Its Highstakes Journey Back To Earth. Final goahead. So if all goes well, well see it land back on solid ground in New Mexico within the very hour. Ill be your pilot for live coverage here. Cnn has it all happens before us. Now remember, the capsule is coming back empty, uncrewed and nasa speak. And yes, remembering it correctly, this is the same capsule that wasnt supposed to be uncrewed. It was supposed to have two astronauts coming back home in it, Sonny Williams and butch wilmore. And they are staying put on the international Space Station, as you know, in fact, therell be there until february. Nasa made the decision to keep him there for their safety after lingering issues popped up with the capsule, nasa simply couldnt risk a disaster remember, the astronauts got to space on Starliner Back in june and was supposed to be quick, eight days or so. But now its going to be more like eight months in space. Return, though, is still a high Pressure Moment for both nasa and boeing with fr
at last check, they ve tried a few different ways to troubleshoot it, to fix the problem. no word yet on whether they ve been able to stop it at this point. this follows monday s scrubbed launch which was largely due to an engine cooling problem. it was a tricky sensor that was off. but engineers remain optimistic that today there will be a launch. for now, the weather has been cooperating so that helps. nasa meteorologists predict about 60% favorable conditions, which increases to 80% as the day goes on. of course this historic mission marks the next chapter of lunar exploration and will land the first woman and first person of color on the moon in a matter of years. let s go now to cnn s space and defense correspondent kristin fisher live this morning from the kennedy space center. i don t think kristin has us. can you hear us? reporter: hey, guys, i m having a hard time with my earpiece so i can t quite hear what you said. let me bring you up to speed from the kenned
that s peak heating. i was in the pool yesterday with my family and even being in the pool in the sun was tough for me. but you know how much i dislike the heat. but, yes, try to stay indoors if you can. appreciate it. thank you very much. coming up, ukraine launches another drone strike in moscow. we will have the latest as the country is ramping up its counteroffensive against russia. plus a crisis underwater. experts warn soaring temperatures are having a devastating impact on coral reef. diving alongside a group of scientists for a firsthand look. and brittney griner takes a break to focus on her mental health. what if means for how long she could be away from the game. only at vanguard, you re more than just an investor, you re an owner. our financial planning tools and advice
the florida panhandle under an excessive heat watch. the best thing to do is say indoors between 1:00 and 4:00 during peak heating and stay hydrated. now to the mounting legal troubles for former president trump. the special counsel is charging trump with three new counts in the classified documents investigation. those charges include one additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional counts of obstruction. prosecutors say trump along with two employees, aide walt nauta and property manager carlos de oliveira allegedly tried to pressure another employee into destroying security camera footage. zachary cohen joining us right now with more. explain what we know about these
wave pushes in this afternoon and into the evening hours. even though it may be raining this morning, don t think that means it s done for the day and you are in the clear for the rest of it. you are going through multiple rounds. the heat is also going to be a concern, especially across the southeastern tier of the u.s. and in the western portions of the country. in the south it s the combination of that heat as well as the humidity. so for today houston you are going to feel like 105 at that peak heating of the day. monroe, new orleans, mobile, several other locations that feels-like temperature is going to get into the triple digits. out to the west it s the temperature itself. the air temperature that is likely to reach into the triple digits and some of them pretty significantly. las vegas getting into the 110s. same thing for palm springs. even bakersfield, california, 110. we are looking at over 30 cities with the potential to break records in the coming days. thank you. the