neal armstrong was 82. president barack obama called armstrong one of the greatest of american heroes. >> police gunfire injured nine people and unluckily bystander who is witnessed the shooting outside the empire state building, the nine were hit as officers fired 16 shots at a man who killed a former coworker. the gunman was killed in the exchange. the threat of tropical storm isaac caused republicans to rearrange their convention plans. all of the major events have been pushed back to begin no sooner than tuesday afternoon. the gop will be left with a three-day convention. . >> let's talk about tropical storm isaac. taking aim at south florida as it cuts a path across the caribbean. rob is in the severe weather center. when can we expect isaac to reach florida? >> the southern tip as early as tomorrow. the keys and even in miami as this thing makes its way there. 350 miles from key west with 60 mile an hour winds. it's just now reemerging into the caribbean or the southern atlantic and into the florida st

with those words astronaut neal armstrong set foot on the moon. the dream had finally become a reality. the man who commanded the apollo 11 space craft died yesterday of complications from heart surgery. he was 82. this morning, we'll take a look back at a quiet american hero. >> it's an interesting place to be. i recommend it. >> cowan: he traveled to where no man had ever gone. >> the eagle has landed. cowan: did what no man had ever done. 600 million earthlings were watching on. >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> cowan: and yet to his death, he remaind modest, even retiring. this morning we remember neal armstrong and that one small step. and then we're off to camp and not just any camp. we'll spend some time at the hole in the wall gang camp established by the late actor paul newman. martha teichner is our guide. >> the hole in the wall gang, that's me. >> reporter: paul newman took the name from the film butch cassidy and the sun dance kid. but instead of a hideout for train robbers, the hole in the wall gang cam

the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of neal armstrong and give him a wink. >> reporter: over the weekend tourists at the air and space museum in washington remembered where they were when armstrong walked on the moon. >> barbara, my wife, asked me, do you remember what our son mark when he was two years old in 1969, when we were watching it on tv that neal armstrong was on the moon and our son who was two years old at the time, he went outside, looked at the moon and said, "i don't see anybody up there." >> we were sad to hear about it. he was certainly a pioneer. we all respecked him in that day and age. i certainly wouldn't have gone up there. i don't know how they convinced him to do. >> i was a nine-year-old kid, right? that was a big remembrance for us. we all sat around the tv and watched the whole process. it was a big deal. it's still a big deal. >> reporter: in los angeles, a wreath was set out at armstrong's star on the hollywood walk of fame. and people laid flowers at the foot of his statue at purdue university, his al ma mat

the feel-good factor is high, inspired once again by kneel armstrong's he -- neal armstrong's heroicievement. an astronaut will one day step foot on mars, they hope. >> i wonder if anybody out there is actually listening and what they'll make of that if they are. now to an orchestra which has overcome amazing obstacles. learning an instrument is hard enough but just imagine doing it in a war zone. that's exactly what some teenagers in iraq have done and often their only instruction came from the internet. david has gone to meet the national youth orchestra of iraq. the group dubbed as the world's bravest musicians. >> ♪ >> my name is -- >> teenagers can get forbidden things in secret. a girl playing a western instrument and growing up in baghdad, she lived in fear. >> when i first started, it was very hard for a girl to play music. my house was very far from my school, and the cello case is very big so people would always notice what i was carrying. >> in 2003 when britain and america invaded, that was the end of music lessons. but she persevered. >> just downloaded music, sheet musi

neal armstrong. 38-year-old american. standing on the surface of the moon.0th, 1969. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> i have a beautiful view. >> the beauty all its own. like the high desert in the united states.

. >> other news tonight, america is remembering neal armstrong. the 82 nearlied died today ---year-old died today. >> reporter: on july 16th, 1969, three astronauts blasted off on the mission of a lifetime. >> the eagle has landed. >> reporter: four-day s later, one of those men would become a household name. >> one small step for man. one giant leed for leap for mankind. >> reporter: arm strong was the first man to make his mark on the moon. >> i'm talking to you by telephone from the rover ram at the white house. >> reporter: that historic moment has a bay area connection >> this is where they stepped off the helicopter, walk the on the flight deck and into a mobile quarantine facility. >> reporter: we talked to people in the museum in alameda who remember that. >> i was sitting in a room with my parents looking at a black and white tv going i can't believe that's whiching from the moon. >> was there any part of you that wanted to be them? >> no. [ laughter ] >> it looked particularly scary! but it was just so amazing watching them. >> and it's

the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of neal armstrongyears old at the time, he went outside, looked at the moon and said, "i don't see anybody up there." >> we were sad to hear about it. he was certainly a pioneer. we all respecked him in that day and age. i certainly wouldn't have gone up there. i don't know how they convinced him to do. >> i was a nine-year-old kid, right? that was a big remembrance for us. we all sat around the tv and watched the whole process. it was a big deal. it's still a big deal. >> reporter: in los angeles, a wreath was set out at armstrong's star on the hollywood walk of fame. and people laid flowers at the foot of his statue at purdue university, his al ma matter. a private service is planned in cincinatti on friday. >> woodruff: someone truly part of american history. >> ifill: absolutely. >> woodruff: gwen and i and the newshour team will be right here tomorrow and all week. the delegates will nominate their ticket with mitt romney at the top and paul ryan as his vice president tomorrow. that's expected to

. >> the first man to walk on the moon, neal armstrong is recovering from heart surgery. he had quadruple bypass surgery this week. his wife says his spirits are high and he's doing great. buzz aldren took to facebook and to twitter to wish armstrong well. >> and an unusual guest checked in this week at a hotel in angle fire, new mexico. you see a bear just strolled right through an open door, wandered past the front desk, walked through the hallways for about ten minutes before then heading back outside. some expert say the high and dry summer is sending bears where they are don't normally go. i guess he checked in and checked out. let go back outside to al with a check of your weather. maybe the accommodations were not to his liking. >> i know, he's smarter than the average bear. obviously some folks from pittsburgh. >> of course! >> that's the big terrible towel. can i borrow that a second? he'd never wash it? that's not a smart thing. >> let's show you what we have today. from rochester to pittsburgh, a risk of strong storms damaging hail, winds, dangerous lightning a

. >>> his was one of the greatest triumphs of the 20th century and neal armstrong is being remembered as a true hero. his death this weekend is a loss felt around the world and in washington, you can get close to his other worldly achievement. >> reporter: it's one of the most sought after early facts in the nation's most visited museum. >> and what i had -- you he see is the command module much -- module of apollo 11 that came back from the moon. >> reporter: and that sat atop that rocket, bringing neil armstrong, mike collins and buzz allrin to the moon the summer of '69. >> we were around our television and were amazed at what is happening. >> it's one small step for man. >> reporter: neil armstrong descending upon the moon and this is what it would have looked like, one of the first lunar modules. >> he was the first man to go on the moon and died two days ago. >> reporter: he watches in seoul, south korea. >> and didn't have many places with the tv and you go to the house with the tv. >> it was something that touched james coney. he's from the african nation of swam bia. >> and h

. >>> the white house is ordering flags to fly at half staff on friday, the day neal armstrong is laidaut's family and friends will hold a private service near his home in cincinnati. there are talks about a national memorial serve, but nothing has been confirmed on that yet. neil armstrong died saturday after a complications from heart surgery. he was 82 years old. >>> and we are getting a clearer picture of the mars rover as curiosity is on the red planet right now. the rover sent back these stunning high-resolution images of mounds of layered rock where scientists plan to focus their search for signs of mirobial life. it will take about a year for curiosity to make the six-mile trek to the foot of that mountain. >>> well, there's still time for you to help needy children from all across our area get the school supplies they need. concord elementary school in prince george's county join us this morning to talk about what your generosity could mean to a student. thank you for joining us. good to have you with us. you have seen what this can do for kids. can you describe their reaction

host: so in the news this morning, neal armstrong has died at the age of 82. the headline of "the new york times." neil armstrong, the first human to set foot on the mound died on saturday. he was 82. the cause was complications resulting from a cardiovascular procedure. he had undergone a heart bypass procedure near where he lived in cincinnati. his death came as a surprise to many including his fellow apollo astronauts. they go on to say that he was a quiet and private man, at heart a test pilot. he made history on july 20, 1969 as the commander of the apollo 11 spacecraft. president john f. kennedy had committed the nation to achieving the goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth. it was done with more than five months to spare. other papers go through that historic moment on that day. mr. armstrong and his co-pilot steered the plane to the southwestern shore to the sea of tranquillity. it was touch and go when computer alarms sounded and fuel ran low. they made it and a few hours later, he was going down the ladder of the landing

in doping scandals, no one can figure out who gets the tour de france wins that armstrong may now have to forfeit. i'm neal karlinsky, in seattle. >> that's the million-dollar question now. if or when armstrong is banned for life, he will be vulnerable to a slew of legal action from past sponsors, insurers and possibly even the u.s. government. all of them could bring legal action, demanding the return of millions of sponsorship dollars. >>> our other big story this morning, tropical storm isaac, moving quickly this morning towards haiti and the dominican republic. >> the latest projected path has isaac making its u.s. landfall next week, along the gulf coast. but the coast is still not clear for tampa and the many republicans gathering there for their national convention. abc's tahman bradley has the latest. >> reporter: tropical storm isaac is whipping through the caribbean islands. 600 miles wide, with winds up to 50 miles per hour. the storm has flooded parts of puerto rico and neighboring islands. isaac's projected path puts it into the florida keys on sunday, where residents are getting ready. >> jus

president obama paid tribute to neal armstrong last night. spirit of discovery lives on in all the men and women who devoted their lives to exploring the unknown. legacy sparked by the man who taught us the power of one strong step. he died yesterday at 82 years old. >>> the first night of the republican national convention, which was set to begin tomorrow has been canceled because of tropical storm isaac. the official nomination of republican presidential candidate mitt romney is now slated for tuesday. we'll be talking about romney and his party's platform in just a moment, but with florida now in a state of emergency, we want to get the latest from bill c e karins. >> heading for key west overnight tonight. overnight it hasn't strengthened, and that is good, but has plenty of time to do that. here's a look at it on radar this morning. you can see all the spiraling bands and the black line on the bottom of your screen is the center of the storm. not really a high-impact event today from naples to key west and this is a strong tropical storm

this morning, armstrong is back on his bike and in full damage control. here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: this weekend, lance armstrong is maintaining his image. and he isn't hiding. he will begin his lifetime ban with, of all things, competing in a race, near his home in aspen. excited to be racing, he tweeted. this, on the same day the u.s. anti-doping agency banned him for life. a ban that doesn't include such small events. the fallout for armstrong is still being measured. will he keep his tour de france titles? no, according to usada, which says he they have absolute authority to strip his seven win. but it's not without process and speed bumps. will he keep his sponsorship? in the case of his biggest sponsor, nike, yes. in a statement, a nike official says, we are saddened that lance armstrong may no longer be able to participate in certain competitions. while adding, nike plans to continue to support lance and the lance armstrong foundation. finally, will live strong, his cancer-fighting foundation, survive the epic fall from grace? armstrong tweeted that do

neal karlinsky. >> reporter: in the span of just 24 hours, lance armstrong has gone from champion to disgrace. headlines around the world were quick to tear into the seven-time tour de france winner. the u.s. anti-doping agency said today, it's official. armstrong is banned for life and disqualified of all competitive results since august 1998. all of it, they say, because he used prohibited substances including epo, blood transfusions, test tros trone, masking agents. >> he has been without doubt the finest rider in this race. >> reporter: his story is the stuff of legends. he beat cancer. became the greate esest rider oe world's hardest race and turned his name into a brand. >> what am i on? i'm on my bike. >> reporter: but if he didn't win those seven tours, figuring out who did won't be easy. with the exception of the single man, the top podium positions, 21 riders in seven years, are filled with racers implicated in doping scandals. >> in nearly every single case, the second, the runner up has had been imply kated in doping at some point. >> reporter: armstrong still maintains his innocen

tour de france titles and banning armstrong from cycling for life, after the cyclist said he will no longer contest charges that he used drugs to boost his performance. nealarlinsky has been on the story since the start. >> reporter: the u.s. anti-doping agency says it's official. lance armstrong, one of the most famous athletes in the world, used drugs to fuel his win. then, led a wide-ranging conspiracy to keep his team on top. >> the reality is, there's so much cheating going on in sports, just because you don't fail a drug test, doesn't mean you're not cheating. >> it's a really important day for clean athletes. it sets an important reminder that if you cheat with dangerous, performance-enhancing drugs, you're going to be held accountable. and your decision to dope does pay. >> reporter: armstrong spent a small fortune on the case, fighting and losing in court. he was left with no good options. either face an open hearing and possibly damning testimony, or refuse to participate. today in a statement he writes, enough is enough. today, i turn the page. i will no longer address this issue, regardless of the circumstances. he believes the process is one-

armstrong of being a fraud. george. >> the story not over yet. nealthanks very much. >>> now, to get the top stories from josh. >>> we're going to begin with breaking news here in new york. we're now hearing reports of at least four people shot outside the empire state building this morning near busy fifth avenue. the gunman has been shot and killed by police. there is no word yet on a motive for the shootings, unclear how serious the injuries. you see them being loaded into ambulance. at least four people shot outside of the empeer state building. the gunman shot and killed. we'll have more information as it becomes available for you. a st. louis teen missing over two years has turned up alive. the 17-year-old said she was held captive at the house you see her in illinois, the entire time, before she somehow managed to escape. police arrested a man and his mother at the home, after the teen told police she was beaten and assaulted nearly every day and then became pregnant. s.w.a.t. teams safely recovered her baby in the house, while arresting the sus