at the internment today, annie glenn was in a wheelchair.ditional arlington burial for a korean war veteran. first american to orbit the earth and decades later after his service in the senate, he returned for another final mission to space. the oldest person to fly in space. john glenn died in december and he was beloved both here and around the country and indeed around the world. and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." thank you for being with us. craig melvins up next here on msnbc. craig? >> andrea, thank you. good afternoon. craig melvin here. busy news day in the nation's capital. going nuclear. republicans just changed the senate rules to get their nominee on the high court 30 hours of debate on the gorsuch nomination has begun. you are seeing a live look there at the senate floor. what will the fallout be from going nuclear? also, ethics probe for leading an investigation to being investigated. the house ethics committee now looking into devin nunes' behavior as the intel committee chairman agrees to temporar

that is because it would have been the 74th wedding anniversary for glenn and his widow annie. >> wellds are in. president trump promised to build a border wall. we are now one step closer and some of the plans a little bit unusual. we'll tell you what they might include. >> i'm spencer christian. now the clouds and not long the rain. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> this wednesday traffic is moving steadily through san rafael on 101. traffic is on your hei >>> get to know your neighbor, that's the take away from an earthquake preparedness summit in san francisco. abc 7 news and emergency personnel discussed rescue efforts after a major disaster. they simulated what would happen if a magnitude 7 earthquake hit oakland on the hayward fault. seismologists predict there would be widespread fires, collapsed buildings and damaged roads. emergency personnel would be stretched to the limit. >> likely the first responder somebody sees is not going to be a fire fighter, not going to be a police officer, but it's going to be your neighbor that comes to you when you need something

today would have been glenn's 74th wedding anniversary to his wife anny. ( mark ) a shoplifter in ohiotore. 35-year-old joanne havens hid in one of the fitting rooms at closing time. after ransacking the store, she tried to leave ... but all the doors were locked. with no other options, the thief called 911 so she could get out. ( mark ) although she was caught redhanded, she has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor (terisa) two boaters are rescued after being lost at sea for two days. this happened off the south florida coast. a good samaritan saw the boat drifting off shore and called the coast guard. the coast guard came and towed the men back to shore. the two men were badly sunburned but are expected to be okay. illegal dumping causing problems in the east bay.( mar

former astronaut and senator john glenn buried today during a private service at arlington national cemetery. a 21-gun salute. folded american flag presented to his widow annie family scheduling the funeral for what would have been their 74th wedding anniversary. he died in december, he was 95. >>> and when we come back here tonight -- we celebrate another american great. who had us laughing at everyone else's expense. some of his funniest moments, next. one else's expense. some of his funniest moments, next. ray's always been different. last year, he said he was going to dig a hole to china. at&t is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. remote moisture sensors use a reliable network to tell them when and where to water. so that farmers like ray can compete in big ways. china. oh ... he got there. that's the power of and. ...it shouldn't be whateverfleas and ticks. home... no, no no no no... seresto® kills and repels fleas and ticks for 8 continuous months - for effective protection in an easy-to-use, non-greasy collar. 8-month seresto®. from bayer. remember when you said men are supeyeah...ivers? yeah, then how'd i get this... ...allstate s

his wife annie, now 97, and family scheduled the burial on what would have been the glenns' 74th wedding anniversary. and, the grandmaster of insult comedy, don rickles, died today at his los angeles home. from standup stage to late shows, rickles used everything from ethnic humor to sex jokes on everyone from presidents to fellow entertainers, including sammy davis, jr. in 1975. >> i love the italian people. i'll never forget the words of cama inganganaza, who said to me in brooklyn on a saturday night... (laughter) no, you're catholic, and i'm a jew, and sammy, you're black. i'm sorry. (laughter) >> woodrff: don rickles was 90 years old. still to come on the newshour: i talk with two senators about the showdown over supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. the house intel chair steps away from the russia investigation. the cost of protecting president trump, his family and their residences, and much more. >> woodruff: as the fight over neil gorsuch continued to play out in the u.s. senate, i sat down with democrat patty murray, the four-term senator from washington state, who is opposed to

john glenn the first american to orbit the earth was laid to rest in arlington with full military honors. the flag on his coffin was presented to his widow, annielen. this would have been their 74th wedding anniversary. the former marine pilot, astronaut and long-tile senator from ohio died in december at age 95. >>> heartbreak tonight in one of the biggest stages in all of sports. the top-ranked golfer in the world and tournament favorite dustin johnson has suddenly withdrawn after slipping and falling down stairs injuring his back. on his way to the first tee, johnson realized that despite his intention to play, his back wouldn't let him. >>> a spectacular view of jupiter in all its glory. it was taken by the hubbell telescope and shows the famous red spot and bands of swirling clouds. jupiter is at its closest distance from earth this year, 415 million miles. >>> when we come back, remembering a truly funny man with his unique and unforgettable sense of humor. er. when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. stay with me, mr. parker. the at&t network is helping first responders connect with medical

caisson carried the body of john glenn to arlington national cemetery where he was layed to rest with honors. the first american to orbit the earth died in december. his widow, annieburial for what would have been their 74th anniversary. the 81st masters began today without the favorite. dustin johnson, the number one in the world, withdrew after hurting his back yesterday in a fall down a flight of stairs. the tournament honored the late arnold palmer. his green jacket was placed on an empty chair as fellow champs gary player and jack nicklaus hit the ceremonial opening tee shots. don rickles teed off on everyone in sight. he gets the last laugh next. ...it starts a chain reaction... ...that's heard throughout the connected business world. at&t network security helps protect business, from the largest financial markets to the smallest transactions, by sensing cyber-attacks in near real time and automatically deploying countermeasures. keeping the world of business connected and protected. that's the power of and. how to brush his teeth. (woman vo) in march, my husband didn't recognize our grandson. (woman 2 vo) that's when moderate alzheimer's made me a caregiver

today would have been glenn's 74th wedding anniversary to his wife anny. ( terisa ) two boaters are rescuedened off the south florida coast. a good samaritan saw the boat drifting off shore and called the coast guard. the coast guard came and towed the men back to shore. the two men were badly sunburned but are expected to be okay. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news... new details about what led up to a deadly police shooitng in napa. coming up in the 6:00 hour... what police say happened before they opened fire. and after the break... you will soon be able to visit some national parks in the bay area for free. we will tell you when the parks will be waiving their fees. and here is a look at strom tracker 4 radar. ♪ lights. camera ♪ strike a pose ♪ your eyes work as hard as you do. but do they need help making more of their own tears? if you have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation, restasis multidose™ can help... th continued use twice a day, every day, one drop at a time. restasis multidose™ helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produ

glenn was the first american to orbit the earth. he died in december at age 95. relatives said they had the funeral today because it would have been his 75th anniversary with his wife, annieews with shep continues after this. >> shepard: breaking news on fox news channel and much more on secretary tiller season. the secretary of state announcing that steps are underway to form an international coalition to remove the murderous syrian dictator, bashar al-assad. this after international investigators say he launched another chemical weapons attack killing dozens of his own people an injuring dozens and children as they slept in their beds. let's go back to a.b. stoddard from realclearpolitics.com. you can always carry out strategic air strikes. in 2015, the russians went in and owned the air bases. that i have three different bases and missile defense systems there. the idea that the russians would allow us to strike the six air strikes that exist seems at this moment implausible. >> right. there's russians everywhere there. so the potential for an accident, which we almost had in 2015 with our more limited air strikes with the russians and starting world war iii with them

glenn died in his home state of ohio in december. the marines today, him was played as six paul bearers as the flag covered coffin. his children were in attendance and his wife annied flag that covered his casket. fitting tribute to a world war ii and korean war veteran, the first person to orbit the earth and the oldest person to fly into space. and now folks who live here in d.c. and those who come visit can go and pay tribute to this great american when you visit arlington national cemetery. i hope you'll do it. that's all for tonight. we'll be back with more tomorrow mpt daily. greta, it's all yours. >> chuck, john glenn inspired us all. thank you, check. tonight we're following two breaking news stories. a political bomb shell here in washington and the potential of real bombs half a world away. right now president trump is in mar-a-lago set to get a briefing on possible u.s. military options for syria. that briefing coming from defense secretary james mattis. and nbc news learning those options will run the gamut from taking out syrian aircraft used in the horrific chemical attacks on nnts to larger scale strikes. the president today speaking on air force on