>>> and a pregnancy watch at is the smithsonian national zoo. here we go folks. zookeepers posted this photo on instagram today showing giant panda mai jong getting an ultrasound. she went through two rounds of artificial insemination in april. veterinarians plan on giving her several ultrasounds over the next few months to see if they can spot a fetus. she is already a proud mom of bau-bau and tai shong. >>> a viewer snapped this photo of an unusual animal. that would be a goat. others spotted it in germantown. that goat gets around. so now we're on goat watch here. and if you spot the goat and can safely take a picture safely is the key word there send it to us at isee@nbcwashington.com. do not take any pictures of raccoon. >> no, don't. especially if they're foaming at the mouth. >> we learned that today too my goodness. >> warmer temps on the way? >> we're talking than heatwave again. high temperatures tomorrow 95. 94 on friday with a heat index between 98 and 100. get ready. you're going to hope for some showers out there to help cool you off. >> all right.

what the national zoo is saying about an ultrasound that they >>> hopes are high right now for a new panda at the smithsonian national zoo. zookeepers posted this picture on instagram today. it shows the giant panda getting an ultrasound. the veteran nair yaps gave her two rounds of artificial insemination back in april. they plan to give her several ultrasounds over the next few moments to see if they can spot a feet us it. mei xiang is the proud mother of bao bao and ti shang. >>> prince will perform this sunday at the warper theater. ticket goes on sale at noon tomorrow, live nation.com. prince held a rally for peace concert in baltimore last month in response to the protest and violence after freddy gray died. he gave a portion of those proceeds to some of the city's youth programs. >>> the tony award-winning musical "news sis" in the middle of a two-week run in washington. the show is based on a true story about a group of newspaper delivery boys who go on strike to battle corporate greed. i sat down with the two leads in the show, dan deluca and stephanie styles. they talked about what a thrill it is t

a panda pregnancy watch is in full swing at the smithsonian national zoo. they posted this photo.ave a look at it here. showing the giant panda getting an ultrasound. she went through two rounds of artificial insemination back in april, so apparently t worked. veterinarians plan on giving her several ultrasounds over the next few months to see if they can spot a fetus. she is already the proud moreover of bobo and maybe i spoke too soon. maybe they haven't actually found the fetus in there. >> we're all hoping, though. >> amelia, what's going on with the weather? >>> well barbara, i'm here with our nbc 4 washington app looking at the radar. of course, no storms showing up right now. we're going to be dry today. but hot and humid. mid-80s right now. 86 when you factor in the humidity. feels like temperatures for the most part low 80s to high 90s. guys saturday looking like a little bit more of a better chance of storms cooler and more comfortable and dry on sunday. >> all right. sunday looks good. we just got to get there. >> yeah. >> that's going to do it for news 4 midday. thanks

. >>> from goat watch to panda pregnancy watch at the smithsonian's national zoo. zookeepers posted this on instagram yesterday showing giant panda getting an ultrasound. the veterinarians plan on giving her a few more ultrasounds over the next few months to see if they can spot a fetus. she is already the proud mother of two. the problem is you have to wait almost until to the end to know if the panda is pregnant. >> and everyone is following it on instagram. >> good luck. >>> coming up another black mark for the secret secret service. what a junior agent is accused of doing that now has him on leave. >>> new gruesome details are emerging in the deaths of a family and housekeeper. >>> and looking outside, wake up, wake up. we are heating up already. how warm will it be two and from work in your next weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> new details about the mansion murder case in d.c. news4 obtained a warrant that says investigators found a bloodied baseball bat in the savopoulos' family burned home. the warrant also says that savvas savopoulos hadder injuries to th

last year more than 28 million people visited smithsonian museums and national zoo. 99 million viewed their website. more than 6,000 volunteers joined 6300 employees for the work of the institution. the smithsonian is much more than our nation's attic. it plays an important role in collecting observing our nation's history as well as advancing critical scientific discovery and research. while the institution encompasses the renowned museums on the national mall which all of our constituents appreciate visiting at zero cost, it also includes research facilities in panama, astro physical observatory, across the united states and strong international presence across the globe. size and scope of the smithsonian enormous opportunities to achieve mission of continually increasing the reach of knowledge. this committee commends the smithsonian for unrelenting effort in identifying future opportunities. one mainly opportunity for smithsonian is leverage collection for education and inspire lifelong learning. education is fundamental to the smithsonian's mission and certainly one of the most i

the national zoo in washington part of the smithsonian institution, is working to help save them.e smithsonian institute biology center is caring for seven recently born red panda cubs. >> reporter: the sound of saving a species. jessica hand feeds one of several recently born red panda cubs. >> they're adorable. >> they are pretty cute. it helps when they're being very frustrating, the cuteness. >> reporter: this one is just two and a half weeks old. cordel and the other animal keeper will raise five of the seven cubs born at the institute. are these your kids? >> they're like my kids yeah. >> reporter: she feeds them by hand six times a day, seven times a day for the two smallest panda cubs just two days old. they get antibiotics, are in incubators and treated like any other child after birth. what are you do. >> just burping them a little. we haven't heard them outwardly belch like other speescies but it does help settle them. >> reporter: the species is endangered. how docile are these animals? >> they're calm as long as you leave them alone. >> reporter: so why do this? why n

smithsonian american art museums gallery reopens on november 13. we can offer so much to so many people because we are the largest in the world. we have 19 museums, and galleries. 20 libraries, the national zoo and 201 affiliate museums. we are open 364 days a year, and it mission is free. we operate in more than 100 and 38 countries. if you cannot come to us, we are coming to you. through digital technology. our more than two large websites -- 200 websites attract many viewers. our galleries and almost 27 visits, and another 4.5 million people visited -- 27 million visitors, and another 4.5 million people visited our traveling exhibits. some of those treasures you see on the table in front of you. we protect, and present, some of the nation's greatest treasures. from the star-spangled banner, to the hope diamond. a skeleton of trx edison's lightbulb, we take stewardship of these treasures very seriously. since that time, we have made many improvements, and created an in-depth study that will inform our long-term plan. over 500 scientists are making important discoveries especially with biodiversity issues. it is a worldwide partnership monitoring the health of 6 million trees, in 24 countri

zoo workers once shot an animal as a means of euthanasia. >>> the national museum of american history will open a wing on the american business history. it is the first time the smithsonian will have an entire wing dedicated to innovation from eli whitney's cotton gin to the early google servers. the wing opens on july 1. it will have galleries featuring ineventontion ineventontion ineventontion invention inventions. very cool. >> i know. i don't think they have ever done something like this. >> i love it. >> the good time to hide out when weather is like this. air conditioned museum. >> seek refuge. we are looking at another hot day to start off our workweek. we want to check in with chuck bell. >> yeah. history museum, a great place to get out of the heat and enjoy the day. and the national portrait gallery, what another fine space to find a spot there. stare at some beautiful monets and stay out of the heat. it's another hot day to be outside today. temperatures climbing up into the 90s. a live picture from our national harbor camera. the woodrow wilson bridge. beautiful morning outside. not much of around impact from the weather department today. that's always good n