thursday the shuttle "atlantis" crew is due to land.g it to you live but i'm going to talk to them live on wednesday morning. also thursday, it will be the first official day the new consumer financial protection bureau goes into business. the bureau is intended to make basic financial practices like taking out a mortgage or a loan clearer and more transparent while ferreting out unfair lending practices. >>> let's take a look at sports. for hours and hours last night the boston red sox were tied with the tampa bay rays. the score 0-0. it took 16 innings. the red sox finally scored. for a 1-0 victory. >>> the texas rangers won their 11th straight game against the seattle mariners. they won 3-1, the longest winning streak in history. 26 wins. that is not the longest winning streak in history. 26 wins for the san francisco giants was back in 1916. >>> ever sin a golfer do this? twisting with a cigar in his mouth at the british open. miguel angel jiminez is a pro golfer from spain who placed number 20 at the open. >>> u.s. women's soccer t

the hatches between the two spacecraft >> the atlantis crew has now gone back into the shuttle. they will melt) patch -- they will now close becauthe hatch. >> there is. the astronauts detaching from the international space station. they will be taking off tomorrow and the shuttle will never fly again. people are very emotional on the shuttle and down in michigan troll as well. this is the end of the space shuttle era in the united states. atlantis will head back to earth tomorrow. we have been following wall street this morning, opening bell barely 50 minutes but stocks have fallen. the dow was down 59 points right now has debt worries continue to hang over the market. the stock market is dragging down today, asia and europe. we will be right back. >> you will see that we have some weather to the north to talk about. this system is obsolete tracking to the east. the bottom and could scrape across northern sonoma county. about a 20 percent chance of showers in northern sonoma county. here are your current temperatures. this afternoon, this is what temperatures will look like. >>

an emotional final meeting for atlantis crew at the international space station. remembering the victims of the japan's earthquake and tsunami. >> after overcast this morning, skies cleared to a brilliant sunshine. it's going to be cooler as we head into the first part of the work week. we'll take a look at the [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete is that it breaks the flea life cycle killing adults, eggs and larvae. and it keeps killing fleas and ticks all month long. that's why it's the #1 choice of vets for their pets, and yours. unleash a complete killing force in every dose of frontline plus. >>> history was made in space as the space shuttle program comes to an and. the space shuttle docked for the final time. space station crew greeted the space shuttle astronauts that make up the smallest crew ever. four person crew would have to stay in space for months since the or shuttles have been retired. atlantis wil

. >>> well, two crew members of the u.s. space shuttle atlantis have a busy and memorable day ahead. removing ae busted cooling pump from the international space station during the shuttle program's final space walk. yesterday the station's robotic arm transferred a bus-size container of supplies that atlantis hauled up from earth. nasa says the atlantis crew will stay in space one day longer than planned to help put away the nearly five tons of food, clothes, and household goods that will keep the station going for an entire year. now here's a look at other stories making news today in america. whether it is winter or summer, chicago manages to keep its windy city reputation intact. a violent storm slapped the city and nearby suburbs on monday pounding morning commuters with heavy rain, downed trees, and blowing out power to over 800,000 residents and businesses. there were no reports of any storm-related deaths. >>> it took seconds for explosives to bring down one historic pennsylvania bridge. the decision to replace the 105-year-old span was ma

. >>> the atlantis crew spent its first full day in orbit today. the crew used a camera on the shut el's robotic arm to examine the heat shield. the report came all is well. the atlantis is scheduled to dock at the international space station tomorrow. the astronauts will begin unloading four tons of supplies to the space station. atlantis will become a museum piece as nasa hands over the task of flying astronauts to the space station to russia and frift u.s. companies. nasa is planning to focus its efforts on deep space missions, eventually mars. >>> new u.s. defense secretary says the u.s. and its allies are within reach of defeating al qaeda. panetta met with hamad karzai to discuss the terrorist group. this is his first visit to afghanistan. the u.s. has identified key al qaeda leaders in pakistan, yemen, somalia. one of those leaders is the designated successor to osama bin ladin urge a senior member of iran's revolutionary guards threatened u.s. carriers would be targeted if iran comes under threat from the u.s. or the west. the latest comment

right now there are a total of ten astronauts on board the station including the "atlantis" crew of four americans. news of the approaching piece of space junk came soon after "atlantis" successfully docked with the international space station sunday. for the very last time. >>> news corp's rupert murdoch flew to london sunday to personally deal with the phone hacking scandal that threatens to hobble his media empire. this, as new allegations have surfaced that journalists from murdoch's now infamous "news of the world" newspaper may have also tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. england's "daily mail" reports a former new york city cop now working as a private investigator claims "news of the world" reporters offered to pay him for victims' phone numbers and details of the calls they made and received in the days leading up to the 9/11 attacks. despite murdoch shutting down the 168-year-old paper in an effort to extinguish the scandal, it is now seen as threatening a multibillion dollar pay tv deal. >>> in russia, 13 people are dead and more than 100 are missing after an overloaded

here is the crew transport vehicle now pulling back away from atlantis. ith the for astronauts onboard. they will be getting a brief physical before they leave the crew transport vehicle and walk around atlantis. and the weather forecast for the tow will be quite warm, once that tow begins. already up to 94 degrees during the tow later this morning. wind will be out of the southwest, just 20% chance of rain showers. meanwhile, the sun is well above the horizon on a beautiful, clear morning here at kennedy space center. general-purpose computers on atlantis have been powered down. the crew will have the chance to do the customary walk around, a tradition which began back with sts-1, with john young and bob griffith. [no sounds] [no sounds] >> we will be watching for the stairs to come down from the transport vehicle. we expect the astronauts will have a short statement to make before they leave the runway to go back to the astronaut quarters. and with them also with some remarks we are nasa administrator, charlie bolden. also serve as a stay shuttle astrona

for atlantis crew members joined the iss team for a farewell ceremony before it departed. a total of 10 astronauts aboard the atlantis and iss space station, jointly combined. the end of an era for that shuttle. >> and the end of "news de." -- "newsday." >> rupert murdoch and his son will face the u.k. parliamentary committee later today. thanks for watching. see you soon. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

. ♪ r-e-m front man michael stipe sang to the atlantis crew as part of today's wake-up call... ♪[ music if you believed they put a man on the moon ♪ >>> rem's front man michael stipe sang to the crew of the shuttle as a wake-up call and thanked the men and women of nasa's shuttle program. he recorded man on the moon in italy where galileo had his telescope. they return home next week. >> i'm already on friday in my mind! [ laughter ] >> so let's have the weekend forecast. it has to be good. it's been rougher this week. >> it has been. everybody hung in there like good sports and there's going to be more sunshine by this afternoon. next week it will start but nice for this weekend. we should see temperatures that are slightly warmer than today although right now outside still seeing cloud cover although that blue is peeking through. that should give people home there is better weather on the way. inland we'll see mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. and some clouds as well at the bay shores or hanging around the bay shores but sunshine, as well. and at the coast, cloudy, cool and drizzle

. >>> the counted down begins for friday scheduled launch of space shuttle atlantis. crew arrived in florida. one of the astronauts were born in redwood city and grew up in san carlos. he talked about the last flight of atlantis. >> main thing, we are bringing a year's supplies up to the space station. we need to get it stocked up to give the providers time to get their vehicles to go and resupply the space station. >>> liftoff is scheduled for 8:26 on friday morning. as we mentioned this will be the final space shuttle mission. >> coming up, genetics versus environment. bay area researchers make a major discovery that could radically change autism is treated. >> and new prediction about when a huge see sea of debris from the japanese tsunami will reach california. >> and the race against the weather trying to clean up an oil spill threatening one of the nation owes most pristine waterways. a wipe is a wipe unless it's also a scrub. lysol complete clean dual action wipes have 2 sides that go beyond ordinary wipes. you can feel the difference. one side for everyday touchups

the shuttle "atlantis" is scheduled to lift off on friday with a crew of four on a resupply mission to the international space station. tonight, nbc's tom costello looks back at three decades of stunning achievement and tragic setbacks. >> reporter: ask anyone old enough to remember april 12th, 1981, and chances are, they do. >> the shuttle has cleared the tower. >> reporter: columbia rocketed to the space with its crew of two. settle i think we've got something that's really going to mean something to the crew and the world. >> reporter: after two days of orbit it landed safely in the california desert. "atlantis's" crew of four is preparing for the final countdown. >> we want to make sure that the thousands and thousands of people that put their hands on the space shuttle are honored by this mission and the legacy of the space shuttle. >> reporter: for three decades, the shuttle program has brought incredible triumph. the launch of the hubble telescope, john glen's return to space, the construction of the international space station, and the hubble repair mission. but also, tragedy.

"atlantis's" crew of four is preparing for the final countdown. hands on to make sure that the the space shuttle are honored by this mission and the legacy of the space shuttle. >> reporter: for three decades, the shuttle program has brought incredible triumph. the launch of the hubble telescope, john glen's return to space, the construction of the international space station, and the hubble repair mission. but also, tragedy. the loss of "challenger" and columbia. and lingering questions about whether spending 14 years in low-earth orbit has been worth the financial and scientific investment. >> it's been remarkable in what it's been able to accomplish. it's been stunning in what we've been able to learn from it. >> reporter: with the launch of the shuttle program, tens of thousands of workers across the country are losing their jobs. many in florida. until commercial rockets are ready, american will rely on the russian space program to carry astronauts into space. but the head of nasa insists america is not giving up its leadership. >> some of my

away stay on >> this was live coverage of that we brought you this morning as the atlantis crew said their goodbyes. this was the hatch closing ceremony, this is the last time that the shuttle atlantis or any shuttle, the shuttle program is over. atlantis will undock tomorrow leading touchdown on thursday and then it will be retired. this last shuttle flight in space, the shuttle atlantis will be on public display at the nasa launch site in florida. >> 8:35 a.m.. james fletcher is here with a look at the forecast. >> for most of the bay area we are starting to seek some haziness in the horizon. " club covers working its way out there. -- low cloud cover working its way out there. a similar story down in san jose. the fog is beginning to. mild temperatures. sunny and nice. whicker the falk will hug the coast line. -- the fog will hug the coastline. by this evening, 6:00 p.m. is when we will see it working its way inland. a quick look at the temperatures. here are your current temperatures. remover when dan -- tim polenti and better as we head towards a week. 837 a and, let's get a chec

"atlantis" crew members are going through their last inspections of the shuttle's heat shield ahead of their scheduled return to earth. the journey home will end the 30-year run of nasa's shuttle program. history will happen live here as we have coverage of "atlantis'" final landing. live here on "way too early." >>> still ahead, the strangest penalty kick that you'll ever see, the usa women's world cup team could learn a thing or two from this guy. you so he that? the quick flip around. >>> baseball highlights ahead as we toss it around the diamond. plus this is what happens when you -- i think we can say it at 5:30 in the morning, when you piss mother nature with your chevy suburban and your aerosol cans. i'm just saying, all right? be good to your world. >>> after his five months in a prison camp, rose will stay another three months in a halfway house and spend a year in community service. as he left the court, rose said nothing. [ female announcer ] now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. new neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet

. >> friday the four member atlantis crew lifts off for 12 days in space. the last of 135 space shuttle missions. so far, all is a go. >> all of our preparations have been completed or are in work and working no issues at this time. >> but florida skies can be fickle and nasa said there may be a weather induced problem that would force a weekend launch. >> primary concern for launch will be showers and thunderstorms developing along the sea breeze as it forms on friday and with that, we have a 60% chance of weather prohibiting launch. >> the crew will take equipment to the international space station, including an iphone to help with experiments. social media is coming into play, too. >> it's an honor to be able to go there. >> brent is one of 150 twitter users nasa randomly selected to watch the liftoff up close. >> i'll be closer than any other human being except the astronauts. >> he'll share the view via tweets. short messages that will document the beginning of the end of the shuttle's long tradition in space. in washington, emily schmidt. 9news now. >

crew. he wished them good luck. he als ♪good day sunshine >>> waking up atlantis, that's the message from paul mccartney to the spacehuttle crew. he wished them good luck e also said well done on the last mission for nasa's fleet. the crew slept in by about 30 minutes because they had to troubleshoot a computer glitch before bedtime. now, they are scheduled to talk to president obama this afternoon and we'll have a live report from nasa ames in just about 20 minutes from now. >>> another entry in the u.s. music streaming business. >> the swedish company spotify made its service available in america. it's been popular in europe. they have access to more than 15 million songs for free as long as they listen to ads. people who pay $10 a month can skip the ads. >>> google's stock jumped 10% in after-hours trading on a better-than-expected earnings report. the number one internet search engine earned $2.5 billion in the 2nd quarter. it easily beat wall street estimates. it was up 36% from the same quarter last year. google cofounder larry page replaced eric schmitt as ceo at the start of the quarter. >>> it is wi-fi time

atlantis' crew will spend much of today transferring equipment from the module to the international space station. >>> it's 4:40. a controversial marriage pledge making its way around some republican presidential candidates. what it's calling for and who signed it. >>> and a look at some disturbing home video shot by convicted kidnappers phillip and nancy garrido. >>> good morning. 237 traffic there is moving along pretty well crossing 880. we'll tell you more about the morning commute coming up. >>> good morning. extensive low clouds, some fog, mist, drizzle. i mean it's a tough morning there for us. temperatures we will have sunshine later on but it won't be very warm. cool, breezy to windy. not much sun near the coast. 50s, 6 0z and inland areas low to mid-70s. >>> pg&e is responding to its latest pr disaster. it's assuring victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion that it did not intend to argue that they were to blame for the losses they suffered in the disaster. pg&e says it aimed the court papers that created an uproar. those documents suggested that some of the pipeline victims

. >> friday, the four member atlantis crew plans liftoff for 12 days in space, the last of 135 space shuttle missions. so far, nasa says all is a ago. >> all of our prep rations for launch countdown have been completed and we're working no issues at this time. >> but florida skies can be fickle and nasa said today there may be a weather-induced problem that would force a weekend launch. >> our primary concern for launch would be showers and thunderstorms developing along the sea breeze as it forms on friday and with that, we have a 60% chance of weather. >> the crew will take equipment to the international space station including for the first time, an iphone to help with experiments. social media is coming into play, too. >> it is an honor to be able to go there. >> brent danley is one of 150 twitter users nasa randomly selected to watch the liftoff up close. >> i'll be closer than any other human being to the launch except of course the astronauts. >> he'll share the view via twits. short messages that will document the beginning of the end of the shuttle's long tradition in space.

he took the shuttle and the shuttle "atlantis" and flipped it over in space so that you could see from the space station the crew on space station could look at the underside, the belly of "atlantis." with three different cameras, 1,000 that they had cameras of all different lengths they were using to photo image the belly of the space shuttle just in case there was any damage to the thermal protection system there during the ascent. of course, all of those pictures will not be analyzed by mission managers but that's just such a cool piece of video to see a shuttle doing a back flip in space. we had to bring that to everybody. >> it's cool stuff. especially for us laymen, we know it has a lot of meaning for nasa and scientists there inspecting the skin of that shuttle. real quick, what will "atlantis" crew be doing? i know they've taken quite a hefty pay load. what will they do in the last visit? >> reporter: that's what they are going to be doing. they had 7,000 to 8,000 pounds of food and supplies and backup computers, all kinds of stuff over the course of the next few days they'll be moving from the space shu

. >> reporter: the atlantis crew, mission specialist sandy magnet and rex wallheim, chris ferguson and hurley, are going to space. >> the decision to retire the space shuttle was developed a long ago. >> reporter: katie coleman just came home from the international space station. the great achievement she says of the past 30 years. >> and we use our time every day to do the things can't be done from the ground and to do experiments and interesting endeavors and trying to understand how people can be living and working in space. so that we can take those experiences and go further. >> reporter: florida officials say a million people are gathering along the space coast tonight. valerie will be with friends. >> i get here early and stake our claim and i feel like i'll get the best pictures. >> nasa plans to continue on august 3rd. as a reporter working in florida 16 years ago, i covered a few shuttle launches. this one, discovery on july 13th, 1995. >> what a gut-wrenching day it's been here at the kennedy space center. >> reporter: eight years later i reported on the loss of columbia for

applications will be accepted from now through next monday at sunnyvale city hall. >> right now atlantis crew giving farewell to the space station crew and the hatch to the spacecraft will be closed. this is live pictures as they schedule a final ceremony with the international space station crew in the docking area. after the ceremony and a briefing they will enter atlantis and close the hatches for the undocking. they are scheduled to land on thursday morning ending the 30-year-old space shuttle program. we're watching history right there. >> scientists from u.c. berkeley are making space history. a satellite constructed is orbiting the moon this morning after completing a two-year journey through the solar system. this joins the second satellite buy by cal scientists. this is the first time that satellites will conduct observations at the lunar surface. >> we are embarking on something that hasn't been done before and the university of california gives us enormous privilege to send two spacecraft to the moon. we are excited for all involved. >> the probes will travel in the same orbit but

>> reporter: hey, fredricka, the "atlantis" crew and the shuttle "atlantis" are speeding towards their docking tomorrow with the international space station. and today they did spend some time examining the shuttle's leading edges of the wings for any impacts that might have been caused by debris during the ascent to orbit. so far looks like pretty good news on that inspection. about a month ago, fredricka, i had an opportunity to sit down and spend some time with each of the four crew members. >> beautiful shuttle, beautiful day. >> reporter: you guys are going to be the last shuttle flight. what's going through your mind? are you go, oh, man, why me? >> like being at disney land late at night and thinking am i going to get to the front of the line before the ride closes. you squeaked by. then to realize this, you know, this probably will be the last space shuttle mission ever, it really felt like an honor to be part of it. >> reporter: we want to make sure we get the job done. and when the job is done, we can look back and reflect and think about where the place in history lied for t

this is the shuttle program's final mission >> tomorrow morning, a live interview, "atlantis" crew will be speaking to us live during our 6:00 hour >> >> your thursday will look a lot like today, fog and low cloud, drizzle possible and terms concern below the average, nearly as cool as today. right now, coverage is pretty significant, out across toward hay ward moving into the 680 corridor. when you wake up in most bay area neighborhoods, there will be cloud cover, as there was this morning. the weather system to the north is way up here. it is enough to create the fog, a lot of fog to push inland, freudianer is down, air quality is better, but we are getting a lot of this, and a lot of this. tomorrow morning, less drizzle, plenty of fog. warmer as you head into your bay area friday. so a nicer day. overnight, the fog will build up along the coast. east bay hills out by berkeley, in the berkeley hills. certainly some drizzle by twin peaks. clearing by mid-morning, early afternoon for moist. computer model bears this out. 6:00 am tomorrow morning. fog is everywhere, we know that, but it'

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this is the shuttle program's final mission >> tomorrow morning, a live interview, "atlantis" crew willng to us live during our 6:00 hour >> >> your thursday will look a lot like today, fog and low cloud, drizzle possible and terms concern below the average, nearly as cool as today. right now, coverage is pretty significant, out across toward hay ward moving into the 680 corridor. when you wake up in most bay area neighborhoods, there will be cloud cover, as there was this morning. the weather system to the north is way up here. it is enough to create the fog, a lot of fog to push inland, freudianer is down, air quality is better, but we are getting a lot of this, and a lot of this. tomorrow morning, less drizzle, plenty of fog. warmer as you head into your bay area friday. so a nicer day. overnight, the fog will build up along the coast. east bay hills out by berkeley, in the berkeley hills. certainly some drizzle by twin peaks. clearing by mid-morning, early afternoon for moist. computer model bears this out. 6:00 am tomorrow morning. fog is everywhere, we know that, but it's racing i

atlantis right now. when we close the hatch when these guys go by, we're closing a chapter in the history of our nation. jon: the crewnal space station bidding farewell to the shuttle atlantis astronauts. the atlantis crew leaving behind a flag that flew aboard the very first shuttle mission, sts-1. then packing up for the space shuttle's final ride home. kris gutierrez is waiting for us along with the rest of us. he is live in dallas right now. >> reporter: hi, there, jon. the hatch between the space shuttle and international space station was sealed for the very last time about two hours ago now. take a look. we have some video of the crews because there was a lot of handshakes and hugs going around before the crews separated for the final time. the atlantis crew as you mentioned did leave behind a few momentoes. the american flag that you talked about that was first flown into space back in 1981 as well as a small shuttle model. both are on display at the international space station. but today was bittersweet. listen here. >> the finality of our service in this mission, finality of the program, it hits you with gr

before heading home, atlantis crew will get some sleep. tomorrow the shuttle will head for florida and its final landing is scheduled for thursday. >>> a california woman is facing a sexual assault charge. it happened on thursday. police say 61-year-old refused to go through a screening. that started an argument. she grabbed the agents breasts and started twisting. >> she obviously doesn't like sta. maybe it was before this airport it happened. >> tsa says it will not tolerate any assaults against employees. she went one night in jail. if convicted on her sexual abuse charge, she may have to register as a sex offender. >>> frequent fliers may soon be able to bypass regular airport security check points. the tsa says it will test a new program this fall which will allow fliers to go through expedited screening. this is all going to be tested in air ports and miami. it's unclear how long it will last. >>> 6:21. there is a baby mix up at an australian hospital. how it was discovered. >>> plus new signs. who is calling tension to motorcycles o

. >> atlantis, houston. for the entire crew, com check. >> cdr, loud and clear, plt. >> ms one. >> ms two. >> nice job, atlantis. we read you loud and clear, and this completes the air to ground voice checks. >> [inaudible] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] >> ovcc otc. >> yes, ma'am. >> okay. they're going to have to change lab pumps. the one that they're on trending towards bad. anyway, they're switching pumps. there is a slight, very slight possibility they'd have to do to last vent which is have loud. letting you guys know and, please, let the flight crew know. >> all right. i will pass that on right now, so give me a second. >> cdr heard it. thanks, otc. >> thank you. >> shuttle t-minus 2 minutes, 48 seconds and counting. and as we just heard, we're going to do a little activity out at the pad involving a recirculation pump. and joining us here in the firing room now at the public affairs console is tim seymour. he is a closeout crew member, and the closeout crew is about to be briefed on wh

. >>> happening now the crew of atlantis is strap into the space shuttle and n preparation for -- in preparations for this mornings launch. the shuttle is scheduled to lift off at 8:26 our time this morning. but weather is still a pretty big concern. still only about a 30% chance of launch today because of a storm passing across florida. we are looking live there now. it doesn't look bad from this angle. nat is a is hoping it can get started. this is the final u.s. space shuttle mission. >>> the public is invited to chabot space center. kicks are $10 at the door. darts open in just about 9:minutes. claudine wong will be there. she will tell us what makes viewing the launch there so special. this there is another shuttle launch party another that. >>> some of the bay area men that survived that fishing boat accident are back home. but they are devastated because their friends are still missing. >> we are leaving friends behind in the search. we stayed so long because we wanted to see if this was natural conclusions. >> family members and friends of seven missing fishermen got their fi

as ktvu's maureen naylor reports a bay area native is one of the four astronauts on the atlantis crew >> reporter: this week a national icon is scheduled to lift off for the last time. shuttle atlantis is set to launch friday morning marking the last mission for the entire shuttle program. >> it was over sold quite honestly. at the time they said it would operate once a week. the most it ever flew was seven times in a year. >> reporter: fort worth nasa aims director scott hubbard says it's time to move on. >> a astronaut good friend of mine said, when you go over earth you're exploring the first 30 times but after that you're not exploring you're just going in circles. >> reporter: they came up with one key decision. >> it is high risk, aging and very expensive. and should be recertified or replaced. >> reporter: rex wilhime will be one of four astronauts in the final mission. the san carlos high and uc berkeley graduate has flown on two prior missions. >> i'm proud of him. seems to be no fear in him. he's a good man. >> reporter: all astronauts train at nasa aims. it will now be used

the atlantis crew delivered food and clothing to the outpostalong with a flag flown during the first shuttle mission. that flag will be given to the crew of the first commercial shuttle to arrive at the station. >>> it's not that often that we do stories on a cemetery. but tonight we thought you would like to know what's going on at a cemetery in san francisco that's more than 100 years old. david stevenson tells us why that cemetery will finally be able to start accepting more remains. >> reporter: it's one of san francisco's more exclusive addresses. a place where folks are dying to get in. >> the current historical building here has 8,500, but there's only about 28 left in the building itself. >> reporter: marium has held the remains of san franciscans for 78 years. >> people want to be buried in the city they love. this is really their only option for that. >> reporter: the neptune society broke ground on a new hall that will bring 2,000 niches. >> you get a feel of who the niches are because of how the families have decorated the niches. >> reporter: ordinary families share spac

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as ktvu's maureen naylor reports a bay area native is one of the four astronauts on the atlantis crew >> reporter: this week a national icon is scheduled to lift off for the last time. shuttle atlantis is set to launch friday morning marking the last mission for the entire shuttle program. >> it was over sold quite honestly. at the time they said it would operate once a week. the most it ever flew was seven times in a year. >> reporter: fort worth nasa aims director scott hubbard says it's time to move on. >> a astronaut good friend of mine said, when you go over earth you're exploring the first 30 times but after that you're not exploring you're just going in circles. >> reporter: they came up with one key decision. >> it is high risk, aging and very expensive. and should be recertified or replaced. >> reporter: rex wilhime will be one of four astronauts in the final mission. the san carlos high and uc berkeley graduate has flown on two prior missions. >> i'm proud of him. seems to be no fear in him. he's a good man. >> reporter: all astronauts train at nasa aims. it will now be used

. >> reporter: the atlantis crew, mission specialist sandy mag necessary and rex walhe -- magness and rex walheim head to the international space station for a 12-day station, the program's last. >> the decision to retire the space shuttle was made a long time ago and nasa didn't get the allocation of funds to develop a new one. >> reporter: veteran astronaut katie coleman has flown twice on the space shuttle and just came home from the international space station, the greet achievement they says of -- great achievement she says of the past 30 years. >> we use our time to do the things that can't be done from the ground and to do experiments and interesting endeavors to try to understand how people can be living and working in space so that we can take those experiences and go further. >> reporter: florida officials say a million people are gathering along the space coast tonight. tampa's valerie bowie will be with friends. >> i get here early and stake our claim to this particular spot. then i feel i can get the best pictures. >> reporter: nasa plans to continue its ambitious launch

the atlantis crew is headed to the international space station on a 12 day mission carrying a year's worth of supplies, that's more than 8,000 pounds. the final mission marks the end of the 30-year-old space shuttle program which began with columbia in 1981. but weather remains a concern and everyone is keeping their fingers crossed for the skies to clear and all systems go. for launch our main concern is still having showers and thunderstorms in the area. >> so with that we have a 70% chance of weather prohibiting launch. >> reporter: this will be the 135th shuttle mission overall. it will be nasa's last manned space flight for some time. astronauts will not be blasting off for at least another three to five years from u.s. soil. future flights to the international space station are being turned over to private contractors who are in the process of developing a vehicle to get there. nasa will be -- is working now on the orion program one day hoping to send astronauts to explore an asteroid. the moon again and ultimately mars. that's next, the next generation of rockets is still in t

i think i will leave it at that. >> that is all theime that we have with atlantis crew. that will conclude this briefing. we would like to think the crew very much for coming. thank you very much. this does conclude the briefing. >> on friday, nasa announced the next mars rover, will land inside the 96-mile wide gale crater. the landing site was chosen as the target of the mars science laboratory mission after extensive review of potential science. this news conference took place at the smithsonian museum in washington, d.c. space museum in, d.c. we're here this morning to land -- announced the landing site. and we will share the details of what the mission hopes to accomplish. on july 1, 1976, 35 years ago, on the front steps of the brand new air and space museum, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to dedicate the smithsonian's newest museum, but it was no ordinary rich and cutting. the sk was not accomplished by the traditional large signals, but by a signal from the spacecraft orbiting mars. it was a dramatic connection between the exploration of mars and the new natio

. >> the countdown for scheduled launch of space shuttle atlantis. crewrida, one of the astronauts, mission specialist was born in redwood city and grew up in san carlos. he talked to abc7 about the last flight of atlantis. >> the main thing we're bringing a year's supplies up to the space station. we need to get it stocked up to give the commercial providers time to get their vehicles ready to go and resupply the space station. >>> liftoff is scheduled for 8:26 on friday morning. this will be the last space shuttle mission. >>> stanford researchers say environmental factors play a larger role in causing autism. new study largest ever in twins concluded that genes account for 38% of autism risk while the environment accounts for 62%. lead researcher say vaccines have been the focus but there is very little evidence to support a link. instead, he would like to focus on pregnancy. >>> what affects the pregnancy, toxins during pregnancy, infections, i would start to look at. >>> the study is published in the archives of general psychiatry. autism doctors and

. >> atlantis and crew of four are on that you are way to the international space station. it lifted off just a little before 8:30 marking the beginning of the end of nasa's program. nearly one million people watched the historic 135th shuttle mission. the crew will deliver a year's worth of supplies to the space station. it's expected to come home on july 20th. >> and at mountain view, they watched the shuttle launch at moffett field. fans cheered as it went on its last flight but it was tempered by the realization it may be the last time that america launches astronauts into space for many years. >> feel a little bit sad to see the last shuttle going up. i'm a little disappointed we don't have anything on deck. >> we have a lot of things to take but there is so many benefits from the space program i hope they find a way to do it in the future. >> rex walhiem is one of the astronauts on the flight. >> and a baseball fan lost his life and has the a's and rangers in morning. >> and missed the mark by a lot. political finger >>> major league baseball is offeri

. >> space shuttle "atlantis" and its crew are ready for tomorrow's final historic liftoff. but weather could be a problem. joel brown has the latest from the kennedy space center in florida. >> reporter: rain could delay the lift shove of space shuttle "atlantis." there is only a 30% chance it will launch tomorrow. >> the clouds have rolled in. we're starting to see some showers. >> reporter: when atlantis does blast off, it will be nasa's 135th and final shuttle mission. nasa predicts up to a million spectators. the family brought their grandkids over from louisiana to watch the historic launch. >> feel as though it is history being made. we wanted to give them a chance to see it. >> usually, shuttles fly with six or seven astronauts but atlantis only has a crew of four since this is the last mission, there's no back-up shuttle on stand-by for a possible rescue. in case of an emergency, a much smaller russian soyuz rocket would retrieve americans from the international space station. one astronaut at a time. the 30 year shuttle program has had success and tragedy. "discove

shuttle "atlantis" and its crew all set to go and loaded in. nasa watches the weather hoping it will be clear enough to launch america's final space schultz mission. we are live at the kennedy space center with complete coverage for you of this morning's scheduled launch. >>> stop the presses. as rupert murdoch's company shuts down a london newspaper accused of widespread phone hacking and its former editor who became a spokesman for britain's prm prime minister is arrested. >>> royal stars. william and catherine arrive in l.a. later today. we will show you who will hang out with the royal newlyweds, "early" this friday morning, july 8th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good friday morning to you. we're coming to you live from the kennedy space center. i'm erica hill along with chris wragge who is in new york. we look at a live picture there of the launch pad ready to go. >> so much buildup. at the mercy of mother nature and that is the big story all morning but looks like things look pretty good around you right now so our fingers are cross

we're excited to bring the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis" home.t time, we're use today to immediately preparing for the next mission. but now we have to look forward to other missions but also to continue to support the international space station. >> reporter: we were talking about the fact -- we can see that's the heads up display right there. that's what commander ferguson is seeing out the window right now. he's looking at the heads up -- >> that's correct. yes, he can see the runway and is already lined up. >> reporter: lined up at the runway. we were talking, you know, tomorrow, 24 hours after the vehicle lands, another couple ni thousands of people will be laid off. there it is, there's the shumptsds he's lined up on the runway -- shuttle. he's lined up on the runway, ready to come in. it will be tough for a lot of people. >> absolutely. we're celebrating everything we've accomplished with the space shuttle program. >> reporter: let's listen to nasa. here comes chris ferguson right now with the shuttle. >> main gear touchdown. hurley now de

. >>> now the wakeup call for the shuttle "atlantis" crew. ♪ if you believed they put a man on the moonn the moon ♪ if you believed >> good song. they probably couldn't have got noon the chorus a little bit more. that is by michael stipe of the group r.e.m. more supplies will be transf transferred from the shuttle to the international space station. check your local channel, they might be interviewing the astronauts today. >>> these are not shuttle astronauts but four afghanistan women are making history nonetheless. they are among the first female pilots in the afghanistan air force. >> you're going to open the door for our ladies in afghanistan. it's a big deal for us to open the door for others, the other ladies that have the dream that they can't do it, we want to show them. >> their journey began two years ago when the afghan army began looking for women to join. they will spend the next few months training in the united states before returning home to afghanistan. >>> the major phone companies aren't keeping the third party mystery fees off your phone bills. we're talking about la

. >>> for the space shuttle atlantis crew today may actually be the easiest day of the whole mission. in fact, we are looking at them live again, pam. >> nice. >> we are spinning in the air with them. great picture. >> they are floating. >> a short time ago, they actually -- the crew members here carried food and clothing from the space shuttle over to the international space station so now they can do what they are doing live on ct right now -- ktvu right now, eating, relaxing, enjoying a meal of barbecue chicken, southwestern corn and baked beans as well. and also in less than an hour from right now, pam and i will be talking live interviewing the crew of the space shuttle atlantis from the international space station, they are waiting for us and that interview is coming up for you at 6:26 this morning. >> i can't wait for that. be nice to talk to them. >>> 5:39 is the time right now. >>> a dangerous struggle. the dramatic fight captured in the water between a fisherman in a canoe and a shark. >>> plus how a bay area teenager who died at a sleepover is being fondly remembered. >>> g

. >> atlantis and crew of four are on that you are way to the international space station. it lifted off just a little before 8:30 marking the beginning of the end of nasa's program. nearly one million people watched the historic 135th shuttle mission. the crew will deliver a year's worth of supplies to the space station. it's expected to come home on july 20th. >> and at mountain view, they watched the shuttle launch at moffett field. fans cheered as it went on its last flight but it was tempered by the realization it may be the last time that america launches astronauts into space for many years. >> feel a little bit sad to see the last shuttle going up. i'm a little disappointed we don't have anything on deck. >> we have a lot of things to take but there is so many benefits from the space program i hope they find a way to do it in the future. >> rex walhiem is one of the astronauts on the flight. >> and a baseball fan lost his life and has the a's and rangers in morning. >> and missed the mark by a lot. with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i h

the atlantis crew arrived at the kennedy space center yesterday. the launch countdown begins today. is scheduled for just before 11:30 friday morning. >> kristin fisher will be there bringing a unique perspective since both her mother and father flew on shuttle missions. we'll be looking forward to her report. >> more people in virginia are reporting sightings of our national bird. >> some in spotsylvania county believe they've seen a bunch of bald eagles flying around. brittany morehouse takes a look at the growing population and other little-known facts about our national bird. >> boaters passing the water way in prince william county can't get enough of these birds. and the sounds they make. they tell me they're bald eagles. only juvenile because they're a mixture of brown and white but i zoom in and realize no, these are ospreys, bummer. even still, nowadays, you'll hear all kinds of stories from virginnians who spotted the national bird in their backyard. >> i've seen a bald eagle nest on our -- >> we had one fly over us as i was kayaking. >> we got to see it from the water. >>

. >> the space shuttle atlantis crew is getting ready for their final docking with the international acestation. we have a look. about 40 minutes ago there was a firing of the shuttle's engines will start lining up atlantis with the spacestation. when they get within 600 feet of the spacestation, the commander, chris ferguson, will guide it through a back flip maneuver. that allows the crew to photograph and inspect the heat shield to make sure it wasn't damaged during liftoff. docking is scheduled for 8:07 our time. >>> tonight on abc7 we will air an exclusive interview with jaycee dugard. she was kidnapped when she was 11 years old and held captive in antioch for 18 years by philip and nancy garrido. people have been waiting to hear from the girl. >> she's a survivor. i would be proud to have a daughter like that. i really would. she went through an awful lot. >> you can watch diane sawyer's interview with her in a two-hour prime time special tonight at 9:00 here on abc7. diane is also going to be answering questions about her interview on twitter. you can tweet your questions to di

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the crew of nasa's final space shuttle launch will arrive at kennedy's space center in florida. four astronauts are scheduled to blast off on friday in shuttle "atlantis." the crew will bring supplies to the international space station. after this final flight, "atlantis" will be sent to a museum as nasa closes the chapter on its space shuttle program. in 30 years nasa oversaw 135 shuttle missions, including the launch of the hubble telescope and john glenn's return to space. >>> the woman poised to become thailand's first female prime minister says it will be difficult to reconcile her divided country, but she's ready to do what it takes. preliminary results show 44-year-old shinawatra's party having the votes needed to win the former government. her brother was a prime minister but was ousted in 2006. he's living in dubai to avoid corruption charges that he says are politically motivated. >>> and william and kate will spend the time today on prince edward island. it's the home of anne of green gables, a fictional character who is said to be kate's favorite. william will co-pilot a chopper making an emergency landing. they'll spend a few days in cana

we are going to get to talk live with the atlantis crew from the international space station.ou can watch the ktvu morning news interview that is scheduled at 6:26. and we are very excited. >> i'm excited about this. >> talk to them in space live. >>> our time right now 6:37. sal, you're watching the toll plaza, aren't you? >>> we are, dave and pam. traffic is going to be busy at the toll plaza and in oakland in general approaching the area. backed up for about a ten minute wait or so before you make it on to the span. once you make it on to the bridge it's okay into san francisco. this morning's commute is looking good here in oakland although it has been wet out there. looks like it's beginning to taper off the wet weather. but you should still be aware of it as you drive. and if you are driving to concord and walnut creek traffic has become a lot heavier at the walnut creek interchange. i'm not sure why although it has improved in the last few minutes. want to move the ma'am down to the livermore valley where we have slow traffic coming in off the pass getting out to castro