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About calling us. our people are specifically instructed that if theyre struggling americans out there we need to work with them and so we can work through issues with you. the important thing is not to disappear from the system. >> and for more information on check out cnnmoney.com or i.gov. if you have any questions send them to us at cnn.com. >> at appreciated. see you next hour. thank you. heres what were working on, new adventures in space. president obama travels to the kennedy space cen...

Glenn beck returns in a moment, but first bret previews "special report." >> bret: coming up, tea parties around the country on tax day. a three of week cross-country tea party finishes on the national mall and we have full coverage. federal judge rules a national day of prayer is unconstitutional. join us for "special report." ♪ ♪ >> glenn: i love what president obama said about the space program. were going to put a man on an asteroid or mars, you know, some place, in 25 years or so. thats...

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Not just mining. >> all right. well, governor joe manchin i greatly appreciate it. our hearts go out to those families and the people in your state. youll have the statewide day of mourning in remembrance of those men who lost their lives. thank you, governor. >> thank you, tamron. these are wonderful people and we appreciate your support and prayers. in about an hour president obama will speak to nasa workers to explain why he has decided to end plans for americas return to the moon and make ...

Canaveral today when he talks to florida nasa workers about his new vision for the space program. nbcs tom costello is at kennedy space center, has been there all week, and what do we expect the president to say to calm everybodys nerves down there? >> reporter: in the short run, what we expect them to say is the administration is going to provide in some fashion $40 million to help alleviate the stress and the pain associated with thousands of job losses here. we also expect him to say that the...

Tough infrastructure in mission control, simulators, the training. it doesnt make sense to me. >> bret: president obama at the kennedy space center announcing increase in the nasa budget but also saying the constellation program in place will be canceled. to do that, that costs $2 billion. where are we in the space program? and what the president is talking about? were back with the panel. charles? >> we are seeing the abolition of the manned space program. when neil armstrong speaks out, that i...

A course, saying were going there, were going first to an asteroid. then were going to deeper space. maybe a mars fly-by. and then eventually to the surface of mars. youve got to set the vision just like president kennedy did. and then you start working toward it. >> okay. whats this kerfuffle about the other day, why did neil armstrong take a shot at the president? whats his problem with the presidents program, as you understand it? >> you know, i dont understand it, chris. because people, his ...

Into space. under president obamas new space program, this rocket launcher sits dormant. white house officials say president bushs mission to the moon was doomed from the start. >> president bush articulated a beautiful policy back in 2004. there wasnt a follow through or follow-up. nasa lost some of the money. >> reporter: the obama administration is worried it is losing the public relations battle 48 hours before the president here. white house officials announced changes to obamas new space p...

About foreclosures? do we really not have time to talk about foreclosures? >> im always around. >> okay. >> come on, im here every day. ill come on and talk to you every day. >> ali velshi, 1:00 p.m. eastern right here in the "cnn newsroom." president obama embarks on a mission to reassure nasa workers about a future of americas space program. the president outlines his plan during a speech today at kennedy space center. white house correspondent suzanne malveaux. where is suzanne? she is ther...

In. i was saying that, you know, with all of the budgetary pressures we have, can we afford to go into space. john please stop saying nasa is expensive. the 2009 budget for the space program was $17.6 billion. compare that to the defense department at $600 billion. nasa is a bargain. how about the stunning hubbell images? >> $17.6 billion is nothing to sneeze at. it is a lot of money. i believe and have since i was this big that there is tremendous value into exploring space. it is expensive. >>...