this is a unit of the national park service.here are more than 400 national park sites around the country. 419 help to tell some part of the american story, the part of the american story that we tell here at the san antonio mission is the spanish colonial history of this area of this part of the world. mission san jose is one of formations that make up the national park. fourark is comprised of missions. we have a model of this mission, mission san jose. shows themodel that , the exterior walls were a series of rooms that served as the living quarters for the mission inhabitants. also, inon compound the colonial period, would have included buildings and workshops. today we see remnants of foundations for some of those buildings. the mission would have included the church and the fiery. iery.ye we are going to walk towards the church and talk a little bit more about what these missions were all about. standing in the place with the missionaries would have made living quarters, offices, classrooms. ands behind the church inay is

mission san jose is one of formations that make up the national park. the park is comprised of four missions. we have a model of this mission, mission san jose. this is a model that shows the exterior wall, the exterior walls were a series of rooms that served as the living quarters for the mission inhabitants. the mission compound also, in the colonial period, would have included buildings and workshops. today we see remnants of foundations for some of those buildings. the mission would have included the church and the fryery. we are going to walk towards the church and talk a little bit more about what these missions were all about. here we are standing in the place with the missionaries would have made living quarters, offices, classrooms. it is behind the church and today is missing the roofs in the second floor. you can still really see the artistry that went into these buildings. the whole idea was to claim this land for spain. by doing that and establishing colonies they hope to claim the land for spain. they started to get nervous. while spain ha

the cuyahoga national park has about a $1 1 million budget every year. the taxpayers come to us in congress and say let's fund our parks. we fund the parks for daily operations, $11 million goes to cuyahoga national park. it's a great park, a lot of visitors. it's sort of a suburban, in some places almost an urban park. it's what we need more of. a lot of kids access it, a lot of schoolkids. deferred maintenance is over $50 million. $11 million a year, how do you pay for that deferred maintenance? that's been the challenge. elsewhere in the state i've toured the peace memorial. this is on puton bay, a famous spot for recreation. the historical part of it is perry's victory monument established to honor those who fought in the battle of lake erie in the washing of 18 -- in the war of 1812. it's an important historical marker. there i saw some of the $48 million in long delayed maintenance needs at the site which includes millions in needed repairs to fix a concrete seawall that is literally crumbling. high water level at lake erie has been part of the prob

services are required in particular in the northeast of congo in the national park where a ruthless brutal poaching is in danger and the animal population. the park director wants to combat the poaching and asked marlena who is a vet for her help 80 years ago since then she's been in charge of developing a special sniffer dog unit for this purpose. the cold i didn't know anything about congo only as much as the next person i just knew that it was somewhere in the middle of africa and there was a conflict there when i got there 1st email and phone call i thought i'm not sending any dogs down there especially not my favorite breed to get off. that it actually but the director of the virunga national park explained to me what he wanted and i gradually got involved we brought our 1st dogs to congo in february 20th levon called. lever on the national park is a unesco world heritage site it's the oldest park in africa and that 8090 square kilometers is the size of the greek island of crete the different altitudes of the park allow enormous biodiversity and a wide range of habitats. i've . i've.

believe the wrong a national park is a unesco world heritage site it's the oldest park in africa and 8090 square kilometers is the size of the greek island of crete a different town to toots of a park allow enormous biodiversity and a wide range of habitats. i've . i've. a large number of endangered species live in the national park but it's mountain gorillas are the best known worldwide there are only around 1000 gorillas left and 600 of them live here. it's. their own go ones had the highest density of wildlife in africa today 95 percent of the animals have disappeared tusks and homes are traded for billions on the asian black markets i think the street price is higher than that of gold. poaching is on the rise and tourists no longer count. i. was going to say i knew for days to fill one of the 1st questions i asked the director of the park when he called was what will they do as i say my idea was that africans are not used to women being figures of authority. but i soon noticed that i had no problems right from the beginning. they called me mama which not only means mother but is

i know the national parks like to say that you are always welcome at the national parks, and the national parks were always open to african-americans. the problem was that all of the park facilities the guesthouses, the hotels, the restaurants were operated by private, private individuals, and they discriminated. so this is a picnic grounds for negroes at shenandoah national park. it took a long time for the national parks to be fully integrated. finish i'd like to talk just for a few minutes about the role of the automobile in the civil rights movement. it was really very important for -- the automobile played a key and pivotal role in the civil rights movement. you couldn't have the civil rights movement without the automobile. this is where supermarkets -- ware supermarket, and he's clearly tying himself to dr. martin luther king. very, very important and very dangerous if you were, the white community was concerned about king coming to your community. excuse me. the man at the front of this line is a jazz sungar, and he is -- singer, and he travel baco the gadsden motel in birmingham

our analyses show that total annual rainfall and snowfall has decreased across all of yosemite national park. >> reporter: and gonzales says fire fall is not the only part of the park that's being impacted by climate change. >> our analyses of climate data show that human caused climate change has heated the park 1.1 degrees celsius orwo degrees fahrenheit. outhat might not like a lot, but 1.1 degrees celsius is the equivalent of pushing a mountain down 180 meters, or 600 feet more than the height of the washington monument, from cooler areas at high elevation to warmer areas below. in yoseme and across the western u.s. human caused climate change has doubled the area of wildfire bned, has doubled tree death a has shifted trees upslope into meadows. >> reporter: in recent years, due to concerns over the ecological damage that come with yosemite, the national park service has tried to limit the number of people who come to watch fire fall, but as the climate continues to change, such restrictions may no longer be necessary. >> sreenivasan: wis than 48 hours to go before the next polls open, y

this lion sculpture is made from animal snares once used by poaching in national parks. these works were created by kenyan artists. he scalps with used to metal environmental issues close to his heart. he works with waste from factories. 80 years ago he started off as a welder. in his spare time he fashioned artistic objects. one day an art broker bought them and displayed them in a nairobi gallery. about swimwear cheeky realized he could make a living with his art his works now fetch up to $10000.00 apiece he also trains younger artists he says that over the years he's turned thousands of tons of scrap metal into account. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your bit. we share your stories. whenever there's a discussion on the future of energy the word hydrogen comes up a lot. there all the less chemical substance is the most abundant in the universe i mean it's years could be helpful if we do see in carbon emissions and industrialized nations but very quick to. think that we have all been

around 30 outlets because those are gradually being released in egypt bell says national park the territory they inhabit covers approximately 20 square kilometers. their resettlement in the northern atlas mountains is a joint project between spanish scientists and the tunisian or dorothy's forehead research. a touching moment when we bring these animals here in 2017 they were much different now here and insects in such a way i feel that they are they are not my babies but they are my pets you say and i know they will be very much happy in nature although i want to be able to take care of them so that is the laying saying why i really so so excited and my emotion is so big. the animals were brought over to the region from spain just a few years ago with the hope of them settling into the environment and producing offspring. the project's staff set up expansive enclosures in the future reserve where they would initially be protected and cared for. population has since doubled since local ranger i meant ben rumah. his 1st job of the day is to look in on the shy animals. club him to check on th

very remote region of a 2 and a half hour drive from the capital tunis i mean joe bell search national park about 100 years ago wow gazelles used to live here but today they've completely disappeared from the landscape now an initiative launched my spanish on to new zealand authorities as we introduced one full of them into the world they hope the animals will reproduce in the another true hobbit and an improved the eco system the project won't just be good for nature it should also help to boost tourism. she's here to see members of an endangered species that had all but disappeared into news year on now back to roam free again in their natural habitat. around 30 outlets because those are gradually being released in egypt belles says national park the territory they inhabit covers approximately 20 square kilometers . resettlement in the northern atlas mountains is a joint project between spanish scientists and the tunisian authorities for head research. a touching moment when we bring these animals here in 2017 they were much different now here and in such in such a way i feel that they ar

this is a national park, i know the national park today, you're always welcome at the national park. the parks were always open to african-americans, the problem was that all of the parks facilities, the guest houses and hotels and restaurants were operated by private individuals and they discriminated. so this is the picnic grounds for negroes at the national park. it took a long time for the parks to be fully integrated. i would like to talk for a few minutes about the role of the automobile and civil rights movement. it was very important for the automobile played a key role in the civil rights movement. you can have the civil rights movement there. this is where supermarket and where it clearly ties itself to doctor martin luther king. very important and very dangerous. if you were in a white community concerned about them coming to your community. excuse me. the man at the front of this line is a jazz singer and traveling back to the hotel in birmingham, after this pickup line, this is the hotel, it was bombed. gaston provided spaces for civil rights workers but civil rights move

right now grand canyon national park in arizona remains open despite requests from people to have a close a spot close to home for getting her exercise after a new wave of state parks and beach closures. sara zendehnam reports the latest effort to slow the spread of the virus. >> reporter: barriers and caution take at area parks and beaches. it is an effort to keep crowds array and slow the spread of coronavirus. major beach and park closures were announced for this weekend in san francisco, marin, san mateo and sonoma counties and also the east bay. in addition, those counties every other bay area counties have loose rules in place to practice social distancing at there beaches. 2 people dying all over the united states and everyone needs to do their part. >> reporter: last weekend, san mateo had a record number of visitors are 23 parks in the county and a lot of beach parking lots in half moon bay and pacifica are closed. rockaway beach and linn-mar beach saw visitors serving and walking today but not nearly the same as last weekend. as of 5 pm friday, all solano county parks and land t

this is part of the scented toner missions national historical park, a unit of the national park service. 400 national park sites around the country. helpof these 419 units tell some part of the american story. tell the spanish colonial history of this part of the world. mission san jose is one of four missions that make up the national park. the national park is comprised of mission conception, mission san jose, mission san juan, and one more. we have a model here of this mission, mission san jose. model that shows the exterior walls. thatwere a series of rooms served as a living quarters for the mission inhabitants. the mission compound in the colonial. would have include buildings, workshops. ofay we see remnants foundations for some of those buildings. the mission would have included the convent or fiery. friary, with living quarters, etc.. we are going to walk toward the church and talk more about what these missions were all about. here we are standing in the in missionthe friary san jose, were missionaries would have living quarters, offices and classrooms. it is a structure behin

this lion sculpture is made from animal snares once used by poachers in the national parks. these works book related by kenyan artist kyoko taking. the sculpts when he used to metal environmental issues close to his heart. he works with waste from factories. years ago he started off as a welder. in his spare time he fashioned artistic objects. one day and broker bought them and displayed them in a nairobi gallery. about swimwear tiki realized he could make a living with his art his works now fetch up to $10000.00 apiece he also trains younger artists he says that over the years he's 10 thousands of tonnes of scrap metal into an art. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your bit. we share your stories. whatever there's a discussion on the future of energy the word hybrid. comes up there all the less chemical substance is the most abundant in the universe i mean it's years could be helpful if we do see in carbon emissions and industrialized nations but very correct to some spots i think. we have a

. -- to down near nationals park, to a new building, in early april. social distancing and teleworking, it is happening all over. you can tell it by the lack of traffic. you can tell that we are probably going to have to learn a lot of new ways to communicate with distance. and maybe going forward into the future this will become more part of american life. >> senator smith, go ahead. >> and when it comes to, for example, the nab show, this was an agonizing decision we made even before there was tremendous insistence by the government. we did cancel a week before it became an avalanche. we did it because of the community we represent. the nab show, exhibitors, our attendees, technology, content providers. this is where we all come together once a year and we make investments. we do business. we acknowledge great progress that has been made. it is a really important piece of american commerce. even before this virus be set this nation, we had also begun to reform our nab show in a way that was not just a weeklong gathering in las vegas, but it was a yea

have closed us in some areas, this is the first national park to close entirely. nd restaurants and a semi were shut down last tuesday as a precaution. guests were told that closure would last until at least the end of the month. in national headlines. we have seamstress and sowers across nebraska stepping up now to lend a hand in helping to protect hospital workers from the coronavirus ashley richards shows us how. >>everybody wants to help i've never seen people want to help what they do here in nebraska through mean jenny gallagher she's a nurse practitioner from classmate she loves to sew in her spare time so now she's combining for 2 passions to help make face mask for health care workers battling the coronavirus somebody was asking about needing masks. just little. everybody's out. and i thought i'm not on the front lines. i'm not working in a hospital, i'm not in an emergency room. but i'm a nurse and so my goal was to try to help and press it a mass are reusable and washable gallagher says they're pretty simple to make it takes less than 10 minutes her mast

some areas this is the first national park to close entirely. ls and restaurants at the park clsed tuesday as a precaution. guess then we're told that that would last until at least the end of the month san francisco's annual bay to breakers is postponed because of thcoronavirus city officials made the announcement today the event which has always was scheduled to take place in may. >>well no be held on september the 20th of this year all existing 2020 bay to breakers registrations will be honored for the new date. this year's will mark the100 and 9th consecutive year of bay to breakers and we also learned tonight that the gilroy garlic festival will not happen this year and all the event was supposed to take place at the end of july. organizers said quote they must put the health and well-being of our community firsthand they look forward to hosting the popular event again in 2021 if you haven't filed your taxes yet don't panic you'll have an extra3 months thtreasury department has pushed back the deadline from april 15, to july 15th. the pandem

over the weekend, even more national parks like montana's glacier national park were closed.washington state officials announced the opening of a new field hospital for non-covid patients. governor inslee said the government has let them down. >> it would be helpful if we had the federal government to fully mobilize the manufacturing and the base. >> reporter: washington was the nation's original epicenter and some good news emerging from life care nursing home where at least 39 people have died. >> i wanted them to know that i loved them and enjoyed them. >> reporter: 90-year-old geneva wood survived even after doctors said she only had 24 hours to live. she says prayer and what was given to her in this cup saved her. >> well, potato soup. you know, all my life, every time i got sick, all i wanted was potato soup. >> reporter: wood hopes those in hospitals can return home like she did. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. >> the stranded cruise ship san dam is expected to go through the panama canal. that will cut off two days for the ship's trip back to florida. no wo

, and all the national parks in the uk, encouraging people to come and visit the national park,are offering advice to stay at home and telling people to turn around, even powers to give fines, when does it get to the point when the weather is great and people descend on the parks, come to the parks everywhere, and you're not persuading them to leave and you need to call the police? the police in cumbria have put out a strong message to say now is not the time for tourism. they have been having conversations with people, especially those arriving in caravans and camper vans, people, especially those arriving in caravans and camper vans, asking them to turn around and go back home. ourcar them to turn around and go back home. our car parks are closed to visitors. many of our rights of way start off or go through farms and farmyards, which, of course, our people's homes, where people may be self isolating because their ill. we have to think of all of these people andl have to think of all of these people and i would really encourage people not to come to the national park this week

yosemite national park shutdown last friday and last week the government said that national parks wouldnce fees would be waived but obviously that has now changed because of the rapid spread of the virus. >>> for the first time, tom brady spoke today as the starting quarterback of the tampa bay buccaneers. that is going to be so bizarre to see him and it buccaneers helmet. next in sports, what he's also saying about his childhood idol, number 16, joe montana. we find a way through it. it's about taking care of each other. it's the small parts that make a big difference. at chevy, we promise to do ours. we're offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. if you need a new chevy, interest-free financing for 84 months - with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. you may even shop online and take delivery at home. it's just our way of doing our part... for over 75 years people ...with geico... ohhh...sorry!. director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... direct

i'm also grateful the budget mentions the maintenance to the national park.this is my view, a clear definition of infrastructure. as you know, there's only one way in. there's only one way into that and right now the road is compromised. we have an opportunity to talk about and look for my interior appropriations subcommittee. a longer-term solution to keep that road open and safe is really what we need. this budget proposal invests in wildland fire programs including new initiative to build a better wildfire fighting workforce and designed to help implement back-and-forth management activities including steel production and fire breaks to reduce wildfire and severities and looking forward to more discussions about this proposal. we had a tough year, as you know in alaska, the fire season more than 2.5 million acres burned with the most expensive fire in the country burned for nearly four months and started on the canine national wildlife refuge in an area that has seen serious infestation. we expected the same area against the active landscape this fire seas

. -- the hamlets are in the heart of this national park. just five people live here all year round. 29-year-old gaspar is the youngest of them. for this tracker, the historian mary -- the extraordinary pockets of calm are priceless. >> i was born and raised here and i am living here because it is great. in winter when it snows, it is a different battle. you have to walk on foot. you cannot bring a car to your door. >> went the dam was built in 1952, the old village was flooded, and its inhabitants moved elsewhere. gaspar's family arrived in this hamlet. and they never left. >> hello. are you ok? >> he still lives in a very traditional way. heat my water to wash and shave, and then because the water we give to the animals is so cold, we put a little hot water in their bucket. from october to april come his flock of 30 sheep live inside his alpine chalet. >> it keeps us busy. otherwise, what would we do, sit on a chair all day? the sunlight hits the roof of the town of two bell towers. every winter, stephan has the same battle to win. he has

the 70 national park closed up today at the request of the local hlth department while other national parks have closed some areas this is the first national park to close down entirely. hotels and restaurants he's 70 closed tuesday as a precaution. guests were told that that would last until at least the end of the month. >>if the us olympic training center is closed how are americans supposed to get ready to compete this summer and plainseven be going to tokyo. when usa swimming once the games to be played. >>plus the devastating effect. the pandem is having on wall street and people's 4 o one k's humbled but thankful to still have work the general manager of one of san francisco's most celebrated restaurants. >>it's not getting paid to manage any more vicki has his story in a special edition of dine and dish. and developments in the coronavirus pandem are rapidly changing, but you can track the latest 24 hours a day on kron on that start. >>news streaming service and right now it's free to >>this pandemic is hitting everyone hard right, but it's especially tough for restaurants whi

>>one of america's favorite national parks is closed to visitors yosemite national park close today at the request of the local health department while other national parks have closed some areas this is the first national park to close entirely hotels and restaurants at yosemite closed on tuesday as a precaution guess we're told that the shutdown would last until at least the end of the month. e gilroy garlic festival will not happen this year organizers announced the cancellation today saying that given the unprecedented national emergency we all face we must put the health and well-being of our community first the festival was scheduled to happen despite last year's mass shooting there was left 3 people dead and injured 17 others. >>the shopping sh is continuing even after the gornment leaders and says there's no name for it. this was the scene at the patrol hill safeway store in san francisco toy. you can see a long line out the door and from the looks of it people were not exactly observing the minimum space recommendation. the san francisco department of emergency management rele

superintendents of women's rights national historical park and harriet tubman national historical park over in auburn. on behalf of the national parks service it is my pleasure to welcome all of you here to your part. before we start, i want to ask that everybody please silence of their cell phones so that our camera crew does not get disrupted. it is my delight to introduce you to our speaker dr. laura free. professor associate of history at hobart and william smith colleges. her work focuses on the interconnections of gender, race and politics in 19th-century united states. her most recent book, and the books on which this program is based is titled "suffrage reconstructed: race and civil rights. " please join me in welcoming dr. laura free. [applause] prof. free: good afternoon, thank you. i am really honor to be here today. it is always a great thrill for a historian and of suffrage to speak at seneca falls. i would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the hopi nations people and pay my respect to the elders, past and present. i would like to thank you for in

. >>> some people are critical of the trump administration's decision to leave certain national parks opened during the pandemic. the grand canyon national in arizona is opened along with arches national park in utah despite requests to shut down. they granite requests to shut down yosemite, yellowstone and several others. they saw visitors recently as schools and businesses closed down.>>> the company known for making vacuum cleaners and hand dryers. it designed and built a ventilator. it has in order to make 10,000 ventilators for the british government to treat coronavirus patients. dyson, the founder, said ventilators can be manufactured quickly and be ready by april. he will donate some ventilators to the international fight for coronavirus. >>> police are taking a rather calm approach to enforcing stay- at-home rules. there trying to inform people rather than take tough action on those who violate. >>> drive-through testing is available at a number locations in the bay area. it leads health professionals believe that there's more community spread of the virus than originally tho

s some national parks have been busier than ever so locals have been telling visitors to go home helen pi of the snowdonia national park authority in wales to tell us the confusion could be down though to mixed messages from westminster i don't know whether it's a deliberate if you know ring or whether it's. the advice at the time just wasn't clear enough. and i think and last you you've had something directly impact on you and last a member of your family has been impacted are unless you specifically been caught into isolation. i think i don't think you'd like that the seriousness of the situation you know we're only reliant on on people coming to the area for the local economy. i think it just hasn't hit people is my hope that it just happened people and they just didn't sound the guidance in the gravity of the situation. the atlantic alliance the bedrock of the post world war 2 global security order is slowly but surely unraveling more and more often washington in brussels by virtue of important foreign policy issues today europe has a choice to defend its interests or fade into obl

we actually are also moving from our dupont circle location down by national park to a new building. we will be moving into that in early april, but social distancing and teleworking, it's happening all over. you can tell by the lack of traffic. you can do we probably will have to learn a lot of new ways to communicate with some distance until this virus passes. and may be going into the future this will become more a part of american life. >> host: senator smith,, go ahead and finish that i apologize. i didn't mean to interrupt you track you and what comes to, for example, the nab show, this was an agonizing decision we made it in before there was tremendous insistence by the government that we cancel. we did cancel about a week before it became an avalanche. we did it because of the community that we represent. the nab show, , exhibitors, our attendees, technology, content providers, this is where we all come together once a year and we make investments. we do business. we acknowledge great progress that's been made. it's a really important piece of american commerce, but even befo

pi of the snowdonia national park authority in wales to tell us the confusion could be down though to mixed messages from westminster i don't know whether it's a deliberate if you know during all whether it's. the advice at the time just wasn't clear enough. and i think and last you you've had something directly impact on you and last a member of your family has been impacted on unless you specifically into isolation and i think i don't think you'd like that the seriousness of the situation you know we're only reliant on on people coming to the area for the local economy. but i think it just hasn't hit people is my hope that it just happened people and they just didn't stand the guidance of the gravity of the situation. join me every thursday on the alex simon short and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see if. that's the crucial point of the book a bottom line of the book namely i think you're pretty much stuck with your looks but if you have other things that you're good at either music or running or doing intellectual work or p

. >> also, what the heads of national parks are being told during this pandemic. what it means for yosemite national park and others. >> right now, we want to take you to san francisco. the beauty shot of our city. you can still see quite a few cars moving across the bay bridge. we've heard from a lot of you we know you have essential services and work to do. we appreciate you heading out. stay safe. you're watching mornings on 2. >>> welcome back. new this morning, iran state television has issued its most drastic warning so far about the coronavirus saying the outbreak could kill millions if people keep traveling and ignoring the government's guidelines. today, iran reported its biggest jump in deaths saying another 147 people died in the last 24 hours. that brings the total number of deaths in iran to morn 1,000. in italy, they're struggling to bring enough beds to all those coronavirus cases. to test and screen patients with symptoms. there are 345 new coronavirus deaths in the country over the last fwent 4 hours there in italy. raising the death toll there to

it is a partnership with the national parks service, and local communities are telling this story. google national trail of tears association and it will get you to the website. i've got that right -- ok. thank you for your rapt attention this morning. i think you are in for more surprises this afternoon. is ed ayres, ier

over the weekend, even more national parks like montana's glacier national park were closed.washington state officials announced the opening of a new field hospital for non-covid patients. governor inslee joined a chorus of governors who said the federal government has let them down. >> it would be helpful if we have the federal government to fully mobilize the manufacturing. >> reporter: washington was the nation's original epicenter, and some good news emerging from life care nursing home where at least 39 people have died -- >> i wanted them to know that i loved them and enjoyed them. >> reporter: 90-year-old geneva wood survived even after doctors said she only had 24 hours to live. she says prayer and what was given to her in this cup saved her. >> well, potato soup. you know, all my life every time i got sick all i wanted was potato soup. >> reporter: wood hopes those in hospitals can return home like she did. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. >>> the stranded cruise ship "van damme" is expected to sail through the panama capital today. that will cut off a coup

a national park where i follow his trail down.his is a harsh volcanic landscape with all of these that volcanoes and also, an absolute hate for raptors. another weird distant part of the world which he discovered. part of the story that i don't know how he found these volcanoes in the middle of nowhere and that they were likely boxed with the falcons but the problem now, the lender was a very well known character. his name is, he's more and more reckless, a lot of suspicion about what he's up to including letting the hotel clerks see his incubators and climbing equipment in his hotel room. the hotel clerk takes his name in the first thing he sees is this picture and video of him dangling from a rope in northern quÉbec. he reads page after page and stories about these international wildlife thief followed by mcwilliams quoted, a master thief on a global scale. he's like well, help what have we got here? so he's eventually captured in brazil, he sentenced to four and a half years in prison and a brazilian jail. he's facing a very di

we're not one of the smithsonian museums, we're not part of the national park service.the led we came about because ap of women in the 1850s led by ann pamela cunningham saved the house of george washington from destruction really and made it a museum, made it open for the public. so we are celebrating our 160th year of being a public history site whose mission is to preserve mt. vernon and educate people about his legacy. now, we educate folks on the grounds. today i'm happy to say we're going to welcome somewhere around 15,000 visitors to mt. vernon because it is washington's birthday observed, presidents'day as you call it out there. and we are really excited for that. but not only can people see the mansion and see his tomb where he and martha washington are entombed, but they can come into this structure, which is our museum and education center. the museum itself is an extraordinary exhibit right now called "lives bound together" which is the story of the enslaved at mt. vernon. not only george washington's changing attitudes about slavery but also biographies of