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on board is one nasa, one american, katherine coleman and she'll be there to mark the 50th anniversaryf the first human flight in space. >> back here on earth, in washington the senate approved a controversial tax deal. it will keep bush era tax breaks, extend jobless benefits and reduce social security taxes. it goes to the house where democrats are serious over the provision. it let's estates pass on at that heir as tax free. >> it's become an almost daily ritual. >> i'm absolutely convinced this tax cut plan while not perfect will help grow our economy and create jobs. >> president obama coaxes congress to pass the tax cut compromise. >> i know there are different aspects of this plan to which members of congress on both sides of the aisle object. >> today he came halfway to his goal. the senate passed the plan with overwelcoming support from both parents. >> two parties ideologically divided have agreed on a major issue for the american people. >> that leaves the president to focus where he's needed in the house where few democrats support it. >> a win for middle class families. >>

on board is one nasa, one american, katherine coleman and she'll be there to mark the 50th anniversaryf the first human flig in space. >> back here on earth, in washington the senate approved a controversia tax deal. it will keep bush era tax breaks, extend jobless benefits and reduce social security taxes. it goes to the house where democrats are serious over the provision. it let's estates pass on at that heir as tax free. >> it's become an almost daily ritual. >> i'm absolutely convinced this tax cut plan while not perfect will help grow our economy and create jobs. >> president obamaoaxes congress to pass the tax cut compromise. >> i know there are different aspects this plan to which members of congress on both sides of the aisle object. >> today he came halfway to his goal. the senate passed the plan with overwelcoming support from both parents. >> t parties ideologically divided have agreed on a major issue for the american people. >> that leaves the president to focus where he's needed in the house where few democrats support it. >> a win for middle class families. >> the plan

now says katherine coleman makes up the crew this will be her third trip into space and this time should be bringing along a passenger as a reminder of home a son's cuddly tiger and what that means to go to school and learn to write he doesn't know how to write so what we're planning is. taking good look tokens into orbit is one of many traditions associated with launches from baikonur strange that even in the most high tech of environments that the human belief in fate play such a major part moving at a snail's pace so as not to cause any damage to the spacecraft the fully constructed rocket moves its way towards the launch site and even at this stage there are traditions and superstitions that baikonur. the placing of coins on the truck in front of the train is supposed to bring a good look to the mission on the launch pad and ready to go the soyuz t.m.a. twenty rockets no waits for its crew. kazakhstan now with people flying in so we're a bit i'm back every few months now our team looks at how it all began what's our special report about the first man in space you're a good guy about

twenty rockets which will carry cosmonaut to meet to be called and astronauts paolo nespoli and katherine coleman up to the international space station for the rocket has received a blessing from a priest from the russian orthodox church in line with tradition here at baikonur that's not the only tradition they have here many many traditions and superstitions if you will to be carried out before the launch one of those traditions as the the astronauts and cosmonauts visit the cosmonaut museum here and by can also they get to look at what those who have gone before them days and what they brought back from space while at the museum they also sign a board with the picture of the soyuz t.m.a. rocket on it and write a little message a memory of what they were about to do with this mission now there's been plenty of former astronauts and cosmonauts say it's a lend their support to the mission crew. liable to what the water is it doesn't matter what you know it's just a very robust strong system that can withstand just about anything nature can throw at it and we've seen you know it's been slices the s

end katherine coleman up to the international space station now later on today the rocket will be blessed by a priest of the russian orthodox church and tradition here a bike you know that's always carried out and plenty of other traditions here as well before the astronauts and cosmonauts of being to visit because not museum bike you know if you dish and it's always carried out they go and have a look at what those who go before them brought back from space based signed a board as well inside them is the right message they make their own history all of this. now there's been plenty of astronauts and cosmonauts and it's a lend support to the mission crew that are heading up later on this week. and then matter what the weather is it doesn't matter what you know it's just a very robust and strong system that can withstand just about anything nature can throw at it and you know it's been flying since the sixty's was a rare exception. every time and some of those who have been up there before say it's those little things that can make life hard when you're up in space i think probably the big

from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan sending them a three continents you have paolo nespoli and katherine coleman off to the international space station. peter all of our reporting there now don't forget to log on to our website harty dot com where there are always more stories for you to follow and something that might catch your eye there at the moment he's a singer dancer and entertainer iranian born rush has told r.t. about his international roots and skyrocketing career. can sometimes feel like galleries but this time not tree fashion houses got a real exhibition here on in moscow it's on until christmas so you can get the details on that. dot com. it takes pride of place at the heart of russia's capital over the festive season a century old christmas tree was delivered this week to the kremlin's cathedral square where it will stand tall for the next three weeks this year the tree was blessed by a russian orthodox priest for the first time it will be decorated with thousands of russian trickier lights and ornaments christmas trees have been back in use at the kremlin for nearly fifteen years

and he's a pilot in the russian air force he's joined with nasa astronauts katherine coleman she'll be making her third trip into space and also an italian. who will be the tallest ever man to fly in a soyuz rocket and as we can see in our live pictures as the rocket launches now twenty in space. this is live pictures for you coming from the like an order cosmodrome. with three new explorers heading into space towards the international space station on a five month mission. so use lighting up the night sky. everything is gone according to flight controllers perfectly well we can hear. communications in the background. so used to living one hundred astronauts on the cosmonaut on board obviously in communication with ground control and we can just see the rocket now disappearing into space some remarkable pictures now of inside the cockpit as we can actually see the three crewmembers at the controls all spacecraft heading. for you here on t.v. and no doubt we'll get more reaction and more coverage of that rocket launch a little later from our correspondent peter all of a he's there at ba

and astronauts apollo nespoli from the european space agency and katherine coleman from nasa into space now this is the product of two years of very intense training in the trio be spending six months on board the international space station while they're up there they'll be carrying out a number of experiments and continuing the work in space that the international space station carries out now i think you're seeing the fireworks of the stuff behind me i'll let you get on with that. bike is the story still twenty rocket blasts off from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan sending the make to become the once you have paolo nespoli and catherine coleman off to the international space station. all right while it takes pride of place at the heart of russia's capital over the festive season a century old christmas tree was delivered this week to the kremlin's cathedral square where it all stands tall for the next three weeks and this year they tree was blessed by a russian orthodox priest for the first time ever be decorated with thousands of russian tricolor lights and ornaments christmas trees ha

now says katherine coleman makes up the crew this will be her third trip into space and this time should be bringing along a passenger as a reminder of home a son's cuddly tiger. needs to go to school and learn to write he doesn't know how to write so what we're doing is. taking good look tokens into orbit is one of many traditions associated with launches from baikonur strange that even in the most high tech of environments that the human belief in fate play such a major part moving at a snail's pace so as not to cause any damage to the spacecraft the fully constructed rocket moves its way towards the launch site and even at this stage there are traditions and superstitions at baikonur the placing of koreans on the track in front of the train is supposed to bring good look to the mission on the launch pad and ready to go the soyuz t.m.a. twenty rockets now waits for its crew peacher all over r t baikonur kazakhstan. well before we get the latest businesses that have a quick look at some other headlines from around the world two suicide bomb explosions are killed at least thirty eight pe

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katherine coleman will be on board she's a mother we are following her progress in training for thism the cause most dome. the head last minute worries it obviously is in the astronaut would but they are strapped in and we will follow their progress. 10:27 a.m. be right back. 10:29 a.m. alive pitcher of the new tower for the nea eastern's ban and caltrans is basically hoisting it into place. they want you not to look. that's our suggestion. yoli has been following their progress in yoli is easier said than done. >> it is. you can see the very tip of the top of that leg. it is just below eye level of people crossing on the upper deck. it really is a piece here dangling right now it's 100 ft. long. you will see it hoisted up. when it gets around this area it will be hard for oncoming traffic to not look. that's what caltrans is asking people to keep their eye on the route to pay attention to the s curve. we will see what happens. so far so good it doesn't look like things are slowing down a bet that was earlier. but it's hard to tell whether they're looking at the action or are they ju