will show the ten-minute film or a ten-minute film at the smithsonian castle visitors center and that'se he starred in a new film for the museum at the national mall. it started to show yesterday i'm hearing. >> i'm sure he is wearing his garb. >> i didn't see it but i know it was a hit and pretty funny. good news there. >> let's talk about a movie premier. they had their premier in chicago on tuesday. this movie, by the way, is a world war ii tale about a group of soldiers that go behind enemy lines to kill nazis. >> is it a true story. >> i do ott not believe so but he received an award from the chicago international film festival and it is opening on friday nationwide. >>> sponge bob could be the answer to reviving new orleans theme park out there. the old jazz land site that was deep underwater are hoping that sponge bob and discovery will come back and put it back together again. >> the east said of new orleans has not recovered from katrina. >> in parts. if anyone can help it is dora explorer. >> talk itls f eee itee new kd a leorfeous e.id a few

. >>> a somber piece of civil rights history is coming to the smithsonian. it did before years ago a today, 14--- 54 years ago, 14-year-old emmett till was killed after he whistled at a white woman. his family announced they are donating the original casket to the smithsonian. it will be part of the new museum of african american history. >>> what is the latest on the weekend? >> we have rain on the way it later tonight into the day tomorrow. the extended outlook, temperatures into the mid 80's tomorrow and sunday, but a cool front with dry air for the start of next week. a height only in the mid-70s next week, nighttime lows in the mid-50s -- the high only and the mid-70s. >> not abc world news is coming up next. >> have a good night.e a good ng (employee 1) subject: urgent!! bob!! i need the baker file stat!! reply!! still making changes. circle back later!! what's with the yelling? oh, our internet slows down during peak hours so sending e-mails and large files just takes forever. so, we just yell. ben!!! thanks for the flowers!!! i thought you hated me!!!

>>it is a gift from the smithsonian. and this locomotive was given to them in the late 1970s and it never went on exhibit. so they gave to us and we'll debut the locomotive to our members and public on october 17th and 18th. come on out. >> reporter: for folks that are enthusiasts when two comes to trains, this means what to them? >> it's an important locomotive. the bmo museum has the comprehensive collection. we did not have one of these. these ran around the country for about 50, 60 years and then they days peered. >> reporter: disappear no longer because they'll be here in october. >> you got it. >> reporter: if you want to take a look at this, this is absolutely beautiful. come on out in october. back to you on tv hill. >> i'll date myself with this. do you remember good and plenty i didn't candy with chew chew charlie. it makes you want to eat good and plentiys. >> reporter: okay. >> sure. >> okay. i knew she would not have known chew chew charlie. >> that new hotel monday cojust opened too. what was that? >> it was

imagine a gentleman founding a museum that the smithsonian adopted and made part of their museums. >>he and his wife are such an integral part of the washington area so this is wonderful. the fact they are having the tribute to him. the address is at 1615 corcoran street northwest. it begins 4:00 p.m. and they are honoring john kinnard, the founder of the anacostia museum. it is interesting that you bring up we should go to the mom. because many of us who live in the metropolitan washington area don't get a chance to get to the mall. we have friends that come in and they go and we work. but now is this time to take a moment and go down to the mall and visit all of those fabulous museums. and before we go, we want to show that little pretty dog again. look at the dog. >> precious. >> oh, is exercise ya sleeping? during my newscast. exercise ya, exercise ya, wake up. i'm about to go off. you are going to miss it. thank you, busy bee juanita for being with me. (announcer) now skating...jim perdue. there's no skating around the fact that my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts ar

. >>> the smithsonian wants your help as it shops for something sparkly. >>> the e story of a . . . i've had asthma forever. i've had asthma for 5 years. 10 years. i used to wonder why my controller medicine wouldn't help prevent... ...help prevent my symptoms from coming back. i just figured it couldn't get any better. and then i found out something i didn't know... i found out there are two main causes of asthma symptoms... ...airway constriction you feel and inflammation you may not. most controllers don't treat both. so my doctor prescribed advair. advair treats both main causes to help prevent symptoms in the first place. (announcer) advair contains salmeterol. salmeterol may increase the chance of asthma-related death. so advair is not for asthma that's well controlled on another controller medicine. advair will not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be taken more than twice a day. talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of advair. if you take advair, see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. if you're still having sym

till's family is donating the casket to the smithsonian. recently found in suburban chicago cemetery where former workers are suspected of disturbing graves. his remains weren't disturbed but the original casket was found damaged and discarded in a shed. >> when i saw that casket, it brought a feeling over me that picks and films would not bring. and i made a statement then for the family that i wish that some african-american museum would take this casket and preserve it. i had no idea that it was going to be the smithsonian. >> emmitt till was lynched exactly 54 years ago in mississippi. his casket will eventually be restored and placed in the smithsonian's african-american history museum when it opens in 2015. >>> forget xbox and wii. one man is pushing to preserve a retropast time for future generations. >>> we'll show you what's buried in the sand that has all these people scrambling. >>> coming up in minutes on the news edge at 11:00, senator ted kennedy is just hours away from his final ride in d.c. new at 11:00, how you can witness h

"julie and julia"'s finale takes place at the display in the smithsonian. oloist comes to d.v.d. tuesday based on a columnist who befriends a homeless genius overlooked in theaters. >> the ones that are likely are unseeable. >> great buzz for "in the loop," a bbc political is a tire about a bumbling british minister whose words get taken out of context and escalate a war. james gandolfini plays the peace-loving general. get in line now for one of the year's gems in the loop. ad sandler won the weekend box office in "funny people" with a so-so $23 million. have a good week. i'll have a review of "julie and julia" thursday at 5:00 and i do believe you are going to hear a lot about "in the loop." just remember that you heard it here first. >> you like that one. >> early anyway. >> good deal. because we're in the loop. >> keep us in the loop. >> i'm trying to. let me check my loop right now. >> we take it very well. >> thanks. coming up next on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> he is not being harmed in a way that is being sort of violated. >> a mother found her son's pict

a tragic piece of american history is going on display at the smithsonian. the family of lynching victim emmitt till is donating his casket. 54 years ago that till was lynched reportedly for whistling at a white woman. officials say it will go to national museum of african- american history and culture expected to open in 2015. >>> tonight a registered sex offender says he have him all wrong on the other hand, now authorities say they found evidence in the murder of several prostitutes in the home. he and his wife are held on kidnapping charges in the disappearance of jaycee lee dugard 18 years ago. it is believed he and his wife kept jaycee lee dugard confined to an encampment in the backyard and officials say she gave birth ilch o en bliedilrrphgap ilwho chtwdren feared by phillip garrido who claims he iso >> reporter: as for the evid ce linking him to the murders of the prostitutes police are not saying what they found but they will say that several of the murdered women's bodies were dumped near the suspect's home. >>> coming up, you are going to have to

. >>> a symbol of the civil rights movement could be coming to the smithsonian. >> the original casket of emmit till -- the family is donating the casket. it was recurrently found in a suburban chicago semtear where he former workers are suspected of disturbing graves. till's remains were not disturbed. >> when he saw that casket, it brought a feeling over me that -- and films and pictures couldn't bring. and i made a statement then for the family that i wish that some african-american museum would take this casket and preserve it. no idea that it was going to be the smithsonian. >> till was killed exactly 52 yearing on in mississippi. his casket will be pled in the american history museum when it opens in 20:15. >>> it's their job to rush to your rescue. a d.c. firefighter is charged with refusing to help a shooting victim and then trying to cover it up. who is cominto her defense tonight. >>> plus, doctors issue a strong flow warning. the one group that absolutely needs the vaccine. >>> and the high school game of the week is back and so is dave ross. >>> it's -- the game of the week

today till's family spoke out. >> hopefully this casket with its own display at the smithsonian, young boys, young girls from all over the world are going to see it. it is going to inspire them to fight for those who are too weak to fight for themselves. >> today marks the 54th anniversary of till's emotional funeral in chicago. >>> dan's at fedex field where the redskins are getting ready for their big game. >> jason campbell ready and he will be tested tonight. sloppy conditions out there. seems kind of redundant. same issue last game. plus the defense certainly ready >>> dan and lindsay are at fedex and a few other -- maybe a couple dozen people at least in a little while for game number three. right? this one matters. >> yes. >> yes. you hit it on the head, man. probably 90,000 people here if they want to break the rk for most important game of the preseason. >> it is raining already. >> it is. it is going good. the starters areoing to play. lindsay, could there really be a better test than tom brady and the new england patriots coming in? solid on offense and very good on defense

. >>> a tragic piece of american history is going on display at the smithsonian. he family of lynching victim emmett till is donating his casket. it was 54 years ago that till was lynched for reportedly whistling at a white woman down south. officials say the casket will eventually go to the national e ltlticich h whfafaand culture in the year 2015. ur >>> welcome back. teens abusing prescription drugs, not a new problem, but a new study this week in the syurnlt of -- journal of pediatrics show teens using attention deficit hyperactivity medications incorrectly increased by 98% between 1998 and 2005. >> i can tune it out, all the distractions. >> you don't really think about anything else. you don't look at the clock, you don't think about wanting to go to bed. you just keep reading and reading. >> reporter: on school campuses across the nation, young people are using rit lan to -- ritalin to study longer. getting ritalin illegally is a cinch. >> when abused or used more than properly, then it can do serious damage to the human body. >> reporter: when abused, rital

. >>> hope diamond, at the smithsonian museum is a beautiful thing. it is going to get a new setting. the jeweler who donated the rare blue yes, ma'am is offering people a chance to help decide what that setting should be. the voting are available on the smithsonian website. the new setting will be announced this fall. it would be in place next spring. the diamond will return to its original setting late next year. legend has it that diamond was stolen from the hindu idol and it is cursed. >>> i think it would look really nice with a right-hand ring, you know, right the. >> it would be so heavy. >> i know, i know. do i want a curse ring on my hand who knows. >> just like a whopper. that's a whopper. outside we had whoppers of storms to our south. around washington we did finally get a bit of rain and you can see rock creek pierce mill there, it is getting down a bit. we could use a lot more rain than we had. we had a tenth of an inch of rain day. our high temperature didn't get to 90 degrees because of all of those clouds. and since july, our rainfall

polk signed the smithsonian institution act into law. ter a decade in debate from congress about a debate from english scientist that scientist james smithson. he never visited the u.s. his will declared his entire estate would go to america if his nephew died without any heir heirs. they sailed across the pond to pick up millions of dollars in gold. support the creation of a museum and library and other research programs. the smithsonian boasts 19 museums and nine research centers. all made possi w

now his casket is on its way to the smithsonian. his brutalized remains were displayed in the casket sparking a public outcry that helped to rally the civil rights movement. the announcement follows the discovery. at a cemetery they are charged with digging up corpses and reselling burial plots. >>> in tonight's living smart focus, it looks like the maytag repairman will be busier these days. the company is recalling 46,000 maytag magic chef and performa refrigerators because they are a fire hazard. the models have been found to ovduate duelectr icalelectrica from september of 2000 to may of 2004. customers are being asked to call isth number 866-533-9817 to schedule an appointment appointment for in-home repair. >>> we have more on the recall on our website at wusa9.com. and click on living smart. >>> a small hero is hoping to make a big impact ♪ [ music ] ♪ her story is next on 9 news now but first here's harry smith with a preview of the cbs evening news. >> four years after hurricane katrina children are struggling. we'll show yo

for example, the smithsonian institution's address ends in edu. for educational. >> anything that ends in edu would probably connected to a school, a college or university or some academic organization. >> a .gov address indicates a government website. that can be a good source of statistics because the government gathers a lot of information. .org is an address of a not-for-profit organization. but that doesn't mean it's purely objective. >> you do have to be careful because you don't know the organization that's connected to that. they come with all different biases and agendas. >> a .net can come from any individual. a .com is generated by businesses from a company with a product, to a news organization. a news article can be used as one source but not the source. it's often said that journalists write the first draft of history. you'll need to have a broader view. and that can lead you to your next research step. that's right. dr. balkun says you still should head to the library. >> one of the best ways to do good research is really to scan th

they have access to history, the smithsonian, the library of congress, everything. we are changing through the center for history and new media the way that history is taught in college and the way that it is caughtaught in k through 12. . . importantly, it makes me relative and able to deal with the technology community around here in the greater washington area. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> tomorrow on "washington journal," and political roundtable with the "christian science monitor: and "politico." also, robert baird discusses "the devil we know" and the latest in iran. >> frank mankiewicz. his years as robert kennedy's press secretary, campaign manager for george mcgovern, and the time where walter cronkite was considered for vice president. >> coincide supreme court to see the public places and those rarely seen spaces. hear directly from justices as they provide their insights about the court and the building. the supreme court -- home to america's highest court. first sund

and did a piece on long bill last year for the smithsonian magazine, quoted some abraham lincoln letters and a little piece i wrote about abraham lincoln's reading. they are marvelous books and the other books in his bookcase are largely but not entirely analysts say most elite literary biography books about authors, primarily books in their work in dallas say however many there are year, there are a couple hundred, there are at least three times as many additional volumes about other writers and various sections of the house. so here we are in the library, and guests were one of another name. i do some of my riding up here. there is a computer. e-mail and whenever. i was a i write a book reviews, pt james which i'm reading for the los angeles times. i am a great p. d. james fan. what i am not reading from my book every for entertainment and pleasure. as you can see i did our these things but am just trying to write but this little shell right here, this is the nicholas basbanes shelf with an exception of a few over here with a few spaces but there is "a gentle madness" a paperback, "a g

. >>> depression era art at the smithsonian now. the exhibit is called hard times, 1929 through 1939. it includes art work, documents, photographs and verbal accounts from artist whose worked on new teal projects. it will be on display at the reynolds cent fore american art through november 8th. >>> a few things are better than free food in this world. >> : we'll let you know where children can chow down for no charge starting today. suzy as we go to break, rock and roll all night and party every day. a new album release only atwal metro and sam's club. it is called sonic people. it hits stores on october 6th. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. cliqualifies to be recycled,cl you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker reba, u yomay also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that meanssouan hi silverado half-ton for $228 a month after a $3500 governnt that meanssouan hi silverado half-ton for $228 rebate a n po wnntdomeay. go to chevy.com for details. ♪ [ woman ] ♪

.  >>> four priceless pieces of movie history are a part of the smithsonian. they acquired all four of katherine hepp burns oscar award. she won the first for morning glory followed by guess who is coming to dinner, the lion and winter and on golden pond. she is on display at the 20th century american exhibit. >>> warning for you if you are heing to ocean city maryland. the county council passed a law requiring people that rent mopeds or motorized scooters to wear helmets and shoes. it does not pertain to those who own their own scooters. they are trying to curb a rise in injuries recently. >> from what i know, i haven't seen the official, it made it up to 90 degrees. it felt warmer than that with the humidity out there. we are waiting on rain but it hasn't materialized yet. it will be hot for the weekend. but the next couple of days will be nice and comfortable. it's looking like friday will really be good. you can see sunshine peaking through out there with the live tower camera. i want to show you this. this is the max hd live radar to give you an idea. if y

one example is the smithsonian museums and the zoo which welcome 3.5 million visitors during the first six months of this year compared to the same time period in 2008. >>> you better be prepared for delays if you plan to ride metro this weekend. a spokesman says the transit agency needs to replace a switch in the tracks at pentagon city over labor day weekend. the repairs will require prep work that will slow down yellow and blue line trains after 10:00 p.m. starting this sunday. the work will continue through each of the next two weeks. >>> and red line riders are advised to add 30 minutes for travel this weekend. workers will make tunnel repairs forcing trains to share one track until midnight on sunday. >>> you are not out of the woods if you are on the orange line. add 30 minutes to your commute. crews will replace cross ties which support the tracks. >>> a bowie, maryland couple claims their bank approved a second home loan knowing the couple could not afford to make the payments. now the couple has filed suit. and consumers are told to take a close look at the credit card statem

the hope diamond is marking 50 years at the smithsonian in washington. and starting next month, the blue gem will be stripped of its jewelry settings, being displayed in all of its natural glory. visitors will be able to vote for a new setting to be announced this fall. >> interesting. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. mental health records. the family of a virginia tech gunman makes the private records public. >>> i'm jessica kartalija, at the college of notre dame. the school is making academic history today. i'll explain, straight ahead. >>> thunderstorms moving through maryland. get your updated forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. >>> there's more of -- more of a breeze than there was this morning. >>> it's more like blowing around hot, humid air. we have another day or two of this before we see relief into the weekend. take a look at first warning live doppler radar. we'll show you something we have going on. first off, we have to the south o

the two-day summit will wrap up this afternoon. pamela? >> thanks, alison. this morning, u.s. education secretary arnie duncan will kick off his back to school campaign. he'll visit a smithsonian early, which is located at the museum of american history. there he will discuss the importance of high-quality early education programs. anreethse growing debate over wheth sdehod attend summer school to boost their academic performance. at mount very ton community school in alexandria, classes run almost near round. the students spend an additional 25 days in school. that costs the school an extra $600 a year per student. but critics say there's no evidence that extra school days help. >> it was the wrong idea. it doesn't work, so why would you extend it? why would you take a bad movie and make it longer? >> students who have the opportunity to be in a more continual calendar like ours did show a marked improvement in their readiness for reading. >> and experts say there is little data on whether spending extra days in school actually helps students perform better. >> all right, 17 minutes after the hour on this monday morning. time for check and traffic every 10 minutes. and we sta

. >> this was a bat in the smithsonian last year. i put it on loan. we won't talk about the value and economic thing but bucky wallace's signature is on that bat. he played back in 1927. >> 103 years old. he will be here. mr. dean you have this presentation. >> we believe very strongly in recognizing history and we think this is absolutely a opportunity for prince georges county to shine. therefore we wanted to present a proclamation to recognizing the negro league legends hall of fame that will take place on the 21st through the 23rd. >> all right. the game is saturday 22nd. >> we are going to missionary baptist goodwill church. >> and tickets are still available or is it free. >> tickets are available but actually today donated 2,000 tickets free to our youth in our community and then also my cochairs made sure at least 500 tickets went to prince georges county. >> very good. the idea to see wallace bucky, 102 years old. >> 103 in december. >> congratulations. we will be talking more about his candacecy. it's a revolution in pain relief. (announcer)

one example is the smithsonian museums and zoo which have welcomed 3.5 million visitors during the first three months of this year compared to the same time in 2008. despite the extra numbers it is -- revenue is still down. visitors may be choosing to sleep outside of the district or with family and friends. >>> you had better be prepared for delays if you plan to ride metro this weekend. a spokesman says the transit agency needs to replace a switch the tracks at pentagon city over labor day weekend. the repairs will require prep work that will slow down yellow and blue line trains after 10:00 p.m. starting this sunday. the work will continue through each of the next two workweeks. now, all of you red line riders, you are advised to add 30 minutes to travel this weekend. workers will make tunnel repairs forcing trains to share one track until midnight on sunday. if you are on the orange line, then add 30 minutes to your commute, as well. crews will spend the weekend replacing cross ties which support the tracks. >>> the discovery of a half million dollar fish winds up breaking a 20-year

her husband is becoming an associate resident at the smithsonian, a specialist in asian affairs. and she is writing a children's book. they have two little kids, two little daughters. she is not moving into the white house. but she wants to spend more time with family and that family just happens to be living in the white house. >> just happens to be. all right. have a great weekend, roxanne roberts. we appreciate it. >> bye-bye. >> let's get into the fast lane and check out the rush hour ride home. ashley linder is in the news4 traffic network. >> hey, pat. more like the slow lane today. look at this. this is the capital beltway and this is what it looks like while pretty much all around the area. the outer loop, coming down and headed towards the bottom of your screen, the delays begin just before this and don't get better until tysons, as you get towards gallows road. inner loop begins at the dulles toll road and continues as you can see through bethesda and silver spring, college park. it doesn't get better until greenbelt. lot of people getting out of town today. taking the 9

anlast night i was at the smithsonian meum where they dedicated a whole wa of julia pots. i infoed everyone ere that it was aovie about america. >> rose:y the way, the smith sonia has a lot of her stuff. >> it has her kihen. >> rose: as well a her mento. >> it ha her kitchen minus one wallf pots and yestery they arrived the. so that is why i was there. >> o i didn't know that. >> yeah, so >> great. rose: were you a devotee of julia child. >> i was in hi school, i was in the 8th gra. >> rose: but the boohas been - >> whenher show started. >> rose: but the book isn its 1,000t inting. it doesn't mater what generation are you fro >> no, no, exact. mother was not a devotee it was hurry up and eat it. >> rose: buto you cook. >> we had a l of steaks, chopsand tuna fishnd noodle sserole. >> rose: b you, did you cook. >> me? >> rose: you. >> yes, cook. >> rose: becau she is obsessed by it, ar't you. >> i love food. i loved if and i like cooking a lot, i d i do. >> rose: so this was even more so a lar of love for you. >> a i lost love there being good food on a movie set. and we not

. >>> the smithsonian's national portrait gallery is giving washingtonian as place to go to remember ted keedy. a portrait of the senator has been installed and in a remembrance gallery of the museum. the silk-screen print was created back in 1908 by artist andyarhol as way to raise money for kennedy's presidential bid. warhol used the colors of the american flag and diamond dust features in the principle. the portrait will hang in a gallery that's designated for the remembrance of people who have recently died. >>> the health care debate turned emotional at another town hall today. last night the location was phoenix, arizona, and senator john mccain was in the center of it all. he was opening the meet when a woman in the audience began shouting over him. >> we need -- ma'am, you are going to have to -- you are going to have to stop or you are going to have to leave. >> other audience members cheered when security officers approached the woman. she was evicted from the town hall. later senator mccain told the crowd that he would fight for health care reform but said, again, that he d

and the smithsonian is asking for people's help in its effort to decide on a new setting for e hope diamond. we will tell you how you can participate. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> i have an idea where they could put that hope diamond. >> thank you, jim. >>> let's check with dan hellie. he is le at redskins park. hi, dan. >> hey, eun and jim. it is almost over, believe it or not. training camp almost in the books. tomorrow officially the last day of camp. preseason game number two, though, right around the corner and it will be our first chance to see albert haynesworth. i don't know if nub said this yet but they are looking at him as perhaps the magic johnson of their defense. they say he can make every single person on that defense better and with that huge new $100 million contract, he should. i have got a chance to sit down with big alberta couple of days ago to talk about his contract. and a whole lot more. >> just a contract. and it is -- what i can make, you know, in seven years, it is not guaranteed. it is not handed to me. it is not in my bank account. so people who

there, but if you're going to claim there's life here, where's the evidence we can stack up in the smithsonian> i address that issue in the film. apparently, we don't necessarily have control of our air space and no governing body wants to admit that. they fly rings around our fastest jets and have been doing so for over six decades. >> larry: if they're control ourg air space, to what avail? they seem -- we seem to fly and land okay. >> i wouldn't say they control our air space. there has been, as james said, plenty of encounters over the years where commercial pilots and military pilots have actually seen these things up close and personal. and where there's corroborating evidence in terms of radar, but i guess what i would like to see, it always strikes me as somebody with 21 years in government that actually the ufo community and the seti community are arguably looking for the same thing but in different places and with different methodologies. i guess i would like to see them reach out to each other a little bit. >> would you do me a favor, please. >> larry: why not? >> i'm open to that.

. >> will go to the zoo and the national mall and try to stay in the air-conditioned smithsonian. >> it could be the hottest day of the season. many jurisdictions are opening up cooling centers. most locals are familiar with this weather. they were prepared for the day at 3 >> i have my water bottle. if i have to go out, i go out. >> drink a lot. i try to stay in the shade. >> any time the temperature goes near triple digits, it is never good news. >> it was like, oh gosh, why did i come back. >> if you have to be outdoors today, remember to stay hydrated, where light clothing, and try to stay inside as much as possible. >>> thank you. aying safe in the heat means finding certain ways to stay cool. stay indoors in air conditioning when you can't. if you must go out, first responders say you must stay well hydrated. water is best. reduce your activity and wear light-colored clothing and take breaks in the shade. check on loved ones like the elderly and make sure your pets have water and shade, too. symptoms of heat exhaustion include nausea, fatigue, and headache. secondly to heat stro

reporter: whether the monument or zoo, there are dozens of places to visit for free including the smithsonian art museum. >> it's the largest art collection anywhere in the world. it's 4,000 works of art by america's most prominent and beloved artists from all periods. >> reporter: be prepared for crowds and maybe surprises. >> what you don't expect about washington, d.c. is it's full of modern pleasures like restaurants and exceptional people watching. >> all right. well, some call it the music festival of all time. >> what do you guess we are talking about, folks? of course, woodstock. was it as amazing as they said it was? up on this stage in front of 2,000 or 3,000 or stand on a stage with a microphone standing there facing simon cowell? that is fantasia folks. talk to her about the health condition that almost or could have threatened her career. ♪ ♪ >> 31 bands rocking out today, 40 years ago. tickets were $18 or something like that. my goodness, to see all of them. i don't know. well over $100 or $200. it's not going to be happening again. there's not going to be anything like woodstoc

folks here found a shady spot in front of the smithsonian a seat to get in on. he bearers of bad news the motorcade may not be here until 7:00 tonight. everyone i asked, they want to see this bit of history. i want to introduce you to barbara lazar, you are here, why? >> because i felt was important to pay my respect today's teddy kennedy. i feel like it's the end of era. the kennedy family has been part of my life. the election of john kennedy and moving through the assassination of john and bobby. kennedy was the era of the family -- the bearer of the family torch. i admire his work. he stood up for people that didn't have a voice. i feel like he has gone too soon. we still need him. it's a shame. i think he has passed the torch on to barack obama. i felt it was important to to pay my final respects. >> reporter: even though it's hot and sticky here in washington, d.c., the motorcade may not get here until 7:00. why do you think folks are sticking around? >> i think teddy kennedy was an important figure in american politics. i think people recognize that he rep

. >>> all right, there's a new exhibit at the smithsonian at 9th and 8th street northwest following thescene of 1929. it includes histories and artifacts. go to myfoxdc.com for more. >>> the washington post is reporting that the western sections of the $2.6 billion highway should be open next year. and it will link i-95 to prince gorgeous in montgomery county. >>> the ramp from the outer lupe southbound, 495 to exit on to cambridge road is closed for 45 days as part of the hot lanes project. the traffic is detoured on to the dulles airport access road. the bellway hot lanes is scheduled to be finished on 2013. in >>> coming up in ten minutes, we have a two time grammy nominee joining us liven >> holly? >> leave the bad jokes to me feel -- to me. >> should you boil corn or cook it on the grill? you don't have to be corn fused? we'll check in with the family here, and they know corn. we'll talk to you more about corn, on fox 5 morning news.  loyee 1) subject: urgent!! bob!! i need the baker file stat!! reply!! still making changes. circle back later!! what's with the yelling? oh, our i

. >>> while you slept the zit smithsonian announce the jewel will get a new setting.will start in september. a -- 50 years after the diamond was donated to the museum of natural history. it will stand alone at the museum while the work is being done. there are three designs for the diamond. they want your vote. go to the dc news page. >>> police in the upper region of montgomery county are on the lookout for a fire starting. at this time yesterday morning we told you about a series of hay bale fires in damascus, germantown area. someone set fire a to a dozen bales of hay and three mailboxes. >> fire can spread to is much more and create so much more damage an you wonder how far are they going to take it? start doing it to homes, more disturbing. >> we feel safe in our neighborhood so something like this is alarming. >> reporter: if you have any information that could help in the investigation. you are asked to call montgomery county police. >>> in sports even a way from the miles high city the rock love the long ball. they nap the nats eight game home winning streak.

explored the reaches of the colorado river, gathered plant and mineral specimens, which he sent to the smithsonian institution in washington, discovered a singular variety of that. and with the help of indian interpreters, learn to speak and write the language of the local yuma tribe. for the next four years or so, thomas served with robert e. lee in texas were together they made the rounds of the court-martial circuit, and tried to keep these on the indian frontier. during one expedition, thomas tang with some comanches and took an arrow in the chest and chin. while on convalescent leave going north to meet his wife in new york, he learned of abraham lincoln's momentous selection as president of the united states. when the civil war began, thomas was a cavalry major and a bronzed and grizzled veteran of 44. in his person, he was a large man of commanding presence with a strong well proportioned body, a formidable head, full beard, and the firm walked. everything about him seemed to emanate tremendous, physical strength, integrity, and moral power. as one who knew him put it, he seemed hard out of

it's now owned by the smithsonian institute and it's called "first contact." he's a very, very interesting person. so there i was, on mother's day in america, standing in the mythic place that had existed as a sheriffer behind my eyes. although i didn't really understand my actions until later, i performed a symbolic gesture, a ritual that would give my father a grave. i walked into the kunai grass that he described in his last letter to my mother written on the night before he disappeared. and there i buried a metal box filled with photos telling my father the story of my life, photos of his grandchildren, lisa and david, and symbols of love chosen by his three sisters and my mother, ruth. richard gave me the precise coordinates from his g.p.s. and i kept the key from the box. how could i have known i had paid the exact price demanded by the ancient gods of stone-aged men? then i turned to face the enemy, the mountains that took my father. richard showed me where he had recovered other sites in the mountains and the landing strips he had laid in the mountains

. >>> the recession maybe a boost for business at the 18 smithsonian museums thanks to free admissione stories and more in the examiner. >>> 16 candles, the breakfast club, ferris buellers day off, the vacation movies. the list of films, written, produced and directed by john hughs goes on and on. he died yesterday at the age of 59 of a heart attack. we have more on how fans are remembering the man and his work work. >> reporter: the passing of john hughs is sad for a generation that grew up on his movies. >> the fact they were so relatable is a testament to how they stood over time. >> through many one liners from some many unforgettable moments. >> bueller, bueller. >> bueller, bueller, everyone knows it for that. it is like the high school classic movie. you want to be like ferris and go and have that great adventure but no one is brave enough to do it. >> everybody in any generation looks at that as the defining movie of our generation. >> he and his friends recall most if not all of hughs ' movies but as they celebrate the moment they film world has the truly lost one of its grea

it's now owned by the smithsonian institute and it's called "first contact." e's a very, very interesting person. so there i was, on mother's day in america, standing in the mythic place that had existed as a sheriffer behind my eyes. although i didn't really understand my actions until later, i performed a symbolic gesture, a ritual that would give my father a grave. i walked into the kunai grass that he described in his last letter to my mother written on the night before he disappeared. and there i buried a metal box filled with photos telling my father the story of my life, photos of his grandchildren, lisa and david, and symbols of love chosen by his three sisters and my mother, ruth. richard gave me the precise coordinates from his g.p.s. and i kept the key from the box. how could i have known i had paid the exact price demanded by the ancient gods of stone-aged men? then i turned to face the enemy, the mountains that took my father. richard showed me where he had recovered other sites in the mountains and the landing strips he had laid in the mountains a

warren karen is the curator and is a affiliate of the smithsonian, which people also probably don'tnow that is correct. we are a affiliate and because of the great story we have here at college park, we're nationally significant and internationally significant in aviation history. >> so we have mr. wright here behind us and tell us what we have here. >> they're learn about the oldest continuously operated airport. wilbur wright came here in 1909 to train flyers and he trained two pilots to solo fly and an additional pilot received his basic flight training. and since then, the army aviation school was here, moved away, other aviations like postal air mail came here, first practical helicopter flight and others came here, but we are celebrating the fact that it was wilbur wright coming here in 1909, 100 years ago this fall, to train those pilots. >> reporter: and how have you been able to sustain an operating airport. it might be one of those thing that's went by the wayside. >> well the big thing is there was always a reason to have the airport here, whether it be experimental, like wi

. >>> look for a personal greeting at the smithsonian museum from ben stiller.has recorded a film where he serves as a tour guide. we will have another news update at 8:25. for continuous news covera, tune in to our sister station, news channel 8.hannel 8. ♪ why can't we be friends why can't we be friends ♪ >>> "good morning america" continues withur new special contributor, steve harvey. taking on the toughest relationship issues. today's topic, can men and women really be friends without making their significant others jealous. steve answers your questions. keeping it real. and giving it to you straight. >>> plus, how do find health foods in your local supermarket. e hidden, healthy choices in every grocery store. >>> and it's time to make it work. "project runway" returns tomorrow. tim gunn and nina garcia are here, live, to tell us what's happening behind the scenes. ♪ we're coming to town beep beep ♪ >>> look at that. lots of beautiful people here this morning. they're all happy. they're all friends. that's a segue. good morning, everybody. diane sawyer, ch

even in this country, for example, joseph henry, the head of smithsonian was a supporter and a curatorefore. you don't -- the reaction is really 20th century interestingly. someone, yeah. >> i was very interested in the influence of romanticism in darwin's motivation as a scientist? were other scientists -- did they also in his era have it? >> yes, it was very common especially for those who traveled because a lot of romantic poetry has to do with travel. also, the poets were greatly beloved so everyone read them. really, everyone. i suppose, popular music is a little more. and they quoted them. and then, of course, the darwin team was very close to the romantic poets. some were supported for a while by some of the wedgewds who were the maternal side of darwin's family. i mean, literally supported. his living was supported. and so they knew them. and, of course, woodsworth was cambridge and they knew them. there were others who read them and the poets reciprocated. there's a lot of geology in some of the poetry, yeah. [inaudible] >> scientists who rejected romanticism as antiscientific

is great grandfather was a senator and indeed he helped to establish the smithsonian institution. his grandmother was an abolitionist his work was much admired by your friend, the great frederick douglass. his father was a china trader often gone from home and young clarence scarcely knew his father who died when he was a young boy. clarence king was raised by his mother, a woman who had been almost 16 when he was born and they were very close. his mother made tremendous sacrifices to get him the best possible education. the move from town to town, boarding school to boarding school and eventually king enrel said yale wert he received the best scientific education anybody could have received in america. when he leaves yale after two years the civil war is raging but king has no desire to fight. instead of going south he decides to go west. he takes the train as far west as you can possibly go to st. joseph, missouri and walks the rest of the way across the continent out to california. he gets to california and meets up with the men of the california state geological survey and spen

went to school, we had a history book, now they have access to the internet, and history, and the smithsonian, they have access to the library of congress and everything. we are changing for our center of history and new media the way history is taught in college but more importantly we're changing the way history is taught in k-12. >> host: you have a ph.d. in computer science from stanford. >> guest: master's in computer science from stanford, ph.d. from wisconsin. >> host: how is your education, your ph.d. relative -- relevant to today? >> guest: i think the way i make decisions are based on a scientific method. on one level, as a scientist, when i have to make decisions, when i have a position where we do it at the university, i also think my background in science, there are very few university presidents who have a degree in computer science. it makes me relevant to what is going on in the university, but makes me relative and able to deal with the technology community around us, around here in the greater washington area and far beyond. >> host: alan merten is president of george mason

with a faculty to the smithsonian institution wary reproach my manuscript, listening to martha's advice. in 1995 i submitted bids to the indiana university press, where my colleague, darlene clark hine was senior editor. the reviewer is supported my work and the press offered me a contract. african-american women in the struggle for the votes, 1850 to 1920, was published in 1998 and the following year it won the association of black women historians book prize. as african diaspras studies began to become recognized by scholars in mainstream institutions, those of us at the hbcu like howard university, spelman college, north carolina central university and morgan state university seemed to be pushed aside. this was disturbing because we had been in the trenches early in the struggle for field legitimization. this cycle seem to continue. more often than not, hbcu scholars overlooked for key speaking slots unless one of their colleagues at the mainstreamed table intervened, nominating them for a chance to present at a major conference. on a few occasions, this happened to me. further expla