on the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing today s washington journal in conjunction with american history tv will focus on this historic event and its influence on modern spaceflight. for the next three hours we are live from the national air and space museum where we will talk about apollo 11 with historian command michael: and you. you can let us know our impressions if you watched the mainline. if you want to talk about the day 202-748-8000 and for all others, 202-748-8001. you can post your thoughts and impressions of the anniversary and do the same on our facebook page facebook.com/c-span. our show will be based hear from the national air and space museum. a couple of facts of the anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. it was near limestone, buzz aldrin and michael: the team for that day. for lunch for lunch took pl., july 16th at 9:32 in the morning. the moon landing on july 20 july 1969 4:17 in the afternoon. the first step at about 10:50 6 pm on july 20,
of extreme and hard won national pride as news 4 s aaron gilchrist reports it all started with a simple decree. i believe that this nation should commit itself to chieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. president john f. kennedy in 1961 setting this country off on a very clear, very bold mission, and launching the apollo program. more than a decade of lunar exploration, a $20 billion, 400,000 person investment in winning the space race. the center piece of the program, apollo 11. on july 16th 1969 nasa astronauts neil armstrong, michael collins auzz aldrin made their way to launch pad 39 a at the kennedy space center, destined for greatness. three, two, one. crowds in awe, force in rumble of a rocket carrying apollo 11 took their breaths away. four days later a manmade history on the moon. the eagle has landed. rocket tranilitish we copy you on thero gd. you ve got a bunch of guys about to tur
al hhe t the w californian found alive after fourays lost in the woods reunites with her family overnight and shares a dramatic story behinder disappearance. right away, we ran into trouble. this morning, she ll join us live to tell us how she survived. those stories, plus confronted in court. two accusers come face-to-face with sex offender jeffrey epstein. don t even think about it. the military s stern warning over a viral campaignag encourg people to storm the secret area 51. and moonshot. the apollo 11 mission changed the course of history, and we re celebrating its historic launch 50 years ago with an inside look t what made neil armstrong s one giant leap possible, today, tuesday, july 16th, 20. from nbc news, this is today, with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. morning, everybody. welcome to today. on a o have you with us tuesday morning. willie, good to have you here. thinking about 50 years ago, how people
going up, temperatures soar with the summer s most dangerous heat wave set to expand across much of the country today. how hot will it get, and how long will this last? al s got the answers. miracle in the mountains. search and rescue. the california woman found alive after four days lost in the woods reunites with her family overnight, and shares a dramatic story behind her disappearance. right away we ran into trouble. this morning she ll join us live to tell us how she survived those stories plus confronted in court. two accusers come face-to-face with sex offender jeffrey epstein. don t even think about it, the military s stern warning over a viral campaign encouraging people to storm the secret of area 51. and moon shot, the apollo 11 mission changed the course of history, and we re celebrating its historic launch 50 years ago with an inside look at what made neil armstrong s one giant leap possible, today, tuesday july 16th, 2019 announcer: from nbc ne
with the officer and the homeowner s store live because of if. dan clutching his wife who both are arrive today thanks to sergeant scott brooks who pulled them from their burning home. they were at their home in silver spring when the f re broke out around 5:00 a.m. it was a vigorous fire. reporter: sergeant brooks was driving to work on new hampshire avenue at that sametime. observed like a big funnel cloud/smoke going straight up in the sky, like black smoke. brooks called in the fire and followed the smoke to the house. he was the first to arrive. the house was fully engulfed coming from the back area with both smoke and fire. reporter: brooks didn t wait for help. went to the front door and the front door was locked. reporter: meanwhile inside them burning the couple were trying to get out. my wife jumped up the wall s on fire so i jumped out of bed and started making my way towards the door. reporter: that s when sergeant brooks decid to kick in the