. >> the smithsonian secretary, thed skorton, testified on smithsonian institution's budget request for 2017. he told committee members that the national air and phase -- air and space museum needs a facelift and that $50 million in the budget would be for these renovations. the other witnesses showed historical items from various smithsonian museums, including the inkwell used by president lincoln to sign the emancipation proclamation. this is just under one hour. >> the committee will come to order. david skorton, i would like to welcome you to today's hearing. i appreciate you joining us this morning to share your vision for the future of the smithsonian and to discuss your budget priorities for the fiscal year 2017. the members and staff are also grateful you brought some interesting historical items for show and tell. it is going to one of the highlights of our hearing season. you clearly have one of the most interesting jobs in town. i think most of us around this table would love to trade places with you, but something tells me it would not be in the best interests of the smithso

and i'm very surprised at the smithsonian.y never put things in their exhibits without telling the whole story. for instance, the wright brothers' airplane. zoom in on that sign. zoom in. "eventually led to spirit airlines." right there, see? see? [ laughter ] does it change my opinion of the wright brothers? a little bit. a little bit. [ laughter ] so it seems like more of a classic orville move than a wilbur one, i'll be honest with you. okay. but it turns out, ultimately, there was some good news. >> the smithsonian said it will acknowledge cosby's alleged behavior as its new -- at its new african-american history museum. >> larry: good for you, smithsonian! and to help you out, i'm going to record a little message to run alongside the alleged rapist memorabilia. hi, there. i'm television's larry wilmore. [ laughter ] in addition to bill cosby's rich legacy of comedy, he also has a rich legacy of alleged rape. [ laughter ] over 50 women have accused him of sexual assault. that's more accusations than episodes of "the cosby

rothschild: there's actually 25 models on display here at the smithsonian. being involved in the patent office and searching and all of do,, one of the jobs that i disclosures are coming in in .ideo formats and 3-d formats of course, there is all this 3-d printing going on at the moment. do you think models could make a comeback? mr. rothschild: our book was published by the company that sponsors the makers fair throughout the world. i think there a very strong making, and i think there's a lot of young individuals who are very involved. fares,en to three makers and if you have an interest, it's really an unbelievable event to attend. i don't think there will ever be a requirement for patent models in the patent office. i would defer to elizabeth .ougherty there is a strong interest in the present time, especially with 3-d printing. i remember that you spent quite a bit of money restoring the patent models, and many, many were not restored. i'm just wondering if there's a program at the hagley for restoring those models. mr. rothschild: i will have to defer

cheryl: the smithsonian african-american museum is almost ready for the public. six months and the doors will open, displaying over 3000 items on the first day. >> we have chuck berry's cheryl: people are stopping to look at the unique design next to the washington monument, and the director of the museum said the sexual assault accusations against bill cosby will be included. >> we have a lot more important things to add to the museum than something that happened in more of a derogatory thing. the director said that visitors will come away recognizing cosby's legacy has been severely damaged by recent accusations. >> i'm not saying what he did his right, and he may are in a not be be guilty -- may or may not be guilty. >> i love bill cosby. spokesperson for the smithsonian said what is in the museum will not be a celebration of bill cosby but a way to show his contribution to entertainment. the museum is still in the process of finalizing the labels. it is scheduled to open september 24. time magazine called chris van hollen "a hero to environmentalists, educati

we go to the smithsonian national museum and borrow some of its 6000 patents. well, we tried that, and the answer was sorry, we cannot do that. so, and desperation, we turn to our friends at the u.s. patent office. they said you should contact alan rothchild. he owns the largest private collection of american patent models in the world. so, we did that. i want up to cazenovia for two days with alan and and. they cannot have been more gracious and hospitable and helpful. and, alan, they had built his wing on a house to display the patent models. and, he said borrow anything you like. so, i spent two days selecting. it was a hard choice narrowing it down to 40 models. as you know, the exhibition was a great success here for two years. so, that is my first contact with the rothchild. did --bit about alan, he received a degree in pharmacy and went into the family pharmacy business. threether had established pharmacies in the syracuse new york area. so, he was going to do that for a career. , he was was in college interested in apothecary shops. the display of the o

this was hosted by the smithsonian associates. it is one hour and 45 minutes. >> our program tonight is made possible by generous underwriting by the reva and david logan foundation. they have underwritten several programs focused on d.c. history which has enabled us to bump up our curriculum in that area. we have not historically offered a lot of local d.c. programs. it's been an excellent addition to the program we have been able to offer so thank you very much. if you're not a member of the smithsonian associates, your membership and donation support help brings these programs. if you are not a member, we would be more than happy to help you become one. you can see me or any volunteers a check you in. our speaker tonight is pamela scott. she is an architectural historian. you may have attended her bus tour about the mcmillan association. she literally wrote the book on the army corps of engineers here in washington. i am eager to hear what she has to say, as i'm sure are you. pam scott. [applause] ms. scott: thank you. i am ver

models in the building a few years ago, we thought this was a no-brainer because we could go to the smithsonian national museum

this was hosted by the smithsonian associates. it is one hour and 45 minutes. mader program tonight is possible by generous underwritingby the reva and david logan foundation. they have enabled us to bump up our curriculum in that area. we have not offered a lot of local d.c. programs. so thank you very much. if you're not a member of this missoni and associates, your membership and your donation -- of thelp bring sony and associates, your member -- of the smithsonian associates, your membership and donation support help brings these programs. our guest is pamela scott. you may have attended her bus tour about the mcmillan association. she literally wrote the book about the army corps of engineers here in washington. pam scott. [applause] ms. scott: thank you. i am pleased to be here tonight and to see such a huge crowd. it is amazing there are so many people interested in such an everyday -- an erudite topic. i am going to tell you a great deal that you did not know about what the army corps of engineers has done in washington and is still doing. ps recognizes

next, the smithsonian american art museum hosts a presentation by alan rothschild who shows images ofhe collection and talks about the book he and his wife co-authored "inventing a better mousetrap." it's about 50 minutes. when betsy and i decided i would put on a neck's edition of patent models in the building a few years ago, we thought this was a no-brainer because we could go to the smithsonian national museum

. >> the smithsonian. >> stephen: the smithsonian national portrait gallery. >> this is true. this is an actual portrait done by a british artist named jonathan yo, who had done a previous portrait of me when i played richard iii. and the smithsonian approached about doing a portrait and he did it and we unveiled it like it was an actual presidential unveiling. i arrived as frank underwood and gave a little speech. and i basically said that i was excited about the fact that now to come to the smithsonian and see just how well hung i am. ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: nicely done. nicely done. "elvis & nixon" is in theaters this friday. we'll be right back. every day, you're thankful for the ones you love. and every day you promise to protect them. off! is here to help with proven protection against mosquitoes. trust our family to protect yours. sc johnson, a family company poor mouth breather. allergies? stuffy nose? can't sleep? take that. a breathe right nasal strip instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goodnight,

this has been planned for at least the last 15 years. >> the smithsonian is requesting federal fundso help with the renovations but at a hearing this week not all lawmakers were on board. >>> we're working for you in the community in honoring some unsung heros with the women's impact award. our pat mc'd the ceremony. among the hon in res, a food service worker, a crossing guard, w of the women honored aingt app. search "impact awarts". >>> what would you do in your sunroof shattered while you were driving. this consumer reporter susan hogan went to find out why and what you should know about your car. >>> a little girl saves her dad's life. what her mom taught her as a 3-year-old that stuck with her my school reunion's coming fast. uld be a blast. will they be looking at my hair? won't be the same without you bro. ♪ when it's go, the new choice privileges gets you there faster. and now, stay two times and you can earn a free night. book now at choicehotels.com >>> welcome back to news4 this week. imagine driving along when your car's sunroof

this week the smithsonian announce t million for renovations.here were previous plans to fix the plumbing and ac and plg call systems but now they need to make replacements and repairs to the building's exterior. >> we need plumbing, electricity and electrical. this has been planned for at least the last 15 years. >> the smithsonian is requesting federal funds to help with the renovations but at a hearing this week not all lawmakers were on board. >>> we're working for you in the community in honoring some unsung heros with the women's impact award. our pat mc'd the ceremony. among the hon in res, a food service worker, a crossing of the women honored and more about the program on or nbc washington app. search "impact awarts". >>> what would you do in your sunroof shattered while you were driving. this consumer reporter susan hogan went to find out why and what you should know about your car. >>> a little girl saves her dad's life. what her mom taught her as a 3-year-old that stuck with her wall street. the nra. they're powerful. they usually ge

metro survey found that more than half the riders support changing the name of the smithsonian stationut only a quarter think it's a good idea to change the name at goggy bottom. exciting day for agenda fans today -- "jeopardy" fans today. they hosted the teen tournament today. the fans got to get behind the scene look at clues and contestants and a chance to interact with the host alex trebek. suzanne kennedy reports. suzanne: two days of the "jeopardy" teen tournament are shot on the stage at d.a.r. constitution hall. 15 teenagers from all across the country ages 14 to 17 will gather on this stage to compete before nine students will move on to the semi-finals. three will be in the finals which will be a two-show competition. one o the competitors is from here in the d.c. area. >> this is my first time in national television. never done anything like this. this is exciting for me. it's not like every day that someone -- it is every day. pat sajek lives on my town. he is on tv every day. outside of that no one is on tv from my town. it's different. suzanne: the winner of the two-day t

mary and the smithsonian should be off the hook. we are here tonight to discuss a very important topic and that is the myth of the lost cause. i will give you a couple of actions of the myths in and then, and then go on to explain the details of the myth, and the components of it and also then we will take a look at each one. the myth of the lost cause was created by x confederates -- exconfederates including jubal early, pendleton, and reverend william jones between 1860 and 1900 who basically -- to basically justify the civil war. what had happened was that the .orth fought the war and won northerners went home and resumed their daily lives and the warcare much about until about 100 years later. southerners on the other hand, had a lot to write about. they had a lot to justify. what had happened is that almost the entire war was fought in the south and the south was an economic ask a case by the end of the war. northern armies had gone through and destroyed pretty much anything of economic value. in addition, you have to realize m

right now it's on display at the smithsonian museum of american history.prince donated the guitar in 1993 after playing it at several concerts. he had different color versionsi of the guitar made that he played out his career. >> he had guitar of different o styles that went with his particular performance flare.cef it's really fun to be able toabe have it in our collections. > prince's yellow cloud guitar will remain on display through labor day. > severe storms swept throughwt the midwest today and kansassas driving conditions wereer extremely difficult as the storr and high winds.and take a look at this incredible video. hail as big as pink upon balls can be seen hitting the groundte at the kansas internationalte airport in missouri. several tornadoes have alreadyae been reported in parts of that region over the last 24 hours. > the system is now headed our direction. >> yes. it will be a lot weak. it's going to be getting so much cooler. we'll have some hit or miss showers. it will drearily, damp and gray. > one of those kind of days. >> yes. > don't l

, you probably also think of the national mall and metro wants to add national mall to the smithsonian station stop. but when you think of foggy bottom, george washington university, do you also think about the kennedy center? it's about a half mile away from the station. as ryan o' ferguson tweets me, national mall makes sense. there are practical concerns. if you're going to change the name of a metro station you also have to change it out here on the station pylon. adding kennedy center to an ard crowded sign, that could get complicated. according to a metro presentation set to be delivered this thursday, the district would have to foot the bill for the changes to this station signage and it certainly gets into the thousands of dollars. some riders like patrick duffy say with metro's current state of affairs, a station name change should be the last thing they're thinking about. >> terrible. >> reporter: really that bad? >> i think the blue line usually going into alexandria and sometimes i wait 45 minutes waiting for one that's not totally packed. >> if name changes are approved, t

a metro survey found that more than half the people supported adding national mall to the smithsonian stop, but only 26% of people surveyed supported adding kennedy center to the foggy bottom station. >> that's more of there. >>> it's now 4:48. in the day ahead, terry mcauliffe will speak at the annual government forum on cyber security. mcauliffe will address a growing number of cyber security threats against virginia and america's electrical grid. >>> when it dos to your bottom line, how much of it you pay in taxes depends on where you live. virginia, new rankings from wallet hub show that virginia comes in 39th place. the findings show residentses have a total tax burden of 7.8%, that's the percent of their income they pay in local and state taxes. maryland residents pay nearly 9.4% putting the state in 13th place. new york has the highest state tax burden at more than 13%. these rankings did not include washington, d.c. >>> thanks to spotify, you can jam to the favorite songs of some of your congressional members. spotify lee leasreleased lists sunday about cory booker's list is a

right up here.p so that's the foggy bottom botto station.stat we are right over here along the smithsonianl.nal and so basically this is a metro board committee on thursday is going to discuss this allowingon the public to speak. speak the full metro board in two i weeks actually, two weeks fromwf now, will make the final determination here. basically, metro is saying thatt they've done 54% of the metro riders asked dd support adding the national mall to smithsonian station but only 26% favor adding kennedy centere to the foggy bottom gwu station. metro staff is following whatloi the survey says.ays they are recommending addinging national mall as a secondaryecon name here to smithsonian but not kennedy center to foggy bottom metro station. station and basically, this is nots is something metro is doing. doi it's the jurisdictions proposedo the name changes and they arey rhee responsible for footing the bill.bill they say metro says it's about $200,000 or so because you gotat to change the names on the maps and on signage.n sge this all has to do with whenn metro added the silver line to i

smithsonian national portrait gallery senior historian david ward chronicles abraham lincoln's life through photographs and portraits. >> a rather exasperated lincoln takes time out from writing the inaugural address to sit for this last photograph. the eyese again disappear. his presence which in the public is suffering. >> for a schedule, go to www.c-span.org. all weekend, american history tv is featuring long beach california located on california's southern coast about 20 miles south of los angeles. c-span cities tour staff recently visited many sites, showcasing the city's history. learn more about long beach weekend here on american history tv. >> we are at the port of long beach here in california within the city of long beach. we are sitting right in the middle of the port complex. this port complex is approximately 3200 acres in size. we are the most modern and andest seaport in the u.s. we are a department of the city of long beach. we consider ourselves part of the community here. this is the largest economic engine for the city, for the region, for the state. 180 billion dollars

avoid smithsonian if you can. metro opening early for the credit union 10-mile run. smithsonian there or le infante. see you monday morning for news 4 today. >>> all right. here's a question for you. do you shop online after a few glasses of wine. there is a surge in drunk shopping. >> more of you are kicking back with wine or your drink of choice and buying online late at night. kristen dahlgren reports on this trend. >> got plans tonight? dinner, a few cocktails clicks. you're not alone if the urge to spend kicks in sometimes after midnight friday. >> shoes. >> a scooter. >> online retailer list says orders are up 48% friday. late one night brittany decided to buy fit bit. >> i drank a whole bottle of wine. i got one for my mom, dad, sister, and myself. >> late night shoppers spend 30% more than their school night counterparts. >> it is all about stress relief and anxiety. it gives you a happy surge. it is something people are looking for at the end of a long workweek. >> it seems women are leading the charge. >> the pieces people want to shop for when they are dru

smithsonian could be the smithsonian-national mall. foggy bottom-gwu could add "kennedy center" to the stop. the full board must approve the changes. if you're wondering d.c. would have to pay for sign changes, not metro. leon: we are looking at a pivotal night ahead in the race for senator bernie sanders and former zest hillary rodham clinton squaring off days ahead of the new york primary. sanders trying to climb in the new york polls and put a dent in the delegate lead. marci gonzalez is in brooklyn with the debate night preview for us. marci, yeah, the begin begins here at 9:00 p.m. candidates on both sides are all in new york city with five days left to win over voters here. a democratic debate battle in the big apple. the rhetoric increasingly contentious. tonight, hillary clinton and bernie sanders will take the stage, facing off for the first time in more than a month. following a massive rally last night in manhattan -- >> we left new york city when we were kids. it is great to be back. marci: brooklyn born sanders back in his

smith she's the head exhibitions atios the smithsonian mendelson center.i, moni >> good morning.rnin >> as a guitar player myself and a lover of meme biehl ya and yad guitars i think this is awesomeo that you have this.ave t but apparently you've had it for while. where did this guitar come from? >> yes. so we actually received theeid guitar back in 1993. 1 it was made in '89 by two guyss in minnesota barry hogan and david row song and apparently an prince really wanted smithsoniao to have it, and so it was to us and about 20 years ago ieo work on an he can his big thatit featured it, and we're veryy proud of this instrument in ouro collection.tion >> i know prince has lot of o amazing guitars that he commissioned. what makes this one particularlc unique? >> well, this one he did play but also it was one of his sort of key symbols that you see in some of his videos. there were several versionsve actually of the cloud in cloud n different colors.differen but this yellow one is one i particularly striking i think s because it's such a beautifuleaf color, and

. > his legacy is living on at the smithsonian. his guitar on the national museum of american history. it was made back in 1989.19 it feature his symbol on the top and his finger board. > prince's death has lead to a rush of people wanting to buy p his music in the few hisç death 654,000 prince lh 65 albums sold. in comparison, david bow i sold 682,000 albums in the week aftek his death. michael jackson sold 422,000 and the notorious big sold 639,000 albums. ahead, new developments tonight in the d.c. mansion murder mystery. information fox5 uncovered that was apparently being kept second r. plus the redskins taking their name debate to the high court. we'll tell you what they're asking the supreme court tort protect its image and the rather odd way to present their case. > and the nestling have been named. a photographer shows a unique way to shoot wednesdayings.dnes glove that translate signgn language into speech. that amazing nose investigationa still ahead. . > this h is fox5 local news at 5. it has been nearly a year since s

featuring smithsonian national portrait gallery senior historian david seymour. how abraham lincoln used photography for politics. a special welcome to the crew from c-span. they will be covering this event broadcast on c-span tv. as a reminder, when we open the floor to questions, be sure to use the microphones. will not be, you heard on television and you will miss your big media event. our speaker tonight david ward joined to the national portrait gallery in 1981. he oversees the sections devoted to the antebellum age as well as the gallery and the ongoing exhibit 20th century americans. david was co-curator of an award-winning exhibition hide and seek difference and desires in american portraiture. he is re-hanging the hall of presidents. the american origin's space. as well as curating a new exhibit on the photographer mario testino. david has another civil war exhibit on display now. dark fields of the republic. alexander gardner photographs. it includes several lincoln photographs. i saw it last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. this exhibit was preceded by

. >>> black and whitnee anphoto i back on display at the smithsoni smithsonian. >>> a medical examiner just confirmed a suicide in the death of a fairfax county firefighter. nicole mittendorff had been missing for more than a week. police found a note in mittendorff's car a mile away from where they found her body. >>> residents are back inside their apartment complex in northwest d.c. a woman was stabbed to death and everyone had to be evacuated. between georgetown and cathedral heights. >> reporter: chris, police were originally called to this condominium for a call of a suspicious package, but shortly later they found a woman stabbed to death inside a fifth floor unit. >> you don't expect it out here. no. >> at about 6:00 a.m. the building fire alarm went off, and it meant that everyone had to go outside. >> reporter: residents who live in this glover park building waited outside for hours while police responded to a call of a suspicious package, but investigators discovered a woman inside the fifth floor unit who had been stabbed several times. he and his wife woke up to an unusual

. >> the smithsonian secretary, thed skorton, testified on smithsonian institution's budget request for 2017. he told committee members that the national air and phase -- air and space museum needs a facelift and that $50 million in the budget would be for these renovations. the other witnesses showed historical items from

. >>[ applause ] >> he is getting his own statue at the smithsonian. the stunt pilot is famous for his aerobatics doing death- defying roles here in the cockpit right until a few years ago. hoover, a fighter pilot during world war ii was captured after his plane crashed behind enemy lines. he somehow managed to escape by stealing a german fighter plane and flying out of germany undetected. there he is, bob hoover. he lives in southern california and is the subject of a documentary. amazing man. >>> airbnb has pledged to start cracking down on hosts in san francisco. the company said it is stepping up efforts against hosts who violate city walls on short- term rentals. the website will now investigate hosts who list multiple homes and will remove people who have turned private homes into illegal hotels. san francisco law states you can only list your own residents s a vacation rental. >>> this is in response to complaints. >>> ahead, a warm up is on the way but how long will these attempts stick around? after the break, here is a last check of the weeke

thinks of this missoni and museum, oh, i love the air and space museum -- when they think of the smithsonianrly: and we used to buy the dry ice cream as a kid. a cloudy, rainy start saturday, tomorrow will be quite the opposite. the only downside, we have to be ready for the cool temperatures in the morning. right now dropping into the 50's , significantly cooler already than this time last night. numbers are showing up, mid 50's falls church, springfield, fort washington, largo 54. if you're heading out one last time, the cool air is here. the clear skies have taken over. it took until about 3:00 this afternoon to get the sunshine, but the good news is it lasts all day tomorrow. futurecast, tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m., clear skies, light breeze. that allows temperatures to , morein the 30's and 40's likely to see you 30's frederick county, hagerstown, parts of west virginia. not many of us in the 30's, a lot in the low 40's. sunshine through the day, 4:00 in the afternoon, the futurecast has is warming in the 70's. quiet sunday night, going into monday, the warmer air moving in. boring, not

today a committee approved of changing smithsonians and foggy boggy gw kennedy center. the more descriptive name could increase tourism. the national park service in kennedy center will have to pay because they are the ones that requested the changes. the full vote on the issue. >>> president obama will deliver the keynote address during howard university commencement ceremony next month. the university will give him an honorary degree doctor of law which is the school's highest honor. set for saturday may 7th and given speeches at rutgers and to the air force cadets in colorado springs. >>> i'm kristen berset, the verizon season, the post-season is here and caps preview coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist howard bernstein. a nice day and a chilly night and frost advisories west of i- 95 and i have the seven-day forecast that will put a smile on a lot of folks faces. coming up in a few minutes. >>> early voting under way in the state of maryland. a look of voters in prince george's county. one of the candidates sits down with us. congressman chris van holland joins us live

the park is located next to the smithsonian neighborhood museum, where trailblazers have also worked.summer, these teenagers laid out nature trails, cleared picnic areas, and built shelters. each trailblazer was provided with a camera and film to record the group's accomplishments. ♪ narrator: further to the north lies in watts branch park, a good example of how even the most blighted area can be reclaimed from this act. this had once been a ravine, neglected and abused. however, with the aid of a donation, it has been made into an attractive and inviting park. residents in this border-line neighborhood are proud of their park, and pitch in to keep it lovely. another problem of concern to the committee involved the downtown business district. as in many metropolitan communities, washington's central city was becoming choked and unsightly. inspired by the committee's activities to improve washington, local officials and businessmen decided to counteract this deterioration with two beautifully planned and landscaped malls. first, the median strip of f street, the main shopping district,

the smithsonian magazine is hosting its fourth annual future is here festival at the dc. the event highlights advanced thinking and science technology art and engineering. and noted science lover william shatner is headlining. the festival runs through tomorrow. >>> now to the race for the white house. the five remaining presidential candidates are campaigning hard across the east looking ahead to another big tuesday. fox's kristin fisher reports. >> reporter: the 12016 presidential candidates are campaigning hard ahead of a series of critical primary contests. >> and i intend to follow the path blazed by reagan and jfk to bring back jobs to america. >> reporter: voters from pennsylvania, connecticut, delaware, rhode island will all go to the polls on tuesday. >> the economy does better when we have a democrat in the white house. >> we are doing something very unusual in contemporary american politics. we are telling the truth. >> reporter: with only a handful of states left on the primary calendar, it's coming down to delegate mass. >> he has no pathway to victory other

travel at off-peak times and avoid smithsonian if you possibly can. on sunday metro opening early here at 5:00 a.m. for the credit union cherry blossom ten-mile run. you can use smithsonian then, l'enfant, to get to the starting line. see you month morning for news4 today. >>> that fiat pope francis used during his historic trip to washington and other cities is raking in big bucks for the archdiocese of new york. the sale of the car raised $300,000 p.m. p $300,000. proceeds will benefit catholic schools, charities and relief services. >>> is the storage on your smartphone always full? are you annoyed by the notifications that always seem to pop up? well, spring has strong and that means it may be time to declutter your digital device. here is how. >> reporter: need help with your spring cleaning? there's an app for that. but your apps may need some spring cleaning as well. >> as you get more and more apps on your phone, you're going to be alerted more and more. >> use settings to turn off app notifications you don't want, to cut down on all the dings

i mean, prince will reign forever. >> this is the photo that you can view at the smithsonian startingoday. it was taken by lynn goldsmith in 1993. the new smuseum opens at 11:30 morning. memories of prince. he describes him as a prolific musician who was painfully shy. he spoke to tracee wilkins and says that he had a funny encounter with the legendary performer. >> i bump into the lady in front of me and i say excuse me, ma'am. and prince turned around. he had the long flowing hair, i didn't know. but he was so cool. he was like hey, donny. >> only that would happen to donny. if you want to learn more about prince's life and how he's being remembered, we have you covered. be sure to head to the nbc washington app and search "prince." >>> a man and woman are lucky to be alive after a fire trapped them in the basement of a prince george's county home. you can see where neighbors ripped off the bars on the window tahat were keeping them trapped. the fire started around 9:30 last night on g street, and that's where megan mcgrath >> reporter: this was a very dangerous situation. the fire

m, they fond of the newseu smithsonian american history museum. i went to milan oh yesterday, it was for stop today, we went to ben's. "scandal" cast will be on "good morning washington" tomorrow morning. fans leaving the verizon center thrilled. steve: more rain, grabbed the umbrella tomorrow, but it is friday. we will be in the upper 50's, near 60. saturday, cloudy skies through the day, showers late in the afternoon, evening, lower 60's. middle 60's with showers sunday, same on monday. sunshine returns tuesday and wednesday. alison: caps fans do not care about the rain. leon: they will smile because of this. they pulled it off tonight. they needed to. that look on their jimmy kimmel live is next. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get bet

maureen: metro customer service committee approve adding the national mall to the smithsonian station name and the kennedy center to the foggy bottom station. if approved the district will foot the bill, not metro. the measure goe board for approval. metro will be busy tonight as the d.c. area rocks the red for game one of the caps-flyers playoff series. there is a nats game going on, too. kevin lewis is live outside the verizon center where the puck will drop in about an hour from now. kevin? kevin: make sure to thank doug hill for the perfect weather we are experiencing today. nats playing under perfect sunny skies. if you are coming to the caps game tonight a really beautiful walk from downtown office here to the verizon center. >> the team to win it. of course. ovechkin. obi. for sure it is the year. >> caps. all the way. i'm really excited. i will be more excited when finish the work day to come here for good. i am talking the building. it's just -- i'm stalking the building. it's where i want to be. kevin: the game is set to begin in less than an hour. i want to planning to take

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it is going smithsonian american museum of history r.ince wanted theed sm tithsonian toive that it. the music played the yelloww guitar at several concerts. he also had different color versions of guitar made. he also played those throughoutu the years. > he obviously had guitar, different styles that went witht hihas particular, you know, performance flare. fla it's really fun to be able to have it in our collection. > the guitar will remain on display through labor day. very cool. i'm go to go see it.ee i'm going to go see it.ee i think it's weirdo oh noto oh weird, but i wonder if when stars of this magnitude, we lose them, there's usually some sorts of public memorial. i understand his family wanted to have something private. i wonder if there will be wi something publicly. >> my suspicion is and i've read nothing to indicate this, my suspicion is there will be somes kind of benefit point with other stars performing his songs.is > that would be nice. i think people need closure. >> absolutely. > contestants are you ready tor play how

well deserved day off and he spent it at the smithsonian. notice the kid behind him. we don't know if bryce let the kid in on the fun, but it's worth noting, wearing a redskins cap. you've got to love when these guys ingratiate themselves and i mers -- immers themselves in the culture. >> it's got to be cool to walk around and see your own name. >> when you're 23 years old and you get a chance to do it. >> you probably see it several times a day. >>> new research shows certain colors i know it's scientists found the bugs prefer to take shelter in materials that are black and red. meanwhile colors like green, yellow and white are repulsive to bed bugs. one of the most common ways to bring bed bugs home is in your suitcase. >> white sheets in a hotel. >> yeah. >>. >> much more cuddly creatures were on hand today at george washington university. part of the campus was transformed into a petting zoo. the animals were all there to give students a little bit of a break to take their minds off the stress of final exams. >> that's a great idea. >> that's it for ale narrator)

well deserved day off and he spent it at the smithsonian. notice the kid behind him. we don't know if bryce let the kid in on the fun, but it's worth noting, wearing a redskins cap. you've got to love when these guys ingratiate themselves and i mers -- immers themselves in the culture. >> it's got to be cool to walk around and see your own name. >> when you're 23 years old and you get a chance to do it. >> you probably see it several times a day. >> thank you, jim. >> we'll be right back. kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect president obama's legacy. he'll fight for jobs and protect social security and medicare. glenn ivey will never quit on you; and we should know, we're his kids. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on the republicans for all of us. >>> new research shows certain colors i know it's disgusting. scientists found the bugs prefe that are black and red. m

. >> this weekend, on the presidency, senior historian at the smithsonian national portrait gallery chroniclesabraham lincoln's love through photographs and portraits. here is a preview. the famous practically. at some point during the , you have torocess hit the chemical mixture before you apply the paper. it cracked. these are incredibly fragile items. inre are only two surviving he looked at this current incident that is not any good and through a plate. there is only one correct plate image in the gallery. it is not very good condition and we shall rarely. -- show it rarely. with.e are looking at it 1865 where the war is one but he knows he has to win the inauguration. thinking about the speech, he is reconstruction, and dealing with the social problems of emancipation ha. he is melancholic because he is very tired and you can see the in this photograph. if you noticed the shoulders are out of focus, and the list i does not have useful that usual crispness of clarity. it seems to be. to itself. if you are a french literary theorist you can read the crack in the union being bound up in the

at the smithsonian national history museum. he posted this on instagram.elfie with a bryce harmer fan in background and the kid probably has no idea that bryce is there. until he is on instagram he could see it went viral today. sad news for the warriors. steph curry m.r.i. results came back today. he will be out for two weeks at least. with a sprained mcl. leon: wow! huge. erin: i feel bad for him. leon: that may be the most important m.c.l. in the country. nba championship could turn on that. maureen: nice evening coming up. doug: nice evening outside tomorrow morning. early afternoon should be fine. warm up nicely. by late afternoon and the everything, showers and the thunderstorms are a possibility. tonight at 11:00 steve will weigh chance of severe weather popping up tomorrow and take a look at the weekend as well. maureen: thank you, doug. leon: all right. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. leon: all right. see you back at 11:00. kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had gran

some >>> tonight the smithsonian paying tribute to prince. a photograph taken by lynn goldsmith on display at the national portrait gallery. them as you pull the photo from its archives of people visiting the gallery are leaving momentos. one purple person does one person left purple roses. >> and we will follow closely is more details are released in the death of prince and you can get breaking news alerts by downloading our wusa9 news app. >>> up next a killer on the run. a mass shooting leaves eight members of an ohio family dead in closing a mother with her baby by the side. who police are trying to find. >>> in the virginia governor making history and stirring up controversy. what it means to get back the right to vote to former felons. >>> check out this little guy. it's a photo that captures hearts on tw but sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint and is leading the fight aga