2027488901. Send us a tweet at cspan history or join us on facebook at facebook. Com cspanhistory. As we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. And an example of the evolution of americas Space Shuttle program. And joining us again is valerie neal. We saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. You are the curator, the chair of the Space History Department here at the museum. And lets talk about the shuttle program. No other country had Something Like that. Well, briefly, the soviet union did. They built a craft called buran that mimicked our Space Shuttle. But it was several years later. They flew one test flight and then retired it. They didnt really have a need for a shuttle craft. But they were very worried about what we might use ours for. And they thought they should have one too, just in case. But really, in the annals of space history, the u. S. Space shuttle is unique. Its the only operational
And good Tuesday Morning to you. Im diane macedo. And im gio benitez in for kendis gibson. We begin with president elect Donald Trumps cabinet picks back in the spotlight. Confirmation hearings get under way for betsy devos, his pick for education secretary and congressman ryan zinke. Meanwhile, the inauguration boycott is picking up steam led by john lewis. At least 35 lawmakers are planning to sit out and lana zak has the latest. Reporter in just three days donald trump will become the 45th president of the United States. And as the Nations Capital prepares for the inauguration and the 400,000 expected protesters, a new protest is growing among democratic lawmakers. I will not be going. People have not forgotten that he attacked a mexicanamerican judge, that he attacked a gold star family and now a civil rights icon. I cannot pretend that this is a normal transition of power. Reporter abc news has identified more than three dozen members of congress who say they will be boycotting mr
And im gio benitez in for kendis gibson. We begin with president elect Donald Trumps cabinet picks back in the spotlight. Confirmation hearings get under way for betsy devos, his pick for education secretary and congressman ryan zinke. Meanwhile, the inauguration boycott is picking up steam led by john lewis. At least 35 lawmakers are planning to sit out and lana zak has the latest. Reporter in just three days donald trump will become the 45th president of the United States. And as the Nations Capital prepares for the inauguration and the 400,000 expected protesters, a new protest is growing among democratic lawmakers. I will not be going. People have not forgotten that he attacked a mexicanamerican judge, that he attacked a gold star family and now a civil rights icon. I cannot pretend that this is a normal transition of power. Reporter abc news has identified more than three dozen members of congress who say they will be boycotting mr. Trumps inauguration. Nothing has changed since t
And im gio benitez in for kendis gibson. We begin with president elect Donald Trumps cabinet picks back in the spotlight. Confirmation hearings get under way for betsy devos, his pick for education secretary and congressman ryan zinke. Meanwhile, the inauguration boycott is picking up steam led by john lewis. At least 35 lawmakers are planning to sit out and lana zak has the latest. Reporter in just three days donald trump will become the 45th president of the United States. And as the Nations Capital prepares for the inauguration and the 400,000 expected protesters, a new protest is growing among democratic lawmakers. I will not be going. People have not forgotten that he attacked a mexicanamerican judge, that he attacked a gold star family and now a civil rights icon. I cannot pretend that this is a normal transition of power. Reporter abc news has identified more than three dozen members of congress who say they will be boycotting mr. Trumps inauguration. Nothing has changed since t
Meanwhile, another warm day. Average high for this time of year is in the low 50s. Right now we are going to get right over to the brushfire happening right now. It burned a pretty significant distance. It burned about 3 miles wide and a quarter mile deep. There are still hotspots flaming up. You can also see the line of where the brush burned black and where it didnt. 128 and wayne would is where it stard. s spread more than 300 acres. High winds of up to 20 Miles Per Hour marked ascension, helped push the fire even further out. The firefighters now have a contained. They are still investigating the cause. The Brighton Fire Department said they have been hoping for rain every day this week. The dryness is not helping put out fires much more quickly. While they dont know the cause, they are investigating this as an intentional fire. Thankfully no one was hurt. No animals were lost. But to unused sheds burned to the ground. The Denver Broncos stumbled, then finish with a forage in new o