sounds crazy maybe not wait until you hear how long it is supposed to last as it goes on sale this weekend. >> then you may want to add yoga to your exercise plan we will take a look at the ailments including hang overs yoga claims to cure. could tupak go on tour? one day after we showed you the amazing video of a tupak hologram performing in concert there is talk this will be more than a one hit wonder. >> you were just looking at it. >> i am watching it now. >> strange. >> kind of gives me goose bumps i don't know. >> i don't know. >> fascinating. >> i have seen holograms before and it is still relatively new, not that new really but that is the best hologram i have ever seen. >> i am so used to the old star trek when they disappear and it is wavy. >> that is amazing. >> we will talk more about it.

>> okay meantime tucker barnes is down stairs, live and up close good morning. >> thank you allison yeah, i am still here temperatures, comfortable range highs mid-to upper 70s lots of sunshine a little cold front came through last night it will hold temperatures down. there is your cold front south and east of us radar indicating right across the 95 corridor, again nothing more than a few passing clouds we saw those in our live shot and another beautiful day, with winds, up out of the north and west, to 10 to 15 later this afternoon, current temperature regan national, comfortable, 70 degrees, humidity 44%, let's switch maps wind out of the north and west 9 miles per hour pressure on the rise, 30.17 inches, highs upper 70s maybe 80 fredericksburg more details on the forecast in just a minute. >> thanks tuck. all right the world's greatest piggy back ride is under way.

>> that is what nasa is calling the final flight of space shuttle discovery now in the air atop a 747 on its way right here to the dc region of course we are just about an hour away from seeing discoveries fly over in the skies of washington team coverage of this super cool event, fox 5s sarah lee is at gravelly point ready to catch ugliness but we begin with barb live at the smithsonian udvar hazy center. >> this is will be the final home for the shuttle. first the folks lining up here already they opened the gates 8:00 a.m. this morning, people were waiting an equal number of people inside, getting loaded up with mcdonalds using the restroom and coming out here as far as the eye can see this is just on the grass the parking lot is loaded as well as you look further out the runway

where discovery will land 11:00 a.m. this morning is over the horizon there, we are expecting to perhaps see a fly by around 10:00 a.m. and then it will make its way around the district and come back here for an 11:00 a.m. landing let's show video of the take off this morning this was just a couple minutes before 7:00 a.m. this morning from kennedy space center in florida on the back of this big airforce, 747 this is an $11 million ride, up here to the washington area and they say discovery will spend the rest of eternity parked inside the hanger, at udvar hazy an next of the air and space museum and as you look at this video of discovery heading north i will bring in margaret white a curator, space historian here at udvar hazy tell our viewers about this site it is a natural a million two, 1.2 million visitors come here this will be seen by a lot of people. >> it is and part of our role

as a smithsonian institution to be a national repository we are delighted to get discovery the work horse of the space shuttle obiter fleet here as a permanent home. >> president trips to space i want to show viewers video tape within the last hour, we went inside enterprise the pro toe type this also road on the back of a 747 but with john young and bob crippen just lifted off over the california desert to prove it could fly, enterprise has been here a number of years this is going to new york the spot inside where people have seen enterprise is where discovery will be what will people do just see it. >> be able to see it we have had enterprise in there she is shiny and beautiful and white we are bringing in discovery what visitors will notice is how worn discovery is, as you mentioned discovery went to space 39 different times, did everything a space shuttle obiter could do she is a little

charred, dinged up is dirty and we are excited about that. >> so are we, thank you we will be here for the fly over the landing with all these many thousands of people for right now though i would like to turn to my colleague sherry lee at gravelly point near regan national airport good morning. >> good morning bob the excitement is really building here at graphly point near regan national airport -- gravelly point near regan national airport where shuttle is expected to fly over in about an hour or so, people are gathering they have chairs blankets kids along cameras ready as they all watch and wait for discovery to arrive the shuttle is in the air now headed for washington area, after leaving kennedy space center early this morning people began arriving early here at gravel point before the park opened they are trying to get the best spot here, to view shuttle as it flies low along the potomac river on its tour of washington, before landing back there at dulles international airport, one man

said although discovery is not flying with its own rocket, and instead on the back of a 747, this is a once in a lifetime event, the end of an era, and as the shuttle makes its way here in the area between 10 and 11:00 a.m. people came out with their families, to witness this moment, even if that meant getting up very very early. >> i got up at 5:15 a.m. this morning and -- >> reporter: is it worth it? >> yeah. >> reporter: why? >> because i really wanted to see the space shuttle fly over. >> reporter: do you think you will ever see anything like this again? >> yeah. >> reporter: well, you are young not old like me. >> i think it is historic for kids to see and space program is kind of ended in a way, and this is a neat way to see a little piece of history, last time we will ever see discovery

in the air. >> reporter: and the best spots to view the space shuttle discovery as it heads over the washington area, udvar hazy, the national mall is a good spot southwest water front, old town alexandria, national harbour, for a complete list go to our website myfoxdc.com and one of the things i should tell you about gravelly point why all these people are so lucky we understand the space shuttle will dip down here about 300 feet. that is the latest here back to you. >> very cool all right sherry thank you very much. >> stay with fox 5 this morning we will stay on the air past 10 to bring live coverage of the fly over along the potomac as discovery heads out to dulles airport watch our coverage online at myfoxdc.com we also want to see the photos you snap

of the shuttle e-mail them to fox 5 news pix@g mail.com. another hearing under way at capitol hill looking at wasteful spending, today is health transportation committee. >> lawmakers on the other sight committee, grilled gsa officials yesterday about the lavish trip to las vegas funded by tax payers the latest from doug luzader live on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning a lot of outrage about what we are learning about gsa and what we are seeing. this may become the iconic image of a scandal, gsa manager, jeffrey neily responsible for hosting that over the top las vegas conference seen in his wife's personal photos taken during one of many taxpayer funded trips to vegas. reporters were chasing him through the halls as a

congressional witness this is all he would say. >> mr. chairman on advice of counsel i respectfully decline to answer. >> reporter: he is now on leave but he and other current and former gsa employees had to listen to a barrage of bipartisan anger. >> it is not your money it is the tax payers money. >> reporter: money that went not only to luxury las vegas hotels but gifts for federal workers and entertainment including clowns and a mind reader. now former head of the gsa martha johnson said this has been going on for more than a decade. >> western regions conference and economical training event in the late 1990s had evolved into a raucous extravagant arrogant self-congratulatory event that ultimately belittled federal workers. >> when you see this widespread abuse of money and then you as the former add min stray for said well, they were entitled to it that is where there is frustration steaming out of our

ears. >> reporter: now the gsa chief of staff testified that in fact, the white house was informed about this some time ago long before allegations became public tony. >> all right doug thank you very much. meanwhile, in the secret service prostitution controversy, the 11 agents at the center of the scandal have had their security clearances revoked and the pentagon now says at least 10 members of the u.s. military were involved not the five first reported. the scandal came to light after one of the agents allegedly refused to pay a prostitute, for her services. >> making headlines around the world the man who admitted to going on a bomb and shooting massacre in norway took the stand, in his trial yesterday he read a prepared statement justifying why he says he murdered 77 people last july he said he would do it all over gain and that he went on the attack to protect norway from muslims.

one of the five judges over seeing the case was replaced this morning. >> in pakistan the family of osama bin laden is being deported, they include the terror master minds three widows, 8 children and one grandchild, they just completed their short sentence for illegally entering and living in pakistan osama bin laden lived with some of them at the compound where he was killed by an american seal team last may. the prime minister of australia said her country will begin pulling troops out of pakistan earlier not later, most troops are expected to be back in australia, by 2013 a year earlier than originally planned right now they have 500 troops in afghanistan. well, we know a few people who aren't hurting for a few millions, the winners of that recent record mega millions jackpot. >> coming up what we will learn

today about one of the hold out mystery winners of the mega millions. >> on this day, we celebrate the shuttle program, not only are we looking at discovery but also, columbia, a new film showing this week in dc tells the touching story of an astronaut aboard columbia's final ill fated flight and a piece of history he took into space how it became an article of hope. we remain on discovery watch around here possibly less than an hour to go, before the shuttle towing a 747 blazes across the dc sky time now 9:12 a.m. we will be right back  [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal,

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last night at virginia tech thousands of students, family, friends gathered on campus to remember those killed in a worst mass shooting in united states history yesterday marked five years since a student gunman shot and killed 32

people before shooting himself during the candlelight vigil the names of each victim of course with the exception of the gunman were read aloud. inspiring documentary being featured at film fest dc tomorrow night an article of hope tell it is story of an israeli astronaut the first and only from israel who blasted off on columbia, carrying with him a miniature torah scroll that survived the holocaust joining us now six time award winning emmy journalist, and producer of article of hope, dan pullen welcome back to fox 5. >> great to be back here. >> dan worked with us back in the day. back in the day nice to see you on this side with such an interesting subject matter tell us about an article of hope. >> an article of hope is a powerful story, of the journey of the human spirit involves space shuttle columbia crew and

elon ramon an astronaut from israel who took with him to space an article from the holocaust a small torah scroll given to him by a science member on the team supporting the mission, and the scroll came from bergen beltsen and the scientist had his bar mitzvah secretly in the concentration camp using the scroll it was smuggled in by a rabbi and the rabbi gave him the scroll with the condition he always use it to tell the story of what happened there. and elon ramon the son of a survivor took it with him and held it up during the mission in a television broadcast and told the story. you described this as weaving of personal stories together and you talked about that, so it is that personal story just so much, you know, dan it is the personal story

historical part of it the tragedy of the columbia, it is amazing. >> there are an incredible amount of dots to connect when i first started doing my research i thought i was telling a holocaust story as i started to peel back the layers what i found was the amazing story of columbia crew the most diverse group of astronauts to fly together in space, as you will see tomorrow night what they brought to the world was a message of diversity, and how important div.ty is, to all -- diversity is to all of us that is why this story is so important today that this story should be told, woven within them is the story of the holocaust, and this horrific attempt to stamp out the diversity in this world. ultimately while i thought the story was telling a holocaust story it becomes the story of the magnificence of the columbia crew and space

exploration, as we see discovery arriving back here in washington. >> and hope even the title so many different innuendos and articles of hope. okay it took you seven years. >> seven years. >> seven years of your life what -- what was the most challenging thing getting this story told. >> getting it finished. we were fortunate enough, along the way, tom hanks became the executive producer of the film and of course that gave us a big leap, and incredible honor to make a documentary, with tom as the executive producer, but the challenge of the film was making it, and now we are in the film festival across the country done really well won best film honors three times and we've been all over the country and for me, as a film maker from dc, i feel like i've brought my film home. >> it has got to be special. >> very special. >> okay. >> especially to be part of film fest dc because film fest

dc is becoming one of the bigger film festivals, film makers want to get into, the competition to get in was very tough they have an incredible line up of films it is a great honor for us to be part of this, and this is such a powerful story i think people will really be amazed, when they come see it. >> what is the most important message of it as we talked about it, there are so many layers but what do you want people to take home from this >> i want people to take home the importance, to continue to tell big stories, stories of the holocaust because especially today, and it really struck me, as to how powerful this story is, when you wrap it around this columbia crew because there is a message they brought to the world to me this is their legacy, this message of how important diversity is, to all of us, and what we all bring to each other, and i

think today, these stories are terribly important, and i really hope that a lot of people come see this film because the story is just so powerful. >> i cannot wait to see it myself again, wednesday, tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. there is that showing, at the landmark e street cinema can we all go? or space limited. >> we are hoping it sells out as far as i know there is still tickets you can go online and buy tickets online. >> please go to our website myfoxdc.com the link will be there, to see an article of hope this is the man behind it, dan cohan producer and director, i wish you all the success in the world. >> thank you. >> tony over to you. >> how much would you pay for a long lasting light bulb? i mean really long lasting? coming up next looking at what you get with a $60 light bulb, going on sale this weekend. we are also checking in with holly morris. >> hi tony we are talking about the sale of beer and beer is

good but great when it is cold, which is why we are heading into the keg room as we continue our live tour of premium distributors right here in the district. pgh >> all right but first here is today's trivia question, to go along with the space shuttle discovery's final flight we know it as discovery what did nasa insiders call it within the agency sf 3, ov 103, obiter 7 or sts 41 we will share the answer at the end of the hour go to our facebook fan page to post your guess it is 9:22 a.m. we will be right back 

today is the last day to get your taxes into the mail but the post office is not keeping late hours tonight since most taxes online now, there is no reason to keep them open late of course they also have budget shortages. >> right. >> a handful in our area are

open until 7:00 p.m. tonight that is a little bit of relief there are also a few of those self-service centers open all night. >> the illinois lottery says the final winner of the record mega millions jackpot has come forward the tiny town of red bud illinois is holding an event at 11:00 a.m. at the village hall there tomorrow the winner will be presented a check for $219 million. the other two tickets have already been claimed, of course, one many maryland, with there were three winners and the other in kansas not sure of details on that one. >> allison how much would you pay for an amazing state of the art light bulb. >> $3 or 4. >> shoppers will be asking that question sunday which is earth day when an energy efficient bulb goes on sale the price tag mere $60, there it is, looks fancy,. >> okay how long does it last? >> i am about to tell you an led made by phillips promises to be the equivalent of a 60-

watt standard with natural looking light the bulb is supposed to last 20 years. >> okay. >> 20 years,. >> i would get that then it is likely they will discount the bulb immediately to $50 they are working to bring et down to 20 and $30. phillips won a $10 million government contest to create the bulb. >> speaking of all of this fox 5 encouraging you the take action this earth day, remember to haul your hazards, we are talking about electronics, appliances, paint chemicals, don't put them in your regular trash instead we have links on myfoxdc.com to help you find a local center that can handle such items. >> free concert held on the national hall this sunday still to come what big names you can catch at this year's earth day concert. >> first big names can testify in roger clemens purgery case but as a retrial -- but is a retrial necessary, talking more about that up next with sports

columnist and radio host, we will be right back 

>> back now we are on discovery watch, awaiting the fly over of space shuttle discovery, tell me one more time i have heard that the space shuttle is now just about over fredericksburg this though is a live look at gravelly point one of the many vantage points of fox 5 crews, staked out at to bring you this historic event our sherry lee is at that location in arlington. >> all right very good. >> i am impressed with all the people that have gotten out to take a look >> i must say, i encouraged my wife to keep my son out of school for a couple hours so he could see it too. it is very cool. just very cool to see. >> it is and to say we were here. >> this plane will be flying really low. >> it is pretty much last chance to see it, you can go visit the museum but not in the air. >> that is why we thought we

would talk a little bit about how special discovery is. >> it was the third shuttle to join the fleet, it first launched in 1984, you are seeing that launch right here the first shuttle to return to space, after both challenger and columbia disasters and it was the first shut toll dock with the russian -- shuttle to dock with the russian space station it is the only one to fly five times in one year. >> as a programming note a reminder we are going to stay on the air past 10:00 a.m. to bring you live coverage of the fly over along the potomac as discovery heads out to dulles airport you can also watch our coverage online, at myfoxdc.com then of course it goes on to udvar hazy e-mail pictures you snap of the shuttle, to fox 5 news pix@g mail.com. >> where it is headed again?

>> another vary hazy. >> i just like -- udvar hazy. >> i just like making you say that. yesterday was the warmest day of the year, 89 regan national, cold front came through temperatures have fallen back a little bit but comfortable afternoon, highs mid-to upper 70s. 69 washington see the numbers, 70 annapolis, dulles, 65- degrees a few clouds filtering through, that will hold temperatures down here temporarily a nice pop in these, comfortable range at the moment, 73 quantico, and leonard town, good morning, 72 degrees for you. let's do winds, want to mention the winds they picked up our cold front came through overnight, south and east of the city in its wake winds out of the north and west gusting

21 washington 14 dulles, 17 manassas, a bit of a breeze today i don't think you need a jacket temperatures 70s later tonight as temperatures fall back into the 50s. overnight it will be a cool down tonight we will be in for a cooler regime of air next couple days your light cloud cover and you saw in the live shot here scattered clouds at best, i don't thing this will be a major issue here for your day today, we should see mostly sunny skies as we have a little system approaching from the south and west, impressive rain, down into tennessee, down into louisiana, we will see if we can get a little bit of sha that shower activity we need -- of that shower activity we need the rain we are running big time deficits maybe a few showers in the forecast by tomorrow afternoon, cooler temperatures with cloud cover, until then nice looking day mostly sunny looking skies, breezy and cooler, winds out of the northwest, 10 to 15, partly

cloudy tonight, cool overnight jacket overnight, 55 your overnight low winds out of the north and west 5 to 10, mostly cloudy tomorrow a few showers during the afternoon s then get it out of here thursday and friday look great and could be a soaking rain this weekend's forecast, still question marks, possibility of pretty good rains, need it for some period of this weekend. that is weather i think i am going over to you. >> tucker thank you. jury selection under way in the roger clemens trial the award winning pitcher is accused of misleading congress in hockey a tough playoff loss for the caps how do they look heading into game four, mike wise of 106.7 the fan and washington post joins us for sports talk i read you and enjoy reading you thank you for coming in. >> thanks tony appreciate that. >> caps first. rocking the red very exiting, unfortunate loss last night but

you know things still look promising. >> if you are a caps fan you can't come out of last night's verizon center gathering with the notion your team is done they went toe to toe with the defending stanley cup champs, scored some goals, braden let one by late but back and forth, the big concern is nicklas backstrom, the star player along with alex ovechkin he got a penalty at the end, a match penalty that should cost him a game unless it is rescinded, by the nhl lords of discipline. >> right [ laughter ] >> so they need to be in the nhl office to say that wasn't as bad a penalty as people thing it was it was lost in the hull a be loo over the loss. they need him to play. >> when will that decision be made? >> before thursday's game four but with all the fights in pittsburgh philadelphia series they may wait until tomorrow. >> i want to interyou want for

a second -- interrupt you for a second these are the first images of space shuttle discovery arriving in our area coming from the south we mentioned it was being seen in fredericksburg it is approaching our area coming from the south it will fly over the dulles airport area first and then my understanding kind of go around the belt way then up the river, down near national airport across the washington area, parts of the mall area and head back out to dulles. >> i feel like i am a part of history. >> well, you are. one thing about the caps i want to say you mentioned toe to toe, and they are going -- i know they have last two but they are doing great against the bruins i think they can still pull this off. >> they are going to have to they got out hit last night they will have to get a little bit more production from their top two lines, other than that, they are sticking right there, such a deflected puck off the skate kind of series, anything a break here or there will determine who wins this.

let's talk about roger clemens i will be honest with you, i am not even following this, that closely, why are we going through this again. >> i think, you are in the majority of americans tony, there is such a disenchantment over congress prosecuting an alleged steroid user from back in the day, my only thing is i would tell people this, when congress embarrassed baseball and the commissioner, bud selig on capital hill in 2005 and brought if suspected steroid users that embarrassed baseball into stricter drug testing policies and i really feel, that while there is a segment of society that enables the player to use and just wants to see that ball go into mccovey cove in san francisco don't care how it got there, another part wants to see -- believe what we see and these guys are uber humans working hard and not just putting syringes in their bodies >> my son said that is what most people want they want it

to be real >> you can't lie to congress who should be lying to congress? shouldn't be lying to anybody but congress not good. >> all right. mike, we have to cut it short but do appreciate you coming in. >> good seeing you. >> come back any time. >> allison tucker back to you. >> tony thank you. so tucker, we are on discovery watch we said between the hour of 10 and 11 we should see it all the people camped out and get that up close personal look but at 9:39 a.m. we are starting to see the first spotting of shuttle discovery, as it approaches dulles. >> here a couple minutes early i guess it will lower its elevation to people can get a good look at it and then come into town but beautiful of course ideal weather conditions to get a chance to check it out many people can probably just step outside their house and see it, as it will be approaching here shortly, incredible scene there.

i mentioned much earlier today when i was a kid i still remember it down in houston, and i had a chance to see one of space shuttles piggy backing on a 747, i don't remember which i was small but still remember it like it was yesterday. >> i wish i remembered i am wondering if the one i saw was enterprise coming here many many years ago this is our view from sky fox now, so indeed it is here. >> wow. >> i saw one look at the escort planes flying along with it, very cool. i saw one in the 80s, i know that doing a fly by as well very impressive and actually, kind of moving especially now, because this is the retierment of really the work force of the shuttle fleet. >> of course the final resting place would be, the space museum, udvar hazy space museum, throngs of people waiting today, i am sure the excitement is building,.

>> a lot of space buffs take a look thousands of them here, you think you are down on the space coast watching a launch, these are folks who have been out here before dawn, it will pass overhead and eventually make its home for eternity, near dulles airport, you see the folks here taking a look, it is about the fly overhead, we are told it will be about 1500 feet, which is fortunately below the cloud cover, there is quite a bit of cloud cover there are times it will dip lower than that but people here are very excited we were in earlier and saw where discovery will be displayed, it is where the shuttle pro toe type enterprise has been since 2003 it will be replaced thursday when they finally get the shuttle off the back of the

747, and then, wheel discovery into the big hanger here, 14 of the shuttle commanders who flew aboard, who piloted discovery will be here thursday as will john glen the first american to or bit the earth he will be here thursday as well for that ceremony we are just moments away from an exciting moment, for all these many hundreds perhaps thousands of people, lining the property here, we are just below, just south of the runway at dulles airport where discovery and its piggy back will land n about an hour from now so we will keep our eyes open here we are waiting to see helicopters here government helicopters making sure everything is okay you will see a sight in just a moment as this baby and an $11 million ride this is costing the government nasa working with the government an $11 million piggy back ride to bring discovery from the

kennedy kennedy space center here to dulles virginia where on average 1.2 million people visit even though it is way out in dulls will this is not the museum on the mall we are out near the airport but a million two visitors come here, every year, to visit a lot of artifacts including the inola gay soon they will be joined by discovery thursday. there are a series of events here through sunday, at air and space for the welcoming of discovery 39 visits to space, to or bit, including launching the huble telescope, docking with the russian space station and of course the two flights after challenger in 88, space shuttle fleet was grounded for two years after the january 1986 disaster, discovery was the first one up after that and again in 2003 after columbia, we are going to spin around

here take a look at the folks we g moments from now we saw it in the horizon. it is on its way it will be close to us all here at discovery, where finally it will be wheels down on display, for eternity they are telling us here in an hour but in a moment or two it will fly over head i think what they are trying to do is expose as many people as possible to this unusual sight and frankly it will be a sight similar to this later, next week, when nasa takes enterprise the pro toe type, it has been here since 2003 at udvar hazy it will get a piggy back ride to new york city and go on display at the intrepid museum, and we interviewed mr. chris kaiser earlier he flew for the navy many years he is here brought his wife here he is a space

buff just wouldn't want to miss this thing we have a lot of families out here, and you know i don't know if you guys can see, discovery on the 747 from another vantage point but we will see it in a moment here and everybody is very excited. >> bob we will hang with you because we do want to see it, you know we want to get reaction from everybody and see it as it does approach dulles airport for those wondering yes, it is early, it is running i would estimate 15, 20 minutes ahead of schedule, which is great, and we don't know what the exact plan is, but nasa when it does this kind of thing, is pretty accommodating, so you know the folks at nasa know everyone is coming out the see this my suspicion even though it is ahead of schedule it will continue to fly around the region for the allotted amount of time. >> from 10 to 11 still. >> i suspect even though it is running a little early. >> i mean, it is hard to understand that we are watching

now a 747, outfitted to you know, give this shuttle, basically a lift but how magnificent how fitting, for the work horse of the fleet, to be basically -- >> here we go guys. >> bob. >> oh, my goodness i don't want to get too excited take a look at that puppy that is not 1500 feet. >> wow >> my goodness that is about a couple hundred feet. >> wow. >> i am going to be quiet and let the people applaud as it goes overhead. oh, my goodness. [ applause ] [ sound of jet engines overhead ] >> woohoo >> my sentiments exactly bob.

>> man. >> that has got a t 38 escort with it, we will see this in an hour it will take that same path and land in about an hour but first, folks all around the legion are going to -- region are going to get a chance to see that that was no 1500 feet. >> bob let me say nasa did say at certain points it will fly as low as 300 feet that what you just got. >> what is your reaction ma'am. >> oh, it was amazing to have it just above us, incredible >> my goodness yourself. >> i thought it was amazing just seeing it upfront it is beautiful. >> are you supposed to be somewhere else but here now. >> yeah, i am supposed to be at school. >> show and tell. >> yeah. >> very cool. >> take a look. >> work. >> a lot of people are missing work, school look at these people all excited this lady on the sidewalk, she is wiping tears that was cool guys.

>> i think some people are like what is all the hoopla about when you thing hack over the history of our space program -- think back over the history of our space program the shuttle program, in spite of the loss of twoover the shuttles, -- two of the shuttles during the length of the program was extraordinarily successful on many many fronts when you look at discovery which first took off for space flight in 1984, i don't know that even nasa thought that the shuttles would last as long as they did and perform as they did, over and over and over again, here it is 2012 as we finally are saying goodbye, to the space shuttle program, it is extraordinary and many people, with -- who feel strongly about the space program and the things that we've learned from it we lost our shot we will try to get it back for you, but it is an emotional moment bob we will come back out to you.

>> reporter: sure tony i am with kevin shepherd nice looking camera there, work for the navy according to your hat. >> yeah, marine corps, aviation ordinant. >> reporter: what do you make of what you just saw. >> awesome i never got a chance to see it lift off but last time it will be flying i wanted to make it out. >> reporter: did you get some good shots. >> yeah. >> reporter: it was low and overhead. >> yeah, i could almost see the mark of the airforce,. >> reporter: we thought it would be down there a ways. >> yeah, but that flew pretty much over us doesn't get much closer than that unless you are on it. >> reporter: what will you tell your family and friends about this experience today. >> history you can't beat that. this is last time air will flow over those wings. >> reporter: good point it has flown for millions of miles another flight landing or taking off. 39 times into or bit, flew

after columbia, what, you have a long time interest in space. >> i was one of the original tour guys here. >> not here, this is national air and space museum downtown. >> mercury capsules and all that,. >> you have been inside to see enterprise, this is where discovery is going to go. you thing it is a good place for it. >> good place, a lot of people see it,. >> very cool one of many many people here tony and allison they are still here because they know, it is going to come back again in about an hour after many people in our region get to see it maybe not up close and personally, this is the north to south runway,

dulles international airport, it will be on the ground for everyone to see for eternity. >> everybody camped out will get a chance to see it it will take that victory lap for lack of a better term but then come back to you i am just trying to get my barings on the route. >> well, we've kind of known about it for awhile but the government asked just for secure thank you reasons they didn't want it broadcast exactly where the flight path was going to be but basically, anyone who is near regan, andrews airforce base the belt way, the north part of the belt way, are going to be able to see this, so i don't know if schools were going to do it, let people out to take a look who were possibly in range but if you are down on the mall, where sherry lee has been gravelly point we have cameras all around the region, basically, from dulles, regan national, and andrews airforce base and back and parts in

between, at a little higher altitude, telling us 1500 feet i wish i could have known how high that was but that was maybe a thousand feet we got a good glimpse here for the next 45 minutes to an hour a lot of people around our region, timing and you know whether it will just be luck you will have to give it a shot >> i don't see how it is going to take an hour for it to make the loop it is going to make we want to stress to people if you -- a lot of folks are outside right now, in key locations, but some of you, if you hasn't thought about it, you may be able to lookout your window or step outside your home and see it generally speaking if you picture a map of the area, it is already passed over dulles, it is going to go across the knot earn portions of the belt way, -- northern portions of the belt way, andrews airforce base, fly south ward, come back up the river i think they could change this they haven't told

us exactly it will fly over regan national and dip down, as it flies over that area, so sherry lee at gravelly point all the folks over there will get a very good view as it will drop down again at times as low as 300 feet then across washington so people on the mall and elsewhere can see it and then back out to dulles airport and udvar hazy. >> it took really maybe 15 minutes we were getting word from the air and space officials here, they were telling us about 15 minutes before we could see it here it was flying over richmond so, you know it is moving you are right tony it is moving pretty quickly although when it got here we could see it coming at us i don't know what it did it disappeared behind the building. >> we are still looking at it. >> then whew it is moving fast but maybe doing a zigzag for maximum exposure. >> we were just looking at a live shot from sky fox, is this the sky fox image we are seeing

now? we were seeing another shot it did appear to dip down again went below the tree line now we have another shot from sky fox, able to see it more clearly, i apologize i said udvar hazy it is udvar hazy. >> let me just mention this is a shot from our tower cam right now, in northwest washington where are you guys. >> i am no longer here i am going outside >> chef you should run outside. >> all right tucker pretty cool >> they said there would be strategic places where they could bring it from 1500 as low as 300 feet, perhaps over the river, different places,. >> all right. >> nash mall harbour. >> bob we got to go. we got to go to sherry lee quick she has it right now sherry lee. >> reporter: shuttle up close and personal down here, flying right over regan national airport as promised they delivered, [ audio difficulty ] >> reporter: you should have heard the cheers minutes ago.

>> okay we are having trouble you are seeing a live shot now from gravelly point where sherry lee is flying low in the sky once again regan national airport those are the folks who assembled there. it is a great spot to watch planes take off and land at regan national. >> it was hard to hear her but that is what folks have been waiting for no doubt, they were impressed with that there is another vantage point of it, when you were speaking earlier about the history of the space program, it does represent the best of us, you know, of the countries involved and we had dan cohan in who did the documentary sadly on the ill fated columbia, however, he talked about the div.ty, with the crew and how it just -- diversity with the crew and how it just inspeiers us. sherry lee again live from gravelly point. >> we hear you doing the count down what was it like a couple seconds ago. >> reporter: amazing here

amazing how quickly it came upon us you could see it coming in over the tree line it was amazing how low it was people were like there it is there it is it just came down in as promised it dipped down fairly low we can still see it off in the horizon [ audio difficulty ] >> reporter: folks down there should be able the see it fairly close up, right now, it is supposed to make a left bank, down across national harbour towards the wilson bridge here, but it is maizing people, are cheering, snapping pictures, it really is one for the history books here at gravelly point and i think people were really amazed, up close how large it was, as it flew down here over regan national airport, right now it looks like it is starting to disappear, there on the horizon but with it being early here we were telling everybody be ready any minute now, no sooner did i say that they started to spot

the shuttle on the horizon amazing moment here for everybody, here to witness this >> i got to tell you sherry, you know, we saw from your shot, a lot of children out there, i suspect, the schools the teachers especially the science teachers they will be okay with the kids staying out for a couple hours tuck tore see this happening. >> certainly educational experience. one thing i don't think the camera captures how large space shuttle is, on the back of a 747, one of the largest airliners in the world. >> the jet gives it perspective. my goodness how huge are those two aircrafts. >> little t 38. >> talking about some of the history, allison you mentioned diversity and all of that, of course the first woman, a pilot of a space shuttle, was on the discovery, and it flew 39

missions, there were a lot of firsts associated with discovery, perhaps best known for that, another shuttle put into space by discovery. >> a woman pilot on the mission that went to meer. >> two historic things there and there is that fighter jet [ stand by for change in captioner ]

>> who have been doing this for years and waiting, but when you see it, you're reduced to wow! you know what i mean? you can hear the hoops and hollers from people who are probably very composed. >> those of you gathered on the mall or near that area, you should be getting a view now. this is a live shot of it as it comes up the potomac river region. >> reporter: tony, if i could mention something to you, if you can hear me, you were talking about all the kids that were out here, or still out here, i talked to a man earlier who told me he made sure his daughter did a little homework assignment, a little research on the 747, a le