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most media hours break up before they fall to earth. teors break-- meet up before they fall to earth. >> then as well as government has released these first pictures of presidents hugo chavez following his latest cancer surgery. he had not been seen in public since he went to cuba for his fourth round of treatment in december. >> it was the news they had been waiting weeks for supporters gathered to celebrate. the 58-year-old president has not been seen in over two months. in these first images, he is picture posing with his daughters. >> i was waiting for those pictures. when i saw the picture, i began to thank god for this miracle. some people did not believe he is alive. >> every day, we are praying, wishing him to come back because we need him. there is no one like him in the world. >> the government says the president is still recovering from a respiratory infection. when his son-in-law spoke on state television, he reassured viewers that he is still leading the country. >> he communicates perfectly well and he makes himself unders
most media hours break up before they fall to earth. teors break-- meet up before they fall to earth. >> then as well as government has released these first pictures of presidents hugo chavez following his latest cancer surgery. he had not been seen in public since he went to cuba for his fourth round of treatment in december. >> it was the news they had been waiting weeks for supporters gathered to celebrate. the 58-year-old president has not been seen in over two months. in these...
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"there's no chance the object will hit the earth. we have been tracking it for well over one year and we have determined precisely that it will pass 17,000 miles above the surface of the earth. >> the asteroid is 150-feet wide, have the distance of a football field. it would have released the energy equivalent of 2.4 million tons of tnt and wipe out 750 square miles. in 2016, nasa will be sending a mission in space to study asteroids. >> it will rendezvous with a potentially hazardous meteoroid, understand its composition, and bring the sample back for analysis. >> for those who study space, an exciting day. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now you're 11 insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> nearly 60 in many areas and big changes are coming in. as a big line up and down the mid-atlantic region, this will be bringing the changes. still on the one side of things. in western maryland, the rain is changing over to snow and it will continue on and off through western maryland across the weekend. great news f
"there's no chance the object will hit the earth. we have been tracking it for well over one year and we have determined precisely that it will pass 17,000 miles above the surface of the earth. >> the asteroid is 150-feet wide, have the distance of a football field. it would have released the energy equivalent of 2.4 million tons of tnt and wipe out 750 square miles. in 2016, nasa will be sending a mission in space to study asteroids. >> it will rendezvous with a potentially...
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and 18 points clear the with a solid win. >> a close escape for earth. our planet as narrowly dodged about asteroid strike. this follows a meter explosion over russia. ly a few hours later the closest-ever asteroid took place. it highlights the earth's position in what some with are calling a galactic shooting yard. >> many wanted to catch the massive space rock that skimmed so close to the earth. but on strong binoculars or high-powered telescopes could provide a glimpse of the asteroid. it provided astronomers with an opportunity to learn some valuable lessons. >> this is awfully important to we can take steps to eventually protect the earth from an asteroid. >> had it hit, it would have devastated a huge area and caused more damage than a russian meter strike. over 1,000 people were injured by the incident and dozens of -- are still in the hospital. >> i went to see what the flash in the sky was and then went to the other side of my apartment. there was an explosion and then glass flying towards me. >> one chunk of yes lest y'all debris went into a la
and 18 points clear the with a solid win. >> a close escape for earth. our planet as narrowly dodged about asteroid strike. this follows a meter explosion over russia. ly a few hours later the closest-ever asteroid took place. it highlights the earth's position in what some with are calling a galactic shooting yard. >> many wanted to catch the massive space rock that skimmed so close to the earth. but on strong binoculars or high-powered telescopes could provide a glimpse of the...
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>> i am interested in the physical properties of the earth and how the earth will behave: subject to different load changes. when you are building a building, you are applying a load and you are wondering if the earth will be able to supply that load. we work closely together and we come up with practical engineering solutions. >> this is when someone wants to build something. also, we have a rock piece of land. we have to have a resolution. >> in the u.s., about 2/3 of the population lives in areas that are prone to landslides. about $2 billion of damage occurs annually from landslides. unfortunately, 20-25 million people die as a result of landslides o. >> much of the coastline is either a bright red or a beige print th. >> here we are at the base of telegraph hill on lombard street. this is owned by the city. behind you is a large piece of something exposed. you are looking at a large class that was xextricated in a quarry about hundred years ago. this is a secretive sandstones, shales, accumulated debris. essentially it ended up piled up here. the quarry activity was so intense a
>> i am interested in the physical properties of the earth and how the earth will behave: subject to different load changes. when you are building a building, you are applying a load and you are wondering if the earth will be able to supply that load. we work closely together and we come up with practical engineering solutions. >> this is when someone wants to build something. also, we have a rock piece of land. we have to have a resolution. >> in the u.s., about 2/3 of the...
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also yesterday, a 150-foot asteroid gave earth a close shave, passing 17,000 miles above the planet's surface. what's unnerve being that one, astronomers discovered it last year, too late do us any good if it was going to hit us. the asteroid gods treated the bay area to an amazing light show last night this is video of a fireball streaking across our sky around 8:00 in the evening. today the american meteor society says that meteor was not what it would consider to be a major event. these things happen every night around the world, just not always over densely populated regions where lots of people can see them. by the way, if you want to help save your city or planet earth, the foundation does need money to fund this sentinel mission. go to bc12foundation.org. >> all right, bob. >>> coming up next at 5:00, there's word coming out of the vatican that the next pope may be named sooner than originally thought. >>> and not wasting any time. angry passengers are fighting back against carnival cruise line what the company is offering passengers for that nightmare of a vacation. >>> and ba
also yesterday, a 150-foot asteroid gave earth a close shave, passing 17,000 miles above the planet's surface. what's unnerve being that one, astronomers discovered it last year, too late do us any good if it was going to hit us. the asteroid gods treated the bay area to an amazing light show last night this is video of a fireball streaking across our sky around 8:00 in the evening. today the american meteor society says that meteor was not what it would consider to be a major event. these...
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hours after the meteor hit scientists say a 150 foot asteroid missed the earth .- missed the earth and a fireball lit up the sky over san francisco. it turned out to be a media or nothing toar, but do with the one in russia. utah family got the shock of their lives when they went on a ride in a small plane. the plane crash and the whole thing caught on camera. is everybody ok? the voice you heard was john jonathan f ding -- ielding. the couple had their seven- jacob on board. ok.yone made it lost power because the engine was frozen. catherine says despite the accident she will fly again. now to the aftermath of that at sea.e the disabled carnival cruise lines. more passengers are returning home after their dream vacation turned sour. issa miller arrived in columbus, , after she was stranded for arrived inler , ohio, after she was stranded for three days. the ship had no power. >> it has been rough. >> on other passenger from suing carnival. has apologized a fullered passengers refund and an additional $500. an arlington woman who was on was home this evening. maureen bunyan was mistres
hours after the meteor hit scientists say a 150 foot asteroid missed the earth .- missed the earth and a fireball lit up the sky over san francisco. it turned out to be a media or nothing toar, but do with the one in russia. utah family got the shock of their lives when they went on a ride in a small plane. the plane crash and the whole thing caught on camera. is everybody ok? the voice you heard was john jonathan f ding -- ielding. the couple had their seven- jacob on board. ok.yone made it...
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it missed earth as expected by 17,000 miles today. 20 years ago if it fli flew by the earth we never would have known it. >> a plan to launch a telescope that would map space giving earth decades of advancedÑ@=;c warning rather tha year, month or seconds like seen today. the ceo is ed lieu told us would it have made a difference had the larger asteroid been on an impact course. >> with 10, 2050 years, it's straight forward that is what koit have had with today's. that is why the foundation is hoping to raise public don yaigs of $450 million. small price, they say compared with the alternative. >> how can we let parts of our civil saigs or cities go away? be destroyed if we could have done something about it. >> another interesting note. learning today a government-funded think tank concluded if scientists were to learn of an impending impact, public should not be warned. it says panic, misery and disruption would not be worth while. the institute suggests telling people only if there is something human race can do. >> it's overwhelming power from space. thank you very much. well, th
it missed earth as expected by 17,000 miles today. 20 years ago if it fli flew by the earth we never would have known it. >> a plan to launch a telescope that would map space giving earth decades of advancedÑ@=;c warning rather tha year, month or seconds like seen today. the ceo is ed lieu told us would it have made a difference had the larger asteroid been on an impact course. >> with 10, 2050 years, it's straight forward that is what koit have had with today's. that is why the...
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hours ago an asteroid passed over the earth. first time one that large made it so close to the earth. abc 7 greta kreuz is live in the satellite center. >> it is just a coincidence we're told that we got an asteroid and moot your in the same day. it is like a shooting gallery around here. at the space museum a big show inside. a live nasa feed of the 2012 da14. it is 150-foot rock hurled across the night sky just before 2:30 our time. it was 17,000 miles from the earth before flying back into space. >> you see it going by so fast and realizing it is so close. it was amazing. >> it was amazing to see the damage it could have done. >> but it didn't. unlike in russia where they saw a blinding flash of light where a meteor unleashed sonic booms. 1,000 people were hurt from the flag fragments but flu debris and glass when the shock wave blow new windows of buildings. they told us that meteors come into the earth's atmosphere all testimony tie but blow up before they reach us. >> it is so exciting. >> people were fascinating not frigh
hours ago an asteroid passed over the earth. first time one that large made it so close to the earth. abc 7 greta kreuz is live in the satellite center. >> it is just a coincidence we're told that we got an asteroid and moot your in the same day. it is like a shooting gallery around here. at the space museum a big show inside. a live nasa feed of the 2012 da14. it is 150-foot rock hurled across the night sky just before 2:30 our time. it was 17,000 miles from the earth before flying back...
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the meteor crashes to earth. temporarily blinding drivers. the office workers watching as the doors blow in. why was there no warning? >>> breakdown, the on limp irk champion suspected of murder tonight, weeping in court. what we have learned about his girlfriend. was she on the verge of becoming breakout star? >>> outrage, the new images from inside the doomed cruise ship. passengers erupting over the offer afterwards. >> they want to insult us by giving us $500. >>> and coming to america, the children from a world away on the way to carnegie hall. what he showed them about america. and what they showed us. good luck. bringing an entire crowd to its feet. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. diane has the evening off. let's get right to it. eyes of the world today stunned by this image. debris from a meteor racing toward earth, streaking across the sky. crashing into the ground in the woods. the cloudy trail the meteor produced. and on impact, this, carving a little pool into a frozen lake. the biggest meteor i
the meteor crashes to earth. temporarily blinding drivers. the office workers watching as the doors blow in. why was there no warning? >>> breakdown, the on limp irk champion suspected of murder tonight, weeping in court. what we have learned about his girlfriend. was she on the verge of becoming breakout star? >>> outrage, the new images from inside the doomed cruise ship. passengers erupting over the offer afterwards. >> they want to insult us by giving us $500....
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what is the likelihood something like that could hit the earth? >> objects of this size probably hit the earth about once every couple of hundred years. the last known impact was the event that happened in russia and siberia, flattening many square meters of forest and also two people were killed due to fires. >> what can we do to protect ourselves against that kind of threat? >> we are now starting to catalogued objects like the bigger one. the meter-sized objects, we have no chance to detect them early, but the bigger objects are now being catalogued and traced, but there is no technology at the moment to really stop them from hitting the earth. >> thank you very much. >> all right, back down to earth now and on to other news. track and field superstar oscar pistorius says he is not guilty of murder. >> the south african runner appeared in court today when he was officially charged with shooting his " friend said. he will remain in custody until a bail hearing on tuesday. >> oscar pistorius is used to media attention but not of this kind. the wo
what is the likelihood something like that could hit the earth? >> objects of this size probably hit the earth about once every couple of hundred years. the last known impact was the event that happened in russia and siberia, flattening many square meters of forest and also two people were killed due to fires. >> what can we do to protect ourselves against that kind of threat? >> we are now starting to catalogued objects like the bigger one. the meter-sized objects, we have no...
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explosions from the sky parts of russia are shaken after a meteorite slams into earth the report on today's events and ask what would happen if a major media were headed toward north america. and it's a bird it's a plane no it's something else entirely when something falls from the sky or you see an unexplained object it leads to talk of u.f.o.'s so is there life that outer space our team goes inside the business that investigates unidentified flying objects. plus police officers now confirmed that the ex cop who terrorized southern california for days did die inside a burning cabin but questions are being raised about the cost of the manhunt and the huge police effort used to find this suspect we'll look at that issue coming up . it's friday february fifteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. well unbelievable video was coming out of russia today after a meteorite streaked across the morning sky for crashing into a city of child. russia that is over nine hundred people were injured and some three thousand buildings were also damaged from the tremendous s
explosions from the sky parts of russia are shaken after a meteorite slams into earth the report on today's events and ask what would happen if a major media were headed toward north america. and it's a bird it's a plane no it's something else entirely when something falls from the sky or you see an unexplained object it leads to talk of u.f.o.'s so is there life that outer space our team goes inside the business that investigates unidentified flying objects. plus police officers now confirmed...
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what is the likelihood something like that could hit the earth? >> objects of this size probably hit the earth about once every couple of hundred years. the last known impact was the event that happened in russia and siberia, flattening many square meters of forest and also two people were killed due to fires. >> what can we do to protect ourselves against that kind of threat? >> we are now starting to catalogued objects like the bigger one. the meter-sized objects, we have no chance to detect them early, but the bigger objects are now being catalogued and traced, but there is no technology at the moment to really stop them from hitting the earth. >> thank you very much. >> all right, back down to earth now and on to other news. track and field superstar oscar pistorius says he is not guilty of murder. >> the south african runner appeared in court today when he was officially charged with shooting his " friend said. he will remain in custody until a bail hearing on tuesday. >> oscar pistorius is used to media attention but not of this kind. the wo
what is the likelihood something like that could hit the earth? >> objects of this size probably hit the earth about once every couple of hundred years. the last known impact was the event that happened in russia and siberia, flattening many square meters of forest and also two people were killed due to fires. >> what can we do to protect ourselves against that kind of threat? >> we are now starting to catalogued objects like the bigger one. the meter-sized objects, we have no...
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the earth at all and secondly they would be rendered to return to earth and so it's not a question of a certain region that would be in danger but rather. just a few fragments on earth and most of them are already i would guess. this is rather a really a bad coincidence the large impact happened in the. well there certainly somebody say you know tiny meteorites are fairly common when it comes to space debris coming into the atmosphere but most of them actually burn up. on the entry to our atmosphere talk to us from the university of faculty and physics and astronomy thank you very much for joining us here in our city today thank you. but it's so good to have you have with us here on the program at r.t. dot com we have actually got a lot of live updates on the meteor that fell in siberia including some enterprising locals who already cashing in on what's basically become a disaster for some others or some are now trying to sell parts of the crash meteor online the most expensive being offered well for something like ten thousand dollars and of course even if someone is willing to dip i
the earth at all and secondly they would be rendered to return to earth and so it's not a question of a certain region that would be in danger but rather. just a few fragments on earth and most of them are already i would guess. this is rather a really a bad coincidence the large impact happened in the. well there certainly somebody say you know tiny meteorites are fairly common when it comes to space debris coming into the atmosphere but most of them actually burn up. on the entry to our...
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this is an asteroid about 150 feet in diameter will miss earth by only 17,000 miles. cosmiccally speaking, that's very close, closer to us than some of our own satellites. >> its proximity and its size, it will still appear probably as a little dot of light moving against the background of the stars. so even in this big powerful telescope, we're not going to have such a close view of this object that you might see it shape. we might see a change in brightness of this object if it's rotating as it moves across the sky. >> astronomers here at the chabot space center in oakland where i'm at right now will be keeping an eye on this when it comes into view tonight. they're part of a special network of observatories collecting and data. they'll have a viewing party here inside their large 36-inch reflector telescope room, which you can see right there. this will be between 7:30 and 10:30 tonight. it is free and open to the public. i have such great faith in our astronomers that i can say to you have a great weekend and i'll definitely be here on monday. reporting live here
this is an asteroid about 150 feet in diameter will miss earth by only 17,000 miles. cosmiccally speaking, that's very close, closer to us than some of our own satellites. >> its proximity and its size, it will still appear probably as a little dot of light moving against the background of the stars. so even in this big powerful telescope, we're not going to have such a close view of this object that you might see it shape. we might see a change in brightness of this object if it's...
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the earth at all and secondly would be ready to return to earth and so it's not a question of a certain region that would be in danger but rather. to be used to. threaten them on earth and most of them are already i would guess. this is rather a coincidence the fracture or large impact happened in front of the well there certainly some say you know tiny meteorites are fairly common when it comes to space debris coming into the atmosphere but most of them actually burn up on the entry to our atmosphere talk to us from the university of buffalo faculty and physics and astronomy thank you very much for joining us here in our city today thank you. well it's good to have you with us here on the program at r.t. dot com we have actually got a lot of live updates on the meteor that fell in siberia including that some enterprising locals who already cashing in on what's basically become a disaster for some others or someone are trying to sell parts of the crash meteor online the most expensive being offered well there for something like ten thousand dollars and of course even if someone is willi
the earth at all and secondly would be ready to return to earth and so it's not a question of a certain region that would be in danger but rather. to be used to. threaten them on earth and most of them are already i would guess. this is rather a coincidence the fracture or large impact happened in front of the well there certainly some say you know tiny meteorites are fairly common when it comes to space debris coming into the atmosphere but most of them actually burn up on the entry to our...
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we now see them until they enter the earth's atmosphere, and did you enter the earth's atmosphere more frequently than we realize i think. and we have estimates that it may be this is a once in a century they were once in a decade thing. my not always happen over a popularized part of the earth, but there are going to happen. they do cause damage and they're very dangerous. lou: we thank you for being with us. appreciate. >> thank you very much. lou: afford a crews turned into eight. luxury turned into a painful ordeal. we all knew lawsuits would be solely the result. today that is what happened. carnival cruise lines set by its first lawsuit. this is -- this is the first lawsuit from that nightmare. a pasenger from texas alleging they had to endure horrifying conditions, including being forced to wait -- wade through human waste from overflowing toilets for more than 3,000 passengers to endorse that, well, that trip from hell. then offered a refund. transportation expenses for future cruise credit and $500 in compensation. they also received an apology from carnival and the cruise lin
we now see them until they enter the earth's atmosphere, and did you enter the earth's atmosphere more frequently than we realize i think. and we have estimates that it may be this is a once in a century they were once in a decade thing. my not always happen over a popularized part of the earth, but there are going to happen. they do cause damage and they're very dangerous. lou: we thank you for being with us. appreciate. >> thank you very much. lou: afford a crews turned into eight....
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with this kind of asteroid that is coming so close to earth, albeit now traveling away from earth, can it indeed affect the weather? >> well, this one won't affect the weather. if something like this would actually had the the earth, asteroid this size, it's about 150, 200 feet across, then it could affect locally the weather. if a much larger one hit the earth it could affect the weather globally? >> reporter: in what form? >> throw dust up in the air and debris up into the air and then it shades the sun, lowers the temperature, so that could have a global effect if it were big enough. >> reporter: big viewing party tonight at 7:00? >> yes. we'll have our telescopes open here. we'll be pointing at the asteroid and follow it as it moves away from the earth back around the sun. >> reporter: i'm one that's very interested in this tonight. i hope you are too. for more information, it's cbssf.com. and you'll find all you need to know right there on our homepage. reporting from chabot science and space center in oakland, roberta gonzales, with mobile weather, kpix 5. >>> we have even more s
with this kind of asteroid that is coming so close to earth, albeit now traveling away from earth, can it indeed affect the weather? >> well, this one won't affect the weather. if something like this would actually had the the earth, asteroid this size, it's about 150, 200 feet across, then it could affect locally the weather. if a much larger one hit the earth it could affect the weather globally? >> reporter: in what form? >> throw dust up in the air and debris up into the...
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meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere. and meteorites have crashed into or touched down on the earth's surface. ktvu.com has a slideshow. you can see them by looking under the images tab on the home page. >>> the city of san francisco says it cost about $5000 to clean up after last night's annual valentine's day pillow fight. croups spent six hours clearing the feathers, synthetic pillow stuffing and other debris. the process has gotten ease yearier over the year as they got more experienced. >> hooters is leaving freemont. it is shutting down its location due to a lack of business. hooters says it's looking to relocate closer to the freeway. the city says the move is good news because it opens up a prime location in its proposed downtown redevelopment plan. >>> the catering company at the los gatos opera house is going out of business. events scheduled this weekend will carry on. the caters says it's working to contact customers with future books to help them make other plans. >> a sunny outlook to start the weekend. a di
meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere. and meteorites have crashed into or touched down on the earth's surface. ktvu.com has a slideshow. you can see them by looking under the images tab on the home page. >>> the city of san francisco says it cost about $5000 to clean up after last night's annual valentine's day pillow fight. croups spent six hours clearing the feathers, synthetic pillow stuffing and other debris. the process has gotten ease yearier over the year as they got more...
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when the sky is lit up by the far of a meteorite about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia well off he got a firsthand account from the man who witnessed the dramatic arrival. shiny across the sky. blinding greater than. it was followed by a huge. explosion aboard a minute or so later that broke. the late fixtures were swaying back and forth i don't point to when looked out the window when i saw this extrude going across the sky. like the tail of the cloud or what what had just happened that night at that point i knew it was something that came from the sky immediately called one of my teammates who lives in my. you know i couldn't get through to him by phone in work so i was a little bit scared point well the meteor exploded in the earth's atmosphere resulting in multiple fragments falling near populated areas and surprisingly the incident triggered huge panic among people in the affected region and that is you got a piece going off now reports well this was right about the time when most people were already at work the children were in
when the sky is lit up by the far of a meteorite about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia well off he got a firsthand account from the man who witnessed the dramatic arrival. shiny across the sky. blinding greater than. it was followed by a huge. explosion aboard a minute or so later that broke. the late fixtures were swaying back and forth i don't point to when looked out the window when i saw this extrude going across the sky. like the...
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a terrifying blaze of light as a rock hurtled towards earth. people rushed for a look. the roc was burning as it fell. it was also breaking up. explosions. the powerful shock wave shattered windows. local people who filmed the scenes say it was like a bomb going off. closed-circuit television reported the impact of the blast indoors. the damage caused by the extraordinary effect of the rock blowing apart. >> i saw an object moving through the sky, and then there was a flash. we assumed it was fireworks, and then it was like a rocket, with an explosion. >> the hospitals soon filled with the injured. most of them had been cut by flying glass. they had gone outside to watch and had not realized the danger. across the region, traffic cameras captured the moment where the rock was overhead, and the scene of the disaster. there are thousands of rocks out in space. every day, thousands fall to earth, but most burn up in the atmosphere, and no one is killed by them. one was too small to spot in advance. by contrast, scientists have been tracking a much larger lump traveling to
a terrifying blaze of light as a rock hurtled towards earth. people rushed for a look. the roc was burning as it fell. it was also breaking up. explosions. the powerful shock wave shattered windows. local people who filmed the scenes say it was like a bomb going off. closed-circuit television reported the impact of the blast indoors. the damage caused by the extraordinary effect of the rock blowing apart. >> i saw an object moving through the sky, and then there was a flash. we assumed it...
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. >> reporter: the asteroid just 17 miles away from earth. and reports of a meteorite across the sky. adding with a meteorite that hit central russia that injured thousands. >> you can think of this as a giant game of roulette hitting earth. >> think of 500 to a thousand hiroshima bombs set off in one place. >> reporter: he said the earth is completely vulnerable with 90% of asteroids going untracked at any given second. >> we can't tell you where they're going to be or when they're going to hit, 99%. mabb the tra j map the trajectories of all these asteroids. that's important because it turns out we have the ability to deflect asteroids today. >> reporter: and that's a $450 million project expected to launch in 2018, nasa a junior partner. live in oakland, stephanie trong. >> thank you very much, stephanie. less than a day back on dry land and one passenger is already suing carnival cruiseline for the debacle on the ship. passengers spend four and a half hours without plumbing. she says they failed to provide a seaworthy vessel. carnival has
. >> reporter: the asteroid just 17 miles away from earth. and reports of a meteorite across the sky. adding with a meteorite that hit central russia that injured thousands. >> you can think of this as a giant game of roulette hitting earth. >> think of 500 to a thousand hiroshima bombs set off in one place. >> reporter: he said the earth is completely vulnerable with 90% of asteroids going untracked at any given second. >> we can't tell you where they're going to...
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the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i mean what governments are arc of prepared to deal with this if something really is a poorly in at the earth then going to. has a program that's looking for near earth objects these are our small asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it this far in advance as possible we need to be able to study this
the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i...
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scary kind above russia this morning, 1,000 people injured by a meteor while an astroid skims by the earth. now the rest of us are wondering what the heck is going on? the blinding flash and the booming shock you heard was an event straight out of a sci-fi movie. the giant meteor blazed across the sky over parts of russia and exploded. let's go to will thomas in the newsroom with more. >> the meteor exploded with the force of an atomic bomb about 12 to 15 miles high. the resulting meteorite scattered across parts of russia, 1,100 people hurt and many sent to the hospital. let's show you again, another day for people out on the roads about 9:30 in the morning there, but nothing normal about that meteor. it was a fireball estimated to be about 50 feet wide, more than 7,000 tons and traveling about 40,000 miles an hour. the dashcams that captured a lot of this video are common in the cars of everyday russian folks because of disputes over traffic accidents, insurance fraud apparently a big deal there. dashcams and cell phone video captured the shock wave that blew out an estimated 1 million s
scary kind above russia this morning, 1,000 people injured by a meteor while an astroid skims by the earth. now the rest of us are wondering what the heck is going on? the blinding flash and the booming shock you heard was an event straight out of a sci-fi movie. the giant meteor blazed across the sky over parts of russia and exploded. let's go to will thomas in the newsroom with more. >> the meteor exploded with the force of an atomic bomb about 12 to 15 miles high. the resulting...
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they it could believe the energy from the center of the earth flows out of the pillows village elders say this is where the spirits like to congregate as for shannon's it is their long standing belief the displaced reconciles good and evil and life and death. will. science technology innovation all the least of melanin around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british. market. what's really happening to the global economy. the global financial headlines. are reports. let me let me let me ask you a question. here. we have. the scientists back again to. talk about. well i was stuck. with had to give the spades up. because axel is sitting on the snow. and then the wall metal causes it to melt. the more the slow melts. the deeper the vehicle sinks. so we need to dig some of it out. don't worry that happens all the time. before they ended up stuck in the snow remanding of jenny had been travelling for almost thirteen hours nonstop more than an hour has been wasted him. not a single vehicle has passed by them in that time remembers thoughts of focused on the ailing reindeer in the
they it could believe the energy from the center of the earth flows out of the pillows village elders say this is where the spirits like to congregate as for shannon's it is their long standing belief the displaced reconciles good and evil and life and death. will. science technology innovation all the least of melanin around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british. market. what's really happening to the global economy. the global financial headlines. are reports. let me let me let...
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similar to the stones you might find on earth. if you found a rock like this around, you might not realize anything special about it. >> very quickly as we finish up here, how good are we at spotting this thing? and are we in a position to know if something is womaning our way? >> there are networks constantly monitoring the sky as we're doing a good job. more money and the more time you put into it, the more money you will find. but i sleep well at night. i'm not waiting for bruce willis to come in is and rescue me quite yet. >> we've all seen the movie. doctor, thank you so much. we appreciate you joining us. great stuff. >> thank you. >>> a woman suspected in wednesday's murder of the 94- year-old man faced a judge on unrelated charges today. her name is marie maybelle johnson. she is 45 years old, charged in the grand larceny of that old man's home, which happened several months ago. surae chinn is at the house where it is still roped off as a crime scene. >> reporter: 87 p-year-old bach receiving heartfelt condolences from st
similar to the stones you might find on earth. if you found a rock like this around, you might not realize anything special about it. >> very quickly as we finish up here, how good are we at spotting this thing? and are we in a position to know if something is womaning our way? >> there are networks constantly monitoring the sky as we're doing a good job. more money and the more time you put into it, the more money you will find. but i sleep well at night. i'm not waiting for bruce...
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the asteroid that we saw just whizzed by earth yesterday. they were coming in completely different directions. because of that, they're just random events that happened to occur at the same time. a really big coincidence. >> were you surprised to hear about the russian meteor? how rare is that? >> the russian meteor was a complete surprise to astronomers and, obviously, the public. it's fairly rare once every 100 years do you have this kind of event. the last one we saw in 1908, and that was a pretty devastating one, as well. but to have it occur over a populated area, documented with these youtube videos and whatnot, it's a very clear example of the power these space rocks can punch. >> yeah, it looked like a scene from a movie really more than anything. i can't imagine the fear being there. how would you describe this meteor? was it relatively small considering? >> yeah, you know, for what it was, it was a fairly small meteor. about 50 feet across, maybe a bus or an suv, a couple of suvs together. the one that whizzed by later in the day w
the asteroid that we saw just whizzed by earth yesterday. they were coming in completely different directions. because of that, they're just random events that happened to occur at the same time. a really big coincidence. >> were you surprised to hear about the russian meteor? how rare is that? >> the russian meteor was a complete surprise to astronomers and, obviously, the public. it's fairly rare once every 100 years do you have this kind of event. the last one we saw in 1908, and...
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the feeling was like the earth shattering we thought a military jets may have crashed or that it was some manmade disaster so it was a relief to find out it was a natural phenomenon and while. there i was told that a plane crashed right into our building then we were told that a wall has been partly dislodged and metal structures inside were banned by the blast wave it was a very scary over twelve hundred people were injured including over two hundred children but thankfully these are minor injuries and related mostly due to all this glass flying around caused by these explosions. well as you can see some spectacular footage there of this initial speculation as to the causes of the flashes in the sky went as far as suggesting a nuclear disaster may be to blame well earlier i discussed with r.t. is lindsey france why exactly people did fear the worst. if you look at the area and its history you begin to understand why people are actually expressing relief that the fact that this was a rock falling from the sky and not a nuclear disaster there are seven nuclear fuel plants in that area
the feeling was like the earth shattering we thought a military jets may have crashed or that it was some manmade disaster so it was a relief to find out it was a natural phenomenon and while. there i was told that a plane crashed right into our building then we were told that a wall has been partly dislodged and metal structures inside were banned by the blast wave it was a very scary over twelve hundred people were injured including over two hundred children but thankfully these are minor...
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the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i mean what governments are arc of prepared to deal with is that something really is where lean at the earth then i'm going to hit it you know so nasa has a program that's looking for near earth objects these are our small asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it as far in advance as possible we need t
the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i...
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the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas and they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i mean what governments are argument prepared to deal with is that something really is more lean at the earth then i'm going to hit it so nasa has a program that's looking for near earth objects these are our small asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it this far in advance as possible we need to
the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas and they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean...
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objects like this might pass by the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years. so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i mean what governments are our government prepared to deal with this if something really is a poorly at the earth then i'm going to hit it so nasa has a program that's looking for near earth objects these are our small asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it this far in
objects like this might pass by the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years. so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage...
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the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i mean what governments are archippus prepared to deal with this if something really is a poorly in at the earth then i'm going to hit it you know so nasa has a program that's looking for near earth objects these are our small asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it this far in advance as possible we
the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i...
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the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i mean what governments are argument prepared to deal with is that something really is more lean at the earth then i'm going to hit it so nasa has a program that's looking for near earth objects these are our small asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it this far in advance as possible we need to be a
the earth or come into the earth's atmosphere and explode like this on the average of once a century there are other asteroids a larger one flew by the earth also today had its closest approach over indonesia and came in even closer than our geostationary satellites objects like that might impact the earth on average once every one thousand two hundred years so you know much less often usually they come in over uninhabited areas they don't do a lot of damage what about the threat i mean what i...
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so let's move on now let's go back to earth the world's economic woes stoked by tit for tat currency battles and europe's painful crisis will come to light at a meeting of the g twenty financial heads and the leaders of central banks here in moscow so for russia the gathering is seen as a launch pad for a broader g. twenty summit and more on that now from his list of cabinet. from cosmic sparks caused by media showers to economic sparks caused by the prospect of a currency war this has been raised by japan essentially lowering the value of the yen and this has opened a massive rift between rich countries who are heavily in debt and growing faster growing countries developing countries are heavily dependent on exports who are quite worried about a wave of competitive devaluations now what does all this financial mumbo jumbo mean basically in tough economic times it could be pretty tempting for a country to lower the value of its currency for example taking this twenty dollar bill and making it worth a little bit less now why would someone want to do that because when your currency is
so let's move on now let's go back to earth the world's economic woes stoked by tit for tat currency battles and europe's painful crisis will come to light at a meeting of the g twenty financial heads and the leaders of central banks here in moscow so for russia the gathering is seen as a launch pad for a broader g. twenty summit and more on that now from his list of cabinet. from cosmic sparks caused by media showers to economic sparks caused by the prospect of a currency war this has been...
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just to go part of the earth well it's going to be in the asteroids don't exactly fall of the schedule it is supposed to be here around you know one thousand nine hundred twenty five g.m.t. tonight but who knows maybe decided to make it an early appearance it's not like they're actually keeping tabs with. the scientists back here on earth the so people are saying that this actually could be a part of it kind of you know sort of a teaser of what's what's to come but hopefully. as bad as it's going to get because you really don't want to see the entire thing flying towards earth and landing so where is the area where it's asteroids actually have a tendency to do so it seems like a very stuffy scary end fascinating it's not every day that you see these absolutely amazing pictures i think it we're going to see we're lucky to have seen this i mean remember the goose that was back in one thousand eight obviously none of us were alive there but that is something that still puzzling scientists to this day so maybe this is another one of those things and clearly thanks for sharing your optimism
just to go part of the earth well it's going to be in the asteroids don't exactly fall of the schedule it is supposed to be here around you know one thousand nine hundred twenty five g.m.t. tonight but who knows maybe decided to make it an early appearance it's not like they're actually keeping tabs with. the scientists back here on earth the so people are saying that this actually could be a part of it kind of you know sort of a teaser of what's what's to come but hopefully. as bad as it's...
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asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it this far in advance as possible we need to be able to study this object we need to be able to know exactly what it's made of is that rubble is that a solid piece and be able to devise a strategy for how to deflect it the farther ahead you know about these problems the better your opportunities are for being able to mitigate them all you need to do if you can get to these asteroids quickly enough is just tweak it and then it'll miss the earth by a great distance by the time you know if finally reaches here and when you say tweak it you know hollywood portrays kind of our defense mechanism as nuclear weapons being shot out and the word in these objects in space i mean like what are we talking about here when we're talking about deflecting these kind of
asteroids that orbit near the earth and might at some point in time in the future strike the earth so nasa is aware of where more than ninety percent of these things are so far none of these asteroids is projected to hit the earth if one of them were projected to hit the earth at some time in the future then we would want to know about it this far in advance as possible we need to be able to study this object we need to be able to know exactly what it's made of is that rubble is that a solid...
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it is not expected to hit the earth but the bad news is it could affect satellites orbiting the earth. >> satellites of this size passed by the earth once every 40 years in the last someone hit the earth was in 1908 and caused devastation in a region of russia. the next time could be 40 years, an impact could damage the world's communications system badly. the world relies on the satellite systems far more heavily than most of us realize. all of our aircraft and motor transport systems run on satellite gps and mills and many of the world's clocks are based on signals from space and most of our telecommunications and television signals, at some point, pass across satellites. if the satellite system was damaged, the world would go dark, on that cheery little mouth, --note, it will affect telecommunications. >> thank you very much, not very -- nothing very dark about you. still to come -- could liverpool fc face racial abuse when they play in russia tonight? ♪ ♪ >> at least four people have been killed in an airplane crash in ukraine. the aircraft was carrying and two flan28fans pass
it is not expected to hit the earth but the bad news is it could affect satellites orbiting the earth. >> satellites of this size passed by the earth once every 40 years in the last someone hit the earth was in 1908 and caused devastation in a region of russia. the next time could be 40 years, an impact could damage the world's communications system badly. the world relies on the satellite systems far more heavily than most of us realize. all of our aircraft and motor transport systems...
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a meteorite crashes that to earth in central russia injuring over seven hundred people we've got firsthand accounts in our special report that's coming up in just a few seconds. to the top currency clashes on the euro zone's flight occupy the hearts and minds of financial decision makers meeting right here in moscow. and budget cuts in britain hit a police numbers with thousands of layoffs in the past year takes a look at whether a few offices means more crime. was a pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i'm rory sushi with the worldwide news live from moscow this is what people in cities across the you are also central russia saw in the sky this morning an impressive sight if not terrifying if you take a while before it became clear this was a meteorite streaking across the sky and crashing to earth. has been looking into exactly what happened and can tell us because frankly i got calls in the newsroom this morning in all sorts of friends across the country going we're under attack so what is it all about this is all about and this is all about and meteorite which has descen
a meteorite crashes that to earth in central russia injuring over seven hundred people we've got firsthand accounts in our special report that's coming up in just a few seconds. to the top currency clashes on the euro zone's flight occupy the hearts and minds of financial decision makers meeting right here in moscow. and budget cuts in britain hit a police numbers with thousands of layoffs in the past year takes a look at whether a few offices means more crime. was a pleasure to have you with...
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almost the same day, a large asteroid narrowly misses earth, passing just 17,000 miles away. just a near miss in galactic terms. >> now that sounds like a long ways, but keep in mind, that's less than one-tenth of the distance to the moon. >> reporter: the two extraordinary incidents from space have smithsonian scientists enthralled about the chances for new materials to study. smithsonian natural history scientist tim mccoy. >> it's very exciting. it is a great thing to be able to see one of these events. two big things like this making news and making people aware of the kinds of things we're doing just don't happen very often. >> reporter: mccoy showed news4 labs inside the smithsonian war more than 35,000 meteorite pieces are kept. these pieces are 4.5 billion years old. and mccoy answered a question you might ask -- what are the chances something for space could hit and destroy the earth's population? >> can that happen if. >> it can happen, but recognize it only happens after scale of say every 100 million years. it is not likely to happen in your children's lifetime or
almost the same day, a large asteroid narrowly misses earth, passing just 17,000 miles away. just a near miss in galactic terms. >> now that sounds like a long ways, but keep in mind, that's less than one-tenth of the distance to the moon. >> reporter: the two extraordinary incidents from space have smithsonian scientists enthralled about the chances for new materials to study. smithsonian natural history scientist tim mccoy. >> it's very exciting. it is a great thing to be...
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to feel the tips of grass force through the ashes of earth the complicated earth that seechls soft at the surface and yet so deep. that is how i feel the hidden layers of hardness, liquid and flame. can anything survive at the core. must i always hold people at a distance never let them settle inside me. mother there is not enough room for me in your womb. that's why i left. to seek a home a place where i could grow. 165 miles i crieds, 165 times i missed you today. 165 meals that did not satisfy. 165 was not the number of my dorm room. 165 dollars for a 1 way ticket. 651 the area code home. >> this is a record. phone rings, a set in mother tone asks, what are you eating, how are you getting around? warns me to lock all the locks on the door. my voice plays over and over half truths with fragmented vietnamese. i don't tell her that the locks have already been locked the click, click change of chain to groove. i don't tell her about my fear. i don't tell her i can't lock out the sirens, smut and paranoia of taxi cabs. the tortured baby crying scents of yeast from the bagel shop. extrem
to feel the tips of grass force through the ashes of earth the complicated earth that seechls soft at the surface and yet so deep. that is how i feel the hidden layers of hardness, liquid and flame. can anything survive at the core. must i always hold people at a distance never let them settle inside me. mother there is not enough room for me in your womb. that's why i left. to seek a home a place where i could grow. 165 miles i crieds, 165 times i missed you today. 165 meals that did not...