the smithsonian museum will open a new mall in 2015. we spoke about the new facility. later, we travel with mr. bunch to the storage site where he shows us some of the artifacts that are going to be on display in the new building. >> right now we are in the offices of the national museum of african-american culture. this is where my staff will be until the museum opens in 2015 six years ago i started with a staff of two, no place to know for sure where the museum was going to be, no sense of what the building would look like and today we have a wonderful architect who has created this wonderful model that i'm standing next to. this gives a sense of what the model will look like when it's erected right next to the washington monument. the cost of this building is a wonderful public private partnership. the building itself will cost $500 million. congress is committed to paying 50% and i'm committed to raising 50% of those costs. one of the joys of this building is that it's got a beautiful bronze skin that will be glistening in the sun what's wonderful about it is that

and that these objects really are at the heart of what the smithsonian is. because even if you have the most amazing technology that's possible, it really is the artifact that really brings the public to the smithsonian. and so for us, the fact that we're able to find these wonderful materials give us the greatest of confidence that we are able to craft a museum that on the one hand will tell great stories, will have wonderful artifacts, will be in a great building, but more importantly, will be able to create an institution that will allow the public to engage candidly over the issue that has divided us more than anything else, that is race. and so our job is not just to build a museum. our job is to build the structure that within it allows a conversation to occur that makes america better. >> you can watch "american artifacts" and other american history tv programs at any time by visiting our website. c-span.org/history.

the smithsonian national museum will open a new building in 2015. american history tv spoke with lonnie bunch t founding director, about the new facility. and later we travel with mr. bunch to the museum storage site in a washington, d.c. suburb where he shows us some of the artifacts that will be on display in the new building. >> right now we are in the offices of the national museum of african-american history and culture, where my staff and i will be until the museum opens in 2015. six years ago i started with a staff of two, no place to know for sure where the museum was going to be, no sense what if the museum was going to look like. today we have a wonderful architect who created this wonderful model i'm standing next to. this is the model that gives a sense of what the building will look like when it's erected right next to the washington monument. the cost of this building is a wonderful public/private partnership. the building will cost $500 million, congress has committed to paying 50%, and i'm committed to raising 50% of those costs. one

and cleans the future loan of smithsonian our work and artifacts. can only imagine the possibilities with that. not only does the mexican museum join a very short but esteemed list of museums around the nation to hold the phillippe status, but it is also the first museum in san francisco to be granted this honor. so we are very proud of the mexican museum, and we look forward to the continued work at the city is undertaking, previously with the redevelopment agency, but as we go forward that we continue to make sure that the indian museum becomes a reality. we join house democratic leader nancy pelosi in it nancy pelosi in it congratulating the museum, as

when i came back to the smithsonian in 2005, shortly thereafter katrina hit new orleans. and one of the things that i realized is that as new orleans was devastated, often the african-american community bore the brunt of much of that devastation. one of the things that i realized that was very important for us is to document that. and as we thought about what are the things that were documented i kept seeing the picture of people being rescued, of the helicopter t coast guard, going down and having people jump into these baskets. so, i had a colleague from the museum of american history, david shea going down. i asked him, please pick up a basket for us. so, this basket was one of our earliest acquisitions. and this is a basket actually used to rescue people during katrina. so, what you've seen in many ways is a snapshot of the more than 15,000 objects that this museum has collected. and that these objects really are at the heart what if the smithsonian is, because even if you have the most amazing technology that's possible, it really is the artifact that really brings t

it is going to be starting in front of the smithsonian castle. you can see hundreds of people are making their way over there. when they get there, like said, any minute now, they should be waiting to hear from house speaker john boehner. he will be delivering the opening remarks. from there, they're going to make their way up to the u.s. supreme court. now, remember, march for life marked the anniversary of the rx oe v. wade decision which legalized abortion. this is the 39th march for life. it has become an annual pilgrimage. they have come here from all over the country. we caught up with a few of them a few moments ago. >> we want to see roe versus wade reversed. >> i have six kids of my life. i value life above everything else. there are no other matters that -- issues that matter. have life first so we can have liberty and pursuit of happiness. >> reporter: of course, this is only one side of the abortion debate. while this march is for the pro- lifers, there will be some pro- choice supporters along the march routes. especially since it is

but they following the smithsonian's research. >> making sure that we don't get things out of whack. so we're going to be anxious to see the results. >> if reproduction drops, that could mean more restrictions on watermen who have already taken a big hit. >> we hope that they keep rebounding and coming on stronger and stronger for us. >> reporter: as for male crabs, the pressure is on. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the smithsonian study is being funded by a federal grant and will take at least a year to complete. well, maryland state parks could get nearly $23 million in a proposal by governor martin o'malley. some of the money will go toward energy-efficient upgrades and storm water management improvements. governor o'malley has been making announcements this week that relate to an aggressive capital budget. he plans to help spur job growth. >>> all 71,000 seats of the ravens' play-off games are spoken for. but ravens are asking the fans to make sure they bring the correct ticket to the game. mike schuh is live at wjz.com. why is the team so concerned, vic? >> instead of g

the smithsonian says the shuttle will be flown to dulles national airport on the back of a boeing 747n april before arriving at its final home in the museum's massive hangar in northern virginia. "discovery" will fly over d.c. the flyover is planned for april 17. a formal welcome ceremony will be held april 19. should be quite a sight to see. >> cool. >>> this morning, some fairfax county parents want to know why their children had to go to school on time when the federal government had a weather delay. the government announced a two-hour delay sunday night when the forecast called for possibly icy roads for the monday morning commute. yesterday morning that forecast changed, and fairfax county officials felt the late start of schools was not necessary. parents feel there was a disconnect in the area heavily populated with federal workers. >> i was surprised. i was watching the news early in the morning to see who may have been delayed and who wasn't. and i kind of -- i think the decision was right in fairfax county. but it did make me wonder with the government delay why that was. >>

the smithsonian is adding the exhibit. it will be on view march 16th through september 30th. and the u.s. conference of mayors winter meet will go convene in washington beginningafter 11 and a newser will be held for a variety of mayors including the controversial mayor and philadelphia matthew nutter. and today howard county police are searching for people who live in town home where 40 dead animals were found. it happened at 9600 block of ma'am moth court. on monday, police say a property manager smelled something then called 911. police and animal control officers found 40 dead animals in the town home, 20 around the home furs, rabbits and guinea pigs and in the freezer 19 more birds, cats, rabbits and a snake. the owner -- only survivors were two cats a lizard around jecial and consider gerbil. >> i've own he seen him with a couple -- i only seen him with a couple dogs and it's a surprise to find out there were 40 and nails. >> the woman was involved with a nonprofit. animals were left to die with no food or water. they could face animal cruelty charges when misfind out w

today, there will be a rally on the national mall near the smithsonian castle.l march will begin at 1:30. the march will follow its traditional route up constitution avenue to the supreme court. house speaker john boehner is expected to also address the crowd. they are dropping these kids off by the busload here outside of verizon center. kids from all over the nation and, in some cases, other parts of the world. live in northwest. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you. >>> the march is going to make it tough to get around today in some places. there are several road closures from 7th street to maryland avenue. those closures will last from 9:30 this morning until 6:00 tonight. parts of f and 12th streets will shut down for a prayer service at the verizon center at 11:30. then the big rally this afternoon, more streets will shut down. so pro-life demonstrators can march from the smithsonian castle down constitution avenue to the supreme court. the march should wrap up around 5:00 tonight. that will likely have an impact on the evening rush. >>> here's some

the exhibit opens friday, at the smithsonian national museum of american history.o cool what we have in our town. >> for sure. >> absolutely. we forget that because we are so busy complaining about the weather. >> no one is complaining today. >> who is complaining today? it is beautiful. >> gorgeous out there today. wither going to see those changes. yesterday was a beautiful day today, pretty nice, tomorrow, the rain begins to move in here but won't be the heaviest rain. we are going to hold off until at least tomorrow night. outside right now, a very nice evening, a good night to get out, maybe walk the dog, maybe take a little bit of a walk or, hey, take a little bit of a coffee break outside this evening, 45 the current temperature, winds out of the south, 6 miles per hour, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky high-level variety, a some system approaches the area, gaithersburg, 46 degrees, leesburg, sterling, both at 46, manass manassas, herndon, reston, 46. the warm areas down to the south, we talked yesterday about you get nothing the 50s, fredericksburg, 54 fo

this charts the unveiling of the first smithsonian museum exclusively devoted to american indians. the grand unveiling on the national mall coincided with a six-day outdoor first american festival and native nations festival and the colorful opening day ceremony that is captured in the film began with a native nation's recession, which was the largest gathering of native people in modern history. both gallery and a journey of sacajawea will be airing on sunday, november 20. i know we want to get to our heroes, and i want to congratulate all the heroes while i am up here. thank you for being here and thank you for giving kqed an opportunity to co-sponsor the event. [applause] >> how many native americans and do we have out there, by a show of hands? how about a big round of applause for yourselves. [applause] good to see all of you. pow wow on sunday, independence high school. we better see you there, singing and dancing. a whole lot of fun. indian tacos. be ready. i am looking for mark. is the mayor close by? once again, all of you native americans, go ahead and raise your hand. yo

at 12:00 p.m., there will be a rally on the national mall near the smithsonian castle. the actual march will begin at 1:30. the march will follow the traditional route up constitution avenue to the supreme court. house speaker john boehner is expected to address the crowd. i'm tracee wilkins live in northwest. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> that march is going to make it pretty tough to get around today. there are several road closures beginning at 9:30 this morning. they include parts of maryland avenue and 1st street northeast. 3rd and 4th streets northwest and 7th street southwest. beginning at 11:30, parts of f and 12th will shut down for the prayer service at the verizon center. the closure will last about an hour. a few more roads will shut down at 12:30 this afternoon. they include part of constitution and pennsylvania avenues, as well as 3rd and 6th streets northwest. the march should wrap up around 5:00 this afternoon. but that will likely have an effect on the evening rush hour. metro will also re-route some bus routes today to deal with these rollin

you and all the smithsonian museum offer free wheelchairs.here are plenty of permit only parking right there. so don't rule that out. don't rule out getting in that wheelchair and continuing to live and see things. also, you said you go to the movies a little bit. don't rule out the movies. that's the wonderment of the movies. there is something always different. taking in a movie that you would not normally see. go to the art theater, the arty movies and see one of those. challenge yourself in that way. concert, live venue. some of the best seats are wheelchair accessible. we are looking at a theater at arena stage. so walking with a cane should not be a hassle. how about a cooking class or art class. and that ceramic place, all fired up, accessible to folks who need to get in and out, move a little slower. you can bring your own food and wine while having dinner, painting or doing their pottery. if you know it, it's really fun. and take in a comedy show. you just sit there, nobody knows you have that cane. you sit there and taking in a show

smithsonian officials say the shuttle will be flown to dulles airport on the back of a boeing 747 in april. details are still being worked out, there may be a flyover above the nation's capitol as discovery makes its way to its final home in northern virginia. a final welcome ceremony is planned for april 19th in chantilly. >>> international concerns ended a five-day rally on wall street today. talks to resolve greece's debt crisis hit another snag. the dow fell 38 points. the nasdaq was mainly flat gaining 1.5 points. and the s&p 500 dropped a point. >>> the state's same sex marriage bill is more protective of religious freedom than other states with similar laws. governor o'malley made his statement today during a meeting with gay marriage supporters. there will be a distinction between civil and religious marriages. leaders won't be punished for performing same sex marriages. >>> when news 4 at 4:00 continues, sean k0e78z ready to launch a music and cable tv network. >> the boss is coming to town, cane has all the hot talk next. >>> you guys out there, the smell of flowers can sof

cuando autoridades encontraron una mochila en las escaleras de la galeria nacional del retrato del smithsonian.. la calle 7, la g y la f fueron cerradas por varios minutos causando incertidumbre entres los visitantes y transeuntes.. . la policia de washington y su unidad canina examino la mochila y felizmente no se encontro nada sospechoso.... el alcalde de washington junto a los gobernadores de maryland y virginia se vamos a nuestra primera pausa pero al volver, le diremos porque una iniciativa del presidente obama podria eliminar miles de empleos.. le contamos todo... nos espera un fin de semana soleado pero con bajas temperaturas... el pronostico del tiempo completo despues de la pausa... ahora puedes hacer de noticias washington tu pagina de inicio.. solo tienes que ir a noticias dc. com.. tambien puedes seguirnos en facebook y twitter, como noticias dc... ya regresamos!!! contigo, pero, pero yo también te amo y para demostrártelo, yo te voy a esperar el tiempo que sea necesario. >> ¿en serio? >> hasta que el alcalde de washington junto a los gobernadores de maryland y virginia se reuniero

the smithsonian is getting ready to welcome the space shuttle to the area. it will be on the back of a seven -- of a boeing 737. it will be welcome to the air and space museum in chantilly on april 19th. we will be back with a >> this week's facebook contest is aid your favorite, you have a chance to win an ipad 2. -- this week's facebook contest is a viewer favorite. >> one of my friends onewon our contest. >> it can happen. >> a beautiful day. we will cool down a little bit tomorrow. seasonable changes coming the next few days. it looks rainy and damp thursday into friday. cool in the second half of the weekend. maybe some flurries will be possible. it does not look like a big deal. >> thank you so much for joining us

a new study by the smithsonian research shows the female crabs outnumber males three to one.will see how it affects the population further. maryland and virginia imposed harvest restrictions that focused on protecting female crabs. >>> what a difference a day makes. gorgeous weather throughout today. really temperatures gorgeous for january. we are at 50 with humidity low, dry air in place and very light west, northwesterly breeze. this was sunshine. that was the story after a cold start with a few slick spots on the road where it had snowed last evening. today a complete reversal. as the sunshine came out, temperatures rocketed. now in mt. airy not a cloud in the sky in carroll county, gorgeous weather. laurel, a few high thin clouds, high thin cirrus clouds. the weather stayed good all day long. maryland's most powerful radar. we check all five sweeps and they find not a thing, don't expect them to until we get into tomorrow, mid to late afternoon. that's when the next storm system will be approaching the area. just recapping the temps out to the west, upper 40s, 50s in bal

. >>> there are new concerns tonight about security at the smithsonian museum. the washington examiner reports the guards don't routinely monitor metal detectors. that means visitors enter the museum largely unscreened. but a smithsonian spokeswoman says there are security measures in place. >>> but no one just walks through they trigger and are stopped and e-- empty their pockets. guards at five museums with melt tal detectors are not on full-time. they want to do a thorough check, but they also want to get people inside the building quickly. >>> i don't know about you, but i see six inches of snow. >> reporter: four wheel drive. >> easier to walk, easier to drive. >> reporter: the good news is, no refreezing tonight. don't have to worry about that. may have to worry about dense fog. this is our weather cam. brought to you by michael and son. notice the capital. the winds aren't that strong. flags aren't going crazy today. the winds are generally going to be light. that is going to diminish overnight. temperatures 38, that is the high so far today. dew point 36

the smithsonian's national air and space museum will welcome the shuttle into its collection in aprill will be thrown for dulles international airport on the back of a boeing 747. there will be a flyover over the nation's capital and a welcome ceremony before the shuttle heads to its final home. >>> the 39th anniversary of roe vs. wade brought thousands of antiabortion protestors to the national mall monday. >> they marched to the supreme court to demand an end to legalized abortion. maureen umeh has more. ore. . >> reporter: under gray skies and a steady rain, thousands of pro-life supporters gathered on the national mail to lend their voices to a -- mall to lend their voices. >> we we come today to stand together and voice our beliefs that innocent life is precious and that taking of life is morally wrong. >> reporter: for the first time ever, a majority of the u.s. house of representatives voted to strip federal funding from planned parenthood. the crowd made up of many church groups an an overwhelming number of young people cheered the news. they say this march is about bringing c

on the blue and orange line between smithsonian and east market, a single track. >> winter is here andth dakota woman has created an app called the winter survival kit. it helps stranded motorists reach help with and i'm stranded button. because 911 notifies friends, monitors how long the gas will hold out. it is available on iphones and android smartphones. a lot of people around here could use that. >> that is one of those why didn't i think of that ideas? >> it really is. >> beautiful weather. this morning sunrise was even cooler. this is from a professional photographer in washington. we saw her picture on facebook and asked if we could share it on television. she said yes graciously. that is the vietnam memorial. you can see the names engraved. you have the mirror reflection of the sky. it is breathtaking. take a good look, because it is not that many times you get these trip -- the sensational sunrises and sunsets consecutive league. it is now crystal clear out there. it is 23 degrees above average today. just five years ago today, we had a record high of 73 degrees. we're going

the smithsonian says the shuttle will be flown to dulles airport on the back of a boeing 747 in april before arriving at the final home at the massive hangar in northern virginia. "discovery" will fly over washington, d.c., and that flyover is planned for april 17. so clean off your sunglasses. a formal welcome ceremony will be held on april 19. >>> kentucky senator rand paul says airport security at nashville detained him on his way back to washington. tsa agents stopped the republican when an alarm was triggered while going through security. the tsa says agents that escorted paul out of the screening area because he refused to undergo a pat-down. paul has been a long-time critic of the tsa. >> it's not because of who i am. americans are going through the airport every day being subjected to these indignities. nobody's thinking about who could or would attack us. >> paul missed his flight but was able to get on a later one. the white house is coming to the defense of the tsa and says airport security acted appropriately. >>> actor tracy morgan is out of the hospital and heading back

and the blue and orange lines between smithsonian and eastern market. >>> get ready for a big change if use the 11th street bridge. ddot will open and outbound spanned starting tomorrow at 6:00 a.m., eastbound wrapped from south the southwest freeway will be closed about 16 hours. there will be additional closings and delays until the new outbound bridge opens at about 10:00 tomorrow night. >>> < it 24 hours away for the big showdown in the hampshire the gop debate just before the state primary. candidates pounded the pavement today. mitt romney criticized the unemployment rate, while in south carolina, despite today's jobs report, that showed the unemployment rate dropped 8.5%, romney said it was no cause for celebration. rick santorum, newt gingrich, spent the day trying to reach voters in new hampshire. all of the candidates will be on hand tomorrow night for the debate at 9:00, right here on abc 7. abc 7 is your collection station. gordon peterson and rebecca cooper are in new hampshire to cover the to zurich -- to cover the tuesday primary. >>> we're hearing from the family of a

now the smithsonian is deeply embarrassed because they look like fools.hen they get this associated press report that two bicycle mechanics have flan. this smithsonian hostility to the wright brothers was so great that the wright brothers would not give them the original airplane for 37 years. because bureaucracies hate things that aren't invented in the bureaucracy. there may be a lesson here for people at nasa and the air force. ok. i'm coming around here. bear with me. third example. may, 1961. this is the model for what i'm about to talk to you about. may, 1961. john f. kennedy, representing a new generation, having taken power from dwight david eisenhower, launching a new sense of a new frontier, announces to the congress, we will go to the moon before the end of the decade. in a movie called "city upon a hill," we have buzz aldrin in the movie, he says, you have to realize, the only person who had gone around the earth at that component was yuri garr garen a russian, and the only american who had been in space had been in suborbital flight. here's t

on blue and orange lines, trains will single track between smithsonian and eastern market. on the green line, trains will single l track between georgia avenue and petworth and ft. totten. metro riders hare hoping inforf xhooth smooth commute today. crews repaired a crack along the tracks at the stadium armory station. some riders complained their commute took an hour longer than usual. metro says the work needed to be done right away. >> the impact to service would have been the same regardless of whether we were doing the repairs or had we waited for the repairs. so it's better to do the repairs given the fact that service was going to be affected either way, why not take advantage of that time and do the repairs as soon as possible. >> metro issued warnings to riders, but there were still major delays, especially heading out of the district into virginia and maryland. >>> this morning administrators of one loudoun county school are now deciding how to punish six students accused of drinking on campus. officials at j. michael lunsford middle school said that five boys and

pat, thank you. >>> the smithsonian is planning a new exhibit designed to appeal to serious and casual it is called the art of video games it is going to be opening on march 16th at the american art museum. let's take a trip down memory lane and look at just where games have come. since 1981, remember this guy the pacman from atari? boy we spent hours with this, we thought this was cool, we navigated this pacman around a maze, trying to avoid those dreaded ghosts. well, suddenly, we had nintendo coming up with our little italian boys. super mario brothers. we had him and lou ween j luigi and mario save princess toadstool. lara kroft, the heroine, really cool. 2006, now you are talking. this is legend of zelda, twilight princess for nintendo wii with the controller and nunchaku, you can get in the video game this is some of the 80 games included in the exhibit and play some of the games at the museum it is opening march 16th. pretty cool. >> it is pretty cool. next on news4 at 5:00 tonight, the worst of the worst, deadbeat parents. authorities track down the dads they say can afford to

the national cathedral will also hold a special service that afternoon, and the smithsonian's anacostiaion of the civil rights leader. rights leader. >>> il, any luck finding a car? not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting. check out carmax. all their used cars are guaranteed. that's where henderson found the one for him. way to go, henderson. finding the perfect car is easy at carmax because each car is carefully selected, inspected, thoroughly reconditioned and backed with a five-day money back guarantee so come find the one for you today, at carmax. way to go, neil. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. ix >>> taking responsibility this morning, the investigation into harry thomas jr. will end with a guilty plea. thomas owning up to misspending district money. now the question is what will his punishment be? good morning. welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. let's take a live look outside. it is 6:30. it is 41 de

it will eventually end up at the smithsonian's massive hanger at the center in shantily.s before the welcoming ceremony april 19. >>> it may have been absolutely beautiful outside today. but would you believe that we are in the middle of a major solar storm? this is what the surface of the sun looks like and flairs on that surface could cause some problems for us down here on earth. lindsey mastis explains. >> it happened sunday, but it's affecting earth now. a solar flair eruption so big that it is sending strong radiation our way. >> the biggest eruptions can disrupt the satellite operations. they can disrupt gps. >> nasa research scientist says it can also affect flight. in this case, disruptions are only affecting a certain part of the earth. >> radiation from the solar flair is traveling to the poles of the earth and that is where flights are affected. >> as for our gps unit. >> this storm is most likely not going to impact the gps too much. >> some people in places like canada might notice their gps units are inaccurate. the best part about this storm is happening i

. >> reporter: that's ken lang, from the smithsonian zoo, in washington, d.c., who has spent years breeding animals. breeding them in captivity, he says, is a sort of life insurance program for the species, in case they do extinct in the wild. right now, we're at a breeding center at a zoo in thailand, where they have dozens of cloudys, as they're known. you may noticed, belle and button have really warmed up. are you going to bite me? is this what i get for petting you? >> they also have the largest canines of any of the cats for their body size. >> reporter: that's good to know, as i have my hand in her mouth. >> i thought you would like to know. >> reporter: i never have done an interview with a clouded leopard on my lap. >> they're like a limp rag. >> reporter: i see why you fall in love with the species. you've been doing with for decades with the one species. >> people that work with them, they all become for the most part, fanatical with the species. >> reporter: after an hour in the cage with belle and button, i can fully understand why. for "nightline," this is dan harris, at the k

us on wrc 4 in washington, d.c., see heart that explores 19th century american innovation at the smithsonianmerican art museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> i love d.c. it's a great city. >> of course. the capital. >> and a good event, as well. thanks, bill. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. tom cruise's new mission remained impossible to beat at the box office. "mission impossible-ghost p protoca protocal" came in first at the box office. sher lom holmes took second place with $22.1 million. and "alvin and the chipmunks chipwrecked" came in third. >>> "war horse" finished a strong fourth with almost $17 million, likely benefiting from world of mouth. >>> "the girl with the dragon too" continued to underperform in fifth place. it came in with $16.3 million. >>> sources tell tmz the marriage of katy perry and russell brand had issues due to katy being a partier and russell being a home body. part of the courtship is going out together. >> sources say he wanted some children and for her to settle down. she's at the peak of her career and want

how the smithsonian is celebrating the history of video games. >>> plus, holding on to our wheels. >>> breaking news in italy. crews temporarily suspended the search in the wreckage of the overturned ship because it shifted overnight. angie goff has more from the newsroom. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the death toll stands at 11 as the search for more bodies is called off after the "costa concordia" moved slightedly. it remains halfway submerged as you saw after slamming into a reef friday. firefighters scoured the ship overnight but found none of the more than 20 passengers still missing. the bodies of five adults were discovered tuesday. among those, though, unaccounted for, two americans. virginians karen kennedy and her boyfriend had dinner with the missing couple from minnesota, the couple here, and are saddened that they still have not been found. >> we somehad some commonalitie the travels that we had done. we didn't really get confirmation until we were back here yesterday that it was the couple. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the search for those missing is suspended for

trains will single track between mcpherson square and the smithsonian. and more single tracking on the green line between nailer road and branch avenue. and that will affect yellow line service. all northbound trains on the yellow line will terminate at mount vernon square. >>> coming up on 9news now, one community thinks it's going to the birds. we'll explain that. >>> plus, there's a big baking contest underway. you'll want to hear about it. it's for a good cause. >>> i'm meteorologist howard bernstein. sunshine coming out now. what a crazy winter. this morning, we had thunderstorms and look at some of these temperatures. running anywhere from 15 to almost 25 degrees above average. culpeper and fredericksburg are at 70 right now. it's 61 downtown and 46 in cumberland but some cooler weather will head our way. your forecast when we return. >>> there are some residents in waldorf. maryland and they're growing sick and tired of visitors who've worn out their welcome. we're talking about thousands of black birds. they're swarming the skies and neighbors sa

art that explores 19th century american innovation at the great american hall of wonders at the smithsonian american art museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. tom cruise's new mission remained impossible to beat at the box office. "mission impossible-ghost protocal" came in first at the box office. it is cruise's first $100 million hit since mission impossible three. sherlock holmes, a game of shadows was second. and "alvin and the chipmunks chipwrecked" came in third. at $18.3 million. >>> but it was steven spielberg who caught hollywood's attention over the weekend. "war horse" finished a strong forth with almost $17 million likely benefitting from word-of-mouth. "the girl with the dragon tatoo" continued to underperform in fifth place. it came in with $16.3 million. >>> sources tell tmz the failed marriage of katy perry and russell brand was plagued by constant bickering. the one bone of contention was katy loves to party and russell, who is sober, was more of a home body. i'm surprised about that. katy per

trains will run every 13 minutes between the smithsonian and eastern market. on the green line, trains will run every 15 minutes between georgia avenue and for the to then and nay lore road. this info is on our web site, wusa9.com. >>> coming up tonight -- >> i'm going crazy and i just can't imagine what he's going through. >> a frantic search for a missing rescue dog this weekend. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is back in tucson this weekend to mark a one-year anniversary of that shooting rampage. >>> and what a fantastic day. just how warm did we get? check out the almanac. the official high at reagan national is 6 degrees. the record high on this date, 76 set in 1907. i'll let you know how much cooler we're going to get and also some changes coming up in that forecast. stay with us. >>> tonight, a maryland hunter is hospitalized after being shot by a fellow hunter. it happened just after 1:00 this afternoon in for the washington, maryland. the two hunters were in the woods near the 9200 block of oxon hill road. police say the victim was one of five pe

once the blue and -- i'm sorry, the blue and orange lines work will be done between smithsonian and eastern market and on the green line track work will take place between georgia avenue petworth and fort totten. everything is expected to be wrapped up by the time the system opens monday morning. >>> tonight petro is inspecting all of its 2000 series railcars after a problem this afternoon. a disc brake fell off a train at the stadium armory station. it is similar to the problem that caused an orange line train to be evacuated last month near la enfont plaza, but in this place a friction ring fell off a different type of railcar. >>> don't be surprised if you see a lot of bare legs on metro this sunday and it won't be because of the weather. sunday is the annual no pants metro ride. so you can't say we haven't warned you. >>> metro predicted it would lose about three% of its ridership when congress didn't extend the commuter tax benefit for federal workers, but now senator chuck schumer wants to reverse that. the new york democrats wants to make the tax break permanent and retroactive back

and on the blue and arms line between the smithsonian and eastern market. riders think these repairs to the been done long ago. >> i think they should do routine maintenance to keep it in good shape. >>> i've got some good new. about the economy. the government report says the unemployment rate dropped in december to the lowest level in nearly three years. much more is needed. >>> 4 200,000 people, it turns out december really was the most wonderful time of the year. the labor department says that as the number of jobs the u.s. economy added last month, to the thousands better than expected and drop the unemployment rate down 2/10 of 1%. >> you always have this yes but reaction but we need seven or 8 million to get back to where we work them out the jobless rate has fallen for four months in a row and 40 to the last six months, the economy has added 100,000 jobs or more. that is not happened since april, 2006. >> in the beginning of 2012 will be employed. >> this is one of december's winners when he landed a consulting job after four months without work. >>

been on tour to six city as -- cities and opened at the national museum of american history at the smithsoniantute and we anticipate more than 2.5 million folks will visit that exhibit. how's that for success? terrific. their wonderful book it that documents the kinsey collection has been selected by the florida department of education for the curriculum to team african-american studies to 3.6 million students throughout the state. so that's also a wonderful accomplishment. it's indeed mip pleasure to welcome a man to waves a wonderful cultural narrative of a people. please, give a warm welcome to bernard kinsey. bernard? [applause] . >> first of all i want to make sure you can hear me. who has the sound in here? just bring it up a little bit so we can do this. first of all, luis, thank you so much to the san francisco public libraries, stewart, shaw, and carroll. up guys have done a super job. you've got to come down to the san francisco african-american historical society. we have about 50 pieces of the kinsey collection there that documents the frick american experience from 1600 through ci

on the blue and orange lines, trains will single track between mcpherson square and the myth smithsonian. trains will single track on the green line between branch avenue. that also affects yellow line service. also northbound trains on the yellow line will terminate at mt. vernon square. again, all of this in place until early monday morning. >>> coming up, a wacy week of weather. snow over the weekend and sunny, spring-like days. how do you prepare for this roller coaster? we hit the streets to find out. >> but first, the soaring cost of college. president obama pitches his plan to keep tuition in check. details when we come back. >>> president barack obama back home tonight after a three-gay five-state swing to promote his new proposal. this afternoon, he spoke to students at the university of michigan about how to make college affordable. one of his plans would divert some federal dollars away from colleges and universities that aren't controlling their tuition hikes to those that are. >> it's not just enough paying for student aid. you can imagine why. we can't just keep on subsidiz

several streets will shut down so pro-life demonstrators can march from the smithsonian castle down ton avenue to the supreme court. the march should wrap up around 5:00 tonight. that will likely have an impact on the evening rush. metro is also rerouting bus routes today to deal with the rolling road closures. barbara? back to you. >> thanks, angie. >>> meanwhile, the college football world is mourning the loss of former penn state head coach joe paterno. the legendary coach died yesterday at the age of 85. nbc's brian mooar takes a look at paterno's legacy and how people are honoring the long-time leader of the nittany lions. >> reporter: on the penn state campus, thousands of people gathered to pay their respects to a football coach who seemed like so much more. more like a member of the family. joe paterno, who died of lung cancer on sunday, brought joy and pride to this campus for generations. and it was paterno, the icon, that penn state fans mourned. >> we're here to honor joe and we've brought our granddaughter ou out. >> he's just been a fan for a very long, very, very long ti

smithsonian says the shuttle will be flown to dulles international airport on the back of a boeing 747. this coming april. before arriving at the final home at the museum's massive hangar in northern virginia, "discovery" will fly over d.c. that flyover is planned for april 17, formal welcome ceremony will be held on april 19th. >>> a solar storm is sending charged particles towards earth and could disrupt the gps device today. this is new video of that storm. scientists are predicting the radiation will enter the earth's atmosphere beginning -- that began at 6:00 this morning. and it is going to last through the day, they think. they say the charged plasma will make it sway to the earth in about a 34-hour period. the storm started on sunday. it is the biggest solar storm in 6 years but scientists say it should not cause any other problems. tom can tell us if he is noting any changes in the atmosphere out there because of that storm. >> no, don't have any reports yet. but what we saw there in that video with the very, very bright spots on the surface of the sun, that's where there was

she has an american flight currently displayed in the smithsonian museum. she started folding origami at the age of 5. please welcome linda mahara. >> thank you. is this one working? good evening. thank you for that wonderful introduction. thank you to ed lee. this is such a wonderful event. it does become a wonderful event for us. i would like to introduce my sister, linda avery, who is also an origami artist. we got a call from the director jeff carter. he had a wonderful idea. we had the opportunity to do it in city hall. because we're known for origami work, we became kind of like the directors in helping get the project started. now it is here, and it has grown. it is the world tree of pope. i do not know if any of you know this, but last year, the tree was named one of the top 10 most beautiful trees by american express traveler. the word is getting out about history, filled with wonderful wishes. we were asked to say a few words about why origami and why trees. i will turn it over to my sister. >> the inspiration for the origami crane, the cream is a

all part of a new exhibit coming in march to the smithsonian's art museum. american art museum. of video game wills focus on the graphics, the technology and the storytelling of video games and ranging from atari to playstation 3. this is going to be good. the public actually voted online for 80 video games that will be included in the exhibit. the art of video games will be part of a nationwide tour. i can't wait. and i know the line is probably going to be long. >>> well, the saying goes if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life. still ahead, we'll show you where washington, d.c. ranks amongst happiest cities to work in the u.s. >>> up next, the workout that's >>> came on suddenly and gave a washington man the scare of his life. 78-year-old willieashchew was having a stroke. more than 160,000 people die from strokes each year. the good news is most cases it's very preventable. doreen ginsler has more. >> i was feeling a sense that i never had before. and i just couldn't control myself. >> 78-year-old willieascew says it came on quickly. blurriness and wea

on the orange and blue lines, trains are single tracking between mcpherson square and smithsonian. and naylor road and branch avenue on the green line. yellow line trains will run between huntington and mt. vernon square. >>> coming up here on abc-7 news at 6:00 -- for the first time, the pentagon reveals top-secret details of the raid that killed osama bin laden. then, honoring a legend, the late etta james. plus -- [ chanting ] >> jump ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' bway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped withth pickles, muard, and cheese. head into a subway® restaurant toda for this melty, mouthwatering sub! ♪ let's go [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you lik

who was responsible for the smithsonian. who was responsible for all kinds of ideas that were a little bit ahead of his time. if i had to pick one moment, it would be when i saw -- it's in the boston public library, john quincy's first book he ever bought, which is -- i'm sorry. john adams' first book. it's a little volume of cicero in latin. he got it when he was 14 years old. we don't know whether he paid for it with his own money or whether he was given it. but he was so proud to own that book that he wrote his name in it six times. [laughter] >> that man never stopped reading. ever. ever, ever. when he was in his 80s he embarked on a 16 volume on the history of france in french, which he had taught himself. and that light, that fire was burning in that head right to his last day of life. he had every kind of ailment. he lost his hair, lost his teeth. but he hadn't lost any of that upstairs. a thrilling example of the life force of the brain and of ideas. >> san jose, california, booktv, david mccullough, go ahead with yo

but it's that counter that's in the smithsonian. >> reporter: the story of what happened here challengessumption about race yichl in this country. >> absolutely, yes. >> reporter: that it was limited just to the south. >> oh, no, no. some were aware of it, but some or not that kansas or wichita was this way. >> reporter: kansas and a lot of other places until these students came along. just being able to get a hamburger and a coke. >> it sounds simple, doesn't it? >> reporter: sometimes simple ideas are the most powerful, like standing up by sitting in. jim axelrod, cbs news, wichita, kos. >> indeed. >>> well, some big birthday celebrations today. first lady michelle obama turns 48. no word on what she'll do tonight. but last year president obama took her out to a nice dinner. and the champ hit a milestone. hue mamding joorks mohammed ali is now 70 years old. he's been fighting parkinson's since 1984. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> in northern japan, a freak [ female announcer ] find yourself sometimes cleaning up after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can help. it's super durable,

all part of a new exhibit coming in march to the smithsonian's art museum. american art museum. of video game wills focus on the graphics, the technology and the storytelling of video games and ranging from atari to playstation 3. this is going to be good. the public actually voted online for 80 video games that will be included in the exhibit. the art of video games will be part of a nationwide tour. i can't wait. and i know the line is probably going to be long. >>> well, the saying goes if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life. still ahead, we'll show you where washington, d.c. ranks amongst happiest cities to work in the u.s. >>> up next, the workout that's so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your cereal there-- it's got that sweet honey t