khalil gibran muhammad, the director of the schomburg. so nice to see you again. >> thank you so much for having me. >> so tell us about this -- this newest exhibit. it's sort of a continuation of so every now and then we have founder -- arturo alfonso schomburg, an afro-puerto rican, arrives in new york in 1891. this year happened to be extra special because it is our 90th anniversary. people often forget, too, that our 90th is also the 90th of the annual celebration of black history -- began in 1926 under the leadership of carter g. woodson. so for us being able to tell our origin story, to look at some of the early artifacts and books that arturo schomburg collected is a special occasion to really exist? why is cultural preservation so important?" >> well, honestly, i think that's a question that -- if you live in america that we're still -- we're still asking on a lot of levels. >> right. >> so, tell people why it is so important that -- that a -- at an institution like the schomburg exists when -- especially when we like to call soci

khalil gibran muhammad, as the schomburg center for research in black culture turns 90.

. >> reporter: it was a thursday night in the chicago suburb of schomburg, illinois, when the call cameotice add frantic woman parked on the side of the road. >> a child in distress. >> reporter: this 18-year-old was having a seizure, struggling to breathe according to her grandmother. >> is the child breathing or coughing at all? >> the baby's not -- coughing. she's not breathing. >> reporter: the officer's dashcam video picked up the rest. >> i just bolted out of my car and ran towards her and picked her up. >> reporter: his partner kevin o'connor right behind him. >> my heart was bounding so hard i could feel it hitting my bullet-proof vest. >> reporter: both officers were able to put panic aside. >> i looked at her and said, dear god, this does look good. this is bad. and i basically grabbed her and was franically trying to bring her back and revive her. miraculously the lord just gave her life again. >> reporter: she started breathing again, and whisked away by paramedics. the parents said she suffered a seizure, now home and doing better. >> out of my 21 years probably the most te

. >> reporter: for cnn, schomburg, illinois. >> so great. >> what a great story! >>> sometime now for "newsroom" with carol costello. >> happy friday. >> hi, happy -- >> april fool's! >> yeah. just so it's still friday, i don't care if it's an april fool's joke. >> right? >> have a great weekend. >>> "newsroom," starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom" -- dnd surprise meeting with gop leaders. >> i think they wanted to really discuss unity and i like discussing unity, too. >> the front-runner trying to wave off criticism over his comments on nukes, nato and abortion. >>> also -- hillary clinton lashing out. >> i am so sick of the sanders campaign lying about this. sick of it. >> now sanders supporters fight back. >>> plus -- president obama speaking soon about tamping down on nuclear materiels, and keeping them out of the hands of terrorists. >>> let's talk. live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. donald trump on the defense, or on the attack? the republican front-runner goes behind closed door