again, these are made by glenn mark. >>> are you having trouble losing weight? even though you are exercising, eating right, there's new research that suggests personality traits can make you fat. >> gayle hales tried all kinds of different diets. she loses the weight, but as soon as she goes off the plan, it comes back. but this busy 43-year-old might be able to stop the yoyo dieting if she gets to the bottom of her emotional eating. >> probably a mindless eater. i eat very fast. i eat when i'm stressed. i'm a perfectionist. >> being a perfectionist is actually one of the personality traits which makes someone prone to weight gain. at least according to a study by the national institute of aging. it looked at 2,000 baltimore residents over a 50 year period and found negative self- directed emotion and impulsiveness contribute to being overweight. >> i see it in my practice all the time. >> jackie is a bariatric counselor who sees these personality types again and again. including the stress junkie who may use food for comfort. the mindless multitasker, and the

today glenn marked that moment at a forum in nasa's future and during that forum, glenn spoke with the the international space station. >> that's neat. >> very cool. i was into space stuff when i was a kid. >> me too, man. >> i got autographs and pictures . good stuff. 50s good stuff. we'll take that, right? >> yes. >> this time next week our average high is 50. >> wow. already? >> we're getting to that place. >> does that mean winter is over? >> not necessarily but it does not have a pulse right now. >> [laughter]. >> i barely do. let's look outside. here is a live shot with our live weather cam. we're looking at clear skies and it's kind of deceiving because temperature at national is 40 kind of like that heat island effect. winds are calm, pressure is rising, but most everyone else is already in the 30s. satellite picture radar combined. there is a little system in the midwest that is going to roll through here tomorrow. that's why we're seeing a few clouds come in in the afternoon, and now pretty good line of thunderstorms from kansas city almost to little rock. most of the energy

glenn marked the moment at a forum on nasa's future which was held at ohio state university. during the forum glenn spoke to the crew of the international space station. >> i'd just like to say we know you have an awful lot on your plate for the next couple of days and we're delighted just to -- [ inaudible ] >> some rousing birthday cheers for george washington at his mount vernon estate on president's day 2012. thousands of people gathered for a wreath laying ceremony at what was billed as a surprise birthday party. visitors got a behind-the- scenes look at the washington kitchen through a new exhibit. >> they all look so good for 280 years old. >>> the city of alexandria celebrated washington's birthday with a traditional president's day parade. it started at south fairfax street in old town. among those taking part, former governor george allen and his wife susan. the event in alexandria is the largest parade in the country celebrating george washington's birthday. >>> late night talk show host returns to the air after a sudden absence. >>> fans mourning whitney houston ca

glenn marked today's anniversary at ohio state with a forum about nasa's future. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 tonight tom sherwood has more on this historic anniversary and john glenn's wish for the space program today. a lot of people in washington will be listening to that. >> that's for sure. >>> still to come on news 4 at 4:00, 12 men and women now have to decide the fate of george huguely. coming up the key issue at the center of the murder trial for the uva la crosse player. >>> plus first lady michelle obama gets moving. coming up some of the obamas get >>> welcome back at 4:30 now. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. gas prices are going up in case you hadn't noticed. experts say there is little relief in sight. the national average for a gallon of regular is now $3.56 according to triple-a. experts think they could easily pass $4 a gallon by memorial day. >> the republican race for the white house, rick santorum appears to be losing some of his lead in next week's michigan primary. the latest poll suggests his lead over mitt romney has whittled from 15

over the weekend, glenn marked the momentous occasion.he flight so often it seems like it happened just a couple of weeks ago. he still looks absolutely terrific. when you go to the air and space museum and you look at that space capsule, you think how could anybody get in that thing and get hurled into outer space. >> and make it back safely. >>> espn fired the employee who posted a controversial headline about new york knicks point guard jeremy lin. the headline which appeared on espn's mobile sited used an anti-asian slur. the network also suspended an anchor for a month for using the same phrase during an interview. espn released a statement apologizing to lin. the network said it also discovered a third use of the offensive phrase and is investigating that incident. >>> at 6:25. coming up at 6:50, the airport gun incident involving milk ail salahi. >>> and plans for the old post office pavillion. >> and i don't know if anyone here has shoveling to do, but where the snow caused a >>> good morning. most of are you waking up to dry grou

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over the weekend, glenn returned to cape canaveral to mark this momentous occasion. ays he relives the flight so often, it seems like it happened just a couple of weeks ago. congratulations. >> congratulations to him. john glenn, i think, is 90 years old this year. >> looks great. >> yeah. >> i had the honor of meeting him and standing right next to his capsule which is downtown here. at the smithsonian, air and space museum, you can see the capsule. >>> this morning, we're dealing with the aftermath of the snowstorm that passed south of washington yesterday. much of maryland just had a few flurries. that light blue zone had about a dusting to an inch, up to an inch falling in charles county. and reagan national a trace of snow, mt. vernon almost half an inch. fredericksburg to charlottesville, a couple of inches there. farther to the south and west, augusta county had up to ten inches of snow. well, now this morning, we're dealing with just cold temperatures in the wake of that snowstorm that came through. right now to the north and west, breezy and cold. near freezi

marks 50 years since john glenn's historic flight.achieved what no american had done before. nasa honoring him and fell he low astronaut scott carpenter. we first brought you a taste of the celebrations the at kennedy space center last night on fox report. >> the people that made it work that are doing the research so important for this country and for the world, and for how we get along with everybody, you're the ones who deserve the accolades and i think of when i think of past progress of saying to people who love this, this effort, we ain't seen nothing yet. >> harris: i believe it. tomorrow will cap off days of event paying tribute to glenn's ground breaking mission and our steve harrigan has more. >> a major milestone for the u.s. agency. nasa marking 50 years of orbit. kicking off celebrations, the man who led the country's charge into space flight, john glenn, the former senators free mere journey took place aboard friendship 7 on february 20th. 1962. circling the earth three times, almost 40 years later. he'd take a ride on s

joining me today, glenn thrush, kurt anderson, patricia murphy and editor for the washington examiner mark tapscott. mitt romney swept the two primaries but was it all good for him. the headlines, romney regained stride, an op-ed in the detroit news said that romney dodges dad's curse. here is what i say, a win is a win. but the dynamics of the race are unchanged and we are in it for the long hall. what do you think? >> i am with you, it reminds me of the video that went viral of the runner that tripped and broke a leg and still hobbles to the finish line. he knows he will get there. i think a win is a win. the whole story line yesterday

. >> today marks 50 years since john glenn launched into orbit. he will be honored during a dinner at the john glenn school of public affairs and the college of engineering at the ohio state university. mark kelly will speak at tonight's events. it is really liked their sleep. >> federer bylines recommend teenagers get about nine hours a night. more sleep might hurt your teenagers grades. >> conventional wisdom said a teenager gets more sleep will probably get better grades. we decided to ask the experts. >> i need a lot of sleep. >> i get about nine or 10 hours of sleep. >> they only average about -- >> 6 or 7. >> i get about six or seven hours of sleep. >> that is the optimum amount of sleep a teenager should get. >> seven hours is fine. that makes them feel better about their teenagers sleep patterns. >> really? that is kind of shocking for me. >> i think my experience is seeing sleep deprived students who have their heads on their desks and the need some cold water on their face. >> study looked at over 1700 students. some students say there w

my daughter's jill, son jody, daughter-in-law rachel, son-in-law mark, my husband top and glenn the principal at brown craig and turner helped us so we can offer classes to kids. we're doing tuesday classes for 2 and 3-year-old. we have 4-year-old and 5-year-old classes. anybody from kinkeder garden through grade 8 are doodlers. we have after school programming, cartoons and come -- comics. >> d ana you're boeing -- going to be here too. you're going to be washing with did i understand -- working with the kids on saturday. >> i am. i have this huge canvas. i'm going to have the kids help finish any creation and store -- my creation and story. >> pat, a lot of schools because of budget cuts are cutting art classes. you are helping out. >> yes, we're sort of an art on wheels program. with e combo to the school -- we go to the schools, bring our teachers, trained in art, art education majors to the classroom. the schools don't have to provide any of the human resources, services and other things that go along with hiring staff so it becomes affordable. access is the name of the game. it's all fo

yesterday john glenn and scott carpenter marked the occasion meeting wake-up scientists who helped americaven the score in the space race. glenn says it's hard to believe a half century later that the u.s. is depending on russians for rides into orbit. last year nasa ended its shuttle program due to budget cuts. i know it's tough for the ast astronauts to hear. >> cool to see the photos. i like to watch that. 6:19. the occupy movement heading to prison. we'll tell you why demonstrators will be outside san quentin today. >> presidential app on this presidents day. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... o

. >> today marks 50 years since john glenn became the first american to launch out into orbit. 50 years ago, john glenn blasted off to become the first american to orbit the earth. he circled the earth three times before finally splashing down near bermuda. in 1998 at age 77, glenn became the oldest man to fly aboard the space shuttle. >> for a few minute this is weekend a water fall in yosemite became a lava floe. the orange and yellow colors happened in a flash when the sun illuminates the water fall so perfectly it looks like molten lava flowing down. it's at dusk during the same two weeks every february if the weather cooperates. it is quite amazing. a beautiful place. >> looks like it's getting nice out. let's check back with meteorologist christina loren to find out what's ahead. >> the weather will cooperate with your afternoon plans if you want to get outdoors or do some shopping. a lot of sales this presidents day. if you've got to get to work this morning you want to give yourself plenty of time although not as many people out there. we've got slick conditions. look at what ca

next february 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of john glenn's historic ride into the space on board friendshipfor the bravery, if not the audacity of the astronauts to fly spacecraft of first-of-a-kind missions. john glenn's flight in the americay capsule is the first orbital manned mission. apollo 11 was the first to land man on the moon and return. in both cases their missions were the first to fully exercise the many systems and components that made up their rockets and their capsules. the destroy of difficulty was hard. the risk of failure was arguably still higher. and yet these men were willing to embrace that pearl. one of these men, john being the first as i've stated, was also the only of this group to run for president. i have been allotted four minutes, and i'm taking a minute out to tell one of the great stories that came out of that campaign. john may not want me to tell it. but he was running for president. he came home an hour late for a dinner that his lovely wife annie had prepared. she was little irritated that she was late. at that time, john was worn out. he was tired. his

over the weekend, glenn returned to cape canaveral to mark the occasion.e says he relives the flight so often it seems like it happened just a couple of weeks ago. >>> it's not a blizzard, but some people in our area are waking up to see some snow on the ground. it looks a little like a winter wonderland in the fredericksburg area. farther south, you -- in fact, the farther south you go on i-95, it was all snow. vdot says snowplows and salt trucks spent the night clearing roads for this morning's commute. >>> the snow is sticking in southwest and central virginia. a winter storm warning is still in effect in the roanoke area. the storm dumped eight inches of snow there. it also knocked out power to more than 20,000 customers. virginia state police say they responded to about 350 crashes due to slick roads. >> then look at this -- police in tennessee say the weather is to blame for a huge pileup on i-95 -- rather, i-75. ten cars, eight tractor-trailers and a greyhound bus involved. they were involved in the accident near the kentucky border. police say the

>>mark: vern glenn is live in public beach joining us on the phone. >> it is overcast. has not rain yet. rain is expected but what i would not give to get out on the courts right now. >>darya: and this point to affect the flight, isn't it? >> right now, course conditions are fine. >>darya: 9:23 a.m.. we're back with more in a couple of minutes. >>darya: we have been tracking a storm that moves to the bay area, it is just about a totally out of here. livermore's still has some heavy rain as the storm moves out and provides as with a dry and partly cloudy rest of the week. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the north bay and san rafael. >>mark: we're beginning with a breaking news story. an off-duty federal officer has the hall outside of his own home in newark. the officer was shot in his driveway before 6:00 a.m.. will trendline application with the latest. >>will: an officer on the scene is tells me that an unnamed federal agent is at an undisclosed hospital in critical condition. i got the update around 8:50 a.m.. as far as w

. >> tomorrow marks a major milestone in history. john glenn's space flight. he was the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. he would circle three times traveling at speeds reaching 17,000 miles an hour. his flight was the turning point that put america in the winning path that led to the moon. and is he from ohio. >> john glenn. we can compete tweet, trend friend and up load. >> how social media is changing the city scape. >> time for a victory kiss. right in front of the famed san diego statue. all right. come -- he is -- the 2-4-6-8 value menu's got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, cheese quesadilla, chicken parmesan, all you can eat pancakes, cordon bleu melt, the new cookie skillet a la mode. whew. so many choices, so little airtime. the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. . >>> google has been passing along informationo ticessers that i-phone and i-pad users thought was private. a student found google had found a way to bypass the privacy settings on safari browsers to track your activity without them knowing.

. >>> a space celebration today, nasa marking 50 years since john glenn or bitted the earth.led the earth three times in about five hours. phil keating is in cape canaveral. >> the odds of john glenn coming back to earth safely and alive on that day 50 years ago was only about one in six. that's a risky launch, without a doubt. visitors here today commemorating the event, taking a lot of photos, touring the rocket garden where you see all the old rockets and tiny capsules that astronauts used to fly in preceding the u.s. space shuttle. over there is the mercury rocket that glenn went aboard, the silver one with the black capsule. within it, he helped us lead the space race. >> five, four, three, two, one, zero. >> roger, the clock is operating. we're under way. loud and clear. >> roger, we're programming it. >> keep in mind the soviets already accomplished an or by the orbit of the earth but the united states bettered it by three times around the earth. and you've got to take yourself back to those days. it was the cold war, tensions were incredibly high between the soviet un

exactly 50 years ago, john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. he marked the anniversary at ohio state university, talking with astronauts aboard the international space station. he remembered that his pioneering day he said was the best day of his life and a big moment for america too. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: precisely 50 years ago this morning, a man in a silver suit put america's confidence back on track. >> god speed, john glenn. >> reporter: what john glenn did on february 20th, 1962, his triple circum navigation of the globe, it was just what the nation needed and just at the moment he did it. because the soviet union had already put two men up there who had circled the earth 18 times between them. almost mocking us in how they celebrated, back when we measured everything in terms of whether we were beating the communists. but now glenn was up there watching sunrise after sunset as he circled at 17,000 miles an hour. >> i feel fine. turning around. oh, the view is tremendous. >> reporter: his heartbeat audible and calm. and it was that

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now in charge of selecting the pontiff's success sesor z also, in cape canaveral marking the 50th anniversary of john glenn'sad from which glenn rocketed away, becoming the first american in orbit. john glenn is now 90 years old. now back to justice with judge janine. >> i want you to know... i'm committed and clive i'll be ready. >> that was whitney houston's mentor, clive davis, she'll be buried tochl. joining us is dillan howard. good evening, gentlemen. very to start with you. everyone talking about whitney's ex, bobby brown at the funeral pt what happened today? >> judge, waits a day in which the world paid tribute to whitney houston, as we understand it there are conflicting reports. according to houston's family, who decided bobby brown turned up with an entourage of nine having been told there was only room for three people this, was a church that only holds 300 people, today it was packed with 1500. and bobby brown and there is a brief statement given to me from his camp. he says my children and i were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife, greet bid security and asked to move on three separate occas

. >> monday will mark 50 years since john glenn took his historic trip around the earth and since thatanned flight in orbit we've gone to the moon, even sent robots to mars. jane yamamoto has a look at what the first two americans in orbit have to say about the space program 50 years later. >> reporter: nasa workers cheered 90-year-old john glenn and 86-year-old scott carpenter, the only two left from the original seven astronauts. on february 20th, 1962, glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. >> godspeed, john glenn. >> reporter: glenn lifted off in a converted nuclear missile called friendship 7 and radioed back what he saw. >> i am in a big mass of some very small particles that are brilliantly lit up and they look like little stars. >> reporter: the flakes were frost from the capsule's water exhaust. his three orbits took four hours and 55 minutes and glenn came home to a hero's welcome, but nasa wasn't even sure how glenn's body would react in space. >> doctors were literally concerned at that time that your eyes might change shape and your vision might change enough

monday, marks 50 years since john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. only glenn and scott carpenter are still alive. they got together in front of a packed crowd to talk about the early days of space travel and about nasa's future where it is not all good news. this week the agency announced severe budget cuts, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of space exploration. john glenn says he still sees a bright future ahead. >> i think we will do more exploration. i think it will go beyond mars sometime. probably not in our lifetime but sometime. >> and we heard more are from glenn today. steve harrigan has that live from the south florida newsroom. i guess glenn talked about the biggest challenge he had to overcome, steve? >> he certainly did, jon. there were a number of challenges john glenn faced 50 years ago. the lift-off was scrubbed on ten different occasions before finally succeeding. there were suspected problems with the heat shield and real problems with the automatic pie low temperature. the biggert challenge of all was a basic one, would jo

a 1963 film about john glenn tracking him from his boyhood in ohio through his historic space flight. this is half an hour. ♪ >>> there are milestones in human progress that markecorded history. in my judgment, this nation's orbital pioneering in space is of such historic stature, representing as it does a vast y influence the progress of all mankind, it signals also a call for alertness to our national opportunities and responsibilities. it requires physical and moral stamina to equal the stresses oo meet the dangers and challenges of the future.ouhis life has eloquently portrayed these great qualities and is an inspiration to all america. this film in paying tribute to john glenn also pays tribute to the best in american life.o wa' many maps until february 20th, 1962. it came to fame in a single day with an american adventurer that history will call the john glenn story. fashioned in the american image, this pleasant little city typifies a nation's ideal way of life. a man might make a good life here. in the circle of family and friends. and a boy might let his imagination soar. he might explore the wonders of the wide world all about him, life's simple myst

from one great man to another one of the america's greatest nasa astronauts marking a first for himself and the nation. john glenn american to orbit the earth in 1962. and now, he is the first living astronaut ever to mark the 50th anniversary of his own spaceflight. steve harrigan live for us in miami. steve, what is nasa doing to mark the anniversary? >> reporter: heather, some major celebrations this weekend at cape canaveral. nasa marking the anniversary of the man some call america's last hero. 90-year-old john glenn will be in attendance. the first american to orbit the earth as well as number two, scott carpenter. glenn says despite the fact that the flight took place 50 years ago mopped the images from that travel are still seared in his memory. >> it is amazing to me to look back 50 years and think that it has been 50 years because i guess it seems, still seems so vivid to me and i guess, it was vivid at the time and so i guess it was easy to remember but it's been a rare day since then over the past 50 years that there hasn't been some recollection or someone hasn't asked a question about spaceflight or

glenn's historic flight into space half a century ago. >>> coming up in sports maryland and georgetown at odds once again. terps head coach mark turgeon weighs in. kevin durant, more than okay in okc. also we catch up with clinton portis who is talking comeback. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> the countdown to michigan is on. the battleground state hold its primary election next tuesday and the latest polls show rick santorum is losing some of his momentum against mitt romney. his lead has been whittled down from 15 points to just four now. >> a woman killed in an early morning fire in takoma park. 56-year-old charlotte wilson was in her bedroom when her unit caught fire. investigators believe she fell a

. >>> other news of the day, today marks the 50th anniversary of one of nasa's most historic events. this day a half century ago john glennthe first american to orbit the earth, three times in five hours onboard the spacecraft that was a culmination of three years of intense planning and training it had been rescheduled 11 times. >> i guess i've recalled it often over the past 50 years that has kept it fresh. i was such an impressive thing at the time that it is imprinted on my memory, i can recall those days very well. >> that mission did not go flawlessly the capsule's heat shield began to tear away on reentry that sent fireballs flying past windows. the spacecraft's automated steering system jammed forcing glen to manually steer back to earth. amazing. >>> we are going back to that shot now of the police chase that has just ended we believe this is east pavement, the truck has stopped. the -- east palo alto, the truck has stopped. police are ordering the driver to step out this is what they call a felony stop he will be asked to walk backwards towards them until an officer comes out to cuff the gentleman. three minutes

. >>> and today marks 50 years since john glenn became the first astronaut to re-enter earth. home state of ohio. now diane sawyer with a preview of "world news." >> this week on "world news," we know about the jobs that have moved overseas. but now some companies are bringing jobs back to america. which ones, how and where? the great american homecoming, this week on "world news." >>> and finally, a scientific breakthrough this morning. the first so-called test tube burger. you heard me right. dutch scientists are now growing meat patties using stem cells. they're hoping to reduce the number of cows used for beef. but test tube burgers come with a whopper of a price tag. >> oh! >> $315,000. if you want cheese, it's another half mill. >> i can tell you, i'll never know how that tastes. there's no way. no. no, no. >> how about pop news for us? >> i would be honored. great to be back. good morning to you all and our favorite hollywood couple back at the oscars this year. that's right, fresh off of their appearance here on "gma." kermit and miss piggy will be making their fifth a

. >>> other news of the day, today marks the 50th anniversary of one of nasa's most historic events. this day a half century ago john glenne first american to orbit the earth, three times in five hours onboard the spacecraft that was a culmination of three years of intense planning and training it had been rescheduled 11 times. >> i guess i've recalled it often over the past 50 years that has kept it fresh. i was such an impressive thing at the time that it is imprinted on my memory, i can recall those days very well. >> that mission did not go flawlessly the capsule's heat shield began to tear away on reentry that sent fireballs flying past windows. the spacecraft's automated steering system jammed forcing glen to manually steer back to earth. amazing. >>> we are going back to that shot now of the police chase that has just ended we believe this is east pavement, the truck has stopped. the -- east palo alto, the truck has stopped. police are ordering the driver to step out this is what they call a felony stop he will be asked to walk backwards towards them until an officer comes out to cuff the gentleman. three minutes a

joining me today, glenn thrush, kurt anderson, patricia murphy and editor for the washington examiner mark tapscott. mitt romney swept the two primaries but was it all good for him. the headlines, romney regained stride, an op-ed in the detroit news said that romney dodges dad's curse. here is what i say, a win is a win. but the dynamics of the race are unchanged and we are in it for the long hall. what do you think? >> i am with you, it reminds me of the video that went viral of the runner that tripped and broke a leg and still hobbles to the finish line. he knows he will get there. i think a win is a win. the whole story line yesterday was if he loses, if he loses, the expectations were to high for santorum feels like the loss that it is. romney has money, no message, but money is good enough for now. >> i will quote paul here saying, i pose this to you gentlemen, and kurt i'll start with you. mitt romney barely winning a primary in his home state is like charlie sheen barely winning a primary in a hooterss, sure it was a win but the fact that it was this close is more than embarrassing.

. >> glenn, we've got some responsibility -- >> i want to put a question mark -- question behind that. a lot of people look and say there does have to be major tax reform and entitlement reform. the president made a push last year but is not willing to do that again in the state of the union. >> george, look, first thing we got to do is make sure this economy grows and we're able to build on this momentum and that goes to the things the president is trying to work with the congress right now. there is no question that we need long-term deficit reduction, there are a lot of good ideas in the bowles-simpson report. there's a lot of good ideas in the $4 trillion proposal that the president made last summer that congressman boehner went part of the way with him on and then eventually the republicans just walked away from that proposal. the president's budget will be out on the table. we're going to have to debate these issues during this campaign and we're going to need to come together as a country. but i would hope we could all agree that we've got to do this in a balanced way. everyone

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marks a milestone in u.s. space history. 50 years ago astronaut john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth.ing takes a look back at this important penalty in history. >> five, four, three -- important moment in history. >> five, four, three, two, one. >> roger, the clock is operating. they're on their way. >> reporter: and with that 50 years ago today astronaut john glenn orbiting earth three times before splashing down in the bahamas leading the united states to win the space race. it was a triumphant moment every american alive at the time remembers. long before space travel became routine and for glenn a historic florida morning out of the now abandoned launch complex 14 that he still thinks about all the time. >> oh, that view is tremendous! >> i was just anxious to go. i went on the 11th scheduled date. i suited up four times and once the flight was canceled because the weather when i was in the transfer van on the way to the launch pad, but i was up twice before and so it's almost hard to believe when we went to the final 18 second count and realized i was really going to go on this t

glenn made history becoming the first american to orbit the earth. tonight he'll be honored during a celebration banquet at ohio state university where captain mark kelly, the commander of the space shuttle "endeavour's" final mission, will speak. >>> happy birthday to singer rihanna who turns 24 years old. happy birthday. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. a live report on the university of virginia lacrosse murder trial as jury deliberations are set to begin this week. >>> also maroon 5 front man adam levine will be live in studio with a preview of his coaching skills on nbc's hit show "the voice." now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

glenn, who is now 90 years old and looks great, marked the occasion at ohio state university yesterdayace flight. >> the ophthalmologists were literally concerned at that time that your eyes might change shape and you might -- your vision might change enough you couldn't seen even see the instrument panel enough to make an emergency re-entry if you had to. >> what an american icon. nasa actually surprised glenn with a live connection to the international space station. he joked with the astronauts up there and marveled at how much technology has improved since way back in the '60s. >>> staying in space, another former astronaut in the news. mark kelly, the husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords. kelly has signed a deal with simon & schuster to write a children's book about a mouse. it's going to be called "mousetronaut." a partially true story. it's due to hit shelves in october. he collaborated with giffords on her memoir last year. so maybe the mouse will go up to the moon and eat the blue cheese moon. right? because it's made out of cheese. no. >>> and here's your tuesday fo