perry has told texas lawmakers to be back at the capitol for the showdown on abortion and the senator in pink tennis shoes. david kerley, abc news, washington. all right, nasa launched a satellite on a mission to examine a little studied region of the sun. it could help forecasters disturbances in space and they can understand those disturbances a little better that interfere with communications here on earth. it was a very unusual launch. the iris satellite rode into earth orbit on a pegasus rocket which was air launched over the pacific ocean. the mission will last two years. speaking of some hot stuff, how about the record heat being felt across the western united states? in los angeles, kids sought relief yesterday in the city s fountains. a heat alert there running through monday. the city opened emergency cooling centers for those without ac. some expected temperatures are staggering. asphalt in las vegas is around 200 degrees. they say death valley could reach 129 degrees.
records of the new york times. the fight over abortion rights in texas is getting personal. governor rick perry is now injecting himself into the debate over a strict abortion bill and publicly calling out the senator that led a filibuster to kill it. speaking at a national right to life convention, the republican used state senator wendy davis life story of being a teen mom as ammunition against her. it s just unfortunate that she hasn t learned from her own example that every life must be given a chance to realize its full potential and that every life matters. well, davis responded to the governor by saying his words, quote, tarnished the office he holds. staring at the sun in the cause of science. a pegasus rocket launched this iris satellite over the pacific ocean late thursday. the goal to improve weather predictions. its will focus on the outer aspect of the sun, a region we can t see unless there s an
to be back at the capitol for the showdown on abortion and the senator in pink tennis shoes. david kerley, abc news, washington. all right. nasa has launched a satellite on a mission to examine a little studied region of the sun. it could help forecasters disturbances in space and they can understand those disturbances a little better that interfere with communications here on earth. it was a very unusual launch. the iris satellite rode into earth orbit on a pegasus rocket which was air launched over the pacific ocean. the mission will last two years. speaking of some hot stuff, how about the record heat being felt across the western united states? in los angeles, kids sought relief yesterday in the city s fountains. a heat alert there running through monday. the city has opened emergency cooling centers for those without ac. some expected temperatures are staggering. asphalt in las vegas is around 200 degrees. they say death valley could reach 129 degrees. you don t want to be w