time, officials believe the tells tame -- the planes tell touched the runway and broke apart. >>> jeff williams is now aboard the international space station. with two russian cosmonauts. the mission is a big one for williams because it sets them on a path to tally 534 days over the course of his career in space. and if that happens, it would be a record breaker breaking records set just last year, last week. a 520 day record set by mark elliot. -- mark kelly. aboard the international space station. technology allowing us to see some ominous weather sitting right off the post. >>> it's going to be raining off and on today, folks. but not a wash out by any means. look at this. we are down at the deal air force base. home of fs 2016. it looks good now. we have all of the planes out there on the tarmac. all of the exhibits ready to go. it's looking like a good morning. so what is the afternoon going to hold? that is what the showers will be moving in and unfortunately, it looks like we will have pretty good coverage of those showers as they move through. starting off with partly cloudy skies right

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among the crew, jeff williams. he he will spend the next six noz in the iss. and when it's over, he will spend the record for the most cumulative days spent in space by an american, 544 days. >>> illegal drug use by military personnel at a military base in wyoming. they have come under close scrutiny over the last four years, following of violations of training and personal conduct. >> reporter: randall, the investigation is particularly embarrassing to the air force, coming as it does two years after a drug and cheating scandal rocked a missile corp and prompted a top to bottom shakeup, prompting a take over by officers who are in charge of launching icbms. what began then, a drug investigation, uncovered a wide spread scandal where missileers have been cheating on the proficiency test. its focusing not on the missileers, but the force that's protect them. guarding the nuclear weapons and the missile field where they're deployed. 14 junior personnel, ranging from rank from airman first class to senior airmen, are accused of illegal drug activity while off-dut

once it's completely, astronaut jeff williams will reach a new american record, 534 days over a period of three missions. we have break go news right now from st. pete. a jury sides with wrestler hulk hogan. wait until how much the jury thinks he should get. only on fox, a man from orlando angry with the city after crews cut down two trees right in front of his house by accident. fox 35 goes to the city to get answers. and it's part fighter plane, part submarine, the cool new water toys for there'll -- p8> breaking news from st. pete. a jury has sided with hulk hogan in his sex tape lawsuit against gawk her media. the jury that decided they want to give him $115 million after that website posted a sex tape of the wrestler online. live in st. pete ton

jeff williams if all goes as planned, will spend six months on the international space e-space station, and will extend his days in space to 544. president obama is visiting the island of cuba. lucia newman reports what the island looks like after a half century economic embargo. >> reporter: it still looks like the havana of the precold war era where cuba was the playground of the united states. like most visitors president barack obama will likely feel thrust back into the 1950s when he sees havana's art deco architecture. and the old cars from before the 1959 revolution. still working against all odds. he will be touring old havana and perhaps stop at ernest hemingway's favorite watering holes or eat in one of the privately oanld restaurants, ows testament to the culture. but havana also wears the scars of decades of decay. what president obama will not see is what's on the inside. so many of these house he are absolutely deteriorated because of lack of maintenance and repairs. this one has simply collapsed in fact i.t. has been condemned yet there are still families living inside.

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it will carry nasa flight engineer jeff williams, and two russian cosmonauts to the iss. the launch is set from 5-26 tonight our time. it won' t dock at the international space station until tomorrow at 11:12 p.m. when williams is finished with his 170 day mission he will replace scott kelly as the nasa in space overall at 534 days. today the volusia county beach patrol will be out in large force to deal with spring break crowds. a dozen or so sheriff' s deputies met with beach officers yesterday to learn about the problems encountered so far. there have been upwards of 120 arrests in the last two weeks and wednesday an officer had a dislocated shoulder during a confrontation with a college student. officers say students are trashing the beach with cups, cans and empty bottles. artists from around the world will line the streets of winter park. the 57th annual sidewalk art festival starts at 9:00 this morning along park avenue. the festival features more than 220 artists. the artwork includes everything from sculptures to paintings. the festival runs until 6:00 tonight. i

astro not jeff williams and the other two members of his teamam will replace the crew that returned from the station earlier this month. they will spend about six months living and working in space. >>> why did the alligator cross the football field? to get to lakeland school. that is right. a nine foot 11-inch gator showed up at geneva academy. you can see the trapper trying a teacher captured this incredible video. >> he started to walk down the driveway. they were ecstatic to see a gator come to school. we just like to say that is our classically trained gator who decided he needed to attend school. >> cars had to be detoured throw a field d around the gator. police believe he was headed for a lake across the street. >>> well, if you were in or around south tampa today, you may have seen the thunderbirds up in the sky. look at them earlier from eagle 8 hd. they were practicing maneuvers for the tampa bay air fest at macdill air forcrce base this weekend. flying inverted there. great perspective following along with that stabilize camera. . you u can see that in person if weekend. wow.

on board, two russians and one american, astronaut jeff williams. >>> domino's pizza introduced a delivery robot in australia. it can hold up to ten pizzas in a heated compartment that each customer unlocks with a unique code. not clear when it will come to the u.s. or if you have to tip it. >> that's a good question. >> maybe you should drop in a little drop of oil. >> i want to go on a roller coaster ride for free. >> you've come to the right place because michael finney is here with his free stuff. >> in is the 40th anniversary of great america. so because of that, you're going to get to go free. that's a $67 deal you're not going to have to pay for. you know the rides they have there. they've got gold stroker, flight deck, columbia, and they have mass effect new earth. it's a 4-d holographic journey. it opens on the 25th. $67 value, you get that for free. then cobbs' comedy club. we've given tickets away before for this. very, very popular. you're going to get four free throw tickets and it's a $94 value. you're going to see brian posang. he's not only a comedian but an actor and write

nasa astronaut jeff williams is looking to break the american record for most days spent in space, 534 over three missions. a russian holds the world record at 878. and bringing orlando together was the message behind an event in parramore today. ended with a block party this morning downtown. children got free bike helmets, some flying kites. city leaders organize the event and called it the orlando together parade. >> is a chance to walk through the community until the community as a whole that we want to be together. this is orlando together. adrian: this is the second year hosting the parade. it is an extension of the five year annual bike rally. central florida works to offer help to one community that' s in the middle of a water crisis. plus, new video coming in of the aftermath of a plane crash that killed dozens. it' s as investigators talk about what may have caused the plane to do gown. watching and waiting. promising new signs tonight that introducing longhorn' s big, bold, steaks. our new 10 ounce filet. our 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. only

jeff williams and two other cosmonauts will head to the space station for a six month stay. during that time williams' total time in space will climb to 535 days. self-described ginea pig. i couldn't last one day in space. this guy has been 500 plus days in space. >> we are preparing for rain today. >> we'll see it today, through the weekend. we have runaway country going on. we'll be out there tomorrow. have some rain gear handy. don't expect it to rain all day all the time. jake will be there tonight. we'll have kenny chesney tomorrow. eric church on sunday. invitational. let's get you to what we are dealing with. the weekend is not a total washout, on and off chances for rain tomorrow. the focal point for the heaviest rain and thunderstorms will be north of us, where you see this front stalled out mainly in south georgia, north florida. it will stay there for a couple of days before it tries to move into central florida. warm air. well into the 80's. by sunday we warm into the 70's. if you are tired of the above average temperatures, hold tight, sunday is looking good. he

after this trip american astronaut jeff williams's total time spent in space will be 534 days. that is a few weeks more than the recent record set by astronaut scott kelly. and that is your 60-second scan. >>> tampa bay air fest is back at the air force force -- air force base. there will be acrobats and fighter jets shooting through the sky. air fest is free to get in and free to park. the gates open at 8:00 a.m. saturday and also sunday. if you want to continue celebrating st. patty's day into the weekend, you want to head to downtown tarpa. the city will dye the hillsboro river kelly green for the >>> still to come -- >>> naked and under arrest. the latest behind this shocking video. >>> and no kids allowed. why some movie theatres want little customers left at home. >>> and how the withering middle class can take back its lost wealth. >>> and make sure you stay up for an all new late show with >>> welcome back. an arizona woman who sent police into her home and handcuffed her while maked getting a settlement. the city of chandler will pay her $125,000 for this incident from

steve: american astronaut jeff williams is settling into space tonight. he is on the international space station in hopes of setting another record. williams becomes the first american to become a three-time long-term resident on board the space station. during his trip, he will overtake scott kelly for the most days in space for an american. humans have been living on the space station for the past 15 years. tisha: the executive mansion in raleigh, lit up in blue. governor pat mccrory and first lady and mccrory flipped the switch to celebrate those with down syndrome. he proclaimed today to be down syndrome awareness day in the state. steve: time to turn our attention to the big board for the must-see video tonight. we begin in minnesota with a police chase involving a cement truck. here is the wildcard. it's an 11-year-old boy arrested after stealing that truck and leading police on a truck -- on a high-speed chase. the chase lasted for about an hour, and it ended when that 11-year-old had to stop at a dead-end. here is something you don't see every day

it is expected that astronaut jeff williams will break kelly's american record for most cumulative days spent in space with 534 days over four missions. for more on these stories and other news of the day, follow us on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/newshour. over the past several years, the world health organization has been working to develop policies for traditional medicine as part of its effort to keep populations across the globe healthy. it's a move that recognizes that millions around the world still use this form of medicine as their primary source of healthcare. in africa, an estimated 80% of the population visit traditional healers to solve all kinds of ailments. the w.h.o. effort aims to obtain more scientific evidence about the safety and quality of the practice. as special correspondent martin seemungal reports, south africa is trying to regulate traditional healers. >> reporter: a voice from an ancestor is speaking through a sangoma, a traditional faith healer, in south africa. it is a widely held belief, especially in the rural areas of this country, that sangomas

. >>> nasa astronaut jeff williams and two cosmonauts are set to blast off to the international space station to authorities rather from kazakhstan. tuesday and orbital atk is set to launch cigna space freighter from cape canaveral air force station carrying a few new science experiments, spacewalk here and a lot of other supplies -- supplies. once done, there's unusual mission scientist will set it on fire to see how flames spread in weightlessness >> that will be interesting. >> who was next to push the button? >> feeling the fire and heat. >> he is on fire this morning. >> it's been a chore. >>> downtown orlando, looking up to the north, checking in at 68, it is warm, winds out of the west at 51 patches said it temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 70 degrees now in clermont and -- scattered clouds and we will later in the day a better chance of rain and storms and through saturday night wrapping up early sunday and leaving and we will see some cooler weather. seas 1 to 2 feet water temperatures running in the 60s and 70s. low tide time by midmorning. temperatures in the 80s today not a

. >> jeff williams blasts off to? international space station today with two russian astronauts.urpass kelly's time. when williams finishes his tour, he will have spend 534 days in space. >>> we are counting down to the weekend. >> and just revving up the engines for the news. >>> right now, 4:30. we are tracking wintery weather for the weekend. just when you thought the snow was over, it is back. >> turned right? i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. and time saver traffic is shortly with larry. >>> all right. aslushy wet snow have a lot of us, not a lot of accumulation. areas north and west near fredrick an inch on the grassy surfaces. through the mountains elevation- based. in the district don't count on much, an inconvenient sunday. and your current temperatures on your friday. 46 right now for chevy chase. in the 40s and headed to the 60s. a nice looking friday, but windy. so ladies tie up your hair and enjoy your friday. larry miller, good morning. >>> good morning, meteorologist allyson rae. >> it is friday. >> all right. still working and watching out for the road constru

>>> and the space station getting new crew members overnight, including a 58-year-old american jeff williams, a grandfather of three. he is looking to brea scott kelly's recently set record during this mission. we wish him all the best. i'm uma pemmarju, more of "cashin' in" and join me at 3:00. meal guests including herman contain, and the new ambassador to the u.n. have a good day. >>> as president obama nominates his choice for the supreme court justice, funny man jimmy kimmel reaches out to get the public's thoughts. listen to who people think will relace justice scalia. >> how do you think whitey bulger will do? >> i hope he can make it. i just hope. i know the republicans are going to attack hmm. >> reporter: do you think sammy hagar is a good choice for supreme court justice? >> i think the motions he's for and the laws and things, i think he would be a good candidate. >> reporter: what did you think when you heard that president obama nominated l. ron hubbard to the supreme court? are you excited? >> yeah, i am. i thought it was a good choice. >> do you think he'll bring peace to all

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of the international space station arrived today, two russian cosmonauts and american astronaut jeff williams on board. williams will spend six months on the station and become the america record holder for cumulative days in space, 543 days over 3 missions. >>> sevastepol is gets recognition in japan. an officer along with other community members traveled to takeo with world friends that connects city, educational and world programs. the officer took a picture of a sevastepol street sign installed to honor the long standing sister city relationship. the officer met with the city's police chief and other officers as well. >>> the organization professional businesswomen of california will be changing the game at san francisco's moscone center tonight and tomorrow. that's the theme of this year's sold out conference, empowering women in their choezen fields. abc 7 is once again a proud sponsor of the 27th annual event founded by congresswoman jackie spear. she with one of several keynote speakers including venus williams as well. >>> we have an update on the piglet that was found lost and scare

on board two russians and one american, astronaut jeff williams. williams will become the u.s.most cumulative days in space. their mission will last six months. >>> a jury awarded former pro wrestler hulk hogan $115 million in a sex tape lawsuit. the decision could have a profound effect on privacy rights for celebrities. we have the details. >> it took just under six hours for the jury to make their decision, a critical one, that will now set a clear divided line between the right to privacy and the first amendment. >> mr. blair is not only happy. this is not only his victim but anyone else victimized by the tabloid journalism. >> the six person panel decided to award hulk hogan, whose real name is tony bolero, $115 million in total. $15 million more than he was asking for. >> there were the details disclosed, surrounding the bedroom of hogan and his then best friend, bubba, the sponge. he said he never knew he was being recorded and he was humiliated. >> they cannot have the common decency to call one person involved in it before they posted the story. probably all you will n

. >>> jeff williams is now aboard the international space station. this mission sets williams on a path of 544 days in space. if he does it, it will break a 520 day records at highmark kelly. -- set by mark kelly. >> howdy get psyched up for that. in space for a year and a half. and when they get back down on earth, it's like to grow 2 inches because of the lack of gravity. >>> kinds of things are happening in the bay area but it's not going to be the sunniest of events. >> in fact, your ensemble kind a little bit of green. we do have some clouds outside right now and some rain coming down. we did have some showers, the white stuff just a couple of forms to go west of tampa that it has pretty much dissipated. from. fitzsimon with our satellite and radar composite. you can see nothing more than light showers basically moving from the manatee sarasota county. very light showers at this point. nothing that is going to be more than having to put the windshield wipers on. maybe some slick roadways in spots. a warm spot in tampa. 78 degrees. 68 in largo. 6

it's carrying two russian cosmonauts and american astronaut jeff williams. williams will spend six months on the station, and will become the u.s. record holder for most days in space. he and the two russians are expected to return to earth in september. weather now today: am rain and chance of rain. bearcats are heading home... fox19's joe danemand and jeremy rauch have post game reactions, coming up! jess vo and shawn is now... inside great american ballpark... lets check in with him! show reopen life' s sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at life' s sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen fox19 weekend morning news at eight-thirty i'm jessica brown and i'm catheine bodak weather now tickets are on sale. fox19 now shawn lanier is there now. are there still people filing in shawn? shawn live shawn live shawn vo shawn live dbl box later today i-u and uk will face off in the ncaa tournament for 2012. let's hear what the coaches have to sa

nasa astronaut jeff williams in looking to break the american record for most days spent in space, 534 over three missions. a russian holds the world record at 878. turning now to a check on the forecast. we will get hit by rain today. dave, we have a lot of spring breakers out there. dave: in volusia county, you are already seeing some rain. the best chances will be along the space coast. last evening, that is way the sunset was looking. you can tweet me your weather photos, and i will get them on air for you. downtown orlando is quite right now. the moisture levels are increasing throughout the day today. it will be a big difference from what we saw yesterday, and what we are expecting for the day today. we see one line of light showers moving across the peninsula now. we have a second line off to the northwest, and that is the bigger concern. it will move across the northern parts of the state around 11:00 and 12:00. we will see more active weather in the southern parts of the state later on in the day. temperatures in the lower to middle 80' s. again, some of these we might even wa

nasa astronaut jeff williams just left earth on a six-month mission that will allow him to surpass the record for most time in space set by scott kelly. the men said it's not a a competition, they both hate their families equally. [ laughter and applause ] i think i left my wallet back up in the space station, so i got to go. [ light laughter ] >> steve: bye! >> jimmy: bye! that's what scott kelly said? >> steve: yeah, that's what he said on his way out. bye! >> jimmy: bye! yeah, i left my wallet up there. [ light laughter ] this is interesting. a new study found that the sound you make while chewing can affect the amount of food you eat. and significantly affect the amount of food other people eat. [ laughter ]e with that banana, carl? [ chewing noises ]ans ] [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] not bad. not bad. not one rehearsal, either. that was fantastic. oh, finally, guys, this is great. it's very rare in hockey for agoal in a a game. but this weekend, a goalie in a a canadian hockey league managed to do just that, and etty excited. game, they need the points., looking for

officer jeff williams was suspended for a day but now the victim kevin mccue wants them off the streets. -- wants him off the streets. accuse attorney says this is the whole video. they said the paramedics simply stood by and watched. >> they were standing right there. they saw what happened. they knew what happened. why are they lying? >> the officer admitted to using excessive force. officials say mccue was intoxicated and not cooperating. >>> traffic is back to normal in st. petersburg after a crash that caused this back up here. on i-275 near 54th avenue south. so far we know that at least two cars were involved, one person was rushed to pay for it with injuries. they tell us there's also construction going on in the area which definitely see there. >>> right now sarasota county detectives need your help finding a man accused of taking pictures of a woman -- up a woman's skirt. this man went out to -- up to a 46-year-old man at an antique store, started a conversation and then started following her around the store. the video -- the victim discovered him taking video or pictures up

. >>> so far so good for the newest american on board, jeff williams a grandfather becoming the firstming a three time long term resident on the space station while his 6 month stay is done he will have pasted scott kelly for the most cumulative days spent in space for a u.s. astronaut. >>> philadelphia international festival of the arts or pifa returns. in 6abc loves the arts, karen rogers runs down just a few of the events. >> reporter: pifa is a 16 day celebration of the visual and performing arts with events being held all over the city and many of them are free. the kimmel center for the performing arts curates the biannual festival. this year's celebration features 06 events. >>> they will see works they have never seen from international artists and new work they have never seen before. >> reporter: the theme is we are what we make. it opens april 8 at penns landing with article 13, a show that's equal parts spectacle and documentary. >>> the finale is a giebt sand curtin -- giant sand curtain where people go across the border and sands rains down on them. it's stunningly beaut

once it is done the american jeff williams will hold the record for the most days in space at 534. the world record is 878 held by a russian. >>> the twitter you love is here to stay. after some consideration of ending the limit on tweet link, twitter now says it is sticking with the limit of 140 characters per tweet. the twitter chief executive and announcement yesterday. the company is still discussing making other unspecified changes to increase traffic. >>> coming up at 5:00, connecticut confirms its first case of the zika virus. what we know about the patient, now a part of this outbreak. >>> and drivers spend more money filling up their tanks going downey other soon. >>> and spring officially is only about seven hours away. >>> check out this new video. a stunning light show over houston. last night's storm created a spectacular looking display in the sky. a lightning strike apparently caused a fire at an oil equipment site in the houston area and that storm by the way also damaged more than two dozen apartments in the corpus christi area. >>> as we head into spring you typic

jeff williams is now on the international space station. he went into space aboard a russian vessel along with two russian cosmonauts. the mission sets him money path to tally 545 days over the course of a career in space. if it happens it will break kelly's record of 520 days spent in orbit. williams has three grandchildren. >>> you may feel the luck of the irish and downtown tampa today. the river o' green fast is a couple hours away. sarah rosario is live where the action is taking place. is the river o' green yet?'s >> reporter: no, the river is not green yet but i am ready to go for today. if you are looking for something fun today, this is the place to be. and a couple hours the hillsborough river will run green for the city's fifth annual st. patrick's day celebration. as lindsay menton, is the river o' green festival. it starts in about two hours. if you look to my left you can see the setup is underway. as we look at video from last year, there is a full day of events planned for today including food, entertainment and the dying of

take a look at this video of american astronaut jeff williams and two raugz ian russian cosmonots. williams holds -- cosmonauts holds the record of the most days on a mission. impressive. >>> marina jurica is in severe weather center nine tracking thunderstorms and we've got big changes over the weekend when it comes to our beach forecast. we'll be looking at a high rip current risk choppy sunday with seas 3 to 4 feet and cooler temperatures will be behind the systems for sure. from west to east, the villagesville a dry morning and into the after 2:00-hour you'll start to see some showers and the best chance of storms will hold off until after 6:00 tonight. in mount door a we'll be locking at pretty much the same set up with the best chance of storms after 4:00 and looking at titusville, and the coastline we'll be seeing a chance for showers and thunderstorms any time after 2:00, so just make sure you're prepared for wetter weather as we move towards the evening, darlene. >>> the orlando city soccer club is celebrating its first win. the lions were in new york the third goal of the

off from kazakhstan, the destination, the international space station, along the three crew is jeff williams, william will hold the record for the most cumulative days spent in space by an american, 534 days. that's it for this international newshour, next up, a clinton-trurchtrump looking mord more likely. more news in two minutes. first a drone has captured this fun video off the south australian coast, a pod of dolphins surfing the waves among a crew of body surfers. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. a swat style raid captures the key suspect in last year's paris attack, the other arrested with him and how they ended up in brussels. >> we think we have a path towards victory. >> senator bernie sanders, vermont democrat says the battle with hillary clinton is not over yet and what is targeted out west. >>> military personnel at a nuclear base, the information that triggered an investigation. >>> why people with autism live shorter lives.

with two russian cos monauts and jeff williams. williams will spend six months on the station and will become the u.s. record holder for most accumulative days in space. he and the two russians are expected to return to earth in september. for thousands of people diagnosed every year with life threatening blood cancer such as leukemia and lymphoma, a cure exists. the national marrow donor has been has managed to be the match, encouraging people to be bone marrow donors and possibly save someone's life. abc 11 is a proud sponsor of the be the match event at the mall. they are looking for donors between ages 18 and 44. all it takes to register is a simple swab inside your mouth with a q-tip. join us today from 11:00 to 2:00. you'll find everything you need to know when you log onto abc11.com. guarantee to be called. chances are you won't but even if you do, there's a far less invasive procedure to extract the bone marrow. when you see families whose lives depend on it, how can you not help out. steve: you want to help out as much as

arrivals launched from kazakhstan and orbited to earth four times before dockingment it includes jeff williams starting a six month stay. it's his third long-term stay on the space station, and when he's done, he'll hold the american record for the most cumulative days in space. place to be. >> i would do it. not for six months, but i would go up real quick and come back. >> i don't know if you want to go anywhere the way the weather is going to be tomorrow. it's absolutely gorgeous. today is not bad. you see a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the mid-50s this afternoon. the sun. once you get into the shade and the breeze comes, it gives us a bit of a windchill that makes it feel colder than the thermometer readings. i think we climbed another five, ten degrees right now. western wind right now at 12 miles an hour. it's possible we'll see them go to 20. here's a look at the windchills. mid- to upper 30s. actually, we're taking a handful of degrees off the temperatures with the winds right now. that's going to be the case. once you get into the afternoon and the bright sun, it's going to fee

jeff williams is on pace to surpass scott kelly for the most missions in pace. a russian currently holds the worldld record at 878. wow! >>> the florida panthersood luck charm is attending today's game. we're told acacr kevin spacey will be at the bb&t center cheering on the panthers. oscar winner hinted at it thursday with a video posted to twitter in which he was packing his suitcase with this panthers 1738 jjsey. and of course, spacey will probably be sporting the blue hooded sweatshirt that panthers players have been passing around to the mvp of victory. they face the red wings before >>> 9:26 is the time. still ahead, an ultra big weekend in south florida for we'll the e-class has 11 intelligent driver-assist systems. it recognizes pedestrians and alerts you. warns you about incoming cross-traffic. cameras and radar detect dangers you don't. and it can even stop by itself. so in this crash test, one thing's missing: a crash. the 2016 e-class. now receive up to a $3,000 spring bonus >>> good morning, everyone, and welcome back to nbc 6 south florida today. i

the spacecraft blasted off from ca kazakistan with a russian cos monaut and jeff williams. he and the two russians are expected to return to earth in september. a weekend storm is bearing down on the northeast just in time for the start of spring. more than 6" snow is possible in some places, mostly in new england. new york and philadelphia will get at least a few inches too. the snow will start tomorrow and could stick around to monday messy commute. [laughter] i could see my kids doing that. that's the moment the rest of america will see. it didn't go quite as planned and he immediately knew the video had to go to the family's favorite show, america's funniest home video. their video has been picked. they're not in the running for the cash prize, but they love that show. the fact that their first submission ever has been picked, steve: and they get to go. caitlin: they'll be watching from home on sunday telling all their family and friends, and they get a free t-shirt too. it's fun. steve: for the people in the audience. caitlin: those are just people who come to watch. t

take a look at jeff williams. he has his new crew, both russian cosmonauts. they will dock after 11:00 at the international space station. it comes less than a month after scott kelly just set the record for the most days in a row for an american in space. longer for a total of 520 days. >>> well, spring officially starts this sunday. and in places like d.c., it's just a thing of beauty. they have those cherry blossoms there blooming with the warmer weather. here in tampa, it's nearly nonexistent. more like trying to figure out do i need the air on, can i cut it off tonight, what the situation is going to be. when is winter? todd walker is here to tell us about a new long-range forecast breaking it all down for us from snowy denver. >> reporter: denver, colorado today. the signs of spring got a wintery reminder that it is not time to put away the coats and boots. >> today is the first day of spring break, kind of. >> reporter: several inches, up to a foot of snow fell in the rockies a few days before the official start of spring. >> this is hideous. i wanted

american astronaut jeff williams is heading up to the international space station tonight.e is on the left. the two russian cosmonauts are also joining him. the three of them will spend the next six months in sc will break the record for the most total days spent off this planet with 534. veronica? >> i love that. yeah. tweeting from outer space. love that. look at this space. we have a lot of blue, pretty puffy clouds. it is a beautiful day. i hope you get a chance to go out and enjoy. this weekend, back to winter. it is going to get very cold across the area. folks asking me how should i dress. saturday, not too bad. sunday, not 65 as we will top out today with sunshine. we will have temperatures in the 30s. some of the snow making its way into the area late on saturday during the afternoon hours and continue with that mix of rain and snow until sunday. about 4:00. a coating to an inch. roads should be fine. >>> think being march madness and some relief with uva coach tony bennett, talking and smiling at a press conference. he collapsed during the cavaliers win yesterday,

jeff williams is on track to notch the american record for cumulative days in space. that surpasses scott kelly. a russian currently holds the world record at 878. >>> the florida panthers' good luck charm is attending today's game. we're told tor kevin spacey will be at the bb&t center cheering on the pantners. the oscar winner hinted on a twitter post in which he was packing his pansers this panthers 1738 jersey. the panthers are coming home for a quick stop and face the red wings before they head back out on the road. 6:26 is now the time. >>> still ahead, an ultra big weekend in south florida for avoid and ryan will let us know your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbrb by your body. megared. the difference is easy to absorb. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome back to c 6 south florida today. i'm sharon lawson. it issaturday, march 19th. before you head out the door, we'll get you started wth the first alert weather forecast with meteorologist ryan phillips. this morning. eric

charlie: jeff williams. dr. phil shiller. who made applee great. are people who made steve jobs great. one of them has left. apple people.ve they have plenty of money. tim: but, people are not in it for money. yes, they get paid. and people need to get paid. they have a beautiful resume. but, they know that there is a really lovingween the work and doing your best work, and they feel if they can do that here, and change the world. look at these other things. but, it is more than that. life is so much more than that. ot the -- charlie: you do not have to do anything because you are already part of who they were? tim: i was known. strength,ey knew my they knew my weaknesses, and a new i loved apple deeply. i think apple is a company that you want someone sitting in the ceo chair that understands deeply the company and loves it. their garment to do that we do is to love this company. people were not do well here if they do not love the company some people here than say who cares about that. charlie: you care about that. tim: i care about a deeply. to

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jeff williams and two other koz moe out ins will head to the international space station for a six month stay. dug that time, williams' career time will climb to 534 days, edging out scott kelly by more than two weeks. liftoff is set for hart this evening. >> this morning, an nfl player is in the hospital after a major crash in miami. >> what his team is saying about his condition. plus, breaking overnight, terrifying moments for the people who were on this plane after lightning struck the plane. what they say happened next. >> also developing, a burn victim rushed to the hospital after a fire inside of this the details from detectives at the scene are straight ahead. on this friday morning, you are watching news 6 getting results for pine hills, palm coast and all of central florida. we'll see you soon. (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, >> now at 6:30 with a warning to drivers about a potential nightmare now that the 408 ramp to i-4 is closed. plus -- >> it was bad. i thought we got hit by a missile. >> rough time

. >> many believe records, they are made to be broken and astronaut jeff williams is looking to set a new mark. he's going to set a ride on russia's soyuz around 5:30 tonight headed for the international space station. williams will be joined by two cosmonauts on the trip. the group tweeting out this photo from last night. this is going to be williams' fourth mission into space. when he finishes his six months he'll have a total of 534 career days in space, beating scott kelly's lifetime current record by two weeks. he's got 520. the grandfather says he is >> i feel very prepared to go. i am very confident that my crew mates are prepared and ready to go and we're looking forward to a great mission. >> the soyuz is expected to dock with the i.s.s. six hours after lunch. kelly is going to maintain one record most consecutive days in space. he set that record last month at 340, just under a year and then retired from the space program. jason: volusia county beach is going to be out in full force today. they're trying to deal with the huge crowds forming for spring break. a dozen deputies

crew members includedded two russians and american, jeff williams, a veteran of long also a grandfather of three. the new crew members are expected to stay for 173 days. by the end of williams' half year trip aboard the space station he will become the american with the most cumulative days in space, 534. >>> spring marking the beginning of the busiest home selling and home buying season. this morning we're going to talk what you need to know, check off before you put your house on the 6:49, we'll be rightclosed captioning on wbtvnews is sponsored by subarusouth boulevard and subaruconcord. >> kristen: kevin mcclain from henderson properties. how are you? >> i'm doing well, how are you? >> i'm good, thank you. a perfect conversation for us to be having this morning because lots of people are thinking about putting their houses on the market. it is spring, they are ready to see what they can get for their homes. >> there are things we have to do before we do that. >> absolutely >> can't. >> can't put them on as-is. do we have to declutter? >> one of the first steps, box up all your not u