area with the smithsonian institution.he last three decades, every time human remains were found in any park, not just battlefields in the immediate d.c. maryland virginia area, our partners at the smithsonian have been very generous to help look at this. they are these leading forensic anthropologists in the country. they can do amazing work. to be able to have that as a resource has been really special. so they took the remains and they looked at them. and they started piecing these together. again, we are talking tiny bone fragments. when they did this, they were able to take these bonds and tell us, yes, they are human, and we think they represent at least four different individuals, and two of them have very clear cut marks on them. you can see, this is an example, this is a human arm bone, a humerus, something that is maybe a half inch. this particular bone here is somewhere in the neighborhood of 28 or 30 fragments that have been pieced together. imagine the smithsonian doing that to a 200 bone fragments and putting

special projects for smithsonian dot com smithsonian's annual photo contest is a competition for photographers worldwide and the purpose of it is to find photography that inspires and captivates our readers every year we as six categories american experience natural world travel people altered images in mobile when you get down to sixty final last all of them have technical elements technical excellence and one thing that i think it really boils down to is impact oftentimes look for something that an image that has many layers of meaning is that if you want to go back to it and look at it again and again and again and get different different different points information each time you look at it. almost like listening to an album over and over again and learning hearing new bits there's an image where there's a group of folks are reenacting the passion of the christ and it's i love it because it's almost like it's almost painting s.q. and it's in its creation the. the most grotesque emotions that are effect on people's faces to the extreme emotions that are right there on the faces and the laye

then we came here to the smithsonian institution to establish the space museum.e first things we did was to think about apollo. my contribution, in addition to all of the kinds of things we talked about, the scientific material we saw, what did we do? i wrote a script for a movie called the man in the moon remembered. we wanted to show -- we did not have much space to talk about the science. saturn of the parts of five, all of the other most , they took most of the space. the little movie of the man in the moon remembered just summarized the history of the moon, by saying that about 4 billion years ago, the earth and the moon were roaming around and they formed from some materials that emanated from the sun, most likely. then, the moon hardened, but as it hardened, there were little pieces that hit it, and each one form this inould ground thing, which is a crater. big craters like that formed the face of the man in the moon. all kinds of variations happen later on. the thing i am proud of we were able to get a piece of the moon that people could touch. i wanted t

then we came here to the smithsonian institution. of the first things we did was to think about apollo. to all of then kinds of things we sought talked the scientific material we saw, what did we do? for a movieript called the man in the moon remembered. we did not have much space to talk about the science. saturn five. we were there, they took most of the space. the little movie of the man in the moon remembers. summarizing the history of the earth and the moon were roaming around and they from some material that emanated from the sun. -- as it hardened, there were pieces that hit it. hit it would form this thing which is a crater. craters like that formed the feast of the man in the moon. all kinds of variations happen later on. they think i am proud of we were able to get a piece of the moon people could touch. i wanted to see that because of the fact in my culture, there is something called -- there is a meter right assigned from god that people could touch when they go from their pilgrimage. that affects people of the islamic fa

projects for smithsonian dot com smithsonian's annual photo contest is a competition for photographers worldwide and the purpose of it is to find photography that inspires and captivates our readers every year we have six categories american experience natural world travel people altered images in mobile when you get down to sixty final last all of them have technical elements technical excellence and one thing that i think it really boils down to is impact oftentimes look for something that an image that has many layers of meaning is that if you want to go back to it and look at it again and again and again and get different different different points information each time you look at it. almost like listening to an album over and over again and learning hearing new bits there's an image where there's a group of folks are reenacting the passion of the christ and it's i love it because it's almost like it's almost painting ask and it's in its creation the. the most grotesque emotions that are effect on people's faces to the extreme emotions that are right there on the faces and the lay

we will talk with the smithsonian this afternoon to talk about museums and disease. the gap between the fabulously wealthy and the destitute has never been greater here and in the rest of the world, and energy resolution could consolidate even more wealth and it even more hands, or it could work to help disadvantaged communities to help ensure the well-being of the poor in this comity and the destitute of the world. to enlist the next generation of environmental activists, we have to engage with social media platforms, and will be jointly announcing a major year-long partnership with twitter later today. we also hope to work closely with instagram, interest, pblr, wechat, facebook, and others which have not been invented yet. we plan to enlist an army of digital natives to convey memorable messages reaching the largest possible audience of their peers. has a varietywn of options for individuals to modify their individual consumption to significantly reduce their carbon impact. we have an alliance, a drawerdown alliance to reach out to a broad audience to help them li

you can take smithsonian station but expect s crowding. avoiding crowds at smithsonian station might be a good idea. have a good weekend. y i'll s tomorrow morning. >>> montgomery cone police tell as you man who is alrdy behind bars for allegedly running over and killing a woman with his car is the same man behind a similar incident just days before. shomari stone has the story. >> reporter: he prayed for a man who was neailyd outside this maryland mosque in gaithersburg a couple weeks ago. >> it makes me feel good. >> reporter: tonight he's pleased the montgomery police an charged this with the hit and run. he says the victim was hit in e parking lot outside the mosque. >> i saw someone in the ditch. and he was, hhad the big injury on his face and one of his eyesnd his hand had one finger broken. >> reporter: a couple days later on march 24th, he threw a brick into the 66-year-old's home. when she came outside to see what w going on,olice say he ran her over with his car, can i go her. in manassas, virginia, prince william county police a

onday and our spotlight magazine segment, we will be talking to stephanie savell, who is a smithsonian magazine contributor, who wrote about mapping the u.s. war on terror. now, stephanie, you work with the costs of war project. tell us what that is and how it started. guest: that is right. stephanie: the cost of war project, the idea is to use research to shed light on the hidden or unacknowledged costs of the war on terrorism. it was founded on the 10th anniversary of the u.s. invasion of afghanistan that launched the global war on terror. : you collaborated with a magazine to examine the u.s. role. how did you compile this information? stephanie: it was quite an undertaking. at first i thought it would be a simple mapping process, map , maybefghanistan, syria a few lesser-known places like the philippines and somalia. it turned into a research odyssey. we combed government databases, onlineed through investigative journalism was a expertsce, we talked to , interviewed journalists, all kinds of different information went into this map. t: what were your challenges in making sure the

the firsthenry was president of the smithsonian and one of the founders. he had a weather station on top of the castle, the first building completed in 1853. when you study him and his biographer, they say he was lincoln's science dr. tackac: thank you. and mary mused about going to europe and the holy land. he would talk about going out to see yosemite and the redwoods. he did indicate an interest and going out west. he loved reading about it. he said after this whole mess is over with, he and his wife were going on a nice tour of europe. but he also talked about perhaps visiting the west. he never got a chance to do that except through reading. >> i understand that the president lincoln was to date the only president of the united , for ito hold a patent righting a was for ship that had capsized? dr. tackac: it was for keeping ships brilliant. if ships got stock, it was costly, they had to unload the ship and loaded the ship again, and he had gotten a patten. it was never implemented, but it was to solve the problem. >> in your studies, have you found th

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. >>> all right, from mars to the moon, tonight the smithsonian is dusting off a rarely seen piece ofasa history, for display. it is the spacesuit neil armstrong war on the apollo 11 mission, back in 1969. that is when he became the first person to walk on the mound. you can check it out in d.c., this summer. at the smithsonian's national air and space museum. >>> on july 20th, it is going to be 50 years since we landed on the moon. and as i think, ray bradbury said, the surprise was not that we landed on the moon, the big surprise was that we never went back. we only went back a few times, but we did not explore anymore. it looks like china is taking up that responsibility. winds are gusting to 46 miles per hour. out at diablo, you can see the winds are kicking up out there as well, in livermore, gusts are up to 32 miles per hour, it is a windy saturday night in the bay area, wind will ease up a little bit tomorrow, a beautiful view of san jose, spackled and sunshine. as we approach sunset, tonight, concord now at 63 degrees, in san jose it is 57. the winds are up, the speeds right n

you can tak smithsonian station, but expect some crowding. avoiding crowds at smithsonian might be a good idea. have a good weekend. i'll see you monday morning for news 4 today. >>> the weekend is here and it's time tohi do som fun. >> news 4 tommy mcfly is working for your weekend. he's got a run down on what's on tap. >> reporter: perhaps the blossoms send your allergies crazy. maybe movies are in your future this weekend. that is "best of enemies". taraji henson stars in this struggle to desegregate north carolina schools. "shazam" promises to be upbeat d stephen king's remake of "pet sematary"nd will thrill a scare you. the washington auto show opens up thisnd weeke downtown d.c. with tens of thousands of square feet with brand new cars. by the way, our p for the auto show happens right here sunday, 11:30 on ns 4. the scene at nbc washington put together this interactive map for you to get insicnd p a nondescript cherry . and it's a difference of nightd day. mirro mirror mirror, they were there before the sun comes up and the cts in diff

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the smithsonian plans to displ that suit starting in july at the aaron space museum as it cebrates 50 yearsince the original lunar landing with apollo 11. eventually that suit will be moved off to a new exhibit which is expected to be completed sometime in 2022. >>> when we come back, two reports focused on our changing climate. first, news4's adam tuss shows us what metro d isng to cut its carn footprint and what that work has do with all this water. >>> and from rising waters to eroding shore lines, there is some very visible signs of the impact of climate change on the chesapeake bay. just ahead, a our three contestants are all at the big ikea table. contestant #1, impressive knife skills. but contestant #2 fits back by using fresh parsley. make room for the judge! live together. lounge differently. ea. "said alice.nd curiouser," "the rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way." "i've seen a cat without a gri, but a grin without a c." hey, mercedes, end audio. change lighting to soft blue.th e completely reimagined 2020 gle. with intelligent voice control and available

their findings part of a smithsonian documentary friday night. >> it was an astonishment and a wonder. a distant part of the universe once science fiction, now fact. >> reporter: now science fact. >> tom, forgive me, a lot of my perspective on this is from the movies. it's hard to comprehend what happens inside a black hole. how do experts break it down? >> yeah. we think of "star trek" and "star wars." they say everything collapses into nothingness including all matters and time itself. nothing survives, which is what einstein theorized. it's really difficult to comprehend. >> hard to wrap your head around it. thank you, tom. >>> still ahead tonight, the price you pay in the big new changes that could affect your taxes. >>> and game time as a tv blockbuster returns for its final season. i'll have that for you. stay with us. >>> next tonight, just five days before this year's tax deadline, word there could be more changes comes next year as the irs hopes to eliminate big payments due. what it means for you and the price you pay. >> reporter: with tax day looming and many americans rec

the smithsonian plans to display that suit starting in july at the aaron space museum as it celebrates 50 years since the original lunar landing with apollo 11. eventually that suit will be moved off to a new exhit which is expected to be completed sometime in 2022. >>> when weome back, two reports focused on our changing climate. first, news4's adam tuss shows us what metro is doing to cut its carbon footprint and what that work haso with all this water. >>> and from rising water to eroding shore lines, there is some very visible signs of the impact of climate change on the chesapeake bay. chesapeake bay. just ahead, a you know that look? that life of the party look. walk it off look. one more mile look. reply all look. own your look with fewer lines. there's only one botox® cosmetic. it's the only one fda approved to temporarily make , crow's feet and forehead lines look better. to temporarily make , the effects of botox® cosmetic may spreadteours to weeks afinjection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor ght away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or

. >>> sa soon the smithsonian will display neil armstrg's spacesuit as it celebrates the 5-year o anniversaryfhe lunar landing. a new exhibit will be complete tiday 2022. world on royal baby watch. we're awaiting the arrival of prince harry and meghan markle. their first baby, although they will wait to show the pictures. not in en, prince lou i was cambridge is stealing vote. take a look. prince lou turns 1. his mom, kate, the duchess of cambridge,nd took the caid shots at the family home. super cute. he looks like a royal n'by, does he? he looks royal because he looks like prince william or kate. >> or any other baby at that age. >>> we're working with you to take back theower and making positive changes in your life. >>> and new video from prince george's countiment look at the flames. a -- county. look at the flames. an apartment complexvily technologied by fire. we'll take you to th our hillshire farm craftsmen start the day slow-roasting turkey for incredible flavor. then, they double seal every slice for freshness. the results, well, they speak for themselves. ading's little girl is min

mark strassmann has a story from the smithsonian air and space museum in washington. >> reporter: blackre the most powerful vacuum in the universe. they inhale everything, even light, for eternity. but as menacing as they seem, until now, they've been invisible. this scene from "interstellar" was thought to be the most realistic depiction of a black hole. >> it's all blackn out hollywood's fantasy was close to reality. >> when we saw this come into focus, our jaws dropped. >> reporter: he leads an international team of scientists that revealed this image. it's a cosmic first. visual proof of the supermassive black hole, nearly 25 billion miles across, almost the size of our solar system, in the center of a nearby galaxy. >> i think this image will be an important part of astronomy going forward for years to come. >> reporter: we're getting closer and closer to the edge of oblivi oblivion. humbli humbling? >> to know they exist, that is humbling. >> reporter: a colossal object, sein selfpersized star dies and the result is bottomls si known physics draw apart. and the gravitational pull

the pto was unveiled yesterday ahead of a smithsonian documentaryblk hole hunters" that airs tomorrow inight. >>is science gone crazy. how do you wrap your head around this? >> i completely get it. you group on "star trek" like i did -- >> here we go. chuck, w -- >> the phenomenon is completely explained across all the different seri. >> the phenomenon of black holes? >> and how time and space bends. you can start -- in a moment you' 20 years earlier than -- i get it. >> they turned the entire earth into a satellite to sendivhe re out -- >> to get the image? >> yeah. it wou be like re-creating a bach concertoy with o three keys and reverse engineer what the whole thing would sound like. >> these scientists are really y.smart. >> cr >> they're -- there's always someone on i ternet that likes to poke it -- not a very good picture -- >> 55 million light years away. >> the light that left the image left it million years agoju to get here now. it's an unbelievable science thing. if you're seeing i the paper, it's worth the extra read even though the physics gets away from most of us. it ge

welcome to the smithsonian national, a special welcome to the associate members, if you are helping to make this program possible, thank you very much. those of you who are new, there are lots of events, lots of things happening. we hope this event encourages you to explore other events made available. my name is brandy, on associate director for the zoo. i said that is my job, i'm in charge of all

. >> reporter: the judges at the smithsonian air and space museum were impressed and picked the experiment. >> if you want to do something wad somebody says that you shouldn't do that, don't let them pull you down. >> reporter: the girls alebrated by piling into the back of a pickup truck to catch a glimpse of their future. pee that tiny white speck floating in the sky? that is the i.s.s. flying by. >> oh my god. >> instead of looking up all this stuff online or on the internet, we can actually see it. >> reporter: you can look up. >> yeah. right there. >> reporter: despite being one of the youngest teams from a tiny texas town, the girls shot for the stars and landed on the international space station. omar villafranca, cbs news, marfa, tex >> quijano: big dreams. that is the "cbs weekend news." later on cbs, "60 minutes." the news continues now on our digital network cbsn at cbsnews.com. i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us and good night. >>> no matter how tough the world is, we need to think of what. >> and now at 6:00 as heart wrenching n

. >> reporter: the judges at the smithsonian were impressed.nt, how to kill bacteria in space, is heading to the i.s.s. >> if you want to do something and somebody says that you shouldn't do that, don't let them pull your down. just do it. >> reporter: the girls celebrated by piling into the back of a pickup truck to catch a glimpse of their future. see that tiny white speck floating in the sky? that's the i.s.s. flying by. >> oh, my god! >> we can actually see it. >> reporter: you can look up. >> yeah, right there. >> awesome. >> reporter: despite being one testationded othe villaanca, cbs news, >> glor: i love it. that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm jeff glor. >>> public parks should be open to the public. >> keeping out of towners out of a public park, the bay area city facing backlash tonight. >> i feel like yes, only the privileged are allowed to come here. >> plus pg&e wants to raise rates again. >> she was once one of the youngest billionaires in the world, now disgraced theranos ceo elizabeth holmes is going before a judge.

. >> sreenivasan: our guide is candy feller, an emeritus scientist at the smithsonian environmental research center. she's been studying mangroves for more than three decades. >> mangroves are known as a nursery of the sea, so in florida it's been shown that most of the commercial fishes spend part or all of their lives in the mangroves. so if you get rid of the mangroves and you've lost a whole lot of your catch. >> sreenivasan: in additiong o anchorina whole ecosystem, mangroves play an important role in defending in shorelines from the sea. a 2017 study found that about 5.ro5 feet of mas can reduce wa0%ve height by about by comparison, it takes 57 feet of. salt marsh to do the sa in the 1980s, florida adopted its fi mangroves, but globally they are threatened by agriculture and aquaculture, including shrimp farming, a as coastal development. >> the achilles heel of mangroves is that they're occupying thatscart of the lae that people really covet. >> sreenivasan: researchers estimate that as much as a third of the world's mangrove habitat has been lost since 1980. but about 80 miles up the

follow-on question, are you going to address the koch brothers sponsorship of many exhibitions to the smithsonian and other national museums? the first question is easier. yes, we're working closely with conservation organizations and the principal theme of earth day as you might've seen from the polar bear downstairs [laughter] is on extinction. we now are facing literally an epidemic of extinction. it's proceeding as a rate approximately 1000 times the background rate before the evolution of homo sapiens. it's caused by variety of factors for most conservation biologist would say one is habitat loss and the others climate change. the two interact with each other. that's an important part of our message. seen a fairmount of coverage of polar bears and extinction, there has been somewhat less coverage of the impact on human beings and particularly on the destitute of the world. we will also try to focus as much attention as we can on it. -- as weigration become desiccated and people can no longer live in a place like bangladesh brother other coastal communities, they have to go someplace. that is

. >> reporter: the judges at the smithsonian were impressed. the girls' experiment, how to kill bacteria in space, is heading to the iss. oun't do that, don't let thing them pull you down. just do it. >> reporter: the girls celebrated by piling in the back of a pickup truck to catch a glimpse of their future. see that tiny white speck floating in the sky? that's the iss flying by. >> oh my god! >> we can actually see it. >> reporter: you can look up? >> yeah, just right there. >> reporter: despite being one of the youngest teams from a tiny texas town, the girls shot for the stars and landed on the international space station. omar villafranca, cbs news, marfa, texas. >>> that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm nikki battiste. a day of mourning has been declared in sri lanka. the island nation

as you probably are familiar with this, it has been copied and copied and copied, it's the smithsonian and washington markets, everything from coffee cups to coasters to mouse pads with these kind of images on a. mary o'keefe at the age of 19, posed for norman rockwell, for this picture, this little cover , the original that rockwell did, sold for $4.9 million. in 2002. why was this controversial? when my students look at it, they don't see anything controversial. that i say, look more closely. look at this. this is 1943. what is it about this image that caused eyebrows to hit the ceiling? i would say, these hues muscles on her arm, you pardon my saying, this there was another one, although, i don't think is to rockwell necessarily saw it that way. the buttons, the air of her head, the insouciant devil may care attitude, the homemade sandwich, which i grew up with my entire life, sandwiches. in her hand, and the feeling that she had taken control over everything. and, in fact, it was a wonderful image for the war. this is something that is great to start out with, because the name rosi

c-span, the military channel, the discovery channel, the national geographic channel, netflix, smithsonian network, the history channel, and pbs. you have probably seen him. also served as the historical advisor for the best-selling book and documentary salinger, the latter of which appeared nationwide in theaters and on pbs. during the 2018-19 academic year, he is in residence at the as the chairademy of naval and military history, distinguished visiting professor. his forthcoming book fire and fortitude, the u.s. army in the pacific war, 1941-43 will be out july 30. today, his talk will be based on his recent book, the dead and those about to die, d-day, the big red one on omaha beach. he will speak about the unforgettable story of the big triumph. ultimate isle the role of officers part of the story, john will share the infantry soldier's story during the landing. i am sure dwight eisenhower would have appreciated john's work. eisenhower always said the real bureau of -- hero of world war ii is g.i. joe. introduce dr. john mcmanus. [applause] mcmanus: thank you. everybody hear me ok? i

. >> with those words, this astronomer at the harvard smithsonian center for astro physics showed the world the very first image of a black hole. >> pretty spectacular. >> the image caught the attention of the scientist in owing. >> there is so much energy being produced that you get this bright glow around it. that is actually material being pulled into the black hole with a tremendous amount of energy. >> that material is moving at light speeds, which creates the colorful glow. black holes are stars that died, exploded and collapsed into a super dense object. >> you can manning 6.5 billion suns squeezed down to smaller than a grain of sand. it has so much gravity. anything that gets too close to it will not be able to >> that includes light and that's why it is called a black hole. just getting a picture of it was a remarkable achievement. this black hole is hoe indicated in the n-87 galaxy. about 55 million light years away. that means this image actually exsted that far back in time. >> that is just insane. hard to wrap your head around. amazing new images from nasa of the planet

. >> reporter: the collection is now at the smithsonian, that said this guy was far from perfect. >> either loved jim or hated him. he ever loved you or hated you. >> reporter: jim had a unpredictable temper, a serious dependency on drugs and alcohol, he always saw humanity in those he photographed. such as jazz musician john coltrane and his lifelong friend the great johnny cash. the documentary is called show me the picture. the story of jim marshall. in san francisco reporting. kpix 5 . >> there are two screenings if you want to see it and a special art exhibit at the sf art exchange which is open to the public on april 20 for more information go to. >>> from the prison yard to participating in one of the hardest marathons how a bay area man is using his unique training regimen that he learned inside of san quentin to run tomorrow's boston marathon. >> i concentrate on my running and breathing it's my way of meditating and being free. >> there's rain on the way despite how tranquil this looks we have the details when we come back. show me the crown. show me homecoming. baby sloth

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you can take smithsonian station but spect crowding, silver, orange and blue.avoiding crowds at smithsoni a good idea. walk from the tidal front to foy bottom. have a good morning. >>> happening now, a couple street closures to be aware of as well.i all for the credit union cherry blossom half mile kids run. a layout of the course near the national building, northwest d.c. the race is later at 9:30 ts morning. road closures in certain parts of f, h and g stree blocked off. with street closures comes parking restrictions. police want you ton pay atten to all the signs posted in that area. >>> hey, this morning complete vindication for a mother who watched police handcuff her 10-year-old son. d.c.'s top prosecutor says the child was innocent. activists protested in frontf the d.c. police station these images are what sparked all the protest. take a look. cell phone video of the child handcuffed by d.c. police a week ago today. a juvenile said three youngsterp him and took his cell phone. they stoppedhe 10-year-old based on what the juvenile told them. theother al

you can take smithsonian station. avoid traffic. walk from the tidal ben from waterfront or foggy bottom. see you monday morning for "news4 today." >> thank you, melissa. >>> back down to the tidal basin. this may be your last weekend to see the flowers at tir best. news 4's derrick ward is live. last aluminescence. what about this week? >> reporter: best time to view thos ms, the day before the actual peak bloom date probably the best temperaturewise. decent weather sense thin, best of my knowledge and memory, chilly down re, but that's not stopping p'tple. it shoultop you from coming down to take a look at the blossoms. look at the better days when the sun was out and, of course, still getting ribbed a bit for my term subtle luminescence. the blossoms do bring that. i'll stick with my title. it makes the cloudy days a litt more bright, but tell you what. today not just here on the tidal basin. there is another set of activities going on across the river at the warf. the lpebblepalooza festi underway at about noon. live music, live

welcome to the smithsonian national, a special welcome to the associate members, if you are helping to make this program possible, thank you very much. those of you who are new, there are lots of events, lots of things happening. we hope this event encourages you to explore other events made available. my name is brandy, on associate director for the zoo. i said that is my job, i'm in charge of all the animals here at the zoo. it's an incredible job. you have about 3000 animals from about 400 different species, many of them endangered. i always wanted to work in a zoo and not just because it's work up close with animals because i could share them with you. i get to share them with the millions of people who come to the zoo every year. people and families come together. see animals, one problem, you are amazed and excited, inspired to care for them. that is one of the many reasons why i'm so excited chelsea clinton is here to share with us her new book, "don't let them disappear". it brings families together. create special, magical moment. in this book, gives us animals and inspires us

host: your group collaborated with smithsonian magazine to theine the u.s.'role in war on terror on terror. how did you go about finding this information? guest: it was quite an undertaking. when it first i thought would be a relatively simple mapping iraq, afghanistan, syria, maybe a few of the lesser-known places like the philippines and somalia, it turned into quite a research we combed through government databases, we combed through online investigative journalism was a big source for us. we talked to experts. all kinds of different information went into this map. your so what were challenges in making sure the information that you got was correct? how do you make sure that the information you are putting in this info graphic is the accurate information? guest: it is a rigorous research process. we needed to document at least two credible sources for each part of the map that we documented, but it was quite a challenge, as you say. there are things like, for example, the map shows that the u.s. has been engaged in ground combat in 2017 and 2018, the years

the smithsonian in washington markets everything from coffee cups to coasters to mousepads with this image on it. keithality was mary doyle posed for norman rockwell for this picture. the original that rockwell did sold for $4.9 million. in 2002. why was it controversial? my students don't see anything controversial. then i say, look more closely. look at this, this is 1943. what is it about it that caused eyebrows to hit the ceiling? i would say these huge muscles. i don'tardon my saying, think mr. rockwell sought that way. , the devil may care attitude, the homemade sandwich. which i grew up with my entire life. the feeling she had taken control over everything. in fact, it was a wonderful image for the war. this is something that is great to start out with. the name rosie the riveter, the song i was playing before and the concept of rosie the riveter became the concept for what women were supposed to have done during the war. that is not a simple picture. thank you very much. the other way. terrific. i have a few statements generalizing. then i am going to talk about some backgrou

national archives, and the smithsonian institution all have invested in fire suppressant systems. in this way they are working to preserve history and avoid disaster like the fire at notre dame. chris gordon, news 4. >>> former virginia governor is explaining his decision not to run for president. instead, he's staying he to help the democratic party at a time when the top three state elected leaders are dragged down by controversy. fundraising is suffering. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey say democrats have been telling him for weeks they need him in virginia. >> i need to spend my time at home. the party needs me now. why? i can help. we can win the house. we can win the senate. and take virginia tove the next >> on news 4 at 6:00, the event that pushed him to make his decision am candidates f both parties talk about the impact of governor northam's troubles. >>> virginia state police have now arrested a man on cld pornography charges. he used popular social media sites to communicate with children between the ages of 10 and 13. police arrested him last week. resident

one of my favorite, and old that i helped to collect is now up at the smithsonian museum african-american history and culture. it was used by easily african-american pioneers and the handles on the because there was so much salty sweat infused into that would the creatures had started eating the handles. somebody said one time, why would theou pioneers keep the house in their home with them? i said because if they didn't, the plow handles would have been eaten to nothing. >> 's is the idea of you walking in your character shoes, trying to go back to where they were? >> i was just going to say, all that research, you do tons more research and all the experience, you might not use it except in a general sense, more president. >> certainly, i was trying to -- when you translate for example, japanese to english, one of the things you need to figure out quickly is trying to figure out terminology used in that time that may not, they were talking about iss among the mess hall ad i just didn't know what it meant to live in world war two camp. there was this one scene where they didn't have a bud

he's written for the "new york fair, smithsonian and wilson quarterly among many publications. his most recent book was america 908 and he's author of high steel, the daring man who built the world's greatest skyline in. this book, mr. rasenberger examines the u.s. military invasion of cuba in 1961, one of the most ill-fated american history. he draws on long hidden c.i.a. vivid ts and reveals the truth and consequences of those in april 1961.ys please give a very warm welcome jim rasenberger. mra[applause] >> thank you. jim rasenberger: thank you for and thanks to on books&books for having me. this is a won't of bookstore. been here before i came earlier today and it's fantastic. support it. to buy a book before you leave. i doesn't have to be my book but want it to be that's fine with me. as i'm sure you know by now eve of the 50th anniversary of the bay of pigs of cuba and i can't think of a better place to book than here with you. i know, i'm sure many of you personal history of the event and some deep i thank you it, and for coming. i'm honored to be here. now, this is a s

it consists of the major heads of various federal agencies like the smithsonian, white house curator, head of the national park service. there is a number of presidential appointees that serve on the committee. the association works for the reservation of the white house to acquire things, but also for various renovation projects. bushfirst lady laura decided to renovate the lincoln bedroom in 2004-2005, the association helped fund the project itself but also the research that went into it. host: it is called an association. do people the long as members? matthew: we do have a membership program. it is for the ground by leaps and bounds. for we tell people is that a modest fee, i think it is $50, that they can help us preserve and enhance the executive mansion for future generations. goes toward public programming, education initiatives, our quarterly journal. but also probably our most popular publication, the is somethingch that was thought up by first lady jacqueline kennedy. we are moving into our 25th addition. host: and of course, the white house christmas ornaments. which has b