. >>> only one more day until 43- year-old felix bumgardner is scheduled to -- until -- is scheduled hoist off in this capsule. hopes to -- he hopes to break two words, falling at 17,000 feet and falling the fastest by breaking the sound barrier. >>> the family of a murdered hercules woman is using a website to help find her killers. the vehicle is a sky blue subaru outback with idaho license plates, they would like anyone to call if they have seen where this car went. >>> mervyndymally died. he spent more than a decade in congress where he was chairman of the congressional black caucus. he passed away over the weekend in los angeles. he was 86. >>> in just over 24 hours, the san francisco board of supervisors will decide whether suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi will keep his job. the board is scheduled to vote at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, nine of the 11 board members must vote against mirkarimi in order to permanently remove him from office. this all comes after he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment related to an argument in which he grab and bruised his wife's arm on new year's eve. vi

. >> weather permitting, felix bumgardner's balloon will lift off from new mexico at 6:this morning. >> this is space diving, not just skydiving. >> it will carry him almost 23 miles into the atmosphere. then jump into a freefall that could break the sound barrier. scientists want to know what effect that fall will have on the human body. ba baumgardner is expected to reach speeds of 675 miles per hour. if all depose well he will land in new mexico ten minutes after he jumps. >> he will be three or four times higher than a normal jet flies. >> and if it doesn't go well? >> he might break a lot. >>> still ahead, big decision day for ross mirkarimi. the board of supervisors voting today on whether the suspended sheriff should get his job back. why this vote is monumentally significant for the city. >> reporter: suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi expected to find out today whether or not he can keep his job. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you how many votes it will take coming up in a live report. >> for all you moms and kids out there, you should have confidence that finally

this morning austrian adventurer felix bumgardner is celebrating the success of his death-defying jumpfrom the edge of space. a helium balloon carried his capsule almost 24 miles to the edge of the atmosphere. then he jumped from 128,000 feet breaking the previous freefall record of 103,000 feet set in 1960. he is the first person to break the sound barrier with his own body. while he survived, there was a scary moment when he ended up in an out of control tumble. >> i was trying to find out how to stop this. i was putting one arm and it didn't work, putting the other arm out. you're always late because when you fall at that speed and the suit is pressurized, you don't feel the air at all so it's hard to pretickdict what you have to >> he reached a top speed of 134 miles an hour. >>> rob wilson, come on down. who's he? the winner "the price is right" first male model search. wilson, a model/actor from boston beat out hundreds of hopefuls. the finalists competed in a series of challenges on priceisright.com, including they had to right their own lyrics to the iconic theme song and showi

according to preliminary data, felix bumgardner reached a maximum speed of 833.9 miles per hour during his jump today over the new mexico desert. >> reporter: from the edge of space, austrian daredevil gave a salute before jumping. he topped 833 miles per hour eaking the speed of sound. >> you travel so fast, but you don't really realize how fast you are. >> reporter: at times, he seemed to spin out of control. >> for some reason, it started spinning so fast and so violent that sometimes in between, i'm getting unconscious. >> reporter: 24 miles above new mexico, he became a human missile. he was able to reach such great heights thanks to that 55 story helium balloon. in order for a safe liftoff, winds could be no more than 3 miles per hour. on his way up, his breath fogged up his helmet and he complained the air inside his visor wasn't warm enough. >> i do not think i have face heating. >> reporter: the problem was never fixed. >> you see a little bit of frostbite there. for 30 minutes it looked like we would have to abort the mission. >> reporter: but the crew decided the jump was st

felix bumgardner is making an attempted free fall from the edge of space. these are live pictures from roswell, new mexico. he was put into the capsule an hour ago. >> they are waiting for the light wind to die down. they say the earliest time the launch could happen is 9:00. he is scheduled to make a 23 mile jump. and is hoping to become the first skydiver in history to break the sound barrier. >> right there on the left part of your screen. >> the jump was suppose posted -- postponed on monday. and winds have to be understand 2 miles an hour for him to start the ascent. >>> it is 65 years since he became the first man to break the sound barrier. today, the pilot will recreate listen history shall making flight. he was in the jet aircraft in 1947. today he will be flying a f 14 eagle out of they have is a sad daly city to the air force base in california. >>> city of san francisco and the san francisco 49ers are hoping for good news from the nfl tomorrow. they have teamed up to bid for san francisco to be the host city of the 016 or 2017 super bowl. the sa

bumgardner was the first to go faster than the speed of sound. with cheers from his crew and tears from his mother, fearless felix jumped from 24 miles above the earth. 24 miles. he reached a maximum speed of 8 throughy 3 miles an hour during his dissent over the new mexico desert. no one has ever reached that speed wearing a high-tech suit. nine minutes after plunging from his capsule, bumgardner landed safely. a spectacular skydive comes 65 years to the day after someone else broke the sound barrier. he commemorated the event by smashing through the sound barrier again. this time on the backseat of an f-15 instead of the rocket plane. he piloted it in 1947. yager is 89 years of age. the space shuttle endeavor circled the earth thousands of times, but the last few miles of the final journey here on earth might have been the hardest. after a long journey and a 17-hour delay, the shuttle is now at its final resting place. abc news reporter abbie by droa has a look at what it took to make the trip across los angeles. >> inching along a mere two miles an hour, it is hardly the high speed chase we are used to seeing in los angeles. but it is just as muc

bumgardner was the first to go faster than the speed of sound. with cheers from his crew and tears from his mother, fearless felix jumped from 24 miles above the earth. 24 miles. he r he reached a maximum speed of 8 throughy 3 miles an hour during his dissent over the new mexico desert. no one has ever reached that speed wearing a high-tech suit. nine minutes after plunging from his capsule, bumgardner landed safely. a spectacular skydive comes 65 years to the day after someone else broke the sound barrier. he commemorated the event by smashing through the sound barrier again. this time on the backseat of an f-15 instead of the rocket plane. he piloted it in 1947. yager is 89 years of age. the space shuttle endeavor circled the earth thousands of times, but the last few miles of the final journey here on earth might have been the hardest. after a long journey and a 17-hour delay, the shuttle is now at its final resting place. abc news reporter abbie by droa has a look at what it took to make the trip across los angeles. >> inching along a mere two miles an hour, it is hardly the high speed chase we are used to seeing in los angeles. but it is just a