international space station. the latest joint venture between nasa and spacex. our rachel crane is there. cabrera-b we know the mission was delayed for a day because of the weather. conditions look good today. tell us what you are seeing and what the mood is there. reporter: that s right, christine. all systems are a go, it has been a smooth countdown and we are track noog issues for the scheduled launch today at 5:49 even time this morning. let me tell you about where we are in the countdown of today s launch. the astronauts are currently suited up, strapped into their seats, the hatch of endeavor is closed. there has been a series of systems checks, coms checks, leak checks that have been conducted. the next major milestone is 45 minutes before launch, so we re just minutes away from that, when spacex launch director will do the go for propellant call. 35 minutes before countdown is when they will start loading up over a million pounds of propellant, liquid oxygen which t
plus, health experts are expected to meet today to discuss the future of the johnson & johnson vaccine. the recommended pause has been in effect for the past ten days. the question is, will it soon be lifted? and the historic mars helicopter lifts off for a higher, longer second flight. the question this morning, what s new on the red planet? it s way too early for this. good morning, and welcome to way too early, from earth day to mars day, today, i m kasie hunt on this friday, april 23rd, it is friday, we will start with the news, hundreds of mourners filled a minneapolis church yesterday for the funeral of daunte wright, the 20-year-old black man fatally shot by police earlier this month during a traffic stop. during the emotional two hour service, civil rights leaders, family members and lawmakers all came together to pay their final respects amid calls for justice and police reform. reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy. i was talking to one of the relatives,
live with what baghdad and washington have to say. covid cases on the rise again in europe. the world health organization has a dire warning for the months ahead . welcome, everyone. terrifying accounts of concertgoers fighting for their lives are emerging from friday s deadly crowd surge in houston, texas. and we re hearing from the rapper who is at the center of it all. eight people were killed, scores of others injured when the massive crowd rushed the stage at the astro world music festival. all of the victims under 30 years of age. one witness says all hell broke loose when rapper travis scott took the stage. here s the moment when the music star realized something was terribly wrong. and just a short time ago, scott posted about the tragedy on his instagram account, have a listen. to the ones that was lost last night, we re actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time. you know my fans, my fans, like my f
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newscasters, we ve got an upgrade this week, because adam is on his holidays, so we have got fergus on for thursday. hi, fergus. hi, adam, hi, laura, how are you doing? you said hi, adam , and he s not here! did i? i m so used to it. i m happy with my anonymity even when adam s not here. i think, having seized the reins, it s time for a rebrand. newscast has been around long enough. it is now news cats. thank god, i thought you were going to say we were being axed already. we live with that fear every week. news cats, because if you heard last night with newscast, which i was presenting, the star of the show was a cat and if you re watching the tv version, you can see a lovely picture of him with some focused eyes. my powers of description might leave me here for podcast listeners. i would say it is a substantial, grey looking cat. it is a blue persian, isn t it? anyway, jessie, the owner, was on the pod, trying to work out why she couldn t getjabs for him with supply issues