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Polynesian. western explorers brought them to europe in the united states in the 18th and 19th centuries and thats a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. now we know about the next shuttle launch. nasa reports today it will try again a week from today to launch space shuttle endeavour. they expect repairs should be finished by then. there have been three delays for this second to last scheduled shuttle mission because of scheduling and technical problems. the commander of this m...

A series of three explosions between now and mid knit. knight. the explosions suppose stod slow the rising waters around cia operative yoa illinois but completely flood some prime farmland in missouri. nasa says that there will be no shuttle launch until at least a week from tomorrow. entefs"endeavour"s final missn delayed because of a faulty on the shuttle. im ainsley earhardt. back to greta. >> greta: what about pakistan? our next guest says the united states needs to stand by that volatile co...

And tornadoes that killed more than 300 people and levelled entire neighborhoods. tonight, 800,000 homes are still without power. hardest hit, of course, tuscaloosa, alabama, where 44 people are confirmed dead. president obama toured the damage today and met with survivors. >> ive got to say, i have never seen devastation like this. it is heartbreaking. we were just talking to some residents here who were lucky enough to escape alive but have lost everything. they mentioned that their neighbors ...

Grandchildren in the process. what youre seeing here is the consequence of just a few minutes of this extraordinarily powerful storm sweeping through this community. >> the president promised to expedite federal aid to all states affected by the storms. nasa scrubbed the shuttle launch that congresswoman gabrielle giffords traveled to florida to see. a problem with the heating system delayed it by three days at least. mark kelly is the commander. the first family was there. president obama met...

Moment no doubt in my mind. i dont mind the shuttle retiring. it is probably time to retire the shuttle. we have modified it over the last 30 years, and it is still the most remarkable flying machine by mankind, but it is time to move on and go to the next step. the disturbing part is that after the next launch in the end of june here of "atlantis" that is the last shuttle launch, but we are not phasing in the next manned space vehicle the orion program, because it has been put on delay. >> what...

Is where he was before hes planning to head to watch the shuttle launch now that its been scrubbed, but that was the original plan. so, lets listen to what he had to say there in alabama. >> well, michelle and i want to express, first of all, our deepest condolences to not just the city of tuscaloosa, but the state of alabama and all the other states that have been affected by this unbelievable storm. we just took a tour, and ive got to say, ive never seen devastation like this. it is heartbreak...

Launch is coming up the end of june, end of july right now scheduled and they expect for that launch upwards of 1 million people to pack this area. its going to be quite a scene then. and will be quite a scene when "endeavour" gets off the ground as well. >> john zarrella could sell that seat he has for the final shuttle launch but guess what, he wont. well be back in touch. there was a wedding today if you were up early enough to watch. if you have were up early you have werent alone. well sh...

Days. its going to be monday now we hear, probably around 4:00 is the next window of opportunity for the space shuttle endeavor which is the second to last shuttle launch in the entire program, so really significant moments for that space program. so in thinking about the president for a moment there are new poll numbers that have come out. the poll numbers seem to be static really over the past couple of weeks. his approval rating remains at his all time low for the second w-bweek in a row. the...

Of a disappointment for the first family because this is a historic day, as youve been talking to john about all the other things surrounding this with congresswoman gabby giffords, mark kelly going up as the commander of the space shuttle. that great story behind that, also this being the second to the last shuttle launch. so, a lot of historic reasons for wanting to be here for this event. of course, that part of it wont be happening tonight, but at least the president will still be coming her...

Eastern. heres your chance to talk back about one of the big stories of the day. we are just a few hours away from the last launch of space shuttle "endeavor." after that, theres one more shuttle launch for the space program and that brings us to todays question. carol costello with more. >> im so glad you took off that hat for my sake. i think we have a hat for you. so dont worry about that. >> okay. lets talk about the space program, though, shall we? july 20th, 1969, i was a little girl bac...