orbit the moon with astronauts board and artemis iii for 2025 will land people at the moon s south pole. joining me now is kristen fisher live at the kennedy space center in florida. i love the nod to the program, calling this artemis. what s the significance of this mission if we ve been to the moon before? reporter: you know, a lot of people say that. the reason nasa wants to go back to the moon with the artemis program is two reasons one they want to leave behind more than flags and footprints. they want to build a base on the moon. one that astronauts can live on permanently. and part of the reason they want to do this is because china also has plans to build a base on the south pole of the moon, so there s a political competition element to it. and the other reason is they want to go to mars. nasa officials stress the moon is a proving ground and stepping point to some day get to mars, christine? how are the weather conditions there? is it likely to lift off in the t
the artemis program aims to land humans on the unexplored lunar south pole of the moon in the next few years and ultimately serve as a way to get to mars. nasa administrator bill nelson says we re returning to the moon to live, work and survive. let s get right to the kennedy space center, cnn s space and defense correspondent kristin fisher is there. kristen, how are we looking so far? reporter: it is too soon to say, john. nasa has already successfully troubleshooted two big issues this morning, that s the good news. the first issue was they made it through some pretty severe potential lightning storms that were a little too close to the launch pad for comfort for fueling, and then the other big issue was they encountered a hydrogen link leak during the fueling of that big main core stage, that s that burnt orange main part of the rocket that you can see on the launch pad. they encountered some similar issues during previous tests, but this time they were successfully a
from ukraine, as fears grow about retaliation. back-to-school spending skyrockets. cbs janet shamlian talks to a single mom struggling to check off her preschooler s supply list. i would probably put it around $50 to $75. reporter: and it s not complete. it s not complete, no. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from new york city. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us, as we start a new week together. tonight, millions of americans in the southwest are under flood warnings, after monsoon rains drenched communities across parts of six states, north texas getting worst of it. the dallas-forth worth area, suffering from a months-long drought, was pummeled with more than nine inches. that s the second heaviest rainfall in the city s history. it was the equivalent of a summer s worth of rain in one 24-hour period. floodwaters rushed through the streets, submerging vehicles. and, we re learning t
ukraine as fears grow about retaliation. back-to-school spending skyrockets. cbs janet shamlian talks to a single mom struggling to check off their preschooler s supply list. i would probably put it around $50 to $75. reporter: and it s not complete. it s not complete, no. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, rank tonight from new york city. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight, millions of americans in the southwest are under flood warnings after monsoon rains drenched communities across parts of six states, north texas getting worst of it. the dallas-forth worth area suffering from a months-long drought was pummeled with more than nine inches. that is the second heaviest rainfall in the city s history. it was the equivalent of a summer s worth of rain in one 24-hour period. floodwaters rushed through the streets, submerging vehicles, and we re learning tonight, a woman was swept off a bridg
and a former nba star says he is going to russia to free brittney griner but the biden administration is not on board with his plans. good morning. welcome to way too early, on this monday, august 22nd. yobz is taking a well deserved break. we will start with the news. former president donald trump says he is planning a full descent to keep the justice department from analyzing the documents seized from his home. in a posted social media site on friday, trump accused federal law enforcement of quote destroying our country, and teased that he would soon file a motion based on the protection from unreasonable search and seizure. further details was shared by trump s top attorney on saturday who said he was considering a motion to appoint what s called a special master in the case. this would be an outside official selected by a judge to carry out the judicial matter on the court s behalf. as of this morning, however, there is still no indication that trump s team has actu