neil armstrong. [applause] >> thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. reid, mr. mcconnell, ms., distinguished guests, we gather in this remarkable monument to american history, this room, connecting the houses of congress. this room, where ideological differences fade in the presence of the overpowering force of pride in what we do and what americans have achieved. it is a privilege to be in this rotunda. high above us below the windows stretches a freeze with 19 panels -- friese with 19 panels depicting moments of american history. than most recent of them, number 19 just above -- the most recent of them, number 19 just above me here, the picks the first successful flight of a man in a powered aircraft. by the brothers wright 108 years ago. the depiction, indeed -- in addition to the craft and the responsible individuals, includes an american bald eagle carrying an olive branch. the wright brothers were the 45th recipient of the congressional gold medal, and the first for achievement in the world of flight. subsequently, congressional gold medals have been presented to nine ti

neil armstrong. [applause] >> thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. reid, mr. mcconnell, ms., distinguished guests, we gather in this remarkable monument to american history, this room, connecting the houses of congress. this room, where ideological differences fade in the presence of the overpowering force of pride in what we do and what americans have achieved. it is a privilege to be in this rotunda. high above us below the windows stretches a freeze with 19 panels -- friese with 19 panels depicting moments of american history. than most recent of them, number 19 just above -- the most recent of them, number 19 just above me here, the picks the first successful flight of a man in a powered aircraft. by the brothers wright 108 years ago. the depiction, indeed -- in addition to the craft and the responsible individuals, includes an american bald eagle carrying an olive branch. the wright brothers were the 45th recipient of the congressional gold medal, and the first for achievement in the world of flight. subsequently, congressional gold medals have been presented to nine ti

neil armstrong. [applause] >> thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. reid, mr. mcconnell, ms., distinguished guests, we gather in this remarkable monument to american history, this room, connecting the houses of congress. this room, where ideological differences fade in the presence of the overpowering force of pride in what we do and what americans have achieved. it is a privilege to be in this rotunda. high above us below the windows stretches a freeze with 19 panels -- friese with 19 panels depicting moments of american history. than most recent of them, number 19 just above -- the most recent of them, number 19 just above me here, the picks the first successful flight of a man in a powered aircraft. by the brothers wright 108 years ago. the depiction, indeed -- in addition to the craft and the responsible individuals, includes an american bald eagle carrying an olive branch. the wright brothers were the 45th recipient of the congressional gold medal, and the first for achievement in the world of flight. subsequently, congressional gold medals have been presented to nine ti

john glenn neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin will be honored a ceremony on capitol hill today. >>> walmart will not settle for four stores in the district. it will announce its planning to expand that number by two. mayor vincent gray will make the official announcement today. one new store will be at the skyline town center in southeast and the other at fort totten square in northeast. the stores could create as many as 2400 jobs in all. >>> retailer's plan to start brac friday -- black friday a little earlier this year. some starting midnight thanksgiving night and that's creating a backlash. a target employees in omaha is opposing his company's plan to open at midnight on black friday. 100,000 people have signed his on-line petition asking the company to open a 5:00 a.m. instead. >> it is a little unreasonable to expect employees to come into the store and 11:00 p.m. and still operate under the assumption they will somehow be able to have a bank skipping dinner. >> target says it will not change its opening time. it's of the midnight opening is in response to customer

at the ground seeing those little impressions of their prints and i thought back to 1969 when neil armstrong stepped on the moon and said one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. one tiefu tiny little print for girl walking in the dirt but years later, dozens of other girls will be behind her and eventually hundreds and it will be one giant leap for they're community. it really was the peaks that first brought me there but the people that bring me back again. when i got to corefa in the spring. kanle was very sad. his wife passed away. first we embrace each other and there's dust flying around and tiers in our ayes and then we go over to the local graveyard. as we walked to the graveyard we saw her buried in the box in the ground facing the sunset. and out of sentiment he said without her, i'm nothing and then he said something that i would never forget. he said very soon you're going to be standing here and i'm going to be in the ground. and he kind of chuckled and i didn't think that was very funny because i lost my father in his 40's from cancer in 1981 and my sister and you

neil armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon. michael collins, the pilot of a apollo 11's command module and dr. buzz aldrin, pilot of apollo's lunar module and the second human being to walk on the moon. we're honored to be joined by a number about distinguished public servants and members of the nasa community, including the most recent astronaut class which graduated not long ago. also with us are members of the crew of the uss hornet, the carrier that recovered the apollo 11 astro astronauts when they splashed down in the pacific. before we have the presentation of colors, let me draw your attention to the flag here on stage. it was a tradition for returning astronauts to appear before a joint meeting of the congress. senator glenn did so on february 26th, 1962. on september 16th, 1969 the crew of apollo 11 presented speaker john mccormick with a flag they carried to the moon. today the flag is under the care of the house sergeant of arms, bill livingfood. as some of you know bill has had great affection for the flag. i'm tol

leaders of the house and senate awarded the congressional gold medal to astronaut buzz aldrin, neil armstrong michael collins, and john glenn. the metal is the highest civilian honor. a local shelter getting a makeover. 14 contractors helped with the program as part of the benjamin more color care across america project. the catholic charity chapter -- center is 1 1/5 to one location getting a makeover. montgomery county executive ike leggett will launch a new campaign to raise awareness about the county's new bank law. starting on january 1, retailers will charge customers 5 cents for plastic bags or paper bags. the afternoon event kicks off at 2:00 p.m. at westfield montgomery mall. coming up, raid on the interview said. a political debate takes an ugly turn on live television. also, a new title for a hollywood actor. let's see if you agree with the verdict. >> children who feel they were born with the wrong gender. the struggle that these kids face. the tough decision that their parents have to make. what do you want other kids to know who you are? >> we all know politics can get a quick,

spaciouseautiful, for skies -- ♪ >> honoring the american space pioneers after the moon landing, neil armstrongnd buzz aldrin and michael collins are given the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor. this fall of those who pushed the frontiers of mankind. john glenn was the first one to go into space in 1969. >> this could be said of all the space travel's, we came in peace for all mankind. >> this is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> in 1969, they first want on the moon and this was seen by people all over the world. they talked about the dream of keeping space exploration alive. this dream is dependent on russia, this is the only means of reaching the international space station ever since nasa has closed down the space program early this year. today, americans. -- america's space heroes call for america to look to the future. they have called for a manned mission to mars. but americans will have to wait until they can celebrate making new discoveries. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. this is a phrase that is all too familiar during this econo

spaciouseautiful, for skies -- ♪ >> honoring the american space pioneers after the moon landing, neil armstrongnd buzz aldrin and michael collins are given the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor. this fall of those who pushed the frontiers of mankind. john glenn was the first one to go into space in 1969. >> this could be said of all the space travel's, we came in peace for all mankind. >> this is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> in 1969, they first want on the moon and this was seen by people all over the world. they talked about the dream of keeping space exploration alive. this dream is dependent on russia, this is the only means of reaching the international space station ever since nasa has closed down the space program early this year. today, americans. -- america's space heroes call for america to look to the future. they have called for a manned mission to mars. but americans will have to wait until they can celebrate making new discoveries. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. this is a phrase that is all too familiar during this econo

john glenn and neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael during a ceremony at the capital.the four are the first nasa astronauts to receive that declaration. >> we must consider ourselves among the most fortunate we have live -- lived at a time when the dream became a reality we could travel before the atmosphere around the earth, establish laboratories in space and for the first time in history, leave human footprints on some place other than earth. >> the congressional gold medal is the highest civilian honor with the presidential medal of freedom awarded to individuals who perform an outstanding deed or act of service to the security, prosperity and national interests of the united states. >>> we are going to talk about a different group of men now. brad pitt, george clooney and matt damon all have sexy. >> we'll tell you who "people" >>> today at 3:00 behind the scenes of who wants to be a millionaire. 10 at 4:00 the livingroom between your blood type and life-threatening health condition. at 5:00 one of charles manson's first ladiers who killed actress sharon tate come

john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins and buzz aldrin will be honored in a bipartisan ceremony,l four were pioneers in space exploration. >>> by the way, the international space station is more crowded. that's because two russians and an american astronaut moved in this morning. shortly after the russian soyuz docked. the three will switch places with the crew who have been there since june. they'll return to earth next week. >>> nasa is looking for a few good men and women who want to be astronauts. of course, the u.s. does not have a manned space program anymore so you'll have to hitch a ride like american dan burbank is doing on a russian spacecraft. nasa is posting the job openings on its web site today and the pay maxes out at about $142,000 a year. the big perk is you get a chance to go into space! >> there are future plans. we're working on orion even though the shuttle program is over. not the end of space exploration. >> you would like to do that, wouldn't you? >> if they would take somebody my age. i'm probably too old for the requirement at this point. i live vicariou

. >>> more than 42 years after they took apollo 11 to the moon, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins will be honored with the congressional gold medal. john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth in 1962, will also be honored. >>> and actress maggie gyllenhaal turns 34. >>> all day long you can stay on top of those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the very latest in the penn state sexual abuse scandal as new details about other alleged victims emerge. and stars from the twilight series talking about "breaking dawn" the newest film in the saga. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one.

. >> it was in july 1969 when neil armstrong and buzz aldrin a first stepped foot on the moon.t was watched around the world. enthusiasts talk about keeping the dream of space exploration a lot. >> 2, 1. >> right now that dream is dependent on russia. their spacecraft are the only means of reaching the international space station since nasser retired the shuttle program earlier this year. -- since nasa retired the shuttle program earlier this year. today, america's space heroes urge the country to look to the future, including a manned mission to mars. for the time being, americans will have to wait before they can celebrate new discoveries. bbc news, washington. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. is a phrase that has become all too familiar during this economic crisis. in harrisburg, pa., they're trying to make ends meet any way they can. the state capitol has declared bankruptcy, and it is so bad, treasures from museums are heading to the auction block instead. >> if you would think there was anything wrong. is hardly looks like a city in crisis. -- it is hardly

john glenn, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins were all given the congressional gold medal. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,905 after falling 190 points yesterday. the s&p tumbled 20 points. the nasdaq dropped 46. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei was up 16 points. but in hong kong, the hang seng lost 143. >>> a late date warning on american banks transformed a relatively quiet day on wall street wednesday into a plunge. fitch, one of the three main credit rating agencies, warned it may reduce its stable rating on u.s. banks because they could be greatly affected if europe's debt crisis spreads further. large banks and other financials tumbled. morgan stanley lost almost 8%. the new focus is on france. the benchmark rate on france's ten-year bond is now creeping toward 4%. worries are deepening europe's second largest economy could lose its aaa credit rating. fitch pointed out that the top five u.s. banks have a total of $114 billion tied to french banks. those same french banks hav

john glenn and neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael during a ceremony at the capital. the four are the first nasa astronauts to receive that declaration. >> we must consider ourselves among the most fortunate we have live -- lived at a time when the dream became a reality we could travel before the atmosphere around the earth, establish laboratories in space and for the first time in history, leave human footprints on some place other than earth. >> the congressional gold medal is the highest civilian honor with the presidential medal of freedom awarded to individuals who perform an outstanding deed or act of service to the security, prosperity and national interests of the united states. >>> we are going to talk about a different group of men now. brad pitt, george clooney and matt damon all have sexy. >> we'll tell you who "people" "magazine whose named this year's sexiest man alive. [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is norma. who is inundated with all the information concerning the medicare part d changes this year. so she scheduled an appointmen

michael collins up there in the orbiter, buzz aldrin, neil armstrong on the moon. armstrong was the first. he's remained a quiet hero, a private man who never once capitalized on his role in history. for good measure, by the way, john glenn also received a medal today as the first american to orbit the earth. it's a good thing nobody asked him about this. dan burbank, thanks to a ride from the russians, because the u.s. has no way to get him up there. he has arrived at the international space station as part of a crew of three scheduled to be up there until march. >>> karl slover has died. he was among the last surviving munchkins from the movie made in 1939 that's always amazed us, scared us a little bit and stayed with us all these years, "the wizard of oz." karl played the first trumpeter, he was a soldier. he sang one of the "follow the yellow brick road" verses. he was born in slovakia. his parents sought out every doctor to try to make him grow. he only reached 4'5". he later joined a traveling show, moved to the u.s., became an actor. karl slover was 93 year

john glenn and neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins were given the congressional gold medalirst look" on wall street. the dow opens at 11,905 after falling 190 points yesterday. 9 s&p tumbled 20 points and the nasdaq dropped 46. overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei was up 16 points, but in hong kong, the hang seng lost 143. well, a late-day warning on american banks transformed a relatively quiet day on wall street wednesday, into a plunge. fitch,ç won of the three main credit rating agencies, warned that it may reduce its stable rating on u.s. banks because they could be greatly affected if europe's debt crisis spreads any further. large banks and other financials tumbled. morgan stanley lost almost 8%. the new focus is on france. the benchmark rate on france's ten-year bond now creeping towards 4%. worries are deepening europe's second-largest economy could lose its aaa credit rating. fitch pointed out the top five u.s. banks have a total of $114 billion tied to french banks. those same french banks have large holdings of bonds from greece and italy. >>> al

neil armstrong and buzz aldrin, along with their apollo 11 crewmate, michael collins, and to john glennrbit the earth. looking for a cure for cancer. meet a woman taking an experimental vaccine next. ,,,, >> pelley: cancer kills more than half a million americans every year, but there's hope tonight that an experimental new treatment could bring those numbers down. the idea is to train the body's immune system to fight the disease, and if it works, it might be a way to prevent it. dr. jon lapook now with a woman who's getting the new treatment. >> john, you said you wanted coffee? you want coffee? >> reporter: four months ago, 47-year-old karen gentile was diagnosed with breast cancer. this pennsylvania mother of two faced the biggest decision of her life-- whether to delay surgery and try an experimental vaccine. >> you wish you had a crystal ball to figure out the best route to go so that you don't have a recurrence. my husband kept saying, "if you don't do this, you're cutting yourself short." i have to go down to the hospital. >> reporter: gentile had an early form of breast cancer

neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, john glenn and michael collins. the highest civilian honor this morning they received. the four men now in their 80s and 90s accepting the medals from the menmbers of the house and senate in the capitol rotun rotunda. >> on behalf of our fellow teammates, all those who played a role in expanding the human presence outward from earth, and all those who played a role in expanding human knowledge of the solar system and beyond. >> it was a bittersweet ceremony, actually. that comes as congress takes up a spending bill that would cut nasa's budget by more than $600 million. >> great to see them all together. >>> controversy over the sexiest man alive. "hangover" star bradley cooper is reeling from the backlash after "people" magazine named him the sexiest man alive for 2011. backlash? really? apparently there are people who take this seriously and they are outraged the honor didn't go to ryan gosling. there is an online petition signed by people who don't like "people" magazine. they're demanding gosling's snub be recti

john glenn, the first man to orbit earth and neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins the crew," the first mission to land on the moon. they received the congressional gold medal. glen is now 90 years old. the others, in their 80s. still an inspiration. house speaker john boehner said it was pretty cool. >>> and carrying plastic is taking on a new meaning tonight. canada's decided to have a $100 bill made out of polymer. canada plans to convert all of its paper currency, which as we know, tears up, convert it to plastic, by 2013. but the u.s. treasury says they have no plans to go plastic. >>> and we want to tell you about a dog flu outbreak raging tonight. not just in new york, but in parts of pennsylvania, texas and colorado. pet owners, not at risk. but it is contagious for other dogs. vechts say dogs can be protected with two vaccinations, given a few weeks apart. >>> and who doesn't remember singing along to this? ♪ we represent the lolllipop guild ♪ ♪ the lollipop guild >> it turns out there were 124 munch kins in "the wizard of oz" but tonight, only three survive. the le

john glenn, the first american to orbit earth, neil armstrong, the first to step on the moon and his apollo 11 crewmates. buzz aldrin and michael collins. >>> finally this morning, a rare look at the men and women in uniform whose job it is to protect the white house. elaine quijano takes you inside a special unit of the secret service. >> reporter: when you think of the secret service, you probably think of the plain-clothesed agents who surrounded the president, but it's another branch called the uniform division that is in charge of securing the white house. this elite force of 1,400 officers has jurisdiction within the white house gates and beyond. >> the uniform division has very broad arrest powers. we can arrest for local offenses and district of columbia in addition to federal offenses. >> reporter: sergeant scott sarenson is a trainer at the secret service trainer outside washington. we were given rare access to the rare 500 acre facility. a mock-up of air force one. and what could be used for a hollywood director could be used for simulations of high intensity scenarios. >>

john glenn and neil armstrong were presented with the congressional gold medal on capitol hill. the first nasa astronauts to receive this. and there is spencer christian here. >> changes coming our way. big change. there is a live view this afternoon. there is a time lapse view looking northward towards golden gate. there is low clouds and fog and areas of fog along the coast. there is high pressure giving way to an area of cold showers. this arriving by tomorrow. tomorrow, we'll see what happens light showers, cool there with highs mainly into low 60s. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a chance of showers tomorrow, followed by showers likely across the bay area on friday. and more rain likely saturday night sunday morning and cold monday morning and dry monday, tuesday, before the next chance of rain next week. and the food drive is underway. if you can give 35 thanksgiving meals we'll mention your name on 6:00 news. here are teesd donors. robert wahl and william and sharon all gave 100 meals, david j skimmer, 50 meals and ceva lodgistics sfo, and that is a total of 8

. >>> congressional gold medals were given to john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins and buzz aldron armstrong aldron and collins were part of the crew. >> that's not the way washington works, vic. >> how well we know. >>> it is damp and overcast. and the mercury is about to go down. >> bob turk has the first warning forecast coming up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> here's a live look outside right now. looks like it should this time of year. but it's still very warm. >> it is warm. >> actually, today's temperatures are actually the normal high today is 57. that's where we are right now. but overnight's lows have been in the 50s. so pretty mild. take a look at radar. just few, very light echoes around the baltimore area. not a whole lot of rain. we've had rain this morning. about a third of an inch a lot of spots. there's heavier stuff to the south of us and a lot more to the west of us. in fact, we've got a pretty good bunch of rain that is developing over west virginia, western maryland. and we'll see some of that rain moving into the area overnight. we're not done with the rain. it look

neil armstrong and buzz aldrin, the first americans to walk on the moon, received awards.e first american to orbit the earth were honrd with congressional models and mark kelly, gabrielle giffords's husband, attended and was given a round of applause. the question about eight years of newt gingrich working for freddie mac followed him today. >> i was glad to offer strategic advice. we did it for a number of companies. and the gingrich group was successful. >> do you think you were bought to be there? >> i don't think so other than your institution is bought when people are advertised in it. >> gingrich is only the latest to get a boon in the polls. is his bubble about to burst again? stu rothenberg is here from roll call and msnbc political analyst and bloomberg columnist joins us. stu, you wrote about newt's rise, fall and rise again. a question first raised on the cnbc debate about $300,000 paid to him by freddie mac. now it was paid to the gingrich company and bloomberg said it was $1.6 million, a number gingrich isn't disputing. first of all he's making a distinction b

john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins and buzz aldrin will be honored in a bipartisan ceremony. all four were pioneers in space exploration. >> this morning, more than 100 people are waking up in mcpherson square in northwest washington. >> they're part of the occupy d.c. protests. they have no plans to move and the city has no plans to make them do it. >> the at the present time city in mcpherson square houses people protesting in solidarity with the occupy wall street movement. park place say they're working with the protestors to ensure their safety and keep conditions clean. police have no plans to evict protestors like police did in new york. still, occupy d.c. members are keeping a close eye on things. >> we're wondering if the same thing is going to happen here. so, i went and i cleaned out my tent and packed everything up just in case. >> as for the occupy wall street protestors, they returned to zuccotti park in new york. we told you at this time yesterday, police evicted them from the privately-owned park. more than 200 arrests were made. protestors are allowed back bu

apollo 7 astronauts buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong will receive congressional medals.drin and armstrong were the first to land on the moon. and scott collins piloted the spacecraft. john glenn will also be honored. he was the first man to orbit the earth and became the oldest man to return to space when he piloted a shuttle at age 77. >>> if will be at least christmas before the nba season begins if there's a season at all. the nba cancelled another round of games because of the ongoing lockout, and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight for the upcoming labor dispute. it's now cancelled all games until december 15th. it comes as some players filed antitrust lawsuits against the nba, accusing the league of refuse to go allow them to work. >>> the caps are leaving music city on a low note after blowing the game in the last five minutes. it's like a country song. through the first two periods, fans saw a goaltending clinic by the caps. then late in the third period, the caps got on board with a shot by andre brouwer. then the predators scored three goals in four minute

he was handing neil armstrong his congressional gold medal when the water works began.a happy birthday, he's having a thanksgiving lunch right now, which is sort of a tradition for his birthday. and of course, this is from boehner's office, he's also trying to figure out how to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. >> i hear rather than blowing out candles, he cries them out. >> when boehner cries so does alex wagner. >> it's effective. >> one of reasons i think he is an effective leader his humanity is on parade display. >> will he be as upset if the supt committee fails? >> possibly more in private than in public. i don't think you'll see open tears for that. it tends to be for very specific emotional moments. the super committee failing is a problem for him and problem for harry reid. there's a problem you're having accelerated meetings behind the scenes to try to speed this up with the deadline fast approaching, we'll see. >> the countdown clock has begun. let's move to our last minute item, the tea party debt commission presents its ideas to help the sub co

neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, michael collins and john glenn, the first astronauts to receive the awardause they're the first americans to orbit the earth. the ceremony will take place today at the u.s. capitol in washington. >>> time to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> a nice clear start out there. if you wanted to take a look up into space, you have a clear shot of the stars all the way from san jose up the peninsula. then we start to drop off in visibility from san francisco up through marin county this morning. we're expecting those visibilities to continue to fall as we head through the next couple hours. whatever fog we do see develop isn't going to last long. i think by about 9:00 a.m. yet again we'll see the sunshine early. that will warm you up into the mid 60s even in the city by the bay. gorgeous start. you can see clear conditions on the bay bridge at least for now. we'll let you know when that changes. temperatures are running cool, 37 in novato. about three or four degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. as you break for lunch, comfortable cond

a "apollo 11" astronautses, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, michael collins and the first american to orbit the earth, john glenn. >>> u.s. astronaut dan burbank and two russian cosmonauts blasted off early this week. joining them in the capsule was a red plush angry bird from, you know it the popular video game. the toy a actually belongs to the 5-year-old daughter of one of the cosmonauts. after arriving at the iss, the cosmonaut spoke to his daughter and i assured her angry bird made it to space safe and sound. >>> look that the video, this car plunges into a lake you can the driver made it out alive, all on her 27th birthday a police officer was following the car when it veered off the road at more than 70 miles an hour. the officer and another there were rescued the driver seconds before the car sank. the driver had lost consciousness after a seizure. here are her words. >> how lucky for me, i just -- i can't even imagine. i wouldn't be here today if he wasn't there. >> how frightening. >>> interesting moment in washington today, take a look, a propeller hat, congressman don young show

glenn, the first american to orbit the earth in 1962 and three members of the apollo 11 crew-- neil armstrong buzz aldrin, the first men to walk on the moon in 1969 and michael collins, the apollo 11 pilot. the ceremony took place in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol where the leaders of the house and senate presented the medals. armstrong and glenn spoke. here's part of what they said. >> we gather in this remarkable monument to american history, this room connecting the houses of congress high above us stretches 19 panels depicting important events in american history. the most recent of them depicts the first successful flight of a man in a powered aircraft by the brothers right 108 years ago. the depiction in addition to the craft and the responsible individuals includes an american bald eagle carrying an olive branch. in an appropriate coincidence, "apollo" 11's mission emblem and crew patch are also featured an american bald eagle carrying an olive branch. >> for many, many thousands of years people have looked up and wondered, they've been curious, about what was up there we most conside

and then another chance to see astronauts john glenn, neil armstrong, and buzz aldrin receive the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian award in the u.s. >> next, a look at the life and legacy of ronald reagan. the mpaa recently honored the life of the former president. we will hear remarks and out of a former white house chief of staff, who highlighted how reagan's pactiv to replace a life in his political career. this is a little more than an hour. >> welcome, all of you, and thank you for coming by the motion picture association of america to our screening room to participate in a daylong set of activities in which we recognize the contributions of rhatigan as the leader of our country, but also as someone -- of ronald reagan as the leader of our country, also a similar plan and iconic world in the film industry, including television. this being the 100 anniversary of the president's birth, how can we celebrate his contribution to our country, but also to this remarkable industry that has affected all of our lives in so many different ways. the idea is that we would gather together

astronauts john glenn, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins are awarded the congressional gold medal. for the entire thanksgiving day schedule, a c-span.org go to. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich said he needs to finish in the top three in the iowa caucuses in the new hampshire primary next month to continue his candidacy for the president for it he also talked about the super committee, calling it an act of desperation. he taught to read his role in advising freddie mac and made these comments at a new hampshire editorial meeting in manchester. the hour-long meeting started with a newspaper publisher. a new poll shows the former house speaker in a statistical tie with mitt romney. mr. romney was at 29% and newt gingrich was a 27%. with a 3.6% margin of error. itorial writer, and gary's ken on 6,000 new assignments in the last few weeks, and he'll be in the state house bureauor o do this one. we got some good in-depth interviews with the candides in the last few weeks, and right off the bat, i want to ask you about what is in the news overseas, which is the