This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley john glenn, the last of the mercury 7 astronauts, the First American to orbit the earth, died late today. He was 95. Back in 1962, america was losing the space race. The soviets had already sent a man into orbit, and just detonated the Worlds Largest atom bomb. So the pressure and excitement were sky high that february day when glenn, americas knight in shining spacesuit, compressed School Children held their breath watching black and white tvs, Grand Central terminal stopped in its tracks, eyes glued to a big screen, and president kennedy waited to exhale at the white house. 3, 2, 1, 0, ignition. Pelley minutes later, glenn reported zerog, and i feel fine. It would be his signature catch phrase for the rest of his life, a life of many orbits, remembered now by nancy cordes. Reporter from the cosmos to capitol hill and then back again godspeed, john glenn. Reporter john glenn was an astronaut, a politician, and a patriot i had i guess you could say 47 years of federal service. I had 24 years in the senate, 23 years in the marine corps, and space program, and were proud of this country and what it provides for people. And its a i still think were were the example for the rest of the world. Reporter on february 20, 1962, john glenn famously became the First American to orbit the earth. Oh, that view is back, glenn became a National Hero and received a ticker tapee largest since world war ii. I got on this project because it would probably be near toast heaven id ever get, and i wanted to make the most of it. Reporter years before he made history aboard his friendship 7 spacecraft, glenn the marine corps, racking up 149 missions during world war ii and coria. During his four terms in tglennr in democratic politics, but his hero status didnt translate into National Political appeal. I believe this nation of ours can be number one in this world. Reporter and his bid for the presidency in 1984 never really got off the ground. Glenns political career took another hit in the late 80s, when he and four other senators, known add the keating 5 were investigated for accepting hefty Campaign Contributions from savings and loan owner charles keating. Senator glenn was eventually cleared of wrongdoing, but a Senate Commission found he used poor judgment. After serving nearly a quarter century on capitol hill, glenn retired from politics in 1998. Thatrse after his first nasa journey, glenn returned to the stars. Liftoff of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. Reporter at the age of 77, the First American to orbit the earth made history once again, becoming the of the oldest human ever to travel into space. The nations senior astronaut returned to earth with a message for other americans his age i think too often people set their lives by the calendar. Old folks have ambitions and dreams, too, like ery se. And why dont they work for them . Why dont they go for it . Dont sit on the couch some place. Thats my attitude. Reporter and glenn followed his own advice, staying politically active until the end, publicly opposing the decision to end the Space Shuttle program. President obama awarded him the medal of freedom in 2012. John glenn, has streaked s a nation bids farewell to a true hero, americans for one last time, can wish john glenn godspeed. Godspeed, john glenn. Ror spacecraft, the friendship 7 now reside here at the smithsonian air and space museum. The white house said today that journey lifted the hopes of a nation, and president elect trump, scott, called him a great pioneer. Pelley nancy cordes for us tonight. Nancy, tnkold weather turned deadly today. Blinding snowstorms caused major pileups in the midwest and Omar Villafranca is in the deep freeze. Reporter a snow squall and click roads are being blamed for the deadly pileup of mangled cars, trucks, and 18wheelers. Three people were killed and inf vehicles careened off the michigans i96, just south of lansing. 300 miles east in lake county, ohio, another pileup with as many as 50 vehicles occurre truo icy road co father east, in upstate new york, the moving system dropped nearly 17 inches of sticky, lakeeffect snow an hour north of syracuse. Roads quickly became treacherous, testing the skills of any driver who dared to get behind the wheel. North dakota residents are still cleaning up after the onetwo punch of snow and how long wind tore through the state. Icy roads were too slippery for even the toughest four boscheea ditch, but luckily. Reid, showed up to pull him back on track. Tim kunz of ace towing, started working earlier this week pulling dozens of cars and even bi roads around bismarck. The guys that are empty, its been the wind. The wind pushes the trailer off, and then they stuck. Reporter since monday, tow trucks have pulled roughly 400 stranded or damaged vehicles into this lot alone. Scott, they expect t because there is more snow and subzero temperatures in the forecast. Pelley Omar Villafranca in bismarck for us. Now, lets go to eric fisher, the chief meteorologist of our boston station, wbz. Eric, whats next . Well, scott, the remarkable thing here is that in november, we had widespread record warmth over all of north america. At the same time, we had major snow and cold across siberia and russia. Now, all that air, which was kind of cooking in the dark and the cold, is moving right up over the pole and coming right down into the same areas that were warmest last a complete 1e pattern. How could are we talking about . Low temperatures subzeros in the northern plains, the 20s in mississippi, alabama, and georgia tonight. By saturday morning, we could be seeing 20s all wait down into north florida. So freezey be needed there. At the same time, another winter thisor one right now not bringing just mountain snow, but lowland sno intthe cities of seattle and portland this evening. And, scott, as we look towards next week, another blast of cold, and might be even colder than what were seeing right now. Pelley eric fisher of the great wbz. Eric, thanks very much. Today, donald trump made another cabinet appointment that shows he is tirning america in a new direction. He is nominating a labor secretary who believes that wages are often too high. This comes a day after naming one of the e. P. A. s biggest critics the agencys new administrator. Also today, Dean Reynolds reports that president elect got into a twitter battle with a labor boss. Reporter the president elect made his second visit to ohio since his election, and while his stop in columbus involved soothing the survivors of lastee state, gettt any and all critics was still on his mind. The latest to draw mr. Trumps wrath was can chuck jones, an Indianapolis Union president who had the crust to say that mr. Trump exaggerated the number of jobs he saved last week at the carrier company. If in fact it was an oversight, you know, it was a big mistake, not knowing how many peoples livelihoods youre negotiating to keep here in this president elect claimed hed saved 1100 jobs at carrier. By the way, that numbers going to go up very substantially. Reporter as cbs news reported last week, the actual number is 800 jobs s not like bg corrected. He tweeted but jones said his members felty got their hopes up that they were going to be able to provide for their families for ahat hopd away. Reporter continuing on the workers front, mr. Trump named as his new labor secretary, andrew puzder, a fastfood chain c. E. O. And antiregulation crusader who says minimum wage is bad for business. We are not dependent on the government at our company f dont really think american businesses should be. Reporter now, in the late 1980s, Andrew Puzders thenwife alleged in Divorce Proceedings that he had physically abused her, and her attorney at the time told us physical abuse. But, scott, today, she gave cbs news an email which she said she sent to which states she made the whole thing up. Pelley dean, youve alsot the president elects reality show, the apprentice. Reporter yes, hes going to continue, executive producer of nbcs show, which will hit the airwaves again next month. Its not known how much he will be paid for this or what it will on the payroll of a tv show. Scott. Pelley dean reyn, syria, tho has become a rout. Government sporses backed by russia have retaken threequarters of the territory held by rebels. Today, one local politician warned that 150,000 civilians face extermination if they arent given safe passage out. Debora patta is in aleppo. Reporter sevenyearold abdul ghani tarab was eating lunch when a shell hit his home two weeks ago. Shrapnel tore through his body as syrian and russian bombs continued to rain down. His parents told us there was only one very basic makeshift it wasnt equipped to help their son. I felt dead inside. Im his father, he said, and i was helpless. He would moan and call for help, his mother told us. It took two weeks to get tarab out of eastern aleppotao after being systematically targeted by Syrian Military strikes, there are no longer ans of the city. Medical supplies are all but gone. Doctors and nurses under immense pressure to save as many lives as they possibly can. Often they cannot. Overnight, evacuated from aleppd city tsitionheld east, but there are still thousands of civilians trapped inside, in need of Urgent Medical attention, the kind thae governmentcontrolled west. Tarab begs for water, but he cant have any. He is finally about to get lifesaving surgery, something he couldnt get until now. Since the russian announcement that the syrians have stopped military operations in eastern aleppo to allow for civilian yo, scott, that things down but well have to see if it holds long enough for people to get out safely. Pelley debora patta in aleppo. Debora, thank you. For many who have been through wash the battle continues long after the gunso to to his best f reid has the end of their s kis reporter luis carlos montalvan, and tuesday, his d, have been inseparable for past eight before they met, army captain montalvan did two tours in purpo bronze stars. But hen body and severe case of posttraumatic stress disorder left him home. Drinking heavily to dealkn, d psychological issues. Te when he and tuesday became partners as he later told david. He he brightens my days and he calms my nights. Rn coauthored a bestseller until tuesday a retriever to saved him. He explained the title smile tv. He enables me to live my isni dont know what it is. Reporter tuesday learned more than 100 he improvised when montalvan of showing signs of stress. Whether thats lay his head, his snout on my laptop keyboard so i cant type anymore. Reporter they toured the country together, preaching a message of hope for those struggling with p. T. S. D. Montalvan was also working on a second but last week in el paso, at just 43 years old, montalvan was found dead in his hotel room. People close to him say they were stunned to learned he had left his beloved dog with someone else for safe keeping. The cause of death is not yet official, but one thing is for sure no one will miss him more than his best friend. Okay. 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I jokingly, of course, said that i got on this project because it would probably be the nearest to heaven id ever get and i wanted to make the most of it. But my feelings are that this whole project, with regard to space, sort of stands with us now as, if you want to look at it one way, like the Wright Brothers stood at kitty hawk about 50 years ago. Three, two, one, zero, ignition. Liftoff, pilot john glenn is reporting all systems go, is giving routine reports, reading off his instruments. Roger zerog, and i feel fine. Capsule is turning around. Oh, that view is tremendous. An end of something means the beginning of Something Else, and i dont think that Something Else is going to be a a the death of the manned space program. Well, i thk years job well done, but thats just the precursor to even greater things in the future. Pelley s cbs ening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, good nig brad and angelina and apparently now its war. Name calling, bitter back and forth emails, six kids caught in the middle. Why it could get even worse. Then madonnas carpool karaoke. The moment that didnt make the final cut. What surprised you most about her . As we uncover e. T. s lost footage of her date with michael jackson. Did you kiss . Plus, we have the baywatch trailer and its abtastic. Why isnt kevin hart impressed . You know what . Its fine. Can i get a belly bump . There you go. Our night out with the stars of Office Christmas party as olivia munn dares cameron to mess with me at our e. T. Holiday bash. Ymunn sand then wal