the smithsonian institution for no one to see. eventually in the 1880s a small museum opens up and they asked to borrow the hat. they learn that the hat was here. and ever since then the hat has been one of the most prized possessions always on public display at the institution. the chair itself many years later, the ford's theater relatives asked for the chair back. of which the smithsonian gives them back the chair. they eventually sell it to the ford museum or they sell to it henry ford which now it's at the henry ford museum in michigan. you know the carriage itself is a fairly -- that typical carriage. i mean, this is a carriage that required a driver. you can see the seat up front. so in order to really operate this carriage, you need to have various kind of servants and staff at your disposal. it's not the fanciest of carriages. but surprising to surprising to me presidents supplied their own vehicles when they become president. the lincolns had three carriages, this for daytime, another carriage that was closed for, you kn

a spokeswoman says smithsonian workers driving smithsonian vehicles cannot park in no parking zones.y must follow parking regulations and all parking signs. city records show about 400 cars having towed from this small stretch of maryland avenue just since january. and that's nearly half of all cars towed from food truck zones citywide this year. scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >> to see a breakdown of tows this year from food truck spots, visit our nbc washington app and click on investigations. >>> well an innovative class project at george mason university has students head deep in mucky pond water. a floating wetlands design involving both art and science for students. the hands-on effort spurs awareness of ecology along with cleaning the pond water naturally. >> i have students from art, students from science and engineering and communications. all different majors. it's very rare when a college campus has students with all different backgrounds come together in one class and work together throughout the semester. >> i think having a program on campus like this is unprecedented.

as this debate continues, the smithsonian is completing a monumental project, the $500 million national museum of african american history and culture. the idea was authorized by an act of congress, which called it, "a tribute to the negro's contribution to the achievements of america." the words are jarring because the act was written in 1929. building the museum has been a long struggle, just like the story it hopes to tell. beside the monument to washington, a slave holding president, the museum is breaking free of the ground on the mall's last five acres. eight decades after congress framed a museum on paper, and then failed to fund it, the dream is being written, this time in steel and stone: ten floors-- five above ground, five below; its complexion, rendered in shades of bronze, a building of color against history's white marble. you've been at this nine years now. it's a big job. >> lonnie bunch: well, as i tell people, at 8:00 in the morning i have the best job in america and at 2:00 in the morning it's the dumbest thing i've ever done in my life. this is a romare bearden from

. >>> the smithsonian is completing a monumental project.ure. the building has been a long strug, scott pelley got a preview from lonnie bunch, the museum's founding director. >> reporter: we're on the ground floor. this is where people will get their first experience in the museum. so what's going to be here? those they'll walk in either from the mall or the constitutional avenue and run into amazing pieces of african-american art. >> when all of this is finally complete, what will america have? >> america will have a place that allowed them to remember to remember how much we as a country have been improved, changed, challenged and made better by the african-american experience. they'll have a place that they can call home but they'll also have a place that will make them change. >> reporter: but've this place is only space until you fill it. >> oh my goodness. did somebody already look at some of these things? >> no. >> seven years ago the smithsonian began rummaging the attics and basements of america. >> this may have marked a milestone

the new exhibit will be on display at the smithsonian american history bcm. it includes clothing from james brown and a running suit one -- worn by carl lewis. it was originally expected to open this year. it will soon cost a little less to drive to maryland's eastern shore. governor larry hogan announced a drop in state toll prices. that means two dollars in savings for those spending cash on a round-trip on the bay bridge. e-zpass users will save close to three dollars. the monthly fees being waived. tolls are being reduced on the interconnect or -- intercounty connector and bridges and tunnels in baltimore. all of those reductions take effect july 1, just in time for the big summer holiday. we have a little summer-like whether. doug: definitely a preview. we're talking awesome leader 90 degrees for tuesday of next week. first up, we want to take you to trailside middle school. watch the sun come up. a beautiful there sunshine. lower humidity than yesterday. no showers, no storms, no hail, no runs, no errors, no runs on base. images will settle to the 70's.

an update on the smithsonian's african-american using set to open next year and a sneak peek at one of the exhibits. we will tell you why doctors say this year is so bad for allergies. doug hill, back with our chance of storms as we head into the mother's da announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side fo. jummy: tom brady defending himself over allegations that he knew that the football were deflated. a report found that brady was generally aware about activities surrounding taking air out of footballs. you put your children on the computer you put limits on their smart phone, but what about the xbox, the wii, the playstation. reporter: this came from a very distressed mother of thinking injured. she thought she had done everything to control her son's online access. allowing kids to play with strangers online can be a predators playground. he had a pretty scary incident playing clash of clans when someone claiming to be a 16-year-old girl started asking personal questions. >> we are questions like, do you want my phone number? -- weird questions like, do you want my p

it was available for fundraisers and weddings including an event the smithsonian was scheduled to host later this month. but now the d.c. attorney general says the homeowner had none of the proper permits on event space. rebecca cooper spoke to the homeowner about the lawsuit. rebecca? rebecca: kimberly the homeowner worked hard to renovate the property and used it for a good cause but the attorney general says it's egregious and a public nuance. now he is responding. it used to be two barn-like garages owned by the founder of results gym who converted it to a glamorous mansion with a rooftop pool. an intern first suggested he rent his home on sights like air b&b for private work and events to help fund the charity work in haiti. >> every night we rent the house out one night pays for a house in haiti or an entire farm. $650 to dig a water well. rebecca: but in the lawsuit the d.c. attorney general says it's a single family home with none of the required permits for an event space. similar rentals listed like this home in logan circle make it clear for private housing and not a venue f

museum of -- sheaf of the smithsonian museum of african american culture. >> a story of slavery, tragedy and difficulty, but also a story of america as a work in progress being changed by people who demand that america live up to its stated ideals. >> the artifact will tell a history of both pain and joy, a slave cabin, a child shackles from the middle passage and also michael jackson's fedora and louie armstrong's trumpet. the director promises it will be finished in time for president obama to cut the ribbon before he leaves office in january, 2017. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> was that humidity i tasted in the air today, just a smidge of it? >> a midge, but with upper 70s, low 80s it's bearable. it's 90s we have to worry about, but a pretty decent day. the showers are well west of us and no big boomers. the 3-degree guarantee, sweating it a bit here, went for 80 today, dense fog this morning, burned off quickly. how did we do? join us tonight at 11:00. live look outside, could it be any nicer? it's pretty darn sweet, 78, hu

>> may 14th at the smithsonian the national museum of american history. we will have a talk and tasting and samplings and wonderful things including sushi. and tikes are available on the website, they're $40 and all the proceeds go to support the ongoing research, collecting and education of the american food history project. >> and not just the afterhours, you have an actual kitchen the first floor of the museum so you show all the time. what are some food trends or trends that have define what had our history is? >> well, the kitchen is opening on jewel 1st. and one of the things we are following this year is invasion and food. the year of invasion at the museum. and most people when they think about the current state of food in america, people talk about going back to traditions. but actually what we're finding is that that's always been part of american history and the only tradition is no tradition. >> living history. thank you for being with us. the next news is at 5:00. we are >> kyle: so, we're in the ferrari, and i'm pretty sure we broke the soun

major garrett is at the smith smithsonian smithsonian. >> when most of us think of the smithsonian institution of the museum here on the national mall or if you've been here its lush gardens. but on a resent trip with president obama, we found something amazing. as massive commercial vessels pass through the pan macha nal, this boat carries scientists to an island in colorado one of the world's most important tropical research facilities and a scientific jewel of the smithsonian institution. barrow colorado, is where the pan tune lake is. it has served no purpose other than research. attracting scientists since the first crude huts and labs were built here in 1923. nowhere on earth is there more complete research data on tropical forests. >> you can go back in the literature and get the whole story. >> reporter: matt larson directs the institute. >> reporter: in the thick forest we found howler monkeys and odd look rodents called aguedies. lessons learned from interest tree species and hillside water drainage have led to the successful refor is station of trees. from trees to bees known as new

the smithsonian is trying to figure out why kinds of wildlife live in our area and how they interacth us and the young people are helping us out. >> i don't like when they interact too closely. although i did see a bunny rabbit running across the parking lot. >> you don't mind those? >> the bunnies are okay. i don't mind. the fox foxes -- >> different story. >> deer. >> being chased by a fox? >> i didn't see any foxes or any possums. those scare me. the raccoons. >> or coyotes. we have coyotes here nearby. of course a lot of deer too. >> too much. >> and the coyotes are howling at a full moon it's out this right now. a beautiful start to the day. >> that was my stomach, sorry. >> okay. >> or an angry wolverine. there's the skycast 4 on your screen. we'll have plenty of sunshine through the morning and the rest of the day. just a few clouds drifting through for your lunch hour. absolutely gorgeous spring day coming up today. we'll have our temperatures warming about 30 degrees from where they are right now. we're in the low 50s in prince george's, montgomery counties. lorton and manas

. >> the original star spangled banner is in the smithsonian but there is a replica here at the fort vince's passion has inspired to raise the same size flag that inspired the national flag. >> he wants to raise the big flag. >> you have to raise the big flag. >> and from what i hear, it is a big-ass flag. >> we are flying a 17 by 25 and the huge one is 35 by 42. >> and raising the flag, we need everybody in here to help catch it when it comes down. that is the deal. >> so we can raise the big one but it is a team flag. >> and we need some visitors too. >> that is not the big flag. >> no. >> the big flag, is a big flag and it is like a sale -- sail. and when he says let go, let go. because he's been let go. >> he did not let go and it will drag you. >> it is fun. >> and it is a good, windy day. >> we would like to see it. it is possible. they're custom made trains. you can't get any better than that. siemens trains are not your grandparent's technology. they're something that's gonna change the cities we live in today. i find it so fascinating how many people ride this and go to work

>> oh. >> reporter: a spokeswoman said smithsonian workers with vehicles cannot park in no parking zones. they must follow parking regulations and all parking signs. nearly half of all cars towed from food truck zones citywide this year. news4 i-team. >> to see a breakdown of tow this is year from food truck spots, you are invited to visit our nbc washington app and click on investigations. >>> this could be a confusing city on visit, i think. trying to navigate through all that. it was a beautiful place to visit today. just gorgeous weather. >> i home you got to do it today. because tomorrow is not so gorgeous. we got some big changes coming in. today a 15 to 20-degree temperature drop. tomorrow, a 15 to 20-degree temperature drop from where we were today. that puts many of us into the 50s and i think all of us will be in the 50s tomorrow. we're talking about a much different day tomorrow. right now, still quite nice. plenty of sunshine. dew points 45. that's very comfortable. it will cool fairly quick will you this evening. already into the 60s. 66 gaithersburg. 64 in -- sorry, 64 in g

[inaudible] he's also doing a five program series at the smithsonian. >> are you going to be doing anything like that? >> no. i mean -- [inaudible] >> how are you doing? >> i'm sorry having got back to you yet. >> when it dies down. you look great. >> [inaudible conversations] do you have books available speak was yes. >> are they signed? >> not yet. >> i have a friend who is on the board. >> thank you so much for being here. >> i haven't seen you for a while but you look so good. >> congratulations. >> thank you. hi how are you? [inaudible conversations] >> we had a woman who was declined for the american political science association fellowship, she was writing her thesis on why maryland had so many members who were female. the answer turned out to be -- [inaudible] >> oh, my god. >> it's true. it's true. >> somebody yelled out iron my shirt. >> i remember that. >> i read something -- it sounds just like you. >> i thought my father made the name. [inaudible conversations] >> leslie has the same story. her father took a dark and threw it at the map of the world. >> oh wow. >> he was in the

. >> the original star spangled banner is in the smithsonian but there is a replica here at the fortassion has inspired in me a burning desire to raise the same size flag that inspired our national anthem. >> you want to raise the big flag? >> i want to raise the big flag. >> he wants to raise the big flag. >> you have to raise the big flag. >> and from what i hear, it is a big-ass flag. >> we are flying a 17 by 25 and the huge one is 35 by 42. >> pre -- pretty big flag. >> you think it's too windy for it? okay, here's the deal. we need everybody in here to help catch the flag when it comes down. that is the deal. >> so we can raise the big one but it is a team flag. >> and we need some visitors too. >> that's not the big flag? >> no. >> the big flag, is a big flag and it is like a sail. and when he says let go, let go. because he's been dragged in -- >> really? >> yes. >> so vince got dragged? >> he did not let go and it will drag you. >> it is fun. >> and it is a good, windy day. >> we would like to see it. it that's possible. it that's possible. it that's possible. it that's possi

what a new study fin larry: a new exhibit opened at the smithsonian pass national portrait gallery today. it focuses on celebrities. curators examine celebrity images and how they evolved. it includes paintings, sculptures, digital portraits and photographs. it will be on display until july. a botox beauty breakthrough. we already know what botox can do to wrinkles. now, a new study by allergan finds it may have long-term benefits for your skin. in that study 40 three women received botox injections. they saw significant -- 43 women received botox injections. they saw significant improvement in their skins elasticity. take a look at this. a rare spider tortoise has hatched in the reptile discovery center. the hatchling emerged on may 10. keepers report it appears to be thriving and they are encouraged. as eileen mentioned a moment ago, it's the unofficial start to summer and a warm-up is on the roy a larry: an update on a desperate search for a five-year-old boy we talked about at the top of our show. suspect dajuan goode is in custody. his five-year-old child has been found safe. eileen

the smithsonian's national museum of african history and culture will include remnants from a sunkenhip that sunk in 1794 on the way to brazil. there were more than 400 slaves on board. half of the people on board made it to shore, only to be sold into slavery. the museum is set to open next year. and ruined. a rare event that drew people out of the thousands, and we are on storm watch tonight. devon kellye: people tried to snap photographs of what is known as manhattanhenge, named after stonehenge. unfortunately, it was a little too hazy. there are only four times it happens. the last will be july 12 and 13, but, still, a beautiful sunset nonetheless. devon: yes, and i love those little neat things that you do not know of. kellye: yes, and you have two more chances. devon: more chances for some storms coming our way also. more heat and committee. and then the heat and committed he go away. good news for us. we can see the end of this heat. still on the doppler seven radar, some scattered showers and storms, and isolated storms, and there is information coming in. the weather holding

are being trained by scientists from the smithsonian.y set up infrared activated cameras to capture pictures of different types of wildlife. the smithsonian is trying to figure out why some kinds of wildlife live in our area and how they interact with us. from a >> i don't like when they interact closely. you know, we live in an area, we see a lot of wildlife. up close. >> with our hours, you know, a lot of it is very active at night and raccoons and deer. a lot of deer still out now. possum. starting off this morning we have had a bright moon in the western sky, but now the eastern sky is getting brighter. nice soft pink glow in the eastern sky. live view from the tower camera this morning and the storm team 4 skycast 4 showing lots of by 8:00, mostly a blue sky. a few clouds coming through by noontime. beautiful bright sunshine coming down and we will have it sunny into the afternoon as well. but quite a chill in the air this morning. in fact, near 50 digs across most of northern virginia and in maryland. right near the bay in the mid

this event from the smithsonian associates is about two hours. prof.nurnberger: no event in american history that i can think of change the course of american history as much as a single event, as much as the assassination of abraham lincoln. maybe 9/11, maybe pearl harbor. but in terms of boom, one second, history changed -- abraham lincoln's plans for post-civil war america were to bring the southern states back into the union.

we were putting tiles on smithsonian roofs -- >> it never does. >> so it's just a small parcel of the same problem. >> it never does. listen, why can't baltimore come up with the money. why can't the mayer who helped incite this come up with the cash? it's always about -- >> what if the well's dry? >> i guarantee you, though they get 19 million -- >> you get into the detroit situation where you raise taxes even more on the people in the city and then they want to move out and -- >> that's a very good point. i'm now doing a 180. >> they get $19 million and those same people -- nothing's going to change. the neighborhoods will look the exact same. the exact same. >> i'm doing a 180 again. >> by the way, that's one year's salary for jamie dimond. >> what god do you pray to? no relevance at all. airlines love hitting you with fees and now they're getting slapped with some doozies of their own. let's just say this guy is going to be very very happy. you probably know xerox as the company that's all about printing. but did you know we also support hospitals using electronic health records f

the closest stations are metro center, smithsonian and archives. the greenbelt station will be closed this weekend. free shuttle buses will replace trains between college park and greenbelt. >>> more and more of you are using capital bike share in the district. that's according to a new survey. bike share trips that started and ended in the district spiked more than 2 1/2 times. it seems you're using them for business and pleasure. 85% of you use bikes to attend social events and 74% are using them to get to work. and 77% use them to head out to eat. >>> well, tom brady speaks out for the first time about the deflategate scandal. the new report that came out from the nfl that says the patriots quarterback was probably aware that a staffer was deflating footballs. brady though says he can't react to the allegations yet. >> it's only been 30 hours so i haven't had much time to digest it fully but when i do i'll let you know how i feel about it and everybody else. >> are you that slow a reader? [ laughter ] >> that was rude. investigators think a patr

this event from the smithsonian associates is about two hours. professor nurnberger: of the four u.s. president assassinations, the one i find fascinating and interesting is the one we will discuss tonight james garfield. for quite a number of reasons. first of all, garfield is one of the most intelligent presidents we've ever had. by the end of it or the middle of it, you will start laughing because you will just say, that cannot be. he cannot be that good in that field, it is just not possible. you will find something else and say, no. he did -- he is just incredibly bright. the hope for his presidency was in or miss. we going to discuss an absolutely brilliant human being. i was chatting with a friend before and he asked me if i thought garfield was the most intelligent. i do not know how you test something like that. it is not as if you give presidents iq test. it is a lot easier with things that are easy to measure. we all know madison was our shortest and lincoln was our tallest president. that is easy. i do not know how you know who the mo

he did work for smithsonian magazine -- "smithsonian magazine close quote and a variety of other obligations -- publications. he has an appointment to a national advisory council of catholic immigrant immigration for the center of migration studies of 2013. to route our panel out, we have father evelio menjivar-ayala. father evelio menjivar-ayala is a native of south america. he emigrated to the united states in the late 1980's to flee civil war in his native land. after spending a few years in los angeles, he moved to maryland for better employment opportunities, which i am sure he will tell us about. before he served in the seminary, he worked as a janitor while taking ged classes in the evening. as a priest, he has held different assignments in the archdiocese throughout washington he was a parochial vicar in washington dc -- wash the comedy see -- washington d.c. he possesses a bachelors in a liberal arts and a masters in divinity from the pontifical university of st. thomas aquinas in rome. now he is very involved in the washington community, especially advocating for immigrants, the ho

in 1871, william petersen was found unconscious on the grounds of the smithsonian institution the oldcastle. he had poisoned himself. the police revived him, and he confessed that he had been taking laudanum often for several years. he died. in 1871 in the front parlor of this house, william petersen's body was laid out. four months after he died, his wife died. anna died, and her body was brought to this house and laid she, too, was laid out in this house. only six years after abraham lincoln died in their house, both petersens were dead. and both were laid out in this very house. interesting footnote, after anna's death, an auction company was brought in to sell the contents. once again, strangers gathered outside, came into the house came down the halls, came into the parlor. the auction took place on the site. the two most expensive things at the auction were the sofa in the front room where mary lincoln spent most of the night. that went for $15. the bed upon which abraham lincoln died sold for $80, which was eight or 10 times what it should have cost as simply a bed. so an early histo

he was in the subcommittee under the control of a legislation and he wanted to name the smithsonian museum. they have yet to see. we can report back to the present. they had an office next to the oval office and claiborne said we just can't name it. johnson was leaning over and says claiborne i want the people to see the sculpture and so does ladybird and the only way to name them is to name it the herschel museum. it's kind of shaken and a couple days later he called and said it's fine. you were his closest aide on domestic affairs from early in the morning until late at night for three and a half years. i had a simple question, how did he do this stuff. he found a way to get it done. near the end of the line i was on the other week or so i had an office down the hall and i have my own bathroom. he called one morning about 8:00 we had the line it didn't rain intermittently. it always made you feel like it. hispanic and he said where is she he's in the bathroom. isn't there a file in and she said no. they said to forget about it. the next morning at the same time i am in the same place and

samuel langely and his group at the smithsonian spent $70,000 trying to build an airplane that wouldly and it flew into the potomac river. charlie: what did they not understand? david: they did not understand you have to get on the horse and ride it. charlie: yes, yes. what was the role of photography? david: they loved photography and were interested in technical reason. it was advancing very rapidly. if you look at the photograph on the cover of the book or inside front page. that is a sharp as anything we can take today. it is unbelievable. from the original glass plate. and photography had been revolutionized and they were fascinated by it and they also wanted to record everything they did in order to protect themselves from people who would violate their patents. charlie: was it a race? david: no. i do not think they saw it. charlie: often in discoveries, medical discoveries, there is a race. the human genome. a huge race. david: they were aware of other people trying to do what they were doing. mostly samuel langley. charlie: did anybody come close? david: really nothing to the

: and if you didn't catch the flyover, some of the planes will be on display on saturday at the smithsonian from the world war ii memorial megan mcgrath news 4. >> what a day today. it continues tomorrow. that's cool. >> that was great. >>> expectant mothers who are past their due dates are often told babies come when they're ready. >> that may be but a new study suggests babies are more likely to arrive in hospitals at certain times of the day. nbc's erica edwards explains. >> give your little brother a kiss. >> new mom katherine jones had prepared everything she could before little henry's birth. >> i'm definitely a planner. >> reporter: the only remaining question was when he would actually arrive which ended up being a few days early. >> due date was actually on mother's day, may 10th. >> reporter: often it's the babies who determine the exact time and date of their birth. >> we almost laugh when we try to pln our day. >> reporter: even so dr. james says there are peaks and valleys to labor and delivery shifts especially when they need to schedule higher risk deliveries. >> those are id

a new exhibit will open at the smithsonian national portrait gather today. pop the celebrity gaze." focusing on the celebrities and curators look at how the images are cull vated. it has new painting portures and the portrait by the leading artist. it will be on display through july 20, 102016. alison: think there are selfies involved? if there are current celebrities in this there probably are. scott: up next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- fairfax county on the cuttage edge. the new training that crew just started there. why it will save lives. alison: plus -- >> i heard a boost and looked up front. looked at my fire. alison: terrifying wreck in the heart of a city that scrambled for officer's after they came across this in the middle of the night. >> i'm horace holmes. maryland woman called "7 on your side" after a trip on a scott: tonight, "7 on your side" looks in the story after prince george's county woman who claims a local bus company left her out in cold and out more than $1000. alison: she told our troubleshooter horace holmes she rented a parties but f

janetta cole, the director of the smithsonian museums's african art. >> monday night on "the communicators," acting executive director of first net tj kennedy on the creation of one nationwide broadband emergency communications network for first responders. t.j.: it would be able to provide a data network for first responders. police officers, emergency medical technicians who are responding to that incident, in the future, when the network is up and running, would have the ability to have video of things from the scene being sent to incoming responders to have pictures from the scene to be able to have important situational awareness data on where everybody is. today, not everybody would have the ability to see where the other ambulances are staged. a mass cap the situation, you would be able to leverage it for triage. you can go so far as to think of, today, there is technology like fitbits and wearable technology. what if that was done for emergency medical services where they could place that on a patient and get vital signs? not necessarily with devices today, but think of the innovat

she is a leading authority in her field and the senior curator of prints and drawings at the smithsonian institution national portrait gallery. she earned her master's degree from the program in early american culture at the university of delaware. she is a member of the print council of america. in 1974, she started the graphic arts department at the national gallery and the collection she developed included fine print, rare books, drawings, cartoons caricatures, and posters. wendy has curated many exhibitions, lectured widely and served as the interim director of the national portrait gallery from june 2012 through march of 2013. her long-standing interest in george washington started with a traveling expedition of 18th-century printed portraits accompanied by her own book , "george washington: american icon." she has authored books and published articles on the 19th century portrait drawings, celebrity caricatures, and the editorial cartoons about home -- whom she will tell you a little bit more in a moment. her book, "eye contact," has been nominated for awards for distinguished scho

that so many millions of smithsonian visitors have seen throughout the years. edi mayo, thanks for being here tonight. court >> nice to see you. thank you. it's a pleasure. >> well, i'm going to start with you, catherine. any 21st century woman who starts to read about dolley madison can see some parallels to their own lives in the way she seemed to approach her role in washington. was she, in fact, ahead of her time, a sort of modern person in the in the early 1800s or not? >> well, that's the paradox. in really, you understand her as an 18th century woman, raised in a certain culture, but when she becomes first lady, she starts adapting the past in a way that paves the way for modernity. and she also creates the first lady role that we have come to know. so every modern first lady, i think everybody all the way up looks to her. so, in some ways, she's definitely a product of her time, but she opens the door for a lot of women. >> well, edi mayo, staying with those thoughts, because we're trying to show the parallels among them, how they hand off things about

head to the smithsonian and sat satler galleries for sult ral events.ll begin at 11:00, das activities and at 4:00. >> you can make traditional korean kites and fly that afterward. >> very cool. >> less than a month away this year the annual festival will be a little different. >> the festival moving from the area between 7th and 14th streets to occupy a smaller area between 3rd and 4th streets on the mall. that's not the only change. news 4 mark segraves has a preview of what we can expect with decades old celebration of world culture. >> one of the biggest changes this year for the folk life festival there won't be enormous tents on the mall that you're used to seeing. >> make changes because of new regulations, use of turf. >> those new regulations imposed by national park service out of a concern for wear and tear festivals have on the mall grounds. some big events have already decided to move to other locations something the folk life festival organizers also thought about. >> we considered it for a moment but the mall is really integral to the fes

this event from the smithsonian associates is about two hours. prof.nurnberger: no event in american history that i can think of change the course of american history as much as a single event, as much as the assassination of abraham lincoln. maybe 9/11, maybe pearl harbor. but in terms of boom, one second, history changed -- abraham lincoln's plans for post-civil war america were to bring the southern states back into the union. if you could summarize abraham lincoln's view of the world in one word, the word is -- is. he believes the united states is a country not the united states are. in the prior, states were reviewed as part of an overall confederation of states. he believed we were one country. and he wanted to bring the southern states back. second, he wanted to improve the status and the lot of the lives of the americans -- the african-americans living in the united states of the time it. those who were free before, and certainly those who became free. many of them as a result of lincoln's own efforts. when he was killed, everything changed. it

on saturday many of the planes will be display on the smithsonian's center in chantilly, virginia. >> want to see that. >>> a developing story in new jersey. a wildfire has forced people out of their homes at the wharton state forest. firefighters are trying to fight the flames from the ground and from the air. not clear yet just how that fire started. >> toan area of new jersey prone to fires out there. very dry out there. just pine trees. >> we're pretty dry around here since the rain stopped. >> some saw a lot, others still need the rain. we'll see a chance of that on saturday and sunday but not much of a chance. we'll be on the dry side the next couple days. right now a beautiful day, temperatures around 79 degrees down at the airport. winds out of the south at about 9 miles per hour. we are dealing with mostly sunny skies, a few clouds and others. 77 gaithersburg 81 in leesburg 77 towards culpeper and huntingtown coming in at 78 degrees. a beautiful thursday afternoon. not much to show you as far as the radar is concerned in our area but again down to the south, back to the west

like the smithsonian. leon: do you think you have to tell someone not to do in a ride? alison: obviously. leon: you have to tell someone to not do that? alison: they were doing it. leon: what in the world? unbelievable. common. common sense! alison: dangerous. leon: don't you think? especially for the one behind you. doug: want to go to beach? alison: love to. doug: a live look at the boardwalk. cool. 67 there now. clear skies. the waves rolling on shore. a sneak peek at saturday and sunday. cool every on the beaches on saturday with the upper 20's expected. but we do 70's for sunday. monday is the same. we will add degrees to that. the water temperature is chilly. but it will be fine for the most part through the beaches saturday sunday monday. temperatures are comfortable enough. 71 in norfolk. heat of the past days is pushed south to hang and lurk there for a while. it is coming back. probably by, you know, monday and tuesday of next week. meanwhile, cool numbers. 46 in chicago. 59 in detroit. 53 in pittsburgh. this is a setup for what will happen here tomorrow. look