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>> initially i did doubt, because i didnt have much faith in the sanford police department. so there was some doubt there. then it was passed to the state attorneys office. there was a level of doubt there. but i guess once it got to ms. corys office, i felt a little more comfortable, even though she did not give us any information that would give us -- that would lead to an arrest. she never said that to us. but i just had a good feel being it once that -- once we met with her. and i just praye...

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Supreme court and texas governor rick perry denied those appeals. and parts of denver underwater after a fast moving storm flooded streets and sank cars and stranded passengers. at least one house fire was sparked by lightning. no one was hurt. and even though lightning hit within 500 feet of the shuttle atlantis on the launch pad, nasa is still planning to go forward with the shuttles final liftoff this morning at 11:26. a panel of engineers is looking for any damage. fueling has been under way...

Actually lift off today. the weather, 70% chance of a no-go because of showers and storms. its also windy, too. the winds are 10 to 20 miles per hour gusts. maybe to 25. they dont like it too windy, either. the shuttle is a glider. theyre concerned if it ever had to do a emergency landing if it could get back to the launch pad. as far as the weather this morning, a lot of rain in the midatlantic, definitely an umbrella day from new york to d.c., baltimore, philadelphia, around richmond, too. we ...

Today at cape canavaral for the final mission of the entire united states shuttle program marking the last time we will ever see this enduring symbol of american technology and know how leave the launch pad. a program which got its start on the drawing board 40 years ago. and, today, the crew of atlantis could not have done a better job according to the folks at nasa. four astronauts who are now on the way to the international space station and who, today, walked in the same footsteps as so many...

Concerns that the gear had not retracted from the launch pad. the clock froze at t minus 30 seconds. you could hear people grown. they were able to verify all the gear had, indeed, been cleared from the launch pad and about just three minutes to go in air orbit window, a successful lift-off,. >> shepard: and only four astronauts instead of the normal 6 or 7. explain why that is? >> four very experienced astronauts all with a great deal of time and space. it is different this time because there i...

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