abc's gio benitez is at the kennedy space center.ng. >> reporter: mona and faith, good morning to you. an exciting morning here at the kennedy space center in cape canaveral. the astronauts are now on their way to the international space station for a six-month mission and what makes this so special, of course, the people. >> mission and liftoff. godspeed, endeavor crew-2. >> downrange. >> reporter: one of nasa's veteran astronauts launching into space early friday morning is megan mcarthur. her must, astronaut bob behnken, was the pilot on that historic first mission that launched last year. >> it's been really helpful to have him really understand what it is that i'm doing now and what it is that i'm going to be doing in the future. that's been really helpful to have a partner who gets all that. >> liftoff. >> reporter: she and her son watched as bob launched into the air last may. this time it'll be bob watching with him as megan flies on that very same spacex crew dragon and in the same seat, the pilot's seat. with her shane kimb

abc's gio benitez is at the kennedy space center.ning. >> reporter: oh, good morning, mona and faith. a very exciting morning here at the kennedy space center in cape canaveral, and take a look behind me right there. that is launchpad 39a. the rocket is ready to go. everything is looking really good so far, all systems go for launch. it's a mission unlike any other. not because of the technology, but because of the people. one of nasa's veteran astronauts set to launch into space early friday morning is megan mcarthur. her house bob behnken was the pilot on that historic first mission that launched last year. >> it's been cool to have him really understand what it is that i'm doing now and what i'll be doing in the future. that's been helpful to have a partner that gets all that. >> liftoff. >> reporter: she and her son watched as bob launched into the air last may. this time it'll be bob watching with him as megan flies on that very same spacex crew dragon and in the same seat, the pilot seat. with her nasa astronaut shane kimbrough

here's gio benitez tonight from florida. >> and liftoff! >> reporter: tonight, hours after this picture-perfect predawn launch from the kennedy space center lit up the skies up and down the east coast -- >> it's an invasion! >> it's a ufo! >> reporter: a close call for the spacex crew dragon. space junk threatening the ship. the crew scrambling to get back inside their pressurized suits. the space junk traveling at more than 17,000 miles per hour, coming within about 100 feet of the crew dragon, but missing it. before the scare, the stronauts giving a live tour. >> and this is what we get to see, coming up on madagascar. >> reporter: megan mcarthur sitting in that same pilot's seat her astronaut husband bob behnken sat in just last year on the same spaceship. bob and son theo sending mom off with an air hug. >> i'm like a baby bird here, relearning how to move around in microgravity. it feels really good, but it feels a little bit weird too. >> reporter: spacex making history by successfully re-using a crew dragon spaceship for the first ti

. >> abc's gio benitez has more. >> mona and faith, good morning.auseof the people, not just the people of the watching on the ground and their families, but the astronauts themselves. take a look. it's a mission unlike any other, not because of the technology but because of the people. one of the veterans is megan mcarthur. her husband bob behnken was on the historic mission that launched last year. >> it's been really helpful to have him really understand what it is that i'm doing now and what it is that i'm going to be doing in the future. that's been really helpful to have a partner who really gets all that. >> she and her son watched as bob launched into the air last may. this time it will be bob watching with him. as megan flies on that very same spacex "crew dragon." and in the same seat, the pilot seat, with her nasa astronaut shane kimbrough. steve jurczyk telling me the astronauts are ready to go. have you been able to speak with the astronauts? >> yeah, tuesday morning i went in and talked to the astronauts, they said we're just ready to

all right, gio benitez tonight. gio, thank you. >>> the supreme court setting the agenda for the fall session and the justices taking on a major second amendment case. they could decide whether americans have a right to carry a gun outside their homes. a case involves a challenge to new york's law restricting the carrying of concealed weapons to those who can prove, quote, a special need for a license. plaintiffs say it violates their rights. at least six states have similar laws. >>> when we come back here tonight, here in new york city, a series of synagogues targeted. heightened security tonight. and the surveillance here. >>> and the fires and evacuations tonight in the west. the images coming in now. everyone remembers the moment they heard... “you have cancer.” how their world stopped and when they found a way to face it. for some, this is where their keytruda story begins. keytruda - a breakthrough immunotherapy that may treat certain cancers. one of those cancers is advanced nonsquamous, non-small cell lung

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gio benitez is back with that. hey again, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael.ng animals of the sea. orcas, they're some of the most fierce and majestic animals on our planet. they're also among the most intelligent giants swimming in our oceans. in national geographic's "secrets of the whales" explorer and renown photographer brian skerry captures some of the social rituals these whales have been practicing for centuries. >> only now are we beginning to understand their secrets. >> reporter: narrated by sigourney weaver and executive produced by james cameron. the docu-series follows five species of whales, including belugas who seem to give individual names to one another. this baby beluga shares its mother's call. here a lost narwhal swims amid a pod of beluga whales. >> the first time we saw the narwhal we wondered, oh, what kind of weird beluga have we seen? >> it's not in a good position. >> reporter: the young narwhal won't survive unless it acclimates to the new sounds and is fully accepted by the belugas. if they adopt it, it will be the first long-term

here's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, mystery surrounding a deadly crash near houston involving ala model "s." the charred wreckage captured o tree and burst into flames. two men inside were killed. the tesla's high-energy battery reigniting over and over again. firefighters trying to put the fire out for more than four hours, with more than 30,000 gallons of water. it eventualily put itself out. now tonight, the question, was the tesla running on autopilot? firefighters found the men in the front passenger's seat and the backseat. police telling abc news there's no indication anyone was in the driver's seat. authorities say the men had just dropped their wives off at home and wanted to take the tesla out for a test drive. evidence at the scene allegedly showing it was going very fast. just three hours before the crash, tesla founder elon musk tweeting, "tesla with autopilot engaged now approaching ten times lower chance of accident than average vehicle." and linsey, we've reached out to tesla for comment, but have not heard back. and police are still trying to figure out exactly

good morning again to you, gio. >> reporter: hey, eva, good morning again.s could be the busiest travel weekend since the pandemic began. for weeks now we have been seeing extremely busy airports. now, the cdc is saying that fully vaccinated americans can travel at low risk to themselves while wearing masks but still recommending against nonessential travel. now, here's what you need to know. if flying domestically the cdc says you do not need to get tested before or after travel or self-quarantine. but if flying internationally, your destination may require a test, and you still need to show a negative test before boarding a flight back to america. again, this guidance is only for those who have been fully vaccinated. guys. >> all right, gio, some good news there but still reason for caution. >>> coming up that "bridgerton" stunner. breakout star rege-jean page will not be returning as the duke of hastings. what it means for the hit show's second season. >>> and "deals & steals," tory johnson is here bringing us spring fling savings on the products you love

can't wait, gio, thank you. and thank you at home. we'll see you tomorrow. i'm david muir.g forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >> for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, he begged, george floyd begged until he could speak no more. >> mr. floyd was abwas abwas ab overcome the efforts of three police officers. >> closing arguments in the trial of derek chauvin, the police officer killed george floyd -- thank you for joining us, i am dion lim. >> i am kristen sze. losing arguments took five hours, today. >> george floyd was not a threat. he never was. he wasn't resisting. he just wasn't able to comply. they should have recognized that. they should have recognized that. they do it all the time. they had him handcuffed. they had plenty of resources. they had four officers. they had a fifth one off in the distance. >> we have to look at the cause of death to determine, did mr. floyd die exclusively of asphyxia, or were there other controlling factors? -- that were not the natural result of mr. sjogren's acts, right? 3 things that were happened -- things that were set in motion,

here's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, the monstrous eruption on st. vincent island spewing ash into the sky. a pilot reported seeing the plume rising to 25,000 feet. >> children at the front, please! >> reporter: a massive evacuation underway -- some 16,000 people. the ash raining down, stopping a high-speed ferry rescue because of the dangerous conditions. >> can't see anything. >> reporter: now tonight, four massive cruise ships are standing by offshore, waiting for orders to carry evacuees toneighboring islands. carnival, royal caribbean, and celebrity sending those ships. local health officials making the decision to only board evacuees who have already been vaccinated against covid. thousands of others staying on land, sent to local hotels in the safe zones, as a second, smaller eruption is reported tonight. now, david, we spoke with one of the cruise lines and they said they are not making vaccinations mandatory for boarding that vote, but they are leaving that up to local health officials. >> gio benitez. thank you. >>> when we come back, track

here's abc's gio benitez tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new attention on this video captured just 12 minutes after that friday morning spacex launch. look closely, as part of the falcon-9 rocket separates from the spacex crew dragon carrying four astronauts, some kind of object appears to fly right between them. look again in slow motion. the incident under scrutiny after officials reported a scare in space over a different incident more than six hours into the flight, just as the astronauts were getting to bed. mission control telling them to put those pressurized suits back on over fears of a possible collision with space junk. the u.s. space command later saying there was no threat. but what exactly was that object seen early in the flight? sources tonight telling us it appears to be ice from the liquid oxygen in that rocket, likely posing no danger. >> great to be back in space again. >> reporter: the astronauts giving a tour from space. >> coming up on madagascar. >> reporter: and ultimately arriving safely at the international space station over the weekend. and david, spacex w

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, eva, good morning.irline industry is applauding this new guidance. and so are the millions of americans getting vaccinated. this morning, hope is in the air but with some caution. the holiday travel rush is on d could see the most travelers since the pandemic began. now with word that more than 100 million americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, the cdc issuing new guidance saying fully vaccinated americans can travel at low risk to themselves while wearing masks and social distancing. if flying domestically the cdc says you do not need to get tested before or after travel or self-quarantine. but if flying internationally, your destination may require a test, and you still need to show a negative test before boarding a flight back to america. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky still advocating against nonessential travel. >> while we believe that fully vaccinated people can travel at low risk to themselves, cdc is not recommending travel at this time due to the rising number of cases.

gio, thank you so much for your reporting on this. it's been fun to watch. >>> let's get a check of the weather, rob marciano, there's a lot going on in the south today weatherwise. >> there is, and we had some damage across north texas with those tornadoes and wind damage across south texas in and around the houston area. panorama village there. 70-mile-an-hour winds taking down trees and maybe power lines too and just outside of houston and richardson, they had some big-time hail and flash flooding. that will be a calling card as this pushes off to the east. we'll see a lot more in the way of hail and flash flooding. flash flood watches posted for southeast louisiana, parts of mississippi. southern alabama and getting into southern georgia as this glob of convection makes its way across the deep south. 2 to 3 inches widespread. could see 3 to 4 in some areas where we'll see training of these storms. i think we'll see multiple rounds throughout the day today and some will have damaging winds as it heads towards the carolinas. good sa

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amy. >> always good advice, gio. thank you so much. t.j.? coming up next, the "play of the day" which involves a proposal which involves a flag and tape and farm equipment. stay tuned. >> that's a tease. [ crowd cheering ] [ engine revving ] [ race light countdown ] ♪ ♪ when you save money with allstate you feel like you're winning. safe drivers save 40% saving is easy when you're in good hands. allstate. click or call for a quote today. ♪ when it comes to family fun... you're in good hands. it's the little things that bring everyone together... and the big ones too. kohl's. there are many reasons for waiting to visit your doctor right now. but if you're experiencing irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue or light-headedness, don't wait to contact your doctor. because these symptoms could be signs of a serious condition like atrial fibrillation. which could make you about five times more likely to have a stroke. your symptoms could mean something serious, so this is no time to wait. talk to a doctor, by p

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there were the ogos orbiting gio physical, that blossomed out like giant dragon flies in space. on earth. in the last 25 years, our orbiting astronomical observatories have radically changed our view of the universe. we now see a dynamic universe of quasars and black holes, causing the birth and death of stars of billions of galaxies, wheeling in the immensity of space. we looked back at planet earth with land set remote sensing satellites, crops, forests, pollution, all can be photographed in great detail to help us better manage our earth's resources. the viking program was a systemic effort to investigate the planet mars. two separately launched viking space craft made up of a pair of orbiters that would photograph from above the planet, and twin landers built to descend to the martian surface, spent 11 months and 420 million miles traveling to the mysterious red planet. the robot arm conducted chemical and biological on the soil in search for life forms. martian weather and seismic reports were sent back routinely. cameras began returning pictures, thousands of pictures. col

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning.rest right now in booking international trips. in fact, online searches for those flights are just soaring right now, and now this headline from the eu. this morning, word that americans could once again be taking off for destinations across the atlantic as early as this summer. "the new york times" reporting vaccinated americans will be allowed to visit places like paris, barcelona and rome again after the pandemic closed borders over a year ago. the head of the european union telling "the times," all 27 member states will accept unconditionally, all those who are vaccinated with vaccines that are approved by e.m.a. many european economies rely on international tourism. eu officials now seeing vaccines as the solution. >> the summer travel season in europe is essentially akin to black friday and cyber monday for retailers in the united states where they make the disproportionate amount of their money from these few summer months. >> reporter: americans wanting to travel can do so with

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good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning.d at u.s. airports this holiday weekend and the numbers are only going up but we're also seeing tense moments go viral. this morning, as a record number of travelers return to the skies, we're also seeing videos like this. >> you're a liar. you're a liar. >> reporter: tense moments captured on camera. a southwest flight attendant telling this passenger to get off the plane after apparently refusing to wear her mask. [ applause ] >> reporter: passengers cheer and applaud as the woman is kicked off the flight. the flight attendant even does a dance and on this spirit airlines flight from orlando to atlantic city monday. >> what did i do? >> i told you noncompliance, you will have to get off. >> reporter: a family of four told to get off. a pregnant mother seen in this video clip wearing a mask with a 2-year-old child eating yogurt on her lap and a 7-year-old with special needs next to her. the flight attendant appears to tell the family the 2-year-old wasn't wearing the mask. federal law

now scored on back to back match status however dortmund rallied to just before the haul kallenbach gio raina smashed in a bell to the level the schools that jolted his teammates into action. captain maku voice cleverly won a penalty just 4 minutes later i'm a hole and was on hand to score from the shots to make it to warm up the tights adds turned. then hall and had a healthy potion of luck topping in the back post for his 21st gold in $23.00 appearances the hosts had hit 3 in 9 minutes to take a comfortable lead into half time after that early scare. after the break the 2 sides traded chances before dortmund finally added a 4th goal 3 minutes from time. months holes with a towering header which try as they might bring in couldn't clear off the line of a full to their 5th consecutive loss meaning they're still not quite safe from relegation wild dog can continue to dream of qualifying for next season's champions league. it's take a look at the table with just 5 games left in season 6 draw allowed by end to stretch their lead to 7 points and dortmund shorten the gap on frankfurt in the

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. over this video. did the object come from the rocket or from somewhere else? this morning, some possible answers. this morning, a potential close call caught on camera, a mysterious object captured on tape flying very close to the spacex crew dragon with four astronauts on board. >> ignition and liftoff. >> reporter: take a look at this video. just 12 minutes after the astronauts left planet earth friday morning part of the falcon 9 rocket separates from the dragon. that's when some kind of object flies between the two. take a closer look in slow motion. but what exactly was that object seen early in the flight? sources telling us it appears to be ice from the liquid oxygen in that rocket. but this morning, no official confirmation on what it was. >> the thing that makes me think that that is just most likely a piece of ice is that it happened right at the time where they were going -- while they were inserted into orbit. >> lots of hugs and smiles right now. >> reporter: in the end t

gio benitez is at port miami with the latest.ise ship here as we come on the air. every year nearly 6 million passengers come through this port, but this past year it's been pretty empty except for this. take a look at our drone camera right now. there are four ships here at port miami right now. only crew members are on board getting those ships ready. this morning the cruise industry in america is about to make a big comeback. the cdc now telling cruise lines they can sail from u.s. ports starting in mid-july if 98% of the crew and 95% of the passengers are vaccinated. tom mcalpin is president of the virgin voyages. he says they're ready to get sailing in america. >> they need to get out there and they love cruising. cruising has high satisfaction rates. great value for money and super excited we see a path forward to begin sailing later this summer. >> reporter: the cruise industry was shut down over a year ago when the pandemic hit, and now booking is soaring. >> virtually every cruise line partner we talk with is seeing exce

can't wait, gio, thank you. and thank you at home. we'll see you tomorrow. i'm david muir.and fewer business restrictions, california is a picture of progress, some things haven't changed. and you are looking at them. >>> a vaccine booster shot will be here soon. the question is, will we need them? coming up, what the data is telling us. >>> now, why are people who previously had covid and are now vaccinated reporting side effects after the first shot? medical vaccinators explain, abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >>> the injection takes mere seconds, the side effects can last much longer. when it comes to the coronavirus vaccine, is there a way to predict how you will react? >> i am dion lim. today, nationwide, anyone over the age of 16 can sign up for the coronavirus vaccine. more than half the country has gotten at least one shot. >>> in california, 53% of people have started the vaccine process, as you can see in the abc7 news tracker, 33%, more than 10 million californians are amer

scored on back to back match status however dortmund rallied today just before the haul kallenbach gio raina smashed in a bell to us a level the schools that jolted his teammates into action. captain marco voice cleverly won a penalty just 4 minutes later i'm a hole and was on hand to score from the salt to make it to warm the tights and turned. then hall and had a healthy potion of luck topping in the back post for his 21st gold in $23.00 appearances the hosts had hit 3 in 9 minutes to take a comfortable lead into half time after that early scare. after the break the 2 sides traded chances before dortmund finally added a 4th goal 30 minutes from time. months holes with a towering header which try as they might bring in couldn't clear off the line they fold to their 5th consecutive loss meaning they're still not quite safe from relegation while dortmund can continue to dream of qualifying for next season's champions league. you're watching t w news here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you for the 1st time in the party's history germany's greens a chance of taking co

here's abc's gio bonitez with more on that and questions about who was driving. >> reporter: tonight tesla model caur cera tetr d burst into flames. two men inside were killed. the tesla's high energy battery reigniting over and over again, firefighters trying to put the fire out for four hours with more than 30,000 gallons of water. the fire eventually put itself out. now tonight the question, was the tesla running on autopilot? firefighters found the men in the front passenger seat and c newswas in the driver's seat. authorities say the men had just dropped their wives off at home and wanted to take the tesla out for a test drive, evidence at the scene allegedly showing it was going very fast. just three hours before the crash tesla founder elon musk tweeting, "tesla with autopilot engaged now approaching ten times lower chance of accident than average vehicle." and we've reached out to tesla for comment but have not heard back and police are still trying to figure out exactly what caused this crash in the first place. >>> a skydiver died this weekend during a jump at the lodi para

our transportation correspondent gio benitez was right there at cape canaveral.put you on the spot. i saw you earlier right before liftoff on our overnight show. i don't think i've ever seen a bigger smile from you, my friend. >> reporter: listen, it's just too exciting. when you see that it is just something you feel in your bones, okay. the sound is just incredible. i got to tell you, cecilia, this launch was a stunner, just lighting up that predawn sky here at the kennedy space center. now those four astronauts are on that long journey to the international space station. >> and liftoff, godspeed, endeavor and crew-2. >> reporter: this morning a spectacular predawn launch carrying four astronauts into space aboard a spacex crew dragon. >> now making their way to the one and only international space station. >> reporter: a flawless launch. you can see the space capsule flying through the air. >> stage one throttle up. >> reporter: then there was the breathtaking sight in the sky after the rockets separated from the dragon looking like a pulsing hallow. -- halo.

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with your "gma first look", i am gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> apple is holding its first producth and they are calling it spring loaded. it will be a ipad pro with a faster processor and 5g. it has a bluetooth locator that helps you find things like your keys, wallet and laptop. it starts at 10:00 this morning on apple's website, youtube channel and tv. >>> san francisco is not expected to look like this for 4-20 today. hippy hill has been canceled and crews put up fences around the robin williams meadow in golden bay park. >>> hair raising home improvements. disneyland's haunted mansion is invailing its ghostly landscape for the dearly departed pets, new draperies, carpet and fresh wallpaper can be seen in and around the estate and one of the original paintings from the portrait gallery is making a return with new special effects. the haunted mansion spent the last year undergoing renovations. >>> just in time for earth day, disney announces new plastic- free packaging. the plastic dolls will be packaged in 100% recyclable paper now. it is available in disney world and disney st

abc's gio benitez has reaction. >> reporter: call it the cruising comeback.resident and ceo of virgin voyages says they are ready to get sailing in america. >> americans like to travel, they deserve it, they need to get out there. >> reporter: the cruise industry was shut down over a year ago when the pandemic hit. now bookings are soaring. >> virtually every cruise partner we talk with is seeing exceptional bookings for 2022 and crossbody. >> reporter: but possible rough legal waters. companies in florida previously ban from the requiring vaccines. >> the jurisdiction from the cdc regarding rules and regulations have to be sorted out. >> reporter: at 7:00 a.m., we will have a live report from pout miami the best time to book tickets to lock-in prices. >>> firefighters contra costa county were treated to a furry surprise. a woman and her son pulled up to the station and told them there was a cat stuck in the car engine. an animal services officer had to be called out. when he loosened the engine splash cover he noticed five newborn kittens hiding inside. i ca

he's now schooled on back to back match status however and rallied to just before the hawke alomar gio raina smashed in a bell to a level the schools that sheltered his teammates into action. captain marco voice cleverly won a penalty just minutes later on hold and was on hand to score from the shots to make it to warm the tights and turned. then hall and had a healthy potion of luck topping in the back post for his 21st gold in $23.00 appearances the hosts had hit 3 in 9 minutes to take a comfortable lead into half time after that early scare. after the break the 2 sides traded chances before dortmund finally added a 4th goal 30 minutes from time. months holes with a towering header which try as they might bring in couldn't clear off the line they fold to their 5th consecutive loss meaning they're still not quite safe from relegation while dog can continue to dream of qualifying for next season's champions league. well let's take a look now at the table with just 5 games left in the season leipzig stroll byron to stretch their lead to 7 points dortmund shorten the gap on frankfurt in

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning.nd so do most of them across the country right now, but come this summer some experts say that some stations may be seeing delays. this morning, a warning from the tanker truck industry saying some stations may run out of gas this summer and not because of a gas shortage, instead a trucker shortage. >> last year during the pandemic, many of the drivers were tired or they went to different industries and that created a shortage. >> reporter: according to trucking trade group, national tank truck carriers up to a quarter of all tank trucks in the country that carry gas are parked because they don't have the drivers. so far it's only affected some stations in las vegas and northwest arkansas, but come this summer, experts say we may see shortages in vacation hot spots. >> what we're looking at is this summer in terms of this happening most likely in spots that are very popular in terms of travel destinations for the summer so beaches, mountains. >> reporter: truck driver jeremi johnson do

good morning, gio. >> reporter: amy, good morning.ureau is telling us that they're seeing more of these websites and they're sounding the alarm because your information could be at risk. this morning, as millions take to the skies with more and more people traveling, an urgent warning from the better business bureau saying some fraudulent websites are either impersonating government websites or are claiming to process your tsa precheck or global entry applications only to instead access your personal information and money. >> the bbb has noticed a real uptick in government impostor sites that look like global entry or one of the other trusted programs. >> reporter: tsa precheck lets you go through shorter and faster security lines. global entry expedites border crossings when traveling internationally. both programs are managed by the department of homeland security. but according to the bbb, the problematic websites on line are charging top dollar to allegedly help process your applications, only to not follow through with it. >> one

council member noel gio making a plea to those that may protest when the chauvin verdict goes down. >> please don't set our place on fire, break our windows, graffiti them. and we would really appreciate respecting the city. >> reporter: boards going up in san francisco as well. this video was shot on sunday in union square. closing arguments are expected from both sides in the chauvin trial on monday. but as for a verdict. >> there is no way to know how long the deliberations will take. in the oj simpson case, they just took a few hours. in other cases, they could take days. we just don't know. >> reporter: dina berkeley says even video evidence doesn't make for a slam dunk case for the referencing the rodney king excessive force case. as for this case there are three charges against chauvin. second degree unintentional murder being the most serious. >> t hard to know. obviously conviction on all counts could be seen by those who want it to be a form of justice and acquittal on all accounts would be a disappointment to them.. >> reporter: just a hope for those that run businesses tha

he's been put back to level 15 minutes later though when gio raina how much home from the edge of the box to gorgeous goals within the 1st half an hour and the game still had plenty left to offer after this challenge on my side to bring in box hold and stepped up to convert the resulting penalty his 50th goal for the top and in all competitions. his 51st followed soon afterwards helped along by some sloppy braman defending much to the chagrin of a fuming florian cole phelps on the sideline. homo's netted the 4th goal bringing to a close a nightmare afternoon for the guests dortmund meanwhile edging ever closer to the champions league spots. 991 friedhelm phone calls 1st gig as a buddhist league a coach at the helm of by adding in the season was almost over and he was tasked with saving them from the draw he didn't. multiple clubs followed until his retirement last year. when the time's right coaching career over and off he went into retirement that didn't last particularly long. at the end of last year. i started thinking to myself you could go back to work for. 30 years after his 1st

rallied to just before the haul kallenbach gio raina smashed in a bell to level the schools and that jolted his teammates into action. captain mark who boyce cleverly won a penalty just minutes later on hold and was on hand to score from the stops to make it to warm the tights and turned. then hall and had a healthy potion of luck topping in the back post for his 21st gold in $23.00 appearances the hosts had hit 3 in 9 minutes to take a comfortable lead into half time after that early scare. after the break the 2 sides traded chances before dortmund finally added a 4th goal 3 minutes from time. months holes with a towering header which try as they might bring in couldn't clear off the line they fold to their 5th consecutive loss meaning they're still not quite safe from relegation while don't mind can continue to dream of qualifying for next season's champions league. let's have a look now at all the results this weekend dot won't be braman as we've seen on saturday leyva who is in the hammer of cologne byron won against walls book club thrashed frankfurt crowded shall get when you i

. >> there are actually very smart people at harvard considering what is called solar gio engineeringo -- volcanoes to send airplanes or balloons or rockets to basically try to dim the sun. what do you think of that idea? >> as a scientist i think, oh, that's an interesting process and it mimics what we see with the volcanoes and you think, okay, that could work. then as a citizen, right, so it's my other hat i'm thinking, no, this is a terrible, terrible idea. >> reporter: as part of his effort to inject climate science into every department in government president biden recently made gavin schmidt the acting head of climate science at nasa where they measure pollution in the sky but are using their tools on wind farm planning to carbon-free aviation. >> for the first time since i've been working on this people are talking about solutions and reactions that have commensurate with the size of the problem. you know, it's not, oh, well, let's just recycle our plastic straws. you know, people are talking about, you know, seriously about how we cut emissions. personally that gives me room