good morning. i m t.j. holmes. i m reena ninan. we begin with new images of that spectacular explosion. flames could be seen shooting into the sky as the sun set. now the private company that owns the rocket has some explaining to do. they ll find out what went so drastically and dramatically wrong. here now abc s martha raddatz. reporter: this was the first nighttime launch from this base in virginia, and you could see and feel this explosion for miles. we don t really have any early indications of exactly what might have failed. reporter: the rocket loaded with highly volatile fuel as it launched towards space was in the first stage of flight. airborne for only seconds before it erupted into an enormous fireball. across the water from this wallops island, virginia, base
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families had gathered to watch the launch only to see cataclysmic failure. a terrifying scene that shook the earth around them. this rocket was heading to the international space station. it was unmanned. no one was injured in the area. it was carrying about 5,000 ponds of cargo to the space station. the third of eight cargo resupply missions under a contract with a private company called orbital sciences corporation in virginia. it s a tough time to lose a launch vehicle like this and its payload. reporter: the site is being secured. there was classified material on board, and an immediate investigation is being done to see what went wrong. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. this is a big deal. nasa has a lot of little failures we don t see every day. this is a spectacular failure at a time they re going to more private enterprise to try to get us to and from space.
good morning. i m reena ninan. i m t.j. holmes. good morning. i m reena ninan. i m t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines on world news now. an unmanned rocket carrying supplies to the international space station exploded just after liftoff last night in virginia. now the company that owns the rocket is trying to figure out what went wrong. more just ahead. the department of homeland security stepping up security at federal government buildings across the country. although the agency says there is no specific threat. the move comes in the wake of the attack on national sites in canada. real action over the death of joan rivers. her daughter hires a prominent
this morning on world news this morning on world news now terror warning. the latest threats to homeland security and the potential federal targets. what led up to the alert here in the u.s. and worldwide. a rocket that blew up moments after last night s nasa launch. the big investigation, and the onlookers who couldn t believe their eyes. legal action. serious accusations against at&t. did the company intentionally slow connects on your cell phone? and biblical controversy. movie star christian bale speaking out about an iconic religious figure. wait until you hear what he has to say. that s on this wednesday, october 29th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m reena ninan. i m t.j. holmes.