attorney general ken cuccinelli is trying to over come a deficit in the polls over rival terry mccull li mcmcauliffe. they have obamacare front and center in the campaign. they will launch the fist mission to mars. this afternoon beginning a 300 day journey to study the martian atmosphere. it will enter the mars orbit on september the 24th next year. once it is there they will measure methane and sources on mars. we may not be alone ainsley. perhaps as fron medsh astronomers say there are billions of earth like planets in oir galaxy. they have planets that are nearly the size of earth and they have temperatures conducive to the development of life. mmm. time for the first degree weather update with maria