we -- but they have worked so hard on this starliner project.— this starliner pro'ect.tarliner pro'ect. we had most of their first two — this starliner project. we had most of their first two test _ this starliner project. we had most of their first two test flights. - this starliner project. we had most of their first two test flights. now i of their first two test flights. now they have had issues with this one too. it is not great news for the company. what has been interesting during a press conference is that the people on the panel have emphasised again and again that it is not to the end for their work with boeing. because nasa needs to cut to commercial space flight system to get to and from. they want to boeing too. think this investment are being wing —— but of bringing boeing starliner. may a test flight of no one was going back up and down. astronauts are likely to fly up down. astronauts are likely to fly up again. i would say, the programme is not over but its future is looking shaky and down. astronauts are likely to fly up again. i would say, the program

nasa is eager to bring starliner online. quick check on some _ starliner online.angladesh are without power as a result of devastating floods. the energy ministry says about half of those without electricity are in the south—eastern district of feni, where 17 power stations have been forced to shut down. —— other stories. feni has been hardest hit by the floods, which have now affected five million people across bangladesh and caused at least 18 deaths. millions of shia muslims are gathering in karbala, iraq, in their annual pilgrimage to mark the killing of prophet muhammad's grandson, hussein in the battle of prophet muhammad's grandson hussein in the battle of karbala in 680. during the holy shia ritual of arbaeen, pilgrims chant and beat their chests outside the al—abbas holy shrine and embark on a procession decorated with religious banners and posters. the pilgrimage will peak on august 25. more news coming up at the top of the hour. hello there. it looks like it's going to get warmer next week, particularly for southeastern parts of the uk. quite cool thoug

and liftoff of starliner.— and liftoff of starliner.s was the first test flight _ and liftoff of starliner. this was the first test flight for _ and liftoff of starliner. this was the first test flight for starliner| the first test flight for starliner boeing spacecraft with a crew on board but it had problems with its thrusters and helium leaks which delay docking. they have spent months trying to overcome the technical difficulties but could not fix them so turned to spacex. because of scheduling, it means the astronauts will not return until february next year. it is disappointing _ february next year. it is disappointing that - february next year. it is disappointing that they| february next year. it 3 disappointing that they are not coming own on starlight, but that is ok. it's a test flight. that's what 0k. it's a test flight. that's what we do. they knew those risks going in. but we keep them very busy. there's a lot of science and research going on on the international space station. nasa selected to _ international space statio

nasa is eager to bring starliner online as well.r. israel says it's launched a wave of air strikes against hezbollah in lebanon after detecting plans for a large—scale attack. hezbollah says in a statement that it began attack on israel with a large number of drones in response israel's killing of a top commander in a beirut suburb last month onjuly 30/ these are live pictures of the scene from israel looking into lebanon. this is a view of southern lebanon. lebanese civilians have been warned to immediately leave areas where hezbollah is operating. we know the airport authority is saying the international airport has temporarily suspended its operations. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to convene the security cabinet at 7am local time — that is in around half an hour's time. the context to all of this, you may recall, is that tensions escalated sharply after israel killed a hezbollah commander in beirut almost a month ago. i want to repay for you now, this is just i want to repay for you now, this isjust comin

and lift—off of starliner...cecraft with a crew on board, but it had problems with some of its thrusters and several helium leaks, which delayed docking. engineers at boeing and nasa have spent months trying to overcome these technical issues but they couldn't fix them, so instead, they've turned to spacex. but because of scheduling, it means the astronauts won't return until february next year. it's disappointing that they're not coming home on starliner, but that's ok. it's a test flight, that's what we do. they knew those risks going in, but we keep them very busy. there's a lot of science and research going on on the international space station. nasa selected two companies to ferry their astronauts — spacex and boeing. spacex won a contract worth $2.6 billion for its crew dragon spacecraft. boeing got more for starliner, $4.2 billion. spacex launched its first crewed mission in 2020, but it's taken boeing four more years for its maiden flight. so far, spacex had launched nine crews for nasa, but boeing's firs

capsule. the needs of the boeing starliner ca sule. . . the needs of the boeing starliner casule. .,e the starliner spacecraft, they don't work inside crew dragon. that is a big thing, they need new shoes to be delivered. at the moment, there we're that days suit will be delivered on the next three dragon spacecraft. ideally, they will be delivered before that, perhaps before —— on a cargo ship. the next cargo mission is not until october. . ~ the next cargo mission is not until october. ., ~ , ., the next cargo mission is not until october. . ~' , ., , october. thank you, helen. every time. britainback_ october. thank you, helen. every time. britainback first _ october. thank you, helen. every time. britainback first after- time. britainback first after another, giving us that news. hello. saturday turned into a decidedly soggy affair for some of us at least. this was the scene during saturday morning on the seafront in hove with cloud, with a lot of rain. but that wasn't the whole story. brighter conditions further north and west. that was how it looked in powys, and we did see sun

i have a question about the starliner — it will go back to earth unmanned. how is that possible?make a different sort of landing from the way you usually see. is it still going to happen, will they get the chance to try that? yes, starliner will land in utah at the landing zone there on the ground and i believe that will still happen. it took them literally a while, two months to come up with a software patch and upload and test it on the vehicle because previously it did not have the capability to come down autonomously but now they believe they can bring it down. the plan is to undock the starliner sometime in september and go ahead and bring it back probably for the land—landing. this was the first attempt for boeing for a crewed mission and it has not exactly gone according to plan. where do you think it leaves boeing now? and the attempt to catch up to spacex and get its own space programme going? no question, a big black eye for boeing. they are behind schedule and over budget. they have spent about $1.6 billion of its own money to keep the starliner and get it going again

two american astronauts will not be coming home on boeing's troubled starliner due to safety concernsead a spacex dragon capsule will bring them back to earth in february of next year. butch wilmore and suni williams were expected to be there eight days, now expected to stretch to eight months. the launch has been plagued with issues since it blasted off there june. starliner will depart unmanned from the space station in september to make room for the spacex craft. tonight, what this all means for the astronauts and boeing's future in space. >> reporter: after more than 80 days aboard the international space station, tonight, nasa says astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams will have to wait until february 2025 to return home, using spacex's crew-9 dragon capsule instead of boeing's starliner. >> the decision to keep butch and suni international space station and to bring the starliner home uncrewed is a result of the commitment to safety. >> reporter: that original mission began more than two months ago, and was only intended to run eight days before returning to earth, but issu

remember this was the first crewed test flight of boeing's starliner spacecraft. that vehicle is going to undock from the international space station in early september with no crew on onboard and return current earth in the end nasa says it really came down to those thrusters. there was concern and it turned out to be a unanimous decision by the decision-makers within nasa. there was concerned that these thrusters could somehow not work at one of the most critical times. and that would be re-entering the earth's atmosphere if starliner's heat shield was not positioned in the exact right spot it would not be able to protect the crew from the incredibly high temperatures that the spacecraft has to endure when it re-enters the earth's atmosphere. >> some they very similar is what happened to the columbia accident back in 2003. >> fred, during this briefing, i asked the nasa administrator, bill nelson i said you were an astronaut yourself. >> you flew in space on the space shuttle. you were also a member of congress and on the committee that invasion estimated the ch

years behind schedule, boeing's troubled starliner launched on a test flight in early june, but starlinered docked to the space station with mission managers divided over whether it's safe to bring wilmore and williams home. ground teams are still trying to troubleshoot starliner's helium leaks and engine thruster problems. starliner needs those thrusters for a safe return. now nasa could bring starliner home autonomously without a crew. williams and wilmore, both nasa veterans, recently insisted they're not worried. >> i have a real good feeling in my heart that this spacecraft will bring us home, no problem. >> reporter: in a statement, boeing says it still believes in starliner's capability and its flight rationale. if nasa decides to change the mission, it will take the actions necessary to configure starliner for an uncrewed return. >> that moniker you heard, failure is not an option, that's why we're staying here now. >> reporter: it could turn into eight months. >>> so, tom, let's talk for a moment about the optics. if nasa turns to elon musk and spacex to get the astronauts home,

starline. this is the result of a new terrorist attack by ukrainian armed forces on the village of rokitnaye in the belgorod region. the gas pipeline was cut, they were left without gas immediately several settlements from the scene. report by alexey kornev. another brutal terrorist act was committed by the militants of the armed forces of ukraine against civilians in the belgorod region. at night , enemy shells fell on residential buildings in the village of rakitnaya. there was no cafe, they say there was a second flight, i began to doze off, i probably had to strike at one o'clock, well, the second one, well, i went outside, as a result of the attack, five people received injuries incompatible with life, 13 were wounded, including three minors, one boy needed help provided on the spot, two with shrapnel wounds were taken to a regional medical facility, among adults, four were wounded in serious condition, the victims... are also receiving all necessary medical care. damage of varying severit

therefore, starline will return empty.will have to return to earth literally by hitchhiking. the space ship and... elon musk. more details about how this happened, pavel prokopenko. they flew on a business trip for 8 days, they have to stay for 8 months, and that's in the best case. the fact that astronauts sunita williams and butch wilmar would remain in orbit was discussed immediately after the discovery of malfunctions on their ship. but nasa was in no hurry with the final decision. the starlair crew remained in limbo for 2 s2 months. now there are still six months ahead. our the decision to leave boogie and sani at the international space station, they will return home with the crew of cru 9 in february next year, and starlye will return without a crew. on june 6 , the starliner took off for the first time with a crew on board, when it docked with the iss an hour late, the ground heard houston, we have a problem. astronauts williams and ... reported that five of the 28 engines failed during the flight, they depressuriz

and lift—off of- starliner and atlas 5.pace station for butch wilmore and sunita williams. but the test pilots for boeing's new starliner are in for a longer trip than they bargained for. eight days could turn into eight months, because their capsule has been deemed unsafe to return to earth. problems with its propulsion system emerged during starliner�*s initial approach to the space station injune, and it still hasn't been fixed. no decision has been made yet, but it looks like the capsule will eventually return to earth, but, to be on the safe side, without the astronauts. they may have to hitch a lift with rival company spacex. the capsule crew dragon is due to head to the space station later this year, and talks are under way with nasa to leave two empty seats so the stranded astronauts can get home on the return trip. they've already been stuck in space for two months, but the pair could be in for quite a wait, since the crew dragon won't be heading back to earth until next february. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles

they might not be coming back on the starliner system.m the images you see. just as well! yeah. the challenge also is for boeing because this has been really, really a brutal blow for them. they have worked so hard on this starliner project and it has been beset by so many delays, as you said. yeah, that's right. i mean, they had issues with the first two test flights, which didn't have anyone on board the capsule. now they've had issues with this one too so, i mean, it's not great news for the company. what's been interesting during the press conference, though, is bill nelson, the nasa administrator, and the other people on the panel have emphasised again and again that it's not the end for their work with boeing, because basically, nasa needs two commercial space flight systems to get their astronauts there and back. they want spacex, but they want boeing too. they've invested a lot of money into this and they want it to work. so i think this plan of bringing boeing starliner back home without anyone on board — they'll test it, they'll

. >> nasa reveals its long awaited plan on when and how to return two stranded boeing starliner astronautso earth. >> nasa is calling a different space taxi to bring hoax two -- home two astronauts. >>> also tonight, race to the finish. the harris campaign gets set to roll into battleground georgia. >>> plus, dr. fauci recovering this weekend after being hospital iized with a rare viru. >>> on ukraine's independence day. zelenskyy celebrates taking the fight to russia. >> the u.s. pledges another multi-million dollar package to ukrainian forces. >> watchful eyes. with anti-semitism on the rise, the nationwide network tracking threats. >>> hawaii this weekend eyeing the approach of a tropical storm. >>> a water show with a new look set to make a big splash. >> if you have been to vegas, you know the famous bellagio foun dane. fountain. 1,000 jets. we will show you how they choreograph a show. >>> good evening. tonight, nasa has finally revealed how it plans to pull off its newest mission. getting two astronauts back to earth. their saga began with what was supposed to be an eight-day test f

they're not coming home on starliner.r: nasa spent weeks analyzing issues starliner developed on its flight to the iss. specifically helium leaks and the overheating of small maneuvering thrusters. that propulsion system's critical to the return flight home, including undocking and the braking burn on the return to earth. the small engines need to fire hundreds of times to keep the spacecraft in the precise orientation for safe re-entry and on-target touchdown. instead starliner will return uncrewed next month. >> there was just too much uncertainty in the prediction of the thrusters. it was just too much risk. >> reporter: in a statement boeing said, "we continue to focus first and foremost on the safety of the crew and spacecraft. we are executing the mission as determined by nasa." but nasa's decision is bound to frustrate the legacy aerospace giant in what the space agency admitted was a dramatic change. >> so how now do you begin to rebuild that relationship of trust with boeing? >> oh, i don't think we're rebuilding

the troubled starliner had two major problems helium leaks and thruster issues. bay area congresswoman zoe lofgren, a ranking member of the house science, space and technology committee, issued a joint statement with congressman erik sorensen saying, quote, we commend nasa and boeing's commitment to prioritizing safety. we thank astronauts wilmore and williams for their heroic teamwork, patience and flexibility on the crew flight test mission, and we look forward to their safe return home. the concerning events leading to today's decision, however, must be understood and addressed. boeing released a statement saying it continues to focus first and foremost on the safety of the spacecraft. here we are in the front of the international space station. nasa says the two astronauts will have plenty of supplies to last until february. as for the starliner, nasa says the empty capsule will head back to earth, likely in early september, but nasa leaders say they anticipate the starliner will fly with a crew again in the future. the spacex crew nine flight is scheduled to

therefore, the starliner will return empty. have to return to earth literally by hitchhiking, on the ship of elon musk's spacex company. read more about how this happened, pavel prokopenko. we flew on a business trip for 8 days, we have to stay for 8 months, and this is in the best case. about the fact that astronauts sunita williams and... on june 6, the starliner spacecraft took off from the ground for the first time with a crew on board, when it docked with the iss with an hour's delay, on the ground they heard houston, we have a problem. astronauts williams and wilmar reported that five of the 28 engines failed during the flight, they were depressurized, there was a helium leak, they flew literally, on their word of honor and on one wing. the fiasco of the booing company, which in addition to aviation problems now also has space problems. the starliner project, according to the developers, was supposed to compete with elon musk's dragons. the first manned flight sent all hopes into a tailspin. the boeing ship was not ready,

and lift—off of- starliner and atlas 5. a short stay at the international space station for butch wilmore and sunita williams. but the test pilots for boeing's new starliner are in for a longer trip than they bargained for. eight days could turn into eight months, because their capsule has been deemed unsafe to return to earth. problems with its propulsion system emerged during starliner�*s initial approach to the space station injune, and it still hasn't been fixed. no decision has been made yet, but it looks like the capsule will eventually return to earth, but, to be on the safe side, without the astronauts. they may have to hitch a lift with rival company spacex. the capsule crew dragon is due to head to the space station later this year, and talks are under way with nasa to leave two empty seats so the stranded astronauts can get home on the return trip. they've already been stuck in space for two months, but the pair could be in for quite a wait, since the crew dragon won't be heading back to earth until next february

the starliner experienced technical issues during the trip that have delayed it return to earth, ande will bring you that news conference when it happens live. welcome to "fox news live," i'm alicia acuna. griff: iowa liberty alicia -- alicia, great to be with you. we also have an update in the saws saws nation attempt against president trump. the fbi and secret service conduct separate probes into last month's incident. c.b. cotton is live with the very latest. what can you tell us, c.b.? >> reporter: well, six weeks since the butler, pennsylvania, shooting and former president donald trump is now making a campaign promise to get answers on the assassination attempt he survived but also the assassination of john f. kennedy who was the uncle of robert.kennedy jr. rfk jr., on the heels of his endorsement for trump, joined trump on stage during a rally in glendale, arizona, on friday as trump shared his plans for an independent presidential commission on assassination attempts. >> they will be tasked with releasing all of the remaining documents pertaining to the assassination of presi

. >>> nasa weighs its options to return the starliner crew to earth. considering using spacex to bring the astronauts home and possibly extending their stay in space into next year. >>> and "america strong." the communities coming together and answering the call ahead of tropical storm debby, finding foster homes for hundreds of shelter animals in desperate need. tonight, celebrating all those empty cages. >> linsey: good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this wednesday, i'm linsey davis, in for david. we begin tonight with breaking news. authorities thwart an alleged terror plot targeting taylor swift's european tour, her "eras" tour, which is the highest-grossing concert in history. authorities say two suspects have been arrested, accused of planning to attack one of her three shows in vienna, with tens of thousands of fans in attendance. the concert promoter says the shows were canceled after austrian officials confirmed the plot. the suspects allegedly radicalized online. at least one of them a teenager who pledged allegiance to t

boeing says it's confident the starliner can return safely with crew summit. nasa disagree and they would recommend that that we avoid that. >> coming home because we have another option. that's a says it's still trying to figure out why the starliner had problems with thrusters and helium leaks in the propulsion system. i the nasa community in general would like to understand a little bit more of the root cause and the physics because of the questions about the starliner capsule. nasa leaders say they've asked spacex to come up with a plan to bring the astronauts down on a dragon capsule. we haven't made a decision yet relative to return a push and sunny on starliner or on dragging on 9, one option. nasa says sending 2 astronauts up and said of 4 on the space x dragon is next. mission. then 4 astronauts would come down together next year to both flow. long-duration mission said this is no. >> and those strange deal to them. doctor leroy chiao is a former nasa astronaut. you've got to, you know, a fish or cut bait. the space agency says they'd like to make a d

boeing says it's confident the starliner canbreturn safely with crew summit. nasa disagree and they would recommend that that we avoid that. >> coming home because we have another option. that's a says it's still trying to figure out why the starliner had problems with thrusters and helium leaks in the propulsion system. i the nasa community and general would like to understand a little bit more of the root cause and the physics because of the questions about the starliner capsule. nasa leaders say they've asked spacex to come up with a plan to bring the astronauts down on a dragon capsule. we haven't made a decision yet relative to return a push and sunny on starliner or on dragging on 9, one option. nasa says sending 2 astronauts up and said of 4 on the space x dragon is next. mission. then 4 astronauts would come down together next year to both flow. long-duration mission said this is no. >> and those strange deal to them. doctor leroy chiao is a former nasa astronaut. you've got to, you know, a fish or cut bait. the space agency says they'd like to make a

getting a beautiful view now of starliner.hem home, so it will come back with no—one on board and they'll return to earth in a spacex capsule instead. space flight is risky, and so the decision to keep butch and suni aboard the international space station and bring the boeing starliner home uncrewed is a result of a commitment to safety. our core value is safety. this was the first test flight for boeing's starliner spacecraft with a crew on board, but it had problems with some of its thrusters and several helium leaks, which delayed docking. engineers at boeing and nasa have spent months trying to overcome these technical issues but they couldn't fix them, so instead, they've turned to spacex. but because of scheduling, it means the astronauts won't return until february next year. it's disappointing that they're not coming home on starliner. but that's ok, it's a test flight. that's what we do, they knew those risks going in. but we keep them very busy, there's a lot of science and research going on on the international spac

"starliner" needs those thrusters to safely return home. >> let's go forward into "starliner" -- >> reporterafe. >> are you confident in the performance of the ship for future missions, as well? >> that's a fair question. i can tell you that that mantra you've heard, failure is not an option. that's why we are staying here now. >> reporter: nasa is weighing whether to bring "starliner" home autonomously without a crew. it's delayed the spacex crew nine liftoff to late september, returning next year, and may launch with only had two astronauts rather than four. wilmore and williams would remain on station well past thanksgiving, christmas, and new year's, then return with crew nine in february. in a statement, boeing says "we still believe in "starliner's" capability and flight rationale. if nasa decides to change the mission we will take the actions necessary to configure "starliner" for an uncrewed return." so propulsion experts from across nasa, all over the country, have converged on houston to work this thruster problem. top nasa managers will convene next week to decide whether to bring

tt 3 disappointing that they are not coming home on starliner but thatis coming home on starliner buty busy. there is a lot of science and research going on on the international space station.— space station. nasa has selected _ space station. nasa has selected two _ space station. nasa has selected two companiesj space station. nasa has i selected two companies to space station. nasa has - selected two companies to ferry their astronauts, spacex won a contract with $2.6 billion and bowing got more than starliner, $4.2 billion and spacex launched its first crew mission in 2020 but is again bowing for more years for its maiden flight in so far spacex has launched nine crews for nasa but bowing's first mission will not go as planned and it is returning to earth empty. rebecca morelle, bbc news. let's speak to former nasa astronaut susan kilrain. cannot explain how something like this can happen because many will be wondering how a few days turned months? yeah, it is never _ few days turned months? yeah, it is never happened _ few days turned months? yeah, it is never happened were - few

whitfield and this breaking news this hour, as nasa is expected to give an update on the boeing starliner for astronauts there ten day mission. now in its 11th week after issues with the spacecraft, kept them aboard the international space station longer-than-expected cnn space and defense correspondent kristin fischer is joining me right now, kristen. so what are officials considering for this return so two big options, fred. >> one, do they allow these two veteran nasa astronauts? that's butch wilmore and sunny williams to return on the vehicle that got them into space and to the international space station, boeing starliner spacecraft, the first time that this spacecraft has ever flown people. but it ran into some issues. so now they're considering the backup option and the backup option is for those two astronauts to hitch a ride on boeing's prime competitor spacex. spacex's crew dragon capsule. but the catch there is butch and sunny wouldn't be able to return to earth until february of 2025. they'd be staying up at the international space station from what was supposed to be about an

boeing starliner has been troubled from the start.ical issues kept it grounded for years, but boeing and nasa remind us this was always meant to be a test mission, and both astronauts always knew that a longer stay was possible, but test mission or not, it's clear that they do not believe that the starliner is safe enough to bring them back on board. we're going to have to watch that and see what happens when the starliner comes back empty. >> mary: so much to keep an eye on, and don't want to risk anything. thanks, gio. >>> now to the latest salvo in the fast food war. subway announcing a new foot long deal in an effort to win more customers frustrated by high food costs. faith abubey joins us with those details. good morning, faith. >> reporter: good morning to you, mary. nothing says back to school like the fast food chains fighting for your business as your schedule gets busier and that means a small win for consumers who are just tired of rising menu prices. >> looking for a reason to try the new $5 meal deal at mcdonald's? >> re

home uncrowded is the result of a commitment to safety. >> pero en vez de retornar en la nave starlinero de cabo caÑaveral en un vuelo de prueba de ocho dÍas, regresarÁn con la competencia el crew dragon de spacex. ocho meses despuÉs, spacex ya tenÍa una misiÓn de rutina pautada para el 24 de septiembre hacia el laboratorio espacial con cuatro astronautas. ahora, la misiÓn nine irÁ con dos y dos puestos vacÍos para retornar a williams y a wilmore a casa. >> yo creo que es la decisiÓn correcta que tomÓ la nasa en esperar a una nave que ya estÁ comprobada en que puede regresar al humano a la tierra sano y salvo. >> josÉ hernÁndez, quien entreÓo con los dos astronautas, indica que hay desafÍos cuando un viaje se prolonga de ocho dÍas a ocho meses, segÚn la nasa. williams, de 58 aÑos y wilmot, de 61, han trabajado 100 horas en experimentos en la estaciÓn espacial internacional. three two one ignition. por su parte, la nave de boeing, que tuvo daÑos en los propulsores y fugas de helio, volverÁ sin tripulaciÓn. a pesar de sostener que podrÍan retornar a los astronautas. sin embargo, segÚn el

the question: is boeing starliner spacecraft up to the job?ay have to use boeing's competitor, spacex, to bring the astronauts home next february. > reporter: astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams were supposed to spend eight days in space. nasa now says they could spend eight months. >> our chances of an uncrewed starliner return have increased a little bit based on where things have gone over the last week or two. >> reporter: starliner has two unresolved issues: helium leaks and worries about small maneuvering engines that failed on the flight to the international space station. nasa's key concern, how that propulsion system will perform during critical phases of flight, like undocking and the braking burn on the return to earth. the small engines need to fire hundreds of times to keep the spacecraft in the precise orientation. boeing is confident, but within a nasa, there is disagreement. >> they're worried that we don't know for sure, so they estimate the risk higher, and they would recommend that we avoid coming home because we have

data collection to show that starliner was safe. starliner was safe. and there is some question that _ that starliner was safe. and there is some question that potentially| is some question that potentially space x, elon musk�*s company might have to be drafted in to save the day. have to be drafted in to save the da . . �* , have to be drafted in to save the da. ., 2 ., ., day. yeah, it's looking more and more likely- _ day. yeah, it's looking more and more likely. my _ day. yeah, it's looking more and more likely. my sources - day. yeah, it's looking more and more likely. my sources are i day. yeah, it's looking more and i more likely. my sources are telling me that the odds of that happening are, continue to increase and it's more likely now that the next planned launch of the falcon nine will carry just to astronauts instead of four. that is to leave two seats open for them to come home early next year. haifa two seats open for them to come home early next year-— early next year. how embarrassing is this for nasa? _ early next y

as for the empty starliner capsule, it's expected to undock soon and attempt a return on autopilot. >to get the vehicle back on deck, go through the data and once we've done that, we'll start thinking about our next steps. >> now, two leaders stressed today they will learn from this effort. boeing has at least five other crewed missions planned for the future in los angeles. christina coleman, fox news. >> the world bank has reportedly pulled all paid advertising from social media platform x, according to media reports. the decision came after some of the world bank ads showed up under an account that posts and white nationalist content. the world bank says it had previously reduced its marketing on x but said, quote, this latest incident is entirely unacceptable and we are immediately ceasing all paid marketing on x. now to the crisis in the middle east. gaza ceasefire talks are expected to resume sunday in egypt, and hamas is sending along delegates to observe the negotiations. fox's lucas tomlinson is at the white house with the latest. >> smoke seen rising over central gaza saturd

we've been talking a lot about starliner for months, waiting for weeks to take off. here we are, it's been over 70 days that butch and sunny have been at the international space station. you mentioned it was about a week. since they got up there, the things that have been the most concerning to nasa when it comes to this question of how they are getting back down, why this delay, helium leaks, and then those thrusters, the propulsion, those have been the main things that nasa and all the partners, the scientists have been looking at data, collecting data, and they've been pushing this back because they wanted to make sure, they're making the most thorough assessment, zinhle, they need those thrusters to steer this thing in the right direction. when we're talking about the ways that butch and sonny could get home, that's why tomorrow is such a big day. we do expect to hear a final decision. we're waiting to find out, are butch and sonny going to get home the way they came up, on boeing's star liner, or are they going to have an even more extended stay in space and tak

test flight, but the starliner has been plagued by problems. troubled boeing capsule, nasa is turning to elon musk's spacex to send the astronauts home in february. while boeing believes its spacecraft would get the job done. the uncertainty was too much for nasa. >> it just depends on how you evaluate the risk. we did it a little differently with our crew than boeing did. >> boeing employees tell the new york post the situation is humiliating, with one saying it's shameful. i'm embarrassed. i'm horrified. boeing saying in a statement the company continues to focus first and foremost on the safety of the crew and spacecraft. the astronauts families now reacting to the news that their loved ones won't be returning home for another six months. suni williams husband, referring to spacex, said it's her happy place, while butch wilmore's family tells good morning america they're praying for a safe return on whatever spacecraft that may be. meanwhile, this is a big week for spacex. tomorrow, the company will launch polaris dawn, a six day mission tha

the action necessary starliner uncrewed return.sa returning to spacex to get this job done definitely seen as a blow to the company. officials plan to make a decision though by mid august. ainsley? >> ainsley: all right. thank you so much. all right. kamala harris insisting donald trump and j.d. vance w want to weaken the middle class. >> donald trump intends to take our nation backwards. it is a plan to weaken the middle class. if he is elected, donald trump intends to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. [crowd boos] he intends to cut social security and medicare. >> ainsley: actually kamala harris and running mate supportive policies very likely hit the american pocketbook like reparations, healthcare for illegal immigrants, and banning fracking. trump economic adviser stephen moore is here to help us break down all the costs. you understand donald trump's policies and how that saved the middle class, helped the middle class four years ago. when you look at their policies, are you fearful for what this means for

chow, if they come home on the space x craft instead of the starliner i'm told they're starliner spacesuits won't be compatible. >> they would need spacex. spaces, kristen, i were just talking about this, like adele mac situation is kind of what it sounds like. but how do they tackle that problem? >> well it's one of these things where the suit's pressure suits that are worn inside the vehicles are very different. and so the one that they butch and sunny war for the starliner would not be compatible with the spacex dragon. so what they would have to do is send up to sit dragon space suits or spacex they suits or pressure suits. but those are kind of custom made in fitted so they would have to approximate the size, maybe build them a little larger than the custom fitted once it could be done and so of course these suits are only used in an emergency. i mean, you're wearing that but they only pressurize if you lose cabin pressure sure or there's some other emergency which is very unlikely. but that would not be a big issue. i don't think you might be very well equipped to give us some context

instead of on their troubled boeing starliner the test flight launched back in june on what was supposed to be and eight day stay in space that has now turned into possible eight months now, nasa says boeing starliner, starcraft will return without a crew cnn, space, and defense correspondent kristin fisher has it's more well, paula nasa is top leadership says this was a really difficult and disappointing decision, but they believe it's the right one in the end, it all came down to the astronaut safety. >> it was a unanimous decision within nasa that made the call that this boeing starliner spacecraft all of these helium leaks and thruster problems was simply just not safe enough to guarantee that butch wilmore and sunny williams, the two astronauts that have been up at the international space station since june, would be able to get back to earth safely on that spacecraft. and this was a unanimous decision. but during this press conference prince, today announcing this decision, nasa leaders said that boeing felt differently and of course, boeing has so much on the line here this progra

and this is why i think they're going to bring back the starliner. i'm sure it's going to come back safe and sound and we're going to learn a lot more and redesign the thrusters and fix those helium leaks. and it's going to take another test slight up and eventually it will get into the system where it will be normal flight, where we can take it oh, crew up and bring them back home safely. >> i mean, would you feel comfortable getting on a boeing starliner absolutely you know, the reason why i left is because they retired the space shuttle fleet and the only game in town at that time was going to russia. i have five kids and i couldn't afford leaving them at home. and so but if nasa was to call me giddy up, i'll get up there and go go up myself. absolutely. i think i'm still in good shape so i can be ready to giddy up, but i just mentally right. even even for people were not astronauts thinking about what this must be like for butch and for sunny, you think you're going up for eight days, you're up there for eight months mentally, how does an astrona

so starliner is now going to undock from the international space station with no crew inside. sometime in early september. and that's when the real test is going to take place. we're going to see how this space craft fairs when it re-enters the earth's atmosphere and encounters those really high temperatures that nasa officials were so worried about. in particular killer those thrusters that have been misfiring and having issues would they have been able to fire at the right time to orient the heat shield on starliner in the right direction to protect those astronauts if they had been inside. and so there are some real echoes here of what happened to the columbia crew back in 2000 nelson three. and of course challenger back in 1986, fred. and so i asked the nasa administrator bill nelson during that press conference, he was on the committee that wrote an investigated the challenger accident report. he was a senator during the columbia accident. and so i asked him how much of those past mistakes by nasa influenced his decision here today. here's what he said he had has affected

. >> los dos astronautas de la mision starliner de boeing retornaran a tierra a bordo de la capsula crew febrero del 2025. >> la fiscalia de sonora investiga el ataque armado de la fiscalia de arizona y oriundas del estado mexicano, cuyo vehiculo fallado hallado volcado a la manana del del viernes. >> los migrantes ya pueden solicitar asilo desde chiapas y tabasco mediante la aplicacion cdp-1 en un intento por evitar que muchos se arriesguen v viajando hasta el norte de convierte en el sexto mexico. >> sogeo tani se convierte en el sexto beisbolista en la historia de las grandes ligas en lograr las 40 bases robadas y 40 h honrones y es el mas rapido en llegar a la semana con yohana suÁrez. >> quÉ tal? feliz sÁbasu! yarez. >> ¿que tal? >> feliz sabado. >> hoy comenzamos hablando del espacio porque los astronautas sunita williams y barry butch wilmore de la mision de la nave starliner de boeing regresaran de la estacion espacial i internacional a la tierra en una capsula de spacex en febrero del 2025. >> asi lo anuncio hoy la nasa, cuya decision fue unanime. >> hablamos con un exastronauta

they are not coming home on starliner. that is okay.has flat. >> reporter: nasa spent weeks analyzing issues on the flight to the eye says. specifically helium leaks in the overheating of small maneuvering thrusters. their propulsion system is critical to the return flight home including undocking in the breaking point of the return to the earth. the small engine into flooded hundreds of times to keep the spacecraft and their precise orientation for safe reentry and target touchdown. instead, starliner will return uncrewed next month. >> there was too much uncertainty. it was just too much risk for the crew. >> reporter: bon said we continue to focus on the safety of the truth and spacecraft. we are executing the mission is determined by nasser. nasa's decision is bound to frustrate the legacy aerospace giant and the space agency admitted it was a dramatic change. >> how do you we build that relationship of trust with boeing? >> i don't think we are rebuilding trust. and i think we're looking at the data and review the data and the unce

now the boeing starliner. they'll be in the history books when they go back on the dragon, having flown in for all four vehicles. but given the fact that they have an experienced crew with them and they are well-versed as test pilots and they have plenty of time right now i guess to read the manual, i guess it'll be okay. amna: our science correspondent, miles o'brien. always good to speak with you. thank you. miles: pleasure. amna: 50 years ago a 26 year-old rural maine school teacher wrote a horror novel titled "carrie." batman, stephen king, has -- that man, stephen king, has gone on to write more than 60 books since. they have sold between 400 million to 500 million copies worldwide and have been turned into films like "the shining". "shawshank redemption". "stand by me" and many more. king invited our senior arts correspondent jeffrey brown to his main home -- his maine home to talk about his latest book of short stories called "you like it darker" and the long arc of his career. part of our arts and cult

and lift—off of- starliner and atlas 5.utch wilmore and sunita williams. but the test pilots for boeing's new starliner are in for a longer trip than they bargained for. eight days could turn into eight months, because their capsule has been deemed unsafe to return to earth. problems with its propulsion system emerged during starliner�*s initial approach to the space station injune, and it still hasn't been fixed. no decision has been made yet, but it looks like the capsule will eventually return to earth, but, to be on the safe side, without the astronauts. they may have to hitch a lift with rival company spacex. the capsule crew dragon is due to head to the space station later this year, and talks are under way with nasa to leave two empty seats so the stranded astronauts can get home on the return trip. they've already been stuck in space for two months, but the pair could be in for quite a wait, since the crew dragon won't be heading back to earth until next february. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. indonesians are

senator nelson, how certain are you that boeing will ever launch starliner with a crew on board again 100%. >> marissa parra joins me now. so what happens next? >> reporter: good question, that spacex dragon capsule will save two seats when it launches to the international space station, but before that, the starliner spaceship will undock and head back to earth with no one on board. jose. >> marissa parra, thank you. >>> and now to politics, and with donald trump and vice president harris now both officially their party's nominees, the race for president enters its final phase. aaron gilchrist has the latest on the sprint to election day. >> reporter: the nominees for president begin the final sprint to election, the time line shrinking with early voting starting next month in at least six states, including the crucial battleground of pennsylvania. the harris campaign announcing plans to take a bus tour through the battleground state of georgia next week, targeting black, working class, rural and suburban voters. both campaigns already looking beyond the election to january. setting

starliner needs those thrusters to safely return home. >> let's go forward into starliner. >> reporterwilliams and wilmore insisted their ship is safe. >> are you confident in the performance of the ship for future missions as well? >> that's a fair question. i can tell you that, you know, that mantra you've heard, failure is not an option, that's why we are staying here now. >> reporter: nasa is now weighing whether to bring starliner home autonomously, without a crew. it's now delayed the spacex crew-9 liftoff to late september, returning next year. and may launch with only two astronauts rather than four. wilmore and williams would remain on station well past thanksgiving, christmas, and new years, then return with crew-9 in february. in a statement, boeing says, we still believe in starliner's capability and its flight rational. if nasa decides to change the mission, we will take the actions necessary to configure starliner for an uncrewed return. >> yeah, mission managers will convene next week to decide whether to bring the astronauts home on starliner or space-x. the final decis