next we tour the innovation wing , of the national museum of american history in washington d.c. museum director john gray shows us some of his favorite objects, including an 1896 bicycle and elegant gold, silver, and jewels by the tiffany company. we also hear historical background from curator kathleen franz. john: welcome to the smithsonian national museum of american history. it is wonderful to welcome you to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. to start with that, we have some -- modelsary pac-10 and examples of early invention and technical invention. even have apple one up here, which is quite extraordinary. he you will see as we walk you start to see all , these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking. a new way -- here we have the value of money, which has the most extraordinary collection of gold and silver coins, paper. all of them are oriented in a way to help understand the role of money. we end up with the bitcoin. you can see over time, how we understand value, trade, exchange, as we go f

the national museum of health founded in 1852 and we were known as the army medical museum. the mission at the time was to of morbid cimens anatomy and to send them to washington for care and to ervation and study improve the care of the soldier. so at the time of the civil war, the museum's staff were doing learned.ness of lessons they were trying to understand the nature of battlefield, surgery, medicine and trauma and share those lessons with their colleagues and counterparts on the battlefield. this museum and its collection in ted during the war and the early days, the museum was housed in the surgeon general's office. actually, the first museum artifacts were actually on a surgeon ind the general's desk, and then in a building that we know today as building near the white house. but it wasn't until after the tragic events of the assassination of president abraham lincoln in 1865 that the museum moved into its first long-term residence. they actually moved into ford theater where they stayed about 0 years before moving to what became the national mall and the thating bu

the national museum of health and museum was known as the army medical museum.he mission at the time was to collect specimens of human anatomy. to send them to washington for care and preservation. staff doing the business of lessons learned they're trying to understand the nature of battlefield surgery and trauma and share those lessons with their colleagues in counterparts on the battlefield. this museum and its collection started during the war and in nearly days museum is housed at the surgeon general's office and actually the first few museum artifacts were on the shelf behind the surgeon general's desk. that is the riggs building your the white house. it wasn't until after the tragic events of the assassination of president lincoln that the museum moved into its first long-term residence and moved into fords theater before moving to what became the national mall in a building built in the 1880 that we family call the old red brick in a building that is no longer there, but was in the location where the gallery is today. and the museum moved in 1968 from it

the national museum of health and medicine was founded in 1862. we were known as the army medical museum. the mission of the time was to collect specimens of anatomy and send them to washington for preservation and study to improve the soldier. at the time of the civil war, the museum staff were doing the business of lessons learned. ensure those lessons with their colleagues in counterparts on the battlefield. this museum and this collection started during the war and in the early days, the museum was housed in the surgeon general's houses. the first few artifacts are on the shelf behind the general's desk. then in a building that we know today as the rakes banks building your the white house. it wasn't until after the tragic ofnts of the assassination abraham lincoln and agents of the five of the museum moved into its first long-term residents. they actually moved into ford's theatre where they stayed about 20 years before moving to what became a national mall in a building built in the 1880's call the oldiarly red brick in a building that is now

take me home huey on display at the national museum of the marine corps this memorial day weekend.ther here from new england, the chopper brings back memories that really never go away. >> i've been on a couple of them. the first one i was ever on, i was laying down after i ran over a land mine. >> we've all seen things we will not discuss with anybody. >> reporter: maloney wrapped the historic huey and the things that our troops in vietnam were longing for from back home. mom's apple pie, a girlfriend. >> these are the squadron names here, and then the nicknames. >> reporter: the artist partnered with an organization that supports vets suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and hopes take me home huey brings awareness. >> it's healthy to talk. so this is a great catalyst for talking. >> reporter: because even when things seem broken, those who bravely served are still bonded. >> it helps you see, because then you're seeing what our brothers went through. >> reporter: at the national museum of the marine corps -- >> it's a brotherhood. simple as that. >> reporter: -- kristin

emphasizing that dana schafer at the american historical association and deirdre across at the national museum of african american history and culture are the people actually made this happen. [applause] those of you who are the speakers and bloggers for the

next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine outside washington, d.c.look at items in the civil war collection. please note some viewers may find images in this program disturbing. >> welcome to the national museum of health and medicine.

hearings convened to investigate the intelligence committees of the irs and nsa and with the national museum of african american history opening in september an all day conference with talks on african american religion and politics and culture and african american history as american history. >> i couldn't get that out of my mind that my students were thinking that somehow this african american history wasn't real because there was no textbook textbook taught in the agreement of history so i decided to write a real textbook. >> for the complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> 50 years ago the commander is interviewed by a japanese prisoner and during the interview he blinked torture on morris code. a portion of that interview on c-span 3's american tv. and wrote the book defiant and the most infamous prison. >> first of all, thanks for having me with you and he was a native in alabama and united states naval academy graduate flying off the u.s.s. independence off the coast of north vietnam and a very well respected leader and the father of 7 children and a husband to a wo

. >> you are looking at the new smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture, which opens september 24 on the national mall near the washington monument and the white house. all today on c-span3's american history tv, we'll live from a conference hosted by the african american museum at the smithsonian's national museum of american history. the conference is the unit is the future of the african-american past. historians will talk about religion, politics, culture, historic preservation, and interpretation, and about how african-american history fits into the larger narrative of american history. the opening session is on african-americans and religion. >> while we wait for the conference to begin, a look at a 2011 trip to a storage site in a washington, d.c. suburb with the director of the smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture. he showed us some of the artifacts that will be on display in the new museum, opening on the national mall, september 24, 2016. right now, we are in the storage units of the national museum of african americ

take me home huey is on display at the national museum of the weekend. for howard and his marine brothers here from new england, the chopper brings back memories that really never go away. >> i've been on a couple of them. the first one i was ever on i was laying down after being hit by a land mine. >> reporter: mom's apple pie, a girlfriend. >> these are the squadron names here and then the nicknames. >> reporter: the artists partnered with an organization that supports vets suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. >> it is healthy to talk, so this is a great catalyst for talking. >> reporter: because even when things seem broken, those who bravely served are still bonded. >> it helps to see because then you're seeing what our brothers went through. >> reporter: at the national museum of the marine corps -- >>> antibiotics don't work. for the first time, a super bug has been found in a woman in the united states. why the medical experts are so concerned. >>> and his mother was murdered. now an 8-year-old from virginia is testifying in court as his

sharyl: the national museum of the u.s. navy is open to the public.s located in the middle of the navy yard in washington, an active military installation, so there's an extra layer of security to go through. there are plans to relocate it to a more public face. next week, hospitals are for healing, but not all the time. medical mistakes kill nearly 100,000 people every year in the u.s. many of those medical mistakes are the result of doctors too tired and prone to error. >> there is substantial evidence that residents who are sleep deprived, particularly first-year residents, make more medical errors. and those medical errors can lead to ha sharyl: so why are some in the medical community pushing hard for doctors to work longer, more brutal shifts? next week on "full measure." tomorrow is memorial day. it is the day we remember and honor those who have died fighting for america. ♪ [taps plays] ♪ sharyl: it began as decoration day after the civil war, when ceremonies were still divided, north and south choosing different days to honor their fallen. al

smithsoniane to the national museum of american history. it is wonderful to welcome you to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. to start with that, we have extraordinary examples of early inventions and contemporary invasions. we even have apple 1, which is extraordinary. , the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues. invention is one of the most important parts of our country. let's walk through. as you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking, of being in time. here we have the bayou of money, which we have an extraordinary collection of coins and paper, but all of them are oriented in a way to understand the role of money. we end up with the bitcoin pity you can see over time how we understand -- bitcoin. so you can see over time how we understand money, going forward. and we walked into part of the show where we have american enterprise, talking about the social history, which is really your history, o

the national museum of african american history is currently under construction, expected to open in 2016. we talked to museum staff and participants in the event in washington dc. >> today we are here with our african-american treasures program, where we invite people to bring objects. they look at them, find out the history of them, find out the materials they are made from and tell the public how to does -- how to preserve them. >> some sample photos my mother took from 1937 through 1947 in brooklyn new york. >> it amounts to a visual social history of black life in new york. it is a variety of scenes his mother took. corners in at playground or trips to the beach. going to coney island. there is a whole range of activities. they really constitute this social history of brooklyn and the black experience. in a time period of immense and gender changes as well as economic and social changes. it's hard to read that. souvenirs come out of all ball games. the negro leagues were famous for the player signing autographs just as they do today. you got a baseball signed by these premier pl

in september, the national museum of african american history and culture will open. one of the issues is this question of what does that mean when you have the two museums? one of the ways to get at this what do the public's expect when they walk into these two museums? when people walk into this they are american, it doesn't matter whether they are african-american or jewish or italian-american, they expect to find themselves. every american expects to find themselves and i would argue, because i believe in democracy and and sometimes too much of an optimist, every american should be able to find themselves in this museum. this is the museum of american history. that's a reasonable expectation. but what are people going to when they walk into a museum of african american history? if they are not african-american, will they that iso see something other? i'm going there because i want , because i'mt them being a good citizen, because this is what i should do. that is the best of all possible worlds and the worst is to gaze on the other. i'm curious as to how the public

next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine just outside washington d.c. to look at items in their civil war collection. lease note, some viewers may fi i

and the fundraising event benefits the national law enforcement officer's memorial and museum in d.c. organizers say more than 1900 people participated in this year's four-day bike ride. the unity tour has raised a total of nearly $18 million for the police memorial. >>> opening statements today. in the trial of the second charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. edward nero is charged with assault, misconduct, and reckless endangerment. all misdemeanors. prosecutors say nero arrested gray without cause. spence said the officer followed his training and only touched gray once on the ground before gray was transported. a handful of demonstrators were outside the courtroom. >> we just want to see justice for freddie gray. and all others. >> the trial is expected to last about 20 days. >>> well, we have been striking out on sunny days. like matt shirser has been striking out on tigerless. struck out a record-tying 20. that, of course, is the good news. first alert meteorologist topper shutt. top 16 straight days now. >> we might break it today. >> we could break it today. in

we'll give you a first look inside the new national museum >>> it has been more than a decade in thet months away from the opening of the new national museum of african-american history and culture. >> and this morning we're giving you an exclusive first look inside. brash bra barbara harrison has the story. >> reporter: unless a truck passes or tour bus pauses for pictures snapping tourists and . >> reporter: unless a truck passes or tour bus pauses for pictures snapping tourists an>> passes or tour bus pauses for pictures snapping tourists and totally obscures your view, it would be hard to miss this decidedly different presence on the national mall. its closest neighbor stands in stark contrast to the brand new museum of african-american history and culture. >> what i wanted was a building of spoke of spirituality and resiliency. and i also thought it was important to have a building that was a bronze corona, because there has always been a dark presence in america that often got undervalued or overlooked. >> reporter: this historian has spent the last 11 years painstakingly plann

. > we got a sneak peak inside the national museum of the african-american history and culler. is on maryland avenue in southwest d.c. on the national mall. it is the first museum devoted to the african-american life, art, history and culture. this museum is for everybody. as we continue to say this an american story being told through the african-american lens. there will be some stories that will be familiar, some new stories. the african-american history and museum in the smithsonian institution. it will open to the public in september. > i can't wait. and we go to capital hill now and the long awaited sit down between presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump and house speaker paul ryan. thetwo men admit they have their differences. but after meeting today the two said they are working towards coming together to unify the party. ryan stopped short of endorsing trump say but says that may not be far off. last fall dana million bank wrote a column with the headline trump will lose or i will eat this column. well, he has delivered on his promise. in this video,

we try to get as many veterans to the museum to see their national tribute built in their honor and historians them as often as we can. we have recorded 200 now. we have sent 180, 190 veterans to the museum. we continue to do that. it is a positive program. obviously we're in a short window here because the average age is 90 years old or older. we had a 100 year old veteran on our last trip. as a matter of fact, dick cole, who was jimmy doolittle's co-pilot has been to this event twice and he is almost 102 years old. so are pretty incredible. obviously the window is tightening and for them to be able to take this trip together with their fellow veterans and see this national museum, which i wish everyone in the country was able to see, there's no place that you can feel the thin line between freedom and tyranny more than walking through this historical place of honor. >> how oftawesome is that guy? you can find out more at his website garysinise foundation.oorks rg. >>> still ahead live, we are tracking a couple of treacherous weather systems. the worst may be still to come in texas where floo

do you remember the balls used in the beach exhibit at the national building museum?hose little balls are now a part of a new installation. they've taken all of those balls, and they've actually glued them together and put little velcro pieces on. people who are lucky enough to score a ticket, and they are very difficult to get, well, they're going to be able to come down here into the old trolly tunnel. they'll be able to use these blocks to build art. you can do anything you want. you can you can build something new. anything that strikes your fancy. the desires? they want people to be creative and have a good time. >> i want people to have a lot of fun, building anything they can imagine. i think they will because we've done this so far and have had a great time doing it. >> you do have to have a ticket for this exhibit. tickets are hard to come by. in fact, they are sold out for the next several weeks. dupont underground, they're going to be making more tickets available. they will post the time slots on their website as soon as they're available. keep your eye on

next, we tour the innovation wing of the national museum of american history. john gray shows us his favorite object, including a bicycle that is embellished with

japan's national museum of western art is expected to win recognition as a unesco world heritage site. the main building is the only one that a french designer designed in japan. it was completed in 1959. it features pillars and a winding staircase that slopes through the center of the gallery. it's designed to receive plenty of sunlight. japan, france and five other nations jointly nominated 17 works by the designer in their countries as a single entry on the world heritage list. officials of japan's cultural affairs agency say the international council on monuments and sites has recommended registering the building. the museum is likely to be officially listed in july. >>> the governor of tokyo is fighting to clear his name amid allegations he misused political funds for private purposes. he is promising to release more details to account for the way he used the money. he has been battling the claims since they came to light last week in a weekly magazine. an expense report shows his former political group spent more than $3,000 at a hotel in 2013 and 2014. he admits his family stay

. >>> we're still months awayst from the opening of the newilnih national museum ofeum of african-americanistory andamer culture.lt >> but our cameras have gotteneo a sneak peek inside.ns the exhibits are not quite setue up but items have been movedbe m in. a lot of them document thedocunt role african-americans playedcas in american history and alsoy in the history of the entertainment industry.ndus >> you will notice that wehat talk about revolutionary war colonial north america. we talk about the antebellumum period.peod. we tell some of the familiarhe l and some of the new and somew a of that familiar we tell ine te new ways.w w so, we're excited for everyone n to see this. t >> the new museum opens to thee public on saturday september 24th. >> ♪ >> hey, listen we got a lotgo going on this morning.g s we start with the look at thehe visibility out there 'cause 'us some places they're up andth're they're down. dn. dulles has come down to a halfw a mile.a mile frederick is below 2 milesiles now. winchester you're back up u above 2 miles.il most everybody else really r doing pretty good b

an inside look at the national museum of african american history. doors will open in september. 11 exhibits will span hundreds of years of hundreds of years of african american history, from the slave trade to the black lives matter movement of today. one of the biggest artifacts is the very first plane used by the tuskegee airmen. unbelievable. stories tomorrow on "good morning washington." alison: there is a lot of talk about the acclaimed broadway musical "hamilton" coming to d.c. the kennedy center has new details. don't expect to see it soon. show will be at the opera house from mid-june to mid december of 2018. it will run for 14 weeks. leon: don't get in line until october. alison: i plan on camping out. leon: don't set up in the parking lot. alison: gives me plenty of time to learn every word. we broke our straight? steve: we did, today was the end of it, no rain. we have about 40 minutes left and it looks like we are not giving rain at the rain gauge at reagan national. 15 days in a row, that's it. i'm good with it. april 20 seven until yes

is a newries exhibition at the national building museum and washington, d.c.touring exhibition london. we have brought 12 of our most special doll's house is over to tell the story of british homes over the last 300 years. you have small terrace houses all the way to grand country mansions. we have high-rise apartments. open plan family homes. one particularly beautiful house is from the 1830's and 1840's. when you look into the beautiful rooms, you can see the craftsmanship that has gone into making the tiny items. the dolls are dressed beautifully in layers of lace and satin. their hair has been individually curled. in one room there is a tiny pair of slippers that must have been totted on a pair of needles get them that small. a lovely thing about doll's houses is it brings generations together. a great exhibition for grandparents, grandchildren, and parents to come to together to talk about their own experiences of family life and living in different styles of homes. it plays a important part of childhood. the process of playing fantasy life. cute. very i

[cheers and applause] ♪ >> american history tv was live yesterday from the smithsonian national museumf american history for an all-day conference of african american history. the theme was "the future of the african american past." historians and other scholars talk about

. >>> plus, a preview of the national museum of african-american history and culture in washington. >tanford where virtual reality has become a powerful tool in real life. >>> and "cbs this morning" will be debuting virtual reality from the set as we live stream behind the scenes with special vr cameras. >>> that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. before we go, some kite surfers in san francisco bay get some unexpected company. a pair of whales. they breached yesterday within sight of the golden gate bridge. biologists say more humpbacks are roaming the bay lately looking for anchovies. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. test. >>> a family tied up and terrorized. new this morning, a home invasion robbery rattling a white neighborhood overnight. the clues investigators are working with right now to try and identify the suspect. >>> developing now, a forest fire burning in bass river, burlington county. chopper three over the flames late last nightment why authorities think they'll soon get the upper hands. >> and new developments overnight in the georg

it will be the most sustainable national museum ever built with solar panels to heat water and a roofden to help with storm water management. during the break, you can open up the n w scenes stories about the museum. >>> storm water collection thing on our roofs right now, we could use that. >> that natural garden helps to absorb it. i love that. i didn't know that part. you mentioned that. our water table is quite high right now. we don't want any more rain, but unfortunately we're fwoigoing tt some. we've not had too many days where we have seen over an inch of rain. that could happen on saturday. the sun goes down at 8:18 tonight. we'll actually see it. 69 degrees currently. beautiful. around 67 degrees at 7:00. down to about 61 at 11:00. 70 gaithersburg. 72 down towards warrenton. 67 in annapolis. nice all the w no rain tomorrow. like i said, we've got about a 36-hour period where we're not going to see much at all. tomorrow is bike to work day. 75 degrees. 58 degrees on saturday. don't bike to work on saturday. on sunday, scattered showers. you may be able to miss some of those s

. >>> plus, a preview of the national museum of african-american history and culture in washington. >tanford where virtual reality has become a powerful tool in real life. >>> and "cbs this morning" will be debuting virtual reality from the set as we live stream behind the scenes with special vr cameras. >>> that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. before we go, some kite surfers in san francisco bay get some unexpected company. a pair of whales. they breached yesterday within sight of the golden gate bridge. biologists say more humpbacks are roaming the bay lately looking for anchovies. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -marie green. have a great day. ,,,, > >>> linda macdonald is captioning for you in real time. >>> good morning, a live look at the shark tank. yes, we can clap, right? >> wahoo! >> they did it. >> the sharks now advance to the western conference finals. it is friday, may 13. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. >> they dominated. >> the first time they did that since 2011. so very happy. everybody is happy around the bay area. we

the museum on the national mall set to open september 24th. >>> well, a lot of you are calling tonight'sayoff game a must-win. lose to the penguins and the team will be on the brink of elimination. we're all thinking positively. >> reporter: pivotal game four here tonight. caps do not want to come home down two games in the series, so the pressure is on and the caps it. >> i know we're a better team when we're playing the right way. we're just going to keep playing our game and follow our script. >> the whole year we expect to win, want to win. we believe in the group in this room. we've just got to make sure we're executing the way we should and we'll be all right. >> reporter: optional skate this morning. johansson not on the ice, but he will play. kris letang suffering a one game suspension for this hit in game three. even without the pens most physical player on the ice tonight, the caps hoping for a rough and tough game. we'll have that story coming up for you on "news4 at 5:00." >> and the caps bandwagon full this time of year, but the caps still recruiting tiny ones. caps onesies

she did, to the new national museum of african-american history and culture. >> anderson's dress is oneprepared in the suburban maryland warehouse. they'll be part of an exhibit called musical crossroads. together, they'll tell the rich story of african-american music. ♪ ♪ it tells the story of marian anderson and her impact and links her to other singers like miss denise graves. >> graves' gown will be rotated with the outfit anderson actually wore at the lincoln memorial. ironically, it was donation of the gown given to her that helped the museum find the 1939 outfit. >> it's miraculous because i didn't think that anything from that concert existed. let behold an outfit that she actually wore. >> graves seized the gift of the gown as a link to a legacy, and she knew she had to pass it on. >> it just came through me, just like music. it doesn't belong to me. it passes through me, and i was charged to be the one to shepherd it to its rightful home. >> of course, we're expecting denise graves to be right there with many other big names for the grand opening of the museum september 24th.

hope to honor the victims and survivors, not only by visiting the museum, but by going back to their own communities across the nation and doing something for their own lives to help heal the community and themselves. we hope to turn the museum experience into action. another question that deals with the public reckoning of history is how to mend -- improve the relationship between the history museums and communities, that are sources of support for the history. research,they do identify and remove historical resources, buildings, photographs, oral histories from the community, and preserve it in collections or archives, use it in an exhibit or book, and return little back to the community. the community hardly benefits. the appreciation of local history is not lifted up more for people to respect. that includes political leaders, local historical societies, decision-makers regarding funding for local history and education. as a result, the public reckoning of history is hardly enhanced. , in the future we need to see this pattern change. our question is, how will we, how will you help do so? as we strive to enhance

the national museum of natural history, and the air and space museum will stay open until 7 30, this will continue through labor day, however, there are some days when the museums may close early, so it is a good idea to check ahead. one reason to go, go for the air-conditioning. >> well, a little imagination goes a long way. >> and one military dad is making the most every his father's time by celebrating all of his son's favorite holidays in just ten days. how about that? staff sergeant john york has been deployed twice, this marks the first time he's been deployed since his 3 year old son bryson was born, before he left though he wanted to do something special. what did he do? he celebrated every major holiday with bryson, they went trick-or-treating, they opened christmas present, they even celebrating bryce son's fourth birthday couple of weeks earl. >> i but the biggest surprise, his wife priscilla recorded the entire father-son experience and compiled a keepsake video as an early fathers day gift. >> how about that? >> very nice. >> still ahead, the latest drama surrounding jo

september 24th, the official opening of the smithsonian national museum of african-american history andext to the washington monument. and the first museum devoted to telling the story of black americans. jan crawford went inside what is still a construction zone to have a look. >> reporter: it is hard to even put into words, i mean what it means just to be standing here. i mean this museum is the culmination of generations of work. legislation was actually introduced 13 years in a row before congress finally agreed to build it. now, with the opening just months away, we got a first look at what's inside. when you walk through this space, some of the artisfacts feel almost sacred. an actual slave cabin from a south carolina plantation dating back to the 1800s. segregated rail car used through 1960. blacks and whites kept separate. it spans the african-american experience. 400 years of history. >> this 'tis the most important demonstration of democracy in the world. >> reporter: architect david aje won a competition to design it. >> it is a building is really speaking about the struggle

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[cheers and applause] ♪ >> american history tv was live yesterday from the smithsonian national museumf american history for an all-day conference of african american history. the theme was "the future of the african american past." historians and other scholars talk about religion, culture, and historic preservation and interpretation, and about how african american history fits into the larger narrative of american history. next, the opening session on african american religion. this event was cohosted by the smithsonian museum of african american history and culture and the american historical association. it is an hour and 40 minutes. >> thank you for joining us on this rainy day in washington, d.c. this panel attempts to answer the simple but complex question, what is african american religion? , at leastn america the vast majority, were chattel to be bought and sold, exploited, and often cast aside when every ounce of value had been extracted an. but unlike the livestock listed alongside them at state inventories and at auction, this peculiar brand of property sought to preserve

the national museum of african-american history and culture will be the first to show the story of blackan crawford takes us inside the construction site near the washington monument. into words what it means just to be standing here. i mean this museum is the culmination of generations of work. legislation was introduced 13 years in a row before congress finally agreed to build it. and now -- with the opening just months away, we got a first look. at what's inside. when you walk through the space some of the artifacts feel sacred. an actual slave cabin, from the 100s. segregated rail car. used through 1960. blacks and whites kept separate. and spans the african-american experience. 400 years of history. >> this is the most important demonstration of democracy in the world. >> reporter: architect david ajay won an international competition to design it. >> it is a building is really speaking about the struggles for freedom. liberty. the things that are really, about what america is. it its just really profoundly moving. >> reporter: from the painful legacy of slavery, oppression, liberat

>>> on "american history tv" on c-span 3, this september marks the opening of the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. and on saturday morning beginning at 8:30, "american history tv" is live for an all-day conference with scholars from across the country discussing topics including african-american religion, politics and culture, historic preservation and interpretation. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on real "real america," the 1975 church committee hearings, convened to investigate the intelligence committees of the cia, fbi, irs and the nsa. the commission hears testimony from two fbi informants, mary jo cook and how she penetrated an anti-vietnam war organization, and gary thomas row, who infiltrated the klan and participated in violence against civil rights activists. >> you mean the birmingham policemen set up the beating of the freedom riders and you told the fbi that? >> that's correct, sir. >> and then were they beaten? >> they were beaten very badly, yes. >> and did the birmingham police give you the time they promised to give you to perform the beating? >> y

also that evening we will be at the national museum of mathematics in new york city for math professor andrew hackers discussion on advanced mathematics being required in schools. next wednesday through friday book tv will be in chicago for book expo america. the publishing industry's annual trade show where we will be talking to authors of forthcoming books such as kareem abdul jabbar and marcia clark as well as publishers and book sellers. that's a look at some of the program's book tv is covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2. >> i'm david johnson, full-time coordinator. my connection to architecture comes only by way of a philosopher who is our case project written from 1927 - 1940. it completely sketches out the parisian city life in the 19th century, especially the covered pathogens that extended idle watching and people watching when inclement weather made it infeasible. in some ways, this book is a probing detective story of architecture and it has an intimate view into jerusalem like paris

. >>> it is a big weekend for the national museum of the marine corps in triangle, virginia. service members are there to pay tribute to the marines this memorial day weekend. they're expecting about 2,000 people at the museum. >> you reflect on what the guys who came before you and the sacrifices they made. you appreciate what they did to allow you to be where you are today. >> a medevac helicopter that was shot down in vietnam is on display in front of the museum through thursday. the art exhibit is called take me home, huey. the marine corps museum will be open memorial day. >>> see the video that cost a bus driver his job after he got caught watching tv behind the whe witness stand in a murder trial. the defendant their father. the alleged victim their mother. what they had to say that might help the prosecution. >>> the new effort to protect people in maryland from the zika virus, but it doesn't include mo >>> we checked i sanders and donald trump. now we're going to take a closer look at some of the developments in the presidential race. >> chuck todd joins us now. no s

and it will be the most sustainable national museum ever built with solar panels to heat water and af garden to help with storm water management. during the break, open the nbc washington app to see our exclusive behind the scene stories about the museum. >>> and after the break, getting up close and personal with nature. >> the campaign national park service is rolling out to get you exploring ouregion's n rat ♪ ♪ to the women who know what real values are, you inspire us to bring you real value every day. >>> right now people in our area are taking part in the biodiversity festival. it's all part of the 2016 bioblitz, a hands-on event features science exhibits, art and other family friendly activities. news 4's meagan mcgrath has a look. >> reporter: aquatic gardens, a park teeming with wildlife. >> lots of different small fish. >> reporter: and it's the job of the national park service to keep an eye on things, to document what's in the parks and make sure everything is thriving. >> you know, we're over here in kennelworth in d.c., and in this magical garden. >> reporter: it's not