a hands on tour. >> reporter: this should get them kicked out. but these museum goers are actually encouraged to touch. >> my hands, i would say are my eyes for the most part. >> reporter: the fingers tom smith uses to play jazz on the piano are taking him to ancient egypt. >> you'll feel a pattern. >> reporter: and he and other visually impaired people explore the artifacts on a penn museum on a philly touch tour. what do you feel when you touch the paw? >> very, very massive, strong, powerful paws. he is ready to actually pounce. >> reporter: all of this is dop under the watch of eyes of museum officials. jewelry is removed. hands are wiped clean. and with their voices, they fill in parts of the story, the fingers of the visually impaired cannot fathom. >> your hands don't pick up as much details as your eyes would. it can be confused. now that these clued me in, i'm identifying what i

today marks the 40th anniversary of the museum and american history tv's live coverage starts at 6:00ll tour the museum and see one of a kind aviation and space arty facts including the apollo lunar module and live events at the front of the building. we talk with its director, j.r. jack daily and jeremy kenny and valley neil, chair of the mu see's space history department. you can join the conversation and they'll take your phone calls and tweets. the 40th anniversary, live this evening beginning at 6:00 eastern on c-span's american history tv. >> the hard fought 2016 primary season is over with historic conventions to follow this summer. >> colorado. >> florida. >> texas, ohio. >> watch c-span as delegates consider the nomination of the first woman ever to head a political party and first nonpolitician in several decades. watch live on c-span. listen on the app or get video on demand at c span.org. yo

so nasa transferred this lunar module to the national air and space museum. it consists of two parts, the base, which has the legs, and the rocket engine in it and then oddly shaped top, which is the crew module or crew cabin, and this was attached to the command module for the flight from earth to lunar orbit and once in lunar orbit, the two crew members who would descend to the surface, armstrong and aldren, climbed into the lunar module, it's separated from the command michael where michael collins stayed to orbit the moon and began its descent down to the surface. >> 30 feet down, picking up some dust, drifting to the right a little but -- engine stop. >> we copy you now, eagle. >> the eagle has landed. >> this was a thrilling moment in history and almost everybody who was alive at that moment remembered where they were, whether they were watching it on television in their own homes or if they were standing in an appliance store watching it on a television. people around the world stopped to watch the landing on the moon and the first steps of human being

the african-american museum will host an event for the dnc to recognize the dnc and celebrate the museum's 40-year history. >>> turning to severe weather. in new jersey, rain led to flooding in jersey city, hudson county. can you see the left lanes blocked with heavy water. and a house caught fire after a lightning strike. but here in our area, the big story was the heat. today was the hottest day we've had this year. here's timeline video. even after sundown, the weather stayed hot. let's go to sheena. more dangerous heelts tomorrow? >> that's right. you mentioned today was the hottest day so far this year. it was. we felt around 101 at a point in fichl. some parts of delaware felt like 104. but we have the first alert for tomorrow. pennsylvania suburbs, num neighborhoods and northern delaware. extreme heat and humidity is making it feel around 1 hundred degrees. right now we're in the mid-80s, but it feels more like 90 degrees. that excessive heat warning is out from newcastle county. so dangerous heat. temperatures feeling like triple digits. you want to stay hydrated. it's going to be

jack daily, the museum curator and valerie neil, chair of the museum's space history department. you can join the conversation as we'll be taking your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets. the 40th anniversary of the smithsonian air and space museum live this evening beginning at 6:00 eastern on c-span3's american history tv.

thank you for visiting the apothecary museum with us today. the apothecary museum is open year-round for a nominal admission fee, and we encourage you to come by or a tour and to learn more about alexandria and the history of medicine and just as an earlyife business person here in alexandria. watch this and other american artifacts programs by visiting our website at /history.n.org tonight at 8:00 eastern, we will look back at past them aquatic national conventions, starting with the 1960 convention in los angeles with the democratic party selecting john f. kennedy as their nominee. muchdy: today, i can very agree with that future for the world is changing. the old ways will not do. >> we will also feature notable female speakers including u.s. representative from texas barbara jordan, who spoke at the 1976 convention in new york city and became the first african-american woman to be a keynote speaker. jordan: our concept of governing is derived from our view of .eople it is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the nat

we'll also talk with museum curator and chair of the museum's space history department. you can join the conversation as we'll take your phone calls, e-mails and tweets. saturday night at 8:00. >> increasingly focus on her position as a mother which is of course what's driving her support for suffrage. her position as a mother to say that women are different than men. that women really can do society better than men have done. >> heather richardson on the new roles women assumed in the workforce and politics during the late 19th century. sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the white house rewinde the 1968 republican and national conventions. resolute without being bell coast, strong, without being arrogant. and that's the kind of an america that will help build the peace of this world. >> the time has come for us to leave the valley of despair and climb the mountain so that we may see the glory of the dawn. a new day for america and a new dawn for peace and freedom in the world. >> former vice president richard nixon accepted the g.o.p. nomination in miami each and vice p

the museum will officially hope in the spring of 2019. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> i know you've heard this, the family motto for jim harbaugh, who has got it better than us. >> nobody. fans put it on signs or put that on signs after he left from michigan and now he is bringing it back in rap. >> oh, yeah. yule hear it next on abc 7 news at 5:00 continues. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, there is disbelief in the wine country over the tragic death of a young man with a bright future. tonight the 21-year-old being remembered as a brilliant kid with a big heart. >> there is no way to prepare. >> the new chapter in the lives of the california men who were the right people in the right place at the right time. >>> and the winners of that massive powerball jackpot finally come forward in southern california. it is what they did the day after that surprised their neighbors. that is all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> former 49ers head coach jim harbaugh is starring in a rap video for michigan football. >> harbaugh only

before becoming curator at the museum, i worked in the photography departments of three art museums. these museums collected individual prints by photographers who use a camera to create works of art. the riis collection was unlike any i had ever seen. it consisted of 415 glass negatives, many of them copy negatives of prints by other photographs, 326 glass lantern slides made by commercial photography studios and 191 vintage prints, a handful from riis' negatives and the remainder by other unknown photographers. the museum was the depository for his photographers which resulted in this odd stuff. the record search indicated the collection came there in 1945, 31 years after riis died and was given by his son, roger william riis. the story behind this gift only created more questions. in the 1940s, photographer alexander alan, sr. had noticed the title page of how the other half lives announced that the book's illustrations were based on photographs by the author. searching for these photographs, he contacted ri eed riis' son a convinced him to ask the current owner of the house in qu

we are looking at through this transformation of the museum, we'll do a nye gallery. we'll combine the gallery and world war world war ii and we'll provide a larger c larger contextual stories. >> the rule is, here is a guy that's 22 or 23 or 25. 2039 is the ending of world war two. do we want to do this story right. rick, you got the last call from this statement from wisconsin. >> hi, my name is rick. i have two comments to make. the first one, i appreciate your show, i think it is great and especially seeing all the artifacts that you have. my question is do you think there are many items missing from display and how many think, you have money to improve yourself for the next few years? >> part of our presentational duties, we have that's what you willed a collection rational. >> and also, says why we need and what we need. one of the new objects of what where he would take. so it can rain from a athlete airplane like a boeing 17 from world war two to apart of an airport. b 51 mustang. it is a critical element. we did not have a car. we were looking for it. >> thes

museum of american history. a national leader in the interpretation and promotion of history, brent glass is a public historian who provides management to the museum, historical organizations and cultural institutions around the world. served as, brent has a management consultant to more institutions ranging from places like san francisco, president lincoln's foundation in illinois. he was a member of the flight 93 memorial advisory commission. let's welcome dr. brent glass. [applause] glass: thank you, shuan. good evening, everyone. it is a pleasure to be here. dayent a really interesting revisiting monticello and particularly enjoyed some of the new opportunities and experiences. it reinforces my belief that there is always something new under the sun. i think we are learning more about history all the time through scholarships, through archaeology, through a number of new approaches to understanding history. it is so great to visit monticello and see how that research is being made acceptable to the public. i

this a live look at the philadelphia museum of art. they are 72 steps that steve kraus is going to make his way up in just a few minutes from now. we have a live camera at the base of the steps. kraus was born with a rare disability where his arm and leg joints are stuck in one position. he is confined to a wheelchair. but he tries to find a lighter side of his condition by talking about it during his comedy routines and performances. here is the backstory. another comedian challenged him to getting himself up the rocky stems without the use of his wheelcha wheelchair. kraus agreed to raise awareness for his condition and raise money for a new wheelchair. >>> still ahead on nbc 10 news today, brazen burglars steal cash and electronics, while people sleep. how they got into the home, serves as a reminder for all of us to double-check one thing before we go to bed. >>> a bargain hunter's dream is becoming a reality, thanks to amazon. we'll tell you when you can get your hands on some deeply discounted items. that's coming up. >>announcer

like you said, the museum is packed. i will tell you what the celebration is all about and how you can join in. coming up in a live report. >> we should all be there. >>> coming up, would make anybody's fourth of july a little sweeter. we will have the winning mega millions numbers for you and the big showdown at the olympic swim trials. we have seen it before. it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. i am banking assistance & registration technology. wait, wait, wait. but you can call me, banking assistance & registration technology. hi amy. thank you. thank you. that is not protocol manager jenna. that's ok bart, it is here. at td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. don't just bank. bank human. >>> huge crowds at the smithsonian. darcy spencer tweeted this out earlier tonight. she's live now inside with the all night celebration. 40 years in the mak

s newest museum. the national museum of african american history and culture. leon: 7 on your side with health matters. your favorite era may soon be getting a makeover at least on the outside. nutrition labels will be added to bottles and cans of beer. molson-cores, and heineken and others getting on board. while calories, carbs, and portion size. the change will start in 2020. alison: it does not open until september, but tonight we got an advanced look at the national museum of african american history and culture. tim barber went on the tour. the artifacts take on new meaning in light of recent events. tim: outside, the museum looks like art. inside looks like a history book. not just african-americans but all americans. >> all. tim: the story starts 90 feet below the ground. slavery and segregation. there are nearly 40,000 artifacts in the 100,000 square-foot museum, some small, not so small. trainower here and this had to be lowered into the museum and placed here before they put on the roof. chuck berry's cadillac and this airplane used by the tuskegee a

. >> perhaps the most solemn spot is the holocaust museum. the game december designates the memorial for the victims of the nazis as a poke spot where players can get free stuff of the needless to say the museum is not pleased and they are trying to get the landmark removed from the game. vaughn, did you think this is -- john, did you think we were making this up? >> i don't play pokemon go. my kids are not old enough to do it. i thought we were talking about a game, and i thought the problem was people were playing a game while they were supposed to be acknowledging the gravity at the museum. >> it is augmented reality. you go and you find things -- >> people have chosen to do this? >> yes. >> oh jeez. frankly many people are bored by things beyond their own naval and this is what this indicates. >> it is sad that somebody was that tone deaf and yes this needs to be stopped. >> it is not going to be stopped. it is going to be -- it is only growing. there are millions of people playing the game. have you seen them? they have taken over centra

museum. the help of talk about the tuskegee airmen from world war ii. it is a great story of an toforce pilot who wanted find a plan he could play with and together as a hobby. the more he began to put the the together, and he found whole of the plan, the more he put together, he had to find a variety of serial numbers that sort of gave parts of the plan. the serial numbers revealed that the plane was indeed one of the few tuskegee trainer planes and stationed at moulton field in alabama. out, thehe found , the more he wanted to learn about it in the tuskegee airmen whom he knew nothing about. rebuilding the plane. finding and in touching base with tuskegee airmen. he convinced them to fly with places thatiety of held airshows around the country. he actually, we helped him put , a portaln exhibition exhibition and so he flew the plane around telling the story that he did not even know before you discover the plane. and to finally, he decided to contribute the plane to the museum and we gave h

it's xxx - up next, a look inside the newest local museum. museum of african american history and culture is set to open in a little more than a couple of monts.. on september 24th.. tim barber has a preview of some of the latest work inside and how the museum will add to the national conversation of race. 10 - 15 us all illuminate all the dark corners, and come to grips with who we once were." "this guard tower here and this train actually had to be placed here in the museum before they put on the roof." "if this museum, in a small way, can contribute to understanding, maybe even some healing and reconciliation, then we have it's xx. the news continues on good morning washington at 5. baton rouge. what police are learning about the man who pulled the trigger. the rebulica n national convention kicks off. and the presumptive nominee is already breaking a long-standin

museum. they will remain closed until tomorrow. the folks at the smithsonian say the natural history, american history and air and space are opened. >>> news4 broke the story about excessive heat at the d.c. jail and the death of an inmate there. nowwe've learned another jail is dealing with similar heat issues. news4's mark segraves takes us inside st. mary's county where workers say temperatures can reach triple digits. week have reached above 100 degrees, according to the warden who has worked at the jail for more than 30 years. he says this has always been a problem. he says the jail was built with no air conditioning. >> every summer, we have issues with inmates that we have to take to the hospital. >> reporter: they have brought in huge fans and ice water and allowing the inmates to wear shorts and t-shirts and have opened up the windows to the cell gls we have to put floor fans through the chutes because they do not have windows so there's no air circulation. >> reporter: news4 recorde

castle and the national museum of america history is open. by the way, if you plan ongoing to the museum, of course, we are here, they open at 9:00 tomorrow morning. hopefully you have a good time and that everything is resolved. of course, as we've been telling you, it's going to be a very hot weekend. live here on the national mall, sm shomari stone, news4. >>> because of the heat, 200 inmates have been moved out of their cell and another jail, the one in st. mary's county in maryland has no air conditioning at all. the warden says it is having an impact on everything from sentencing to staffing. mark segraves got a look inside. >> on that second tier, it gets up to over 100 degrees. >> reporter: it was built with no air conditioning. >> this is where it gets the hottest in the >> reporter: he's providing ice water, large fans and extra shower time for the inmates. he's also allowing them to wear shorts and t-shirts rather than the traditional prison jumpsuits. >> it's too much. it's too hot. remember, my officers, they are in uniforms all

what a moment. >>> most museums we're told to keep our hands to ourselves. but a museum in philadelphia is inviting the visually impaired to experience ancient history with a hands on tour. anne thompson has our report. >> reporter: this should get them kicked out. these museum goers are actually encouraged to touch. >> my hands, i would say are my eyes for the most part. >> reporter: the fingers tom smith uses to play jazz on the piano are taking him to ancient egypt. >> if you could reach up here you'll feel a pattern. >> reporter: as he and other visually impaired people explore the priceless artifacts in the penn museum on a touch tour. what do you feel when you touch the paw? >> very, very massive, strong powerful paws. he's ready to actually pounce. >> reporter: all of this is done under the watchful eyes of museum officials. jewelry is removed, hands are wiped clean. and with their voices, docents fill in the parts of the story the fingers of the visually impaired cannot fathom. >> your hands don't pick up as much detail as your eyes would. it can be

museum in ourhe past, present, and future visitors. i would to think boeing for their steadfast support. we look for to celebrating the company's centennial anniversary along with our 40th anniversary along with our countries to 40 anniversary on the first of july or we will have an all nighter and you are all invited. my disapproved that the first time, they came back and said you are not the target audience. [laughter] i will get it started and i hope you have a great time. it is a great pleasure to introduce the chairman, president and chief executive officer of the boeing company mr. dennis mullinberg. dennis. [applause] and it is aing pleasure to be here with all of you. jack, thank you for that kind introduction and the kind words about the boeing company. we are honored to support and partner with you international airspace museum. your leadership and your service to our country. let's give jack able to serve applause. [applause] as general daily says, this is an exciting year for us. the 40 anniversary of the national air and s

the director of the museum, the most popular person at the museum. >> at 8:30 eastern we are going to have an opening ceremony for a new exhibit is boeing spibts in flight hall. it is a right next door to where we are now. and it is a open to the public. we are going to stay open all night. if haven't got anything else to do, even if you do, come down, the weather is clearing here. >> i'll put in a plug for cspan 3 american history tv because we are carrying that live. thank you for being with us. we're going to show you around this terrific facility, this museum and some of the artifacts, the one of a kind items only here at the national air and space museum. >>> behind me you see the wright flyer, the world's first airplane. on the morning of december 17th, 1903 at 10:35 a.m., orville wright at the controls takes flight for 120 feet. that is the first time a man entered into the air in a powered flying machine. at the end of the day, after four flights where orville and wilbur alternate, the fourth flight with wilbur at the controls, 852 feet. 30 miles per hour, at an altitude of 30

one of the museum's pride and joy.t certainly is a part of our core collection that begins really with the white flier of 1903 and the amazing thing is that in less than 100 years after the wroitights first took flight, we had a spacecraft this large and this elaborate flying routinely in space, and the point of this space shuttle was to make space flight routine. to make it operate -- to make a spacecraft that could operate almost like an airliner with repeated launches and landings. the space shuttle didn't splash down in the ocean. it had wheels. it could glide back to a landing on a runway. go back into the servicing bay, be cleaned up. refreshed, serviced, and go to space again a few weeks later or certainly a couple months later. discovery was the champion of the space shuttle fleet. it flew for 30 years almost. and it had 39 missions. it flew every kind of mission a space shuttle was meant to fly. and i'll show you what kinds of missions did fly in the shuttle, and you can see that by the way it's built. so let'

museums work together, and we so we canasts sometimes mount a dinosaur. the important thing is not so much a mounted dinosaur, even though that is very cool. to science, even finding parts helps us answer questions of what life was like maybe some 150 million years ago. >> our city for staff recently traveled to provo, utah. in order to learn more about the other stops at our tour, you can go to www.c-span.org. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> in less than two weeks, c-span will have live coverage of every minute of the 2015 republican national convention, followed by the democratic national convention. every saturday night, we will take a look at the presidential candidates that went on to win their party's nominations. tonight, we will focus on the comment -- incumbent candidates. the 1954 democratic convention with lyndon johnson. the 1972ixon at republican convention at miami beach. the 1980 convention with jimmy carter. the 1984 convention in dallas with ronald reagan. the 1992w. bush at republican conve

space museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary today. join us starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern when we'll be live from the museum taking your calls and questions about aviation and space history. that's today at 6:00 p.m. here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> each week, american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. 45 years ago, on april 11th, 1970, "apollo 13" blasted off in what was to be the third nasa mission to land men on the moon. next, a 1970 nasa documentary about the crisis which nearly left the three "apollo 13" astronauts stranded in space. >> this little tape recorder has been a big benefit to us in passing the time in our transit to the moon, and it's rather odd to see it floating like this in odyssey while it's playing the scene from 2001. >> april 13, 1970, the mood could only be described as relaxed. "apollo 13," man's fifth lunar mission, the third scheduled to land on the moon, continued its tranquil coast. >> this is the crew of "apollo 13." we're about r

there are several new museums in gettysburg. the seminary ridge museum, which opened a few years ago in the lutheran theological seminary. the building that was there on the first day of the battle and played a pivotal role for the north and the south. there is the shriver house museum, which tells you something about the home, the effects of the battle of gettysburg on people living in the town. so there is always something new , always something new to see at gettysburg. one of the essays in "50 great american places" covers the indian wars, or addresses the indian wars. on your left is the little bighorn memorial in montana. and on your right is the wounded knee massacre memorial in south dakota. and the indian wars and the whole story of the federal government's treatment and conflicts with the indians is not a happy chapter in american history, but i felt it was important to include several sites that are essential to understanding who we are as americans and how we have overcome a number of barriers in our history. so, the