Is at the Nasa Space Center where theyre holding a viewing party today. Reporter this is for people who have preregistered. Scientists in nasa across the United States using all sorts of ways to try to view this with High Altitude balloons and especially modified telescopes to get the best images that they can and it is a great opportunity to learn about the atmosphere of the earth. And biologist working with the laboratory in pasadena is sending up balloons for research and says for the moment the atmosphere becomes like the one on mars. These are some of the heartiest microorganisms we have found here on earth taking measurements to understand atmospheric phenomenons caused by the eclipse. Reporter a group from Southern California is releasing balloons. And there is a viewing party today for group preregistered guests only because it is already listed online as having reached capacity. They say the big moment in the eclipse will happen about 10 15 this morning. Nasa is sending up a c
Enjand. I heard initially one lone shot. Reporter this woman lives right behind the suspects home. She did not want her face shown. And i thought main it was a bb gun. I went back outside and heard several rounds together, about five. So that told me, okay, its definitely some sort of gun. Reporter finally the suspect ges down, hit by at least one Police Bullet after officers secured his weapon, hes wheeled away and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Thats what our investigators will be looking into, what led up to this individual to go out and start shooting with a rifle. Not only in the neighborhood, but then also at police when they arrived. Reporter and were showing you right now that is a picture of the police vehicle, the suv that was hit by some of this gunfire. The front windshield clearly has bullet holes in it. As for the suspect, he is, as were told, in serious condition at a local hospital. No police officers, no neighbors were hurt as far as weve been told. L
Us for the best place for sunday morning tv, wusa 9. It feel like fall. Its cold in some places. Today is going to be muggy and milder than yesterday. Well get a few degrees. As far as the shower chances, not that high overall, but some of you, your morning is going to be damp and it looks like the sun pattern will be with us for lighter rain showers coming through the metro. For today, were going to have a mostly cloudy mild day. Low to mid70s. Well have a few showers with the highest chance of that south and west of washington. The sunrise setting at 6 58. You can see on first alert doppler, the showers in the carolines and virginia. West of the metro, everything is lifting first weve had some light showers coming through for the most part. At the moment, mainly dry in the district. Dispatch of showers on the beltway coming through college park and berwin head up towards laurel and into howard county. Colesville and clipping silver spring. Back atfairfax, we have a couple of showers.
Will talk about our book we could not fail the first African Americans in the Space Program. Influx at nasa role in civil rights the years before the civilrights act which is an important distinction because before the act discrimination was not against the law it was legal to say you cannot use this toilet you are black or cannot come into this restaurant because you are black. It is an important distinction as we talk about the achievements of the people in this book. To talk about the rules put in place from the Kennedy Administration how they read implemented by nasa and by contractors. More importantly the alliance whose people were touched to tell the stories of 10 men that we call the civilrights era and some employees worked for agency contractors. Kennedy was forced to deal with our space at the same time he was forced to deal with civil rights. Because they are not things he talked about his campaign. He didnt bring up either but there was a sequence of the events time to gat
Injured. Scientists gather for the International Aids Conference. What theyre hoping to accomplish. Our sunday segment, the week ahead. Armstrong is on the move. Neil armstrong. 45 years ago, this day, man first walked on the moon. We remember apollo 11 and look forward to our next giant leap into space. Thanks for being with us. Were about to look life at the United Nations in new york. Tonight the Security Council is in an emergency meeting discussing the situation between israel and hamas. Neither side showed signs the conflict could come to a diplomatic end any time soon. There were major developments on the ground in gaza today. The military round of hamas claims it has captured an israeli soldier. Judges moments ago the israeli ambassador to the u. N. Denied those claims. Theres no kidnapped Israeli Soldiers and those rumorrors are untrue. Martin dennis, spoke and claimed the capture of the israeli soldier was true. When were talking about a capture of the israeli soldier we are