. >> a funeral for former first lady of france mitterand took place in france today. was known as a strong advocate for the rights of minority groups. her husband was in office for 14 years and france's longest serving president. the mars rover has begun its journey to the red planet. it launched from cape canaveral, fla., this morning. the curiosity rover is nuclear- powered and the size of a carpet is scheduled to land next august. it will spend 10 years analyzing rocks and soil on the planet. >> i was able to walk up and say hello to the president. i told him welcome to baltimore. we're also talking about football. we have a lowlight coming up later in sports. >> another nice day to day with just some clouds. rain to the west. that is what we're watching. the forecast is next. look at all the lights. is that time of year. it should be colder. we made it to near 70. right now, is down to 53 at the airport. >> a closer look at the radar and satellite shows the high clouds. it cut into how warm it could have gotten. at noon, we were up to about 70. it is a pretty suns