Good evening and we begin tonight with Severe Weather on boast coasts. First, the growing emergency in california. The raging fire exploding in size. The white house now keeping careful watch. And look at this. What appears to be tornadoes of fire there in the middle of the wall of flames. The fire actually jumping a highway. Tonight, more than 10,000 firefighters now deployed across california. The air force helping in the fight. At least two dozen homes burned to the ground. Thousands of families on the move at this hour. We are also following the Severe Weather here in the east. Time lapse out of boston today. The dark storm clouds moving in. And this afternoon, a microburst confirmed in the deadly circus tent collapse. We have it with Clayton Sandell on the front lines. Reporter tonight, the 100squaremile rocky fire is threatening nearly 7,000 homes. Over the past several days, what we have seen is explosive fire behavior. Reporter yesterday, the fire jumped this highway, starting
Good evening and we begin tonight with Severe Weather on boast coasts. First, the growing emergency in california. The raging fire exploding in size. The white house now keeping careful watch. And look at this. What appears to be tornadoes of fire there in the middle of the wall of flames. The fire actually jumping a highway. Tonight, more than 10,000 firefighters now deployed across california. The air force helping in the fight. At least two dozen homes burned to the ground. Thousands of families on the move at this hour. We are also following the Severe Weather here in the east. Time lapse out of boston today. The dark storm clouds moving in. And this afternoon, a microburst confirmed in the deadly circus tent collapse. We have it with Clayton Sandell on the front lines. Reporter tonight, the 100squaremile rocky fire is threatening nearly 7,000 homes. Over the past several days what we have seen is explosive fire behavior. Reporter yesterday, the fire jumped this highway, starting a
If the veterans can stand, please do so. If not these remain seating. Humorous part of the airfield artillery and that it are changed to the United States artillery, second section battery. He was there during the attack as aater ordered the ship er turned to go star and twoonze bronze stars and a purple heart survivor. The Second World War ii veteran is mr. Johnson, joining the navy at the age of 19. Inwas on the uss st. Louis pearl harbor. They were the second ship out of the harbor. From there he was transferred going to the station in San Francisco bay. Mr. Freeman johnson. Our next is harold mainer. The ship was stationed and on the at pearl harbor time of impact. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Harold mainer. Our next is Lieutenant General United States retired graduated in 1945. He separated from the army in aftereturn to serve president Harry Trumans executive order to integrate United States forces. Rise andad to the ranks. The seventh core in europe. Gentlemen, Lieutenant General.
Mr. Edward davis. [applause] our next veteran is mr. Jack maroney. Served in the United States marine corps during world war ii above the uss enterprise. He manned the antitank aircraft guns for the attack against the uss enterprise. Please and gentlemen mr. Jack maroney. Served ind seller okinawa, nagasaki, and part of the marine second division. Materved as a pharmacist second class. [applause] retired air force chief. Fficer mr. J grok junior he listed in 1940. After arriving at his first station in a wahoo, hawaii, he was assigned to the transport station of the base. Onring the explosion december 7, he raced out of the barracks making his way to the boathouse. There he helped defend an b17 to land on the tarmac a proximately 1500 yards away from his location. [applause] our next world war ii veteran ay. This ms. M her first assignment was to march in a ticker parade behind parade in her new uniform. She had intense 12 week Training Course to determine where she was needed. Serving
The smithsonian institution. To his right is dr. Eric conway, historian and former langley historian. He spent some time year before jpl, and then our last, currently with aims. And lets go to bill. Will moderate our panel and give us some great stories. Thanks, bill. [applause] bill thanks, everybody, and this is a great opportunity, what hath than 40 on years ago today and tomorrow. Happened 40 years ago today and tomorrow. Hat happened. Reason, it is really attempting to land on mars. No one has been able to do it before. Of until six attempts that point, and none of them completely successful. Were about 40 seconds of data transmission. 3 not a great success. We got to the moon in the first 20 years, but getting to mars was harder. Rooms many of you in the as i guess from the looks at things might have been involved in that project, or were younger and were not there, but it was an exciting time, reaching out to try to take a big leap in terms of understanding if there was life on