my 14-year career n loan to nasa from the marine corps. nasa reimbursed for the salary.ut the marine corps, they -- me go for 14 years. and then i went back. space he -- you say the international space station up there for 13 years. what does it do? >> lots of stuff. -- of it is science scientific investigations in everything from life science, science, solar science. we now have a number of earth science experiments that are earth, looking t at the atmosphere. we now are doing technology development. called the ething alpha magnetic spectrometer many, is the product of many nations. manier than 20 nations that have -- it's a science experiment. it is a basic physics experiment looking at the beginning of time. trying to -- >> who's in charge? >> of ams or -- >> of the -- of the international space station. >> you could say i am, but i'm not really. united states is the senior partner. there's a five-organization partnership, the u.s., by nasa.ed russia, represented by ruscosmos. japan, represented by their space agency. canada, represented by their space agency. europea

the shuttle or run the nasa administration? >> ooh. since i'm running nasa right now, i'd rather be doing what i'm doing. i am a person who, i live in the moment. people who know me know i don't regret anything, no matter how bad. what's done is done, and i would not change anything because i have three beautiful granddaughters who are 6, 10, and 13. i'm fearful that if i went back and changed any minor thing, i might not have them. >> 135 missions in the space shuttle. >> yes, sir. >> $200 billion. 30 years. was it worth it? >> it was worth every dime. as a matter of fact, let me start with what i think shuttle did for the nation over its incredible 30 years that no one will think about unless someone tells them. the technical world in which i live is very non-diverse. there are not a lot of people who look like me. in fact, in the history of the space shuttle program, there are only two pilots of african-american desent in 30 years. there are a lot of different reasons for it. some of which we are not proud of. i think we did

has nasa had an unfair advantage by selling what they do? >> quite the contrary.f you look at nasa's communication -- if you look at our budget, i defy anyone to find the line item for communications. david weaver, my director of communications rvings one of the things i agreed with him is he would not have to go around town with a tin cup. i haven't been able to do that yet. david goes from director to director digging for money to help tell their story. so our communications department put on the video that you just saw, that that was with funds that the science mission director, for example, had designated an amount of money for education and public outreach. i that is an example of what call a very wise expenditure of the taxpayers' funds. >> you could also say that's a clever way of hiding the communication expenditures. >> there are people that that.e and if you want nasa not to communicate its story, then theoretically, someone could take away all funds and prohibit us from ever broadcasting anything about what we do, and . say, you must rely on commercial

while the focus on the discussion is nasa's human spaceflight effort, nasa is and should remain a multi--mission agency. i want to reaffirm a commitment today to that approach. it is the connectedness of the multi-mission concept that makes -- and united states the envy of the world. in addition to human exploration, nasa has made progress in meeting national priorities to improve observations of our dynamic earth and its processes, explore bodies within our solar system,

indeed, it's the connectedness of the multimission concept that makes nasa and the united states the envy of the world. in addition to human exploration in space flight, nasa has made incredible progress in meeting national priorities to improve observations of our dynamic

those are from nasa's own web site. it's its mission. we have to work to insure that nasa's diverse portfolio is balanced and funded adequately to reflect our commitment to each of these components. if we expect nasa to do the work of the future, we have to provide a budget in the present that allows those goals to be filled. it is, perhaps, my biggest nitpick with the way that congress does business. and i might add, to do that work within achieve bl time -- achievable timelines and with safety at the the forefront. as an authorizer and a member of the science, space and technology committee, i remain committed to outlining the missions of the agency and to be honest about what it takes to get the job done. we're a nation of great people. we've said that. we've done amazing things, we have. but it's time for us to support nasa and our space industry in doing those amazing things in the 21st century. since its inception in 1958, nasa's been the anchor of our nation's civil space program, and from dwight eisenhower's pen to president kenn

that is because of nasa technology.uclear magnetic resonance tomography,computer microelectronics used to regulate heart pumps, lasers for satellite-based atmospheric research used for my eye laser surgery, and cool suits used by havenauts on the moon walk transformed medical technology. the list goes on and on. i go tosometimes schools and described his tunes my connection -- and described to students my connection to technology, and i described my car accident where the airbag saved my life with nasa technology. we cannot find a car today that does not have that technology in place. and we commit ourselves to ambitious goals, he should do with confidence that we have a workforce capable of truly awe- inspiring results. today that workforce is waiting for a bold vision for the future that will take us to the next frontier. has one point 4 million twitter followers. i know there are a lot in this room. in 1997, the landing of nasaurner, a smaller l and later spirit and opportunity had their time when they landed on mars

nasa designing a giant robotic test area to mimic the lunar surface. and a robot being crawled row moat -- remotely from 220 miles up in space. >> this is the first fully interactive real-time operation of a robot from space. >> reporter: said on the nasa roverscape. the size of two football fields, this k-10 planetary rover weighing in at 220 pounds is being controlled remotely from an astronaut on the international space station. >> he's able to tell a robot go from where you are here to this other location. the robot's smart enough to figure out how do i get there, how do i avoid obstacles. >> reporter: nasa is holding a dress rehearsal of sorts. the plan is to remotely control the rover as it moves over the surface of the moon or even mars. >> sends commands to the rover here from space station, and it also carries the information like the images and the position of the rover back to the astronauts on the space station so they can view it on their laptop. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: a successful test run which nasa hopes leads to many more

of course. >> i want to write nasa. i want to go to mars. >> what do you want? >> send me pictures and stickers and all of that. >>> the george zimmerman trial has captivated muscle of our nation but there's an app developer out there facing a major backlash. apparently he tried to profit from it and people don't like how he did t. coming up at 7:00, we'll tell you more about angry trayvon. >>> still to come in in half- hour, a local escape artist heads home. top? >> we have sunshine here in northwest. it is some kind of mug gip. let me talk about the poll -- muggy. let me talk about the pollen. not much break on the mold spores. trees are low, grass is medium. go to our website, roll over weather. you'll get the numerical breakdown. we'll come back and break down the chance for thunderstorms and where chantal is headed. >>> gl but first, the national transportation safety board is just wrapping up press conference on that plane crash out in san francisco. we will bring you an update ♪ [ male announcer ] do you love prime rib? get to your local subway for the de

now they are working on a tri-corridor at nasa. the idea is so popular that it is breaking records and there is one day left to get yourself an early prototype. >> what is that? what are you doing? >> when the crew of the star ship enterprise landed in san francisco they brought some advanced medical devices with them. perhaps the most famous is this one. >> i am seeming a bit foggy. >> i would like to take to you sick bay. >> the medical try quarter that grabbed the vital signs in an instant lives on in this movie prop as he keeps it in his lab at the nasa research center jee. if this was in the hands of a consumer like you would have the power to not only know what is going on with you and help others. >> that prop was the inspiration for the scan a do scout. it comes in two pieces. the scaner was made to look like the movie, but now it is easier to hold. and the computer ad you vice? you already have that. it is your smart phone. >> i will hold it up to my forehead like this. . >> brandon showed us how it reads your heart rate,

in a nasa funding bill with a price tag of $16.8 billion, lawmakers are telling nasa they are not allowedeed with the asteroid project. lawmakers are pushing nasa to lay out steps in order to get a mission eventually to mars in the next 20 years or so. the chairman of the house science committee told us his reasoning. >> it's a fiscal issue because it's $2.5 billion that we can better spend elsewhere, particularly in this era of budget constraints. but it's a misguided effort too. it's just sort of a waste of resources, a waste of talent. and nasa's own advisory committee recommended against it. so i don't know what the administration was up to other than just throwing something out there, but we need to come up with better programs than this. >> but a key house democrat who's actively pushing for more money for nasa says it is critical. >> if the united states want to lead, if we want a true innovation agenda for the 21st century, we have to make the kientd of robust investment in space in our launch vehicles and the technology and earth sciences, in the multimission function of nasa as

now they are working on a tri-corridor at nasa.he idea is so popular that it is breaking records and there is one day left to get yourself an early prototype. >> what is that? what are you doing? >> when the crew of the star ship enterprise landed in san francisco they brought some advanced medical devices with them. perhaps the most famous is this one. >> i am seeming a bit foggy. >> i would like to take to you sick bay. >> the medical try quarter that grabbed the vital signs in an instant lives on in this movie prop as he keeps it in his lab at the nasa research center jee. if this was in the hands of a consumer like you would have the power to not only know what is going on with you and help others. >> that prop was the inspiration for the scan a do scout. it comes in two pieces. the scaner was made to look like the movie, but now it is easier to hold. and the computer ad you vice? you already have that. it is your smart phone. >> i will hold it up to my foread this. . >> brandon showed us how it reads your heart rate, temperatu

is nasa is already sharing the atellite data with fire officials in southern california. the agency eventually plans to expand the program nationwide. >> ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> #01: a single seated plane powered by the sun is on theñr last leg of the history making flight across the country that began in may. the solar impulse took off from washington, d.c. this morning and is expected to touchdown in new york before dawn tomorrow. flight restrictions required the experimental aircraft to circle over the atlantic for hours before it can land. impulse climbed to 30,000 feet and maxes out at 45 miles per hour. an upgraded version will make a global flight in 2,015. >> up next, a big win for america's bryan brothers at wimbledon. >> axelrod: they crowned the women's champion at wimbledon today, bartoli from france, gets her first major title and defeated sabine lisicki in straight sets, 61, six-4. >> men's double saw something not seen before, the bryan brothers, bob and mike, were the winners, and became the first men's doubles team to hold all four major tenn

now they are working on a tri-corridor at nasa. the idea is so popular that it is breaking records and there is one day left to get yourself an early prototype. >> what is that? what are you doing? >> when the crew of the star ship enterprise landed in san francisco they brought some advanced medical devices with them. perhaps the most famous is this one. >> i am seeming a bit foggy. >> i would like to take to you sick bay. >> the medical try quarter that grabbed the vital signs in an instant lives on in this movie prop as he keeps it in his lab at the nasa research center jee. if this was in the hands of a consumer like you would have the power to not only know what is going on with you and help others. >> that prop was the inspiration for the scan a do scout. it comes in two pieces. the scaner was made to look like the movie, but now it is easier to hold. and the computer ad you vice? you already have that. it is your smart phone. >> i will hold it up to my forehead like this. . >> brandon showed us how it reads your heart rate,

unfortunately did the plane never made it under mated over a hundred and 60 nasa before it crashed. the ntsb the late comments before the interviews with the pilots about that flew the plane.

nasa says each day it continues to be active is a gift. with curiosity also busy exploring the other side of the planet, they hope to continue the voyage of discovery on mars for months if not years to come. to another hostile environment. the volcano in mexico continues to spew ash and rocks 3,. the ash cloud is heading toward mexico city just north of the volcano. people in nearby towns are clearing the volcanic ash and has been an -- rating down on them. flights have been canceled because of the eruptions.

spotted the moon by accident and looking at neptune's rings and a small white dot call his attention and nasa was involved and announced the recovery of neptune's 14 the moon yesterday, just 12 miles across which may explain why we have nut found it until now and neptune is pretty far away.

he uttered the challenge to nasa to put man on the moon before the end of the decade and bring him safe wli home. that's where that $4.4 billion. and it is a gradual ramp down from the apal owe -- apollo era to where we are today. our enemy is us. we do still have an enemy. the enemy is wlnch we -- the fight is whether we will maintain our position as the dominant nation in the world tech logically. the president talks about it all the time. the nation that out inknow vates, out educates, and out -- the nation that out-innovates, out educates, and out builds, will

> reporter: back when the slide rule was the only kind of calculator al was a rocket scientist for nasa. holding their breath along with him 530 million people watching on live tell that july 20, 1969. >> one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: coon was responsible for the propulsion

what you're looking at is part of nasa's cassini project.re talking about a mission that launched back in 1997. it didn't reach saturn until 2004, it was moving pretty slow, but this is the cassini spacecraft and there is saturn. you can see the rings that are so famous about it. what we're seeing now is a different angle. like yesterday they asked everybody to wave and smile to the camera. that's because this is the first time they're actually able to see earth out of this because the sun is causing basically saturn to be backlit, and now for the first time we are able to see earth, and hopefully we'll be able to see those images. those are expected to arrive in the next couple weeks, and i'm sure we'll have them on here. we'll have more coming up in a short while. back over to you. >> thanks so much. we'll look forward to that. " it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin'

nasa is taking a photo of earth -- of earth from saturn this friday.the main purpose of the photograph is to study the changes in saturn's rings. the photo shoot will start at 5:27 p.m. eastern standard time. it will take about 15 minutes. nasa released images of where you can look when that photo is taken. if you're busy, it's okay. you'll have the chance to see saturn and venus after the sun sets on friday and saturday. for more, log on to the "news4 today" facebook page. >> make sure you comb your hair. >> i know. i got to wear my -- >> fix my tie. >> spiffy outfit. look good. >>> stay with us, "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> breaking news at this hour. [ chanting ] >> protesters in the street throughout the country overnight showing their anger over the verdict in the george zimmerman trial. the new video interest our newsroom and problems these protests are causing this morning. >>> the racially

since the 1990's when nasa actually worked on a model for the space elevator. some of the things that we might need to create one, nasa has actually had an annual price offered to anyone who can build part of this elevator that does not exist yet, and up to you about that in the second. as you can see, this image is actually from nasa. what you can see here is the elevator car bed. there is are far in the background. the idea of a space elevator, first of all, is answering a basic question which is coming out you have sustainable space travel because right now we're using rockets which require rocket fuel which is expensive, heavy, and polluting and there's a limited supply of it. so it's not a good long-term solution. we can't keep using rockets to get out of the gravity well. will what we use? how would we have a kind of trained to space that would be completely able to be used over and over again, something that would not pollute the environment. so the space elevator. this is hell of works. you have a platform on earth, your elevator platform. somewhere alo

that's because the nasa spacecraft was taking a snap shot of earth. the satellite snapped the photo orbiting 800 million miles away. it captured the sun lit portion of earth including california. it is unlikely any of the people will actually be seen. however, they were given a free presentation at the observatory about the discuff res that have been -- discoveries that have been made. and leigh glaser is here now talking about the weather change. >> at this hour we have a bright moon out there. those of you in the east bay could get a better view of seeing it than say folks near the coast. that's because you can see on live doppler 7hd the fog bank is really starting to move inland. we have a nice westerly wind component and it will push all of this a little further inland. mist and drizzle on the golden gate bridge. the rooftop cam showing you the low overcast out there. san francisco is 54. mountain view is 61. 52 in half moon bay and here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see reduced visibilities because a fog bank is starting to m

. >>> i'm at nasa where a robot is being controlled remotely live from the international space station, and how this can affect our future coming up. >>> and here's a look around the bay this morning, and from san francisco, you can see the fog out there, and a taste of the san francisco weather is far inland this morning thanks to the strong sea breeze. we will let you know what to expect for the afternoon plans when we come back. >>> good saturday morning to you and once again live pictures through lenses of our own josh keppelle this morning at san francisco and you can see the folks there dressed appropriately. i see sweatshirts and jackets and no shorts in those shots this morning. it is chilly to start. we have low clouds and misty skies and the temperatures are mostly in the 50s outside and low clouds inland toward the tri valley and through the car kay us in -- carkanas strait. those are the winds that i am talking about on shore and strongly inflield, and toward livermore and you can see that they are spilling the marine air into the sacramento area. if you head out to the bal

as you can see this image is actually from nasa, and you can see the elevator car. there's earth very far in the background. the idea of a space elevator is -- it's answering a basic question which is how do you have sustainable space travel? right now we're using rockets, which require rocket fuel, which is expensive, heavy, and polluting, and there's a limited supply of it. so it's not a good long-term solution. we can't keep using rockets to get out of the gravity well. so what would we use? how would we have a kind of train into space that would be completely able to be used over and over again, something that wouldn't pollute the environment. so, the space elevator. this is how it worksment you have a platform on earth, your elevator platform. somewhere along the equator. and then you have a very, very long tether attaching that elevator platform up about 60,000 miles, so you're partway to the moon, and at the other end of the tether you have a counterweight ask that counterweight is in geostationary orbit so it's orbiting the earth and is attached to the tethe

iris mission based out of nasa aims research center continuing for two years. scientists hope it will shed light on the sun's impact on earth. >> and the sun was out today it was. and sandhya patel is up live on our roof top. it's shining this is a typical sea breeze. seeing fog over the bay and also getting mid and high level clouds moving in. i want to show you live doppler 7 hd. san francisco feels good. taking a look our weather pretty quiet wech do have fog just hugging the coast. those are the summer micro climates. summer means monsoon season moving into the sierra nevada. you get heating from the sun. you're seeing active pattern so far over 2000 lightning strikes around the state. and you can see thunder has been developing. if you have travel plans watch out for scattered showers and thunderstorms friday afternoon and saturday afternoon. oakland, 68 nice in san jose. 73 in santa cruz. you can see marine layer about 1400 feet deep. and we'll be watching it progressing into bay side communities overnight. still warm in fairfield. here is a view from our

that's because the nasa shot of earth. taking a snap the satellite snapped the photo orbiting 800 million miles away. it captured the sun lit portion of earth including california. it is unlikely any of the people will actually be seen. however, they were given a free presentation at the observatory about the discuff res that have been -- discoveries that have been made. and leigh glaser is here now talking about the weather change. >> at this hour we have a bright moon out there. those of you in the east bay could get a better view of seeing it than say folks near the coast. that's because you can see on live doppler 7hd the fog bank is really starting to move inland. we have a nice westerly wind component and it will push all of this a little further inland. mist and drizzle on the golden gate bridge. the rooftop cam showing you the low overcast out there. san francisco is 54. mountain view is 61. 52 in half moon bay and here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see reduced visibilities because a fog bank is

since i'm running nasa right now, i'd rather be doing what i'm doing. i am a person who, i live in the moment. people who know me know i don't regret anything, no matter how bad. what's done is done, and i would not change anything because i have three beautiful granddaughters who are 6, 10, and 13. i'm fearful that if i went back and changed any minor thing, i might not have them. >> 135 missions in the space shuttle. >> yes, sir. >> $200 billion. 30 years. was it worth it? >> it was worth every dime. as a matter of fact, let me start with what i think shuttle did for the nation over its incredible 30 years that no one will think about unless someone tells them. the technical world in which i live is very non-diverse. there are not a lot of people who look like me. in fact, in the history of the space shuttle program, there are only two pilots of african- american desent in 30 years. there are a lot of different reasons for it. some of which we are not proud of. i think we didn't work hard enough. the shuttle brought diversity to an incredibly technica

it happened today at nasa and our business and tech reporter scott budman was along for the ride. >> reporter: it's a test run that will blow the mind of anyone who ever ran a remote controlled car. >> this is the fully operated operation of a row bott from space. >> reporter: a nasa robot on the ground be being controlled remotely by an astronaut on board the international space station. bouncing signals off satellites to see if some day this rover can roll around by itself on the moon or even mars. >> it sends commands, and it carries the information like the images and the position of the rover back to the astronauts on the space station so they can review it on this laptops. >> reporter: and it's loaded with technology. this thing on top, lidar, similar to radar, but with lasers. >> there's a similarity between this and the driverless cars you see in the bay area. we use 3d scanners to look at the world and understand what's safe and not safe. >> reporter: rehearsals like this one get the nasa team closer to the goal of efficiently sending its rover into space. >> it can be as li

after sending a letter to nasa and posting it to readit, dexter walters got a response. he wrote at 7 he knows he is too young to go to space, but the space program helped him envision the future by sending him pictures and a personal letter encouraging him to pursue his dream. he might have tweeted that he wanted to become president of the united states too. >>> good pr story out of nasa. >>> time for a look ahead. . boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev makes his first court appearance today. it killed three and wounded more than 260. >>> final passage is expected today on a controversial abortion bill in the texas house of representatives. the bill would restrict abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. >>> happy birthday to singer and actress jessica simpson, who is 33, actress sophia ver gary is 41 and andre dawson is 59. coming up on the "today" show, gizmo guru james dyson will unveil his latest product and comedian bill cosby talks about his latest project that you can be a part of and that is which sweater is better. now, keep it right here for more ne

nasa says he could have choked or even drowned. he was brought back to the space station where crews worked fast to fix his helmet. it turns out up to 1.5 liters of water leaked into his suit. now, the culprit could have been an unprecedented leak in the suit's cooling system. good thing they got to him. this brutal heat wave. when is it going to end? >> you know, this is a week-long event for many on the east coast. >> yeah. >> many in the inner mountain west and rockies dealing with this on and off heat for the last month. pretty amazing. you know, it's not record shattering intensity but the duration is impressive and i mentioned the inner mountain west. boise, 102, the desert is obviously very hot. salt lake city continues to flirt with the century mark and even the interior portion, los angeles was yesterday and seattle. the 90s from oklahoma and kansas city all the way to the east coast and topping out around 96 was washington, d.c. so the heat wave ends for some but for not everyone. two pools of very hot air, heat domes one

nasa says it was one of the most hair harrowing spacewalks in decades. new at 11:00, a mystery tonight in the california desert where a man woke up in an emergency room with no idea who he is. according to his id this is michael boatrwright and found in palm springs. he remembers knock of his past and speaks only in swedish. this video is from the desert sun newspaper that reports that it had located his sister in louisiana. he is in the hospital until the staff can figure out how to safely discharge him. find out about that rare condition on "nightline" at 12:35. what a strange story. the watch abc live stream is now available in the bay area. watch abc is a new way to experience abc and anytime, anywhere you wish whether you are the home or out and about you can enjoy your favorite newscasts and tv shows and sports on your smart phone tablet or computer live or on demand. it is a new benefit brought to you by abc, comcast and at&t you verse at no additional cost. abc7news.com to find out how to access watch abc. just enter your tv provider account info

nasa says it was one of the most hair harrowing spacewalks in decades. new at 11:00, a mystery tonight in the california desert where a man woke up in an emergency room with no idea who he is. according to his id this is michael boatrwright and found in palm springs. he remembers knock of his past and speaks only in swedish. this video is from the desert sun newspaper that reports that it had located his sister in louisiana. he is in the hospital until the staff can figure out how to safely discharge him. find out about that rare condition on "nightline" at 12:35. what a strange story. the watch abc live stream is now available in the bay area. watch abc is a new way to experience abc and anytime, anywhere you wish whether you are the home or out and about you can enjoy your favorite newscasts and tv shows and sports on your smart phone tablet or computer live or on demand. it is a new benefit brought to you by abc, comcast and at&t you verse at no additional cost. abc7news.com to find out how to access watch abc. just enter your tv provider account info

>>reporter: alan never worked at nasa together.ow they find themselves living any retirement in palo alto. they realize that for a younger generation, walking on the moon really is hard to believe. >> anybody who was not around at the time does not realize what an incredible achievement for man kind and for united states in particular that was. when you look at the moon, i looked at it last night. i say we really walked there? i know we did. it's so remote. >> that was hal hand martin reporting. as for man's future in space, he says we've lost our way and says the emphasis should be on man's space travel. >>> a u.s. airmen found a unique way to surprise his family. take a look. >> are you freaking kidding me? >> here reporting for duty. >> he popped out of the water in full scuba gear, as you can see, surprising his wife and kids as they wept for a swim. they thought he was in afghanistan. he doesn't expected home for three weeks. >>> on tony's table, a crisp salad. here is stephanie and tony with a salad that is easy to toss toget

nasa says it was of the most hair harrowing spacewalks in decades. new at 11:00, a mystery tonight in the california desert where a man woke up in an emergency room with no idea who he is. according to his id this is michael boatrwright and found in palm springs. he remembers knock of his past and speaks only in swedish. this video is from the desert sun newspaper that reports that it had located his sister in louisiana. he is in the hospital until the staff can figure out how to safely discharge him. find out about that rare condition on "nightline" at 12:35. what a strange story. the watch abc live stream is now available in the bay area. watch abc is a new way to experience abc and anytime, anywhere you wish whether you are the home or out and about you can enjoy your favorite newscasts and tv shows and sports on your smart phone tablet or computer live or on demand. it is a new benefit brought to you by abc, comcast and at&t you verse at no additional cost. abc7news.com to find out how to access watch abc. just enter your tv provider account info

in a microburst of space humor, nasa has been urging people on earth to wave for the picture and post pictures of them waving on their website. >>> when we come back, the latest from london on william and kate and the wait for the new arrival. >>> finally tonight, in the next few hours or days, a child will be born in the united kingdom who will be third in line to the throne. and he or she will not come along a moment too soon. in terms of the anticipatory fever, the rumored speculation, the fits and false starts just today, say nothing of the child's parents and family who are probably ready right about now for this to all happen. kate snow remains standing by in london for us tonight. kate, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. the palace will officially not say anything until kate middleton is safely in the hospital, and that lack of any real information led to a very long week, a very crazy day. someone says or sees or hears something, and we all jump. bucklebury, kate's hometown, where she started her day. then came word she might be on the move. not that anyone

nasa still isn't sure. >> clearly we have a problem at this point that we don't quite understand. >> reporter: former astronaut and veteran space walker steve robinson. >> they'll have to try to understand, if it happened to this space suit, is there any danger of it happening to another space suit on board. >> reporter: nasa was clearly concerned parmitano was in danger. now, an urgent investigation to determine what happened. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> he led mexico's most feared drug cartel, but tonight miguel angel trevino morales is in custody, captured yesterday by mexican marines, near a city not far from the texas border. morales was head of the zetas cartel. his capture was the biggest victory against organized crime since mexico's new president took office seven months ago. authorities say u.s. intelligence contributed in this capture. >>> edward markey became the newest member of the u.s. senate today moving up a chamber, after serving 37 years in the house, representing massachusetts. that makes him the longest serving house member to ever win election to the

reporter: back when a slide rule was the only kind of calculator, al kuhn was a rocket scientist for nasa. holding their breath with them. 530million people watching on live television july 20th, 1969. >> one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: he was responsible for the propulsion system on the apollo 11 lunar module and says his blood pressure really started to rise when it was time for armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins to hit one button and make three things happen simultaneously. >> the four bolts get separated. all the wires and cables and oxygen tubes that connected the two stages get cut with a knife. a guillotine and three and most important my pay by the engine had to ignite and lift off. >> reporter: one of those watching? manny a student at stanford at the time who would later work on nasa's pioneer venus project. >> i realized the astronauts have one chance and one chance only. otherwise, they die. it was -- you fail that one chance you're dead. >> reporter: al and manny never worked together. but now 71 and 81 years old respectively. they are living in retirement at

nasa is now trying to determine what exactly happened. >>> all right.a huge surge in the temperatures coming our way the next two to three days, but the key thing that is going to impact viewers the most is tomorrow morning visibility is reduced on the bay and also the golden gate bridge. and if you're headed to the airport airports, we could have delays one to two hours tomorrow with thick low clouds. the marine layer at 2,000 to 3,000 feet. some of the thickest levels we've seen all season long. so with that said, yes, of course, we're going to be fogged in at the coastline tomorrow morning. we'll also see plenty of low cloud cover by the bay and for the interior valleys. temperatures starting off in the mid- to upper 50s. let's get you outside right now to the live high definition sky camera network. nice and bright like one of the larger cities in california, as it is. and you can see that multilayered look there. that's actually the marine layer that is passing on by making it very beautiful. at a decent clip. we've got about an 80 miles per hour j

. >>> nasa halted a space walk at the international space station today due to dangerous water leak in a helmet. luca suddenly complained about water drenching his eyes, nose and mouth. he asked his u.s. space walking partner chris cas sishgsdy for help getting inside. other crew members yanked off his helmet. he was distraught but okay. nasa said the water may have come from a leaky drink bag, but the crew is investigating. >>> well, anyone looking to be the next american idol should have been in san francisco today. the star sighting we caught during today's try outs. >>> and forget the lost dog posters. how new technology could help you find your furry friend. . >>> that's ryan sea crest firing up hundreds of people in san francisco all hoping to become the next american idol. try outs for season 13 were held at at&t park this morning. some idol hopefuls told us they troef for hours to be here. american idol premiers in january over on ktvu channel 2. >>> special children are heading back to school in style thanks to a partnership between target and the salvation army all part of th

today, nasa lied them up to point toward earth and take pictures.anet will likely be a little more than dot in those pictures, and it will be several days before nasa finishes processing the images. >>> for all of us who have outside weekend plans, let's head to our chief meteorologist bill martin. one day is warmer than the other. >> reporter: yeah, that are you doing. >> going to the park in oakland. >> reporter: so fun. it is going to be a nice weekend. hot inland. cool at the coast. a lot like what we had today. the fog along the coast stays at the coast. places like pacifica, you know the drill. you have a little clearing at the beach. there will be moments of clearing, but you get the idea the fog will be back in the morning. burps back and temperatures warm. cool coast. hot inland. that's the forecast for the bay area weekend. that's what happened today as well. mid 90s. warm spots. coast was upper 50s, low 60s. little warmer inland tomorrow. this weather testimony actually down here, tropical moisture. weak pressure system will drive that to

this is all part of nasa's cassini spacecraft launched back in 1997.n a mission to photograph, to breck it down for you, actually saturn. this is the cassini spacecraft and this is saturn. you can see the rings around this. with this mission now, what we're seeing are more details, more of the particles, and that apparently is something that's fascinating to a lot of people because, of course, when we dig deep into this and we see what's happening with the rings and they're so dusty with saturn, this provides a lot of information. of course, to give you a better idea, here is earth, and here is saturn. as we break it down for you, actually the cassini space station is actually roughly about another 10 million miles away from saturn. keep in mind right now we're already 890 million miles away. so this project set off by nasa really is really exciting because it's the first time we're really being able to see closer to what saturn is all about and the particles and what the dusty rings mean. >> wow. so that is nasa's main goal then, to kind of further ed

our greenhouse, our wind oi back in time. >> that's where nasa's man comes in.t find on plan hes light years away. not aliens and spaceships. more likely the simplest life forms imaginable: sing celled organisms. >> for a long time we had a microbial planet for probably more than two billion years. if you want to put a picture in your head of what might look like, this is it. >> reporter: he says look to earth and its extremes. >> some of the hot springs in yellowstone, "for example, get down to a p.h. that is close to battery acid. remarkable capabilities of these sorts of organisms. if we look to those organisms and their capabilities i think we have a much different picture of where life could persist. >> reporter: the planet hunters started their search with one major question. are there any earth-type planets out there? now that that that's been answered, the burning question remains: are we alone? do you have any dawts that there's life out there besides us? >> oh, goodness. i myself think that life is too creative. here on earth we find life on every... u

. >>> nasa aborted a space walk when an astronaut had problems with his space suit.a parmetano reported a problem with his suit. nasa quickly ordered them back inside. chris cassidy said pomesani looked miserable but okay. this is the first time a space walk has been aborted like this. the cause of the leak may have come from the astronaut's drinking bag. >>> and take a good look because the next american idol may be in this crowd. some people told us they drove for hours to take their shot at fame. american idol premiers in august right here on ktvu. >>> temperatures well below average. they're going to start to warm up from here. here's the low pressure center. you can see it spinning around. high pressure is going to push it back. sort of out more in the pacific. it's going to get off our coast. the marine layer is going to get more shallow and we're going to see temperatures increase dramatically over the next couple of days. it's not that warm out there now. look at concord just 60. 59 in walnut creek. tomorrow morning, when you wake up, there'll be plenty of fo

it was you fail that one chance, you're dead. >> reporter: al and manny never worked at nasa together8 and 81 years old respectively they find themselves living in retirement at the moll dar residences in palo alto. they realize that for a younger generation, walking on the moon really is hard to believe. >> anyone who was not around at the time probably just does not realize what an incredible achievement for mankind and for the united states in particular that was. when you look at the moon, i looked at it last night, i thought, we really walked there? i know we did. but it's so remot, ancient history. >> the moon walk wasn't just a michael jackson move. as for man's future in space, he says we have lost our way. the emphasis should still be on manned space travel even though it's risky and very expensive. >>> tonight actually in some parts of the bay area might be a perfect night to look at the moon. it's going to be so clear and gorgeous. >> it's going to be gorgeous. weather is going to be fine. before the moon comes up we'll have a great sunset because of the smoke from the wild

model the model of egypt fall of one thousand nine hundred fifty two to nine hundred seventy and a nasa was hugely successful the majority of egyptians at the fastest rising living standards for ordinary people nasa was a great leader for egypt in terms of all who gets his and you know that they are the kind of policies that egypt needs to follow now and to break fully one hundred percent of the foreign policies of the mubarak era ok thank you neal what do we do have to leave it there that said journalist neil clark live from oxford thank you and how do you. still ahead syria is bracing itself for a flood of american weapons amid u.s. claims that deadly cargo will only be given to so-called moderate rebel fighters but critics warn they will just prolong the two year conflict and lead to even greater bloodshed that story coming up shortly. the fate of the fugitive whistleblower edward snowden may be decided today in moscow where venezuelan president nicolas maduro is jude to arrive the leader of the world's most oil rich nation has hinted that if snowden requests it he could be given asy

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nasa is still trying to figure out what exactly caused this problem. i'm shepard smith.s the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. live from citifield in queens. nice try. north korea apparently tried to get around the united nations by hiding missile parts and other weapons under sacks of sugar on a ship. that's the word from a -- the president of panama. he tweeted this picture as part of a radar system after inspectors stopped the ship near the panama canal. jennifer griffin with the news live at the pentagon. what do we know about this ship, jen? >> well, shep it, seems what they found included the fire control radar for a surface-to-air missile from the sa 2 family. these are soviet era missiles. what is most intriguing is that the captain of the north korean flagged vessel reportedly tried to commit suicide once the ship was stopped by the pan main yam panamaian officials. shep? >> where were they heading? >> it appears as if the missile system was being sent from cuba to north korea for an upgrade, we're told. meaning the cubans we

so much of what nasa does is about aspiration. when those aspirations are there, we will find the teachers. the students will come pouring out to learn, but not if they don't know about something on the other side. i think these things work together. it's important for us to make the investment in stem learning so we can create the workforce that is needed. but we have to recognize that we have to have a vision to create that education stimulus for young people to grow and learn and develop. and then with respect to the it's really complicated to get policymakers to see on the other side of something. we have to tell the story about all of the great innovations that nasa has done. has 6400 patents, not to mention the patents held throughout the industry. that israel economic development and growth. economic development and growth. when we talk about your sunglasses that are more protective than they used to be light, thoselet are stories that help people understand the true economic value of what this industry .roduces >> thanks f

. >>> nasa aborted a space walk when an astronaut had problems with his space suit.parmetano reported a problem with his suit. nasa quickly ordered them back inside. chris cassidy said pomesani looked miserable but okay. this is the first time a space walk has been aborted like this. the cause of the leak may have come from the astronaut's drinking bag. >>> and take a good look because the next american idol may be in this crowd. some people told us they drove for hours to take their shot at fame. american idol premiers in august right here on ktvu. >>> temperatures well below average. they're going to start to warm up from here. here's the low pressure center. you can see it spinning around. high pressure is going to push it back. sort of out more in the pacific. it's going to get off our coast. the marine layer is going to get more shallow and we're going to see temperatures increase dramatically over the next couple of days. it's not that warm out there now. look at concord just 60. 59 in walnut creek. tomorrow morning, when you wake up, there'll be plenty of fog