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To avoid prosecution. bradley burkenfeld at american working for u.b.s. was the original source of all the information about americans evading taxes. ironically, he is serving 40 months in jail for his evidents. ep though he exposed -- even though he exposed the whole matter. his lawyers just asked president obama for clemency. bret? >> bret: okay, jim. thanks. the space shuttle discovery touched down this morning in florida. that wrapped up the next to last mission for the fleet's oldest surviving ship. it will go up one more time in september, one of three more shuttle flights before the p...

Touchdown. >> reporter: the astronauts are back on earth, kyra, as you mentioned, kissing the ground after 14 days in space. you know, kyra, this was only the third time in shuttle program history that three women flew on the space shuttle. so another great achievement up there. so all seven astronauts back home now. there are only three more shuttle flights left. we have to enjoy these moments while we can. that's it. three more to go with "discovery's" touchdown here. >> we can go ahead and mention, it marks the first time four women have been up in space at one time. if we add in our japane...

They'll come in at 10:23 this morning. gretche gretchen. >> all right. we'll stay tuned and carry that live for everybody here on fox. >> sooner than you know it, we'll have to pay the russians to get into space. this is one of the last shuttle flights. >> will the russians charge us for carry-on bags? >> yes, i think a whole lot of bags. >> $45 million instead of $45. >> orly was talking about the weather. let's take a look at what's going on along the space coast. there have been some showers move through the area just to the east along the coast from orlando and not salinas. i'm talking abo...

Really, for those who are nostalgic about this, only three more shuttle flights and the program is done. >> that's it, three after this one. the plan was to end the shuttle missions by september. problem is, the main mission looks good. the july mission doesn't look good. it may slip. they may have to flip-flop september with july. the program might not end until december or early next year. real serious issues with the payload on that july mission. >> john zarrella for us tracking it all. thank you. >> thanks, john. >> my pleasure. still ahead, you may have heard of fraud charges the s.e.c....

Erode a fastning cable creating a hazard. a consumer report said the vehicle has a high risk of a roll over on one vehicle. the shuttle and astronauts undocked from the space station three hours ago, and are set to return to earth on monday, and it may be a long time before so many people are together again in space. only three shuttle flights remain. each with a crew of six. to design the future of flight, inside and out. to build tomorrow's technology in amazing ways. and reshape the science of aerospace -- forever.