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Man. finally this half hour, the end of an amazing 27-year career. we're talking about the shuttle "discovery," which touched down wednesday for its last time. >> this is the world's most flown spaceship and it will now be retired. it will spend the rest of its days at the smithsonian. kevin oliver has more on the end of an era. >> down and locked. >> reporter: you might see "discovery" again but never like this. never again will it fly on its own. nasa's oldest shuttle touched down, ending its 39th and final mission. >> to the ship that has led the way time and time again, we say farewell, ...

>> no, maybe not. when it comes to the upcoming royal wedding, we've talked about almost everything every day. >> right. >> the dress, the wedding party, the ceremony and of course even the bachelor party has made news. >> i'm enjoying it. i don't know what your problem is. no wedding is complete without a cake to cut but who will be baking the royal cake? take a look. here's nick watt. >> reporter: this is the cake store's audition. this is what they could make if they get the regal nod. >> the making of it and the delivering of it would be a bit daunting, but we'd certainly have a go. >> rep...

Welcome back, everybody. for many americans the crisis in libya is something going on halfway around the world and really has little to do with their lives. but for others, it is something that really does hit right at home. >> absolutely. that includes a libyan american hip-hop artist who has been inspired by his countrymen. aaron katersky has more. ♪ >> reporter: you've got such a compelling backstory. how did you get to where you are? >> my father was actually in jail in libya for five years. he was tortured every single day. he was part of the student protest that was against gadhafi's r...

>> the people working on this machine didn't skip a beat today. there were no big, you know, emotional outbursts and tears and all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: some said they didn't think the end of the shuttle program would truly sink in until after the last missions of "endeavour" and "atlantis." >> we've got two more flights. we need to keep the focus on those flights and stay diligent and keep working those flights just as hard as we did this flight. >> reporter: nasa planned to move "endeavour" out to the launchpad for final mission but a forecast of afternoon thunderstorms delayed th...

Isn't it sad more people like them aren't running america. >> reporter: pbs officials say they were also invited to talk with those donors but they halted talks after the donors could not prove who they were. even before she steps foot in court today, lindsay lohan has already made up her mind. reports say the actress will not accept a plea deal on her felony grand theft case because that deal would come with jail time. newly released surveillance pictures from the jewelry store apparently show a clerk waiting on lohan. the pictures show the clerk watching the actress leave with the $2,500 n...