he said when we got back he said we just got in fully smarter over his forty two year career at nasa young became the only astronaut to go into space as part of the gemini apollo and space shuttle programs before retiring in two thousand and four he spent his last seventeen years in management focusing on safety issues john young who passed away aged eighty seven at his home in houston texas leads an air up to date now here on w. thanks for watching. freedom of expression. of belling that always has to be defended and new. all over the world are to a freedom freedom of art. a multimedia project about artists and their right to express their views freely. d w dot com part of freedom. i'm. i. thank. you. you. or with. the. thank you. the. i i i i. i. was. half. past and. i i. i. i i am. i. i. was i. i. i i i it was. oh my. god. i. i i. i. i. i i. i i. i i i. i. i i. i. i. i. i. look. who. all of. lolo's little. old love. good. was. her. her. her. her. little. bit. it. was. i. am i think. it is such. thank. you. all the. the . oh. boy. oh i am. told. the. was. sure. blood. blood. blood flow t

former astronaut john young has died at the age of eighty seven u.s. space agency nasa hailed him as a pioneer young's trailblazing began the one nine hundred sixty s. and he was part of the first manned gemini mission by the time he commanded the first space shuttle flight in one thousand nine hundred one it was his six travel into orbit in the meantime he also joined an exclusive club. oh my god. was a pro nine hundred seventy two john young and his fellow astronaut charles duke collecting rock samples from the surface of the moon. it was an achievement that they shared with only ten others adding them to the exclusive fraternity of moon walkers forty nine years later young would break new ground again. that we have. commanding the maiden voyage of nasa's new space shuttle program young took on a particularly risky assignment it was the first time that nasa launched people on a rocket ship that had not first been tested in space. when we launched we'd really didn't know a lot of things and we learned a lot of things i think chris craft said bessie said when we got bac

young would break new ground again. or we. start we. commanding the maiden voyage of nasa's new space shuttle program young took on a particularly risky assignment it was the first time that nasa launched people on a rocket ship that had not first been tested in space. when we launched we'd really didn't know a lot of things and we learned a lot of things i think chris craft said it best he said when we got back he said we just got in fully smarter. over his forty two year career at nasa young became the only astronaut to go into space as part of the gemini apollo and space shuttle programs before retiring in two thousand and four he spent his last seventeen years in management focusing on safety issues john young now passed away aged eighty seven at his home in houston texas. while fans in germany are having to make do without their weekly fix as that would just make it takes its mid-season break but they can still stay up to date with their favorite players who shares snippets of their everyday lives of twitter facebook and instagram that's not just a way to interact with

over his forty two year career at nasa young became the only astronaut to go into space as part of the gemini apollo and space shuttle programs before retiring in two thousand and four he spent his last seventeen years in management focusing on safety issues john young a passed away age eighty seven at his home in houston texas. and their mark on the legacy that's the news for now here on t.w. will have another update for you at the top of the hour and they're going to everything from all of us here in berlin thanks for watching. g.w. churn diversity. where the world of science is at home in many languages that it depends on the top program to go in there it will be a show he says you know that with us our innovations magazine for in asia the us from every week and always looking to the future fund d w dot com science and research for asia. what does a football loving country need to reach its goals. we'll tell you our german soccer made it back to the top. in our web special w dot com football made in germany. hi welcome to a special edition of kino movie magazine these are the office

forecast for the second half of next week. ( marty ) the first space shuttle commander, john young has died. nasater complications from pneumonia on friday. young was one of the nation's most experienced astronauts, who walked on the moon during the apollo-16 mission in 19-72. he was also the first american to fly to space six times, taking part in nasa's gemini, apollo and space shuttle programs. nasa called him a pioneer whose career spanned three generations of spaceflight. john young was 87. ( marty ) comedy fans are also saying goodbye to actor, jerry van dyke. he was best known for playing the assistant coach on the hit series "coach". the show aired in the 19-80's and 90's. his wife, said he died in arkansas of heart failure on friday. according to her, van dyke was never able to make a full recovery from a major car accident two-and-a-half years ago. he also made appearances on "the dick van dyke show", a classic sitcom starrring jerry's older brother. jerry van dyke was 86-years old. ( marty ) some people say "raw water" can nourish your body in a way tap water can't. but health professi

and john young has died according to a statement from nasa. youngho walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight was 87 years old. >>> bomb cyclone is gone, but the bitter cold remains as almost half the country battles below freezing temperatures. as many as 28 may have died from the extreme weather and cold temperatures could stick around for a little while longer. bonnie schneider is here with us for the latest. >> and the cold is continuing. the bitter arctic air reinforced by that huge snowstorm we had earlier in the week. and what that means as the cold air is here to stay for the weekend. so right now in washington, d.c., it feels like it is only 4. it feels like it is in the negative numbers in the upper midwest. and for sunday morning, we're looking at windchills of negative 12 in cleveland and it will feel like only 11 in nashville. so the cold is stibli sticking the next couple days. and we have a storm system out of canada and eventually that snow will work its way through the great lakes and also heavy down pour

nasa selected young in 1962 and he flew early apollo missions and later commanded the first space shuttlee gained notoriety for helping apollo 13 make it home after a tank exploded in space. he died following complications from pneumonia. >>> actor jerry van [ null ] died at the age of 86 . he was also the younger brother of dick van [ null ]. he started his career with a comedy act and went on to act in other comedy roles all the way up to the 1990s. his wife said that his health have been slowly deteriorating since they were in a car accident two years ago. >>> there was him writing moments at the ski resort when a skier got stuck on a ski lift. it happened thursday afternoon and an 18-year-old skier was upside down dangling from the left. the young woman said her leg and feet got caught in the lift as she tried to get on it and was carried several feet of the ski lift. she thankfully fell right into the net. >>> we are going to send things over to our meteorologist rosemary orozco. >> it did shape up to be a pretty day after a little bit of scattered shower activity. we had blue skies

john young travelled to space during three different nasa programs. john young was the ninth man to walk on the moon. he died today at his home in houston. he was 87 years old. >>> the earth's protective ozone layer is recovering. scientists have measured levels of chlorine in the ground for decades. this is the first time anyone accurately measured the layers inside the hole. >> the protocol has been a great success. we know this because we have been measuring those substances at the air surface since the 1980s or even before in some cases. >> the o zone layer protects the earth from the harmful portion of the ultra violent rays. >>> state water officials held their first sierra snow survey of the year on wednesday and as you can see, there wasn't much. they found about an inch at phillips station but check this out, in the last 72 hours kirkwood mountain resort got 10 inches of fresh powder. skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes in celebration today. right now there is a base of 18 inches. 75 of the resorts 86 trails are now open. it is shaping up.

(justine) the first space shuttle commander, john young died at the age of 87. nasas young died after complications from pneumonia on friday. young was one of the nation's most experienced astronauts, who walked on the moon during the apollo-16 mission in 19-72. he was the first american to fly to space six times, taking part in nasa's gemini, apollo and space shuttle programs. nasa called him a pioneer whose career spanned three generations of spaceflight. (jr stone) comedy fans are also saying goodbye to actor, jerry van dyke. he was best known for playing the assistant coach on the hit series "coach". the show aired in the 19-80's and 90's. his wife, shirley ann jones said he died of heart failure in arkansas on friday. according to her... van dyke was never able to make a full recovery from a major car accident two-and-a-half years ago. he also made appearances on "the dick van dyke show", a classic sitcom named after jerry's older brother. he was 86-years old. (justine) hollywood mogul harvey weinstein is being sued for an alleged scheme to get an actress to dro

on his retirement in 2004, nasa described mr young as a true american treasure.rienced acute loneliness. shortly after, the royal air forces association befriending service introduced her to sean, a former air vice marshall, and they've exchanged emails every single day since. now they're sending a teddy bear — bertie — around the world to raise awareness of the service. 0ur reporterjj chalmers went to meet them. it's a friendship that might at first seem unlikely. welcome! i'll get my arm underneath yours. tell me when. but 95—year—old marjorie thomas, a great—grandmother from solihull, and sean bell, a company director and former raf commander, have been firm friends for three years. it's our favourite restaurant, isn't it? let's take you in. the pair have a military connection that brought them together in the most poignant of circumstances. your late husband served in the raf. i met him before he went into the air force, and he was 16. and we met at a dance academy, learning how to dance. and he was a beautiful dancer. everything we did, we did together. and

trump's biggest campaign promise, we'll be right back >> astronaut john young died following come my aix occasions from anymoreonia. nasa called young one of the pioneers. he went on to the moon and later commanded first shut flight. longer than any other astronaut. the hole in the ozone layer may be on the mepd. scientists were seeing chemicals that caused the hole. the levels have been decreasing when the hole was fist discovered in 1995 several nations signed montreal protocol which bans chemicals that can destroy the ozone later and nasa says this is first definitive evidence that the protocol is working. >> that's what we're excited about. we see for the first time chlorine levels going down and ozone levels are responding to it. >> there's a long way to go for complete recovery and h hole's peak last year measured 2 1/2 times the size of united states. >>> trump administration telling lawmakers it wants $18 to build a wall along the border of mexico. it could cause a government shutdown. garrett teny takes a look. >> this plan is the first detailed blueprint we have of trump administration vision for a wall along

do not, john young will be remembered as one of nasa's pioneers. ncy after not to go to space as part of the gemini apollo and space shuttle programs. among many other accomplishments he was the first mentor plaintiff space six times and denied one to walk on the moon. he died last night from complications from pneumonia. john young was 87 years old. first it was a bomb cyclone. now 100 million people are under one giant blanket of arctic air. he refuses to lineup. take a look at the windchill across the nation. wind gusts add to this intensity of a deep-freeze making conditions for miserable and dangerous. brian is live for us. >> this is a windchill advisory for most of the east and midwest previously dangerously cold. biting frigid air after this storm that just hit. i was just thinking of this was a bomb cyclone. that storm came in and it is this freeze that came in. look at these temperatures. -6 windchill in pittsburgh, -10 degrees and boston, -2 degrees and new york city for the windchill. -18 upstate new york and watertown. for degrees washi

on his retirement in 2004, nasa described mr young as a true american treasure.anced way of treating tumours. but by the end of the year the first nhs—run proton beam centre will be up and running at the christie hospital in manchester. the multimillion—pound project is nearing completion, and our health correspondent, dominic hughes has been to see it. you missed a whole, mum. six years ago and lucas was fighting for his life, diagnosed with cancer, he was sent to the united states to receive a potentially life—saving treatment called proton in therapy. not being at home, being around strangers, it was awful. mum jodie says trouble in all the way to the united states was all the way to the united states was a challenge to the family. with an immune system damaged by chemotherapy, lucas fell seriously ill and almost died. just being there on your own, it is a lot to be going throughjust there on your own, it is a lot to be going through just dealing with the cancer rather than... image of family and your friends around you, you need to talk to. and of course to r

young was 87. nasa sweeted their condolences with this message saying nass and the world lost a very sad. >> we have a follow up on a dpaedly pedestrian crash involved in prince george county. "fox5" learned the intersection where the teenager was truck and killed was previously expected for safety concerns. >> work has yet to begin. matt aklin has the details. >> and marla maddox moved into the neighborhood next to 301 and khats chads ford this summer. he needly notice how dangerous this intersection was for pedestrians with no sidewalks and no crosswalks. >> i would craneth looking at someone trying to cross that intersection. >> so he wrote to county and state and told in ongt that new safety measures were coming ab be date was got not given and wrote to m dot again after hearing of death of derrek staton asking again if project was scheduled yet. >> it's hard to characterize it. frustration, anger, disappointment. it would be unfair to all the parties strovld say this tragedy could have been avoided

he was also nasa's only commander of four different space vehicles. youngs with a message today. nasa and the world have lost a pioneer. >>> hollywood is also mourning the loss of one of its own. jerry van dyk has died at the age of 86. he was the younger brother of dick van dyk. jerry is best known for his role in the tv series "coach." how nominated for an emmy four times. he also played dick's brother in the dick van dyk show. >> awards season officially kicks off this weekend with the golden globes and the president's own raspberries to the media. fox's mike cantor has those stories and more in a look at the week ahead. >> reporter: sunday it's the 75th golden globes award. the show is often called on awards ceremonies and is one of the few that honors achievements in both tv and film. it airs live at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. on monday another awards ceremony brought to you by president trump. trump took to twitter last week to announce his most dishonest and corrupt media awards saying subjects will cover dishonesty and bad reporting in various categori

. >>> and astronaut john young, who walk tonight -- walked on the moon and was the first person to fly into space six times has died. nasaalling young the most experienced astronaut. he died from complications of pneumonia at the age of 87. >>> and in cleveland, some diehard browns football fans, well, they celebrated the the team's perfectly imperfect 0-16 season by staging a protest parade. an estimated 3,000 people. >> they tried. they tried. >> people braving minus 7-degree weather saturday. their message? they don't like the browns management. they have not given up on the team. and their players. >>> also, from football tennessee titans quarterback marcus mariota making nfl playoff history by throwing a touchdown pass to himself. check him out. >> impossible. >> third and goal. mariota. he races to the left. there he comes. not going to get to the end zone. throws a pass, knocked down by darrelle revis. he caught the ball himself. check it out. revis knox it back to mariota. diving into the end zone for a td. actually, that made a difference. the final score, tennessee titans, 22, chiefs, 21. heck of a play. >> tra

john young was born in san francisco in 1930, his family eventually moving to florida. he served in the us navy before joining nasam "the astronaut‘s astronaut", saying that they, and the world, had lost a pioneer. legendary astronaut john young, who's died at the age of 87. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: from moscow to bethlehem and beyond — 0rthodox christians are beginning their celebrations of the eastern christmas. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these a

john young was born in san francisco in 1930, his family eventually moving to florida. he served in the us navy, beforejoining nasaut‘s astronaut", saying that they, and the world, had lost a pioneer. legendary astronaut john young, who has died at the age of 87. rohingya muslim insurgents have claimed responsibility for an attack on myanmar military forces in rakhine state on friday. in a statement on twitter, the arakan rohingya salvation army said it carried out an ambush, the first such incident for several weeks. myanmar authorities said two security officers and a driver were wounded. the rebels have accused the military of continuing to abuse the muslim population of the state. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: cyclone ava lashes madagascar. floods and high winds force more than 10,000 people to flee. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits.

john young died yesterday at 87. nasa's longest serving restaurant. they selected young in 1962.gemini and appollo missions. he made it home after a tank exploded in space. young died following complications from pneumonia. . >>> after jerry van dyke died at 86 he may be best-known for his tv series coach. he was the younger brother of dick van dyke. he went on to act in a series of television roles in the 1960s through the 90s. van dyke's health has been slowly deteriorating since the two were in a car accident two years ago. >>> dozens of people missing after a freighter collided with an oil tankerer. plus google's bikes being stole /tpr-pb campus, how the company works for the break to the problem. and if you use uber or lyft you could be easing traffic congestion coming up. showing the benefits of ride-sharing. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what t

young was nasa's longest serving astronaut. he flew to the moon twice and walked on it once.the first space shuttle flight. he was also nasa's only commander of four different space vehicles. >> hollywood is also mourning the loss of one of its own. jerry van dyk has died at the age of 86. he was the younger brother of dick van dyk. jerry is best known for his role in the he played dick's brother in the dick van dyk show. >> i liked that show, coach. >> me too. >> a check of your sports headlines coming up next. hey brody. >> hey lauren. they have been awarded the prestigious fox5 national championship but will ucf get national recognition ahead of monday's fake title game. the answer is ahead. >> after finishing the season undefeated this week the university of central florida awarded the fox5 national championship complete with all the fanfare that comes with it. after collecting our trophy some floridaism that moment that feeling. >> it was the best day ever. >> reporter: even hit at the capitol for the ucf faithful making our laws. >> we want everything, the game they tho

on his retirement in 2004, nasa described mr young as a true american treasure.ressures on the service after an elderly woman dies in her home while waiting for an ambulance. paramedics, dealing with thousands of 999 calls, took almost four hours to reach the pensioner. i'm furious. it shouldn't happen. we need an inquiry to get to the bottom of it and find out what happened and make sure it never happens to anybody again. donald trump rejects doubts over his mental stability and says an extraordinary new book about his presidency is a work of fiction. the department store house of fraser seeks to cut its costs in another sign of the pressures facing shops on the high street. and mark hughes is sacked as stoke city manager after being knocked out of the fa cup by league two coventry. good evening. an ambulance service has apologised to the family of a pensioner who died after waiting nearly four hours for help to arrive. the 81—year—old woman had rung 999 complaining of chest pain. the east of england service said it was stretched and had warned of the pressures

. >> nasa is saying goodbye to john young, one of the most experience astronautwalked on t. he was the first american to enter space six times taking part in the gemini, apollo space programs. he was 87 years old. >> funeral services were held for a man the first to integrate in the philadelphia fire department.waldo gentrydepartmeo only two units for black firefighters. he served 30 years before retiring in 1981. >> there is an active search going on for the university of pennsylvania student who disappeared while visiting his home in southern california. blaze burnstein was with his family other the holidays. investigators say he met with a friend and was last seen 11:30 that night. his dad believes his son was planning to come home that night because he didn't take his wallet with him. >> a family that lost their home during hurricane puerto rico has been reunited with family members here in philadelphia. a week after the storm passed, the veteran left the island and joined his family. he was forced to leave behind his two dogs and cats. today they were reunited thanks to

he was nasa's longest-serving astronaut. young flew two gemini missions, two apollo mission, two space shuttle missions and was the only astronaut to command four different types of spacecraft. john young was 87 years old. now some other stories we're following in the cbs weekend newsfeed. a cliet from cancun, mexico, to toronto, canada, ended last night way fiery collision. a westjet plane with 174 people on board was waiting to park when it was hospital by an empty sunwing jet that was being towed. no one was hurt. part of the nash vcialg tennessee, skyline came crashing down today. was what known as the centennial tower and lifeway building was imploded. after the debris from the building is removed, construction can begin on a new development, which may including buildings more than twice as tall. many had high hopes of hitting last night's megamillions jackpot, but only one winning ticket was sold. pfs purchased at a 7-eleven in port richey florida. the winning numbers: there's another huge lottery tonight. the powerball jack

eighty seven john young girls the ninth had to walk on the moon and is the only astronaut to fly into space all the gemini apollo and the space shuttle programs he remained active in nasa and it is seventy's young died at his home in houston texas following complications from pneumonia other u.s. space agency nasa has recorded data showing the earth's protective glare is recovering side to say the thirty year global ban on the use of certain chemicals is producing some great results and a hoax to explains. finally rare good news concerning the environment nasa scientists say ozone depletion is going down is a lead is a protective gas in the atmosphere that shields from harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun this is the source of the good news and that's the satellite that monitors the hole in the ozone layer which is first detected at the end of the one nine hundred seventy s. that's what we're excited about is that we see for the first time chlorine levels are definitely going down and ozone levels are responding to it manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons or c.f.c.'s left chlorine in the atmosphere the destroyed ozone molecules the damage from the ozone layer h

tonight remembering legendary nasa astronaut john young. [music playing] helpful. you wouldn't have things like that happen where you can say whatever comes to your head." 1:25 our top story at six-thirty: president trump -- fir -- at the laws are very weak in this country. if they were strong it would be very hell for you. you wouldn't have things like that happen. >> president trump firing back at fire and fury. dismissing the winter's hottest new book as a work of fiction. the president is at camp david this weekend where he is meeting with republican lawmakers and cabinet members to set an agenda for the year ahead. >> he also found time to launch a new attack opt author of the tell all book that is claiming chaos inside his white house. president trump said his track record proves he is a stable genius. >> i was a very excellent student. came out and made billions and billions of dollars. >> the president held meetings at camp david to lay out the frame work for their 2018 agenda saturday. in the book michael wolff portrays the president's mental fitness as ch

young was the only nasa astronaut to go into space as part of the gemini, apollo and space shuttle programsthe first to fly into space six "the new yor times and the o walk on the moon. young was 87 years old. julie: so so how republicans are putting renew pressure on attorney general jeff session to step down, citing the justice d. president trump is saying the focus is shifting from the trump campaign to the democrats. >> i guess the collusion now is dead, because everyone found that after a year of study there's been in collusion. there has been no collusion between us and the russians. now there has been collusion between hillary clinton, the dnc and the russians. julie: here to debate, former dnc deputy press secretary and beverly hall berg, fellow at the conservative think tank, the i'. house republicans intensifying their assault on robert mueller once again and the latest here with the two lawmakers essentially calling for jeff sessions to step down. would that. if it were to happen, clear the way for trump to then fire mule center. >> i think that there is potential. but here's the

. >> sreenivasan: finally tonight, nasa's longest serving astronaut, john young, has died at the age of 87, following complications from pneumonia. young walked on the moon and commanded the first space shuttle flight and spent 42 years with the space agency. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. i'm hari sreenivasan. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and by: >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's 10-15 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. more information on

these places that are around like the moon and mars, that would be terrific. >> reporter: young retired from nasa in 2004, 42 years after his selection. >> he was the astronaut's astronaut. >> reporter: martin savidge, cnn. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. with all the good years ahead, look for the experience and commitment to go th

that would be terrific. >> reporter: young retired from nasa in 2004, 42 years after his selection. >he was the astronaut's astronaut. >> reporter: martin savidge, cnn. >>> welcome back to viewers in the united states and all around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom," it is good to have you with us. >> i'm george howell. >> i'm lynda kinkade. thank you for joining us. u.s. president donald trump pushing back against allegations he's not mentally fit for office. that unflattering image detailed in a new book "fire and fury." the president fired back saturday saying he's, quote, a very stable genius. >>> president trump says he is open to direct talks with the north korean leader kim jong-un. however, he says that doesn't mean that the united states is softening its position on forcing north korea to give up its nuclear program. mr. trump also praised south korea for working to open dialogue with the north, the two countries set to meet on tuesday. >>> saudi arabia says it arrested 11 princes for staging a protest at a palace in riyadh. the attorney general says they were upset a

young was nasa's longest serving astronaut. he was the first person to orbit the moon by himself and the ninth person to walk on the moon as well. he was the first person to travel to space six times during nasa's gemini, apollo, lunar missions and into the space shuttle programs as well. young commanded the first space shuttle flight mission, an iconic view that so many central floridians and so many americans have seen over the years during that program, and he was awarded the prestigious congressional space medal of honor in 1981. he represents the very best of the orlando area. rest in peace, astronaut john young, and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. and i rise today in recognition turn bel lugo, who will 112 years young on january 11. isabel is one of only a handful in the nation who has lived through some of the brightest times and darkest chapters in our history. born in

young was a co-pilot on nasa's first space shuttle mission back in 1981. he went to space six times, set a speed record in space, and walked on the moon as commander of "apollo 16." young was 87 years old. >> so, you're saying he had a couple accomplishments under his belt. >> just a few. >> what an amazing guy, amazing character and amazing figure during the space program in their heyday. >>> the golden globes prep is under way at the iconic beverly hilton hotel in los angeles. >> indeed, it is. the beverly hilton has been hosting the show for more than 40 years now. the golden globes not only honors this year's best movies but also television nbc has, well, you could say a big presence there. "this is us" is nominated for best television series. "will & grace" is also nominated for best television series, musical or comedy. and then you've got seventh myers! he's going to be taking on the golden globes, seth meyers on stage tonight hosting the show. just a reminder, it starts at 7:00 p.m., where? >> right here. >> on nbc 4! >> nbc 4. so, why change the ch

young the only nasa astronaut to go to space as part of gemini and apollo programs, quite a record andrst astronaut to fly into space six times and the ninth man to walk on the moon, a great iconic american, john young was 87 year's old. arthel: well, looks like we are in the midst of unusual dangerous flu season, health officials in california say it's so intense that some hospitals are rerouteing patients because they just don't have room and the cdc reports major outbreaks across more than half of the country. will carr live in los angeles with more, big deal up there. >> arthel, this is setting up to be one of the worst flu seasons ever and we still have a while to go, according to cdc, the number of people bogged down with the viral infection spiked over the past week, widespread flu systems being reported in 46 states across the country leading to at least 45 deaths nearly 4,000 people have been hospitalized, the spread so large that some parts of the country are seeing a record number of cases, people flooding into emergency rooms creating long lines and in one case forcing a ca

nasa for 42 years. tim allman has been looking back at his life. the commander, john young...hn young. here he is in 1981 preparing for the launch of the first space shuttle. he'd been working for nasa for nearly than 20 years by this point, but when they needed an astronaut for their newest, most daring mission, there was only one choice. john was a fascinating, devoted, and passionate, and really fearless man, and just a role model to so many astronauts, including the six people that are up on the space station right now. a life really well livd, and a good friend of mine. near launching pad 19, they get into their space suits, the final mission briefing behind them... he first flew into space with the gemini mission smuggling a corned beef sandwich on board as a gift for a fellow astronaut. and then came apollo, where he became only the ninth man to walk on the moon. but despite all his extraordinary achievements, he was not one to dwell on the past. i'm sure looking forward to getting people off of this planet, ‘cause i think it will be very helpful to getting the future d

young later served as chief of nasa's astronauts office. he died in houston.e was 87 years old. >>> 5:46 right now on this sunday. an awards season kicks into high gear as the stars get set to gather for the golden globes. >> the hollywood foreign press association will honor 2017's best performances in television and film. crews are working around the clock to transform the beverly hilton hotel which has hosted the awards show for more than 40 years now. many women stars are planning to wear black on the red carpet to protest sexual harassment. among the nominees this year are the world war ii epic "dunkirk." the fight to publish the pentagon papers. also nominated the comedic crime drama "three billboards outside missouri." the fantasy romance and the coming of age love story call me by your name. seth myers, by the way, hosts the golden globes. live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. right here on nbc 10. >>> let's take a live camera view down the shore. meteorologist krystal klei here. it's a beautiful picture but it is still a snowy picture. it will remain that

nasa's longest serving astronaut, john young, has died at the age of 87.just 12 men who have walked on the moon — and he flew the first space shuttle mission. former commander of the international space station, chris hadfield has described him as an inspiration. john was a fascinating, devoted and passionate and really fearless man. just a role model to so many astronauts, including the six people who are up on the space station right now. a life really well lived and a good friend of mine. plans to create a new and all forest stretching from liverpool to hull have been announced by the government. it is providing £5.7 million to increase tree cover long adults spanning manchester, leeds and bradford. the woodland trust will run the project, costing £500 million over 25 years. most of that money will need to be raised by the charity itself. roger hayden has more. the bare hills of the north. one of the most denuded parts of a country which itself has less woodland than almost anywhere in europe. the land stripped over centuries fortimberand farming, scarr

young was a co-pilot on nasa's first space shuttle mission back in 1981. he went to space six times, set a record for the fastest speed f walked on the moon as commander of "apollo 16." young was 87 years old. >> amazing accomplishments there. >> yeah, right? i know. >> incredible! >> great history there. >> love it. >>> all right, days after sending nuclear tweets to the leader of north korea, the president was back on twitter defending himself, now against new questions on the russia investigation. >> that's right. and more new questions from a tell-all book about a dysfunctional white house. that's what he's dealing with as well. nbc's sarah dallof has more. >> reporter: in the midst of a retreat with congressional leaders, president donald trump on the defense again about allegations his campaign colluded with russian officials. >> but everything that i've done is 100% proper. that's what i do is i do things proper. >> reporter: during a brief question-and-answer session with reporters at camp david, the president touched on the 2018 midterms. >> we nee

gymnastics team doctor laurie nasa now charged with sexually abusing young female athletes several dozen victims gave their testimony during the fifth day of the doctor's sentencing hearing naso faces up to one hundred and twenty five years in jail after admitting sexually abusing women and girls and his care still ahead on al-jazeera one a norwegian athlete skis her way to gold after an injury layoff it is good to have all the details in sport. and it's time for the sport here's peter. thank you very much manchester united's number seven shirt made famous by eric cantona david beckham and christiane a rebel the will now be worn by alexis sanchez the strike a complete city's move from arsenal on monday centuries swapped places with his fellow twenty nine year old henrik italian the chilean spent three and a half years at arsenal and has also won the cup america with chile twice he could make his debut on friday in the f.a. cup fourth round when united travel to yeovil town. as mentioned make italian as part of that swap deal the armenian joined united in twenty sixteen but he said to fil