whether it reaches a steady size or continues to grow. >> the spacecraft will only get hotter. and nasa will fire the engines, sending it own a crash -- on a crash course with earth. it'll be burned up on reentry. and it'll be recorded. the purpose, the data from both experiments will help make future astronauts safer on long duration space flights. and we're more than 45 minutes away from launch time, all systems looking good, and launch time is set for 11:05 this evening. at the kennedy space center, fox >>> thank you, new tonight from lake county, four fights near schools in leesburg, has parents action. county. >> they're on a mission. keep kids safe, to and from school, and offer them a monitoring relationship. >> the videos sent to me, that were six different kids that were assaulted by multiple kids. >> the school board chair, reached out to community activists, and the school board member, after he got four videos of brawls on or near the middle school campus. we're choosing not to share the video. but we are showing you how mitchell and hoping to curb the fighting. >> our inter

nasa is excited about the next resupply mission to the international space station. that mission will experiment with fire. after heading back from the i-s-s.. the spacecraft will ignite a large scale fire in a zero gravity environment. members of nasa say it's all about understanding what fire can do in space to help improve future missions. the material that will be ignited is only about 37 inches tall and 16 inches wide. lift-off is march 22 out of cape canaveral. some intense moments for passengers on a cross-country flight. what's to blame for causing a bunch of women to get into a physical fight with one another. want to skip buying your lunch today! how packing your own lunch could help you shed the pounds! make sure you watch ten news this morning this week for your chance to win a v i p prize pack to the april 2nd versus the new jersey devils game. all you have to do is watch 10 news this word of the day, through our facebook page. live from tampa international [announcer] ah, fresh florida vegetable medley served with sirloin steak. saut\ fresh zucchini, sq

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this is a live look inside the nasa command center... any minute now... u-s astronaut scott kelly will land in kazakhstan. records to his name... . >> he returns with a few records to his name. for one, spending more any american and. >> we are less than a minute from touchdown, so this could happen any second. if we're able to get vooshgs we'll take you to it, and his mission is not about setting records. and this year in space was a stepping-stone for a much larger and longer mission. >> this is the scene tuesday as u.s. astronaut scott kelly and russian cosmonaut say good-bye to colleagues aboard the international space station. the pair then sealed into a russian soyuz spacecraft spending 340 days aboard the space station. >> even after i've been here nearly a year, you don't feel perfectly normal, you know, there's always, you know, a lingering something you feel, or, you know, it's just not normal. >> the 52-year-old says he hopes the extended time in mars and give nasa data on the prolonged weightlessness space has on a body. >> it's a what are. en

forget about those long flights...nasa is working on getting you across the country develop after 10 a.m. and will be their strongest through 4 p.m. damaging wind gusts are possible along with downpours as these storm pass. highs reach the mid 50s before falling quickly this afternoon. we're learning new details this morning about the shooting that left a dayton pastor dead... and what may have led up to it. investigators say the brother of the rev. william b. schooler sued the minister over an inheritance dispute five years ago.daniel schooler claimed that he was owed money from the real estate value of the church.a court ruled against his claim.a relative says daniel has a history of mental illness... and shot his nephew in the arm in 2001. police now say there are *two* people of interest in the case of a falmouth woman... who's body was found on sunday. tara turner had been missing since found last night in shag creek near route eight. the kentucky state police are leading the investigation with help from the pendleton county sheriff. the obama administration is now reviewing tha

a big night for nasa asked her not scott. after a year in space. we anticipate his return to the atmosphere and are taking a look at a time up there and how it could impact future travel. jim: a local neighborhood stepping up after a cookie monster steps up and takes the money earned by a local girl scout. put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. space, scott kelly the astronaut is coming back to earth. >> nasa is planning a big homecoming celebration as scott kelly prepares to return to earth in just over an hour. he was in space for 340 days and was part of 5400 earth orbits and 11,000 sunsets, all while floating 250 miles above the planet. he has been the ideal test subject for long-duration spaceflight as they believe they will

nasa hopes the research will bring them closer to a manned mission to mars. abc' s lauren lyster has more on his homecoming. lauren: scott kelly sweeting this announcer: this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30 p.m. phil: phil: the driver of the runaway red line train admits to flipping the switch. through several stops with passengers on board after the operator, david vasquez, left the controls. he has been fired. heather: the first case of zika has been confirmed in new hampshire. the woman contracted the virus through sexual contact with her husband. he was traveling through a country dealing with the outbreak. the woman is not pregnant. phil: the massachusetts secretary says we could be looking at record turnout this super tuesday. heather: donald trump is driving a lot of it. kelley tuthill reports tonight. kelley: for the first time joe and marie find themselves grabbing democratic primary ballots and voting for the same candidate -- bernie sanders. >> today is nice. kelley: usually, her father votes republican. >> something has to happen or this country is g

. >> reporter: nasa intends to send astronauts to mars -- >> a mission to mars will take a minimum of about 30 months in zero gravity. the body will react to long term exposure to radiation and how zero graft affects muscles, bones, and fluids in the body. kelly said it's all part of the journey to mars and beyond. >> if we can dream it, we can do it if we really want to. >> nasa is also studying how long term space mission consist affect them psychologically. >>> sports authority filed for bankruptcy today. >> also up ahead, what makes denver the best place to live according to a national report. >>> it was expected news following the headlines of store closures and layoffs in recent weeks. today we learn sports authority has filed for bankruptcy. in debt. the company is closing 140 denver. sports authority is in talks with two rivalry retailers about selling locations. what could happen with the naming rights at mile high remain unclear. >>> a u.s. news and world report list confirms what many of us already know. denver is america's best place to live. colorado springs ranked 5th on

it reads "nasa reschedules mars insight mission for may 2018." the "insight" spacecraft was supposed to head to space this month. but in december... nasa delayed the mission because there wasn't enough time to fix leaks in a vacuum enclosure for a key instrument. nasa is now aiming to launch in two years...which is the next time mars and earth are close enough for a quick six-month trip. the two planets line up just once every 26 months. that means the "insight" would land on mars november 26th, 2018. coming up-- a jacksonville mother is recovering... after she says her toddler find out how that child got the gun... and how that mom is doing, i get out of workpand i go to the store, and somebody' s,psmellin' around, "mmm! i smell cookies." i say, "oh no, you just smell me. that' s honey bunches of oats, that' s all." welcome back-- the brevard zoo has a new addition to its animal family. this baby male giraffe-- already stands about 6-feet-4 inches tall. the zoo says both momma and baby will stay behind the ready to make their public debut. the "

. >>> nasa says it's working on a new quieter super jet. they awarded a $20 million contract to look media martin instead of the loud super sonic boom, the new jet would make a soft thump. the contract ended in 2003 when the concord may its last play. >>> and anne-marie, you may have noticed there's a big time sales how the ten chicken nuggets from burger king for $1.50. mcdonald's, you could pick items two for $5.00. it's over losing commerce due to new higher end stores. >> thanks a lot, jill. >>> coming up, caught in a tornado. a surveillance camera catch as fedex worker with nowhere to run as a tornado touches down in louisiana. itchy,z watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase changes everything. hi i' m kristie. and i' and we are the bug chicks. we're a nano-business. windows 10 really helps us get the word out about how awesome bugs are. kids learn to be brave and curious and all kids speak the language of bug. " hey cortana, find my kat

feed, they have a camera up here as well. we just heard nasa launch control, all systems are a go. at this point. they're inside the four minute countdown and everything is looking good for launch. this particular atlas five rocket is a smaller of the atlas five fleet, and this one will get up to the sky in a hurry. it's a lighter rocket, it has the 401 configuration, and we expect a good performance from on top of it, is the signas aircraft. it's delivering critical supplies to the space station. food, clothing, spare parts, and scientist experiments. the most unique will take place inside, they have a lot planned for the single spacecraft, once it gets with iss. we heard from the range officer, who gave the green code which says the range is clear. there's no boats in the area, and nobody in the area to get in the way of this launch going off. but as i was saying, once the spacecraft gets in space, they'll conduct many experiments, in fact, when this spacecraft unloads the cargo, and it'll spate out and then -- separate out and then they'll allow it to lose the rockets into space. t

this has been a very unique mission for nasa. the first time they have done a mission to study the effects of long-term space travel on the human body. identical twin brother and compare how the body reaction and then send someone to mars. >> that can be another year. >> although his girlfriend waiting for him to get home, she probably can't wait. we are going to show you a live stream. >> it's a great picture. >> you have to go to twitter and look at the pictures from space. it's just amazing. >>> tonight we are watching thunderstorms headed outweigh. we have severe weather from georgia and not expected from severe weather from south carolina. the line has been weakening in the last few hours and still have a watch from alabama to central georgia and as we look through columbia radar, you can see rain through fairfield and there is a little rumble of thunder there and north richland county and towards the augusta area. this is going to continue to move towards the east. this is all ahead of the cold front through the atlanta are

. >> nasa astronaut scott kelly is back with his family. >> kelly's girlfriend and two daughters, ages 20 to 12, rushed into is arms. brought him to the u.s. from kazistan early this morning. kelly carried experiments on the long effects of long duration he's paving the way to the mission to mars. >> the country's space program, but it's not the last. there will be more. it's in our dna, to explore and we must never stop. >> nasa wants to put astronauts in the red planet in the 2030. nasa doctors will examine kelly to see what kind impact they have to its health. by comparing him to the identical twin brother, mark, former astronaut, as you remember, won obvious and temporary change, scott came back, to inches taller. because of a lack of gravity. i'm told because of gravity, will compress again >> meantime, could lure to his brother. >> and i think we can use a little lift. and bridges. maybe some exit on and off, throughout the evening. and that's what you want to pay close attention. moving north near the local viewing area. it's that area, where we can potential pick up a quick one

here's a look at the eclipse from nasa that occurs when the moon moves directly between the earth and the sun now.ct and in hawaii. the next total solar eclipses set for august of 2017 in the meantime we will thing if i'm indonesia. i haven't been on the country's of for canada and mexico i'm kind of sheltered. is been in tokyo. those like three years ago now they're back in the state. that was the long flight. fourteen hours is a long time here at home the temps are in the 50s and 60s for the most time before we had 72 yesterday in the liquid room the 50s today run 72 there might be a sprinkle or tworu a record high seventy went and akron washoe well over texas is saying is really building to saturated with moisturee from western corners of the gulf of mexico and into the caribbean lane at it becomes locally heavy that will be breezy and rainfall in general be very close to an end mid- evening on thursday as it moves back i can pretty good good shot of rainov by thursday the it a break friday things little warmer further south more spring weather systems the biggerea question as a lo

nasa is investing in the potential revival of supersonic jet travel. the space agency has granted a 20-million dollar contract to lockheed martin to develop a passenger jet that can fly faster than the speed of sound. this is a preliminary design. nasa says the plan is intended to make flying safer, greener, and quieter. the jet would juse technology to create a soft thump instead of rattling sonic booms while in flight. supersonic commercial jet travel ended more than a decade ago with the grounding of the concorde. it is time for sports now with our sports director gary >> gary :just a quick thing and then will have segment's three and four joe pavelski and the sharks back at the tank after a win in vancouver i'm not used to being in the middle i'm used to being at the end of the news 1st period/ 1-1 tie pavelski with the aid of pin- point passing scores to give the sharks the lead 2-1 2nd period/ 2-1 sharks brent burns the all-star swoopes in for the score 3-1 sharks 3rd period/ 4-2 sharks nick spaling scores off the rebound for his 2nd goal in 4 ga

a successful launch for nasa from the pad at wallops island. the multiple user suborbital instrument carrier, or music was sent up into space this morning. this launch has been delayed and rescheduled several times because of weather and payload issues. the rocket carried engineering projects and experiments from west virginia university, developed through a nasa program at the school. nasa astronaut scott kelly is getting ready to come hom later today. he has been at the international space station longer than any other astronaut ever. his current mission has lasted almost a year. kelly says he is feeling good as he prepares for his flight back. after he lands, he'll go to houston where doctors and scientists will perform tests on him. mission in space. . meanwhile, here on earth, nasa is investing in a supersonic passenger plane. nasa granted a 20-million dollar contract to lockheed martin to develop a passenger jet that can go faster than the speed of sound. nasa says the plan is intended to make flying faster, safer, greener, and quieter. t

nasa wants you to be its newest employee, we will show you why >>> and bec >>> welcome back, everyone, super tuesday, that means nor delegates are up for grabs today than any other day in the presidential election. >>> both ted cruz and march could rub -- marco rubio will try to get a crunching of the delegates. >> and hillary clinton will get more delegates, making it impossible for her to lose the >>> the biggest prize is texas. >>> and developing now a federal judge in new york is ruling that justice department cannot use an old law to force apple to give the fbi access to the phone's data. the fbi is trying to break in to the locked iphone, apple says it's prepared to take the case to the supreme court. >>> speaking of which happening today, president obama is sitting down with senate republican leaders to discuss the vacant supreme court seat. the white house says the president does intend to make a nomination but is still reviewing option the legal team. the republicans argue that the decision should be left to make for the next president. >>> and nasa want women, and the space

this is a look from nasa. it's called the strata 1 investigation. the stuff inside the tubes will be used to study the soil. it will help nasa learn how to safely move and process large amounts of such soil. it's one of five experiments aboard the rocket when it launches next tuesday. bring it to you live on news 6 and on clickorlando.com. totally space agency kind of cool stuff. >> ginger: is that the stuff you thought was candy? you might not want to eat that, matt. just saying. >> lisa: ginger gadsden is joining us with what's coming up on the news at 5:30. >> ginger: coming up, a big announcement to make your next trip to legoland, even more awesome. plus, a local girl afraid to go to daycare. we talked to a mom and the daycare leader about what happened and why the girl's teacher is now facing charges >> and we head to the polls where young voters say casting a ballot today could be one of the most important things they ever do. >> you're watching news 6 at 5:00, getting results for central florida. this is a live look over downtown orlando rig

when he gets to houston, nasa. spend a year testing both scott and his twin brother, mark, to determine the affects the life in space. comparing the twins' result of million schools. >> the mission to mars will last 2 1/2 years so this is important. nasa calls the trip "an important steppingstone to humans reaching the red planet." >> giving to mars one day it will make things better on earth. happy to be part of that. >> he is expected to touch southern houston at 11:45 eastern time. when he is home, he is very excited to jump in his pool. >> a new twist in the malaysian airline mystery and a discovery that could provide answers of missing flight 370. >> a viral video making everyone online take a double take and what happened moments after the toddler tumbled out of the moving van. >> gorgeous view of the bay bridge and the skies over the bay starting to turn gray. meteorologist mike nicco is. coming up with a look at the rain in the >> all the storm impact scale, today's storm is level "1" for light rain. keep t

nasa says the plan is to make flying safer, greener, and quieter. i think a lot of folks are being interested in getting across the country in half the time in one of those. a live look right now at i-4. work has picked back up on the i-4 ultimate project. traffic officials tell us they are hopeful that things will be back to normal and fully staffed by friday. the project was temporarily shut down last week after a worker was killed by a dump truck along wymore road near kennedy boulevard wednesday. since then, project leaders have been performing safety reviews, hoping to prevent another deadly accident. some parts of central florida saw a gas price spike overnight, and the rest of us will be seeing it soon. aaa says prices will be rising at least 10 cents a gallon in march. they blame spring break travel demand, and refinery maintenance. orlando' s average right now is $1.65, but several stations jumped above that in the last 24 hours. jason: it' s super tuesday. what to watch for this morning as the polls open. michelle: and this morning the tod

nasa says the plan is intended to make flying safer, greener and quieter. the jet would use technology to create a soft thump instead of rattling sonic booms while in flight. supersonic commercial decade ago with the grounding of the concorde. concorde planes required a lot of fuel and special parts. and interest also plunged after a fatal crash in paris back in 2000. bugatti says it's about to break the record for the fastest car in the world. the french carmaker revealed this new wonder yesterday at the geneva motor show. it's called the chee-ron -- and it promises to be faster and more powerful than previous models. bugatti is known for high- performance super cars. this one's been capped at 260- miles-per-hour for road use. bugatti says it's already sold about a third of the 5-hundred it plans to make. the price tag?...two-point- six-million-dollars. a u-s bank is now being questioned in a fifa corruption scandal fifa is the international governing body of soccer, or football... fifa officials used various u-s banks to transfer and receive 150 million d

later, i got a chance to fly this space shuttle several times for nasa. [applause] mark: then i met and was really lucky to marry this incredible woman from arizona. [applause] mark: and her name was gabrielle giffords. [applause] clearly was her thing. and we were both really proud, very proud to be public servants. both fortunate to have a second chance at service, to fight for those things that we always fought for , which are responsibility, and common sense. [applause] mark: that is why, we are fighting for a congress and the white house that will stand up to the gun lobby. [applause] why, that ist is and i are here with all of you today, asking all of you to make hillary clinton the next president of the united states. [applause] mark: good job with those signs, by the way. long,o long, for far too congress has been in the gun lobby's grip. it is fiercely protected, loopholes in our laws that let dangerous people get their hands on guns. and it has stoked fear, and peddled misinformation all in the interest of maine -- maintaining a dangerous status

the do you think for nasa is he has a twin brother so they were will have a comparison. >> monitoring the scene where orange county deputies are investigating a near drowning from our cameras at the scene you can see the area near riverside elementary school has been taped off and from sky witness 9 you can see the canal with a student was rescued. still no word yet on the child's condition. we will continue to break any -- bring updates. >>> the same royal caribbean a winter storm on his way to port canaveral was forced to turn around again. >> in a medical facility, it was jampacked. >> the scare some think is the real reason the trip was cut short. >>> we may be cutting winter way. i will explain coming up. >>> groups may want to start tracking animal abuse is the way we tracked sex offenders what marion county commissioners decided about that idea. >>> stocks finish strong on the first day of march as oil share prices began to stabilize and automakers like ford release their fourth-quarter earnings. the dow soared 340 points. the nasdaq up 131 points. know you can deposit checks r

nasa is investing in a supersonic jet for travel. the space agency has granted a $20 million contract to develop a passenger jet that can fly faster than the speed of sound. nasa says the plan is intended to make flying safer, greener and quieter. this is actually a preliminary design you see here. the jet would use technology instead of rattling sonic booms while in flight. >> we are putting the salad course on the grill. coming up in the carolina wonderful smokey flavor t >>> looking for something light and fresh. this is a greco grilled salad. this is new for me. plain how you do this. you'll grill it? >> get a nice lettucelettuce, take those off. get it filled. later cut that end off.off. >> then you rub it. >> we'll pan sear it since we don't have a grill in the kitchen. >> it will accomplish the same thing. >> absolutely. why we grill it, because it it is something different. then we'll add -- >> then you have some extra goodies to go with the salad. >> some olives. take a little of this vinaigrette. >> it is red wine vinegar s

researcher susan bailey and her team will focus on impacts of radiation and stress on cells that will help nasa prepare for two cases of the zika virus has now been confirmed in 9news reporter colleen ferrera about what we should know going forward. in colorado. health officials have confirmed two zika virus cases here. 9-news reporter colleen ferreira joins us... colleen the cases were reported to the health department last week. and both people infected after affected country. the health department says recovered. the colorado public health and environment has not released any the cases. we know zika is most commonly spread by a type of mosquito that doesn't live in colorado. so the likelihood of you getting the virus from a mosquito here in colorado is low. zika causes mild illness... sometimes people don't have any symptoms at all. the cdc says it could be linked to birth defects... and a doctor here in colorado says some women here are worried. the cdc says there are no commercially available diagnostic tests for zika virus disease...coming up at 5:30... i'll talk about how you should go a

nasa technology drives exploration. with this request nasa will continue to conduct rapid development and incorporation of transformative space technologies to enable future human missions increased capabilities of other u.s. agencies and address aerospace industry challenge to space technology investments will ensure we continue to lead the world in exploration and scientific discovery. nasa's aeronautics program advances u.s. global leadership by developing and transferring key enabling technologies to aviation safer more efficient and more environmentally friendly. with this request nasa aeronautics is ready to take the next step to develop and apply demonstrators in partnership with industry and academia including ultraefficient transporter experimental aircraft and the world's first mobile supersonic flight demonstrator. mr. chairman we appreciate the support we have received on this committee during my tenure and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much. administrators up on the discretionary budge

. >>> officials and nasa are calling for help from congress to fund projects into deep space missions with the next seven years. thursday, administrator charles bolden presented a budget request the senate knish -- committee at the nation's capital. >> nasa is closer to sending american astronauts to mars than at any point in history and the budget will keep us moving forward. flight of the sls orion spacecraft in 2018. they are working toward an early launch date of a crude launch of the orion in 2023. >>> one day after we told you at health initiative prostate sunday, tuesday senators are trying to put money into it. have orlando's population lives in food deserts neighborhoods with little to no easy access to stores that sell fresh vegetables, fruits and lean meats. in orange county the american heart association was pushing for $5 million in incentive money to bring more businesses into these neighborhoods. that money was stripped from the bill would we hear they may put money back in. we will see what happens push hundreds of elementary school students in orange county on lending

matt spoke with nasa about what they hope to learn. >> meet alex young. >> nasa solar astro physicist. >>reporter: looking forward to the moon completely blocking the sun casting a 100 mile wide shadow across indonesian. team of nasa scientist there with special tell scopes and camera that will take 59 several second exposure of the sun if just over three minutes. image taken through the color filter will allow them to measure the temperatures and wind spichltd the reason that we are studying this area is bus it's really where all the action happens. the sun is producing huge eruption. solar weather that sends out impact the earth. >>reporter: nasa scientist u sy >úof the sun during a total soln eclipse beczcse the sun overwhelminglyúz(ight face is completely8÷ blockedñs by the mñ total eclipseáx happen about ong nasa scientistg÷ in indonesian won't havem@ much room for erro. solar eclipse last justgz longer than 4 minutes. >> it's unique and amazing opportunity to do science as well as for large number of people to see this wonderful event in nature. >>reporter: next total so

by seeing how kelly adjusted to a year in space it will help nasa prepare for manned missions deeper into space kelly will undock from the space after 8:00 and land around 11:30 tonight. we'll bring that you historic return tomorrow morning here. >>> big changes are coming today to world famous yosemite national park. >> iconic hotels are being renamed, other landmarks too because the company that ran the concessions there trademarked its name. curry village is being renamed half dome village. otherwise millions of dollars would have been asked by the company to use them. >>> 4:55. there's a turtle threat. coming up, the new danger your cell phone could pose to a nesting sea turtle. >> and it's national peanut >>> eight months pregnant and she and her boyfriend are the couple explains the violence that followed when a group approached them at this park. >> a teacher dies the day before her birthday. what went wrong at a rodeo show bay area for this young woman's family. >> i think trump is going to probably win everything. >> some presidential candidates in panic mode. others walking

get this, nasa is trying to bring back the super sonic jet. the one they claim could fly you anywhere in the world in just six hours. this commercial for the super sonic jet was designed to go faster than the speed of sound. the travel ended a decade ago when the concord was grounded. this time it will be quieter and use less fuel. nasa hopes eventually the technology will be able to hold 100 people at a time. flights with ashley, how about that. >> really, really long flights. we're comparing one to the other. emritz launched the route again dubai and new zealand. it flies nonstop from orlando to dubai, just in case you're interested. i'm hopping a flight out of tia tomorrow. any travel concerns in and out of tia this week. >> not really. even though we have not just one but two fronts on the way. they're not going to be as strong locally. there are parts of the southeast that we -- am i not on? >> in case you missed it, she said no problems from tia all week. you can see the main sail beach looking pretty fantastic out there. blue skies and

next year, and nasa is using today's eclipse to prepare for it. 9 news reporter maya rodriguez joins us now with more on what the space agency is doing, some exciting news. >> this is exciting, we don't get to see the eclipse this time but our time is coming, you guys. in just a few hours places like indonesia, new guinea, northern australia will see a full or partial solar eclipse. nasa scientists told me they are using the opportunity to conduct some important studies related to the sun. mainly, they are using the eclipse to get a better look at the corona of the son, the outer atmosphere of the sun, there is flares coming off the sun. nasa wants to see what is going on and will get a clearer picture when the moon blocks out they have equipment in the path, ready to make the observations and they say that is important because solar flares and storms can effect how technology, like satellites and gps function and orbit. >> the sun is producing huge eruptions, solar weather that sends out material into space and sometimes impacts the earth. and we are interested in understanding why

nasa is turning its focus to the skies... not the stars... the space agency is working with lockheed martin to develop a passenger jet that of sound.this is a mock-up. nasa says the plane would be safer... greener and quieter. supersonic commercial jet travel ended more than a decade ago with the grounding of the concorde. so you didn't have the time...or the cash...to book a spring break getaway this year? and you figure its now too late to get a deal?no so fast. fast.tonight at 6 on 9 on your side....consumer reporter john matarese show us disney discounts.... beach hotel deals.... even bargain airfares that you can still grab if you know where to look! he'll show us some great springtime getways ...whether you would like to fly, or simply get in the car and drive.great last minute spring break deals tonight at 6 on 9 on your side. now let's get another check of the roads.ally has your nine first warning traffic. here's a live look outside this morning... here is another look at your forecast. ( gives 7-day forecast) some farmers have come

nasa doctors will study kelly to observe the health effects of the absence of gravity on his body. kelly will soon return to his family in houston. >>> and this is video of the international space station crew getting ready to close the hatch on the group before they headed home to earth. kelly's nearly year-long stay in space is part of a larger nasa study that scientists believe one one day along mankeened to travel to mars and beyond. >>> 51 degrees from the jersey shore bureau. the shuttered revel casino could be revived just in time for summer. the giant ball atop the building lit up monday night, so did social media. owner glenn straub confirmed that june 15th is the target opening date. revel initially employed nearly 4,000 workers but industry experts say without gaming it will bring about 500 jobs. >> i hope many people will be able to get jobs in atlantic city. that is my hope for the entire city that we will rebound from all of this. >>> the atlantic city mayor's office tells nbc 10 it has not received any paperwork from straub or his company and is reserving comment unt

nasa says the plan will make flying safer, greener and quieter. the jet would use technology to flight. supersonic commercial jet travel ended more than a decade ago with the grounding of the concorde. concorde planes required a lot of fue, interest plunged after the fatal crash in paris back in 2000. a u-s bank is now being questioned on a corruption scandal in the international governing body of soccer. authorities say last year senior fifa officials used u-s banks to transfer and receive 150 million dollars in bribes and under investigation authorities want to know if citibank turned a blind eye to suspicious transactions. laundering laws require banks to alert authorities about shady transactions like the ones at the heart of the fifa scandal. citibank says its cooperating. google says one of its self-driving cars was at least partially responsible for an accident with a city bus. it's the company's first admission that one of its cars played a part in causing a crash. in google's hometown of mountain view, california. the bus hit the car afte

nasa will study the effect of a year in space on the human body. the of the control in this case, his identical brother mark. he is the earth constant for michelle: nasa is hoping to help passenger jet travel a reality. the space agency has given lockheed martin a $20 million contract to develop a passenger speed of sound. nasa says the plan is to make flying safer, greener, and quieter. the technology used in the jet would create ' thump' instead of a rattling sonic boom while in flight. eric, why do you look like a skeptic? eric: we have been there, we of been there, we' ve done that. the sonic boom is what kept the concorde only flying of the ocean. so that would be neat, but we' ve been there before. michelle: look at this, he will believe it when he sees it. eric: just saying, it was very expensive. jason: this was like a summer day in central florida. eric: if you see this kind of expensive. wind out of the south, temperature is warm. it feel very comfortable on our skin. villages. 76 in melbourne -- the wind is at about five miles per hour.

wiener mentioned nasa. dr. scott kelly talks about >>> different choices. direct tv mobile is for people who want to watch on their smartphone, and direct tv preview will let you snack on content for free. no details on pricing yet, but they say it will be cheaper than current directv bundles but you won't have access to premium channels. >>> and new today, back on earth for the first time in nearly a year. can you imagine? those legs are probably so wobbly. astronaut scott kelly will get to see his family in person tonight after spending nearly 12 straight months in space. nbc's tom cosella shows us. >> it was just last night that scott kelly touched down on earth. >> back to mother earth 240 days in space. >> the end of a 340-day mission. >> i wanted to say goodbye and thank you. >> reporter: only six hours earlier, hugs and goodbyes on the international space station as all three men climbed into the soya space capsule. >> closed at 3:43 central time. >> reporter: then closed the hatch for the return trip home. kelly had been on board since march 27 of l

year this soyuz rocket launched from kazakhstan beginning his journey. >> reporter: the point of the nasa mission to figure out if humans could survive a trip to mars. that would require a year and a half in space. back here on earth all year his twin brother retired astronaut markelle has been undergoing testing at the same time. scientists will compare the two men when scott returns. mark telling abc news last year -- >> i had the really easy porter. >> reporter: after this does scott think humans can make it to mars. >> from a subjective perspective i think absolutely. >> scott kelly back on mother earth after 340 days in space. >> reporter: overnight, kelly touching down in kazakhstan. now testing will begin to understand how the long time in space has affected his body. before this only four humans had spent a year or more in orbit on a single mission. reena and kendis. >> back in houston tonight. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us. "good morning america" has the super tuesday breakdown. emily: good morning. randy: we are following breaking news right

. >>> nasa unveiled the design of a supersonic aircraft. it has a long skinny nose and golden tailfins. the jet would fly 1100 miles per hour. jetliners travel 600 miles per hour. nasa said it would make a soft yet but it sounds like it is something they are working to come up with. >>> we know what it feels like to get back from a long trip. you have the jet lag to deal with. >> imagine getting back from space and happy to adjust. that is what scott kelly will have to do. he is returning back to earth today after spending and a record amount of time and space. scott kelly will ride a spacecraft back to kazakhstan tonight and then houston tomorrow. >>> it will be interesting to see the study were his twin brother and health issues. >>> this is a story that will make you shake your head. a florida girl scout is robbed while trying to sell her cookies. >> what the suspect took an but he was caught doing bright >>> it is a frozen ice phenomenon in michigan. people there are seeing blue. >>> fraser bridge update. picking up across the bay into

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it doesn't help that nasa scientists are still uncertain about the orbital path of the asteroid. they say it could come anywhere between 19 thousand miles... and 11 3 ((walter/jen)) 3 3 3 3 3 3 all good things must come to an end. the lightning's faceoff with flyers, up next. 3 plus: the battles this... for the usf bulls. a championship on the line... against the *best team in the country. we'll show you 3 time to talk some sports this morning. and with begin... with that big battle for the u-s-f bulls. the women's basketball team gave it their all last team in the country. 3 but in the end... connecticut just had too much talent. usf and uconn playing in the a-a-c championship game last night in connecticut. and this started off as a pretty good game. usf led by one point, after the first quarter. but the huskies eventually caught fire, and the bulls couldn't hold on to the ball. they had 18 turnovers. uconn shot almost 60-percent and pulled away in the second half. they win the game... 77 to 51. uconn has now won 69 games in a row. the bulls aren't done yet... they're still exp

nasa continues testing him to determine how extended space travel impacts the huma body. kelly spoke with our correspondent who reports from inside the johnston space center in houston. >> seem to be walking funny, the effects of this, right? >> yeah, my legs are not feeling good. >> astronaut scott kelly getting used to walking on earth again. soreness one of the effect of spending nearly a year in zero gravity. >> my legs are a little swollen still from the, from all of the fluid that shifts up to our heads and, and in space, gets, now, pushed back done into my legs. your body has been through some stuff? >> yeah, yeah. >> it is currently still going through it. >> i will show you my legs later when the cameras get turned off. >> what was the toughest part about it? >> i think it is -- for me, it's your friend, your family. a year is not short. but it was very rewarding. it was, enjoyable. it was something -- i feel privileged to having got to do. >> nasa is testing the effects of long duration space travel for future mission to mars. kelly came with a huge bonus, ident

. >> the adequate funding of nasa is important, and it's not just space scholar ration, we have exploration. we have created a lot of products that are helping people right here on earth. >> and should it be higher or lower -- >> i would support increasing funding. >> but you have voted for decreasing funding in the past. >> it depends on the context, if we are raising the revenue we need to ensure that the children in america don't go hungry and we are rebuilding our infrastructure which is what i intend to do then i would support increase can funding for nasa. >> and should the government be in the business of subsidizing should we subsidize hurricane insurance. >> well, depends on where we are building, if people are building in flood zones, no, we have to take a look at that. >> and we will find out inif sanders overtakes clinton. clinton will be watching from miami, and sanders has not yet said where he will be. >> and the firestone grand prix is this weekend, and mayor kriseman was out this morning, and flags were no higher than half staff in recognition of the passing of first lady n