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Band. >> i think my most important contribution was following the base drum who was ahead of me. >> riding the ferry with his father, he watched the construction and 75 years later is still in awe. >> every day i go across i look at that bridge and say how smart those people were to engineer that thing. first proposed in 1921 by engineer joseph strauss it was opposed by rival ferry companies. in just four years a depression era crew created an engineering marvel. a 4200-foot long suspension span...

In the high school marching band. >> i think my most important contribution was following the base drum who was ahead of me. >> riding the ferry with his father, he watched the construction and 75 years later is still in awe. >> every day i go across i look at that bridge and say how smart those people were to engineer that thing. first proposed in 1921 by engineer joseph strauss it was opposed by rival ferry companies. in just four years a depression era crew created an engineering marvel. a 42...

Officially open. >> may 28, 1937, the golden gate strait overcame years of lawsuits and controversy. william remembers participating in the opening-day festivities in the marching band. >> i think the most important consideration was following the base drum who was ahead of me. >> riding the ferry with his father, he watched the construction. 75 years later, is still in awe. >> every day i go across, i like at that bridge and i think, how smart those people were to engineer that thing. >> first ...

Prefer it with a big rocket at the other end of it, but actually its just wonderful to also feel the energy of the pride that the u.s. has in this engineering marvel. and i am absolutely sure that the big apple is giving enterprise a beautiful welcome. bill: you gave a wonderful introduction for enterprise with us today. pam, i thank you for that. pam melroy is a former astronaut in washington d.c. laura ingle is our correspondent at jfk. lawyer a touchdown there is when? >> reporter: we keep he...

of the hour here. a rare show of bipartisanship on capitol hill. also a newly released unemployment number and a syrian defector talks about the blood shed back home. want to begin with kate bolduan on capitol hill where the house we know has just pass this had jobs act to help the startups and small businesses. so specifically, what does this do going forward? >> this is a combination of about the six measures, brooke. its a package of six measures that some of which have actually pas...

from cnn center, this is "cnn saturday morning." its october 29th. good morning. im ailelina cho. a classic noreaster in october. well tell you how bad it will get and where. and breaking news out of afghanistan. a suicide bomber attacks a nato convoy in kabul. well get a live report from the region in just a moment. but first, cities throughout the northeast are getting ready for a major snowstorm. an october noreaster is rare, not unprecedented, but rare. heres a look at new york...

Thats 11:57 eastern. well all be watching it here together, live on cnn. also a former "discovery" astronaut talks about his experiences and whats ahead for the space program. "discovery" accomplished a lot for space exploration during its 26 years in service, and our cnns john zarella takes a look at where the shuttles been and where its going to go after retirement. >> we have made a start. >> reporter: the space shuttle, for more than 30 years, it has been part of our vocabulary. soon it wi...

Guys here. your first visit and your alma mater. >> it really is. im very proud of it. a graduate built that dam. its wonderful. >> take me on a tour and you can show me your favorite thoughts. brent littlefield and matt miller, nice to have you both here. up next, secrets of the hoover dam. speaking of a tour, well give you a little tour after this. inside the engineering marvel that supplies enough electricity for 1.3 million homes, and again, pumps resources to 30 million, not just homes, b...

Pipeline is in a gastly sense of disrepair. the federal government needs to go give it a green light and check it. this notion that we shouldnt be regulating the alaska pipeline, this wasnt just an engineering marvel, its been an economic marvel for alaska, nobodys criticizing the pipeline, people are saying we need to check that kind of infrastructure, look what just happened in the gulf. now, bp has 26% of perudo bay, and their facilities are crumbling. nobody wants to get near bp property bec...

Drew was turned away, even though he had been earlier given permission to go see that part of the pipeline. why are they so sensitive about this? are they trying to hide something? >> i was shocked when i heard you guys are going to get to see the pump house, and bp doesnt want anyone to look at them, the gas line is in massive disrepair, the federal government needs to check it. this notion that we shouldnt be regulating the alaska pipeline, this wasnt just an engineering marvel, its been an ec...