now you are flying on apollo. does the law of averages as far as catastrophic failure bother you at all, sir? gus grissom:. no. it is always best to put that out of your mind. there is always the possibility that you can have a catastrophic failure. it could happen on any flight. is good happen on the last one as well is the first one. you just plan as best you can to take care of all of these eventualities. you get a well-trained crew. you go fly. >> the spacecraft you are going to write on is, to a certain extent untried. ,you are taking shakedown now. do you approach it with any apprehension as opposed to the gemini which you flew before? gus grissom no, i don't think : so. i think you have to understand the feeling that the pilot has and a test pilot has. i look forward, a great deal to the first flight. there is a great deal of pride involved in making a first light. i think i am looking forward to the flight with a great deal of anticipation. >> is there anything scary about a first spaceflight, even though

apollo spacecraft early tonight at kate kennedy -- cape kennedy. space officials say that a gantry wrapped around the booster rockets, prevented the use of the apollo emergency escape system, which would have been this at the top of the rocket -- it would've taken that away from it. the only way the astronauts could have escaped would have been to open the hatches here in the spacecraft and scribble out. that sibley was impossible. space officials say the three astronauts possibly had no knowledge there was a serious problem. the spacecraft and rocket were not fueled. explosive devices had been inactivated and they could not have caused the disaster. minor difficulties had wrapped up during the countdown this afternoon with two systems, the tatian and environmental control systems -- indication and environmental control systems. investigators do not know where the fire started. the man who was to command this doomed apollo flight was known as the hardluck astronaut -- because of what was until tonight the closest brush with death. flew five years a

you were visiting the apollo 1 fire victim.when most thought the apollo program was finished. you and your colleagues kept fighting and fighting and realized j.f.k.'s ridiculous dream of landing a man on the moon before the decade was out. every time i looked at it and all that you went through and your buddies went through, i'm thinking -- especially the part where you're visiting the saturn five launch site where we had so many spectacular launches. it's in moth balls now. it's like a relic. it's like a rusted museum piece. >> neil, that's the only place in the entire world that human beings, americans, have left this planet and called another world, what you allow me to call, and it was. it was a home. it's incredible to see it the way it is. >> i don't know how we got where we are today, but we don't have leadership in space. we don't have a desire to be excellent. how can we have any of that? we have no mission, no goal, no plans for the future. i hate to say it, but it may very well be true. if you want to go to the moon,

the last lunar mission and one of the final apollo flights. john scott has a look back at his life and career. >> if you can let your imagination wonder and put are mind out there. that is what it is like looking back at the earth. >> apollo 17 captain gene cernan. the last american astronaut to walk on the moon's surface. >> there is a crater of this universe because i saw a small part of that creation and it is just too beautiful to have happened by accident. >>> eugene cernan was born in 1934 in chicago. his dream of being a naval aviator was season at a tender age while watching newsreels doing world war ii and was accepted into the navy and in 1957 he earn the his wings and beak an attack pilot. the newly formed nasa announced 7 pioneer astronauts. cernan was fascinated. he wanted to ride a rocket ship into space. in 1963 he was selected for project gemini. >> his first fly was gemni. and his next flight was in 1969. he came within 8 miles of the moon's surface. >> we found problems and if they weren't corrected neal probably weren't crea

it actually has a companion spacecraft, the apollo command module. and the command module, its service module, and the lunar module together carried three astronauts, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins, to the moon. the command module very significantly also brought them back safely. this lunar module is an actual lunar module that never flew in space. it is lunar module 2. it was intended to be used in a earth orbital test flight, but the test was canceled as unnecessary and so nasa transferred this lunar module to the national air and space museum. it consists of two parts. the base, which has the legs. and the rocket engine in it. and then the oddly shaped top which is the crew module or crew cabin. and this was attached to the command module for the flight from earth to lunar orbit. and once in lunar orbit, the two crew members who would descend to the surface, armstrong and aldrin climbed into the lunar module. it separated from the command module where michael collins stayed to orbit the moon and it began its descent down to the su

it actually has a companion spacecraft, the apollo command module. and the command module, its service module and the lunar module together carried three astronauts, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins to the moon. the command module very significantly also brought them back safely. this lunar module is an actual lunar module that never flew in space. it's lunar module 2. it was intended to be used in an earth orbital test flight. but the test was canceled as unnecessary. and so now nasa transferred this lunar module to the national air and space museum. it consists of two parts. the base which has the legs and the rocket engine in it. and then the oddly shaped top, which is the crew module or crew cabin. and this was attached to the command module for the flight from earth to lunar orbit. and once in lunar orbit, the two crewmembers who would descend to the surface, armstrong and aldrin climbed into the lunar module. it separated from the command module where michael collins stayed to orbit the moon and it began its descent down to the s

the last man to walk on the moon has died. 82—year—old gene cernan was the commander of the apollo 17ence the beauty of looking back at our planet from the lunar surface, life on earth would be different. catriona renton reports. this is gene, and i'm on the surface. it was on the 14th of december, 1972. gene cernan was the last of a dozen men to walk on the moon. we leave as we came and, god willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. and with these words, the commander of apollo 17 traced his nine—year—old daughter theresa dawn's initials in the moondust, and headed back down to earth. we're on our way, houston. he was born eugene cernan in 193a, in chicago. a qualified naval aviator, in 1963, nasa selected him into its third group of astronauts. he went into space three times, one of only three people to fly to the moon twice. 0k, your pictures are coming in. in all, he logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, more than 73 hours of them on the moon's surface. he spent more than 73 hours on the moon's surface. and, as he and his team returned from their last m

he served as commander of nasa's apollo 17 lunar-landing mission back in 1972. cernan visited space three times and went to the moon twice shattering aerospace records on both earth and the moon. he was the last of only 12 americans to set foot on the moon in six apollo landings. gene cernan was 82-years-old. in just three days, a new first family will be moving into the white house. so how will melania trump and the trump children factor into the new administration? abc's karen travers has a look at their possible impact. there is much more coming up on good morning john gonzalez what are you working on? leaving a mystery unsolved. the difficult decision to stop the search for the missing malaysia plane. plus - a growing boycott. the new name on the list of lawmakers planning to skip inauguration. and rain on the radar for your morning commute. stormwatch seven is tracking whether it will stick around for your ride home. good morning washington. toss to eileen - have the umbrella today - above average temperatures over the next 10 days

but this is from "apollo 11." so this was the base camp, so to speak, for the folks that went to the moon. >> and what's amazing is how small it is. >> yes, for three people. >> cramped quarters. >> yes. fortunately, they weren't gone that long, and two of them were out on vacation for part of the trip. >> do you have a favorite exhibit, a favorite spot here at the museum. >> well, i do, yes. we have an airplane down in the sierra gallery called the boeing f-4/b-4, and my family flew that exact airplane the year i was born, so it has special meaning to me. >> we are inside the national air and space museum. we'll go to phone calls as well. peter is calling. we'll hear from you. peter, good evening. peter, are you there? now we can't hear the call from peter. so, let me go back -- peter? i think peter's here now. go ahead, peter. we can hear you. >> caller: hi. i wanted to know if the museum would introduce any articles from the propulsion -- being in 1960s and if you have anything from that or some of the other pr

command module pilot for apollo 11.us more about our early days, i'd like to introduce a short video featuring general collins. >> i came to washington sneaking up on 1976, and i used to run around town saying "museum on the mall by the bicentennial." my name is mike collins. at one time was in the space program on project gemini and apollo, which you know as the first flight to the moon. after that i was lucky enough to be director of this museum, the national air and space museum. so many of the things in it, the artifacts in it are old friends of mine. and some of them way before my time. we were supposed to open july 4th, 1976. and we actually beat it by three days, july 1st, 1976. we were supposed to cut the ribbon out here, the ribbon on the mall side of the building declaring it open. the signal came from a spacecraft between here and mars in outer space. i was holding my breath, thinking all those electrons gone lost up there in space. and all these vips standing around looking at this ribbon and this mechanical

nasa today is marking the anniversary of the first apollo mission with a special treat. never before seen history from the mission 50 years ago. >>> and jo brewed with a different kind of pot. you won't be able to try this at starbucks, we'll explain. >>> and we'll enjoy the sunshine over the weekend and some of us nearing 70 before the next chance of rain comes in. it is my job to tell you when that is going to be. at least wednesday, thursday and friday. i'll give you the details in the storm impact scale and also who is going to get the 70 when we come back with the big weather. we'll see you at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. and my life is basketb

it was supposed to be the first manned flight of the apollo program.ing a routine count down at cape canaveral, apollo one ended in disaster. the capsule was filled with pure oxygen. the hatch door latches fastened tight when a spark erupted into flames. astronaut shouted fire in the cockpit, but seconds later all three astronauts inside perished. >> on january 27, 1967, my little 8-year-old world was torn apart. that evening my mother had to tell my brother steven and me, that our daddy was never coming home. >> that daddy, roger chafe was just 31, a rookie astronaut who had not yet been to space. as an adult, his daughter cheryl spent 33 years working at nasa to help others achieve that dream. the hard lessons learned from the apollo one disaster were applied to future missions as the u.s. raced the soviets to the moon. redesigned hatches, less flam i believe material and safer mix of oxygen and nitrogen allowed men such as kneel armstrong and buzz all children take off safely and land safely on the moon in 1969. >> one giant leap for man kind. >> to

. >>> apollo astronauts lose their lives in a tragic flash fire on board the space capsule.urred on the countdown for the first flight of the apollo program whose goal is to put a man on the moon. >> today marks the 50th anniversary of the apollo one launch pad disaster that claimed the lives of three. for the first time in 50 years the hatch will be put on display at the kennedy space center as part of the tribute to the astronauts. >>> leading the news in the tampa bay times, fire breaks out on the marriott waterside hotel. flames could be seen shooting around 8:00 p.m. local time. fire officials say roofers had been working in the area earlier in the day and some of the debris had ignited. staff members were quick to evacuate the hotel guests, fortunately no injuries reported. >>> and leading out west, cal exit, organizers can collect signatures for california to us is seed from the union. if i believes there just gave the green light for supporters to try and get secession on the ballot in 2019. they argue that california is culturally different than the rest of the u.s.

gene cernan was an astronaut on the apollo 17 mission in 1972. catriona renton reports. gene cernan was the last of a dozen men to walk on the moon. we leave as we came, and god willing as we shall return with peace and hope for all mankind. and with these words, the commander of apollo 17 traced his nine—year—old daughter theresa dawn's initials in the moondust and headed back to earth. we're on our way, houston. he was born eugene cernan in 193a in chicago. a qualified naval aviator, in 1963, nasa selected him into its third group of astronauts. he went into space three times, one of only three people to fly to the moon twice. 0k, your pictures are coming in. in all, he logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, more than 73 hours of them on the moon's surface. and as he and his team returned from their last mission, little did they know that was to be the final manned flight to the moon. he retired from nasa in 1976 and went into private business. he wrote and talked about his time in space. when i look back at the earth from a quarter of a million miles away, the beau

the commander of apollo 17 was one of only three people to go to the moon twice and the last to walkunar surface in 1972. he said it left him feeling he belonged to the universe. now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. business leaders and investors are braced for the british prime ministers speech as the pound continues to sink against the us dollar. and we gauge the mood among the delegates gathered in davos. with the rise of populism are the elite in retreat? welcome to world business report i'm sally bundock. in a moment i'll be talking to inga beale, the chief executive of lloyds of london who is at the world economic forum. theresa may will today deliver a highly—anticipated speech on the uk's future outside the european union. the speech will focus on global britain and how the uk can be an outward facing nation as it seeks new post brexit relations with its trading partners. reports over the weekend suggest the british prime minister will use today's speech to signal the uk will pull out of the eu single market, although downing street describe

apollo 10. he piloted the landing aircraft. he died following ongoing health issues. his passion for space exploration never waned. he was 82 years old. >> think of the things they accomplished. >> between 1969 and 1972. all the moon missions. >>> new details overnight after police caught the man they say opened fire in the crowded nightclub in turkey. what he is telling investigators. >>> breaking overnight. russia's top diplomat seemed to deliver a final shot at the obama administration. sergei lavrov seemed to suggest that the trump administration should bring up more pragmatic approaches to problem solving. let's bring in jill dougherty with more on this. jill, what did lavrov say? >> reporter: what he did say, i think, one of the most interesting things was they are not really counting on exactly what donald trump will do. in fact, he said the foreign policy of trump is very different from republicans or democrats previously. it is as he put it, the world as donald trump sees it. that said, what the russian foreign minister is saying, let's forget about values. v

. >>> nasa marking solemn anniversary today, ooh years since the apollo one tragedy.ut gust grissom, edmond white and roger taffy were killed during a launch rehearsal at cape kennedy on january 27th, 1967. apollo one module erupt in the flames, blamed on electrical malfunction. >> new jersey education officials say the 21 school district have reported elevated levels of lead in their drinking water. the department of education announced these findings at a hearing with state lawmakers yesterday. officials did not say which districts are affected. the state for for $10 million for lead testing last year, schools must complete the test by july. >>> a hotel collapses, straight into swollen river, in peru. this happened wednesday after ten straight hours of rain. the 3-story buildings stood along the river edge, been evacuated earlier. there were no injuries. >> that is amazing footage. >> incredible. happy no one was hurt. >> exactly. so justin, what's my weekends going to look like. >> pretty quiet, little windy. keep the hair spray. >> it is, right behind me here. >>

cernan an apollo 17 crew mate spent seven days on the noon 1972.e that cernan flew a gemini mission in 1965 and on apollo 10 and 1969. cernan was 82 years old. >> new this morning, a little boy in california sharing the harrowing details of his res drew a 15-foot sinkhole. firefighters pulled eight-year-old aidan camarana to safety on sunday. the boy managed to secure a rope around his waist as the water underground rose dangerously close to his head. >> the water was getting higher. i locked my arm on something but i didn't know what i whacked. >> like a cave in there so they were worried that the sides could come down on him or that the water that was in there might come up higher because he said the water was coming up. >> aidan was treated for a sprain to his arm. the city will be inspecting the 'cause of the sinkhole in the days to come. i cannot imagine how frightening that hob for that young boy. >> kids are so resilient but for the parents it tax a lot to recover. >>> designers have big plans for a hospitality robot. >> researchers are conn

ones, the apollo launches went to the moon from.ambitiously ahead. of course this kind of project is expensive and it is fraught with risk. but they have the added pressure of time could they have rivals snapping at their heels will stop ——. competition produces better projects and it drops the cost. is there pressure? yes. so far it seems to be working in a productive way. pressure? yes. so far it seems to be working in a productive waylj suppose there aim is to make tourist space travel and norm for us. how far off space travel and norm for us. how faroff are space travel and norm for us. how far off are they from doing that? with tourism... they are looking... the founder has two things he wants to do. he wants to found a company that will make money. secondly, he wa nts that will make money. secondly, he wants larger reusable rockets that can take people to the international space station which he will be able to do near the end of next year and then, ambitiously, they want to send people to mars. you must start somewhere, you m

and with these words, the commander of apollo 17 chased his nine—year—old daughter theresa don's initialslified naval aviator. in 1963, nasa selected him into its third group of astronauts. he went into space three times, one of only three people to fly to the moon twice. 0k, your pictures are coming in. in all, he logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, more than 73 hours of them on the moon's surface. as he and his tea m on the moon's surface. as he and his team returned from their last mission, little did they note that was to be the final manned flight to the moon. he retired from nasa in 1976 and went into private business. he wrote and talked about his time in space. when i look back at the earth from a quarter of1 million miles away, the beauty, the puffiness, the logic of the earth for the last three days, the last trillions of use, if i could have had every human being in the world standing next to me at that point, i truly believe the world would be a different place to live in today —— perfect nest. his footprints remain on it today. nasa says it is saddened by the loss, and

st commander, he was first off of apollo 17 and last back on. gene cernan died today. he was 82.ix moon walkers are still living, all in their 80s. , esident obama today honored a championship team at the white house for the 86th and last time. it took his hometown chicago cubs 108 years to get there. they gave the 44th president his own jersey and a lifetime pass. ca. obama said he rooted for the cubs because his chicago white sox missed the playoffs. and we'll be right back. coaching means making tough choices. jim! you're in! but when you have high blood pressure and need cold medicine that works fast, the choice is simple. coricidin hbp is the only brand that gives powerful cold symptom relief without raising your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. i'm val. the orange money retirement squirrel from voya. i represent the money you save for the future. who's he? he's the green money you can spend now. what's up? gonna pay some bills, maybe buy a new tennis racket. he's got a killer backhand. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. to folks out there w

suits like astronauts and this say condition turned program with the mermry and gemini and early apollo program. last element is the xlr99 rocket thrust engine, not designed to take off and land from the ground. it's designed to be carried by a b52 bomber converted into a mothership for nasa and carried up to 40,000 feet, it will be dropped and the pilot would engage the rocket engine and do whatever flight profile he needed to do. beginning in 1959 scott crossfield, the north american research engineering test pilot, makes the first flights with the x15 this particular one which is number one x15. seeing how it can fly, how it can fly and by the mid 1960s you have a flight program that has really influenced and encouraged how the space program developed its flight. there's the high range that edwards air force base these aircraft are operated and flown over and they're trapped, so just like tracking a satellite or tracking a capful, you're tracking this aircraft. by the mid to late 1960s, x15 flights are pushing that regime in terms of flying 67 miles high or 345,000 feet and flying at

infrastructure is a great example of something that affects everybody but their use is in the washington match apollo 10 words a huge crisis for people. when i was a kid, this is the chewable far-reaching. i used to ride in the metric to look around and it opened up new worlds for me. today it can't get me to capitol hill on time. i was late for my meetings because the redline is some safe track program. we need to invest in american infrastructure and we can have a real conversation across geographic lines, party lines. something that could unify and i hope after a terrible election that is something we can make progress on. >> ready to grow grow up in what influence did you have on who you are? >> or group rate here. i think i'm going to be the member of congress, the freshman living close to congress. i've lived my whole life either in maryland or washington d.c. i know this area well. i've offered to give tours to my new colleagues or help advise them on wolves or where to go and so on. but my parents have been a profound influence in my life. my dad worked for president kennedy. he's a political

. >> the evolution in part behind you from the mercury and gemini program to the apollo program to the space shuttle program. looking back, all a natural evolution in our space exploration? >> well, it didn't actually have to happen that way. so it's definitely an evolution, but it could have happened in the reverse. and in fact, wernher von braun and some of the early space pioneers imagined the first step being just to get into orbit and to build a space station and to establish a rhythm of life on a space station and then go to the moon. and then after the moon, then go to mars. and president kennedy kind of flipped the order of things. and so that's why we started with that sequence of vehicles. but had it not been the cold war, had we not been in this competition with the soviet union, it might have been a much different evolution. >> everyone we have talked to here at this museum talks about their job with smiles and enthusiasm and excitement. what's going on here? >> well, it's just a fantastic place to work. it really is. mainly because this museum is beloved by millions of peo

then they opened exhibit of the apollo one.michelle: this marks 72 years since troops liberated the concentration camps in poland. they turned out for a solemn memorial service. most of the people jewish died in the concentration camp in world war ii. the holocaust remembrance day. they want people to remember history and learn about the dangers that led to the rise of adolf hitler. q: a wave of nationalist across europe in one of the most controversial in the netherlands. scott: i'm scott thuman in theay non-mouse with liberalism but change could be coming. people call you the dutch donald trump. what do you think? >> i'm not trump. there might be similarities of the movement between the people who has discontent of the former or current administration of the united king doll and europe -- kingdom and europe. scott: the similarities go beyond the hairdos, tweets and the call for the closed borders. >> if you don't like civil rights he is not dangerous. >> several companies look this is two close to call. >> a story you will on

as commander, he was first off of apollo 17 and last back on. gene cernan died today. he was 82.y six moon walkers are still living, all in their 80s. president obama today honored a championship team at the white house for the 86th and last time. it took his hometown chicago cubs 108 years to get there. they gave the 44th president his own jersey and a lifetime pass. mr. obama said he rooted for the cubs because his chicago white sox missed the playoffs. and we'll be right back. >>> this is the first martin ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is the first martin luther king holiday for the smithsonian's new museum on the national mall. standing in the shadow of a monument to a slave-owning president, the museum explores the tragedy and triumph of african american history. errol barnett is there. >> this place just fills me with hope. >> reporter: the chance to be at the national museum of african american history and culture on the day honoring dr. martin luther king, jr., brought this woman back for a second time. >> the civil rights movement is something i lived through, of course, and it

gene cernan was an astronaut on the apollo 17 mission in 1972. catriona renton reports.urface. it was on the 14th of december, 1972, gene cernan was the last of a dozen men to walk on the moon. we leave as we came and, god willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. and with these words, the commander of apollo 17 traced his nine—year—old daughter theresa dawn's initials in the moondust, and headed back down to earth. we're on our way, houston. he was born eugene cernan in 193a, in chicago. a qualified naval aviator, in 1963, nasa selected him into its third group of astronauts. he went into space three times, one of only three people to fly to the moon twice. walking up the ladder was one of the most memorable moments. why are we here, what does it mean? i look over my shoulder and there is earth, there is reality, there is home. gene cernan‘s footprints remain on the moon today. nasa said it is saddened by his loss, and on social media, the kennedy space center put, "ad astra, gene, to the stars." it is well worth reading about. you know the apoll

17 in december 1972 the last lunar mission and when the final apollo flights. >>> still to come, the9ers continue their search for a head coach but there are now reports they may be honing in on a pick. >>> the golden state warriors gearing up for a big game tonight, a rematch of the nba finals getting ready to host lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers. >>> and we will check back with rosemary orozco for your weekday forecast and details on when the rain will return. >>> i have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. >> today is a federal holiday and a day of service to honor the memory of dr. martin luther king jr. as we have been sharing with you events across the country to recognize his nonviolent efforts to bridge the racial divide. >> kelly wright sits down with the daughter of dr. king to reflect on his legacy.>> the intercontinental hotel in dc is where dr. martin luther king jr. put the finishing touches on his famous i have a

he served on board apollo 10. he came within eight miles of the moon surface. in 1972, cernan made history of the commander of apollo 17, the final mission to the moon. he spent three days on the moon exploring and collecting data. before he left, cernan wrote his daughter's initials in the moon surface. a lasting reminder of man's final steps on the moon. gene cernan dead at 82. president-elect trump going after the head of the c.i.a. on twitter after john brennan told fox news sunday that trump doesn't have a good handled on what's going on with russia. >> i don't think he has a full appreciation of russian capabilities and intentions and actions that they're undertaking in many parts of the work. absolving russia of various actions that they have taken in the past number of years is a road that he, i think, needs to be very, very careful about moving down. >> shepard: so that's the c.i.a. director. in response, trump talked about russia had compromising info on the president-elect. he responded to a tweet from fox news about the interview writing john brenna

landed on the moon with apollo 17 in 197 72. he was bried with full military honors following the maureen: stormwatch7 is tracking a nor'easter as it moves through england. a lot of waters and a lot of waves. it spawned tornadoes in the southwest over last weekend. lack of cold air means that there is a lot of rain, along the massachusetts coast and a few inches of snow inland. in pennsylvania high winds uprooted trees and caused flooding along the jersey shore. >> we were getting away at the right time. it's mild tomorrow and thursday. but then it will turn colder. next week. but we are falling seasonably cold. this is what it is supposed to be like. get number at the skies. it's clear to partly cloudy high of 49 degrees. the average high is 44. we are way above average. the sun coming up earlier every day on a march to the summer solstice. number wise we are in the 40's. numbers drop a few degrees but not terribly cold. most areas that were wet overnight will start to dry up. it's 25 at manassas. 21-mile-per-hour gusts and the

most famously as the chappeder of apollo 17 -- as the commander of apollo 17. before heading home he drew his daughter's initials on the lunar service. after leaving nasa he advocated for robust space exploration saying he never wanted to be the last man to walk on the moon. alison: a local prosecutor offers people she once helped commit of a crime a chance at a clean slate. the reason behind the expongment fair coming up. q: this guy is i'll show you what police say he did with crew next. alison: severe asthma attack nearly killed him. but months later he is getting the thanks for people that brought him back to life. the emotional story at 6:00. jonathan: but first,ly it's check in with jummy olabanji for a look what the is coming up tomorrow on "good morning washington." jummy: thank you. tomorrow on "good morning washington," the countdown to the inauguration is on. so what kind of role will melania trump play as the first lady and how different will she be from other first ladies in past? answers may surprise you. >> i am talking one-on-one with kerry wash

he was part of the apollo 10 mission that got close.loted the lunar lander to ten miles of the surface. his family says he died following ongoing health issues. his passion for paspace exploration never waned. he was 82 years old. >>> let's get a check on cnn money stream. investors are a little nervous around the world this morning after a holiday week in the u.s. dow futures lower. losses in europe stocks. shares in asia is mixed. the pound is down at a 31-year low. here's what's going on. investors are skittish ahead of theresa may's announcement today on the brexit. and paying attention to the confirmation picks here for the trump cabinet. new this morning, two of the world's biggest cigarette companies rolled into one. british american tobacco is buying reynolds for $49 billion. it brings together the biggest brands. pall mall, camel, newport. the merger will create the world's largest tobacco company. they have strong ties. rights to each others brands in different countries. reynolds made headlines for bringing in john boehner as

. >> gavin says the future's all about co-parenting songs kingston, zuma and apollo.wen's already been there, done that. >> are you connected to your music of course with blake. >> blake shelton? >> yeah, that fella. >> it is incredible to have a best friend like that guy. he is an amazing person. >> gwen and blake hit the stage at luke bryan. >> it's luke bryan here. i am so excited to announce that i will be performing the national anthem at super bowl li. >> luke tweeted, "see y'all in houston." >>> the country singer who has sold nearly million albums joins lady gaga on super bowl lineup. she will perform at halftime and sang the national anthem last year. lu singer to perform the anthem at the super bowl since billy joel sang it ten years ago and let's just say, you know luke will be singing on stage because he's been known to take a tumble or two. four years ago luke sang an a capella version at major league baseball's yaall-star game. >>> you could call yesterday's nfc championship a pitch-perfect playoff. stars of the movie franchise including anna kendrick an

godspeed the crew of apollo 17. good evening. if you arejust good evening.fact. some real to psy—tu rvy in actualfact. some real topsy—turvy weather conditions across the country. we had a little bit of snow from last week across the mountains of scotland, but with the mountains of scotland, but with the cloud, it was mild. 12 degrees the cloud, it was mild. 12 degrees the daytime high today. a different story south and east. a little bit of brighton is coming through, but it was cold across the essex and kent coasts. temperatures around four or five celsius. that is because the cold air sitting through europe at the moment is just influencing the south—east corner. at the same time, around the high—pressure, a south—westerly wind driving in milderair high—pressure, a south—westerly wind driving in milder air across scotland. it leaves a mild start, only minimum of nine degrees, where is in the south—east, chilly. by nine o'clock in the morning, temperatures around 10 celsius. we will see cloud coming out of scotla nd will see cloud coming out of scotland ar

he piloted a mission and was the lunar module pilot of apollo 10 and guided challenger.1976 he retired from the navy after 20 years and ended his nasa career. he was a long time consultant for abc news. reaction to his death is starting to come in. a statement from the astronaut says in part, our heart is aching. the world has lost one of the greats. and nasa astronaut tweeting certainhis favorite quote. we leave as we came willing as we shall return with peace and hope for all mankind. >> the last man on the moon was released last year. eugene cernan was 82 years old. >>> thank you. to think about those moon landings, such a source of american pride, aren't they? >> and to be one of a dozen people to have done anything in history so cool and great to see all of his stories we got to hear. >> have you seen hidden figures y yet? >> no. >> you have to. >> presidential luxuries coming up. >> from white houses to a custom sapphire necklace and personal paparaz paparazzi. how the jet setters with usher in the new presidency. next with more on that. >> "world news now" >>> tak

he later served on the apollo 10 crew which served as allowing buzz to walk on the moon.eople, dream the impossible and go out and make it happen. i walked on the moon. what can't you do? eugene cernan died this well this here's a load-bearing wall. we'll go ahead and rip that out. that'll cause a lot of problems. hmm. totally unnecessary and it triples the budget. we'll be totally behind schedule, right? (laughschedules. schedules. great, okay. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi® double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back: 1% when you buy, and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey nut cheerios, rice chex and lucky charms, she can enjoy it her way. look at you, saving money at walgreens we make it easy for you to seize the day by helping you get more out of life and medicare part d. now with zero-dollar copays on select plans...

he was of course the commander of apollo 13 back in 1972.t of course was the last lunar mission and one of the final apollo flights when he stepped out from the lunar module challenger, he became the 11th person to walk on the moon. another giant in our stars. last man on the moon. so we know that donald trump is promised no one will go without health care. but on whose back? this is going to be a huge question, especially for you. our business audience. could donald trump actually be the white night consumers have been waiting for? and as we show president obama having signed that obamacare bill way back when, we've got the furious mother of four who led the crusade against violence epipen price gouging robin o'brien on whether she likes what she's seeing now from trump and whether she can convince the gop to, yes, peel itself away from its major funding source. plus ringling bros. puts its famous elephants on the unemployment line last year, creating a sanctuary for the majestic animals after activists and business pressures. now the whole

cernan made the 250,000-mile trip with apollo 17 in december of 1972 landing near the sea of serenitypent three days exploring on foot and on rover, scratching in the soil. he scratched his daughter's initials in the dust. that's still there, too. he's the youngest american to go into space piloting the general 9 in 1982. he later served on the apollo 10 crew which served as allowing buzz aldren and nick armstrong to walk on the moon. his advice to young people, dream the impossible and go out and make it happen. i walked on the moon. what can't you do? what can't you do? eugene cernan died this well this here's a load-bearing wall. we'll go ahead and rip that out. that'll cause a lot of problems. hmm. totally unnecessary and it triples the budget. we'll be totally behind schedule, right? (laughschedules. schedules. great, okay. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi® double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back: 1% when you buy, and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. an

that was one of the final apollo flights.ogged 566 hours, 15 minutes in space. 73 hours spent on the surface of the moon. which loved him here at fox. thankfully he loved fox as well. he will be missed. gerri: those guys are so impressive, right? achoo! (snap) achoo! achoo! (snap) (snap) achoo! achoo! feel a cold coming on? zicam cold remedy nasal swabs shorten colds with a snap, and reduce symptom severity by 45%. shorten your cold with a snap, with zicam. you may sometimes suffer from a dry mouth. that's why there's biotene. and biotene also comes in a handy spray. so you can moisturize your mouth anytime, anywhere. biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth symptoms. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing your car because you'll get the full value back including depreciation. make the switch and find out why 96% of our customers are s

. >> sunday afternoon at 4:00 on "reel america" the cbs news report on the apollo disaster that killed 3 astronauts during a launch rehearsal three years -- 30 years ago january 27. >> a flash according to a nasa spokesperson watching the screen from launchpad 34. the screen went blank, and said there was no communication from the astronauts. they died silently, and apparently swiftly. >> at 8:00, author of "a self-made man: the political life of abraham lincoln" about the political forces that shaped our 16th's president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, he went right to a friend two weeks after his defeat in the 1858 senate race, because of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. republicans move forward with efforts to repeal and replace obamacare, health and human services nominee representative tom price took questions at a confirmation

democratic system, our sense of exploration symbolized most recently by the wonderful flight of the apollo 8 in which all americans took great pride -- [ applause ] -- and the good common sense and sound judgment of the american people and their essential love of justice, we must not ignore our problems, but neither should we ignore our strengths. those strengths are available to sustain a president of either party to support his progressive efforts both at home and overseas. unfortunately, the departure of an administration does not mean the end of the problems that this administration has faced. the effort to meet the problems must go on, year after year. if the momentum that we have all mounted together in these past years is not to be lost, although the struggle for progressive change is continuous, there are times when a watershed is reached. when there is, if not really a break with the past, at least the fulfillment of many of its oldest hopes, and a stepping forth into a new environment to seek new goals. and i think the past five years have been such a time. we have finished a maj

. >>> 50 years ago today, three astronauts were killed aboard the apollo one spacecraft.is day in 1967, gus grissom, edward white and another man were getting ready to fly the first apollo spacecraft into orbit but a flash fire broke out a month before the official launch date. they died instantly. the program was stopped until nasa made things safer. >>> new video giving us a look at a show in southwest china. folk artists performed dragon dances to celebrate a festival. the fireworks display is all part of the lunar new year festivities. >>> and here's something you don't see every day. dozens of people were standing nearby when a hotel collapsed right into the river. this happened in peru yesterday. officials say the foundation started to give way from all that heavy rain and all guests had been evacuated. >>> here at home, there is a lot of storm damage in the santa cruz mountains. officials believe it will cost nearly $15 million to clean it all up. yesterday congresswoman anna eshoo touringed ben lomond and scotts valley in santa cruz county and is doing everything

now coming to the last moment of apollo 13, as it begins its re—entry.ow isjust listen and hope. it needs to be edited and refined over time, you have to be very self—critical... i was a woman who did strange stuff. there's a definite stigma to a woman's thing. to be accepted as an architect, i am not sure it is fully done. not here, not in this country, i am still considered to be on the margins. i don't mind being on the edge, actually. it is a good place to be. i've just about had enough of you. go that way. you will be malfunctioning within a day, you near—sighted scrap pile. and don't let me catch you following me, begging for help, because you won't get it. # there's a star man, waiting in the sky... # he'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he will blow our minds... # there is a star man waiting in the sky # he told us not to blow # because he knows it is all worthwhile... is all worthwhile. ..# roger, 05... a fluid body shift occurs, that is something that as i understand goes away over a couple of days, you get back to normal again... put yo