huntsville alabama played a unique role in the u.s. mission to the main and office of the space race today it both extraordinary collection of fly told webb an office the channels to put yourself in an astral she's going to discover the even american experts say it was the russians who drove the nation to the moon. this is huntsville alabama vast space and a city devoted to just that. little in the deep south of the usa. his word all began this was the beginning of our manned spaceflight program it's where one man spatial vision when i was seventeen years old i had no doubt that man would land on the moon in my lifetime became reality he had always dreamed about space travel he was warner von brown a former member of the nazi party turned pioneer of u.s. space exploration given his past how did people here see him rocket scientists the gentleman who could take us into space but why huntsville we had more ph d.'s per square acre than you could find anywhere in the country available and willing workforce a workforce that experienced hist

this is huntsville alabama vast space and a city devoted to just that. in the deep south of the usa. his word all began this was the beginning of our manned spaceflight program it's where one man spatial vision when i was seventeen years old i had no doubt that man would land on the moon in my lifetime became reality he had always dreamed about space travel he was warner von brown a former member of the nazi party turned pioneer of u.s. space exploration given his past how did people here see him a rocket scientist the gentleman who could take us into space but why huntsville we had more ph d.'s per square acre than you could find anywhere in the country available and willing workforce a workforce that experienced history. and lived to tell about it back then i was in the in the manufacturing engineering department people like rocket scientists an engineer robert showing hammer what specific properties of. a level cooper bird do better see saturn or saturn five apollo story and dan brown's colleague and friend at buckbee we flew twelve or twelve astronau

. >> larry: huntsville, alabama. hello. huntsville, are you there? >> caller: yes. >> larry: go ahead, what's your question? >> caller: yes. my question is, i am an up-and-coming author. yes. i'm here. >> larry: go ahead. >> caller: my question to michael moore is, i have a book that's coming out, first-time author, very controversial called "black kings in america." i want to know what was the driving force behind your very first film, knowing how controversial it is? >> the driving force behind "roger & me" was that i -- i grew up in the hometown of general motors, flint, michigan, and i saw what happened to the people in my town, and i thought i should try to make a movie about it, and i did. and now some 20 years later the town is still struggling. lots of good people there are trying to make it work. general motors, of course, has gone kaput. as far as flint goes, very few jobs left there now. very few jobs left in the state of michigan with general motors, but, you know, it's a sad story that has hit many towns across this country. it's not jus

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the nine eleven terror attacks it's reported that american secret services have proved victim to huntsville mean the terrorists behind the attacks will. today a tie television channel showed a small. story that was actually more similar to a short propaganda style documentary that basically documented the life and alleged dealings of the russian businessmen and also quoted some unnamed american authorities who are allegedly in possession of evidence that proves victim who was involved or somehow is somehow involved in the nine eleven terrorist attacks in the united states of course this is something that has just surfaced there has been no mention of it whatsoever leaving many analysts to wonder why exactly is the united states had this evidence before hand they didn't make it public because surely that would have strengthened their case against victor boot and maybe have even made the criminal court which earlier refused boots extra. mission to swing the case their way and actually believe the evidence that they have so the fact that this evidence has just appeared when the united states a

he's also served time at the texas penitentiary in huntsville for accessory to murder. and felicia peerson, actor and author, she started the show's the wire." she served six years in prison for first-degree murder. dog, you are certainly proof you can turn a life around. did prison help you in any way? >> yes, sir. hi, larry. prison helped me all the way. i mean, i did not like it back in the '70s. texas was the only self-sufficient prison. that meant we had to raise our food, get up in the morning and work. and it was terrible. i did not want -- there was no crime that was fun enough to equal the punishment of prison. there just wasn't any. so yes -- >> larry: so the system itself rehabilitated you? >> the system itself rehabilitated me, because i hated -- you know, when i hit the texas penitentiary, i was 22 years old, and the first thing they told me is there's no rehabilitation here, dog. you're here to be punished. and you're going to work. and for 18 months i was punished. >> larry: judge, what do you make of that? because they say punishment in and of itself doe

. -- huntsville is death for capital of the universe. everybody is on food stamps and scraping by. i am waiting for this system to collapse so we can get out of the federal reserve system. host: top headlines from "the new york times". "obama and the drawdown" -- host: looking at the war in ir aq, "the washington post", they write about five myths about leaving. the u.s. has no more combat troops in iraq. he corrects that. the majority are combat troops, but they are named something else. another myth is that iraq is secure enough that it will not fall back into civil w war. he writes, security has improved, but the jury is out about what will happen in the months in a year aheaand the ye. and counterparts on the left, tried to insist, that the change in u.s. strategy had no impact on iraq's politics whatsoever. another myth -- iraqis want u.s. troops to say. he says that is complicated. the final myth is "the war will end on schedule." americans' involvement in iraq will hopefully be reduced, but the need for u.s. presence will indoor for years. -- endure for years. let's get back

huntsville 102. 105 in columbus. see the numbers around lunchtime, 60s to low 70s inland, close to 80 around fairfield, livermore. morgan hill, los gatos, warmer spots, same thing for the weekend, start off with morning clouds and drizzle, staying mild to the beginning of next week, just our inland areas warming up some, we pass the middle parts of next week. >>> now today's real estate and a look at homes for sale, some of the most popular cities in the u.s. here with a guided tour is "today" real estate contributor and our own brick house, barbara corcoran. good morning, barbara. >> good morning, al. >> some great houses. great city, raleigh, north carolina. this is a $286,900 english colonial. >> this is not only an english colonial, it's a beautiful little starter home that's meticulous in every way. this particular town, raleigh in the 1600s was called the lost colony. it vanished overnight. this neighborhood, don't worry, al, is very, very safe. a nice, safe house. a pretty starter home on a private lot at the

and finally we have jonathan robinson of huntsville, florida, 100 years old today.ed his own theater and that is been helping young artists perform. that's it. that's all. back to new york. >>> willard, thank you so much. up next, martha stewart shows us how to do everything we need to create a kitchen that works. >>> this morning on martha on "today" some top kitchen tips. secrets for creating a kitchen that's not only beautiful but functional as well. all these tips right off the pages of "martha stewart living." good morning. nice to see you. >> and 50 tips. >> you could have done 500 tips. >> i probably could have but we he h edited it down to what i think people should at least start with, 50. >> these are basic and some are so -- you love dish towels, not the big monster ones. you like little ones and you can't have enough of them. >> you can use the little bar cloths good for wiping counters and they're easily washed and laundered and i keep these damp whenever i'm working so i wipe the counter with this not paper towels. >> you fill an entire drawer. >> not