-laurel, just to be advised, you have about two minutes of video. -to deviate from the processes and the procedures, you need to have a reason, and the reason needs data. it's not just "i have a bad feeling about this." -and i got no reply to my e-mail. my request was never answered. -columbia, this is cnn. how do you read me? -hey, cnn. we've got you loud and clear. -stand by, and we'll have you on the tele here very shortly. say hello to the crew of the space shuttle columbia, now traveling above the pacific at 17,300 miles an hour, 150 miles above us, waving to us. let's give you an idea of who's who. i remember interviewing the crew in space. rick husband, the commander, second mission. laurel clark... prepping for that interview, i thought about the foam strike and how to handle it. but on launch day, when i saw that...footage,