every year to tour the smithsonian museums, i'm sure you've seen them. just ahead here, the tour group from out of the country whose distant relative helped create the smithsonian institution. > there's a family in town for a visit this week with some very special ties to one of washington's most important institutions. well, they hail from places like england and canada. they have anto ances who was central to the shaping of america. news4's derrick ward reports. >> tour groups come and go at this smithsonian calf but this group has quite the chenection toinstitution. >> the more i'm here, the more i learn. >> not only about the smithsonian and about its wonders but about his own family. he's one of the distant relatives of e james smithson to tour the institution named for his famous relation. they started at the castle, the iconic center of the institution. smithson had no children, but when a nephew named as an heir died childless too, the fortune was left to the burgeoning united states, a new frontier for knowledge. >> it was a country that had non

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in his new role bunch make he hopes to the smithsonian more accessible to everyone.can we expect to see more, perhaps an lgbtq smithsonian or perhaps for asian-americans? >> my goal is to make sure that those stories are told that allows us all to find more about ourselves and more about the richness and the mercy of this country. >> reporter: making room for now voices at one of america's oldest institutions. nbc news, washington. >>> and we are bk in a moment with a mother's love for os the who could use seuriouser and curiour," said alice. "the raghit-hole went straion like a tunnel for some way." "i've seen a cat without a gri, but a grin without a cat." hey, mercedes, end audio. change lighting to soft blue. the completely reimagined 2020 gle. trth intelligent voice conol and available third row. your adventure awaits. visit your local mercedes-bendealer for exceptional lease and financing offers.ed me-benz. the best or nothing. as a doctor, i agree with cdc guidance. i recommend topical pain relievers first... like salonpas patch large.er it's powl, fda-approve

me.oduced having a show at the smithsonian was beyond my wildest imagination. have talked a lot about the process of creating series.moves east -- but you came known for polaroid technology area you use polaroid over -- youfor well use polaroid film for 30 years. much of the work in the current exhibition is shot with polaroid, with the exception of some of the most recent which are digital. the small instant polaroid as well as the can youmat 20x24. talk about the influence of polaroid on the development of your work? aving started shooting on the and then moving to an instant technology, how that change what you're doing? there is a.al: in the early 80's when i started printing on black-and-white paper, but hand coloring some of the modern romance work. that was my introduction to color. and 1970's,1960's if you were serious, used black-and-white. that is the way it was. was edgingloring into color. far as to develop 10 -- 8x10 eight by transparencies in the darkroom in my parents house. i remember, to my great excitement, getting an image of . motel in santa

shirt cuffsleale's the smithsonian. i happen to be a docent at the american history and i have been bugging the curators to show them to me. we do not have them on display. we do have, at the national museum of health and medicine, the bullet probe that the surgeon general used, and fragments of the patient -- of president lincoln's skull and a lock of his hair also. this is the last sketch of president lincoln made in new by a french5, 1865 expatriate and a washington acquaintance of the president. this is the contents of the president's pockets, also note the confederate money. we think that he had made a trip down to richmond several days earlier, and we think that is where he got the confederate money, when he was in richmond. eyeglasses,his which he had stirring around because he had broken and repaired his eyeglasses. -- string around because he had broken and repaired his eyeglasses. this has nothing to do with the lincoln assassination. they ask if we have the general's leg. we do have the leg. sicklesy was that

is that the role of the smithsonian to correct that?t is important to be conversive with the best scholarship and it says to understand american history. to understand america you have to see it through the lens of race. so for me, what i try to do is not tell sort of a separate story but to say that the african-american experience is the quintessential american story. if you want to understand our notions of spirituality, optimism and experience. resiliency. so this is a story that shapes us all regardless who we are. >> it is always a pleasure and again congratulations. >> real a appreciate it. >>> the majority of americans think the president will win the 2020 election. we'll break that down the number next. i got this mountain bike for only $11. dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. an ipad worth $505, was sold for less than $24; a playstation 4 for less than $16; and a schultz 4k television for less than $2. i won these bluetooth headphones for $20. i got these three suitcases for less than $40. and shipping is always fre

and he says everything he's ever done has been touched by the smithsonian. you know, theam african-erican museum, i mean, that thing so popular still. >> yeah. >> two years later? >> yeah. >> you need to go back two or three times to take it all in. congratulations to him? it would >>> it could be the biggest nbao dealf the year. we will break down the trade that could reshapethe >> >we need more answers about this bizarre moment caught on camera in portland. it shows this group of people climbing out of a sewer on to the street here. i want you to take a look at this ridiculousness that was caught on surveillance video from ursday. you see this manhole cover start to movede around and then sy a person pops out. >> not just one, molette. there is more. they allstart to come out. and they are holding flashlights. they seem to be okay. eventually, everyone walks away. officials say doing this is dangerous due to ureated sewage and low oxygen levels. if you are looking for fun, don't climb this the sewer. it's a bad ea. >> maybe they were looking for ninja turt

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lonnie bunchweek, was elected 14 secretary of the smithsonian by decent sony and board of regents. he's the first -- by the mid-sony and board of regents. he's the first african american and first historian to take the post. he is the founding director of easement sony and african-american history of museum and culture on the national mall. earlier this year he talked about how he sees his job as a museum director. >> i was associate director in charge of the curators at the museum of american history. i was called before congress. the question one member of congress asked me, can somebody african-american be in charge of america's history? and i was so offended by that notion that i can only note one aspect of it. i realized what i wanted to do, make sure i understood the fullness of the american experience and that i could bring that to bear. so the opportunity to do an exhibition on the american presidency, an exhibition still up at the museum of american history, it was an amazing opportunity, because it allowed me to think about america writ large. nothing more quintessentiall

touring the smithsonian museums. lucki there is no shortage of culture and class in d.c. >> that's a statement. >> i'm justyi sa. >> i don't know if i agree, but okay. >>> still ahead, 80 million milesraveled and 200 days logged in space. an astronaut brings the universe udoser for local stents. >>> plus, you may wear a fitness tracker to help your health, but could it also be having a reverse effect? details on that when we continue. >>> good morning, everyone. today on "news4 today" at 5:00, we'll look at how a young man is using modern technology to help thousands around the world who aretruggling with mental health issues, and he'soing it one text message at a time. >> a soccer mom who is stressed or a college student who's in therapy. >> how giani is turning his pain into something positive. also how you or somebody you care about could benefit from what he's in do over the last 24 hours, you finished preparing him for college. 24 hours, you'll send him off thinking you've done everything for his well being. but

historian lani bunch said to take the top job at the smithsonian.he first black american to hold this most senior position. how does that feel? >> it feels humbling. i feel not the pressure of doing the job,or ancestors. >> reporter: on monday bunch takes the lead of the 173-year-old institution, complete with 19 museums, 21 libraries and the national zoo. >> i'm stunned by how some of the maintenance people, the security guards are suddenly stopping me and saying, if you could be secretary, i could be anything, too. >> reporter: it's a dream come true for the new jersey native, who visited the smithsonian as a kid in the '60s. >> everything i've ever done has been touched by the smithsonian. >> reporter: 11 years ago he had a vision for a new museum and became the founder of the country's first african-american history museum, a place he calls his sanctuary. >> this is one of the most popular arti facts in the museum, candy apple red cad lock. >> reporter: edge comb, now you're speaking my language. in his new role he hopes to make the smithsonian

week, lonnie bunch was elected 14th secretary of the smithsonian by the smithsonian institutions board of regents. he is the first african-american and the first historian to take the post. mr. bunch is the founding director of the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the national mall. earlier this year, he talked about how he sees his job as a museum director. i was the associate director in charge of all the curators at the museum of american history. i was called before congress. the question of one member of , caness asked me was somebody african-american be in charge of america's history? i was so offended by that notion that i could only know one aspect of it. i realized that what i wanted to do was make sure that i understood the fullness of the american experience. the opportunity to do an exhibition on the american presidency, an exhibition that is up at the museum of american history still was an amazing opportunity. it allowed me to think about america writ large. there's nothing more quintessentially american than understanding how presi

ofcted is the 14th secretary the smithsonian earlier this week. you can watch the entire program and others by searching his name on our website. tv, allamerican history weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> dickinson college professor teaches a class about end-of-life care and the perception of death. how changes in medical practices and technology have extended life expectancy in recent decades, americans have been removed from death through hospitals and funeral homes. prof. hoefler: today we have these policy ridden and managing debts.

history now making history historian loni bunch set to take the top job at the world's largese smithsonian. >> the first african man to hold this position how does it feel >> it feels humbling not the pressure of my job but the pressure of my ancestors. he takes control of the institution complete with 19 museums, 21 libraries and the national zoo >> i'm stunned by how some of the maintenance people and security guards stopping me saying, if you can be secretary, i can be too >> a dream come true for a new jersey native who visited as a kid in the 60s >> 11 years ago, he had a vision for a new museum and became the founder of the first african-american history museum a place he calls his sanctuary. >> this is one of the most popular artifacts here >> edge comb, now you are speaking my language >> he hopes to make the smithsonian more accessible >> can we expect to see more inclusivity, lgbtq or perhaps asian-americans? >> i want to ensure those stories are told to help us find out more about ourselves and the richness of our country. >> making room at one of the oldest institutions >> we a

. >>> tomorrow l ny bunchwill officially becomefirst african-american to oversee all the smithsonian's museum and parks. founded these muum of african-american history and culture. will become the institution's 14th secretary while overseeing 19 museums andhe national zoo. spoke with n"nbc nightly news," nonly making history but paving way for others. >> i'm stunned by how some of th maintenance people, security uards, are suddenly stopping me, sayingd if you coulbe secretary, i could be anything too. >> bunch says as a kid his family would come jeom new ey to d.c. to visit the museums. says everything he's ever done has been touched in some way by smithsonian. >> ordaned new priests, called on them to be -- first since taking over the d.c. catholic church. nice evening after a beautiful afternoon. tomorrow plans made with dad, surrounding the grillybe by the pool, probably try to get in as early as possible? >> summertime, th close, better early. it's a rareon situati where early doesn't work out. timing will be finicky, i'll break it down. see what we're dealing with. tonight in the

the smithsonian's national museum of natural history has opened its long-awaited dinosaur exhibit.d takes us inside the prehistoric world five years in the making. >> reporter: meet the nation's t. rex, one of the most complete t. rexes in the world. it's almost entirely real fossils, not plaster. and instead of standing like it's posing for a selfie, this one is chomping on an unfortunate triceratops. experts painstakingly rebuilt the creatures piece by piece, using the latest knowledge to make them look more real. matthew corono is the museum's curator of dinosauria. >> they look realer i think when you portray them doing real things. >> reporter: like eating another dinosaur. >> or sleeping. all the different things animals do. >> reporter: not just posing for a picture. >> even though most of the dinosaurs were real last time, they just kind of looked dusty and old and static. >> must go faster. >> reporter: if this is what you envision when you think of a t. rex, you might not be that far off. when you watch "jurassic park" and you see the tyrannosaurus rex, real, fake? >> the

he donated to the smithsonian, $20 million for one wing of the museum. i wanted to talk about one of the managers who presented today as well as being a private equity manager and giving back but i thought the moorehouse chef piece acollege piece was o. so thank you for that, letting me point that out. >> motion to ajourn is in order. so moved. >> public comment. meeting is adjourned. >> hi. my name is carmen chiu, san francisco's elected assessor. when i meet with seniors in the community, they're thinking about the future. some want to down size or move to a new neighborhood that's closer to family, but they also worry that making such a change will increase their property taxes. that's why i want to share with you a property tax saving program called proposition 60. so how does this work? prop 60 was passed in 1986 to allow seniors who are 55 years and older to keep their prop 13 value, even when they move into a new home. under prop 13 law, property growth is limited to 2% growth a year. but when ownership changes the law requires that we reassess th

i remember calling the secretary of the smithsonian and saying, we got the title. night, the kid called me and said, i screwed up. jefferson did not say that. [laughter] is only phone crying, i'm crying. and -- [laughter] i decided we would go with it, but tell the truth. i think the notion of the burden of being president is much like the burden of being a museum director, but it was also glorious because the challenge of being able to do something , to shape the way a country views itself, that is what a good president does. that's what a good leader does. chest but that was lonnie bunch, a left it as the 14th secretary of the smithsonian earlier this week. you can watch that entire program and others with mr. bunch by searching his name on our website, c-span.org. this is american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. tv,ext on american history university of maryland history professor george derek musgrove talks about race in the district of columbia during the early republic and antebellum period. mr. musgrove is the co-author of "chocolate city: a

he is the man for whom the smithsonian is med. a clause in smithson's will dedicated his fortune to theis establhment of an american institution devoted to science. and from there, the smithsonian was born as a gift to the nation. >> he'd been brought up in the old world where hereditary names and titles and families were quite a burden on the way he lwanted to live and a burden on the diffusion of knowledge. he liked the idea that here was a country that hadne of that clutter. >> there you go. >> we didn't have any class-- >> nice way to say it. monthsson's family -- smithson's family will spend a few days antouring the smithsonimuseum. there are many of them in the area. hopefully they'll get to spend time at the zoo, too. >> what a lasting legacy and a gift to the region -- and nation, too. >> it's free. you get all this culture and history and don't have to pay. amazing. >> it's great. i love the smithsonian. >> goodeather outside today. >> yes. going to be great today. great tomorrow. rain unfortunately as we get into your th

the story of 3.7 billion years of life on earth displayed at the smithsonian natural history museum.crse the dinosaurs there. the five-year long renovation allowed our cory smith to be a kid again. >> reporter: remember being a kid and walking into the museum for the first time? the smile on your face as you gazed up in awe at creatures that seemed out of this world but once walked theette.t ae smithsonian's new dinosaur and fossil hall, you can go back, way back and feel like a kid again. >> as a kid i came to this museum. i remember the old fossil hall. it's amazing. it's a journey full circle. >> reporter: for the project manager the hall's reopening feels like anld friend returning home. the hall's new exhibit takes visitors on a journey through deep time, using displays both big and small to tell a story that started 3.7 billion years ago. more than 700 fossil specimens arepln di, interactive elements invite users to travel through time. of course there's the stars of the show, the fossils. many of them posed in biologically accurate positions, like this t-rex enjoying its lunch

still to come, earth's distant past on display.ow a new sh at the smithsonian museum of natural historykes visitors into deep time. jane: mass demonstrations have been taking place a cross switzerland as protesters are demanding gender eisality. women say the country is progressing too slowly when it i comes toues like closing the gender pay gap. women still ea 20%rn less than men. reporter: from early morning, thousands of women gathered outside switzerland's parliament, a scene repeated across the countryal in 1991, hf a million swiss women took to the streets to protest the slow pace of equality. women didn't even get the righti to vote un1971. 20 years later, there were stilw en in the government. today there are actually plenty of women in swiss politics, and it is a wealthy, comfortable country. but swiss women still earn 20% t len men, and that is why the women are calling for equal pay more respect for the work they do, and an end to discrimination. >> we still don't havequal yings, we still don't have equal chances in work, we still don't have it will of having a family and a c

these people are descendant of james smithson family, the man for whom the smithsonian is named. clause in his will bee wreathed to science and from there the smithsonian was born as a gift to the nation. >> he was brought up with the old world where hereditary names and titles and families were a quite burden on the way he wan ad to live and also burden on the diffusion of knowledge. so he liked the idea here was a country that had none of that clutter. >> patrick hungerford is a aesce his mth a oithfson's family members will miend a few days in d.c. touring the sthsonian museum. hereummer break is already for somefde wothi a games,. >> we have a preview of some of the new tech hey babe, what's the password for the cable bill? rollerbladeking22. capital "k". . okat about the phone bill? it's the entire alphabet backwards. z y x w v... i got it. i got it... what about electric? uh uh.. lobster? it didn't work. try all seafood. the words "all seafood" or like different seafoods? no, just like work your way through the ocean. what? forget all your passwords. billmoay on the td bank

james smithson, the man for whom the smithsonian is named.ildless as did a nephew who was the lone heir in lause in that will bequeathed the fortune to thent establishm of an american instition devoted to science. from there the smithsonian institution was born as a gift to the nation. >> he's been brought up with the old world where hereditary names and titles and families were quite a burden on theway he wanted to live and also a burden tothe diffusion of knowledge. >> family membersnd will spe two days here touri o allthe sites. >> i'm guessing they don't have to wait in line. >> i hope not. >>> it's the side o nancy pelosi you haven't seen before. up income at 6:00, the house speaker opens up about her b family and why she decided to make the move from kitchen to congress. >>> more of us areurning to technology to get fit, but some say the move could take a toll on our mental health. we'll explain why, but first, here's doug. >>> and it may not be raining right now, but if you're heading out this eveninth take aibrellas with you. we've go

smithsonian >> it is special for us and to share it with all of our family members is pretty incrediblend that the wish of a man who never visited america converged. >>e was a scientist and wanted a free commodity. >> and the washington mall is an example of that. >> just imagine the fun that family must have had. >> speaking of families, surprises can come in small packages and big es, too. one surprise from overseas. >> our mystery reader today is katie's daddy! >> da-da! >> the lieutenant commander surprises his daughter at elementary school in springfield. the class has a mystery reader. usually it's a teacher. but the uncle who isn the coast guard took on that role after a year long deployment in the middle east. >> when you become a parent, you want to be present in your chifd's l it's hard not to be there day in and day out. >> kaley had a surprise of her own, telling her dad there was a dog at home. >> that's all we have. thks for joining us and have a great week. re we aisters. and we just moved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream sooo much. using her phone,

but the smithsonian actually asked me to donate it. real? >> for real real. yeah. >> jimmy: and you gave it to them, right? >> i said no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what? archie bunker -- fonzie's jacket is there. >> the dorothy and i sa because that dress is discontinued and i wanted to save it for my daughter. but then i had two. and there's only one of the dress. and i was like i don't want them to fight over the dress. and it would be an honor to have that dress be at that museum. >> jimmy: yeah. so is the dress now there? >> no. i have to -- i have to give it to them. and then they also have to wash it because there's all this probably like pregnant juice on it. [ laughter ] that juice was like $8 from h & m. it's so crazy. >> jimmy: well, you can buy them now at party city it sounds like. >> yeah. >> jimmy: well, that's quite an honor to have something you wore in the smithsonian. >> it is. you know, and i think about -- when they asked me and i decided to give it to them, i think a lot about my dad because he -- you know, he grew up

>>wo it's h remembering smithsonian is free. this is something you can go check out. cool exhibit. >> very cool. 6:25. coming up, a warning for people hoping to travel to cuba, even if you're planning an educational trip. you may need to make some changes. >>> and a fortune cookie lead to airmilliona chuck? >> look at this cute little puppy, 2 1/2months. this is cookie. cute little dog there. they have other animals available for adoption at humane rescue alliance.org. find out how to add a little cookie to life. tter chancto getbe t in the community this morning. hi, molette. >> reporter: good morning. she left her legal career and we're smack dab in the the fit ps dream business. uh-oh, looks like someone's still nervous about buying a new house. is it that obvious? yes it is. you know, maybe you'd worry less if you got geico to help with your homeowners insurance. i didn't know geico could helps with homeowners insurance. yep, they've been doing it for years. what are you doing? big steve? thanks, man. there he is. get to know geico and see how much you could save

. >> not only about the signatu smithsonian, but about his own family. they started at the castle, the iconic center of the institution. robert's lineage is linked to that english scientist. smithson had no children, but when a nephew named as an eheir died childless too, his fortune was left to the united states. >> it was a country that had none of that clutter of ancient behaviors and rituals and here was a chanc s >> it's ted of so many wonderful things. for the united states and for the world. so i'm just astounded. he>> a few in t family. an inkling about a connection. others had no idea. it wasn't until they read a cocertain bkoo together. author heather ewing didn't expect what her book would generate until they started contacting her. >> they were reading the book and they were enjoying it and thinking about coming toee the smithsonian. >> it really is so special for us and to share it with all ofu o family member system pretty incredible. >> also incredible, the fact that a few twists of fate and genealogy and the wishes of a man who's never ac

an inside look at the smithsonian's newly renovated fossil hall. of wisdom for the graduates in the class of 2019. robert mueller breaks his silence. john mccain's name is hidden from the president. and left-behind hard drives reveal a repubcan push to change the census. it was a big week. thankfully, we have the analysis of brooks and capehart. that's "new york times" columnist david brooks, and "washiton post" opinion writer jonathan capehart. welcome to you both. david, robert muellee his silence, we have finally heard from him. i want to ask you, though, because the conversation about impeachment continued on the democratic side. nbc's been updating their lis of how many democrats, how many members of the house are supporting an inpeople. inquiry. 53 last time i checked. last week you said speaker pelosi was right to slow walk the prosessmentszo you still believe that based on what we've heard? >> a whole week later i still believe that because democrats have a reasonably atactive esidential field and if they spend their entire early election s

>> is there an unusual schedule for the smithsonian folk life festival and early jump to see the fireworks. news4 tommy mcfly has a look up for what is coming up for your n weeke >> reporter: i'm tommy mcfly for n at is up for your weekend. first, every regio the united states and hundred different american indian tribes all represented at the smithsonian folk life festival going on since 1967 mall so don't miss it on the national mall. "hamilton" is starting its run and very much like when "hamilton" came to the kennedy r centthere are a few tickets left and you have to hand over handfuls of hamilton's to see it before it ends on july 21st. how about some early fireworks? lake fairfax park open up at dawn and the park stays open until the last firework disappears in the night's sky. music, fun, food, entertainment and if you're a firework kind of lfod, a whole bunch over the next week and a r so at the washington app and search firework finder. i'm tommy mcfly, news4. >> just drink lots of water if you're outside. it will behot. >>> still ahead, our cverage of the democratic presidential

s thery of a 3.7 billion years of life on earth displaed at the smithsonian natural history museum. >'re talking about dinoaaurs. after ive year, $110 million renovation, news 4's corey smith was able to sneak a peek at the before s in fossil hall its reopening this weekend. >> reporter: remember being a kid and walking into the museum for the first time. the smile on yourace as you gazed up at creatures that walked the earth. you can go back, way back and feel like the kidaiag >> as a kid, i came to this museum. i remember the fossil hall. it's amazing. >> reporter: for the project ld ager it feels like an friend coming home. the hall's new exhibit takes visitors on a journey through deep time using displays both big and small to tell a story tha started nearly 3.7 billion years ago. more than 700 fossil specimens are on display. interactive elements invites sers to travel through the time. the stars of the show, fossils, many of them posed in biologically active positions. >> it's the difference between reading the book and living then book the book coming to life. >> a dramatic ris

billion years of life on earth displayed at the smithsonian natural history museum. >> we're talking diabetic know saurs in this casef course. after a five year, $110 million renovation, news 4 was able to get a sneak peek before the reopening this weekend. >> reporter: remember being the kid walking into the museum for the first time? the smile on yo face as you gazed upn awe at creatures that seemed out of this world but once walked the arth. at the smithsonian's new dinosaur and fossil hall, you can go back, way back and feel like a kid again. >> as akid, i came to this museum and i remember the old fossil hall. it's amazing. >> reporter: for project manages it feel like an old friend returning home, a chance to tell new stories and rehash old fights. the hall newxhibit takes visitors on a journey through deep time using displays both big and small to tell a story that started nearly 3.7 billion years ago.mo than 700 fossil specimens are on display. interactive elements invites users to travel throh time. there are the stars of the show, the fossils, many posed in biologically acc

he donated to the smithsonian, $20 million for one wing of the museum. i wanted to talk about one of the managers who presented today as well as being a private equity manager and giving back but i thought the moorehouse chef piece acollege piece was o. so thank you for that, letting me point that out. >> motion to ajourn is in order. so moved. >> public comment. meeting is adjourned. >> good morning, i would like to call the meeting for thursday -- thursday, june 13th, 2019. [roll call] >> mr. chairman, you do have a quorum. can i call you next item? >> yes, please. >> item three is communications. due to a conflict, we'll be looking to reschedule your july board meeting, so i will be reaching out to firm out a date. >> okay. >> anything else. >> i probably have to leave the meeting when a get called. we have a budget hearing so i will have the vice chair run the meeting. >> that's right. okay. next item. >> yes, please. >> item four his board of directors knew and enrolled business. i am not aware of any. executive director report. >> good morning, dir

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he is the founding director of the smithsonian's african-american history museum on the national mall. earlier this year he talks about how he sees his job as a museum director. >> i was the associate direct or in charge -- director in charge of all the curator. and i was called before congress. and the question one member of congress asked me was, can somebody african-american, be in charge of america's history? and i was so offended by that notion that i could only know one aspect of it so that i realized what i wanted to do was to make sure that i understood the fullness of the american experience and bring that to bear. so the opportunity to do an exhibition on the american presidency, an exhibition that is still up at the american museum of history was really an amazing opportunity because it allowed me to think about america at-large. there's nothing more quint essentially american than understanding how presidents get to shape a president and how countries shape a president. and so for me that reminded me always to say this is a store that is a dr story that -- this is a story

. >>> this is the first week on the job for the new head of the smithsoni smithsonian. he is the first african-american to hold this position which oversees 19 museums and the natnal good. very exciting. >>> this weekend the was a special mass at d.c.'s basilic of the national shrine of the national conception. >> hundreds of coupl were recognized who are celebrating wedding anniversaries and it ranged from 2 to 75 years. of those in attendance more than 300 couples have been married for 50 years or more. >> wow! >> one wife offered her secret to a long marriage. >> try to understand each other and love. an love. and being always together when you go to mass. >> during the mass, there were ten couples that were recognized for having been married for 70s year or more. >>> it's an emotional sunday morning in paris. around 30 worshipers attended the first mass of the notre dame cathedral exactly two months after the catastrophic fire there. e fire cause the spire and part of the roof to collapse. the french president macron wilo resre the building in five yrs but the recon

these t-shirts will end up in the smithsonian institute. in the back, you can purchase a roger stone did nothing wrong t-shirt. you can also purchase a hat with the same slogan knowing the sales go to help my wife and i in our struggle to each. paying for medical care. yes. we need your help. there is also a gentleman who has a square, if you want to use your credit card and you want to give the stone defense fund.com for jalen martin. a well-dressed african-american gentleman. he can help you in processing a contribution. god will bless you for it. 40,000 american now contributed to my legal defense funds. [applause] i want to tell you about this. this is a roger stone. [laughter] it is a stone, the prototype taken from my neighbor's driveway. of course, that that was replace we sell it as a paperweight. and, in all all honesty, selling very many of them. until rolling stones in the huffington post and the observer and other left-wing fake news outlet made fun of me. now i cannot signing up with them. [cheering and applause] you can also g

bunch founded the smithsonian's national museum of african-american culture. oversee 19 museums and the national zoo. >>> it is a weather alert day on this father's day. lauryn ricketts is back with our forecast when come back. >>> welcome back. no pressure lauryn, but a lot of tee times on the line today. >> well, speaking of, i have my golf forecast ready to go. again it is going to be nice. if you have a tee time early this morning, tperatures are going to be in the 60s and 70s. humidity, here you go. your golf forecast. 77 by 9:00 a.m. by 3:00 the temperatures near 90 degrees. going to be hot on the golf course on the greens. could have storms west anytime after 2:00. keep an eye to the sky. there is a shower just to the west right now possibly coming through the winchester area, light stuff, even a fewri spnkles in frederick, maryland. that was as advertised. this morning to midday, midday dry and then we will have daily chances of rain. >> thank you verwimuch. >>> w be back in 25 minutes with more news and weather. back to "today." >>> you know what they

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. >> jimmy: well, that's quite an honor to have something you wore in the smithsonian. >> it is.in this one-bedroom apartment in chinatown with no running water. and he worked his ass off to study and become this anesthesiologist to provide the best life possible for me and my siblings. and even when i was struggling, he was so supportive. he would come to my [ bleep ] -- oh. >> jimmy: it's okay. >> he would come to my not so well-attended shows. [ laughter ] and when i -- i'd announce oh, my dad is here, everybody. after i did a really filthy joke. it was always really good to say and my dad is here. and then he would stand up and he would go like this. as if he had just won the indy 500 or like conquered mount everest. >> jimmy: and he didn't mind the dirty jokes? that was not something that bothered him? >> no, not at all. he was like super dirty himself. that's where i got it. >> jimmy: that's what you want in an eslogist. [ laen he w d think about like, you know, him seeing that costume at the smithsonian. he would probably be outside of that museum every day just being like

regionof the united states and hundred different american indian tribes all represented at the smithsonian folk life festival going on since 1967 mall so don't miss it on the national mall.is "hamilton" starting its run and very much like when "hamilton" cme to the kennedy center, a few tickets left and you have to hand over handfuls of hamilton's to see it before it ends on july 21st. how about early fireworks? lake fairfax park open up at dawn and the park stays open until the last firework disappears in the night's sky.m usic, fun, food, entertainment and if you're a floirework kindf move a whole bunch over the next week and a half or so at the washington app and search firework finder. >> plenty of options there. >>> our coverage last night's democratic debate continues. senator kamala harris took on e former vicesident joe biden in arguably the night's most dramatic exchange. >> we will show you that when we come back. pulled out by the snroof by the secret service. we will tell you what led up to this wild moment outside the white house. >>> chuck is heating it up for us again. >> ye

monti bunch, elected as the 14th secretary of the smithsonian earlier this week. you can watch that entire program and others with mr. bunch by searching his name on our website, c-span.org/history. this is american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. tv productshistory are available at the new c-span online store. c-spanstore.org. i my name is jared frederick, am an instructor of history at penn state, and i am a reenactor with the furious fourth world war ii history group. at the u.s. army heritage reeducation center -- education center in pennsylvania. it is a major complex on the army heritage trail. ranging from the 17th century up to the present. weekend to here this discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion, which is taking place this summer. we thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. these old on uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation of -- the greatest generation went through. if we can impart even a small ,nkling of that the passersby then we feel like we hav

he says everything he has ever done has been stuffuched by the smithsonian. i have had the pleasure to meet him. what a guy and so committed to his profession. >> he is a visionary. i can't wait to see how he puts his touch the entire system. >>> all right.ut nine mines after the hour. this father/son pair is all about winning, and they are doing it together. coming up on news4, meet the d leading the washington mystics and how their relationship works even when things get heated. that's coming up straight ahead on news4 today on this father's day morning. day morning. 10is your time. the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity ross the nation. >>> welcom

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. >> david rubenstein is a fancier, philanthropist, and the chairman of the smithsonian institution. >> that's exciting.ad big hetart there. >> nice opportunity for those young people. >>> so, dry here, but some pekple were getting a buchlf rain tonight. >> it was one of those instances where you saw rain develop over 'trtain areas and it just did move for a few hours. we saw two to 3 inches in those locations. most of us though were completely dry. now, tomorrow we're ing to be in storm team a 4 weatherrt mode. it's hot, it's humid, and we have a cold front moving through the area, that cold front acting as the trigger to fe up storms during the afternoon and evening hours. that's the first weather headline. today we had there ients to make the cookies plus but the t oven wasn'rking. tomorrow the oven is going to be on that. that's why we're going to be in weather alert mode. as we talk a look atour second weather headline, the cold front sets us up for a beautiful dayton fday. summer begins on friday officially and we're looking at a nice weekend as well. one more day of this. we s

if hazi center, the smithsonian air and space near dulles, they are doing 50 years of flights with theirf flight n innovatio bring the family out and talk to pilots and crew who have piloted over 5 years of aircraft from tiques to current-day models. fairfax has got their fido fest. they promise it to be the, quote, wholesomest experience for your bet lovers. this is happening in the me to dog park at 11000 berrystreet. activities, vendors, demonstrations, and a caninsp ash zone for you to enjoy. >> the festivities start at 11:00 and go to 2:00 p.m. e have vendors, and we have rescue groups coming in to the park. and they will be here ith information, with adoptable dogs and all sorts of dog products. it's a fun time to come with your doing, enjoy the doing pork, this is the first year for fido fes that we actually have a dog park. >> reporter: did you know that sunday is the fifth annual international day of yoga? you learned something.ey th're doing a free yoga at the base of the washington monument put on by the embassy of india. 8:30 it starts, free t-shirts on a first come, first se