over at the 9th. >> i.k. kim makes a birdie. over at 15. seo on the tee.ot an easy driving hole here. dogleg left with the flow of the land is from left to right. >> it's 267 yards to that bunker. >> this turning left, this will miss the fairway left. >> first one of the day and it finds the primary stuff. >> well, it could have been worse. could have ended up in the long grass or the bunker. >> back at the 12th, cristie kerr for her par safely in. she remains three off the lead. not giving herself enough good chances for birdies. >> paula creamer. >> a lot of distance between her ball and the hole, 203 yards for this second shot. >> that's gone left. >> yes, it is. she may get away with it. deep stuff long left. that will be a slow and difficult chip shot. >> stanford is next. tied for the lead. >> angela had a beautiful drive and has 185 yards left. that's a hard hole location to get close to. i would think she'd play a little more safely out to the left. >> this is going left of the center of the green. >> not a good shot. that's an important up-and-in

. >> to the 8th and tee shot for i.k. kim who's in this final group. again they've played in the same groups all day long since early this morning because of all the weather delays so it's been i.k. kim with the miyzatos who are not related playing all day. >> that's a pretty good lead right there. slow putt but not scary. >> over at the 13th. hee kyung seo. >> you can see the flagstick but hard to see the surface of the green from where she is. hole cut just a little bit left of a ridge that separates the left and right side of this green. >> i would think you'd try to land this ball a little left of the hole, i would think. >> this is one of the holes you can run it in on. >> you can bounce it up, yes. >> this could be hit short of the green. >> seo has one lpga victory and it came last year, six-shot impressive win at the kia classic. she played on a sponsor's exemption. >> she's trying to manufacture a little something. gripped way down. >> she started this ball right and it is hanging right. >> stays above the bunker. >> just on the edge there. >>

i.k. kim has a two-stroke lead midway through the second round and how about some nba news? >> yao ming is retiring after nine seasons with the rockets. he was an eight time all-star but miss today 50 games the last few years -- missed 250 games the last few years with injuries. that's a look at sports. we'll see you tonight at 5:30. >>> space shuttle atlantis on the way to history heading to the international space station for its final mission. very popular tune by coldplay is what the astronauts woke up to this morning. they are spending most of today checking the shuttle's heat shield for damage from yesterday's launch. they will dock at the space station tomorrow to deliver more than 4 tons of supplies. you know, jim, you're a big aeronautics guy. what do you make of that whole final mission? >> final mission of the study to explore new places -- >> what do you think? >> it's a new era. something new is coming along. but it's been momentous ride. >> did you see that liftoff yesterday? >> no, i didn't watch it. >> didn't get that up early? >> no, i didn't. i'm interested