Los Angeles (CNN) — Move over, Oscars. Take a seat, Disney. And forget the televised car chase.

The space shuttle Endeavour is conquering a new frontier — the entertainment capital of the world — and it’s getting royal parade treatment.

Like a king carried in a chariot, the Endeavour is lumbering through the streets of Los Angeles on its way to retirement in a local museum.

Earthlings are taking their first close-up view of the shuttle’s heft and girth as it saunters 12 miles over two days at 2 mph (most humans walk 3 mph), with several rests.

That slow movement has allowed a festival of gawkers to line the streets and express awe as the hulking orbiter barely clears utility poles and trees.

Its five-story-high tail passes the corner glass suites of office buildings, and the vehicle has attracted thousands of admirers during stops outside unlikely destinations such as Bed Bath & Beyond.

Atlanta (CNN) — The death toll from an outbreak of meningitis linked to contaminated steroid injections has risen to seven, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.

The total number of cases has also grown to 64 people in nine states, the CDC said. That is 17 more cases and two more states than the day before.

Patients contracted the deadly meningitis after being injected in their spine with a preservative-free steroid called methylprednisolone acetate that was contaminated by a fungus. The steroid is used to treat pain and inflammation.

Health officials say around 75 medical facilities in 23 states received the contaminated products, which were manufactured by New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts.

DENVER — Warm is not a word you’ll hear people use to describe the weather in Denver Saturday. Temperatures dropped into the 20s early in the morning and were not forecast to get much above 40 during the day.

There was a chance for a dusting of snow Saturday afternoon. Accumulation was expected to be an inch or less on grassy and exposed surfaces. The heaviest snow fell on the northeastern plains of Colorado.

A Freeze Warning will go into effect at 10 p.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday.

Cold Weather Tips:
1. Disconnect garden hoses from outside faucets to protect pipes
2. Put blanket or comforter wrapped in plastic trash bag around exposed sprinkler system pipes
3. Change filter in furnace for it to function properly
Learn more in Jim Hooley’s video report