not that edward kennedy wasn't, but we don't know where he'll go with it. sam irvin of north carolina, democrat of north carolina, is the guy for the job. he was chairman of the senate government operation committee as it was called back then. and this is government operations. and so irvin didn't -- was reluctant to take the job and finally did. and the rest is history as they say. >> so, what did frank -- what did senator mansfield, the majority leader in the senate, a democrat, see that frank valeo didn't, the deference would have been ted kennedy versus sam irvin, if he'd have headed that committee? >> i think he -- i'm not sure. it's hard to get in his mind, inside his mind on that, but i think he wanted something that would be very methodical, within the fiber of the senate's institutional leadership structure. and i think he thought sam irvin is perhaps the person for the job. this had all kinds of implications for television, you know, of course, the senate as early as 1947 began televising its hearings. and i remember as a kid the crime hearings, t

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senate against edward kennedy, romney supported an assault weapons ban and the brady gun control law. in 2007, he asked romney about his position on guns and here is what he said. >> my position on guns is the same position i've had for a long, long time. and my position is i don't line up with the nra. i don't see eye to eye with the nra on every issue. >> and, of course, it was in 2007 that there was this same situation with governor romney and his hunting experience. let's watch. >> i'm not a big game hunter. i've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter, small varmints, if you will. i started when i was 18 and hunted those, and i've also hunted quail. it's not big game, not deer or anything, but i've hunted a little bit, small rodents. >> mr. gottlieb, with that primer, please answer the questions on whether governor romney can overcome issues of the past with your group. >> i think when we listen to comments at the nra convention, i think he can overcome it two ways. one, he's not hostile to gun rights, and the second thing is the average gun owner is a little upset with barack oba

in a debate with the late democratic senator edward kennedy, romney supported gun control. >> in my view the conditions of crimes should have tough, mandatory sentences for them. >> and as massachusetts governor, he signed an assault weapons ban. since then, he's moved consistently towards rights of gun owners, which might create a little awkwardness for the nra. former congressman, bob barr, says there's nothing wrong with romney coming around to the nra way of thinking. >> i think he has had an epiphany during this process. that's been one of the benefits of having to fight the primary battles that he has and continues to have to do to have to justify and explain his position on firearms issues, has caused him to rethink some of his positions he took as governor. while nra republicans like barr are willing to give romney a break on his past positions -- accused of flip-flopping on gun rights. all would play on whether romney would be able to tap into the support of millions of nra members this fall and other like minded owners who haven't signed up with the group. >> thanks very much,

langley research center and langley air force base, dryden flight research center and edwards air force base, the kennedy center are all very strong with nasa and d.o.d. organizations sharing facilities, operation support contracts and flight operations mission support. goddard space flight center just east of d.c., not very far from here, has a global network of satellite communications and downlink facilities. it shares resources with d.o.d. in far-reaching places like ascention island, antarctica an guam. it also operates a joint center for the development and validation of space weather. models and instruments in cooperation with the air force and others. we recognize that space weather information is vital to the military commanders an space scientists for planning an anomaly resolution. finally, the goal stone deep space network has a downlink site at the national training center at ft. irwin, california. as most of you know we recently retired our flagship program, the space shuttle, after 30 spectacular years of flight and 135 missions. that's more flights by far than any other human space flight

. >> the prosecution's star witness in the trial of john edwards faced another day of testimony. >> suzanne kennedy more on the efforts to attack his credibility. >> clearly the defense is trying to chisel away at the former edwards confidante andrew young's credibility. >> john edwards defense team is fighting back hard. their goal, paint andrew young as a liar who is looking for revenge. he accused young of lying to profit from the scandal of his affair. a key issue in the trial whether edwards participated in an illegal campaign finance team to protect his political career or keep it secret from his wife as his defense team claims. the person he was trying to avoid finding out about the affair was misses edwards. >> their position is this was a personal cover up, not a political activity. >> they tried to rip holes and two areas of the story. when did he learn hunter was pregnant. the money young has cited different dollar amounts that a donor said she would provide to help his political career. the defense is trying to use inconsistencies to call into question claims that they discussed the pre

edwards allegedly unhatched the scheme spending $1 million to cover up his affair with rielle during the presidential campaign. >> details about the assassination of robert f. kennedy. a witness tois murder claims she heard two guns firing during the 1968 shooting. not one and authorities changed her account in their official report. sirhan sirhan, the only person arrested, tried and convicted in kennedy's shooting currently seing a life sentence in california prison. the u.s. district court in los angeles now set to rule on a request by sirhan, he wants to be released or granted a new hearing based on the new evidence including the woman's first-hand account. >> and you no doubt remember this rare glimpse inside the situation room just a year ago during the navy seal team six on bin laden's compound. secretary of state hillary clinton poking some fun at her unforgettable shocking expression in the photo. >> that's the way i usually look when my husband drags me to an action movie. you know, what it conjures up is all the emotions that were running through my and every other person in that small group. it was just an extraordinary experience and a great privilege t

>> yeah, i have at the kennedy space center in florida when we had a vehicle that has come back from edwards force base after landing there, there is an elaborate crane system on a big cement pad, and the combination 747 and or bbitter rolls under that. the airplane moves out of the way, they set it down, put the landing gear down and set the vehicle down on the pavement and tow it where it needs to go. this case to a barge you wouldn't want to take the space shuttle through the streets of new york city. >> could you imagine? >> it would be really difficult to get it to the intrepid taking it through the streets. >> the great thing is with the intrepid being over there on the hudson, pier 86, make it another spectacle for people to watch as you say, as the enterprise will be floated on that barge and arrive at the intrepid in june. the plan is for it to arrive there roughly in june, no specific date as of yet but have it ready for people who are visiting the intrepid by july. it's a beautiful place to visit if you're coming to new york city you have another reason to go check it out this sum

edwards trial and a list of potential witnesses released today. some of them may surprise you. >> getting into a confrontation over his newborn son? why kennedyited his late father in court. >> what you can see at the cherry blossom parade tomorrow is next. >> i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. the weather forecast for the cherry blossom parade and the week coming up will feel like ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic!ti [ woman 2] ring ring progresso. they fit! awesome thank you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calories or less and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] proeresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> today, a potential witness list was released. among the names the woman at the center of the scandal but ruined his political career, brielle, his daughter, and a former campaign aide. no word yet of whether three will testify. jury selection began yesterday. he's accused of illegally using campaign money to hide his mistress during his 2008 president

anything you do for a kennedy, is that a contribution to piz campaign? is any moment now at 74. >> john edwardsaid he wasn't vold and didn't know about it, and campaigns are going to jail for that. they didn't get nil, irrespective of the fact that you're a candidate. presumably having a mistress is something you would still do if you. then how is it you're prosecuted with somebody spends money on your with itness. >> what is the progression case about, what this guy is facing 20 do-gooder type in. i certainly in the orbit of canada for high public office coming from his political support irz, and there's no question i think this is a mixed motive. there's also a question that there's never been a case like this before, never been a prosecution based on facts like this. >> why do you think the prosecutor acted? the guy who brought the charges investigated this case. was the u.s. attorney picked by president george w. bush. he then went on to announce his candidacy for congress coming out of this case. was it partisan? it was a partisan prosecution. >> it's certainly a troubling fact. george hol

california at edwards air force base because the weather wasn't good or the early days before they landed here they'd have to stick the shuttles on top of the 747 to ferry them back to the kennedyso we expect it to come from my left to my right, south to north and lift off and start heading down the beach. i want to bring in robert cabana, director of the kennedy space center, former astronaut, you're never a former astronaut, right, bob, he flew as pilot twice on "discovery" and commander of a couple others and you told me i could touch your shirt. >> yes. >> you wore this in space when? >> october of 1990, stf 41. >> you said to me a minute ago you thought the emotions were over. >> i did, when it started taxiing down the end to takeoff i thought i was passed it but it's hard to see it leave ksc. >> reporter: this is tough to see the shuttle being retired. >> it is. i think i hear it. i think i hear it. >> reporter: it's coming down the runway now. take a look. it's off. here we go! >> here we go. >> oh, and liftoff. >> wow, wow, look at that, yep, it's clearing the trees here now. we can see it heading down to the south and again what's going to happen now, bob, is going to