but you have a national museums outside of paris. the imperial war museum, the science museum, the rf museum in england. you have these museums that are looking at aviation especially from the national stories of the country that they're in and they have some pretty impressive artifacts as well in their collection. >> we're talking about the renovations that will be under way over the next six to seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 2023, what's going to change? >> it's going to be a completely changed museum. the idea is to really reinterpret, represent the history of flight. and to do that in ways that really stimulate early 21st century audiences. and so looking at military aviation a different way, looking at the development of civilian and commercial aviation, looking at space, the idea of where the planets, what's the idea of earth in our story of human kind. so it's going to be very bold but the idea is to present a new take on aerospace history. as our current generation of curators. we're excited. >> let's hear from kevin j

smithsonian officials closed the national museum of the american indian, the national museum of africanrt and a couple more museums because they lost power. >> it's hot out here. it feels disgusting. >> under a near triple digit heat wave for the next three days. the high will be close to 100 degrees and it will feel even hotter. that has brought on extra crews to help with any outages weekend. >> we also have many more crews available waiting if need be to be called in. >> you're now looking at a live picture of these guys working on third street southwest. trying to repair that underground equipment. pepco tells us the power should be back on tomorrow by noon. so you're probably watching this and thinking to yourself, okay, what if i want to go to the museum tomorrow? you do have options. the national museum of natural history, the national museum of american history and the national air and space museum are all open tomorrow. you can go check those out and hopefully the other museums will be open as well. you can find out the latest information on our app. i'm shomari stone, news 4.

museums. we have our national military museum and the national u.s. air force or aviation or contemporary to us. you have national museums in paris. you have the rome museum and the rf museum in england. you have these museums that are looking at aviation from a national -- from the countries they are in and created of an impressive artifacts as well. >> we are talking about renovations will be under way of the next six or seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 202, what's going to change? >> the idea is to really reinterpret and represent the history of flights and to do that in ways that stimulate early 21st century. so looking at military aviation of a different way and looking at commercial aviation and looking at space and the idea where the plans are. the idea is really presenting a new take on aerospace history. we have, this is our current generation of curators and educators. we really are excited about telling new stories. >> lets hear from kevin who's joining us from north carolina. thank you for waiting, go ahead with your question and c

the world. it's a way we have to always fully vet and justify that technology, those artifacts coming into the museum. >> are there other museums like this elsewhere in the world? >> there are other national museums in the u.s. and rest of the world. we have our national military museums and u.s. air force and naif aviation or contemporaries to us, the museum of flight. you have also national museums outside of paris. you have the imperial war museum, science museum. you have these museums looking at aviation from those national stories of the countries they are in and they have impressive artifacts as well in their collection. >> we were talking about ren nations under way over the next six or seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 2023, what's going to change? >> it's going to be a completely changed museum. i mean, over 20 major exhibitions the idea is to re-present the history of flight and do that in ways that stimulate early 21st century audiences. so looking at military aviation in a different way and development of civilian and commercial aviation, looking at space, looking at the idea of where the planets, what's the idea of earth in our story of human kind. so it's going to b

i am the senior curator of aeronautics at the national air around space museum. and we are here this morning at the national air and space museum housing center. this is the place where our museum keeps all of its largest objects and some pretty darn spectacular things when you come right down to it. we are standing almost in front of one of my favorite machines. it's the 1903 langley airplane. aerodrone, as he called it. samuel langley was the third secretary of the smithsonian institution. from the mid 1880s until the time of his death in 1906. he was sort of a self-taught astronomer. he was the founder of the smithsonian astro physical observatory and he founded the zoo and some of the museums we have today. but he was really fascinated, and had been since childhood, by the idea of flight. and in the late 1880s, he decided to begin flying machine experiments of his own. he began with small models, rubber-powered models. and then larger models powered by steam engines, small steam engines. but still, too small to carry a human being. and then in 1898, the govern

american history tv, only on cspan 3. >>> you are looking at live pictures inside the smithsonian national air and space museumthe national mall in washington, d.c. today, july 1st, marking 40 years since president gerald ford was on hand back in 1976 to dedicate this museum. since then, more than 320 million visitors have come here and to the museum's second location outside of washington, d.c. near dulles airport. together, more than 8 million visitors come here combined making she is two museums the most popular in the u.s. we will be live over the next two and a half hours leading up to our coverage of the museum's 40th anniversary sell brachlgs we will look at some of the one of a kind artifacts shown here. and you will have a chance to call in to question the cure it aors and people who manage the collection. here about the phone numbers. 202-748-8900. for those in the mountain and pacific time zones, 202-748-4901. send us a tweet or skroin us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. we are joined by general jack dailey. he is the man in charge this museum. you have been here 17 years. this is a big night for

the moon. after that i was lucky enough to be director of this museum, the national air and space museum. hings in it, the artifacts in it are old friends of mine. and some of them way before my time. we were supposed to open july 4th, 1976. and we actually beat it by three days, july 1st, 1976. we were supposed to cut the ribbon out here, the ribbon on the mall side of the building declaring it open. the signal came from a spacecraft between here and mars and outer space. i was holding my breath, thinking all those electrons gone lost up there in space. and all these vips standing around looking at this ribbon and this mechanical shearing device and nothing would happen. but believe it or not, all the electrons did their cute little things and the ribbon got snipped and the building got opened. it was good. at the peak of the apollo program when neil armstrong stepped out on to the surface of the moon, that i think was kind of the peak of the interest that the american public had. buildings like this do a lot to sustain that level of interest. and that's one of the things that i think is

tonight we gather to honor both the legacy and future of this great museum. places like the nationaluseum have the profound ability to draw out awe and wonder and plant seeds of curiosity. in my own life it was museums like this one that ignited my love for science. i'm here in washington, d.c. to study physics and thankfully have the incredible opportunity to be an explainer here at the museum. explainers get to best see the true value of these artifacts. as we tell the stories behind the inventions, innovations and scientific discoveries within these walls we witness the past collide with the future with every smile, every wide eyed look and every moment of true understanding. so many people who have come through these doors leave touched and inspired by what they have seen. and these experiences act as seeds for further innovation and discovery. i am so proud of this museum. and i'm so blessed by the way this touched not only my own life but also the lives of millions of other people. so happy birthday national air and space museum. we are t minus 47 seconds from opening the doors

but you have a national museums outside of paris. the imperial war museum, the science museum, the rf museum in england. you have these museums that are looking at aviation especially from the national stories of the country that they're in and they have some pretty impressive artifacts as well if their collection. >> we're talking about the renovations that will be under way over the next six to seven years. when we come back in 2022 or 2023, what's going to change? >> it's going to be a completely changed museum. the idea is to really reinterpret, represent the history of flight. and to do that in ways that really stimulate early 21st century audiences. and so looking at military aviation a different way, looking at the development of civilian and commercial aviation, looking at space, the idea of where the planets, what's the idea of earth in our story of human kind. so it's going to be very bold but the idea is to present a new take on aerospace history. as our current generation of occ cu curatorers. we're excited. >> kevin? >> call

of the american indian. >> just came from the air and space museum and heading towards the botanical gardens. castle and the national america history is open. tomorrow, by the way, if you plan ongoing to the museum, of course, we are here, they open at 9:00 tomorrow morning. hopefully you have a good time and that everything is resolved. of course, as we've been telling you, it's going to be a very hot weekend. live here on the national mall, sm shomari stone, news4. >>> because of the heat, 200 inmates have been moved out of their cell and another jail, the one in st. mary's county in maryland has no air conditioning at all. the warden says it is having an impact on everything from sentencing to staffing. mark segraves got a look inside. >> on that second tier, it gets up to over 100 degrees. >> reporter: it was built with no air conditioning. >> this is where it gets the hottest in the >> reporter: he's providing ice water, large fans and extra shower time for the inmates. he's also allowing them to wear shorts and t-shirts rather than the traditional prison jumpsuits. >> it's too much. it's too hot. remember, my

alison: it does not open until september, but tonight we got an advanced look at the national museum of african american history and culture. tim barber went on the tour. the artifacts take on new meaning in light of recent events. tim: outside, the museum looks like art. inside looks like a history book. not just african-americans but all americans. >> all. tim: the story starts 90 feet below the ground. slavery and segregation. there are nearly 40,000 artifacts in the 100,000 square-foot museum, some small, not so small. trainower here and this had to be lowered into the museum and placed here before they put on the roof. chuck berry's cadillac and this airplane used by the tuskegee airmen are still covered in plastic. the're getting ready for september grand opening, which will be attended by president barack obama, who was also in the museum. u.s. and just told as the floors, celebrating african-american sports figures, politicians, and entertainers. the story is not over. >> black lives matter! tim: sometimes, they s it also has brought us our greatest moments. and a small way ca

air and museum is open along with the national museum of american history. if you want to check out those museums, they are open and you can cool off in air conditioning. live here on the national mall, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> well, yes, it is indeed dangerously hot but it's been a fairly school year so far. check out more about this and our nbc washington app. right now, just search heat records. >>> montgomery county public school students have one more month of summer vacation left. in the future, the summer break could be shifting for kids and employees of the county's 250-plus schools. shifting closer to may. scott macfarlane is finding out some parents and teachers are thrilled at the idea. others are not. >> reporter: aaron, at the splash park in germantown, it's been packed here all day because this is the halfway point of summer vacation in county. the halfway point is today. come the 2017-2018 school year, the timing could be changing. on this sunny, brutally hot friday, we were surprised by how many people wanted to talk about school. smelly s

museum of national art, the freer stacker and national indian museum without power. they'll be closed the duration of the day. power will be restored by noon, pepco says. also, federal government buildings were affec the incident. it was the equipment failure down southwest third and east. it caused this. there were portable generators given to some of the government buildings and the agencies affected. traffic signals are not affected through this. just have a lot fewer places that you can be able to cool off today in this excessive heat. we're live down at the smithsonian. back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> it is hot, but you do have some options if you've got to be outside this weekend. d.c. pools and spray parks are extending their hours to help you keep cool. they'll be open until 9:00 tonight. charles county pools will be open later, a well, until 8:00. >>> a pedestrian is dead this morning after he was hit and killed by an suv in capitol heights. prince george's county police say the man was hit near ritchie road and edgeworth drive. it

it's a 40-year birthday celebration at the national air and space museum on the national mall. >> soany people who have come through these doors leave touched and inspired by what they have seen. and these experiences act as seeds for further innovation and discovery. >> reporter: it's being celebrated i an all-nighter. >> with the speakers happening earlier, it drew a lot of people off the mall that were here for the fourth of july. it's a great time for this to happen, and a commemorative moment. >> reporter: those here at the party will be treated to live music, star gazing and a scavenger hunt, while others are sleeping. this man brought his son. >> i think it's great, an awesome time to spend with the family, look at airplanes and spaceships from years past, and an opportunity for all of us to stay informed about what this great country has done through space travel. >> reporter: the museum opened july 1st, 1976. 300 million visitors have come through these doors since then. the main gallery just underwent a $30 million makeover. >> i'm here, i'm loving the history behind everyt

the museum's collection. and you can watch the museum's signature event celebrating the anniversary. this is american history tv only on c-span 3. >>> you're looking at live pictures inside the smithsonian national air and space museum located on the washington mall on washington, d.c. today july 1 marking 40 years since president gerald ford was on hand back in 1976 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 eight 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's 40th anniversary celebration. we'll look at 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 mountain and pacific, 202-748-8901. send us a tweet @cspan history or join us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. first we are joined her

brent glass, the director emeritus of this and sony national museum of american -- the smithsonian national museum of american history. a national leader in the interpretation and promotion of history, brent glass is a public historian who provides management to the museum, historical organizations and cultural institutions around the world. served as, brent has a management consultant to more institutions ranging from places like san francisco, president lincoln's foundation in illinois. he was a member of the flight 93 memorial advisory commission. let's welcome dr. brent glass. [applause] glass: thank you, shuan. good evening, everyone. it is a pleasure to be here. dayent a really interesting revisiting monticello and particularly enjoyed some of the new opportunities and experiences. it reinforces my belief that there is always something new under the sun. i think we are learning more about history all the time through scholarships, through archaeology, through a number of new approaches to understanding history. it is so great to visit monticello and see how that research is being made

join us in the 6:00 o'clock hour. >> national radio museum is a gem in olde city. have taken many people there great place on spend an afternoon. >> thanks, guys. >>> we will be right >>> well, we told you yesterday morning about the controversy surrounding melania trump convention. >> she defended herself late last night on the late show with stephen colbert, kind of of. >> that is because i learned honesty during my humble upbringing. in the west philadelphia a, born and raised. thank you. on the playground is where i spend mess of my day. >> you know that familiar line is from the theme of the fresh prince of bellaire, she quoted movies like braveheart and the network, and if you are wondering that is actress laura bennoti. >> coming up next, we will talk about the dress melania trump wore for her convention speech. it was much more than a style choice. we will show you hidden message behind the trust. >>> italians are known for amazing cookie and local woman doesn't disappoint we will tell you about the cookbook that goes beyond her family recipe, stay with us.

he was going back and forth from the national liberty museum, great place at third and chestnut. >> comingiordano from our sister station talk radio 1210 joins us live from the republican national convention in cleveland. >>> sales for dress melania trump wore was red hot. this wasn't just a style choice. we will show you hidden meaning behind the dress. >>> how about this, brooke after a lifetime of cooking for her family one woman decides to share her passion with the world. coming up, find out why her new you cookbook is about more than just >>> at the age of 677, one delaware county woman has a new career. >> she has written a cookbook and about to embark on the trip across the world as book growness popularity. she's 77. "eyewitness news" reporter, jan carabao joins us with the success. >> reporter: she's a great lady, in lisa is leaving for tuscan think friday and she will teach there for two weeks and, get that, it is her second trip after people in that country heard about her cookbook on line. before lisa and her family creating this book wasn't about the recipes at all. >> gnocch

. >>> there was some music, some dancing, and celebrations going on at the national museum of the american indian today, the seventh annual living earth festival. this year's theme is agricultural practices and the importance of native americans foods in our culture. the festival included a cooking symposium and artist demonstrations as well. a hot day for this, so nice for folks to be able to do something where they can get indoors. >> yes. and this entire week, very hot, it's mid-july. >> it's to be expected, right? >> yes. plenty of heat in the forecast. there you see our exclusive ten-day forecast. 97 tomorrow, 94 on tuesday. wednesday, a bit of a break. and then we're near 100 degrees. we might even hit 100 degrees next weekend. some scattered thunderstorms possible later in the day tomorrow. >> this 89 will feel so cool. >> i know. >> that wednesday is looking real good. all right. thanks. >>> that's the news for now. "nightly news" is coming up next. we'll sigh again for news 4 at 11:00. good night, everybody.

brent glass is the director emeritus of the smithsonian national museum of american history. museumld's largest devoted to telling the story of america. a national leader in the preservation, interpretation, and promotion of history, brent glass is a public historian who provides management and consulting services to museums, historical organizations, and cultural institutions around the world. "50 great american places" is his most recent book. since 2012, brent has served as a management consultant to more than 50 institutions ranging from places like san francisco, as well as abraham lincoln's presidential library foundation in illinois. he is working with several museums in development and was a member of the flight 93 memorial advisory commission. without further do, let's welcome dr. brent glass. [applause] dr. glass: thank you, shuan. and good evening, everyone. it is a pleasure to be here. in charlottesville. i spent a really interesting day revisiting monticello and particularly enjoyed some of the new opportunities and new experiences. and it reinforces my belief tha

the linked fate that black people used to feel is tenuous. >> hello. my name is mary elliott, i'm a museum specialist here at the national museum of african-american history and culture. and i am co-cure ating the slavery and freedom exhibition with my colleague nancy burkeoff in the audience as well. i really appreciate elsa barkley brown your acknowledgement of silence. in this experience of putting together the exhibition, we've had people come forward with objects, documents, that nonafrican-americans, white people who say i didn't know what to do with this. and i've heard it for so many years. and it helps us to have a better understanding of the black experience in america and it's important that these people are coming forward now. and in the exhibition, we look at slavery and freedom and talk about the harsh realities of slavery but the resistance resilience yens and survival, right? we've had some experiences along the way where for example, when we took apart the slave cabin, we had a young woman african-american, descended from the slave community associated with the cabin. she told me she dnidn't talk to anot

the george c. marshall museum and the -- as the national george c. marshall museum and library, and i urge my colleagues to support the concurrent resolution and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from virginia, mr. brat, is recognized. mr. brat: mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to the general from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, is recognized. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the -- both gentlemen from virginia for their support of this legislation, and i rise today to urge passage of h.con.res. 138. this resolution would designate the george c. marshall museum and the george c. marshall research library in lexington, virginia, as the national george c. marshall museum and library. general george c. marshall dedicated his life to public service, serving honorably in the united states army as army chief of staff during world war ii, special ambassador to china, secretary of state and secretary of defense.

it was co-hosted by the american historical association and the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture which opens this september on the national mall. this is an hour 40 minutes. >> this morning i got a call from a reporter who wanted to know why would the museum at a time when it was focused on opening the building, why would a museum help to organize such a conference? the simple answer is we're crazy, but the real answer is that at the smithsonian, at this museum, scholarship is the engine and research is the lifeblood of the institution. without the decades of research and academic scholarship as a foundation, there would be no national museum of african-american history and culture. so we know that we are tied so much to the work that so many of you do. so much of the intellectual and interpretive agenda of the museum has been shaped by the work of many who are participating in this conference. thanks to this amazing array of scholarship, the museum is able to position itself as an institution that will help all who visit find the rich, complex, and nuanced hi

buildings designed by french architect le corbusier to the world heritage list they include the national museum of western art here in tokyo. unesco's committee began deliberations in istanbul on sunday. the panel plans to discuss 29 submissions for cultural and natural world heritage status. the list includes 17 le corbusier buildings in seven countries. an advisory panel selected the buildings for consideration in may this year. if listed, the museum in tokyo would become the 20th world heritage site in japan. >>> the songwriter who penned the lyrics for the international hit song "sukiyaki" yesterday. he was 83. the number reached the top of the billboard charts in 1963. he began his career as a television and radio scriptwriter. he was also a popular radio and tv host known for his witty and straightforward style of talking. [ speaking japanese ] >>> he remained active as a radio personality after he revealed he was suffering from parkinson's disease and prostate cancer in 2010. >>> turning now to business. tokyo stocks rallied following the victory of prime minister abe's governing coaliti

on display, arts and industries building, the old tin shed, throughout the history of the old national aerial museum and then is in display with the opening of the national mall build of the national air and space museum where it's been on display ever since. the artifact that you see behind me is the original spirit of st. louis. it's the original fabric. once again, one of thon

we founded a museum in los angeles called the japanese american national museum where we institutionalize the story of the interment of japanese americans. because as the generation that experienced it die off and those that didn't spear it don't share it with their deskcend dents, i will fade away. buy build an institution, we institutionalize the story. and by dramatizing it and telling it from the broadway stage. we brought that. and we've been working with the board of education with the state of arkansas where the two camps were and we were incarcerated in one of the two. and we've invited teachers, a dozen teacher to come to the japanese american national museum every summer. we fund their -- this program. and get them to incorporate the chapter on the interment to -- i think to the educational curriculum in arkansas, particularly because it's a part of arkansas history. there are two interment camps there. so we need to, as individuals and as organizations, to try to prevent that from happening by ensuring that these stories will be remembered. in the same way that we remember the

i'm a genealogist for the national museum of african american history. comment i wanted to make regarding to her question about mythnce -- there's this that we are missing or lacking an abundance of records on african-americans. it's actually the opposite. it takes quite a bit of time to do the research, but i think every historian up there on the thel has evidence to contrary of thate myth. reading ther of records different way. instead of just looking of african-americans records, you're looking for evidence of african-americans in those records. that is the beginning of the country when we were recording records until now. there were silences that about with every group, not just african-americans. what i think we need to do is have some sort of middle ground for genealogists and historians thecome together to find methodologies that use and combine them to tell a better story. i've had an experience when i was looking for evidence of african-americans in the colonial period. book took men's five attempt to get through, " slaves without masters." what

we are honored to support and partner with you and the national air and space museum. let's give jack a well deserved hand. and as general daily said, this is an exciting year for us. the 40th anniversary of the national air and space museum. boeing will be celebrating its centennial. we'll be 100 years old on july 15. we'll have that early celebration on july 1, as you said. and it's one that's involved all aspects of aerospace. we think about during that first century of aviation people went from walking on the earth to walking on the moon. we went from riding horses to flying in airplanes and space ships. it's been an incredible journey and boeing's been a part of. that it's my privilege toinlt deuce t -- to introduce the speakers. as the space enthusiast, how excited i am that this is the topic for tonight. first of all, again, i want to recognize michael collins. it's a privilege to have a national hero here with us tonight. and i mentioned earlier that when i told my 15-year-old son that i was going to meet him this evening, he said, no way. and so he's done a lot

on american00 artifacts, we take a look at the new society and national museum of african american history and culture with its director. the museum opens its doors to the public in september of this year. were able to get amazing collections of movie posters such as the ones behind you. that is an early oscar poster from the 1920's and then this is part of our job is to help people relearn history they think they know. that movie posters from spencer williams. he is known by most people as playing amos and andy did he was one of the most important black film directors in the late 30's and 40's. >> and sunday night at 8:00 on the presidency, historian john talk about the process of writing a presidential biography. for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> leah wright rigeueur is the author of "the loneliness of the black republican." she is the author of the loneliness of cspan's american history tv interviewed the professor at this year's annual meeting of the organization of american historians in providence, rhode island. this is about 10 minutes. >> you wrote

it was cohosted by the national smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture and the american historical association. [applause] prof. berlin: thank you very much feared i would like to affirm that i am ira berlin, and this is a discussion over who is black, with the expectation that anybody of african descent has the same opinions, shares the same music, can play and dance pretty much the same way only to discover that that is not true. we also, of course, have formalized this notion, and it is something called the one drop rule, which we used to distinguish race relations on most of mainland america, or compare race or understanding race on mainland north america from elsewhere in the world, and it of course speaks to the fact that african americans and africans have had a common enemy and have had a shared experience, all of which complicates our understanding of the question of who is black, and those of you who were here last night, when our discussions kind of mobilized and moved notions of identity, the question of exactly what blackness means clearly grew

the national mall. it's hazy out there. tourist and museum visitors feeling the effects of the extreme heat. the holocaust, the national museum of the american indian and the museum of african art are closed for the rest of the day and so is the museum. and if you think this is hot, this is just the beginning. good afternoon. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm here with amelia draper. it feels much hotter. >> it feels like temperatures are at 100 or warmer. as we head into the weekend, it gets worse. temperatures rise and humidity rises so it will feel a lot hotter. let's look at your numbers right now. here's how hot it's feeling in your neighborhood. close to 100 in the district. 103 in leesburg with partly sunny skies. for the evening hours, we can't rule out a shower but the focus is on the heat and humidity. 7:00, 8:00 p.m., still around 90 degrees in the mid-80s and mostly clear. i want to quickly walk you through tomorrow at noon. when you factor in the humidity feeling like temperatures are in the triple digits, about 103 in the district and 100 in gaithersburg. as we move into the midafter

officially it's a gig with the national museum of american history as its first ever historian or scholarrican brewing history initiative. >> okay, sounds like a good idea. it's posted as a three-year full time job in which you'll be drinking craft beer talking to brewers and reporting back about your findings, that is, if you can remember any of those findings. >> now, the job pays nearly $65,000 plus benefits. >> wow. >> the application deadline is august 10th. >> i know what i'll be doing on the 9th. >>> okay, so one of the characteristics of a good reporter is being observant, you might say. >> on the other hand, a useful trait for a television reporter is blocking out distractions, especially while you're doing a live report. >> okay, so there's an australian reporter who was telling viewers how a missing 5-year-old girl had been found safe. look. >> jocelyn is now being taken away for medical observation. apart from a few cuts and bruises, the paramedics say she's in very, very good shape. >> now, that very loud distracting arrest behind her actually had nothing to do with the missi

but it wasn't an option at several popular museums near the national mall. ryan hughes picks up the team coverage from northwest washington. hey, ryan. ryan: you just heard how hot it is. now we are having major power problems down here. a lot of the museums are affected. at the newseum a sign on the door letting people know it's closed because of the power outages. the doors are also locked. we saw a lot of different people turned away. show you video we shot a little bit ago this afternoon. the power went out around noon. a lot of people were not allowed in because of the power problems. some of the museums affected the arthur and the sackler gal ryia of arts, african museum of national arts, the national museum of the american indian and theri closed. newseum is also affected. for a lot of people, jonathan, as you were mentioning, in this heat, they were trying to head inside to get relief from the brutal heat. but they couldn't get in. take a listen. >> it's disappointing because i know my mom, this is one she was really looking guard to. she is intereste

. >> yeah, have you ever been down to the national building museum for the iceberg exhibit it's a coolxhibit and features massive triangular icebergs and ronnie mccrae checked it out and gives us behind the scenes look. check it out. iceberg which is temer insulation inside our he morm us great hall it took us a year to come up with us with the architecture firm we're about building and designed and partnered with architects to simulate iceberg field using interesting materials all recycleble building materials it's not totally realistic it's using design and architecture to create an experience. this a lot of different things to do inside iceberg. you're going to explore giant towering icebergs some on the floor some hanging and you can climb up the tallest one and be at the water level and see around you the entire ocean and peaks of the iceberg coming up and you can sample delicious shaved ice of course. >> i hope you enjoy. >> and our shaved iceland and ice beaten bag chairs lounge and go down ice slide from one of the tall it's something different that the norm in washington d.c..

the national portrait gallery. so thank you so very much for joining us here at the museum today. >>> the smithsonian national air and space museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary today. join us starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern when we'll be live from the museum taking your calls and questions about aviation and space history. that's today at 6:00 p.m. here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> each week, american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. 45 years ago, on april 11th, 1970, "apollo 13" blasted off in what was to be the third nasa mission to land men on the moon. next, a 1970 nasa documentary about the crisis which nearly left the three "apollo 13" astronauts stranded in space. >> this little tape recorder has been a big benefit to us in passing the time in our transit to the moon, and it's rather odd to see it floating like this in odyssey while it's playing the scene from 2001. >> april 13, 1970, the mood could only be described as relaxed. "apollo 13," man's fifth lunar mission, the third scheduled to land on the moon, continued its tranquil

point to defy what you were taught in school about the atomic bombs ending the war, in the national museumthe u.s. navy the official u.s. navy museum it says now in their exhibit that the vast instruction reeked by the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki, and the loss of 135,000 people made little impact on the japanese military. however the soviet invasion of manchuria on august 9, for filling a promise, changed their minds. basically it makes the case that i want to make today. it was not the atomic bombs. and the fact that truman and advisers knew beforehand there were other ways to end the war that could possibly end of the war sooner. and according to general macarthur, was no pacifist, a good of and much sooner -- it could have ended much sooner. >> you can watch the entire program tonight turning in a eastern -- 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. the civil war institute at gettysburg college in pennsylvania recently hosted a conference on reconstruction and the legacy of the civil war. up next, abigail cooper, history professor at brandeis university talks about the exp

larry: developing now, workers putting the final touches on the national museum of the african-american his and culture. out the chance to check latest work on the museum. much of the inside reminds you book of not only african-americans, but all americans, with nearly 40,000 artifacts. >> this easy and will help us all to illuminate the dark corners. larry: president obama is expected to attend the grand opening on september 24. later here, a few spotty showers and storms across the area. coming up. larry: driving through south carolina, 100 degrees. veronica: hit any storms? larry: very brief. autria: are the storms moving out of here? we will have a few today. we had high gusts yesterday, taking down some trees. a lot of rain and a few inches in a few locations. 70 right now, 70 in the national harbor. quite a few clouds across the area. a cold front coming through and on doppler we have some rain in areas of montgomery county. virginia, south and southeast, the rain index in clarksburg, percival, wind index getting wet. germantown and gaithersburg, irregular areas are next. bit out

the 40th anniversary of the smithsonian air and space museum live this evening beginning at 6:00 eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >> the smithsonian's national air and space museum open to the public on the national mall 40 years ago on july 1st, 1976. up next, on real america, president gerald ford's remarks and portions of the dedication ceremony. this 14-minute film was recorded by the naval photographic center and provided by the gerald r. ford presidential library. >> president of the united states and the vice president of the united states. ♪ >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, mr. chief justice, mr. vice president, distinguished members of congress, secretary rippley, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. this beautiful new museum and it's exciting exhibits of the mastery of air and space is a perfect birthday present from the american people to themselves. although it's almost impolite to boast, perhaps we can say with patriotic pride that the flying machines we see here from the wright brothers' 12 horse plane to the latest space vehicle, we're mostly made usa. the story of powered flight is an americ

. >>> on july 1st, 1976, the national air and space museum opened its doors to the public with president gerald ford on hand for the dedication. today, he marks the 40th anniversary of the museum and american history tv's live coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. we'll tour the museum and see one of a kind aviation and space artifacts including the spirit of st. louis and apollo lunar module and live events at the front of the building. learn more about the museum as we talk with the direct, the curator, and valerie neal, chair of the museum's space history department. you can join the conversation as we'll take your phone calls, e-mails and tweets. the 40th anniversary, live this evening beginning at 6:00 eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >>> each week, american history tv's reel america brings your archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. 50 years ago on march 16th, 1956, gemini 8 blasted off with neil armstrong and david scott on board. it was the sixth manned mission and one of the primary objectives was to rendezvous and dock with the gina spa

. ♪ >> the smithsonian's national air and space museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary today, americanturing tours, archival films and oral histories leading up to our live coverage from the museum tonight. starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern, the museum director and curators will join us to take your calls and questions about aviation and space history. that's tonight starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern time here on american history tv, only on c-span3. >> on july 1st, 1976, the smithsonian's national air and space museum opened its doors to the public with president gerald ford on hand for the dedication. today marks the 40th anniversary of the museum and american history tv's live coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. we'll tour the museum and see one of a kind aviation and space arty facts including the apollo lunar module and live events at the front of the building. we talk with its director, j.r. jack daily and jeremy kenny and valley neil, chair of the mu see's space history department. you can join the conversation and they'll take your phone calls and tweets. the 40th anniversary, live t

it's a 40-year birthday celebration at the national air and space museum on the national mall. >> so many people who have come through these doors leave touched and inspired by what they have seen, and these experiences act as seeds for further innovation and discovery. >> 45 minutes. >> yes. >> reporter: celebrated in a unique way, and all-nighter. >> with the great lectures and speakers happening earlier, it drew a lot of people off the mall that are here for the fourth of july. so it's kind of a great timing for this to happen ard and sort of a commemorative moment. >> reporter: here for the party, treated to live music, star gazing and a scavenger hunt while everyone else is sleeping. >> i think it's great. it's an awesome time to spend with the family. look at airplanes and spaceships from the years past and just an opportunity for all of us to stay informed about what this great country has done through space travel. >> reporter: the museum opens july 1, 1976. 300 million visitors have come through these doors since then. the main gallery just underwent a $30 million makeover.

air and space museum located on the national mall in washingtond.c. our tour guide is valerie neal. head of the space history department at the museum, who shows us story -- artifacts that tell the stories of space length -- space expiration -- space exploration from the moon to mars. valerie neal: i am valerie neal. we are in the "milestones of flight" hall at the center of the museum. this is the hall where we display the pioneering aircraft and spacecraft that transformed the modern world. when this museum opened in july of 1976, almost every space artifact on display had recently been in the news. this was very much a museum of contemporary death spaceflight and it was, for most people, it was their first chance to see what had been lauded in the 1960's and 70's during this heroic age of space exploration when humans first ventured off the planet into space and all the way to the moon, when the united states and the soviet union began sending craft out to explore the nearby planets. all of this was exciting and thrilling, and people just flock

♪ >>> the smithsonian's national air and space museum is celebrating the 40th anniversary today.n american history tv is featuring tours, archival films and oral histories leading up to live coverage from the museum tonight. starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern, the museum director and cure raters will join us to take your calls and questions about aviation and space history. that's tonight starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern time here on american history tv only on c-span3. >>> each week, american artifacts takes views near archives, museums and historic sites around the country. now, a visit to the smithsonian national air and space museum facility near washington's dulles airport. we'll see the museum's newest prized possession, the space shuttle "discovery." and we'll get a look at the earliest capsules at the beginning of the space age. >> i'm valerie neal, a state history curator at the smithsonian's national air and space museum. and we are at the steven f. udvar-hazy center, our location in northern virginia near dulles international airport. we have two large hangars here, one devote

the hour-long conversation hosted by the smithsonian national air and space museum is moderated by david rubenstein, a billionaire philanthropist. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm the director of the smithsonian's national air and space museum. it is my pleasure to welcome you to the john glenn lecture. we inaugurated the lecture in 2004. they quickly became one of our most popular annual event. tonight is no exception. we will feature historic conversation between a legendary space pioneer and a visionary rocket entrepreneur. in addition to those lucky enough to have secured tickets, many more will be watching on a live webcast. which also will be in our archives. if you want to review it sometime in the future, senator glenn cannot be with us tonight. but he sent his best regards. his accompaniments are great inspiration for all of us. thank you to our speakers for being here. mr. david rubenstein. cofounder and co-ceo of the carlyle group. regent of the smithsonian, he will be tonight's moderator. mr. jeff bezos is founder of amazon and blue origins. he's here to discuss wha

happen, 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 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. they built a craft

it was co-hosted by the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture and the american historical association. >> thank you very much. and i'd like to affirm i'm ira berlin. and this is the session which we have entitled, "who is black." which rose out of the fact an experience i'm sure all we have with the expectation that anybody of african dissent has the same -- has the same opinions, shares the same music, can play and dance pretty much the same way, only to discover that that's not true. we also of course have formalized this notion in something called the one drop rule which we used to distinguish race relations on most of mainland north america or at least to compare race and understandings of race in mainland north america from elsewhere in the world. it of course speaks to the fact that african-americans and africans have had a common enemy and have had a shared experience. all of which complicates our understanding of the question of who is black and those of you who are here last night when our discussion kind of mobilized and moved to notions of identity, t

. >> the smithsonian's national air and space museum opened to the public on the national mall many years ago. up next, president gerald ford's remarks. portions of part of the dedication ceremony. this film was provided by the gerald r ford presidential library. ♪ >> the president of the united states and the vice president of the united states. [applause] ♪ [applause] [inaudible] [airplanes soaring overhead] ♪ gerald ford: thank you very much. [applause] president ford: thank you very much. distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. this beautiful new museum and its exciting exhibits at the mastery of air and space is a perfect birthday present from the american people to themselves. although it is almost impolite to boast, perhaps we can say with patriotic pride that the flying machines we see here from the wright brothers plane to the latest space vehicle were mostly made usa. the story of powered flight is an american saga and the wonder is that it has all happened in the lifetime of living americans. how many of us remember the thrill of the first takeoff? how many saw man's first