Bring binoculars and cameras of their own to the base. And there is a holiday atmosphere. While normally during these launches, work goes on on the cape to keep things on schedule, but indeed, in the Vehicle Assembly building, they have already erected apollo 12. It is ready to be rolled out as soon as apollo 11 is on its way for a launch. [beeping] mr. Crum it will be rolled out to launch within two months to me still try to meet president kennedys goal of landing on the moon in this decade. If apollo 11 goes as well as planned, they will take an extra couple of months to get a good reading on the rocks and so forth that are brought back. And then send apollo 12. We have an announcement coming from Launch Control, and jack king. This is apollo seven Launch Control. We are now less than 16 minutes away from the planned liftoff of the apollo 11 space vehicle. All is going well with the countdown at this time. The astronauts aboard the spacecraft have had a little chance to rest over the
The acting labor secretary, Naval Operations chief and commandant of the marine corps were on capitol hill this morning to brief members of the Senate Armed Service committee addressing concerns about readiness and modernization. The hearing runs about two and half hours. The fiscal year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation, as well as the sailors, marines and surveillance they lead were serving around the world today and recent months our nations senior civilian military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. The report shortfalls in readiness that our military has advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. Yet, as secretary matus testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military bases is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutions, arbitrary and inadequate caps on defense spe
Years younger. [laughter] which is one of the reasons i agreed to let them. Anyway, and they tell me that that will be uploaded to the website in about two weeks, three weeks most, and you can just search under the archives for this day for one of the names of our speakers or mill valley and you will find it. So if after this program you feel so inspired, please watch it again and also tell your friends and family all about it. Let me introduce two nights speakers. David brady i have known for a number of years, partially because my husband attended Stanford Business school where he is a professor, and i dont know that dave remembers what actually interviewed him a number of times during my own dissertation research. You remember . All right. Well, i must have done okay because he is talking to me. Okay. Dave brady is not only a very well respected professor at stanford, he sits on the faculties of the Business School and the Political Science department, runs Public Policy and is at t
Back saying septas playing games and misleading the public. But despite all this turmoil, elected leaders say a deal is close. I would like to see it get done. To get it across the goal line, we need to score. Reporter all the buss are still locked behind these gates as a number of ticketers are still on day three of this strike. The septa bus drivers say they wont go back to work until they get a fair deal. We have to take care of our families. Reporter but septa, concerned the strike could linger tells nbc 10 it will file an injunction to get them back on the job in time for election. They want us to come off of strike for one day for the election, thats out of the question, keep talking until you all get it right. Reporter one of those main sticking points of course has been the pension plan. The union says it was one of their top priorities. Yesterday septa did send in that letter saying that they offered an 8 increase to the plan. But still today, they offer no deal. And the strik
Center timing out some storms. We are 20 minutes away from the sun coming up right now. And dark icons out there, but it is getting brighter. A beautiful start to the day. 65 in boston. 4 in lawrence over to beverly. 64 in plymouth. Lower 60s in worcester and national New Hampshire. Upper 60s across the outer cape. Quiet weather but this mass of clouds and storms is going to pass through this afternoon. What you will find here, your hourbyhour forecast for boston, 8 a. M. 70 degrees lunchtime at noon, 81. Here comes the clouds. We have increasing clouds during the afternoon leading to just after 4 p. M. , the threat for thunderstorms in and around the boston area and that is where we will drop temperatures. As the rain moves in, temperatures will cool. Up ahead of the rain, 84 to 88 degrees with those gusty afternoon storms. We will time them out hour by hour coming up. Julie grauert is here with weather and traffic every ten minutes. The 6 25 from readsville have been cancelled becaus