man. finally this half hour, the end of an amazing 27-year career. we re talking about the shuttle discovery, which touched down wednesday for its last time. this is the world s most flown spaceship and it will now be retired. it will spend the rest of its days at the smithsonian. kevin oliver has more on the end of an era. down and locked. reporter: you might see discovery again but never like this. never again will it fly on its own. nasa s oldest shuttle touched down, ending its 39th and final mission. to the ship that has led the way time and time again, we say farewell, discovery. reporter: the shuttle commander, steven lindsey, was the last to climb out. as the minutes passed i m getting actually getting sadder and sadder about this being the last flight. reporter: shuttle manager said discovery came back with fewer problems than on any previous mission in its 27-year history, despite a shrinking work force and looming layoffs
no, maybe not. when it comes to the upcoming royal wedding, we ve talked about almost everything every day. right. the dress, the wedding party, the ceremony and of course even the bachelor party has made news. i m enjoying it. i don t know what your problem is. no wedding is complete without a cake to cut but who will be baking the royal cake? take a look. here s nick watt. reporter: this is the cake store s audition. this is what they could make if they get the regal nod. the making of it and the delivering of it would be a bit daunting, but we d certainly have a go. reporter: daunting, even for the biggest wedding cake maker in the land. they re not afraid of a chocolate covered coronet, pipe, ribbons or top hats. they have 13 decorators on staff, but they are afraid of royal wedding cake. the responsibility of providing a cake for such a huge and historic event, with all of the crests and coats of arms,
welcome back, everybody. for many americans the crisis in libya is something going on halfway around the world and really has little to do with their lives. but for others, it is something that really does hit right at home. absolutely. that includes a libyan american hip-hop artist who has been inspired by his countrymen. aaron katersky has more. reporter: you ve got such a compelling backstory. how did you get to where you are? my father was actually in jail in libya for five years. he was tortured every single day. he was part of the student protest that was against gadhafi s regime. i remember the lashes on his back, the scars he would get, but he escaped before he was supposed to be executed. he made it to tunisia on foot. in the subsequent years he was
the people working on this machine didn t skip a beat today. there were no big, you know, emotional outbursts and tears and all that kind of stuff. reporter: some said they didn t think the end of the shuttle program would truly sink in until after the last missions of endeavour and atlantis. we ve got two more flights. we need to keep the focus on those flights and stay diligent and keep working those flights just as hard as we did this flight. reporter: nasa planned to move endeavour out to the launchpad for final mission but a forecast of afternoon thunderstorms delayed that move. there may have been a strong headwind and a few clouds but the weather early on was just right for discovery s final homecoming. discovery is headed to its hangar will where it will be decommissioned. engines and other key parts will be taken off. then it is likely going to the smithsonian in washington, d.c. where it will be put on public display. while museums across the country vie for
isn t it sad more people like them aren t running america. reporter: pbs officials say they were also invited to talk with those donors but they halted talks after the donors could not prove who they were. even before she steps foot in court today, lindsay lohan has already made up her mind. reports say the actress will not accept a plea deal on her felony grand theft case because that deal would come with jail time. newly released surveillance pictures from the jewelry store apparently show a clerk waiting on lohan. the pictures show the clerk watching the actress leave with the $2,500 necklace she s accused of stealing. in the case lohan has pleaded not guilty. there is more turmoil on the set of the world s most expensive broadway musical. spider-man s long-time director julie taymor has been replaced. but she ll continue to work on the show. it s the latest blow for the $65 million production. next week s opening has been postponed until summer. just last night there was tr