it was colonel glenn long before he was elected to the senate. colonel glenn 2n eagle scout dinner in mansfield, ohio. only a 4 - a few short weeks earlier, in my court of honor i was awarded the eagle scout award, was 16 years old. i got to meet colonel glenn, his words inspired us, he stayed with me and we looked for ways to serve community and country. 38 years john granted me the honor of walking me down the center aisle, when senators are sworn in, any term they serve they are accompanied by a senator from their state or a former senator, that senator seem to be sworn in and i chose to walk down with my friend and former senator john glenn. john's kindness, he had a humility and kindness unusual in this business and somebody with his level of accomplishment. his kindness, intelligence and courage, his commitment to service set an example. his legacy will live on not just in the pages of history books but through the americans he inspired whether it was passion for exploration that led him to join nasa. dedication to country the called him to

glenn. >> and it wasn't long before john glenn then confirmed from space. >> zero g, and i feel bad.turning around. oh, that view is tremendous. and i could see the booster during turnaround, just a couple of hundred yards behind me. it was beautiful. >> john glenn would circle the earth three times at speeds reaching 17,500 miles an hour. but then, a dangerous crisis. the automatic steering system jammed. flaming fireballs came flying past his window. >> my condition is good, but that was a real fireball, boy. >> but the unflappable glenn t acted swiftly, taking over the spaceship's controls, manually . >> right here. the shoot looks very good. over. >> and from that capsule in the water emerged an american hero. >> today, john glenn and the "mercury" team challenged space. and they won. >> a victory celebrated by millions of americans who are still proud to this day. godspeed, john glenn. thank you for watching. i'm david muir. good night. where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it'

. >>> coming up, the nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz will join us with his long range winner forecast. find out how much snow glenn expects will fall in our area this season. >>> this is nbc 10! @ issue. >>> last year we certainly received our fair share of snow and with the winter season upon us the big question is what's going to happen this year. joining me now is chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. he has his long range winter forecast and the news of big winter changes on the way. >> when i first did that winter forecast that was a month ago when it was extremely mild and we're talking about the pattern changing and december becoming cold. >> uh-huh. >> well, here is came. just in time for this weekend the first arctic air mass has come across and now we feel like winter and there's going to be a lot more of it. >> so we know what to expect right now. your long range forecast gives us a look at what to expect month to month. >> remember this, it's the only snowstorm we had last winter. january 22nd and 23rd. we had 22.4 inches in philadelphia which by it

john glenn's love of flight was life-long, john glenn senior spoke of the many summer evening he arrivedound the yard, pretending he was piloting a plane. last june at a ceremony renaming the columbus airport, john glenn recalled imploring his parents to take him to the airport to look at planes when they passed through the city. he said it was something i was fascinated with. he piloted his own plane until the age of 90. his goal of becoming a commercial pie loot changed after world war ii. he left college to join the naval air corps and then the united states marines. he became a successful fighter pilot who ran 69 hazardous missions as a volunteer. a war later, in korea, he earned the nick name, old magnet something, which he sometimes fair phrased. he says i was the only one that went in low and got them, explaining he often landed with huge holes in the side of his aircraft that he didn't like to shoot from highly altitudes. so the special record today is john glenn has died at the age of 95. details on the funeral and arrangements will be made available soon. please stay tuned to f

. >>> john glenn, a long serving senator and the first man to >> he made history when he completed a space flight and he served for a quarter of a severn ryin the senate and reserved to space aboard discovery, the oldest person to do so. >> astronauts are part of a >> reporter: jim lufbl doesn't act 88 years old sitting in his son's illinois restaurant wearing a red christmas sweater he spoke of glenn as a standout. >> he was a real straight arrow and a natural leader. the first seven of course that were all test pilots and they lived off the edge and were like cowboys. john sort of said everything was done right. >> reporter: never mind lufbl is an iconic figure his admiration for this nelly astronaut is unbridled. >> he contributed quite a bit more than the rest of us to the quality of life here in the united states. >> reporter: when asked how his friend should be remembered he >> i think the world should remember him as a pioneer, as somebody who did initial exploration of a new science. >> reporter: jim was born in ohio and spent his years here graduating fromjuneau high. >>> th

glenn was a fighter pilot, an astronaut, and a long-time u.s. senator from ohio. n was the first american to orbit the earth, and four years ago was honored with the presidential medal of freedom. john glenn was 95. nancy cordes has more on his life and legacy. >> reporter: from the cosmos to capitol hill and then back again, john glenn was an astronaut, a politician, and a patriot. >> godspeed, john glenn. >> reporter: on february 20th, 1962 john glenn famously became the first american to orbit the earth. >> oh, that view is tremendous. >> reporter: glenn's experience as one of the original seven mercury astronauts, heroes at the height of the cold war, was immortalized in the epic film "the right stuff." ♪ years before he made history above his "friendship 7" spacecraft glenn flew fighter planes for the marine corps, racking up 149 missions during world war ii and korea. during his four terms in the senate glenn was a key player in democratic politics, serving as chairman of the powerful governmental affairs committee. but his hero status didn't translate into n

john glenn, america's first man to orbit the earth. space pioneer and long-time u.s. senator passed away. we have continuing coverage online at wjla.com. right here on abc7 news. jonathan: well, also happening tonight we have now seven hours away from the grand opening of the m.g.m. national harbor. look how fast it was built. only a matter of hours. michelle: if only it were real-time, right? the billion dollar project years in the making comes with opportunity for prince george's county. alison: not just the county but the entire state of maryland. listen to this. when the doors open for business that is at 11:00 tonight, the plan is they will never close again. michelle: tonight we are covering all angles of the huge story for you. jonathan: team coverage inside and out of the casino. maryland pure row chief brad bell is inside. alison: jamie sullivan on traffic watch with the best bet for getting there or trying to avoid the backups. but we begin with brad bell at this is a big day, brad. brad: this is a big day, guys. this is the conservatory. this is the first t

but of course that warm weather isn't going to last very long. glenn with more on that. >> you'll notice that it's back to normal by tomorrow morning and we're not getting that storm from the northern plains states either. so it's just kind of a dry december day that we're going to be getting tomorrow. 62 degrees in philadelphia, the wind is picking up bringing that colder air in, lehigh valley back to 63 degrees. odessa at 64 degrees. wilmington 63, very close to their record for the date, and in the 60s across most of the state, lewis, milton, lincoln, georgetown, mills borrow, harrington, dover all at 61 degrees right now. so we're with going back to december, typical december weather. today was more like october. we have got rain coming in on thursday, but north of philadelphia, looks like it's going to start as snow before changing over to rain. and new year's eve, chilly but on the dry side. we don't have any kind of clouds to speak from over pennsylvania. here's the storm that's coming our direction. hour by hour, we're going to be seeing summer

john glenn was 95 years old, good, long life. i understand there is a connection to bucks count which john glenn, apparently train at some point up this bucks county, to know what it would be like to be weightless in space. >> i remember as a kid laying down early in the morning watching my black and white tv in witches to kansas when he lift off. he circled the earth maybe three times and then splashed in the atlantic ocean. >> my gosh. >> man, wow. >> everybody saying a true american hero. >> need climb into this friendship seven was the name of his capsule, this little capsule. >> before he went off, god speed. >> now he is with god. >> let me think back, first guy ever to go up in to space, allen shepherd and then who was second. gus griscom. sue, okay. >> and then john glenn, he will not only go up, but you will circle the earth. >> he wanted to go to the moon but kennedy was like no, you you are too valuable to us right here on earth, but he still got to go backup at 77. >> we made it to the moon in 1969, for sure. >> if you

saying, the core lost a legend today colonel john glenn an astronaut, senator marine died at the ager 75. >> george h.w. bush released this statement by his longble service in the united states senate john glenn brings hope of opportunity not only to his beloved ohio but to every corner of america as well. he will be missed. >> an urgent manhunt right now for an illegal immigrant supported a whopping eight times in a deadly hit and run this morning. he was deported eight times but was still in the country when he hit and killed two women on the side of the road and then he drove right off. the crash happened in october. investigators say he was likely intoxicated before he took off. >>> bone chilling temperatures moving east for the weekend. janice dean is tracking the polar vortex. >> a piece of the polar vortex has arrived. we could see some snow sunday and monday here in the northeast. you have to wait and see what happens. it is colder in dallas than it is in new york. it will move into our area over the next 24-hours. single digits below zero. the great lakes, 2-3 feet of snow downwind in ontario this weekend. it is relatively warm waters

those today who of known senator glenn as long as 90 years we knew him long before we met him throughews reports and flickering images of what we could ever witnessed the countdown and the majesty of the liftoff. the technical brilliance fraud in the achievement and proud of our hero and more than that we cared about him personally and paid three impersonally. for his family and happiness and faith. condition captured our mind but john glenn captured our hearts to. the first was quality of john glenn of may and a decorated veteran a fearless test pilot but also a dedicated husband and father. much like all of us come a superhuman work ethic but in so many ways like our fathers, a brother, has been , or neighbor from ohio. a consummate team nate putting faith in those who supported him and then to risk all in that tiny capsule. to show was that we could succeed. millions of us gave the confidence to know we could reach our dreams over the past half century with exemplary and expect - - inspiring from the beginning radiating authenticity and perfect humility as a truly outstanding peopl

through the welsh marches and the midlands, there could be some for glenn greenwald a long, which willand, temperatures of 11 degrees here. good afternoon. some voters in england are to be asked to provide photographic proof of identity before being allowed to vote. the measure is to be piloted as part of efforts to curb electoral fraud. a government—commissioned report, published in august, concluded that the authorities sometimes turned a blind eye to fraud in areas with large pakistani or bangladeshi communities because of "over—sensitivities about ethnicity and religion." here's our political correspondent tom bateman. an election victory, but one steeped in claims of corruption. this man became mayor of tower hamlets in east london two years ago. the people of this borough willjudge me on my reputation. he wasjudged instead by an election court which threw him out of office. he'd heard claims of voter fraud and intimidation. it prompted a wider view of election practice, carried out by sir eric pickles. the call for the introduction of id checks at polling stations in england. tod

he was colonel glenn then, long before he was elected to the senate. colonel glenn spoke to an eagle scout dinner in mansfield, ohio. only a few short weeks earlier, i had -- in my court of honor, i was awarded the eagle scout, i got the eagle scout award. i was 16 years old. i got to meet colonel glenn. his words inspired us. they stayed with me as i grew up and looked for ways to serve community and country. 38 years later, john granted me the great honor of walking me down this center aisle. when senators are sworn in, any term they serve, they are accompanied by often the senator from their state or a former senator or whomever that senator-elect or that senator soon to be sworn in chooses, and i chose to walk down with my friend and former senator at that point, john glenn. john's kindness -- he had a humility and a kindness unusual perhaps in this business and perhaps somebody of his level of accomplishment. his kindness and intelligence, his courage, we know about that, his commitment to service set an example that our country needs today more th

glenn." an american hero passes away.... a look at the life of former astronaut and long-time senator john glenn. plus... "its very scary...its like what do we do?" a violent night in milwaukee leaves four people dead after three separate shootings. and... as the milwaukee county recount nears completion -- a mystery is left behind in a greenfield city clerk's office... we'll get to those stories in just a moment... but first -- we're learning president- elect donald trump will soon make a visit to our area. mister trump has an event scheduled at the wisconsin state fair exposition center in west allis next tuesday night at seven. it's part of his so-called "thank you" tour following his november win over hillary clinton. we have details on how you can get a ticket to the event.. just go to our website, fox 6 now dot com. effort in milwaukee county is wrapping up... fox6s madeline anderson joins us live at milwaukee countys recount headquarters in bay view with this update. madeline ad libs about the delivered. tabulators spent the day double checking all 29-thousand of west allis ballots... the final mu

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w wife and how interesting wed loved him the first time i met john glenn, 1969 it was colonel glenn then long before he was elected to the senate he spoke to an eagle scout in mansfield, ohio. only a few short weeks earlier i i was awarded an eagle scout i got to meet him and his words inspired us, they stayed with me as i look for ways to serve community and country, 38 years later john rented me the honor of walking me down this centeree i'll when senators are sworn in, any term they serve they are accompanied by often a senator from their state or former senator, whomever that said elector that senator seem to be sworn in chooses and i chose to walk down with my friend and former senator at that point, john glenn. he john's kindness, he had a humility and kindness unusual and perhaps in this business and perhaps somebody of his level of accomplishment, his kindness, intelligence, courage, we know about that in his commitment to service set an example that her country needs today more than ever. his legacy will live on, not just to the pages of the history book, it will live on through the

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have now confirmed and as a space geek it's a sad, sad, sad to report john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth and a long-time senator has died. john glenn was admitted to the james cancer hospital at ohio state university more than a week ago. he was 95 years old. >> reporter: john glenn, one of seven men known as mercury seven, chosen to take part in the united states' first attempt to put men in space. he already made history in 1957 by breaking the transcontinental speed record flying from los angeles to new york in three hours and twenty-three minutes. in 1962, the military test pilot became the first american to orbit the earth. as glen lifted off in his "friendship 7" capital, fellow astronaut scott carpenter and mission control uttered some of the most memorable words in u.s. history. "godspeed, john glenn." >> reporter: three revolutions, four hours and 55 minutes later he returned an instant legend. he was awarded the congressional space medal of honor and new york threw him one of its signature ticker tape parades. later in life, glenn would poke fun at the risk. >> we used to joke about in th

there are those here today who have known senator glenn for 60, 70, even 90 years. most of us knew him long before we actually met him. we knew him through news reports and flickering events among those so spectacular. the suspense of the countdown, the majesty of the liftoff, the technical brilliance. our nation was proud of the achievement and proud of our brave and dashing hero. more than that, we cared about him personally. we prayed for him personally, for his family, for his happiness and his safety. the mission captured our minds, but john glenn won our hearts. there were many reasons for that. foremost among them was the quality of john glenn the man, a decorated combat veteran, a fearless test pilot, but also importantly a dedicated husband and father. he was very much like all of us, a super human work ethic perhaps, but in so many other ways like our father, our brother, our husband, our neighbor from new concord, ohio. he was a consummate teammate. he put complete faith in those who supported him and then risked it all, so vulnerable and so human in that tiny capsule to show us

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. >>> family, friends, and dignitaries paced their final respects to john glenn in columbus, ohio. the longime ohio senator and astronaut passed away at the age of 96. most people remember him as the first u.s. astronaut to orbit the earth in 1962. vice president joe biden also attended the ceremony to honor his friends. >> we served in the senate together side by side for 25 years and we traveled around the world together. john was one of the happiest people i ever knew. >> the late senator and american hero will be buried at arlington national cemetery next spring. >>> san jose police headed down to the mall this weekend shopping for some officers of the future. sjpd is recruiting at oak ridge mall trying to overcome a staffing crisis the department has had for years. since 2012, sjpd lost nearly 500 officers. those who are left are forced to work a lot of overtime. recruiters say they're especially interested in applicants who are already familiar with san jose. >> because they grew up here. they live here. they know the city. inside and out. and what better people to be able to police o

glenn. he died yesterday. good long life though. ninety-five years old. >> ninety-five. >> more than just a long life think of the things he accomplish. >> my goodness. >> i'll tell you, more than anything john glenn he really was ultimate american space hero. all of the little ones wanted to be just like him. he had an incredible long life. in 1962, he became the first american to orbit earth and just fifth person in space. he often talk about his passion for flight. glenn had an impressive record as a fighter pilot in world war two in the korean war which helped propel him to the u.s. senate in 1974. he represented hits home state of ohio for 24 years. get this, you will remember glenn returned to space for the second time in 1998, he was 77 years old, showcasing, his passion. >> john glenn, the astronaut, he had great, john glenn the human tear yan and human being, john glenn the husband, a loving husband, that is what i will remember forever. >> john was one of the best people i ever served with and i speak what it was like comi

long career. that's more than any other american band. founding member glenn frey died in january. so when the band was honored at this year's kennedy center honor ceremony the eagles didn' g up and play their own music. in fact, frey's writing partner don henley says the band will never perform again. gail king has more. >> and now, mr. henley, if you're toodling around in your car and an eagles song comes on, what do you do? >> i usually turn it. >> you do? p>> yeah. >> i turn it up. >> well, good. that's what you're supposed to do. ? ? because i'm already ? >> after 44 years -- california ? i just don't want to hear them when you're off. when i'm off duty. i'd rather listen to somebody else or just silence. silence is good. you don't get much of it these days anywhere. so i'm a big fan of silence. ? i like the way your sparkling earrings lay ? >> he may be a fan of silence, but with the eagles don henley created some of the most popular sounds in american music. ? life ? surely make you lose your mind ? you guys have a song "life in the fast lane." you really were sex, drugs and

so brief a journey in time, so far the way, so long the hours for those who wait. as annie glennas waited. as all the world has waited. to salute the glenns with vice president lyndon johnson. as the president of the united states arrives at cape canaveral, to be greeted with john and annie glenn. by the cheers of thrilled lines of proud americans, in ceremonies at mercury control center, president john f. kennedy presents the distinguished service medal to john glenn. as annie and david glenn proudly share applause with the other astronauts and with the world. as john's parents learn firsthand about friendship 7, as does marine corps general david m. shoop and the president of the united states. and this rainy day in washington is a happy day as the president and the astronaut arrive. to drive through rain-washed crowd-flooded streets for a reception as john and annie glenn with vice president lyndon johnson greet distinguished guests, including alan shepard. god speed, john glenn. god speed into the future. into the hearts of all americans. welcome to washington. welcome back t

. >>> john glenn passed away today after a long and is -- and illustrious life of accomplishment. he flew combat missions in world war ii and the korean war, set a transcontinental speed record as a test pilot, and became the first american to orbit the earth as an astronaut. he then went into politics and represented ohio for four terms before returning to space as the oldest person to do so. after retirement, he and his wife founded the public in city for service. glenn says you need to follow your dreams the matter your age. john glenn died at a cancer center in columbus, ohio at 95. >>> 20 law enforcement officers from the bay area are doing something unique this weekend to honor their fallen comrades. they are running in the dallas marathon. >> they want to pay tribute to the five officer killed in dallas this summer and all officers killed in the line of duty. amber lee in the newsroom with a police sergeant -- the police sergeant behind the idea. >> reporter: these are officers from seven different agencies including san leandro, fremont, and the alameda county sheriff's of

long before senator john glenn landed in our nation's capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. after serving in korea, glenn attended test pilot school at the naval air test center in maryland. here he gained early national recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. by the late 1950s, the u.s. manned space program was just being conceived. john glenn was selected as one of the first seven astronauts for project mercury. three years later on february 20, 1962, he made history. becoming the first american to orbit the earth. >> turning around. that view is tremendous. >> reporter: after a few failed attempts at launching a political career, he ran again in 1974. this time he easily won a seat in the united states senate. he was re-elected in 1980 by the largest margin in the history of the state. political journalist jack germond followed his early political career. >> my first impression was when he ran on the primary was that

glenn also fought in world war he had a long business career and was elected to the u.s. senate from his home state of ohio. john glenn received a congressional gold medal and a presidential medal of freedom. >> john glenn piloted the mercury friendship 7 space craft. it is at the smis sownian. a curator said america has lost a hero and a legend. >> john glenn is one three most important american astronauts along with kneel armstrong and allan shepard who was the first american in space. >> at the age of 77 john glenn made history again when he returned to space aboard the space shuttle discovery. he died today at the age of 95. >> we are only about six weeks away from inauguration day. now we are getting a really good new look at the construction of the inaugural platform. right n.o.w. crews are working hard to make sure everything is 1600 guests, including former presidents and vice presidents and supreme court justices. construction on capitol hill started way back in september. >>> a busy day for president-elect donald trump. tonight he continued his thank you tour wit

at the time, space travel was in its infancy until glenn's flight, the russians had led the space race. >> longpower. this is not a sprint. it's a marathon. >> glenn had already made history in 1957 when he broke the transcontinental speed record during a flight from los angeles to new york. he did it in just three hours and 23 minutes. it was his journey around the globe that boosted america's spirit. >> people have looked up for tens and thousands of years and have looked up and wondered what was up there in our lifetime we're going up there. what a fortunate time we are in and what a great time in history to be around. >> reporter: later, glenn laughed at the risks he took. >> we used to joke about it, what do you think about on the launch pad and the standard answer was, how would you feel? glenn learned to fly in college and joined the marine corps in 1943. >> i spent 23 years in the united states marine corps. i was in two wars. i flew 149 missions. >> reporter: in 1964, glenn resigned from nasa after john f. kennedy deemed him too valuable as a national hero to risk another trip into spa

long-term security partner. >>> and the former astronaut. john glenn from ohio will lie in state at the ohio state house sometime next week, a memorial service is being planned at ohio state university and his burial will be at arlington national cemetery in washington. he died yesterday at the age of 95. he became a national hero when he became the first american to orbit the earth. >>> a trip to target took a terrifying turn for a woman in california. newly released video shows a robber in a clown mask chasing a woman in a target parking garage. the suspect was armed with a small folding knife when he grabbed her and stole her book bag, the suspect goes back and steals it's woman's purse as well. >> the fbi and police in north jersey is investigating a break-in at a nfl players home as a hate crime. new york giant player says he came home tuesday night to find racist graffiti and a swastika and broken glass and trump was written on the wall in magic marker. he wants those that did this to know that violenceness racism has no place in his community or

long before senator john glenn landed in our nation's capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. after serving in korea, glenn attended test pilot school at the naval air test center in maryland. here he gained early national recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. by the late 1950s, the u.s. manned space program was just being conceived. john glenn was selected as one of the first seven astronauts for project mercury. three years later on february 20, 1962, he made history. becoming the first american to orbit the earth. >> turning around. that view is tremendous. >> reporter: after a few failed attempts at launching a political career, he ran again in 1974. this time he easily won a seat in the united states senate. he was re-elected in 1980 by the largest margin in the history of the state. political journalist jack germond followed his early political career. >> my first impression was when he ran on the primary was that

glenn. he is lying in state today. >> thousands of people made their way to the statehouse today. the at it trium that is behind me where the long line behind me, to where john glenn is lying in repose. we have seen families and people who have come from many miles away to be part of the moment. senator glenn died last week at the age of 95. an american flag is draped over the casket and guarded by marines in the rotunda. now the same here at the ohio statehouse was afforded to several other dignitaries to years past including president abraham lincoln. some are telling me they are grate to feel have met senator glenn. many others cherish the memories they have of growing up with the space program and watching history when glen was the first american to orbit the earth. thousands more expected to pay their respects throughout the evening. the viewing ends at 8:00 tonight. a memorial service is tomorrow and joe biden is expected to speak at the service. back to you. larry: thank you so much for that. coming up at 5:00, porch pirates targeting packages and ending up with more than presents. "7 on your side" to try and get them bac

long before senator john glenn landed in our capitol, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successfulsions. five years later he was ready to fly again, this time over in north korea. after serving in korea, glenn attended test pilot school at the naval air test center in maryland. here he gained early national recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours, 23 minutes. by the late 1950s, the u.s. manned space program was just being conceived and john glenn was selected as one of the first seven astronauts for project mercury. three years later on february 20th, 1962, he made history becoming the first american to orbit the earth. >> the view is tremendous. >> reporter: after a few failed attempts of launching a political career, glenn ran again in 1974. this time he easily won a seat in the u.s. senate. reelected in 1980 by the largest margin in the history of the state. political journalist followed his early political career. >> my first impression was that he had no feel for politics at all. but he had a tremendous appeal to peo

three long, arduous years of study of training and waiting. now he is a ready. his name is john glenn. ♪ custer not john glenn of new concorde, ohio. lieutenant colonel, united states marine corps. married, father of two teenage children. glenn has been a pilot over half of his 40 years. andflown in two wars established a transcontinental plane record as the first man to average supersonic speed across america. he volunteered for spaceflight. he is one of seven astronauts elected for project mercury, a space program directed by the national aeronautics program. [rocket noise] >> 3, 2, one, roger, back up clock is started. 102-108, oxygen, 100 amps 2-7. to john glenn now belongs an awesome panorama. the world curving beneath him. it was beautiful. the voyager. behind, a journey of 81,000 miles through three days and three nights in just four hours and 56 minutes. at 3:04 p.m. eastern standard comes to restip 7 along the united states and john glenn returns to the people of earth. a change of clothes, a breath of cool air, a short debriefing, leaves, headed for the aircraft carrier rand

long before senator john glenn landed in our nation's capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. after serving in korea, glenn attended test pilot school at the naval air test center in maryland. here he gained early national recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. by the late 1950s, the u.s. manned space program was just being conceived. john glenn was selected as one of the first seven astronauts for project mercury. three years later on february 20, 1962, he made history. becoming the first american to orbit the earth. >> turning around. that view is tremendous. >> reporter: after a few failed attempts at launching a political career, he ran again in 1974. this time he easily won a seat in the united states senate. he was re-elected in 1980 by the largest margin in the history of the state. political journalist jack germond followed his early political career. >> my first impression was when he ran on the primary was that

after the japanese attacked pearl harbor he signed up for the aviation cadet program, long before senator john glenn landed in our nation's capital he served in world war ii flying 59 successful missions. five years later this leatherneck was ready to fly sordies again. he gained early national recognition by setting the speed record from los angeles to new york in 3 hours 23 minutes. by the late 1950s the u.s. manned space program was just being conceived, and john glenn was select as one of the first seven astronauts for project mercury. three years later on february 20th, 1962, he made history becoming the first american to orbit the earth. >> the capsule is turning around. oh, that view is tremendous. >> reporter: after a few failed attempts at launching a political career glenn ran again 1974, this time he easily won a seat in the united states senate. he was reelect in 1980 by the largest margin in the history of the state. political journalist jack gerkz rmand followed his career. >> my first impression was that he had no feel for politics at all. but he had a tremendous appeal to people beca

long. low 40s glenn helen. mill valley stuck at 45 all morning long. 49monter a. 30s up in the mountains. the cloud cover will give us a cloudy gray day. this coming up from the south/southwest. that's the system developing for thursday. it looks impressive. i have to be honest with you. i usually don't say that. some of it making it south tonight. the main system is on thursday. wednesday is the transition day. the breeze will start to pick up as the system lifts northward. north of ukiah, that is through wednesday. by thursday, here it comes. as it starts to move in. this there be a classic cold front. not the pattern from the last couple. which means it could take a while but san francisco down to san jose, monterey, eventually by thursday night, that starts to move n this will be a better rain producer for the south bay than the last couple systems by far. the sierra, cold air moving in. that will plunge the snow level by friday. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. areas of fog. cloudy, mostly cloudy, cool this morning. mild this afternoon. but some light rain. that will give way tomorro

president-elect actually landed and then later took off from john glenn international airport and he also spoke very briefly about the long-time senator and legendary astronaut. >> of course senator john glenn today, the passing of -- to me, he was a great american hero. truly great american hero. i met him on two separate occasions liked him. always liked him. but he was indeed an american hero. >> earlier this evening we also got official word that andy puzder is the president-elect's pick to head up the labor department. puzder became well known he last few years outspoken advocate against raising the minimum wage as the ceo of the company that carl's jr. and hardyees. expanded again. retired four star general james stopped boy months after he was vetted as a running mate for hillary clinton. on his way out he said the conversation went well. another visitor this morning being considered as a possible secretary of state was the former ford and boeing ceo allen tha malaly. ford and company he used to run is now the target of the recent president-elect. tucker? >> peter duesy, as always on the scene reporting the news. t

the nation's capitol are at half staff to honor the extraordinary life of war hero and long-time senator john glennhursday at an ohio hospital. glenn was the first american to orbit the earth and the last surviving member of the mercury 7. he was 95. >>> an alabama man was executed overnight for killing a convenience store clerk two decades ago. his attorney made a series of last minute appeals to halt the execution. the supreme court granted two temporary stays but late last night, the justices ruled it could proceed. >>> the second police officer involved in the georgia man hunt has died after injuries from a gunshot wound. officer jody smith, he's on the right, and his fellow officer smar on the left responded to a domestic dispute call and were shot by the suspect. the suspect was later found dead in an apparent suicide. >>> the united nations says 40,000 syrian civilians are fleeing their homes for safety as bombs continue to fall. this is what they are leaving behind. old town aleppo destroyed. now human rights officials say some of those who are trying to flee to safety are being blocked or

president-elect trump, fellow astronauts, all honoring the extraordinary life of space pioneer and long-time senator john glennero. he was the first american, of course, to orbit the earth. he died thursday at an ohio hospital at the age of 95. let's give you a little look, just a taste of an incredible life. >> last of the "mercury 7." john glenn hurdled into history aboard the "friendship 7" space craft in 1962. the lone astronaut took off becoming the first american to orbit the earth. >> i feel fine. oh, that view is tremendous. >> reporter: those close to him remember his bravery. >> think about this. he's sitting on a rocket that had failed twice in some of the previous tests and nobody had ever done that before. he's going at this incredible speed and he's looking out the window and admiring the view. >> reporter: glenn celebrated as an american hero, earning the congressional space medal of honor. his legacy so great the government decided he was too valuable to risk in another spaceflight. glenn retired from nasa in 1964 and won a senate seat in 1974 representing ohio, where he served for 24 years. in

. >> also at the capitol tonight flags are flying at half staff in memory of long-time senator and space pioneer john glennt only a member of congress and astronaut bought decorated veteran the last survivor of the mercury seven astronauts john glenn has died. the james cancer sent at ohio state university recently admitted the n.95-year-old. he balanced health issues after heart valve replacement surgery in 2014. >> any way you cut it, glenn was a true american hero with absolutely the right stuff. before he became the first american to orbit the earth, glenn in two wars, world war two and korea. he was a fighter pilot in world record breaking test pilot. glenn served 24 years in the us senate representing ohio and 1984 he ran for the democratic presidential nomination. didn't work out. but that long political career and career with nasa allowed him to do that. he returned to space in 1998. he added oldest perp in space to his roster of achievements on the shuttle discovery. >> i think too often people say, i'm at this age supposed to now be a couch potato. i think the thing to do is just get out and work

when lindbergh's glory was years behind him and glenn's was years in the future. not long after that meeting at the white house, i visited the national air and space museum. in the same room are two great physical icons, charles lindbergh's spirit of st. louis and john glenn's mercury space capsule. most fame is fleeting. only a few men grow larger with heroes are always exceptions. there was only one john glenn. >> pauley: ahead -- there's a chamber that is coming up from the hot spot feeding the molten magma. >> pauley: on the trail in impressive linda. it seems age isn't slowing you down. but your immune system weakens as you get older increasing the risk for me, the shingles virus. i've been lurking inside you since you had chickenpox. i could surface anytime as a painful, blistering rash. one in three people get me in their lifetime, linda. will it be you? and that's why linda got me zostavax, a single shot vaccine. i'm working to boost linda's immune system to help protect her against you, shingles. zostavax is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults fifty years