Were 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, well bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. In the meantime, we want to hear from you. Our phone lines are open. 2027488900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. If you live out west, 2027488901. Send us a tweet at cspan 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 americas Space Shuttle program. And joining us again is valerie neal. We saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. You are the curator, the chair of the Space History Department here at the museum. And lets talk about the shuttle program. No other country had Something Like that. Well, b
There. Tonight, the state of california is looking into the alligations. Hidden camera video obtained by ktvu shows people eating and sleeping on the floors of the psychiatric unit. Staff members say it was built to hold 23 patients, but often, that number exceeds 70, or 80. Ive been kicked most recently, and punched, assaulted. I had urine thrown on me. Reporter former patients have contacted ktvu to talk of hellish conditions. I cant say enough of how scary this was. Youre in this room with not six people. Youre in there with every possible space of the floor covered with people who are drugged, or alcohol addicted. I was in there because he was depressed. Reporter the state of california is now looking at john george saying representatives visited john george Psychiatric Hospital last week. News reports of incidents at john georges pes program were of concern to the department. We do the best we can, with the tools we have to work with. But, the overcrowding, is not okay. Under thes
This november. 9news reporter Maya Rodriguez is here to catch us up on a couple of potrelated issues. Supporters call it the Denver Neighborhood approved Cannabis Consumption pilot program. Its a mouthful, but this is the heart of it, asking voters whether pot use should be expanded into new or existing businesses as long as it gets the neighborhoods approval. Now the supporters of the proposal delivered 10,800 signatures to the denver businesses to provide a space for people 21 and over to consume marijuana and marijuana related products out of view from the public. They say theyre trying to address the issue that while Recreational Marijuana is legal in colorado, not everyone can smoke it where they live because of landlord restrictions and the like. All this while still complying with the Clean Indoor Air act by having people light up either on a rooftop deck or patio. Again supporters say out of approval of a city registered Neighborhood Organization and the director of excise and
Aviation is americas story. We went from the first power controlled man flight to walking on the moon 66 years. The air and space museum shows you exactly that history. Everything that we have as a special significance to the development of aviation and space in this country. I came and saw this aircraft. I remember it so well. As a small boy. My father explaining to me what it was with the first airplane. To ever fly. Here we are in the same room with the planes the Wright Brothers flew. One of the main perpetrator is to preserve the artifacts forever. Sure you can have reproductions or mockups, but here you have the real thing. It did it first or better than anybody else. You have to stop a little bit and think about the story as you view the object. I always find something marvelous, something that completely surprises me. The Discovery Space shuttle is so significant. And it is so quintessential smithsonian. This is the shuttle that has inspired a generation to realize the importan
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