it is surprising after such a journey in space,lso in e atmosphere and hot temperatures.plashing down in the ocean and being shuttled over to europa. he is doing well. hey is an extraordinary astronaut -- he is a extraordinary astronaut. >> it is a pleasure speaking to you. can you explain why does he have to go through all of these tests in cologne? >> this is standard procedure for an astronaut. there are a lot of medical tests needed. blood tests, simple medical tests to make sure that his body is in perfect shape. the blood tests are necessary to see what the changes are compared tbeing in space on the weightlessness and being back on ground. we take every precaution to make sure thahe is peectly healthy and in good shape. physically, the first impression that he is in good shape. is feelin good. much better than the previous mission. the first admission, he did not feel as good. this is a -- in t first admission, he did not feel as good. this is good. >> thank you for showing images of him being placed into it will chair. can you -- wheelchair. >> yes. standard? it i

the free parking will be available through the end of the year at the sutter stockton garage, the lso pharaoh garage, and the union square garage. you can see more officers patrolling the area. now to developing coronavirus news and a new variant detected in south africa that has scientists concerned. the who technical group will meet to decide whether to give it a name from the greek alphabet. the united kingdom announced restrictions from south africa and five other african countries starting tomorrow. south africa's health minister says the variant has a high number of mutations and is causing a rapid spread are among young people. >> you can rest assured, as people start to movi more over the next few weeks, this will be over. dion: south africa had been recording about 200 new cases a day, but that jumped to more than 1200 yesterday and nearly 2500 today. moving on and taking a live look at sfo come over covert concerns are not stopping people from traveling. nationwide, the tsa screened more than two point 3 million passengers yesterday, exceeding expectations. it is 88% of pre-

the free parking will be available through the end of the year at the sutter stockton garage, the lso pharaoh garage, and the union square garage. you can see more officers patrolling the area. now to developing coronavirus news and a new variant detected in south africa that has scientists concerned. the who technical group will meet to decide whether to give it a name from the greek alphabet. the united kingdom announced restrictions from south africa and five other african countries starting tomorrow. south africa's health minister says the variant has a high number of mutations and is causing a rapid spread are among young people. >> you can rest assured, as people start to movi more over the next few weeks, this will be over. dion: south africa had been recording about 200 new cases a day, but that jumped to more than 1200 yesterday and nearly 2500 today. moving on and taking a live look at sfo come over covert concerns are not stopping people from traveling. nationwide, the tsa screened more than two point 3 million passengers yesterday, exceeding expectations. it is 88% of pre-

lso a police officer is now out on bound this morning. as you can imagine, his profession raising eyebrows. cierra johnson takes a closer look at what happened and why his employer and what they are saying this morning. >> good morning. a bit of a bizarre story here when san mateo police responded to a robbery in progress at this rite aid in san mateo. i'm sure they never imagined they would be apprehending another member of law enforcement. san francisco police sergeant dafin cole is off duty when he was arrested wednesday on suspicion of robbery at the rite aid here on concord drive in san mateo. according to a post, when they arrived on scene, the suspect, sergeant cole, attempted to flee on foot but was later captured. take a look at this. this is a picture of sergeant cole tweeted from the sfpd twitter account. the department says cole has been with sfpd since 1994. he was most recently assigned to field operation with the department. he was placed on unpaid leave pending an internal investigation. back out here, the rite aid has reo