it was expected to be a huge success if it only slowed the orbit by about ten minutes. but it actually slowed it by 32 minutes. dr. lori glaze and the dark team will explain more about how we confirmed that. now, this is a watershed moment for planetary defense, and a watershed moment for humanity. reporter: so that is an image right there that nasa just released at this press conference, brand new, taken by the huble space telescope on saturday. what you re see thing is the aftermath of this impact, which was more than two weeks ago. you re seeing the bright spot, that s essentially the point of impact on this astroid. and then this tail that stretches for about 6,000 miles. so victor, this definitely proves that if a potential killer astroid were headed towards earth, this is the type of technique that nasa would try to deploy. the only catch is, you would have to deploy it many, many years in advance in order for it to work, victor. now at least we have proof of conc
to pick up and use. the minority, led by justice sotomayor, who warned today that, quote, the man in charge of enforcing laws can now just break them. ironic, isn t it? but for six in the majority, including the chief justice, the already highly controversial decision is meant to protect the presidency, writing that the framers always demanded an energetic, independent executive. we ll dig into the immediate fallout. plus, did today s legal bombshell effectively blow up jack smith s january 6th case against former president trump? what the decision said about the evidence smith can and can t use against the former president if the case gets to trial. it s not just d.c., could the cases in florida and georgia be wiped away, too? as the former president celebrates what he s calling a big win for democracy, a big decision awaits the current president. stay in the race or step aside after thursday s disastrous debate? i ll ask one of biden s top advisers what it s going to ta
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