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Agree on, safeguarding the material that exists and put off some of the other issues for a later date. megyn: were watching it, were going to see what they come up out of the sum i when they take to the mics, well bring it to you. gentlemen, appreciate your insights, all the best. the astronauts made famous by a close call in space are today saying washington, we have a problem. just ahead some, real american heroes, now calling for a dramatic new effort to save our space program. plus the f...

And rick were very professional and they got it down so well fix it up tomorrow. >> what do you think is the future for americas space program now with the shuttle program ending and of course the president canceled the next program. >> its time to look back and reflect about the great things the space shuttle has brought us over the last 25 years. i think were going places. were doing a lot of interesting stuff up here. its great to be here as well. im hopeful for the future. i think the leader...

The drug operation there, which also is tribe and some cases family members. hes in a tight spot and he is showing the pressure, i believe. >> uma: do you think he is going to last? >> that is a very good question. a lot of rumors in afghanistan about that. and how it might come about. but i think for the foreseeable future, yes, he is secure in his position. >> uma: all right. major general, thank you for joining with us your insight. >> thank you. >> uma: certainly, its a fine balancing act th...

Becoming of age if you will in the space program. and were about ready to dismantle that. and we will be subject to russians who are charging us over $55 million for a seat to fly today. i believe as soon as the last shuttle touches down later this fall that number is going to increase dramatically. >> eric: some would say why should we spend the money, billions of money with the economy these days. we have already been to the moon and the administration is increasing the nasa budget, but theyre...

Coming up, americas news headquarters, apollo astronaut je gene sernin will react to the plans for the future of the space program. should be interesting. >> the last man on the moon, coming up, on earth we have itchy eyes, sneezing and coffee. the high pollen count means many folks suffering from those dreaded allergies in parts of the country were covered in snow a few weeks ago now are seeing record temperatures and trees and flowers, it is beautiful out there. but also brings messesry. is th...

>> weve been watching the live shuttle launch of discovery. its always amazing to watch this happen live. almost unbelievable in a sense. i want to bring back former astronaut tom jones for his take. tom, i know that the president is going to be down in florida. am i correct, on april 15th? and are we awaiting what he exactly will be talking about with nasa? i mean, hes made some very important decisions, most of them to cut the funding, right? >> well, back in february, gretchen, he did announc...

Opponents of doing a very good job of highlights of negatives. it costs too much, taxes so far. i shouldnt repeat them here. >> its thank you. happy sunday. >> you too. >> msnbc keeps up to speed on the all the latest political headlines throughout the day. its the place for politics. investigators in new york say they hey propane leak called a house to explode. this is all that remains in that home after it was destroyed friday night. they saw pro pony was use in the how for heat and hot wraurt...

Find a family back in febz. theyre spening the hole haul day weekend hoping to find someone with clues to their disappearance. rhode islands river is expected to be back plo its banks earlierier than expected after the worst flooding there in 200 yeers. >> the sifr is still receding. officials worry about a long, difficult cleanup due to toxic contamination from sewage and spills. nasa will have a launch tomorrow morning. on april 15 while discovery in or ba, he will visit the area to tuk ab...

Ground for us having ko covered the space program for 50 years. good morning to you, jay. >> reporter: good morning, alex. you brought it up. thats what the buzz is here, the presidents visit on april 15th. heres the situation in a shut shell, if we can bring it to you. 12.5% unemployment at the space coast. the highest in the state of florida. some estimates as high as 23,000 jobs. these are community organizations estimates. this includes not only the people working on the signer but it includ...

Autobiography, and i wanted people to know about that so i did a rap song with snoop dogg, quincy jones thought it was a good idea and then somebody said, why dont you go dance with the stars? and i said what stars? what stars? were not very close. and i said well, the hollywood stars. the people who know how to dance. i said ill give that a try as long as i can reach more people and they think about the fabulous days with our successes with the apollo program. and theyll think about our future,...