in training we had worked in relaying voice information from the ground to mike collins back down to the lunar module. we were using ever conceivable way to communicate. in the meantime, time is marching down to my go no-go point. we then have anomaly on the spacecraft where buzz aldrin is not seeing what he expects to see from the voltage indications. this is very critical from a standpoint of gyros, very critical, the controllers said okay it's looking good. by this time a guidance officer, steve bales has tracking information and the spacecraft isn't where it should be. i mean it's that straightford. he didn't know whether the data he was getting was bad, bad navigation, or we had some kind of problem with targeting in the spacecraft, but the problem was that he really got my attention, he says flight, we're out on the radio velocity. vertical velocity, and halfway to our abort limit. boy, when you haven't even started down to the moon and some guy says we're halfway to the abort limit it gets your attention. he continued and said i'll keep watching it. so, all of a sudden now you

you we wouldn't be discussing these outcomes today were it not for john glenn, neil armstrong, mike collinsilies who support and sacrifices enabled the success of these missions. congratulations to all of these. your exploits have become integral to our nation's history and its success. and for that i sellerly thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states senate subcommittee on science and space and the senior senator from the state of florida, the honorable bill nelson. >> ladies and gentlemen, the -- it said in the psalms written by david as he peered up into the heavens, "the heavens declare the glory of god. the firment showeth his handy work." you think of the significance of this congressional gold medal. it has only been awarded to 100. and of those in aviation and space first, think of the wright brothers, charles lindbergh, dr. robert goddard, the father of modern rocketry, and now today's honorees. and i dare say that in future years we will be giving the same ceremony and gold medal to the first crew that will land on the planet mars. ladies a

fortunately in training, we has also worked in relaying voice information from the ground to mike collins back down to the lunar module. so we were using every conceivable ways to communicate. in the meantime, time is marching down to my go/no-go points. we then have an anomaly on board the spacecraft where buzz aldrin calls down, and he is not seeing what he expects to see on the ac electrical from the standpoint of voltage indications. and again, this is very critical from the standpoint of gyros, landing radar and a very critical measurement. controllers looked at it and said okay, it's looking good. at this time my guidance officer steve bales has got tracking information. and the spacecraft isn't where it should be. i mean it's that straight forward. now he didn't know whether the data he was getting was bad, whether it was just bad navigation, or we had some kind of problem with targeting in the spacecraft. but the problem was is that he really got my attention. he says flight were out on the radio velocity, which is the vertical velocity, and were halfway to our abort limit. boy, w

senator collins mentioned what mike mullen said. she pointed out that we are being looted of valuable possessions on an unfathomable scale. the recent cyber threat is a life-and-death issue is the same reason a burglar in our house is a life-and-death issue. if a recentcriminal has broken into your home, how you know what he wants to do? you don't know. he is in the building, in your home, where we are now in terms of the country. that is the situation we face. cyber burglars have thrown in. mike mullen has said exactly what senator collins indicated that the only other threat on the same level to the cyber threat is russia's stockpile of nuclear weapons. fbi director mueller -- the first thing after 9/11, we had to pass was a law saying that the cia and fbi could talk to each other how pathetic could that be, but that is where we were because of stovepipes of that sort. director moeller testify to congress recently that the cyber threat will overcome terrorism as his top national security emphasis. it is all very serious, and you c

senator collins mentioned what mike mullen said, and she pointed out that we're being looted of valuablean unfathomable scale, but that's not the end of the problem. the reason this cyber threat is a life or death issue is the same reason that a burglar in your house is a life or death issue. how do you know what he wants to do? is it take your belongings, is it something more? you don't know. he's in the building, in your home. that's where we are now. in terms of a country. so that's the situation we face. cyber burglars have thrown in. mike mullen has said exactly what senator collins indicated, that the only other threat on the same level to cyber threat is russia's stockpile of nuclear weapons. fbi director mueller, remember the first thing after 9/11 we had to pass sadly, pathetically, was a law saying that the cia and the fbi could talk to each other. how pathetic could that be? but that's where we were because of stove pipes and things of that sort. director mueller testified to congress recently that the cyber threat will soon overcome terrorism as his top national security emph

collins from apollo 11's command module. his attention focused on making sure that pioneers would get home. two years ago mike said this, "a heroes abound but don't count astronauts among them. we work very hard. we did our jobs to near perfection. but that's what we've been hired to do." when americans take on our work with humility and dedication, there truly is nothing that we can't accomplish. we can do anything if we humble ourselves and if we've got the right stuff. gentlemen, heroes or not, your acts were heroic. and today we add you to the many honors, two of your many honors with respect and gratitude, the congressional gold medal. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated for the unveiling and presentation of the gold medals by the united states congress. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the first person to land a spacecraft upon the moon and set foot upon the surface, mr. neil armstrong. [ applause ] >> thank you so much, mr. speaker, mr. reid, mr. mcconnell, miss pelosi, members, distinguished guests. we gather in this remarkable monument to american history.es of congress, t

senator collins mentioned what mike mullins said. voluble positions. that is not the end of the problem. the reason this cyberfred is a life or death issue is the same reason a burglar in your house is a life-and-death issue. if a criminal has broken into your home how the know what you want us to do? is it something more? he is in the building, in your home. that is where we are now in terms of the country. that is the situation we face. cyberburglars have thrown in what senator collins indicated. the only other fresh on the same level, the stockpile of nuclear weapons. fbi director -- the first thing after 9/11 we had to pass sadly, bill haas saying of the cia and fbi could talk to each other. how pathetic could that be? that is where we were because of stovepipes and things of that sort. director miller testified to congress recently the cyberfred will overcome terrorism as his top national security emphasis. it is very serious. you can't exaggerate it. it could happen. so that you think about how people could die. it terror attack on air traffic co

mike miller continues to warn about a doomsday budget that includes 500 layoffs. he says that is if legislators cannot agree on a mix of tax hikes and cuts. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> opponents of same-sex marriage or working to collect signatures to bring a lot to referendum. lowell melser has a closer look at that effort. >> earlier this afternoon, just before the maryland board of elections get approval to the language for that petition, that if they get enough signatures will ultimately end up getting the same sex marriage bill on the november ballot, delegates from both sides of the aisle who are against same-sex marriage spoke to reporters, telling them in their opinion, they think when it comes to the issue of marriage, the voters can decide. a delegate from washington county tells reporters wednesday he has a bipartisan arsenal ready to spread the word to get the citizens of maryland to voice their opinion on the recently passed same sex marriage bill. >> i believe that the people of maryland are intelligent enough to elect us to office and have the opportunity to have their voices heard on this very important issue. so i do support the

mike, thank you. authorities found the body of richardson's father in a pond a few miles from where he was killed. >>> violence in the parking lot at arundel mills mall. collins is accused of trying to run over police officer outside of the mall. they were trying to speak to collins about his possible involvement in a crime. >>> the battle over the tax increases. and right now the mayor is introducing the proposal at city hall. monique griego reports, the opposition is banding together. >> we urge city council to find a better way to do this. >> reporter: union workers and local businesses banded together to show their opposition to the proposed battle tax increase. >> it's going to cost jobs. it's going to cost family money and this is the wrong direction for people to take. >> we struggle every day to keep things going. >> reporter: sandy berry owns right bike supermarket. she says the tax cut her sales by 5% and she fears increasing city taxes will send more customers to the county. >> we're going to lose not only the beverage sales but the rest of everybody's shopping basket. that's huge for us. >> reporter: the debate has opinion ranging for several mont

mike haleprin. also with us, down in washington, andrea mitchell. and joining the table, the "new york times" columnist gail collinsm henry harrison." >> finally. >> we've been waiting so long. >> yes. >> gail, good morning, it's good to see you. >> good to be here. >> tell americans watching on this presidents' day one thing they need to know about william henry harrison they didn't know before. >> well, he was marked as a person who was poor and a humble soldier. in fact, his father had signed the declaration of independence, he came from a wealthy family. if mitt romney could do that now, his problems would be over. change him, you know, to a guy from dorchester who just grew up there in the streets and had a tough time. >> hard scrabble upbringing. >> what drew you to william henry harrison, though, of all the presidents? >> "the times" has a series of little biographies of all the presidents and asked me if i would do one. and i thought, he died after a month in office, so monetary policy will probably not come up all that much. so this sounds like a guy i could handle. >> only a month to cover, it makes it an

michael mullen with senator collins indicated that the only other threat on the same level to the cyber threat is russia's stockpile of nuclear weapons. fbi director mike mullen, the first thing after 9/11, we had to pass sadly, pathetically, was a law we say that the cia and fbi could talk to each other how pathetic could that be the that's where we were because the stove pipes and things of that sort. senator mahlon, i mean director miller testified to the congress recently as cyber threat would soon overcome terrorism as his top national security emphasis. so, it's all very serious and you can't exaggerated and it could happen. so then you think about how people could die. a cyberattack on air-traffic control system. i was talking to secure a napolitano just before this hearing. often over big cities it gets very soon be. people don't like to be in a soupy weather. they can't be above or below. but if they are protected because the air traffic control system we will put in a modern one with the same situation to prevail. the cyber hackers can take that out. they can take the city or a group of cities, they can take out the capacities of the planes a

michael mullen with senator collins indicated that the only other threat on the same level to the cyber threat is russia's stockpile of nuclear weapons. fbi director mike mullen, the first thing after 9/11, we had to pass sadly, pathetically, was a law we say that the cia and fbi could talk to each other how pathetic could that be the that's where we were because the stove pipes and things of that sort. senator mahlon, i mean director miller testified to the congress recently as cyber threat would soon overcome terrorism as his top national security emphasis. so, it's all very serious and you can't exaggerated and it could happen. so then you think about how people could die. a cyberattack on air-traffic control system. i was talking to secure a napolitano just before this hearing. often over big cities it gets very soon be. people don't like to be in a soupy weather. they can't be above or below. but if they are protected because the air traffic control system we will put in a modern one with the same situation to prevail. the cyber hackers can take that out. they can take the city or a group of cities, they can take out the capacities of the planes a