everest by edmund hillary and tenzing norgay. the sons of hillary and norgay reflected on what their fathers achieved. >> our two fathers went into the unknown. we didn't know if humans could go there without wearing a pressure suit. >> around 4,000 people have climbed everest over the past 60 years. japanese adventurer miura became the oldest last week at the age of 80. >>> we had a few showers across tokyo today. robert speta is joining us with the forecast. >>> much of japan saw the widespread rain showers today. it brought gusty winds ahead in eastern portions of okiado. high pressure is coming in and bringing in much fairer weather. temperatures in the high 20s as we two through the day here on friday. really warming up. not all of japan is sharing in on this. as we look to the west, it looks like showers will be continuing to linger throughout the day here. we continue to linger here over there towards the west, southeastern, china. it looks like a lot of showers continuing to fall. a few areas could be seeing up to about 1

side of the moon until 60 years ago today when edmund hillary, a bee keeper from new zealand and tenzing norgaysherpa friend, conquered everest. >> it was like landing on the moon. in a way it did the same thing. it was going where no one had gone before. >> reporter: at an everest exhibition today in london queen elizabeth remembered where she was the day the news broke, attending her own coronation at age 27. in katmandu near everest the occasion was marked by that pal's version of a ticker tape parade honoring climbers past and present. things have changed at the top of the world. it's become crowded. more than 3,000 climbers have now reached the summit. almost 300 have died trying. the simple gear of the past replaced by thermal boots and high tech micro fleece jackets. hundreds of expeditions a year. human traffic jams on everest are as common as the rubbish left behind. at up to $75,000 a slot for a guided climb, everest is for sale. >> now it seems to be a commodity you can buy off the shelf. >> reporter: there are still firsts. a russian daredevil's record-breaking base jump off everest

edmund hillary and tenzing norgay. former everest climbers joined a parade featuring horse drawn carriages and banners marking the anniversary. among them was italian messner who made the first solo assent to everest. >> i'm full of energy and full of thank for this country. >> new zealander hillary and norgay of nepal reached the summit of the mountain on may 29th, 1953. since that initial ascent, hillary spent decades fund-raising for nepal through his himalayan trust charity building hospitals and health clinics. nearly 4,000 people have now stood atop everest. among them, the 80-year-old japanese climber who last week became the oldest to summit. together with countless thousands of trekkers, the incoming climbers drive a mountaineering industry that's essential to nepal's economy. >> this day we should be proud that two great people have opened the door not just to climbing everest, but the entire tourism for the nepalese people. >> at wednesday's event the nepalese government honored some of the climbers who have

this was the day-- 60 years ago- - that edmund hillary and tenzing norgay became the first to climb mount everest, the world's highest mountain. since then, more than 3,000 people have scaled the peak in nepal, at 29,000 feet above sea level. today, the city of katmandu, the nepalese capital, staged a colorful parade to mark the occasion. statues of the two climbers were adorned with flower garlands, and family members rode in the parade. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: u.s. forces killed the number two commander of the pakistani taliban today with a missile fired from a drone. jeffrey brown has the story. >> we'll have that story coming in just a moment. >> woodruff: our apologies about that peckical problem. we'll bring you that story about the taliban in a moment. there are new find that is show moms more than ever are becoming the breadwinners of the american family. a record 40% of all families with children under the age of 18 are now headed by women who are the sole or primary source of income. that analysis, based on census data, was release

the feat comes exactly 60 years after sir edmund hillary and tenzing norgay climbed everest proving the may no longer be just reaching the summit. >> in the air i feel that whoo. >> oh. >> he did it so that none of us have to. >> it's like thrilling and terrifying at the same time. >> we were saying that, like, wow, look at that it looks so terrifying. >> can you imagine that moment when he feels the air come up. >> wow. >> i just want to imagine it. >>> time now for the weather and ginger zee who is in for sam. when last we left ginger at kid zoo you in philadelphia you had a goat named molly. is that molly there, ginger? >> this is molly right here, the friend and watch what molly can do. molly, spin, okay. okay, maybe not. she's very good. she can eat really well. a lot of pellets. and i am at kid zoo you, the newest part of the zoo in philadelphia. kids, are you loving it? >> all: yeah. >> we've got some excitement. molly, i'm going to give you all of this because i have to do weather. i want to give you an idea of what is happening around the nation. big warm-up here and also sever