orbit�*s next launch will be back over the mojave desert.ng in the skies above the uk and the company says it hopes to attempt another uk launch later this year. the uk space race is now on. two conventional vertical rocket launch facilities are being built in scotland. the prize of getting a satellite into orbit from uk soil is still up for grabs. while on our recent us travels i got hands on with some of the latest kit to make your house a smart home. for some of us wanting to smarten up our homes we do not want to add a lot more devices. certainly not ones that look obvious. so the mui board here is based around the idea of calm technology, something that has functionality without being in your face. when it is launched later this year it will be based on the matter platform that can be connected to different smart home devices and then you have the choice of which ones you want listed when you bring it to life. you could have a weather forecast, if you want to set a timer for your lights to go off you can do that by drawing a line here a

he's already played a role in three successful rocket launches from cosmic girl over the mojave deserted states. can you take us through a mission, how it works? we're going to get airborne from the runway behind us| and head out to what's called a race track. - that's the point we're . going to drop the rocket. that phase is called captive carry. - we're reallyjust looking - after the rocket, making sure it's healthy, using the launch engineers in the back- and mission control on the ground. - we commence a pull—up. it's about 26. so if you are a passenger. on this aeroplane, you feel yourself being pushed downjust slightly in the seat, _ and we go to about 35 degrees, nose up. - and what we're doing - there is trying to transfer energy from the aeroplane to the rocket. _ by us going to that, _ the moment the rocket comes off, it's already heading where it wants to. - it's not wasting any fuel. when we get to about 35. degrees, nose up, we wait for the right speed and then the co—pilot will press - a button to release the rocket. at that point, the aeroplane's off all the way to the -

restoration or securing funding and protection for i think it is something like 7 million acres of mojave desert land -- all of those are huge. beyond that, for many of us, she was a mentor and friend. when my late husband died and i was widowed, she was one of the first people to call me to be supportive because she, too, was widowed at an early age. she is also a great artist. i have one of her pieces that she presented to me. she's got an incredible legacy to be incredibly proud of, and i think we should spend the next two years celebrating the work that she has done. kristen: i think especially for younger people, it seems like she has always been there, right? but really, she came up -- she was thrust into politics, really, and the world's attention during a very tragic episode in san francisco history when dan white and george moscone he were assassinated. now it seems so normal to see females in power positions, but that was novel, and she really broke ground there, didn't she did. she did run for governor and lost and then subsequently ran for the u.s. senate. she became mayor bec

past the desert protection act which established death valley national park, joshua tree and the mojave desert. that was 7.6 million acres of land that she was able to establish as national parks here in the state of california. she was also a very strong advocate for farmers pushing for a lot of the flood control project and also water rights. >> so true. she is so personable. i feel like it was just yesterday when i sat around the table with her and some colleagues and have the opportunity to have dinner with her. she knew everyone's name and she spoke to you as if you were the most important person in the room which is a gift, because a lot of politicians, can talk about themselves and she did not. i had to show that because it's remarkable. >> she is quite a woman. it will be really telling to see what happens in the next two years as she finishes out her term to see what kind of a legacy she wants to leave. >> thank you so much. >>> former house speaker nancy pelosi called feinstein a titan in the senate with a record that stands among the finest in history. she also referenced her

powerful winds blew over several trucks on this highway through the mojave desert. the wind is not expected to be as intense today. the same system brought las vegas its first ever recorded snow on valentine's day. let's take a look at your wednesday forecast. and active day of weather across the lower 48. we've got a departing storm in the upper lakes with snow and wind and a developing snowstorm in the colorado rockies. meantime tonight when the sun goes down, beware of severe thunderstorms between dallas little rock and memphis. even a few tornadoes can't be ruled out tonight and meantime, the snow that's happening today in denver will spread into the great lakes through tomorrow night 6 to 12 inches of snow likely north and west of chicago. accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. coming up in unwelcome surprise when it comes to the chocolates people got for valentine's day, but first growing concern about water contamination after that fiery train derailment in ohio erin brockovich tells us about the illness is being reported, and what alex murdered his sist

california gop, says it is also looking for a strong candidate to enter the race. 11 detectives in mojave county have released new information about a cold case homicide. the victim was stepped down. stabbed to death in december of 1989. she was never identified until last year, when the special investigations unit submitted her fingerprints to the fbi agents say the victim has been identified now, as maria ramos of bakersfield. they learned that she and her two young daughters were last seen in august of 89. they were with the man known as fernando, and we're headed to ontario in san bernardino county. investigators released a sketch of the possible suspect and they're now seeking any information on his identity pilot is dead after a small plane crash into him a county the sheriff's office told krc are it happened at about 5 30 tonight in corning, about 100 , miles northwest of sacramento , officials say an ultra light plane crashed into an olive orchard near gallagher avenue and highway 99 west. the sheriff's office says the pilot was the only person on the flight and died at the scene.

. >> bondi: there is not an acre of preserved mojave desert in the city limits of las vegas.of technology supporting our presence. and so, you know, there's a sense of the city versus nature. this is not our friend. >> anthony: you'd think looking at the vast lakes, the canals, the fountains of vegas, in the middle of a desert, the flush of a hundred thousand toilets at the casinos and what they bring, would constitute an obscene waste of water. and indeed, water is an ever more desperate premium as the water levels in the colorado river reservoir at lake mead decrease at an alarming rate. but it ain't the casinos that are the culprits. in fact, vegas casinos are a model of water-efficiency and conservation. main culprit? the all-american lawn, a little square of green. robert kern is water police. he patrols the vegas streets, looking for evidence of water violations. >> robert: there's finally some water in the gutter, actually on both sides. this is not their day. we're in an area where there shouldn't be any watering. yet there's water here. so that's what we do, we drive

they're particularly the mojave desert and the assault weapons ban. she was someone who is out there. her name was bandied about as as potential vice presidential candidate. and yet she has a long record of service to this city to the state and to this country that we should all be thankful for. >> and coming up on kron 4 news, our dan kerman is speaking with those who work closely with senator feinstein during her illustrious career to get their reaction on her announcement. that is coming up at 5 o'clock. we have developing news this afternoon. 3 students are dead. 5 others fighting for their lives today after a man went on a shooting rampage across michigan state university and now the community is left wondering why this happened and how to move forward. our correspondent kelli, the sun has the latest now on what we know about the victims. >> i was i was eating in the dining hall when the gunshots happened. was about 3 to 4 gunshots. and i was like everybody. out of the building. the first shots rang out at 8.18, at berkey hall. >> that's where to

. >> doug tracked him down to a distance aboard in the mojave desert, and right there, parked in the was in 1999 pick up truck and the sea do just like the anomalous bartender said. >> this was a huge break for us. we now had a name of somebody that's involved in jack jessee murder. >> coming up. >> often people throw away valuable evidence. detective dove finds treasure in trash. this is too good to be true. when dateline continues. ntinues. ♪♪ allergies don't have to be scary. (screaming) defeat allergy headaches fast with new flonase headache and allergy relief! two pills relieve allergy headache pain? and the congestion that causes it! flonase headache and allergy relief. psst! psst! all good! (vo) verizon has the epic new phone your business needs on the 5g network it deserves. and allergy relief. boost your team's productivity with samsung's fastest processor yet. switch and save up to $1000 on the new galaxy s23 ultra. now that's epic. on the network america relies on. i love it when he strips for me. we strip as a pack. i don't care who sees me strip. josh, you strip? breathe

the women and passing the desert protection act and that protect the mojave desert and the assault weapons ban. she was someone who is out there. her name was bandied about as as potential vice presidential candidate. and yet she has a long record of service to this city to the state and to this country that we should all be thankful for. and now she's taking her last the linus and winter. i call it making way for the next generation of leaders for california. >> yeah. so i mean, would you say that her legacy really for women in politics cannot be understated. absolutely not. i mean, she was, but she was the first. woman mayor of a major american city mission when she took over in 1978 and b and became the mayor of san francisco. it was. it's still of the time. it's hard. it's hard to believe. but if it's true, when it was not easy for women and politics was not easy for women. and in the in the business world, it's that easy period. and she was there there. one of the most important cities in america still, i believe one of the most important c ties throughout america and she was leading

shut down cajon pass out of san bernardino into the mojave desert.n but very sloppy as all this precipitation continues to fuel in southern california, modesto and merced as well, okay, here we go tonight. we see that will start to see more energy in the form. of rain and potentially some hail and snow after midnight and through tomorrow morning again. these are the theater bands rotating in a counterclockwise position around that core that center the area of low pressure. someone have some hit and miss scattered showers up until about lunchtime , and then a dry afternoon and then look what's upstream. here we go again. a brand new area, low pressure slicing through the bay area, beginning around 9 to 2 o'clock on sunday. third system here you go on your monday and more. rain on tuesday. so when we tell you at the numbers from saturday until about tuesday. another full inch of brain in san francisco. mind you these numbers will change periodically, but we're talking about more rain and more snow for this year nevada area currently 24 degrees on the s

and also the tehachapi mountains that lead you out of bakersfield into the mojave desert as you maketowards las vegas, so we're going to see some record snowfall there and potentially even some record snowfall and our own local mountains. we have a whole potpourri of weather occurring right now looking out towards the golden gate bridge, even a little hint. have some sunshine and when you have conditions like that, that's rainbow weather because we still have right and falling around the bay area, some sleet as well and some very chilly temperatures right now. 43 degrees in fairfield. the warmest occasion is near the central bay at oakland, alameda and el sirri toe at 49 degrees same across the bay in san francisco and redwood city, conquered clayton, walnut creek , brentwood, discovery bay, also in the high forties, going up to heights today, only in the low fifties, a good time. 10 to 15 degrees below average. now a couple of those chili numbers as far as your attempts are concerned with some wind gusts up to 22, oakland and 23 fairfield. it's downright raw. you need layers or you

and you would never think that the cartels would come to the mojave desert, but they have invaded it. have several thousand of them that to have come to the deserust to actually cultivate this product. aand for a long time it went completely unenforced. because, quite frankly, cannabis is more the only state in the entire union where you can be cultivating cannabis and not be guilty of a felony. e well, the amount of money thatel these illegal grow corporations are making is it's just sta staggeringgg. nnabis police seized more than i three million dollars worth of cannabis in livermore, california, including over three thousand plants valued at over two million dollars and processed flower valued at over a million, as well as forty six thousand in cashd and three firearms. assemblymen are these busque cookoff? n th as far as i can tell, there are thousands and thousands of nationas in the middle of national forests like shasta whi forest, which is , what, twoch million acres? >> hard to even find them there. yeah, it's really sad. quite quite frankly. these are not cheech and chong o