home turf. has there been one specific threat that led to this announcement? we re not looking at one specific threat. we re looking at threats from all corners of the globe. the worry is there will be a lone offender, not necessarily affiliated with isis who will reach out, strike out on his own and cause the kind of damage we saw in canada last week. molly hunter, thank you. a friend of dzhokhar tsarnaev has been found guilty of lying. robel phillipos lied about being in tsarnaev s dorm room while two other friends removed potential evidence three days after the bombings. tsarnaev s trial is expected to start in january. it was all over in a matter of seconds. a rocket en route to the international space station blew up just after liftoff. now nasa and the private company that owns the rocket will try to figure out what went wrong. here s abc s josh haskell. reporter: just seconds into liftoff, the antares rocket stops heading towards space and explodes. the rocket was on
new york law firm. now the clinic could be slapped with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. the kansas city royals blew out the san francisco giants last night winning 10-0. the win ties the world series and sets up tonight s winner take all game seven. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 29th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you. we begin with the new images of the rocket explosion in virginia. it was a fire ball that lit up the sky just as the sun was setting. on board this rocket, classified natural as well as supplies and experiments. with the latest here s chuck sivertsen. reporter: just seconds after liftoff, a catastrophic explosion aboard this commercial supply sh the unmanned rocket headed the international si blowing
international space station for a resupply mission. its cargo weighed 5,000 pounds and included experiments, food, space walk equipment and classified materials. all lost in this fireball. families had gathered to watch the first nighttime launch at nasa s wallop flight facility in virginia. it s going to be loud. reporter: although they were in a safe area, the noise and impact of the explosion could be felt miles away. the rocket belongs to orbital sciences corporation based in virginia. this was the third of eight resupply missions to the international space station. part of a $1.9 billion contract orbital has with nasa. it s a tough time to lose a launch vehicle like this and its payload. reporter: investigators will enter the launch pad at first light this morning. because of hazardous material on board the public is warned to stay away from the debris field, including anything suspicious
the rocket was on its way to the international space station for a resupply mission. its cargo weighed 5,000 pounds and included experiments, food, space walk equipment and classified materials. all lost in this fireball. families had gathered to watch the first nighttime launch at nasa s wallop flight facility in virginia. it s going to be loud. reporter: although they were in a safe area, the noise and impact of the explosion could be felt miles away. the rocket belongs to orbital sciences corporation based in virginia. this was the third of eight resupply missions to the international space station. part of a $1.9 billion contract orbital has with nasa. it s a tough time to lose a launch vehicle like this and its payload. reporter: investigators will enter the launch pad at first light this morning. because of hazardous material on board the public is warned to stay away from the debris field, including anything suspicious
home turf. has there been one specific threat that led to this announcement? we re not looking at one specific threat. we re looking at threats from all corners of the globe. the worry is there will be a lone offender, not necessarily affiliated with isis who will reach out, strike out on his own and cause the kind of damage we saw in canada last week. molly hunter, thank you. a friend of dzhokhar tsarnaev has been found guilty of lying. robel phillipos lied about being in tsarnaev s dorm room while two other friends removed potential evidence three days after the bombings. tsarnaev s trial is expected to start in january. it was all over in a matter of seconds. a rocket en route to the international space station blew up just after liftoff. now nasa and the private company that owns the rocket will try to figure out what went wrong. here s abc s josh haskell. reporter: just seconds into liftoff, the antares rocket stops heading towards space and explodes.