at low-to-mid and across the country with coverage from the bay area and new york city. >> three, two, one. lift off. at dawn. the dawn of orionhours ago nasa launched the newest spacecraft after year's delays. what is next for the bold new mission? >>> live doppler hd showing the calm best mention storm. meteorologist mike nicco will tell us when the pens storm will roll in. >>> good morning, everyone, at friday december 5. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. >>> and >>>

the dawn of orion. >>> the dawn of orion. two hours ago nasa launched the newest spacecraft after year's delays. what is next for the bold new mission? >>> live doppler hd showing the calm best mention storm. meteorologist mike nicco will tell us when the pens storm will roll in. >>> good morning, everyone, at friday december 5. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. >>> and >>> so, we mountain showers from south to north so be prepared to use the windshield wipers and the streets are wet and full of fog. san rafael has the thickest fog. drizzle and low-to-upper 50's and low-to-mid 60's with showers and thunderstorms and hail through 4:00 and it will start to taper by 7:00 and if you are headed out on friday evening be prepared to be wet. >> enjoy the ride to work and this afternoon it will be different. >> that is right. headed to the south from the last shot, this is the golden gate bridge, traffic is moving nicely and we have a little bit of fog lingering. it is soupy and socked in. that is sludge if i ever saw it w

to a refugee crisis amnesty international accuses the world of abandoning syria's most vulnerable people. >> one and lift off at dawn, the dawn of orion>> reporter: and we have liftoff. nasa launches a rocket that could one day take us all the way to mars. ♪ >>> the case against the kenyan president for crimes against humanity have collapsed. all charges against him have been dropped. he was accused of orchestrating post-election violence in which over 1200 people died in 2007 and 2008. prosecutors were unable to collect enough evidence against him to take the case to trial. violen violence broke out in 2007 in kenya days after the presidential election results were announced. in 2009 icc prosecutored opened a request to open an investigation into the killings, and two years later charges were brought against six people, including the president, and the current deputy president. but in december of 2013, the prosecution requested a three-month postponement due to a lack of evidence. in october, they requested an indefinite adjournment, and now the international criminal court has decided to drop the case against the president. we'll ha

. >> the dawn of orion. >> is the orion spaceship a critical step on the mission to mars or a political boon dockle. >> this is tomorrow's technology. we'll learn from this. >> "all in" starts right now. >> good evening from new york. a man shot and killed by an nypd officer. demanding more this hour is not eric garner. this wake is happening two days after a grand jury decided not to indict. sending thousands of people out in the streets from across the country. tonight, out in new york and washington, d.c. after more than 200 people arrested in new york city last night, according to the nypd. the protest against the grand jury continues, we are learning more about the process that produced that decision. wnbc reporting today that asking grand jurors to consider only man slaugt other and criminal negligent homicide charges and not the lesser reckless endangerment charge. we spoke to the d.a.'s office today. a spokesman had no comment on the report indicating the d.a.'s office is not authorized to release any additional information on the case. now, new york city is about to go through

, the dawn of oriona new era of american space! >> reporter: high winds and other problems forced nasa to postpone the take-off yesterday. today is just a test flight. the capsule is eventually designed to carry people to destinations like asteroids, the moon, marathon. orion's debut today will be just 4.5 hours from launch to splashdown. two orbits of the earth. mountain view's nasa ames played a big role in developing and preparing orion's heat shield. it's one of the biggest challenges for orion. it will re-enter the atmosphere faster and encounter more heat than any other manned mission. it should splash down in the pacific in the next couple of hours. america's next giant leap in space. live in the newsroom, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> all right. if you are heading out of town for the weekend, no chains are required right now on 80, 50 and 88. you can see the roads at truckee. but things are changing. so you may want to bring them just in case. here's a live look at westbound 580. it looks great through

abc news reporter ted rowlands has the story. >> reporter: orion's historic first flight started with a spectacular liftoff at cape canaveral. >> the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> reporter: ten years in development, the orion represents nasa's future for manned space travel. the capsule designed to carry up to six astronauts may eventually get the first humans to mars. friday's launch, a crucial first run. >> it's hard to have a better day than today, it appears that orion and the delta 4 heavy were nearly flawless. >> reporter: after an initial orbit at 200 miles, the orion was pushed into deep space, 3600 miles from earth, sending back stunning images not seen since apollo 17 in 1972. >> so we have kind of now finally done something for the first time for our generation. it's a good day. >> reporter: among those celebrating, the astronauts at kennedy space center. >> when we look back 20, 30 years from now we can trace it all back to today. >> reporter: orion's flight ended in the pacific ocean about 600 miles off the coast of san diego. >> orion is back on earth. america has driven a golden spike as it cr

and we have liftoff. >> the dawn of orion. >> is the orionpa

the heat shield which reaches temperatures of a blazing 2000 seven degrees. let's listen to the countdown. >> 7, 6- >> five, 4, 3, 2, 1. and the lift off. the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> passing 25 seconds. 31 seconds, looking good. good chamber pressure. 40 seconds in. standby to go to the partial thrust. partial thrust command in the four. for chamber pressure beginning to drop as expected. coming up to the one-minute mark. mark one minute into flight. still looking good. good chamber pressure. >> we are watching the orion spacecraft which has just launched from cape canaveral in florida. quite a moment for nasa at is -- as it is being the first few steps to mars. there are no humans on this particular mission, the first mission for the spacecraft. you can listen in once again as it has just taken off from cape canaveral. >> coming up, one minute 40 seconds. velocity now 1300 41 feet per second. one minute 50 seconds in. still looking good. coming up on two minutes. two minutes into flight. one engine to go in the first stage. starboard boosters still at good chamber pressures in the full power mode. two minutes 22 sec

the orion spacecraft is about to take off. this is a live picture from cape canaveral and we're going to listen in live. >> eight, seven, six -- >> five, four, three, two, one. and liftoff at dawn. the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> passing 25 seconds. velocity, 1341 feet per second. passing 31 seconds. still looking good. good engine control. good chamber pressure in all three boosters and full power mode. 40 seconds in. stand by to go to the partial thrust mode in the floor. we have partial thrust command in the floor. floor pressure beginning to drop as expected. as we come up on the one minute mark. mark one minute into the flight. still looking good. good chamber pressure in the core booster and the partial thrust mode. good pressure in the full power mode. one minute, 15 seconds into the flight. we have the valve open in the second stage. one minute, 22 seconds in. max cue. maximum dynamic pressure on the vehicle, passing 124. orion and delta four now transcending the speed of sound. one minute, 31 seconds in. >> a success for nasa. looks like the launch is taking off. ship -- this ship, the orion could some day take humans to mars. it accelerated off the pad

orion spacecraft returned after two trips around the earth. kpix 5's ryan takeo tells us this mission is a step before eventually sending astronauts to mars. >> and liftoff at dawn, the dawn of orion. >> reporter: the orion spacecraft blasted off from cape canaveral and launched nasa into the future. >> big into space ever since i was a kid. >> reporter: paul was glued to every move. before he was a senior scientist at san francisco's exploratorium, he fell in love with the apollo missions. >> but this spacecraft, this command module, is capable of going far beyond the moon. so we can leave our little home, our nest, and get out there into real space. >> reporter: orion is designed to take astronauts one day into deep space but today's 4.5-hour unmanned mission was a test flight. it went around the earth 3600 miles up and then re-entered through temperatures nearing 4,000 degrees before splashing down in the pacific. nasa wants future orions to send astronauts to an asteroid after the year 2020. in about 2030, the plan is for a manned mission to mars. that means astronauts going to the red planet are about preschooler max's age now. >> like stars or space or anything? >> um,

. >> reporter: tonight -- >> the dawn of orion. >> reporter: carried atop america's biggest rocket, orion went where no other craft built for astronauts has been in 42 years. out of low earth orbit, 3,600 miles away, sending back spectacular pictures of earth. the test flight of this empty capsule, designed to go to the moon or possibly mars. >> we can go to other places. we can do other things because we've made it flexible and adaptable. >> reporter: the key today, the heat shield. would it protect astronauts at 20,000 miles an hour and 4,000 degrees re-entering the earth's atmosphere? >> the moment of truth for orion. >> reporter: the heat of re-entry, the capsule survives. and multiple pictures of falling back to earth. its parachutes deploying all the way to splash down. nasa's success, just weeks after two private space companies lost a rocket and a space plane. for longtime engineers, it was an emotional day. >> so we've kind of now finally done something for the first time for our generation. it's a good day. >> reporter: a day closer for americans to reach deeper into space. but

of work left to do. thank you so much. >>> new this morning nasa takes a critical step toward sending astronauts to mars. >> three, two, one, and lift off at dawn. the dawn of orion and the new era of american space exploration. >> at least that is the goal. th orion spacecraft finally blasted off at 4:05 this morning pacific time. orion will orbit the earth twice before coming back down at 20 miles an hour. it's can'ted to splash down at 8:-- it's expected to splash down at 8:28 our time. >>> oakland police car was damaged after protests. 300 people marched in downtown oakland raising awareness of what they call a crisis of confidence of police officers. another group of protestors rallied at the fruitvale bart station forcing it to be temporarily shut down. meantime at the san francisco commonwealth club a close friend of marlin luther king junior spoke about race relations and the need for dialogue. >> if you don't have community, you're going to have chaos. well, we talk about building community. and that is by in large what we have to do. >> protestors planned another demonstration in oakland. patrol test in san francisco briefly stopped traffic on market st

of exploration is in orbit. nanette miranda joins us live where we have been monitoring a live feed all morning. >> reporter: the orion ushers in a new era of space exploration. >> at dawn the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> orion blasted off on time. yesterday's launch had to be scrubbed due to gusty winds and critical valves. researchers in the bay area were watching the flight closely. over at mountain ames in mountain view, orion's heat shields were made there. they made 14-foot panels that protect orion as it goes into space. >> there's a real pride in our company but when you see something that can have such massive implications on humanity, you can't help but be a little excited. >> orion will orbit the world twice, expected to take about four and a half hours and then it will perform a splashdown about 600 and then mission to mars the next decade after that. nanette miranda, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >> a quick day trip just into space and back. well it's a big weekend for bay area sports as the 49ers and raiders squaring off against each other. we wish there was more at stake in this game but what there is is conc

dawn. >> orion pushed away from pad 37 and into history. >> the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> today a staten island grand jury rendered its decision, no indictment for the new york city police officer whose officially banned choke hold was cited as a contributing factor in garner's death in july. >> chanting slogans now synonymous with the continuing movement against police violence, protesters called for changes in the way police interact with people and in the way incidents of police violence are investigated and prosecuted. >> during an nfl season that is often played out in the courtroom instead of a stadium, nfl owners unanimously approved a new sweeping league personal conduct policy. >> freed after five years in a cuban prison, american alan gross arrived back in the u.s., part of the diplomatic deal that was secret until now. >> today america chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past. >> the u.s. will open an embassy and press for reforms to boost cuba's economy, signaling a new era after half a century. the door is now open. >> three, two, one. >>

dawn. >> orion pushed away from pad 37 and into history. >> the dawn of orion and a new era of american space. >>> today a staten island grand jury rendered its decision. no indictment for the new york city police officer who whose officially banned choke hold was cited in garner's death back in july. >> chanting slogans now synonymous with the continuing movement of police violence, protesters called for changes in the way police interact with people and in the way incidents of police violence are investigated and prosecuted. >>> during an nfl season that's often played out in the courtroom instead of a stadium, nfl owners unanimously approved a new sweeping league personal conduct policy. >>> freed after five years in a cuban prison, american alan gross arrived back in the u.s., part of the diplomatic deal that was secret till now. >> today america chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past. >>> the u.s. will open an embassy and press for reforms to boost cuba's economy signaling a new era. after half a century, the door is now open. >> 3, 2, 1! >> yeah! >> and that was 2014. the maker b

. >> and liftoff at dawn, the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> reporter: speeding at 17,000 miles an hour, the unmanned orion first reached low earth orbit, dropping two booster rockets. the florida crowds gathered to cheer. >> i'll be able to tell my grand kids. i mean, this is just one of those moments that i'll always remember. >> reporter: meanwhile, orion was traveling further than any spacecraft built for humans in 42 years. 3,600 miles out in space, 15 times higher than the space station, all the while sending back spectacular live images of earth. >> all of orion's systems are operating to perfection so far. >> reporter: then the return trip. an unmanned drone captured the fiery re-entry as orion hit the atmosphere. the heat shield withstanding 4,000-degree temperatures. and just like apollo, a spectacular view as the parachutes deployed, slowing orion to a gentle splashdown right on target 600 miles off san diego. >> orion is back on earth. america has driven a golden spike as it crosses a bridge into the future. >> reporter: today's mission criti

. >> the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> a successful launch and landing for the orion spacecraft today and the bay area was along for the ride. scott budman tracked the big event this morning. he's live at nasa ames with the local connection. >> reporter: you're right, bay area technology very well represented on board orion today. local engineers and scientists are already looking forward to a future in deep space. >> we have splashdown. >> reporter: the second take was the keeper. >> and liftoff. >> reporter: and from the instant the orion spacecraft took off. >> oh, my god, i just got goosebumpses. >> reporter: it was a success both for the space program -- >> we're tracking right down the middle. >> reporter: and for the bay area. o orion's heat shield and the protective guards. >> we saw real engineering that will get humans further into space than ever has been before. >> reporter: and there was more data to collect and analyze. >> just the fact that the capsule came back and it survived, it splashed down, so that indicates to us that everything wen

the dawn of orion. a new era of american space exploration. >>the "orion" spacecraft lifted- off from cape canaveral, florida around six o'clock this morning. during its second trip around the orbit, it soared about 36-hundred miles above earth. the rocket completed the missin abo a half ho n e pacificd f cof california. around 45 minutes ago. navy ships were waiting. >>next: what went wrong? more than a dozen patients are left blind after a series of surgeries overseas. also coming up. president obama officially nominates a candidate as the new secretary of defense. as outgoing secretary hagel explains why he's leaving. >>and what a democratic-led investgation found in connection to governor chris christie's alleged involvement in the so-called "bridgegate" scandal. scandal. what if your morning routine... weren't so routine introducting one a day vitacraves chewy bites... ...complete multivitamins with nutrients like... ...b vitamins... ...and vitamin d... ...in hard shelled, chocolatey chewy bites. new from one a day rauner is in the midst o

the playoffs. >> and liftoff at dawn. the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> we are in the midst of an historic mission right now. >> it's a quick trip, all in one day. nanette miranda has the story for us. >> they will want to see how the parts that they've done perform on this flight. successful launch of the orion definitely ushers in a new era in this american space program, bringing nasa one step closer to putting human on it. the unmanned rocket holding the spacecraft. it blasted off at about 4:05 pacific time. nasa is breathing a sigh of relief after yesterday's launch had to be scrubbed due to gusty winds and sticking valves. researchers in the area were watching the flight closely over at nasa ames in mountain view. orion's panels were made there that protect oren as it climbs into space. >> you can't help but be a little bit excited. >> orion will orbit the world twice. that's expected to teak about four and a half hours. right now it's roughly halfway through the journey. the parachute-assisted splash

the full forecast for just ahead. >>> we'll be right back. >>> and liftoff at dawn. the dawn of orion. >> that was a spectacular liftoff at cape canaveral in florida today. the orion took ten years to develop and represents nasa's future for space travel. but did you know an important element of orion was developed right here in the bay area? abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom spoke with researchers. >> reporter: there was applause. even engineers were getting choked up. >> we have finally done something for the first time for our generation. >> reporter: orion's first test flight, as flawless as they come. >> for an engineer it may be as cool as an artist appreciating fine art in a museum. >> reporter: across the continent, the excitement echoed here at the nasa ames research center in mountain view. >> i was getting goosebumps and chills. i have been here since 1987 and just to have a flight test of this magnitude and this successful, it's hard to put into words how exciting that is. >> reporter: auga had a lot riding on this mission, literally. her team helped design the massive he

investigation found the justice department allowed them to leave. >> the launch of the orion deep space capsule is her added as the dawn of a new era. one day it will carry astronauts to mars. it could happen within the next 15 years. andy gallagher was at the launch. >> reporter: it was a textbook launch and a spectacular site. launched by the most powerful rockets in the neat. this was one of the most opted projects. hundreds came to watch the beginning of a new era, orion climbed to an orbit of 6,000km. going through a series of stress tests. >> we have separation of the port and starboard boosters. >> reporter: it may be unmanned but it's considered a considerably step in deep space explore ace. -- exploration. >> now we are going out to a different planet. that are brings a lot of challenges, technical and human, that is exciting about this new era. >> at 4.5 hours, it was a short mission. orion orbited the air twice. as the craft re-entered the atmosphere the shields were super heated. n.a.s.a. says things couldn't have gone better. >> it's an amazing vehicle. the fact that it went well is a testament to the work

the people of san francisco thrive and succeed, we'll find it. that's the power of local connections. that's bank of america. >>> the dawn of orion of american space exploration. >> reporter: it was a picture perfect launch, orbit an landing of the orion space capsule. the most critical part of that spacecraft was developed right here in the bay area in mountain view. >> john fowler has more now on why this milestone is so important to both the bay area and the country. >> well a lot of the spectators who came to this viewing party were frustrated by the way things turned out. but they understand nasa doesn't want to take any chances when it comes to the mission. this is what it looked like. at least 100 or so people gathered to watch orion blast off into space. this morning but there was a series of set backs at the kennedy space center in florida. at first it was the boat that strayed into the launch area. then it was the wind that were the problem. >> okay we apologize there, that was obviously alex sadvidge reporting earlier this week when they had to scrap plans for that launch. they have since launched it and it came crashi

the hollywood chamber of commerce released a statement that asked people to, "project their anger in more positive ways than to vandalize a california state landmark." >>> the dawn of orion and new era of american space exploration. >> nasa is celebrating the successful launch and landing for the orion spacecraft built top to bottom with bay area technology. it traveled for hours at temperature up to 4,000 degrees. used the heat shield made in mountain view and protective panels made by lockheed martin in sunnyvale. >> splashdown confirmed. >> the orion journey was part of a plan to send a manned spacecraft to mars. >>> coming up, an east bay football team fights for their playoff lives. this fight isn't on the field. why they are going to court next. >>> our skies are beginning to clear after that rain that fell overnight moved out of the region. we'll get into your weekend forecast and let you know some of the festive holiday events happening this weekend. >>> welcome back. we appreciate you joining us on this foggy saturday morning. a live look in san rafael. skies should be clearing up. we won't see rain the rest of the day. a live look in foster city. cloudy, overca

nasa has launched the orion spacecraft and we are tracking it. >> three, two, one, and lift off. the dawn of orion and the new era of space exploration. >> it lifted off about 90 minutes ago. right now orion is orbiting earth. the 4.5 hour unmanned test flight almost end with a splash down in the pacific near san diego. that will be around 8:28 this morning our time. the engineers have helped with this big project. nasa is hoping it will lead to manned missions to mars in about 20 years. >>> oakland police car was damaged during a second straight night of protest following a grand jury cease decision. 300 people marched in downtown oakland raising awareness of what they call a crisis of confidence of police officers. another group of protestors rallied at the fruitvale bart station forcing it to be temporarily shut down. the san francisco commonwealth club a close friend of martin luther king junior, former mayor andrew young spoke about race relations and the need for dialogue. >> if you don't have community, you are going to have chaos. well, we talk about building community. and that is b

arrested as some of this building tension started to boil over. >>> it was a thunderous launch. >> the dawn of orione exploration. >> the cleveland and the justice department will try to work out an agreement that could include the a pointment of independent monitor. >> announce our nominee, mr. ash carter. >>> cosby's counter suit says those claims are meritless and accuses huth of extortion. >>> this is a problem. we need to take ownership of this. we need to stand up and say what is right and wrong. >> let's talk about this explosive growth and they make money. >> can they sustain it too? >>> cold blood is credited with creating the true crime genre and capote rediscovered notebooks and case records suggest that capote may have fabricated facts in his story. >>> scientists have found the oldest engraving. it was a tic tac toe game and larry king won. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. new york city is preparing for more protests over the eric garner case. thousands took to the streets last night. many of them clashed with police while trying to board the staten island ferry

the space shim ori orion. marks the biggest moments since 2011, the 22-story rocket soared over the atlantic ocean and headed into orbit. >> three two one. and liftoff. at dawn. the dawn ofon and a new era of american space exploration. >> the orion shuttle orbited earth in a four and a half hour flight and then slammed back into the earth's atmosphere at 21,000 miles an hour. nasa plans on eventually sending the shuttle to explore into deep space and send astronauts to mars. the question is why send humans into space when it's safer, cheaper and according to jake ward, more effective. humans going into space but we sort of came around to that idea before we knew that robots could be just as good maybe better. >> i mean this is a classic debate in science circles. should a human be sort of your exploration device or should a robot be it? the argument is that humans have greater decision making capability, they have incredible sensors built into anything. but it's really robots that can withstand the incredible risk of spaceflight. we certainly forget, this launch went perfectly but when it goes wrong it goes so disastrously wrong for human beings. i think we forget how i

the u.s. secretary of defense. >>> a town in ruins. the battle for kobani drags into its third month. kurdish forces say they are biding their time. >>> plus -- >> three, two, one. and liftoff at dawn. the dawn of orion. >> better late than never. nasa launches a rocket that could one day take us to mars. ♪ >>> the case against kenya's president for crimes against humanity has collapsed. prosecutors at the international criminal court failed to gather evidence to take kenyatta to trial. the heard was accused of masterminding post-election violence in 2007 and 2008, which left over 1200 people dead. >> today at the hague, the prosecutor hases dismissed the charges. [ applause ] >> reporter: the cabinet secretary for foreign affairs announcing the news to a group of kenyan business people. for more than three years the international criminal court in the hague has struggled to make its charges of crimes against humanity against preside president -- kenyatta stick. and the icc itself was accused of not cared out a proper investigation. >> this is a huge blow to the prosecution of the icc. clearly it seems it didn't do as much as it should have to ensure it has a trial -- or a case that is ready to go to

the final frontier. the orion capsule returned four and a half hours after it took off from cape canaveral. >> liftoff at dawn. the dawn of orion and new era. >> the capsule orbited around the earth twice before letting to deep space. the furthest distance in 42 years. it sent back the first live video of the entire globe since the year 1972. the goal is to take astronauts to near earth asteroids and mars and its moon. asteroid collisions are one of the biggest threats to humanity in the coming century. an asteroid or meteor 50 meters wide could wipe out a city. and only 1% of the threatening objects have been detected. nasa has done a good job of finding the largest objects. is it the ones that would destroy a city or hit the economy for a couple hundred years that are the problem. indeed. coming up, jeb bush thinks you can lose the primary and win the general. chris christie is pushing the keystone pipeline. and mitt romney might actually run again. welcome to the gop 2016. that's next. ♪ [ woman ] i will embrace change... everything life throws my way. except for frown lines. those i'm throwing back. [ female announcer

nasa has launched the orion spacecraft and we're tracking it. >> 3, 2, 1. and liftoff at dawn, the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> that's what happened this morning. orion lifted off at 4:05 this morning pacific kime. it's orbiting the earth right now as i'm speaking to you. the four and a half-hour unmanned test flight will end with a splashdown in the pacific ocean south of san diego. it's scheduled for 8:28 a.m. the engineers at that's ames helped out -- at nasa ames helped out and they are hoping this will lead to manned missions to mars in about 20 years. >>> back here it's beginning to look like the holidays around the prayer. tara moriarty is on a while tour of fun events this weekend in san francisco the last hour, tara was in union square but now, tara, you've moved inside the fairmont with a look at a giant gingerbread house. >> reporter: yes, it smells like freshly baked jenger bread inside this lobby. it's absolutely amazing. we want to show you the biggest gingerbread house in san francisco. there is. just -- just kidding. that's the doghouse. tha

the on-screen code word to get started. >>> there's your new spacecraft, america, after news a's new spacecraft, called orion, successfully completed an unmanned test flight. >> three, two, one. and liftoff. at dawn. the dawn ofnd a new era of american space exploration. >> scientist say orion flew farther and faster than any spacecraft built for human since apollo 17 went to the moon 47 years ago orion took off from the launch site at cape canaveral and then started making a loop. made two orbits around earth and then made a bull's eye splashdown in the pacific off of mexico's baja, and took four and a half hours. phil keithing is live. what are they saying at nasa. >> they are absolutely ecstatic as well as a bit exhausted after what nasa describes a nearly flawless debut test flight. also the orion returned to earth, never before has the world watched live on tv a space capsule coming back from space, plummeting into the pacific, thanks to a camera on a nasa drone and another first thanks to a camera on the orion, actual flames of the super hot plasmas orion penetrated the atmosphere at 20,000 miles an hour. the orion team today a bit emotional. >> bill and i have been at this a long time together. when we

the space agency launched it newest spacecraft orion after multiple delays scrubbed plans yesterday. cbs news correspondent craig boswell response ushers in new era of sprays exploration. >> and lift off. the dawn of orion. >> the orion spacecraft blasted off from cape canaveral and launch nasa into the future. >> but engines first stage. >> nasa forced to postpone the launch on thursday, because of strong winds, and a problem with a rocket fuel valve. today's successful take-off marks the craft's made encouraging voyage. >> now 1300, 41 feet per seconds. >> orion designed to one day take astronaunts to mars, but today's four and a half hour unmanned mission is a test flight, the craft orbiting the earth two times, reaching some 3600 miles into space, it will re-enter through temperatures near 4,000 degrees, and splash down into the pacific. cbs news space consultant bill harwood says this is one of the biggest heat shields nasa has ever built. >> you want to make absolutely sure that these systems work normally before astronaunts get on board. >> thousands of people return to the kennedy space center today to watch the second attempt at launch crowds like this haven't been seen leer since the

the and this is one soda a day over an average adult lifetime. but there's a better choice. drink more brita water. clean, refreshing, brita. >>> five, four, three, two, one. and lift-off at dawn. the dawn of orion american space exploration. >> one not so small launch for nasa, one giant leap for the future of space exploration. or so they hope. nasa's administrator today calling the lift-off of that orion space capsule day one of the mars era. today there were no astronauts aboard that orion capsule, but nasa hopes that in the years ahead, it will carry a crew to the moon, to asteroids and, yes, to mars, hence that whole mars era bit. orion is already back on earth after doing its thing in orbit for a few hours. it splashed in the pacific. derek pitts, chief astronomer at the franklin institute, also a solar ambassador, my favorite job title ever. thanks for coming back on the program. so, this was a big success. it's been trending on social media in a huge way. what do you hope this will inspire in terms of investment in the modern space race? can america regain some primacy in this area? >> absolutely america can regain primacy in this area. we're the world leader as it is now, even though w

orion into orbit. >> one and lift off at dawn. the dawn of orion. >> the orion rocket was sent off from florida.llagher has the details. >> reporter: it has and was a perfect launch in the words of nasa engineers. it la -- the mission itself, th maiden mission will last for about four and a half hours, the unmanned craft will orbit the earth twice, do vital tests for radiation, and this mission is basically a test of this small capsule, because, remember there will be an another unmanned mission in a couple of years, and eventually it is hoped to put men on this missile. there is a real sense of triumph here at nasa. so a successful launch. we're expecting the craft to re-enter the earth's atmosphere for a vital stress test. and in another couple of hours it will splash down just off of the coast of mexico, and all being well, it should be a hugely successful first launch of the orbiter. >> australia's critic captain looks to be on course to make a much-needed return to the team. jo will be with us with all of the details. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. jo is here with sports. >> thank you very much. tig

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the dawn of orion and the new era of american space exploration. >> this happened possibly when you were sleeping. they blasted off at 4:05 this morning pacific time. orion will orbit earth twice before splashing down in the pacific ocean south of san diego. ha is scheduled for 8:28 this morning. engineers at nasa and ames helped develop orion. >>> the work crews are going as fast as they can to fix that big sink hole. the one in san francisco before the next storm comes in this afternoon. it opened up during wednesday's rainstorm at the intersection of sixth and lake in the richmond district. coming up for you at 6:30, ktvu alex savidge is out there. he will tell us when the repair work on that sink hole should be finished. make sure you stay right here with ktvu news for all the coverage. you can get the current and weather conditions. >>> bart is ramping up efforts to stop bike thefts at its stations with a new program to protect passengers from having their wheels stolen. and brian flores is at the rockridge bart station. >> reporter: you know that bikes are allowed on bart, it's not

the igniters have been lit. >> ten, nine, eight, seven, six. >> five, four, three, two, one. and liftoff. at dawn. the dawn of orion.nd a new era of american space exploration. >> passing 25 seconds. >> pulling up into the sky. it's going to do a pitch and roll maneuver as it heads out over the atlantic. it will head towards africa and upwards into earth orbit. it will reach there about 17 minutes from now, and then it will start to go around the earth. on its second orbit of earth, it will then fire its upper stage once more and throw the orion capsule up to about 6,000 kilometers and that will set up this fast re-entry. about four and a half hours time. we'll see orion come back in through the atmosphere. 30,000 kilometers an hour. it will generate heat on the underside of the capsule. temperatures something like about 2,000 degrees. and then we'll see whether the capsule is ready to have humans put aboard. that won't happen for a number of years yet. six or seven years we're talking about before nasa says it will have the confidence to put this vehicle to the test with humans aboard. this is one small step in tha

. >> the dawn of orion. it is a new era in space exploration. jane wells is live down in florida. mission accomplished. >> reporter: right now the navy is retrieving the orion from the pacific ocean this as we show you after a flawless re-entry and landing as the slow from 20,000 miles an hour to 20 miles in 11 minutes after a series of chutes deploy after two trips around the earth going higher. 3,600 miles. everything worked, quote, perfectly. >> we have splash down. splash down confirmed at 10:29 a.m. central time. orion is back on earth. america has driven a golden spike as it crosses a bridge into the future. >> lockheed martin kept orion powered. the navy has taken over. the retrieval could take another five hours before taking orion aboard uss anchorage in a new way of retrieving. they will take it home to san diego. the only known mishap so far is that two of the five flotation devices didn't deploy or fully deploy but three were enough to get the job done. we will have a briefing at the bottom of the hour to update if there were other issues. the next test flight will be i

the newsroom with more. >> reporter: nasa want to make sure everything works before eventually sending astronauts to mars. >> and liftoff at dawn, the dawn of orion. >> reporter: the orion spacecraft blasted off from cape canaveral and launched nasa into the future. nasa was forced to cancel the original launch thursday because of strong winds and a problem with a rocket valve. today's successful take-off marks the craft's maiden voyage. >> approximately now 1341 feet per second. >> reporter: orion is designed to one day take astronauts to mars. but today's 4.5-hour unmanned mission is a test flight. the craft is orbiting the earth twice reaching some 3600 miles into space. it will re-enter through temperatures near 4,000 degrees and splash down in the pacific. cbs news space consultant bill harwood says this is one of the biggest heat shields nasa has ever built. >> they want to make absolutely sure that these systems work normally before astronauts get on board. >> reporter: the orion ship is set to fly humans farther than any spacecraft since the apollo mission. >> they want to make sure the craft can survive the radiation environment in deep

into space and launched one of nasa's big moment since 2011 and it went over the atlantic ocean and headed into orbit. >> three, two, one and lift off at dawn, the dawn of orion new era of american space exploration. >> reporter: the orion shuttle orbited earth in 4.5 hour flight and slammed back in the earth's atmosphere at 20,000 miles per hour and made a near bullseye splash in the ocean and will send it to explore in deep space and take astronauts to mars but why send humans in to space when it's safer and cheaper and more effective to send robots and we are joined from san francisco and tell me about this and tell me clearly there is something exciting about humans going into space but we sort of came to that idea before we knew robots could be better. >> this is a classic debate in science circles, should a human be your sort of exploration device or should a robot be. the classic argument has been in the past that humans just have obviously greater on the flight decision capability and incredible sensors built into everything but you know it's really who b-- robots that can stand the risk of space flight and we always forget, certainly this launch you

. >> the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration! reporter: thousands of spectators gathered to watch the launch. and three hours after liftoff, the orion reached its peak altitude 3600 miles above earth. it flew farther and faster than any spaceship since the apollo moon mission more than 40 years ago. >> we have finally done something for the first time for our generation. [ crying ] >> it's a good day. >> reporter: nasa called the mission day one of the mars era because the orion is designed to eventually bring astronauts to the red planet but this first test flight was unmanned. the voyage gave mission teams a chance to test the systems everything from the gps to the giant heat shield. a mission to mars is still years away. the first manned flight isn't expected for another 7 years. but as giant parachutes guided the capsule to a splashdown, celebrations erupted at mission control. nasa said it was pictured perfect. craig boswell, cbs news, at the kennedy space center. >>> still ahead, an old time burger joint in the midst of new

the subject. thanks so much, guys, have a great weekend. >> thank you. >> and liftoff at dawn. the dawn of orionce exploration. >> you can hear the excitement in their voices. with that the orion era begins. at this hour, nasa taking its first step toward putting humans perhaps on mars someday. it sent up the orion spacecraft into orbit earlier this morning for an unmanned test flight and it should be reentering the earth's atmosphere and splashing down in the pacific at any moment. are these live images we're seeing, folks, from the booth? this is amazing! we are watching new era of history unfold and, of course, the weather is not cooperating but you can see these images coming in. i want to bring in alina machado at the kennedy space center to watch the launch. really very exciting as we watch these parachutes deploy. tell us about this moment. this is significant isn't it, alina? >> this is incredibly significant, michaela. what you're watching -- i keep looking away because i'm looking at a feed from nasa, the same thing you guys are watching, showing these parachutes bringing orion back to

baltimore anatomy of an american city only on al jazeera america a new beginning today for american space program. >> five, four, three, two, one and lift off at dawn, the dawn of orionew era of american space exploration. >> reporter: nasa deep space capsule orion launchd this morning and the lift off was picture perfect and designed to take astronauts to mars and it traveled further from earth than any craft designed for human flight since 1972. >> as successful as it was and there is more to come down the road and looking forward to that and can't wait to get back to work and serial 002 that one is on the space launch system and i tell you the site of the orion on top of the space launch will take your breath away before it takes flight and when it does take flight america will take notice the space program is just incredible and full of vitality. >> reporter: the landing was considered perfect and orion splashed in the pacific ocean and the next launch is four years and the first mission with astronauts is set for 2021, coming up, at 11:00 eastern actor, director producer griffin dunn talks about the new project regarding his famous ain't author joan vivian. >> a

their connection to the attack is not yet known. >>> and just one hour ago, history was made. >> four, three, two, one. and lift-off at dawn, the dawn of orion's most powerful rocket, the orion, successfully launched at 7:05 eastern. it's being designed to take astronauts eventually to an asteroid in the 2020s and to mars. maybe after that, ten years later. today's 4 1/2 hour test flight is the first step in that direction. and those are your headlines. 2020. >> that's right. three more hours. thank you. >>> coming up, we just told you police are getting retrained here in new york city after that eric garner case. but who is dealing with society? this guy. >> look in the mirror, figure out what you're doing, what you're not doing. take some personal responsibility for yourselves, for your life. >> frederick wilson is next. >>> one of the most horrific things that happened in human history. racism still exists. probably always going to exist. get over that. yes, there are law enforcement officers out there that take these too far, abuse their power. it is 2014. need to break it to you, if your life is messed up, it ain't cause of slavery. in

the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. 321 and left off left off at dawn and the dawn of oriond the new area of space exploration. >> catherine: nasa scientists are celebrating the successful test launch of its new generation space capsule. that could eventually take astronauts to mars. the unmanned spacecraft took two laps around the earth before plunging through the atmosphere at 20,000 mi. an hour and plunged back and landed in the pacific about 21 7 mi. west of by california nassau's calling it all boils i landing scientists are now examining data from the capsules heat shield the largest ever of its kind. >> reporter: right now getting some pretty decent downpour in secrecy over alameda and san leandro we're talking about an inch of rain per hour and would that has here and have yourself over dublin and daniels. it is the the but just to the west of dublin is of little heavier going further south to doublet they're picking up a quarter of an inch of rain per hour. livermore is not seeing rain just yet but it is headed that way. >> reporter: retracting this have your rain a

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the second day of try. >> three, two, one. and lift-off at dawn. the dawn of orion exploration. >> orion lifted off the alliance rocket right on time at 7:05 a.m. eastern. only 2 million pounds of thrust versus 6 million for the space shuttle. lockheed is the lead on this first test flight. $300 million unmanned mission to test the most critical parts of the capsule in terms of safety and performance. so far everything worked perfectly. orion was sending up live pictures back of earth a half hour ago. it was at its peak 3,600 miles above the surface to test the parachutes and heat shield. lockheed contracted with united launch alliance. they had to get faa licensees for this launch and reentry that will hit the atmosphere at 11:15 eastern, splashdown around 11:30. a big day. >> can't wait for that. thanks so much. >>. >> former chairman of the council of economic advisor under president bush ed lazear will join us to weigh in on the jobs number. daughter: do you and mom still have money with that broker? dad: yeah, 20 something years now. thinking about what you wan