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The shuttle launch. i spoke with peter corasone. what did the congresswoman tell you was going through her mind when she watched "endeavour" lift off? >> well, you know, john, when we watched the shuttle launch. it was actually a quiet moment on the roof of the center. the noise of the shuttle was very loud and we were listening to the communications between the shuttle and mission control. there werent a lot of words exchanged. after the launch was done, three or four minutes into it, people st...

Astronauts just as we all did here in astonishment as endeavour blasted off for the 25th and final time of its long storied career. there were no photos of her released. still being kept very private her recovery. her chief of staff did update us a little bit. they say she does understand sarcasm which is food because thats linguistically very complex. >> its exciting she was able to reach those goals and get here. she adores mark and supports his career. very proud of him and whole human space ...

The frontier for us to figure out more of who is at risk. >> dr. julian bailes, thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. >> youre welcome. thanks. >> if youve never seen a shuttle launch, you have one more chance. today the second to last launch ever went off successfully. and right now the shuttle endeavour is speeding toward the international space station. nbcs jay brea has more from kennedy space center. >> lift off for the final launch of endeavour. >> shuttle endeavour, cut through th...

weve got. >> plus, a global business big wig charged with attempted rape, a posh new york city hotel the location, he was naked forcing himself on a raid. were live at the courthouse where hes facing a judge right now. plus this. >> and to the people in arizona, in atlanta, georgia and atlanta, you should be ashamed of yourself. >> musician carlos santana blasting georgias new immigration law, fanning the flames in the upcoming presidential election. ill examine with cnns errol lewis. ...

the state making a decision to open the spillway and release water into some communities, burying homes in those communities to protect communities like baton rouge, new orleans, one of the extraordinary measures this state is taking. the stakes are enormous. governor jindal saying $300 million alone in crop damage, tens of millions in other property damage. there are a dozen oil refineries in flood zone. there are chemical factories, homes and businesses as well. listen to governor ji...

he is charged with trying to rape a maid in an upscale manhattan hotel. >> strauss-kahn is accused of emerging from a bathroom naked, then dragging the 32-year-old housekeeper into the bedroom of his $3,000 a night suite and attacking her. >> before his arrest strauss-kahn was considered a front runner to become frances next president. richard roth is tracking the latest developments. strauss-kahn was supposed to be arraigned last night. why was that delayed? >> this was like a night c...

>> its worse than we thought. its really worse than we thought. we thought maybe we might have water in our yard and this is going to come into our homes. this is going to take everything weve got. >> plus, a global business big wig charged with attempted rape, a posh new york city hotel the location, he was naked forcing himself on a made maid. were live at the courthouse where hes facing a judge right now. plus this. >> and to the people in arizona, in atlanta, georgia and atlanta, y...

Closely. >> we have been able to call several times a day. everything is fine on the home front. and people even near this country heard about it. and have -- and expressed their concern. many people at home are praying. we are grateful for their prayers. jamie: no discharge date has been set for the 92-year-old graham. the confidante to many presidents. bill: what a life he has lived. nasas countdown clock is ticking. we are only days away from the shuttle launch. their families including congr...

This ad. >> not enough time for a decision but plenty of time for letterman, golf, a beer summit, more golf, vacation, and a visit to copenhagen. if you think americas president must act to defend america instead of just talking about it -- >> well, heres the reality, ms. cheney. >> after you made the decision to go ahead you had this incredible weekend. you surveyed the tornado damage in alabama. >> right. >> you took your family to the shuttle launch. and this was all going on. you knew what w...

If you think americas president must act to defend america instead of just talking about it -- >> well, heres the reality, ms. cheney. >> after you made the decision to go ahead you had this incredible weekend. you surveyed the tornado damage in alabama. >> right. >> you took your family to the shuttle launch. and this was all going on. you knew what was going to happen. >> yeah, yeah. i made the decision thursday night, informed my team friday morning, and then we flew off to look at the tornad...