Reporter john glenn will be remembered for his many roles in american history. He was a warrior in battle. Our first astronaut to orbit the earth. One of our most successful political leaders. He added oldest person in space to his roster of achievements. I cant help but stand here with a sense of deja vu 40yearold of deja vu. He was bo. Reporter he was born in ohio. After the japanese attacks pearl harbor, he signed up for the Aviation Cadet program and became a marine corps pilot. Long before senator john glenn landed in our nations capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. Fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. After serving in korea, glenn attended Test Pilot School at the Naval Air Test Center in maryland. Here he gained Early National recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. By the late 1950s, the u. S. Manned Space Program was just being conceived.
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Car. All we all know thats been done before. There is an overpass by the scene but vest gathers have not said whether someone deliberately dropped the dumb bell or if it fell off moving vehicle. What is clear how close the impact was to the driver. He was taken to awaiting chopper that airlifted him from the scene near mile marker six. The elderly man now being treated at Crozer Chester medical center. Crazy. I would think theres probably some somewhere around that has cameras that would pick it up. Theyll fix it out. Reporter drivers say it makes them think about the road ray dangers they have faced. Pebbles coming from mack trucks cracking the wimped shield. Following like that. Reporter makes you wonder when you drive under an overpa overpass. Well tell you in this case moments ago the new Jersey State Police sent out a tweet requesting anyone who was in the area around 7 30 when this happened to give them call if they have any information. Lucy. All right, thank you very much, dave
The story and shes live in mayfair. Walk us through everything that happened. Reporter there a lot that went into this and ill get to that, but first off, the suspect, he is inside northeast detective behind my being interviewed. Were trying to learn his name. They have not released that information yet. But i can tell you that there was a time this morning when the charges against him seemed to multiple by the minute. This is the man who police say put parts of northeast philadelphia on edge this morning. Parents tell us they were scared to send their children to school. The fear started after this man escaped from a Police Cruiser while he was handcuffed. Officers had been on his tail since before 6 00 a. M. When he krared into a police car on the boulevard and kept driving. His dark colored sedan then crashed with two more vehicles down the road at somerdale avenue. One of the victims there, an off duty state trooper. When the trooper approached the car, he fought back but police we
The powerful storms hitting california now sweeping north. In sport. Lincoln city will find out this evening who they will face in the quarterfinals of the fa cup. They are the first non league side to reach the last eight of the fa cup for over a century after knocking out Premier League Side only. Burnley. How much physical contact should a teacher have with a pupil . Well hear why psychologists believe that staff who refuse to touch pupils during everyday Classroom Activities could be harming their development. And darren has the weather. Good morning. As well as a giant snowdrop, we have springlike temperatures in the next few days but it comes with a lot of cloud. The best of the sunshine is in the east. More details little bit later. Thank you, darren. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of Prison Officers in london and South East England are getting an immediate pay increase of between three and Five Thousand pounds. Ministers have made the decision to try to boost re