always but perhaps especially in an election year the national museum of american history and the national portrait gallery offer revealing insooigts into our nation's leaders. our diverse music related collections would comprise the largest music museum in the world if one in place and now in a sense they are at smithsonian music. the smithsonian american art museum's ren wick gallery reopened to the public in november following a two-year renovation. its debut exhibition "wonder" attracted more than 368,000 visitors in just the first 4 months. and in 2015 we welcomed a new panda cub at the national zoo. beloved by the public, bay bay represents the work in species bio diversitdiversity. in addition to the nearly 30 million visits in washington and new york city, we are extending access and education across the country. we now have 208 affiliate museums in 46 states, puerto rico and panama. and the smithsonian traveling exhibition service reaches more than 4.5 million people annually. we offer online educational materials in the k-12 to students at all ages and teachers with more than 2,0

from the national history museum, dr. harry rubenstein brought the ink will that abraham lincoln used to sign the emancipation proclamation. also, we have the cracked plate portrait of abraham lincoln taken by the president's favorite photographer. dr. kelly from the physical observatory has brought the prototype of a protective heat shield, part of sas of nasa's solar probe plus spacecraft. dr. eleanor harvey from the art museum has brought thomas moran's beautiful watercolor of the excelsior geiser at yellowstone national park. >> america's first national park. skorton: i have been warned to stay out of this. [laughter] it is above my pay grade. whatever you say, i agree with completely. [laughter] harry rubenstein: my name is harry rubenstein. i am the chair of political history at the museum of national history. this is a inkstand that sat on the desk of major thomas eckert at the telegraph office. as you know, abraham lincoln would go to the telegraph office once or twice a day to keep tabs on what was happening durin

it opened up at the national museum. panelscomposed of these so that they could travel all over the united states. most of the objects state of the national museum. they asked was that local organizations actually display their own history. they decided to caught their own objects. thedisplay them alongside created panels about their own oral history. which was fantastic. we were also fortunate enough. we had bunkbeds. an old site where bracero s actually lives. i thought this was fantastic. a man really wanted to honor his father. he wanted to tell his father's story. he wanted his hat to be preserved. it is right there. how can i ask other people to donate their objects. ? what is actual process of becoming a bracero . you are in one of the classic sending states. have you hear about the program? how do you hear about the program? through family members. >> the united states could send recruiters. >> actually there was some recruitment that went through. the actual city officials of these towns. it crushed recruitment.

museum of national history, the national zoo and national museum of national history. as we mentioned our other priority is strengthening our intellectual foundation and our programs. our ranks of curators throughout the institutions have shrunk substantially especially in some of our museums. we need to reverse the long-term trend in loss of curator staff and we need new experts to acquire and exhibit our unique collections and insuring availability of collections for critical research. the smithsonian does face a future that holds both excites opportunities and imposing challenges and working with the congress and the administration we willinging a aggressively address the challenges and create many new opportunities. thank you for the opportunity for testifying. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, doctor. as you mentioned in your opening statement the national air and space museum which is the most visited museum in the united states and second most visited in the world behind only the louvre in paris is in ne

claire pingel: welcome to the national museum of jewish-american history. name is claire pingel, i'm the associate curator at the exam and i'm happy to be a tour today. the museum was started in 1976 by one of the five original jewish congregations that date back to the colonial period. we shared a building with them for 35 years and open in this location of november of 2010. we are right in the middle of independence mall in philadelphia, halfway between independence hall or the nation got its start and the national constitution center which explores the founding documents of the nation. we like to think we are an example of what happens when a people are allowed to live in liberty. our museum is organized so we have a big atrium in the middle of the building. on this side of the atrium we have some orientation spaces. on the other side is with the bulk of our exhibition is, where are the artifacts and stories unfold. in the orientation area of the museum we want to give visitors a little bit of breathing space and set them in the mood for what they are ab

we recently learned of the need for enormously costly repairs to the national air museum. if approved, this effort will place extraordinarily dass extraordinary burdens on the budget for the foreseeable future. the subcommittee congratulates the smithsonian on the news of the opening of the national museum of african american history and culture on september 24 of this year. the committee has met its funding commitment, one half the total cost for construction of the museum. we are pleased that this extraordinary public-private partnership, enabling the museum to be built has proved successful. the construction is now nearly complete. construction of the african american museum and the proposed repairs to the national air and space museum are illustrative of the very real challenges the subcommittee faces. both increasing demand for and shrinking supply of federal dollars to address many legitimate priorities. for this reason, it is essential that the smithsonian outlined and clearly communicate its highest and greatest priorities. every member of the subcommittee would lik

the wall. >> hi. i'm the museum technician for the national park service. i work specifically for the vietnam veterans memorial collection, which is housed here in the museum resource center. the building is for the national capital region parks. but our collection specifically is housed entirely in this building. we are a collection of objects that are left at a memorial in d.c., vietnam veterans memorial. visitors come by every day, leave objects at the memorial which our park rangers collect. and then every two weeks or so, we do a pickup at the memorial. we bring them out here to our moo zeal resource center where we sourt through them and catalog them and make them part of our collection. i have chosen objects to show you from the collection. they kind of cover the range of topics that the collection interprets, including ptsd, mothers and fathers who lost children. they are objects that will go on display soon. they are good examples of the tin things in the collection. this was left at the wall in the '90s. this is part of a door that was in this man'

at the national museum of math, >> in the morning, if you have a hard time paying attention at schoole your fault. there's now scientific evidence that teens don't learn well when they have to get up early. that's why the american academy of pediatrics is recommending that schools shouldn't start before 8:30 a.m. high schools in california, oklahoma, georgia, and new york have already started making the shift to a later start time. >> this important message is brought to you by the national road safety foundation. [ car door opens and closes ] [ engine starts, revs ] [ horn honks ] ♪ [ seatbelt clicks ] ♪ >> hey! >> oh. >> whoo-hoo! [ horn honks ] [ seatbelts clicking ] >> beneath this stately dome, many of england's most historic ceremonies have taken place. coming up, we'll visit st. paul's cathedral. in english history gave the world one of its greatest places of worship. nicole explains in this "u.k. o.k" report. [ "rule, britannia!" playing ] [ fire crackling ] >> back in 1666, fire swept through london. because so many of the buildings crowded together were made of wood, the fir

. >> the national museum. that's what we have just been told right now and i don't know if this is a tape feed or really live. that is what it says but actually this is a tape turn around. so we're assuming that at some point it had been live. has his tie off with his daughters at the national museum. >> the president is end gaming and waiving. we're at the mercy of cuban television but this is what we we'll be back with trent. >> more gloomy totonight. once the sun sets we'll keep cloudy skies a front will m me through south florida and that will replace the gloomy conditions with sunshine for tomorrow. you can see the dk skies in key west. right now is one of the coolest spots at 72. florida will continue as we could through the next couple hours. i want to get to the seven day forecast. cooler monday up to 70. seventy-five tuesday. eighty wednesday. and then here comes the summer like temperatures once again as we get closer to the weekend. we're going to be back up to 87. >2 trent thank you so much. >> let

up next, a visit to the national museum of american and jewish history for a tour of their exhibition, tracing the history of jewish people in america. present day.the in the second of a two-part visit, we pick up a story in the 1880's, when an era of mass immigration brought thousands of immigrants to the united states from eastern europe every year. >> we started to see big waves of immigrants coming to america. they included jews, irish, italian --all kinds of people coming to america at that time. coming to all different ports, not just ellis island, which is the archetype of the arrival story. people were coming to baltimore, philadelphia, boston, and places like galveston, texas, and california as well. we have on display a number of the types of documents immigrants would have needed when coming into these ports. everything from passports to visas, luggage tags, health inspection certificates. these are things that people tended to save for a long time afterwards, and even passed down to their children. they carried great meaning for them. jews left europe for many different re

we recently learned of the need for enormously costly repairs to the national air museum. if approved, this effort will place extraordinarily dass extraordinary burdens on the budget for the foreseeable future. the subcommittee congratulates the smithsonian on the news of the opening of the national museum of african american history and culture on september 24 of this year. the committee has met its funding commitment, one half the total cost for construction of the museum. we are pleased that this extraordinary public-private partnership, enabling the museum to be built has proved successful.

the wall. >> hi. i'm the museum technician for the national park service. i work specifically for the vietnam veterans memorial collection, which is housed here in the museum resource center. the building is for the national capital region parks. but our collection specifically is housed entirely in this building. we are a collection of objects that are left at a memorial in d.c., vietnam veterans memorial. visitors come by every day, leave objects at the memorial which our park rangers collect. and then every two weeks or so, we do a pickup at the memorial. we bring them out here to our moo zeal resource center where we sourt through them and catalog them and make them part of our collection. i have chosen objects to show you from the collection. they kind of cover the range of topics that the collection interprets, including ptsd, mothers and fathers who lost children. they are objects that will go on display soon. they are good examples of the tin things in the collection. this was left at the wall in the '90s. this is part of a door that was in this man'

>> welcome to the national museum of american jewish history in philadelphia, pennsylvania. i and the chief registrar and associate curator. i am happy to give you a tour. we are in the middle of independence mall in philadelphia. we are halfway between independence hall, where the nation got its start and the national constitution center which explored the founding documents of the nation. anlike to think that we are example of what happens when a people are allowed to live in liberty. one of the big stars in our , thistion is right here is correspondence between george washington and the jewish congregation of newport, rhode island. these are on load -- loan from the morgan foundation. in august of 1790, washington traveled to newport to thank the community for ratifying the constitution, the last state to ratify. -- including the jewish community of newport, and this is the address that was read out loud to washington that day. afterwards, washington would write back to the congregation, a very eloquent letter confirming his belief that the new nation -- his commitment to

he's designing the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is trying to make architecture relevant. >> i hold the work up the highest standards. that's a given. but, for me, even the highest standards are irrelevant if it doesn't connect to this central issue of people, geography, and histories. >> born in tanzania to ghanaian parents, his multinational upbringing inspires his work as an architect. but he's has little in the way of formal training. >> when i did my research into how architecture was being taught at that time, and what the big voices were, i found that i just disagreed. because i felt that the discussion had become very formal. had become about architects naval-gazing, in a way. >> adjaye's b

>> this was the second of a two-part look at the national museum of american jewish history. you can watch this and all other american history >> with that power comes great responsibility and the idea that you have individuals sitting on the court for 30-35 years just doesn't pass the smell test one succumbs to a modern democracy. "q&a," changes you would like to see on the supreme court, including imposing term limits on the justices, and requiring justices to adhere to the same code of ethics other federal judges follow. >> supreme court decisions affect all americans. all americans are aware of the third branch of government and in the last 10-15 years, the third branch of government has become so powerful. voting, health care, women's rights, pregnancy discrimination -- i could go on and on. these issues that 30 years ago, the executive branch would get together to put together a compromise or a bill, that is my happen anymore. the buck stops with the supreme court in a way that is unprecedented in our history. given that the sprinkler is making these impactful decisions,

next, we'll see a selection of items left at the wall. >> hi, my name is janet donlin. i'm a museum technician for the national park service. i work specifically for the vietnam veterans memorial collection, which is housed here, in the museum resource center in landover, maryland. it's a central facility for national capital region parks, but our collection specifically is housed entirely in this building. we are a collection of objects that are left at a memorial in d.c., the vietnam veterans memorial. visitors come by the memorial every day, leave objects at the memorial, which our park rangers collect. and every two weeks or so, we do a pickup at the memorial, bring them to our marine resource center, where we sort through them, catalog them, and make them part of our collection. so i've chosen some objects to show you from the collection. they kind of cover the range of topics that the collection interprets, including ptsd, prisoners of war, mothers and fathers who have lost children. they are objects that will be going on display very soon and i think they're a really good example of the types of things

. >> this was the second of a two-part look at the national museum of american jewish history. you can watch this and all other american history >> each week american history tv's "reel america" provide archival films that bring perspective to today's public affairs issues. president kennedy traveled across the united states, making 11 stops between pennsylvania and california. he highlighted conservation of natural resources for future generations. this half hour interior department film was produced by the naval photographic center. pres. kennedy: our greatness today rests in part on this good piece of geography that is the united states. but what is important is what the people of america do with it. >> this document, produced prior to the death of president kennedy, spans a continent on the days between september 24 and 28, 1963. its message is eloquently expressed in the concern of a nation's leader for the resources of the earth and water or of the human spirit that are the indestructible fabric of these united states. ♪ pres. kennedy: i have come upon a journey of the un

in a recent survey of the best museums in the country, the national museum of the marine corps many is triangle, virginia, was ranked number two. lynn the museum director since it opened ten years ago is not a marine but is part of a family now. >> marine corps cares about the people within the organization. i care for them. some people to be surprised that is a civilian is at the helm. >> i'm a museum professional by training. and by trade. and the marine corps when they have a job that is outside the norm for what marines are training to do, they look to the outside. alison: she is now overseeing the renovations and shared some of the plans with us. the museum is doubling in size. new exhibits will open to the year 2020. along with the dive bomber and the helicopter, there will be a giant screen theater. a children's gallery and a hall of valor to honor the medal of hon more recipient. she is still learning the culture of the marine corps. >> my boss a two-star general decided i should go to boot camp for a week or so. just to observe. i didn't have to do anything too strenuous. i st

flew0 by 40 foot flag that over fort mchenry at baltimore's on the north wall of the national museum e street is this homosexual cherry jubilee. unbelievable. >> i represent the largest vietnamese population outside of vietnam from the vietnam exodus. politicalecoming leaders. >> how does his loss to loretta sanchez, does that near what is going on in orange county? >> that was a big landmark. 1996. m a graphics were changing to become increasingly latino. you had a very charismatic andno candidate will stop to immigration was shifting right there. proposition 180 seven was approved by voters in 1994. this came from orange county and was very important. take all social benefits away from people in the country without proper documentation. that included excluding them from going to school in that was challenged in the court. rolled unconstitutional and eventually was a key ingredient in latino's turning against republicans in greater numbers. >> i think things began loosening up in the 1990's. i think the presidency at something to do with this. orange county began getting more cultura

the race starts at 7:30 near the national museum of american history. graham knight has a preview. >> reporter: hey. good morning. i got to tell you. while the music is great and the driving conditions -- we will talk about that. this had the most beautiful sunrise of a race i have seen. the sky was this beautiful orange and magenta. that's dissipated since i have arrived but it was just beautiful and the race organizers say what a beautiful day for at race. some may disagree with that. let's talk first about the drivers this is maybe one of the most irritating races in dc if you are driving there there are 50 road closures at race goes through every major part of the city. through adams morgan. columbia before it turns south. some are making the best of it. others like cab driver also be hurt by it. let's talk about the music now and the racers. what a fun event. i have covered it in the past and it's a blast the music is motivational as you travel whether you are running the 26.2 miles or the 13.1 half marathon. i spoke to one who is running for a diff

banner, the 30 by 40 foot flag that flew over fort mchenry up at oftimore, on the north wall the national museumstreet is jubilee.sexual unbelievable. that was from the vietnam exodus. they are incredible, they are becoming political leaders. sanchez,t to loretta does that mirror what is going on in orange county? 1996,s a big landmark, the demographics are changing to be increasingly latino. you had a latino candidate that was very charismatic. the immigration issue was shifting, right there. proposition 187 was approved by voters in 1994. this came from orange county, and this is very important, because it attempted to take all social benefits, public benefits, away from people in the country without proper documentation, including excluding them from going to school. that was challenged in court as unconstitutional. eventually, it was the key in turning people against republicans in greater numbers. >> i think the clinton presidency had something to do with it. when orange county became more culturally diverse, that made a difference. hispanic community is very burgeoning, active, and embrace

. >> it is great to go to the national museum. we have many, many activities for children. nds-on crafts. the park service will be there about their celebration. and then continue at 5:00 to the warner theater for opening ceremonies. >>> today a new gun store will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony while an anti-gun group gets together in the park. they will gather for a family base event in lion park. gun dealership close to schools, parks, and residential homes does not add any value to the community. >> a woman is now in custody after an apparent road rage attack. a man noticed someone following behind him driving aggressively for several minutes. so he pulls into a shopping center and hopes the instead, she followed him. i headed down to lorton to find out more. his morning commute down 123 in lore ton seemed normal until he looked in his rear-view mirror. the victim noticed a red convertible aggressively tailgating and slamming on brakes and repeating that several times. >> she was just swerving. >> so he decided to pull off the main road into this shopping center. where yo

the marathon begins tomorrow 7:30 in front of the national museum of american history. tro opens at 5:00. roads and streets begin closing at midnight tonight. today they announced the winner of the prestigious porpiture competition that is held every three years. it opens tomorrow and has 43 best submissions. as mike carteco baltimore artist. mike: aim's oil on canvas miss everything portrays a young baltimore woman witnessing the recent rise in the city she is mindful of the black lives matter movement and hopes the work challenges the stereotypes. >> just asking to be seen. >> her mother encouraged her to be a doctor or lawyer. not a starving artist. but later she embraced her daughter's passion. >> i want you to be here mom. this is so far the greatest day of my life. >> she took first prize in the national portrait gallery outwin competition among 2,500 entries. >> they come from 19 states and the district of columbia. they are in absolutely referencing what they are seeing around them. >> the conversations happening across the country and in the news today. >> in ad

. >> it is great to go to the national museum. we have many, many activities for children. hands-on crafts. the park service will be there about their celebration. and then continue at 5:00 to the warner theater for opening ceremonies. ? security is always concerned with things happening down here. they always work with the park to make sure events like this go on. people are able to come down and enjoy. that's on everybody's mind today, having a good time. certainly a good back ground to do it. derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >>> derrick, thanks. a passengers heading to the bahamas yesterday. the front landing gear, something went wrong, malfunctioned, did not fully extend. a viewer sent us this of the landing. it had its nose on the run way. those on board said it was nerve-racking. >>> i got really scared and started crying. >> we were just flying around in circles. >> it was pretty scary. >> yeah. general consensus, scary. close call. the passengers and crew will be just fine. >>> the flight attendant and former beauty queen accused of ditching $3 million of cocaine w

as mike carter-conneen reports, the national museum of the natural history announced a major scientific discovery today. dino species that helps explain the revolution of t-rex. mike: at the smithsonian national history museum they reveal t of a newly discovered dinosaur species. related and similar to t-rex but about the size of a horse. >> long, slender legs. a large head. hijack fossils were found in -- >> mike: the fossils were found in 2000 in uzbekistan. >> this is indigence style stuff. >> they believe this brain case, part of the skull is unique species that lived 90 million years ago to fill 20-million gap in the fossil record. >> this is an evolutionary story. how did the king get its crown? where did t-rex come from? how does evolution produce animal like a seven-ton super predator? mike: this replica of the brain about the size of a grapefruit is smaller than the basketball-size brain case of the tyrannosaurus rex. they believe the smaller, the smart as t-rex. >> it's a well developed ear for low frequency hearing. the noise you hear if someone walks about or a car drives by

which has a lot to do with historical events. >> this was the second of a two-part look at the national museum of american jewish history. you can watch this and all other american history tv programs at c-span.org/history. >> next come a look at the history of the chicano movement. mario t. garcia from university of california, santa barbara inke recently about chicanos los angeles in the early 1960's and 1970's. i will conclude this special panel and book presentation with .y own recent publication in the last two years, i have published two books on the chicano movement. one is a volume entitled "the chicano movement: perspectives 20th century." to the the contributions book are the revised papers from the conference. i blessedlude those it from other scholars to provide a more rounded coverage

we recently learned of the need for enormously costly repairs to the national air museum. if approved, this effort will place extraordinarily dass extraordinary burdens on the budget for the foreseeable future. the subcommittee congratulates the smithsonian on the news of the opening of the national museum of african american history and culture on september 24 of this year. the committee has met its funding commitment, one half the total cost for construction of the museum. we are pleased that this extraordinary public-private partnership, enabling the museum to be built has proved successful. the construction is now nearly complete. construction of the african american museum and the proposed repairs to the national air and space museum are illustrate -- illustrative of the very real challenges the subcommittee faces. both increasing demand for and thinking supply of federal dollars to address many legitimate priorities. for this reason, it is essential that the smithsonian outlined and clearly communicate its highest and greatest priorities. every member of the subcommit

last sumer the national building museum gave us the beach. it was the big pit full of ball for folks to relax in. this summer's plan may be a bit more to that penguin's liking, actually. because this is the iceberg. the national building museum plans a series of installations that it will be in the great hall and will feature portions considered above the water line and others below. it's all set to open in july. leon: that is huge, too. alison: it is. see what that looks like. so organizers of this weekend's rock 'n' roll marathon shift the finish line because of the snow piled up in the parking lot at r.f.k. stadium. it didn't stop folks from going to the lot to get the bag and register for the big race. you can learn about all the events around the region this weekend. at our website wjla.com. we have incredible video tonight of a shocking survival story. leon: this starts with a long boarder in texas taking on steep roads with sharp curbs and no guardrails. this is francisco who was having the run of his life, going 45 miles per hour. som

. >> this was the second of a two-part look at the national museum of american jewish history. you can watch this and all other american history >> with that power comes great responsibility and the idea that you have individuals sitting on the court for 30-35 years just doesn't pass the smell test one succumbs to a modern democracy. "q&a," changes you would like to see on the supreme court, including imposing term limits on the justices, and requiring justices to adhere to the same code of ethics other federal judges follow. >> supreme court decisions

who will be in japan or heading out to the country, the exhibition is on until june 12th at the national museum of western art in tokyo. >>> people across japan are going out under sunny skies. meteorologist robert speta joins us with more in world weather. >> actually, as we look ahead through the next 24 to 48 hours, temperatures will continue to rise up. so you do want to get out and enjoy yourself. the cherry blossoms starting to bloom in the tokyo area as well. it looks like one final shot of winter likely by the latter part of the week out here. that's really going to be a result of a storm system actually developing back here towards southeastern china. already bringing heavy rainfall in some locations there outside hong kong. 140 millimeters reported in the last 24 hours. in the next 48 hours, you're really going to be seeing this front continuing to develop. that's going to bring additional precipitation in a few locations. as much as 100 to 150 millimeters as that develops and pulls off to the northeast. you have to remember, this is a low pressure system. these move in a counterclock

the wall. >> hi. i'm the museum technician for the national park service. rk specifically for the vietnam veterans memorial collection, which is housed here in the museum resource center. the building is for the national capital region parks. but our collection specifically is housed entirely in this building. we are a collection of objects that are left at a memorial in d.c., vietnam veterans memorial. visitors come by every day, leave objects at the memorial which our park rangers collect. and then every two weeks or so, we do a pickup at the memorial. we bring them out here to our moo zeal resource center where we sourt through them and catalog them and make them part of our collection. i have chosen objects to show you from the collection. they kind of cover the range of topics that the collection interprets, including ptsd, mothers and fathers who lost children. they are objects that will go on display soon. they are good examples of the tin things in the collection. this was left at the wall in the '90s. this is part of a door that was in this man's --

so big, before tre came as what scientists say was pre-t-rex and revealed by scientists at the national museumy in washington d.c. sheds new light on his evolution, as explained via skype by his researcher. >> had to get smart before they get big and with the evolution of t-rex this was 100 million year evolution journey. >> reporter: the horse size dinosaur lived at the end of 100 period and took longer for his brain to evolve than his brawn. >> we realize basically it had all of the advanced senses that t-rex has, keen hearing and keen eyesight and presumably really keen smell and so that this evolved in a much smaller creature and basically it was when the ecological to be what everyone knows and are prepared and he just bulked up and increased in size. >> reporter: the growth to huge size and ecological dominance happened suddenly and what triggered it is still a mystery. kristen with al jazeera. >>> and of course you can always keep to update with all the very latest of news past and present on our website, there it is on your screen, go and take a look, it's at al jazeera.com. both sides

family day kicks off at 9:00 this morning at the national museum. good news is it's free. with more than 1.5 million people expected to visit the district during the festival is, you can bet parking will be a built of a challenge. be sure to give yourself plenty of time to find a spot if you're driving. metro is usually a better option. the best bets are the smithsonian and la the phrblossoms are in full blo. washington received its first shipment of trees back in 1910. there are now 3,750 cherry trees along the tidal basin, the national mall, and the potomac waterfront. share your blossom experience with us. e-mail us your pictures. >> such a beautiful sight out there. it was a rocky welcome to the bahamas. the dangerous situation for passengers on their way to paradise. >> major storm damage in parts of florida. flooded streets and the danger for neighbors cleaning up their homes. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress who's authored landmark progressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland