Storms, lightning threaten final shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) � Thunderstorms threatened to delay NASA' s last space shuttle launch set for Friday with lightning striking near the pad as astronauts descended on Cape Canaveral by the dozens on the eve of the historic flight. Despite a 70 percent "no-go" forecast, senior managers said they would try for an on-time launch of Atlantis anyway.