gus grissom no, i don't think : so. i think you have to understand the feeling that the pilot has and a test pilot has. i look forward, a great deal to the first flight. there is a great deal of pride involved in making a first light. i think i am looking forward to the flight with a great deal of anticipation. >> is there anything scary about a first spaceflight, even though you have flown many hours in conventional aircraft, jet aircraft? robert chafee i don't like to : say anything scary about it. there are a lot of unknowns. there are a lot of problems that could develop, and they have to be solved, that is what we are therefore. -- there for. this is our business. i don't think it will be probably a whole lot worse than the guy that is making a first test flight on a new airplane. i have never done that. so i don't know. i think everybody feels a little apprehensive when they are counting down. i don't see how you can't help but be a little bit excited. i don't think how anybody is -- i don't like to use the word "

two teammates have pioneered the , astronaut alan shepard and griffith -- chris and dennis grissom. pushing the program to the threshold of flight. turn.w it is glenn's .ow to him falls the challenge he has been chosen to cross the threshold and to orbit the world. the countdown continues for john glenn. a continues this moment around the world. these are john glenn's -- he knows it well. whose judgment his life is entrusted today. centere mercury control in view of the complex, they issue the commands that will come in the course of the mission. will gather the facts needed for the decisions. the entire operation creates tension. the countdownant for flights continue around the world. planes, this day is just beginning. northeast of cape canaveral 1000 miles into the atlantic at dawn's early light spills over bermuda. they proceed with the countdown. stations form an avenue of electronic points around the world to communicate with friendship seven. radar is the eyes of the station and telemetry is the ears. engineers and scientists will find a telemetry record for x -- exploration.

you new gus grissom down at cape kennedy. >> yes, it does. it hits me hard.ot to hit everybody hard for that matter no matter how well you knew the men or not. >> nasa was unable to find the exact cause of the fire but in the highly flammable pure oxygen atmosphere, it quickly spread and the capsule door was impossible to open. na daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, hena. >> goo the dow edged up 32 points. the s&p 500 lost 2 points, and the nasdaq composite also gained. >>> the confirmation hearing for president trump's labor secretary pick has been postponed again. this is the third time that the hearing for fast food ceo has been post posted. this time it's been scheduled to february 7th to give him time to turn in paperwork. >>> workers at ford motor company can expect bonuses of about $9,000 this year. in 2015 the average bonus check was $9,300. they tallying a $9 billion pretax profit in north america >>st year. hn> joson & johnson is buying swiss bio company for $30 billion. it gels them access actelion's drugs. i

:00 on reel america, the 1967 cbs news report on the apollo i disaster that killed astronauts gus grissomnd roger white during the launch rehearsal 50 years ago on january 27th. >> there was a flash and that was it, according to a nasa spokesman watching the television screen in the block house a few hundred yards away from launchpad 34. the screen went blank. and he said there was no communication from the astronauts. they died silently and apparently swiftly. >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, sydney blumenthal, author of a self-made man, the political life of abraham lincoln 1809 to 1849 about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat in the 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> british prime minister theresa may is visiting the white house tomorrow for meetings with president trump. she'll be the first foreign leader to meet with mr. trump s

astronaut gust grissom, edmond white and roger taffy were killed during a launch rehearsal at cape kennedyary 27th, 1967. apollo one module erupt in the flames, blamed on electrical malfunction. >> new jersey education officials say the 21 school district have reported elevated levels of lead in their drinking water. the department of education announced these findings at a hearing with state lawmakers yesterday. officials did not say which districts are affected. the state for for $10 million for lead testing last year, schools must complete the test by july. >>> a hotel collapses, straight into swollen river, in peru. this happened wednesday after ten straight hours of rain. the 3-story buildings stood along the river edge, been evacuated earlier. there were no injuries. >> that is amazing footage. >> incredible. happy no one was hurt. >> exactly. so justin, what's my weekends going to look like. >> pretty quiet, little windy. keep the hair spray. >> it is, right behind me here. >> were you loading up this morning. of course that's a good thing, still dealing with gusts up to 30 miles pe

grissom freeman and —— could some free movement...ountry and she makes the correct point which is parliament has voted on this and people should be allowed to remain here just as people should be allowed to remain herejust as much people should be allowed to remain here just as much as british national ‘s of which there are 1.5 million bid and across europe are able to continue living there. there will have to be a close relationship with europe. we will hold them to come because they're rather enormous dangers in this. when she talks about future change—up —— trade arrangements, she said donald trump will be first in the queue. i don't know what she has in mind. will labour produce its blueprint for brexit7 you said you can't because the government hasn't an up their desperation. we will be responding to the statement in parliament today. we have been making the point that there has to be proper parliamentary scrutiny. we will be doing all of that and when the major debate comes up, which i hope will be very soon, we will be setting

grissom, 40 years old, the father of two teenage boys. one of the original mercury astronauts. this is ed white. chaffee, lieutenant in the united states navy, 31 years old, preparing for his first spaceflight. he was the rookie. chaffee, born in grand rapids, yes, the he was like father of two small child -- children. ed white, 36, the father of two children, born in san antonio, texas, a graduate of west point. gus, from indiana, a graduate of purdue. with me here in the cbs newsroom is robert wessler, the executive manager of a cbs news space unit. i wonder if you would tell us a little bit about the rocket and the spacecraft. robert: this is a saturn one b rocket, also referred to as an operated saturn rocket. this letter portion, i will separate them -- lower portion i will separate. this is the first stage, second stage. this is not a vehicle that will eventually take u.s. astronauts to the moon. this is an interim rocket. what i have in my hand now is the -- where the accident occurred this afternoon. this is the launch escape tower. if this had happened on a launch day,

announcer 1: monday afternoon at 4:00 on "reel america" the apollo one disaster that killed gus grissomancey and and white 50 years ago on january 27. >> that was a flash, and that was it. the screen went blank, and he said there was no communication from the astronauts. they died silently and apparently swiftly. ,t 8:00 on the presidency author of a self-made man, the political life of abraham lincoln about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight would go on, he would write to douglas. liberty mustcivil not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. announcer 1: for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. announcer 1: "washington journal" continues. greta: your thoughts on president trump issuing orders on immigration. he visited the homeland security department to talk about it. here is what he said about his plan for the southern border. president trump: the secretary of homeland security working with myself and my staff will begin immediate construction of a border wall. [applause] president

on this day in 1967, gus grissom, edward white and another man were getting ready to fly the first apollocraft into orbit but a flash fire broke out a month before the official launch date. they died instantly. the program was stopped until nasa made things safer. >>> new video giving us a look at a show in southwest china. folk artists performed dragon dances to celebrate a festival. the fireworks display is all part of the lunar new year festivities. >>> and here's something you don't see every day. dozens of people were standing nearby when a hotel collapsed right into the river. this happened in peru yesterday. officials say the foundation started to give way from all that heavy rain and all guests had been evacuated. >>> here at home, there is a lot of storm damage in the santa cruz mountains. officials believe it will cost nearly $15 million to clean it all up. yesterday congresswoman anna eshoo touringed ben lomond and scotts valley in santa cruz county and is doing everything she can to get federal aid. >> this is extraordinary damage. it needs to be taken care of asap. it's draw

gus grissom, ed white and roger chaffee were trapped inside. the challenger explosion was 31 years ago tomorrow and the shuttle columbia disaster february the 1st, 2003. >>> we'll start with a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies all across the bay area. looks like a string of sunny days coming our way. if you're headed up to tahoe this weekend, it will be sunny both days this weekend but tomorrow will be a chilly day. a morning low of 13 and high of 39. back to the bay area, next week we have a couple of storms coming in. the first arrives on wednesday ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. it will have minimal impact. the second storm actually will be an intensification of the first storm on thursday. it will reach a ranking of 2 on the storm impact scale and produce an additional 1-inch of rainfall with winds ranging from 20 to 30 miles per hour. thunderstorms are even possible with that thursday storm. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we certainly have some nice, calm weather leading up to the rainy weather. we'll have mild w

grissom meyer is just one of six directors departing the board including the co-finder, the chairmann. in its filing today, yahoo! made a point of saying that for each resigning board member, it was his or her intention and not due to any disagreement with the company. for marissa mayer it is unclear what she will do in the new company if anything at all but it is reported that she is a severance package of as much as $55 million. people were confused but online records show that it may have since october. five yahoo! directors will stay on in the new company as it becomes a shell company for asian assets. it has a 35% stake in yahoo! japan and a 50% stake in alibaba. in alibaba. stake it is unclear what will happen with flickr, tumblr. there is also still a question whether verizon will continue with its purchase of a yahoo! especially after the recent revelation of two major hack attacks in the last few months. verizon has been trying for a cheaper price or even possibly an exit. altaba will become the name of the shell company. the yahoo! brand continues and marissa mayer continue

bob, director of kennedy space center says without gus grissom and roger white enchafe i the space programld not be where it was to take. >> despite at polo one fire we made it to the moon because of the apollo one fire. it was because of this crew in what happened, that many more crews were kept safe, that we were able to actually get to the moon. >> the exhibit is located at nasa's kennedy space center, only a few miles away from the abandoned launch pad where the fire took place. >>> in space today the international space stationary leased a transit vehicle. vehicle from the japan aerospace exploration agency is a resupply ship, before it begins reentering into the earth as atmosphere next week. the ship will orbit the eartha cyst continuing with science experiments. >>> pennsylvania senator bob casey held a round table in philadelphia in support of the piece of legislation, aimed at those battling breast cancer. senator casey is, in support of the lymphedema treatment act that will provide medicare coverage of lymphedema compression treatment items. that is swelling and fluid retention

the 19267 cbs news report on the "apollo 1" had disaster that killed gis grissom, roger chaff if i and ed white during the rehearsal 50 years agon january 27th. >> there was a flash and that was it, according to a nasa spokes moin watching the screen in the block house a few hundreds away from launch pad 34. the screen went blank and he said there was nos communication from the astronauts. they decide silently and apparently swiftly. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal author of "a self-made plan, and the political life of abraham lincoln, 1809 to 1849," about the political forces that shaped his views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, he would write to a friend two weer his defeat to dug las in the 158 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete "american history tv" schedule, go to c-span.org. >> every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. and here's what's coming up this weekend. saturday night at 8:30 eastern, peter hayes it, academic committee chair at the u.