on artemis ii is crucial. for me artemis i is exciting. but it s really a stepping stone to get humans back to the moon. reporter: victor glover is one of 40 astronauts in the running to fly on artemis ii and artemis iii. we explore for all people and also with all people. reporter: if the weather does not cooperate or if nasa runs into technical issues, they have two backup dates lined up, friday, september 2nd, and september 5th. that s the schedule, they re very confident they ll be able to launch on monday in terms of the fact that they have done all they can to prepare for this moment. but this is a test flight, the first time this rocket has ever flown. and so there s always some technical things that you can run into. and of course this is florida in august, and they re really
better than what we re dealing with right now out there. i heard there are thunderstorms from time to time in august in florida. if it does get delayed on monday, i suppose what s the time schedule looking like after that? they ll just try the next day or wait a few days, how will that work? reporter: they have to wait a few days because they can only launch this rocket you got to time it upper perfectly with the moon. so if it does not go on monday, the next attempt is friday, september 2nd and then monday september 5th. you have to line this up per pectly. it s going to go around the moon. it s going to stay around the moon for about two weeks before coming back to earth and then splashing down somewhere in the pacific ocean. so there are some other backup
or risk factors for heart disease. [ female annncer ] lipitor is not for evyone, including people with liver problems and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems. tell your doctor if y are taking other medications or if you have any muscle pain or weakness. this may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. lets go. haha. if you have high cholesterol, you may be at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. don t kid yourself. talk to your doctor about your risk a about lipitor. good morning, everybody. today is friday, september 2nd. i m juliet huddy in for gretchen carlson. republicans rejected the president s invite telling him, your jobs speech has to wait. is the white house cool with that? wednesday seemed to be the best option. when that wasn t available, when that seemed to be a problem, thursday was fine with us. but, of course, now all the stories come out. there s a much different story
i ad-mericae )oi aam0erica. b voi: : am0 an erericaá voe: i axm an ameran (oi aan americaun this morning on world news now, tropical threat. very wetnd this morning on world news now, tropical threat. the very wet and powerful storm gaining strength in the gulf of mexico. forecasters predict it might get biggerer, become a tropical storm, and then head for the very same areas hard-hit by hurricane katrina. it s friday, september 2nd. from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, i m tanya rivero. i m rob nelson. already workers on gulf oil rigs
even falls, with forecasters predicting potentially catastrophic flooding. i m al wli velshi. raging floodwaters from hurricane irene washed him away, but a new jersey man lived and now telling us how he survived mother nature s wrath. in just a few hours the government s new jobs report. will it be welcome news for you, your job, and the recovery? we ll break it down on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is friday, september 2nd. jobs day, september 2nd. welcome to american morning. it s our super bowl, carol. it is. we re going to stick jobs news in between weather news. weather and jobs. that s right. it continues. weather reports, weather issues it continue to dominate our news. getting uneasy in the big easy this morning. we re taking a look at what s causing all of the stress. it s a tropical depression that is forming in the gulf of mexico. and new orleans could be in for a very rough weekend. flooding in new orleans. never want to have