to wilmore can come back to earth in maybe april-— in maybe april.space _ in maybe april. to what extent is this all on space x, - in maybe april. to what extent is this all on space x, a - is this all on space x, a private firm?— is this all on space x, a private firm? reliance on sacex private firm? reliance on spacex and _ private firm? reliance on spacex and boeing - private firm? reliance on spacex and boeing who l private firm? reliance on i spacex and boeing who had private firm? reliance on - spacex and boeing who had the initial problem initially. this is problem with the strategy within that it would contract within that it would contract with private companies to provide transport services and in no way the strategy is working because they have a choice when there was a problem with boeing they could send a spacex craft to collect suni williams and butch wilmore the issue here is spacex is having this scale up so that having a fit example of their dragon spacecraft and that's the one thatis spacecraft and that's the one that is had some de

i asked wilmore about the delays back in september.and your family. >> i can summon up in one word, and that's resiliency. eight days to nine months or ten month, whatever it is, we're going to do the very best job we can do every single day. >> ignition. >> reporter: the boeing starliner they launched on back in june developed problems with helium leaks and overheating thrusters. nasa decided to return starliner without its crew. >> touchdown. >> reporter: extending the stay of wilmore and williams until at least february when they can catch a ride home on a spacex dragon. but nasa wants them to stay until the new crew arrives. with this latest delay, the earliest they'll come home is late march. wilmore admitted the tough part is the toll on their families. >> it is different, and they're going to learn from this. and they're going grow from this, like they never could have in any other situation. and for that i am grateful. >> reporter: resilience. it's a life lesson for all of us. mark strassmann in atlanta. >>> back here on earth,

leroy, walk us through, how do you think suni williams and butch wilmore will be handling yet anotherer — return to earth? well, it's another to _ return to earth? well, it's another to live _ return to earth? well, it's another to live with - return to earth? well, it's another to live with this i return to earth? well, it's l another to live with this one is a relatively small one. and it's not that unusual — there's a pretty, get a traffic model of vehicles arriving at the... which ports do we need to relocate a vehicle from to open it up to another when? so just a small ripple or hiccup can ripple through the entire schedule. so it's really not that unusual. they've been up there this long, they would've been up eight months, and i'll been up eight months, and i'll be closer to it may be nine. but it's not that much more, and the seeming —— they seem in good spirits, they are doing productive work. and at the end of the day, astronauts like to be in space — so even though they are delayed a bit, i think they'll be fine.— they'll be fine. just as you said good _ they'll be fine. ju

tanto williams como wilmore han estado varados en la estacion espacial internacional desde el pasadoision fue de ocho dias a ocho meses. tras pr problemas en la capsula que los regresaria a tierra. ahora, su llegada podria ser entre marzo o abril del proximo ano. al regresar la noche de rabanos en oaxaca. primera navidad en siria tras la salida de su dictado les seré honesto. al final del día, mis pisos... ¡aj! ¿pero quién tiene tiempo de limpiar? por eso me encanta mi swiffer wetjet. es una manera rápida y fácil de limpiar mis pisos. wetjet absorbe y retiene la mugre en su interior. ¡mira esto! swiffer wetjet. apúrate, ¡las fiestas ya están aquí! compra los regalos de último minuto en zales antes de que se agoten. termina tus compras para estas fiestas hoy, con especiales de hasta un 50% de descuento... solo en zales. (mom) nos llevamos 4 líneas por el precio de 3. ahora, ¿qué podríamos hacer con este dinero extra? (dad) no sé. ¿qué haría j balvin? (j balvin) ¿yo? (dad) ¡j balvin! (j balvin) yo lo gastaría a lo grande. ¡lego! ♪ ♪ ¡lego! (vo) llévate 4 líneas por el precio de 3, y ah

suni williams and butch wilmore have been in space since june. they were suppose to only stay on the iss for a week, but problems with the boeing starliner spacecraft meant they could not take the vessel home. they are targeting late march for the mission to return wilmore and williams to earth. the postponement gives nasa and spacex time to continue processing on a new spacecraft. >>> a pileup involving more than 50 vehicles shut down a causeway, the longest bridge over water on the planet. heavy fog was reported in the area. dozens were taken to the hospital with injuries. many others were stranded on the bridge and had to be rescued as well. >>> the east coast bracing for another round of rain today, angie lassman is tracking the timing of these storms. good morning. >> we've already got some of these flood alerts up for parts of the country that are seeing this system work through as we speak. that's centered across places really stretching from arkansas to kentucky. you see nashville included in that as well as jonesboro will see low-lying p

barry "butch" wilmore and sunita williams became the first astronauts to travel to space on private companyoff injune but, due to technical issues, their eight—day stay on the international space station has now turned into more than eight months. celebrating christmas on the international space station isn't uncommon — astronauts have been doing it for more than 50 years. it's considered a holiday for all concerned, regardless of faith or ethnicity. for the team on board this year, it's still about spending time together and enjoying the day. it's a great time of year up here. we get to spend it with all of ourfamily up on the international space station — there are seven of us up here, and so we're going to get to enjoy company together. and one of the best things that i like about christmas is the preparation and just getting ready, and the anticipation — everybody getting together and preparing stuff and just getting ready for the holiday. the astronauts have now received fresh ingredients and gifts from home — sent via the spacex dragon capsule. they'll enjoy the day with a meal togeth

the astronauts on board, butch wilmore and suni williams, launched on the starliner june 5th, they wereposed to return ten days later but the flight back to earth has been repeatedly delayed as nasa was troubleshooting issues like helium leaks and the overheating thrusters on the boeing starliner. nasa ultimately decided to return starliner without its crew and had the astronauts fly home on the spacex dragon in february, but that has now been pushed back. >> norah: so i have to ask you, what is the problem now? >> reporter: so here is the thing: their ride back home, it's already on the international space station but the new issue is with a different spacex dragon that is supposed to deliver the astronauts that will replace them. nasa says spacex needs more time to get that spacecraft ready for flight, pushing that launch back to late march. nasa does not want wilmore and williams to leave until the new crew arrives so the station was recently restocked with everything the crew needs including water, and oxygen. the space agency asked that "special items" to celebrate the holidays are

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when we come back, a delayed one more time, nasa announced astronaut butch wilmore and suni williams will remain in space even longer when they're expected to finally come back to earth next i can't fool myself. >> it was the most exciting time in the world. >> his life had extremely joyful moments and some really difficult moments. >> you only come across an artist like luther vandross once in a lifetime. >> luther. never too much new year's day on cnn. >> i still love to surf, snowboard, and of course, skate. so i take magnesium to support my muscle and bone health. kunal's high absorption of magnesium glycinate helps me get the full benefits of magnesium. kunal, the brand i trust do your dry eyes still feel gritty rough. >> or tired? with my bow eyes can feel my bow. yeah, my bow is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye. too much tear evaporation for relief. that's my bow. >> oh, yeah. >> remove contact lenses before using my bow. wait at least 30 minutes before putting them back in. eye redness and blurred vision may

astronauts, who, as a reminde, were originally supposed to be up there for eight days, are butch wilmore here evidently the issue currently keeping them up there is that a fresh crew needs to launch before wilmore and williams can return, and there's a delay in launching their replacements. oh gee! i wonder why! "okay, everybody, who wants to go replace the crew we stranded in space for a year? hands up. where i can see 'em. nobody gets tang until somebody volunteers." space food sticks? lotta folks are concerned about the astronauts' welfare, but in a statement, nasa reassured us that the crew is "well-stocked with food, water, clothing, oxygen, and also have special items to celebrate the holidays." and what a holly-jolly christmas that'll be. "i'm dreaming of a new poop-tube." ♪ ♪ they poop in a tube. back on earth, remember that iowa poll that came out right before the election that showed trump losing the state by 3 to 4 points to the nice lady who didn't do the crimes? well, trump remembers. because yesterday, we found out that trump is suing iowa pollster ann selzerand the des moi

suni williams and butch wilmore arrived at the space station injune and were originally due to returnrth after just one week. their initial stay was extended to february 2025 because of technical issues with the experimental spacecraft, starliner. now — following a delay in launching a new capsule to the iss — the pair won't be back until late march or possibly april. 0ur correspondent gave this update. a lot of people will be thinking, poor butch and suni, because they were blasted off in june to great fanfare on a new rocket built by boeing and that was supposed to produce a second way of getting to and from the international space station, the other one being elon musk with his spacex, but there were a few hitches on the way, and their eight—day mission has been extended as nasa tried to work out the glitches and whether they posed a risk to the astronauts coming back, so days turned into weeks, and into months, and then all of a sudden it is not until february that they would come back. spacex, the other big private sector company, has let them down because their capsule was not r

butch wilmore and suni williams arrived in june on the starline capsule for a week-long mission.ues forced nasa to send the capsule back to earth empty. they were supposed to fly home in february. delays in getting that spacecraft means they won't get home until march at the earliest. >>> a string of food recalls prompting safety changes. and the feds taking action on junk feeds. here's today's "money watch." >> stocks tumbled as the federal reserve is expected to make the third rate cut today. the dow lost 267 points. the nasdaq was down 64. and the s&p 500 lost 23 points. >>> get ready to say good-bye to junk fees. the federal trade commission says it will soon require event promoters, hotels and vacation rental sites to disclose extra fees up front. junk fees typically include resort fees, cleaning fees, processing fees and other extra charges that are not included in the list price and often come as a surprise. the new rules go into effect next april. >>> and new rules when it comes to food safety. the department of agriculture food safety inspection service has announced new

. >> butch wilmore and sunita williams became the first astronauts to travel to space on private companyner capsule. due to technical issues, their eight-day stay on the international space station has turned into more than three months. celebrating christmas on the international space station is not uncommon. astronauts have been doing it more than 50 years. it is considered a holiday for all concerned regardless of faith or ethnicity. for the team on board this year, it is still about spending time together and enjoying the day. >> it is a great time of year up here. we get to spend it with our family on the international space station. there's seven of us up here so we will get to enjoy the company together. one of the best things i like about christmas is the preparation and just getting ready, the anticipation, everybody getting together and preparing stuff and just getting ready for the holiday. >> the astronauts have not received fresh ingredients and gifts from home, sent by the spacex dragon capsule. they will enjoy the day with a meal together, listen to christmas music, watch

you have a wonderful holiday. >> so from all of us to all of you, merry christmas. >> williams and wilmore are stuck on board the international space station. eight months after what was supposed to be just an eight day mission for them, their mission ran into some problems delaying their return. nasa now says they won't be able to come back until the end of march or even april, and that's because of a delay in launching into space. the people who are going to be replacing them. the traditional midnight mass at the vatican held hours earlier this year. find out why. and a tasty holiday tradition in the city. 3,000 pounds of prime rib served by glide. and that was just the first round of meals volunteers are giving out and a holiday tradition back for the first time since 2019, thanks to a nearly $1 billion effort to restore the notre - i had health insurance before. (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i know. but you can get financial help now through covered california. it's totally affordable. you'd be surprised. they've got th

suni williams and butch wilmore's return to earth delayed again until at least the end of march on a they have been up there now for over six months. nbc's sam brock is joining us with the details. sam, why another delay? >> they are navy test pilots. they have done six-month-plus stints before but this was supposed to be an eight to ten day affair now eight to ten months after spacex had to test and process a brand-new spacecraft that is going to be used in this mission. what was originally supposed to be a weeklong test flight -- >> welcome aboard the international space station -- >> reporter: has evolved into a months long saga in space. butch wilmore and suni williams lifted off back in june. >> and liftoff of star liner. >> reporter: when the boeing star liner, making its first crude mission had a number of technical issues after docking from helium leaks to faulty thrusters, their return home was delayed. >> nasa has decided that butch and suni will return with crew nine next february. >> reporter: now, a new galactic speedbump in their return to earth. nasa saying in a statem

today marks 6 months since wilmore and suni williams have been at the international space station. talk about that story ahead. the house of prime rib a san francisco is being sued by a former employee over alleged labor violations. they claim the restaurant did not allow employees to take meal or rest breaks. they also claim they weren't paid for any work done after clocking out. the owner responded to this lawsuit saying in part, quote, the waiter was fired because he was drunk and made a big statement about being drunk in front of staff when somebody is truck, they can drop a tram, someone we don't tolerate someone drinking on the job. that's the end of the quote. he also says he and other owners of the restaurant planned on defending themselves. the employee who filed the suit is seeking $25,000 in damages. today marks 6 months since butch wilmore and suni williams have been at the international space station, the boeing space capsule. they took 2 space was dean faulty and then unsafe to return to earth. so what should have been an eight-day trip is turning into a six-month adv

the mission will send the dragon spacecraft to the iss to finally bring williams and wilmore home afterrliner which was supposed to reunite them with their loved ones. >>> decorations, dedicated to man's best friend. where you can see them this morning. >>> let's catch the golden glow this morning. good morning, everybody. (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >>> kpix helping you get decked out for the holidays you know each day we elect to bring you some of the brightest light displays from around the bay area. and our loureen ayyoub takes us to livermore to a home that doesn't feature elves or santa. you can say this home has gone to the dogs. >> reporter: no plug left unturned. when it comes to christmas decor, livermore resident lisa henderson takes her preparations very seriously. she says it's a family tradition. >> i remember running through my grandmother's house and counting all the different trees that i could find. and so it's just been really fun as my husband and i have a son, it's been really f

williams and wilmore have been stuck at the international space station since june after their spacecraft brock has more. >> reporter: what was originally supposed to be a week long test flight has now evolved into a months long saga in space. astronauts butch wilmore and sonny williams lifted off in june, but when the boeing starliner had a number of technical issues after docking from helium leaks to faulty thrusters, their return home was delayed. >> nasa has decided that butch and sonny will return with crew nine next february. >> reporter: now, a new galactic speed bump in their return to earth. nasa saying in a statement tuesday, spacex crew is targeting no earlier than late march 2025. adding the change gives nasa and spacex teams time to complete processing on a new dragon spacecraft for the mission. that spacecraft set to arrive at a florida facility in early january. can you think of other example of astronauts that had a mission of one to two weeks that turned into a year or longer? >> no, i can't think of one. testing a new vehicle, the starliner. i think there's the possibili

astronauts are sending christmas greetings from space stranded astronauts suni williams and butch wilmore, along with nick hague and don pettit, shared this holiday greeting with all of us back here on earth. >> you know, in christmas time, the holiday season, it's about spending time with friends and family and loved ones. you know this, this year we're going to be in orbit away from them. so we want to send our heartfelt merry christmas. and we hope you have a wonderful holiday. >> so from all of us to all of you, merry, merry christmas. >> williams and wilmore are on board the international space station. they've been stuck there for eight months after what was supposed to be an eight day mission. nasa says the pair won't return until the end of march or even april, because of a delay in bringing in new astronauts to replace them. the famed notre dame cathedral celebrated christmas eve mass for the first time in five years. the cathedral was almost destroyed by a fire in 2019. the 12th century paris landmark held four different masses. today, about 2000 people attended each of the firs

suni williams and butch wilmore have been in space since june. they were only supposed to stay on the iss for a week, but problems with their boeing starliner spacecraft meant they could not take the capsule home. nasa is now targeting late march to bring them to earth. the postponement brings nasa and spacex time to complete processing for a new spacecraft. >>> the east coast bracing for another round of rain. angie lassman is tracking the system for us. angie, good morning. it's rain boots, not snow boots at least when it comes to the next several days. >> a couple spots might need to break out some snow boots, but most of the northeast and other folks around the region, not so much. we do have rain ramping across the country. we have flood alerts from arkansas to kentucky. that's where we'll likely see flood alerts. that system is going to be on the move as the day goes on. it arrives for the northeast and mid atlantic later today. and there's a little bit of the snow that might make you break out the snow boots. then we see this next system s

spacex will soon provide the ride home for astronauts suni williams and butch wilmore, whose ten-dayte march until the boeing starliner was brought home empty, with concern it wasn't safe for astronauts. 2024 was also another big year for the chinese space program. landing a second robotic mission on the far side of the moon, then returning home with soil samples that suggest ancient volcanic activity. china is moving at full throttle to land its own astronauts on the moon by 2030. that's also nasa's goal for its artemis program. >> it is vital for us to land on the south pole so that we do not cede portions of that south lunar south pole to the chinese. >> reporter: but nasa is now delaying an artemis loop around the moon until 2026 to improve the heat shields needed for re-entry. the goal now, a moon landing in 2027. dr. chris williams. have you dreamed among being the first to return to the moon? >> i actually hope it's me and i get a chance to do that. >> reporter: jared isaacman became the first commercial astronaut to perform a spacewalk in 2024. he's now president-elect trump'

spacex will soon provide the ride home for astronauts sunny williams and butch wilmore, whose ten day mission last june to the space station will last nine months until at least late march. after nasa brought the troubled boeing starliner spaceship home empty, concerned it wasn't safe for the astronauts. we're both, you know, navy. we've both been on deployments. we're not surprised when deployments get changed. schiff dahle 2024 was also another big year for the chinese space program, landing a second robotic mission on the far side of the moon, then returning home with soil samples that suggest ancient volcanic activity. china is moving at full throttle to land its own astronauts on the moon by 2030. that's also nasa's goal for its artemis program, and it is vital for us to land on the south pole so that we do not cede portions of that south lunar south pole to the chinese. but nasa is now delaying an artemis loop around the moon until 2026 to improve the heat shields needed for reentry. the goal now a moon landing in 2027. new astronaut doctor chris williams. have you dreamed of be

nasa announcing astronaut butch wilmore and suni williams will not be returning to earth. >> until the end of march or even april because of a delay in launching their replacements that were supposed to arrive in february. now, the 2 test pilots they blasted off in june. their mission was extended when the troubled boeing capsule. they arrived on had to be sent back to earth empty due to this delay will mourn. williams are now set to spend almost a year in orbit. >> they ever going to leave old it's like that's true. still ahead, a neighborhood rebrand comes just in time for the holidays. how local leaders are making the space. mary. >> the holiday spirit is alive and well. and knowing valley, the san francisco neighborhood is re-branding itself as no. well valley this month from now until christmas day, people strolling down. 24 street are going to be able to enjoy themed window displays. today. city leaders including state senator scott wiener and mayor london breed went out to check check out the christmas themed creations and cast their votes for this year's contest. the contest re

spacex will soon provide the ride home for astronauts sunny williams and butch wilmore, whose ten day mission last june to the space station will last nine months until at least late march. after nasa brought the troubled boeing starliner spaceship home empty, concerned it wasn't safe for the astronauts. we're both, you know, navy. we've both been on deployments. we're not surprised when deployments get changed. schiff. that are 2024 was also another big year for the chinese space program, landing a second robotic mission on the far side of the moooon, then returning he with soil samples that suggest ancient volcanic activity. china is moving at full throttle to land its own astronauts on the moon by 2030. that's also nasa's goal for its artemis program, and it is vital for us to land on the south pole so that we do not cede portions of that south lunar south pole to the chinese. but nasa is now delaying an artemis loop around the moon until 2026 to improve the heat shields needed for reentry. the goal now a moon landing in 2027. new astronaut doctor chris williams. have you dreamed o

it turned into more than six months for astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams. to technical issues with the boeing starliner spacecraft that took them there. spacex is scheduled to launch a rescue mission to bring them home. nasa administrator bill nelson, not willing to take any unnecessary risks. >> the safety of our astronauts is always first in our decisions. >> it is our north star. we do not fly until we are ready. >> keith cowing is here. he is the editor of nasa watch. com keith, it's wonderful to have you back. thank you so much for being here. so these two astronauts were not expecting to have to celebrate their christmas or, or any holiday that they celebrate right up in the sky. and yet there they are. what does the fact that they got stranded there? the situation with boeing say, about where we are on these big picture things we're trying to do go back to the moon and go to mars? >> well, you know, normally the answer, if you don't have an answer is space is hard, which is sort of like punting on the obvious. >> but rocket science difficult. it's ac

astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams were sent to the international space station on a brand—new but because of technical issues, they couldn't come back on starliner, leaving them there for months rather than weeks. but they didn't seem to mind. this year also saw nasa send a probe to one of the moons ofjupiter called europa, which has an unusual icy surface. you can see cracks and ridges, which has been caused byjupiter�*s powerful gravity stretching and squashing it. and it's that movement that scientists believe has melted the ice underneath to create a vast, salty ocean. china's chang'e spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon and returned samples from the lunar surface to earth. and on the ground, there was a spectacular display of the northern lights — one of the great wonders of the universe. when ukraine's largest children's hospital was struck by a missile injuly, all fingers pointed to russia. two adults were killed and hundreds injured, including children. one month later, and there was a new development, as told by steve rosenberg. it is an astonishing sight. ru

two of them, sunny williams and butch wilmore, planning to spend eight days up in june, turned out their boeing spacecraft hit. technical issues are still up there. i know frorom june until now, nasa hopes to bring them home by march at some point. maybe the luck of the irish on 17th saint patrick's day? who knows? let's talk about our weather. what a beautiful christmas day. people are lighting the menorah first night of hanukkah, but this is just a short stint of dry weather. it was appreciated, you know, because normally when we see too many storms right after the other, that causes its own set of woes. but, you know, we're going to be seeing rain eventually making its move in. and the totals are going to vary depending on where you live. so i'm going to guide you through the timing and also the totals and the days which you can expect to see the rain. right now though, it is nice. wind speeds are calm. temperatures. look at that. 54 degrees san jose san francisco looking beautiful for christmas in the park. if you're going to be heading out there, just bundle up. it still gets a litt

. >> reporter: and 250 miles above earth, astronauts suni williams and butch wilmore sent a christmasey have been stuck at the international space station for over six months due to problems with their capsule designed to bring them home. >> it's a great time of year up here. we get to spend it with all of our family up on the international space station. there is seven of us up here, and so we are going to get to enjoy company together. >> jericka: well, it was another somber christmas in the middle east, with celebrations scaled down because of the ongoing war between israel and hamas. it's part of a holiday season filled with uncertainty. here is cbs's imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: as we made our way down the well-worn marble stairs, into the grotto of the church of the nativity, first built in 326 by the roman emperor constantine, the now oldest site continually used as a place of worship by christians, who believe jesus was born at this very spot, for a second year, the war raging in gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away. christmas tourism makes up 70% of bethlehem's economy, and

>> well, speaking of unexpected in our out-of-this-world lead, astronauts suni williams and butch wilmore continue to face the unexpected. the veteran astronauts went up to the international space station, or es back in june, for what was meant to be just over a week long trip to test out boeing's starliner spacecraft. it's now december, you might have noticed, and their return is still up in the air, as nasa announced a return spacecraft will not arrive until at least late march 2025. after the starliner experienced mechanical issues. i want to bring in former nasa astronaut scott kelly if he looks familiar. his twin brother is senator mark kelly of arizona. i appreciate the beard that i'm sure is helpful to those in your family. scott, you spent a year in space. how can suni and butch mentally and physically prepare for what they're going through right now, including another four months? >> you know, sonny and butch are experienced navy test pilots. >> i've known them for decades. >> before we were all astronauts. and, you know, this is something we prepare for. i heard earlier, butch,

sunita williams and butch wilmore were left stranded for six months, because the boeing starliner capsule history last weekend, becoming the first blind person not only to take part in strictly but to win it. and he dedicated lifting the glitter ball to his dance partner dianne buswell, and to anyone who's ever doubted themselves. he's been speaking to noor nanji. the moment of victory... chris and dianne! chris mccausland, strictly�*s first ever blind contestant, getting his hands on the glitterball trophy. after three months of tangos, salsas and foxtrots, finally time to rest those sore feet. chris, you've had a few days sleep now. how are you feeling? i'm still aching. i still haven't recovered fully. everyone was completely blown away by your dance moves. how did you learn the routines? often i would have to get on my hands and knees and feel her feet and feel her legs and see what she wanted me to do. chris and dianne were among 15 couples at the start, but they quickly impressed, including with the blackout dance moment, which went viral on social media. the blackout wasn't really

astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams travelled to space aboard the starliner injune.hey still prepping ahead of the upcoming mission next year and finally — a space record has been broken the chinese space agency. beijing says two of its astronauts have broken the world record for the longest single spacewalk, spending a total of nine hours and six minutes working on the outside the tian—gong space station. they installed space debris protection devices and inspected external equipment and facilities. the previous record for "extra—vehicular activity" was set at eight hours and 56 minutes in 2001 by nasa astronauts. the chinese are catching up, next leap is to the moon. hello. it�*s been a pretty blustery day across many parts of the uk. some more windy weather to come over the next few days. 0n the satellite picture, you can see one curl of cloud, one weather system sliding away, but another one hurtling in from the south—west, bringing some heavy rain, some more brisk winds. and then as that weather front clears through, well, we will continue to introduce some cold

and celebrations were even held up in space for american astronauts butch wilmore and sunita williams but six months later, they're still in space due to a broken capsule. they say they spent the holiday in typical fashion — listening to christmas music and watching christmas films. but on top of that, butch — who is also a pastor — planned to deliver a christmas sermon. that's all your news for this half—hour. dojoin us again that's all your news for this half—hour. do join us again at the top of the hour for all your latest headlines. thank you for watching. i'm naomi choy smith in washington. hello. it was an exceedingly mild christmas day. not a record breaker, but the met office reports that it was the mildest since 2016 overall, looking across the uk, and the highest temperature was recorded in aberdeen — 14.2 celsius — with similar values elsewhere across the country. how about boxing day? well, not quite as mild, but the temperatures will remain above the average for the rest of the year, and also a little bit of rain in the forecast. the satellite picture hasn't really change

suni williams and butch wilmore arrived at the space station injune and were originally due to returns extended to february 2025 because of technical issues with the experimental spacecraft, starliner. now — following a delay in launching a new capsule to the iss — the pair won't be back until late march or possibly april. nasa said the delay posed no risk to the astronauts. let's speak to our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. talk us through what is going on. g talk us through what is going on. ~ ., ., talk us through what is going on,�* ., ., , talk us through what is going on. .,., , on. a lot of people will be thinking. _ on. a lot of people will be thinking, poor— on. a lot of people will be thinking, poor butch - on. a lot of people will be thinking, poor butch and l on. a lot of people will be - thinking, poor butch and suni williams, because they were blasted off injune to great fanfare on new rocket built by boeing and that was supposed to produce a second way of getting to and from the international space station, the other one being elon musk with his spacex, but there w

suni williams and butch wilmore arrived at the space station injune and were originally due to returnlay in the return? , ., ., ._ handling and other delay in the return? , ., ., , return? it is another delay but this is a relatively _ return? it is another delay but this is a relatively small- return? it is another delay but this is a relatively small one. | this is a relatively small one. there is a complicated situation with which ports we need to relocate a vehicle from to open up another one and so a small ripple or hiccup can ripple through the entire schedule so it is really not that unusual. they have been up and make this long, would have been up eight months now, it will be closer to our belief may be closer to nine but it is not that much more and they seem in good spirits, doing productive work and at the end of the day astronauts like to be in space, so even though they are delayed, i think they will be fine. this they are delayed, i think they will be fine.— will be fine. as you said good sirits, will be fine. as you said good spirits. we — will be fine. as you said good

at least butch wilmore and suni williams originally got stuck in space due to a problem with the boeingg to nasa, the pair will now likely not return until the end of march or early april because of the delay in launching their replacements. now back here on earth, googly eyes are taking over art pieces across bend, oregon. >> police trying to figure out who is behind this prank on social media. the city's asking the suspect to stop it. they say it costs money to take them off the art and they've even damaged some of the pieces. however, some online say the googly eyes make the world seem little better. it's fun to money to look at. i get you know? yep. actually doing that. then it's not. it's right. and right of our producers saying, you know, some of the businesses are probably, you know, they got to start putting googly eyes on, you know, cups and things like that. and there are things things shops like that because of its something that's like, you know, really meaningful. yeah. you might from active along. yeah. some of the photos kind fun for us. it's kind of funny. >> that wraps

funny williams and butch wilmore arrived at the iss in early june for what was originally expected toy mission to test boeing's new star liner spacecraft. intermittent thruster problems back to earth without humans on board as scheduled them for a return flight aboard a spacex dragon that lock should the station in late september. adragon remains the only current u.s. model certified for human human spaceflight dominance in the market ceo elon musk close relationship with president-elect trump are raising eyebrows on capitol hill and a letter to mr. trump democratic senator elizabeth warren writes mr. most substantial private interest present a massive conflict of interest with the rule he has taken on as your unofficial copresident. some legal observers say at nasa's extensive procurement regulations keep the door open for competition. >> is there conflict of interest? yes from a commonsense standpoint of course there is this is elon musk company he just got the president's ear. how is that different from any other legacy space company and the relationships they have within the faa a

astronauts are sending christmas greetings from space stranded astronauts suni williams and butch wilmoreg with nick hague and don pettit. pettit shared their holiday greeting with all of us back here on earth, you know, in christmas time, the holiday season, it's about spending time with friends and family and loved ones. >> you know this, this year we're going to be in orbit away from them. so we want to send our heartfelt merry christmas, and we hope you have a wonderful holiday. >> so from all of us to all of you, merry christmas, williams and wilmore are on board the international space station. >> they've been stuck there for eight months after what was supposed to be an eight day mission. nasa says the pair won't return until the end of march or even april, because of a delay in bringing in new astronauts to replace them. salvation army in san francisco running its annual christmas meal delivery. hundreds of drivers are picking up thousands of meals and sending it all across the city. ktvu james torres is here to show us how it all works and how they all get it together here. james

butch wilmore and suni williams were only supposed to spend a week or so in space when they blasted offjune onboard boeing's new starliner aircraft. technical problems extended their stay until february. nasa said today that they now won't be home until late march, at the earliest. still to come on the “news hour,” congress works to strike a deal to avoid a government shutdown and fund hurricane relief. members of the electoral college meet to officially cast their votes for president. and the library of congress adds a new group of movies to the national film registry. >> this is the pbs “news hour” from the david m. rubenstein studio at weta in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: in syria this week, civilians are finally returning home after nearly 14 years of civil war displaced millions, and left the country both divided and destroyed. assad regime checkpoints that used to sever any chance of seeing loved ones, now gone like the government that manned them. special correspondent leila molana-allen spoke to fam