anne mcclain and christina koch had been due to carry out work on the international space station onesuit. only one is available. caroline rigby reports. christina koch of nasa, the first one through the hatch... a warm embrace and what was due to be the start of a particularly historic mission. never before has an all—female crew conducted a space walk. but christina koch and anne mcclain were set to change that, stepping out together and into the history books on friday to install powerful batteries on solar panels of the international space station. i think that my career, and perhaps me being up on the international space station, can really show women and girls and everybody that, hey, we're notjust sitting at the table, we're leading the table, there's no excuses, you can accomplish whatever you want to. but there was just one problem. both women required a medium—sized suit, and there's only one on board. mcclain had trained in both medium and large, but after a spacewalk with fellow american nick hague earlier this month, she realised the smaller size fitted better. now, we a

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. >> reporter: anne mcclain, toured the 20 foot long spacecraft. >> welcome to the new era in space flight reporter: the only passenger, a mannequin named ripley. the spacecraft began its journey early saturday morning when it successfully launched from the kennedy space center. since 2011 americans have traveled to the space station aboard russia rockets. but if this six-day test flight is a success the crew dragon could carry american astronauts into space this summer. >> would be a dream come true for lot of people me and others at space ex-for sure. can't wait. >> reporter: nbc news. >> would you want to go up? >> yeah. that would beinrebl. >> i know you would bringing all the scientific equipment with you. >> reason to go. or to take a look at the rstorm coming in. that is the vantage point you would want to have. and fortunately we are still --. flow coming off the ocean. still powering up showers around the bay area. seeing some dry patches. 53 degrees. wind out of the west at 12 miles per hour. palo alto seeing a few showers nearby at 55 degrees. and i think actually one of the wet

anne mcclain and christina koch had been due to install new batteries at the international spacstationfriday. nasa says only one of the smaller spacesuits is ready for use. kurdish authorities in northern syria are calling for an international tribunal to try members of the islamic state group. last week forces retook the last s.piece of territory from bringing an end to the self-declared caliphate. officials say they are struggling to cope with the thousands of men and women captured. the bbc's aleem maqbool has been f given rare access to onee camps in northern syria, where many of those captured have been he. aleem: what should be done with the captured men and women of the ismic state group? it is one of the most urgent issues now that the last enclave has been wonack from i.s. hundreds of men and women who joined the group from 40 countries are in this camp in northern syria. they include ilhan from the netherlands, who admits to having joined i.s. but has no idea where she will face trial. >> you are asking theovernment to take us back. aleem:yo idid go back to holland, what do y

astronauts anne mcclain and christina cook will be on a mission to upgrade batteries on the space stationanwhile kristen fachei le will provide ground support for the women from the nasa space center in texas. the all female spacewalk, just a coincidence, but the women cannot contain their excitement as they get ready to make history. >> it's important for a lot of people to look out and see somebody that looks like them. we're keeping our heads down. we're focused on our task. >> their mission is expected to last seven hours to take place march 29th to mark the last week of women's history month. >> good for them, girl power. >>> march madness tips off in two weeks. >> when you're filling out your bracket, don't forget about 'd i sak girl power, the penguins are having their best season since they joined division 2. if you're looking for the most prolific scorer in the entire bay area, take a trip to the igloo. >> one of my teammates calls me lbj. she came up with it a couple months and was laughing so hard. i said why are you calling me that and she's like it's lebron james, jr. >> repo

. >> reporter: american astronaut ann mcclain toured the 27-foot-long spacecraft. >> welcome to the new era in spaceflight. >> reporter: the only passenger on board, a mannequin named ripley, wired with sensors to gauge the stress a real astronaut might experience. >> ignition, liftoff. >> reporter: the spacecraft began its journey early saturday morning when it successfully launched from the kennedy center. americans have traveled to the space station aboard russian rockets. but if this six-day test flight is a success, the crew dragon could carry american astronauts into space this summer. >> that would definitely be the culmination of a lot of people, me ask a lot of people at spacex for sure. can't wait. >> reporter: at long dream now closer to reality. dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> now to that frightening scene in missouri where a gas line pop line -- gasoline pipeline exploded. fortunately nebraska w lly no or hurt. it happened near a stretch of highway that had been undergoing construction. massive flames and thick smoke into the sky. this morning crews confirmed that pipeline has

astronauts christina koch and anne mcclain were supposed to conduct the spacewalk outside the internationaln friday. only one medium size suit is available. astronaut mcclain will be replaced by a male astronaut. hillary clinton tweeting her solution, "make another suit." >>> and the san francisco giants president has been suspended after video was obtained after an altercation with his wife. >>> verizon set to release a new feature this week to help block the onslaught of robocalls to your cell phone. the free app can identify 300 million spam numbers. at&t and comcast are working on similar features. >>> when we come back, you have to see this. the gift of a new home. feel the clarity of non-drowsy claritin and relief from symptoms caused by over 200 indoor and outdoor allergens. like those from buddy. because stuffed animals are clearly no substitute for real ones. feel the clarity. and live claritin clear. we're all under one roof now. congratulations. thank you. how many kids? my two. his three. along with two dogs and jake, our new parrot. that is quite the family. quite a lot of coll

but christina cook and anne mcclain was set to change that, stepping out together and into the history of the international space station. i think that my career and perhaps me being up on the international space station can really show women and girls and everybody that, hey, we're not just and girls and everybody that, hey, we're notjust sitting at and girls and everybody that, hey, we're not just sitting at the and girls and everybody that, hey, we're notjust sitting at the table, we're notjust sitting at the table, we are leading the table, there are no excuses, you can accomplish whatever you want to just accomplish. was just one whatever you want to just accomplish. wasjust one problem. both women required a medium—sized suit. and there is only one on board. maclean had trained in both medium and large, but after a spacewalk with fellow american nick hague earlier this month, she realised the smaller size fitted better. now, we all know the importance of packing carefully ahead of a long trip, and nasa says it does try to anticipate reductions in body fat and muscle mass which as

koch -- pictured in the center -- was set to make history in the space walk with fellow astronaut anne mcclain. koch doesn't have a space suit on. the problem is that the crew only has one medium size space suit available at the international space station. the all women spacewalk was supposed to take place on friday... instead only one of the women will participate. coming up in the next hour... we are following several breaking news stories this morning... first major league baseball has suspended giants c-e-o larry baer after this altercation with his wife. we will take a look at his response to the decision. ( james ) plus... right now... the coast guard is searching for a missing swimmer off the coast of pacifica. kron 4's sara stinson is live with the latest on the search efforts. ( james ) plus... two people injured in an overnight house fire in daly city. we have the details. the ross spring dress event is here-finally! so you can say yes to the biggest selection of the season. yes! seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices! more new dresses means more reasons to say yes.

one of the astronauts is anne mcclain who is halfway through her six-month mission.ce walk partner will be christina koch who recently arrived at the space station with another astronaut. >> we're not just sitting at a table. we're leading the fable. there are no excuses. you can accomplish whatever you want to. you just have to throw your hat in the ring. you have to get out there and do it. >> making history. the space walk is scheduled for march 29th. it is preponderated to take about seven hours. they're replacing batsries on the space station's solar rays. >>> get your powerball tickets ready. the jackpot for tonight's drawing is now worth more than a half billion dollars. and with no winner in last saturday's drawing, the jackpot grew to an estimated $550 million. according to the lottery officials, that is the eighth biggest powerball prize in history. the estimated lump sum payment option? $335million before taxes. >>> the time is now 5:57. accusations of racial profiling on the campus of u.c. berkeley. the protest expected today after two african-american st

ann mcclain and christina cook were scheduled to go outside and change batteries on the internationalpace march 22nd with a male astronaut. she's the one wearing red stripes. but with both women scheduled to go space walking friday, there weren't enough size medium suits to go around. that launched snarky tweets like we can put a man on the moon but we can't put a woman in a space suit? even hillary clinton chimed in, make another suit. some fun facts about space suits. first, they're not actually custom fitted to each astronaut. the ones currently being used were designed over 40 years ago and could cost as much as $250 million to create a new suit from scratch. turns out they do have a second size medium siguit on board the space station but prepping it takes time. they didn't think they'd need it because ann trained on the ground wearing medium and large suits, but when she went on her first real space walk, she thought the medium fit better. christina is now being paired to go space walking with a larger male astronaut but they have the option of just switching the people. the mis

and the 80% threshold that the irs announced in january >>> american astronauts nick hague and ann mcclainng outside the international space station replacing nickel hydrogen batteries on a pair of the station's solar arrays everything went right according to plan. >>> the u.n. world food program has started airlifting food to stranded people in mozambique after that country was hit by severe flooding. the agency says as many as 1.7 million people will need food aid over the next three months >> continue distributing food and also in isolated areas around the city. we have deployed helicopters and a cargo plane and has about 1700 tons of food on the trucks moving towards mozambique. >> you are up to date. that is the news update. ty, back to you. >>> we'll go now to mike santate stock exchange >> the financial stocks as the-year-old curve between the three-month and treasury note inverted for the first time since 2007 this seen as a worrying sign as a looming recession and putting the squeeze on profit margeps. here to size up the financials for us at the moment craig, obviously, the under

these are live pictures from high above astronauts ann mcclain and nick hagy are working to replace old on the international space station solar arrays. it's both astronauts' first time experiencing this. mcclain is scheduled for the first all female space walk march 29th. this is the 214th space walk at the space station since 1998. i was complaining about having to get out a ladder to change my battery. >> it's always so cool to see that. i can watch that all day. the roads not so much of a spacewalk. the rain is getting things a little messy out there. if you look at the overall map, we have some slowing along 880, southbound 80 and northbound side as well but we're also noticing because the roads are so slick, fender benders on the peninsula. your drive into the city this morning, if you're driving into burlingame, san bruno, all of that, it's busy. right to a couple of crashes that will affect your morning commute. northbound 101 and millbrae avenue one lane is blocked. major backup because behind that there is a stalled vehicle and two additional crashes. another one along westbou

christina koch and anne mcclain had been due to install new batteries on the international space statione in medium. christina koch will now take part in the spacewalk with a male colleague instead. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. a fine day across the uk today. dry, a few showers across the north and they will continue through tonight. and there will be a fair bit of cloud across the north, and also some eastern areas but towards the south and the west we have seen the clearance but under those clear skies, a few mist and fog patches and air will can see temperatures close to below freezing. it is the far north of scotland through tomorrow fairly cloudy with showers the the vast majority of the uk, and other dry day. cloudy amounts fairly similar to today but they will break up here and there and they've bit of sunshine coming through for those across england and wales today. still through south and the west, temperatures around 1a or 15 degrees, and lift them up a little bit further as we go into thursday and friday. some spots to had around 15, 16, may

both ann mcclain and christina coach, they wear medium size space suit and there is only one that sizee station. the all female scheduled for friday. but now it will be conducted by a man and a woman. >>> we have a report of a hazard on a golf course in georgia. of this is a nine foot long hazard. this is the 17th hole. it is just cruising along. they can do more than cruise. they can run fast. that guy over there, you may want to go somewhere else. this is in savannah, georgia. the group of golfers did keep their distance. he strolled across the greens minding its own business and then into if the water. >> nobody is going to rush him. >> i'm not. the goon >> is that scares me just looking at it. >>> sal, is scary? >> not like that. we have some improving conditions on the commute, better than it is a little slower. up from the bridge to the maof the issues on the freeway. we had earlier problems down to about richmond. it's been very slow traffic. once you get to the bay bridge, you add another 25 minutes. it is drying off, which is good. you look at the silocon valley commute, that

. >> there's an astronaut and you know her name, ann mcclaine, she happens to be aboard the internationalearth. take a look. >> i think my career me being up on the international space station can reay show women and girls a everybody, hey, we or not just sitting at the table, we'reng lea the table. no excuses. you can accomplish whatever you want to. you have to throw your hat in the ring. you've got to get out there and do it. >> how cool is sne. >> she is real cool. she's fantastic. >> savannah, how cool is this group? >> i know. >> i d't want to block anybody. wow. >> what made you feel like this is sething ian do. i want to be the member of a ground crew f an f 18. here you are, you're tiny but mighty. what made you think i c do this? >> pretty much everybody around me that's encouraged me. i jus had so many good role models to follow. ihenow just being such a good role model to me, i can do it, too. >> what'sourname? >> simoneem clts. >> they say women can do it just as well as men. is that right? >> absolutely. women persevere, women are strong, women get it done. >> yes,.hey >> we

anne mcclain spoke to us yesterday. >> it opens up the lower earth orbit to commercial companies. >>s a test dummy named ripley. outfitted with censors to measure the impact of the ride for its eventually fliers. >> this is about predicting what the vehicle's going to do and then testing it and making sure that those two things match up as you go through this mission. that's what's going to give us that confidence going forward. >> reporter: flying people would be a giant leap for elon musk's company, which he founded nearly two decades ago. >> it's been 17 years. i haven't launched anyone yet, but hopefully we will later this year. that would be the culmination of a long dream for me and a lot of people at space x for sure. >> reporter: space x could fly astronauts as soon as july. but the company still has a lot of work to do include testing the abort system. boeing is building a new spacecraft, it's called the star liner. that company is hoping to launch it on a test flight like this one next month. >> i love it, thank you so much. >>> a fourth grader wrote to an nba superstar ste

as you can out of here. [ laughter ] >> there's an astronaut, and you know her name, her name is ann mcclainmessage to those of us down on earth. take a look. >> i think that my career and perhaps me being up on the international space station can really show women and girls and everybody that, hey, we're not just sitting at the table. we're leading the table, and there's no excuses. you can accomplish whatever you want to. you just got to throw your hat in the ring. you've got to get out there and do it. >> how cool is she, huh? >> she is real cool. she is fantastic. >> savannah, how cool is this group? >> i know. >> i don't want to block anybody. i want to make sure everybody gets their time. >> what made you feel like this is something i can do? i'm going to be a member of the ground crew for an f-18. here you are, you're tiny but mighty. what made you think i can do this? >> pretty much everybody around me that's encouraged me and i've just had so many good role models to follow, and i know like just them being such a good role model to me, i know i could do it too. >> what's your name?

. >> astronauts anne mcclain and christina koch will upgrade batteries on the international space stationbout 240 miles above earth. another woman will provide ground support in houston for the mission. nasa says the all female spacewalk is just a coincidence, but the women can't contain their excitement. >> it's important for a lot of people to look out and see someone that looks like them. we're keeping our heads down. we're focused on our task. >> so cool. the spacewalk will last about seven hours set to take place march 29th to march the last week of women's history month. >> you know what's amazing is most people cannot name a current astronaut in the u.s. space force, but it's like those two names, those three names, could go down in history and be remembered by a lot of people. >> pretty remarkable what they're doing. thank you for watching at 7:00! >> we'll be back at 11:00. for more news and weather just head to www.kpix.com. have a good evening! announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: that's go

anne mcclain and christina koch had been due to install new batteries at the international space stationambique have now been affected by cyclone idai. and the un says thousands of surviors haven't received help yet. already the death toll is over 400 but it's expected to rise sharply. the port city of beira was almost completely wiped out. nomsa maseko's visited a camp just outside the city. beyond the airport in beira where international aid organisations have set up base, a tent of community such as this one, hundreds were brought here. this is now nearly two weeks since the cyclone struck. the hundreds of people here have told me some harrowing stories. 0ne elderly woman told me how she saw water sweeping away her son, her only son. people are desperate here. people want help. but most of the things that they have told me of the type of help they want a re resources to rebuild their home. it could be much worse for these people. because they are still thousands more who are still desperate for help and aid organisations are yet to reach them. a further update tomorrow. a huge us drug