ed dwight is now the oldest man to reach space. >> and here exits ed dwight, this gentleman has waitedrter: he's waited for this day for 63 years, born in the segregated kansas, the young air force pilot was on a sky high trajectory. in 1961 appointed by president john f. kennedy to make history. >> a 29-year-old negro says he's anxious to go into space, the first of his race to be so designated. >> reporter: but at the heights of the civil rights movement what seemed like a sure fire path to space was quickly crushed. >> was there a negro boy in the last 30 or so that you brought here for consideration? >> no, there was not. >> reporter: dwight was never selected, it took 20 years for a black astronaut to make it to space, took another 63 for dwight to finally get his turn. with blue origin's seventh crewed flight ed dwight didn't get to be the first black astronaut but at 90 years of life he became the oldest person to reach space. >> you are officially astronauts, welcome home, everybody. >> life-changing experience. >> reporter: sharing this page in history with loved ones who know

president announced to the world that he was going to announce a black astronaut. >> whit: this morning, ed dwightnow 90 years old, a celebrated sculptor and author, reaching for the stars launching on blue origin's robert from west texas. dwight, along with five fellow travelers, will partake into an 11-minute odyssey that will propel them into the realm of weightlessness. a veteran astronaut sending along a message on dwight's big day. >> i want you to just take some time while you're flying just to suck it all up and take it all in. you deserve every moment of this. you've been a role model and mentor for many of us. >> needles to say, i am overwhelmed and this opportunity is once in a lifetime and i will cherish for the rest of my life. >> gio: and as we like to say in the space world, godspeed, ed dwight. blue origin has paid homage to pione pioneers. william shatner, of course, and our very own michael strahan, right? we all remember that. >> whit: right. >> gio: we love that one. to learn more about this, there's an amazing documentary on nat geo. you can stream it on disney+. >> whit: ed d

ed dwight is now the oldest man to reach space. >> here exits ed dwight.me to go to space. [ cheering ] >> reporter: he's waited for this day for 63 years. born in a segregated kansas, the young air force pilot was on a sky-high trajectory, in 1961 appointed by president john f. kennedy to make history. >> 29-year-old negro says he's anxious to go into space. the first of his race to be so designated. >> reporter: but at the height of the civil rights movement, what seemed like a surefire path to space was quickly crushed. >> was there a negro boy in the last 30 or so that you brought here for consideration? >> no, there was not. >> reporter: it took 20 years for a black astronaut buford to make it to space. it took another 63 for dwight to finally get his turn. with blue origin's seven-crew flight ed dwight didn't get to be the first black astronaut, but at 90 years of life he became the oldest person to reach space. you are officially astronauts. welcome home, everybody. >> it was a life-changing experience. >> reporter: sharing this page in history with

first black astronaut candidate in 1961, but he never made it into space until today. 90-year-old ed dwight blasted off from west texas with five other passengers on jeff bezos' blue origin spacecraft. dwight was an air force pilot when president john f. kennedy named him as a nasa astronaut candidate. but he ultimately wasn't picked for the 1963 class. today's ten-minute-long flight made dwigt ht the oldest personn space. he spoke with our jericka duncan after the successful mission. >> what was going through your mind, when you got out of the capsule, what was your first thought? >> mission accomplished. you know, i've doene a lot of different things in my life. i decided to do it, because it was explained to me as to how necessary it was to have a black astronaut in the united states. >> you can watch more of jericka's interview with astronaut ed dwight tomorrow on cbs mornings. >>> still ahead on the cbs weekend news, the road to the olympics. the highs and lows at gymnastics' u.s. classic. >>> celebrated gymnastics simone biles once again stuck the landing on her road to the olympics.

but today, the 90 year old ed dwight is the oldest person to ever launch into space .day for a decades old catholic tradition being revived across the country. parishioners students, and catholic leaders took part in the eucharistic pilgrimage through the city. today. they went from cathedral of saint mary of the assumption all the way across the golden gate bridge. the pilgrimage used to be a catholic tradition, but it faded by the 1940s. bishops in the u.s. decided to revive it during a debate over whether to refuse communion to politicians who don't oppose abortion. a state park nearly destroyed by flames makes a big move to get visitors back. we'll learn about a new free offer to get people to explore big basin redwoods state park. and taking a live look outside. oh, isn't that pretty? the flag there blowing in the breeze a gorgeous sunday. we do have a warming trend on tap. spencer joins us with what it will feel like in just a few days. >> coming up in sports. pga championship goes down to the wire and we have a first time winner. plus how sweep it is. the giants

importantly, to satisfy all the wonderful people that have showered me with love for all these years. >> ed dwightent on to a much different career, first as a businessman and then an artist, sculpting nearly 20,000 pieces. dwight beats out actor william shatner as the oldest person ever to fly into space and he says he's not finished yet. he wants to go into orbit next team. >>> in oakland now, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to unveil a new playground at piedmont avenue elementary school hosted by steph and iesha curry's eat, fun, play foundation. >> there's something for everyone on this playground, basketball, four square, the play structures, or reading a book in our new nature center. this playground is great for kids to just engage and enjoy their recess. >> the oakland-based nonprofit is committed to renovating 25 school playgrounds in the step by the end of the 2026 school year. >>> still ahead, the baby falcons living at uc berkeley need names and you can help pick them. >>> straight ahead in sports, we say good-bye to the hall of famer known as mr. raider. >>> and the giants did this

retired air force captain ed dwight was among those on board. he played a historic role in america's space program. in 1961, he was selected by then president john f kennedy to become the nation's first black astronaut. >> it was absolutely terrific. and the views i mean, just even i couldn't see it. i could see. absolutely fantastic. absolutely this is a life changing experience. >> ed dwight is 90 years old and is now the oldest person to travel into space. he's two months older than william shatner. when the star trek actor embarked on a space mission flight back in 2021, lawmakers in minnesota last night struck a deal with bay area based uber and lyft to set minimum wages for drivers. >> under this new agreement, the statewide minimum wage rate for rideshare drivers will be $1.28 per mile, and $0.31 per minute. that's less than what was in an ordinance adopted last summer. uber and lyft had threatened to leave minnesota if the previous rules were implemented. the new minimum wage is set to take effect on july 1st, a new study says. >> findin

. >> 90 year old ed dwight is now the oldest person to travel into space after a flight today aboardbezos blue origin rocket. dwight was a 27 year old air force pilot when president john f kennedy promoted him as a candidate to become a nasa astronaut back in 1961. but dwight was not among the final group selected. today, though, dwight blasted off from a texas launch pad along with five other tourists for a trip to the edge of space that lasted around ten minutes. >> it was absolutely terrific, and the views i mean, just even i couldn't see it. i could see absolutely fantastic. absolutely. this is a life changing experience. >> ed dwight is 90 years old and is now the oldest person to travel into space. he's two months older than william shatner. when the star trek actor embarked on a space mission back in 2021. >> thrilling day for him. incredible. thanks for joining us tonight. good night ♪ (ominous music) ♪ teacher: ...but it's still true. there are four states of matter. there are solids, liquids, gases... teacher: trevor? teacher: not quite? plasma. teacher: lights please. teac

i spoke with ed dwight earlier about his history making flight. more interested in the power and the noise and the lift, going straight up in the air, instead of flying an airplane from a runway. it was quite fast. we got up to the speed fairly quickly. the getting into space part was more interesting to me than anything else. i never got out of my seat. we were laying down in the capsule. there was a big 10 foot tall window next to me. i was more fascinated with what was going on outside than inside. when we did get to zero g, the other members of the crew had designed -- these are all grown men now, designing a ballerina dance to do. i watched them a little. but i spent all my time looking outside. the thing that shocked me a little bit was separation. they have explosive bolts to hold the capsule to the booster. it was extremely loud. it felt like we ran into something. i was sure we would fall to earth. geoff: did you feel a sense of vindication? a semblance of justice? especially given the way you were denied the opportunity to go to space 60

well, what a weekend it was for a 90 year old ed dwight.aring from the astronaut about his journey into space over the weekend and why it's such a big deal. >> but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> hey, reggie, as we get you going this morning, here's a live look from our abc seven oakland airport camera. partly cloudy skies up above the travel forecast will show that we're watching chicago very closely today. later on this afternoon, we could have some severe weather, some thunderstorms popping up. there's actually a better chance tomorrow around chicago of having severe weather outside of the midwest. it's pretty quiet today. la will have afternoon sunshine, 61 degrees atlanta much warmer with mostly sunny skies and a high of 84 this afternoon. back here at home. here's future weather. we have a few clouds up above around oakland along the coast. any of that cloud cover is gone by 8 a.m, so we have a lot of sunshine on the way. your sunglasses your best accessory early on this morning, and that means we warm u

. >> and what a weekend for 90 year old ed dwight. hear from the astronaut about why his journey into space over the weekend is such a big deal. but first, here's drew. >> hey good morning. 641 on our monday, we're looking at oakland right now where our current temperature, it's 51 degrees. we do have partly cloudy skies right now, but any sort of cloud cover we have currently it's gone by about 8 a.m. for full sunshine with a light wind right now at about eight miles per hour. looking at the days ahead, a warming trend gets underway here today. that continues tomorrow. so we're expecting limited fog in the morning and some warm afternoons ahead. it's looking lovely. here's future weather showing you again by 8 a.m. we're not tracking any cloud cover. it's full sunshine. even along the coast. that means temperatures warm nicely into the mid 60s and mid 70s. by noon. and then later on today we'll have our warmest areas getting into the 80s. it's very pleasant around the bay shoreline. it will have a bit of a breeze today, gusting about

time now to leave you with ten seconds of the oldest person ever to go to space. 90—year—old ed dwightow he's finally achieved his lifelong dream. i absolutely love that. you're all caught up now. see you later. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. here's what's coming up on the programme. chelsea and mauricio pochettino part ways. the argentinian leaves stamford bridge after one season in charge by mutual consent. big names are missing from gareth southgate's initial england euros squad. we'll have more on who's not going to germany this summer. and archer's ready to fire for england. after his spell out injured before their limited overs series with pakistan. hello, and welcome to sportsday — and the premier league managerial fallout continues, following the finish to the season. chelsea announced on tuesday that manager mauricio pochettino has left the club by mutual consent. he was in charge forjust one season. the argentinian was under pressure after an underwhelming first half of the campaign — but had managed to turn things around somewhat, and finished the season

kennedy picked ed dwight. to be the first black astronaut. ber one, i wasn't tall enough. i was catholic. i wasn't black enough. i was not the model of the negro race. >> reporter: it would take 20 more years for dion buford to be the first black astronaut to go to space as dwight returned to civilian life, he spoke to nbc news in 2020. >> are you bitter about the fact that you didn't become the first black guy in space? >> oh, god no. >> not at all? no. >> not at all? >> no. >> but sunday after he was >> no. >> reporter: but on sunday, 63 years after he was first poised to break boundaries, dwight crossed the carbon line and finally made it beyond earth's atmosphere. at 90 years and eight months old, he's now the oldest person to do it. >> oh, wow. >> beating the record previously held by captain kirk himself, after william shatner. back on earth, dwight was radiant. >> long time coming. >> the nine minute and 53 second trip to space, worth the six decades' long wait. >> i thought i didn't need this in my life, but now i need it in my life. >

>> gio: this morning an out of this world accomplishment for former air force captain ed dwight. 0 years old, dwight is now the oldest person to reach the edge of space. >> when you see something on this earth and you really pay attention to it, it's mind boggling. >> gio: first nominated by jfk in 1961, dwight would have been the first black astronaut. but after jfk's assassination, dwight was not selected by nasa. >> number one, i wasn't tall enough. i was catholic. i wasn't black enough. i was not the model of the negro race. >> gio: 63 years later the celebrated sculptor finally getting his chance, joining five others for that 11 minute odyssey into weightlessness. or blue origin. >> welcome to space, astronauts! >> lot of people outside of me that told me that they needed it more than i did. >> gio: after returning back to earth, his smile says it all. >> i thought i really didn't need this in my life, but now i need it in my life. >> gio: living proof that defying gravity has no age limit. ed dwight and the astronauts reached the distance from earth of nearly 66 miles. even

astronaut candidate in 1961, but he never made it into space until today. [ cheers ] 90-year-old ed dwightas with five other passengers on jeff bezos's blue origin spacecraft. dwight was an air force pilot when president john f. kennedy named him as a nasa astronaut candidate. but he ultimately wasn't picked for the 1963 class. today's ten-minute-long flight made dwight the oldest person in space. he spoke with our jericka duncan after the successful mission. >> what was going through your mind when you got off of that -- when you got out of the capsule? what was your first thought? >> mission accomplished. i've done a lot of different things in my life. i decided to do it because it was explained to me as how necessary it was to have a black astronaut in the united states. >> you can watch more of jericka's interview with astronaut ed dwight tomorrow on "cbs mornings." >>> still ahead, the road to the olympics. the highs and lows at gymnastics' u.s. classic. everybody wants super straight, super white teeth. they want that hollywood white smile. new sensodyne clinical white provides 2 sha

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on board 90-year-old ed dwight. it's been a long time coming for the former air force test pilot. six decades ago, he was nominated by president kennedy to be an astronaut and never got a chance to become the first african american in space. five other crew mates were also on board that capsule today that landed today, blasting off from the company's west texas watch site. >> wow. at 90 years old. >> i remember when they went up and that is the great thing about being in space. all of a sudden on your joints. it will all go away. >> how cool? >> and he looks like a great thing. >> that's amazing. that does it for us at 5:00. we'll see you back here at 6:00 for an hour of news. >> local news continues streaming on cbs news bay area. the cbs >>> tonight, president biden takes his case for re-election to black voters. today's stop, the commencement address at historically black morehouse college. >> we're investing more money than ever in black families a

from america's first black astronaut candidate after finally making it to space at 90 years old, ed dwighteam on blue origin's new shepard rocket. abc news reporter ike ejiochi has his story. >> pumping his fist in the air after landing, air force test pilot ed dwight, at 90 years old, is now the oldest man to travel into space. >> everything you can think of and i thought i really didn't need this in my life, but now i need it in my life. i am ecstatic. >> dwight was selected by president john f kennedy in 1961 to become the first black astronaut candidate, but when kennedy was assassinated, dwight's path to space evaporated. until now, blue origin jeff bezos aerospace company, launched its ns 25 mission, sending dwight and five others into space for an 11 minute flight aboard its new shepard rocket capsule combo. while he did not get the chance to travel into space all those years ago, dwight went on to have an amazing life as a sculptor and author. but he says over the years he had to convince himself that he didn't need to go to space. >> so i had to sublimate it and make it go away an

. >> lift off -- [ cheers ] >> 90-year-old ed dwight took his first trip into orbit along with five crew"shepherd" rocket for a ten-minute flight. the former air force captain who was passed over by nasa in 1961 made history by becoming the oldest person in space. >> i thought i really didn't need this in my life, but now i need it in my life. absolutely fantastic. a life-changing experience. everybody needs to do this. >> this is blue origin's first passenger flight in nearly two years. >>> and simone biles dominated at saturday's u.s. classic competition in connecticut. she took home her seventh career all-around gold medal. she along with fellow olympic gold medalist gabby douglas and suni lee were vying for a spot on the olympic team. lee took home the beam title, while douglas withdrew from the competition after falling twice on the uneven bars. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," david begnaud shares a story about two best friends with an emotional surprise. best friend emotional surprise. (vo) you were diagnosed with thyroid eye disease a long time ago. and year after year, you weath

let's do this. >> reporter: the wonder you see on ed dwight's face was years in the making. >> life-changingd this in my life, but now i need it in my life. >> we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. >> reporter: in the early '60s, president john f. kennedy ramped up plans to explore space. he also made it known he wanted a black astronaut within nasa. >> this is definitely a sign of progress for the negro and the country. >> reporter: kennedy thought dwight, a top air force test pilot, was a star. dwight was invited into an elite aerospace program that trained would-be astronauts in hopes of becoming the nation's first black astronaut. >> when i got this letter november the 4th, 1961, offering me this opportunity to be the first negro astronaut, i thought these dudes were crazy. >> reporter: we featured his often untold story back in 2022. >> so all these white folks that i'm dealing with, i mean, my peers and the leadership was just horrified at the idea of the president appointing me to this position. >> you were known as the kennedy boy. >> yeah, i was the ken

decades after nasa selected the first black astronaut candidate 90 year-old ed dwight finally made hisp to space. >> this gentleman has waited a long time to go to space. love selected in the early 60's as the first black astronaut to fly, although he did not get to fly. today was his opportunity. and the man, what a flight for finally an official astronaut. >> and he got the travel with blue origins flight. today. dwight was an airforce captain in the 1960's when he was president kennedy's chosen candidate to become an astronaut. but unfortunately, he was passed over. but now he's the oldest person to travel in space, beating out actor william shatner, who was just a few months younger when he first went to space. all right. let's get a check. your 4 zone forecast now taking a look at coit tower. can't really tell what the weather's like with the shot. it's just eliminated. pillar in the darkness fell on giving us a gayle. >> hello what we do have some patchy clouds over by the san francisco peninsula. but we are mostly clear, actually. and you can expect some sunshine tomorrow. it's

. >> un viaje escuche esto que convierte a ed dwight en la persona de mas edad en el espacio, esperando dos anos. >> nunca es demasiado tarde para cumplir los suenos. >> ¿como siguen? >> bueno, despues de casi cuatro meses, hoy culmina el reality numero uno de la television, la casa de los famosos conocera quien es el nuevo ganador. >> ¿quien es su favorito? >> los cinco finalistas que se disputan el premio de 200 dolares son maripily, lupillo, rome, aria alana y geraldine. >> hoy todo se inicia las siete, seis centro, cuatro de la de costa a costa y que esten muy pendientes no se pierdan la gran final esta noche lo por mlend (musica) >> larry hernandez se pronuncia luego de haber maltratado a un encargado de sonido. >> al tratado, sonido, tenemos su mensaje. >> osuna, tendras que pagar una multa y podria enfrentar mas sanciones, les

ed dwight was chosen in 1961 by then-president john f. kennedy to train to be an astronaut, but wasn't picked for the 1963 class. today, at the age of 90, he got his chance. dwightoined five other passengers aboard one of jeff bezos' blue origin rockets for the 10-minute flight. dwight is now the new record holder for oldest person in space. still to come on pbs news weekend, spreading awareness on the dangers of lyme disease. and the difficult decisions prompted by the overturning of roe v. wade. >> this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. laura: the lie that present biden stole the 2020 presidential election, which led to the violent january 6 insurrecti, is alive and well. a cbs investigation found that there are nearly 80 officials overseeing elections across seven battleground states who don't believe the 2020 election results, or supported the actions of january 6. on the campaign trail saturday, former president donald trump again lied about his 2020 defeat . pres. trum

. >> but today, at 90 years old, ed dwight is the oldest person ever to launch into space.ver a rural part of northeast nevada. the area is being invaded by a swarm of crickets are kind of hard to watch this, but videos show tons of them just taking over roads and fences, along with buildings in small towns, they're more known as mormon crickets, usually emerging during the dry season. they earned that name after they infested mormon settlers fields in the 1800s in large numbers, the insects can potentially damage crops and even water supplies as well. happening tomorrow, voting opens to pick out the names for four baby falcons perched overlooking uc berkeley. annie the falcon hatched four more chicks last month. they're getting pretty fluffy in there in their little enclosure on top of the campanile. tomorrow at noon, cal falcons will share the top suggestions and open the voting. they'll announce the winning names on thursday. this, by the way, is annie's eighth brood of chicks since she started nesting at cal, and her first with new partner archie. well, you watched it h

. >> bret: at long last ed dwight america's first black astronaut candidate was rocketed into space. president john f. kennedy chose dwight a candidate for early astronaut core class of 1963, he wasn't picked. on sunday his dream was finally realized as he flew to space blue origin 90 years old. he becomes the oldest person to reach space. congratulations. tomorrow on "special report." congress investigates concerns over growing demand for electric power. thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and still unafraid. "the ingraham angle" is now. >> laura: good evening, everyone, i'm laura ingraham. this is the ingraham angle from washington tonight as always. thank you for joining us. cohen lies, biden lies, that's the focus of tonight's angle. >> laura: now, consider what the jurors who have had to sit there in manhattan in that courtroom for four weeks had likely learned about the prosecution's star witness. is he a convicted perjurer and a tax evaried. he secretly tapes and doesn't give -- get permission lied about the reason

on board, 90-year-old ed dwight. it has in a long time coming for the former test pilot.as nominated by president kennedy to be an astronaut but never became a chance to become the first african-american in space. five other crewmates were also on board the capsule. so he finally got his moment at 90 years of age. that is amazing. >> in 1961 , that was the first time a human orbited around the earth. so for him to be alive and experience that and finally get that opportunity is just magical. i can't even imagine the feeling. to say you are an american and you did that. >> how fast did they go? >> i will have to look that up. >>> this could be the competition you've been wait >> tech: need to get your windshield fixed? safelite makes it easy. you can schedule in just a few clicks. and we'll come to you with a replacement you can trust. >> vo: schedule free mobile service now at safelite.com. ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya

one person aboard was retired, was a retired air force captain, ed dwight, who played a historic roled by then president john f kennedy to become the nation's first black astronaut. >> on the right, it was absolutely terrific, and the views i mean, just even i couldn't see it. i could see. absolutely fantastic. absolutely and this is a life changing experience. >> 90 years old, ed dwight is 90 years old and is now the oldest person to travel to space. he's two months older than william shatner. when the star trek actor embarked on a space mission back in 2021 to boldly go, wow, that's that's extraordinary. >> sports fans are showing a lot of love to the area's new wnba team, the golden state valkyries . yesterday, fans celebrated the team in a big block party in thrive city by chase center oakland and san francisco, well represented at the event, a number of local leaders from both cities were on hand to celebrate newly minted fans decked out in valkyrie purple. the pets to the team store and a line out the doors. people waited patiently to get their hands on some of that new gear. >>

. >> bret: at long last ed dwight america's first black astronaut candidate was rocketed into space.ght a candidate for early astronaut core class of 1963, he wasn't picked. on sunday his dream was finally realized as he flew to space blue origin 90 years old. he becomes the oldest person to reach space. congratulations. tomorrow on "special report." congress investigates concerns over growing demand for electric power. thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and still unafraid. "the ingraham angle" is now. >> laura: good evening, everyone, i'm laura ingraham. this is the ingraham angle from washington tonight as always. th

one person on board retired air force captain ed dwight, who played a historic role in america's space program. he was chosen to be the first black astronaut candidate in the early 1960s, but he never got to go to space until now. >> is absolutely terrific. and the views i mean, just even i couldn't see it. i could see. absolutely fantastic. absolutely this is changing experience are wouldn't experience. >> nice to hear from him. the flight into space lasted about ten minutes. the 90 year old dwight is now the oldest person to travel into space, surpassing william shatner by two months. >> our time now for 17 road crews expected to complete two major bay area highway resurfacing projects during the night in the north bay, eastbound lanes of highway 37 between sonoma and solano counties are still closed during the resurfacing. that road reopened before the morning commute today, and a little less traffic jams for drivers commuting through the east bay. caltrans shared this video of the work crews finishing the work on part of southbound interstate 680 between san ramon and pleasanton. t

lauren: well, william shatner was 90 but this astronaut, ed dwight is several months older so he's thego into space, actually the first black astronaut candidate for nasa during the kennedy administration. this was a historic flight. blue argen's first after a two- year grounding the 7th trip to just above the carmen line for jeff bezos' company. look at him. stuart: good story. lauren: look at mr. dwight. stuart: i hope springs eternal for all of us getting on age. lauren: he figured he had nothing to lose. stuart: here is this one. chinese ev maker lee auto, they didn't get the orders they were expecting in march. it must have been pretty bad. lauren: look at the stock down 10%. demand is down but one of the issues for lee auto is their pricing. the average revenue per car sold in the first three months of the year was $42,000. a year ago it was $50,000. stuart: no wonder it's down 10%. quick one on costco. maybe some price hikes for some popular items but not the $1.50 -- lauren: hot dog combo. stuart: and a 20-ounce drink. lauren: i believe it'll be $1.50 if the founders have their

this year's launch will host another 90 year old space tourist, ed dwight.s selected by john f kennedy in 1961 to be the nation's first black astronaut, but he never made it to space. >> i was first getting a world of big favors for not doing something. how do you get paid for not doing something? >> dwight is expected to finally complete his mission. he started 63 years ago. well, still ahead on abc seven news at 11 month after month benefits stolen from families in need. and experts say it doesn't have to be this way. the seven on your side investigation. >> next, i'm spencer christian for tomorrow's bay to breakers race. we'll see. cool morning temperatures steadily rising as we get into the midday hours. it will be even milder in other places. i'll have the accuweather seven day, seven day forecast coming up in just a moment a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and exis

el estado dorado ♪ >> decades after nasa selected the first black astronaut candidate 90 year-old ed dwightth 6 other astronauts were launched to the edge of space for the first time in nearly 2 years. god has the story. >> yeah, we've got a long time. 60 years to get that phone call. finally, it was his turn to go to space. >> dream of a lifetime taking launching from west texas, america's first black astronaut candidate has finally made it into space and 0 g has started for our astronauts. the 11 minute journey has astronaut soaring past the karman line. more than 60 miles from earth for the 6 on board a perfect flight. there it is. touchdown of the crew capsule. and here at exits, ed white. >> this gentleman has waited a long time to go to space. >> in the 60's at dwight was championed by president john f kennedy to become the first black astronaut to fly. but he wasn't picked to every as is most of i disappointed most them as a look at the full suffering with my role in the low prices was >> over conversation about blacks and hispanics. and sauce served a purpose river prime. now at 90

among those on board retired air force captain ed dwight.was chosen to be the first black astronaut candidate in the early 1960s, but he never got to go to space until now. >> absolutely terrific. and the views, i mean, just even i couldn't see it. i could see. absolutely fantastic. absolutely this is a life changing experience. the flight into space lasted about ten minutes. >> at 90 years old, dwight is now the oldest person to travel to space, surpassing william shatner by two months. a graffiti artist in los angeles took his artwork to daring new heights 40 stories above downtown los angeles. benjamin schneider balanced on a one inch wide slack line between two skyscrapers. schneider says he snuck into an empty building and used a drone to string a line between the building. some 500ft in the air. he says this stunt has a symbolic meaning. >> the idea is the line represents like the line of life. so on one side you have like birth, the other side you have death. and there's a line that connects it, kind of like your timeline. and i had t

ed dwight celebrated the moment he became the oldest person to travel to space it pretty made the journey origin new shepard spacecraft. mr. dwight was america's first black astronaut candidate in 1961 but was not chosen for the nasa astronaut corps. he made it today. eric: absolutely wonderful. chosen during the kennedy administration just wonderful. >> s great back in 1962 what happened. anyway that is it for us. you will be busy starting tomorrow i'm getting word the trial may be starting a little early tomorrow. you will be very busy. sport trump trial starts a little early our coverage starts at 6:00 a.m. on fox and friends. couldn't go to the jury later this week we could assume no the verdict. we will see. eric: okay stick around coming at 6:00 p.m. fox report with jon scott. r watching.

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years after he was almost picked for an early nasa mission at 90 years old, former air force pilot ed dwightienced a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers on board. a capsule operated by amazon billionaire jeff bezos. the brief flight from west texas was blue origin's seventh time taking tourists into space. and finally, if you haven't heard already from the sporting world, manchester city are premier league champions for a record fourth time in a row tonight. they beat west ham three one, with phil foden scoring twice . with phil foden scoring twice. arsenal were in with a chance of winning the title on the last day of the season if city had supped day of the season if city had slipped up, but the gunners to win 121 win rather over everton was in vain . win 121 win rather over everton was in vain. for the win 121 win rather over everton was in vain . for the latest was in vain. for the latest stories sign up to gb news alerts. you can scan the qr code on your screen or go to our website gbnews.com/alerts. >> not seeing the wood for the trees is a sort of selective blindne

decades after nasa selected the first black astronaut candidate 90 year-old ed dwight. >> finally madeto space. >> this gentleman has waited a long time to go to space. love selected in the early 60's as the first black astronaut to fly, although he did not get to fly. today was his opportunity. and the man, what a flight for finally an official astronaut. >> very cool. again. he traveled with the blue origin flight team. you see the capsule there on the ground. dwight was an airforce captain back in the 60's when president john f kennedy chose him to become and astronauts. but he was ultimately passed over. he is now the oldest person to travel into space, beating out actor william shatner, who was a few months younger when he went off into space. 9.46. the time. and let's get a check of the weather here with a john triple in the weather center with a look outside. what's it looking like john? not too bad? this morning, we've got some clear skies out there for most areas, even towards half moon bay. you're about to see a bright sunrise here in just a few minutes. >> so nice to be star

among those on board retired air force captain ed dwight.naut candidate in the early 1960s, but he never got to go to space until now. >> it's absolutely terrific. and the views, i mean, just even i couldn't see it. i could see. absolutely fantastic. absolutely this is a life changing experience. >> i'll bet it is. the flight into space lasted about ten minutes. at 90 years old, dwight is now the oldest person to travel into space, surpassing william shatner by two months. >> researchers now say that genetics may determine whether popular drugs such as wegovy and ozempic can help someone lose weight. in a study by the mayo clinic, researchers issued a genetic test to participants and tracked whether they lost weight on those medications. the mayo clinic developed a $350 test, which looked for 6000 changes in 22 genes. then, each person was given a risk score, showing whether they'd respond to weight loss drugs. some people taking wegovy or ozempic lose at least 20% of their weight. others say they see no change while costco's prices are incr

of the other 37 successful blue origin launches, but this one was different it was the trip that ed dwight had waited 63 years to take the 19-year-old? yes 90 years old. he became the oldest person to go into space. but that is not the only thing that makes this ride the trip of a lifetime for dwight back in 1961, he was chosen by the kennedy administration to join the space program to become the first black astronaut. he graduated in the top half of this class. but after kennedy was assassinated, dwight was ultimately passed over leadership at the pilot school felt his selection was political it would take another 15 years for nasa to finally accept black astronauts and another five years after that in 1983, for geo and blue for it to become the first african-american in space that was going to be the first black astronaut completed astronaut training. every everything that we did, i did let did it well everybody has to stayed up angry. i'm most savannah disappointed. i most severe as i'll look at a philosophically , my role in the whole process was to open up a conversation about blacks

his name is ed dwight, who played a historic role in america's space program. here's here's the story. he was chosen to be the first black astronaut candidate in the early 1960s, but he never got to go to space until now. >> so it was absolutely terrific. and the views, i mean, just even i couldn't see it. i could see. oh, absolutely fantastic. absolutely this is a life changing experience, by the way, mr. dwight, 90 years young. >> yeah, 90 years young. the flight into space lasted about ten minutes. he is now the oldest person to travel into space, surpassing william shatner by two months. two months. and i wish i could go up there. i would love to. i just don't have that kind of cash. all right. this morning we're asking for your reaction today. if you could travel to space, what would you do? you can vote. cast your vote right now. check it out. what kind of music is that in the background? is it space music? visit another planet xylophone. >> is it no. >> visit. oh, it's a xylophone. our producer megan says, visit another planet, 44. walk on the moon 31. o

at 90 years old, former air force pilot ed dwight experienced a few minutes of weightlessness with fivessengers on board a capsule that was operated by amazon billionaire jeff bezos. the brief flight from west texas was blue origin's seventh time taking tourists into space. and finally, in some sports news, manchester city have won their fourth consecutive premier league title . that's a record league title. that's a record after beating west ham three one on the final day of the season tonight. phil foden scored twice in the first half to help ease nerves at the etihad . nearest nerves at the etihad. nearest challengers for the trophy. arsenal scored late to get past everton two one, but it wasn't enough. everton two one, but it wasn't enough . that's the latest from enough. that's the latest from the newsroom. another update at 10:00. until then, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts . go to gb news. common alerts. >> thank you sam. welcome to mark dolan. tonight in the big story is former chancellor nadhim zahawi rig

years after almost being picked for an early nasa mission at 90 years old, former air force pilot ed dwightenced a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers on board. that was on a capsule operated by amazon billionaire jeff bezos. the brief flight from west texas was blue origin's seventh time taking tourists into space. and finally, some sports news manchester city have won their record fourth consecutive premier league title tonight after beating west ham three one on the final day of the season. phil foden scored twice in the first half to help ease nerves at the etihad. nearest challengers for the trophy. arsenal scored late to get past everton two one, but it wasn't enough. everton two one, but it wasn't enough . that's the latest from enough. that's the latest from the newsroom for now. another update at 8:00. until then, you can sign up to gb news alerts. just scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common shirts . shirts. >> labour will fix the nhs by telling everyone to work at weekends. taxpayers spend £300,000 a day on the covid inquiry and police are vi

on board was ed dwight as the first black candidate nominated by john f. kennedy in the '60s.a couple months older than william shatner. two 90-year-olds made it to the edge of space. a french brewery founder and software engineer and retired accountant and of aviiator were board. >>> and xander schauffele finished the pga championship yesterday with the series of clutch shots. oh, my gosh. >> almost went back out. >> first win in a major. he edged out bryson dechambeau who was unbelievable with the shots he made. it was at valhalla golf club with the birdie on the 18th. he had to make a par on 17. bryson dechambeau had the unbelievable birdie to get to 20 under. the lingering memory of the tournament is the scottie scheffler arrest on friday. he will be arraigned tomorrow. a poor round where he shot 73 on saturday. his first round over par in a long time. that kept him out of contention. he had a great round on sunday. xander shot 65. >> the day it happened. >> he finished tied for eighth at 13 under. you know i spent two days this year with xander schauffele. just watching h

ed dwight was chosen in 1961 to be the first black astronaut candidate in the country, but never hade of us, we have some lovely pictures and. this one from the shetland islands. but there is also low cloud, mist and islands. but there is also low cloud, mistand murk, islands. but there is also low cloud, mist and murk, which is coming in across eastern areas. has been with us through the course of the night, patchy mist and fog in northern ireland as well and showers. showers almost anywhere through the course of the day. it could prove to be thundery across parts of scotland and northern ireland. some getting into northern ireland, wales and in southern england they could be heavy and thundery. this next batch of rain through the afternoon showing its hand. it will be spreading northwards and westwards as we go through the course of the night and we will hang on to a lot of sea fog today and eased, but where it lifts it will come back into the course of the night as the rain continues to advance steadily northwards and westward. again, some of this will be heavy and potentially thu

ed white. >> this gentleman has waited a long time to go to >> in the 60's at dwight was championed by presidentohn f kennedy to become the first black astronaut to fly. but he wasn't picked to every way as is most of been a most of as a look at the full suffering with my role in the low prices was >> over conversation about blacks and hispanics. and sauce served a and river prime now at 90 years-old flying with jeff bezos, rocket company, blue origin. >> he finally gets the recognition to blast out of this world and the man. what a flight for >> the rocket is roaring and rumbling and the noise, that that i would enjoy the of and that he did. >> for space wrong made. right. and it's just kind of a really cool thing that somebody finally gets to go and do their dream and giving the youth the reason to dream big. it just proves that you can do anything at any age. you have a limit to what you can do. and i think it's an encouragement, a testament that. >> and you don't have to stop just because it seems like an opportunity was missed a mission complete and dream of a lifetime to become an astronau

ed white. >> this gentleman has waited a long time to go to space. >> in the 60's at dwight was championed byresident john f kennedy to become the first black astronaut to fly. but he wasn't picked to every as is most of i disappointed most of as a look at the full suffering with my role in the prices was >> over conversation about blacks and hispanics. and sauce served a and river prime now at 90 years-old flying with jeff bezos, rocket company, blue origin. >> he finally gets the recognition to blast out of this world and the man. what a flight for him. >> the rocket is roaring and rumbling and the noise, that that i would enjoy the and that he did. >> for space wrong made. right. and it's just kind of a really cool thing that somebody finally gets to go and do their dream and giving the youth the reason to dream big. it just proves that you can do anything at any age. you have a limit to what you can do. and i think it's an encouragement, a testament that. >> and you don't have to stop just because it seems like an opportunity was missed a mission complete and dream of a lifetime to become