And lift off. The dawn of orion. The orion spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral and launch nasa into the future. But engines first stage. Nasa forced to postpone the launch on thursday, because of strong winds, and a problem with a rocket fuel valve. Todays successful takeoff marks the crafts made encouraging voyage. Now 1300, 41 feet per seconds. Orion designed to one day take astronaunts to mars, but todays four and a half hour Unmanned Mission is a test flight, the craft orbiting the earth two times, reaching some 3600 miles into space, it will reenter through temperatures near 4,000 degrees, and splash down into the pacific. Cbs news space consultant bill harwood says this is one of the biggest heat shields nasa has ever built. You want to make absolutely sure that these systems work normally before astronaunts get on board. Thousands of people return to the Kennedy Space center today to watch the second attempt at launch crowds like this havent been seen leer since the last
Garner grand jury decision. Demonstrations raging again across the country. Protesters clash with police in new york city. Cardboard coffins carried across the brooklyn bridge, highways clogged. He needs to do something. He doesnt care. Nobody cares. Counting down to the next jientd leap in space. The weather in florida could once again cause problems as nasa attempts to launch heavy rain triggered mudslides. It kept raining and raining and raining and raining. Bill cosby fires back at one of his accusers. He claims that its absolutely false. They had to return to a vermont airport after shattering the windshield. Sounds like an exciting event. Beautiful day though. President obama will announce his pick for secretary of defense. Hes picked ashton carter, former secretary of defense. A dangerous predator. Its great white. Its a great white. All that that will do it. Win number nine for the dallas cowboys. He fires it high. He fires it deep. Touchdown. Usc wins it. And all that matters
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Hall with the very latest, walt . Reporter well, natasha, during a more than three hour hearing before a special City Council Committee here we got our first inside look, on all levels at how the the city is preparing to fight the threat of ebola. City officials gave the city an a for their efforts, others, however say there are issues that must be overcome. Fire Fighters Union president , joe shuly showed City Council Members the protective suits now being distributed to medics and fire fighters, gear that shuly claims falls short of providing protection from the ebola virus. They should be wearing the bio hazmat chemical suits. That is what we assume wrongfully so that is what the department would be outfitting our members in. Reporter fire Officials Say the suits meet all cdc requirements. Health testifying at council commit hearing that philadelphia deserves a high grade for ebola preparedness. I would say it is between an a and a plus. Here in the philadelphia region we are in the