(26 Jun 2024)
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Washington – 26 June 2024
1. Med of melted Abraham Lincoln was sculpture
2. Melted leg of wax sculpture exposing metal piping
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Nobile, Alexandria Virginia Resident:
"I found out about this on the WTOP website. They had an article on it, and, about this, wax statue of Abraham Lincoln and I was curious. I mean, who thought putting a wax statue outdoors in the middle of summer would, was a good idea?"
4. Med of melted Abraham Lincoln was sculpture
5. Melted neck region of wax sculpture
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Nobile, Alexandria Virginia Resident:
(Reporter: what are kind of your thoughts on the melting and all that? Because actually the, they had the head on, but it was like, so far leaned back that eventually, just like, fell. It didn’t fall, they took it out.)
"You know, they removed it, yes. Well, you got to do something like that to, to save it, you know, and not just let it go into ruin and stuff like that so. But I think it’s a neat, neat art installation, and, I understand that it’s actually, an actual candle, too."
7. Med sign reading (English) "The head has temporarily been removed for repair. Thank you."
8. Med statue podium reading (English) "Please touch with care. Do not climb or sit on the art. Please blow out your wick within 1-2 minutes"
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Nobile, Alexandria Virginia Resident:
"Like I said, I’ve lived in the city for 53 years. I’ve lived the first ten years here with no air conditioning, if you can believe that, because I grew up in new Jersey, we didn’t have air conditioning, so to me, that was normal. It’s Washington, D.C., it’s summertime do the math. It’s going to be hot. If you don’t like it, move to Vermont."
10. Wide of melted Abraham Lincoln was sculpture
STORYLINE:
As the east coast continues to be impacted by the summer heat wave, the wax statue of 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, started melt.
Parts of the famed statue were exposing the metal framing that hold’s the figure together, and at one point the head of Abe Lincoln started to fall out of place.
Staff members of the art instillation removed the head and placed a sign reading, "The head has temporarily been removed for repair. Thank you."
Washington D.C., like so many cities in the U.S., are experiencing massive heat that are impacting Americans across the country.
AP video by: Kaito Au
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