several drives stopped to help and captured dagal. he faces attempted murder charges. this morning vincent is in critical condition with severe brain damage. a nasty crash at pocono racew raceway. that s a hard hit right there. all by himself. driver justin wilson hit by a large piece of depre which broke off another driver s car. it hit wilson and flew into the air. wilson was swarmed by emergency crews and airlifted by a helicopter. he s now in a coma. take a look, you might not see this again. stunning final photos from one of saturn s moons. na nasa s spacecraft made a final pass of the system flying by the moon. the planet has a whopping 62 moons. those are your headlines. that is cool. much rounder than i thought. they re pretty round. coming up on this monday,
renee marsh, cnn, washington. turning to another story. just under seven hours from now, the orion will make its way into orbit and circle earth twice. it s approaching 12:30 late tonight. the spacecraft is testing out new technologies that may send people further to space than ever before. one step closer to humans landing on mars. this is orion. na nasa s first deep space capsule since the 70s. why is this the time to do this. it s a great time because we have a design. and we put the design into practice. reporter: nasa s program manager says the launch will test critical technologies like the heat shield and entry system. orion may look a lot like the
it will travel some 3600 miles. it s expected to orbit the earth twice going through the van allen belt, an area of extreme radiation. if all goes well, orion will parachute into the pacific ocean will it will be recovered and loaded oen to a navy ship. so once this test flight is completed, nasa will be taking a look at what worked and what didn t work. and then they ll make the necessary tweaks before orion s next test flight which is still a few years away. we are following breaking news as protesters march through new york city demanding justice for an unarmed man who did in a police chokehold. plus, mayor de blasio is weighing in on the controversy. not only as mayor of new york city, but as the father of a black teen. you re going to want to hear what he had to say after this break. [car revving]
gloves and a face cover. the u.s. embassy issued a americaning in october about an anonymous internet post that encouraged attack against teachers at american and other international schools. police have not named a motive in this game. the clashing in chechnya came just hours before president vladimir putin delivers his state of the nation address. now japan s takata corporation stands firm at a u.s. congressional hearing. ahead, lawmakers hear why the company will not expand its air bag recall. plus, one of the biggest countdowns for nasa in years. why one unmanned spacecraft could someday be the next step to mars.
recall across the united states. and a congressional hearing and takata executive said public safety is best served by replacing air bags in humid regions where drivers are most at risk. four deaths in the u.s. have been linked to thissish issue. take a look at some live pictures coming to cnn from cape canaveral. orion deep space capsule is set to launch in just a few hours from now. some say it s nasa s next step towards sending people to mars. this ses sell is unmanned and will take two loops around the earth. the cost to this, the flight specifically, $370 million. we ve seen people in the streets of atlanta, baltimore and oakland. essentially they are angry about