where they were corporatized by the wonderful images that many were destroyed in the fire in the smithsonian. copies of them survived. as he sought to harm monoize he faced a greater immediate challenge. the increasingly bitter debate over territories west of the mississippi. the precipitate add political crisis between save and true states. hammered out in 1820 and 1821 collectively known as the missouri compromise. he signed off with relief and expressed that it would be resolve before it tore the union apart. he saw merit to send free blacks back to africa. monroe was present for the founding meeting of the american k society in 1816. four years later the ship elizabeth took african americans to liberia which the capitol is named for you know who. by 1812 and final defeat of napolian acquisition of florida had still not occurred when monroe entered the white house. jackson enlarged upon the original mission secretary of state was able to overcome and negotiate the purchase of florida which occurred in 1821. this became a source of some controversy between jackson and monroe later on. duri

so the governor of the state at the time hired a man from baltimore, who was working on the smithsonian building in washington at the time. he came down and brought with him from baltimore, trained stone cutters. they the state then hired a team of slaves. ultimately they had just over 600 men working on this building. for a period of about five years. they opened granite quarries down by the river. created a rail way or a tram way to bring stone to the site. the stone was all slave cut. and then fine hamered or finished by skill crafts men from baltimore. they moved more than 24 single piece granite columns weighing over 30 tons a piece. the architect thought these were the largest single pieces of stone that had ever been cut or moved in the united states. the granite work is very, very impressive. and you'll see a whole room of granite columns like a fores of trees downstairs. the building was designed to be symmetrical. instead of a dome the original architect intended a square tower rising above the roof line. but you'll remember that the construction was stopped during the civil w

[inaudible] as the smithsonian's right we owe a special that to sponges. around 579 million years ago during the. [inaudible] , after a spell of sterilizing global ice ages champagne bottle of life is uncorked in large complex creatures finally and subtly appear as vessels on the age of four. this is still recent agent history and the 4,500,000,000 years lifespan of the planet. more than 200 million years before the supercontinent can be assembled in more than 500 million years before the t rex. at 579 million years ago it for modern humans. the years of the planet are measured in hundreds of thousands rather than millions. the services of the time passes all understanding of time. i figured that would be a good way to set the stage for what we are talking about. i'm ignoring the pouring billions for good reason. some geologists would not be too thrilled about that but this book focuses on the left half a billion years when we had things that we would recognize as wildlife. your fish in the ocean, at some point life comes onto land in your trees and you st

on american artifacts, a behind-the-scenes tour of the smithsonian capital on the national mall. and at 6:45 p.m., the u.s. commission on civil rights marks the anniversary of the americans with disabilities act with a report on its history and the work that remains. american history tv, all weekend every weekend, only on c-span3. earlier today, massachusetts senator elizabeth rootsn spoke at the net conference in atlanta. later today, al gore is scheduled to speak. these remarks from senator warren are about 30 minutes. [applause] sen. warren: before i begin, i want to say a word

alison: a fire at the smithsonian castle deemed an accident. d.c. fire officials say it started on the fourth floor in an area that is under construction. >> get ready for the cycle of the afternoon storms. doug hill in the stormwatch7 weather center tracking chances. >> not much out there today. >> what we find around the area is not only do the higher temperatures return but the higher humidity levels so this creates the feels like temperature. what it feels like outside now. it's 94 in leesburg. 92 in culpeper. 96 in annapolis. i will stay muggy through the evening. stay partly cloudy and partly sunny for the next few h temperatures cool and the humidity levels remain high we could see areas of fog. not like last night but area of fog nonetheless. the satellite and the radar have shown spotty showers in the area out of the northwest. diminishing as we speak. it should be no issue for the outdoor activities. overnight temperatures 67 to 75. wage and muggy. through the next few days it will heat up. around 90 generally as we head through the next f

as the smithsonian stucker when rice humanity owes a special debt to sponges. something to keep in mind the next time you're using one to wipe bacon grease off a fan. then around 579 million years ago during the eed akron. after a spell of sterilizing global ice ages aptly called snowball earth the champagne bottle of life was in court and large complex creatures finally and suddenly appear as fossils on the ancient floor. though this is recent history in the 4,500,000,000 year lifespan of the planet, it still unspeakably old, or than 200 million years before the supercontinent pangaea symbol to more than 500 million years before t rex. at five and a second million years ago with a 5% 9 million years before modern humans whose hoosiers on the plan are measured in hundreds of thousands rather than millions of years. even for geologist these past all understanding. so i figured that would be a good way to set the stage of what sort of timestamp were talking about, and so the first, i'm ignoring the boring billions for good reason. i think some geologists would th

> it's a landmark everyone knows but a brief scare force tourists and staff out of the historic smithsonian castle. >> count down to the solar eclipse. we are working forria to make sure your family and pets are prepared. >> we are going to amelia draper down at the mall telling you where you can get free glasses during the event. i am talng about moreki you each drive a ford pickuyes.ght? i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- oh my... the current chevy silverado. it's the chevy summer drive. get a total value of $9,600 or, get 0% financing for 60 months on this silverado all star. >>> potential answers more than a year after a deadly explosion rocked a silver spring neighborhood. federal investigators say a disconnected vent pipe may be to blame. natural gas fuelled this fire killing seven people at the flower branch apartment complex. >>> a smithsonian castle around lunch time part of the third flo

some of those wonderful images unfortunately which many were destroyed in a fire later at the smithsonian and later in the 19th century, but copies of them survived. monroe, as presidents before and after had done presented the delegations with peace medals professing peace and friendship. as he sought to harm monoize he faced a greater immediate challenge. the increasingly bitter debate over territories west of the mississippi. when missouri sought admission to the union as a slave state in 1819, it precipitated a political crisis by threatening to upset the balance of power in congress between slave and free states. a series of agreements hammered out between henry clay and john c. calhoun in 1820 and 1821 collectively known as the missouri compromise, settle the issue for the time being. monroe signed off on the compromise with relief and expressed optimism that the slavery question would be resolved before it tore the union apart. his old mentor less sanguine calling the missouri compromise a fireball in the night, but did not bode well for the indians future. much as he believes sepa

you can visit the smithsonian castle again today. the smithsonian says it's a good thing it had a modern sprinkler system. d.c. fire says that fire started by accident and the sping letters put it out. it happened on an upper floor. no art, artifacts or people were hurt there. the castle is more than 160 years old. >>> not far from the castle, there's a smell so putrid and vile and rancid, that you have to go to it smell it. we've been talking about the corpse flowers at the u.s. botanic garden for a little while now. as early as today, one of them could be in bloom. the others are supposed to bloom shortly after that. the reason it's called the corpse flower is because, listen to this, it smells like rotting meat with a hint of garlic, throw in diapers and fish, of course, to round it all out. >> it's like seasoned rotting meat. there you go. the smell attracts insects as you might expect and pollinate the plant and you have more. >> the fact that people are going to see this, the garden is expecting extra visitors for the stinky ev

. >>> the sports collection is the smithsonian is getting more legendry, the iconic artifacts donatedball greats today. next. >>> smithsonian national museum of history is adding new items >> the museum took in 14 artifacts used by major leagues. willie mace, hank aaron. oz see smith >> and some include a baseball signed by babe ruth in 1927 yankees and a glove used by brooks robinson. >> always good to see history sticking around and seeing true baseball greats out there for sure >> that's it for the 5 >> your news at 6:00 starts now. >>> this is fox 5 local news at 6:00. >>> right now at 6:00, the controversy over confederate statues comes to a head, four monuments removed in maryland. all while residents were sleeping. and now, the confederacy battle could be moving to the capitol building. and more fall-out for president trump. two of his councils come crumbling down in the wake of controversial comments on charlottesville. plus, hidden fees, the surcharge at one restaurant that's leaving patrons confused. the news at 6:00 starts for you. >>> it's a story gaining national attentio

smithsonian's youngest giant panda cub -- bei bei -- turns two! he will get a cake in his yard at ten this morning. and his older sister, bao bao, who moved to china earlier this year, celebrates her fourth birthday tomorrow! happy birthday to them. as the moon covered the sun yesterday -- many people saw the but one woman in new jersey experienced her own diamond ring effect. dana russo and adam goetz -- dating for the last three years -- were both excited to see the eclipse. as the moon started to cross into the sun's path, adam got down on one knee and popped the question. dana of course said yes. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - hottest day of the week; feels 100+ - not as hot tomorrow with falling humidity - delightful end to the week and weekend - unseasonably cool end to august today: mostly sunny. hot and very humid. breezy. highs: 92-95 winds: sw 5-15+ mph tonight: mostly mild and muggy. lows: 70-77 winds: sw 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy. some late day clearing. falling humidity. highs: 83-85 winds: nw 5-10 mph kidd o'shea

let me thank the smithsonian for having us here on this auspicious occasion. i look out and see a lot of faces from newark, d.c., and we had a conversation about this. he was quite a man. the question. let me just get directly to the answer to this. did we have representation? no. there were two city council persons at best time -- at this time. one was irvine turner, who was the first black elected officials elect it in 1954 as a city councilman. first, that was quite something because, power concedes nothing without a demand. he had the stuff to back it up. that is the kind of election it was, as are all the elections. he and the other city councilman, who were in leg did -- elected as a councilman, they were by the traditional power structure, which at that time was run by an italian mayor. he was interested in becoming the first italian governor in the state of new jersey. all of the issues that were waiting down upon black people, especially, all of the issues of poverty, break that down, you have schools, you had teachers that did not want to teach this

they were born last month at the smithsonian conservation biology institute in virginia.d nearly one pound. jonathan: so cute. shania porter returned home with a surprise for her two sons. watch. >> attention p-k 1. i ha jonathan: her 4-year-old had no idea that the mother was reading the announcements on the first day of school. she walked in the classroom. seconds later. my goodness! it's my mom. broke down in tears. similar scene followed at the brother's school down the road. watch this. coming out the door. see it? he trips trying to get to his mom so fast. that is so cute. but he makes it. a big hug. >> in the air force. truly a blessing. jonathan: this was porter's fifth deployment but first as the mother. overseas seven months and nice to have you back. doug: they were outside the school. facetime on the inside to make them think she was still deployed. thaw turned the camera. jonathan: the kid was young but you knew something was up. they don't let you face time at sch the weather changes. it's nice and clear. it's beautiful for the next couple of days. friday an

on sunday, the smithsonian channel aired two specials. one that includes new analysis of the worldwide phenomenon of the revenge dress. it all started with prince charles admitting adultery. >> it became irretrievably broken down. >> just with that airing, diana stole the prince's thunder arriving at a high profile event wearing this black stunning mini dress. >> that was her at her most manipulative magnificent. the way she walked, so slowly, and waved to the crowd. >> amid the drama surrounding his mother's death, prince william's focus is simple, the impact of his mother's legacy. >> when you have something so tragic as the death of your mother when you are 15, it leaves you, you know, it will either make your break you, and i wouldn't let it break me. i wanted it to make me. i wanted her to be proud of the person i would become. >> she would be so proud. >> oh, so much. >>> well, the night before the anniversary of her death, william and harry will pay trikt to their mom by visiting her memorial garden at her old home. >>> let's switc

sunday, starting at 6 p.m., on american affects a behind the scenes of the smithsonian castle on national mall and 6:45 p.m. u.s. commission on civil rights marks anniversary of the americans with disabilities act with a report on its history. and work that remains. american history tv, all weekend, every weekend only only c-span 3. education secretary betsy delaware vas and a andrea cast tay held a briefing on work force development while many new jersey yesterday. this was after the two met with president trump to discuss an executive order issued in june that would streamline education and work force programs and apprenticeship opportunities. this is just under 20 minutes. >> good afternoon everyone. today secretary of labor alex acosta and secretary of education betsy delaware vas gave an update on work force development policies and apprenticeship initiative and secretaries give remarks about their discussion with the president and take a few question. please keep your questions related to o the today's discussion on work force development and re

with a lot of including nasa, harvard, the smithsonian, and the planetary society. the planetary society is helping us to host a special event at homestead national monument in nebraska. there is a three day festival around the eclipse. next graphic, please. to plan your visit, make sure to plan ahead. make sure to plan to experience the eclipse in a national park like you would any other visit to the national park. visit the website. that is the best place to start. bring food, expect crowds, be patient. this is a once-in-a-lifetime event for everyone and we want you all to have an amazing experience while you are there. what can people take part in? next slide please. seer the eclipse, you can spectacular night skies. you can join others and be enjoying the behavior of animals and of deserving other phenomena. earlier, youned want to make sure you're doing this safely during the event and when you get there. you will be traveling on roads and highways and to talk specifically about that is martin. >> thank you brian. not normallymay put heavenly bodies as the moon

park officials also found silver graffiti painted over a map of a smithsonian area of the national wall. >> a cleanup in montana after a train hauling coal there. a spokesperson from the rail company says very little coal spilled into the river but it's enknown just how much. the company says the cleanup can take weeks. they're cooperating with federal authorities to figure out what caused the derailment. >> katie. >> it was steamy outside. at least we're back to sunshine today but the steaminess has not gone anywhere because we have so much moisture in the atmosphere. i was just on kyw news radio swapping stories with the anchors there how was your commute in and some were saying it was completely clear and others say i can't see my hand in front of my face. it's very patchy. here's a look over looking bethly hem. we know this is main street. you can't make out any of the landmarks out here. you can't see south mountain. it is patchy, it is something that will slow you down and because it comes in patches it can trip you up. if you're traveling along with no problem all of a sudden it

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cheryl: he is right, we turn to the extra enemy -- to the astronomy experts at the smithsonian. >> it take a bite out of the sun. cheryl: in the d.c. area, we will have a partial eclipse with 82% coverage at exactly 2:42, b ut the sun will race across the nation in three hours time starting at 1:00. >> we have a dot of light coming through. cheryl: you can take an object and holes like a colander watch the circles change shape. they are safe ways to watch the sun if you do not have solar viewing glasses. >> we will try to plan this so we are in our car. cheryl: the air and space museum will be handing out thousands of glasses and will have telescopes. you want to snap a picture on your phone. you can use her glasses to protect the lens. >> make sure that you look at the smartphone screen and not the sun itself with your eyes. glasses. cheryl: in this area, you will need these glasses to see the event. you will have to look up to notice what is happening. the areas in the path of totality will see complete darkness during the daytime, but for us in the d.c. area, we will need the glass

we have the smithsonian here doing a lot for us. the air and space museum are hosting people and they're giving away free glasses. these are highly coveted. you can't find them in a lot of places but the day of a lot of places will have them. the air and space museum will have them and the zoo will have them. take kids to the zoo and watch the eclipse at the zoo as well. they'll have glasses there as well but they'll probably run out but that's something fun you can do too. lite of areas all have events and all are on our website nbc washington dol. you can find them there but it's going to be a g >> if you want to get your children interested in science ands a tr ands a ands and astronomy it's the per mekt lea -- perfect learning opportunity. >> you'll have lots of events. tell us about the events that you'll be taking part in and offering to folks in this area. >> nasa has events all across the path of totality. 15 different sites. you can find out about those at nasa.gov and safety tips and information about the eclipse as well.