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Welded down to the deck and that is actually the foundation of an air-supported structure. this air-supported structure will completely seal her in and she will be protected in that. jenna: you have all the other planes, theyre exposed to elements. why cant you have the shuttle outside? >> the shuttle is too fragile. this is really now a national treasure. jenna: the intrepid has such an interesting history with the space program. what can you tell us about that? >> most people dont realize that...

assault. troops are surrounding the city. at least 30 people are reported killed today. saudi arabia has drafted a formal condemnation saying the government there is violating human rights and the u.s. ambassador to syria directly blames the syrian military for killing hundreds. here now is ivan watson. >> reporter: residents of the besieged city of homs a woke once again at dawn on saturday morning to another day of sustained bombardment. that is routine. a deadly routine they have li...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com we begin with the white house riri treat on a major healthcare policy battle with huge political implications. no longer will religious schools and charities be required to provide free birth control to their employees. if they dont the insurance company will have to provide that coverage. the president says its a win/win. >> this is an issue where people of goodwill on both sides of the debate have been sorting through some very complicated ques...

administration could put out a compromise for catholics today. dan lothian is at the white house. dan, what exactly are you hearing? >> reporter: thats right, im hearing that a compromise or an accommodation as they like to call it here, im hearing this from a senior administration official, will likely be announced today. were trying to get more details but it will likely be some kind of a balance whereby women do have access to contraceptive coverage but on the other hand you will ha...

exclusive interview with the arab league secretary general. youre in "the situation room." newt gingrich may give it as the gift that keeps on giving. were talking about the remark romney made right here on cnn thats gone viral that hes not concerned about the very poor because they have a safety net. rather, hes concerned about the middle class. newt gingrich is making the most of it as he and rochl any cmney in nevada. joe, whats the latest on this latest round between newt gingric...

Folks. stand up, greg. stand up, anthony. wheres anthony? good. that was a great evening, thank you. this afternoon im pleased to announce that the united states will name the combat ship 30 the u.s.s. canberra in honor of crews fighting alongside the u.s. navy during world war ii. our secretary of the navy has chosen maurice pane to be her sponsor. i know that the u.s.s. canberra will be a worthy successor to both her australian name sake and her american predecessor, the former navy baltimore ...

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