there in florida? yep. i m here in florida, yep. this is your beat for many, many years as you watch this, as you re kind of going over in your head how many times you have you have interviewed the crews, when s going through your mind? what are you thinking about as we start to watch the craft land? you know, i think like so many people here think and of course, you know, my opinion is certainly somewhat skewed that, you know, it had a lot of flights left in them. all of the vehicles could have flown more except for planning that didn t go perhaps the way it should have. you know, nasa deciding to go away from the space shuttles and go to the constellation program and then killed by the curre administration and now a gap and shuttle could be flying if it wasn t for some political decisions made that a lot of people probably wish and i know they wish could be taken back today. that s the sad point. a lot of people out of work and a lot of people are even at this very ha
sears was offering that deal yesterday. today, they re offering an apology. the big mistake that had people thinking they had gotten the bargain of the year. but let s now turn to the 405 freeway. the infamous 405 in los angeles. it is shut down this weekend. and you might be thinking, if you re not familiar with the area, big deal, freeway s shut down for construction. but think, folks, what if you are in new york and they shut down the brooklyn queens expressway? what if you re in chicago and they shut down the dan ryan? what if you re in atlanta, they shut down 75/85. you re in the bay area and they shut down highway 80 over the bay bridge? that s what we re talking about. this is how important 405 is. 500,000 drivers go on to the 405 every single weekend, but this weekend,s is not an option. the construction work is supposed to be done by monday morning. there will be hefty fines if it is not done in time. giving you an idea of the 405 here, a map of the area. but right
she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. let s go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. he said it time for law makers from both parties to make tough choices. he says he s been willing to put entitlement programs on the table, but even so, there s no deal tonight. and some republicans are saying it s time for the president to put his own plan on the table, not make another speech. president obama still thinks the so-called big deal option is the right deal. what s important is that even as we raise the debt ceiling, we also solve the problem of underlying debts and deficits. i m glad congressional leaders