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The river crested more than 14 feet above flood stage and could stay above flood stage until the end of june. some tiles were damaged in monday's shuttle liftoff. but nasa says it isn't significant. they will use a laser-tipped boon to inspect the damage on saturday. for the latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. back to "on the record." latesto to foxnews.com. >> greta: former defense secretary rumsfeld is here. we asked should the united states cut off aid to pakistan? many have been fired up since bin laden was found hiding out in pakistan. is pakistan fair or dirty with us? former defense se...

Affected by this disaster in the days and weeks to come. >> reporter: this is the biggest natural disaster that has occurred in this country since the president took office. the only thing comparable is the deepwater horizon spill in the gulf of mexico. bill: this one affects so many thousands and thousands of people, wendell. is the whole family on this plane? after this they go to florida for the shuttle liftoff. >> reporter: it's a busy day. the whole family is aboard the plane. the president canceled an event to go down early. afterwards he will go to cape canaveral to watch the last launc...

Gabrielle giffords getting ready for the shuttle liftoff friday. we'll talk to sanjay gupta about what that might entail when you think about her medical history and -- i'm curious why even undertake this big medical event to go there in the first place. we'll talk about that. >> sanjay will tell us. a new report says house prices have dropped again. mortgage rates still down. there's still a lot of foreclosures. where can you get a deal on a house if you're looking to buy one? we'll tell you after the break. well-being. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your...

Obvious. >> right. so nasa, jay barberie's listening. he's waiting for a decision here, folks. thank you, jay. good to see you. and we're watching for that shuttle liftoff again here this afternoon. you'll see it here on msnbc. i'm contessa brewer, thank you for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. out west. up next, "andrea mitchell reports." andrea, hi? >> hi, contessa, thanks. we'll have the latest on breaking developments in texas, where a saudi college student has been arrested on terror charges. plus, general petraeus investigating reports that a top g...

Liftoff of space shuttle "atlantis," the crest of its historic achievements in space. >> picture-perfect at the kennedy space center this afternoon as the shuttle "atlantis" blasted off on its 32nd and final journey. a 12-day mission to the international space station. "atlantis" and its crew of six will deliver supplies to the orbiting outpost. all of the astronauts aboard the shuttle are men. 40,000 people gathered on the florida space coast for this launch, the biggest crowd to watch the shuttle liftoff off in several years. >> no question they've got the right stuff. that brings us to our ...