smithsonian engine. today's mission included a week- long stay at the international space station. an unusually large number of people came out to witness the historic landing. "discovery" made its first launch in 1984 and has flown 158 million miles since then. two flights remain on the schedule, one in april, one in june, before the entire fleet is discovered. >>> the governor of illinois abolished the state's death penalty and then commuted the death senses for -- sentences for life in prison for all 15 inmates on death row. governor pat quinn, a democrat, signed legislation this morning doing away with capital punishment. no one was been ex-cuted in illinois -- executed in illinois since ryan imposed a moratorium. >>> san jose police have released a graphic surveillance tape. they hope it will help track down the person wanted in one of the city's most violent trials. three people were killed during a kidnapping attempt in early january. the video shows a man in a bulletproof vest fighting with the bar owner as he attempts to force him at gunpoint from the club into a waiting s

smithsonian. the world's most troubled spaceship landed for the final time today following a trip to the international space station. it was is the 39th mission in less than 27 years. along the way the ship dispatch to the hubble space telescope and was the first launch following the challenger and the colonia disaster. it also removes the three main engines enter and hazardous fuels before sending it on to the famous washington museum. it's sad, but it is true gasoline prices could hit a nationwide average of $4 a gallon this year. many places in the area it's already that. u.s. department of energy says there's a 25% that the nation will have a $4 mark during the summer driving season. the national average is currently $3 and to do 2¢ a gallon. california and hawaii in prices are the highest in the nation at $3.92 a gallon on average. in the bay even higher at $3.96 a gallon. to help to battle the soaring fuel prices. our internet reporter is here with a look at a few free mobile gas caps. >>kimberlee: these apps can help you save money and they add up. the first app we have this triple a's trick tech. it's shows

station. its final resting place will be at the smithsonian, the shuttle's commander was, not only content withission but sentimental. >> it's a pretty bittersweet moment for awful us. it's -- as the minutes pass i'd am getting actually sadder and sadder about this being the last flight. i know all of the folks involved in the shuttle programs feel the same way. >> not just shuttle discovery, but also nasa final voyages planned for shuttle "endeavour," and atlanta towards end of june. >> nasa's plan to roll out space shuttle "endeavour" has been delayed. lighting conditions are not ideal. they will wait a day to move the shuttle to its eventual launch pad. >> today is ash wednesday. catholics in the bay area and around the world are going to church in observance of lent. hundreds of people attending a service at st. patrick's church in san francisco tonight. the ashes on the forehead, represent renewal and the need to abstain from excess. lent lasts 40 days and ends easter sunday which falls on april 24th this year. >> still ahead, san francisco's history like you have never seen it before. we

station. it's the most travelled. it will be at the smithsonian institution for display.om a central valley resident as the shuttle soared in the sky. this picture is taken over fresno around 7:30 last night and that thin white vertical streak there that shows the path of "discovery." pretty neat sight if you saw it. i missed it. kind of bummed about that. >> 6:46 now. facebook.com says watch out netflix and a greener laundry deter ient. >> jane king joins us live with the morning's "moneyscope" report. good morning, jane. >> facebook.com offering a test. let's users watch warner brothers the dark knight by clicking an icon on the movie and then pay $3 in facebook.com credits. they're joining a group that includes amazon's movie download service introduced last month. and comcast tv everywhere. netflix reduces the value of premium programming and may make netflix wait longer and pay more for its content. the bloomberg silicon valley index trading down at the moment. overall stocks look like this. lower across the board. oil prices back up again. they're still though right

to carry out maintenance on the international space station well it's now retirement for the orbiting a work worst and the next stop is the smithsonian museum discovery sister ships and ever and atlantis will also be retired later this year and really an end to nasa shuttle program. later today would take some time out for a trip to the picturesque landscape of the north caucasus. and discovery. communicating with you want to. test yourself and become free. to. see what nature can give you on oxy. i'll be back with the headlines shortly but first kareen is here with all the latest business news. business is here in ninety thanks for watching your biz central bank could be making a grave mistake by tightening its not policy in the eyes of the tories economists known as dr doom roubini claims high interest rates may seriously hit the. countries who are struggling to restore their export competitiveness but the chief economist from russia's investment bank says he has no other option when central banks do not take action in global inflation and perhaps in domestic inflation in many areas including russia starts to get out of control and

smithsonian for display. it was a very successful mission. they want up to the international space stationlling a new storage compartment. and there will be two more shuttle missions in april and june and that's it. >> we got a chance to see a beautiful and safe landing. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye, now.

today they undocked from the space station and are said to return to earth on wednesday. once retired, it will be taken to the smithsonian>>> scientists claim there's conclusive evidence of alien life. nasa scientist richard hooverrer claim he found -- hoover claimed he found fossils of a rare meet o right that slammed -- meet -- slammed -- of a rare metorite that slammed into the shuttle >>> they will be held accountable for whatever violence continues too take place. >>> what you are looking at is a new type of baseball helmet designed for just one player on the field. how it works and the local connection coming up. >>> president obama reversed his order. mr.obama admitted he -- he -- congress has block. -- blocked the transfer of prisoners to the u.s. >>> president obama raise the possibility that the united states and its allies could stop the attacks in libya. the president said the violence in libya is "unacceptable" and he sent a message to gadhafi's top aide. >> it's their choice to make how they operate going forward. and they will be held accountable for whatever violence continues to take place there. >> in l

station today. this is after a successful week-long mission heats expected to be its last. landing is scheduled for wednesday after which "discovery" will be donated to the smithsonian institution> and scientists are showing off a treasure trove of fishing tools discovered on the channel islands off southern california that date back some 12,000 years. the finding suggests that two separate cultures lived in north america at the time, one that lived inland and were big game hunters and another that had a taste for seafood. >> and now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,169 after sinking 88 points on friday. the s&p shed 9. the nasdaq dropped 14. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, the nikkei lost 188 points while in hong kong, the hang seng went down 95. >>> it's a simple formula. oil goes up and stocks go down. as civil unrest escalates in libya this week, traders will continue to keep an eye on those rising crude prices that we mentioned earlier have pushed gas prices up 33 cents in just the past two weeks. traders shrugged off friday's payroll report that showed unemployment dipping below 9%. this week we'll find out just w

aboard the international space station how about orbit earth for one last time taking a few pictures on the way upon landing the spaceship will be off to the smithsonian air and space museum and almost four decades of flight. a crater some one of hawaii's most active volcanoes has said norton rather hurdling into the sky this was not by dozens of small earthquakes kill away has been erupting almost constantly for most three decades with varying intensity the area has now been roped off and year by pro quo. despite reassurances that there is little danger. finally in the spring is just around the corner the time when members of one particular profession are on top of the world chimney sweeps are a profession that may seem a bit old fashioned but they're still very much in demand as argues tom barton explains paramedic stereotypes of sooty boys with brooms just couldn't do and one woman streams. it's snowy and cold up on this moscow roof but this team here to remove snow they're interested in the chimney suit not the brain yeah this is a very old thing we don't even know if it's possible to install fan base it's sometimes that parents can't get the chim

station and flew around with a victory lap with the earth as a backdrop. discovery is nasa's oldest shuttle after being decommissioned, discovery will be on display at the smithsonian. >>> and the a's promised reality today. >> it all depends on when you peak. gonzaga peaking at the right time as usual. not about to let go of their acc grip. gonzaga up three. carter with the runner and the bounce. the bucket gonzaga up by five at halftime. st.mary's won't go away easy. player of the year in their tournament, mickey mcconnel. gonzaga key shots. david stockton and his father, john stockton looking on. that's a clutch bucket. bulldogs up seven. stockton it's robert suckray. yeah gonzaga clenching the bid to the ncaa tournament. gails a long shot for the bid. >>> the giants can clearly handle texas. balmy night down at the dessert and that's our old sports producer in channel 2, mark barnetts who gave up television to watch baseball all the time. the and pat burrell starting to slam out of his his funk a little bit. jonathan sanchez in that one struck out five in four innings. allowed four runs in a 4 inning cruise. and the mariners put the a's down 6-3. hot time in th

station shortly after they began to sail over the pacific ocean. it's scheduled to return to florida on wednesday. it's being retired and the "discovery" will be sent to the smith -- smithsonian after that. >>> helmets could be issued to pitchers. a pitcher who was hit by a line drive was seriously injured. he's back playing. >>> a report shows that those seats on b.a.r.t. are filthy, nine different areas of contamination. b.a.r.t. says the seats are cleaned every night and once a year, b.a.r.t. spends 600,000 to have them dry cleaned. they are debating about whether to replace those cloth seats with another material. >>> tara, what just happened now -- another car crash? >> that's right. we have the three-car crash on 580 westbound at first street did i -- if i can tell you the -- you can see right here, all of the red, extending into 680. at the -- at the toll plaza the metering lights are on. finally, 101 through san francisco we're seeing a lot of backup as you make your way to the bay bridge. give yourself extra time. 8:57. here's steve. okay. mostly sunny, breezy. temperatures are in the upper 50s and lower 60s. we will see increasing clouds tonight possibility of rain