International opposition to a possible Ground Operation in rafah, where more than 1 Million People have sought shelter Egyptian State media is now reporting significant progress in talks over a Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Release Deal delegations from israel and hamas Headed To Cairo for negotiations that are said to be quote, bringing Points Of View closer together that came on the same day demonstrators took to the streets in jerusalem to demand the release of the remaining hostages held in gaza on these are our people and we cant stand another day without them coming home. And its above politics love religion, its a humanitarian issue and thats what were here to shout today its been wedeman this report before the latest word on progress from Qarrah The Stage is set for a new round of talks in cairo aimed at reaching some kind of ceasefire in gaza, given an additional sense of urgency by the us following President Bidens thursday phone call with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya
from space shuttle columbia as columbia continues to orbit the earth at an altitude of about 150 statute miles. columbia, houston, laurel, you re loud and clear on air to ground one. -the second day, i drive in to work kind of euphoric because another launch, another successful launch. you know, the flight director s office and the mission control center in houston is working with them. they re everything s good. i walked into the analysis lab to start reviewing film from the launch. we started the film at the beginning. [ rockets roaring ] we re watching this liftoff. you see the roll maneuvers, beautiful blue sky. we do the normal review, and we start pointing out all the things that we normally see. and we got to 81 seconds, and then we see this object come off of the external tank area. it moved down, and then striked the vehicle and explode into a white cloud. my reaction was, oh, shit. - you ll always find me sunny side up you ll always find me sunny side
so. [ chuckles ] it was really cool to see. -it was our dating anniversary. it was also the anniversary of challenger. we had about 20 or 25 minutes and he shared how the mission was going. -it was so nice to be able to see him, talk to him. and he was having a blast. -i just kept telling him how much i loved him and he said, i love you guys so much. he goes, evelyn, i love you so much. and just kept saying that. those are our last words ever. that was it. -i got a really nice note from evelyn husband
I just kept telling him how much i loved him and he said, i love you guys so much. He goes, evelyn, i love you so much. And just kept saying that. Those are our last words ever. That was it. I got a really nice note from Evelyn Husband and she just said, i just want you to know how much we at nasa appreciate how you cover space. I was worried about her and her kids. Anytime a shuttle is going to come to earth, id be worried. In this case, i had a little more worry. Columbia, houston, good morning, and were looking forward to our last day on orbit with you
The Columbia shuttle was scheduled to land at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003, after completing a successful 16-day research mission. Joining the families of the ship’s seven-member crew.