lisa fletcher has more. lisa: how likely is it that we're gonna get to mars?n grant: we're going to get to mars. i think it's really a matter of having the right tools to carry humans and the desire to back that up. lisa: john grant is one of the foremost experts on mars. a geologist by training, grant is one of the operators of the two rovers currently on the red planet -- "opportunity," which landed in 2004, and "curiosity," there since 2012. where are we today when it comes to space exploration? john grant: we're really on, i think, the threshold of understanding whether or not there's life anywhere in our solar system besides here on the earth. lisa: it's that desire to, yes, -- that fueled the space aspirations of the nation in 1961, when president john f. kennedy told america it would lead in the world by leading in space. pres. kennedy: i believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. lisa: more than half a century later, president trump

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the senior administrative reporter lisa fletcher is here with a heads up for how they are duping the generous americans. >> this is a despicable money grab by the thieves looking to access the wallet by way of the heart. you have to be smart and trust your gut and resist pleas. >> within hours of hurricane harvey, the scammers came out of the woodwork. >> it's like whack-a-mole. everywhere. they are spreading on social media. >> the better business bureau is insun dating with reports. >> -- inundating reports. >> they are looking to get everyone across the nation. >> one of the big e traps is crowd funding for the hurricane relief. the b.b.b. is cautioning social media users to make sure that you know the original source before reposting or retweeting. >> if you know the person posting this. you may assume it's legit. but the crowd funding signs don't vet people posting the plea for money. it is important if you participate in a crowd funding plea to make sure that you know the person doing the plea. >> this post is on the b.b.b.'s radar and has gone viral. claiming to be a number fo

abc7's senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher at the live desk with a look at how son of the groupsre tracked. lisa: the southern poverty law center is a non-profit advocacy organizations. it monitors hate groups and other extremists across the u.s. they say there are 917 hate groups operating in our country. they develop this map. in d.c. they identified 21 different groups from anti-immigration and white nationalists to multiple anti-muslim and anti-lgbt groups. in maryland, there are 18 groups on their list. including neo nazis. a group dedicated to holocaust denying. and at least three black separatists organizations. in virginia the numbers escalate to 42 known hate groups. that include racist the nation of islam and anti-lgbt. while there are none based in charlottesville the southern not pover -- southern poverty center has found identified some of the groups. go to wjla.com and we'll link you to the map to track activity in your area. alison: dit you see this tweet from barack obama? he quoted nelson mandella. it's been retweeted more than a million times and loved more than

jonathan: lisa fletcher with details. this is incredible popular. so how is it happening? that jonathan has. it's filled with liquid glitter. jonathan: c'mon! >> it cracks and the user becomes exposed to the sparkly substance and some consumers say i left them with chemical burns. it's a liquid glitter case sold online and major retailers across the country, amazon, nordstrom rack and victoria secret. after reports of burns the company with the consumer product safety commission issued a recall. >> 24 different models, all cases where the iphone 6, 6s and 7 are recalled. >> one person reported permanent scarring. another reported burns and swelling to her face, leg, and other body parts. >> 24 people worldwide. 19 in the irritation and burns. other turning to social media about other brands. a woman posting a rash she said came from the case. another a burn. the mixed bin cases retail from $15 to $65 sold in the u.s., canada and mexico. it was made in china. if you one stop using it immediately and return it to the place you bought it for a full refund. go to wjla.com and