but betty nash is still a flight attendant. the oldest in the world. bruce is live with how she did it. >> nearly 82 and still drawing a crowd. betty nash has been a night and she is still strong enough to drag a struggling passenger into the aisle and start cpr. >> i just keep going. >> by golly the only way to travel these days, am i right son? >> when she started, tickets were $12. and you checked the schedule on the chalk board. >> they chalked up the morning flights with chalk. in the afternoon they'd erase it and chalk them up again. >> she applied because it looked glamorous. and flying the kennedys to boston really was. >> jackie kennedy was on my flight. and bobby kennedy. ethel kennedy, ted kennedy. >> what's special about betty is she has a little bit of love for everyone. >> it really makes a special experience. like the first time you go to disney land. >> it's really that good? >> i'm serious. >> wow. >> it's a job that can be really tough but for almost her entire career, betty nash has flown the shuttle from washington national to bosto

all smiles and applause today at reagan national airport celebrating betty nash. betty is the oldest flight attendant in the world. the entire world. today she celebrated 60 years at american airlines. larry: amazing. sam sweeney reports she a star in the sky. >> decades before the selfie took off, her career began to soar. >> i was happy. oh, my gosh. i'm the luckiest person in the world. >> 60 years ago today, she reported for training an eastern airlines now american. back when she first earned her wings -- height, a certain weight. it used to be horrible. you put on a few pounds and you had to keep weighing yourself. if you stayed that way, they will take you off the payroll. >> not the golden days of air travel. there we used to pass out cigarettes and matches. >> millions of miles later she still flies her d.c.-boston route several times a week and she welcomed us on board. >> you are on board a special flight. today you are flying with betty nash. most senior flight attention in the world. celebrating 60 years of american airlines. her route is the shuttle.

. >> the sky is the limit for betty nash. ll working after celebrating 60 years in the air. news4's kristin wright was there today for betty's diamond jub lee and after millions of miles logged, betty tells us she's seen it all at 30,000 feet up. >> reporter: in 1957, a young woman in manassas, virginia, named betty nash knew she wanted life's journey to take her sky high. >> i never changed my mind, no matter what education i had or anything. i always wanted to be a stewardess. >> reporter: betty was picture-perfect in uniform and 60 years later she still is. >> the names have >> reporter: american airlines is celebrating betty's 60 years of service. they threw a big party at reagan national. everything pink, betty's favorite color. she says it is the little things that matter, like talking to each and every passenger as they get on the plane. >> people want a little love, a little attention, and a lot of luck. and it is just the truth. >> reporter: the airline surprised betty with tiffany diamond earrings and a $10,000 donat

and she is betty nash, started flying 60 years ago today.n she was first on the job, she handed out cigarettes and matches. and she collected airfare once everybody was on board. $12 one-way from d.c. to new york. donatedmericans' ceo money to the food bank in manassas in her honor, and betty says she has no plans to retire. jonathan: section on the airplane back then. congratulations to her. that's wonderful. alison: i love that story. hey, robert. robert: lebron james showed why he was the king tonight. and there could be only one. sports is next. >> desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: earlier today, bradley beal claimed the wizards were the best team in the eastern conference. you cannot blame him for saying it, but lebron did not see it that way, going for 57 points tonight. not a bad shooting night. cavs won 130-122. bradley beal finished with 36 points. john wall sprain his shoulder tonight, x-rays negative. high school football game of the facing itsbridge opponent, both teams 9-0. bouncing outside, breaks the t

a big celebration was hell for betty nash at reagan national airport. she still works the washington to boston shuttle. started her career with eastern airlines. remember eastern? on november 4th, 1957. that was so long ago, that dwight d eisenhower was president at the time. through bankruptcies and merger, betty wound up working for american >> the customers give me energy, just the fact that i can still be here with 60 years, i can't believe it. >> we sold sandwiches for 50 cents and milk for 15 cents. in the old days we saw a lot of among, coats, nowadays, we see a lot of flip-flops, depending on where you go. >> that's true. people used to dress up to flip. betty said her longevity is based on a fairly simple principal. that is all people little love and attention. >> good for her. >> on you cool to be on a flight with hire. >> keep an eye out for her >> i'm sure she could teach those flight attendants today a thing or two >> and i'm sure she has. a role model. >>> i saw caitlin talking about winter weather, which is hard to believe with what it fe

. >> betty nash was treated like a celebrity today honored with a party at reagan national airport for her 60 years of service as a washington based flight attendant >> i love this. >> come fly with me. let's fly, let's fly away. >> the customers give me energy. just the fact that i can still be here with 60 years, i can't believe it that i'm here. >> betty still works the american airlines washington to bots shuttle called a stewardest back then, she started the career with eastern airlines on november 4th, 1957. dwight eisenhower was president >> just the fact eddy rick en back hired me, i got t that's the most important thing. we sold sandwiches 50 cents and milk for 15 cents. in the old days, we saw a lot of among, coats but you know, nowadays worker he see a lot of flip-flops. depending on where you go. >> through bankruptcies and merger, betty ended up working for american airlines. its ceo doug parker on hand to pay tribute to the 81-year-old manassas resident >> when you go about your work 60 years later, you're an inspiration to everyone at american and inspiration to every fl

news 4's kristin right tells us why the skies are friendlier, thanks to betty nash. >> reporter: in knewhe wanted life's journey to take her sky high. >> i never changed my mind, no matter what education i had or anything. i always wanted to be a stewardess. >> reporter: betty was picture perfect in uniform. 60 years later, she still is. >> the names have changed but it is the job. it is still about people. >> reporter: american airlines is celebrating betty's 60 years of service. it drew a party at reagan national. everything pink, betty's favorite color. she said, it is the little things that matter, like talking to each and every passenger as they get on the plane. >> people want a little love, a little attention and a little luck. it's just the truth. >> reporter: a airline surprised betty can tiffany diamond earrings and a $10,000 donation to the charity where she volunteers. and she'll always cherish her 60th jubilee chain. >> it's gorgeous. >> reporter: evom betty's regular passengers from her flights from d.c. to boston wouldn't miss this. >> when she says, i say hello to every s

beddy nash reported for duty -- betty nash reported for duty with eastern airlines which is now unitedid things changed quite a bit. >> you had to be a certain height and weight. you put on a few pounds you keep weighing yourself. >> nash flies on a shuttle between washington, d.c. and boston several times a week, it's a route she kept her entire career, it allows her to be home every night to care for her son who who has a disability. nash's job was saved when the shuttle bass bought by donald trump that was a bust and eventually saved by american. a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward. >> welcome back a beautiful shot here on saturday morning, 45 degrees. sky6 live hd taking a live look from o

. >> betty nash was treat like a celebrity honored with party at reagan national airport for her 60 years of service as a washington based flight attendant >> i love this. >> the customers give me energy. just the fact that i can still be here with 60 years i can't believe that i'm here. >> betty still works the american airlines washington, dc to boston shuttle, called a steward ess back then. she started with eastern dwight eisenhower was president >> just the fact they hired me that i got the job. that's the most important. we sold sandwiches for 50 cents and milk for 15 cents. in the old day there was a lot of among, coats and nowadays you see a lot of flip-flops, depending on where you go. >> reporter: threw bankruptcy and merger, she ended up working for american airlines, its ceo doug parker on hand to pay tribute and continue to go about your - work 60 years later, you're an inspiration to everyone in america, and even inspiration to every flight attendant and every flight attendant that's ever served for any airline 10 you're an inspiration to all of us as humans >> american prod

. >> betty nash first started working, dwight eisenhower was president and the soviets had just sent dog into space. >> the sky was the limit for mrs. nash and she is celebrating today 60 years as a flight attend apt with american airlines. kristin wright will have her story. >> also ahead at 5:00, the temperatures may be fall-like right now, but it's the perfect time to start thinking about winter. >> yes, indeedy. susan hogan will join us at 5:00 with some things you can do in your home right now that will have you save something cash >> plus a local pastor's historic discovery. >> and a famed song writer's battle with a hidden disease. >> we'll see you other with those stories plus a good deal more on the day things turn really cold on us. leon and pat being back to you. >> thanks, guys. we're about to take that dip here. >> oh, yeah, and the weekend is just about here and there is a change in the air. >> that's right. but doug is still talking about flirting with a few records. what's the word, man? >> guys, we are flirting with that record of 80 degrees today. we got to 79. so f