in 1994, ktvu's bob mackenzie retraced the event surrounding man's first arrival on if surface of the moon. >> neil armstrong, buzz aldrine -- but no one could guarantee they would land safely on the moon or get off the moon and back to earth. all over the bay area and all over the world, people were glued to television sets or radio. >> ignition sequence starts. six, five, four, three, two, one. >>> the apollo climbed on the atmosphere, as the rockets looked back at the earth, 300 million people on earth looked at them on television. >> apollo 11 thises houston, you are confirmed to move forward. >> reconfirm ignition and the thrust is go. >> houston, thrust go all engines you're looking good. >> reporter: during the apollo's four days of travel to the moon, people on earth became acquainted with the astronauts through television. >> we are very comfortable up here. there's plenty of room for the three of us and i think we're all recognizing our favorite corner to sit in. >> reporter: extreme danger, nights of suspense for these three men to get back safely to earth. hundreds of proc

now on www.ktvu.com you can look back at the construction of the golden gate bridge with ktvu's bob mackenzie. . >>> the police are ready to join a communications network. they will link up with the group next monday. the chief of police says participation wilt improve its -- will improve its ability to -- >>> owns of the mustard seed center want to move. some property owners expressed concerns about increased traffic. >>> supporters of the animal shelter are gathering signatures to keep it open. next month the city will consider a plan to chose the shelter -- to close the shelter. officials say when they stopped using the shelter, the city will have to pitch in an extra $450,000 a year. >>> community college funding is under the microscope. an increase relies on the tax measure increasing. >> two years ago when we made that 8% cut we estimated we turned away 140,000 students. and that is a tragedy for the students but i think it is a tragedy for the state of california. >> lawmakers say they won't make any major recommendations till after the budget is released in may. >>> former officials b