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Neil. He was one of our most esteemed members, passed away unexpectedly this summer. You were at the memorial service. I was at the Funeral Service in cincinnati. I missed the memorial service. Tell us what that was like at that service and what was Neil Armstrong like as a man and as an astronaut . The Funeral Service was in cincinnati, outside under a covered tent. Mostly family and astronauts and close family were there. We got to see a lot of the apollo era astronauts. Bob jacobs, the pr that represented nasa. It was more of a member is of neil from his sons and a couple close friends. The...

Mostly family and astronauts and close family were there. We got to see a lot of the apollo era astronauts. Bob jacobs, the pr that represented nasa. It was more of a member is of and a from his sons couple close friends. The eulogies were mostly about his humility. That is what i remember most about neil. One of the most humble guys i ever met, most selfeffacing, never bragged. Never thought about looked at me, i am first on the moon. And it probably the most talented guy i knew as far as pilot skills go. You were if prior you were a Fighter Pilot. Right, and so was he, in korea. Then he got ...

Stars were not without tragic setbacks. Youre aware of the risk. We accept the risk. What risks there are. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other thing, not just because they are easy, but because they are hard. We have a good many talented scientists but we did not make a major effort in this area for many years and were now paying the price of having the soviet union exploit the propaganda advantage of sputnik. I have marvin cal. Cbs news correspondent in moscow on the phone now. Marvin, is there any doubt this happened, the russians put a man in space . Im almost certai...

Kurdish troops were able to bush isis back. The battle unfolded southwest of erbil, thats the kurdish capital. Our Senior International correspondent ben wedeman is in erbil with the latest. Ben, give us a sense of how intense this battle was. We know the kurdish fighters maintained their positions. Reporter they maintained their positions but it was touch and go for a while, wolf. This fighting began at 9 00 p. M. Yesterday and went on for about 5 1 2 hours. And it was very dark obviously. But it was foggy as well. The Kurdish Forces dont have, for instance much night vision capability. So it...

This beautiful place is called the one valley off the blossoms its only a thirty minute drive south of life. The river flows into the solid here and you have a good view of that from the ferry. Result on the left on the right. Business area in central germany is still not that well known but with everything it has to offer that might soon change. You can find castles monasteries churches and chapels and of course plenty of vineyards this region is kind of an insiders tip so its exactly right for me to discover it. Course we are visiting the heart of the region. With its famous cathedral. This ...