astronaut buzz aldrin refuses to give up on the future.s been devoting his life to keeping america's space. >> this country was the inspiration of the world. >> right. >> in the '60s and '70 s. and we need to recover that if we expect this nation to be exceptional. >> astronaut buzz aldrin has been on a relentless mission of putting america at the forefront of human space exploration. for this legend who set foot on the moon more than 40 years ago, it's been tough watching america's space program take a back seat as other nations move ahead. >> well, it's because of the sorry state that the u.s. space program is in right now. the russians can go up and down, the chinese can go up into space. and they're doing things at the moon. and the united states cannot even put our own astronauts at our own $100 billion space station. >> reporter: that's because, for now, with the space station program on ice, nasa's primary means for sending astronauts into space is by way of hitching a ride on russian-led space flights. aldrin says it's short-sighte

notes written by buzz aldrin on the moon are slated at $40,000. if that's rich, here is something down to earth. today is pillow fight day. mock battles are being held in honk con and other cities. all are welcome, there's no charm for participating. all you need to do is bring a pillow. into thank you for watching al jazeera america. "the stream" is coming up next. for news updates head to aljazeera.com. >>> hi i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. a reality check about the immigration debate. we talk about it but almost never talk through it, and we're right now. ♪ >>> immigration, just the word gets people worked up, but for people who make their life and

include this checklist sheet from the first moonission to land on the with notes from astronaut buzz aldrin. before we go, a reminder of breaking news just in -- a chinese ship in the search for the missing malaysian airliner says it has found what was signals. as pulse it has not been confirmed independently. we will keep you up-to-date on this and other stories in our next bulletin. bye for now. >> april is when the wet season begins in rwanda, but the rain brings back memories of the genocide that took place here 20 years ago. starting in april, 1994, 800,000 people were murdered in 100 days. two decades on, rwandans are still dealing with the atrocity. for jean, from the capacity -- capital, it reminds him what happened to his family. the rain makes me think of having to run away during the genocide in april, 1994. i had to hide in the forest. those who survived were completely exposed to the rain. we did not know how to protect ourselves against it. 17 of his relatives were murdered, including six of his children, his wife, and his mother. he lived in hiding for three months. afterward

also up for bid apoll liao xis check lift sheet with notes from buzz aldrin.as nice and warm. >> really warm. temperatures once again nudging up close to 80 degrees across much of the bay area. live doppler 7hd right now showing you a clear sky across the bay area. here's a live look at san jose right now with blue sky overhead. san jose, 76. los gatos 79. san francisco, 68. 68 half moon bay. another nice shot from the mt. tamalpais camera showing the blue sky. santa rosa, 78. 78 concord. livermore. and looks leak the warming trend is going to stay with us for at least the next several days. right now, 24 hours ago, we were up by ten degrees in napa. up eight at sfo mountain view you're up by ten. livermore, up by 13. san jose, up by 11. so definitely this warming trend is setting in and will be with us right through the middle part of this upcoming work week. here's the forecast. clear overnight. some patchy fog at the coast. a warmer day for your monday and then this above average temperatures will stay with us right through wednesday,on that we'll start to

lamarcus aldrin gives them the win and a 2-0 series lead. >> being able to be back in the pool and being able to just go to the pool and be back at north baltimore and swim with the group we have now, it's incredible. >> the unretired famous michael fell s planning to make another splash in the 2016 winter games. he makes the comeback tonight. all eyes on him. >>> and the nfl schedule, 2014. the seattle sea hawks hosting the green bay packers. and philadelphia, detroit, keep your calendar open here. the first saturday regular season game since 2005 feature san francisco, san diego and philadelphia, washington. and a tweet from dolphin santos saving his mom's life. he has raised over $35,000 in one week. >> less than a week. amazing. >> go get them. >>> finally, a good butt kicking. waiting for thugs arrested during the thai new year. they are sentenced to fight a professional fighter as punishment. hope they're in shape. >> it's like picking up trash on the side of the road. fighting a professional fighter for the thugs arrested. a little bit extreme. >> yes, i would not break the law if

. >> many were originally from the astronauts who used them including buzz aldrin and michael collinse them the right to keep or sell their souvenirs. why would an astronaut sell these kinds of mementoes? >> well, you know, they experienced it themselves, right? i'm sure like anybody else, they wouldn't mind having the money. >> reporter: this flag traveled to the moon on "apollo 11." >> and this is the kind of time that has the broadest appeal for collectors. it's not just space collectors that get this. it's really kind of a patriotic piece. the flags are really, really popular. >> sold! >> reporter: it sold for $38,000 before commission. >> these are space shuttle drink er coffee and tea containers. this is another thing that kind of humanizes them. >> reporter: nothing that that kind of humanizes them like this one, scott carpenter showing the aurora 7 spacecraft to his daughter candy. this is an interesting piece of wap wall art, isn't it? >> this is the right side pilot's control panel from a space shuttle simulator, and you can actually -- >> reporter: may i? >> please. >> repo

of the museum- quality artifacts were originally from the astronauts who used them, including buzz aldrineral law gave them the right to keep or sell their souvenirs. why would an astronaut sell these kind of mementos? >> well, you know, they-- they experienced it themselves, right, and i'm sure, like anybody else, they wouldn't mind having the money. >> reporter: this flag traveled to the moon on apollo 11. >> and this is the kind of item that has the broadest appeal for collectors. it's not just space collectors that get this. it's a really kind of patriotic piece. the flags are really, really popular. >> sold. >> reporter: it sold for $38,000 before commission. >> so these are space shuttle drink and coffee or tea containers. it's another thing that kind of humanizes them. >> reporter: also humanizing the astronauts-- photographs, like this one, of astronaut scott carpenter showing the aurora 7 spacecraft to his daughter, candy. this is an interesting piece of wall art, isn't it? >> yes. this is a right-side pilot's control panel from a space shuttle simulator and you can actually -- >

they took samples of microbes from center court to the soul of buzz aldrin's shoe. >> and 48 are being sent to the space station and we're going to compare how they grow there versus how they grow on earth. >> reporter: uc davis professor says it wouldn't help without the cheerleader's help. >> there are places we want to collect the microbes from. >> reporter: they will grow the samples and sample bacteria from the space station to see what is growing up there. >> they will watch my training video on the space station which i think is cool. >> reporter: and what else is cool? science of course, maybe something to get up and dance about. >> i want to show the world that science is super cool and cheerleaders can be involved in real science. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> you probably don't need a study to know that money is covered in germs. but scientists have discovered how dirty they are. researchers at the dirty money project found 3,000 types of bacteria on money they studied. that's more than previous studies showed. >>> hundreds of kids marched through golden gate

and then buzz aldrin said, "that you know of. [ laughter ] read my book. own the book."his is everywhere today. it is one of those kiss cam videos they show you on the scoreboards in the big arenas. they do kiss cams. well during this hockey game one man in minnesota was prepared to be on one and for good reason. take a look at what he did. kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss. okay. never mind. [ laughter ] there you go. [ cheers and applause ] then he turned to the old guy next to him and was like, "let's do this uncle frank. come on, let's do it." [ light laughter ] i don't know how i feel about this, but i read about a team of military researchers, military researchers, they are developing a pizza that can stay edible for three years. a weird couple of years for the military. one minute you are hunting osama bin laden and the next you are trying to outsmart papa john. [ laughter ] what am i doing here? [ applause ] i don't know if this cheese will last. and this is weird. i heard about a company that is selling a new action figure based on nsa leaker edward snowden. it is not that

. >> we have heard from marco polo all the way to buzz aldrin. they are mostly dudes.nts to help change that. it sports women on the brink of discovery. she is also an author. tell us about this. i do not stop exploring. i stop being able to travel as much. i looked at the world of woman in exploration. i did not know there were very many. i started a project called "an oral history project." we found five women explorers. then i wrote a book called women of discovery that looked at 2000 years of women's contributions in history to exploration. i had no idea it was so full. there were many more people we could have put in the book could because of that we founded to look at women today. >> people think of the world as being well explored. what is left to discover? >> everything. >> what does that mean? >> undiscovered tribes. expiration is about everything from the intestinal to the universe. magazines like science news, which i am an avid reader of, every day they come out with 15 or 20 new discoveries. look andortant that we listen to explorers now. they are the peop

items from buzz aldrin is expected to go for $40,000. >> it's one of the most exciting days for sportsfans, the fine four is finally here. and now mark morgan finally joins me to talk about it. >> you act like march has been a drag up until this point. >> i loved it, i've been all about it. >> it's an exciting weekend. the battle of attrition whittled the field. yukon, wisconsin and kentucky dreaming of a title. all four teams held workoutside at the at&t stadium. gaiters face the huskies florida won 40 games in a row of the the last team to bet the huskies - yukon. it will be all hands on deck to beat the huskies, especially consayinging shebaz. >> it has to be a group entry between daniels, boatright. it has to be a group effort. it can't be scotty versus shebas, and - that's not who we have been or played this year. >> a lot of people weren't expecting us to make the great run and win 11 in a row. a lot of people not expecting us to be here, and we are. a lot of people picked against us, and we are still here. that's the great thing about the program. >> wisconsin and kentucky battl

and aldrin team is coming soberness ari's is now installed myler along with seven other provinces heavy rainfall and strong winds have already hate western postle the country leading to well over a thousand people being evacuated in some areas there has been traffic chaos as local floods lead to the partial closure of some highways. or back with more news soon but before that made the us school students attempting a jail break trying to help free a man they say has been locked up for decades despite being innocent. well come to lunch on siberian. water the places you never go to. the fun. things you never do. experience you'll never get. the surprise you will. see a series of golf bases try to kill. people are going to. want to get fired for the story changing every minute. the money the laugh the web. why the heck. was the single society all time. most cases to beat the odds. sometimes for nothing which. is so we have a tendency. to look just keep up the story is still be jobst if you see a stage take the keeping tabs but speech was. right on. the same place the first trip to live and

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