in balboa park, they are affiliated with the smithsonian. the smithsonian will come to them. i know you do that with affiliated museums. i do want to ask a couple of questions -- does the smithsonian have a public stance of the creation of an american latino is he him -- museum? albert horvath: should congress authorize, and approval funding for that museum, we would be honored to add such a museum. we would do everything in our power to deliver that museum to the american people. >> second question, what effect has sequestration had on the smithsonian over the last couple of years, if any? albert horvath: the budgetary uncertainty around the federal budget has certainly forced us to do a lot of scenario planning and rethinking of priorities. we were able to weather -- there you go. we were able to weather the sequestration that was lamented a couple years ago because we had done a lot of preparation. if there were long-term reductions may, we would have to fundamentally rethink some of the basic operating premises of the institution. as you might imagine, given some of our f

talking about if citizens can't come to smithsonian smithsonian will come to them. i know you've done that with affiliated museums and in san diego and i'm sure throughout the country. i do want to ask a couple of questions. does smith have position on museum with american latino museum? if congress were to authorize it, could smithsonian absorb the work involved with the project? >> should congress authorize and approve funding for smith american latino museum we would be honored to add such a museum and we would do everything in our power to do an exceptional job delivering museum to the american people. >> thank you. second question. what effect has sequestration had on smithsonian's operations over the last few years, if any? >> the budget area uncertainty around the federal budget has certainly forced us to do a lot of scenario planning and rethinking about priorities and potential programs. we were able to weather -- we were able to weather sequestration that was implemented a couple years ago because we had done a lot of preparation, but we knew if there were

samuel langley was the head of the smithsonian institution. he was a brilliant scientist, a man of great importance. ran an observatory in western pennsylvania before he became secretary of the smithsonian. he was avidly interested in aviation and he built this giant contraption -- it looked like a giant bug of some kind -- and it took off and just went up and dove into the potomac river. more than once. brian: was anybody on it? david: yes. not langley, but somebody went up. there are people who defend langley. nonetheless, it it did fail. and they put 70,000 dollars into it, and that was a lot of money in those days, a hell of a lot of public money, smithsonian money, for nothing. the wright brothers built their plane, traveled back-and-forth to kitty hawk, covering all of the expenses themselves, and did it for less than $1000 on their own. they had no financial help from anybody, no foundation, no university, no government pension. it was all savings from their rather modest income they got from their bicycle business. brian: how many bike

david: it was reconstructed and is now in the smithsonian. brian: what kind of competition was there back then to be the first people flying an airplane? david: there was a lot of experimentation going on but no real competition, they were ahead of everybody. most of all of that was in france, not here. there is a claim that amending connecticut flew first, but there is no evidence or proof. if he did fly, he never flew again. when he went to fly a plane he built, it would apply. even his own family said he never flew. in france, it was taken rather seriously. when finally the time came when wilbur went to france to demonstrate what he had achieved , all the french aviator said, we are but children, they are way ahead of us. that first demonstration took place on the eighth day of the eighth month of 1908, at le mans, farance. the astonishment was beyond anything anyone can remember. tens of thousands of people were coming to watch them fly. the whole world knew that the airplane was a real event. that man could fly. the wright brothers insta

i am the chief curator at the smithsonian museum. we are in the process of building our new building that will open in 2016. in the meantime, for the last several years, we have borrowed this gallery from the national museum of american history, our sister institution, where we have presented a series of exhibitions related to the work we are doing and the museum we are preparing to open. and that has to do with african american history and culture. this exhibition is called "rising up." hale woodruff's murals from talladega college. and it is a very special show for us. the murals come from an historically black college in talladega, alabama. in 1938, the college commissioned a well-known artist even at that time, to produce these murals that would commemorate the amistad and mutiny and also provide a concise history of the college. hale woodruff was already know n not only as a very accomplished artist. he had managed to go to spend several years in paris, learning about the new, avante garde styles and directions from artists like

they were calling on the smithsonian to cut all ties to the fossil fuel industry including high profileusinessmen. >> they took david koch off of their board. he spent more than $79 million [ inaudible ] >> among the groups at the protest, forecast the facts interface moral action on climate and calling itself the national history museum. >>> what a cnn anchor said about a gunman in dallas has her apologizing tonight. >> plus why the lead singer of the rock group smash mouth just went nuts on this crowd in colorado last night. >>> trending now cnn anchor apologizes after saying this about the man who opened fire on a dallas police station. >> it was very courageous and brave if not crazy as well to open fire on the police headquarters and now you have this scene this standoff. >> frederica whitfield said later and we quote i misspoke and in no way believe the gunman was courageous or brave. a police sniper killed the suspect after a standoff and shootout. >>> rock stars behaving badly. last night at a taste of fort collins festival in colorado, the lead singer of the group smash mouth l

in the smithsonian institute, this is your suit from mad men, your overcoat and hat in the smithsoniano dudes taking pictures of it. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: one of them has a hard hat. >> i don't know why you need a hard hat to go look at a suit. wired to explode or something. >> jimmy: and fonzie's jacket is in the smithsonian. to me, the thing i would be most exle siecited would be to see jacket. >> and there's archie bunker's chair. it was very early in the morning. we had to get up early. it was a very early morning thing, but that's cool. >> jimmy: you've been shooting a movie in atlanta since the finale? >> yes, indeed. >> jimmy: with your -- >> with former sidekick zach galifianakis. it's impossible not to have fun. he has family all over the south. and so getting more than one galifianakis in a room? amps up the chaos level by, you know, by sort of an exponential degree. so i got to see a lot of his cousins and uncles and aunt. galifanaki is the plural. >> jimmy: you were at a big music festival. >> in tennessee. >> jimmy: in tennessee. >> close to georgia. >> woo! >> a

. >>> the smithsonian takes action. the institution issued a reminder to its employees to obey no parking signs. they did so the day after our report showed a smithsonian vehicle illegally parked in a busy food truck zone in d.c. the driver was a woman who refused to tell the i-team why she parked there last month. food truck operators say federal vehicles park illegally in their designated spaces. a parking attendant is not allowed to ticket or have the federal vehicles towed. >>> if you want your children to attend full day kindergarten in loudoun county you have to enter a lottery. loudoun county is expanding the full day program in the fall. 59 students will be added to the program at 11 schools. you can find the application on the nbc washington app by searching kindergarten lottery. the drawings will take place june 25th. right now only low income students and those who speak limited english are eligible for full day kindergarten. >>> if you live in the district you're among the most well read in the nation. the d

the smithsonian conservation staff are hand rearing them. they are endangered and the boom boo eating animals look more like -- bamboo eating animals look more like a raccoon than the the adults. leon: doug, what is the weather word? doug: it's quiet. we are under the severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 tonight. the doppler radar is showing downpour north of downtown frederick. lighter rain on the north side of town south of walkers walkersville. conditions are such that it is a possibility for a few more hours. the bigger pi thunderstorms in pittsburgh moving out of northeastern ohio. we'll see if this hangs together. if it does it will be tonight before it approaches the area. we whether track it for you -- we will track it for you. 88 in richmond and maryland. 83 in charlottesville. 76 in pittsburgh with showers. we will get the showers out of here tonight and 66-72. more showers in the thursday and friday period. good news for the holiday weekend. partly cloudy. temperatures in the mid-80's saturday and sunday. slight chance of the afte

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we talked about bill gross' term in this month -- terminal in the smithsonian.eakers in. i am signing off. we will be back at our new time at 8:00 with more big interviews including the former head of the u.s. treasury auto task force. stick around. we have a lot more to cover on bloomberg t.v. thanks for watching. ♪ olivia: manufacturing rebound we have seen a sharp decline in factory activity over the past year but we will get the latest read in a few moments and we will hear from a manufacturing ceo. erik: fixing the olive garden with breadsticks. my conversation with the ceo jeffrey smith. olivia: south carolina senator lindsey graham is about to become the seventh official republican candidate. he will make his announcement this hour. olivia: good morning and welcome to the bloomberg market day. i'm olivia sterns. erik: i'm erik schatzker. manufacturing and construction. julie: these numbers looking better than some of those we saw earlier today. the personal spending numbers that came in worse than estimates.

the national zoo in washington part of the smithsonian institution, is working to help save them.e smithsonian institute biology center is caring for seven recently born red panda cubs. >> reporter: the sound of saving a species. jessica hand feeds one of several recently born red panda cubs. >> they're adorable. >> they are pretty cute. it helps when they're being very frustrating, the cuteness. >> reporter: this one is just two and a half weeks old. cordel and the other animal keeper will raise five of the seven cubs born at the institute. are these your kids? >> they're like my kids yeah. >> reporter: she feeds them by hand six times a day, seven times a day for the two smallest panda cubs just two days old. they get antibiotics, are in incubators and treated like any other child after birth. what are you do. >> just burping them a little. we haven't heard them outwardly belch like other speescies but it does help settle them. >> reporter: the species is endangered. how docile are these animals? >> they're calm as long as you leave them alone. >> reporter: so why do this? why n

you can get off the buss just steps away from the capitol, the smithsonian museum as well as the lincoln memorial. the cost to ride the circulator is just one buck. >>> all right. you have a few things to look forward to in the week ahead. start with tomorrow. community discussions to add bike lanes to a busy fairfax county street. county leaders looking to hear from you on this issue. so planners want to narrow the driving lanes on franconia road between kraft road and south van dorn. this is in the alexandria section of fairfax county. it's happening tomorrow at edison high school at 7:00 p.m. >>> on tuesday, a former fbi special agent is going to be in court. davis faces assault and resisting arrest charges for allegedly trying to crash a gate at the cia. this happened last month. investigators say davis tried to reach toward a security officer's gun and threatened to shoot. >>> tomorrow, jeb bush is expected to make a big announcement as to whether he'll run for president. if he enters the race bush becomes the 11th republican running for president in 2016. >>> right now, if you're p

so spectacular and we have some cool footage caught by the smithsonian channel. check this out. exploding flowers. a violet as it opens up. notice all the little pods. as the pods dry out, it creates this unbelievable pressure. and seeds just explode from the plant itself from that bud. and that way others will grow. >> it's like popcorn. >> hoping to see it in slow motion. >> isn't it cool. like bullets shooting out and more violets. >> there's the slightest bit of contact will do this. >> wow. once one goes it will impact all the other ones. nature i'm with you. >> it's brilliant right? >> show me more. >> i am going to show you more. >> this last one -- >> that poor bee is going to get it. >> you have no idea. >> another dramatic display comes from this unassuming plant. the squirting cucumber. >> are kidding me? >> no. there they are. >> wow. >> wow. >> it just take as little bit of vibration in order for this to happen. >> like an animal walking by. >> possibly. >> i wonder if an earthquake would cause this. >> vibration. >> that's fascinating. >> how many other squirting c

kellye: the smithsonian national museum of african american history have items from a slave ship thatere recovered by divers off the coast of south africa. it sank on its way to brazil with more than 400 slaves on board. half the people on board made it asked to shore, only to be sold into slavery. the museum will open next year. one woman's trash could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. a woman dropped off a box of old stuff at a california recycling company, but she did not realize it contained an apple 1, one of 201st-generation computers from 1976. the company is now trying to find the original owner. >> i asked if she wanted a tax receipt, she said, no. kellye: the company wants to honor its policy by giving her half the proceeds from the sale. her husband passed away recently. they think the money from the computer could really help her. the recycling [baseball crowd noise] ♪ ♪ [x1 chime] ♪ ♪ [crowd cheers] oh! i can't believe it! [cheering] hi, grandma! ♪ kellye: another look at the radar? devon: a shower developed close to our studio, between route 50 and columbia pike

. >> also doing five local furies of the smithsonian. >> i thought it was -- [inaudible conversations] >> i am doing one thing that. [laughter] . [laughter] king change i am on this for a while. >> how are you? >> books available? >> outside. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you so much for bringing it. >> you look so good. >> congratulations. >> hi, how are you? [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i think i told you this, had a woman who was declined for the association of fellowship and she was riding her thesis on some many men -- the answer turned out to be a misquote. >> oh oh oh oh! >> it is true. [inaudible conversations] >> geraldine ferraro, someone yelled out -- >> i remember that. >> so miranda or something -- my gosh. >> that would be -- >> mary richards. [inaudible conversations] >> there shouldn't be any alliance this summer for my uncle's. let me tell you about the name. [inaudible conversations] >> maitland has the same story. her father, hazmat map of the world and australia. [inaudible conversations] >> they all got married. [inaudible conversati

. >>> a construction worker helping build the newest smithsonian museum died after a terrible accident today, this despite a valiant effort by d.c. fire and ems involving the use of a massive construction crane. garrett haake was the only reporter on the scene and joins us live from the national museum for african american history and culture. >> reporter: the unidentified 50-year-old construction worker died at the hospital this afternoon after some kind of accident involving some kind of scaffolding occurred high on the roof of the d.c. museum behind me. the d.c. fire and ems got the call for assistance in cpr in progress around 1:30 this afternoon. medics got to the roof using ladders inside the unfinished museum. there was no elevator or stairs to bring the man down while a man performed cpr on him. rescuers used a construction crane instead. approximately 40 minutes after the first emergency call the man was finally lowered to a waiting ambulance. construction stopped on the site the reminder of the day and workers were sent home while osha officials have been ordered to investiga

the bus runs fromtion to the tidal basin stopping at smithsonian museums along the way.is the first public transportation route that takes you directly to the monuments. it is a great idea. riders can pay in cash or with their smart trip card and it's only a buck. to see the route-specific stops, visit our website and search circulator. >>> pouring cats and dogs heat. what else? are we going to have more of this week? get the galoshes out for tomorrow? >> going to be dealing with more hit and miss showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and once again it's going to be hot and humid. we can just not break this weather pattern. today, we made it into the 90s, making it the fourth day of our heat wave. this is the second heat wave of the year. we will be in the 90s tomorrow and tuesday as well, at least at reagan national, making this a six-day heat wave. storm team4 radar no longer tracking severe weather but i am still tracking very heavy rain and lots of lightning impacting prince george's and ann aroundel counties, this moving toward the east southeast about 25 miles an hour

you can get off the bus just steps away from the capitol, the smithsonian museum.e lincoln memorial. the cost to ride the national mall circulator is just one buck. >>> the party continues in the district today as capital pride held over 40 years. the theme is flash back. today, you can catch a concert on pennsylvania avenue that's present by live casino. the concert starts at noon. or held to the capital concert stage at 1:00. the official pride closing concert sat 10:00. be sure to share some photos on twitter. tweet us @nbc washington. >>> if you were hoping to buy yourself a ticket to watch this guy, prince, perform tonight in the district, sorry. you're out of luck. both shows are completely sold out. that's not a shocker. it was announced earlier this week. he has spontaneously announced concerts across the country. you might recall baltimore also louisville. tonight's takes place at the warrener theater. >>> look at your week ahead. go to a community meeting to discuss adding bike lanes to what is a very busy street in fairfax county. so planners, they want

it stops at the smithsonian museums along the way too. it's the first public transportation route than takes you to monuments and only $1. to see the specific stops you can go go to the nbc washington app and search circulator. >>> the virginia department of education is developing a way for your student to get the high school diploma online. it will accept 100 students on a first come basis. students would receive lessons through the virtual virginia online class program. that program will launch in the fall. >>> crab season in maryland is off to a slow start. you may see crabs on the menu but they may not be from maryland. why bother eating them though? they're shipping them in from out of state and causing the prices to go up. it may not look like it at the wharf but there's a shortage of the blue crab. up until a month ago, they were saying they were up about 30% from last year. >> more people are selling soft shell crabs on the menu more than ever. i don't know what they're charging on the menus but they're playing us a good price. >

. >>> on the 49th annual smithsonian folklife festival opens tomorrow.his year's festival is explore peru running from tomorrow through june 28th and from july 1st through the 5th on national mall between third and fourth streets north of the national museum of the american indian and ad police station is free. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> so we know it was pretty rough out there, but what effect did it have on the guarantee? >> let's just say that we went pretty aggressive today with 98 for the high and it did tie for the hottest day of the year. it was 96. >> look at you. >> over 2, but we made it. 19-5 for the month of june. this was a spectacular picture. this was after the storms. you can see the orange sky. we had a lot of calls about that. i was periscoping the orange sky after the storms passed. that's venus. that's pretty cool. roger s. sent that in from d.c. the rest of that is just gorgeous color. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, still 76,

also, his advisers were from the smithsonian institution who also believed i've left out the part aboutoosevelt talking about castrating all the germans. that would've taken a lot of effort. he had other things on his mind. charlie: that's what the nazis talked about before they talked about it. richard: in tokyo and berlin this wasn't a big story in the united states. most people do not know this was going on. it was a big story in berlin and tokyo. what are we doing that different from the americans putting all these people under machine guns and tanks and barb wire? in the end, it is an american story on both sides of the barbed wire. in this case, we resolved it. charlie: who are the heroes? richard: the heroes are the young attorney at the aclu who resigned when roger baldwin, the founder said they could not bring any cases that mentioned race. these young guys quit and represented these people for free for years, including the latin americans, the peruvians and whatnot that we had kidnapped and put in the camps to trade for prisoners. when the war was over, we try to deport them a

>>> and a pregnancy watch at is the smithsonian national zoo. here we go folks. zookeepers posted this photo on instagram today showing giant panda mai jong getting an ultrasound. she went through two rounds of artificial insemination in april. veterinarians plan on giving her several ultrasounds over the next few months to see if they can spot a fetus. she is already a proud mom of bau-bau and tai shong. >>> a viewer snapped this photo of an unusual animal. that would be a goat. others spotted it in germantown. that goat gets around. so now we're on goat watch here. and if you spot the goat and can safely take a picture safely is the key word there send it to us at isee@nbcwashington.com. do not take any pictures of raccoon. >> no, don't. especially if they're foaming at the mouth. >> we learned that today too my goodness. >> warmer temps on the way? >> we're talking than heatwave again. high temperatures tomorrow 95. 94 on friday with a heat index between 98 and 100. get ready. you're going to hope for some showers out there to help cool you off. >> all right.

the zitsonian -- the smithsonian outreach programs work in close cooperation with smithsonian museums and research centers as well as 144 other institutions across the nation. they support community-based cultural and educational organizations and reaches out to african-american, asian-american, latino americans new americans and all americans from kindergarten to college to our senior citizens. what can we do to help this outreach expand? we can provide this simple amendment of $1.5 million to create more mobile museums. talking about the extensive history that we have. these mobile museums then connect with our museums that we have. the african-american museum in houston is one of those. that needs a bridge that the smithsonian has. ast it's a museum that's reached prominence but not the ability to reach a lot of people. this is an opportunity to boost the smithsonian in order to ensure that we have that kind of outreach. i reserve my time. the chair: the gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. calvert: i rise in opposition. and i rise in reluctant opposit

the robe de chambre, and the blue gown at the smithsonian survived. but it was very unusual for her. now, this order for clothes, lots of accessories, cost about $450. dolley madison's order in 1811 costs $2,000. ms. swain: wow. mr. hunt: to give you an idea. ms. swain: $2,000 in dollars of those days? yes. mr. hunt: the pink gown that you saw, it was -- had more lace on it which has now taken off, but that costs $100. the blue -- the green gowns were about $25 made by seamstresses in washington. but of course, the fabric would have been extra. ms. swain: so, she was trying to find that sweet spot between frugality and image? mr. hunt: but she did it so well. everyone said that she was beautifully dressed. she had beautiful deportment. she carried herself like a lady, acted like a lady and was very gracious. ms. swain: paul finkelman, at the same time we're learning about sarah polk and her sort of modern approach to being a political partner, what's happening to women at large in the united states? 1848 is the seneca falls convention. mr. finkelman:

the new route will take you just steps from sites like the capitol, smithsonian museums and the lincoln memorial. the basic fare on the bus is just a dollar. >>> we're on top of breaking news tonight. reports of shots fired on the bw parkway. we have calls out to multiple agencies to get answers for you about why the northbound lanes here are closed near riverdale road. live pictures. stay with us for updates. >>> and the news4 i-team getting into the dog days of summer how. responsible pet owners could be leading to an increase in dog attacks. >>> i'm melissa mollet with your traffic tonight. 395 northbound between little river turnpike and seminary >>> developing tonight on that prison escape story after a positive hit on a scent there is a flurry of police activity about three miles from the new york prison where two killers escaped last week. an officer reported a possible sighting and s.w.a.t. teams say this is the best lead they had. also, a prosecutor says inmates at the facility tried to exploit the staff's weak enns link. they think an employee may have been involved with one o

describes mckinley's troubled family life, the key events of his presidency, and his assassination the smithsonianssociates posted this two hour event. >> thank you all for coming tonight. this is the third in a four-part series and hopefully it will never grow beyond for discussing the essential assassinations beginning with lincoln and last week we looked at garfield and today, we will look at william mckinley. next week, we will look at john kennedy. as i mentioned

. >>> well with the smithsonian museum, thank you for your time. te significant the discovery of this wreck is? >> well, most people assume that the africans who were brought to the americas, at least 12 million between 1500 and 1850 were from west africa. this is from east africa around cape hope being brought to the americas. many were brought from mozambique around the coast of cape town. >> i gather it's a difficult area to access. >> yes it went down in rough seas and it's difficult to dive. they can only dive it a few weeks a year. the ship is broken up, so they have found ballasts, i was learning earlier that slave ships needed ballasts to weight down the ship because people do not weigh as much as cargo. so ballasts were brought there have been pieces of found of the 18th century ship. >> what have you been able to learn about the ship and the slaves on board. do we know much about them? >> well, we're very fortunate that this is one of six ships that left mozambique. and on the mozambiqueen side we know the ethnicities of the people. we kn

of people who grew up in the 1920's believed in that stuff but also, his advisers were from the smithsoniantution, who also believed -- i have looked at the part about roosevelt talking about castrating all the germans, and that would've taken a lot of effort, but he had other things on his mind. charlie: that is what the nazis talked about it -- talked about before they talked about the holocaust. richard: in east tokyo and berlin -- this was not a big story in the united states -- it was a big story in berlin, and a big story in tokyo what are we doing that is different from the americans, putting all these people under machine guns and things and barbed wire? at the end, it is an american story on both sides of the barbed wire. in this case, we resolved it. charlie: that is one reason why john mccain was tortured. richard: on torture, right. ask a man who knows. charlie: who are the heroes? richard: the young attorneys at the aclu who resigned when roger baldwin, the founder who was friends with roosevelt said they could not bring any cases that mentioned race. these young guys quit and

it's the first time the smithsonian will have a swing dedicated to invention.you can look at galleries featuring inventions, money and hands on activities. it's the first piece of a six-year process. >> how cool? i love it. intense summer heat. chuck, bell. what's going on? >> we need to find out who invented the air conditioner. that's who we need to be thanking at the museum. a nice day outside today. no weather-related slow downs for the remainder of your monday afternoon or evening. tuesday morning is green light but tomorrow afternoon may have some weather slow downs courtesy of shower and thunderstorm chances coming our way tomorrow mid to late afternoon. some of those could be strong to severe. keeping a close eye on that. sunny and hot today. tomorrow near 98 and again the chance for storms tomorrow afternoon. you'll appreciate it. a little bit cooler and nicer toward wednesday. highs in the 80s and lower humidity. >> we love that. especially for our hair. assessing the damage after a weekend of rough weather. where people in our area are cleaning up fr

. >> it's the smithsonian folklife festival. more than 150 participants from the country will demonstrate peruvian food and craft and dance. >> these aramerican stories as well as peruvian stories, a way to connect. >> this year's folklife festival is take place next to the national museum of american indians and it runs through the 28th and july 1 through the 5th. >>> new details how a prison worker smuggled tools to the escaped killers. >> and a student who swam at an ivy league school as a woman and will now compete as a man. >>> and at >>> as the ntsp's investigation into the smoke incidents at the metro station, governor mcauliffe blasted the agency. >> i find it unacceptable we still do not have a manager of the metro system. i am sick and tired of waiting for this. we need a strong effective leader. this interim manager doesn't cut it. bring in someone who is an effective manager and has long- term strategic goal thinking. this is unenacceptable. >> mcauliffe was on radio this morning and you remember the incident that ki

the world's most valuable stamp is now on display in the smithsonian national postal museum. no postage stamp is more rare than the british e.on at one cent magenta. basin weight and volume, this could be the most valuable object in the entire world. stuart wiseman owns it and is lending it to the museum. alison: a one cent stamp is worth $10 million. leon: would you be tentatively get? -- tempted to makelick it? [laughter] steve: a lot of money there and hopefully people will not be wasting money for the nationals. i am not optimistic at all. this is video that we shot earlier from the arc. -- park. not a good sign. you can see the tarp on the field. heavier rains are about to move into the district and will spread pretty much inside the capital beltway over the next hour. gametime forecast, if you are potentially going, it is not going to warm up a whole lot. temperatures in the lower 60's. moderate rain expected over the next couple of hours. the heaviest rain will slowly begin to end around 11:00 tonight. i do not think it will help things for the basal game. the heaviest

. >>> happening today, the smithsonian folk life festival -- the wet weather is probably going to leadanges. it will starts a 11 a.m. as planned. but the schedule may be modified, moving events inside to the theater at the museum of the american indian. the event includes music and dance performances. >>> the first day of competition in the police and fire competitions. 60 countries have sent participants. archery to swimming and karate. the games run through july 6th. >>> on the roads this weekend. all lanes of the 16th street bridge over military road are closed until 10 p.m. this is so crews can put the finishing touches on the reconstruction project of the bridge. the 16th street bridge is expected to open july 1st and that's two weeks ahead of schedule. >>> d.c. has one of the highest rates of hiv in the nation. health officials will be working to lower the numbers of national hiv testing day. >> reporter: as a nation we're making great strides in combating the spread of hiv and aids. today is hiv testing day. it serves as a reminder that there's more to be done. getting tested is

. >>> the smithsonian will put artifacts of a sunken slave ship underway. the slave ship sank off the coast of cape town in 1794. the objects were retrieved this year. among them things that you'll be able to see are iron balusters used to weight the ship down. >>> we have breaking news right now that's making a mess of your morning commute. you're looking live at the scene on king street. this is near 395 where a water main break has a busy highway off ramp closed right now. we're tracking the problems this closure is causing with your first 4 traffic next. >>> and road work will have lanes closed today along a busy bridge. plus severe weather on the horizon that has a flash flood watch in place. stor >>> breaking news on the roadway in chevy chase this morning, east-west highway at beach drive we have a car into the trees. chopper 4 over the scene. it looks like the driver is with police. doesn't look like there's serious injuries. elsewhere in alexandria we have a water main break that has the southbound 395 ramp to westbound king street closed. that wat

you can get off the bus just steps away from the capitol, the smithsonian museums and the lincoln memorial. the cost to ride the national mall circulator is just $1. >>> the party continues in the district today as capital pride celebrates 40 years. the theme this year -- flash back. today you can head to a ladies tea or catch a concert on pennsylvania presented by live casino that concert starts at noon or head on over to the capital concert stage for the 86 at 1:00 p.m. and the concert begins at 10:00 p.m. don't forget to share your photos with us on twitter at nbc washington. >>> and if you were one of the people hoping to bag yourself a ticket to watch prince perform tonight in the district, well, you're out of luck. both shows are completely sold out. the concert was announced earlier this week as part of a hit and run concert series. it's concerts across the country and he has been popping up in places like baltimore and louisville. tonight's concert happened at the warner theatre. >>> let's get you set for the week a ahead. a community discussion to add bike lanes to a busy fairfax

. >>> well, starting next month, you can take your family to a brand new wing at the smithsonian americanistory museum. the museum is opening an exhibit dedicated to business history in the united states. it's called american enterprise. you'll be able to see eli whitney's cotton gin, a diner's club credit card and some of the early google servers. that's kind of cool. >> i know. this is an exhibit that we haven't seen before. >> right. >> where they celebrate, you know, the world of business and commerce and the economy and all in an interesting way. >> right. >> so i can't wait to check it out. but we do want to move right along because this week we have another wednesday's child to tell you about. >> that's right. we have a date with destinee. she is our wednesday's child this week a very sweet but shy 12-year-old who loves dogs and animals and we are going to get to that report from barbara harrison in a second when we get it queued up. >> if you have room in your heart for destinee, call the special adoption hotline. call 188 to adopt me or go online and you can find more of the wedn

a panda pregnancy watch is in full swing at the smithsonian national zoo. they posted this photo.ave a look at it here. showing the giant panda getting an ultrasound. she went through two rounds of artificial insemination back in april, so apparently t worked. veterinarians plan on giving her several ultrasounds over the next few months to see if they can spot a fetus. she is already the proud moreover of bobo and maybe i spoke too soon. maybe they haven't actually found the fetus in there. >> we're all hoping, though. >> amelia, what's going on with the weather? >>> well barbara, i'm here with our nbc 4 washington app looking at the radar. of course, no storms showing up right now. we're going to be dry today. but hot and humid. mid-80s right now. 86 when you factor in the humidity. feels like temperatures for the most part low 80s to high 90s. guys saturday looking like a little bit more of a better chance of storms cooler and more comfortable and dry on sunday. >> all right. sunday looks good. we just got to get there. >> yeah. >> that's going to do it for news 4 midday. thanks

an artist as well, he has completed projects and been recognized by organizations such as the smithsonian, civil war trust, nasa, several other national organizations. he has published a number of books and is a living history interpreter for the civil war and world war ii periods. we are thrilled to have him with us. jared: good afternoon. i am glad to be here for the 10th annual conference in waterford, virginia. like shawn said, for a number of summer seasons, i've had the pleasure of serving as a park ranger. and as i work of their more and more, i found out how complex and how fascinating the story of the battle of gettysburg was. we think of it from the military perspective and also from a social perspective as well. i try to delve into a lot of that. something that has been overlooked by many historians until recent years is the story of the women, the civilians and children who called gettysburg home. when many people go, they think it will be a big open field. it was a thriving, bustling community in 1863. people's lives were dramatically shaped by all of that. like most communit

of people who grew up in the 1920s believed in that stuff, but also his advisors were from the smithsonianstitution who also believed -- i lost the part about roosevelt talking about castrating all the generals. that would have taken a lot of effort. but he had -- you know and he had other things on his mind. >> rose: that's what the nazis talked about before they talked about it. >> absolutely. well, in both tokyo and berlin, this wasn't a big story in the united states. most people did not know this was going on but it was a big story in berlin, and it was a big story in tokyo. you know, what are we doing that's different from the americans, putting all these people under machine guns and tanks and barbed wire? in thed, en it's an american story on both sides of the barbed wire, and in this case we resolved it. >> rose: that's the reason john mccain is opposed to torture. >> right. i disagree with him on most everything, but on torture, right. >> rose: okay. ask the man who knows. >> rose: exactly right who's been there. who are the heros? >> the heros are the young attorneys at the aclu

. >> the smithsonian's museum of african-american history and culture will put artifacts from a sunkenp on display. the museum is still under construction and is scheduled to open in the fall. the ship sank along the coast of south africa. the objects were retrieved just this year. you'll be able to see used weigh the ship down, the artifacts you'll see. also copper fastenings that held the structure of the ship together. >>> after the >>> this just in. an american woman has died in a lion attack in south africa. we're just getting media reports out of johannesburg that the woman was in a passenger seat of a personal vehicle driving through a lion park, a popular tourist spot there in johannburg her window was apparently open and according to witnesses a female lion reached in and bit the woman. she died while she was being treated by paramedics there. the driver also hurt trying to fight off the lion. the park says there are directions and signs posted all over the property telling visitors to keep their windows closed. the u.s. embassy is aware of the incident and said it's prepared

zoo is saying about an ultrasound that they >>> hopes are high right now for a new panda at the smithsonian national zoo. zookeepers posted this picture on instagram today. it shows the giant panda getting an ultrasound. the veteran nair yaps gave her two rounds of artificial insemination back in april. they plan to give her several ultrasounds over the next few moments to see if they can spot a feet us it. mei xiang is the proud mother of bao bao and ti shang. >>> prince will perform this sunday at the warper theater. ticket goes on sale at noon tomorrow, live nation.com. prince held a rally for peace concert in baltimore last month in response to the protest and violence after freddy gray died. he gave a portion of those proceeds to some of the city's youth programs. >>> the tony award-winning musical "news sis" in the middle of a two-week run in washington. the show is based on a true story about a group of newspaper delivery boys who go on strike to battle corporate greed. i sat down with the two leads in the show, dan deluca and stephanie styles. they talked about what a thrill it is t