just a few weeks away from the grand opening of the smithsonian museum of african american history and culture. timed entry passes for september 24 that were available online were gone within minutes. amy aubert has more on the growing excitement. amy? amy: kimberly, the passes for opening day were gone in just 24 minutes. we checked out the website for ourselves. the next available date for those passes, october 4. the building. >> it's definitely like watching a pyramid getting built. works nearbyson and said long before the debut, the national museum of african american history and culture is already the talk of the area. >> people ask about it.

museum of american history. you might go through the smithsonian art museum or through our museum. the goal was never to take but to do something revolutionary for the smithsonian actually to talk to each other. and to begin to figure out how we develop programs and support fing. now, i collected the greensboro lunch counter one of the iconic artifacts in american history. i never want that to leave american history. so my goal was to say, we can find enough material so that we can have a rich story but you should also be able to see how american history talks about segregation. they may talk about it a little differently. or how does the native american museum talk about their pride in being an american citizen which might be different than what we might do. so the goal is at the smithsonian might be the only place where you can get all those different portals into what it means to be an american. yes, ma'am? >> hi. i am a new york city educator and i'd like to talk a little bit about how we could incorporate what you're doing there into our curriculums because new york city is try

very important about this beautiful surrounding, the national air and space museum, which is a vital part of the smithsonianapplause ] >> the museum general collins built, like the ship he flew to the moon, a priceless treasure to the people of the world. and i'm honored to follow in his footsteps as director. as he mentioned, there was tension about whether the signal from mars would come in time to cut the ribbon. just in case, the president of the united states was on hand with a pair of scissors as a backup. but viking performed flawlessly. just days later, the viking i lander became the first american spacecraft to land on mars. in 1984, after its mission was complete, nasa formally transferred the ownership of viking i lander to the museum. of course we haven't been able to collect it yet. so nasa, working with the jet propulsion lab and the university of arizona was kind enough to check in on it for us. and this picture was taken by the high-rise camera aboard the mars reconnaissance orbiter to celebrate the museum's 40th birthday. it demonstrates the challenge ahead, and we have unfinished business

this is a cargo sketch from a paul was an historian of slavery and curator of the smithsonian museum. >> bodies and souls laid side by side with no room to move no, sanitation. many people on these voyages died. >> how long was that journey? >> a journey like the one it took could take up to four or more months. >> this is slavery on a industrial scale. >> from about 1500 through the 19th century, through the late 1800s, we're talking about at least 12 million people. >> off cape town, south africa, the captain of the ship was caught between a violent storm and a nautical chart spiked with warnings. whittle rocks, bellows rock. the ship crashed. 212 slaves were killed. there was an investigation. >> they wanted to have independent verification. >> interviews with survivors have survived. >> this is the crew's account. right here we have the captain's account. and he signed his name here 220 years ago. >> incredible. >> he said he decided to save the slaves and the people. the people are the crew. the slaves are just cargo. >> the investigation pinpointeded the site. in 2010, divers re

we are excatly one month away from the opening of the smithsonian museum of african american history and culture. president obama will attend the museum's opening ceremony scheduled for 9 am on saturday, september 24th. and right now the museum is getting a big boost from sponsors.. bank of america, target, and kaiser permanenete are among five chipping in 2-million dollar sponsorships for the grand opening and inaugural events. breaking news on the beltway - a tractor trailer on it's side, and it's not moving any time soon. julie wright is tracking everything you need to know - next. coming up on good morning washington - we're following the breaking news out of italy. rocking the central part of the country, overnight. another update, next. johnny live tease and - a warning for residents in one local county. the new scam you need to watch out for, next. 6-point-2 magnitude earthquake. the epicenter - the town of norcia, about 100 miles from the capital of rome. the biggest damage in central italy, where the continue and the death toll may rise as crews continue to search rubble for

the individual who runs this facility, the most popular museum in the smithsonian. thanks for your time. >> could i put in a plug? >> absolutely. >> at 8:30 tonight eastern daylight time, we're going to have an opening ceremony for our new exhibit, the "boeing milestones of flight" hall, right next door to where we are now, and it's open to the public. we're going to stay open all night. so, if you haven't got anything else to do tonight, even if you do, come on down, because the weather's clearing here. we're going to do it outside. we're going to have a grand time. >> and c-span american history tv is carrying it live. we're going to show you around. thanks again for being with us. >> sure. >> we're going to show you around this terrific facility, this museum, and some of the artifacts, one-of-a-kind items only here at the air and space museum. >> behind me you see the wright >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers around the country. up next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum located in washington, d.c., and just down the mall from the

we now know all about the party they had planned for the new smithsonian museum, african-american history and culture opens september 24th. president obama and other dignitaries will take part of the ceremonies. it's part of a three-day festival. the public can watch the opening on the jumbotron. it is free but you have to have a timed pass to get in. >>> only a few feet away from there, the washington monument had its share of problems recently. it hasn't been the best time to take a tour there was a power outage. three people shut in the elevators. crews shut the monument down. after it reopened, they had to close it again. elevator doors wouldn't budge almost 500 feet up. after that, a cable connected to the bottom of the elevator broke loose. >>> coming up -- more on the recovery from that deadly explosion at an apartment complex in silver spring. the step leaders are taking and fears residents still have. >>> ben cardin took a look at get strux apartment in silver spring. a building blew up killing several people and keeping dozens of others from their home. how leaders are reaching

limited time offer >>> the smithsonian's national museum of african-american culture opens next month. and they were intent on finding a slave ship to put on display. the trouble is that none exists except at the bottom of the sea. >> mozambique island defies the erosion of time. the portuguese colonist who's claimed it 500 years ago would still find the cut of the cloth that borrows the wind as % familiar as the cut of the stone that framed their city. he came to this capital of the slave trade because he was new national museum on the remains of a ship. >> i thought it wouldn't be hard. i called museums around the world and said, look, you must have some things. you must know where i can get some materials. everybody said no. almost every slave ship was at the end of its life so it is probably on the ocean floor. then i got scared i thought i won't be able to find this. >> mozambique island rises off the ocean south of the equator. was called the triangular trade. goods from europe to africa. cotton, gold and tobacco back to the old. in the 1400s, the portuguese are the first europe

just a few weeks away from the grand opening of the smithsonian museum of african american history and culture. timed entry passes for september 24 that were available online were gone within minutes. amy aubert has more on the growing excitement. amy? amy: kimberly, the passes for opening day were gone in just 24 minutes. we checked out the website for ourselves. the next available date for those passes, october 4. the building. >> it's definitely like watching a pyramid getting built. works nearbyson and said long before the debut, the national museum of african american history and culture is already the talk of the area. >> people ask about it. >> you just on see a building like that, so it's very interesting. amy: doors officially open september 24 to the public. free timed entry passes for opening day made available online saturday morning were gone in 24 minutes. >> it's exciting to see that people are excited to learn more about african-american culture. amy: for visitors and people who live here, a new museum bustling with interest days before opening day. >> some of our histo

. >>> the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture opens next month. and they were intent on finding a slave ship to put on display. the trouble is that none exists except at the bottom of the sea. erosion of time. the portuguese colonists who claimed it 500 years ago would still find the cut of the cloth that borrows the wind as familiar as the cut of the stone that framed their city. he came to this capital of the slave trade because he was determined to launch america's new national museum on the >> i thought it wouldn't be hard. i called museums around the world and said, look, you must have some things. you must know where i can get some materials. everybody said no. almost every slave ship was at the end of its life so it is probably on the ocean floor. then i got scared. i thought i won't be able to find this. >> mozambique island rises off the ocean south of the equator. it was one of the points in what was called the triangula goods from europe to africa. slaves to the new world. cotton, gold and tobacco back to the old. in the 1400s, the port

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♪ kimberly: normally you can walk right into a smithsonian museum, but that will not be the caseeum monday. timed entry passes for the opening day that were made available online today were gone in minutes. we reached out to officials to find out how fast. the timed entry passes for opening week are still available. to reserve one, go to the national museum of african american website. a thief stole thousands of dollars from his coffee shop. the owner posted a letter of forgiveness outside of h to the thief that broke in and stole $3000 from the cash register. the letter has gone viral on social media. asked what he would do if the burglar or burglars fessed up, he said he would give them a job. that's pretty cool. josh: that is very cool. kimberly: serving up a cup of forgiveness. josh: more forgiving than most would be in that position. kimberly: it is steamy out there . we had goinging for us today was it was not quite as muggy. at the end of summer, maybe i'm a little worried about a going away and i don't mind as much. 89 degrees at reagan national, feeling like 91. it is st

maureen: a lot of interest for the smithsonian new african-american history museum. it's called the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture. free passes were snatched up in minutes over the past weekend. right now all weekend slots filled through the end of october but there are passes available for weekdays in october. the passes for november and december will be available next month. the museum opens september 24. leon: free wi-fi services available at six stations as part of a 5-day pilot program. metro center, gallery place, judiciary square, union ta plaza. they hope to eventually have wi-fi at all 91 stations. metro safetrack is impacting the marine corps marathon. wednesday marathon officials will announce transportation plan for the runners and the supporters to get around since metro won't be accessible because of safetrack. maureen: actor gene wilder has died. his family says the comedy legend died from complications of alzheimer's disease. best known for "amazing saddles;" "young frankstein" and "willy wonka and the chocolate f

. >>> the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture opens four weeks from tomorrow. it will not cost you a get in. but for the first weekend you i making tickets available on its website at 9 i'm tomorrow morning. we have all the details and links you need on our free wusa9 app. >>> we head into the weekend with both candidates working hard for the money. donald trump is holding a fundraiser in nevada. earlier today he held a roundtable event with hispanic leaders in las vegas. the meeting comes after a week of mixed signals about his immigration plan. hillary clinton is in the middle of a big week fundraising, too. her campaign is raising more money than donald trump. her team wants to redouble efforts before labor day. next week jimmy buffett and john for a >>> the president was in bethesda to visit wounded members of the military. it is something he does a few times each year. the visits always take place away from the cameras. >>> new tonight a group of police officers got a chance to do something different. train a group of special cadets. >> the training took p

next, we visit the new smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture. which stands on the national mall in the shadow of the washington monument and within sight of the white house. founding director lonnie bunch leads a hardhat tour through the museum which opens its doors to the public on september 24 after a three-hour outdoor ceremony expected to feature president obama.

he's the founding director of the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture, scheduled to open in september in washington. bunch found that to tell history, the smithsonian would have to make history. and so began a quest for the remains of a shipwreck in a land so unchanged that an 18th century slave would recognize it called home. mozambique island defies the erosion of time. the portuguese colonists who claimed it 500 years ago would still find the cut of the cloth that borrows the wind as familiar as the cut of the stone that framed their city. capital of the slave trade because he was determined to launch america's new national museum on the remains of a ship. >> lonnie bunch: i thought it wouldn't be hard, so i called museums around the world and said, "okay, look, you must have some things. you must know where i can get some material." and everybody said, "nope." and they said to me, "well, lonnie, almost every slave ship was at the end of its life, so it's probably at the ocean floor." and then i got scared. then i thought, "well, i'm not going to be

one of cosby's quotes is featured in the comedy exhibit of the new smithsonian museum of african-americantory and culture. the museum will tell the story of who cosby is, along with his impact and fallout. the museum opens on the national mall just over a month from today. >>> a convenience store clerk killed on the job. we're going to tell you what police are doing right now to keep they search for their suspect. >>> if and you are planning school outfits this week, you will want to hear chuck's forecast. we'rin for ae there's more to life than the climb. there's the view. you've gotta stop and look around a little. come, shed life's layers in asheville. remember who you are. life is for the taking, not for taking it easy. asheville. discovery inside and out. >>> a murder and a robbery just outside joint base andrews. take a look at the surveillance pictures here because the killer is still on the loose. >>> plus, drama downtown. d.c.'s transformer fire is still causing problems nearly a week later. >>> get become to the books. school kids are waking up to reality. summer is over! >> it

. >> welcome to the smithsonian's national museum of american history, and it is really wonderful to welcome you to our new floor that is welcoming invention and innovation in america. as a matter of fact, we have apple one up here, which is quite extraordinary. you'll see as we walk through the floor the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues, that invention is one of the most important parts of our country. so let's walk through. as you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking, a new way of being, almost since time. so here we have the value of money, which has the most extraordinary collection of gold, coins, but all of them are oriented in a way to understand the role of money. as a matter of fact, we end up with a bitcoin. and now we walk into part of the show where we have american enterprise talking about the social and cultural history, which is really your history, of capitalism, business, the common good. but before we get to that, here's one of my most favorite objects,

the smithsonian museum of african-american culture and history will open up. >> the museum is offering tell you what time to show up so you don't wait in the long lines. it's a way of controlling the crowd there. you can reserve the passes on the museum's website starting at 9:00 this morning. time passes are required to get into the museum and will continue indefinitely. >>> tomorrow morning we're giving you an inside look before the museum opens. this is a must-see, folks. barbara harrison has an all-access pass. tune in to see the tour of the exhibit sunday morning, tomorrow, at 11:30, here on news 4. >>> we've got some good news and a little bit of bad news. good news, summer isn't over yet. bad news, neither is this darn heat. have your forecast coming up. >>> also coming up, tragedy in chica play, only to end uburying a p fa >>> it is a sultry saturday morning. temperatures around the region are generally in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees with moderate humidity. the storm team 4 radar not showing any showers. no storms nearby. we could use some when i show you the exclusive s

. >>> welcome to the smithsonian's national museum of american history and it is really wonderful to welcome you in to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. and to start with that, we have some extraordinary patent models and examples of early invention and contemporary invention. we even have apple 1 up here, which is quite extraordinary. so you'll see as we walk through the floor, the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues that invention is one of the most important parts of our country. so let's walk through. as you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking and new way of being, almost since time. here we have the value of money, which has most extraordinary collection of gold and silver coins, paper, but all of them are oriented in a way to help understand the role of money. we end up with a bitcoin. so you can see over time how we understand value, trade, exchange as we go forward. and now we walk in to part of the show where we have american en

. >>> buzz is growing around new smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture.onth in washington d.c. museum will feature tens of thousands of artifacts. reporter cherri gregg of our sister station kyw news radio spoke to a mt. airy art collector who made a significant contributions. >> i feel like the keeper of our history. >> reporter: beverly richard is curator for a set apart a collection of early black film memorabilia that for now resides in her mt. airy home. >> this room actually holds every race film that is still available. >> reporter: collection of race films from the early 1900's to the 1950's, feature all black casts at a time when hollywood refused to do so. >> african-american went to the movies to see a hollywood film, the black person in the film was usually cooking, cleaning, singing. >> reporter: race films fascinated beverly's husband larry a historian and librarian he collect 2100 artifacts, soundies, cartoons, posters, even fashion, some connected to superstars like paul robeson, lena horn and dorothy dandridge. >> when larry died, beverly

. >>> and the buzz is growing around the new, smithsonian national museum of african-american historyure. it opens next month in washington d.c. museum will feature tens of thousands of artifacts. reporter cherri gregg of kyw news radio, spoke to a mt. airy art collector who made a significant contributions. >> i feel like the keeper of our history. >> reporter: beverly richard is curator for a cinema apart a collection of early black film memorabilia that resides in her mt. airy home. >> this room actually holds every race film that is still available. >> reporter: the collection of race films from the early 1900s to the 1950's, feature all black casts at a time when hollywood refused to do so. >> if an african-american went to the movies, to see a hollywood film, the black person in the film was usually cooking, cleaning, singing. >> reporter: race films fascinated beverly's husband larry a historian and librarian he collect 2100 artifacts, soundies, cartoons, posters, even fashion. some connected to superstars like paul robeson, lena horn and dorothy dandridge. >> this was a girl..

museum. we'll also show you the signature event celebrating the anniversary. >> you're looking at a live picture inside the smithsonian national air and space museum located on the national maul in washington, d.c. today, july 1st, marker 40 years since president general ford was on hand to dedicate this museum. since then, more than 320 million visitors have come here and to the museum's second location just outside of washington, d.c. near dulles airport. together, more than 8 million visitors come here combined, making these two museums the most popular in the u.s. we'll be live during the next two and a half hours leading up to our coverage of the museum'sforthth anniversary celebration. we'll take a look at some of the one of a kind artifacts located here and a chance for you to call in and share your comments with the curators, the people who acquire and manage the collection. in fact, here are the phone numbers if you live in the eastern or central time zones. 202-748-8900. for those in the mountain and pacific time zones, 202-748-8901. send us a tweet at c-span history or join us on facebook at facebook.com/cs

that will probably be the stellar attraction in the museum by the time the next major anniversary rolls around. >>> we're back live now at the smithsonian national air and space museum where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. it was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. in about a half hour, we'll bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. in the meantime, we want to hear from you. our phone lines are open. 202-748-8900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. if you live out west, 202-748-8901. send us a tweet at c-span history or join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory. as we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. and an example of the evolution of america's space shuttle program. and joining us again is valerie neal. we saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. you are the curator, the chair of the space history department here at the museum. and let's talk about the shuttle program. no other country had something like that. >> well, briefly, the soviet union did

week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives for , museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the new smithsonianional museum of african american history and culture, which stands on the national mall in the shadow of the washington monument and within sight of the white house. founding director lonnie bunch leads a hardhat tour opens the museums which opens his door to the public on september 24 after an outdoor ceremony expected to feature president obama. mr. bunch: i want to welcome you. what we want to do today is give you an opportunity to see the museum as a work in progress. about 40% of all the exhibitions are now complete and we are working to make sure we will be very ready on september 24. the reality of this is simple. 11 years ago we began with a staff of two. we had no idea where the building would be, no sense at all of any of the collections. not a single object in the collection. we knew we had to raise a lot of money. we had no money in the bank. now, as a result of some the gifted staff you will meet and thousands of people, we have raised enough money to complete the building

he is donating five million-dollar to the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. he is also going to give them a game worn bulls jersey from the 1996 finals to put on display. last month jordan gave two million-dollar to help dress shootings involving police. >>> how about that, from the 96 series. awesome stuff. >> awesome stuff, yes. >> so what is going on outside. >> well, it will be a pattern change starting to day and it is starting to get more humid yesterday but now it becomes more palpable. very steamy air mass setting up. this sets the stage for to it get hotter, more humid and very uncomfortable. unstable too. we have it all. it is that classic summer weather. when we take you outside, we will go out to one of live neighborhood network shots where we are seeing quiet skies. it is clouded but at least it the is quiet at the moment. light waves on the shorelines and it doesn't look like anybody out there right now. if you want toe take a quiet walk outside on the shore that is a good place to head but it is going to be certainly unsettled, here, a

just bring that out because it's so timely that you are all here today talking about the last smithsonian museum that's coming together that has taken forever on african-american history. there seems to be some convergence there in terms of what you're doing. anyway, i'm going to stick around if anybody wants to talk about that because i am on this host committee locally. >> i would now like to turn it to the professor of philosophy and opinions and he's very brief. >> think you are much for this important panel. thank you doctor garvey for spearheading this and thank you justin for your important work in going through legal channels. we stand on the shoulders of what marcus garvey started. this whole notion of a black president or black leader signaling progress comes from the energy of marcus garvey as much as i have doubts about obama but i will do it for that strong reason because he says we should and i study and her important influence in making this an association that required not only male presidents but female presidents. my basic question is, regarding the obama administer tradition d

the individual who runs this facility, the most popular museum in the smithsonian. thanks for your time. >> can i put in a plug? >> absolutely. >> at 8:30 tonight we're going to have an opening ceremony for our new exhibit, the boeing milestones of flight hall and it's right next door to where we are now. and it is open to the public. and we're going to stay open all night. so if you haven't got anything else to do tonight -- even if you do, come on down. because the weather is clearing here. we're going to do it outside. and we'll have a grand time. >> and i'll put a plug for c-span 3 american history tv because we're carrying it live. thanks for being with us. we'll show you around this terrific facility, this museum and some of the artifacts, one-of-a-kind items only here at the air and space museum. >>> behind me you see the wright flier, the world's first airplane. on the morning of december 17, 1903 at 10:35 a.m. orville wright at the controls takes flight in 120 feet. that's the first time a man has entered the air in a fly ing machine powered by air. at the

this was part of a three-day conference cohosted by the smithsonian national museum of african americans oracle association. it was called the future of the

. >>> this weekend you can get a preview of the new smithsonian of national museum of african-americantory and culture. barbara harrison has your all access pass. tune in to see a tour of the exhibits, 11:30 right here on nbc4. >>> a giant space craft is coming back to earth today. the spacex capsule is going to come toward the pacific ocean less than an hour from now. it brought about 5,000 worth of supplies to the station last month. it's returning of 3,000 pounds of nasa science. >>> the fight against zika is heading to capitol hill. rick scott will directly lobby congress to fight the virus. over 400 cases were reported in florida. >>> do your neighbors have your back? a virginia woman says she went out of the way to protect the privacy of her famous neighbor. she lives near robert fauquier county home. she fired two shots at the drone. >>> right now at 5:00 a.m., 900 aftershocks as search teams dig through rubble in central italy. the death toll continues to rise. i'm aaron gil christ. >> i'm erika gonzalez. >> meteorologist chuck bell has a look at what's ahead for us. >> i wish