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we catch up with her on the job at the smithsonian. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz bell art. >>> a federal judge's decision to halt president trump's order banning entry to people from the country from mostly seven muslim countries is gaining reaction tonight. the president promises a so-called judge's decision. those holding visas rushed to board planes to head to the united states and thousands protests with a demand for a permanent end to the executive order. we're covering all aspects of this controversy. we begin with tom costello in washington. >> jose, good evening. a dramatic 24 hours, as of this moment tonight, the obama administration rules on immigration are in effect, not the trump rules. today we saw thousands of people nationwide protesting the trump rules. here in washington, they marched from the white house to the capitol to the supreme court. out in force, across the country, and around the world. >> trump is a missile ready to des

we catch up with her on the smithsonian. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. a federal judge's decision to halt president trump's order banning entry to the united states of people from seven mostly muslim countries is prompting all kinds of reactions tonight. the president promises to forcefully fight what he calls the "so-called judge's decision." this as those already holding visas rush to board flights to the united states, and thousands throughout the country protest with demands for a permanent end to the immigration executive order. we're covering all aspects of the controversy. we begin with tom costello in washington. >> reporter: jose, good evening. a dramatic 24 hours. as of this moment tonight, the obama administration rules on immigration are in effect, not the trump le nationwide protesting the trump rules. mere in washington, they march -- here in washington, they marched from the white house to the capitol to the supreme court. [ chants ] out in force -- >> no war -- >> reporter: across the country -- >> shame on you! >> reporter: and around th

. >> president trump took a tour of the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture and gave remarks about african-american accomplishments . >> i am deeply proud that we now have a museum that honors the millions of african- american men and women that built our national heritage. >> he also denounced recent threats against several jewish community centers around the country. >> it is a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil. >> at the same time, the department of homeland security unveiled sweeping new guidelines that could lead to more deportations and detentions of undocumented immigrants. those guidelines include, the immediate return of mexican immigrants apprehended at the border, hiring 15,000 more agents to carry out immigration enforcement for ice and the border patrol. parents can be prosecuted for paying smugglers to bring their children across the border. resident obama's doc a program which allows people brought to the u.s. as children to obtain work visas will remain. >> the new guidelines include a di

part of the smithsonian's current collection dating back to the 1800s.imes when beer was outlawed and the celebrations that ensued when the suds flowed freely again. >> beer helps us connect with stories of immigrant farmers and workers and people who have been brewing and drinking beer throughout american history from the very >> reporter: museum patrons agree. >> i think beer has a very large place in american history. it certainly has a place in my history and most of the people i know. >> reporter: our national romance with the brown bottle has left me with one last question. >> do you need an assistant? >> i've been offered so many assistants in it the last several weeks. i'm very appreciative of that. >> reporter: to which we say, cheers. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> fascinating stuff. are you going to raise one? all right. >> cheers to chuck, who's here. we had to bang on his door this morning say, hey, we need a meteorologist. >> it's not groundhog day. it's woodchuck day. >> you were giving the groundhog a raw deal. >> i don't think h

part of the smithsonian's current collection dating back to the 1800s.g on prohibition times when beer was outlawed and the celebrations that ensued when the suds flowed freely again. >> beer helps us connect with stories of immigrant farmers and workers and people who have been brewing and drinking beer throughout american history from the very founding of the nation. >> reporter: museum patrons agree. >> i think beer has a very large place in american history. it certainly has a place in my history and most of the people i know. >> reporter: our national romance with the brown bottle has left me with one last question. >> do you need an assistant? >> i've been offered so many assistants in it the last several weeks. i'm very appreciative of that. >> reporter: to which we say, cheers. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> love it. now i'm thirsty. >> well, if people are headed out for their super bowl festivities today, it's going to be pretty nice. >> good weather for that. we just can't say it enough, don't drink and drive. >> no reason. >> getting

you can give things to the smithsonian. the friends of the smithsonian, there is a library of congress. there are a lot of places you can send your work. if you go to school, which is very important, ucla has a tremendous cinema department. know the west coast better because i am from california. there are so many places you can go and you can get benefits that keep you going. you can get discounts in stores. i find one of the biggest discounts right now, i cannot even name the store, but there are discounts out there, and i gentlemanalthough the has very good ideas, we are spending too much from the federal level, unless it is going to something like the friends of the smithsonian or something like that. host: thank you. guest: that is a great community, they have a great renaissance fair and a robust arts community as well. the color makes a point about tiny benefits and investments create the overall life and funding of an artist. that is exactly what we are talking about, when we talk about the investment of federal, st

i couldn't be prouder of the way that the smithsonian handled it. when you think about it, the people who were inspired to create this were in part responding to the movie birth of a nation, which was essentially a racist slander against the african american people and argued that they were a burden on america, and that the ku klux klan was needed to set things right in the south. one of the first rallies that national memorial association had in 1916, the flier across the tops had an all capital letters, birth of a race and it was right after this movie screened here in washington, so they were responding to that and affirming that we needed to be recognized as not a burden on this country but as contributing to it and just think about the irony of 100 years later, this museum opening with barack obama presiding over that dedication ceremony. >> a decade and a half ago, the network focused on american writers and one of them james baldwin testified before congress back in the late 1960s and you quote him in your book. what did he say about the need

the screenings take place at smithsonian and other districts. joining us today with more on this >> good morning. >> thank you for being with us today. this festival starts on tuesday and it starts it happens to be on international mother languages day. tell me what this is and how all of that tie into together? >> that's a great question. the united nations designated international mother's tongue day in 1999 and they first celebrated in 2000 and it's basically to help celebrate the 7,000 languages spoken worldwide. >> 7,000 languages. >> e i presume you're supposed to speak in your native tongue? >> correct. >> tell me about the involvement of the different smithsonian muse smuseums? >> the national museum of natural history and american indian and folk life and culture at heritage and as well as we have fundsing from the smithsonian latino we have named recovery voices program and you'll be able to come see the films across the smithsonian at various different locations. >> start time and date? starts on tuesday? >> runs through saturday. the

it is the newest smithsonian museum opening in december. this week it welcomed its one , millionth visitor this week. we will take you inside the museum gallery for a look at the stories at artifacts that chronicle the african american experience and tell a shared american story. we will be live for the next 2.5 hours. in about 40 minutes we will be , taking your calls, tweets, facebook posts for museum curators. we are joined by judge robert wilkins to talk about how this museum came about. he is the author of the book "long road to hard truth, the 100-year mission to create the national museum of african american history and culture." thanks very much for him with us. talk of this museum began back in 1916. it took a century to be built. walk us through the process. judge wilkins: in early 1916, a gentleman named ferdinand de soto lee created a nonprofit called the national memorial association. its goal was to construct a physical memorial here in the nation's capital to honor the contributions of negro soldiers and sailors who fought in

. >> reporter: this is a 4th generation japanese american visiting a new exhibit at the smithsonian. it's one that he has a deep personal connection too the internment of japanese americans during world war ii. >> unfortunately a lot of hateful feelings toward certain groups of people. that's why it's so critical for japanese americans to continue passing along the message and say no, not again. >> reporter: this is t 1942 order signed by preside sevelt. as a result 120,000 people were in camps across the u.s. more than 7 decades later donald trump's campaign rhetoric against muslims and his executive order banning travellers from certain muslim majority countries feels all too familiar. >> i was just barely 12 years old and i didn't really realize what was happening. we lost everything. very unfortunate that we have not learned from the past. >> shutting the door on those in need is unacceptable. >> after the travel ban was issued he participated in one of the many protests that emerged in airports across the united stat states. >> he is fuelled by the experience of his grandmother

for the four decades that followed, it's been on display at the smithsonian.n 2019, the country will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. in advance of that, the capsule will be visiting houston, st. louis, pittsburgh, and seattle. it will spend five months in each city. >> the apollo program in my view is one of the greatest amen when apollo 11 landed on the moon and humans first stepped on a celestial body, it changed the way we saw ourselves. thanks to the smithsonian traveling service, for 65 years, our affiliate museums, 216 strong, were able to spread the wealth beyond the over 20 million americans and those from overseas who visit our institutions every year in washington and new york city. >> reporter: we all remember seeing it when it came back to earth and landed in the water. catherine johnson was one of those who found out the trajectory that would bring it back so we could find it. it's been in the smithsonian all this time, and going to be renovating the gallery where it was on display. objects used on that lunar mission including

single tracking between mcpherson square and smithsonian. this is impacking blue, orange and silver lines. right now three delays give yourself extra time and make sure you keep in touch with metro schedule to see how things are shaping up there. take a look at virginia commute next. back to you guys. >> 6:27 now. >> parents of one -- c. elementary school student out raenled this morning over a bed bug an rodent problem at the school. annie yu is live from outside that school. we'll join her next. >> and president announcing supreme court pick last night and nominee headed to the hill already this morning. we will be right back you can't predict the market. but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >> "fox5 news morning" giving you a look here. what we do 6:30 ra round these parts college park, beltway, 95. typi

part of the smithsonian's current collection dating back to the 1800s. even touching on prohibition times when beer was outlawed and the celebrations that ensued when the suds flowed freely again. >> beer helps us connect with stories of immigrant farmers and workers and people who have been brewing and drinking beer throughout american history from the very founding of the nation. >> reporter: museum patrons agree. >> i think beer has a very large place in american hior history and most of the people i know. >> reporter: our national romance with the brown bottle has left me with one last question. >> do you need an assistant? >> i've been offered so many assistants in it the last several weeks. i'm very appreciative of that. >> reporter: to which we say, cheers. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> now i want to do it. come on, let's go. >> all i've got is ice cold water. >> all i've got is vodka. >> whoa. >> just kidding. >> i was going to make a joke, but you just revealed the real secret of sunday morning. >> it's a good reminder that this is a b

it's happening at the smithsonian station and five others. metro says the work this weekend is safety critical. take a look at closings. the closed stations include farragut west, mcpherson square, federal triangle, smithsonian, federal center and capitol south. metro says 13,500 riders use the six stations on a typical weekend day. this is not a typical weekend. there is a caps game on sunday and immigration protest outside the white house on saturday and the auto show continues at the convention center all weekend. metro says it needs to close to station for crack work, include the rail, fasteners and insulators. they plan to do cell phone and radio infrastructure work and fix ceiling tiles. they are warn riders to be and that includes visitors, of course. >> i would imagine it will be a challenge for us since this was a little bit of a challenge for us coming from a small town. so, we'll ask for help and seek out the local police and get some guidance to where the stops are and do what we have to do. richard: metro will have free shuttle b

buses will replace that service at the federal triangle, smithsonian, capital south stops. you may have noticed more digital billboards like this one at metro stations. metro hopes this will boost its cash flow. it now has about 70 of these billboards in stations been they will be close to 150 by mid year. these billboards can generate three times as much revenue as the billboards that don't change. >>> 6:35 right now. ollie the bobcat is waking up back at the national zoo this morning opinion. >> she became a social media superstar just like that after she escaped been now everyone is glad she's back. >> when you find, you know, a member of your family or you find somebody that's been missing, it >> oh, yeah. >> megan mcgrath joining us live now from the national zoo. >> megan, what's next? a busy time for ollie. >> well, not a lot of fun in store for ollie. she's got a big appointment today with the vet after being out and about galavanting around town for the last three days. they want to make sure that she didn't catch anything that she would pass on to the other bobcat

one philadelphia woman has a movie collection so impressive it's worthy of the smithsonian. shows us the unique find as part of our black history month, next. >>> bill paxton best known for twister, apollo 13, and titanic has died. doctors say it was from complications following surgery. paxton was 61 years old. >>> and now, to nbc 10's celebration of black history month. tonight, we move to the influence of black cinema. collection of films so impressive that 1,000 of the items are now housed in the new smithsonian museum of african american history. jacqueline london introduces us to dr. beverly richards and her most prized possessions. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: lena acted in singing during an era of elegance in stormy weather. but stormy times were just as prevalent. dr. beverly richards owner and cure rater of a cinema apart, a collection of black film recounts what the most well-known black actors of the 1920s to '50s endured. everyone from le in a horne to dorothy. >> she was performing there and she went to take a dip in the pool, she put her toe in and drained the pool. same

it's on the level of smithsonian style scandals in just a month. >> i am heartbroken often, and thisast month has been heartbreaking. as a christian, i am offended often by what other people are calling christian behavior, which is -- i see it as furthest from that. >> such as? >> the immigration. there's so much lack of empathy for anybody that is different from themselves, and often times people that are claiming to be doing this in the name of christ, in the name of god, it's -- it's offensive to me. it's offensive to me as a christian because it's so far from what god has laid out as a plan for us. >> what do you think and feel when you hear everybody talking about how quite concerned they are, dennis? >> well, first of all, i would apologize for the christian faith, if we ourselves are causing any of this problem because jesus said we are to love one another, but we are not one, and we are totally separated, but even within the republican party we are separated. >> as a christian, do you think the travel ban is less than compassionate? >> every president, the last six presidents

i encourage you to check out the programming offered by smithsonian. we are pleased to welcome larry. larry received his phd in the history of science and technology from imperial college, london. he. he teaches history and engineering at george mason university. in the stevens institute of technology in new jersey. he served over 35 years five years in the u.s. navy, u.s. coast guard and department of defense. he was an exchange engineer in the french army. is the author of three books,. [inaudible] his nose but, brothers in arms, american independence and the men of france and spain who saved it. following his talk if you do not already pick up a copy of his book they are available on the concourse and he will be signing copies. so so thank you for joining us tonight. i would like to welcome larry to the stage. thank you. [applause] >> thank you elizabeth. good evening. the early 1776 america was fighting britain in a war for independence both on the navy, artillery or even gunpowder. only france and spain who are the historical enemies of britain ha

want even more history of the foamy arts, then tap in to the smithsonian to meet theresa mccullough.> it's been something that americans have loved and it's always been part of the fabric of our culture. >> reporter: theresa is the museum's brand-new beer historian. >> get to have a beer. >> i anticipate occasional and judicious tastings along the way. >> reporter: a culinary arts diploma and harvard, she'll oversee the initiative made possible by the donation from the brewer's association. >> someone used this vessel to drink beer, likely after a work day as a way to relax and spend time with friends as you might today. >> her job, documenting the history of american brewing and the beer industry. seen here in the taps, the ads and songs and part of the smithsonian current collection dating back to the 1800s. even touching on prohibition times when beer yaz outlawed and celebrations that ensued when the suds flowed freely again. >> beer helped us connect with immigrant farmers and workers and people who have been brewing and drinking beer throughout american history, from the very f

the smithsonian says more than a million people have now visited the museum. the average visitor will spend about six hours there on the weekend. the museum is also celebrating the sweet home cafe restaurant, now one of 20 semifinalists nominated for a james beard award in the category of new restaurant. >>> peanut allergies cause problems for millions. could exposure to foods containing nuts be the answer to the allergies? what you need to know. >>> it was one of the worst days of this family's lives, their home destroyed by flames. b know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values ♪ know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management® team. >>> here are four things to know this afternoon. controversial conservative speaker milo yiannopoulos will not speak at a local event. cpac orga

. >>> right back after the break with a visit by the president to the smithsonian's newest mu seem. . >>> we're a very divided nation and we have been for many, many years, decades. i mean, you go back to the founding and i would just like to see if we could bring people together. >> president trump speaking earlier today with nbc's craig melvin as here smithsonian's museum of african-american history and culture. mr. trump also talked about a recent uptick in cases of anti-semitism and immigration. >> let's start with the fact he was at the museum during black history month. he did address -- we have a cemetery that has been trashed out in st. louis. there are problems with jccs around the country, with anti-semitism. how did he respond not only to the museum but to your questions about that? >> this has been one of those subjects where over the past few weeks the response that you get from the white house, those responses have drawn some criticism. last week of course there was that news conference in which the report frer from the jewish publication stood up and asked about it. tha

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his tour was led by the secretary of the smithsonian and the founding director of the museum. he was initially scheduled to visit on martin luther king day, but a scheduling conflict forced the cancellation. andis side, his daughter ben carson and dr. martin luther king's niece. his tour was said a reminder of why we must fight bigotry and intolerance. footrump: the anti-somatic -- anti-somatic threats -- an ti-semitic threats targeting our jewish centers are harmful and painful and a sad reminder of the work that must be done to root out hate, prejudice, and evil. >> they stopped at an exhibit about ben carson. in the newsroom, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. named h.r.p has mcmaster as his national security advisor. phd in history. his appointment comes with a new tryingth the president, to revamp a new travel ban sometime this week, possibly. we want to get a check of the forecast. another decent day out there. it feels like we are back to knocking doug: the past few days we have been 20 degrees above average. today, about five degrees above average. camera, after the overcast

king and thinks he would be proud of his own monument of the smithsonian and the work done here every day. >> he knows that if the guys joined the union army and fought for freedom, fought get the amendments pass there wouldn't have been a civil rights movement. there wouldn't have been laws to push for. larry: amazing they fought on the battlefield but they are resonating over the past 150 queers. they have a passport for freedom in the d.c. public schools to encourage them to attend museums and they hope it will be implemented nationwide. alison: our director said i didn't know it existed so thank you for bringing awareness. >> it's a need place. you can go through in a couple of hours. need to check it out. alison: good work. larry: thanks. next at:00, a big announcement from the first lady. when she says white house tours will start back up. >> roses are ready. the clerk of the circuit court officiates his 8,000 wedding on valentine's day. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, we will introduce you t the couple he married. alison: look at this front yard. they are sending a love display i

. >> the president gave his comments after touring the smithsonian african-american museum. >> this is a reminder why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its ugly forms, the anti-smetic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible. and are painful. and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil. >> just to add to the president's message, you heard sean spicer focussing on this recent wave of threat. let's go to white house correspondent sara murray, and more from sean spicer there condemning these threats. >> reporter: that's right, he did condemn them and once again said that the president is going to fight back against anti-semitism in deed and in action, but he also took pains to say he felt like this question was asked and answered, he feels like the president has already made it clear he will not stand for anti-semitism for anti smetic acts, there are critics including hillary clinton to air her grievances this morning, so for someone who has watched president trump as a candid

miller don memorabilia to the smithsonian.e's hoping his story will inspire and teach local black racers. >>> a local brother and sister barely survived a fire nearly six decades ago. this week they finally got to thank their hero in person. kristen wright was there for the emotional reunion. [ applause ] >> reporter: 58 years is a long time to wait for a hug and to say thank you. >> i've always told firefighters as i've met them throughout my lifetime that i owe my life to a firefig firefight. >> stew newman is the firefighter who saved michael hart and his sister linda. >> i remember smelling the smoke. >> 1959, hyattsville, michael and linda were 2 and 3 years taking naps when the fire started. their mother was able to get out. but the children were upstairs. the call came into the fire station number 34 in prince george's county where stew had just been hired. >> pulled the covers back and there she was. yelling back here, back here, bring her back here. so i took her back there and opened the window and handed her to the

your huntington library conference but one of the things i am doing now is i am a docent at the smithsonian museum of african american history and a part of my two or is we have table and chairs therefrom appomattox. the picture that you showed from wilmer mclean house, those are -- joan: right, yeah. >> if anyone wants to see the real ones, they are at the smithsonian. the table, by the way, if anyone has seen the show "mercy street," that was manufactured by james green. he was a furniture maker. mr. green as portrayed in the show made the table. thank you. and that's the only thing you miss about l.a.? [laughter] >> the weather, also. [laughter] very short questions? i wanted to continue on that, but i'll stop. quite how you evaluate the role, if any, of joshua chamberlain at appomattox? -- >> how do you evaluate the role, if any, of joshua chamberlain at appomattox? joan: that's a great question. on the 12th he appointed joshua chamberlain and gave him instructions in the spirit of reconciliation. that is what joshua chamberlain tried to do. it is another moving example. here's thee --

i encourage you to check out all of the programming offered by smithsonian associates.this evening we are very pleased to welcome larrie ferreiro larry refuses phd in the history of science and technology from imperial college london. he teaches at george mason university in virginia and the stevens institute of technology in new jersey. he served for over 35 years in the u.s. navy. us coast guard and department of defense. and was an exchange of near the french navy. larry is the author of three books. ships and science the birth of naval architecture and the replicant. edge of the earth, enlightenment expedition that reshaped our world.his newest book brothers at arms, american independence and the men of france and spain who saved it. if he did not already pick up his books there available in the concourse. and he will also be signing copies. so again i think you very much for joining us tonight and i would like to welcome larrie to the stage. thank you. [applause] >> thank you elizabeth. good evening. by early 1776 america was fighting britain in a war for independe

kimberly: locals and tourists are being affected, because the smithsonian station is one of the stations closed. monday. it will feel like spring once again? josh: tomorrow morning, starting off cold, back into the 50's by tomorrow afternoon. just another quick warm-up. justgrees right now, enough of a breeze to make it feel significantly cooler. feeling more like the mid 20's. that is similar to how it will feel early tomorrow morning as you are getting ready for church, running errands, whatever you have going on. the clouds broke down a bit, but now we are watching them fill-in , and they will be here early tomorrow morning. through sunday, that is when we will see more sunshine. the morning hours will be tough to get going with the cloudy, dark skies. 26 to 32 tonight into tomorrow morning. the wind is out of the south, sticking around sunday and monday, allowing temperatures to warm back up. cloudy sta a a whole lot going on aside from that. a lot of this week we are talking of a chance of snowflakes, a few raindrops tomorrow. that is not looking likely. we should stay dry with more

alison: a new exhibit at the smithsonian museum. michelle: you will be blown away. stephen tschida is live there now to show us what to expect. stephen: this is so cool. we are in an infinity mirror room. check it out. you can see that it goes on and on and on. we are in all the eternal love of pumpkins room. this is the first time it has been displayed in the u.s. this is a work by the renowned japanese artist. this is what the curator of this exhibit had to say about his works. >> i have selected the works so that it has distinct feeling from the early 1960's psychedelic environment to the more playful like this one we are in calls "dots obsession." stephen: there we are. back live. there are more of his exhibits here like these throughout the museum. this is one of six of the infinity mirror. the big thing you do in the room, you do the kim kardashian. you get the selfie. i'm not very photogenic. reporting live, we'll be back next hour to give you a glimpse of the rooms. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: post the picture. we want to see it. the panda express.

we will be live this evening from the smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. you are watching american weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. tvently, american history was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors and graduate students about their research. interviews about 20 minutes. packard, professor at marine corps university in quantico virginia here the men -- historic -- when was the marine corps first established and why? >> it was established in 1775 outside -- against of the megan revolution and established to provide a force of seagoing infantry to serve at the navy. their duties included serving as a police force and also providing a capability of close combat as the ships would pull alongside each other and try to board and the marines would provide musket fire for when that took place. >> it is one of the oldest forces in existence. >> in the u.s., yes. it inss reestablished 1798 a

smithsonian. and capitol south. the closures will allow crews to perform work on the orange, silver and blue lines, obviously. in addition, metro center will be open for redline service only. and lafant plaza -- lafont plaza will be. >> what's even more impressive is how you ran miraculous. >>> to tonight's consumer alert. google has become the most valuable brand in the world. apple's brand value has dropped nearly 127% to 107 billion. google's brand is now worth almost $110 million. >>> spring is the busiest season to spruce up the home. so to meet demand, lowe's, plans to hire 45,000 seasonal workers. positions include loaders for online products for cashiers, sales and asem blers. and last year, almost half went on to become part-time or full- time employees. >>> the knot.com says the average couple will shell out about $35,000 for their big day. >> no way. >> yeah, way. and that's up from previous years. and if you're in manhattan, you can double that. >> oh. >> you gotta move. >> the most expensive place to re

. >> for anyone to have history here at the smithsonian is an honor. larry: learning from history to avoid repeating it in the future. but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7. alison: and autria godfrey with a look ahead to monday's "good morning washington." monday on "good morning washington." are the pounds creeping up on your partner? how to approach the deli relationship. >> plus, watch at 6:00 a.m. for your chance to be the lucky caller to win tickets to see lady gaga live. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minute monday morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning bassett is unique in regards to that customability. you've got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. alison: sundays marks the 75th anniversary of the executive order that authorized japanese internment camps in world war ii. larry: as anniversary, the national museum of american history opened a special temporary exhibit. >> they took

looked at them and but that was the end of it until we also found out the american museum of the smithsonian american museum of history has a collection of these. they don't have the entire collection but they have a nice size collection of this artwork. so many of us trundled out to washington, d.c. where the curators were very, very kind and very knowledgeble and showed us many pieces of this original artwork which was just stunning. but the time we got back, someone would look at the photograph and i was going to write about it. that is how we started out. one of the people working closely with me had other things he wanted to work on. he left in the middle of the project. then it was me, but that is ok. that is a little stumble, we carried on fairly well. the stumble was, i have so much material to work with for this one artist. he cause of the way i went about it. it to be a long, long time to get through it. by the time i finished and the article was locked, i was breathlessly waiting for responses from the public saying yes, now, tell me that you like it. tell me anything. there was n

the movie will premier at the smithsonian channel monday february 27th.jimmy kimmel live" after "action news." here's jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks, jim. hello, philadelphia. we are not kidding around tonight. who makes up the news? do you do that yourself? is there a team of imagine nears? i can come up with all sorts of weird stuff. >> i know. i watch your show. ♪ ♪ >> both sixers and flyers in action tonight. let's start with the sixers. >> 11th straight game without joel embid. we miss the big guy. when will he play again? sixers are hoping after the all star break next week at the earliest. he's out of the rising stars challenge this weekend. jalil okafor is on the floor in boston. thought he was getting traded, instead, four for okafor off the bench. sixers up one but go scoreless for six minutes, costly mistakes. turns it over, sixers lose 116-108. flyers due back in calgary. 90 seconds into the game, nick cousins, flyers up 10. >>> michael gives up two unanswered. second period, t.j. brody. >> flyers trying to avoid losing four

the smithsonian says 114,000 passes were made available yesterday morning. you can still try to get same-day passes. there are a limited number of those. they're available online every day starting at 6:30 a.m. or in person on weekdays at 1:00 p.m. these tickets are so hot right now. i'm just going to wait for a couple of years. >> you know what? just say this is eun yang. >> for some reason, that the doesn't work. i'm going to have to call and say i work for aaron gilchrist. maybe that will help me. the national museum of african-american and culture is celebrating its first black history month. >> the first event watts held last night. was a screening of the oscar nominated documentary called "i am not your negro." the film is based on the writings of activist james baldwin. >> issues as related to race that plagued us during the 1960s, '50s, '70s when he was an activist are still with us today. >> the museum opened back in september. it could woim welcome its 1 millionth visitor this month. >>> we've been telling you all week long about some ways local mo

six stations will be closed: farragut west, mcpherson square, federal triangle, smithsonian, federal center southwest, and capitol south. buses will replace orange and blue line trains between foggy bottom and eastern market. the wizards are starting to look flat out unbeatable at home. last night's win makes 16 straight victories at the verizon center.. all star john wall put on a show scoring 33 points..16 of them in the fourth quarter to knock off the visitin the wizards are now just 6 games away from tying the franchise record of 22 straight homes wins. next up..the new orleans pelicans on saturday night..then it gets even tougher when the defending champion cleveland cavaliers come to town monday. it's 5 xxx and coming up next on good morning washington.. that hours long hostage situation at a delaware prison... coming to a tragic end.. find out why the security guard killed is being hailed a hero..l plus.. how does it feel to have superbowl tickets..--for life!! oh, hi tom. you're really stuck in that rut. what rut? what are you talking about? it's clearly a rut. really? i thou

the movie will premier at the smithsonian channel monday february 27th.y kimmel live" after "action news." here's jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks, jim. hello, philadelphia. we are not kidding around tonight. who makes up the news? do you do that yourself? is there a team of imagine nears? i can come up with all sorts of weird stuff. >> i know. i watch your show. ♪ ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 40 songs, and jan can upload 180 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics.et with equaluploa, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month for the first year. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >> both sixers and flyers in action tonight. let's start with the sixers. >> 11th straight game without joel embid. we miss the big guy. when will he play again? sixers are hoping after the all star break next week at the earliest. he's out

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as we gentleman jiang reports it is leaving smithsonian for the first time in more than four decade.tros in all neil armstrong walk on the moon in 1969, this command module columbia brought him home. it was the only portion of the apollo 11 space mission that survived a fiery reentry in the earth's atmosphere. >> now 47 years later, it is launching on a four city tour that will give millions of americans a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the artifacts of history's greatest at venture. >> reporter: columbia has been on display at smithsonian air and space museum since it opened this 1976. now, crews are preparing to take it on a two year tour, through science museums in houston, st. louis, pittsburgh and seattle. >> it is cultural and lit california significance. >> reporter: senior cure rate the oral an widell says it is important to share artifact across america, because apollo 11 symbolizes a critical chapter for the country. >> in 1969 we were at war in vietnam. there was a lot of division in the country. it served a very important unifying mission. >> reporter: transporting

fox5's gary mcgrady live tonight at the smithsonian airan and space museum with more, hey, gary? >> in your toss you summed it up a little bit. all of the bickering about this, then that means, and i think you guys are kind bribing row cam of what really the viewership, and the space shuttle experts out there. and i think it is really a division on is pluto a planetlae or is pluto not a real planet?t? and so i came out to the air and space museum. wonderful exhibit.ibit covers all of the planets,, talks a lot about this. so just come out. not just pluto, but listen, i want to show this real quick. this is new horizon.izon >> this was launched, and itnd i is deep explorer. exp and it is pick up on a lot of o new pictures from pluto. and a lot of evidence out there. and you agree? they're thinking ofan nasa, that why in the world was pluto w ever givenas the distinction of a dwarf planet? like it has got to be -- it fits all of the parameters, so they come up with new definition, i'm telling you right now, most of the people p we talked to today, they're glad about that. >> what do

larry: the smithsonian is adding piece of black history to its collection.rican-american race team owner to compete in the indy 500 is donating memorabilia to the museum. he owned the racers when they entered the race in 1962. it was ranked in the top 50 in the world in the mid-1970's. the postal service issued the newest addition to the series to monitor black history month. alison: it features beloved leader and long-time washingtonian dorothy heights. >> the 40th usps blac heights. >> we're so excited to see her mon nowhered like this -- honored like this. incredible. >> a lot of enthusiasm. great event. >> she died in 2010 at age 98 after seven decades fighting for civil rights and women's rights. lobbying and working with every president from roosevelt to obama. >> i think if she were here today she would tell us first to stay enlightened. stay aware. >> at the 1963 march on washington, she was the only woman on the platform with dr. king. it is said that she gave up her own speaking spot that day believing the crowd should hear instead from a young per

she was at the smithsonian the other day but i doubt in fact as much as she's read, she's probably not read some of the rare books we have today. we have michael and laura who are book sellers in the bay area who are with the book fair that's february 10th and 12th. welcome mike >> nice to meet you >> and laura >good morning >> good to see you both. thank you for the books you brought. >> the book fair is just that, it's books that are unusual that you don't see in other contexts so i brought a few examples along of what one might bump into in one of these particular fairs. this is a swiss printing of the himmal in hawaiian -- hymnal in hawaiian it was designed for missionary activities but you also had to not only produce the text in hawaiian but you had to have the musical notes. this is very unusual and quite rare hawaiian hymnal. printing begins in gymny but -- germany but it spreads to italy so i brought a 1515 print totally in greek. this is the first printing in rome using greek fonts and it's basically a greek poet but what's important about this is that the entire font is the

from thel be live smithsonian lash and only use them on african-american history -- smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture at :00 p.m.. -- 6:00 p.m.. >> next, an interview with journalist gwen eiffel, who worked for the new york times, washington post, nbc news, and for washington week and news hour on pbs. she died in 2016. the interview is from explorations in black leadership, a project codirected by university of virginia professors. we are currently airing five of the interviews with five prominent african-american women. ms. idol discusses her up ringing as the daughter of an outspoken ame minister. work in journalism, and her experience with racism in the news. this was recorded in 2000 and nine and is just under one hour. onthank you for being explorations in black leadership. ms. ifill: i am thrilled to be here. >> let me begin to eat -- begin. you were born after the brown case, but do you notion what it meant for your family and your in 1954, 1955. ms. ifill: i grew up in a time in which it was assumed that opportunitieswere available to you. my pa

to compare people spend less than two hours on average at other smithsonian museums. jonathan: thousands lined up at the national zoo for a last chance to say goodbye for bao bao. the panda cub flies to china tomorrow as part of breeding partnership with the country. the zoo will be closed tomorrow from 8:00 until 12:00 noon. but they will facebook live the final hours at the zoo and her departure from dulles. that should be cool. michelle: people really are attached to this animal. they are crying. jonathan: we have a member of our staff today in a panda, a full-fledgedded panda outfit. michelle: a onesie. hey, carmen. get both seats in first class when she flies back? jonathan: the whole plane and a lot of bamboo. doug: a different presidents' day this year than last year. we had a snow and a high of 31 last time. a big change. let's talk about today. 68 was the high. saturday we hit 68 in washington. 71 yesterday. 68 today. the average high is 48. as it stands at the moment we are right here in the middle of the third warmest february on record in washington. and i