it. that have been dealing with incredible high temperatures for so long. shepard: rick reichmuth live tonight midtown, manhattan. for the first time in decades the united states government no longer has the capability to lift humans from the american soil into space. because early this morning at the kennedy space center in florida, the last of the space e shuttle s atlantis returned home for the last time. landing gear down and locked. main gear touch down now deploying the drag chute. ferguson rotating the nose gear down to the deck. nose gear touched down. having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, it s place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls
states all the way from the [ male announcer ] if you find a lower rate on a room you ve booked, plains to the northeast. we won t just match it. excessive heat watches and we ll give you $50 towards your next trip. warnings are in effect. [ gnome ] it s go time. 22 people are believed to have died. the triple digit temperatures are especially brutal for those who have to work outside. reporter: how hot is the asphalt when it comes out of that chute? i believe it s 300 degrees. patti ann: minnesota s state government is back in business. it takes your breath away. democratic governor mark dayton signing a budget deal ending the it s hot, sweaty, gross. neigh s longest state government shutdown in a decade. patti ann: heather is outside it destroyed minnesota s our new york city heated quarters, staying cool out reservist standing for a state of responsible government and a there, heather? balanced government and one that s not going to be hijacked by the tea party intransigence
constitutional amendment before increasing the budget. patti ann: sweltering temperatures are blanketing states all the way from the plains to the northeast. excessive heat watches and warnings are in effect. 22 people are believed to have died. the triple digit temperatures are especially brutal for those who have to work outside. reporter: how hot is the asphalt when it comes out of that chute? i believe it s 300 degrees. it takes your breath away. it s hot, sweaty, gross. patti ann: heather is outside our new york city heated quarters, staying cool out there, heather? hi, heather, how s it going out
program has been with us, for 30 years. our entire adult lives and earlier today we saw it land there, as atlantis came back to earth and this was the scene right before the sun came up. ferguson, rotating the nose gear, down to the deck. nose gear touched down. bill: nicely done. peering through the darkness there, atlantis and the chute behind it and i hoped for a day time landing but there are great photos, and, congratulations to everybody down in florida, and, the best of luck as we follow the story. not only the coming months, in the coming years, how america s space program is carried out. there are big question now. patti ann: big changes, you can actually hear the choke in the man s voice when he gave his narration, how it was the end of an era. an it is. in any case, right now, the senate is debating the debt
main gear touched down. hurley now deploying the drag chute. ferguson rotating the nose gear down to the deck. nose gear touchdown. having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. its voyage at an end.