that's just s crazy.or >> repter: kathy hackshaw is excited to see a pjection of e apollo 11 launch. >> it looks like the rocket's just literally rig in front of us. >> reporter: on the washington monument. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: she tries to stay coo >> it's a hot night. >> reporter: a historic night honoring the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. >> 50 yearsago i was in florida for the 50th -- or the start of the apollo 11. saturn 5 launch. >> reporter: she's the 9-year-old in this 1969 photo wearing the blue hat, watchi the launch with her mom and two sisters near cape canaveral. kathy says it wasn't as hot as it isnonight. >> i think this is hotter. >> re lrter: it feelse 97 degrees. ople in d.c., maryland, and virginia swim, andto they have take breaks playing tennis and riding bikes. >> it's just really hot, rlly exhausting. >> reporter: alicia edward a big bottle of h20 at an outdoor restaurant. >> water helps me stay hydrated and just -- i feel good. >> this is really intense.r: >> reportelivia loomis feels good drinking iced coffee. becauset has to be iced it