mars global surveyor. mars odyssey. some satellite in orbit. spy satellites around mars. that joy talked about a few minutes guy. that's a way that the rover drivers can know where they are in addition to the cameras and triangulating, figuring out how far is it to mount sharp or to start the long climb up to joology work. but joy is still standing by with john, but i have a question for her. we spoke about peanuts tonight. i wonder if joy is wearing her hem hemotite necklace. >> we will pass it along. we are having problems getting to joy. glass can put a rover on particulars but we are having a technical problem getting to nasa right now. we appreciate your insight on this story. and there is more on the best news that nasa could have asked for with the nasa rover curiosity. it is on the planet right now. and of course over at jpl, there are celebrations of this historic moment with the curiosity touching down, using untested technology. untested techniques. so much could have gone wrong. there was zero room for error. there was no error. photographs have been sent back

is he too big of a guy for mar? >> we might get him there but not bring him back. >> stephen: that's a tough gig. >> it is. >> stephen: it takes seven minutes for it to enter the atmosphere, get down and land. >> yes. >> stephen: when do you know whether it's work something in how long before you find out. >> we have the mars odyssey space craft and mars reconnance on bitter orbiting and they'll receive the significant nalz and send them to earth and direct links as it comes down. we'll get indication not in realtime but as quickly as possible. the reason we don't have realtime is it takes 14 minutes for the signal to get from mars to the earth at the speed of light. >> stephen: it happens and 14 minutes later we know what happened on mars. actually faster than nbc can tell us what is happening in london. [cheers and applause] wow, impressive. is there any chance it's going to run into the opportunity rover up there? because opportunity is up there still alive, snriet. >> yes. >> stephen: and i imagine very lonely.

it is a great shot because it does show mars. you can see in the lower left portion of the image of the robotic arm. there is a cover with the curiosity logo on there. there is an augmented reality tag their, the pixilated rover that is in the center of the image. this will be active once the rover starts moving. the lower right side of the image shows one of the wheels. when this came down over night we were happy to see that the rover is relatively dust free. there was some concern that we kicked up a lot of dust and during landing. this shows that it is not that bad. the next graphic, just to give you a quick overview, shows the navcam, a stereo pair of cameras in the field of view. the cameras are designed to provide navigation and planning assistance. we do 360 degree panorama's and use those stereo images to do drive planning. the cameras were be here at -- were built here at jpl. we take the same design that we used on the last mission and built them for msl. they are working very nicely. we checked out the cameras with th

to mars for eight to nine months. and there is before touchdown everything worked mazingly. this first time it was tried this is just one time. have you to hand to it this team and scientists. i can only imagine release after drena lynn and satisfaction going on now. >> and what -- the fact that this went very well, and again we saw how happy crews were. how is this going to affect our exploration? that we're considering and now will be able to get funds needed to do that? >> this is a great question. and there is a 20% cut in next year's budget. this, i hope will inspire the public cause interest in nasa mars and other missions and maybe they can marshal this support to follow up in a level with mars exploration and perhaps to the moon so human explorers can follow up these kinds of discoveries. >> and thank you so much for being with us. you have been watching special coverage of the space rover curiosity's landing on mars which we now know was a success. we'll take you back to "geraldo at large" right after the bre

we are safe on mars. >> [cheering] >> we are wheels down on mars. >> by the time they relayed the information curiosity had been on mars for seven minutes. look at the mix of triumph, relief and then unbridled joy as curiosity sent back the first images of the surface. thumbnails as they call them from each corner of the rover showing how sits and how it fares. it is the best possible outcome sharing this experience which is one reason why they came to watch at nasa aimes tonight. >> in a sometimes cynical, sometimes idealistic world it took an attempted landing on a different one, mars, to bring all of these people back to the aimes research center. >> this is eight and a half months of waiting at the end of a long mission. >> there are not too many mars landings in my lifetime, so i am glad to see one. >> it took the curiosity rover from space to the surface of mars. from an entry feet of 13 kilometers per second to 0 in ser harrowing minutes. a one-ton rover lowered to the red planet under an untested

rover landed safely on the mars surface. for more, we go to bill harwood, he joins us from the jet propulsion laboratory. bill, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> rovers have done this before. this isn't the first time this happened. but this is certainly one of the most difficult missions. how big of a deal is this for nasa? >> oh, it's a very big deal for nasa. they're under enormous budget pressure right now. the obama administration reduced funding for planetary exploration and nasa mass backed out of two joint missions with the european space agency to mars. this is the last so-called flagship mission currently in the pipeline in getting it safely to the surface of mars was a huge step for nasa. >>> the ultimate goal to put a human being on mars. where are we on the timeline with that? >> we're a long way from putting humans on mars, terrell. somewhere in the late 2020s or 2030s is the earliest opportunity. but with this successful landing, it shows once again, american ingenuity is up to the task. this was one of

maybe mars, too. that is one of the things we will try and find out with curiosity. >> and what are you looking for in the images in the data coming back from curiosity? what do you expect to see and to learn? >> well, these early images are just really engineering images pictures to tell us a little bit about where we landed. and over the next few hours and over the next couple of days we'll start to get more of a perspective where we landed. we targeted the curiosity recovery to land in an area called gale crater. and specifically, it was targeted because it is a very deep crater and in the middle is a mountain that has been dubbed mount sharp after a keltic geologist and in the sides of this mountain we see evidence that water flowed on mars. we know that in other places and we've actually land now with the phoenix lander on ice, but what we want to study is the history, the water history and the geological history of mars. and we can do that just as on earth we studied the grand canyon to go back

supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker? >> good afternoon. i am june, the senior epidemiologist at the health department here. i have been working with the puc and dbi on this ordinance. it has been a great experience to bring the family together to support the types of projects that we are going to be seeing more and more of. from the health department perspective, we're looking forward to having a formal mechanism by which all of these developments work together to make sure that these systems go in place in a way that ensure they are going to be a functioning according to our expectations so the health system will be protected along with the environment. if you have any questions about any of the regulations that are being directed by the ordinance, and the puc and dbi have been very helpful. and we're in support of the ordinance. supervisor chiu: i want to thank dph as well as dbi. the three systems really move this forward for the community. obviously we all care about this. thank you. supervisor mar: grace? >> good afternoon, supervisor

i am supervisor mar farrell, chaired the meeting. i am joined by board president david chiu, and we will be joined momentarily by supervisor scott wiener, who was filling in today for vice chair supervisor sean elsbernd. i would like to thank the clerk of the board, victor young, and the members of sfgtv you're covering this meeting. nona and john. >> please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards sent copies of documents should be submitted to the clerk of the items acted upon today will appear on september 4, 2012 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor farrell: ok, thank you, mr. clerk. right now, we have supervisor wiener as sponsor items one and two. he is stuck in an endeavor committee. he will join us momentarily. we're going to take things out of order. call item 3 first, and then we will gto

. >> -- supervisor mar: good afternoon, everyone. i am eric mar. i am the chair of the committee. our meeting is televised by sfgtv. [unintelligible] >> please turn off any cell phones or electronic devices. any speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items discussed today will be a book on the september 4, 2012 supervisors agenda. supervisor mar: please call item no. 1. >> i am asking to accept and expend the polo fields for the golden gate park. >> thank you. this is my item. this is an important resolution. the board needs to approve a gift from the baker street foundation to accept and expend this gift to hire one of the gardener for assistance in maintenance of the polo fields. because of budget cuts, they are only maintained on a part-time basis. staff determined adding gardening staff was a high priority to preserve the quality of the turf at the 16-acre sports and events complex. it is particularly critical with the upcoming large-scale events at golden gate park. without attention, gophers and heavy traffic will undermine the quality of the turf. the rec and park

we're safe on mars. >> an incredible feat. a 2,000-pound robotic rover the size of an automobile is lowered by cables from a jet- propelled platform and lands with pinpoint accuracy on the surface of mars. it is named "curiosity." the touchdown occurred after an edge of the seat seven minutes of terror plunge towards the martian surface at 13,000 miles per hour, and that seven-minute descent came after eight months of voyaging from earth to mars. curiosity lifted off from cape canaveral on november 23rd, 2011. it traveled 352 million miles. the distance between planet earth and planet mars. curiosity is now beaming amazing photos back to earth of the martian landscape. >> it just looks a lot like what you see out in the mojave desert. it's really cool, sought kind of makes you feel at home. what's going to be interesting is to find out all the ways that it's different. >> curiosity will explore rock and martian soil searching for whether life ever existed on mars. the rover will dig for none other than the building blocks of l

supervisor mar: next time. any questions, colleagues? is there anyone would like to speak from the public? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation? thank you. ms. miller, is there any other business before us? >> no. supervisor mar: thank you, everyone. meeting adjourned.

supervisor mar: thank you, everyone. meeting adjourned. >> my name is jamie hopper and i am with the san francisco recreation and parks department. in this episode, we feature the realm wonderfully romantic parts locations in your very own backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in san francisco with someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is a very enchanting way. it is a popular spot for strolling and paddling around in boats that can be rented at the boathouse. the lake was designed for leisure voting and of, not for were strong carriages. the 12 acres of broad shapes around strawberry hill, a wooded hill that once flourished. it follows the lake parameter passing huntington falls, where 110 boat waterfall. the strawberry hill island. they climb to the hills summit, the highest point in golden gate park at more than 400 feet. you can still catch at the western side of the city. a romantic look out. ha for public transit, who take the train. it is accessible. it has a peaceful atmosphere wher

supervisor mar: thank you, everyone. meeting adjourned. >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about arriv

maybe mars, too. that is one the things we will try and find out with curiosit >> and what are u looking for in the images in the data coming back from curiosity? what do you expect to see and to learn? >> well, these early images are just really engineering images pictures to tell us a little bit about where we landed. and over the next few hours and over the next couple of days we'll start to get more of a perspective where we landed. we targeted the curiosity recovery to land in an area called gale crater. and specifically, it was targeted because it is a very deep crater and in the middle is a mountain that has been dubbed mount sharp after a keltic geologist and in the sides of this mountain we see evidence that water flowed on mars. we know that in other places and we've actually land now with the phoenix lander on ice, but what we want to study is the history, the water history and the geological history of mars. and we can do that just as on earth we studied the grand canyon to go back a coupl

>> we're a long way from putting humans on mars, terrell. probably in the late 2020s or 2030s is the earliest opportunity. but with this successful landing it shows once again, as they've said, american ingenuity is up to the task. this is one of the most complicated landings and entries they've attempted and they pulled it off without a hitch. while it doesn't relate directly to a manned flight, it gives confidence that when it comes down to it, they'll figure out a way to make it happen. >> bill harwood, thank you so much. >>> no break from the wildfires burning across oklahoma as many as 18 fires have been reported since last week. residents forced to evacuate were allowed to return home yesterday and as reported, some of the wildfires were made worse by the drought. >> the largest of nearly 20 fires burns in east central oklahoma's creek county. known as the freedom hill wildfire, it has burned over 58,000 acres. destroyed at least 40 structures and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. >> it it's certainly been a tough week fo

maybe mars, too. that is one of the things we will try and find out with curiosity. >> and what are you looking for in the images in the data coming back from curiosity? what do you expect to see and to learn? >> well, these early images are just really engineering images pictures to tell us a little bit about where we landed. and over the next few hours and over the next couple of days we'll start to get more of a perspective where we landed. we targeted the curiosity recovery to land in an area called gale crater. and specifically, it was targeted because it is a very deep crater and in the middle is a mountain that has been dubbed mount sharp after a keltic geologist and in the sides of this mountain we see evidence that water flowed on mars. we know that in other pces and we've actually land now with the phoenix lander on ice, but what we want to study is the history, the water history and the geological history of mars. and we can do that just as on earth we studied the grand canyon to go back a

has gone back to the mars drawing board. john grunsfeld is the associate administration for science. >> we're redesigning the mars program as we did in the early 2,000 that lead to spirit, opportunity and mars science laboratory. so i think we are still on the path to mars sample return but we have to do it on a pace and with the right series of missions that are affordable within our budget. >> easier said than done. nasa is currently caught between a mars rock and a hard place. unable to sustain a space station, develop a new giant rocket and keep the big complicated robotic missions flying. here at the nexus of nasa robotic exploration endeavor, the fear is a smoking crater means the end of a grand, glorious adventure. >> that the end of going to the mars? is that what the thinking is? >> that's the worry. we have put a lot of investment into this. a lot of science, development, a lot of engineering development. >> yeah. >> and if it doesn't go well, we've got to ask ourselves are we ready, are we brave enough to keep goi

supervisor mar: thank you, everyone. meeting adjourned. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant o

mars 1 is a plan to send humans to mars to live for the rest of their lives. they're going to choose four people to be sent in september of 2022 for about a seven-month journey to mars in a life-sustaining little habitat pod, that will take them to the planet. and get this, it's a one-way ticket. these folks can't come back. mars will be their life. >> i would do it. >> you're not coming back, gayle, do you understand that? >> no taxes, no credit card bills, no family drama, no dogs what's wrong with that plan? >> no dogs. >> they would let me take my dog. >> they're planning to make this event a huge spectacle. mars 1 plans to send up communication satellites, a rover to explore everything. supplies, all of that will go on in the next ten years to talk to us about this project, we have the founder of mars 1, bob vonsdorf. via skype, "right this minute." first of all tell me how you're going to select the four people first on mars? >> we are expecting millions of applications. the first thing we'll do is have experts to decide which people are not fit to go to

>> -- supervisor mar: good afternoon, everyone. i am eric mar. i am the chair of the committee. our meeting is televised by sfgtv. [unintelligible] >> please turn off any cell phones or electronic devices. any speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items discussed today will be a book on the september 4, 2012 supervisors agenda. supervisor mar: please call item no. 1. >> i am asking to accept and expend the polo fields for the golden gate park. >> thank you. this is my item. this is an important resolution. the board needs to approve a gift from the baker street foundation to accept and expend this gift to hire one of the gardener for assistance in maintenance of the polo fields. because of budget cuts, they are only maintained on a part-time basis. staff determined adding gardening staff was a high priority to preserve the quality of the turf at the 16-acre sports and events complex. it is particularly critical with the upcoming large-scale events at golden gate park. without attention, gophers and heavy traffic will undermine the quality of the turf. the rec and park

supervisor mar: thank you, everyone. meeting adjourned. >> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream and bring some of those dreams to life. i feel very blessed that i have been able to spend the last 31 years of my life doing it my way, thinking about things better interesting to me, and then pursuing them. there are a lot of different artists that come here to work, mostly doing aerial work. kindred spirits, so to speak. there is a circus company that i have been fortunate enough to work with the last couple of years. i use elements of dance and choreography and combine that with theater techniques. a lot of the work is content- based, has a strong narrative. the dancers have more of a theatrical feel. i think we are best known for our specific work. in the last 15 years, spending a lot of time focusing on issues that affect us and are related to the african-american experience, here in the united states. i had heard of marcus shelby and had been in join his work but never had the opportunity t

maybe mars too. that is one of the this we will try and find out with curiosity. >> and what are you looking for in the images in the data coming back from curiosity? what do you expect to see and to learn? >> well, these early images are just really engineering images pictures to tell us a little bit about where we landed. and over the next few hours and over the next couple of days we'll start to get more of a perspective where we landed. we targeted the curiosity recovery to land in an area called gale crater. and specifically, it was targeted because it is a very deep crater and in the middle is a mountain that has been dubbed mount sharp after a keltic geologist and in the sides of this mountain we see evidence that water flowed on mars. we know that in other places and we've actually land now with the phoenix lander on ice, but what we want to study is the history, the water history and the geological history of mars. and wean do that just as on earth we studied the grand canyon to go back a co

. >>> and mission to mars. as the most sophisticated space rover ever accomplishes a risky landing on the planet. meet one billionaire who is already planning to make it possible for people to move there. >>> plus, faster, stronger, suspended. five athletes have been sent home from the olympics for failing doping tests. after the scandals of years past and new allegations, how clean are the games of 2012? >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, an fbi investigation is under way into what provoked a shooting spree this weekend and whether it could have been prevented. just two weeks after the shooting in aurora, colorado, a gunman opened fire in a sikh temple in wisconsin killing six. today, president obama called for americans to do some soul searching as new details emerged linking the suspect to the neo-nazi movement. abc's brian ross has the latest on the tragedy at the temple. [ sirens ] >> reporter: it was a senseless slaughter. >> and last i heard, a balding man with glasses may have gone inside

if this succeeds, don, it could jump start mars exploration, but if not, mars exploration could be in real trouble. >> okay. so we hope it's not -- you know, they don't get off to a false start as they do three, two, hold it, don't do it again. last we saw on nasa's website, all systems are nominal. we're hoping that's good, john. >> reporter: yeah, very, very good right now. in fact, they had opportunities to do some course corrections in the final hours, and they did not have to do those because they are on such a precise trajectory towards the landing site called the gale crater. >> okay. listen, how long is this thing going to last up there? the last rover has lived a lot longer than they originally thought. >> reporter: yeah, and most all of them ultimately do. that's how good the nasa team is. in fact, there's a mock up of it sitting behind me. this has an rtg. a radio isotope thermoelectric generator. nuclear power. it could last for 60 years. the rest of the systems won't, but the plan for this mission is two years. then if there's money, they'll continue on beyond that. becau

. >> this morning, we are back on mars. the mars rover curiosity landed early this morning. we'll show you some of the first imam as it attempts to answer the question of whether there was ever life on the red planet. >> the fbi investigating a case of what is being called domestic terrorism after a gunman killed six people sunday morning at a sikh temple outside of milwaukee. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. . >>> it is monday, august 6th. warricing up to a humid start to your workweek -- you are waking up tie humid start to your workweek. good morning. i'm sarah simmons i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. time to talk a little bit about the weather as we usually do at this time of day. >> good morning. >> warm and humid start to your day. >> yes. >> more of the same. temperatures right now in the upper 70s and low 80s. get this. things will improve a little bit this afternoon. a little less humidity, cooler temperatures than yesterday. >> we should have waited a day to get out in the yard. >> i'm waiting to hear the yard story for an hour an

the mars rover curiosity making a landing on the surface of mars. this just happened, you can see they are very excite. this is a 2.6 or $7 billion program. so a lot at stake in all of this and the mars curiosity is now we presume by judging by this reaction here that it is safely on the surface of mark and will begin a very detailed, the most detailed scientific exploration of mars that we've ever had. >> pretty exciting stuff to be watching right now. right now live you're looking at the pictures of pasadena. now we want to take you to what's happening in mountain view. here you can see a large crowd gathered there at nasa aims. everybody watching to see what happens. this was really a multi million dollars gamble by nasa. and looks like it worked out. rapidding on the red carpet, atz we first met you there's a mobile signed and will help look for life on mars. >> the rover hit the atmosphere at 14,000-miles-an-hour. then it deployed this parachute then it was slowly lowered to the surface of a massive crater by cables in the very final few second

supervisor mar: next time. any questions, colleagues? is there anyone would like to speak from the public? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation? thank you. ms. miller, is there any other business before us? >> no. supervisor mar: thank you, everyone. meeting adjourned. >> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really

we are safe on mars. >> [cheering] >> we are wheels down on mars. >> by the time they relayed the information curiosity had been on mars for seven minutes. look at the mix of triumph, relief and then unbridled joy as curiosity sent back the first images of the surface. thumbnails as they call them from each corner of the rover showing how sits and how it fares. it is the best possible outcome sharing this experience which is one reason why they came to watch at nasa aimes tonight. >> in a sometimes cynical, sometimes idealistic world it took an attempted landing on a different one, mars, to bring all of these people back to the aimes research center. >> this is eight and a half months of waiting at the end of a long mission. >> there are not too many mars landings in my lifetime, so i am glad to see one. >> it took the curiosity rover from space to the surface of mars. from an entry feet of 13 kilometers per second to 0 in ser harrowing minutes. a one-ton rover lowered to the red planet under an untested rock pet power landing device, the most ambitious landing attempt on an alien world since

the rover curiosity makes a perfect landing on mars. don knapp at nasa ames research center thousands watched and waited. >>> it was exciting not just the scientist the thousands of people on the grass at nasa ames and now until they came early at about 5:00 p.m. and watched every marker as the spaceship came down here's how the final moments wind. >>> touchdown confirmed. >>> not only did it touchdown ok it turn around faster than anyone expected it sent a low resolution picture of itself on the ground the picture shows it was on the ground and ready to go to work that's what they expect to do in the next coming days. >>> no one would see the rovers to send through the martian atmosphere thousands turned up and down the hill called to what would be a successful landing no one more hopeful than martians scientist chris mckay >>> i watch the clock at 1031 of this unsuccessfully a big sigh of relief and years of exploration on mars. >>> scientists new the rover faced a risky landing and the roaring of cables from the spaceship >>> my inte

first, we will go through a google mars' animation. and actually has our latest project -- latest predicted trajectory prior to landing. then we will go through after landing and i will use the simulation and what we got from curiosity at touchdown to determine where we thought we landed and how that actually compared to where we really landed. if i could have the video? this is google mars and this is real simulation data. we're going to the first bank reversal, second and third, and this is only half the angle of the bank reversal. it goes over four times real time. we actually used to google mars to analyze the trajectory to see this in 3d space instead of just numbers on white paper. this is taki us through the entry balance mass jettison and we will pitch over and look at the landing site. we will actually see a few pans. now, this trajectory is what we assumed is the nominal trajectory that would based off of the latest and greatest navigation that we got prior to landing. this takes a glance over the crater. the parachute deploy