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Parents. but a surprising fact that is not the case in many other countries. more than 80% of those children, and this is according to the united nations childrens fund, more than 80% of them do have a parent that is still alive but the state has separated them from their parent due to a wide range of social reasons. >> boy, i just feel bad for all of these kids, the kid on the plane, all those kids still in russia without parents taking care of them. thank you. well continue to follow this stor...

Improvised a safe return to earth. the 40th anniversary of a apollo 13 prompts a reunion in chicago. the stove apollo 13 is an incredible. a mission that nearly turned into a disaster. today the surviving two astronauts and the missions flight director were at the planetarium viewing the exhibition and recalling the memories of their voiable. >> it was an oxygen tank going out, but it took us a while to find out, when we saw the oxygen explosion, we knew that we were in deep trouble. >> reporter...

Thursday. talked to some very nervous nasa employees and contractors about the 2011 budget. that budget scraps the shuttle program and redirects resources into deep space exploration and the international space station. also, big anniversary this week. 40 years ago flight of "apollo 13" became one of the near disasters of apollo flight when an oxygen tank in the module ruptured, damaged several of the power, electrical and life support systems. nasa, a person on the ground and the crew well on...

Roll over. the magazine is urging people not to buy that particular suv until the problem has been fixed. in a statement, toyota says it is concerned about that finding and will look into it, adding, quote, the gx 460 meets or exceeds all federal government testing requirements. in west virginia, the focus shifts from recovery to investigation. early this morning crews brought out the last nine bodies of the 29 miners killed and yesterday afternoon, one week after the explosion. a memorial for...

>> shepard: crews bore it is international space station are fast asleep after completing their last spacewalk. they tightened bolts on a cool ant tank. a valve on the tank is said to be stuck. nasa says its not a big concern right now. space shuttle discovery set to return next week. only three schultz are scheduled. >> today marks 40 years since one of the most terrifying moments in history. the apollo 13 mission cut short after an explosion crippled the ship. the crew returned home using a

So you feel pretty lousy, but it does not affect what you have to do. >> reporter: back at mission control in houston the flight directors were coming up with a variety of solutions to bring the astronauts home. one was trying to rig a carbon dioxide chip. we used the covers off a checklist. we used an old sock and a lot of duct tape. >> reporter: eventually the crew was able to restart the command mod sxul return safely to earth. the ron howard move apollo 13 gives a scientifically accurate acc...

Police department came out from underneath a years long civil rights investigation by the department of justice. and they just came out from underneath of it. theyve been cleared by the d.o.j. and it changed policies and procedures. now this happens. >> shepard: paul wagner, reporter from fox 5 from maryland, d.c. paul mentioned theyre holding a news conference. well update on theed the facts as theyre presented. >> this began like any other space mission until this happened. >> no worries. hous...

Our security chief. its been 40 years since apollo 13. you didnt see the original. maybe you saw the tom hanks movie it was the moon mission that turned a potential disaster into one of the greatest rescue stories in history. the two surviving astronauts from that mission are now speak out about president obamas plan to pull the plug on our manned a space the flight program. jim lovell calling on congress to block the presidents proposal. >> it may look like part rock concert, political rally or...

Alan colmes has some thoughts. almost 40 years ago they sent back the unforgettable message. "houston, when have a problem." now the astronauts of apollo 13 are issuing a brand-new warning. well give it to you coming up.

Issues. they sent the child back only seven months after adopting him with just a backpack and a note. always amazing were able to get these live pictures for space. what youre seeing here, i believe thats an astronauts hand youre seeing there. this is a live space walk with the astronauts from space shuttle discovery. on another note. this marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of apollo 13. i think two days after the launch had its tank ruptured. that led to the dramatic rescue made into a...