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Texas, but other than that, were very confident that everything will be smooth tomorrow and this harassment from groups like move on.org should stop and that is what the american people demand. >> so in the end, this is most likely just an interesting civics lesson if 37 electors did switch from trump to someone else then it is up to the house of representatives to pick the president and the house is of course controlled by republicans. shannon. >> caroline, thank you very much. well all be watc...

Question for you, boris. >> brian, what do you think, is he doing enough to bring everyone that is afraid of a donald trump presidency together? >> this is a great first step. as ellis said, the words are poetic and inspiring. he has an opportunity to use these words as a launch pad to building a very large and inclusive movement that could lead to electoral victories in the future. and something the obama campaign apparatus did incredibly well, i think. the trump organization, not the business,...

Space flight is inherently risky. john glenn was asked about the danger of space travel in a 1998 interview. heres what he had to say. >> we used to joke about it in the past when people would say what do you think about on the launch pad. the standard answer is how do you think you would feel if you were on top of two million parts built by the lowest bidder on a government contract? >> so he had a sense of humor. i love that so much. you know, the thing about john glenn, i met john glenn many ...

Had the right stuff. inspiring generations of scientists and astronauts to take us to mars and beyond. the last of the legacy astronauts have left us. we keep reaching for the hea heavens. glenn spoke about his emotions before his first flight. listen to this. >> we used to joke about it in the past when people said what do you think about on the launch pad. the standard answer is how do you feel if you are on top of 2 million parts built by the lowest bidder of a government contract? >> he is s...

What a fortunate time we are in and what a great time in history to be around. >> reporter: later, glenn laughed at the risks he took. >> we used to joke about it, what do you think about on the launch pad and the standard answer was, how would you feel? glenn learned to fly in college and joined the marine corps in 1943. >> i spent 23 years in the united states marine corps. i was in two wars. i flew 149 missions. >> reporter: in 1964, glenn resigned from nasa after john f. kennedy deemed him t...

Glenn did speak about his emotions before that historic first flight that sent him into orbit. listen. >> we used to joke about it in the past when people say what do you think about it on the launch pad. the standard answer is how do you think you would feel if you were on top of 2 billion parts built by the cheapest bidding contract? >> he is survived by his wife and two children and two grandchildren. he will be buried with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. a lot of people ...

Astronaut in mission control uttered some of the most memorable words. >> god speed, john glenn. >> three revolutions and four hours and 55 minutes later he returned an instant legend. he was awarded the congressional space medal of honor and new york threw him one of its signature ticker take pa raise. later in life he would poke fun at the risk. >> we used to joke about it in the past when people said what do you think about on the launch pad. the standard answer was, how do you think you woul...

There had been a lot of catastrophes on the launch pad. we didnt know what would happen. i was down with john at the capsule himself. the smart cars you see around new york, those are limousines compared to what he rode around in. on re-entry they were worried about the heat shield coming loose and as they came back in, he said its the only time when his heart rate spiked a little bit. he made it back in. coolest customer you could possibly imagine. i think of norman rockwell drawing the america...

What a fortunate time we are in and what a great time in history to be around. >> reporter: later, glenn laughed at the risks he took. >> we used to joke about it, what do you think about on the launch pad and the standard answer was, how would you feel? glenn learned to fly in college and joined the marine corps in 1943. >> i spent 23 years in the united states marine corps. i was in two wars. i flew 149 missions. >> reporter: in 1964, glenn resigned from nasa after john f. kennedy deemed him t...

Compels us to keep reaching for the heavens. on behalf of a grateful nation, godspeed, john glenn. before heading into space the last time, he spoke about his emotions. >> we used to joke about it in the past when people said what do you think on the launch pad? how do you think you would feel if you were on two million parts built by the government by the lowest contract? >> he is survived by his wife and two children and two grandchildren. a private burial with full military honors planned at ...