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Disturbs nasa workers. >> we have always been leaders in space. if you are not flying, it is hard for me to believe you can be the leaders. i think we are going to lose that. its disappointing. >> reporter: kiran, there is a great deal of pride here when you talk to the mechanics, the technicians, the folks who sweep the floors. they feel like they are part of something bigger here, that is what we are hearing, the sense of loss. white house officials would respond and hear the president make th...

President obama launching a new government effort to crack down on safety violations at mines across the nation. this comes on the heels of the devastating accident in west virginia that left 29 miners dead. >> we owe them an assurance that when they go to work every day, when they enter that dark mine, they are not alone. they ought to know that behind them, there is a company thats doing what it takes to protect them and a government that is looking out for their safety. >> in addition to prev...

Atmosphere. this video comes from a police dash camera in elma, iowa. thousands of people reported seeing this fireball. the faa says it was from a meteor shower that was visible last night in illinois, iowa and minnesota. cool. you can now listen to msnbc 24/7 on satellite radio from "morning joe" to "primetime" with keith, rachel and chris. the best political analysis anywhere. tune in. that does it for me. im monica novotny. thanks for watching. tamron hall picks up next. shell be talking...

Allegations of cheating on both sides, she with the baseball coach of their son, 29-year-old actor from florida, and he with her younger sister. so -- >> okay. >> the thing is going to get uglier before it gets better. >> thank you. for the very latest entertainment news logon to scoop.msnbc.com and check out courtneys column and what she is talking about every day. any minute now president obama will reveal his vision for americas space program and its workers. well bring you the president li...

Been part of that generation so inspired by the space program. 1961 was the year of my birth, the year that kennedy made his announcement. one of my earliest memories is sitting on my grandfathers shoulders, waving a flag as astronauts arrived in hawaii. for me, the space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to be an american. reaching for new heights, stretching beyond what previously did not seem possible. so as president i believe space exploration is not a luxury, i...

And i think he turned that around today, if people will listen to the specifics of what he said, and he did it in a very eloquent and visionary way. >> what are we getting out of space travel? a lot of my producers and people i work with here have asked me the big question, we go up, we come back. its not a joke, when i was single, ive got to tell you, i drank a lot of tang. i could make tang. i could make instant coffee. besides tang, what have we gotten out of the space program, for us, here o...

I cant get the word out. do not have continuation of the space program. im a little disturbed right now. i just found out some disturbing news. the president came down here in his campaign and told these 15,000 workers here at the space center that if they would vote for him, that he would protect their jobs. 9,000 of them are about to lose their job. he is speaking before 200 extra people here today only. its invitation only. he has not invited a single space worker from this space port pto att...

Suspects. some of nasas biggest names are split over where president obama is steering the space program. hell announce his full version for nasa tomorrow. we already know hes gunning a program to spend them back to the moon. three apollo commanders including neil armstrong called that a devastating decision. his crew mate buzz said differently. how often do you replace your light bulbs? how would you like to do it once every 17 years? that guy sitting there is going to tell you how you can ...

Work for a few more years. im not really ready to retire, so ill probably have to leave the area and look for employment somewhere else in the country. its been many years since i wrote a resume, so the resume world out there is totally different. so i have to go look at writing a new resume to the current standards. well continue to follow this space story in the next hour and extensively tomorrow when president obama goes to talk to space workers about the space program. help for strugglin...

A string of aftershocks followed overnight. john vas is traveling to the quake zone with the latest. the first astronaut to set foot on the moon, neil armstrong saying americas space program is about to head on a downhill slide to mediocrity. >> first, its a happening ending to tell you about. an 11-year-old girl disappeared last friday in a florida swamp full of alligators and snakes. 11-year-old nadia bloom was discovered yesterday. she was found by a family friend about a half mile from her...