just listening to john glenn talk about what a great friend walter cronkite was to nasa. remember cronkite grew up in eastern texas. houston used to be the first word heard in space over and over again. he had a lot of local pride going through his archives you would be amazed how often he would give speeches to business groups, newspaper groups and places all over the houston area and also in austin. he took some pride in nasa for that particular reason. second, he became popular right when television was just a fringe event. by early '60s tvs were every year more and more appearing in people's homes and cronkite had it down for that perfect minimal half an hour delivery. i mean it's really, as he used to say, about eight minutes that he was on. the old u.p.i.-reporter in him kept it hemingwayesque, very clipped wire service lines. i think people ended up liking that fact that when he said somebody died they died. you didn't have to put flowery language around it. >> smith: it's hard not to think about walter and in the context of space. even last night the space shuttle

the annual john glenn lecture supports museums effort. it is named for individual who played the role in aviation and space. the 2009 glenn lecture recognizes the 40th anniversary of apollo 11. the first human mission to land on the moon. we are privileged to have the entire crew, mission commander neil armstrong, command module pilot and founding director of this museum comical collins, and lunar module pilot buzz aldrin for the program here tonight. the fourth member of the panel is dr. christopher kraft who is known for creating mission control. tonight's program is being made possible through the generous support of the boeing company. in addition to providing support for the lecture since its inception, the company has partnered with the smithsonian on many important projects. construction of phase two of the museum's center in chantilly, va., is under way. in recognition of the boeing company's magnificent contribution, we have named the facility's central hangar the boeing aviation hangar. boston -- with us tonight is mr. timothy ke

he was part of the coverage team for cnn when john glenn made his return to space.st one of the cronkite moments we will feature throughout the day. keep it here on hln for that. >>> there could be hope in sight for cash-strapped california. law makers say they are close to solving the $26 billion budget deficit. the senate president's pro tem says a deal could happen as early as sunday night. last night legislators spent three hours behind closed doors with governor arnold schwarzenegger. one of the major issues being debated here is how to repay billions of dollars to the state schools. >>> pirates released a cargo ship they held captive for several months. the german ship and its 11 crew members are said to be safe. it is not clear whether ransom was paid or not. pirates hijacked the ship in the waters off somalia may 5th. the area has been a hotbed of pirate activity despite increased military presence. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton said the hotel bombings in indonesia are a reminder over the reality of terrorist threats. clinton spoke about the explosi

greta: on figure 20, 1962, john glenn made america's first orbital flight. he circled the earth three times. his reception was enormous. >> we chose to go to the moon. >> what we were dealing with was the soviet union having one- upped us on everything in space until that time, first man to fly, first woman to fly. greta: america responded with a gem and nine program because nasa needed and intermediary step. >> it represented john kennedy's new frontier. these were the all-american boys. while the counterculture was going on, the astronauts were the new cowboys. greta: lance arms -- neil armstrong was born in ohio. nasa chose him for apollo 11 because he was not a career military officer. >> many of the career for skies did not like that. armstrong was jury picked from the middle of the list and put on top simply because he was a civilian. >> edwin buzz aldrin from new jersey graduated from west point. he earned a doctorate at mit by writing his thesis on manned orbital rendezvous. >> when nasa found out about that, they changed the rules, somehow, so that

. >> i was thinking of space camp and i have had an opportunity to meet a few astronauts, john glenn,. a special guest coming up at 5:58. bon't want to ssmiatmith y it got d mihuovernight. great weekend. the moisture increased. a look at south ntl ral virginia virginia. wea ha ve ch ce ofa showeror mbleofthunder. we sit at 70 right now and 60s in many areas on the bay in annapolis 82. low 70s at 9:00. mostly cloudy today. a couple of showers will be possible. highs only very comfortable lower 80s. >> start off by saying metro riders if you ride the red line factor in extra minutes for your commute. they are expecting delays all morning. look at the roads. a live shot beginning with 95 northbound through dumfries lanes are wide open to the mixing bowl. to 66, actually 270, you are clear. now i-66, nice and quiet from gainesville to manassas and beyond. andrea, over to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> tomorrow, 18 virginia rest stops will close. it is supposed to save the state $9 million a year. so what do travelers think? lindsey mastis has their -- lindsey mastis has their story. >> it

friendship seven, the john glenn solo flight around the world. we transferred the film. here it is.he moon landing after all. but what her kids saw in her classroom all those years ago. and, boy, did they learn. >> doctors, lawyers, i'm so proud of mine i don't know what to do. i am proud of them. >> reporter: and they just have to be proud of her. she was wrong. it wasn't the moon landing. but did you see her face when we opened that film canister? the curious mind anxious for answers. you just know she instilled that in her kids. a down to earth philosophy of teaching, even when talking about things out of this world. >> so worth the trip even though he it didn't have the moon landing. still glad you went out? >> she was just a great teacher. and you know those kids learned a lot. >> good to see those films too. thank you, gary nurenberg. we appreciate it. >>> just hours before neil armstrong took off for the moon, he wrote a check for $10.50. he borrowed that amount and he wrote them the check just in case anything happened on the apollo 11 mission. but he asked collins not to

when john glenn was announced that he was going to go up the second time and he was going to test the effects of age, the effect of space on age, i called him up. he's a good friend. i called him up, i said john, this isn't fair, i'm two years older than you are. if anybody is going to test age, i ought to be going. he said maybe i'm better qualified. but pretty good answer. >> when you look back at your life and your career, what do you hope people will remember about it? >> that he cried. as a journalist. that he had a vision of what journalism should journalism should be. and in his own practice, he adhered to it. >> walter cronkite, in his own words that is "nightly news" for this saturday, i'm savannah guthrie, reporting from new york. for lester holt, brian williams and all of us here at nbc news, for lester holt, brian williams and all of us here at nbc news, have a good evening. -- captions by vic -- www.vitac.com

glenn: john stossel, would you rather see a doctor in the dakotas on an indian reservation or in canada or in gitmo? >> gitmo. glenn: me, too. penn jillette, naming your child "ine" is that doing them good or putting them into ob security? oh, it's over. john stossel, when is your special over? >> a week from tomorrow on friday. >> and we have a special tonight at 10:00 on b.s. and we got nominated for an emmy today. ha ha, no, stop, stop. glenn: remember how president obama wanted to restore science to its rightful place? he wanted to put science ahead of ideology. his new science czar wrote a book that says you can't get anywhere surprisingly except for universities like columbia. he once wrote with very little disapproval about using forced sterilization for population control. mark hemingway is with the national review on-line and i have been following this guy for the last week on the radio show and some of the other czars we have. true or false, two of the most frightening people that you have seen come through in government in a very long time >> oh, i think that's absolutely tru

john glenn used to irritate me when i was running for office, because i didn't think like john glennccused of thinking like him. [laughter] but i have checked with my two wonderful companions, and they agree with me that we owe a debt of gratitude to the alumni here. we wouldn't be here today without you. and it chokes me up just thinking of the trust that we had in you. and one guy really personifies it. of all the people that made nasa work, the real giants of nasa, there's really only one left, and that's chris kraft. [applause] >> chris, i just want to thank you. [applause] >> when i hear today about how these young people are so wonderful, that's nonsense. they weren't any better than you guys. [laughter] the average age of the people that programmed our trajectory was 24 years. you guys were the best, and you could do a hell of a lot better job than anybody's doing today and we appreciate you. [applause] now i'll shut up. >> no, we got another half-hour, hour to go. you can't shut up now. let's walk through the flight. i said a minute ago that the previous saturn 5 that had bee

glenn: john stossel, would you rather see a doctor in the dakotas on an indian reservation or in canada or in gitmo? >> gitmo. glenn: me, too. penn jillette, naming your child "ine" is that doing them good or putting them into ob security? oh, it's over. john stossel, when is your special over? >> a week from tomorrow on friday. >> and we have a special tonight at 10:00 on b.s. and we got nominated for an emmy today. my two granddaughters are my life. they always ask me, grandma, take me here, grandma, take me there. but with my occasional irregularity i wasn't always up to it. until i discovered activia and everything started to change. announcer: activia is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system in two weeks when eaten every day. now i enjoy every minute. glenn: remember how president obama wanted to restore science to its rightful place? he wanted to put science ahead of ideology. his new science czar wrote a book that says you can't get anywhere surprisingly except for universities like columbia. he once wrote with very little disapproval about using forced sterili

the annual john glenn lecture support the pum's mission in many ways.is named for an individual who is known throughout the world for the role he played in the history of aviation and space. each year, a figure or team distinguished in the fields of space exploration or space sciences is invited to deliver the lecture. the 2009 glenn lecture recognize the 40th anniversary of apollo 11, the first human mission to land on the moon. we are privileged to have the entire crew, mission commander neil armstrong, command module pilot and founding director of this museum, michael collins, and lunar module pilot buzz aldrin for the program here tonight. the fourth member of the panel is dr. christopher of kraft who is known the world over for creating mission control and director of the johnson space center. tonight's program is being made possible through the generous support of the boeing company. in addition to providing support for the glenn lecture, the company has partnered with the smithsonian on many important projects. construction phase two of the museu

and also calling in fellow astronaut senator john glenn. gentlemen, thank you for taking the time.e begin with you, mr. aldr aldrin. when you got back and saw the videotape with walter cronkite's narration of it, what did you think? >> i just came in from dayton where -- we were at the national aviation hall of fame when i first heard the news. all of us were very saddened for such a trusted voice to have passed on. we knew he was ill for a while. of course, as you mentioned, it took us three and a half days to get back. we were on the aircraft carrier in quarantine when they showed us some film of the reactions back on here when we landed on the moon. and the people cheering and, of course, interspersed with that was the broadcast with walter and wally shera who passed away also. that was also a very good view with walter. and the glasses on his forehead, mopping his brow, and i think that's one of the first times he was really speechless. as we saw this, it was just a striking -- i tapped neil on the shoulder and said, look at all that cheering. we missed the whole thing. of cour

when john glenn was announced he was going to go up the second time and he's going to test the effectsace on age. called him up. he's a good friend. i called him up. i'm two years older than you. if anybody is going to test age in space, i should be going up. he said i'm better qualified. good answer. >> reporter: another time, when you went to vietnam and rarely expressed yourpinion, but you did on vietnam. >> well, i went out to vietnam because we had been told by the military and by the president that we were winning that war. well, i did a straight reporting job for an hour-long feature except for the close. i said after this message from our sponsors i will have a personal word about this. and i did my little bit, and i said that i thought that we had done the best we could and we ought to get out. >> reporter: at the end of the broadcast everyone remembers is november 22, 1963 when cronkite had to report the assassination of president kennedy. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard tim

john glenn pushed hard. the first mission was to conduct audits and investigations an inspections. isn't that what we were supposed to be geting? why would we want the white house to control that? who is going to audit the white house? yesterday we came into the week with word from what that so far -- word from barack that so far the federal bailout of the financial institutions, $4.7 trillion could reach $37 trillion. imagine if he had to have his voice muffleed if he was afraid. glenn: are you claiming that people aren't? i think, charles, one of the things -- who is the guy who is the head of bank of america? >> ken lewis. glenn: ken lewis. did you see him testifying before congress? >> yes. glenn: he was the first saying that i know people who have been threatened by this government. he says they were threatened and then i sits in front of congress and says no, that never happened. >> that was shocking because he was the most adamant one. i thought there was going to be fireworks. i was sitting there -- i didn't have the pudding you gave out friday, but i had popcorn. he shut u

when john glenn went, i caused him up when they announced that he was going and i said if they're sending you just to send an old man out, i'm older than you, john, i'll go. >> larry: river falls, wisconsin for walter cronkite. hello circumstance thank you very much for taking my call and for having such a wonderful guest on your show. >> larry: thank you. >> caller: my question relates to your years on cbs and i'm sure that it was very difficult to get the stories that made headlines every day on the evening news. in as limited time that you had. what were some of the criteria that were used to choose one story over another. and thank you again. >> well, the same criteria that all news people use whether they're in broadcasting or newspapers. it's the story that affects the greatest number of people. and that can be a story of great importance, it can affect them because their taxes are going to be lowered or raises, whatever. or it affects them because there's an emotional story. the death of a hero, the death of a much beloved figure would be a leading story because it aches the greate

what does this say elliott junior high school and said something unexpected friendship seven the john glennolo flight around the world. we transferred the film. here it is. not the moon landing after all but what kids saw in the classroom all of those years ago and boy did they learn. >> i have some students who are doctors and lawyers. i'm so proud of them i don't know what to do. i'm proud of them. >> and they have to be proud of her. she was wrong. it wasn't the moon landing, but did you see her face when we opened that film canister the curious mind anxious for answers. you just know she instilled that in her kids. down to effort philosophy of teaching, even when talking about things out of this world. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> right now at wusa9.com, learn much more about the moon landing video and share your memories. click on the moon landing memories icon on our front page. >>> right now it is 6:13 on this friday morning. here's what is in the news now. a vote should come by the end of the month often supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. her confirmation hearing wrapped up yes

john glenn's mother arrived at cape canaveral before it was called cape kennedy, to watch her son go into orbit and she was asked, what would you like to see, mrs. glenn? and she said, i'd like to see walter cronkite. and that knocked all of us out. >> really tells you a lot. let me add my thoughts. one of the reason cronkite loomed to large is most people don't trust the media these days. a lot of self-inflicted wounds in the news business, and cronkite reigned in an era when journalists could be trusted, still that sense of journalist got it right, tried to get it right. things are they different today. let me thank you very much, bernie, susan, don on the phone, bob schieffer earlier. coming up, connie chung will join the discussion. walter cronkite in 1970 bidding farewell on the last night of one of his competitors over at nbc, chad huntley. >> he leads the daily broadcast scene, a giant departs the stage for journalism and ourselves. we hate to see him go. but that's the way it is friday, july 311, 1970. >> good-bye and good luck, walter. >> cbs evening news with walter cronkit

the john glenn solo flight around the world. here it is.t the moon landing afterall but what her kids saw in her classroom all of those years ago, and boy did they learn. >> i have some students now who are doctors and lawyers. i'm so proud of them, i don't know what to do. i'm proud of them. >> reporter: 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> 9 news now is verdicting the origins of the film and we have contacted nasa to see if this is material they might want to have back. >> 9 news now at 6:00 is 15 minutes away. >>> tonight you will hear from the head of security for marriott international about the steps being taken to prevent another terrorist take attack like the one in indonesia. >>> plus, a warning for parents about teen texting tendonitis. how it can cause a lot of pain for teens trying to text. you will learn more about it this it. >>> and meet a group of girlfriends who are doing a lot of good in our community. it is all new tonight at 6:00. tendonitis. >> it is one of those words you look at and it is like stomach ache or headache. it is

. >> a press corps of 500 and we of television and radio standing by and the top rocket colonel john glenn standing by. man on the moon. >> the eagle has landed. >> boy. >> we're going to be busy for a moment. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> if you're just joining us tornts, this is ac 360, john king sitting in for anderson. sad news. millions of americans from all over the country and walks of life. may have shared little in common except for this. everybody weeknight at 7:00 p.m., they invited walter cronkite into their homes to sit down with them, tell them the news. tonight at 7:42 eastern time, walter cronkite left us, died at his home in new york, family at his side. he was 92. i grew up watching him. so did anderson who remembered him this way. >> for so long, for so many of us, he was the most trusted man in america. >> that's the way it is. >> reporter: walter cronkite covered the world and at an age of fewer channels and fewer newscasts he changed the world as well. >> looking back on it, i think i was so lucky i just happened to fall into the right things at the right

"discovery" lifting off with john glenn aboard for his return trip to space at the age of 77. as you recall, walter cronkite covered glenn's first space flight back in 1962. and he had to get special permission, in fact, to help us here at cnn out, because he was still under contract at cbs at the time, but when we look back at not only the space program but at walter cronkite's career and he's taken us through so many moments in history, many people will agree that his favorite moment was the time that man stepped foot on the moon. you could just see how giddy he was when those pictures came in. take a look. >> the eagle has landed. >> roger. thanks a lot. >> whew. oh, boy. >> thank you. >> whew, boy. >> going to be busy for a minute. >> the eagle has landed. >> roger. bringing it in. >> how many people thought about this, at this time, it blows my mind that we just are now celebrating the 40th anniversary of that moon landing. here we are, ironic and that it happened to work out like that. again, known for not interjecting in emotion or any opinion in what he did. that was o

john glenn used to really irritate me, because i did not think like john glenn and all.h my two wonderful companions, and they agree with me that we really owe a debt of gratitude to the apollo alumni here. you've not received your the credit you have deserved. we would not be here without you. it chokes me just thinking of the trust that we had in you. one guy really personifies it. of all the people who made nasa work, the real giants, there is one left, and that is chris- craft. i just want to thank you. [applause] [applause] >> when i hear today about how these young people are so wonderful, that is nonsense. they were not any better than you guys. the average age was 24 years. you guys were the best, and you could do a helluva lot better job than anyone today, and we appreciate you. [applause] >> we have another half-hour to go here. let's walk through the flight. i said a minute ago that the previous saturn 5 that had been launched prior to you guys, it was a few months, had had a lot of problems. e third stage was going to send you to the mood. -- moon. it did not

. >> please welcome one of acorn's long-time friends and my congressman, john conyers! glennis is our special piece on "the powers that be" told john conyers to back off of getting congress to investigate acorn. here is the reporter who got that story, steve miller of "the washington times." how are you, steve? >> i'm doing good, glenn. glenn: tell me how you think this happened. i'm watching the videotape and john conyers is clearly thinking this is something we should investigate here, and then all of a sudden he is talking to you and saying, no, no, we're not going to go there because of the powers that be. what happened? >> i don't know. it was surprising that he was so interested in investigating acorn in the first place. that's why it was a story since he is considered to be a pretty sharp partisan. when he dropped the idea, i saw him one day at the house chamber and i walked with him to the elevator and asked him why he had given up the probe, and he said "the powsers that be decided against it." i followed up and pressed him on it a couple of times. he shrugged his sh

former senator john glenn said such exceptions are the rankest form of hypocrisy.od for everybody else ought to be good enough for us. our late colleague from illinois henry hyde predecessor to the gentleman from my right ones with congress wixom itself from the laws of gravity if it could. thankfully this practice slowed down after passage of the congressional accountability act and other reforms in the mid 90's. what i fear is this legislation takes us back to the days congress routinely extended itself from the laws it passed. like congressman brian, i'm troubled independent analysis predicts two out of three americans with private health coverage will lose what they had before sent to a government from plan. so much for promises you can keep your doctors and insurance if he would like. regardless of whether you support or oppose the government run plan, i think we should agree on this principle. of the public plan is good enough for millions of our constituents and should be good enough for members of congress. my amendment requires members of congress and our

and orrin hatch and then on the back half of the show more remembrances of walter cronkite with john glenn story... and his storeian doug brinkley. >> mason: ahead now here on sunday morning. >> they didn't call walter the most trusteded man in america for thg.in >> mason: singing his praises. >> the headlines say it all. walter cronkite's death has touched millions of people both within the news business and without. many have spoken of their admiration for america's anchorman. we want to take a few minutes now to share some of their thoughts with you. beginning with president obama. >> in an industry of icons walter set the standard by which all others have been judged. he was there through wars and riots, marches and milestones, calmly telling us what we needed to know. >> good evening. >> couric: he was an anchor in every sense of the word. he kind of put things together, made sense of this crazy world around us. >> you've got to do your damnedest to give your very, very best. to prove to walter that you belonged as a correspondent for cbs news. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparen

glenn: are they just that stupid, john? >> maybe. maybe they just don't want to think about it when it comes to unfunded liabilities, economics, the future. it's too complicated. glenn: i don't think so. you look at barack obama -- >> no, he's not stupid. glenn: he is not stupid at all. this man is an architect. i think he is an architect. i don't know what he is making but i do have a theory. oh, we don't have the -- where is the flag? i got to show this to you then later. i think we should replace all the stars. can you bring it out? >> yes. glenn: just bring it out real quick over here, because i think we should replace the stars. the stars used to represent the states. here is seiu. there is a new star. here is wal-mart, because they have caved now. g.e., got to love g.e. there you have it. g.m. citibank. acorn. >> everybody who gets a big chunk of money from the taxpayer. glenn: come on, what do these matter anymore? we're designing something new. why don't we just put the new people that we're really representing in america, you

everybody remembers john glenn and neil armstrong. not many people can tell you the others.tha: one reason that might be is the distance. you guys went 200 plus miles away. -- 200,000 plus miles away. talk to me about what it is like to be that far away from home. >> we started at 25,000 miles for over. we were captured by another body in the universe. we were literally part of the moon. our reality was out there. you could cover it up with something smaller than the palm of your hand. will gain on the move -- walking on the moon is extraordinary. we could talk about that for a lifetime. the memory i come back with is to look back at the firsearth. it is surrounded by the blackest black you can conceive in your mind. earth moves with logic, purpose, and beauty beyond conception. when you are on the moon, you cannot take your eyes off of it. in one sense, it is a security blanket. i'm here in a science-fiction world. you pinch yourself and you ask yourself, do i really appreciate this moment? i sat on - god's front porch. you have to let your imagination wonder. that is why w

. >> john glenn, the ceo of 100 black men in atlanta, "clean energy will a lot millions of jobs.in ensuring -- >> madam chair, that is condescending to me. you are trying to put up another black group against me. >> if this gentleman were here, you would be proud -- he would be proud that he was being quoted. >> it is condescending to me >> just so you know, he would be proud that you are here. he is proud that i am quoting that. >> it is condescending, i do not like it. it is racial. i take offense to it. as an african-american and veteran of this country, i take offense to that. >> he went on bill o'reilly last night to speak about the deficit. barbara boxer was invited as well. here is what happened. >> you seem to object to the fact that she was quoting a black group as countermand during your black group. >> it was like being in the bad old days of mississippi, when one man would ride out -- rise up against the big boss, finding another black preacher. it was ugly. she opened up a mud pit that i would not jump into. >> boxer said that she was simply trying to show that there

of course, there right brother scott himself so he found a place of or write to john glenn wilbur wright in a taped tv program on history of the invention of the airplane so neal has some important connections to this community and, of course, he does live down the road a little bit to the south and a suburb of cincinnati. you are right in the middle of all of this history that involves armstrong. looking around at the crowd it seems that perhaps with a few exceptions, all of you were alive in july 1969 when the moon landing occurred. [laughter] eid marissa has an audience when i didn't have some folks, some member people that did not get to enjoy that unbelievable decision extraordinary time in our history. it is a time for us to think and i recently did some calculations about this that roughly two-thirds of the earth's population today was not alive in 1969, the median age apparently of the globe's population is like 28 or 27 which is depressing among other things. but to think that two-thirds of the globe and this is only history -- just in the history books -- they have no firsthand

former astronaut john glenn, was also there. >> at the time america stood at sort of a critical crossis country back together again. people suddenly had a feeling that we were all one again. and that we could go ahead and move ahead like we hadn't felt for a long time. >> we're moved by a young american president who challenged himself and all of us to think boldly and not retreat from our vision of what we could do in space. the path that john f. kennedy inspired us to choose was not easy. in fact, it was very hard. but it served the betterment of america and ultimately the ending of the cold war. >> wow. wasn't that well said. well, today, wolf blitzer brings a special hour of "the situation room" at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> what does health care reform mean for you? elizabeth will be back with real world examples. process is to ed. bank of america is highly committed. we do have a vast array of programs that will enable buyers to purchase a home and feel comfortable. for credit qualified buyers, the government will give you a tax credit up to 10% of the purchase price or $8000,

she was john glenn and tiger woods all rolled into one. she was out to make history in 1937, trying to become the first woman to fly around the world. during that flight, her plane mysteriously disappeared. she and her navigator, fred nunan were never found. one of the 20th centuries great mysteries was born. the key might be found on a tiny island in the pacific. that's where investigators have found art facts that might have belonged to amelia earhart and where they plan to search for her dna. we have rick joining us live from philadelphia. hillary swank is going to play amelia earhart in a movie about her. why is there still so much facination with earhart. >> she disappeared at the height of her career, mysteriously. she was headline news for days after she disappeared. everyone expected a happy ending when people were hearing radio distress calls pr her. they expected the navy or the coast guard to rescue her moment tearily and then, nothing. it was such a mysterious disappearance. it's a form ma for an enduring mystery. >> now, you e

remember, too, seven years before neal armstrong landed on the moon, like most americans, i watched john glenn, the new concorde, ohio, astronaut, become the first astronaut to orbit the earth. today, like then, nasa continues to capture our nation's imagination. while neal arm strong will forever be remembered as the chris christopher columbus for our times -- our time. he dedicated himself to landing on the moon. it was more than neal armstrong's crew mates, michael collins and buzz aldrin. it was more than the hundreds of men and women at mission control. from what is the nasa research center in cleveland to the hundreds of scientists and researchers around the nation, the moon landing was about american know how. the apollo moon landing was about american collaborative success. as we look back, we see a different country in a different time with many of the same challenges as we struggle to pull ourselves on the current economic downturn, we had a look at what role the government should play on space exploration, we must remember the billions of dollars of economic benefit that nasa has br

of the congress to issue gold medals to kneel armstrong -- neil armstrong, michael collins, and john glenn in recognition of their accomplishments and paving the way for future missions. as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, we recognize president kennedy's vision to support the great explorers of our lifetime like the christopher could he lum buses, and marko polios before them. -- marco polos before them. we would outperform the socialist, soviet union, in the international challenge of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth. one of the highlights of my life was the opportunity to work on the apollo program as a young man. when macdonald douglas was the contractor for the third strange stage. what a privilege it was to work alongside the thousands of men and women who helped make that historic achievement possible frfment a personal perspective, i will always cherish this little medallion they gave each member of the launch team, the metal, part of which was carried to the moon and back by the apollo 11 astronauts. it's one of those points in time

partner to present special events and present an apollo events 10 years ago and a life interview of john glenn during his return to space aboard the space shuttle discovery. while putting this program together we worked with several members of the nasa staff and i would like to personally acknowledge bob jacobs, michael green, fred brown and all the dedicated nasa staffers who are here today. i'd also like to welcome, of course, our newsum members. i want to introduce nick clooney. it comes with its very own soundtrack. [laughter] >> ♪ [inaudible] >> currently playing on our big screen theater. please join me in welcoming nick clooney. [applause] >> what a great day. what an exciting time. the newseum is very pleased to partner as you've just heard to partner with nasa with the discussion commemorating the apollo 11 mission and the future of space exploration. i'm pleased to be joined by science centers all across the country. we are going to have questions from them, some of them as young as eight years old. they're going to be very tough questions. you can count on it. they'll be submitted a

. >> of course that was john glenn, the first american to orbit earth. right now nasa has plans to return to the moon and build a permanent human base there. >>> paula abdul may not return to "american idol"? her new manager said she's hurt and angry she hasn't received a proposal for a new contract. auditions for the ninth season of "idol" start next month. reps for the show have not commented. a keep paula movement has started on twitter. >>> six minutes after the hour. some of you had a gorgeous weekend, and if you didn't, let's find out where the trouble spots are this week. here's chris in for bob. good morning. >> good morning. we're talking about record cold temperatures this morning as well as big showers and thunderstorms going on today. the record cold across the south and off to the east as we see chilly temperatures stretching into the deep south already tieing a record low this morning in atlanta. temperature is 61 degrees. you see these unseasonably cold temperatures. as far as the big thunder boomers, those across west virginia, virginia,

john. i think glenn beck was way over the line calling him a racist.ok. it's a moving book of a black man growing up. my motto, more beer and less bile. i think that's what we need in washington. it was -- >> i agree with you, bill. >> it was the police officer's idea. you know, and the teachable moment i think tonight is just that all the rest of us see here are three guys who overreacted last week. all three overreacted, and all three are stitting down and having a beer and talking. that's good. >> some of the language was certainly incendiary. gates calling him a rogue cop. the officer saying gates was overreacting and we see the hand cuff photograph. are they going to be able to make this into a sitcom moment or are they going to have a real conversation. donny and i have talked, everybody has perceptions and you've got to knock down walls, and as you knock down beers in the white house, can you do that realistically? >> let me say i think let's not forget that just the fact that they're meeting tonight i think is already significant. i think it's

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glenn: thanks, john. appreciate t new york city, there ain't nothing like living in new york city. the mayor of the town has decided to give one-way tickets to homeless people out of town. neÑcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcococw join me in about 30 minutes for "special report much" right now. back to glenn. glenn: here he is to save the day ♪ hello, america, tonight's hot list. these are the common sense solutions to the stories the mainstream media is dropping the ball on. here in new york city, of all places, michael bloomberg, the mayor of this great town shows a glimmer of common sense "the new york times" reports the city program where the bloomberg administration is getting up and saying we're going to fight homelessness! they're going to start giving the homeless one-way tickets out of town. the times reports now, instead of putting families up in expensive shelter systems that cost $36,000 a year just to house a family, the city is going to pay for families to go live with a relative in some other place,

moon, michael comins the pilot of the command module and the first american to orbit the earth, john glenn junior. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. grayson and the gentleman from florida, mr. posey, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes mr. grayson. mr. grayson: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation and to insert extraneous material thereon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. grayson: i yield myself such time as i may consume. today we mark and sell bait the 40th anniversary of the apoll apollo landing on the moon. on that day, an 11-year-old boy was in a hotel room all day long while his parents went to st. thomas with his sister and walked on the moon. and that boy was me. and we would be celebrating this day, i would have said what every other 11-year-old boy would say, come on. that's ridiculous. here wer celebrating this day, marking this day explaining what it means to all of us to convey a congressional

john scott. thanks for joining us. >> glenn: welcome to the weekend edition of the glenn beck program. we're breaking down health care and what it means for minority. and we're putting on spotlight on medicaid and medicare fraud. and best selling author daniel silva is looking more like russia. if you believe this country is great but if it's time to stand up. follow me. >> glenn: we look at everything happening in russia and it doesn't make sense. we're using the same logic we're used to. the logic we all grew up with. i'm going to talk about green energy, health care and best of all all these bills but i'm going to do it in a new context. here is one thing tonight. everything that is getting pushed through congress including this health care bill are trance forming america and they are all driven by president obama's thinking on one idea. reparations. before you say anything, he is against reparations. he himself said so. he said that, but what the media didn't report on conveniently during the election ignores the reason why he is against reparations. as i warned before the election

week's appearance on this program was disturbing, and he says, "i was on glenn beck on thursday, talking about health care with johnjacket but no pants." and a little too much information. next, the end of card check. next, the end of card check. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- glenn: reading the obituaries over the weekend, walter cronkite passed away. and not someone but some think, yes, passed away last week. card check. some say it may reappear, but not in the same format. i told you what would happen with it. here is it. he will not use the fairness doctrine. it will come from a different direction. when you talk about unions and card check, it will not be card check. it will be fast track. tim, is that right? >> glenn, thanks for having me on. glenn: it is fast track, right? explain this. these people are genius. for people who have never been in business before, they negotiate. "hey, you know what? we are just going to set of of the people in ohio on fire." they have no intention of setting the people on fire, just burn down a c