gsa contractors. i think this is the tip of the iceberg, jon, i really do. when you shine a light on something it often leads you to something else. and i think that these committees are now engaged up on capitol hill to continue looking. i think this is just so brazen it has really struck a chord with people around the country, and that picture of the supervisor sitting in the tub is now infamous. but it will probably raise the curtain on a number of different organizations inside government that have a lot of waste. jon: and when, you know, the government creates some of these agencies, and the stimulus programs and so forth to try to spend money to, you know, stimulate the economy, that money starts sloshing around in certain corners of the country and gets misspent. which goes back to the main
this is a very difficult problem they re trying to solve. they re trying to develop a vehicle that can travel at immense speeds through the upper atmosphere with high forces and very high heat, and to be able to control that vehicle so that it can hit an intended target thousands of miles away. the purpose jon: we re looking at the launch of the missile that then releases this thing, and it basically glides back to earth with a rocket assist at, what, one # thousand miles an hour? yes. that s right. the rocket gives it the initial boost, and then it comes back down and glides through the upper atmosphere, usually that velocity given by the rocket and then steers and man offers its way to the final target. jon onand the idea is that you use it to hit a target at roughly 13,000 miles an hour, the impact, the g force, the impact obliterates whatever the target is if you can hit it, right? absolutely. the whole goal is to be able to attack what are called
the test to be aborted but up until that point it had flown for about nine minutes in pretty good shape, huh? absolutely, and the success was that they had a few minutes of control hypersonic flight, which is something that really hadn t been done before. it s one this just glide. it s another thing to actually be able to control that in a stable manner, and that was really the successful part of this demonstration. jon: we ll see if they try it again. brian weider, formerly with the air force, thank you. you re welcome. jenna: college grads are getting a tough welcome to the working world, shocking new data showing how many either cannot find a job or are simply underemployed. what does this mean for the future of our economy in this country? we take a closer look, ahead.
jon: right now top stories we are following. long-time utah senator orin hatch in the fight of his life after failing to win a majority of delegates at the state republican convention. also former democrat turned green party wong woman cynthia mckinney considering a room for her former seat in georgia. she filed the necessary paperwork april 2nd with the federal elections commission. a local reporter came to her residence to seek some comments. she reportedly ordered him off her property. and republican congressman dana roar backer denied an entry evangelist a to afghanistan. he s been a sharp critic of president karzai and obama policies in the region. he s scheduled to head back to the united states today. jenna: new details in the search for a missing six-year-old girl in arizona. investigators in tucson following a potential lead in
hunter on behalf of john edwards? reporter: she would be called on behalf of john edwards, believed to be friendly to the defense. but again, the prosecution is likely to want to hear from her as well. jon: it will be an interesting one to watch. jonathan serrie, thank jew from one big trial to another, the trial of a man accused of murdering jennifer hudson s mother, brother and nephew is just getting underway. william balfour is hudson s former brother-in-law. he s accused of gunning down her family members back in 2008. the oscar winning actress and singer is on the witness list and just arrived into court. mike tobin has more on this live in chicago. reporter: so far no sign of jennifer hudson. shys expected here at the courthouse. as you mentioned the case is very personal to her, with her mother, brother and young nephew who were auld killed in this case. according to the allegations it was all about a jealous rage. a bouquet of balloons who was