her huh huh, mark kelly -- her huh mark kelly, will -- her husband, mark kelly, is the commander. >>> president obama hopes he has finally put to rest about where he was born. his birth certificate was released today from the white house. it shows he was born on august 4th, 1961 in honolulu. the president held a press conference saying he hopes this is the end of a national distraction. >> we do not have time for this kind of silliness. we got better stuff to do. i've got better stuff to do. we got big problems to solve. i'm confident we can solve them. but we'll have to focus on them. >> i'm taking great credit. you have to ask the president, why didn't he do this a long time ago? >> as one of the president's critics, donald trump claimed the release of the birth certificate as his own accomplishment. the shorter version of the certificate was released before he ran for president. but that was not enough to silence some. the president's berth certificate has been posted on our website, both in the -- both on the ktvu.com now section and in the national news section. >>> the army corp

to travel to florida to watch her husband mark kelly's space shuttle launch on friday. kelly talked about that during an interview with katie couric. >> have you gotten any word on whether gabby will in fact be able to attend the launch? >> yes. i met with her doctors, her neurosurgeon and her doctors and they have given us permission to take her to the launch. >> and katie will be on the show in the next half hour with more on her interview with kelly and his twin brother scott. it's 12 minutes past the

difference husband mark kelly will be commanding the endeavor mission.onald trott told supporters at a lost it is conceded today that he is still seriously weighing the presidential run. his speech was also littered with profanities and insults' aimed at the nation's leaders. >> donald you're running for president? do you have any experience in politics? i've dealt with these politicians all my life. there's a good chance the matter what happens i will win because one of these bloodsucking politicians who will end up getting elected. >>catherine: he blasted president barack obama is handling of libya, iraq, china and afghanistan. >>brian: colors and yellow for tomorrow, that shows temperatures in the '70s. a beautiful weekend, but will tell you about it. >>catherine: a look at the james lick, traffic is moving a little slow southbound and on to the lower deck of the bay bridge but flowing pretty well. stay with us more news after the break. >>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news at 430. >>catherine: these burglaries are happening he

>>pam: mark kelly willis have his wife by his side for the launch. he is the commander of the mission the bomb wapresident obama and mrs. obama are expected to also attend that launch. gabrielle giffords has been given the green light to also attend. >>pam: the secret military documents from wikileaks describe the intelligence of the detainees in guantanamo bay. if there were released how much of it impact safety they would have to be done it states. there would also describe what are some of that a lot and and other al qaeda leaders were going before and after the 911 attacks and osama bin laden

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cbs news has learned that, this week, she'll travel to florida to watch her husband, mark kelly, lift off in the space shuttle, a very important milestone for both of them. >> booster ignition and liftoff of shuttle "discovery." >> fortunately, this is my fourth time going into space, my second time commanding the space shuttle, so it's not like i haven't been here before. >> couric: make no mistake-- mark kelly knows there is nothing routine about being strapped to nearly four million pounds of rocket fuel, riding a controlled explosion into space. >> "discovery"-- houston, go with throttle up. >> roger, throttle up. >> couric: i get nervous getting on an airplane. do you get nervous before a launch? >> you know, maybe just a little bit. you realize what the risk is and... but you're really focused, and there's a lot going on and a lot of things we need to do, so you really need to concentrate and really be on. >> couric: but who could blame kelly if he has a little more than trajectories and abort scenarios on his mind when "endeavour" lifts off on friday. have you gotten any word o

by her side, mark kelly, a nasa astronaut. >> when i see her in the morning when guy to work and whenhome from work at the end of my day. >> giffords, now in a houston rehabilitation center, has been cleared to travel to cape can can and a half rel -- cape can and a half -- cape can and a half rel. >> she was looking forward to having the opportunities to be there. >> gabriel and mark are sharing heavy burdens. mark kelly will lead the next to last shuttle mission into space, and gabrielle giffords promises to walk a mountain. abc news. new york. >> alan: congresswoman giffords still struggles to put together lengthy sentences, but the arizona republic newspaper reported today that one short phrase she repeated is, i miss tucson. >> the play station network goes down, leaving gamers disconnected from friends. how soon sony might be able to fix the problem. >>> we could see some changes in the weather in the next few days. leigh glaser tells us if that's good news or bad news. >> mike: the giants cannot find enough easter eggs against the braves, and the a's found jelly beans to beat#t

mark kelly will captain the last shuttle into pace. and giffords is promising to walk a mountain. abc news, new york. >> alan: coming up, the head of state who turned down an invitation to the royal wedding, and his reason why. >>> the extraordinary security effort going on in london to protect the royal wedding procession. >> leigh: hi there. boy, after a wet start this easter sunday morning, we are finally seeing some nice sunshine out there. the winds are up. but increasing clouds in the forecast, and more showers. we'll take a look at the we'll take a look at the seven-dadadadadadadadadadadadada mmm. ahh. yeah. bacon. come celebrate bonalia! only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> alan: beau rain's prince turn down the invitation to the royal wedding because he doesn't want bahrain's unrest to tarnish the wedding. itin london, police are working overtime to make sure nothing disrupts friday's event. more than half a million people are expected to line the streets, and we have more on the epic security challenge. >> reporter: british security services are leaving no

mark kelly's wife is at the launch but will be in a private area. you can see an expanded coverage and our coverage begins at noon. >>> richmond police are searching for a man that is attempting to kidnap a 12-year- old girl. he is latino in his 30s with spiked brown hair and a bald spot. the man pointed a gun at her when she was walking to school but she managed to get away. this is the picture of a man's vehicle. it's a small light blue pickup truck with a light blue panel. a 15-year-old oakland girl is back home this morning and her suspected kidnapper is behind bars. the chp issued an amber alert last night when they received information that a girl had been kidnapped from her home. the suspected kidnapper contacted authorities an hour later. officers found the teenager who was physically unharmed. investigators say they will release more information later today. >>> san bruno city officials are urging state officials to reject pg&e's effects. they sent a letter to the california public utilities commission saying that pg&e's assumptions are par

." >> it's being commanded by her husband, mark kelly. she'll be watching in a restricted area with other family members. we'll have more on her recovery coming up. later this half hour. >> and amazing recovery it's been. she is a lucky lady, wow. >>> coming up after the break, a new sign of recovery in japan. >>> an nfl player stabbed. his wife accused. was she trying to protect herself? >>> and in tech news, the long-awaited white iphone could be yours later this week. long-awaited iphone. could it be yours later this week? >>> this morning, rising oil prices are keeping overseas investors from making big nooufs. tokyo's nikkei average was down slightly today. hong kong's hang seng was down about 1%. the london, the ftse opened down. the dow gained 164 points last week. the nasdaq was up by two. >>> if you were hoping to replace your gas guzzler with a more fuel-efficient cars from squa pan, you may be out of luck because of the earthquake and is tsunami. >>> you won't need a car to by gas or groceries in california. walmart is testing

here is commander mark kelly in the suit-up room. he is our commander, making his fourth light on the space shuttle. he has logged more than 38 day sin space on -- days in space. here is gregory johnson, our pilot, making his second space flight. pilot on sts-123. currently chief of the astronauts safety branch. he has logged over 4000 hours in different spacecraft. here is mission specialist michael fincke. as is his first space shuttle flight. he has logged 365 days in space, with over 26 hours in space walks. greg chamitoff. he is mission specialist #four -- number four and this is his second space shuttle flight. he has logged 183 days in space aboard the space station. is canadian, bo -- he is canadian, born in montreal. he was a crew member on the aquarius undersea. this is andrew feustel, mission specialist number three, his second trip into space. he flew on the fifth and final hubble space telescope servicing mission and has accumulated nearly 13 days in space and has performed three space walks. here is roberto vittori, mis

you can see more of the interview with mark kelly tomorrow night on the cbs evening news. >>> experts call it an environmental disaster. a new more toxic generation of rat poison is killing wild animals across california. now the feds plan to ban them but wildlife advocates in san rafael tell don knapp the new regulations are not likely to help. >> he was outside the box looking sickly. >> reporter: barn owls are often found poisoned and brought to marin animal care. >> i'm going to take his head and look in his mouth. and that's healthy and pink. no blood. blood is a real symptom of the poisoning so that's what i would be looking for. >> reporter: it is called secondary poisoning and it is taking a terrific toll on wildlife says maggy from marin health care. >> a raptor that is fit and was bleeding at the mouth and ears we know it is secondary poisoning. >> reporter: the problem because rodents poisoned or not are a food source for hawks, owls, coyotes, bobcats, foxes and other prey animals. >> the rodents eat the poison and they are a poisoned food source. a barn owl consumes a pois

mark kelly says giffords can't wait to get back to work. >> when you ask her what she wants to do, one thing she frequently comes back to is going back to work and going back to her office and how important it is for her to serve her constituents. she talks about that all the time. going back to tucson. i mean, she wants to get back to tucson. she wants to get back to her district. she wants to get back to washington. >> you can see more of that interview with mark kelly tomorrow night on the cbs evening news. >>> raise our taxes is what people in california are saying. according to a new l.a. times poll 60% of those surveyed support an election to vote on proposed tax increases. governor brown hopes for a vote in the fall. many republicans say we don't need an election, just cut more from state services. just 33% of poll responders support that alternative. >>> state parks may stay open even if governor brown slashes the department's budget. the governor's plan cuts $11 million from the state parks system. a new proposal would prevent that. this week state lawmakers will consider two

it's commanded by her husband mark kelly.s was shot in the head january 8th in a shooting that killed six people. >>> the second biggest school district in the u.s. is now in the middle of a controversy over how to evaluate schools and teachers. los angeles school officials have released information for parents to see how their kids are doing in their schools. ben tracy reports. >> this is terrible. terrible. >> reporter: mark got some bad news this week. the elementary school his ton attends is considered below average in both english and math. >> i fear for my child's education, what's going to happen in the future. >> reporter: mark now knows this thanks to something called value-added analysis. a way to evaluate teachers and their schools. it takes students past test scores and predicts how they should do the next year. if they do better than expected the teacher added value. if they do worse, the teacher subtracted value. los angeles public schools brand-new superintendent made the data public on the district's website f

scott kelly. markd work and rehab after an assassination attempt is paying off now. >> can you just give us a sense of how she's able to interact with you? >> just takes her some more time. you just have to be really patient, and this experience has taught me a lot of patience. so just giving her time to compose her thoughts, and put the words and sentences together is, you know, at this phase in her recovery is really what she needs. >> you can see katie's entire interview with mark and his brother scott tonight on the "cbs evening news." >> this weather report sponsored by miracle grow shake and feed plus weed preventer. three months of feeding without all the weeding. >> thanks so much. now here's chris. >> marysol, thank you very much. on saturday night, cbs' "48 hours mystery" told the compelling story of a man who spent nearly two decades trying to get out of prison for a grisly crime that he never committed. "48 hours" correspondent richard schlesinger is here with the latest on the man's contin

i'll try to call her once a day. >> so with everything that's going on in mark kelly's life is he really command the space mission? joining us is captain mark altman, flown on four missions. good morning. >> good morning. >> you are very close with captain kelly and his wife congress gwoman gabrielle giffords. >> a big part of that shuttle mission is spending that time with the family, having the support of the family members while getting ready. i know during my last mission you get to spend just a little slice of time with your spouse before launch and it's really a special experience as you get ready to leave the planet. >> from a distraction standpoint he's got to be so focused, his men, his view. it's his responsibility, this mission as the commander of this mission. does it take away from what he needs to really be prepared for this mission with what's going on in his personal life? >> there's no doubt it's an extra challenge. you know, i've laid a lot of the admin work of a launch on my family to have them take care of those things for me which i know mark can't do as much, but i

here's david kerley. >> reporter: it's what shuttle commander mark kelly hoped for. abc news has now learned his wife will be there for liftoff this friday. >> she's been looking forward to this for a long time. says nasa's -- as one of nasa's biggest supporters in congress, she was really looking forward to having the opportunity to be there. >> reporter: giffords was shot in the head at point blank by a lone gunman during a public appearance in tucson in january. while she's medically cleared to travel now, she will be accompanied by staff from the rehabilitation center. in a jet, straight from nasa houston to the kennedy space center. and we're learning new details about her condition. she's speaking in simple sentences or single words, including "awesome," "love you," according to "the arizona republic." she is walking a little. her left side is said to be perfect. but she has limited use of her right side. >> we saw some very early signs and so we got so optimistic, weer with expecting very fast recovery and that's not what we're seeing now. >> reporter: her hus

>>pam: mark kelly willis have his wife by his side for the launch.e is the commander of the mission the bomb wapresident obama and mrs. obama are expected to also attend that launch. gabrielle giffords has been given the green light to also attend. >>pam: the secret military documents from wikileaks describe the intelligence of the detainees in guantanamo bay. if there were released how much of it impact safety they would have to be done it states. there would also describe what are some of that a lot and and other al qaeda leaders were going before and after the 911 attacks and osama bin laden and there impact on the safety of the united states population. >>pam: also the virginia attorney general would like that he's thrown out of the appeals courscourts but that decision was reversed. details coming up on your forecast. (music) >> jacqueline: a live look from golden gate sunny skies but we are seeing lingering clouds mainly over the hills this afternoon. early morning rainfall was not that impressive in most locations but mill valley received one-

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the commander of the endeavor mark kelly says he's excited to have his wife see this launch. she is gabrielle giffords who is recovering from a gunshot wound to her head. she is going to watch from a private viewing area. she is not going to be with the 700,000 people gathering to see endeavor's liftoff. locally you can see the launch in mountain view and we will have it for you on ktvu. if you want to watch the launch you can see an expanded addition at noon. our coverage does begin at 12:00. >>> this morning the san francisco chronicle is reporting it's facing retaliation from the white house. ktvu alison burns live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the video that is at the center of this controversy. allison. >> reporter: dave, since my last update an hour ago, i talked to one of my key contacts at the white house and so far no one in the white house press office is willing to go on the record to respond to this story. it all centers on this video that chronicle reporter captured when she was covering the president's san francisco fundraiser. remember protestors paid $

captain mark kelly is one incredible human being. he is also one incredible professional. he is a person has garnered the respective admiration of his crew and everybody in the astronauts' office. he is focused on flying. he is focused on making sure that his group stays safe and carries out the mission to the best of their ability. my goal is to make sure i facilitate their success in doing that. i will do my best to shield them from everything else that is coming. it is an incredibly high profile mission. we will do nothing any different than we did for 133 or 125 or anything else. if we have a problem, we will not go. i want everybody to understand that there will not be any special anything for 134 other than that it will be incredibly special to have gabby at the launch because it represents the triumph of good over evil. i think it is incredible for the country if she is able to make it. >> we share your emotions, passion, and hopes and dreams for the mission. if there are no further questions, senators may submit additional questions for the record. we expect a resp

her husband mark kelly is leading the crew on its final mission. on january 8th a gunman shot her in the head and killed six others outside a tucson grocery store. nasa says it expects to attract more than a half million visitors including president obama. >> they are responding to critics that it tracked locations on the iphones. apple is denying that it storing locations on its product but it blames a misunderstanding. a data file is not a log of the phone's location but a list of wi-fi hot spots. apple says a software bug that causes the phone to deep keep the data longer than intended. >> apple's long delayed white iphone 4 goes on sale tomorrow in the u.s. the black iphone went on sale on june, they delayed the white iphone. >> sunny weather. >> and take a look outside. we do have a few high clouds. temperatures are already running warmer than yesterday. we've got a brief break from the warming trend before warmer weather this weekend. we have airport delays in the eastern part of the country because of the weather. >> and celebrating the roya

captain mark kelly is one incredible human being. he is also one incredible professional. he is a person has garnered the respective admiration of his crew and everybody in the astronauts' office. he is focused on flying. he is focused on making sure that his group stays safe and carries out the mission to the best of their ability. my goal is to make sure i facilitate the success in doing that. i will do my best to shield them from everything else that is coming. it is an incredibly high profile mission. weill do nothing any different than we did for 133 or 125 or anything else. if we have a problem, we will not go. i want everybody to uerstand that there will not be any special anything for 134 other than that it will be incredibly special to have gabby at the launch because it represents the triumph of good over evil. i think it is incredible for the country if she is able to make it. >> we share your emotions, passion, and hopes and dreams for the mission. if there are no further questions, senators may submit additional questions for the record. we expect a response w

. >>> mark kelly tells cbs news that his wife, gabriel gifford will attend friday's launch of the space shuttle "endeavor." kelly is commanding the mission. giffords has been in rehab since she was shot. >>> health headlines on nbc.com. sometimes children are not the only victims of bullying. it could put a strain on the entire family. parents feeling anxiety, anger, and helplessness when they're unable to help their child. psychologists recommend a calm approach to deal with the issue since the parent's reaction could make it better or worse. the other health stories, you can check out the health page at msnbc.com. >> "early today" health is brought to you but vagisil. bring yourself back. >>> an early look at how wall street will kick off the day after the long holiday weekend. the dow opens at 12,505 after climbing 52 points on thursday. the s&p added seven and the nasdaq rose 17. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei lost ten points, but in hong kong, the hang seng gained 242. >>> is the fed ready to end the easy money policy? that's the big question o

doctors have cleared her to travel to florida to watch the space shuttle launch of her husband mark kelly one of nasa's biggest supporters, she was looking forward to having the opportunity. >> giffords was shot in the head by a lone gunman in tucson in january. she will be accompanied by atf from the rehabilitation center. in a jet from houston to nasa. >> she is speaking in words. awesome and love you. she is walking a little. her left side is perfect but has limited use of her right side. >> we are optmistic we expected a fast recovery. >> her husband has been by her side from the beginning. >> i see her before i go to work and when i come home from work. >> until friday when kelly and his crew went in quarantine. wednesday, congresswoman giffords will arrives and sees her husband at a picnic and then the launch set for friday 3:47 p.m. that was abc david curly reporting. kelly said giffords was upset when she learned several people were killed in the tucson, shooting. he has yet to tell her who the victims were which included the victims and colleagues and a nine year ode girl. >> san

her husband mark kelly is leading the crew on its final mission. on january 8th a gunman shot her in the head and killed six others outside a tucson grocery store. nasa says it expects to attract more than a half million visitors including president obama. >> they are responding to critics that it tracked locations on the iphones. apple is denying that it storing locations on its product but it blames a misunderstanding. a data file is not a log of the phone's location but a list of wi-fi hot spots. apple says a software bug that causes the phone to deep keep the data longer than intended. >> apple's long delayed white iphone 4 goes on sale tomorrow in the u.s. the black iphone went on sale on june, they delayed the white iphone. >> sunny weather. >> and take a look outside. we do have a few high clouds. temperatures are already running warmer than yesterday. we've got a brief break from the warming trend before warmer weather this weekend. we have airport delays in the eastern part of the country because of the weather. >> and celebrating the roya

she was there to see her husband mark kelly off and met with president obama. nasa is hoping to try the launch on monday. >>> lawmakers are demanding more information on the breach that effected 77 million play station network users. two members of congress sent a letter to sony's chairman. they want to know when they informed users and what steps they are taking a fix the problem. >>> and kate middleton, the new duchess of cambridge said she had a great wedding day. she made that comment. first public comment. tonight she and prince william were toasted at a dinner at buckingham palace and prince harry is planning a british pry up breakfast for anybody still standing at dawn. >>> we are starting what should be a beautiful weekend. 70 tomorrow and even 80s in the forecast. more about that coming up. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director.

mark kelly will be the commander. doctors have to give final approval for her appearance at kennedy space center. she was shot in the head earlier this year during a community meeting in tucson. >> wells fargo is cutting 1900 jobs from its mortgage unit. the bank says many of the employees were short term hires because of a silly cal nature of the mortgage business. it was $73 billion compared with $101 billion in the heard quarter. job losses is less than 1% of the bank's work force. >> doing online banking on your computer because you can get your cell phones to do it. michael finney sizes up the benefits and risks including the security precautions you need to take. >> like a growing number of people, katie does almost all her banking on her smart phone. >> i don't need to find a computer to know what is going on in my bank account. >> they say banking on cell phone is like having a atm on your pocket. >> it can be done with simplest of phone. you get messages to get your account balances and you get tax messages w

the mission commander her husband mark kelly. katie couric that during his wife's ordeal being shot in the head in january, he has learned about her toughness and compassion. >> first of all she will tell you how badly she want to get out of the hospital. when you ask her what she wants to do, one thing she frequently comes back to is going back to work to her office. and, you know, how important it is for her to serve her constituents. >> kelly says when giffords heard she could attend the shuttle launch, she exclaimed awesome and pumped her fist and just being able to do that shows significant progress. endeavour is scheduled to blast on friday afternoon. >>> a dispute over native american burial grounds will be resolved this week. a native american tribe has been catched out at glen cove waterfront park for 10 days demanding vallejo change its redevelopment plans. they don't want bathrooms or parking spaces added to the site. the mediator will help reach a resolution. >>> gas prices keep going under. the survey says the nation

commander mark kelly and his crew were on their way to the launch pad just a few hours ago when nasa stopped the countdown. engineers say they could not get two heaters working on the auxiliary power unit. nasa is hoping to try again on monday. wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords had left her hospital bed two days ago in order to attend the launch >> it's not clear if giffords will head back to texas today but she may meet with president obama and the first family. this is video of the first family from less than an hour ago. they are still planning to visit the kennedy space center despite the cancellation of the shuttle launch. >>> on his way to florida today, president obama this morning stopped in alabama to survey the devastation from wednesday's training of tornadoes. mr. obama and the first lady toured tuscaloosa where homes were destroyed. >> in addition to keeping all the families who have been affectd in our thoughts and prayers, obviously our biggest priority now is to help this community recover. >> emergency management officials have deployed 35 teams in tuscaloosa

mark kelly. and later, with gabrielle giffords. well, we're told that meeting between giffords and president obama lasted about ten minutes. they haven't released any details on what specifically was said. there are also no pictures of that meeting to protect giffords' privacy. we also don't know exactly what gabrielle giffords' plans are, if this launch were to be delayed more than just a couple of days. whether she'd return to houston or try to stay here until the launch finally goes off. rebecca? >> don teague at the kennedy space center. thank you and we'll continue to watch whether or not gabrielle giffords will be there. we'll be talking about it coming up later in the program. now here's russ. >> now we turn to that event across the pond yesterday. after months of planning and anticipation, britain's royal wedding is now part of history. the new duke and duchess of cambridge begin their honeymoon today with many moments to remember. mark phillips is at buckingham palace in london. don't look too partied out. good morning to

her husband, captain mark kelly, is commanding the mission.elly says his wife was thrilled when she found out her doctors in houston would allow her to go. >> i think she said, "awesome," and she pumped her fist. >> suarez: giffords was critically wounded in by a gunman in tucson, arizona on january 8. not long after the shootings, she was moved to a houston rehabilitation facility. and while her early recovery was described as miraculous, signs of improvement are now coming more slowly. >> we saw some very early signs and so we got so optimistic that we were expecting a very fast recovery and that's not what we're seeing now. >> suarez: her doctors say giffords' speech is improving. but she still struggles with words-- using only short phrases like "love you" and "i miss tucson." still, giffords has made enough progress to travel to florida for the launch, albeit under guarded conditions with reporters kept away. on wednesday, long-distance images showed a figure, apparently giffords, walking with help up the steps of a private jet that flew

giffords' astronaut husband mark kelly will command the mission. on wall street today, stocks finished with another rally. the dow jones industrial average gained 47 points to close at 12,810. the nasdaq rose one point to close at 2,873. for the month, the dow gained 4%; the nasdaq rose more than 3%. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: an estimated two billion people around the world watched today's royal wedding in london, which comes at a time of economic austerity in britain. we begin our look at it with kirshan guru-murthy of independent television news. >> reporter: "shall we?" he said. ( cheers and applause ) and with that, the most anticipated moment of the most watched event ever; and like the best of shows, leaving the audience wanting more. as the princess left clarence house for the abbey this morning, the scale of the crowds must have shocked even their expectations. a million people had come to watch, lining the routes with obvious genuine happiness. in the abbey, the guests had been gathering f

gabrielle giffords will be there to see her husband, mark kelly, lead the next to the last shuttle mission giffords is not expected to be in the public viewing area. she will watch from inside of the launch center. if it launches at planned you can see it live at 12:45 tomorrow afternoon. >>> deadly tornadoes touch down across the southeast today leaving a trail of destruction. at least 290 people died across six states with alabama suffering some of the worst damage. reporter elizabeth pren on the search of survivors. >> amateur video capturing these tornadoes from wednesday. this was just a few of an estimated 170 twisters that hit six states in the south leaving a trail of disaster. hundreds of lives have been lost and thousands more are homeless. alabama was the hardest hit with countless residents sifting through piles of what was their homes. >> hell, that is what it is. been through hell. no other way to describe it. >> we are looking for our loved ones. we keep hearing people whining but we can not find nobody. >> reporter: the search is underway for those missing but the effort is

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canaveral anyway and met with congresswoman giffords for about 10 minutes and met with her husband mark kelly who is commanding the endeavour mission. he told kelly and the other astronauts he hopes to get back to florida on monday to see the shuttle launch. >>> the death toll is 329 people. the tornado outbreak in the south is now the deadliest in nearly 80 years and the deadliest natural disaster since hurricane katrina. and today president obama toured the damage and said he never has seen devastation like it. we show you a community united in despair. >> reporter: alberta city, mostly low-income but never more in need than now. volunteers with sons of thunder, a christian ministry handed out burgers, water and hope to storm victims. >> when is the last time you ate? >> last time i ate was yesterday -- yesterday at breakfast. >> reporter: in despair, tuscaloosa is united by a sense of community. >> it is an downtown come out and help folks that need it. >> reporter: 45 people were killed in the college town. eight students were killed. >> it's awful. it took the whole house. >> reporter: j

. >> it is what mark kelly hoped for.his wife will be there for liftoff this friday. >> she has been looking forward to this for a longtime. as nasa's -- one of nasa's biggest supporters in congress, she was really looking forward to having the opportunity to be there. >> giffords was shot at the head at point blank during a lone gunman at a public appearance in tucson in january. while she is medically cleared to travel right now, she will be uh p -- accompanied by staff from nasa houston to the space center. and we are learning new details about her condition. she is speaking in single sentences and single words like awesome, love you. she is walking a little. her left side is perfect, but has limited use of the right side. >> we saw some very early signs and we got so optimistic we expected a fast recovery and that's not what we are seeing now. >>- >> her astronaut husband has been by the side every minute. >> i see her every morning before i go to work and after work at the end of my day. >> that was until friday when

. >> reporter: by her side a portrait in devotion, her husband mark kelly, a nasa astronaut. >> i seening before i go to work and when i come home from work at the end of my day. >> reporter: abc news has learned that giffords, now in a houston rehabilitation center, has been cleared to travel to cape canaveral where on friday captain kelly will command the last flight of the space shuttle "endeavour." >> she was really looking forward to the opportunity to be there. >> reporter: gabrielle and mark are sharing heavy burdens. mark kelly will lead the next-to-last space shuttle into space as the program ends gabrielle giffords begins her next steps to recovery promising, as she says, to walk a mountain. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >>> and turning overseas now. nato is bringing the fight closer to moammar gadhafi. air strikes destroyed or badly damaged several buildings in the center of the libyan leader's compound in tripoli. it's not known, though, where gadhafi was himself at the time. only four minor injuries so far being reported. now over the weekend, government forces shelled

. >>> mark kelly is the commander for endeavour's final mission and is hopeful his wife gabrielle giffords will make it to the kennedy space station for the april 19th liftoff. >>> up next a new up close look at the bombing raids in war torn lybia, on the front lines on the other side of the break. >>> they say defense wins championships, but apparently not opening day games. coming up in sports, so long phillies, hello nats, how jayson werth fared in his new red and white uniform. >>> a quick check of the rundown. news edge at 11:00 will be right back. . >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> more disturbing news out of japan, radiation readings under one of the reactors at a damaged nuclear plant hit 10,000 time the government standards. experts from around the world are either in japan or on their way to help find the source of the contaminated water there. meantime 11,000 people are confirmed dead, another 16,000 missing after the earthquake and tsunami on march 11th. >>> another developing story the world is watching tonight, we're getting an up close look

her husband, mark kelly, is the mission commander. and he tells katie couric that since his wife survived the assassination attempt in tucson, he learned how strong she is. >> she will say how badly she wants to get out of the hospital and when you ask her what she wants to do, one thing she comes back to is going back to work, going back to her office, and how important it is for her to serve her constituents. >> kelly says when giffords heard she could go to the launch she yelled out awesome. and pumped her fists. and doctors say being able to do that shows significant progress. and you can see more of that interview tonight, on the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >>> imagine it. not being able to movie your shoulder without excruciating pain. it is a real condition. it has a name. it is known as frozen shoulder. >> in fact, more women, including a famous actress, are getting it. what causes it? as dr. kim mulvilhill report, the answer could be right at your fingertips. >> reporter: desperate housewives and sunnyvale native te