my guest this week is the architect designing the national museum of african american history and culture, david adjaye. >> most architects spend years, and years pursuing a degree. you have one year of formal architectural training. what do you think... >> you did your research. busted! >> well, it's very interesting, though. what gave you the courage to just carve your own path like that? >> when i started, i was extremely scared about the whole thing. but i was also incredibly inspired by this thing. when i did my research into how architecture was being taught at that time, and what the big voices were, i found that i just disagreed. and i didn't have empathy with the discussion. because i felt that the discussion had become very formal. had become about architects naval-gazing, in a way. and kinda debating the style of something, versus the style of something else. i wanted to find a path that engaged more with what the world was, and what people were doing. so, i found that i had to kind of carve my own path. that's the path i took. >> when you were a boy living in ghana your brothe

he's designing the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in

national air museum. if approved, this effort will place extraordinarily dass extraordinary burdens on the budget for the foreseeable future. the subcommittee congratulates the smithsonian on the news of the opening of the national museum of african american history and culture on september 24 of this year. the committee has met its funding commitment, one half the total cost for construction of the museum. we are pleased that this extraordinary public-private partnership, enabling the museum to be built has proved successful.

of our nation. just a few recent highlights. our stunning new national museum of african american history and culture opens on the national mall this september. smithsonian scientists use our collections to provide important and practical insights on a variety of topics. consider the zika virus. the department of defense is working with the national museum of natural history to study and map the zika virus outbreak. the national zoo is exploring how it might us bread through non-human factors. and the smithsonian tropical research institute and panama is studying the zika-carrying genetic makeup. the national portrait gallery in the national museums offer insight into our nation's leaders. our diverse music collections would comprise the largest in the world if they were all in one place. now they are at a new of say -- as a new website -- now they are at a new website called "smithsonian music." a gallery reopened in november, following a two-year renovation. its debut division, wonder, has attracted more than 368,000 visitors in just the first four months. and in 2015, we welcomed a new at the national zoo. beloved by the public,

smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c.the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in

national air and space museum. if approved this effort will place extraordinary burdens on the smithsonian as annual budget for the foreseeable future. subcommittee congratulates smith sown on the news of opening of national museum of national african-american history and culture on september 24th this year. the committee met its funding commitment, providing 270 million, one-half total cost towards construction of the museum. we're pleased this extraordinary public private partnership enabling the museum to be built has proven successful and crux is now nearly complete. the construction of the african-american museum and proposed repairs to the national air and space museum are illustrative of the real challenge this is subcommittee faces. there is both increasings demand for and shrinking supply of federal dollars to address many legitimate priorities. for this reason it's essential that the smithsonian outline and clearly communicate its highest and greatest priorities. every member of this subcommittee would like to support a 10% increase for funding for the smithsonian but given the incredible demands across this bill it is probably not realistic. difficult funding decisions will have to be made. the subcommittee will do very best to address t

of our nation. just a few recent highlights. our stunning new national museum of african-american history and culture opens on the national mall this september. smithsonian scientists use our collections to provide important and very practical insights on a variety of topics, consider the zika virus. the department of defense is working with our national museum of natural history to study and map the zika outbreak. the national zoo is exploring how it might spread through nonhuman vectors and the smithsonian tropical research institute in panama is examining the zika carrying mosquitos' genetic make-up. always but perhaps especially in an election year the national museum of american history and the national portrait gallery offer revealing insooigts into our nation's leaders. our diverse music related collections would comprise the largest music museum in the world if one in place and now in a sense they are at smithsonian music. the smithsonian american art museum's ren wick gallery reopened to the public in november following a two-year renovation. its debut exhibition "wonder" attracted more than 368,000 visitors in just the fi

. >>> the national museum of african-american history will open the exhibit at the send of the september and now the museum's founding detector says the display will address cosby most recent behavior but not how they will address it. >>> and now ducis rogers is here. >> in two days we whittle the field down to two teams. villanova is in houston and the cats are chasing their dreams. jeff skversky is live. >> reporter: hey ducis, villanova star ryan arcidiacono says they want oklahoma after they were smacked around by the sooners back in december scoring a season low 55 points, it's been driving them ever since and chris jenkins one of their stars says he thinks about that loss every single day and guess what they can get redemption in the final four saturday night. and josh hart on the big stageth a rare look at the villanova wildcats shooting promos after practice today and he has always dreamed in playing in the final four and he'll get the chance against oklahoma and they said lets not get caught up with the big stage. >> it's in our grasp and we have two tough games and one to get b

microsoft is donating $1 million to support the national museum of african-american history and culture. museum officials say this donation will bring a new perspective for telling the african-american story in a rich and compelling way. the museum will open to the public september 24. >> first he was a person of interest. >> they say drai yelled at him to stop. >> he walked up and took her by the hand and ready to walk off with her. >> the witnesses told police the man boarded a white shuttle bus. with help they identified drai as the suspect but there is no indication he is still in the d.c. region. >> according to the park police this man frequently traveled from israel to the u.s. and canada. and may spend time in the new york city area. given the international scope of the search they partnered with the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement office. >> i can tell you in my time as park police going on ten years i have never heard of a case of this nature. >> investigators are still working to identify a second man in the surveillance video described as white, heavy set with white

. >>> months before it's set to open the national museum of african-american history and culture is drawing criticism over an exhibit on bill cosby. that exhibit recognizes his work in entertainment but the museum will not address the comedian's sexual assault scandal, so says the new york city cure retains say his work should stand alone, accusers say the museum is insulting. it's set to open in sent. >>> scary moments on passengers aboard a jet blue flight. flight 29 bound for the before a had a mas had a landing gear issue before landing friday in. the plane was forced to make a hard landing when no front landing gear, emergency crews sprayed foam to prevent fire. thankfully no one was injured. gives credit to the pilot for everyone being able to walk away. >>> a new restaurant has people lining up. what has people protesting this new spot. >>> this woman in the only celebrating easter, she's celebrating an incredible milestone and she isn't celebrating alone. who sent her a special letter for the occasion. >> it's an idea you might find surprising, not already in place, the new push for

. >>> month before it is set to open national museum of african-american history and culture is drawing criticism over the exhibit of bill cosby. it recognizes his work in entertainment but they will not address his sexual assault scandal. so says the new york times. curators say his work should stand alone but cosby accusers say the decision is insulting. by the way that museum is set to open in september on the national mall in washington d.c. >>> and in cape may county a little girl with a big heart proves how kindness can really go a long way. >> the six year-old has challenges because she has autism but she was focused on other peoples struggles and organ easter dinner for hungry. brat satan shows us how. >> we had ham, pine apple stuffing, we have sweet potatoes. >> reporter: two blocks from the beach in wildwood the sign outside, this pizzeria and restaurant may be easy to miss but what permeated inside on this easter sunday aside from the food was the love of the six year-old girl, a girl quick to bring silverware to a man who would not have had a home cooked meal. a girl with m

. >>> the new national museum of african-american history and culture is not open yet but one of its exhibits already causing a controversy. comedian bill cosby is being in the new york times reports there's no mention of the many sexual assault accusations that have arisen against cosby. the curator says they feel his achievements should stand alone. the museum is set to open in september in washington, d.c. cosby has denied the accusations. >>> this next story about donald trump has nothing to do with politics. he's a grandfather again, the republican front runner ivanka donald trump gave birth this weekend. they made the announcement on twitter on sunday, saying the family is incredibly blessed. theodore james is her third child. grandpa donald trump has not made any public statements, not on twitter, not publicly about the birth. >>> the heroic actions of a 10- year-old boy in alabama going viral. his quick thinking credited with saving lives during a scary ordeal on the roads last week. the 3rd grader, christopher wheeler was riding with his elderly neighbor on a busy interstate

times" several women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault are upset the national museum of african-american history and culture plans to recognize cosby's work without mentioning the claims against him, but the museum's curators say they feel cosby's achievement should stand alone. >>> here at home, cosby has been trying to get a sexual assault case against him dismissed in montgomery county. he's accused of drugging and molesting a temple university employee back in 2004. his case is on hold while a pennsylvania appeals court plans to hold his appeal to toss the case out. >>> a local country club has closed its doors for good. edgemont country club will now become a housing development. the last few golfers made their rounds yesterday and a fix you are on the delaware county and chester county border since 1963. edgemont was forced to shut down after declaring bankruptcy in 2013. a bittersweet ending for the daughter of the course founder. >> it's like planning a funeral. it truly is, but planning a funeral, you in essence celebrate life. >> reporter: ridgewood real estate partners who bought the

. >>> the new national museum of african-american history and culture has not opened yet. but one of its exhibits already causing a controversy. comedian bill cosby is going to be recognized in the taking the stage exhibition. and the new york times reports there will be no mention of the many sexual assault accusations against cosby. curators say they feel his achievement should stand alone. the museum is set to open in december in washington, d.c. cosby has denied the accusations. >>> a story that will have you shaking your head. what was supposed to be a family fun easter egg hunt turned into a violent seen in connecticut. hundreds of people came out to the event hosted by the candy company pez and supposed to with the youngest going first, with three stages and some pushy parents ignored the rules and began smashing up the more than 9,000 eggs. >> there was like locusts. everybody desenned and left. >> when my -- descended left. >> when my son left, he had a broken basket and hysterically cries. >> bad behavior hit a new high. and the actions of a few ruined a family e

. >>> months before it is set to opened national museum of african-american history and culture drawing criticism over the exhibit on bill cosby. it recognizes his work in entertainment but it will not address the sexual assault scandal so says the new york times. curators say thinks work should stand alone. cosby's a cuesers say the decision is insulting. the muse seem is set to open up in september, on the national mall. >>> all right. still ahead today is last day for pennsylvania answer who want to register to vote before the april 26th primary. what one presidential candidate is doing right here in philadelphia a, to help the caution. >>> and now that villanova has made it to the final four, jay wright and boys in blue are talking about saturday a's big game. >>> good day is turning 20, this friday a april 1st is our 20th anniversary. come down between 7:00 and 10:00. we will have a big celebration of the month of april. mike and alex will be live streaming for 20 straight hours, on friday, starting at 1:00 p.m. they are going to be sick of each other. we will have a big announce.

of our nation. just a few recent highlights. our new museum of african american history opens on the mall this november. consider the zika virus. the department of defense is working with us to map the zika outbreak. the national zoo is looking at how it might spread through non-human factors. the smithsonian institute in panama is studying the zika-carrying mosquitoes' genetic makeup. always, but especially in an election year, the museum of natural history and portrait gallery offer insights into our nation's leaders. our diverse music collections would comprise the largest in the world if they were all in one place. now, they are, at a new website called "smithsonian music." a gallery reopened in november, the brentwood gallery, following a two-year renovation. it's debut exhibition, "wonder," is attracted more than 368,000 visitors in just the first four months. welcomed the new hammock of veu -- the new panda cub bei bei into the zoo. represents our extensive work in a species biodiversity. in addition to the nearly 30 million visits to our museums in washington and

. >> the national museum of african-american history, and culture, in d.c. p on the national mall, drawing criticism over one of the exhibits. >> it is not even opened yet, why? because they have a display dedicated to bill cosby. >> the exhibit recognized his work in entertainment but museum will not dress the comedian's sexual assault scandal a cording to the new york times curators say his work should stand alone but cosby's accusers say it is insulting to them. the museum is set to open up in september right there on the beautiful national mall. by the way the national mall looks gorgeous this weekend. >> with the cherry blossoms. >> did you know, i discovered they used to go to d.c. and you don't to have go that far. is there a beautiful cherry blossoms all around town here in philadelphia and new jersey. >> go to kelly drive. >> you can good i took pictures over the weekend. >> your nail color. >> yes. >> inspired my nails. >> very cute good i better check, the chapel rockies what i need to check. >> they were really pretty. >> can this be the most brie

of our nation. just a few recent highlights. our new museum of african american history opens on the mall this november. smithsonian scientists use our collections to provide important and practical insights on a variety of topics during consider the zika virus. the department of defense is working with us to map the outbreak. at how it might spread through non-human factors. the smithsonian institute in panama is studying the zika- carrying mosquitoes genetic makeup. s offerional museum insight into our nation's leaders. our diverse music collections would comprise the largest in the world if they were all in one place. now, they are, at a new website called "smithsonian music." gallery reopened in november, following a two-year renovation. wonder, hasvision, attracted more than 368,000 visitors in just the first four months. and we welcomed a new panda to the zoo. represents our extensive work in a species biodiversity. in addition to the nearly 30 million visits to our museums in washington and new york are the, we are extending access and education across the country

museum is drawing criticism tonight for its plan to include a bill cosby exhibition. several women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault are angry the national museum after african american history and culture plans to recognize cosby's work without mentioning the claims against him. but the museum says they felt cosby's achievements should stand alone. >>> here at home, cosby has been trying to get a sexual assault case against him dismissed in montgomery county court. he's accused of drugging and molesting an employee back in 2004. his next court appearance has not yet been scheduled. >>> new at 11:00, police are investigating after reports of shots fired at a carnival in south philadelphia. police say no shooter was found. five people were later arrested for disorderly conduct on the broad street subway. >>> well, christians here in our area and around the world are celebrating easter today. christians throughout the region went to church to pray and reflect. some catholics celebrated at mass this morning at the cathedral basilica. easter is the day christians mark the resurrection of jesus. ♪ >>> and hundreds of faithful packed the tabernacle in cedar brook for their annual

museums tomorrow saturday. that includes the african-american museum philadelphia history museum independent sea port museum national museum ofist. easter is just a hop away soy tomorrow k-mart stores are offering kids 12 years of age and younger a free pair of easter bunny ears. again, that's happening tomorrow and finally, don't say i didn't tell you, mark your calendars because tuesday march 15th a free cone day at dairy queen. everyone who shows up gets a free vanilla cone and we know that at least one of you, rick, likes ice cream. we all like it, don't we. >> i do. >> me, too. >> i would go he in and disguise myself and go back in. [laughter] >> they know your tricks now. >> that won't work now. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 for rick williams brian taff alicia vitarelli and adam joseph, i'm sharrie williams. join me along with brian, adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here's monica with a look at what's coming up tonight at 5:00 hey, monica. >> hi, guys. coming up next at 5:00 celebrating nancy reagan. the final goodbye to their former

national mall. >> but it's already finding itself in the middle of a controversy. how the new african-american history museumill address the allegations against bill cosby. >>> take a look at the radar. rain and storms on the way. just one of the many changes around the corner. storm team4 is tracking the roller coaster. "first at 4." narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> and back to that breaking news we are following in richmond. nbc's pete williams has learned one state trooper is now dead at that shooting at a greyhound bus station. pete tells us that the troopers were just conducting a narcotics training operation in the station. that ended. they disbursed th