dodgers on opening day. he was in a coma for months. last month he was upgraded to serious condition. these new arrests could mean a suspect already in custody will now be exonerated. two women are dead after an accident involving a commuter train and a car in suburban chicago. investigators in oak forest say the victims were in the car that was dragged about a quarter of a mile after the crash. the front of the commuter train derailed. none of the passengers was seriously injured. thousands of workers in central florida are getting layoff notices today now that nasa is out of the shuttle business. 18,000 people once earned their living as part of the shuttle program. wftv s kevin oliver reports on the end of an era. reporter: 30 years and three months after nasa s first shuttle debuted, atlantis slipped into the kennedy space center just before sunrise and brought the shuttle program to a close. the commander radioed mission control after rolling to a stop, a tradition since t
reporter: workers didn t put atlantis back in the barn right away. instead, they allowed the shuttle to bask in the sunlight a little bit longer so workers could take in the end of this era. at the height of the space shuttle program there were 16,000 workers out here at the kennedy space center. the center director says by thth time all the layoff notices go out, only 9,000 will remain. at the kennedy space center, kevin oliver for abc news.s. historic moment yesterday, record crowd out there and parts of the shuttle will be relics in which is kind of cool. a lot of folks want the one of those shuttles to end up back in houston where they had the space center there. not to be. they ll have to come to new york. glad the guys are back home on the ground safely. me, too, definitely. a southern california man could go home as early as today with a new lease on life. frank murdoch is one of the few people in the world to receive three transplanted organs. he got a new lung 11 y
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what a bad picture that shows the country. zipty doo dah, zipty eh. my oh my what a wonderful day we could hear more details about the deal when president obama hosts a town hall meeting later this morning at the university of montana. that too will get pretty hot. better singing than crying. the pentagon is announcing today the time has come to end don t ask, don t tell. that s the policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. it will be abolished in 60 days. the announcement will take place in an event at the pentagon this afternoon shortly after new defense secretary leon panetta is formally sworn in. two suspects are in custody in connection with the brutal beating of a san francisco giants fan at l.a. dodgers stadium in march. brine stow is listed in serious condition from that attack. he spent months in a coma and the new arrests could mean another suspect who s already being held for the beating will be exonerated. a new nfl labor
it s the end of the historic shuttle program that dates back to the 1980s. while the crew says gogo-bye to the shuttle, many nasa employees ll be saying good-bye to their jobs. reporter: on their last full day aboard the space shuttle atlantis the crew practiced landings on a computer laptop, peered out the windows and read poetry. the men on the ground who will lead atlantis back through the landing said thursday morning would be tough. i don t think you d be human if you didn t feel something. every time you feel something you have to remember this thing s not over yet. reporter: as the crew prepared for the return home nasa and local officials from the surrounding areas said they were not expecting the massive crowds that gathered for the launch. it s inside the kennedy space center, it s not easy to see. this thihi comes down at such a steep angle. reporter: for almost 2,300 space shuttle workers, thursday will be their last day on the job. 60 days ago, layoff notices