Getting used to gravity again after almost a year aboard the International Space center. David kerley is there. Good morning. David. Reporter what a trip its been if would have been great to get here quicker. Used to going 17,500 miles an hour but this airplane doesnt do quite that so took us some time. Reporter several years ago he let me get inside this soyuz capsule in houston. It is very tight in there. Thats why he was so happy when they got on the ground in kazakhstan. You heard him talking about breathing in the frigid air. Everyone in heavy coats and he said whats wrong with the air. Its so fresh. A record 340 days in space, the longest Long Duration space night for an american and now for scott kelly, a battery of medical tests comparing him to his twin brother, mark, a former astronaut. Marks been the baseline on earth for those 340 days, now we learn about bone density loss, eyesight, all these things that may have happened to scott during this Long Duration flight. Its the latest achievement in our nation aes space program. Its in our dna of our country to explore and we must never stop doing this. Reporter of course, this is science. This is all aged at figuring out whether humans can go to mars, in essence, scott kelly, one of the first lab rats home celebrating with friends and family. Back to you. Apparently space elongates your spine so hes now two inches taller than his brother but apparently hell shrink down to his regular height. By the time its interesting to see the sidebyside photo of the two of then. He has seen more than 10,000 sunsets and sunrises in his 340 days up there in space. Just absolutely incredible. We say welcome back home to commander kelly. Lets move on now to politics and the battle to take ever so closer to the republican nomination. Thescrambling to stop trump with a sevenstate run on super tuesday and former president ial candidate mitt romney leading the charge. Its your voice, your vote. Abcs lana zak has the latest. Good morning, lana. Good morning, reena and kendis. You know, listening to the rhetoric on the campaign trail, its hard to tell if republicans are more concerned about Hillary Clinton or donald trump. With Donald Trumps high poll numbers materializing into votes and now a commanding lead in the delegate count republicans are working to stop the man on track to lead the gop. Today mitt romney is expected to make his case against the frontrunner. Trump already on the attack tweeting looks like twotime failed candidate mitt romney is going to be telling republicans how to get elected. Just four years ago the two men stood side by side. Its my honor, real honor and privilege to endorse mitt reporter and with ben carson, the only republican hinting at leaving the race ted cruz is encouraging the supporters of others to abandon their number one choice. If youve been supporting another candidate, we welcome you. Reporter cruz arguing he alone can stop a president ial clinton or a president trump. Reporter on the democratic side Hillary Clinton taking on t the air of nominee at a starstudded fundraiser while Bernie Sanders argued its not settled. Shes not so inevitable today. Reporter and the Washington Post is reporting this morning the aide to clinton who helped set up her private email server has been granted immunity by the fbi. The Campaign Says they are pleased he is cooperating. Reena, kendis. That controversy does continue. Big debate tonight, lana, thank you for joining us from washington. News coming from asia. North korea specifically. Lashing out. The communist country firing at least six shortrange missiles from its east coast. An official with south korea says those missiles flew up to 90 miles into the sea of japan. The missiles were fired just hours after the United Nations approved the toughest sanctions against the north in two decades. Those new sanctions in response to the norths recent nuclear test and a longrange rocket launch, the state department is monitoring the situation. Protesters clashed outside the Supreme Court as the justice justices debated the most significant Abortion Case in nearly 25 years. At issue is a texas law strictly regulating abortion clinics forcing providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and making clinics meet standards for surgical centers. The death of Justice Antonin Scalia leaves the court evenly split with Justice Anthony kennedy holding the swing vote. Case upholds these laws it will be a victory for Patient Health and safety. This case is not about overturning roe versus wade. What this case the issue in this case is can texas enact valid patient regulations that improve safety and when over 210 women annually are hospitalized due to abortions, texas can. Well, half the states abortion clinics have closed and only about ten would remain if the law is allowed to take full effect. The youngest victim of the kalamazoo, michigan, shooting continues her amazing recovery. Abigail was thought to be dead following the shooting spree but now her family says the teen has opened her eyes and is even recognizing loved ones. She may be well enough to move to a Rehab Facility soon. A late winter storm is moving east. Look at the radar. The storm bringing snow, rain and ice in missouri and illinois. Bring one to three inches of snow to parts of the east coast tonight and into friday morning. Well, still ahead a Flight Attendant aus cooed of setting a fire in a planes bathroom midflight. A piece of an airplane wing discovered. Could it be from Malaysia Flight 370. The american who found it. Unwanted guest. Id say so. A massive alligator taking a well, this is a wild ride for a Police Officer in vermont. He was trying to get up an icy hill when this happened. His suv lost traction and started sliding backwards. It went for quite a ways and then take a look, fell off the road turning onto its side. The officer were told is pulled up and was able to be driven back to the station. Police in Oklahoma City say it is too early to tell in the death of a gas industry heavyweight was intentional. Aubrey mcclendon was killed in a fiery crash. His suv slammed into a concrete bridge embankment. He was not wearing a seat belt. His death followed his indictment for allegedly conspiring to rig bids for oil and natural gas leases. Mcclendon denied any wrongdoing. Debris that washed up in mozambique has been tentatively linked to Malaysia Flight 370. Weve learned that an american says he found it. Seattle resident Blaine Gibson says he chartered a boat to search a remote sand bar for debris and made similar searches in other parts of the world. It disappeared two years ago with 239 people on board. Now to the latest twist in the legal battle of dancing with the stars host erin andrews has filed a 75 million lawsuit against a nashville, tennessee, marriott and the man who secretly recorded her nude in her hotel room. Well, now a woman has tweeted that she saw a representative for that hotel watching the video on tuesday at a restaurant with friends. She says the group was actually discussing andrews body and the rep commented that if it was going to cost him millions of dollars he was going to watch it. He apologized in a statement, he said he asked the group to stop viewing the videotape but said he didnt stop as quickly as he had hoped. New data from the fbi says federal background sales are on pace for a record high and 2. 5 million firearms checks were processed. Fbi estimates that the number of checks will rise more than 6 this year. Above last years record of more than 23 million. When we come back, caught on camera, a group of people gun store. Arrests announced overnight. Highway hazard. What caused this hole in a cars windshield. Aking charge of their type 2 diabetes with noninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. But it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills. And comes in a pen. Victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. Victoza is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza works with your body to lower blood sugar in 3 ways in the stomach, the liver, and the pancreas. Vo victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. It is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Victoza has not been studied victoza is not insulin. Do not take victoza if you have a personal or Family History of medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza or any of its ingredients. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include itching, rash, or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor if you get a lump or swelling in your neck. Serious side effects may happen in people who take victoza , including inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis . Stop taking victoza and call your doctor right away. Well, the annual ceremonial start to the iditarod dog sled race run in anchorage. It was shortened from 11 to 3 miles. It is sunday. Consider moving the event to the Northern Rockies where there will be plenty of mountain snow this morning. Wet Road Conditions along the west coast and for most of the southeast and midatlantic. Slippery conditions there in big ten country. Well, if youre flying airport delays possible in the windy city of chicago and good luck at ohare and midway. Well, an American AirlinesFlight Attendant is out on bond accused of deliberately setting a fire aboard a plane in flight. Investigators say jonathan tafoya montana confessed to using a cigarette lighter to ignite paper towels as it came in for a landing and the fbi says he quickly put out the fire and then pretended that he had just discovered it. Fortunately there were no injuries. Well, police in houston have made several arrests after a brazen smash and grab caught on camera. Ten robbers broke into a gun store in the middle of the night using a pickup truck to rip off the door. This he shattered glass cases and then grabbed more than 50 the entire heist took just one minute and 11 seconds. A close call near seattle. Take a look at this windshield after it was hit by a flying tractor trailer tire, the driver and the passenger amazingly were not seriously hurt but they suffered dozens of cuts from the shattered glass. The couple was actually celebrating the purchase of the honda civic having just registered moments before, well, despite the damage they say they feel lucky to be alive. Look at that. Wow. Can they saketake it back. A homeowner in florida got quite a surprise when he got home. A ninefoot alligator being hauled out of the backyard pool. It was in there during its own butterfly swimming and had broken through a screen and went for a dip. The homeowner found it in the pool and called in a trapper to deal with it. It was returned to its habitat before anyone was hur. The San Antonio Spurs are the second team to lock up an nba playoff spot, the first to now hoops highlights from our guys at espn. Im scott van pelt. Once again in the Fourth Quarter it all went terribly wrong for the Oklahoma City thunder as they were in los angeles taking on the clippers. It looked like the thunder had this one well within their grasp. But here come the clippers. They close this game on a 254 run. Chris paul to deandre jordan. Theres steve ballmer. He is an insane wealth in man. Once again, paul, no and once again jordan, yes, the tipin and makes the free throw and not a good free throw shooter but gave them a twopoint lead. Final ten seconds, russell westbrook. I have no idea what he was thinking. Had plenty of time, could have gotten a better look, no and they let that big lead slip away. Were not supposed to root in this business but i would love to see Boston College win a basketball team. Their Football Team hasnt won a they got a lead late and after this miss, a wild scramble and looks like b. C. Will win the game. But its out of bounds with 1. 1 on the clock which is enough time for coach got field to draw up a great play and somehow they lose. Woen get rowan gets a wideopen one at the buzzer and Boston College sees the victory slip out of their grasp. Thats rough. They do have a home game against clemson this weekend. Their last chance to get a win. Check out our new live sportscenter 7 00 eastern. President obama rolled out the white house red carpet for special guests. Champions of college football. Yes, the alabama crimson tide were back to celebrate their most recent title which they won in january. Okay, so the frequency of their visits wasnt lost on the president. This is the fourth time i have hosted alabama here at the so, clearly i brought you some good luck. In fact, you could call me obama. The president was given a number 16 jersey and helmet along with a football, of course, and some socalled experts say alabama has a good chance of being back at the white house next year. Not ohio state. They could be too. You never know. And heres one that the president and the tide and plenty of others will be happy to see on a golf course in texas right in front of the courses designer. Tiger woods. This was cool. Check out Taylor Crozier on an 1yard par 3 hole. That ball gets on the green and drops right into the hole. Woods was there celebrating with taylor and he was heard saying, are you kidding me right now . There he is. You know youre good if you impress tiger woods. Totally. All right might have a future there. Five years or so. There you go. Up next in the pulse, sibling surprise. A teacher and student finding out theyre sisters. Ooh. The newest list of best places to live. Did your city make the list . My dad gave me those shares, you know. I get it. But you know i think you own too much. Gotta manage your risk. An honest opinion is how edward jones makes sense of investing. How do you eat healthier, while you enjoy life and lose weight . 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We were just stunned. I mean you live your whole life as an only child and all of a heres whats messed up. At one point karen was dianes teacher and all these years they lived just 20 miles apart. They hope their story inspires others to find their roots. Theres so much out there, ancestry. Com and things where you can find your dna and genetic match to other people but this is incredible. Really making a difference and fantastic. Theyve reunited. Good news for fans of the Tanner Family who reunited, of course, so many of you bingewatched fuller house. And now netflix has renewed fuller house for season two. The series, of course, follows d. J. Tanner as she cares for her three kids with the help from her sister and bff. Big names from the original series have already made cameos in season one but no sign of whether marykate and ashley olsen. The producer says hes still trying to get the twins back. We hope they do. We want to see what theyve been up to. Theyre adults. U. S. News world report out with its annual best places to live. Metropolitan areas based on affordability, job prospects and quality of life and coming in at number one, denver, colorado, the mile high city and of course the home of the super bowl champion broncos. Number two, the capital of texas, austin, also fayetteville, arkansas, number three followed by raleighdurham, North Carolina and colorado springs, so the emphasis there is places where pot is legal apparently, colorado. Colorado, two cities in the top five. Impressive. Surprised san diego, d. C. Not there. New york city not mentioned on that list. More news after this. From the Dairy Farmers of fairlife, this is our promise. We start with delicious, creamy, real milk thats then ultra filtered so fairlife has more protein and and only half the sugar. And never any artificial growth hormones. How do they make starburst taste so juicy . They use wicked small fighter jets to shoot the juiciness into every starburst. 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Well, finally this morning a medical mystery solved for months doctors couldnt figure out what was wrong with a little california girl. Yep, and that all changed when she blew her nose. She talked with kabcs eileen freer. Reporter Khloe Russell is back to doing handstands and cartwheels. Im 100 better. Reporter the 5yearold feeling better for the first she says she no longer has to stop every five minutes to blow her notion. Her nose started just out of this one side green, green, green, constantly and it stunk. While her mother Caitlin Powell says khloe never complained of pain she took her to three different doctors to try to figure out what was wrong. Powell says all three doctors thought it was a sinus infection and prescribed antibiotics. Ten days of medication, didnt work. We took her even to the dentist because he thought it was her teeth. Nothing. Reporter then last weekend the mystery i will illness was solved. My brother was like, your nose, its disgusting, blow your nose and so she blows it and out comes a safety pin. Its like this big. Black and disintegrating. It was a huge object. Like it was bigger than her nose. We were horrified. I was like, did you put this up there . So, she did. Reporter khloe reluctantly reveals she was building a castle with safety pins six months ago when one ended up in her nose. Powell says she does not blame the doctors. The pin did not show up when they used a scope in her nostril. She says shes just happy its out and the sips have disappeared. , beyond relief. Khloe which, lesson learned. Is it over . I think its over. Its gone. I wasnt prepared for that one. I wasnt either. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Gross. I ah the onesie that calls for criminal charges after donald trump rally turns violent plus the pentagon is on the lookout for hackers not suppress them though but to hire them right. Thursday morning is thirteen years now at daybreak and Lucy Bustamante among very senior very interesting story in the arts for thirty right now and we begin with a check of your weather meteorologist greg willis tracking chilly temperatures as you head out the door were great. Good morning guys temperatures starting off in the twenties for inland areas weve thirties near the coast is a cool start the day and really yesterday with the wins even though temperatures were in the upper forties during the afternoon it felt pretty chilly out telling him that to a driving range yesterday to plan the sun out and out we were not good for any more than a bucket of balls and thats it were done so very chilly yesterday now looking at really Cool Conditions this morning and the winds actually an increase over