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Anyone want to say no? >> reporter: but instead of using a bomb like bruce willis, nasa is using something called kinetic deflection. that's a scientific way of saying this is on a kamikaze mission to try to push the asteroid off course. >> if it's successful, then if we had a real inbound killer asteroid, we could do that and it would miss us. >> reporter: it will take the rocket ten months to reach its target. it's so far away that nasa says it will not create a dangerous debris field in lower orbit like last week's test of a russian satellite weapon. >> the dart mission is creating an explo...

Debris field way out millions of miles in space where it is not harming anything. >> reporter: now, this asteroid is not a threat to earth nor is any other that we know of, though it is likely only a matter of time. but just in case, nasa did invite bruce willis to this launch. kristin fisher, cnn, washington. >> fascinating. 100,000 californians without power right now. we have a live report next. ♪ limu emu... & doug ♪ ♪ superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car insurance so they only pay for what they need. (gasps...

Trying to find 176 people who remain unaccounted for right now. let's go straight to cnn's george howell on the scene for us with the very latest. george? >> reporter: wolf, we understand today that a volunteer search and rescue worker was injured when a piece of debris was thrown up by helicopter watch over head. that hitting him in the head. we understand that the injuries are minor injuries. still, it's a difficult job but rescuers are doing their best in the mud and muck. we understand today that that effort is also a recovery effort. the rain doesn't help. it only makes the 30 to 40-foot ...