actor Jul 23, 2017
Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the “Home Alone” series and a corrupt detective in “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 71..
Heard was found dead Friday in a hotel in Palo Alto, California, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s office said Saturday..
An investigation which includes a toxicology test is underway to determine the cause of death,.
Cowboys Jan 16, 2020
Two more Dallas Cowboys legends are headed to Canton, but there’s still one glaring omission on the list of those to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio. This year Drew Pearson, the Original 88, was elected a finalist in Hall of Fame voting for the first time. As the names of those to be enshrined… Cowboys Jan 16, 2020
Two more Dallas Cowboys legends are headed to Canton, but there’s still one glaring omission on the list of those to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio. This year Drew Pearson, the Original 88, was elected a finalist in Hall of Fame voting for the first time. As the names of those to be enshrined…
surfaces of asteroids, the moon and even mars. kris gutierrez is live at the johnson space center in houston. chris, tell us more about how they want to use this thing. you bet, jon. nasa would like to explore a asteroid in the very near future. you have to remember that our astronauts haven t ventured below earth orbit since 1927 the last apollo 17 moon mission. when they were on the moon they were able to cruise around the surface lunar recovery a vehicle that looked like this dune buggy over here. four wheels like a car for traction. as per rode asteroid doesn t have gravitational pull like the moon has. they have to make something that hovers around asteroid. take a look. we have video of it in motion here johnson sportscenter yesterday. you see it floating around the floor here. this is just a prototype of a vehicle that could be used to explore deeper in space. right now it s in the research and development stage. it could potentially change space exploration as we know
it listen here. if we are going to go break back out and explore the rest of the solar system, go back to the moon, mars. we need capability to do things without plant a flag and leave a few footprints around. two men actually spent the last few days camped out inside of this thick. they collected a lot of data, john. in fact, they even gave them some recommendations moving forward on ways they could improve this model in the years to come. jon: how do they get that thing to float, kris. it s magic, jon scott. i m kidding. if i pull down the rubber mats give you idea. this is air bearing floor so if you look at it like air hockey table. instead of the air coming out from the table. the jet pack underneath the vehicle itself actually pushes it and able to levy at a time and floats around the room it is really incredible stuff really going on down here at the johnson sportscenter. back to you. jon: sounds like a smooth ride. kris gutierrez, thanks. a 9-year-old girl is heading
more hazardous. a major fire destroys homes. and forces thousands to run for their lives. some of the areas that we were in, there was fire all around us. extreme challenge for our first responders. jon: tonight, the big burn right by reno. i m jon scott in for shepard smith. it s a race to the finish in south carolina. the first southern primary now just hours away, 25 delegates on the line, and, remember, no republic has ever won the white house without winning south carolina. this map says it all. the final four candidates covering a lot of ground on their last full day of campaigning there. a new poll from clemson university shows newt gingrich now leading mitt romney by six points. that is within the margin of error. but it shows gingrich is expanding his lead compared to the real clear politics average of polls from the past few days. now romney is turning the tables on his closest rival. gingrich has been calling on romney to release his tax returns now and not i