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sara james, nbc news, kuala lumpur. >>> and look at what the first mars rover found on the surface.entists nicknamed them blueberries, believed to be iron oxide formation first believed to be discovered by the rover years ago. >>> up next, our interview with a group of people who soon will fly over where you live, no matter where you live. they will tell us about where they live. >>> finally tonight, a long distance dedication to the crew of the international space station. a lot of folks forget those people are living up there. we have links on our website that allow you to find out when it is coming over where you live at night. for example, tomorrow morning just before 6:00, it will be a bright dot streaking across the sky over new york city, weather permitting, and every morning for the next few days. among those on board, astronaut sunny williams, with 155 consecutive days in space, the record holder among women, and also the top space walker spent outside the space craft. sunny becomes commander. we recently talked to her and the crew. hello, sunny, we loved what you had done

sara james is traveling with the royals. >> reporter: the remote beauty of borneo. the lush rain forest a great place to get away from it all. especially now. the duke and duchess of cambridge gave no hint that they are at the center of a storm brewing over photos of kate sunbathing topless which appeared in a french magazine. the royal couple were reportedly furious that a photographer armed with a long lens snapped the photos while they were on vacation at a private home in the south of france. lawyers for the future king and queen of england are fighting back in the french courts and filed a lawsuit against the magazine. a palace spokesman called it a grotesque invasion of privacy and linked it to the worst excesses of the paparazzi with princess diana. despite the lawsuit an italian gossip magazine plans to publish the pictures. an irish newspaper already has and they are also on the internet. determined to keep the focus on their tour, the royal pair are going ahead with the planned schedule. this trip takes the duke and duchess everywhere from major cities lik

sara james, nbc news, kuala lumpur. >>> and look at what the first mars rover found on the surface.ists nicknamed them blueberries, believed to be discovered by the rover's camera years ago. >>> up next, our interview with a group of people who soon will fly over where you live, no matter where you live. they will tell us about where they live. made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over t

nbc's sara james is in the solomon islands following the royal couple.>> reporter: good morning, jenna. it was back in 1974 that queen elizabeth paid a visit to the solomons and now her grandson, prince william, and wife catheri catherine. for those who waited hours in the hot tropical sun, it was some enchanted afternoon when the duke and duchess of ca cambridge arrived in the south pacific. stepping foot on the island, a famous world war ii battleground. >> it's a chance in a lifetime, so something for us as a family and the kids to see. >> reporter: the royal couple traveled in a replica canoe to the cathedral pay iing tribute the nautical nature after country which is a collection of islands. the couple's laidback visit here in keeping with their trip, kate wearing hiking boots rather than the designer gown she wore earlier in the trip. the royals are keeping a brave face while controversy swells about the topless photos taken of kate while she and william were on vacation in france. first a french magazine published them, then an irish newspaper, pr

nbc's sara james is traveling along. >> reporter: the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived tuesday.to celebrate the queen's diamond jubilee in this commonwealth country. the royal dynamic duo will tour a city state that's a trading clos sas and home to 5 million people. >> they are a superstar couple, probably the best brand britain's got at the moment. >> reporter: they had an orchid named in their honor. in a poignant moment they were shown another vip orchid. created for williams's mother, princess diana was to have seen her namesake blossom on a trip scheduled for september 1997 but died just two weeks before that trip. flanked by the bride he says he wished his mother could have met, prince william saw the orchid dedicated to england's rose. brimming with wave, smiles, and charisma, the royal couple were all michelle knight of chicago could have wished for. >> i couldn't sleep last night. i felt like it was christmas. it was exciting. i still have goose bumps, and i'm still shaking. she kept saying she wanted to see the princess. >> reporter: other fans just wanted to see what

james is the story teller. we sit at his feet and listen about stories about sara and pat and nollen. that is my brother, my sister, and me. we thought we were just as clever and smart and just as brave as the children in his story. he told stories vaguely familiar, but different some how because he told them his way. you see, i had no idea my grandfather was a functional illiterate and encouraged all 3 of us, his grandchildren to read. the way he encouraged me, he'd say y'all read to me what they taught you up at the schoolhouse today. i would whip out my dick and jane. see jane run. run, he endured that. he allowed me to read to him. i had no idea in other families the adults read to children. in my house, children read to the adults. imagine the confidence they gave me in my readings. i loved to read out loud. enjoyed it immensely. so i would read dick and jane all the way up to julius caesar. when i came to a word difficult, he would say work with it little sister. he wouldn't jump in and tell me. he would let me work it out so i did. i learned to jump into words. that built my co

daddy james would tell store reus about little girls named sara and pat and little boy named nollin and one he told in particular was one of my favorites. the 3 kids had a chore for the grandmother. take a basket of eggs to a neighbor's house. along the way they were confronted by a wolf, bear, snake, and fox. is they tricked that fox, and the bear and got them to the woods. it is a long, long summer and i don't have a contract, i said, maybe i'll try to write something, never written a picture book before. i sat at the word processor, i'll write my grandfather books. all 16 pages. it is usually 6 to 7 pages long. i sent it to my editor anne swarts. she was at thow publishing books. at the time she was at dial. she was right out of college and a reader. she wrote my manuscripts. she said it has possibility. there is a story in there but way too much going on. you have 3 kids, a grandmother, a grandfather, you got a bear, a snake, a wolf, and fox. a dog, cat, and a neighbor, way too much going on. if you'd like to rewrite it and shorten it some what and i'd be glad to look at it again. b

floor for the remainder of the 112th congress -- andrea chapman, claire green, sara weaver, sterling louden, owen hawk ye, james mathis and owen stefans. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i also have eight unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president, i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. udall: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: madam president, i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president, i have been coming to the senate floor on a daily basis to talk about the importance of the wind production tax credit. i intend to do so today, but before i do bring up that important topic, i wanted to speak to a situation