but now, after a historic test flight over the mojave desert, commercial supersonic air travel may be returning. our own pilot is in the cockpit. danny. new. >> where are you taking us? >> are we experiencing some light turbulence? danny. >> it might be because we're going really fast in this plane. it's been 20 years since the supersonic airliner known as concorde retired. starting back in the 70s. at least two. oh, i forgot to have to keep my hands on the controls. sorry. at least two airlines employed them. the sleek french planes would take folks across the ocean at mach two, which is twice the speed of sound. let's go to the abc news barber quick. you're looking at some footage from there. here's our report from 1973, when jules bergman wrote a landmark flight that landed in dallas. >> we're flying at nearly 1300 miles an hour, 57,000ft over the ocean. and the most surprising thing about traveling at this speed is the lack of any sensation of supersonic speed. >> pretty cool. but the economics didn't really work too well. concorde required a lot more fuel and could seat fewer peo

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comes down out of the high desert which is about 4,000 feet elevation and they come across the mojave desertthey hit the san the gabriel mountains and they go over the top and down, and if you are familiar with the principal, as you narrow down the space that something has to go through it gets faster and faster. that's the way carburetors work and that's what happens with the wins and that's why those blowing 40 miles an hour can get up to 90 miles an hour as it crosses then into the coastal area of california and that's what we saw on tuesday night into wednesday. >> wow. these pictures are so shocking as many of them as we have seen. just shocking every single one of them. that's a live look at pacific palisades right now. we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back. no, just follow with your eyes. i don't think you understand what i'm asking. i don't think you know how owls work. get two pairs of progressives and an eye exam for $149.95 at america's best. veteran homeowners. if you need cash, the last thing you want to do is spend cash just to see if you qualify for a home loan. yet

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and throughout the cajon pass, when you're leading into the san bernardino area out of the mojave desertmalibu a key area we'll keep an eye on as the relative humidity drops into the teens. this particular bird's eye view from sutro tower looking out towards san francisco. you can't see the fog there, but we do have visibility down to a half a mile now in santa rosa and also socked in around the bay bridge leading out of the golden gate bridge in the city of san francisco into the oakland area. so we'll wake up with areas of patchy fog tomorrow morning, then turning partly sunny and it's going to be windy. the winds do not rotate around to that offshore push until tuesday, and the winds are really going to flare up at that particular time. so here's the deal. we have this area of low pressure. we refer to it as an inside slider. once it settles in over the colorado rockies. and then we have the high pressure contributing to the warmer conditions between the two, a pressure gradient, and also that offshore component, as the winds are in a counterclockwise fashion, rotating around that are

grady is live from the mojave de desert. >> this plane will try to break the sound barrier later todayscholl is ceo of boom and this plane, we were here about a month after it took off and today is a huge step. you are going to break mock 1.1, just over speed of sound, a one-third prototype of the plane you hope will become the commercial jetliner you fly. >> that is right. it is a big day. been 22 years since we had a civil super sonic flight, today that comes back. and xp 1 is smaller, it is made out of same technology that can be used to build a jetliner. >> this cuts down flight time, you can get to europe in 3-1/2 or four hours, this is remarkable. what is next after today? >> we'll fly the airplane a couple times and prove we can break the sound barrier and all in on building the airliner that we want everyone to be able to fly on. >> that will be made in america. this is an american story. >> i think it is really important we do it here. china is building airplanes and catching up, if we don't build airplanes here in america, airplanes will go like chips to asia and be hard to g

about right there, with the spokes of precipitation going in a counterclockwise position, even the mojave desert, barstow getting plentiful precipitation at this hour. so we'll update you on snow around the grapevine. we've got full on sunshine today. 58 in pacifica, outside number 63, santa rosa, and to the south around san jose and morgan hill and gilroy. pretty much high 50s, 60s. across the board. we have the five day forecast. and dave and pam. it features rain. we'll talk about that next time around. >> all right. thank you. time is now 513. today is the start of the tax filing season. we'll tell you about some of the changes coming this year aimed at makingax [text messages spoken] cdrone714: open the door! cam! come, on cam, cameron. if you like options, you'll love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4 delicious entrées and 5 tasty sides with a drink. oh, and nobody else includes breakfast items all day. just this guy. at jack, every bite's a big deal! welcome to jack in the box! ♪ ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. bye, loves. sometimes it takes a different approa

well, think about this mojave desert. it's just, you know, a couple hundred miles away.ts as far as relative humidity is concerned. but because of the santa ana winds, it's just grabbing all that dry air mass and pushing it over here to the coastline. and you can feel it in your throat. my throat is extremely dry. then you toss in all the particles that are flying around with the air quality alert in effect for today for this particular area, and not only here, it's now a huge fire risk to the south of us in san diego county. in fact, overnight we had the paula fire break out. now, if you're not familiar with that, that's near paula mesa just off i-15. and then that fire did char 16 acres before firefighters were able to knock that down. then we hop on over to bonsall, which is just about 12 miles southeast of oceanside. that fire is not under control. so far, 80 acres have been consumed, and that fire is continuously out of control. we do have evacuation orders in that area as well as all schools are closed then. now let's hop on over to riverside county, the hemet area

and next hour, we're going to have live coverage from the mojave d desert in california previewing thisorning's test flight. how cool is that? president trump suggesting an american tech giant could potentially buy tiktok. >> microsoft in discussion for acquiring tiktok? >> i would say yes. i have interest in tiktok. great interest to tiktok. >> carley: trump is expected to make a decision on the app.'s future in the next 30 days. the department of veterans affairs saving more than $8 million after placing 60 dei employees on leave. meanwhile doge also getting rid of more dei policies and lingo from federal government services, announcing it's saving more than $1.5 million by slashing hiss on empty government buildings, and those are your headlines. guys. >> steve: carley, that is so important, over the last couple months we have been talking about how many people in washington do work from home. and if they are working from home why is washington spending 500 bucks a square foot for a desk that nobody ever goes to. >> carley: a lot of electricity to keep those lights on. >> ainsley: is

it's called the moab mojave national corridor. we'll protect desert valleys and stunning peaks tucked away in the desert landscapes with beautiful springs and over 50 rare plants and animals, palm trees, cacti, mountain lion, bats, bighorn sheep, owls, desert tortoises. it's incredible what's there. this action also preserves the mosaic of trails woven together by tribal nations that trace their origins back thousands of years, thousands of years. and left behind on these trails are ancient ceramics, tools, rock art, sacred ceremonial sites that also will be preserved. we're also preserving ruins of old mines and the construction drove out indigenous people from their homes, a reminder of the harm that was done and remnants of u.s. army camp, trained units in desert combat shortly after we entered world war ii. for generations, this place of wonder has attracted outdoor enthusists from hikers, horseback riders exploring these vast lands as well as scientists and geologists studying how the earth evolves. many veterans also returned here to heal their

desert. barstow. mojave. i know palm springs. the wind has picked up. mostly cloudy there, even into la. there's been some snow at big bear mountain, but it's really going to be about the wind once that system kind of settles in just to the west of la, there will be some roaring gusts down there. so that's going to play into their forecast not only today, but maybe two more episodes of this offshore breeze. mainly a lot of 50s here. half moon bay 57, berkeley 57 oakland 57. that's all because of this offshore breeze coming in out of the hills. alameda 59 degrees. a lot of 50s here, although if you don't get any breeze, you can drop down pretty fast into the low 40s. one observation there, walnut creek at 42, but 55 alamo and 55 in dublin. 30s up in the mountains. alturas is 39, yet it's 58 in san diego and 62 in santa barbara and palm springs. 66 so again, it's just a if you get the wind or you don't get that breeze. but southern california bracing for some strong wind and just nothing for us rain wise. i mean, we may be dry for two weeks here. it's kind of kind of the way it's looking h

supersonic took to the skies earlier in a historic test flight over the mojave desert, setting the stage possible return of supersonic travel. it could redefine the way we take holidays and push the boundaries of speed, and marking a significant step toward breaking the sound barrier. once again, the sound barrier. once again, the xbi the sound barrier. once again, the xbi is expected to create a sonic boom and could potentially be heard 30 miles away. the milestone comes after some successful test flights, including one earlier this month where the jet reached 728 miles an hour. well after that successful test flight. a new 64 seat supersonic jet could soon take to the skies, marking the first of its kind since the concorde. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in around an hour. now, though, it's over to patrick. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good evening. welcome along. it's time to sack home office staff. home office advisers looked at the southport incident and

supersonic has set the skies tonight in a historic test flight over the mojave desert. pictures here of that supersonic flight that could redefine air travel, pushing the boundaries of speed and marking a significant step toward breaking the sound barrier. the xb one is expected to create a sonic boom potentially heard up to 30 miles away. and today's milestone comes after 30 successful test flights 11 rather including one on january the 10th, where the jet managed to reach 728 miles an hour. well, as it all went to plan, it means a new 64 seat supersonic jet could soon be taking to the skies, marking the first of its kind since concorde. remarkable. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in an hour. now, though, it's over to michel martin. >> i'm that old. >> i'm that old. >> there you go. thank you very much for that. i'm michelle dewberry. this is dewbs& co with you till seven. the person you could hear chattering then as we came back into the show was baroness jacqueline foster, the tory peer and former member of the european parliament, alongside her