joplin rose from the rubble. the son rises and sets on a better -- sun rises and sets on a better place. the schools were opened as promised on august 17. [applause] that is the spirit of joplin and each one of you as part of it. this class, the school, and this community will forever stand as a symbol of the best in our nation and the best in us. tonight, we look toward the bright horizon stretched for the class of 2012. with full hearts and soaring hopes, we celebrate the parent'' and grandparents', the aunts and uncles, the of brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors who have loved and supported the class of 2012. the faith and values to have instilled in these young adults are the bedrock they will build their lives on. that foundation cannot be moved. we celebrate the faculty, staff, and the administration. in a year like no other, you put your personal needs aside and always put your students first. for your abiding compassion and devotion, we will forever be in your debt. you give so selflessly and work

has that happened in joplin as well? >> >> i think everybody's been tired at one point or ather along the way but everybody's pushing through it because if you were here everyday and could see what we see on the ground, the amount of progress we make, it's very encouraging. >> ifill: but you didn't lose your home and you didn't lose your business. so why bother? >> oh, my gosh. i said i live at the corner of fortunate and guilty. i'm fortunate that i can go home at night and when i think of all the people that i know that lost someone they loved or lost their house or lost their business or lost all three i have the time to do this kind of work compared to people who will trying to put their lives back together. i don't have to decide where to buy a house about furniture. i don't have to replace a car. i don't have to deal with insurance people. i have time. >> ifill: what have you been doing in a hands-on way. >> i go to a lot of meetings and i facilitate a lot of groups. that's probably the number one answer but our jo

joplin held class in a converted big box store. >> normal is not normal in joplin, missouri but one day it will be. >> reporter: now, one year later, 428 megs of joplin high are moving on. the class of 2012 took delight as their graduation fee tared commencement speech by mr. obama -- featured commencement speech by mr. obama. while the town is still rebuilding and some debris remains, a number of students are looking forward to a much brighter future. >> i am planning on majoring in biology and a minor in business and possibly going on to medical. >> i'm going to the university of arkansas next fall and i'll major in marketing. >> reporter: the new joplin high school is under construction and scheduled to reopen in 2014. >> somebody came and they put duct tape with the h and the n e which turned it into hope high school which i thought was cool. >> ainsley earhart, fox news. >>> the nats on the road against the phillies. desmond delivers the base hit to score bryce harper to go up by two runs. the nats go on to the 2-1 victory. gonzalez notched his fifth win of the season. >>> stay wit

that day ganged joplin -- changed joplin forever. t.j. winick has the story. >> reporter: one year ago today it looked like a bomb had been dropped on joplin, missouri, 161 people were killed when the monster tornado tore across the city. >> normal is not normal in joplin, missouri. >> reporter: joplin high school was one of those buildings reduced to rubble. students went to makeshift classrooms. >> this was the people that mattered. >> reporter: last night at the class of 2012's graduation, president obama returned to celebrate joplin's remarkable recovery. he noted how the city of 50,000 people is reising -- rising again thanks to volunteers. >> the story of joplin isn't just what happened that day. it's the story of what happened the next day and the day after that and all the days, weeks and months that follow. >> reporter: the storm had more than $2.8 billion in damage. it will take time. graduate claire davidson said she wouldn't change anything about her senior year. >> i wouldn't trade my high school experience with anything else

president obama was in joplin last night to mark the anniversary. nbc's jinah kim reports. >> the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> reporter: speaking to thousands gathered for the joplin high school graduation, president obama said it was the people of joplin who deserved applause. >> as i look out at this class and across the city, what's clear is that you're the source of inspiration today. >> reporter: it was shortly after the same graduation ceremony last year that an ef-5 strength tornado tore through joplin taking 161 lives and shredding nearly 10,000 homes and buildings. surveillance cameras captured joplin high school getting ripped apart. one year later the school is still a pile of rubble while students study at a converted department store nearby. >> we can choose to carry on, we can choose to make a difference in the world. >> reporter: $2.8 billion in damage joplin is the costliest single tornado in u.s. history. fourth generation resident says her community will never be the same. but it's made her appreciate

president obama was in joplin last night to mark the anniversary. nbc's jinah kim reports. >> the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> reporter: speaking to thousands gathered for the joplin high school graduation, president obama said it was the people of joplin who deserved applause. >> as i look out at this class and across the city, what's clear is that you're the source of inspiration today. >> reporter: it was shortly after the same graduation ceremony last year that an ef-5 strength tornado tore through joplin taking 161 lives and shredding nearly 10,000 homes and buildings. surveillance cameras captured joplin high school getting ripped apart. one year later the school is still a pile of rubble while students study at a converted department store nearby. >> we can choose to carry on, we can choose to make a difference in the world. >> reporter: with $2.8 billion in damage, joplin is the costliest single tornado in u.s. history. fourth generation resident jeanie george says her community will never be the same. but it's

regrowth and rebuilding of joplin will go on for years.s big institutions like the hospital and the high school come back, the hope is that those shattered neighborhoods won't be far behind. brian? >> thanks for going back for us. when we were is there last year, we met a woman who had a survivor's story to tell. she and her husband had all kinds of plans for the future, but all that changed in that one instant. we went back to see how bethany was doing a year after the tornado that bore down on their home. >> this used to be home. >> and this was the day a year ago, when bethany's life was changed forever. >> this is where the garage was. my bedroom would have been right over here. >> joplin and its survivors were in shock when we first arrived there after the tornados a year ago. and one of the stories we encountered was that of a young couple, bethany and don lansaw, married six years, planning a family. then a massive storm came out of the western sky. >> i mean, the house was ripping apart. i honestly -- it happened so fast. >> when t

all over joplin, new homes are being built. 446 of the 553 businesses destroyed have reopened.'s main park is a big draw. yet some things cannot be replaced. >> i just soak up the sun and soak up the joy that my son gave me. >> reporter: michelle comes to this field to feel close to her son lance. this is where he died. days after the tornado, she was frantically searching for her 16-year-old who was out driving her car when the tornado hit. >> his backpack was still inside of it. >> reporter: we were with her when the police came to the door. what happened? >> i have gotten a visit from the joplin police department, notifying me that my son has been identified. >> reporter: he's dead? >> yes, correct. it is in some way a comfort to at least know he's in a better place and that we don't have to wonder if he's out there needing us. >> reporter: when do you think of him the most? >> in the mornings. always in the morning. >> reporter: when you get up? >> when i get up. you do think, you know, what a wonderful soul has been lost and what a great young man. and you think about the

surveillance cameras captured joplin high school getting ripped apart. one year later the school is still a pile of rubble while students study at a converted department store nearby. >> we can choose to carry on, we can choose to make a difference in the world. >> reporter: $2.8 billion in damage joplin is the costliest single tornado in u.s. history. fourth generation resident says her community will never be the same. but it's made her appreciate what she still has. >> i'm thankful for every day. i feel so blessed every thing we've gone through has taught us thing, made us appreciate life even more including this tornado. >>> earlier in the day president obama found himself defending his campaign focus on mitt romney's record at bain capital. during a news conference wrapping up the nato sum it in chicago. pots has mo tracie potts has more on this. >> reporter: the nato summit was successful for president obama, the 28 nations agreed to wrap up the war in afghanistan by the end of 2014 as promised but there's still questions as addressed at that summi

this battered hospital behind me is a daily reminder of what joplin lost. and just how far they have to go to bounce back. there has been progress here, make no mistake about that. it's progress measured bit by small bit. ♪ >> reporter: an uplifting beginning on this first anniversary of joplin's d-day. america's costliest tornado since 1950, a disaster so profound it's still shaking the city's collective faith in the future. >> smile. >> reporter: the class of 2012, whose flattened high school was renamed this year, got a presidential sendoff monday night. >> no matter how tough times get, you'll always be tougher. >> reporter: the sheer scope of the destruction so clear a year ago, is starkly visible today, even from space. the latest groundbreaking was celebrated. a new $100 million high school is on the way. >> the celebration of moving on, but it's also a remembrance of what we've all been through. >> reporter: for the dunns, a home lost. >> this path is pretty much gone, but there's new housing and buildings opening. >> reporter: they moved, put up a

because you are from joplin. you will remember that half million dollar donation that came from angelina jolie and an up-and-coming actor named brad pitt. you also remember the $360 that was delivered by a 9-year-old boy who organized his own car wash. you will remember the school supplies donated by our neighboring towns. you will remember that laptops that were sent by the united arab emirates. when it came time for your prom, melissa blake donated 1000 prom dresses and cupcakes were donated for the occasion. they were good cupcakes. [laughter] there are so many good people in the world. there is such a decency. a bigness of spirit in this country of ours. so class of 2012, you got to remember that. remember what people did here and like that man who came all the way from japan to joplin, make sure in your own life that you. ford. -- forward. as you have learned the goodness of people, you have learned to the power of community. you learned from the other speakers how powerful that is, and as you take on the ro

joplin high was leveled. is this pile of rubble, but joplin is determined to rebuild. new houses are going up on many blocks. church steeples are rising. the city's main park is growing again. a team prior high school is open inside a strip mall. >> studying molecular biology. >> reporter: tonight quentin will graduate from honors from joplin high. >> what's it like to graduate and not have them sitting in the audience. >> in all reality they get to see it but i just don't get to see them there. >> do you feel that they're watching over you and they know what's going on? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: does that bring you some comfort? >> yes. you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here anymore. >> reporter: although joplin is rebuilding there are some spaces that can never be filled. ben tracy, cbs news, joplin, missouri. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by >>

a day of reflection in joplin. deadly tornado touchdown one year ago today. >> the committee continues to rebuild. tara mergener is live with the details. >> good morning. the city of joplin has come a long wait in a year thanks in part to the federal government, volunteers, and the persistence of people. tracing their determinants -- >> the road has been hard and the day has been long. >> president obama told the high school class of 2012 to use their experience. >> that is the spirit that allowed all of you to rebuild the city. that is the same spirit we need now to help rebuild america at. >> a monster tornado came through a year ago, shredding homes and businesses and leaving the worst death toll in six decades. >> not just for today but for the long haul. support the city of joplin. >> the white house released a statement saying since the tornado struck, the government approved more than $20 million to help victims. and $40 million in low-interest loans for businesses. >> it will come back bigger, stronger eve

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and even though i expect that some of you will ultimately leave joplin, i am pretty confident that joplin will never leave you ... here's what it looks like today in joplin, missouri.. with construction now in full swing and rebuilding efforts under way throughout the area. after 10-months of hiding... investigators locate casey anthony in florida, and serve her with a subpoena. anthony hasn't been seen since being acquitted of murdering her daughter caylee. "people magazine" reports investigators staked out anthony's new home for several days. she's been named in a defamation lawsuit stemming from the investigation into caylee's disappearance. anthony told police the little girl was kidnapped by a babysitter named zenaida gonzalez. the two never met... but gonzalez says it ruined her reputation. a private rocket took off from cape canaveral, florida early this morning. the "space-x falcon nine" is carrying the first private spacecraft heading for the international space station. it's loaded with food supplies and science experiments. the rocket was supposed to take off on saturday, but w

joplin, missouri. we'll talk about race, moll ticks and the 2012 campaign with democratic strategists. johnny isaacson joins us to look at the housing market and will discuss middle east diplomacy to mark ginsberg who was ambassador to them in the 1990's. washington at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> there are people looked at what happened with j.p. morgan. and they say here's a company who made a decision. fired the people who were responsible. this is how it's supposed to happy. >> i take some cre for it. it's because government has played a role. if this had happened five years ago, if j.p. morgan, i think you would have seen much more concern. what we did in the discussion we past and through other things. wants to require the financial estimate. so one of the things that we have is you have to have more capital. that helped give people reassurance. >> this pass-week. barney frank talked about the $2 billion loss. as well as the state and u.s. world economy. watch his comments online at the c-span video lib

today is the one-year anniversary of the joplin tornado.damage that was just one year ago this day. back to you. >> good deal. >> this is the time of year the players come back and the redskins go through the organized activities. is a chance for the guys to check their progress. he re-signed with the redskins may 15. he was the starting running back when they start of classes and three-one. he tore his a see l. -- tore his acl. >>tim hightower knows it by heart. >> i would not say i do not know what i had, but it is one of those things where you can no -- you do not know that feeling when you are removed from something you love dearly. >> a knee injury side line him the rest of the year. >> you have those days sometimes where you feel you are not getting better. it is one of those things were no matter what happened that day or the day before, you have to put it behind the. >> now he is back on the field physically he is about there. mentally it is a long the winding road. >> i do not think this is something that happened and i will get ov

joplin high was leveled. is this pile of rubble, but joplin is determined to rebuild. new houses are going up on many blocks. church steeples are rising. the city's main park is growing again. a temporary high school is open inside a strip mall. >> studying molecular biology. >> reporter: tonight quinton will graduate from honors from joplin high. >> what's it like to graduate and not have them sitting in the audience? >> in all reality they get to see it but i just don't get to see them there. >> do you feel that they're watching over you and they know what's going on? >> good evening i am dana king >> i am alan martin. bay area veteran stock in a backlog. the sec claims filed at the office of veteran affairs in oakland takes even years. now the feds have a plan to get things moving. >> just to put this in perspective, this backlog is one of the biggest in the country. two members of congress and hundreds of war veterans purged a fast fix. ask any bay area war veteran the nickname for the oakland backlog of

so now you see a lot of this all over joplin. new houses being built. but you also see this, painful reminders of how much destruction there was here and how much work there is still to be done. it was the foundation of where their church once stood, the members of peace lutheran came together this morning. ♪ ♪ i'm going to let it shine ♪ ♪. >> how do you feel a year later? >> oh, proud of everybody. >> the f-5 tornado that leveled one-third of joplin last year also destroyed their church. they had not yet rebuilt it but over on 26th street, the steeple of st. paul' methodist is again reaching for the same sky that last year tore it down. all over joplin new homes are building built. 446 of the 553 businesses destroyed have reopened. the new playground in the city's main parks is a big draw. yet some things cannot be replaced. >> i just soak up the pride and the joy that my son gave me. >> reporter: michelle hare comes to this field to feel close to her son lance, this is where he died. days after the tornado she was frantically searching for her 16-yea

president obama's trip to joplin, missouri, one year after the tornado. he was there last night. we'll show you what he had to say. plus, our first look at the most anticipated sequel since "scissor act ii" back in the habit, ron burgundy and the boys have slapped together a trailer for "anchorman ii." 30 rock in new york city. >>> president obama says if mitt romney is willing to talk about his time at boehner capital, it is fair game for democrats to talk about it too. speaking at a news conference during the nato summit in chicago on monday, the president argued that his opponent's record as a corporate ceo is open to debate. president obama saying a successful career in private equity does not make one fit to run the country's economy. >> my view of private equity is that it is set up to maximize profits and that's not always going to be good for chupts or businesses or workers. and the reason this is relevant to the campaign is because my opponent, governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he should be president is his business experience. when you're presiden

president obama traveled to joplin, yesterday, to speak to the graduating class at joplin high school. he called students and their town, an inspiration, and reminded them that they are tough enough to overcome any obstacle. >> yes, you will encounter obstacles along the way. i guarantee you you will face setbacks and you will face disappointments. but you're from joplin, and you're from america and no matter how tough times get, you'll always be tougher. >> volunteers from all over the country are headed to joplin, this morning, to help with continued rebuilding efforts there. >>> eight people were shot during an altercation that followed last night's nba playoff game in oklahoma city. police say one victim is now in critical condition. seven others suffered wounds that were nonlife-threatening. it happened around 11:35 central time. about two blocks from chesapeake energy arena. as crowds were leaving the lakers/thunder game. oklahoma city police say several people have been questioned, but so far, no arrests. >>> a government task force says the tests to screen for prostate cancer

one year ago today, a deadly tornado touched down, one of its 61 people in joplin, missouri.he community continues to rebuild. >> this city of joplin has come a long way in the year thanks in part to the federal government, volunteers, and a persistence of its people. >> the road has been hard and the day has been long. >> president obama told joplin high school's class of 2012 to use their experience theme that is the spirit that has allowed all of you to rebuild the city and that is the same spirit we need now to help rebuild america. >> minutes after graduates were handed diplomas one year ago, a monster tornado came through shredding homes and businesses and leaving the worst death toll in six decades. >> it is not just for today or tomorrow, but for the long haul. >> on monday, the white house said since the tornado struck, the federal government approved more than $20 million to help victims. also more than $40 million in loans for business as. >> it will come back bigger and stronger, everything. it will take a mountain of time. >> did has so many businesses are fully

the graduation address to seen jurors at joplin high school. it will be a day students and families will never forget. >>> those in joplin won't forget the tornados sweeping through the area, tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the storms. winds whipping through and wiping out a third of the city, 161 people confirmed dead. i was in joplin after that, if you want to see the photos go to my facebook page. >>> luckily it is going to be calmer across the area for today and in to tomorrow. see showers and thunderstorms firing up along the cold front, this will slide off more towards the east, we have our first tropical storm of the season and it's not even hurricane condition as of yet. ly break down that coming up. we are looking at showers now, across our area. as you head out the door, this morning, have the rain gear. we are mild with the temperatures coming in in the 60s. 63 northeast, and foggy conditions, see that 100% now, in goldsboro, humid outside. >>> you want to expect reduced visibilities. turn on the low beams. fort mc henry, no

. >> one year since the disaster in joplin, missouri. today the town will mark the occasion with a day of unity to honor the 161 people died when a powerful twister tore through the town. last night the president was in joplin to deliver a commencement address to the graduating seniors. the call on the class of 2012 to remember the lessons they learned overcoming adversity. >> you are from joplin and you are from america. no matter how tough times get you will always be tougher. you will not be defined by the difficulties you face, but how you respond, with grace and strength and a commitment. to commitment credits as part of the day long memorial events today, city officials will break ground on joplin's high-school's future home. >> today we will see the first guilty plea in a pay for play scandal that cast a shadow over d.c. mayor vincent gray's first years in office. former campaign aide thomas gore paid a rival candidate and destroyed evidence in a. federal jummy olabanji is live outside district court with more details on this and

the city of joplin marks a milestone. how the federal government stepped in when disaster struck. >> gray skies this morning. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we have not escaped the rain just yet. >> it will not be a steady rain like yesterday. more like pockets of drizzle this morning. give yourself a few extra minutes. 65 at the airport. we should get into the upper or middle 70's. we could see some thunderstorms later this afternoon. we could see some scattered storms later today. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. let's check the roads. >> good morning. we have been pretty good in terms of traffic on the major roadways. we have an accident in the city at moravia road. other than that, a pretty smooth ride. 63 on the west side do

well, tomorrow, a new beginning for graduating seniors at joplin high.eynote speaker, president barack obama. i talked to one of the graduates. od days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great idea could be yours. it's time to live wider awake. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system... from beautyrest. it's you, fully charged. >>> this tuesday marks one year since a deadly tornado flattened and devastated joplin, missouri. 161 people died. it's the deadliest twister we've had in the u.s. in 60 years. the town is slowly rebuilding, but people there will tell you there are reminders everywhere of so much loss. lyd

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plus, the day of remembrance in joplin, missouri. and move over, harvard. jay leno's got competition for you. ♪ don't ask me i'll never tell don't look to me you came my way ♪ ♪ hey it's crazy ♪ ♪ here's my number >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. got to have some fun. newark mayor corey booker trying to cleeb han his copy book. senior strategist david axelrod slapped booker down, prompting booker to appear with rachel maddow last night. >> i love corey booker, he's a great mayor. if my house was on fire, i'd hope he was my next door neighbor. in this instance he was just wrong. there are specific instances here that speak to an economic theory that isn't right theory for the country. >> it wasn't until the gop went across that line that i -- >> cow canyou can't equate the negativity on the right by what's happening with some sectors on the left. >> chris cillizza managing editor of post politics.com and political director chuck todd host of "the daily rundown" both with us now. first, to you chuck, because, chris, listen in, we've got a

the entire city of joplin, missouri, including the high school, was in ruins.ble to come up with a place for students to go to class, and cnn's jim spellman visited a rather unusual place that they chose. we'll have jim's report in just moments here on cnn. >>> meantime in toronto last night, history was made. the first transgendered contestant competed in the miss universe pageant. the 23-year-old forced donald trump and the pageant to end its ban on transgendered contestants. she didn't win, but she feels pretty good about her performance. >> for a couple of seconds i was a little bummed out, but after like a couple of minutes i was just extremely happy. i'm so proud of myself. i made sure i did my best performance so i wouldn't feel guilty with the outcome. people should embrace their individuality and follow their dreams like i did. >> talackova was born a boy named walter. she had gender reassignment surgery four years ago. as we mentioned the one-year anniversary of the destruction in joplin, missouri is today. the entire city of jop lip, including the hi

president obama is headed to joplin later today.d the tornado aftermath, is there this morning. ben, you were one of the first people on the ground there last year. does it look very different this morning? >> reporter: it sure does, erica. when we left here last year, there was so much debris everywhere in in city. you wondered how they would clean it all up. you look down the streets in joplin and this is what you see. you see new houses going up almost everywhere. this rebuilding effort in overdrive but this has been a very, very tough year for a lot of people here. the f-5 tornado that reached down from the missouri sky was more than half a mile wide and tore a path 13 miles long. the wound it left was deep. more than 7,000 homes damaged or destroyed. 161 lives lost. today you can still see the scar that stretches across joplin. you can also hear the healing as new homes are being built. can you believe it's been a year already? >> no. it seems like yesterday. >> mary hazelbaker was at church when the storm came to town. she tha

steve osunsami, abc news, joplin, missouri. >> lessons in living from joplin. >>> now to healthy living. nearly 30 million americans have some form of sleep apnea, gaps in breathing when you're asleep. sometimes there's snoring, but sometimes it happens quietly and tonight for the first time, researchers have discovered a link between sleep apnea and cancer. here's abc's dr. richard besser. >> reporter: this man is asleep -- and not breathing. it's been 59 seconds since his last breath. his body is desperate for air. finally, one minute eight seconds later -- he breathes. completely unaware what was happening. it's classic sleep apnea, where throat muscles collapse in on themselves and seal the airway. we know apnea can lead to heart disease and stroke. that erratic breathing at night raising your blood pressure. but today's surprising news, if you have sleep apnea, you may be five times as likely to die from cancer. of any kind. dr. javier nieto's wisconsin sleep study followed 1,500 people for 25 years. >> what is striking was that this relationship appears to be very strong. >> repor

he touched on some stories of survival as well as what an inspiration joplin has become. it was one year ago on graduation night one of the deadliest tornadoes in 50 years devastated more than 1/3 of joplin, missouri, killing 161 people and injuring hundreds more. the ef5 rated tornado was more than 1 mile wide with winds of 200 miles per hour. everything in its path was reduced to rubble. back then president obama visited the devastation promising they would help rebuild the community and tonight the president talked about the effort of so many more people across country who pitched in to help this town recover. >> as others have mentioned, you've had to grow up quickly over the last year. you've learned at a younger ag than most of us that we can't always predict what life has in store. no matter how we might try to avoid it, life surely can bring some heartache. and life involves struggles. at some point life will bring loss. but here in joplin you've also learned that we have the power to grow from these experiences. we can define our lives not by what happens to us,

. >>> one year later president obama addresses the graduating class of joplin high school, one year after their school was devastated by a killer tornado. >>> and defying death. a man survives a nearly 200-foot plunge over the niagara falls. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everybody. so good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. you know, it's not the final frontier, but certainly it's a new era in space flight. the first private space launched off this morning. the unmanned rocket and capsule carrying a thousand pounds of supplies, it's one of 12 plans by the corporation spacex. if all goes as planned, it will go off this friday. dick brennan is at the space center this morning. dick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, spa spa spacex had a spectacular lift-off, and it is now headed to the international space station. spacex has launched the falcon 9 rocket. it's first private space vessel headed to the international space station. >> launch of the space station falcon 9 rocket to resupply the interna