estimated 5,000 people coming to this memorial to share their grief together, this large remoirl. this is a prayer vigil and just over the last hour, it looks as though not only has the lawn completely been filled and the police told us earlier that would be 5,000 people, but even more, an overflow crowd. it s certainly a huge audience out here. it s going to be a very moving tribute, chris, when it does get under we. in the background as we re hearing is joyful music that s coming from a local church group from the baptist church here. we are waiting for the president of the united states who s surely at an emotional couple of hours spending time with these families, hearing their deeply personal stories and just giving them the comfort he can and now with his message to the nation, from the university of colorado hospital, let s go to the president of the united states when s approaching the podium to
procession. even if you re not as sappy as space as i am, it s a different kind ov moving to see how much this means to so many people. this is footage of the people that lined up in florida this morning near the space center in florida to watch it leave there for the last time. those people live by the space center. maybe you expect them to love it. these folks turned out in washington, d.c. the washington post did some great reporting on this talking to people who had driven to washington from places as far away as michigan. people have taken the morning off of work, people pulled their kids out of school. there s a parking lot where people realized they could park to watch. every single parking space of the 2,000 was full today. there was an overflow crowd camped out along route 28 leading up to the airport.
even if you re not as sappy as space as i am, it s a different kind of moving to see how much this means to so many people. this is footage of the people that lined up in florida this morning near the space center in florida to watch it leave there for the last time. those people live by the space center. maybe you expect them to love it. these folks turned out in washington, d.c. the washington post did some great reporting on this talking to people who had driven to washington from places as far away as michigan. people have taken the morning off of work, people pulled their kids out of school. there s a parking lot where people realized they could park to watch. every single parking space of the 2,000 was full today. there was an overflow crowd camped out along route 28 leading up to the airport. people were watching throughout the downtown washington area on capitol hill.
president obama was heard saying this. this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russia strongly opposes this system. so is the president saying i can t be seen catering to russian demands during an election year so wait until i m re-elected and i ll have more flexibility then? he may have decided it s not a good idea but if that s true it would still be a change. here the president is on the missile defense system in september, 2009. it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost effective and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the u.s. homeland against long-range ballistic missile threats and ensures and enhances the protection of all our nato ally allies allies. now, even if the president s views on
report, zimmerman claims that he was attacked and beaten by martin before the shooting. and witness accounts corroborate that account too. happening right now, a deadly wildfire in colorado. take a look at these pictures. strong winds are fueling all of those flames. at least a handful of homes burned to the ground. that s jefferson county. evacuations have been ordered for nearly 1,000 homes. researchers report that deepwater horizon oil spill caused a lot of damage to coral formations. scientists spotted one coral colony covered in what they call black couple seven miles from the scene of that gusher. president obama caught in an awkward open mike moment. this is my election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. the president is trying to make light of that moment but his republican rivals are not laughing. the highest court in the land will be getting to the heart of the healt