of the juneau on a trek to jupiter. >> reporter: when the juneau probe left a launchpad it began a 1.7billion mile journey to solve one of the great mysteries -- how was jupiter born. >> a planetary piece of the puzzole our solar system. >> reporter: juneau will be powered on its five-year trip by three huge solar panels, the size of tractor trailers. it will orbit jupiter fair year, diving keep into the planet's colorful bands and high clouds. they hope it will explain how other planets, including earth, came to be. >> one of the things we like to say is we're looking for the recipe on how planets were formed and jupiter holds the information. >> jupiter is mostly made of gas. juneau will try to find the planet's solid core for the first time. >> the reason we're doing this is there are a lot of unanswered questions about how jupiter was formed. >> the final lifted off of "atlantis." >> reporter: now that the space shuttle program has been scrapped, missions like juneau are the face of the new nasa. this week, nasa showcased these pictures from their mars orbiter. they show evidence o

robotic explorer called juneau will soon become the most distant probe ever powered by the sun. juneau equipped with three tractor-trailer size solar panels for the two billion mile journey in the outer solar system. >> the biggest design challenge is their size. each is 28 feet long. so we have three of them. so when the solar rays are fully deployed the juneau spacecraft is 60 feet in diameter across the solar. when we deploy them, they will generate them it will be 12 gig bites of power. not enough to run a hair drier. >> it's aboard unmanned rocket site. hope to learn more of the largest of all the planet in the solar system. the five-year mission will cost 50 cents a mile. >> break it down that way. great deal. >>> next at 5:30 -- turning to the bay area for inspiration. the presidential council that is hoping to hear silicon valley ideas on creating jobs today. >> antioch police are still looking for a kidnapper who they say is armed and dangerous. i'm amy hollyfield. i will have a live report up next. >> also next at 5:30 -- bryan stow hit from behind and attacked more th

. >> 3, 2, 1, ignition and liftoff of the atlas 5 with juneau on a trek to jiewrpted ter. >> nasa's newestraft on a five year journey after a picture perfect launch this afternoon. set to reach jupiter in our largest around july 4th. 2016. run entirely on solar power. a first for a space craft traveling far from the sun. named after the ancient roman goddess would pier through the clouds to watch her husband jupiter and now that's what juneau is expected to do. scientists saying it was probably the first planet to form in our solar system. could review veal how life on our own planet began. awesome. casey anthony, the convicted liar whose toddler died, we don't know how back in the news. the judge from her original trial making a ruling in a very different case she is involved in now. it has to do whether she must return in florida to serve probation for check fraud. as you may know, last month the jury found anthony not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter cailee. back in january of 2010 another judge sentenced her to a year's probation after she pleaded guilty to stolen checks. here

. >>> the juneau orbiter will launch on a five-year mission to jupiter. it is to unravel some of the mysteries of the largest planet in the solar system. >>> and on this day in 1921, a baseball game, the phillies against the pirates, was broadcast for the first time ever on a pennsylvania radio station. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnb c. here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. after yesterday's dark day on wall street and the jobs numbers sparking concern, get expert analysis from mae radio ya bartiromo and jim kraerm. and maroon 5 takes the stage in the summer concert series. >>> keep it on this channel for continuing local news, sports and much more. thank you so much for watching "early today" just your first stop of

captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> ignition and liftoff of the atlas five of juneautrek to jupiter. >> a new solar powered spacecraft left this morning bound for the planet jupiter. it will take five years to reach the biggest planet in the solar system. other jupiter explorers arrived on nuclear energy. this was the first one powered by the sun. they hoped to find out how the earliest planets form by studying jupiter. >> counterfeiting has become so sophisticated it is nearly impossible to spot a fake id card. now why these chinese imports could be putting the lives of your children or even yourself in peril. >> i was 18 years old. >> i am 19 years old. >> it is easy. >> you fill out your information, up load a picture. >> cheap and fast. >> i paid $100. >> i didn't have any trouble. >> fake id's over the internet postmarked from overseas. it has come from china. i got it from china. >> high quality counterfeit driver's licenses flooding america's borders. secretly ships in everything from playing cards -- >> right behind the playing cards you would find the phony i

juneau a spacecraft powered by solar panels will blast off friday or an five-year trip to jupiter. the trip is the farthest nasa has gone using solar energy. once it reaches jupiter it will

juneau will take five years to reach the biggest planet in the solar system. this is a picture tweeted by nasa earlier in morning. it will be powered by three huge solar panels and set the record by the farthest distance traveled by spacecraft. others relied on nuclear energy. they hope to figure out how the earliest planets formed by studying jupiter. >> a lot to learn here. >> the physics is crazy. it has to orbit the sun for a year and come back to earth. use gravity of earth to fling its to jupiter. >> can youic if the weather? >> no. the same old same old. this is nice and sunny in the east bay. the fire danger is slow. there is a flip side to all of this cooler than average weather. we are still hanging on to clouds around oakland. fremont trying to break out. in most areas, sunny or sooner today. the coast, 59 degrees. 75 in antioch. you have had sign all morning long. low clouds retreat to the bay soon. we have sunny skies at sfo. the delays are lifted. slightly warmer inland today. we'll still hold on to the cooler than average weekend. we renot going

this mariachchband is performing at a wedding when they decided to serenade juneau. >> the whale respondedut on quite an underwater performance complete with head bobs. beluga whales are known as the canaries of the sea due to their musical vocalization. who doesn't t ve a good mariachi band. >> right. it's a universal truth. >>> up next the stories we'll follow later on today. >> including how the president plans to celebrate his 50th birthday todod. we'll be right back. hday today. we'll be right back. y. like new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. cofofe doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. new splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. the pain was so frustrating. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as

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juneau lifted off, taking five years to reach the solar system's largest planet. and scientists say it's designed to get closer to jupiter than any other closest to it. they'll power the craft on the journey. >> do you miss putting pen to paper and sending a letter? an art designer create aid project to convert e mails into hand written letters. and it's converted into paernl messages like this one. there was a venture not intended to make money, just to raise awareness of what we've lost with e mail and facebook f you're interested in converting your e mails to snail mail there is a link on thousand do that just look under see it on tv. >> and ahead hospital mix about jobs and hang in there advice. >> and america is not going anywhere. >> who he says ought to be investing is next. >> and california supposed to be reducing prison overcrowding but is there process gres being made? >> and there is a finger of fog working through the golden gate. there is more coming later tonight. i'll have details in the accu-weather forecast. >>> well, the stock market was another

land fall is expected within a couple of hours. >> nasa's spacecraft carrying juneau heading off for, jupiter. it's expected to reach its destination in five years. and make 33 orbits of jupiter during the mission. it will get a bird's eye view of the planet and is expected to pass over the north and soul poles for a closeup look of the bright aurialis. the last encounter with jupiter was 16 years ago from galileo. rick perry says we're a nation in crisis and the possible presidential candidate asked for stations to pray for god's health. so did the faithful flock to texas? that's next. l to help your engie l to help your engie run more smoothly by helping remove deposits and cleaning up intake valves. so when you fill up at an exxon or mobil station, you can rest assured we help your engine run more smoothly while leaving behind cleaner emissions. it's how we make gasoline work harder for you. exxon and mobil. >> jim acosta is attending governor rick perry's day of prayer event. and are people expecting government perry to announce his presidential candidacy anytime soon? >> well, y

an alaskan glacier camping adventure came calling and i answered jump nothing a helicopter in juneauall glacier which is an offshoot of the tack cue glacier in juneau. more than five miles from the closest airport or heliport, it's a destination not many tourists see. so naturally i was going to spend the night out here. we touched down a little after 9:00 a.m., did we just land on the moon or is it just me? we got right to work setting up our camp. if i showed up with my travel roly bag we would have three tents and a chunal tent for meals and our guides, shawn and ed from the outfit above and beyond alaska would spend the night. we weren't s sposed to bring our own, were we? oh, yeah, awesome. once the tents were up we had a quick knack, got geared up and headed out to explore. i literally felt like i was a kid again exploring the coolest place i'd ever been on earth. >> it has a weight limit when it's wet like this. >> are you seriousy. >> no. >> reporter: geez and thus began a beautiful friendship but while i was feeling like ed and i were lewis and clark it was easy to be remind

juneau embarks on a 1.7-billion mile voyage to the giant planet it will reach in july of 2016.upiter's invisible gravity and magnetic force field and also try to determine how much water and oxygen is in the atmosphere. and whether jupiter's core is solid or gaseous. >>> we will break down the new jobs number and the day on wall street with our panel. when we come right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. >>> our economy created 154,000 new private sector jobs in july. that is the strongest pace since april. the unemployment rate went down. not up. >> a lot of the companies and a lot of economists are still predicting about 8% unemployment rate going in to the fall election. i think that would not bode well for the president. >> chris: president obama and the labor secretary with different takes on the job numbers out today. bring in the panel. jonah goldberg of national review online, a.b. stoddard from the hill newspaper and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. the unemployment numbers for july were better than expected. put them o

it's named juneau and it will take five years to reach the biggest planet in the solar system. there is a picture of it on the launch pad there, what it would look like. the message was tweeted -- the picture was tweeted by nasa 90 minutes ago on the launch pad an it will be powered by three huge solar panels and will set a record for the farthest distance travelled by a solar powered spacecraft. other jupiter explorers relied on the nuclear energy to get where they were going. astronomers hope to figure out how the earliest planets formed by studying jupiter. jupiter, the biggest planet in the solar system was one of the first planet to form in the solar system. >>> 6:25 now. still ahead at 6:30, the latest on the early morning homicide in san jose. >> plus, the new investigation coming after yesterday's high wire rescue 14 stories above the streets of san francisco. >> washington can't stop the slide on wall street where the dow had the worst day since 2008. will today be better? i'm scott goldberg. the story is coming up. >>> police have arrested a man for hitting a 9-year-o

the spacecraft juneau is set to take off from cape canaveral 8:34 a.m. pacific time.a border rocket and is expected to arrive at its destination jupiter in 2016. we'll have to wait a little bit. it will provide close-up colors for jupiter and detailed views of the planet's polls. that should be fun. >> cool stuff there. >>> we are minutes away from the opening bell. >> stocks futures are up on word of a better-than-expected jobs report that just came out. can wall street recover from the dismal day yesterday? we are going to break it all down in your moneywatch report. >>> and police have detained a suspect who they believe may be responsible for hitting a 9- year-old boy in a hit-and-run accident. we'll have details on that lengthy pursuit and the boy's condition coming up. >>> good news for hundreds of construction workers here in the bay area. why the political wrangling may be over to fund the faa. a live report from oakland international airport coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, market may stage a recovery today after yesterday's biggest drop since >>> your realtime ca

last week tourists enjoying the spectacle of a glacier south of juneau were surprised when a very bigrs on the boat was hit by flying ice and suffered a broken leg. after that happened. 34 minutes thanks so much. that's your latest weather. over to rebeak ka. >>> gloria steinem, feminist, journalist, political activist and hero to millions. outspoken and controversial leader of the women's liberation movement, subject of an hbo documentary called "gloria, in her own words." >> what we are talking about is a revolution. >> gloria steinem spent four decades leading a revolution for women when she graduated from smith college in 1956, women had few opportunities. >> we are made to feel that we are nothing unless we are standing beside a man. >> reporter: back then women are not allowed to run in the boston marathon or have credit cards without their husband's permission. >> females are supposed to stay home, have kids and keep the house clean. >> reporter: as a young journalist gloria steinem helped change the tone when she cofounded an outspoken magazine called "ms." >> there was nothin

launch pad, set to take off in about, an hour or so, and it is carrying a robotic explorer named juneaue years to reach the largest planet in the solar system and nasa hopes to find out how in the world jupiter was born. and other stuff along the way. stuff that relates directly to jupiter and how it came to be. that is coming up. alisyn: now a battle over gun rights, the national rifle association is suing the obama administration, over new regulations that require gun dealers along the border with mexico, to report multiple rifle sales to a single person. the new measures come months after the atf botched gun running stick fast and fewer yes was uncovered and the executive vice president and ceo of the national rifle association joins me, mr. laperriere, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. alisyn: the administration as we said wants gun shop owners along the southwest border to have to report, if somebody comes in and keeps asking for semi-automatic rifles, the administration wants to know about that. what is wrong with that? >> this administration from the time they came

. >>> two hours ago, nasa launched the juneau space probe to the solar system's largest planet that wouldn spacecraft will travel 400 miles -- 400 million miles over the five years to give us unprecedented insight into how the solar system was formed. >>> two arizona border patrol agents are in some hot water. they are accused of forcing four suspected drug smugglers to eat, yes, eat, marijuana, strip down to their underwear and then flee into the desert near the mexico border a federal grand jury in tucson indicted the agents on five counts of civil rights violations. according to the indictment you can the agents gave the bizarre orders and burned the suspects' clothing instead of arresting them. the border agents face a maximum of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. >>> a government at war killing its own people. more bloodshed in syria with no end in sight. we will have a live report for you right after this. >>> syrian government forces respect letting up in the violent crackdown on the city of hama. [ gunfire ] it is a city of some 80,000 people who basically took

problems in an analog way, he simultaneously sells them in a digital way meaning not just coming juneau, waves where everything is continuous, but in terms of what we now call bits and that is where everything is broken out. and its digital, and in our world that makes it suitable for storage on all kinds of new devices instead of just vinyl phonograph records, with compact disks which store many times more bits because they are little microscopic pits engraved with a laser on some other material. by solving these problems both in amol terms and in difficult terms, shannon made us a great leap forward for a science that was just in the process of being born which was computer science. >> so, at what point did bits information theory and the transistor connect? if it was entirely by accident or circumstance, happenstance in 1948, when did they began to intercept? >> guest: the path began to converge very quickly. the 1950's, the early 50's and then on to the 60's saw the birth of the digital computer. and right at the beginning you mentioned norbert wiener. he came into the picture very

♪ >> gretchen: that is juneau the whale. tank to jam out for a minute and as you can tell from looking at your screen, he loved it. popping his head -- bopping his head to the music and mimicking the band's every move. it's so cute! >> dave: they should pipe that in all the time. thank you. the constant back and forth bickering in washington continues to rub voters the wrong way. >> steve: now a new round of presidential campaigns ads are also sparking new voter discontent. >> gretchen: joining us with his latest focus group reaction is pollster and author of the book "win," frank luntz. good to see you. >> everybody is angry and it's not just because it's hot in the summer time. higher percentage of americans want to vote out their incumbents and at any time it's ever been registered, barak obama's favorite numbers are at an administration low. but republicans in congress are at an administration low. so we tested a couple of ads. they're already negative and there is still 15 months to go. the red line represents republica

freedom much and if you want to call it that is that it just -- they didn't succeed in building, juneau any reasonable connections with the rest of the u.s. government policy on the internet. and, you know, it became obvious on the response to wikileaks which many people in the world took to be hypocritical. and again become a hero don't want to be unfair to the u.s. government. many of the calls to get the of wikileaks off of the amazon servers can from the senators and talk shows and what not. they didn't come from someone at the state department, but most people in the world still interpret that as a hypocritical speech, and now the reaction many people actually for the first time read the speech after wikileaks happened because they realize that it just is a poor response. many positions expressed in the speech didn't correspond to the actual actions and the climate of debate in america. so, and it's not the only element if you look at the other -- >> that people would be interested. okay, so you are saying that the internet freedom agenda isn't really compatible with how the govern

this morning "juneau" will be launched from cape ka ral on a five-year trip to jupiter. it is now 7:13. let's go back to ann and al. >> all right, natalie. thank you so much. >>> and al is back with his forecast. looks like we need sunglasses for a couple of reasons this morning. >> that's right. thank vow very much. >> nicely done. >> we try. and as we try to show you where the severe weather is going to be it's in the plains mostly today. could be some strong storms. we're not looking for tornadoes out of this. the heat will continue through the southwest. beautiful day in the northeast. 88 in dc. 83 in new york city. clouds in the pacific northwest. 73 degrees in seattle. and a darn nice day in los angeles with plenty of sunshine and a high of 71 degrees -- 81 degrees. 81 here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> hey, we're going to see a darned nice day as well once we get rid of all of this low cloud cover. you are socked in with fog on our local bridges, it's not going the last all day. the sun will come out warming to about 66 in the city of san franci