back to buzz aldrin.to ask whether or not you think space is still a priority for americans. president kennedy talked about going to the moon. president obama talked today about mars. are americans still looking at space exploration as something we ought to be doing as a priority of sorts? >> well, i certainly hope they are. every sense i get is there was great enthusiasm hearing the president speak today and i think it's a question of working these details out in the next several months and i would expect to see an even further commitment once we get the details worked out as to exactly what kind of launch vehicles we are going to be having. in the meantime, of course, we have expendable rockets that are commercial that can take a spacecraft that's been defined for some while and studies by nasa and can run back on the runway. i'm strongly in favor of that. i think it stands a very good chance of being the preferred way of bringing people back, both from the space station and both from exploration missio

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buzz aldrin is on board. buzz aldrin is on air force one on his way down. neil armstrong first man on the moon. jim lovell, that ill-fated pop lowell 13 flight. gene cernan, "the last man on the moon" are aligned. they say we don't think this is a vision for the future. we don't think this is going far enough. what they're hearing in a few hours, what they are expected to hear but don't think it is quite on the beam. one of the things jim lovell said you don't throw money at research and development without knowing exactly what the ultimate goal is. you set the goal and do the research and development. those are critics. president will try to answer them today. at stake, a lot of jobs on the space coast and around the country because nasa employs a lot of people. megyn: brian, white house put out buzz aldrin to talk about his plan earlier this morning. is there any other astronauts besides buzz aldrin supporting on this plan? >> reporter: there is sally ride. that is name i know you have heard from the shuttle program. she is very much in favor of this ther

>> i think that buzz aldrin is right.ve been to the moon. 40 years ago i guess or longer that we have been to the moon. i don't know going to the moon is a priority in terms of our spending. today being tax day. what are we spending tax dollars on? the obama program is much more focussed on allowing private enterprise and putting nasa in a position to facilitate private enterprise making use of space and going to places where there will be a return for american people. that is a smart move and the direction the space program needs to go in. it's not a matter of seeding anything to -- ceding anything to the russians or the chinese. not at all. it's about efficient use of our resources to make the best use of trying to go in to space and find out exactly why we're there. not just go there for the sake of yes, we're back on the moon! i don't know that that is worth it at this point. it is worth it if you say there is a reason we're on asteroids or taking people in space or able to launch specific satellites that help us with

on the scene, aastronauts, aldrin the second to walk on the moon. the first. they're not on the same page when it comes to president obama's nasa policy will be. >> neil armstrong who rarely says anything public. he took the president to task because he'll be giving a big speech, the president is in florida about the future of nasa. this is what neil armstrong said. while the president's plan emphasizes humans traveling away from earth and, perhaps, towards mars at sometime in the future, the lack of developed rockets and spacecraft will assure that ability will not be available for many years without the skill and experience that actual spacecraft operation provides, the u.s.a. is far too likely to be on a long downhill slide to mediocrity. >> because they canceled the constellation program that was going to have us go back to the moon and then over to mars. here's what buzz said. >> what this nation needs in order to maintain its position as the 21st century leader in space exploration is a near term focus on lowering the cost of access to space a

buzz aldrin. >> jimmy: buzz was here, yeah.. >> yeah, american hero. i was cactually at a party abou a month ago and got introduced to him and talked to him for about 20 minutes, really -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> incredibly interesting, and after i'd spoken with hill, my friend was like, that was buzz aldrin that's incredible. i was like, yeah. he said, what was buzz saying? i said, he was talking about going to mars. and my friend said, "tonight?" my friend was ready -- >> jimmy: you got some friends there. >> my friend was ready to head to l.a. x. where do we meet up with buzz? 405 and sunset and then -- >> jimmy: sounds like your friend may have had a little buzz going himself. >> he did have a buzz. very ironic. >> jimmy: how was your easter? did you do anything? >> um -- i just kind of took it easy. i really didn't do much. i think maybe when you don't have a family yourself besides, you know, your parents -- i have brothers, but -- i had a couple of friends over and i did call a friend who is married and with a baby i said, he

buzz aldrin has responded to criticism of the new space plan. you are livid. >> i am. an 11-year-old boy, was john kennedy saying we are going to the mean and what happened in the 60s. american exceptionalism is being deacon instructed here. for us to give --ç deconstructed here. for us to give this up and hired out to the yets, the russians, chinese or whoever, for us to say we are not going to do this. the president's science adviser gave a speech saying it was okay not being number one and we should get used this is the problem i have most with my president. i know it is what doug schoen said the other day. american exceptionalism is the foundation of this country. we are not supposed to be like europe. people came here not to be. for us to give up our lead this isç the first time i've seen this -- >> sean: as a conservative, i want to see the space program continue for all the reasons you said that we've got to be exceptional. should it become more private? should we incentivize on the private side? i'm out free market ideas. >> sounds like a great idea. the tric

aldrin traveled with obama on thursday to show support. his fellow astronaut armstrong remained one of the administration's most vocal critics. we'll be right back. >>> a few programming notes before we go. two important specials coming up on msnbc. today at noon eastern, a discussion debating the black agenda hosted by tamron hall and ed schultz of msnbc. tomorrow night rachel maddow hosts "the mcvay tapes." as for us, this sunday afternoon "meet the press" re-air will be simulcast on sirius channel 90 and xm channel 120. we can be everywhere. that is all for today. we'll be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

buzz aldrin who is in the house. [applause] for decades ago, buzz became a legend and in the decades since, he has been one of america's leading visionaries and authorities on space flight. few people, present company excluded can claim the expertise of buzz, though, and charlie when it comes to space exploration. few people or as singularly unimpressed by air force one then that those three. [laughter] it is comfortable, but it can't even reach lower orbit. and that, obviously, it is in stark contrast to what we just saw on the launch pad. a couple of other acknowledgments i want to make. we have congressman woman -- congresswoman sheila jackson lee, a big supporter of the space program. [applause] my director of office -- my chief science adviser is here. [applause] and most of all, i want to acknowledge your congresswoman, because every time i meet with her, including the flight down here, she reminds me of how important our nasa programs are, how important this facility is. she is fighting for every single one of

buzz aldrin got the boot tuesday night so kate and others will dance again on monday. . >>> fine television to fine weather. >> you don't think it's buzz that is bringing up -- that brought up -- >> i liked buzz. >> american hero, man. weather getting rough in western maryland. severe thunderstorm warning. carroll county out through frederick and washington county. going to be gusty and stormy in baltimore tonight, too. here's the severe thunderstorm warning, directly to our west and several going up across pennsylvania here. basically the big concern with these, going to be gusty winds, 40 to 50 miles per hour. also there will be lightning to deal with on these. take a look at maryland's most powerful radar, you can see this line, until you zoom in it doesn't look super impressive necessarily but let's do that, as we go into tighter here this is some very gusty wind packed into the southern tip of this line of storms here. tracking down the i-70 corridor, and you can see here as we give you a 3d tilt, a lot of the heavy storm activity is to our north. put the radar in motion and you can se

it also reminds us that former astronaut apollo 11 astronaut buzz aldrin is on board. the president may get a chilly reception here in florida. for people here, this is all about jobs. >> tom costello in florida, thanks. this letter has been provided to nbc news exclusively. we have posted it on our website tonight. that's nightly.msnbc.com. >>> just when it looked like toyota was steering out of its skid, today more trouble arrived. consumer reports put out a rare safety warning about one of its vehicles, and the company has responded late today by actually suspended sales of a popular suv. cnbc's phil lebeau with us tonight from orange county, california, with this story. phil, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is the suv lexus will stop selling temporaryly. it is the gx-460. the suspension of sales comes after consumer reports issued a warning to drivers this vehicle could tip over if drivers have to make a sharp turn or swerve unexpectedly at certain speeds. in fact, consumer reports went so far as to warn people not to buy this suv because they

but neil armstrong's crew mate, buzz aldrin, defends the obama plan. >> people with patience, with an open mind and willingness to listen would understand that this is a doable, exciting program. >> is this the same story? depression of the individual of the human entity and going to a machine that they think they can control? >> no. >> is this something a hume condition do in that position as an astronaut as armstrong says that a machine cannot do? >> no. he's saying we're not going to go to the moon again, that we're going to think about sending manned spaceships into the orbit of mars and eventually on mars with a gold date of 2035. >> 20 years from now -- >> because the current program wasn't working and had severe cost overruns. and we don't have the money to fritter away to go to the moon again. [ all talking at once ] >> the interest of the per pet wation of the nasa program to have a humeen in space. is it not because the investment of people in the operation is therefore real? where if it's a machine only it will evaporate and the budget will evaporate? >> i agree. it's a que

chairman, is i don't believe any believes we can deal without the aldrin in the short-term but it's important for us to so a sustainable fiscal path for the future. how important is that the future of the gses be included in unsustainable fiscal path? and if we don't do it, what is the implication for you unwinding your balance sheet? >> well, i think as i said last, i think if we can begin to map out a future for the gses sooner rather than later, even if we don't execute that immediately, and it will remove some uncertainty from the mortgage market and it will also help give confidence about the future of the federal budget because it will give clarity about what obligations implicit or explicit the federal government is taking on. >> mr. chairman, if they could. i hate to be rude but i see my time is winding down. i'm going to attempt to slip in one more question. in the next panel, we're going to be hearing from economist, dr. taylor. i've read part of his testimony and if i could quote from it. whether one believes that these programs worked or not alluding to the federal reserve program

at the bottom of the pack after last night's performance is buzz aldrin. see if be your votes will save them. that is tonight at 8:00, followed by a new episode of "lost" and "v." >> i am not sure if that is the message they want to kids -- use part -- use pharmaceuticals. >> the message is to persevere. >>> coming up, neighbors watch and wait for a building to collapse. they say it could hppen any moment. >> flying is about to get more expensive. see which airline is about to start charging for carry-on luggage. >> spring is in the air, but so is a lot of pollen that is misery for allerg >>> we have been enjoying some wonderful spring weather. >> but it is coming at a price. the problems that the pollen and all the other allergens are bringing for us. >> i do not know if you are a sufferer, but if you are your nose is telling you now that we are at the height of allergy season. everything is in bloom and pollen is falling everywhere. spring, the time of year when trees and flowers bloom and washington area residents began complaining. >> the postnasal dri

out of their way to go to searchlight, nevada a place last touched upon by neil armstrong and buzz aldrin lunar land escape where they came to protest and talk about the constitution. you can watch the video. >> quickly, talk about the incident prior to the health care vote. where a group of african-american congressmen were allegedly call the n-word by tea party protesters reported by every major media outlet in the country used to tar the tea partiers as racist. you have done a lot of the analysis, you do see it and you believe it is a hoax. >> i've offered $100,000 to john o'congressman john lewis and the black congressional caucus to prove that incident happened there. was a sea of media everybody was holding up ipods throughout the event. if you heard the n-word, their heads which were caught on video would have moved left or right to the commotion. it didn't happen. this is all a concerted effort to try and detroit the tea party movement by ing it as violent and racist. >> andrew thanks for being with us tonight keep up the great work you are invaluable. >> thank you very much. >> n

. >> buzz aldrin was the one to get cut from the show last night. >> thank you. but chad ocho cinco he is no, how can i say it? he has no aversion to any spotlight. >> that's true. he does enjoy the camera. if you're listening to this on xm or sirius radio, that ring could clog a toilet. that's how big it is. if you're doing anything like going up to manhattan, you're going to get bounced around. warm, though. the wind is out there already. half hour to hour-long delays and over an hour later today. here over towards augusta, good weather one more day and thunderstorms tomorrow. half hour delay in chicago and that is at o'hare. robin, more in just a little bit. >>> a 13-year-old plans to climb mt. everest. 13 years old. >>> good morning. i've been waiting for you. where have you been? i'm robin meade. come on in the room. here's what's going on this hour. >> if the mountain starts falling in on you, there is nowhere to go. and when the lights go out, you don't have any idea where to go or what to do. >> right now there is no way of knowing if four missing miners

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buzz aldrin as well who is in the house. [applause] four decades ago, buzz aldrin became a legend that he is also been one of america's leading visionaries and authorities on human space flight. a few people, present company excluded, can claim the expertise of buzz and bill and charlie when it comes to space exploration. i have to say that few people are as singularly unimpressed by air force one as those three. [laughter] sure, it is comfortable, but it cannot even reach -- that is in striking contrast to the stock and nine rocket we just saw the launch pad which will be tested for the very first time in the coming weeks. a couple of other acknowledgments to make. with congresswoman sheila leave from texas visiting us. a big supporter of the space program. [applause] my director -- by chief science adviser, john holliman is here. [applause] most of all, i want to of knowledge your congresswoman susan and cosmos because every time i meet with her, including the flight down here, she reminds me of how important are nasa prog

let's leave the orien spacecraft together but we won't go to the moon because buzz aldrin had already been there. >> buzz agreed. buzz was saying we've been there. let's go further. let's see mars and some of the other things going on out there. >> but does it just make it quick, you know, r&d effort, is that all this is now? not america sending the people to the moon or mars. what can we get out of this? >> that's neil armstrong's point. let's talk about all the tea parties that took place yesterday on tax day. >> there were so many of them and they were well attended but at the same time, the president also seemed to acknowledge that these tea parties were going on but he had a different take than what they were actually saying at the tea parties. listen to what the president said. >> so i've been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having these rallies. about taxes. you would think they would be saying thank you. that's what you'd think. >> there's no smiles, you notice after that statement. he does not handle his critics well. >> he's amused. that i