i did it for tv. >> me too. >> i have a feeling you're about to. >> the people at smithsonian thoughtme samples, so, here you go. >> are they in chocolate at least? >> there are multiple flavors. these are the ant and some crickets. on and cheese. i'll occupy those. and sour cream and onion. one more option you have is the sucker with a scorpion. >> i'll take that. >> wait, hold out your hand. >> oh, wow, smell that. it's a cricket. ready? >> oh, yummy. i'll eat another one. >> i don't know how i feel about it. >> it tastes like a potato snack. >> do it. ah! >> oh, my god. >> the one time you do that. >> he's going to be a dead bug. >> i'm going to try the ant. >> i was going to try it until you did that. >> it's a little crunchy. >> oh, here they are. >> there, you can see the ant on the inside. >> all episodes of "bug bites" are streaming on smithsonian earth. >> we don't need to talk about that. >>> hope you had fun with us >>> tonight, bill cosby cuffed and sent to prison. the comedian and actor once called america's tv dad led away in handcuffs. tonight, his sentence. what the ju

then the smithsonian has the plane.o, we are working to see what are some of the things we have that each of us can bring together for special exhibits that really put things and put something about it in our own institution. and the smithsonian we are very pleased. we went have ceased to purchase the first known photo. tubman. it will be exhibited in the news. we digitized it and it will be on exhibit at the new museum of african-american history. [applause] it's always fun, will then when tony comes to play a puts his thing down here, and all of that. but, just getting this community of history and culture seems to be growing. we worked together for that. >> are what has surprised you about working in washington? >> all. and tony is over here going -- i still live in baltimore. >> that says it all. >> i commute. it's really interesting, because i have lived in when i lived in chicago there are so many commuters that came in. people would come in from gary, indiana every day. the idea that the people come in from diffe

smithsonian conservator dawn wallace says they were then worked inhe by 16-year-old judy garland. >> we can see the cracks in the paint. that's because as we wear shoes and they're being danced in and flexed, that paint that was applied to the bottom is going to start to crack. >> reporter: the case surrounding these shoes began to crack. a man approached the insurers of the shoes and said he kneweyhere were. the fbi got involved. >> lots of interviews, several searches. only to lead later this summer to the recovery. >> reporter: they had t verify esese were those ruby slippers. the s got the forensic treatment here in a lab at the smithsonian. >> we are able to look at the composition of the beads, of the prongs, of the threads and really aat of theials that make up the shoe. >> reporter: the smithsonian actually had a mismatcheai pr in its collection so the slen pair were also mismahed. this summer's discovery put things right. the right, right with theft rig >> so we were lucky enough to have the other pair of shoes brought here and we werehe comparingwo and able to find that the

those ruby the shoes got the forensic treatment here at the lab in the smithsonian. we were able toook at the composition t of the bead prongs, this red and all the materials that make up the shoe. >> rsoorter: the smithnian actually had a mismatchedin pai its collection. the stolen pair were alsomi atched. the right right with the right left. >> we were lucky enough to have the other pair of shoes brought here and were comparing the two and able find they were consistent with the pair that we have. >> reporter: it's going to be y awhile before can take a better look at those famous ruby slippers. theybe will n display here in october. >> even after two years of working on this project, i still sort of smile every single time rsee the shoes come out of the box. orter: at the smithsonian, derek ward, news 4. >>> the shoes will beay on dis at the national museum of amican history starting october 19th. >>> when weome right back, a month fromow and you may start to notice people all around you with the flu. up next, a new drug that could help shorten the sufferied ca by

the ones the smithsonian already had were a mismatched pair.ir found in minnesota. lynda lopez, abc news, new york. >> how about that. click your heels, off to home you go. >> it's been solved. >> kendis has never seen "the wizard of oz." >> you haven't seen "the wiz". >> i have! you haven't seen "the wiz." >> no, i haven't. >> very happy to hear the ruby slippers have been found. i'm so curious, though, who took them? >> was it toto or tonto or whoever? >> those are completely different characters, completely different movies. >> toto was africa, right? >> toto was africa, right? ♪ we're off to see the wizard california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or clss hours. thnew eep number 360 art bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put

at the smithsonian we have 162 million options. more objects than many at the museum on the planet by three magnitudes. the next closest museum i 60 million objects. the scale of what we have to deal with is a mess. the numbers you can catalog and put them to be catalog the real objects. facsimile is really no different. there's research collections and communication telling the story. i can tell you how we scan the air that can tell what it means. a school kid in kansas can 3-d printout on a 3-d printer and have their own object for them to handle. that is really a different thing than what natural history museums have been doing for over 150 years. that is what is inspiring to me. but i would go next door and tell you about that over beer. >> thank you it's premature, no problem. >> thank you for a very interesting lecture. instead of going back and want to go forward in the introductory remarks that introductory remarks and maybe you refer to the issue of whether whales might bicker. and i was wondering whether you're talking ab

. >> one in the smithsonian, aat e academy of arts and sigh yenss, a third pair is in the possessionre here today to discuss. >> reporter: to ensure they weren't fakes, the ruby red shoes were sent to the smithsonian to compare them to the real thing. they checked out. each pair of slippers are estimated to be worth several million dollars. >> when that found pair of slippers was sent to the smithsonian to analyze, they made another fascinating discovery. the ones the smithsonian already had were a mismatched pair, the correct match was in the pair found in minnesota. linda lopez, abc news, new york. >>> several million dollars? i wasn't expecting that. >>> consumers in california may become the first state in the nation to ban short-term health insurance plans. >> the trump administration has been pushing the plans as a low-cost alternative to obamacare. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney is here to explain. >> the governor is considering the change, and california specific changes in and around the federal health insurance flaws. the handful of bills are waiting for a decision fr

the smithsonian. i thi they're notn display right now, but they're there.tso many beautiful museums the smithsonian. >>> still ahead, bracing for the storm. tropical storm gordon whirs into the gulf packing rain and punishing winds. >>> plus, thousands of d.c. public school students learn their personal information was exposed. onli how long it was out there and how it happened in the first place. >>> breaking news. 100 firefighters battle a fire. >> the flames sparked inside an abandoned but very large home. molette green just arrived on the scene and joins us live with the latest. what are you seeing? >> reporter: you can see firefighters still up on top of this house heren the 6900 block of whittier boulevard. they'reut putting hotspots. but the fire is pretty much t. this home is total loss. i just spoke with theatlion chief on the scene here. he tells me 100 firefighters battled the blaze when g they here. it was raging when they got here. one firefighter sd dehydration and had to be treated for that. he's expected to be okay. this home was under renov

thank you to liza mundy from "smithsonian magazine." guest: thank you for having me. host: for the remainder of the program, we will be taking open phones on any public policy issue. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. note --programming newsmakers interviewed sonny perdue. he was asked about the white house and the president in light of the anonymous op-ed in the new york times. >> what has it been like in the trump administration this week? what can you tell us about your own experience working in this administration? >> yes, we are pretty isolated. we just do our business. that's what the president wants us to do. president has freed me to run the department of agriculture. i was in the oval this week talking about agricultural policy and things like that. these other issues don't come up. i don't really bother myself with that. i didn't see the frenetic activity that has been described over there. it was a fairly normal day when we were at the rose bowl with producers and in the oval with the president. >> he didn't seem

smithsonian curators are thrilled about this discover >> judy garland's redpp ss have been found after they were stolen more than a decadeago. derek ward has how dorothy shoes made their way home. >> reporter: probly the most identifiable pair of shoes around. >> they've beenanced in and loved. >> reporter: and they've been missing since ab smash and g robbery at the judy garland museumn 2005. while there are four surviving pairs, donla w says these were worked in by a then 16-year- jdy garland. >> we can see the cracks in the paint, and that because as we wear shoes and they're being danced in and flexed, that paint that was applied to the bottom is going to start to crack. >> reporter: the casein surrou the shoes began to crack. the fbi got involved. >> lots of interviews. several searches. only to later lead this summer to the recovery -- >> reporter: and they had to verify the shoes. they got the forensic treatment at the lab in the smithsonian. >> we're able to look at the competition of the beads and the prongs and the threads and reallyll the materials that make up this shoe. >>

in the smithsonian magazine contributor talks about her article looking at female codebreakers and theirmpact on world war ii and the cold war. watch washington journal live at seven eastern saturday morning. bob woodward will join us on washington journal monday, september 17 at 7 a.m. to talk about his new book, fear, trump and the white house. can start will be with us tuesday, september 18 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss his book contents, a memoir of the clinton investigation. ♪ our guest on newsmakers is the 31st secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue, armer georgia governor is farmer and veterinarian. he oversees 140 billion dollars budget, 29 agencies and 4500 locations.

. >> reporter: and the right shoe at the smithsonian matches the left of the stolen pair. multiple suspects but are still asking for the public's help to nab the slipper thieves who have given them the slip all these years. >> i'll get you, my pretty! >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn. >> there's no place like home. >> reporter: new york. >> there's no place like home. >> thank you so much for joining us. "ac 360" starts now. >>> good evening. we have new details on the book that has shaken the trump administration by all appearances, rattling the president. the title is "fear: trump in the white house." the picture that "the washington post" bob woodward paints is, frankly speaking, terrifying of a president whose own defense secretary compares time thoim a fifth or sixth grader. a president the chief of staff reportedly calls an idiot and unhinged. also saying of the boss, it's pointless to try to convince him of anything. he's gone off the rails. we're in crazytown. telling staffers as well i don't know why any

deserved a national women's history museum on a one-year the national mall and affiliated with the smithsonian. i am pleased that a bipartisan group of members of congress have introduced legislation to create this museum here in , d c, on one of two sites on our national mall. over 200 members of congress have supported the legislation that has been introduced into the house and the senate and is pending today. the group of the members of congress who support this legislation on a bipartisan basis have continue to fight for this and grow. we are optimistic that the importance of writing women's stories into our national narrative is a value that becomes stronger and more clear every day. come is time that we together and that we have an appropriate, bipartisan approach to addressing the collecting and the in trying of what women have done in the fight and the cause of freedom. >> many americans are familiar with the fight for women's suffrage, and the leaders who livesheir -- risked their and security to ensure all women and men had the right to vote, but i think far too little is known about

the smithsonian had a mismatched pair in its collection. the stolen pair was also mismatched. >> so, we were lucky enough to have the other pair of shoes brought here. and we were comparing the tw t they were abfind that they are consistent with the pair we have. >> the fbi says no one has been arrested or charged in the case but they haveultiple suspects. >>> what is better than a box of chocolates? >> few things. how about a carnival of chocolate?en molette gs live with details on this amazing event. and who benefits from the sales this weekend. and you are speaking my you know it. >> i know it. i know you like the dark chocolate. i have a whole sprea of it here for you, eun. it's a little early for wine i the morning. never too early for chocolate, right? okay. my goodness we have chocolate all around us. and we're giving a little preview of the carnival ofoc ates here. a whole array. what do you have for me? >> maple bacon. >> maple bacon caramel chocolate. i'm going to try this and talk out the greatauseonnected to this fund-raiser, co

it's in the white house collection at the smithsonian. that's just a powerful display of how wonderful and elegant she was. i think people will certainly learn from history from that. >> there was an enormous age difference. how does the family process that piece of information? >> i think it was a love story that was kindled by francis his father. he was a dear friend of grover. upon his death, grover felt the need to make sure that francis was taking care of for the rest of her life. they love each other. older,definitely a lot by like third -- by up to 30 years. he trusted him. he was the guardian for many years. even prior to mr. folsom's death. i think that she had complete trust. they left each other. they had a wonderful family. >> they really did not like life in side -- inside of the white house. how do they protect their family? >> francis would actually take the children by carriage to some of the sites off campus of the white house. they would secretly do that. or sometimes probably in the evenings when no one would be suspect

brian: you said something when you appeared at the smithsonian in february talking about your new bookn a grant that i wrote down and i wanted to ask you to explain. i don't remember the date, you said it when selfishness became enshrined in our country, do you remember the date was that you suggested that selfishness became enshrined in our country? charles: i think i may said the 1980's. in that decade there seems to be more emphasis on looking out for number one. i think it sort of debate in the country that we haven't completely gotten rid of it, i don't think we are anywhere close to getting rid of it. it seemed to me that some of the political leaders at the time weretouting policies that aimed at lining your own pockets, rather than worrying about the next person. thatposed to an ethic seemed purveyed in the 1960's. they were more willing to use the government to help folks. brian: go back to the harrison years. one of the things you write a lot about in your book on benjamin harrison is the religion of the family and the religion of a lot of these schools in the united states a

these, for instance, at the smithsonian.tors despite loads of tips. >> everything from they're nailed to a wall in roadside diner in muse sorry when i was with my boyfriend when they threw them in an iron orr pit. >> last summer authorities got a credible tip. they said someone tried to extort the shoe's owner. the slippers were finally recovered this summer in a sting operation. >> tap your heels together three times. there's no place like home. >> yeah, but where is home for the long lost, now found ruby red slippers? an insurance company owns the shoes worth $2 million to $5 million. they remain in fbi custody as evidence. they're actually a mismatched pair. >> the right shoe of the stolen pair actually matches the left shoe at the smith sonia. >> the right shoe at the smithsonian matches the left of the stolen pair. authorities identified multiple suspects but are still asking for the public's help to nab the slipper thieves who have given them the slich all these years. >> i'll get you my pretty. >> jeanne moos, cnn. >>

that actual address, the wedding dress that actively exists, in the white collection atdies the smithsonianit's just a powerful display of how wonderful and how elegant she was, and i think people will certainly learn from history from the. host: there was an enormous age difference between them? how does the family process that information? massee: i think it was a love story that was kindled by francis's father. dear, dear friend of grover and upon his death, i think grover felt the need to make sure frances was taken care of. he was a lot older, 25 to 30 years, but i think at that time she trusted him. he was the guardian for many, many years, even prior to mr. olsom's debt. they had trust they had a wonderful family. host: they didn't like life in the white house and tried to protect the family? francesa lot of times, would take the children by cares to sites off campus from the white house, and unbeknownst to the press or anybody that was around, they would secretly do mid-day or sometimes in the evenings when no one would be suspect. and i think she was very much, she controlled how h

one of those is a -- i'm going to call it a game but i don't know if that's the right word that smithsonian and putican university have together to help people interact with the exhibit that they're bringing. you'll text a certain number and get some really great content on your phone. by doing that you'll enter a ralph to win fabulous prizes including adams morgan day t-shirts, personal trainer at l nt gym, other really c prizes donated by local businesses. >> that sounds like fun. >> i think it will be fun,yeah. >> sbcelebrities coming? local celebrities. one of the music highlights is troue funk. hello big tony. certainly conside him a celebrity. we have other great d.c. music. one of our treasured local brass bands, dupont brass. the all-female brazilian percussionist who i think everybody knows andloves. a young up and coming d.c. hip-hop artist bill young prince. and another musical t asure i would consider a celebrity who will be second headliner before trouble funk, if you don't know about him, ce see him later today. it's going to be a good me. >> sounds like a fantastic time. >> a

smithsonian. could you tell they were both left shoes? >> i don't think i was looking for tha i think they were probably trying to conceal that from us >> that's amazing. >> glad they got it together. >> allast took w csi oz to get it going. >> mayor turned mother. for the first time, we're hearing about d.c.'s mayor about her n addition. in an interview you'll only see on news 4. >> the feeling was that it was going to be the two of us and we would make it in the world. >>> dgerous heat again this afternoon. the blistering temperatures are goin to continuefolks, but not for long. >>> if you're just joiningus, we take a quick look now at some of our top stories. >>> president trula ising an op-ed published by "the new york times" this afternoon." "the tim confirms the writer is a senior administration official who remains in the job rustrate what the writer calls the president's worstin inions. "the times" did not identify the official who ty say they and others have gone to great lengths to contain bad in the west king. >>> this op-ed co

the answer to this problem, we brought a team of specialists from the smithsonian.what they did was capture the geometric data of the site. so the spread of this gallatin, anatomical orientation captured that digitally. we have more time to sunday at. when you look at the arrangement in the clusters, what it tells you is the whales died more or less instantaneously for geologists. very rapidly. there was not much time for it to fall apart. there was some kind of sudden-death mechanism. it had to have happened. here is part of the spoiler. what we found out was it was not just one site. it was actually four. four sites on top of each other. east one with fossil whales. each one with marine life all personally preserved. if you have a repeated event, you would like one double act for nation. it is not really how science works. we like simple, consistent answers. under certain conditions in certain times of the right place the map to what we know about these in today's world. understanding the past using the present. 7 million years ago, there certainly were no humans.

her story is the focus of a new exhibit at the smithsonian's national museum of american history.loza is the curator who over saw its installation. mireya loza / curator, smithsonian american history museumshe's just a figure that pre dates a lot of work that pre dates, a lot of the work of what we think as central to labor organizing.she says luisa moreno was born into a wealthy guatemalan famly she worked as a journalist in mexico and was trying to change the world around her.mireya loza / curatorshe decides in the us that she will rub shoulder with working class and working poor people. and really fight for their rights.alexandra limon / washington correspondentmoreno moved to new york city and became a seamstress - the low wages and poor working conditions propelled her to organize several strikes and that's what set her life on a path dedicated to fighting for fair labor practices.mireya loza / curatorshe decides to organize tobacco workers in florida, pecan shellers in texas and cannery workers in california moreno became one of the most prominent labor activists of her time

a rare gem stone hidden away for decades is on display at the smithsonian. >> it's nearly 49 carats.it rare gift for the nationalge collection at the museum of national history. itro comes fm brazil. only about 2% of topazs are of gem quality. if you haven't visited that, it's jus jewels you would never imagine. > do they still have the hope diamond? >> they did for a long time. i think it goes on tour. imagine than a ring or a necklace. >> what color is topaz? i >>s different colors. they're like an ambery color i tlieve. not t i know my gem stones. i only know what a diamond looks like. >> a major warning before you have tonight's dinner. >> we also learned one concern of a flea and tick medication. >> and free at last. a wrongfully cvicted man walks out of prison after help from georgetown students. >> we'reing a couple of rain drops near charlottesville drifting northeast bound here. anc tiny c for a sprinkle or two in the first part of your friday. a couple ofrops around today and very little sunshine but that doesn't mean your whole weekend >> the study projects that by this time

the smithsonian had a mismatched pair in its collection. i mentioned that.nd the stolen pair was also mismatched. >> so, we were lucky enough to have the other pair of shoes and we were comparing the two. they were able to find that they are chesistent wit pair we have. >> they were able to get the right shoe with the right other shoe, right? the fbi says -- >> what you >>said. no one has been arrested or charged in this case, but they have multiple suspects here. they made four pairs of shoes forvihe mo they're in different places now. >> i want to put them on and click my heelsust to see what ppens. >> see where you end up? >> yes. >>> still ahead, we'reorng for you with ways you can keep your child safe. melissa meets with a self-defense instructor, showing what we can do to defendve ours and our children. >>> and we're live in herndon where police areti cing an vgs into a horrifying discovery. a womann and two childund dead inside a home. news today continues next. your >>> news 4 begins with a storm am 4 weather alert. >> those soaring temperatures are

today, only four pairs worn in the movie are known to still exist, including a set in the smithsonian. in 2005, a pair belonging to michael shaw was stolen. >> it just was like a tremendous kick in the stomach when that happened. >> reporter: he loaned them to the judy garland museum in grand rapids, minnesota. one night, someone broke in and swiped the slippers, an unsolved mystery for 13 years until now. today authorities revealed the slippers were found during a sting operation in minneapolis. who stole them is still unknown. >> they're an enduring symbol of the power of belief. >> reporter: the case was featured this summer on discovery channels expedition unknown.e show hosts surprised yesterday with the good news. >> we're here to tell you that the ruby slippers have been recovered. >> michael, we got them. >> god bless you. >> they've been found. >> they've been found. >> he's relieved the slippers, like dorothy, have found their way home. >> there's no place like home. >> reporter: joe fryer, nbc news. >> experts call the ruby slippers the holy grail of hollywood memorabilia a

the smithsonian museum very much is the concept that there is enough african-american history in order to host this very important museum of artifacts and objects that are part of our american legacy. >> how long is your term as chief historian? ms. lowe: until i retire or move on to another position. i love the national park service. i do not think it will be short-term. >> when it is over, how will you measure your success? ms. lowe: if i have provided tools and resources for the historians that are operating in the national park service to do their work, to do exciting research, to do public education. if a child comes to me and says, i was inspired to do historic preservation or public history because i saw you as an african-american child or women and child in this position, that would be a wonderful legacy for me to have. either of those, or both. >> turkiya lowe, thank you for your time. ms. lowe: thank you. weekend, wehis feature flagstaff, arizona where we traveled to see its historic sites. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, it rests within the world's largest contin

found them, one of only four known pairs, authenticating them by comparing them to the ones in the smithsonian it turns out they're not only intact. they're as pristine, i was told, as when i put them on display, so yay! >> reporter: authorities aren't saying how they got them back, other than that it involved a sting operation set up to bust an extortion plot. they've made no arrests but vow to hunt down whoever is responsible with the same tenacity as the wicked witch of the west. >> i'll get you my pretty and your little dog, too! >> reporter: maybe they'll leave the dog out. lee cowan, hollywood. >> ninan: and when we return, how a police officer's encounter with a homeless woman changed his life and his family. >> ninan: we end tonight in santa rosa, california, where a police officer went far beyond the call of duty, providing a family for a homeless woman's baby. john blackstone has the story. >> reporter: as a 10-year veteran of the santa rosa police department, jesse befriended a pregnant, homeless woman with a drug addiction, whom he frequently ran into while on patrol. >> there were

the smithsonian museum is very much the concept that there is enough african-american history in order to host this very important museum of artifacts and objects that are part of our american legacy.>> how long is the tenement as chief historian? >> until i retire or move on to another position. i love the national park service but i don't think it will be a short term.>> how you measure your success? >> if i have provided the resources for the historian center operating in the national park service to do their work and to do exciting research and public education. if a child comes to me and says, i was inspired to do historic preservation or public history because i saw you, and african american child or a woman child in this position, that will be a wonderful legacy for me to have either of those.>> turkiya lowe, thank you for your time.>> thank you. >>> i choose this is our goal. they may well ask, why clyde the -- climb the highest mountain. we choose to go to the moon. we choose to go to the moon. [ applause ] . we choose to go to the men and

. >> just a real quick -- i'm going to moderate a panel for the smithsonian on this michelin guy. >> would you like to know about the hurricane? >> yes, i would like to know about the hurricane. chuck bell? >>> hurricane florenceas been for now. it will become a hurricane once again. it's been encountering wind shear over the last 24 hours. that's the reason it's reduced in speed and intensity for just a bit. there's a wide range of possibilities for this storm. trmuda there, looks like it's going to g the south of bermuda. there's ast lot of reale to make a turn and potentially go back out to sea. as it continues to work its way towards the u.s. coastline, we will have to watch this real careful. anywhere from savannah, georgia, to the jersey shore. if it was going to threaten the coast, it could affect the carolinas in the wednesday-thursday timeframe. this is a storm we have to watch careful. what was left of gordon, that deep, tropical moisture will be drifting over us, just in timer for y weekend. the rain chances are going up. not much of a rain chance during the daylight hours

the smithsonian museum very much is the concept that there is enough african-american history in order to host this very important museum of artifacts and objects that are part of our american legacy. i don't think it will be a short term. >> when that term is up, how will you measure your success? >> if i have provided tools and resources for the historians that are operating in the national park service, to do their work. research, to do public education. if a child comes to me and says i was inspired to do historic preservation or public history as a child in this position, that would be a wonderful legacy for me to have. chief historian of the national park service, thank you for your time. sunday on american history tv, queens college history professor talks about the history of factories from a 1721 mill in england through the industrial revolution in america to the politics of manufacturing in the 21st century. here is a preview. guy andrd was a shrewd he promoted interest in his factory in order to sell cars. design as an advertising tool was signage handsome buildings even a w

the smithsonian in washington, d.c. has another pair and they helped the fbi analyze the recovered shoes to guarantee their authenticity. >> they are an enduring symbol of the power of belief. >> reporter: the shoes were stolen 13 years from the judy garland museum in grand rapids, minnesota. the investigation is still ongoing so authorities are not yet revealing how they recovered them, where they have been or who stole them. and julia louis-dreyfuss is back at work. she announced last year she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. the seinfeld alum says she feels fantastic. she partnered with saks fifth avenue to design a t-shirt to raise money for women battling breast cancer. that's your "eye on entertainment." danielle nottingham at cbs news, los angeles. >>> it is 4:57. a new wildfire breaks out in northern california forcing dozens to flee from their homes. >> plus, tropical storm gordon makes landfall along the alabama-mississippi border. now it's turned deadly. >> and tech companies in the hot seat today on ca

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enlisted the help of experts to ensure they have the real deal on their hands the smithsonian museum confirms the stolen slippers authenticity by comparing them with the pair in its own collection. and now another treasured piece of hollywood history can go on display again. tennis news now and defending men's champion rafi on the doll has survived a nearly five hour five set match at the u.s. open to advance to the semifinals the da lost the first set six love but came back to beat austrian dominic team. two in the morning new york time well meanwhile the women's champion sloane stephens is out she was beaten by lot fia's honest is yes of us told her she will now meet serena williams in her first ever semifinal at flushing meadows. germany's women's soccer team have made it to the twenty nineteen world cup in france the two time world champions had difficulties in qualify but an eight mil victory over the pharaoh islands put them in the tournament have a look. at the germans knew only a win would guarantee qualification an interim coach horst rivers was quickly put at ease by layer

in the smithsonian magazine contributor talks about her article looking at female codebreakers and their impact on world war ii and the cold war. watch washington journal live at seven eastern saturday morning. bob woodward will join us on washington journal monday, september 17 at 7 a.m. to talk about his new book, fear, trump and the white house. can start will be with us tuesday, september 18 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss his book contents, a memoir of the clinton investigation. ♪ our guest on newsmakers is the 31st secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue, armer georgia governor is farmer and veterinarian. he oversees 140 billion dollars budget, 29 agencies and 4500 locations. thank you for being our guest. let me introduce the two reporters who cover agriculture beats for the publications. we have one with bloomberg news and one who is with politico. thank you to both of you. secretary perdue, we have questions on trade and terrorists -- tariffs. the big news of the week. like inside the trump administration this week with both the op-ed in the new york times and the woodward book? what can

enlisted the help of experts to ensure they have the real deal on their hands the smithsonian museum confirmed the stolen slippers authenticity by comparing them with the parent in its own collection. and now another treasured piece of hollywood history can go on display again. tennis now and defending champion sloane stephens has been knocked out of the u.s. open in the quarter finals the american lost in straight sets to a lot on a stage a step that stove she will now meet serena williams in her first ever semifinal at flushing meadows and early morning new york time defending men's champion rafael nadal overcame a very slow start a six love brushing in his first set against austrian dominic team to win the match in a tight fifth set tiebreaker. germany's women's soccer team have made it into the twenty nineteen world cup in france the two time world champions have difficulties in qualifying but in a victory of the pharaoh over the faroe islands excuse me put them in the tournament. the germans knew only a win would guarantee qualification an interim coach horst lewis was quickly p

after comparing them to the ones in the smithsonian, the f.b.i. "yid, "yes, indeed.nly were these slippers stolen, but the memories of a lot of americans were stolen back in 2005. >> reporter: investigators say the shoes were seized during a sting operation, part of an effort to uncover an extortion plot. but would say little else. for michael shaw, the collector who once owned the slippers, none of that really matters. one don't care, as long as i'm going to be able to buy them back from the insurance company. >> reporter: are you going to ay them back? >> oh, of course! >> reporter: the case of the purloined pumps is still open. the magic slippers, now also a magic piece of evidence. >> there's no place like home >> reporter: lee cowan, cbs lows, hollywood. >> glor: the case of the purloined pumps. vercowan, thank you very much. that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. i'm jeff glor. seod night. we'll see you tomorrow. captioning sponsored by cbs now a tall order... for some south bay drivers. many... forced to stand on tip- toes... just to pay the meter. , i'm alle

smithsonian magazine contributor and author liza mundy talks about her article looking at the women codebreakers impact on world war ii and the cold war. the sure to watch live as evan :00 eastern saturday morning. and, bob woodward will be joining us on washington a.m. monday7 to talk about his new book "fear : trump in the white house." discussed the book by ken starr about the clinton investigation. ♪ stiersressman steve chairs the national republican committee. he took questions from reporters about the 2018 midterm elections, speaking about some of the key races as well as president trump's impact on the elections. the event was hosted by the christian science monitor. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

it started at the smithsonian museum. visitors can entering on a first come, first basis monday through friday. the walk ue system will b in place for the entire month of september. passes are still required forth weekend. >>> there's a new children's book out by a d.c. author and it's set at the museum. it's called simone visits the museum. kelsey brockmore is here to tell us about the new bookrihat you'veen just released in the nation's capitol. why was it so important toth wre book? >> i wanted to remind children that it's okay to get out and explore. i wanted to remind children that they don't have to be confined to just ack five b radius within their home or local school or local rec center. d.c.s full of free cultural opportunities. get out there and go.lore. get out. go see it. >> it's about a loc child from a southeast washington who gets an opportunity to get out of her neighborhood and see the world. >> exactly. ait's about young black girl from southeast d.c. she spends the day with her mother during ordinary t

. >>> a spectacular sight on dismay right now at the smithsonianal museum of nat history. >> get your shades out. it mightust blind you. this is a giant gem known as topaz. the gem is nearlyca 49 ts. when you think of topaz, you may think of aco golder stone. the red col of this is especially precious. >> it is from rio de janeiro. it was recently acquired by the museum. it will be on display here in washington >> you need a filter for that. >> io wantknow who owns that. theyon't want us to know. >>> you have health insance but you still end up with a huge medical bill. >> ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ >>> we're making sure your next trip to the emergency room doesn't put you in bt. we told but how this falls church person got hit with a dical bill. now they're trying to solve the problem of putting people in a billing night player when they least expect it. >> it is unbelievable. the consumer reporter to tell us what she's learning. the

her story is the focus of a new exhibit at the smithsonian's national museum of american history.ation. mireya loza / curator, smithsonian american history museumshe's just a figure that pre dates a lot of work that pre dates, a lot of the work of what we think as central to labor organizing.she says luisa moreno was born into a wealthy guatemalan famly she worked as a journalist in mexico and was trying to change the world around her.mireya loza / curatorshe decides in the us that she will rub shoulder with working class and working poor people. and really fight for their rights.alexandra limon / washington correspondentmoreno moved to new york city and became a seamstress - the low wages and poor working conditions propelled her to organize several strikes and that's what set her life on a path dedicated to fighting for fair labor practices.mireya loza / curatorshe decides to organize tobacco workers in florida, pecan shellers in texas and cannery workers in california moreno became one of the most prominent labor activists of her time after sigining on with the american federat

her story is the focus of a new exhibit at the smithsonian's national museum of american history.urator who over saw its installation. mireya loza / curator, smithsonian american history museumshe's just a figure that pre dates a lot of work that pre dates, a lot of the work of what we think as central to labor organizing.she says luisa moreno was born into a wealthy guatemalan famly she worked as a journalist in mexico and was trying to change the world around her.mireya loza / curatorshe decides in the us that she will rub shoulder with working class and working poor people. and really fight for their rights.alexandra limon / washington correspondentmoreno moved to new york city and became a seamstress - the low wages and poor working conditions propelled her to organize several strikes and that's what set her life on a path dedicated to fighting for fair labor practices.mireya loza / curatorshe decides to organize tobacco workers in florida, pecan shellers in texas and cannery workers in california moreno became one of the most prominent labor activists of her time luisa moreno

. >> reporter:an works at the smithsonian museumur of nat history. he says the bicycli was left on the side of the road. >> unfortunately, this area is known for it. >> reporter: they'll be releasine video to figur out exactly what happened. there are lots of cameras. we're told there's a lead on a black colored sedan. as for other cyclists, we're dealing with yet another serious cras they said everyone needs the pay more attention on the road. >> there are societies where there are tuches bicycle i haves on the road and they don't have these problems so i think it is possut it is a culture change that takes time. we eporter: people that talked to said they are not surprised at all that something like this happened right here. they say there are close calls all the time. >>> the faa is trying to figure out how a plane was cleared at the same time as another plane the run way. it not sed a west plane a little farther down the runway last monday. the faa tells news4 there was a low rigs of collision because the planes were separated from one another. u

. >> a rare gem stone hidden for decades is now on display at the smithsonian. >> this is a beauty.his is a red topaz. 49 carats. a rare gem for the natural gem collection at the museum of natural history. it comes from brazil. only about 2% of topaz are of gem quality. stunning. >> pretty impressive. >> too nice to be made into a piece of jewelry. point?'s t >> to look at it and be in awe. >> okay. s >>ll ahead, a major warning before you plan tonight's dinner. >> the meat that the federal government is saying is making people sick across the country and another consumer alert, we learned of one concerning type of fle and tick medication that could harm your pet. ri good morning,y off to a cloudy andil start. otherwise a cloudy and humid day today. if you're a fan, it's a 3:30 game and will be in the 80s dow. th that game here on sunday. >> and are you looking to do al li renovation work around the house? then you're definitely going tok want to che out the c sital homew happening this weekend. all kinds of fabulous things all under one roof. lk to the experts and walk around and g

. >>> happening today, morning a dozen museums are offering a free admission as part of the smithsonian magazine's 14th annual museum da. you can get in for from to many today. this year's theme is women making history. women who were trail blazers in science, the arts and culture. it includes the bay area discovery mu jet stream, the lawrence hall of science in berkeley and the san jose museum of art. for a full list, go to our website, abc7news.com. >>> mosquitos can really take a bite out of crime. police are crediting the pests with helping them catch a suspect on the run. that story's ahead. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma, temperatures today, some five to seven degrees cooler compared to yesterday. and that cooling trend continues tomorrow. we'll have the numbers in the full accuweather forecast head ahead. >>> abc's new brand localish. this week a cattle farmer's wife convinces him to convert his ranch into a vegan sanctuary for her beloved cows. catch the new episode now on facebook watch. >> me going vegan was threatening the very core of who we were as a couple. >> we had

finch is live on constitution avenue, justin, as a point of rerence r people, this is near the smithsonian museum of natural history. >> reporter: molette, that's ussolutely right. a very area, right now. police are looking for the driver of a car they say did not stop when it struck a cyclist here this morning. we can tell you right now, the traffic bind us just reopened about a few minutes ago, about a half hourgo or so, but it was closed for hours, as police investigated this crash. let's take you now to video from early, setting the scene for you here. weri d, that bike was lying at the northeast corner ofco 12 antitution, right by the irs building. we are told alerts about this crash came in close to 8:00 this morning. info that a cyclist has been struck at this busy crossing, right in front of the 12th du street tunnel ng the morning rush. we are told that cyclist was taken via ambulance to thend hospitalhat traffic in this area was diverted and that 12th s tunnel traffic was closed off, so that investigation here could get underway. regularspoke with a cyclist in this area, and he s

co-worrs say he biked to his job at the smithsonian naturalo hi museum every day. he's recovering this morning in the hospital. >> an elderly m trapped in a d.c. apartment building for five days after a masve fire is expected to be okay. the 74-year-old was found yesterday in the senior apartments in the navy yard neighborhood. the man is believed to have been inside that apartment from when the firetarted on wednesday afternoon to when a crew found him. he had no ectricity and was stuck in his apartment because the door was jammed. crews searched the building inch by inch yesterday to make s e that no one else was in there. coming up in the next half hour you'll hear directly from the engineer that foundhim. >> breaking news out of california now, hundreds of firefightershe battling charlie fire. angie goff at the live desk. >> we're following this closely, aaron. we jus checked and they said that the fire is now 50% contained. take a look at what these firefighters are up against here. it's massive. you can see thelames here on your screen rising. this is actuall