We go into orbit with our old nemesis and we are reminded of what it meant to fly to the moon. You were the last human being to touch that surface. How does that make you feel . Humble. Im reporting from the Kennedy Space center complex in florida. Its hard for people my age to believe that most americans werent even alive the last time a man walked on the moon. On december 14th 1972. A number of the explorers that made that trip passed away. The rest are now in their late 70s. Some 80s but the story they tell still sounds like something out of the future, not the past. Its a story about how america with a combination of vision, hightech hightech know how and courage stepped into the unknown and achieved what almost seems as unbelievable today as it was a half century ago. It was october 4th 1957 at the height of the cold war that the soviet launched a beach ball sized satellite that orbited the earth in over an hour and a half. They tell us the World May Never be the same again. In 19
Weve been wanting to get in here for some time, because we just hear how extraordinary it is. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today as america honors slain civil rights leader dr. Martin luther king, jr. , kings oldest son met with president elect donald trump. And Vice President elect mike pence visited the king memorial in washington. But more democratic members of Congress Said they will boycott the inauguration on friday. They are angered over mr. Trumps attack on civil rights legend congressman john lewis. It all started friday when lewis said the Trump Presidency is not legitimate because russian hacking of the Democratic Party helped him get elected. Heres Major Garrett. I stood up. I spoke up. I spoke out. And i got arrested. Reporter Georgia Democratic congressman john lewis, beaten and bloodied in the Voting Rights march from selma, alabama, today marked the Martin Luther king holiday without mentioning president elect donal
King jr. Day, the very personal recordings tonight of Coretta Scott king, on her role and away from the spotlight, her one wish. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on this Martin Luther king jr. Day, and we have a lot to get to. We begin with the major winter storm across more than a dozen states. Coating highways in ice, turning driving deadly. This fiery crash after two trucks colliding on i80 in nebraska on the ice. The drivers did survive. Tonight as you can see, up to an inch of ice in oklahoma, bringing down tree limbs everywhere, and this evening, at least three reported tornadoes now. This one crossing i45 near houston. 16 states are on alert from colorado to maine. A difficult night ahead for millions traveling this holiday. Abcs alex perez is in chicago tonight. Reporter tonight, from colorado all the way to maine, residents on alert for a wintry mess. Meanwhile, the Southern Side of the storm spawning tornadoes. A big rig driver spotting this funnel cloud i
Weak, the most popular movie in america the second week running, reminders of a time we dreamed of bigger things and greater things. Gene cernan, again, the last man to walk on that surface, a look back with jon scott. You can let your imagination wander, put yourself out there 250,000 miles in space on gods front porch. Thats what it was like looking back at the earth. It is a spiritual experience. Apollo 17 captain gene cernan was the last american astronaut to walk on the earths surface. The earth moves with logic, with purpose. I can tell you there is a creator of this universe because i saw a small part of that creation and its just too beautiful to have happened by accident. Eugene andrews cernan was borne in 1934 in chicago. His dream of being a naval aviator was sown at an early age. He signed up for the naval rotc program at Purdue University and accepted into the u. S. Navy a short time graduation. The newly formed nasa announced their seven pioneer astronauts. Cernan was fas
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