shuttle is officially history. the space shuttle touched down in florida. the atlantis pierced the sky just before dawn over the kennedy space center. here is what it looked like. >> the atlantis returned to earth at cape canaveral, florida on thursday. it was the last space shuttle landing. thousands of spectators witnessed the end of an era. after 13 days in orbit, atlantis touched down shortly before sunrise, smoothly and runtime. for 30 years, the shuttle has been the workhorse of the u.s. space program. if carried astronauts, satellites, and segments of the international space station into orbit. the first was the columbia on april 12th, 1981. the shuttle astronauts were scientists as well. in 1986, disaster struck when the challenger exploded just after launching. the cause was a faulty rocket booster seal. all seven aboard lost their lives. in 2003, the columbia disintegrated on reentry into the atmosphere. again, all seven crew members died. the commission concluded that the shuttle flights were too dangerous and too expensive. the 135th flight was the last. >> we got to take a

1 million people lined the florida coast to watch the final takeoff. >> atlantis was on the launch pad with just 31 seconds left when the countdown was stopped. the glitch was picked and all systems were go for the last flight. >> it is the final lift off. >> the clouds parted and it was a picture-perfect liftoff. >> we got to with this something really special and amazing. sometimes i talk about the hardware, but i am really talking about the teams and people that supported the launch that just occurred. >> the flight signals the end of three decades of the space shuttle. the launch of the last mission also provides memories of the setbacks the program suffered. the explosion of challenger in 1986 and the disintegration of columbia and its return to earth in 2003. for many spectators on friday, this was a sentimental moment. >> it is kind of savage program is coming to an end and they do not have a clear visionary program. that one lasted so long. >> nasa is already looking ahead to the future of the space program. >> until at least 2020 with humans on board. we will have to rely

seen nothing like it in all my life. i've been to everywhere. florida, everywhere in america. never seen a beach like this. look. it's a disgrace. >> reporter: the shrinking beach has led to a decline in tourists. >> translator: i have lost 70% of my revenue. but some others have lost everything. >> reporter: appointed by the maritime efforts to save the beach. global warming is causing sea levels to rise. and tropical cyclones hit the area more often with bigger waves and stronger rains. luring away the sand. prevents new sand from leaving the beach. they set up a team of more than 15 experts to find a solution that will not hurt tourism. the beach is made up of ivory color sand. but any sands below the water line is muddy and not good for a tourist beach. so he decided to bring in a different sort of sand with larger particles. >> different color. but it is a bit different. because of the stability of the batch. >> reporter: the plan is to make a brand new beach 2.7 kilometers long. first he will bring in huge amounts of sand. 400,000 cubic meters to make a new beach 35 meters wid

florida peninsula and atlantic coast of northeastern states and eastern canada looking at some showers, but it should taper off as you head into friday. a northwesterly flow is producing lake effect snow across the great lakes. snow could become heavy at times. out towards the west, a significant amount of snowfall is impacting southern british columbia, the pacific northwest and northern rockies. up to four to five centimeters of snow in the cascades and strong winds are a big concern. stormy conditions will also effect the northern plains as well as the western great lakes in the next 24 hours. as for friday's highs, we expect minus 3 degrees in winnipeg, 9 in chicago. dropping to the single digits in washington, d.c. with 8 degrees, with plenty of sunshine. finally, let's go over to europe then. a couple of fronts are producing heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms across islands and the northern uk. conditions will be the same the next couple days. london area will escape rain. and the same system will effect the western iberian peninsula by friday afternoon. up towards the north,

looking at very dry conditions, under a high pressure system. but the southern end of florida peninsula, the northeastern states as well as parts of the eastern end of canada are still looking at some showers, but that should taper off as we head into tonight. as for temperatures, we are expecting 8 degrees in winnipeg and 13 in chicago, and 10 degrees in toronto, and warming up to 23 in houston and 26 in miami. finally, let's go over to europe then. high pressure systems are dominating much of continental europe, bringing dry weather, lots of sunshine for you. but the southern parts of italy and the western balkan peninsula are still looking at severe thunderstorms, and conditions will continue throughout thursday. up towards the north a long frontal line is impacting the northern british isles, as well as the west coast of norway and parts of sweden. the precipitation will linger throughout thursday, and rain could become heavier across the northern uk in the next 24 hours. meanwhile, a separate system is bringing heavy snow and rain across finland and that will move to northwestern r

thousand in towards sections of southern florida. now, this system is headed northward and will start bringing in precipitation to the deep south. also, coupled with this system that's going to be heading eastward, the eastern half, the southeastern corner here of the u.s. looking pretty wet as we head in to tonight and tuesday. some areas looking at heavier amounts of rain, mostly across georgia and the carolinas. for eastern canada, active system in place and starting to lose steam. it looks like the precipitation is easing off and the winds should be dying down, as well. out west, british columbia, still staying on the wet side a little bit more moisture coming in nicely along the coastline. here's temperatures. lots of cooler air coming in. winnipeg at 6 degrees. much, much cooler here on tuesday. 12 degrees in chicago. cooling off for you, as well. the east coast, not too bad. 20 in new york. we have 23 expected in d.c. and atlanta looking to get up to 26 degrees. >>> and finally, a look at europe here. it is northwest corner here that's looking at lots of activity. we have a cou

had toerpd watches in effect across the southern parts of the florida peninsula. the stormy conditions move northward and reach the northeast states in the next 24 hours. meanwhile, light showers are lingering across ontario and quebec but that should ease wednesday. it is mostly dry and settled in the central and western parts of the u.s. and canada. british columbia will see rain due to a low pressure system and that will move inland wednesday. temperatures looking like this. hot conditions eased in l.a., 24 degrees and 22 in houston, 17 in oklahoma city. the northeastern states are on the mild side. 19 degrees in new york and 12 in d.c., dropping to 13 degrees in atlanta. finally let's go to europe. a couple of low pressure systems are dropping heavy rain across much of scandinavian peninsula. wet conditions will likely continue throughout the day on wednesday. and the associated front is stretching from the baltic states through germany and into france. you're seeing wet and windy conditions along the front. rain will move southward and reach this area, and today the alp

mucho. un cantante fue acusado de triangar a su esposa en florida. tengo muy buena información. >>> hablando de elizabeth taylor oye su cuerpo llegó 15 minutos tarde a su ppio entierro. le vamos a contar por qué esta fue su última voluntad. >>> y después de muerta, protagoniza la noticia por lo que ell quiso hacer definitivamente una gran diva elizabeth taylor. y carolina sandoval cuéntame, por qué eduardo santos marina que no podrán los cuernos ¿quien le cree? >>> le conviene, un hombre que dice estar enamorado, dice tantas babzadas que tiene:. y eduardo santos marina. >>> dios mío, fin de mundo, ahora imaginense ustedes eduardo santos marina nos habla de su pasado cuando era gigoló. ya nació la mujer que me clavó los pies en la tierra y se llama mayrin villanueva. ya quedó en el pasado. por fin encontré, encontré la mujer, a mi media naranja como se dice también. que te puedo decir de mayrin, nos falta cinta de halar de ella y de lo bien que e me siento de tener una partner en todos los sentidos. es novia, es madre. >>> y a propósito de su ataque de felicidad

beach, florida, cole got his big chance. at first, he was only supposed to start the bidding for spanky. >> you ready? okay. ladies and gentlemen, here he goes. the man, the myth, the lend. >> cole took off fast and furious. >> this kid's not handing it off to nobody. he wants it to all himself. >> $50,000. $40,000. >> cole ashley deserves a scholarship to auctioneering school. he's got quite a future. >> everybody, dad told me he needs the money. come on, now. >> spanky will be hiring him in about five years. >> yeah, count on it. i'm sure we're going to see more of cole ashley if spanky has anything to say about it. >> sold, $40,500. >> good job. from start to finish. >> and the audience is just as sold on cole's impressive performance. this is one kid who's going, going, going to have a great future in the car world. for "teen kids news," i'm nicole. >> i'm going to try to ride this thing. can i do it? stay tuned to find >>> what has one wheel, one seat, and one talented rider? a unicycle! this bike may look liked something out of the circus, but there's a group of people who

. here's this week's segment. ♪ >> reporter: sunshine and baseball. welcome to tampa, florida, home to the yankees' spring training. are you a yankees fan? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: so why are you here? >> it's a tradition in our family to come to spring training every february and watch the yankees work out. >> reporter: and how many spring trainings have you been to? >> four. we flew down from new york. >> is it more exciting here in spring training, or up in new york by the games? >> here in spring training. >> reporter: why? >> because here everybody goes by the fence and they get autographs. >> reporter: have you gotten anyone's autograph yet? >> yeah. >> reporter: who have you gotten? >> curtis granderson. >> reporter: whose autograph have you gotten? >> i got mo's last week. >> reporter: was he bigger than you expected? >> yeah, he's pretty big. he's like 6'3." >> reporter: are you going to be a baseball player? >> softball. >> reporter: softball player? what position? >> short. >> reporter: just like jeter? let's get the crowd going. >> let's go yankees! let's go yankees! let's

florida for having the most shoreline along the atlantic ocean. maine's first state flag appeared in 1901. it was a very simple design. then, in 1909, a new flag was created. it was much more complex, but not everybody saw it as an improvement. >> maine is an interesting flag in that, in recent years, there have been two attempts to return it to its former, simpler design, which was just a pine tree and the north star. pine what they have now is the state coat of arms, which features still the pine tree, still the north star, but also a moose resting beneath the pine tree. to the left of this image, you have a farmer, and that's in reference to all the agriculture in maine. maine is known for its blueberries and potatoes. to the right, you see a sailor. >> the sailor symbolizes maine's connection to the sea, including its fishing and shipbuilding industries. the north star has served as a guiding light for sailors since ancient times. just below the star is the state motto, "dirigo" -- latin for "i lead." a knotted fringe of yellow silk gently surrounds the state seal. unlike other s