so effectively carrying both , congressional designations as the national museum and national memorial. quite a fitting tribute for a citizen-initiated museum a memorial to honor those who served in world war i and marked the turning point for the nation and the impact it had in the united states. the founding catastrophe of the 20th century, the moment that launched the american century captured here in this museum and memorial with national designation. let's go up to the memorial and talk about some of the architectural features of this extraordinary landmark. behind us is this extraordinary memorial tower dedicated in 1926, but the foundation stone laid in 1921 when vice president calvin coolidge and the five allied commanders gathered here to dedicate the project and begin the building work. this extraordinary tower is larger than the statue of liberty. a dominant feature on the landscape and an extraordinary tribute to those who served in world war i. it also marks the national engagement of the whole country coming behind this extraordinary effort to deal with this cataclysm tha

so, effectively carrying both congressional designations as the national museum and national memorial. quite a fitting tribute for a citizen-initiated museum a memorial to honor those who served in world war i and marked the turning point for the nation and the impact it had in the united states. the founding catastrophe of the 20th century, the moment that launched the american century captured here in this museum and memorial with national designation. let's go up to the memorial and talk about some of the architectural features of this extraordinary landmark. behind us is this extraordinary memorial tower dedicated in 1926, but the foundation stone laid in 1921 when vice president calvin coolidge and the five allied commanders gathered here to dedicate the project and begin the building work. this extraordinary tower is larger than the statue of liberty. a dominant feature on the landscape and an extraordinary tribute for those who served in world war i. it also marks the national engagement of the whole country coming behind this extraordinary effort to deal with this cataclysm th

horace: they are celebrating six months at the national museum of african american history and culturen d.c. ryan hughes shows us what has changed in six months and what we can expect at the museum as we head to the busy tourism season. >> it has been amazing. >> the national museum of the african-american history and culture celebrating six months of a people's journey. the long-awaited museum attracting long lines and welcoming since september. >> it's an amazing place. the building is beautiful. ryan: chuck is a teacher from rochester new york, part of a class trip with 250 students learning about slavery and the civil war. >> we only had a couple of hours to spend in the museum. we could have spent four or five hours. ryan: they are staying up to six hours to catch a glimpse of the 40,000 items on display. >> people stay longer than they do in any other museum. >> time passes to get in until the fall. if you think the line will get shorter, think again. they are expecting longer lines in spring break and the summer months. >> it is great to see so many people excited to learn about

congress going to the national museum that congress designated as the national museum. >> following her retirement from the industry helped to keep me to where she settled into the role of activist and philanthropist and selecting veterans' benefits and remained active of other important reform crusades. >> and to have the effect of an world communities. this is a half-hour. [inaudible conversations] thanks for the massive turnout today. thanks for overcoming now we do appreciate you being here with our ranking member to my left and our ranking member with agriculture i am sure we hear here to talk about standing up for hard working man and women like many of the community is that we represent. this is very rural and but many people who live represent has seen their wages stagnate as they are shifted to over two places spinet and we have seen people when their children had made the decision because those food those of felt because of economic uncertainty but to give the opportunity to work hard. >> then normally don't have to speak to the people when you say i will bring your jobs home

the museum is the nation's museum for the history of world war i. it is a global museum.e talk about all involved in world war i. it is not just about the united states. everything from the summer of 1914 to the peace treaty of june 1919. our collection is the most comprehensive collection of world war i materials in the world. it is not the largest, but it is comprehensive, in that we do deal with all nations involved in the war. in the museum, when you are going to the exhibition, you see about 10% of the museum collection at one time. the rest we use for research, references, loans to other institutions, and just to make sure we have an encyclopedic collection of the war. when we are teaching about the history of it, we want to cover everything. where i am standing right now is in front of a wall that depicts the various shoulder sleeve insignia worn by the american expeditionary forces in world war i. these were used to identify the units and to create a feeling of belonging to a particular unit. our visitors are fascinated with the shoulder sleeve insignia but they w

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city leaders and congressional leaders went to congress to ask for this to be designated as the national museum. among the significance of the other museums in the world and in 2004 the museum as the national museum. >> following retirement from the army she returned to her home in their region of upstate new york where she settled into the role of activists, philanthropist, s olicited funds for veterans benefits and aids and remained active in human suffrage and other crusades. >> anyone involved in short-term trading policies people want edge that is a common term in the industry the white fence that is useless, the gray zone and then blackett which is clearly insider information. >> the two central characters that of parts of the story are the two former portfolio managers nephew and michael are the 21 is currently serving a fairly lengthy prison sentence and although mr. steinberg was convicted later overturned after the appeals court made a ruling that made it much

we went to the national museum of african american history and culture to hear what people are saying. >> in the speech yesterday, ben carson talked about the immigrants coming through ellis island and then he said this. >> there were other immigrants who came here at the bottom of slave ships who worked longer and harder. sam: that sparked criticism from samuel l. jackson who pleaded out "expletive please," to tamer comments. >> how he can be so oblivious. >> it doesn't stop there. last night on siriusxm, carson started to use the term involuntary immigrant. >> you can't be an immigrant if you are brought over here against your will in chains. >> yes, you can. you can be an involuntary immigrant. >> later -- or involuntary. if you come from outside to inside you are an immigrant. >> reaction from the national museum of african american history and culture. >> in anacostia, much the same. >> how can slavery be an immigrant? honestly. it's insane. >> carson and his wife put out a statement on the facebook page including the slaver intive and the immigrant narrative are two entirely dif

leaders went to the congress and asked for this to be designated as the national museum and because of the scope of the collection and significance amongst other museums in the world congress designated in 2004 the museum as the national museum. >> at 6:30 p.m. historic catherine quitman. >> following her retirement from the army in 1865, she returned to her home of upstate new york where she settled into the role of activist, florida best and solicit funds for aid and veterans benefits and remained active with women's suffrage and other important reform crusades. >> for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> on wednesday, the federal reserve announced a quarter% rise in short-term interest rates. chair of the fed, janet yellen, discuss the reasons in a news briefing. >> good afternoon. today the federal open market committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funded rate by one quarter percentage point bringing it to three quarters to 1%. our decision to make another gradual reduction in the amount of policy accommodation reflects that economies continued progress tow

congress and asked for this to be designated as a national museum. because of the scope of the connection, the connection with other museums in the world, congress designated in 2004 the museum as the national museum. 6:30, the author of the book harriet tubman, the road to freedom. >> following her retirement from the army, tubman returned to her region the singer likes of new york, where she settled into the role of activists, philanthropist. she solicited funds for aid and veterans benefits. she remained active in the women's suffrage and other important reforms. announcer 2: for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. announcer 1: and you are watching live coverage of a symposium all day on abraham lincoln's life, career, and legacy here on "american history tv." it is being held at ford theater. the next speaker will be douglas wilson, who is the coeditor of herndon on lincoln. william herndon was lincoln's law but -- law partner and biographer. after this will be a speaker's panel featuring the presenters responding to questions from the audien

tonight at 7:00 on nightly news. >>> today marks six months since the opening of the wildly popular national museumf african-american history and culture. the museum is out with new numbers on just how crowded it's been over there. 1.3 million visitors have walked through its halls. if you want to visit, the next round of passes for july will be out beginning april 5th. i still haven't been in there. i'm looking forward to it. >> that's a tough ticket. >>> doug, everybody's going to be out this weekend. it's going to be nice. i hope people are going to be careful with all the visitors in town and i'm thinking about the traffic jams on the trails with people on bikes. >> just think about the trails out there. on your left! let's take a look and show you how things are going. we've kind of been in the house a lot more often over the cold temperatures and even that snow last week. now we're dealing with nothing but sunshine and really nice numbers. temperatures on the rise. it says 62. we have hit 63 at the airport. nice numbers there. look just back to the west. again, here we were earlier today in t

. >>> san francisco could soon be home to a national museum chronicling the impact of aids of the worldstaff of the national memorial grove is gauging interest right now in a place. it would be similar to the holocaust museum and the national september 11 memorial. >>> it is pi day. p-i. >> we're not talking about, like, the delicious kind of pie. we're talking about the mathematical kind of pi. probably the only thing you remember from geometry class, right? for those of us who don't, pi symbolizes the ratio of a circle circumference with diameter, you know, 3.14, et cetera, as in today's date. pi day at started at san francisco's exploratorium at pier 15. it is the 30th anniversary now and to celebrate, there will be tons of free events starting at 10:00 a.m. this is video from last year. go to our website, abc7news.com, for more info and entry is subject to capacity. >> i wouldn't hate you if you brought a pie to us. >> we would love that. any type, really. >> always open to that. >> not picky. >> hey, mike. >>> can i get in on that? i'm in. thank you. hi, everybody. 3.14, that's as

>> no, i'm not at a specific art museum this morning, i am at the national museum of african-americanen open for about six months and three days. it's hard to believe, some people have been here upwards of five times. we're going >>> we get in the cherry blossom season with a como know fashion show. >> and meaghan is live at the national museum of african- american history and culture. >> it is monday, march 27th and this is great day washington. >>> good morning, my friends, my name is chris leary. >> and we are your hosts of great day washington. i was doing like this. i don't know if you saw because saying national museum of african-american history and culture, i just used every single breath in my body to say that, that grand name. >> it's museum monday. >> that's right. >> is that the longest name? >> it probably is. we should check that out. >> we have a long history in this country, i think we deserve the longest name. >> why not, sure, that sounds good. >> you know who else has a long history chris? >> who. >> d. c. maryland how much do you love your job? >> i love it. >> lon

now, who knows what will happen at the national museum of american history this year. we don't know. turn it into another hotel? we don't know. [laughter] deborah: i think there certainly have been moments where there have been serious questions were museums have made the decision to withdraw shows, the kirkland gallery, the mapplethorpe show. it was about a group of politicians who were sort of waiting to pounce right here in brooklyn. many of us know the story of the brooklyn museum and the sensation exhibition which was a direct clash of a group of sort of fanatical catholics. and the mayor's of joining of joining forces in a moment to say this exhibition, this art exhibition was entirely inappropriate and disgraceful and should come down. and the mayor decided he was going to withdraw the cities tour on from the museum. he lost that case. and the museum had greater attendance than it ever had before. but there was a great price paid in the process, having answered much hate mail myself, i can testify to that. i think one of the issues that will come up for people pe

an exhibition at the national museum of the american indian in new york reveals how native americans today are developing their own contemporary look in changing the way we think about style and identity. jane o'brien reports. jane: from couture just read wearo streetwear, day to costume, it is almost impossible to design native fashion, but that is hardly surprising. after all, each tribe is a nation with its own identity and culture, and there are hundreds of artists working across the vast american continent. they are all doing their own thing. what is the artist trying to do here? these are not clothes i would wear. >> these dresses are really an expression of the creation story, the connection to the stars. she has chosen this mylar. i don't believe they are really meant necessarily to be worn, because the material. they are really a statement an explosion of these ideas. this one, by contrast, you could wear. it is a dress by bethany yellowtail. it is created in a very contemporary fashion. but it also has this line of faux elk teeth that run across the arms and over the chest.

. >>> the national museum of african-american history and culture hits the 6 month mark today. more than 1 million visitors have been through the doors. tickets are booked through july. people are staying an average of six hours when they visit. that's three times the average for u.s. museums. >> it is really because our visitors are so engaged. many of them feel on a pilgrimage to come here. many people are first time museum goers. many want to return again and again. >> so much to see. the museum expects more than 3 million visitors by the end of the year. >>> the d.c. mayor announcing a new task force dedicating more resources to helping missing children say most missing children leave voluntarily and are found in a short period of time. only on 9, delia goncalves speaks to a one time missing child who says she ran away after she felt like her foster mother was mistreating her. >> reporter: we are protecting this girl's identity because she's under age and has really had a difficult time. her mom was on drugs. so her grandmother was raising her. after her grandmother passed

. >>> and exhibit highlighting the signatures of one year in history opens tomorrow at the national museum of jewish history at independence mall. we got a preview of the collection entitled 1917 how one year changed the world and it looks back at how historic events to that time. a theme that resonates among many today. 130 artifacts are on display and it runs through july 16th. >>> campbell soup in camden marks womens history month by celebrating female chefs. they hosted a panel discussion including showhan, a judge on the food network show chopped and they talked about the challenges and successes as a woman in a male dominated field. >>> and it was a surprise in the lifetime of a 12-year-old boy. >> can i give you a hug? >> your son is so special. >> reporter: at arrow head elementary school. john and the second grade teacher ironed out the details of a surprise for his unsuspecting son owen. >> wait outside until i introduce you. >> he just returned from duty in kuat and has not seen him in four months. the class was told that a mystery reader is stopping by. >> i would like to intro

. >> the national museum of modern art in kyoto recently displayed tea bowls from the family. british landscape artist wasas invivited to speak. last year he met her and found great inspiration in her work. >> translator: i had forgotten that art is beautiful. her creations made me remember that. >> brook has operated in harsh natural landscapes around the world, including sites in scotland, libya and syria. she's made videos and taken photos documenting the creative process. this one involves building a fire in bone chilling weather on a deserted island in northern scotland. the fire endures until the waves put it out. her works focus on the four elements enshrined in ancient greek philosophy, fire, water, wind, and earth. moved by the video, girls from a tribe in namibia. they spread clay on their skin for protection. brook didn't show the whole picture but focused on the rhythmic music coming from the girls singing as r red dust swswirled up in the air. >> translator: the girls are praying, asking god if they can take just a little bit from god and go to the river bed, crus

an event at tokyo national museum marks the occasion. people there are taking the time to enjoy sake and a movie. the last day of march is also the end of the japanese fiscal year. some people are saying they have too much work to do and can't leave early. tokyo based electric equipment firm is recommending its workers take a half day of paid leave on premium fridays. >> translator: i have two daughters on spring vacation, so we'll go shopping and see a movie. >> translator: i have a deadline for checking paperwork. it's difficult to leave the office early at the end of the month. >> reporter: >> a survey of 2,000 workers suggests only 17% of them left work early on the last premium friday. one important reason they feel it's important to take care of their customers. the campaign will continue but its success will depend on how many more firms are willing to take the plunge. >>> the maker of subaru brand cars have held a ceremony toy mark the changing of its company name. the brand's cars are sold in more than 90 countries. a plate bear

underground railroad national underground railroad freedom center for six years and worked at the national museum of american history for 20. exhibitionportant was the groundbreaking feel to factory -- field to factory. it generated a national discussion on migration, race. he also co-curated the american presidency, a glorious burden. the national underground railroad freedom center has attracted worldwide attention because of the quality of its presentation and focus on race, interracial cooperation, and issues of contemporary slavery. he has published extensively in the areas of public history. he co-authored the american presidency, unchanged -- unchanged memories -- unchanged memories. he has served on many boards. he is the pastor of the national council for history education -- the past chair of the national council for history education. he has been selected to the organization of american historians distinguished lecture symposium. he graduated from brown university and holds a masters degree in a doctorate degree from rutgers university. [applause] >> he holds the chair of civil war his

garbage just waiting to be tossed out, but after more than 70 years, sitting on a shelf in the national museum of scotland's storage, a team of curious curators finally peaked inside. >>> it was really exciting to be able to get it out,. >> reporter: doctor margaret mainland made the discovery. >>> museum collections, as well. >> reporter: that highlight, a 2,000 year-old mummy shroud, type of the linen cloth used to wrap bodies of high ranking egyptians. doctor mateland shroud was so fragile it took 24 hours of humidifying to unwrap. >>> each fold revealed another part of the shroud, was just so exciting, to see his face, emerge. >> reporter: she says that the final result was, so well preserved they could even read the name of the deceased, as i amca and the museum already had relics of his well studied parents. his father, a high ranking egyptian official, mount suef and his mother. the shroud officially goes on display this week. museum still has over 11 million pieces from all over the world in storage. who knows what other treasures are waiting to be discovered. jonathan vigliotti, cbs n

congress and asked for this to be designated as the national museum. ause of the scope of the collection, the significance among other museums in the world , congress designated in 2004 the museum as the national museum. >> 6:30, historian catherine quentin -- >> following her retirement from the army in 1865, she returned from her home in the finger lakes region of upstate new york , where she settled into the role of activist, philanthropist. for aid andd funds benefits. remained active in women's suffrage and other important reform crusades. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. sunday night on "afterwords." the history and science behind body fat in the book "the secret life of fat." she is interviewed by the medical reporter for "the new york times." >> your brain sets what your weight is. does it change as you get older? >> it is almost a force of nature that we seem to accumulate more fat, a great many of us. , the fat busting hormones decline with age. testosterone levels decline with age. in both women and men, we have less of it as we

an exhibition at the national maritime museum cornwall is devoted our arts editor will gompertz has beento falmouth to take a look. tattoos, as you know, are all the rage nowadays. you have the geometric all—over design, the star wars stormtropper and, of course, your classic love heart. do you know what, lal, i'm as pleased as punch with that. thanks very much. you're welcome. each: in the lateg'fis?! lal hardy made his living tattooing iconoclastic punks. today he's taking part in a major museum exhibition, celebrating his artform. times have changed. i think the perception of tattoos has changed because there is so much fantastic artwork out there. i mean, every genre and subject is covered with tattooing now. there's so much beautiful stuff, you know there isn't a stigma like there used to be attached to it any more. are common misconceptions. tattooing back to britain. british people had been tattooed for hundreds of years before. we start to see evidence of that in the pilgram tattoos that people were going to have in the middle east, when they were going out in the pilgramages in t

. >>> just a reminderhu berry's apple red cadillac is featured in the national museum of african-americanistory and culture on the national mall. >> remember when the museum first opened, we put it in our dpal gallery of the ten must see things. >> right. and it's there. >> you can search african-american museum to see what else made that very important list. thanks so much, barbara. >> you're welcome. >>> if you want a great meal for a deal, northern virginia is the place to be this week. northern virginia restaurant week starts today. dozens of restaurants in prince william, loudoun and arlington counties will be offering special three course menus. you can find a list of restaurants taking part over in the nbc washington app. >>> despite a set back last week because of the snow and ice, the cherry blossoms festival is off and running. a lot of folks turned out for the official kickoff over the weekend. they turned out despite the cold worries that the cherry blossoms were gone for good. search cherry blossoms specials in the nbc washington app. >> those poor blossoms probably didn't kn

an exhibition at the national museum of the american indian in new york reveals how native americanschanging the way we think about style and identity. jane o'brien reports. from couture the streetwear, daywear to costume, it's almost impossible to define native fashion. but that's hardly surprising. after all, each tribe is a nation with its own identity and culture and there are hundreds of artists working across the vast american continent and they're all doing their own thing. what is the artist trying to do here? because these are not clothes i would wear. well, these two dresses are really an expression of the creation story. the connection to the stars. so wendy ponca has chosen a space age type material. i don't believe they are really meant necessarily to be worn, because of the material, we really are more of a statement in an exploration of these ideas. this one by contrast you could wear. it's a dress by bethany yellowtail and it's created in a very contemporary fashion, but it also has this line of faux elk teeth that run over the arms and chest. that's a direct referenc

and an exhibition at the national museum of the american indian in new york reveals how native americanschanging the way we think about style and identity. jane o'brien reports. from couture the street where, daywear to costume, it is almost impossible to define native fashion. but that's hardly surprising. after all, each tribe is a nation with its own identity and culture and there are hundreds of artists working across the vast american continent. and they are all doing their own thing. what is the artist trying to do here? because these are not clothes i would wear. well, these two dresses are really an expression of the creation story. the connection to the stars. so she has chosen a space age type material. i do believe they are really meant necessarily to be worn, because of the material, we really are more of a statement in an exploration of these ideas. this one by contrast you could wear. it is addressed a bethany yellow tail and it is created in a very contemporary fashion, but it also has this line of fa ke fashion, but it also has this line of fake elk teeth that run over th

. >> you know, elizabeth weatherford, who's the director of the film/video center at the national museum of the american indian in new york city pulled me aside-- i was there for a film festival this past march-- and she said, you know, "20 years ago when i started, 90% of the content that they were programming was made by non-indians." and she said, "now, 90% of it that we're programming is made by native americans, and a lot of them are in their 20's..." >> hinojosa: wow. >> "...and their 30's." >> hinojosa: that must be so exciting for you. >> it's wonderful to see, because it's not about the loin cloths; it's not about the historical portrayals of native people. >> hinojosa: in fact, you actually had a term for this: "leathers and feathers"? >> "leathers and feathers." it's not my term; it's been coined before. but you know, i mean, you know, you take these wonderful actors and you put them in loin cloths and feathers and have them running and doing all sorts of stuff, and that's wonderful, but that's a staple of american cinema that is always going to exist. and for me and this gene

designated in 2004 the museum as the national museum. announcer: at 6:30, historian catherine clinton, author of the book "harriet cubin, road to freedom." >> following her retirement from the army, tubman returned to her wheren upstate new york, she settled into the role of activist, philanthropist. she solicited funds for benefits. she remained active in suffrage and other important crusade. announcer: for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. we are standing next to two old jail cells that date back to the 1740's. they are some of the oldest structures here in wilmington. today they are part of the brca coming up, we-- go inside this old colonial home and take you on a to her.

alison: the museum -- national museum of african american history and culture is six months old and welcomed 1.3 million visitors since opening in september. the average time that people spend in the museum roughly two hours. as long as six hours. tonight we have a report from the museum about everything you need to know before you go. larry: i have been there three times there as a tourist. i don't know how you spend less than four hours. >> it's so popular. still long lines. larry: people are standing outside? do you have a ticket? just mine, sorry. alison: let's talk to doug, the other popular attractions. you, too, but i meant the cherry blossoms. doug: thank you. the weather is cooperating here. late afternoon rise in temperatures. lower 60's. a lot of sunshine as we look at the national harbor. talk about the numbers. all day long through the morning we were in the 40's for a long time. culpeper is 65 degrees right now. the planner through the evening is keeping the skies cloudy. we are forecasting everybody to stay above 50 degree marks so when you wake up tomorrow it's 20 or so warme

was last seen at the national museum of african american history at 1:00 in the afternoon. detectives say he is mentally impaired, so it is critical that they find him. larry: developing right now, the redskins getting rocked. the general manager out of a job and two of their heaviest hitters heading for greener, richer pastures. concerned about the current state of the redskins. john gonzalez is digging further into this one. this is not the news fans want to hear. john: it is really not. this is what i'm hearing from fans this morning. where do we begin? we should begin at the top. the redskins have fired their general manager two years into his four-year contract. the team saying they wish him well, but no further comments will be made on his departure. the firing had to do with an alcohol relapse, he was the nflly missing from combine. that is for general managers since dan snyder took over. dan snyder was also confronted by quarterback kirk cousins, who is asking for a trade without a quarterback contract in the future with the team. he did get that franchise tag last

. >>> san francisco could be home to a national museum chronicling the impact of aids on the world. ew york times" reports the staff of the national aids memorial grove in golden gate park is gauging interest now in a place that would detail how aids both devastate and had transformed society. it would be similar to the holocaust museum or the national september 11 memorial. >>> a new way to fight diabetes is hitting the streets in vallejo. take a look. this is a mobile diabets education and prevention center. it features workstations and a kitchen. abc7 news was there as touro university and sutter health unveiled the van yesterday. it will provide screenings for diabetes and demonstrations on how to prepare food that is healthy and delicious. touro university poisononts outt 55% of californian are diabetic or prediabetic. >>> university of california president janet has nominated 72-year-old carol christ for that position. right now, christ is the president of smith college in massachusetts. she worked at cal from 1970 to 2002, riding from english professor to dean and then ultimat

urday at eastern as we're live from the national world war one museum in missouri to mark america's entry into what was then called the great war. guests during the live call-in program include matthew one r, national world war museum president and ceo. yagelesson, historical days, r, and argue of 47 -- live, saturday, at 10:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. anouncer: "washington journal" continues. us now is andrew rasmussen, the formernato and former neral prime minister of denmark and e's here to discuss secretary of state rex tillerson's speech today at the minister's meet as well as sels, u.s. relations with russia and the impact of brexit. thank you so much for joining us today. guest: good morning. host: so secretary tillerson is eeting with nato foreign ministers today. what are the top things, in your for on, we should look out in this speech? guest: i think two messages are important. message should be the american commitment to defending that is the commitment is unchanged. european i think allies should commit to defense. much more in we decided ummit, within

it would be similar to the holocaust museum on the national september 11 memorial. >>> uc berkeley atep away from having its first female chancellor. janet has nominated 72-year-old carol christ frrt position. she is the president of smith college in massachusetts. she rose from english professor to dean and ultimately to executive vice chancellor. the uc board of regents will vote on her nomination thursday. cal's outgoing chancellor offered his resignation last august amid controversies over campus sex assaults and questions over budget decisions. he had run cal since june of 2013. he stayed in that position until a replacement was there. >>> it is pi day. >> yes. not the delicious edible flaky crust kind of pie, like the geometry kind of pi. probably the only thing you remember from geometry class, right? if you don't, pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, 3.14, et cetera. >> yeah. >> today's dates, right? pi day started at san francisco's exploratorium if you didn't know. it's the 30th anniversary now and to celebrate, there will be tons of free events starti

. >> reporter: mike pierce at the national museum of industrial history says when martin tower was built, bethlehem steel was bursting at the seams. >> there was talk of a second tower at one point. >> reporter: by 2000 the industry collapsed and the building remains of memory of what was once was. >> many of them would say every feeling imaginable you can feel associated with that tower. >> it might not be here anymore, but a lot of people have nostalgia and great memories. >> this week dozens of residents went to a public meeting with developers. . no decision yet, but some locals want to see renovations like condos or shopping, similar to the steel stacks now converted into a popular arts district. >> and i think this building should have a second chance. it can be loved again. >>> nbc 10 news at 6:00 is coming up next. here's jacqueline london. >> therapy threatened. some cancer survivors say art is helping them deal after the disease. why there's now worried about something rump is push iing for. >>> heavy rains headed this way and could impact every part of your friday. details are

95, we will be right >>> well, nation and world changes politically and socially in 2017, the national museum of the american jewish history is looking back, at the year that changed the world. >> the year 1917 took soldiers into world war one and set tone for immigrants migrating to the you had from all over the world. the museum's new exhibit 1917 how one year changed the world examines that year, through through the eyes of american jews. more than 125 artifacts, including uniforms, letters, photographs, interactive media on display. >> what is very, very exciting to us was the fact that we are talking about significant events that happened a century ago but the reverberation of those events, the historical, the historical events that they initiated, we feel in our lives, today. >> the exhibit is on display tomorrow, march 17th and it runs through july 16th. >> exhibit for all to see. >> um-hmm. >> reversing type two diabetes >> doctors have found a recipe that could get rid of the disease, we will tell you >>> ten people were injured during mt. etna's most recent eruption in cecily. >> bb

two women visiting from kentucky took the red line to the national museum of african american history and culture in lieu of cherry blossoms. >> it's n but we will make the best of it. >> now the parking lot home to the snow to melt snow mountains. vibrant budding trees muted by the 11th hour cameo. official start of spring less than a week away. >> from white to brown. i hope the cherry blossoms in d.c. fare better than here. >> if the snow blower wasn't bad enough, chris lost power overnight. dropping down to 61 before the electricity was restored. roadways clear here. 30 miles north is where we join tom roussey in mobiletrak7. how is it looking there? tom: i got to tell you, downtown frederick is looking good. let me show you as we get a gree the roads look good. we got an update that all roads throughout the county are now open. show you from behind. the traffic is moving behind. the sidewalk, they did a great job clearing the sidewalk as well. a lot of businesses here so a lot are open. the sidewalks are clear and roads are as well in downtown. reporting live in frederick, tom ro

is an industry reported to be worth £100 million a year, and now a new exhibition at the national maritime museumall, hopes to persuade visitors to see body art as fine art. our arts editor will gompertz has been to falmouth to take a look. tattoos, as you know, are all the rage nowadays. there is more choice than ever. you've got the geometric, all—over design, the star wars stormtropper, and of course, your classic love heart. do you know what, lal, i'm as pleased as punch with that. thanks very much. you're welcome. back in the late ‘70s, lal hardy made his living tattooing iconoclastic punks. celebrating his artform. times have changed. i think the perception of tattoos has changed, because there is so much fantastic artwork out there. i mean, every genre and subject is covered with tattooing now. there's so much beautiful stuff. you know, there isn't a stigma, like there used to be, attached to it anymore. charts, as well as taking on what the curators feel are common misconceptions. we start with disspelling the myth that captain cook brought tattooing back to britain. british people had be

breaston berry was last seen yesterday at the national museum of african american culture.impaired and it is critical they find him. if you see him, you should call police. bundle up, temperatures are dropping out there. >> reporter: yes, they are. and as the temperatures are falling, we're starting to see a change over from rain to snow. snow falling in western from cumberland to hagerstown. even grassy accumulation of snow. we're seeing a little bit of a -- some change over happening in northern parts of loudoun, mock montgomery mongomery counties, you see bright banding. east of dc into prince georges county it's just rain. temperatures will be falling through the rest of the morning down to 42 by 10:00 a.m., back up into the mid 40s. that's it for highs today. it will be windy, a few more flurries later this afternoon. let's get a check of the roadways. >> reporter: good morning. on the friday morning ride, we've got congestion on the capital beltway, crash is in alexandria on the inner loop at telegraph road. stalled tractor trailer as a result. big picture map startin

. >> the national museum of african-american history and culture has been open for six months and packed just about every day. 1.3 million visitors have walked through the doors. if you'still waiting for a chano visit, entry passes for july will be available beginning april 5th. >> poetry we picture rhymes on pieces of paper. >> tlsz a group of teenagers in the d.c. area taking poetry to a whole new level. amy cho takes us in theor >> if the truth is concealed. >> reporter: adding delivering them from memory. >> not a minority. >> reporter: don't forget being vulnerability. >> weight upon my sofa. >> reporter: and the result sam poetry. >> like church bells. >> reporter: they perform and judges sean get scored from one to ten. >> make my father happy. >> reporter: to win creativity is free. >> i feel free when i'm writing appoint et t poet poetry. >> brought out feelings no other art form has for me. >> reporter: they don't have to rhyme but they've certainly got reason. >> you better be talking to your mother and saw these two guys bothering this girl like cat calling but to an extreme,

one of her last stories was about the new national museum of african american his or he and culture.ory and culture. >> this is an amazing place. >> dear gwen, thank you for telling me to know my name. >> when you are young, you do not think about how important it is to meet people who are a woman or woman of color in those positions. >> you were speaking for so many of us, women of color especially, who wanted so badly to see themselves reflected in the media. i think of knowing myself and knowing my name, and it was so important that you told me that. >> i only thought older white guys got on tv behind the anchor desk, but there you were, a beacon of hope in a sea of white faces. >> we owe you our gratitude by being a model for some other young woman who, one day, may see me, and see a woman who looks like me, like you, and know that she can as well. >> the fact you are covering in the white house, that meant i can go and pursue the career and become a journalist. [applause] and senioray broadcasting correspondent, this award is delivered to a news executive who has made a signific

it's a security precaution while president trump attends an event at the national building museum. >> you see a lot of different things at wal-mart but you don't see this every day. no. that is a horse. a houston man found his way turning heads at wal-mart. keep watching. yep. he is riding to horse through the store. he said the odd decision came at the spur of the moment after riding his friend to wal-mart. i don't understand. the company was not immused and called it -- not amused and called at it stunt. the cowboy said he wanted to make people smile. >> he wasn't trying to hurt nobody or do anything destructive. you only >> wal-mart on a horse. jonathan: the houston humane society condemning the odd ride. the customers seemed shocked more than anything else watching a guy ride a horse through wal-mart. michelle: this is texas. jonathan: ongoing. if you get online and you see crazy things at wal-mart. that might make the list. >> you can watch the videos all day long. doug: the worse of it, the horseshoe, the floor like that, 1,000 pounds. our story colder and watcher and cooler and

. >>> after more than 70 years, sitting on a shelf in the national museum of scotland storage area team of curators finally peaked inside and found an anxious piece of egyptian history. >>> they found a 2,000 year-old mummy shroud, type of the linen cloth was used to wrap the mummified bodies of egyptians. margaret mateland says it was so fragile it took 24 hours of humid file go to unwrap. >>> each pull that we unfolded , revealing, and. >>, the final result was so well preserved he can read the name of the deceased. shroud is on display at museum , curator at the museum say they still have more than 11 million pieces from all over the world, still in storage. >>> wow. >>amazing. >>> that is amazing you know what else is amazing, just how much rain we can get in one day or so. >>> my gosh, worst part bit thinks storm will repeat itself early next week and possibly again late next week, two more rain storms on the dock it in the seven day forecast. so, we're not through this just yet, april showers getting a little bit of a head start, one day early for end of march. march has been mark

. >> stephen: you were tweeting today about the president being down at the national museum of africann: black folks, you read this one. ( cheers and applause ) >> no. >> stephen: no. better than not going down. give the man some credit. >> is it? >> stephen: better than not going down. >> is it? >> stephen: i don't know. >> listen, listen, everything is not all better because you take a picture in front of martin luther king. i need everybody to understand that. this is not a game. ( cheers and applause ) i don't like my people, especially ones that have done great things for, you know, civil rights, to be used as props. and if you're going to do a press-- a photo-op, i need you in front of slavery or something really gritty so that when they ask you a question you are standing in front of someone in chains and you can be really honest about all the horrible things you have said about black and brown people. do it in front of somebody in chains. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: now, you-- you-- as i said, you've done a lot of things, but you always say you limit yourself to p.g. ro