even at its brightest, the moon is just a fraction as powerful as the sun. he looked up all upcoming moon dates and found one that could provide the perfect setting. on the winter solstice in 2010 a full moon will come up to the perfect location, a once in 19 years occurrence. >> translator: if i let this chance slip, i have to wait for 19 years. how old will i be there? i might not be around anymore. three days before the winter solstice, he started preparing with friends from the area. uchida understands his idea and offers to help. to allow as much moonlight as possible to reach the rocks, they're cutting off some branches. there had been no trees in ogimagaishi until about 30 years ago. uchida remembered what it looked like back then and agreed to do the cutting without a second thought. >> an open area of sky about ten meters across emerged. everything is ready now. december 21st, the longed-for day has finally arrived. >> translator: see ya! >> take care! >> the moon will reach its highest position at half past midnight, but the weather doesn't look so

take you back in time and space to nasa apollo thirteen mission which famously failed to mend on the moon because of a technical failure of all three crewmembers did return safely to earth and l.t. sophie shevardnadze caught up with the mission's commander for his memories of those events. jim low it's a great pleasure and honor to have you with us it's nice to be here now you've started out for the moon twice without ever landing on it is that fair while the first time was deliberate we were merely going to test out the navigation of the communications look for suitable landing spots for the people who would make the first lady thirteen of course was supposed to be the third lunar landing mission and as you probably know we had the explosion and so we had to go around the boat and come back home again fortunately we were successful in doing that. jr moonwalk in your dreams oh yes i've been before the flight i would try to figure out what i would be doing there at a place called from a mile but after i came back i never really dreamed about it after that i mean once i was you know safely

have questioned why the moon has two distinct lunar landscapes. lways faces us has flat low lands while the far side has high mountains. but every once in a blue moon, a new theory is born. and this one wouldn't just explain why the moon is why it is, but it would tell the story of why it's "goodnight moon" and not "good nignight moons." lynn d linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> something to think about tonight. thank you for watching. "nightline" later here on abc. for diane and all of us here, good night. see you tomorrow. >>> a horrific day on wall street. the worst drop since 2008. >> and more people are heading to the thrift store to go shopping. the surge stores are seeing in this down economy. >> community efforts to rid one neighborhood of prostitution, the bill boards some oakland mothers are using to target johns. >> a series of fires sparked near oakley and surprising culprits. >> good evening, everyone. the stock market saw the worst drop today since december, 2008. the dow fell 512 points closing at 11,383, triggered by fears the eco

that i had before i went to the moon. i was pretty close to it right now sometimes i wish i could go back and actually break the landing but you guys a space tourist maybe as a space tourist yeah now i think i would if i could just go around the earth i've been there all the time and still that doesn't doesn't thrill me anymore but. that maybe there be some commercial operations where people start you know going take their honeymoon trips around the earth thank you very much for this interview for my pleasure tucker. brightening. from feinstein pressure. starts on t.v. dot com. the headlines on our t.v. and the emergency deal to avert a debt crisis has been approved by the lower chamber of the u.s. congress an hour earlier scaping a devastating default of the last minute plan it to fail to address the long economic woes still gripping the country. global stocks rally as america escapes the self-imposed budget collapse but confidence in the u.s. reputation as the world's creditor as being severely damaged. russia says a u.n

a great pleasure and honor to have you with us sir it's nice to be here are you started out for the moon twice without ever landing ghani is that fair well the first time was the deliberate way we were really going to test out the navigation of the communications and look for simple landing spots for the people who would make the first lady thirteen of course was supposed to be the third lunar landing mission and as you probably know we had the explosion and so we had to go around the boat and come back home again fortunately we were successful in doing that. here moon walk in your dreams oh yes i've been before the flight i would try to figure out what i would be doing there at a place called. but after i came back i never really dreamed about it after that i mean once i was you know safely back on earth i just forgot about it when you spoke about the moon you spoke of past the loneliness that was going spiralling. you can't homesick join to go back. no as a matter of fact we were around the bull in an eight and going around thirteen we were still sort of attached to the earth but we di

to be successful you have to always look forward not to look backward yes i went to the moon twice i've made four spaceflights that was of the past what am i doing now what how can i satisfy my life and enjoy life and see things and so a lot of us of course travel to look at the earth after we've seen it so far thank you very much for this interview my pleasure take care.

every time the moon came through the gab, they did massive construction for it. so you know it was the time and you know there was somebody pacing up there just checking whatever watch he had, looking at that gap and thinking, i hope this is the day. and it was the day. we stood there and waited and he said first light, we all looked and we couldn't see it. he had a better eye, he had been watching this much longer than us. but then we started to see the glow. and then the orb of the moon rose into this narrow gap between two twin towers looking north into the rocky mountains. and as that happened, i turned around and as the south -- and i see out of the rocky mountains, i could see a gap where the piedro river flows south and through that gap i could see the desert of northern new mexico and just over the horizon, just about 120 miles away, is chaco canyon, the largest anastazi site in the southwest, just over the horizon. and in between these towers and chaco canyon there are fire signal stations up on top of buttes. every fire signal station is in view of two

the moon. he spread them on the bed and had sex on the moon. janet had a problem with the scene, saying he just put them under the matrices. -- mattress. that's not true. he did this on purpose. i use the facts but tell it in my style. some people like it, some don't. >> right. you are saying some journalist might not like it. what do you think? >> that's funny. i never saw myself as a journalist. i always saw myself in the entertainment business. i always stumbled into true stories. i hated nonfiction. i grew up watching bad television. i was a fan of pop culture and movies. then i met the mit kids in a bar at a bar in boston. i was at cross roads, it's like an mit dive bar. if you can imagine an mit dive bar, it's a bunch of geeky guys -- sorry. i'm a geeky guy too. these guy had all of the money. it was all in hundred dollar bills. in boston, you never see hundred dollar bills. i don't know what it's like in dallas, you probably do see them. >> thousands of them. >> that's right. oil; right?

it's time to nuke the moon!laughter) besides helping america stay number one, it will also greatly reduce werewolf attacks. (laughter) so space program, we bid you a fond fair well as we look back at some of nasa's greatest moments. >> that's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. (laughter) (cheers and applause) (applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: there's no doubt... this goes out to my homies at nasa. we'll be right back with the crew from the space shuttle "atlantis." (cheers and applause) the eagle flies at dawn. the monkey eats custard. price-line ne-go-ti-a-tor. so, you've been double crossed by other travel sites and now you want to try the real deal. yes, is it true that name your own price... ...got even easier? affirmative. we'll show you other people's winning hotel bids. so i'll know how much to bid... ...and save up to 60% i'm in i know the lady in leather travels on three wheels. wait, is that code? that's my secret weapon... ...naomi pryce see winning hotel bids now at priceli

it's time to nuke the moon!er) besides helping america stay number one, it will also greatly reduce werewolf attacks. (laughter) so space program, we bid you a fond fair well as we look back at some of nasa's greatest moments. >> that's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. (laughter) (cheers and applause) (applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: there's no doubt... this goes out to my homies at nasa. we'll be right back with the crew from the space shuttle "atlantis." (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight are the crew of the last space shuttle mission. if you see anything burst from their chests, run. please welcome commander chris ferguson, colonel doug hurley, colonel rex waldheim and dr. sandra magnus. (cheers and applause) heroes all thank you so much for joining us. i've got to tell you, we're all so thrilled that you're here. by the way, how did you keep your hair from getting messed up in the helmet. >> you don't. >> stephen: no

it's time to nuke the moon!laughter) besides helping america stay number one, it will also greatly reduce werewolf attacks. (laughter) so space program, we bid you a fond fair well as we look back at some of nasa's greatest moments. >> that's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. (laughter) (cheers and applause) (applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: there's no doubt... this goes out to my homies at nasa. we'll be right back with the crew from the space shuttle "atlantis." (cheers and applause) ok, people. show me the best way to design a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. what if someone steals from you? like a lot. then they go away for a long time. [ siren wails ] [

he had the moon roof open. in the east bay, you could. but now you see the clouds are rolling in. it will be tougher looking from volmer peak this morning. always love this picture this time of the day because you can see the cascading clouds over the hill. gorgeous. nice job, guys. all right. with the clouds out there, we do have flight arrival delays in sfo. only 44 minutes right now, but they could increase with the clouds making a late surge. talk about the temperatures. and we'll talk about the clouds that are closer to the ground. half a mile in santa rosa. 51. 50 at san rafael. 60s along the peninsula to antioch. everybody else, in the mid-to-upper 50s. let's talk about what is going to happen over the forecast cycle. mostly cloudy tonight. patchy drizzle will be prev leapt in the morning -- prevalent in the mornings. but it's short-lived because the warmer weather in the extented forecast. today, compared to average, two degrees warmer in livermore. oakland and san jose is three degrees cooler. napa and san francisco, five. redwood city, six. sun rise in ten minutes and wi

the government would have us believe apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. the government xn always give us the whole truth. if you take nasa at its word, apollo 18 was cut for budget reasons but not according to a new film entitled "apollo 18" claiming the mission did happen and was rather disastrous in consequences. we bring in named nuclear physicist dr. friedman. what is the -- >> mr. freedman. sorry. >> what is the logic behind the "a "apollo 18" film. >> it's conceivable secret missions were turned out by nasa with extraordinary evidence of strange things going on on the moon. the moon supposed to have no life, no activity, xwlaut just do up there, and there's always been a question. the 18 and 19 were built and paid for. the crews were selected. and the excuse was, well, it would cost too much money. but the money's been spent. so there's always been this puzzle. what really did happen, and some people can't believe governments can keep secrets. i worked under security for 14 years, for little companies like ge, gm, westinghouse, et cetera. >> small bu

have questioned why the moon has two distinct lunar landscapes. s flat lowlands. the far side has high mountains. but every once in a blue moon, a new theory is born. and this one wouldn't just explain why the moon is the way it is, it would also tell the story of why it's "goodnight moon" and not "goodnight moons." linsey davis, abc newsnew york. >> some outside experts are skeptical about all of this, by the way. they're not totally sold on all this. you know what two moons means? well, first of all, you in space. more cheese, two moons. >> i don't know about that lullaby after listening to that music. ú >>> this morning on "world news now," financial fiasco. wall strtreet's biggesest drop nearly three years takes a huge bite out of retirement accounts and impacts markets worldwide. >> all that money lost and why investors are so anxious about what might happen today. it is friday, august 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm daniel sieberg in for rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero. wall street investors will be keep

the moon. not an asteroid imprints recently flew into the sun so there are some examples we have the signs the studies asteroids on collision. which is approximately ten percent of all i would say he states that they do present a threat but better to apophis i think we do not have to worry about what it will come as close to the earth as a geostationary satellite does or the intelligent tonight will through the night will be the brightest all church of the sky then thirty two it will return but it will not pass the close of the moon it is quite a lot just about no point five kilometers in diameter so there is a chance of it striking up the region that is if it hits the so-called or gilas the earth last two times i would say tional failure each one of fortunately the size of an asteroid but i do not think the out if it will hit will hurt you so we will be able to effect a judge at three i mean what us thank you for this and should you. do your show on t ugly cation i phone i pod touch from the ca

along the coast, 61 at half moon bay. upper 50s for pacifica and daly city. downtown south san francisco, mid-60s. to upper 60s around saucelito. upper 70s to low 80s through most of the north bay valley. holding on to 90s in ukiah and clear lake. mid-to-upper 50s at the beaches. low to mid-70s for the rest of the east bay shore. take you to fremont, 78 degrees. warmer there. let's head to the east bay valleys where we see more 80s today. 90s con fined to antioch and brentwood. mid-60s around monterey bay. more sunshine and 72 at santa cruz. 70 at watsonville. 80s throughout the inland valleys. we will see the low to mid-90s. chico, sacramento, 80 in tahoe. 99 in fresno. 83 in sunshine in l.a. 112 in palm springs, the warm spot again. temperatures tonight, 50s again. you can see some of drizzle working its way to the east bay hills. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- that is that cooler push of air with a stronger sea breeze tomorrow. we have the same weather saturday. monday, tuesday, wednesday, less clouds, more sunshine and warmer weather. have a great d

the cosmic crash left the moon bulkier and lop-sided. it's an effort to explain why the far side is montous and has an odd crust. >> more studies on that. who could argue with that? >> still ahead, play date on the green where the families can go this afternoon for  (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) >>> today at 3:00 on 7 live, sunset magazine top wine picks. then on abc7 news at 4:00 and 5:00, kids love cameras. and you'll love the products from a couple of the top models. "7 on your side's" michael finney has a test on kid-friendly digital cameras at 4:00. >>> teachers friending students on social networking sites. that can be a touchy suspect. bay area company claims to have an appropriate solution. we have the stories and more later today on abc7 news at 4:00 and 5:00. >> finally, free family fun in san francisco this afternoon. >> crews finished the final set-up this morningt the marina green.

bidding them good night and laying his head on his yawning book, he glances solemnly at the full moon in the core of the sky, his eyelids blinking once, searching for that big, silvery rose. the next reader is dima shahabi >> i'd like to move on with an iraqi poet, one of the most prominent and brilliant poets of her time recently passed away in cairo, in june, actually. she was not only a poet, she was luminous and free-thinking pioneer in establishing the theory of what has come to be known as free verse in arabic poetry. in addition to her extensive laments on oppression of women and melancholy. she left. no cheek turned pale, no lip trembled. the door did not hear the story of her death. no window curtain overflowed with sorrow and gloom to follow the tomb until it disappeared. the moon lamenting its depression. the night surrendered itself without worry to the morning. the lights brought the voice of the milk girls, the fasting and the moaning of a starved cat of which nothing remained except bone. the fussing of salesmen, the struggle of life, kids threw stones at one another in

scale in terms of our immediate prospects the primary destination for human colonization will be the moon i might not live long enough to see this view definitely will as it will happen within the next twenty to twenty five years three global powers of the united states the european union and china are already competing to set up the first lunar observatory and hence the first colony on the moon later on people might colonize mars with china's ideas of populating mars with millions of people getting the. land seem naive to me although the chinese are capable of a lot but in any case i doubt we'll be traveling for the stars you also know how well creating conscious life or even other planets help us. i don't know for some time i stuck with the idea that we were alone in the universe that we need it seemed like the desire to discover extraterrestrial life forms was essentially a desire to answer some of the questions that troubled as all questions related to health technology and survival if we do indeed discover a civilization outside of earth a highly advanced civilization we may gain som

after all, astronauts have been to the moon and have brought back rocks that seem utterly cheese freeo large space mice have been observed nibbling at moon craters. but rick perry and michele bachmann, front runners in question, don't believe nasa ever landed man on the moon. as for space mice, the gov more in congress think they may just be lurking out of sight on the moon's dark side. i'm kidding, of course. as far as i know, neither perry nor bachmann think that of our moon sight. they would be laughed right out of congress. the moon made out of green cheese. that's way too crazy for the white house. that's out there where the busses don't stop. yeah, trouble is, bachmann and perry profess other beliefs juf as crazy. for instance, neither seem to ofrn the idea that the human species evolve over time. instead they pretend there is scientific controversy evolving evolution where none exists. both reject the consensus of over 90% many climate scientists worldwide that human activity is warming our plan tote dangerously disruptive levels. one of rick perry's first pronouncements upon e

the cosmic crash left the moon bulkier and lop-sided. you'll love the products from a couple of the top models. "7 on your side's" michael finney has a test on kid-friendly digital cameras at 4:00. >>> teachers friending students on social networking sites. that can be a touchy suspect. bay area company claims to have an appropriate solution. we have the stories and more later today on abc7 news at 4:00 and 5:00. >> finally, free family fun in san francisco this afternoon. >> crews finished the final set-up this morning at the marina green. the city's recreation and park department and san francisco parks trust are co-hosting play date on the green. >> summer event features rock climbing, kite flying carnival rides games and live entertainment from noon until 3:00 p.m. again, did we say free? >> the weather will clear up for that. >> the sun screen, you will need it out there and if you are going to the game. enjoy it. >> all right. >> giants. >> we need it. >> don't want to lose first place. >> no. no. all right. for all of us here at ab

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perry and michele bachmann, the front runners in question don't believe nasa ever landed men on the moon. as for space mice, the governor and congresswoman think they may be lurking out of sight on the moon's dark side. i'm kidding, of course, as far as i know neither perry or bachmann harbors thoughts about our planet's satellite. if they did, they'd be laughed right out of any presidential contest, wouldn't they? moon made out of cheese, nasa landings faked, that's way too crazy for the white house, right? that's where the buses don't stop. trouble is, both bachmann and perry profess other believes just as crazy. for instance, neither seems to accept charles darwin's idea that species, including the human species, evolve over time. instead, they pretend there's a scientific controversy involving evolution where none exists. both also reject the consensus of over 90% of climate scientists worldwide that human activity is warming our planet to dangerously disruptive levels. one of rick perry's first announcements upon entering the presidential contest was to declare any such scientific c