quarters at the kennedy space center, atop the launch pad at complex 39, 6:54 a.m., the commander neil armstrongas the first to board the space craft. he was followed about five minutes later by mike collins and finally buzz aldrin, the man sitting in the middle seat during liftoff, was the third astronaut to come aboard. the weather is certainly go. it's a beautiful morning for a launch to the moon. we expect a temperature about 85 degrees in the kennedy space center area. >> we are still go on apollo 11 at this time. >> t minus 25 seconds. 20 seconds and counting. t-minus 15 seconds. guidance is internal. 12. 11. 10. 9. ignition sequence starts. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. zero. all engine running. liftoff. we have liftoff, 32 minutes past the hour, liftoff on apollo 11. tower cleared. ♪ >> the eagle has landed. >> you got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. we're breathing again. thanks a lot. >> we'll step off the l.e.m. now. that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> apollo 11, armstrong, aldrin and collins. they and millions of others reached out and in their own way, touched anot

william rogers now heads the cou look and there sits neil armstrong.ting ready to hit the fan. two guys whose reputation is way up here. >> sure. of course all those memories ofd i standing in the news room watching it explode. >> i said, dude, you got a new lead and i pointed up at the tv. >>> we're taking a break and coming right back with more of the eyewitness news morning edition. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> 5 before 7:00. time for updates from sharon and marty at first warning weather. >>> i'll tell you what i want to do, i was just checking something real quick. >> okay. >> i just looked again. i just don't see any shower activity in the immediate hour, hour and a half future of baltimore. a high temperature now. 43 is going to be our lunchtime temperature. temperatures will fall. we will see the sun return late this afternoon. it's going to be breezy and easily in the 30s by dinner time >>> now over to sharon at wjz traffic control. >> good morning, everyone. we will be more than happy to lt that shower activity come after the morning commute. rig

we put neil armstrong on the moon. people cared about the peace corp. it wasn't turning on johndy. of the war in vietnam. people started to think the government wasn't telling them the truth. people believed believe eisenho, they thought the buck stopped here. f.d.r. also got things drop and balanced the books. but something happened after kennedy's death. they think if the government could kill their open president, of course they didn't, but there was a faith, corrosion of faith. we are always getting older but kennedy never ages. he is always the handsome man gunned down in his prime. >> frozep in our mand. i appreciate you joining us today. and sharing the stories with us. >> thank you. >> for more on the kennedy assassination and questions that linger 50 years later. join us at 10:00 p.m. for an hour-long special with bill hemmer. 50 years of questions tonight at 10:00 p.m. on the fox news channel. time for a quick break but coming up. actor alec baldwin lashes out again. >> why the latest con pronation with a reporter led to sus specific from msnbc. a live report from the phi

for astronaut neil armstrong the first to set foot on the moan moon and for first claim victory nounsia we won, we he beat you on the moon. that step on the moon was incredible moment in history, winning the space race was a huge source of pride to many americans. still can't figure out why mr. obama didn't make time for mr. armstrong's memorial. or why he would snub the gettysburg address commendation. maybe president obama with all his great education skipped american history and just doesn't get it that's my off-the-record comment tonight. if you have an important story or issue you think i should take off-the-report go to gretawire.com and tell us about it. while many americans are watching their premiums go, some are also watching their healthcare choices shrink. new hampshire senator kelly ayotte joins us. nice to he sue. >> good to see you, greta. >> what's going on in new hampshire. how many choices it you have up theren othe exchange? >> it's a real mess, greta, essentially only one insurer on the exchange and 10 out of our 26 hospitals aren't included in the exchange. so cap

. >> where do you come down on this constant discussion about neil armstrong's first words on the moon? >> i don't argue about it. neil was a dear friend and a true american hero. it doesn't matter to me what he said. >> it was a -- >> ?one small step for man and a >> we fuss over everything. we fuss over if it is lunar space or -- lunar space when we do our asteroid retrieval system. it is important to some people. so don't get me wrong. we spend too much time over trivial things. but the importance of the fact is, the u.s. demonstrated that they could do something that no other nation in the world had ever done and has not done since. there have been 12 people to walk on the surface of the moon. every single one of them was an american. >> for a d.v.d. copy of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> an event honoring the first american woman to address legislature. and digital technolog

what a big moment in american history that 1969, we lived up to the promise and neil armstrong goes to the moon and planted a flag. that cost taxpayers $250 billion. if you want to talk about big government and yes, it was done to be a race with the soviet union but kennedy believed in government. he was a student of franklin roosevelt's new deal and probably would embrace what happened in the great society of lyndon johnson, medicaid medicare, legislation that kennedy was fighting for. on the environmental front, he was pushing for the wilderness act, which johnson signed in '64 but kennedy signed 1957. we have wilderness areas today. i would put space and going to the moon as being what people will remember 100 years from now. >> interesting discussion. great to have you on the program. for more go to cnn.com. >>> new details about the undercover drug bust that netted this man, a u.s. congressman. how the string went down and the sentence he's going to serve. >>> plus breaking news tonight, an american family's nightmare, an 85-year-old california man dragged off his plane as he was

now, in fact, i like to say had kennedy lived we might have seen eureka garden and neil armstrong taking a first step for mankind together. on the moon. at me tell you why. during the 1960 campaign, kennedy told a scientific journal that quote certain aspects of the exploration of space might be handled by joint efforts, and said in his inaugural address, let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its care. together, let us explore the stars. he changed his mind pretty quickly after the soviet union launched its first human into orbit in april 1961 within weeks sector a defense mcnamara and nasa administrator webb had presented him with a report recommending a program to land an american on the moon before the cds -- before the soviets did. they argued that dramatic achievements in space symbolized the technological power of a nation. and although such achievements may be economically justified the use should pursue space projects aimed at enhancing national prestige recognizing that competition in space was part of the battle along the fluid front of the cold war. f

president kennedy's goal was achieved on july 20, 1959, when apollo 11 commander neil armstrong was the first person to step on the moon. it is good to remember how president kennedy enspired a nation. the torch of freedom president kennedy described in his inaugural speech has been passed to yet another generation. let this generation celebrate president ken ice -- kennedy's sense of idealism and public service every day. i thank the speaker and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. on behalf of the people of my home state of hawaii, i stand today to send our heartfelt condolences to the victims of super typhoon haian in the philippines. ms. gabrd: like so many around the world -- ms. gabard: like so many around the world -- ms. gabbard: like many, we have family and loved ones in the philippines. they h