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plymouth, massachusetts. i appreciate you calling in. can you just first talk me through what folks there on the ground in huntington beach, what the situation is what they need to do? >> i think the first thing is that you have to assess whether or not this is an animal that is in need of human intervention or not. and so, you know, from what ive seen, theres a pod swimming somewhat freely and then this one particular animal thats a little bit away and stranded. here normally if we ha...

That were enjoying in washington today. gregg: boy, listen, new yorkers are very excited about getting the enterprise. it was actually a test shuttle. >> reporter: right. gregg: as we look at discovery, a lot of people may be wondering wait a minute, why doesnt just the shuttle fly into washington, d.c. by itself? the answer is doesnt have conventional engines, when it enters earths atmosphere in space it is gliding without any engines. commanders have often said, it is kind of like trying to gu...

colombia. >> we let the boss down because nobody is talking about what went on in colombia other than this incident. >> that is true. the secret service now yanking security clearances for several agents accused of bringing prostitutes to a hotel before the president arrived. a new fallout from the scandal ahead. >> and a new legal move by george zimmermans attorney. trayvon martins accused killer asking for a different judge. plus, new concerns for zimmermans safety. and watch out. ...

head matchup with mibarack obam. kim jong-uns first speech in public. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." it can be a politicians worst enemy as politicians from ronald reagan to barack obama have learned the hard way. now a would be president is having his own open mike moment, mitt romney speaking candidly at a public fund-raiser about eliminating tax deductions and other loopholes. jim, tell our viewers whats going on. >> this is sort of an open mike moment, even thoug...

palestinian territories with isra israel. 1,027 israeli -- palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails will be swapped for just one israeli soldier, gilad shalit, arrested in gaza five years ago. a lot of anticipation, excitement here in gaza for that to take place, in israel a lot of concern that too much of was given away for the release of just one man, brooke. >> when do we know yet we can expect the exchange to take place? >> reporter: theyre keeping those details very much under ...

good morning, christine. its mont, october 17th. ali is off, carol is on assignment, and im alina cho. this car crash, our hearts go out to the family of dan wheldon. well speak to say the a lot of about this. >> heart broken fans and drivers this morning. the tragedy on the track. indycar champion dan wheldon died in one of the worst crashes the sport has ever seen yesterday in las vegas. indycar going into the off-season how fragile life can be and how dangerous their sport is. some ...

The storm guys. get ready for some big changes once again in your forecast and enjoy those warm weather in the south as we stay a bit coolish across the northeast and the northwest. >> all right. jacqui jeras, thank you. nasa has selected retirement homes, i guess you could call them, for four of the remaining shut orbiters. these are huge, sought-after for various museums around the country. what a draw, the shuttle program we know is shutting down this summer and more than 20 facilities were...

The commercial at the kennedy space center there singing some "ride sally ride" and sally being the first female up in space, but sorry to embarrass you, john. it is a bittersweet day, but tell us which shuttle is going where? >> well, "enterprise" which is a test shuttle is at the smithsonian. that will go to new york. and from new york at the intrepid museum. what happens then is that "discovery" will go to the smithsonian. "endeavour" is going out to california, to los angeles, and "atlantis"...