in the preliminary stages each test has their own conduct you are, mike mcdonnell, north america had the capsule, the first stage of the test conductor, at then at some point they merge to the cvts -- or nasa test director. then i would report to nasa test director. and the unique position was that even through all this time, i did have the ability to stop the count if i saw something wrong, but i couldn't make it go again, because then somebody else had to make that decision. so that was that was the basic concept that we had. early in the game one time, abny, john glenn's wife, asked me can you guarantee me a safe return of john? and aunts usstronauts used to b to our houses. i told annie, annie, anybody who would guarantee that is a liar, because there are so many unknowns that nobody can really guarantee a safe return. i said the only guarantee i can give you is that at the time when i say it is go, there is nothing that i know that could be detrimental to a safe return. beyond that, i cannot give you any other guarantee, because what happens after that we do not know. there was

mcdonnell. >> governor christie is going to be insulted when he sees this. >> i won't agree with all of them. they may have some differences. >> mikeuch help romney as it doesn't help gingrich, you know what i mean? if romney as we all thought 24 hours ago or 36 hours ago, if trump were to endorse gingrich, i think that would help gingrich a great deal. he's sort of taking that away from gingrich more than anything else. the election is going to be won or lost independence. it i don't think that's the kind that are eventually going to end up with barack obama. >> as newt gingrich finds out, if you get into bed with donald trump, be careful. he can bite you. here's newt thinking i'm the only guy who wanted to go to your debate and gave you a press conference and made you look like a legitimate figure. mitt romney ran out the back door, didn't want to be seen with you? >> i know he got left standing at the altar. the fact of the matter is that for romney, you can see the tight-grinned look on his face. he's standing there very stiffly. he knows that down the road there's going to be questions about well, do you associate yourself wit

governor mcdonnell, if you introduce our other special guest. >> thank you, mike.i appreciate the opportunity to introduce my friend, daniel weekley who is here. i appreciate the flexibility of this committee to share our strength initiative which is very, very successful initiative around the country. daniel weekley is here as vice president of government affairs at dominion resources he doesn't know what but i'm going to announce his $2 billion here. [laughter] where dan is responsible for everything all the congress federal, state and local government relations. e. silva number of other prominent position with the dominion, primarily in the northeast over the years. he is very active in the public service arena as well, serving on numerous boards throughout the state of new york, massachusetts, connecticut, and others, including the independent power producers of new york. he's very active in benevolent orchestration in clean be on and on the board of directors of the theater in hartford, and the treasure of mitchell college in new london. he's past chairman of