Ukraine's nuclear plant is being monitored, an attempted assassination on Argentina's vice president was caught on camera, NASA will launch rocket Saturday.

Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

Nuclear plant condition, attempted assassination, NASA Saturday launch

Sep 02, 2022

Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Ben Burke (Producer/Editor)

On Sept. 2, 2022, the world’s atomic watchdog has made it to Ukraine’s nuclear plant and is concerned over its condition, Argentina’s vice president was nearly assassinated, and NASA is preparing its moon rocket for a Saturday launch.

Atomic watchdog concerned with Ukraine plant – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed concern about the physical integrity of Europe’s largest nuclear plant taken over by Russia during the war on Ukraine. The agency said the structure is being deliberately damaged and put in harm’s way. The IAEA arrived at the plant in Ukraine on Thursday. They plan to return today despite more fighting in the area.

Argentina’s vice president nearly assassinated – Shocking video out of Argentina showed an assassination attempt on the country’s vice president. Video shows a gun was pointed right in Cristina Fernandez’s face as she was getting out of a car. The gun misfired and the man was quickly taken down by the security team.

NASA to launch moon rocket Saturday – NASA will try once again to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight Saturday. The rocket was originally set to launch Monday, but that was scrapped due to engine trouble. Managers said they were changing fueling procedures to see a successful mission this weekend.

THE HEAD OF THE U-N ATOMIC WATCHDOG EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE PHYSICAL INTEGRITY OF EUROPE’S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT — SAYING IT’S BEEN DELIBERATELY DAMAGED AND PUT IN HARMS WAY.
THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY ARRIVED AT THE PLANT IN UKRAINE THURSDAY.
THEY PLAN TO RETURN TODAY — DESPITE MORE FIGHTING IN THE AREA.
SHOCKING VIDEO OUT OF ARGENTINA — AS AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON THE COUNTRY’S VICE PRESIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
AS YOU CAN SEE — A GUN WAS POINTED RIGHT IN CRISTINA FERNANDEZ’S FACE AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF A CAR.
THE GUN MISFIRED — AND THE MAN WAS QUICKLY TAKEN DOWN BY THE SECURITY TEAM.
AND…TAKE TWO.
NASA WILL TRY ONCE AGAIN TO LAUNCH ITS NEWS MOON ROCKET ON A TEST FLIGHT TOMORROW.
THE ROCKET WAS ORIGINALLY SET TO LAUNCH ON MONDAY — BUT THAT WAS SCRAPPED DUE TO ENGINE TROUBLE.
MANAGERS SAID THEY WERE CHANGING FUELING PROCEDURES TO SEE A SUCCESSFUL MISSION THIS WEEKEND.