. >> i'm john hendron where endeavour is lifting off for the very last time. more on that coming up. >> eric: one of the most powerful men in the world facing criminal charges. the head of the international monetary fund responds to accusations of sexual assault. >> check out the temperatures across this morning. upper 50s in seattle and boston and flight delays in laguardia are over. low clouds developing in san francisco we may develop flight arrival delays also. we'll have those next hour and z >>> i'm amy hollyfield live at san francisco general hospital where the head of neurosurgery will take over the care of injured giants fan bryan stow who will be transferred from l.a. to san francisco today. >> eric: countdown to history. nasa making final preparations for the launch of space shuttle endeavour. we'll take you live to the kennedy space center. >> we make some of our own history. scattered showers this morning, a record cold-high temperatures are possible and rain, a steady rain is on the way with more showers tomorrow. >> slick roads and live shot thi

john hendron has more. >> now it's the schwarzenegger family's turn, what they are saying speaks volumes. >> this is painful and heartbreaking time maria shriver said. as a mother my concern is for the children. i ask for passion and privacy as our children and i try to rebuild our lives. she taped an appearance you have shown love support and wisdom and most of all the truth -- about what, she did not have to say. one tweeted this is definitely not easy. her brother patrick just want to quit and be normal for a while. the signature said at all. he changed it to patrick shriver >> arnold schwarzenegger is one of the most powerful people in hollywood. he would not be able to do damage control anymore. >> where he hopes to return in hollywood, his star is likely to wane but his reputation might suffer. >> just days ago after revealing the couple had split up, schwarzenegger seemed to hold out hope. >> we both love each other very much. >> they have learned the other woman is a housekeeper is mildred pa are tricia known as patty. >> maria shriver has long kept a fiavtd poem. one day you kne

john hendron has more. >> he went from a $3,000 hotel suite to rikers island jail. >> dominique strauss-kahn has been talked about the next president of france. instead he was in court unshaiw as the prosecutor accused him of sexually attacking a maid. he is head of the imf, this isn't the first time he has been accused of sexual misconduct. four years ago on a tv talk show she said he attacked her but never filed charges. this time the judge denied bail the lawyer says it's a mistake. >> he is innocent of these charges. the intention is to try and clear his name. >> wildfires in northern canada have forced the evacuation of nearly 7,000 people. remote community in alberta lost a third of the buildings when the winds shifted and sent the flames directly into town. it also blocked some of the highway that has swerved as evacuation routes. fortunately nobody was hurt or killed but residents are taking shelter 80 miles away. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords chose the song that woke up the astronauts. her choice, beauty beautiful day by u-2. her husband is commanding the endeavour. endeavour

john hendron, abc news, washington. >>> on the heels of bin laden's death a young student's display of patriotism landed him in some trouble. connor trhs letter painted his face with the american flag and the date 5 /1/11. but school officials called his mom and said he needed to wash his face. mom disagreed and decided to pull connor out of school instead. officials say the face paint was causing a distraction. mom says there's nothing in the rules against face paint. >>> heavy rains and high water are forcing some missouri residents from their homes. many in hardin county say this round of flooding is the worst they have seen and admit they underestimated just how bad it would get. last night the army corps of engineers blew up a levee to save an illinois town. now 100,000 acres of missouri farmland are underwater tonight. >>> tonight a frederick county teacher has some new hardware to show off. president barack obama honored michelle shearer as the national teacher of the year. senators barbara mikulski and deborah car din were there for the ceremony. she teaches chemistry at havana

john hendron has more from kennedy space center. >> the crew is on board for one last mission before space shuttle endeavour soars to final frontier retirement. and to watch the final flight joining gabrielle giffords to watch husband mark kelly command. >> she has been working really hard to make sure that her doctors would permit her to come. >> they come from as far away as california where endeavour will retire in los angeles. >> i want to watch the endeavour launch and land. >> they scrubbed a launch attempt two weeks ago after an electrical problem now resolved. >> it's in great shape. no issues at all. >> this is the second time that giffords has made the journey after being shot in the head in january. >> she is really there. she follows direction. lots of jokes. >> on 16-day mission ender will deliver a ross mick ray detector to the space station. the astronauts are all wearing the blue bracelet celebrating giffords' life. it marks the beginning of the end of an era. it's the next to last shuttle launch and the last one this summer will bring the 30-year program to a close.

john hendron has more. >> now it's the schwarzenegger family's turn, what they are saying speaks volumes. this is painful and heartbreaking time as shriver said. as a mother my concern is for my children. i will have no further comment. shriver made an appearance at oprah winfrey you have showed love wisdom and most of all the truth about what she did not have to say. katherine schwarzenegger tweeted this is definitely not easy. her brother patrick said one day just quit and be normal but i love my family until death do us part. the signature said it all he changed his name to patrick shriver. at home the secret unraveled. >> arnold schwarzenegger is one of the most powerful people in hollywood. he was not able to do damage control anymore. >> but in hollywood where he hopes to return his star is unlikely to wane among action films but his reputation may suffer. days ago after revealing the couple had split up. schwarzenegger seemed to hold out hope. >> we both love each other very much. we. >> the person is mildred patricia. >> m shaver shaver has kept a favorite poem on the desk. one d