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>> nasa marked three of the worst tragedies today. each occurring in the same winter week. in 1967, fire on the launch pad killed three astronauts on board apollo 1. including gus grisham, member of the original mercury program. in 1986, the shuttle acc challenger exploded killing all seven on board, including the first teacher in space. the tragedy witnessed by school children shook the nation. >> i know its hard to understand that sometimes painful things like this happen. its all part of the ...

Prevent these islamic rebels from coming downward, south, into mali. we know this group is working hand in hand, and americans -- we just woke up to the story in mali, and unfortunately yesterday was the hostage takeover in algeria. this has been brewing in the region. north africaian al qaeda elements have been growing for quite a while. we learned the mali rebels took over from a crew that overthrew the government in march of 2012. and they have been growing and spreading in the region. we kno...

Players of all times is calling it quits. ravens linebacker ray lewis will retire after the season. he went to 12 pro bowls with defensive player of the year twice. sundays playoff game against the colts will be the first time he will play since tearing his triceps months ago. hits keep on coming for red williams. the rams have fired the disgraced coach. williams was suspended indefinitely by the nfl for his role in the pay for pain bounty. the time now is 42 minutes after the top of the hour....

Kennedy space facilities. the 15,000 foot landing strip launch pad and rocket assembly building could all be yours. nasa hopes to get it all. >> what you can expect to be more expensive in 20136789 now a list of what will be cheaper this year. they have the list. heather i will be anxious to see whats on the list. >> they may not be covering costs for 2013 but there are a few product that might help you save money. video fans will be happy to know theres a new option from the market from red box...

Regret, which is a strong word from beijing. but it is unclear what measures china would accept as means of punishment of north korea. greta? >> greta: do you know why the window was extended for this launch and then they launched it? is there any explaining for that, yet? >> it could have been a measure by thome confuse and throw everything off the track. yesterday, local time, local media said that the rocket was being dismantled -- sorry, two days ago, saying it was dismantled from the launch...

Regret, which is a strong word from beijing. but it is unclear what measures china would accept as means of punishment of north korea. greta? >> greta: do you know why the window was extended for this launch and then they launched it? is there any explaining for that, yet? >> it could have been a measure by thome confuse and throw everything off the track. yesterday, local time, local media said that the rocket was being dismantled -- sorry, two days ago, saying it was dismantled from the launch...

The humanitarian crisis in north korea is classified by many people as an out right genocide. jenna: by the way, 12-12-12 are you rid i for that. >> reporter: that is the occasion why we are paired together. jenna: it finally happened. its a big story well continue to follow. john has more on north korea now. jon: gordan chang is a frequent guest of ours the author of "nuclear showdown north korea takes on the world." were you as surprised as the rest of the world seemed to be when they got the ...

>> everybody knew a lunar mission was extremely dangerous under taking. a man died on a launch pad during a dress rehearsal. they were helpless to save him. >> friday january 27, 19 # # 6 they enter conducted a preflight test. test conductors were about ready to pick up the camera the instrument showed an unexplained rise in the oxygen flow into the safety. about 6 seconds later the voice of ed white came over the intercom. >> we have a fire in the

>> everybody knew a lunar mission was extremely dangerous under taking. a man died on a launch pad during a dress rehearsal. they were helpless to save him. >> friday january 27, 19 # # 6 they enter conducted a preflight test. test conductors were about ready to pick up the camera the instrument showed an unexplained rise in the oxygen flow into the safety. about 6 seconds later the voice of ed white came over the intercom. >> we have a fire in the

Yesterday it captured the drone after it entered the airspace in the persian gulf. the u.s. says all the drones in the region are fully accounted for. bill: we have knew developments out of north korea. we talked about the story yesterday. were learning that the rogue nation just finished installing a long range rocket on its launch pad and may now be only days away from firing it. greg palkot live from london covering it there. trips to north korea. what are you hearing? >> reporter: were hear ...