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Traveled space shuttle. the president announcing that in his view, the law defining marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional. critics call the move a "truly shocking extra constitutional power grab." and even supporters admit this move will certainly result in bans on same-sex marriage being declared unconstitutional. president of gotham ghost writers. jonathan turley, a left-leaning lawyer is the one that came out with that saying, look, this decision means, "it will almost certainly result in bans on same-sex marriage being declared unconstitutional." and the president has d...

Phil. >> reporter: spectacular weather, 90 percent chance of no problem at all as far as the weather and nasa is not filing any technical issues, so everything looks very good here for discovery on its final 39th trip into space. take a live look at -- a live look, you can see the crew sealing the hatch, all six astronauts are inside, the close-out crew will evacuate launchpad 39a and at the base, you have the right stuff walk, that classive -- classic shot of all six astronauts in the jumpsuits as make their way to the platform to go up. discovery had been nasa's work horse, no other spaceshi...

4:50 eastern. "discovery" will head to the international space station carrying a crew of six, and a robot. this will be the 39th flight of nasa's oldest surviving shuttle. it has since logged 143 million miles. which politicalç story wil be making headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor, chris cillizza joining us now. what are you looking at tomorrow? there is a lot happening in wisconsin. tomorrow's a deadline to refinance their debt. no sign that the senators are coming back to town. >> we could nickname this not what's happening in the next 24 but what's going on in wisconsin...

Earthquake-ravaged city of christchurch, desperately trying to find survivors in the rubble. at least 65 people are confirmed dead, the number expected to rise. stay with cnn for updates throughout the day. and authorities in st. petersburg, florida, shut down roads and some schools today as investigators search for the man who shot and killed a police officer late monday night. according to police, officer david crawford is the third st. petersburg officer killed in shootings in the last 28 days. the 46-year-old officer had a wife and a 24-year-old daughter. start your countdown. earlier ...

Public employees. ohio's governor says it needs to save money. opponents argue it is a bid to hurt unions. in wisconsin republican governor scott walker is standing firm on his effort to make public employees pay more for their benefits and weaken their collective bargaining rights. he blames unions for squandering state cofers. opponents say his real aim is to bust unions. it's looking good for shuttle "discovery's" last voyage to space. after nearly a four-month delay nasa officials today said the countdown for thursday's launch is going well. "discovery" will make a return trip to the i...