so i've flown on both the us space shuttle and i flew on the russian soyuz spacecraft.ill compare to that? it'll be a different experience, i can tell you that, you know, when we came back with the soyuz, for instance, we hurtle through the atmosphere on fire at five miles per second. it's a very violent, very dynamic, lots of g forces, you're getting thrown all over the place in the cockpit, you feel the heat, you're labouring to breathe. this will be nothing like that. this will be a lot more gentle, a lot more relaxing, and frankly it will enable people to take in the experience a lot more. it's not like you're wondering whether you're going to survive the next second or not. we are going to have more from world view in a few minutes, but first let's come back down to earth and talk about the cities of our future, cities which are already capable of guiding our decisions, thanks to an explosion in cameras, sensors and artificially intelligent technology. jen copestake has been to one of the most hi—tech places on earth to see what might be in our connected future. th

and really, the space shuttle era is all about practical uses of space. practical access to space. practical benefits from space. the distinctive feature of the space shuttle was that it was a reusable spacecraft, and by being reuseable, it was supposed to be more economical and more readily used for routine space flight. in fact, early on, the planners and designers thought it might operate as regularly as an aircraft in service. it didn't work out that way. it turns out even though it was a reusable craft, it was in many ways an experimental craft. it was a very complicated and sophisticated spacecraft. now, i'm standing in front of one of the distinctive features of the space shuttle, which is one of the three main engines that powered the craft into orbit. these are reusable liquid propellant engines that had not been done before. they operate with a greater degree of efficiency and reliability than any other rocket engine had done before. the space shuttle main engines were one of the great technical challenges of the space shuttle program and we're fortunate to have one here t

and really, the space shuttle era is all about practical uses of space, practical access to space, practical benefits from space. the distinctive feature of the space shuttle was that it was a refusible spacecraft. and by being reusable, it was supposed to be more economical and more readily used for routine space flight. in fact, early on the planners and designers thought it might operate as regularly as an aircraft in service. it didn't work out that way. it turns out even though it was a reusable craft, it was in many ways an experimental craft. and it was a very complicated and sophisticated spacecraft. now i'm standing in front of one of the distinctive features of the space shuttle, which is one of the three main engines that powered the craft into operator. these are reusable liquid propellant engines that had not been done before. they operate with a greater degree of efficiency and reliability than any other rocket engine had done before. the space shuttle main engines were one of the great technical challenges of the space shuttle program. and we're fortunate to have one here that

so i've flown on both the us space shuttle and i flew on the russian soyuz spacecraft. atmosphere on fire at five miles per second. it's a very violent, very dynamic, lots of g forces, you're getting thrown all over the place in the cockpit, you feel the heat, you're labouring to breathe. this will be nothing like that. this will be a lot more gentle, a lot more relaxing, and frankly it will enable people to take in the experience a lot more. it's not like you're wondering whether you're going to survive the next second or not. world view‘s boss, jane poynter, is a developer of technologies for extreme environments like space. and she hopes that the view from 20 miles up will give passengers a unique perspective on the fragility of our planet. and curiously, this project was born out of a view that was pretty much the opposite — when its two founders took part in a two—year study of how age humans, plus animals and plants, would interact and survive in a completely closed ecosystem. you come from a space background, but really interesting, in the early 90s, you shut you

and an example of the evolution of america's space shuttle program. and joining us again is valerie neal. we saw you just a moment ago in that taped portion. you are the curator, the chair of the space history department here at the museum. and let's talk about the shuttle program. no other country had something like that. >> well, briefly the soviet union did. they built a craft called buran that mimicked our space shuttle. but it was several years later. they flew one test flight and then retired it. they didn't really have a need for a shuttle craft. but they were very worried about what we might use ours for. and they thought they should have one too, just in case. but really, in the annals of space history, the u.s. space shuttle is unique. it's the only operational craft that's reusable. it's the only craft that was the size of a cargo freight hauling truck out on the highway or an air freight carrier. it was much more capable than any other spacecraft has been, and very likely any other spacecraft ever will be. >> not enough room here for one of the space shu

space center. case spacex is launching from 39a where shuttles used to fly out of before that part of the space program was shut down. the fall can heavy rocket will be fired which will have the thrust of 18 747 engines. space fanatics are excited to see the old launch pad used during our trips to the moon back in operation. spacex has exclusive use of the space center through 2034. >>> a restaurant in monterey county is taking a fun and requirementally friendly approach to fighting pest. they are using barn owls. here's a live look at an owl cam set up at the cafe in mossnd lag. owners decided not use poisons. instead they set up a barn owl box in december hoping to lure new residents. sure enough, the owls moved in and have since laid eight eggs. a barn owl family can catch and eat up to a dozen rodents per night. >>> a theft inspires actions of kindness. why two little girls were so thankful for this stuffed animal and a crate of lemons. >>> plus there is more rain on the way. up next, the accuweather forecast. >>> vantd veer one win away from joining an exclusive >>> members of a north bay communit

space center. spacex is launching from the complex 39-a where shuttles used to fly from before that part of the space program withdraws shut down. it's been remodeled to support the falcon-9 rockets and unrevealed falcon heavy rocket, which will have the thrust of -- people are excited to see the launchpad back in action. satisfiedics has the exclusive use of the launchpad until 2024. >>> a environmentally friendly approach. using barn owls, and here's live look at an owl cam set up in moss landing. i think we caught one on its lunch break. they decided not to use poisons, instead they set up a barn owl box in december, hoping to lure new residents. sure enough, the owls moved in and have since laid eight eggs. a barn owl family can catch and eat up to a dozen rodents a night. >>> well, a theft inspires acts of kinds in. why two many girls were so thankful for this stuffed animal and a crate of lemons to made lemonade. serious. >>> plus more rain is on the way. drew tuma has the forecast. >>> and the niners, according to sourceses have decided on their general manager, safety john lynch. this is not

space center. spacex is launching from the complex 39-a where shuttles used to fly from before that part of the space program withdraws shut down. it's been remodeled to support the falcon-9 rockets and unrevealed falcon heavy rocket, which will have the thrust of -- people are excited to see the launchpad back in action. satisfiedics has the exclusive use of the launchpad until 2024. >>> a environmentally friendly approach. using barn owls, and here's live look at an owl cam set up in moss landing. i think we caught one on its lunch break. they decided not to use poisons, instead they set up a barn owl box in december, hoping to lure new residents. sure enough, the owls moved in and have since laid eight eggs. a barn owl family can catch and eat up to a dozen rodents a night. >>> well, a theft inspires acts of kinds in. why two many girls were so thankful for this stuffed animal and a crate of lemons to made lemonade. serious. >>> plus more rain is on the way. drew tuma has the forecast. >>> and the niners, according to sourceses have decided on their general manager, safety john lynch. this is not

and an example of the evolution of america's space shuttle program. and joining us again is valerie neal. we saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. you are the curator, the chair of the space history department here at the museum. and let's talk about the shuttle program. no other country had something like that. >> well, briefly, the soviet union did. they built a craft called buran that mimicked our space shuttle. but it was several years later. they flew one test flight and then retired it. they didn't really have a need for a shuttle craft. but they were very worried about what we might use ours for. and they thought they should have one too, just in case. but really, in the annals of space history, the u.s. space shuttle is unique. it's the only operational craft that's reusable. it's the only craft that was the size of a cargo freight hauling truck out on the highway or an air freight carrier. it was much more capable than any other spacecraft has been, and very likely any other spacecraft ever will be. >> not enough room here for one of the space shut

us. >> thirty-one years ago the space shuttle challenger exploded shortly after blastoff from kennedy space center. all seven crew members on board were killed including christa cull off who would have been the first teacher in space. it ignited challenger's steel tank. >> the coast guard comes to the rescue after small plane catches fire in georgetown, delaware. the crew was taking part in reaching helicopter training this afternoon when they heard the airplane pilots distress call, diverted to delaware coastal airport, rescue swimmer and flit mechanic helped the pilot until ambulance arrived. no word on the cause of the fire just yet. >> one of the big et cetera event of the year, philadelphia auto show is in town opening today at the pennsylvania convention center. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, takes us for little spin. >> who doesn't have that child like wonder when surrounded by all of this? >> we have little bit of everything, classic, movie cars feature cars, cars that you will be able to buy in the next 12 month, and it is something for everybody. >> for kevin, executive dire

space center in five years. spacex is scheduled to launch from 39a, where shuttles used to launch from before that part of the space program was shut down. it's been remodelled to hold the falcon rocket. the pad was used for trips to the moon back in operation. spacex has use of the space center through 2034. >>> we are promised some pretty nice weather today. is that holding true? >> mild sunshine out there. absolutely. hi, everybody. i want to start with the spare the air. san jose, you have the worst quality right now. however, nobody has poor air quality. it is possible the north bay could as we head throughout the day. let's look at the big storm that's churning off to our west. you can see the area of low pressure right there. it is going to slowly roll our way. what we'll see the next couple of days is southerly wind, high temperatures and high clouds. then rounds of shower wet pattern wednesday through friday and the weekend is trending dry and mild. tonight's lows, you see 30s once again inland, palo alto. mid 40s elsewhere. see if the fog will creep east. wednesday night through friday, scattered showers,

us. >>> 31 years ago today, challenger space shuttle exploded after launch.ooster engine broke off 73 seconds into the flight. it exploded in mid air. the seven astronauts killed in that incident. first time nasa -- >>> look at this video out of new york. saw that pickup plowing through the side of a bus. here's the interior of it. according to police, the driver was getting off the exit ramp and hit the gas instead of the brakes, the truck driver was fined for failure to reduce speed. 8 people were hurt in that crash. >>> president trump cracks down on illegal immigration with an executive order to end federal funding for sanctuary cities. boston's mayor joins us to tell us what he's doing to combat the move, that's coming up just ahead. america's beverage companies have come together to bring you more ways to help reduce calories from sugar. with more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all, smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels, and signs reminding everyone to think balance before choosing their beverages. we know you care about re

. >>> spacex is scheduled to launch from where shuttles used to launch from before the space program shut down. it's been remodelled for the falcon rocket. addicts are excited to see the old launch pad used for trips to the moon back in operation. spacex has exclusive use of the space center through 2034. >>> take a look at your weather with mike nicco. >> i'll open the weather window dou down in san jose. we have the poorest air quality. all are below spare the air levels. this is the sixth winter spare the air day, the poorest air quality forecasted to be in the north bay. be careful if you're outside. i'm turning the attention to the low later on this week. it'll bring us periods of rain wednesday through friday. until we get to that, we have a nice southerly wind. you can see the counterclockwise flow that'll bring mild temperatures. this is a warm system. we won't see have thunderstorms. not likely. snow levels well above any peaks. here's a look from the exploratorium. san francisco, looking good. spare the air, warm again today. wet pattern wednesday through friday. this weeke

space shuttle and space station. they were pioneering. the first ones to do all this stuff. >> bill: he held a seminar with us here maybe two years ago.him when his film debut downtown here in new york and we sat next to each other. he was so proud about sharing his story and seeing the level of interest that he perceived on the faces of others. but i thought his most poignant moment. when you feel like when you look into the abyss of space, the darkness and emptiness out there. he would flip the entire idea around. what i felt is what i saw. what i saw is darkness on one side and the only life i could find was the blue planet. planet earth. >> it's an oasis. you can turn -- that's what struck me as well. i could turn my head and see the planet, how beautiful it is. but i can see how dark it is everywhere else and there is nothing in the neighborhood that we can live on and i think intellectually one of the things we've learned with things like the hubble space telescope and studying the universe. the possibilities for planets that could support life are pretty high if you look at all the possibilities. all the stars, all the stars wi

us. >>> it's been 31 years since "challenger" exploded. after launch a booster engine broke apart in 73 seconds of the flight and the space shuttle explodedin that incident. it's the first time an astronaut was lost during flight. those who died in the "columbia" accident. >>> showing you video, imagine yourself in this moment. this is in new york. a pickup truck plowing into the side of a bus. the driver was exiting off that exit ramp, mistakenly hit the gas, rather than the brake. the truck driver was fine for failure to reduce speed on a curve. there were eight people hurt in that crash. >>> all right. lots of news to talk to you about this morning. >> let's get to it, the next hour starts right now. >>> we have a great relationship with russia and other countries. i will consider that a good thing. and not a bad thing. >> i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states. >> there is no evidence that any refugees that we have brought into this country have committed any act of terrorism in the u.s. >> if you were a christian in syria, it was impossible, very, very -- at least very, very

used. these are private shuttles which serve a small portion the population and not accessible to anyone else. they should be using prescribet private space. busing operate cannot be controlled but where they stop can. stopping at muni stops is illegal. white zones are controlled by the city and enforcement by the city. the report suggests that under a hub model, unauthorized stops would increaset. that means thee are illegal and we should be able to enforce them and this type of logic shouldn't be part the decision making process. if we allow more private entities the same access and the mta says yes, we have a lot of chaos. if the mta says know only these companies, it sounds like discrimination to me. i request the mta consider revising the report with some the comments and recommend that we give a hub model. >> thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> herbert weiner followed by patricia void. >> herbered weiner. this sh the holiday season and this is a time oaf giving and exchanging presents and what does mta give us? they have given increased bus fair squz also taken away some bus stops. now, this is isn't a idea of giving gift squz

space expiration? mike, former nasa officer joins us now and author of "spaceman" his memoir of being a nasa astronaut, so you had to shuttleons? you were weightless? >> i was weightless for a wild, not now after the holidays. it is magical, really to get to space, the engine is cut, then you are in orbit, floating. it is fantastic. >> eric: do you guys still drink tang? >> we don't call it that, we colored orange flavored drink because that is a commercial name. >> eric: orange flavored stuff on these private things? >> i think people can get whatever they want i imagine just like on an airline when you want to drink something. >> eric: what is the future of private space expiration? you have that launchpad, what went wrong with the spacex program to try to get these things up there? >> this was just a test, not a launch day, on the launchpad getting ready, they did a static test which means you test the engine but do not go anywhere. they had a problem as you described earlier, the helium tank, you use helium to pressurize the fuel tank because when you are going to orbit, you are under different g-force, and you want to

us into the future and we'll continue to follow them. there will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in spacee. our hopes and our journeys continue. >> to honor our fallen, we have to find this and fix it and fly it again. >> within a matter of days, we knew it was the solid rocket booster joint that had failed. the o-ring was a flawed design that had led to the loss of the "challenger." >> during the 30 months since the "challenger" accident, there had been hundreds of hardware changes to not only the solid rocket booster, but also to the orbiter, the large liquid rocket fuel tank. numerous software changes had been implemented. all had been tested exhaustively. >> i wanted the opportunity to fly on that first return flight and i was fortunate being assigned to that crew. >> liftoff! liftoff. americans return to space. >> i tell you, i held my breath i held my breath for two minutes until the solid rock motors came on. i just went, thank god. and we continued on into orbit. >> let us remember the challenger crew. we can say at long last to dick, mike, and the kristin and greg, dear friends,

use blue paint for designating handicapped parking spaces. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why septa bus overturned this morning. septa officials tell fox 29 that 28-year-old me cap nick was driving the shuttlepped on its side on woodhaven and knights road in northeast philadelphia. the bus was out of service remarkablely the driver was able to crawl through the broken windshield to get out and he's going to be just fine. >>> tonight police say they have made arrest in one of philadelphia's first homicides of 2016. 36-year-old garland behind bars he shot and killed 41-year-old mark fields on the 1900 block of west well lard street on january 1st. homicide detectives have not released a motive. >>> a starbucks customer jumped to action when someone stole the tip jar right off the counter. >> the customer tackle the accused crook and wrestle the money away from him. police in roseville that's just outside of detroit say it happen last night. a customer who happened to be in the store jumped into action, grabbing the would be robber. the suspected guy broke free but he didn't make it out without the tip jar or the wallet which is his which police used to search for clues. >> opened up the walle