that could be the case for spacex.pace and comes straight back, you could have people paying to go into orbit or to go to the space station with these two vehicles. but you're right. this is, in a sense, not new. when nasa when it wanted a space vehicle, always went to a company and said, "build it for us, we will give you a lot of money." there has been over $8 billion given to spacex and boeing to build these two space craft. so in a sense, nasa's done what it's always done and reached out to other companies to build their rockets. but spacex and boeing are new space companies. they are faster, leaner and quicker, and they use modern technology and not rely on tweaking and improving rockets that have been around for decades. so this is an upping of the pace, i think, of getting people back into space. and nasa has said it wants to go back to the moon. it's really got the bit between its teeth. but it's saying it is not going to do it like it did in the past. it wants to do it much, much quicker. that's a space expert

so having another way to get into space is important and this spacex launch is important and this spacexe going to be launched this year. the other one is by boeing called the skyline so that hopefully by the end of the year and subsequently from this flight and the first of the star liner, there will be cremations and crew tests so by the end of the year, hopefully, nasa will have two ways to send astronauts to and from the international space station and that's important for their autonomy but it's also important as we said earlier that there is crew vehicle has other vehicles and can go further into space than just to the space station. so nasa gets what it once, essentially, and from the spacex side of it, we had elon musk talking about it saying it's a huge step for commercial space. he's not talking about tourists, commercial tourists. what are the commercial opportunities in space? in a way he is talking a little bit about tourists, because a spacex, the dragon capsule and the star liner could seat up to seven people and the star liner is going to have one extra seat available for

up and away, the spacex mighty falcon rocket. and on top the dragon space capsule. instead just a solitary crash test dummy wired with sensors in one of the seats. this uncrewed test is part of an ambitious nasa project to send astronauts into space from us soil once more. what today really represents is a new era in space flight, an era where we are looking forward to being one customer as an agency and as a country. it has been eight long years since the country that won the space race has been grounded. the shuttle was withdrawn from service because it was unsafe and nasa had to pay the russian space agency to send its astronauts to the space station on its soyuz rockets. but in 2014 nasa awarded spacex and boeing a combined £5 billion contract so that each could build their own spacecraft. we believe in the future of space and it is important that we be up there among the stars. we want the things that are in science fiction novels and movies not to be science fiction for ever. we want them to be real one day. nasa hopes to use the vehicles to send astronauts in

spacex's mighty falcon rocket, and on top, the dragon space capsule.ake four astronauts into space, but not just yet. instead, just a solitary crash test dummy, wired with sensors, is in one of these seats. this uncrewed test is part of an ambitious nasa project to send astronauts into space from us soil once more. we're doing things that are really risky, that most normal human beings don't do. and the designs and the complexity of what we have to do — you know, we're strapping human beings on top of rockets with millions of pounds of thrust and hurling them into orbit, to go attached to a space station, to do world—cutting research, and that isn't trivial. it has been eight long years since the country that won the space race has been grounded. the shuttle was withdrawn from service because it was unsafe, and nasa had to pay the russian space agency to send its astronauts to the space station on its soyuz rockets. but, in 2014, nasa awarded spacex and boeing a combined £5 billion contract so that each could build their own spacecraft. if they work as

spacex who are developing a new type of rocket. a new type of rocket. spacex started developing a small rocket that launched satellites into space. this is exactly what 0rbex are going to do, and are doing right now, with a view to launching the first rocket in 2021. so, we start small, we start getting rocket into space, and then getting rocket into space, and then getting payloads on those. there is no specific plans to get people into space, but this is taking steps that could ultimately lead to that. and are you hoping, when are you hoping you could actually take off? the first launch is scheduled towards the end of 2021. it is always difficult to get these things develop. it is hard. new things to go into space, and rockets, it is not easy, so it is quite an ambitious schedule, but we are on track to do that at the moment, and the people who are working on those key elements, the space court and the rocket, we have got plans in place, and they are developing these things, as we speak. i mean, the first that we have seen, with

now spacex and boeing are taking over the job. boeing's unmanned test is set for next month as spacex save ors today's success. spacex is aiming for a manned mission in july. boeing aiming for august. nasa has to fully sign off on both systems before they let any astronaut climb on board a commercial rocket. tom costello. >>> more than two dozen migrants returned to the border between mexico and california today. they are aimed to be reunited with their children separated from them during the trump administration controversial zero tolerance policy last year. mariana atense i don't see is following the journey. >> reporter: it took elmer gomez six months and over 2,500 miles to get back to this point. since i left, my goal was to be with her. i'm finally at the moment, which is the final point. i dream of being with her. traveling from honduras with his pregnant wife, he hopes to be reunited with his 15-year-old daughter in the u.s. separated under the trump administration's zero tolerance policy, he was deported. his daughter rem

spacex's demo 1 launch for nasa. if all goes as planned, it will be the fst time a commercially built spacecraft will launch into space, visit the international space station and do so for the gove dment. >> we'ng things that are really risky that most normal do.an beings don't and the designs and at complexity of what we have to do, we're strapping human beings on top of rockets with millions of pounds of thrust and hurling into orbit to go attach to a space station to do world-cutting research. that isn't >>trivial. eporter: the last time astronauts launched from american soil was from this very same launch pad, 39a, in 2011. sinc the space shuttle progr ended, the u.s. has not had the capability to send humans int orbit. instead, we have paid large sums to the russians to do it for us. to address that, nasa awarded two contracts, one to spacex to develop the capsule for $2.5 billion. the other to boeing for just over $4ts billion for cst 100 starliner. spacex and boeing own and operate the capsules and nasa will l

spacex is pa rt flight later this year.f commercial contracts set up that will also be part hopefully of getting back to the moon it is part of the space agency. we are keen to see this moving forward. what can the uk contribute to this? we contribute to the international space to think about we have experiments up there helping to understand all kinds of things that will affect everything that happens in everyday life to humans here. as we go to the, we are looking for communication equipment, that will be part of the mission on an international stage. interesting to talk about the moon because the chinese, very flamboya ntly, talk about the moon because the chinese, very flamboyantly, landed on the far side of the moon just a few weeks ago and they have got in several more missions including manned missions, is there is kind of space race going on? space is an international collaborative effort. the uk and european space agency work with the tiny space agencies and nasa and the russian counterparts. —— chinese space agenc

nasa has hired 2 companies, spacex and boeing to design and build new space taxis. both companies have learned space is hard. both are running more than 2 years behind schedule. and with neither yet certified to fly people, nasa is considering buying 2 more seats to guantee continued american access to the space station. >> are you concerned about the delays? >> so we don't like delays. but worse than a delay is launching something that is not ready. >>> inside the crew dragon, spacex will send up a smart dummy nicknamed ripley to gauge the impact of the blight. >>> for nearly a month, tax refunds are starting to increase according to the irs. the average check is now $3143 on par with last year's numbers and the increase is a change from the recent downward trend of smaller checks. >>> taking a look at wall street and seeing how the dow is doing, it is up about 100 points right now. >>> let's get a check on the weather. an all-important weekend just because it is the weekend. [ laughter ] >>> of course! we are looking forward to it all week long and now it is here.

now spacex and boeing have nasa contracts to do the job. boeing's test flight is set for next month. but even though spacex has already launched 70 successful unmanned missions -- >> tobacco and marijuana -- >> reporter: after ceo elon musk smoked marijuana during a live interview last year, nasa ordered a complete safety review. tonight with dragon sitting atop a falcon rocket, spacex is preparing to prove it's up to the job. tom costello, nbc news, at the kennedy space center. >>> there is outrage tonight over the aggressive tactics used by a drug company to sell more opioids, even making a rap music video with an executive in a fentanyl costume. he testified today at a criminal trial in boston. we get more from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: designed to drive sales of the spray version of the powerful opioid fentanyl -- ♪ it's therapeutic >> reporter: this parody video is part of a federal racketeering trial. ♪ shout-out to what you created ♪ >> reporter: the founder of the drugmaker insys and four executives accused of paying bribes

more now on the news of the spacex launch.f space.com, who was at the launch. welcome to you, good to have you with us. tell us what the launch was like. well, it was like something i have not seen before. this is a brand—new spacecraft, untested and it went off without a hitch, lighting up the predawn sky like a second son. it was absolutely dazzling to the thousands of people who will were at the kennedy space centre, and even more along the coast, to see it. it seems to have gone off without a hitch, by all accounts, this debut flight of this new kind of crew capable spaceship seems to be going really smoothly. we'll find out tomorrow when it is supposed to dock at international space station by gulf, another big test for the spacecraft at right now, it was truly an amazing sight to see but there is a lot more to come. yeah, and the point of this launch is to prove that america can once again put people in space. why is that some portion? right now, it has been eight years, since the thousand 11, that nasa's last space shut

still ahead, could spacex be the future ride for u.s.ch the international space station? this weekend's test launch could go a long way towards answering that very question. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: spacex is gearing up for an unmanned launch this saturday. while there would not be any humans on board, nasa's associated administrator is calling this an absolutely critical first step to get american astronauts into space. nasa does not want to revive the u.s.'s ability getting to the space station without buying seats on russian councils. to discuss, we have justin bachman with us. what do we know about how this launch will proceed? justin: it is going to be done at a very typical spacex launch which they have done plenty of times. the difference is going to be the high-profile nature because in this case, pretty much everything major has to work because there is a lot riding on the u.s.'s ability getting back to the space station without russian taxi rides. it will be similar to what you see in spacex launch but the st

what we are watching now is a bit of a step up from spacex.umber of years now. also called the dragon but it was designed to carry people. this version that you are watching, now has a life support systems and. the big key difference between the two types of vehicle is that the cargo vessel was always grappled by robotic arm and pulled into a birthing position. what you are seeing here is a sophisticated system seeing here is a sophisticated syste m o n seeing here is a sophisticated system on board the crewe version of the dragon do it itself. so at the moment, a couple of astronauts are looking out of the big bay wednesday of the space station, keeping an eye that the dragon is doing what it is supposed to do, but also being able to intervene if they need to. we've already seen them command the dragon to go away, a short distance, it tells you it's understanding the commands that it is receiving and then they will have this go — no—go which will involve everyone. and then the dragon will be told, go for it. go and stop. right,. thank you. we

coming up, spacex's satellite rival.web plans to win the race to create a space internet and beat out elon musk. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: satellite maker oneweb recently took the four steps towards its goal to building a space internet. using thousands of satellites to provide wi-fi access to everyone on the planet. ashlee vance reports on oneweb in the latest edition of "bloomberg businessweek." he joins us now. report on oneweb's very first launch of the heart of the amazon, how did that go? ashee: it was pretty interesting. i was in french guiana, the tip of south america. i have been covering oneweb for several years, waiting for them to get to this point. finally, they have launched the first six of what is meant to be 1,980 satellites. emily: what exactly does oneweb hope to accomplish? how are they taking on elon musk? ashlee: both companies, spacex and oneweb, are in this game to what you can call a space internet. basically today, there are about 3 billion people that cannot be reached by fiber-optic cables s

that go into the spacex vehicles.you may have seen previous videos of the boosters landing amazingly onnen barges in the middle of the atlantic. that race down the cost, which is an important thing for anyone working in the space industry. the cost of the launch vehicles is traditionally one of the most expensive parts of a launch mission. any time we can decrease that cost it means we get more sites for the same amount of dollars. that is a great result. -- science. it is extraordinary that it is all automated. the site has come a long way. what does it mean for space exploration in terms of letting us do something that we could not do before? -- science. i think the world is their oyster, to be honest. they have shown time and again that they can do the heartbeat is required for spaceflight. this did not have people on it. their next big test will show that they can successfully next big test will show that they ca n successfully a nd next big test will show that they can successfully and safely launch people. and i

while no one is riding aboard the rocket, inside the crew capsule spacex has put a dummy. a smart dummy with sensors all over it to measure the impact of the ride. >> we're going to learn a ton from this mission. >> reporter: kathy leuders runs nasa's commercial space program. >> we instrumented the crap out of this vehicle. i mean, it's got data sensors everywhere. >> space has transformed the american way of life. >> reporter: nasa administrator jim bridenstine. some of this is american pride. >> i like to use the word "prestige." great nations should be able to launch their own astronauts into space. >> reporter: that prestige and more will be on the line again next month when boeing has a similar test flight scheduled. and, anthony, there are still a number of technical issues that both companies have to work through before nasa approves them to launch astronauts. >> mason: and we wish them luck. thanks, mark. when we come back, a small plane slams into a high-rise. slams into a high-rise. it was the last song of the night. it felt like my heart was skipping beats. the

that's our thing. >>> spacex set to launch the crew dragon capsule in a few hours.orida and morgan brennan why is this a critical test for the company and for elon musk? >> reporter: it is absolutely a critical test, contessa. tesla might be in the headlines, but elon musks other company is poised to make big news. tonight's demo one mission on behalf of nasa would mark a major milestone not just for the commercial space flight industry and america as a whole if all goes according to plan, it will be the first time a commercially built spacecraft designed to hold humans is launched to orbit, scheduled to visit the international space station, doing so on behalf of the government here is why this is so noteworthy since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011, the u.s. lost the capability to send astronauts from u.s. soil into orbit. we pay russia currently a lot of money to do that for us. to remedy the situation, nasa awarded two contracts under a program called commercial crew, one to spacex to develop the crew dragon and the other to boeing for $4.2 billion.

look at spacex as well.y: he's a difficult character to deal with, you mentioned the twitter spat with the s.e.c. and pot smoking with federal regulators it's not allowed for security clearance. we keep saying, is he going to grow up, is he going to get it, he's a difficult one for regulators to get a handle on. it's like he likes to poke the bear a little bit. >> you're not going to put a muzzle on musk which is part of his genius too, which is what's so complex about him. when you look at tesla and the s.e.c., in terms of the last issue, it brought the tornado of uncertainty back in. even though i think investors have kind of viewed this as nothing's really going to happen here in terms of him losing his ceo role, but nonetheless, it's a distraction. it's a disruption. it's the last thing the street wants to see. lauren: back to spacex. they launched satellites, five satellites i believe for the u.s. government. charlie gasparino was the first to report way back when the joe rogan podcast aired and you see

went on the show, spacex has won contracts for national security space launches including when valued million. musk has refiled security paperwork since he went on the show according to sources familiar with the matter. sticking with musk, a blog that follows tesla reports says sales are slowing down. it estimates the company sold inund 5750 model threes february, a big drop off from the record 25,000 sold in december. the general manager of wedbush securities is standing by. concern you? >> it is not new news in terms of direction. right now, it is really about europe. issuesre some delivery we saw at first, but i think there has been a pretty significant positive in europe. i think this is more of a speed bump rather than the start of a negative trend as a transition to model three and the midrange, especially with europe and china rolling on. emily: elon musk has in the past pushback on numbers, saying that they are wrong. how correct do you believe this are a?estimates of sales >> we continue to believe that accounts, tracking -- i think it is tracking slightly below expectations,

the uncrewed spacex dragon capsule is on its way back to earth after undocking from the internationalrtly. these are live pictures from right 110w. these are live pictures from right now. you can see the dragon capsule, ina bright now. you can see the dragon capsule, in a bright blue sky, heading towards the atlantic ocean. let's bring you some live footage from nasa's control centre. arrived at mission control centre we are sharing the same view as you. what a gorgeous shot of dragon coming back down. cheering here it comes... in the next few seconds, they will expand as they ca ptu re seconds, they will expand as they capture more air, further slowing the dragon vehicle down into the atla ntic the dragon vehicle down into the atlantic ocean. you really can't ask for any more of a picture perfect shot than that! yes, all parachutes 110w shot than that! yes, all parachutes now deployed. it will continue to descend, continue to slow down, then ultimately splashed down in the atlantic there. we are now under a kilometre in altitude. and just about 750 metres to go. if you are just if yo

tomorrow.s set for spacex isn't alone in this effort. boeing developed its own astronaut spacecraft. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely right. unmanneds running its test next month. if all goes as anned, if both of these tests go well, spacex would like to have ane m mission in july. boeing is aiming for august. listen, guyshis would be the first time american astronauts haveifted off from american soil on an american rocket sincs the shuttere retired in 2011. a lot of people view this a a very american and patriotic seeing as we now are american rockets starting to prepare to bring americans back into space. >> root for success. tom, thank you ver much. reporting at cape canaveral today. >>> president trump is speaking at the cpac conference in maryland later this morning. it is a group of conservatives, and the president will be given a warm welcome after a turbulent week, from north korea to his former personal attorney testifying before congress. geoff bennett is following for us. >> reporter: good morning. president trump is coming off a

that's called spacex sense of humor.cex, the big falcon 9 rocket returned to a vertical landing, this time out on the drone ship 300 miles offshore, nailing a perfect bull's eye. a couple of hours later elon musk appeared a bit worn out but extremely happy. >> to be frank, i'm a little emotionally exhausted because that was super stressful. but it worked. so far. >> reporter: this test flight such a big deal, nasa's administrator and the first four astronauts that will fly the crew dragon came to kennedy to watch the future. >> i can't begin to explain how exciting it is for a test pilot to be on a first flight of a vehicle and, you know, we'll be ready when spacex and nasa's ready for us to fly it. >> reporter: and once the spacex crew capsule is up and running and boeing's starliner is doing the same, nasa can finally stop depending on russia to get our astronauts up to the space station. jon? jon: phil keating in cape canaveral, thank you. of and from the heavens and to depths we go as the official launch event for a

spacex prepares to launch an uncrewed spacecraft. if successful, astronauts could travel to the international space station later this year. clashes at the top of the labour party over how to deal with allegations of anti—semitism. it is glasgow's golden girls. katarina johnson—thompson and laura muir win on the opening night of european indoor athletic championships. and i've been lying down on thejob to meet the daring motorbike team who are revving up to do stunts as early as at the age of five. do you say scone or scone? we will look at why the way we talk and the words we use can tell us more than just who we are and where we're from. hello, good morning. we've got some wet and windy weather this weekend, but it gets worse later on sunday with the arrival of storm freya, and i'll have more on that later on. it is saturday 2 march. our top story: the countdown has begun to a major space rocket launch in the united states. it is paving the way for america to send astronauts into orbit for the first time in eight years. the spacex

it's not just spacex in this business.e unmanned but a test coming up next month. if that goes well they could also be putting astronauts in space sometime over the summer. guys for a little bit of history. we haven't seen american astronauts on american rockets since we retired the space shuttle eight years ago. we've been paying the russians to do this for us. there's a big priority now to put americans back on american rockets and in this case it's the commercial sector that's going to be working with nasa. back to you guys. >> the future of american space travel is now. >>> president trump is speaking at the annual cpac conference later this morning in maryland. it's a gathering of conservatives and the president will be given a warm welcome after going through a turbulence week on everything from north korea to his personal attorney testifying before congress. we're following all of it. >> reporter: good morning. president trump is coming off a week that included a collapsed second summit with north korea's kim jong-u

spacex has got a contract, there are two companies developing the space taxis.they develop the technology themselves. before nasa would hire these companies to build the capsules, but they did most of the design. now spacex and boeing are left to their own designs and nasa overseas it to make sure it is safe and effective. you were at the news conference with the launch and you got the opportunity to ask elon musk a question, what did you ask them what did he say? i asked him about the future of the dragon because the nasa administrator was making the point that these capsules will be used by nasa but that will be one of many customers, s0 used by nasa but that will be one of many customers, so i asked elon what he would do, what the other customers would be. they want to launch but the the international space station, may be missions on their own, so that is all still to be developed, but private tours for example can go on, there could be many space stations. we have to get these capsules flying first and then we can think more in the long term. how long term

. >>> back here at home to the successful spacex liftoff. a major test for flight scientists and it could reignite a new wave of americans at the helm in space. here's abc's senior transportation correspondent david kerley. >> ignition. lift off. >> reporter: america's hopes to again launch astronauts to space took off early this morning. spacex's falcon 9 testing its dragon crew capsule with a test dummy dubbed "ripley." the dawn of a new era, which emotionally drained spacex's chief elon musk. >> it was super stressful, but it worked. >> reporter: this test flight to prove the capsule is safe for astronauts. how did the mannequin test dummy ripley do? >> the data was all looking very good. >> the mannequin did not complain once. >> it looked fine. >> reporter: spacex launched from pad 39, where apollo and shuttle missions took off, but has not seen crew launches for eight years, with america relying on the russians. the dragon capsule faces two more big tests -- docking with the space station sunday morning, and re-entering the earth's atm

. >> ninan: spacex shows off nasas' new ride that could soon rocket astronauts back into orbit. she's "sewing" change with handmade dolls for kids that look like them. >> it makes them not feel so alone. >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. winter is making a mad dash for the country this weekend. a massive storm is sprinting from california to new england, dropping heavy snow along the way, up to a foot could fall over parts of the northeast, while thunderstorms threaten the southeast. the mercury will take a tumble. as for the first storm, it's already being felt up and down the east coast. kenneth craig has the latest. >> reporter: march is coming in like a lion on the east coast and it's likely to be a one-two punch. the storm's first round coated roads and sidewalks with a few inches of fluffy snow. >> it's really beautiful. i took so many pictures walking in here with the snow. >> reporter: drivers had a tough go in one of the oldest cities in the united states, taunton, massachusetts. in philadelphia, crews shoveling sidewalks said the task comes with benefits. >> we

we heard of know anominallies from nasa or spacex.rove and provide much to learn. this is the historic first commercial crew capsule designed to launch astronauts into space, headed towards the space station right now, launching at 2:49 a.m. the crew dragon is on its way to the i.s.s. for a sunday morning docking. for spacex this historic launch was 17 long years in the making. no humans aboard the test flight which is about making sure the capsule is safe and systems work correctly. there is a smart dummy suited up and strapped in with sensors to learn what astronauts will experience. next to her a stuffed earth toy floating once the capsule hits zero gravity. about 10 minutes after launch the racket returned to the -- rocket returned to the landing location. elon musk certainly appeared exhausted, probably was, but extremely happy. >> to be frank, i'm a little emotionally exhausted because it was super stressful but it worked. so far. >> reporter: this test flight so important, nasa's administrators and the first four astronauts tha

this is one of the last ones for spacex and it's the last one to orbit for spacex before it starts sendings. if this goes well and the next safety milestones they have to hit go well they could be sending humans as soon as july boeing is scheduled to do the next uncrewed test next month and could be sending astronauts as soon as august but this is very much neck and neck. it is seen for several years now as a rivalry and, guys, i would also just note because these companies are going to own these spacecraft they lease them out for use by nasa by sky's the limit in how else to put them to work maybe for other countries, maybe for space tourism. it's all possible. >> sky's not the limit, as it were >> reporter: not the limit that's true. >> where are bezos and branson in this race >> reporter: they have been designing different types of vehicles the vehicles from boeing and spacex are orbital vehicles. they go to low earth orbit where the space station is located virgin galactic's vehicle and that blue origin, by the way, the rocket factory right down the road from here, sub orbital meaning

in this case the companies, boeing and spacex, came up with their own design.eliable and robust but they are pretty much on their own to do their own thing. and the goal is to cut the cost of spaceflight. because it does cost a lot of money. there's a lot of benefits we get from space, 24/7, your life depends on and benefits from space and from nasa. and we need to get our astronauts back up there in a way that is a lot cheaper, and that is what this commercial spaceflight will do. it will make it much cheaper than it was with the shuttle. we will have to leave it there. thank you very much for your time. china has again criticised the us over the case against the detained senior huawei executive meng wanzhou. speaking at his annual news conference, china's top diplomat, wang yi, described the lawsuit as a deliberate political move. let's cross live to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who is in beijing. just explained to us what was said at that press conference, and just explain the tone of it for us? —— explain. he wrote the national people's congres

he watched the spacex capsule launch this morning at the kennedy space centre.ining us. how significant was this lunch? this was so significant. diffs had failed, it would've been a major setback but this sets us on the path to finally launch an american astronaut from american soil on american rockets, in an american rockets to upper merrily american space station, so it could not be biggerfull to merrily american space station, so it could not be bigger full to the states could not be higher today. other than national pride to him why does it matter that they are american shuttles, not russian? first of all, you always want to have a back—up system. you know what? six months ago, the russians have a problem. the capsule with a russian cosmonaut and american cosmonauts failed and they came back to earth two minutes after the launch. that's the whole problem for tubby need a back—up. that's what we had with the shuttle which, by the way, was retired by the politicians not because it was unsafe, but retired by politicians. that was purely decision for some we nee

the space agency awarded nearly $7 billion to spacex and boeing.aper rides and bring manned flights back to the u.s. >>> a convicted murderer whose case became the focus of a popular podcast will not get a new trial. that ruling today from an appeals court in maryland which reinstated adnan syed's conviction after his case became highly publicized. he is currently serving a life sentence in the slaying of his ex-girl friend 20 years ago. >>> on this international women's day an explosive lawsuit over gender discrimination, the u.s. women's national soccer team is suing u.s. soccer claiming players are denied pay equal to men. the women's team has been far more successful than the men's winning three world cups, four olympic championships. the men's team has failed on both fronts, but the women earn on average less than 40% of what men make. >>> a 9-year-old fan got the attention of warriors star steph curry a while back when she asked why his new shoe line weight sold in girls sizes. that prompted him on make some big changes with her help. dana ja

this is huge for both spacex and nasa.t could pave the way for aue successfulh of a spacecraft that could take humans to space. tom costello was up all ght, watching the launch at the kennedyce center in florida. this was a dramatic scene overnight. >> reporter: could not have gone any better. really spectacular as we watched the falcon 9 rocket lifting off here from the kennedy space center and sitting on top the dragon crewvehicle. 39a. if you're a space history buff, you know that's where they launched apollo missions and space shuttle missions. listen for yourself, watch for yourself. it was picture perfect. >> five, four, three, two, one, zero. ignition, liftoff. >> reporter: spacex, mission control calling the flight, as the rocket cut through the nig what a great night it was. a few minutes later, main engine cut offir as the stage separated and fell back to earth.in signature move, spacex seems to have patented themselves, it landed on a ship 300 miles out into the ocean. on board the dragon ce,w vehi we have a man

connell: spacex is getting ready for a major rocket launch.in cape canaveral with the details next. ... connell: let's get to spacex preparing for this launch tom and phil keating is at the kennedy space center in cape canaveral. hi, phil. >> good afternoon, spacex's 17 year long goal to get a space capsule up into space is just about 10 hours from happening, this is a first of its kind test mission for human exploration, and that is launch pad 38 a behind me, historic launch pad 39 a from which the apollo capsules as well as most of the shuttles launch well here is fresh pictures that is the spacex falcon 9 rocket standing on the pad upright ready to blow with the all-important crew dragon space capsule on top for state x and nasa this launch is critical all to learn whether that capsule is fully safe for astronauts to fly it. no humans on board this test flight but remember star man launched by spacex last year and flying a car to mars? on board the crew dragon is a mannequin named ripley, covered with sensors to learn what astronauts might

and still to come, a milestone mission for spacex, the latest on the historic latch and what it means for the future of spacex elo e ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. congressional committees >>> president trump is facing another contentious week with two congressional committees demanding documents from the white house. tomorrow the house judiciary committee will request documents from more than 60 people within the president's adds morgan an incding donald trump, jr. the house oversight committee has demanded the white house turnover documents by monday as it investigates whether the president interceded to get son-in-law jared kushner top security clearance over objections from intelligence and top white house officials. michael cohen is going to be back before the house intelligence committee on wednesday. it's investigating possible trump campaign ties to russia. the president insists he's done nothing wrong and used exp

jane: and celebrating a successful splashdown.n the spacex drampletes its mission, setting the stage new chapter in commercial flight. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the february jobs report landed with a resounding thud, sparking fears of a slowing economy. after months of steady gains, only 20,000 jobs were added last month, which was well below previous reports and far fromct exions. the good news, wages did. increa the report comes in the same week that the u.s. trade deficit hit a 10-year high. for more on the economic news and another white house departure, i spoke through time - i spoke a brief time a with sudeep reddy of politico. let's start with the jobs figures. a blipor something more troubling? sudeep: it looks like it could just be a blip. we have had two very unusual months. january was hit a lot by t federal government shutdown that did a number on the numbers, if you will, and made yze what was ana going on. february had particularly cold weather that affected industries like construction. u would not expect a job growth

. >>> another bigilestone for s spacex and nasa. the dragon capsule dockin ccessfully at the international station. a big test flight getting a man into flight. a sit-down with youtube ceo, susan wojcicki. her company received unwelcome headlines for its content, a conversation with a massive platform where 500 hours of videos uploaded every minute. >>some people may say why not get rid of the conspiracy video together. >> we want to keep a nice balance between freedom of speech and enabling people from their point of view but also pointing out, these are sources. >> a sunday sit down with susan wojcicki and harry smit and another life well lived all later in the show. >>> let's begin this morning with this coast to coast storm that's about to hit more than 80 million of you. it is the second storm of te weekend bringing floods and tornados. >> good morning, willie. underwa we have snow enter the plains and pushing into the midwest. across the south, heavy rain here. as you mention 81 somemillion of us are under some kind of winter