up its miss sill defense system a day after iran announced a new and improved version of a short range missile. israel is increasing the accuracy and reach of its defenses. the images of two missing girls were on two of the cars at nascar s race in pennsylvania. the faces are of 9-year-old elizabeth collins and 10-year-old lyric morrisey. nasa s latest unmanned rover curiosity has been flying to mars more than eight months. it s due to land on the red planet in eight hours and the risky landing has been dubbed seven minutes of terror by nasa scientists who have been preparing for this moment for years. finally, something the jersey shore can be proud of. it s the site of a surf contest to benefit children with cancer, our wounded warriors, and families of the fallen. our own griff jenkins took part
flights were delayed but no passengers missed their flights. that s the good news. the original passenger still missing. the port authority is still looking for that person. the situation is ongoing. we will update you as we get more information. the countdown is on for one of nasa s biggest undertakings in recent years. nasa s curiosity rover is set to land on mars overnight after an eight and a half month journey just to get there. the stakes and the tensions are very high. adam housley is live at nasa s jet propulsion lab in california. hey, a adam. reporter: as you can imagine, everyone is ramping up for the excitement of the rover landing. curiosity will come in at quite a steep descent, basically land this thing to a mountain about the size of mount ra nea rainiea big crater next door. if you have seen pictures of the grand canyon, you ve seen those stripes basically in the rock. it s kind of layers of life. it gives them a chance to really study those over the course of the
the heaviest human made project to ever land on mars. basically the size of a one ton suv. the project could go awry. nasa sent 44 different projects to mars. only one third have been successful. they hope this one makes the percentages better in their favor. here is the talk about the science involved and how expensive and how important it is. thack a list h. the science that the rover is going to do on the surface is going to be amazing and relevant and to have instrument with laser beams that can actually evaporate a rock and study the composition of that rock at a distance i think that is incredibly cool. they are looking for inhabitable environments. years ago that could have supported life. there is is a 10,000-page manual that run ares the
nasa. all eyes on the curiosity rover barreling toward the surface of mars for months. late tonight we will know if it was a lot of success. there are a lot of anxious scientists and engineers in pasadena, california. welcome be to the second hour of america s news headquarters live from washington. i m shannon bream. we begin this hour with adam whosely in pasadena. hi, adam. anxious is scientists. talking right now to the media. we are 12:28 or so away from the touchdown from the curiosity barreling as you mentioned towards mars will come in to land. it is a dangerous landing not for humans of course, but forrence itself. a $2.5 billion project not to mention the people and the man hours involved. here is what it will look like once it gets down on the surface of mars. they are calling it the 7 minutes of terror. a landing sequence where they set this thing down at the base of a mountain in a crater the size of mount rannier.
the williams sisters have become the most decorated american tennis players ever. they brought home the gold in doubles tennis for the third time. it s serena s second gold in two days. she beat maria sharapova yesterday. the u.s. has 56 medals, 27 of them gold. the clock is ticking down to seven minutes of terror. we re talking about nasa s latest mission to the red planet, and even they describe it as crazy. touchdown is tonight, and we re live down with a mission preview . next. the gsa is at it again. holding yet another fancy event like i this one, this time at a posh resort in nashville. we ll talk to one congressman who is leading the charge to crack down on hour you how yourx dollars are being spent. what s with you? trouble with a car insurance claim.