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We speak to leading civil rights activist reverend jesse jackson. Five, four, three, two, one. Zero, all engines running. Left off, we have a lift off 50 years since the launch of apollo 11, the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. I was always asked, wasnt i the loneliest person in the whole lonely history of the whole lonely solar system when i was by myself in that lonely orbit . And the answer was no, i felt fine. Scotland has the highest dru...

I recognize myself for opening statement. In five weeks time, the Inspector General released two alerts detailing dangerous conditions at u. S. Customs and Border Protection facilities in texas. According to the ig, at some of the facilities conditions are so bad that they require immediate attention and action. The first alert focused on the detention of single adults and detailed, quote, dangerous holding conditions at the el paso processing center. Unfortunately this report was not a surprise...

And they hit back. The off Duty Officers who tried to take on the London Bridge attackers an inquest rules that the killers were lawfully shot dead. We continue the story of safa and marwa born conjoined, and now learning to live apart. Its an emotional moment we have been working a long time to get them here and they had been through many operations and now, it has worked. Good evening. It was one of the most extraordinary achievements of all time the mission that allowed man to walk on the moo...

Theres still been no significant criticism from senior republicans. 50 years ago, something took place that changed our world, that defined an era that opened an array of new possibilities. This happened. Six, five, four, three, tear, one. Zero. All engines running. Left of, we had a lift off, dated ten minutes past the hour. Lift off on apollo 11. Three men were on board apollo 11 when it set off for the moon in 1969. Neil armostrong and buzz aldrin, and the command module pilot, michael collin...

Washington, d. C. She spoke about the passing of retiring john paul stevens. This is about one hour. Welcome host , welcome, Justice Kagan. Thank you to the lawyers for all the great work that they do. And importantous role. I am glad to be here. Delighted youo are here. We are proud of you and all you have achieved. One thing i wanted to add. Wantedrmer new yorker, i to highlight you graduated from high school. Princeton, harvard, all fine. But it is hard to get into the high school but Everyth...

Testified before a Senate Armed Services committee recently. He was asked about drug interdiction efforts, the humanitarian situation in venezuela, russias influence in the region and a number of other topics. Hey, the welcome, everybody. The emerging threat and capabilities subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from admiral craig faller, commander of u. S. Southern command or as we call it southcom. Our focus on the security situation in this theater as well as southcoms efforts to impl...

And i was. 50 years later, i am enjoying but the greatest adventure ever , happened replayed, and doing it as nasas chief historian. What a ride. Host how did you get to this position . What do you do u. S. Chief historian . Guest the quick answers do not do what i did if you want to be chief historian. I did at 22 year career in the air force and did a lot of , graduate work on the history of the soviet space program. When i retired from the air force, the then chief historian said why not appl...

Scenes from around the world as people watched manns first steps on the moon. Narrator they million mornings forgotten by the mind of man. Dawn remembers again the magic circle, stonehenge. Magic circle, observatory, temple aligned with the rising of the sun and the turning of stones from afar, brought by man to this place, where no stones were before, more than 3000 years ago. Narrator apollo 11, 15 july, 19 69, cape kennedy, florida. The night before the great day. Chuck themr bags and to the ...

Saturn 9 rocket to accomplish the goals set by president kennedy less than 10 years earlier, to land the man on the moon before the end of the decade. As president kennedy said in his speech at Rice University in september, 1962, we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. There is no better explanation that captures the american spirit. We choose to take joint leaps. We choose to know the unknown. We choose to lead into...

Site atthe press channel basin, where the spacecraft is brought from the manufacturer in huntsville, alabama. And here is an interesting sight, too. Beyond our press site, over by the Vehicle Assembly building, there are scores of workers out, permitted for the first time to bring binoculars and cameras of their own to the base. Theres a holiday atmosphere. While normally during these launches, work goes on the cape to keep things on schedule, but indeed, in the Vehicle Assembly building, they h...