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Presumably will come quickly. this is a very tough challenge. >> yes, it is. and the president is going -- actually is the pushing in this visit to alabama on his way to the shuttle launch in florida, but this is what presidents do and this is what people expect and demand of the president when disaster strikes here at home. they want to know that the president is focused and paying attention, that the federal government is focused and paying attention, and by the president going to get his feet...

The final flight is to be made this summer by atlantis. and that will be number 135 for the space shuttles. >> and jay, for you, as well, because youve been there since every shuttle mission from the beginning. whats this like for you personally? >> well, its getting to be a sad time. on so many fronts. i think the main reason is that once the last shuttle flies, another 128 people will be losing their jobs. and thats sad, because i have a lot of friends that have, you know -- even family and al...

A remarkable recovery, as we saw in this video when she climbed the steps of this airplane on her own yesterday. jay, this is an emotional day on so many levels. give me a sense of what youre expecting for tomorrow. >> well, right now, contessa, the countdown is on schedule. this will be the next to last mission, and ive just found out what is happening behind us here, about three miles on the ocean. its what they call the astronauts beach house. the families and the astronauts that will fly tom...

Confirmations. its very likely that unless theres something that we dont know, that this is going to be pretty much accepted by the hill. theyre very popular figures on the hill. >> right. the comments from the moment the stories came out yesterday have all been basically positive. so hopefully for them it will be smooth sailing. >> okay. smooth sailing also for the royal couple. thats also coming up tomorrow. thanks, jonathan. we have our hats and dresses and suits and gloves ready at 4:00 a.m....

And we have our fire units on there, and fire engines and bulldozers and the like, and it is burning 1 1/2 miles from the kennedy center press site, and the winds are blowing out of the south and blowing the smoke in that direction. there are no immediate threat to the facilities or the shuttle launch at this point. >> can you describe what you are seeing there, and is it getting larger and who is fighting this? >> the firefighters are employees of the u.s. fish and wildlife service stationed he...

And it is near the press site and near the countdown clock which we have seen in other pictures and we have seen the hazy smoke around the countdown clock, and even though we have mentioned that the firet is at the kennedy space center, there is no danger to the shuttle. and we spoke with dorn a moment ago from the firefighter national wildlife ref unisuge service, and he told us it was not moving toward "endeavour" and the facilities and he said it was moving more toward the press area where no...

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>> atia, thank you very much for the latest on what happened there. i want to bring our audience breaking news. theres a fire spotted at the kennedy space center in florida. its in a large unhabited area south of press mound, surrounding marshlands there. the florida fish and wildlife along that area actively working to put this fire out. this is the information we have right now. the space shuttle is scheduled to launch from near there at 3:47 eastern time friday. were getting some informatio...

Committee. >> tomorrow? >> yes. ill stop by in iowa on my way home and that might lead to the next decision. >> paul is expected to make the final decision to run within the next month. it would mark his third run for the white house. pauls decision comes as one-time hopeful mississippi governor haley barbour announced yesterday hes bowing out of the 20 12 race. in a statement yesterday barbour defended his decision saying a candidate for president today is embracing a ten-year commitment to an ...

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