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>> president obama is wrapping up a meeting with general petraeus as the u.s. gets ready to begin withdrawing troops from afghanistan this summer. fighting is expected to get worse in the coming months as the taliban moves to break freshly-trained afghan troops in place. today 36 people, including 5 children, were killed in a suicide bombing at a military recruitment center in the northern city of kindu. the surge of u.s. military forces are concentrated in southern and western afghanistan. to...

Decades. the suspension on the eve of lent, the 40-day holy period for the christian faith. the archdiocese will alert families of the parishes where the priests served today. governor pat quinn expected to sign a law abolishing the death penalty, 11 years after former governor ryan placed a moratorium on executions in the state. if signed it would take effect july the 1st making illinois the 16th state without capital punishment. we are awaiting the landing of the last shuttle flight for "d...

African-american, bernard harris flew on the "discovery" and jake garn also flew on the "discovery." joining us live from the kennedy space center in florida is john zarrella. not his first launch. john, i hear you have bill nye the science guy with you there, as well. >> yeah, i do. im bringing bill in in just a second. right now, the crew is getting on board. i think thats a live picture from inside the shuttle "discovery." i believe thats steve lindsey, the commander who has just not gotten s...

The grand daddy of the shuttle flight, the shuttle fleet is going to be retired. you know, when its reached its peak, its just become mature built for 100 missions, 39 missions going to put it out to pasture. it doesnt make sense to me. >> neil: you have been arguing we have given up on something we have conquered as well, that is space. it still sticks in your crawl, huh? can you hear me, gene. >> can i hear you, okay. >> neil: you are angry that were bowing out of space when others are picking...

Crackdown on demonstrators. the first response since the egypt protests as thousands packed the square in cairo for celebrations. a man believed the number two man of al qaeda announced the ousted government of hosni mubarak for corruption and blamed the west for imposing secular law. egypt is now letting iranian navy ships use the suez canal. >> and "discovery" is now scheduled for thursday, blasting off, whether permitting, the launch was delayed because of repairs. the crew will deliver spare...

Of people think, boy, if she were able to run, she would be a strong democratic candidate. >> well, gabby was a potentially strong candidate for the united states senate before the tragedy and she would be when she comes back, but right now, shes absolutely concentrating on getting better, on her recovery, on coming back full strength, and the talk about the possibility of running for the u.s. senate, its the same kind of buzz that anyone whos a viable candidate in their own state, the buzz is n...

Joe? >> astronaut mark kelly, husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords, said today he will command nasas upcoming shuttle flight in april. kelly said his wifes extraordinary progress since she was shot in the head a month ago was a key factor in his decision giffords is undergoing intensive rehab in houston. a disappointing jobs report. the economy added just 36,000 jobs in january, short of expectations. meantime, the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9%. heading into super bowl sun...

>> jill dougherty, thank you very much. for many folks here, even getting to the airport is a concern, just trying to figure out how to avoid checkpoints that might be manned by hostile forces. lets get a quick check with joe johns. joe? >> astronaut mark kelly, husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords, said today he will command nasas shuttle flight in april. he said his wifes extraordinary recovery was a key factor in the decision. the economy added just 36,000 jobs in january, short of e...

On monday for the launch on april 19th. its the next to last shuttle flight. take a look at this. its going to teach you to watch where you are going. a 10-year-old boy in italy learned that the hard way. he was so engrossed playing a handheld game he fell off the tracks. there was no inbound train, lucky for him. a quick-thinking policeman quickly pulled him to safety. wow. no good deed goes unnoticed. the owner of a pick up truck found a soft spot in the ice and he went in. he was able to ...

>> astronaut mark kelly, husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords, said today he will command nasas shuttle flight in april. he said his wifes extraordinary recovery was a key factor in the decision. the economy added just 36,000 jobs in january, short of expectations. meantime, the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9%. heading into super bowl sunday weekend. sheets of ice and snow sliding off cowboys stadium caused minor injuries to several people. a deep freeze across texas is caus...