the story of john glen up next. >>> in 19622 john glen made history.he did it again in 1990 when he took to space while he was still a governor. >> reporter: even though who may remember john glen's first space flight, people may not realize how dangerous it was in those days. the u.s. was frantic, glen was america's chance to catch up. he was to ride the atlas a rocket with an unnerving tendency to blow up. john hershall glen jr., one of the original seven astronauts his right stuff was to be tested. after weeks of problem layed delays, glen climbed into the rocket. but problems again, the capsule hatch broke, a fuel pump stuck. three hours, 44 minutes after glen first climbed aboard, things were finally working well enough for controllers to declare the flight of freedom seven a go. >> you are go. all systems go. capsule, go ahead and start. >> roger the clock is operating. we're under way. >> reporter: america cheered, the world watched and held its breath. >> we've got stage on glen. >> reporter: it was a much more violent rush, glen's heart sored

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. >> our thanks to jay barbree and to john glen, who later this month will turn 90 years old.e and his wife annie just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. just getting started. that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, hidden dangers, why surgery could be the latest threat for air travelers and how bay area airports are responding. >> the search for a bay area missing cyclist taking a new turn tonight that has police shifting gears. >>> on the hunt for an art thief. an accidental clue could be the big break in the case. the news at 6:00 starts right now.

the launch of the hubble telescope, john glen's return to space, the construction of the international space station, and the hubble repair mission. but also, tragedy. the loss of "challenger" and "columbia" and 14 astronauts. and lingering questions about whether spending 13 years in low-earth orbit has been worth the financial and scientific investment. >> it's been remarkable in what it's been able to accomplish. it's been stunning in what we've learned from it. and that knowledge will then go into building the next vehicle. >> reporter: with the loss of the shuttle program, tens of thousands of workers across the country are losing their jobs, many in florida. until commercial rockets are ready, american will rely on the russian space program to carry astronauts into space. but the head of nasa insists america is not giving up its leadership. >> some of my best friends died flying on the shuttle. and i'm not about to let human space flight go away on my watch. >> reporter: meanwhile, the burden of the final mission falls on commander chris ferguson. >> i hope that i paint nasa in t

i interviewed john glen, a man you may have seen around the how was a few days back, he says america's making a very big mistake, do you agree? >> well, you know, i think what's important, brian is that, you know, what happened was about a year and a half ago, we made a decision to go with this commercial route and it was very controversial, we had the augustine commission that made a lot of recommendations and the decision was to proceed with smaller companies to provide commercial first cargo and then crew access to space. and i think what's important at this point is that we embrace that and make this work. because, you know, that's what we have now, it's going to take a while before we're flying people in space again, but we could really make this successful. >> a little tough to get used to the idea that the russians are, for you, our ride for american astronauts into space? >> yeah, that is tough to get used to. but it's not the first time we have been in a similar situation without a spacecraft. at the end of the apollo program, we didn't have access to space for about six years

person to space october 29th, 1998 when it lifted off with mercury astronaut united states senator john glen and yet another diesisser tragic loss of columbia, february 21st, 2003 the seven member crew was returning home when the or bitter broke up during reentry to earth it took almost three years before the next shuttle went into pace, in 2011, they had their last night. in new york, mary ann rafferty. >> tips how to deal with financial issues, the author of money why does it cause so many problems joins us in studio next. >>> i will take notes. >> a star studded line up last night we will take a listen when fox 5 morning news returns [ mr. connally ] i was paying too much with cable. it was crazy! paying so much you want better quality. it was like you were trapped because that was the only system that was in our neighborhood -- was that cable. i was just getting too frustrated. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. now you can switch to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year -- with no annual contract required. i always heard great things about f

at the intersection of glen view and san bruno. john fowler has what we still have to learn. >> reporter: even though the pipeline that is being dug up has not been operated for a half century, there's something new about it, it might hold a clue of a deadly blast and how to prevent them in the future. the commission gave pg & e a double task. >> remove an 8-foot section of pipeline that was decommissioned back in 1956. >> reporter: since that pipe has not been pressurized or depressure sized its welds will be similar to when they were brand new, including any defects. that's good because several pipelines are still working beneath cities,including crowded san francisco. >> we are going to look with a camera, about 250 feet of

carried the oldest person to space october 29th, 1998 when it lifted off with united states senator john glen yet another disaster the tragic loss of space shuttle columbia, february 1st, 2003 the seven member crew was returning home when the or bitter broke up it took almost two years until the next shuttle went back into space, 2011, space shuttle program, discovery and endeavor flew its last flight. after nasa's return, they will be retired to museums around the country. >> thank you. 7:20 a.m. coming up a look how prince william and kate spent yesterday. >>> then jump roping it isn't just a playground sport live with a look at the world jump rope championship and camp going on in washington. stay with us we will be right back  >>> duke and duchess of cambridge showed off their competitive sides on day 5 of their canadian visit. >> reporter: prince william out matches his bride on their first official overseas trip since the big wedding in april. this after the two teamed up with local athletes in a friendly boat race just off prince edward island in canada

the first piece of legislation i wrote with john glen, the invasive species in 1996, but this particular provision by the new york port authority would cripple and perhaps eliminate commerce on the great lakes. so this deserves thoughtful consideration. it deserves our study. and i would again commit to the gentleman from new york, mr. serrano, to work with you and the chairman to find a way that solves this horrible problem of invasive species or anything else but doesn't stop interstate commerce on the great lakes. and i yield back and i thank you. . >> i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman and my colleagues, i rise in strong opposition to this bill. mr. waxman: i hope the press and the american people are paying attention to what's going on the house floor. i know the news is all about raising the debt ceiling and all the cuts or revenues that might be involved before we can get legislation to do something that has bee

at the intersection of glen view and san bruno. john fowler has what we still have to learn. >> reporter: even though the pipeline that is being dug up has not been operated for a half century, there's something new about it, it might hold a clue of a deadly blast and how to prevent them in the future. the commission gave pg & e a double task. >> remove an 8-foot section of pipeline that was decommissioned back in 1956. >> reporter: since that pipe has not been pressurized or depressure sized its welds will be similar to when they were brand new, including any defects. that's good because several pipelines are still working beneath cities,including crowded san francisco. >> we are going to look with a camera, about 250 feet of pipeline. >> reporter: once again utility commission analysts can look at the pipe and what flaws it may contain. edward pelagrini who's home was incinerated and is now being rebuilt says everyone close to these pipes deserve no less. >> i don't want anybody, not even my worse enemy to go through this. i still get

host: glen villa, illinois, john on our democrat line. should there be an eminamendment to the constitution? -- glenview, illinois. caller: no. most people don't understand the debt ceiling. the debt ceiling is dealing with money that has already been spent. the house of representatives is where all spending bills initially have to start. what that means is that every single penny -- the president does not appropriate to anything -. not a penny is appropriated that does not start in the house. every dollar that's in the debt that we spend starts in the house. what that means is the debt limit is money that we have already spent and now the bill is due. so, where that leads as far as a balanced budget amendment, a balanced budget amendment is something put in place so that we the people, which the house of representatives are the closest representatives as far as the government goes for the people, is to keep us in the future from being able to make decisions about spending, which spending more money in any given year than we are taking in

glen park, but stations. the district also encompasses five separate districts. we have supervisor tells burns -- supervisor elsbernd, supervisor wiener, supervisor campos, supervisor cohen, and supervisor john avalos. the station itself, i am capt. here. ibm de commanding officer. -- i am the commanding officer. that the station, -- that at the station, i am not officers. they make up the staff that handles things such as conduct, website maintenance, all the facilities. i would be remiss if i did not mention the cadets who are here tonight. we have four cadets here who have been a godsend, have done a fantastic job for the station. we also have patrol units. we have 24-hour coverage. we have training officers, specialists, bicycle units and motorcycle units. finally, we have an investigative team that handles all my investigations. i have our resources unit. plainclothes unit. representing our night watch, my night watch the tenant -- -- my night watch lieutenantt. ingleside is also home to our ambassador program. we have three separate volunteers to come in and they make contact with some of the people making reports for crimes that cannot quite get assigned to the investigator team. they