Killer Astroids News Today

sky scrapers serve as the centerpiece. ♪ >> and this was the scene in taipei, taiwan where the celebration features fireworks shot from the tallest high-rise. and in new york crowds are already forming in times square, the celebration is returning to full capacity after two years of scaled back celebrations. gloria joins us now with the latest. how is it looking, gloria? >> reporter: the rain just let up for a minute and people here are excited. theyre trying to get their hands on on...

trouble. plus, china nears a covid breaking point. an outbreak over stretches hospitals and pushes its precedent to take a new step in that countrys fight against the virus, and how soon is soon? the committee investigating donald trumps taxes promises to release them any day. this is what we are watching at this hour. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining me. kate bolduan is off today. we begin this hour in western new york where a, quote, generational blizzard is pummelin...

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After billions of years of being at the mercy of killer astroids and comments -- >> for the first time our technology allows us to do something about it. >> nasas plan was to ram a object into the astroid to see if the astroid would go off course, and if it worked it means this type of technique could be used to deflect a future killer astroid that is headed for earth. after spending six months bailing through space, the bullseye hit was captured by telescopes all over the world that later confi...

If its successful tonight, could that then give us enough time to be ready if it does get too close to ideally be able to push it out? >> probably not. >> great. >> were novices. were just beginning the whole process of trying to track this killer astroids and to calculate how much energy you need to nudge them out of the way. 2029 is the next big milestone when an object the size of the rose bowl, 1,000 feet across, will come skimming right through the planet earth. >> i have to say its freakin...