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You take such warnings seriously. and should you wonder why so many are missing, presumed dead, when the town had 30 minutes warning between quake and tsunami, the answer is in the terrain. hemmed into a steep valley north, south and west, the one road out was quickly jammed as the 40-foot wave began coming in. >> thats alex thompson of britains channel 4 reporting from minamisanriku, japan. real fear over the potential for a nuclear meltdown in japan and renewed battle at home over the safety...

Drergation of mr. sheens rights. losing zifl, bye. calls the allegations completely false. number five, three big east conference officials dropping their conference tournament. dropping right out of it after blowing two or three calls at the end of yesterdays rutgers saint johns game. number four spokesman for gabby giffords says she will indeed attend her husbands shuttle launch of endeavour. set commander. number three the italian prime minister silvio enter list columbus scone making first p...

Tsunami warning at this hour. well be following that throughout the morning. >> of course, mika, there is a concern, a state of emergency being issued and also a concern at that nuclear power plant. theyre trying to figure out whether the cooling system worked effectively or not. >> lets get a look at the morning papers now. st. petersburg times, next in line. it could reduce the benefits of all state workers. and "the new york times," good news here, mika. congresswoman gabrielle giffords is ...

>> heres whats happening. in libya, government forces used tanks and artilleries to push rebels out of a strategic oil port. meanwhile in saudi arabia, one person was hurt when soldiers fired over the heads of protesters demanding the release of political prisoners. in wisconsin, a bill was passed to strip the states workers of collective bargaining rights. and sheen is suing warner brothers for the loss of pay to him and his crew. even finally, a spokesperson said congresswoman gabrielle giffor...

Associates all across the country. we are told they allegedly have ties to mexican drug cartels. this whole operation took three months. the suspects are said to be involved in a laundry list of crimes, including human trafficking and identity theft. frightening view near cleveland. look at all of that water. flash flooding in several neighborhoods down from the gates mill dam which burst just yesterday. the chagrin river is already out of its banks, and officials are predicting all that flood...

>> all right. so obviously thats a combination of "discovery." the first one took off august 30th, 1984. everyone who said 184 you were right. at the time it was the third operational shuttle and today it is the oldest one in service. now look at this. in honor of nasas shuttle program winding down cnn has condensed every shuttle launch, all 132 of them into 132 seconds. you can watch all of it at cnn.com. beautiful sight. just want to update you on the top stories before we get out of there. ...

Month. >> portions of the patriot act extended with three provisions until may 27 including the ability to access business records, conduct wiretaps, and monitor individual terrorists. the senate works next year on a three-year extension. >> the "discovery" will get a wake-up call in 45 minutes before meeting with the international space station later today. the shuttle will do a back flip before docking to check for any sign of launch damage or to showoff. and, talk about the great view, this v...

>> 84. >> august 30, 1984. at the time the third operational shuttle. today, its the oldest one in service. now take a look at this, in honor of nasas shuttle program winding down, cnn has condensed every shuttle launch, all 132, into 132 seconds. how cool is that? you can watch all of them at cnn.com. isnt that cool? >> it is. but you know, i wonder if, over the years, after that happening, 132 times if we have become desensitized to it and dont realize what an amazing and incredible endeavor i...

"discovery" is scheduled to blast off its final mission this afternoon. when did shuttle "discovery" embark on the first voyage? august 30, 1984. at the time it was the third operational shuttle. today its the oldest one in service. take a look at this. in honor of the shuttle program winding down, cnn has condensed every shuttle launch, 132 of them, into 132 seconds. you can watch all of them at cnn.com. well shes determined, outspoken and shes just 5 years old. watch our random moment of t...

Images few can forget. but some americans were too young to remember. >> we were going home because planes hit the world trade center. at that point i really didnt understand what was going on so it wasnt that big of a deal to me. okay. someone hit a building. >> a lot of them were 6, 7 years old when this happened. so, the memory may be vague. >> shepard: thats why students training to become first responders are now getting a firsthand look at ground zero itself and a new appreciation for thei...