we'll ask gun reform advocate mark kelly. and we travel west to talk to americans whose gun ownership is a way of life. from the white house to your house, the facts that matter this week. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now, co-anchor, martha raddatz. >>> good morning. if ever there was a weekend where the disconnect between the chaos and in-fighting in washington and the urgency of real problems in the real america collided, this was that weekend. the political press consumed by president trump's dramatic staff shake-ups, his market-rattling trade threats and, yes, all those questions about allegations he had affairs with a porn star and a "playboy" model and what he might have done to try to cover them up. that last story is sure to dominate the headlines this week, especially with adult film actress stormy daniels' much hyped interview tonight, but for hundreds of thousands of young americans, none of that mattered this weekend. what mattered most was the murder of 17 people in parkland, florida, last

she -- astronaut mark kelly, she continues to lobby for gun control. >>> people will pay their respects to billy graham. a private funeral service begins in a few hours at the billy graham library in north carolina. he died last week at the age of 99. his body returned to the library yesterday after laying in honor at the u.s. capital. there will be a heavy police presence at today's funeral and the u.s. secret service will lead the way with president trump in attendance. >> they are the lead federal agency and they are charged with the protection of the president and many other people. and we are there are to assist them and carry out their mission. >> after the service, graham will be buried next to his wife. >>> the european union is promising retaliation after president trump announced new tariffs on imported aluminum and steel. starting next week the president will institute a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% on aluminum saying he wants to level the playing field. >> we have the big aluminum companies in the united states and they have been very unfairly treated by bad policy, b

i'm joined now by her husband captain mark kelly. thank you for joining us. and i guess you are in the navy. >> whatever. >> john lewis talked about bobby. i remember when that happened. i wrote a letter to my congressman and never did before or since. nothing happened. but there was some action back in '68 and some in '94 but it all seems to limit -- the sun set and they stop being important and enforced. i don't think we have gun regulation today. >> we have some regulations and we've been very successful -- >> but no tommy guns. >> and no silencers. they are hard to get. there are other things prohibited. you don't have the right to own just about everything. but when we look at what happened today, this could be a moment that might be a seismic shift. i saw a lot people out there today that want to see some change. now what needs to happen is the kids need to motivate those people and their classmates to get out there and vote. >> how do -- and you're in the battle, how do they go out there and basically in high noon and face down the people who want open

astronaut mark kelly spent so much tame in space that his dna changed and he's no longer a twin. tonight we are learning more about this reflation. >> scott kelly back on mother earth after 340 days in space. >> reporter: two years after scott kelly returned after a year in space, researchers say he's not quite the identity cal twin to mark he was went he left. >> this could be good news, said scott. i no longer have to call mark kelly my identity cal brother anymore. >> i think coming back to gravity is harder than leaving gravity. >> reporter: in the twins nasa has the perfect people to test kpoer. he experience tens of thousands of molecular changes. genes related to keeping the body young to main taenitaining immune system and bone repair. >> he's still a twin, has a twin brother, looks like he's responded and returns to regular health and we have no real concerns other than just keeping an eye on some of these things we know changed. >> reporter: resejers expect scott will be just fine and the changes are similar to what a mountain climber might face. he did admit to having

working on the computer, i've spent in basically a box the size of a phone booth. >> so scott and mark kelly are the only identical twin astronauts in history. scott kelly set the record for the most consecutive days spent in orbit. nasa scientists now reveal kelly's dna has changed. 7% of his genes did not return to normal. his chromosomes lengthened while he was in space, making him two inches taller. nasa researchers plan to release more findings from the study later this year. >> that is so interesting. >>> could a big sporting event be coming to the bay area? the bay area was listed at one of 23 cities that will be formally submitted tomorrow for the 2020 world cup. the bid, known as the united bid, includes 23 cities from the u.s., canada, and mexico. the ambitious plan would see the three countries working together to host the world soccer tournament. the plan doesn't mention which bay area city or cities involved but levi stadium is a prime candidate. >> good pick. >>> an attraction at the an that cruz boardwalk is being retired. the ferris wheel has been on the boardwalk since 1959.

mark signed off saying simply, quote, i love you, kelly ripa. keep killing it. >> i'm here to support my wife who is one of the most powerful people in the world. >> mark and kelly are clearly each other's fiercest protecters. just over two weeks ago when one of the followers called mark short, she responded in a big way. quote, he's tall where it counts, babe. >> see what she looks like? >> i get to make out with the most gorgeous guy on television. >> the two played a couple on "all my children." they took that role off script and "e.t." interviewed the love birds after they secretly eloped in 1996. >> i cannot marry a beautiful man. this will kill me because he'll wake up having a good hair day and i'll be, like, what happened? >> it happens every day. >> every day and i'm, like, get away from me. >> the couple now has three kids, aged 15 through 20. in 1997, they were both glowing while showing off their new york city apartment and sharing honeymoon photos from italy. >> look how happy we were. >> he will be there. he is my best friend. >> th

his twin brother, a retired astronaut, mark kelly, back on earth. scott kelly and the spacewalks, the selfie. and the lighter moments, the carrots, the game of ping-pong with that drop of water. nasa studying the effects of space on the human body, and they were going to compare scott to his twin brother, mark, when he got back. >> scott kelly, back on mother earth. >> reporter: and tonight, the results are in. twins who had the same genes when they started, could it be that space has altered that, even slightly? nasa tonight suggesting that that year in space activated so-called space genes. they witnessed a 7% change in gene expression. meaning 7% of scott kelly's genes did not return to their original state. we already knew scott was two inches taller when he landed. he's back to normal. he was also lighter than mark, losing muscle. that's back, too. but the genes in the study, not a perfect match anymore. and tonight, scott kelly joking, "i no longer have to call mark my identical twin brother anymore." thank you for watching here tonight. i'm d

genes affecting 7% of his dna, and also leaving kelly completely different from his twin, astronaut mark kellyearth. no longer identical, kelly tweeted, right after finding out. they're like all right, bro, the guy i knew all along we're not the same after all. >> weird. they go into outer space and it changes your -- >> it's fascinating to compare the two. they did all the testing and they did all the comparisons after the year in space, and they found not only are they different in other ways but with the dna too. >> what about twins born in space? >> ooh, that's now that's something for you right there. >> a reality show. >> you could head the research on that one. >>> it turns out the happiest place on earth isn't even in the united states. finland has been named the happiest country on the planet, according to the united nations world happiness report. the report ranked 156 countries based on factors like income and life expectancy. if you're looking for happiest city in the united states, head to the west coast. according to wallet hub, the happiest city in the u.s. is fremont, californi

nasa says that kelly and his twin astronaut brother mark kelly are no longer genetically the same. 7% of scott's genes did not return to normal after he returned to earth two years ago. researchers believe some of the mutations could have been caused by the stress of space travel. >> some people see that money being thrown around in the nfl is out of this world as well. >> now there's a segway. >> thank you very much. kim the warriors win without steph curry? the lakers come calling next. >> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] fire fighting is a very dangerous profession. we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts. and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call a

. >> giffords, her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly and university of california president janet napolitano spoke at a scholarship event in san francisco. it's in honor of gabe zimmerman who was killed in the assassination attempt on giffords. >> it's not normal. we are unlike any other country when it comes to gun violence. we have mass shootings at a rate comparable with the country of yemen. >> up until this point, the shootings and gun control have had little correlation. however, in the wake of the parkland school shooting, kelly and napolitano believe a change in gun policy is taking place. >> it feels different, and what feels different is the power of the students' voices out of florida. >> they shouldn't have to after this worry about gun violence in their schools again and it never should have happened the first time. >> napolitano, former secretary of homeland security also says the corporate reaction to the florida shooting is putting pressure on politicians to take action. kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> now, your accuweather forecast. >> let's talk temperatures. gettin

giffords will be joined by a group of speakers, including her husband, astronaut mark kelly, and u krfrmt president janet napolitano. they plan to talk about the importance of encouraging younger americans taking part in public service. will be at chronicle books on second street at 4:00 p.m. >>> people living thousands of miles apart recently discovered they're family. they met for the first time yesterday. david louis was at sfo for a touching reunion you'll only see on abc 7 news. >> reporter: you can see how anxious rick mcbride is to meet jeff clark at the airport. >> i'm extremely nervous, but very, very excited. >> one living here in the bay area, the other in north carolina. only recently did they know they were half brothers. >> oh, god. it's unbelievable. >> rick posted on social media, he was looking for a jeff clark and that brought them together. >> i've been talking with him on the phone and we did one face time call. we seem to have a lot in common. >> they discovered they like the same food, similar mannerisms and lava like. rick is 62 and a former facilities manager. jeff

nasa says that kelly and his twin astronaut brother mark kelly are no longer genetically the same.tudy found 7% of scott's genes did not return to normal after he returned to earth two years ago. researchers believe some of the mutations could have been caused by the stress of space travel. >> some people see that money being thrown around in the nfl is out of this world as well. >> now there's a segway. >> thank you very much. kim the warriors win without steph curry? the lakers come calling next. does this map show the peninsula trail? you won't find that on a map. i'll take you there. take this left. if you listen real hard you can hear the whales. oop. you hear that? (vo) our subaru outback lets us see the world. sometimes in ways we never imagined. (avo) get 0% apr financing on all-new 2018 subaru outback models. now through april 2nd. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. se

nasa says astronauts scott kelly and his twin, astronaut mark kelly, are no longer genetically the same. seven percent of scott's genes did not return to normal after he returned to earth two years ago. researchers believe some of the mutations could have been caused by the stress of space travel. >> he was in space for a year on the iss. that is what changed it all. it is pretty interesting how science works . >> i think he has a great excuse . if his wife or friend says you are acting a little bit different you just say, yeah, my genes changed. >> i guess that's a good excuse. >>> a clear winner in the pennsylvania special election has yet to be decided. why one side is already i a recount. >>> it has been an ongoing debate that lasted years. now the officers in the san francisco police department will be armed with an additional tool soon. it is a resource some say will save lives. gy p so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two

mark kelly, who was on tv yesterday, gabby giffords husband, said no one is going to change any laws on monday. but if the one message that gets across is these kids are going to be voters. that cohort doesn't vote in big numbers traditionally. if that changes, if these young people decide they are going to vote on this issue, that is going to have a lot of people interested. on that shot we have on the left of the screen, i was going to ask william, our director, it is hard to see. the sign has been put down. a man is carrying a sign in that crowd and it says be a dick's. it's a reference to dick's sporting goods. this is a company run by second generation owner, ed stack. second amendment supporter. and he made that decision to stop selling weapons to kids under the age of 21 to stop selling automatic rifles to them. it prompted walmart to do more and other places to do more. the hope is that people are going to support institutions like that, companies that are making a difference. we saw citigroup do it earlier this week. we have seen dick's sporting goods do it. this is part of

movement that translating never again into significant changes will be challenging former astronaut mark kelly whose wife survived an assassination attempt says it will be a long road ahead i would warn them not to get this courage you know this is often two steps forward and one step back. to the opportunity to talk to a few of them yesterday they have a point where this is this is not the last you're going to see these kids the protesters that came here may be gone but their list of demands remains banning assault weapons extended magazines and raising age limits will be challenging while the republicans remain in power and the national rifle association continues to wield so much influence the next revolution say organizers will be at the polls and al-jazeera washington the facebook c.e.o. zuckerberg has taken a full page newspaper to apologize for what he calls a breach of trust they say he's sorry more wasn't done when data was leaked in twenty fourteen he says limits are being placed on the days of the can collect from users and the firm is also investigating apps that had access to larg

movement but translating never again into significant changes will be challenging former astronaut mark kelly whose wife survived an assassination attempt says it will be a long road ahead i would warn them not to get this courage you know this is often two steps forward and one step back. the opportunity to talk to a few of them yesterday they have a point and this is this is not the last you're going to see these kids the protesters that came here may be gone but their list of demands remains banning assault weapons extended magazines and raising age limits will be challenging while the republicans remain in power and the national rifle association continues to wield so much influence the next revolution say organizers will be at the polls and al-jazeera washington this pakistan says it wants to help an end to the war in neighboring afghanistan which has raged as two thousand and one the country's president is organize a two day conference the cattle tashkent thought on monday as part of efforts to encourage the afghan government and the taliban to engage in peace talks in just time purport

movement but translating never again into significant changes will be challenging former astronaut mark kelly whose wife survived an assassination attempt says it will be a long road ahead i would warn them not to get discouraged you know this is often two steps forward and one step back. guy had the opportunity to talk to a few of them yesterday and they have a plan and this is this is not the last you're going to see these kids the protesters that came here may be gone but the list of demands remains banning assault weapons extended magazines and raising age limits will be challenging while the republicans remain in power and the national rifle association continues to wield so much influence the next revolution say organizers will be at the polls and al-jazeera washington small cell celebrities and even the australian prime minister have expressed outrage at the national cricket team after players admitted cheating in their match against south africa the ball tampering incident has been described as one of the darkest days in the history of australia's national sport the captain steve smit

movement but translating never again into significant changes will be challenging former astronaut mark kelly whose wife survived an assassination attempt says it will be a long road ahead i would warn them not to get the scourge you know this is often two steps forward and one step back. the opportunity to talk to a few of them yesterday they have a plan and this is this is not the last you're going to see these kids the protesters that came in may be gone but the list of demands remains banning assault weapons extended magazines and raising age limits will be challenging while the republicans remain in power and the national rifle association continues to wield so much influence the next revolution say organizers will be at the polls and al-jazeera washington. still to come here on al-jazeera warnings that the taps could one day be turned off in afghanistan as the forces of nature are mounting a wonder of nature plus. it's two hundred fifty years since the founding of the modern circus i mean god here in the city of birmingham ticcing would say. how i was still got some rather lively shallo

nasa said his dna change 7% compared to his identical twin mark kelly here on earth. ntist described as space genes that are related to the stress of space travel. cheryl: if you ever follow him on his graham, specially when he was in space. if you like photography, he'd take beautiful pictures from space. anyway, if anybody's interested. back on earth, gearing up for another winter storm on the east coast. lauren: i'd rather be in space. at janice dean is here with the latest. is this number four in three weeks? four storms? cheryl: 50? reporter: i've got nothing. i don't want to kill them. that's what mayor douglas see how did a few years ago. maybe you don't remember that. yes, it's going to come on the first day of spring. a few days to fine-tune everything, but it does look like we could be dealing with the potential winter storm on the first day of spring. 32 in new york. 35 in cleveland. called across the eastern seaboard. because we have a trough in place, all of these funds that typically come from the west sort of follow the jet stream and that is why we thin

astronaut scott kelly revealed his dna no longer matches the dna of his identical twin brother mark kellyientists have a name for someone who's dna is not way it's expected to be it's called elizabeth warren. we begin with six flags he is a in austin, texas. the batman rollercoaster got stuck upsight down for 45 minutes after a sensor accidents alley stopped the ride. there was all kinds of screaming and cursing, and that was from the people waiting for the ride. thankfully everyone escaped without harm. but one employee said it was like nothing he had ever seen in a theme park. they gave each passenger a coupon for a complementary piece of an upside down cake. let's head over to germany and look at a sweet puppy who is sweeping the internet of its feet. look at these adorable german shepherds. this video has been watched by 2 million people. one for every piece of bacon hidden inside that broom. dogs don't just randomly attacked an inan mat object. a lot of you might be wondering why a german man to train his dogs to chase a broom. and the truth is we don't know. we don't want to get too

. >> that's mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords. seriously injured back in 2011 during a mass shooting. she and her husband kelly were in berkeley yesterday to endorse buffy wicks for california state assembly. kelly praised wicks for her work on national gun control reform. wicks ran former president obama's campaigns in 2008 and 2012. >>> it's a night of high glamour but stars at the academy awards will be using their fashions to make a political statement on the red carpet. you will see those orange pins. they signify support for gun control. the award show airs two weeks after the deadly shooting in florida. the pins support every town for gun safety. that's a group advocating for stricter gun laws. this isn't first time stars have used fashion to make a statement during this awards season. during the golden globes, many followed an all black dress code to show support for the time's up movement to end sexual harassment. >>> some women couldn't wait to make a statement. more than 100 people demonstrated saturday calling academy r

i no longer have to call mark kelly my identity brother. >> that's incredible. >> fascinating. >> themay hold that we all go to space to feel a little better and younger and healthier. >> i don't know the that's necessarily the result of it. >> anything with less stress i think is going to make us feel all better. >> small spaces in space would stress me out, i have to say. >> is space the fountain of youth? is that what we're -- >> it could be. >> these days, it's going to cost you like $90 million to get there. >> chump change for ayman. >> oh, wow. >> let's switch gears and get a check on our weather with our meteorologist and space cadet bill karins. >> all right. space ranger, by the way. >>> today we're going to see that warmest temperatures in the middle of the country. we're struggling on the east coast. we're struggling on the west coast, too. but the west coast, you're finally getting your rain and snow. so today, 75 oklahoma city. philadelphia is ehh with clouds mixing in and rain showers late in the day. this will be the pattern as we go towards this weekends. look at buff

i spoke with mark kelly. wife of gabby giffords. wounded in a shooting seven years ago.ing congress to make changes to stop gun violence. >> >> it seems like a big change over a 48-hour period. so i don't know. i don't think he was asked today. i saw his tweet this morning about meeting with the national rifle association and the oval office and that happened very quickly. and it just 24 hour period his views seem to have shifted dramatically. >> yeah. i mean, the president talked about gun control with lawmakers on camera. he deserves credit for the bipartisan meeting, but only seems to speak with the nra behind closed doors and the nra said the president doesn't want gun control. it seems that his words tend to be affected by whoever is in the room he's talking to at the time. >> pretty fluid. i heard what he had to say on wednesday, i guess, when he was meeting with members of congress. it was pretty encouraging for me. it was policy proposals that we've been talking about for a long period of time. you know, things like background checks for gun sales, limitations to

space genes as they're calling it affecting 7% of his dna it no longer matches that of his twin, mark kellyayed on earth. not quite a space alien coming back, but maybe close with that dna. >> so the kelly brothers, we know them, they are friends of cnbc i personally know them as well great guys i will call them out if we do this together, we might be able to get it done i want to see how far apart they now are. >> i know, right >> they did all the tests before he went off to space and a year later. they're both big tweeters. i follow them, maybe they'll reach out. >> they're twins, right? i have twin girls next door to us, they say are you from outer space? they look the same but not act the same, now they may be. frances, thank you very much >>> still to come, a morning moneymaking opportunity. morgan stanley unveiling a list of the new top most favorite stocks we'll have that for you. >>> and you may need to make money if you live in one of these cities the economist is out ranking the world's most expensive places to live new york not even on the top list at number four, hong kong. we'l

her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly and uc president janet napolitano also there.arship is in honor of giffords former aide, gabe zimmerman. he died during an assassination attempt on giffords in 2011. giffords says everyone needs to come together for change. >> democrats, republicans, everyone. we must never stop fighting. >> napolitano says she believes the power f student voices and corporate reaction to the shooting in parkland, florida, is putting pressure on politicians to take action. >>> 6:36 now. a center opened to help people recover from the north bay fires will close today. the small business administration's disaster loan outreach center opened in santa rosa in the days following the devastating october fires. the center has helped hundreds of people, but the deadline to apply for a property damage loan has passed. >>> all right. we talked about how much cooler it would be this morning. you could really feel it in the north bay. especially santa rosa. up to 21 degrees cooler. plus you've got that fog up there we're keeping an eye on. in the south bay,

her husband, astronaut mark kelly and janet napolitano was also there. her former aide died during an assassination attempt on giffords in 2011. giffords says everyone needs to come together for change. >> democrats, republicans, everyone. we must never stop fighting. >> napolitano says she believes the power of student voices and corporate reaction to the shooting in parkland, florida, is putting pressure on politicians to now take action. >>> check the temperatures in the north bay. we're freezing cold. petaluma at 32. rohnert park and santa rosa, temperatures near freezing at 33. we've also got fog forming. so need to keep an eye on the temperature. if we get to 32, elevated surfac surfaces, some of the moisture could cling to it and turn into black ice. keep an eye on that for you. temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 30s until vallejo at 40 degrees. bodega bay at 41. little milder around the bay. san francisco and alameda, 45. dress for 44. san jose at 46. cooler in lafayette and fairfield, 37 and 38. the heavy snow continues to fall in lake taho

mark kelly writes consistent with your letter's request, we would be pleased to update you and others group at the appropriate time. that's a big not at this time response from the white house. congressman cummings, the ranking member of the house oversight committee, responded to a letter this morning saying, quote, this is the third time the committee has sought information from the white house under your tenure as chairman. and it is the third time the white house has defied the committee as request. the question is whether this will be the third time the committee fails to take any action in response. and cummings is writing that to trey gowdy, the chairman of the committee, essentially requesting that he subpoena information from the white house, cummings says the information is completely inadequate, the response from the white house is completely inadequate, no word, john, as of this morning on what the chairman trey gowdy will do. john? >> sunlen serfaty on capitol hill. thank you very much. >>> the interior department spending nearly $139,000 to replace old doors in secretary

and then sending explosives to innocent victims in boxes marked kelly killmore. in a ditch on the side of i-35. tonight the f.b.i. is

and then sending explosives to innocent victims in boxes marked kelly killmore. it ended this morning. he blew himself up in a ditch on the side of i-35. tonight the f.b.i. is determined to get answers. >> primarily one room that has a considerable amount of material. >> is it safe to assume whoever lived in that house had to known what with us going on and what was being built in that room? >> again, that is a difficult question to answer. to know what people knew. >> martha: what was going on here? neighbors say he was smart and polite. his grandmother called him a peaceful, deep thinker. the aunt saying that is not the young man she knew. >> he was a great kid. he was smart. he was loving. he was kind. i have no idea who this person is. >> martha: wow! trace gallagher joins us now in the west coast newsroom with what we have learned today about the young man. trace? >> martha, in the minutes leading up to his final moments investigators say the bomber mark anthony conditt made a key mistake turning on the cell phone and allowing the police to track him to a ho

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giffords will be joined by a group of speakers, including her husband, astronaut mark kelly, and uc presidentcknapp napolitano. this will be at chronicle books at 4:00 p.m. on second street. >>> 3,000 miles apart, they recently tis covered they're family. abc 7 news was at the airport for this. a touching reunion only on abc 7. rick mcbride was in the bay area, jeff clark in north carolina. they recently found out they're half brothers. rick posted on social media that he was looking for jeff clark and that brought them together. >> i've been talking with them on the phone and we did one face time call and we seem to have a lot in common. >> it's also your birthday. >> yes, sir. >> i'm his present. >> great birthday. >> best one ever. >> over the next week and a half, the two brothers will spend a lot of time getting to know each other. they have one mission. to find a sister that they know is somewhere out there too. >> sounds like another story to do. >>> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco has a weather story. >> yeah. nearly .25 inch

movement but translating never again into significant changes will be challenging former astronaut mark kelly whose wife survived an assassination attempt says it will be a long road ahead i would warn them not to get discouraged you know this is often two steps forward and one step back. guy had the opportunity to talk to a few of them yesterday they have a plan and this is this is not the last we're going to see these kids the protesters that came here may be gone but their list of demands remains running assault weapons extended magazines and raising age limits will be challenging while the republicans remain in power and the national rifle association continues to wield so much influence the next revolution say organizers will be at the polls and gallica al-jazeera washington the united nations is calling for an end to a brutal war on children in yemen it says the number of severely malnourished children there has doubled over the course of the three year civil war it also says an additional half a million boys and girls can no longer go to school both saudi arabia and iran who back a dif

and now here i'm being invited here and i get to work for gabby giffords an mark kelly and working withine and we're speaking truth to power and yeah, these kids have called us all out to say, hey, time with being nice and careful, speak truth and speak it real and i think that is what we saw today and i'm fired up by these kids and i'll continue to listen to what they are saying and support them any way i can. >> and it is very interesting coming from you given the track record you have. dave chipman and joseph vince at the march here today in washington. thank you. up next we'll talk about the politics and the effect of the marches today. more and more people are finding themselves in a chevrolet for the first time. trying something new can be exciting. empowering. downright exhilarating. see for yourself why chevrolet is the most awarded and fastest growing brand, the last four years overall. switch into a new chevy now, with 20% below msrp on these select 2018 models. or, 0% financing for 72 months on 2018 tahoe and suburban lt models. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. cohi

she will go one-on-one with mark kelly, the co-founder of giffords: courage to fight gun violence. >>r joint chiefs chairman mike mullen and bush national security adviser stephen hadley discuss john bolton's appointment as national security adviser. that's coming up on "this week" right here on abc. >>> right now let's get to ron and the rest of the day's headlines. good morning. >> hey there, adrienne, good morning to you and dan, kayna, sam, good morning to you. not in addition but my friend sam here and good morning, everyone. we are going to begin in texas with new details about the recorded confession of austin serial bomber mark conditt. congressman michael mccaul saying that the 23-year-old called himself a psychopath and said he felt no remorse, this in a video confession that was left behind, conditt is accused of killing two people and wounding several others in a series of package bombs. he died himself by blowing himself up in a car as police were closing in. >>> and breaking news in italy. the italian news says they received a warning of a ter attack in the italian capit

movement but translating never again into significant changes will be challenging former astronaut mark kelly whose wife survived an assassination attempt says it will be a long road ahead i would warn them not to get the scourge you know this is often two steps forward and one step back. guy had the opportunity to talk to a few of them yesterday they have a plan and this is this is not the last you're going to see these kids the protests is that came in may be gone but the list of demands remains running assault weapons extended magazines and raising age limits will be challenging while the republicans remain in power and the national rifle association continues to wield so much influence the next revolution say organizers will be at the polls and gallica al-jazeera washington. egyptians will head to the polls on monday in an election center a town president abdel fattah sisi to power seven years after the revolution that ended the three decades long presidency of barak al-jazeera is richard gere's but from the listening post has been analyzing the egyptian news conference in the run up to t

movement but translating never again into significant changes will be challenging former astronaut mark kelly whose wife survived an assassination attempt says it will be a long road ahead i would warn them not to get this courage you know this is often two steps forward and one step back. guy had the opportunity to talk to a few of them yesterday and they have a plan and this is this is not the last you're going to see these kids the protesters that came here may be gone but their list of demands remains banning assault weapons extended magazines and raising age limits will be challenging while the republicans remain in power and the national rifle association continues to wield so much influence the next revolution say organizers will be at the polls and al-jazeera washington pope francis is called on young people to make their voices heard and not allow their corrupt elders to silence them ahead of the roman catholic church for speaking on palm sunday a week ahead of easter it follows his meeting with young catholics at the vatican who told him they want a more transparent and authentic ch

mark kelly... are no longer genetically the same.researchers say seven percent of say seven percent of scott's genes did not return to normal after his return to earth two years ago.... which could have been caused by the stress of space travel. ( darya ) the study is helping nasa gain insight into what happens to the human body in space beyond the usual six- months on the international space station. (rebecca) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. firefighters are battling a fire after an explosion at a chemical plant in hood county... near fort worth. the sheriff says one person is missing and another badly injured in the blast. rebecca: an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80

scott and mark kelly, of course, the astronaut brothers. >> one went to space, one didn't. >> they both went to space at one point. >> one was there a really long time. >> like 340 days. >> i'm going let you tell the story now. >> scott kelly was there 340 days and they studied them both to note changes. scott kelly had gotten a little bit shorter than his brother. he also had different changes than his brother. his gut bacteria was different. his body mass decreased. even though twins normally have the same dna, his genetic code had changed. >> what? >> how does space change your dna? >> aliens. >> is he an alien now? >> he is an alien now. >> that's the story? scott kelly is now an alien? there you go, folks. you heard it here first. oh, what's that? no? >> that's what they want to tell you and when they tell you not to worry, that's when you worry. >> got it. okay. >>> on to other things in space, you know spacex sent the car with the guy inside driving around. netflix said hold my beer. netflix decided to send itself into space. put netflix on an iphone, attached to a weather balloo

mark kelly... are no longer genetically the same.from the space agency's twins study. researchers say seven percent of scott's genes did not return to normal after his return to earth two years ago.... which could have been caused by the stress of space travel. the study is helping nasa gain insight into what happens to the human body in space beyond the usual six- months on the international space station. ( james ) the luck o' the irish is going to generate some green. this year americans plan to spend in total 5 point 9 billion dollars on saint patricks day festivities. that comes to about 40 dollars a person. and according to a survey... that is the most spent in 12 years. most of the money goes into buying food and drinks... like green beer. but people are also getting into the spirit with clothes... candy and decorations. 83- percent of people plan to wear green... to avoid getting pinched. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ♪ ♪ get high speed internet from at&t. $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for

scott and mark kelly no longer share the same dna. >> this astronaut now has different dna.uys, you won't believe this, i'm part jamaican. simmy cocoa puffs. >>> all right. trevor. well done. >>> i'm gayle king with jericka duncan and -- john dickerson and norah o'donnell. six people were killed when the bridge jashds down on to a busy highway yesterday. >> search and rescue teams worked through the night to find the victims. the span at florida international university was just moved into place last saturday and was still under construction. >> surveillance video captured the moment the 950 ton structure crumbled on to cars waiting at a red light. florida senator marco rubios says crews were tightening suspension cables when it collapsed. manuel bojorquez is near the scene in sweetwater, florida, next to miami. manuel, good recovery process could take weeks because the structure is fragile and it could become dangerous for crews. officials said they expect to find more victims buried in the rubble and this morning we of m ttudent a florinedalear international university. th

. >> twin astronauts mark and scott kelly, their dna identical for their entire lives until one of themar in space. the kelly brothers were studied to determine the effects of long-term space travel during and after scott's time on the international space station. this morning the first results from that ground-breaking study revealing that seven percent of scott kelly's genes did not return to normal following his return to earth two years ago suggesting that now the identical twins are no longer completely identical. according to nasa, scott's 340 days in orbit may have activated what scientists are now calling space genes. >> jordan: when does science become so lazy about naming things. space genes? imagine if that happened back in the day, sir what should we call those objects in the sky, solar flairs, nah, let's just go with sun farts. (laughter) think about it. this astronaut now has different dna, which means his 23 and me results are going to be totally thrown off. guys, you won believe this, i'm part jamaican, iree, iri, this spaceship has got me all shimmy simly cocoa puffs. a

he's not surrounded by a ton of people who will tell him no, perhaps say for john kelly mark. concerning? >> i'm not sure john kelly will tell him no all the time. it's very concerning. during the vietnam -- reinforcing the worst ideas that come out there, not thinking about the alternatives. what we've seen, trump like the muscular policy, blow them up. no one's there to tell him, have you thought through the ramifications of the action, is this the best course? are you going to have a preventive war with the koreans that's going to kill millions when you have an opportunity potentially for some diplomacy? >> also talk about who john bolten is. i've got to imagine he's a sighing brett of relief. >> you spoke about the asian markets. i'm concerned about china with bolten. we think of bolten in pcoa, north korea. >> right. >> bolten's been outspoken in terms of the u.s. should consider itself relationship with taiwan. if there's a hot button issue for china, it looks like is what it's going to be is taiwan. >> let me leave with this, with richard's point this morning. the presid