it s going to be very interesting to see how it plays out. the one thing i hope for is both of these candidates will actually talk to the press as opposed to what we saw last time around when they dodged everything, particularly on the democratic side. bret: okay, panel. thank you. bret: busy day in history as we look at a big success and what was a major failure in space 33 years ago the hubble space telescope was deployed into orbit. it revolutionized astronomies credited with advanced understanding of the origins of the universe. amazing pictures from hubble. nasa called it the most specific advancement of astronomy since galilee owe. right now the probe of a japanese probe is uncertain after flight controllers lost contact with it moments before its planned touchdown on the moon. if successful, it would be the first private business pulloff of a lunar landing. we ll monitor that for the japanese. tomorrow on special report,
recycled. flight director has called a hold. we are recycling. for the moment, we ll see where they moved the clock back to they could hold at t minus 40 seconds. that could go to an earlier point. give us a minute to listen into the net, and we ll see if we can get you more information to share. alright. ed lavandera is at the launch site and we just heard flight controllers say the clock is paused at 40 seconds. what does that mean? well, uh, we don t know exactly what the issue is at this point everything up until about now. they ve been saying that everything was on track and everything looking looking good . um so we don t know if it s a weather issue. it s a wind issue
the prices at supermarkets now and the s.n.a.p. benefits reduced, and people are just going to need more help. reporter: elderly americans could be hardest hit by these benefit cuts. that s what experts say, as they are the ones to receive the minimum monthly benefits. jericka. astrid martinez for us tonight, thank you. to the kennedy space center in florida now. this is launch pad 39-a, once used to launch saturn rockets and astronauts to the moon. now the spacex rocket is set to blast off at 1:45 a.m. eastern, carrying a crew of four to the international space station. cbs s mark strassmann is there. reporter: after months of training, this crew, like all astronauts before them, recognizes certain truths about life in space. it can be unpredictable and unforgiving. russian flight controllers have been noticing a stream of particles coming out of the soyuz ms-22 vehicle.
even as war rages in ukraine. this is mission control houston reporter: while on the orbiting space station, a docked soyuz spacecraft suddenly sprang a leak in december. and the flight controllers here at michigan control in houston have been noticing a stream of particles coming out of the soyuz ms-22 vehicle. a coolant leak, likely caused by a micrometeor, leaving a u.s. astronaut and two cosmonauts without a lifeboat in case of emergency. then in february, another leak this time a russian cargo ship docked to the station. again, russia says a micrometeor was probably to blame. on friday, russia launched a replacement soyuz lifeboat and liftoff reporter: now another space-x rocket is poised for an early morning launch crew six includes two americans, an astronaut from the uae, and russian cosmonaut andre fidayev. steve bowen is the commander. do you even discuss
russia s space agency says it will launch an urgent mission next month. the soyuz capsule docked at the international space station is leaking cool ant, so the three crew members including the american need a new ride back to earth. cbs s mark strassmann has the story. when the russian soyuz launched last september it ferlied a three-man crew to the international space station for a six-month stay, but in december while docked to the station, their ride home suddenly sprung a leak. russian flight controllers and the flight controllers here at mission control in houston have been noticing a stream of particles coming out of the soyuz ms22 vehicle. reporter: investigators believe a micro meteoroid a tiny space rock flying 15,000 miles an hour struck a coolant line.