is it in the smithsonian? >> i'm going to tell you about the trench coat. my closet in the second story next to the bedroom, if that is smithsonian, that is where it is. tavis: so perhaps the smithsonian will now be able to add that trench coat to the collection of american memorabilia. falk also enjoyed great success in film ing two oscar national nations. peter falk passed away thursday at the age of 83. that's our show for tonight. we'll see you next time on pbs. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi. i'm tavis smiley. conversation about legendary lawyer clarence darrow plus actor gary sin's. that's next time. see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and removing

do you hope to be back in the smithsonian?thsonian to all institution, landmarks, national parks and the congressman says everywhere that he and his fellow congressman can they'll be looking into it. >> the bill is on the table. the smithsonian one gift shop is making the move for july but as a whole what are they saying about that bill? >> they're not saying much. they're saying look, we can provide some american made products for some of our museums, we have a history museum, we have other museums that cater to other types of mow ta motifs. some aren't made in america that they're looking for. it's a catch 22. >> it really is. great story. >> i also brought you a made in america flag. >> and mary is in my home state of connecticut. >> right out of hartford. >> thanks. here is chris. >>> if you like fish, listen to this before your next order. a new report says many fish providers are playing a shell game with suppliers. katey, good morning. >> good morning, chris. called fish fraud. nearly one in three fish we eat is mislabe

this week's smithsonian's museum of history begins selling only u.s.e products in its price of freedom gift shop. vermont senator bernie sanders first raised the issue of foreign-made souvenirs after christmas shopping for his grandkids. the store is taxpayer-financed. the smithsonian says of the 12,000 items sold throughout the museum stores, about one-third are american-made. that will do it for us today. thank you so much for being with me. next week viacom guest philippe dauman. i'll see you next week. my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had left. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are words. she had put up a really good fight, but it was her time. you... don't have a choice of getting breast cancer. i had no choice. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. that 3-day gave me that opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. i think it's a very bold thing to do. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. i'm sure if it was 100 miles, we'd still walk it. it

. >> psychology hearing is a whoing up for a woman thecked a painting at smithsonian art museum. tried to punch the painting. she has a history of schizophrenia. the painting was not harmed and is back on display. plaxico burris-- will be released tomorrow. he is best known for catching thegame-winning pass in bowl.uper he plans to return to the nfl the lockout is settled. as of this weekend, nbc faces a to its challenge to the olympics games. espn and abc claim exclusive througho the olympics games.0 summer it could cost of the winning network more than $4 billion. coast, ahead to the west ,acing the defending champions giants, then traveling down four game an against the padres. posting the earthquakes on saturday at rfk. on memorial day, president obama about a local navy seal next to his best friend in the arlington national cemetery.- some people want to pay tribute by naming a road after him. connectorow federal is 1 mile of a stretch two main roads. >> everyone complains about the the road. they hope that that will after the road is renamed seal from the area killed in com

140 years later noah's collaboration with the smithsonian remains strong. we share the world's largest collections of fish with noah's systematic laboratory working closely with the smithsonian and partnerships extend to a wide variety of areas in the marine sciences, education and conservation. the relationship that is evident for a wonderful fabulous question hall. tonight's event reflect the partnership in science and conservation and it's appropriate we do so clear in the baird auditorium. turning to the subject of tonight's event, last april the deepwater horizon exploded onto the scene in the gulf. an unprecedented environmental disaster the deepwater horizon skill baliles over a thousand miles of shoreline and released we'll into the gulf itself. ten days into this bill i met with more than 100 fishermen in the parish who feared losing their way of life and the gulf they know and love. they know better than anyone that oil seeping into the nursery wetlands to development of fish might mean an uncertain future. their connection, the gulf waters and co

anything from starbucks in the smithsonian yet? >> not yet. >> all right.ody here from the smithsonian? [laughter] one or two people. it'll be eventual. you'll just have to decide whether it's that brown soda bottle or -- all right, we can think about that. when soliciting associates' feedback, how do you decipher between whining and credible feedback? >> well, i think if people are whining, i don't like that word, but if people are concerned about something, generally there's a reason and there's validity to it. you know, we're not perfect. we have made mistakes, we will make more mistakes. the human condition and human behavior is very fragile, and i think sometimes we don't get it right. i don't think there's a terrible, big difference between the people who are concerned about things and the people who are suggesting. it's real, and it's authentic, and we need to take it seriously. >> on a personal level, what keeps you grounded? >> my wife continues to take, tell me to take the garbage out. [laughter] >> how does starbucks continue going onward when ho

close friends for decades, and tonight they're together at the smithsonian air and space museum in washington. they're there for a special anniversary tonight to mark t nasa's manned space flight. >>> when we continue, they're the men and women who volunteer ed for the toughest job possible, the problem is, too many of them are now looking for work back home. >>> finally tonight, our returning veterans, they volunteer for a tough job overseas, the toughest. then they come home to a tough job market. nbc in partnership with the u.s. chamber of commerce is launching a major effort to put vets to work in this country. job fairs across the country, including one here in new york today. on board the aircraft carrier uss "intrepid" in new york harbor, 108 employers, 1,500 vets were on hand. there are plans for 100 more of these job fairs in the next few months. this isn't the only effort at making a difference here on the home front. nbc's peter alexander has our report from boston. >> reporter: john cogswel will probably tell you he's finally found his ideal job at this cancer institute in boston.

[laughter] 140 years later noaa's collaborations with the smithsonian remain strong. we share the world's largest collection of fish with noaa's fisheries systemics laboratories working closely with them and our partnerships extends to a wide variety of areas in marine sciences, education and conservation, a relationship that is evident throughout the wonderful, fabulous ocean hall. tonight's event reflects this partnership in science and conservation and it's appropriate that we do so here in the baird auditorium. turning to the subject of tonight's event, last april the deepwater horizon exploded on to the scene in the gulf. an unprecedented environmental disaster. the deepwater horizon spilled oil over 1,000 miles of shoreline and released oil into the gulf itself. 10 days into the spill i met with more than 100 fishermen in plaque mans parish who feared losing their way of life and the gulf that they know and love. they knew better than anyone that oil seeping into the nursery wetlands where larvae develop into juvenile fish may mean an uncertain future. their con

tavis: and the smithsonian. >> that there would be hangar somewhere, a clean room. you cannot give them to kids. that would be a huge mistake, but he did. and we did them and we repaired them. just to watch them. they were special features from that era. to watch these films were unbelievable. -- was unbelievable. there were better than ours. but it showed us that he started somewhere. tavis: what did that do, at age 16 ramat what did that do for it -- at age 16, what to do for your confidence? >> he is so much more confident than i ever was as a kid. and i do not honestly think -- you know, we may get comfortable sometimes and get used to something, but i do not think we ever outgrow the thing that we are. meaning, you are always kind of deep down still as uncertain as to work as a kid. there was inspiration that i had when i watch these movies. look what he did when he was our age. we should keep going. but i was never as confident as the kid who is making the movies in "super 8." tavis: by your own admission you were not necessarily the smartest kid, not the most

welcome to the smithsonian program event here in baird auditorium.onight's program as cristian has indicated is designed to tantalize your mind as well as titillate your taste buds so i hope you will have good things both at the program and afterwards. this intellectual appetizer that we're beginning with will offer you a look at the gulf one year later. and i'm very anxious to hear the views of the members of the panel. by way of opening remarks and a keynote address to get us going, let me begin by sharing, teeing off what cristian has mentioned on information that bears on tonight's issue as well as our program. i referred to the strong partnership between the smithsonian and noaa that goes back over 100 years. it was actually created in 1871 as the u.s. commission of fish and fisheries. it was the very first federal agency concerned with natural resource conservation and science. its first commissioner was none other than spencer baird for whom this auditorium was named. the same spencer baird who is also assistant secretary of the smithsonian in

well, tomorrow, we will be there when the smithsonian opens a shop that sells only made in america products. you got it done. thank you for watching. we are always on at abcnews.com. don't forget "nightline" will be along later. and we'll see you on "world news" again tomorrow night.

despite an urban legend it's in the smithsonian, falk always kept it at home in his closet. and those pestering questions -- >> you and your brother the only ones living here? you mean you would make things up? did somebody call you? >> reporter: police academies now teach that to cadets. they call it the colombo interrogation technique. for real. colombo ran for 69 episodes through two decades. he solved a murder or a kidnapping a week. >> lieutenant colombo. >> reporter: but never got a promotion. he was always lieutenant colombo. and he always will be. david wright, abc news, hollywood. >>> and, still ahead on "world news," fa young man with an award-winning success story, and a secret. he is going to tell you it tonight. >>> and, meet the world's first bionic dog. abandoned by his family, but science and strangers gave him puppy love. >>> and, the dancer, and mother, who choreographed a dance for children like her son. and she and they are "persons of the week." erview. krystal. . . krystal . . . what lead to your decision to go with the fusion? i just keep on going back

all the government contractors if you know someone a tourist comes on vacation here to see the smithsonian i always suggest you know go over northern virginia and look at the towers in arlington and see where your tax money really goes you know to talk about the contrary contractors you know and and that's. it's not just an ideology. or is it is a just i mean when did this begin in the republican party this whole notion this certainly wasn't the republican party of eisenhower this wasn't my dance to it were not it this is this this is a this is a whole new if in fact it's not of the ordinary it's either there was the one to initially criticize it remember the military industrial complex he was so concerned about. this this you know there's always been government contracting obviously the government doesn't build its own battleships and stuff like that. with a few exceptions. but the under president reagan they appoint something called the grace commission and by the way this all comes from the it's not that you are that race yeah that's right. he was the chairman of it and this also incide

i was dealing with the smithsonian museum. it is a great museum. go to the gift shop, and the majority of their products are made in china and other undeveloped, third world countries. in our government museum talking about american history, we had a little bit of success getting them to buy products made in america. but the nafta agreement that was pushed on congress by big money interests who had power over both political parties -- the results are millions of jobs were lost in this country, at factories shut down and moved abroad. john, i think that is a very good example of how big money was used to benefit large corporations and to punish working families. host: our next call for senator bernie sanders comes from minnesota on the line for independents. caller: good morning at. i hear a lot about raising taxes are not raising taxes, but i truly believe we need to learn about what has happened in our past from 1940 to 1990. the democrats controlled both the house and senate, and at that time, they decided to put a $30 trillion to $40 trillion 's

and "discovery," which has already flown its last flight will be at the smithsonian.king up on leroy's point about the "endeavour." endaefr would never have been built if it hadn't been for the very tragic challenger accident. it was ronald reagan at the time saying we are going to press forward. we're going to continue with the exploration of space and they made the decision to build the replacement for the "challenger." >> i just want to interrupt, to explain to our viewers, we can actually see "endeavour" now. >> there it is. there it is. >> looking at the cameras, and it's coming in right now. the wheels are down, flared over the runway. >> gear down and locked. touchdown. chute deployed by greg johnson. forward, you're touchdown. and so after a journey of 6.5 million miles, "endeavour" landing in darkness, illuminated by the dedication of every scientist, engineer, flight control, mechanic and dreamer who helped to fly. the ship completing its 122 millionth mile after the crew delivered an instrument to the international space station. it will sift through the co

also next year, the smithsonian will unveil the art of videogames exhibit exploring the 40-year historyvideogames including pacman and super mario brothers. >> get that laser... oh, it's gone. videogames have really penetrated into the culture now. there is no denying that mario is just as famous as mickey mouse at this point. it's been almost 50 years since the original computer game space wars was created in the early '60s. it's definitely been long enough for videogames to get to the point where they can command respect. >> up, up, down, down, left, right. we're stuck. there we go. >> reporter: what does he think developers will come up with if they are not pressured with the big companies pushing for profits? >> the other thing i think will happen in the videogames industry over the next 10 to 20 years is we are going to see a further blurring of the lines between reality and videogames. that doesn't mean we are going to have kids running around shooting people. you will have games on your phone that you can look through your phone and the camera will take a picture of your surround

. >> this fourth of july three-day weekend on american history tv on c-span 3, we'll visit the smithsonian museum of natural history to learn about a government expedition to circumnavigate the globe and their treasure which became the foundation of the smithsonian institution. former first lady laura bush on her time in the white house and her memoir spoken from the heart and mike mccurry discusses jsks' relationship with the press. get the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. >> every saturday in july, hear supreme court oral arguments on spnch span radio. cases on equal protection, including sexual orientation and gender. mississippi university for women versus hogan. tune into c-span radio. and online at c-span radio.org. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the 112th congress. inside new and returning house and senate members. twitter addresses, district maps and committee assignments and information on the white house, supreme court justices and governors. order liner line at c-span -- online at c-span.org/shop. >> yesterday president ob

plus as part of nasa's 50th anniversary celebration, a new exhibit at the smithsonian air and space museumartwork inspired by space flight. view a slideshow of some of the works on display. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> lehrer: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening with mark shieldand david brooks, among oths. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevr

welcome to the smithsonian event. tonight's program is designed to tantalize your mind, as well as titillate your tastebuds. i hope you'll have good things at the program and afterwards. this intellectual appetizer that we are beginning with will offer you a look at the gulf one year later. i'm anxious to hear the views of the members of the panel. by way of opening remarks in a keynote address to get us going, let me begin by sharing some of what he mentioned, sharing some behind-the-scenes information that bears on tonight's venue, as well as our program. i referred to the strong partnership between the smithsonian and noaa that goes back over 100 years. noaa fisheries was created in 1871 as the u.s. commission of fish and fisheries. it was the very first federal agency concerned with the natural resource, conservation, and science. its first commissioner was enough other than spencer baird, formal this auditorium was named, and was also assistant secretary of the smithsonian institution. can you imagine doing both

cogante, as a citizen regent of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the joint resolution? hearing none, without objection the joint resolution is read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of house resolution 299, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 299. resolution permitting official photographs of the house of representatives to be taken while the house is in actual session on a date designated by the speaker. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the resolution? hearing none, without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california r

. >> this fourth of july weekend, c-span3, we will visit the smithsonian museum of natural history to learn about a 19th century expedition to circumnavigate the globe and their treasure, 40 tons of sustenance that became the foundation of the smithsonian institution. laura bush on her time in the white house, planning her husband house presidential library at her memoir, "spoken from heart." then jfk's relationship with the press. >> democrats are weighing whether they should be in session next week. this after the president said in his news conference congress needs to stay in town and get the budget negotiations begun. he said the comments during this hour-long news conference. >> good morning, everybody. there are still a lot of folks struggling with the recession. people are still looking for a job that pays more. families are wondering how they deal with a broken refrigerator for a busted transmission or how they are going to finance their and' college educations also the possibilities of layoffs. the struggle of middle-class families were a problem before the recession hit in 2

also next year, the smithsonian will unveil the art of video games exhibit, exploring the 40- year history of video games, including pacman and supermario brothers. >> get that laser! oh, it's gone! >> video games have really penetrated into the culture. there's no denying that mario is the same as mickey mouse at this point. >> it's been almost 50 years since the original computer game, space war, was created in the early '60s. >> it's definitely been long enough for video games to get to the point where they can command respect. >> up, down, up, down, left, right. >> reporter: now they have our respect and federal funding, what do you think developers will come up with if they are not pressured by the big game maker companies pushing for bigger and bigger profits? >> in the video game industry over the next 10 to 20 years, we're going to see a further blurring of the lines between reality and video games. that doesn't mean we'll have kids running around shooting people. that means you'll have games on your phone that you can look through your phone and the camera will take a picture of y

we did initiate a program with the smithsonian institute a few years ago. they brought in for the animals in 2010 to explore what it would take to house them. from a conservation standpoint, it was hell did rose through. there were only a few instances of species that were not successfully kept in captivity without very little success in propagating or keeping them in captivity. we have used that program to look at what it might take and that the time, white nose was on the doorstep of west virginia and we did not know how they would respond to the fund this presence. since there are so few sites that house the population, it could have potentially wipe them out and there were only 20,000 key individuals to live at this point as far as we know. the program has gone down over time but was successful and we learned a considerable amount from that exercise. success for leave coming out of winter over the last year, they are doing quite well in captivity. the question right now is what we do with those last ones and we are working on that issue. >> thank you. >

i know the smithsonian conservation research center has allocated some dollars to essentially establish a captive population in the virginia long your badge. can you tell us or does anybody know what the current state of that particular effort is and what may be the long term impact of that in relation to addressing this disease across all of the populations? >> sure. we did initiate a few years ago to look at the propagation needs for the brigadier that. they brought in 40 animals in 2010 to explore what it would take to house them and this gets to some of the things about the ways we can look at from the conservation standpoint how to care for bets after white knows syndrome goes through. so, insect bats are notorious to maintain in captivity. there's only a few instances of species that have been successfully kept in captivity with propagation completely aside without very little success based on propagating or keeping them in captivity petraeus, we initiated a program to look at what it might take to house that in captivity, and the time it was basically on the doorstep of west virg

i was dealing with the smithsonian museum. it is a great museum. go to the gift sho and the majority of their products are maden china and other undeveloped, third world countries. in ourovernment museum talking about american history, we had a little bit of success getting them to buy products made in america. but the nafta agreement that was pushed on cgress by big money interests who had power over both political parties -- the results are millions of jobs were lost in this country, at factories shut down and moved abroad. john, i think that is a very good example of how big money was used to benefit large corporations and to punish working families. host: our next call for sator bernie sanders comes from minnesota on the line for independents. caller: good morning at. i hear a lot about raising taxes are not raising taxes, but i truly believe we need to learn about what has happened in our past from 1940 to 1990. the democrats controlled both the house and senate, and at that time, they decided to put a $30 trillion to $40 trillion 's in social

cogat as a citizen recent of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution.empore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. >> president obama's secretary nominee, john briceon, goes before the senate commerce committee. he's an environmental lawyer and he helped find the natural resources and defense council. watch that hearing live at 2:30 eastern. the director at the time of hurricane katrina six years ago, michael brown, has written a book about his experience called diagnosis deadly indifference: the perfect political storm." he'll talk about that book this evening at the national press club and we'll have it online at booktv.org and that's at 6:30 eastern tonight. >> next month on "book tv's" "in depth," linda hogan. her book focuses on nate tif american and women's issues including the woman who watches over the world. dwellings. and her latest, rounding the human corners. we'll take your phone calls, emails and tweets for linda hogan sunday, july 3 at noon eastern on c-span2. >> the now chairman

what's the status of discovery and its release to the smithsonian? >> i made myself a promise last time you asked me that question to have those schedules ready for you and i forgot to bring them. mike, do you know the sked? >> yeah, last time i guessed i was wrong. >> sorry. >> are any of these -- >> i was thinking february of next year. >> for which -- >> endeavour. >> ok. so you're thinking early next year. >> we'll get you the schedule. sorry about that. >> nasa space site dot-com. first what a pleasure to follow that mission from beginning to end and execution. i can't imagine the work that went into that. for you, wondering if you want to give any comment to both the human factor and engineering factor of u.s. assembly complete on the international space station for this flight and for mike, just looking for a brief update on the status of the debris investigation. from the debris we were seeing, was that a recep pration on 134? -- recep pration on 134? >> assembly complete is a pretty big milestone on station. i don't want to 230e cuss on asem