the dallas mavericks thinks she might be. i have got to consider every possibility and every player on the planet. she obviously comes into the conversation. interesting how it translates to the nba. i want to give her an opportunity to find out. reporter: griner says she is game. tweeting, i would hold my own. let s do it. but how would one of the best female players stack up against lebron james, for example. our friends at espn measured her and found her hands at 9 1/2 inches wide. bigger than lebron s. while griner and james are the same height, 6 8. her swing span of 7 3.5 is wider than his. james weighs 40 pounds more than griner, most muscle. we shot hoops with university of miami s professor orlette perry. when you see britney going up against, let s say, lebron? no chance. she gives up too much weight, strength, power, speed, reaction time. she can t compete. reporter: if griner made the team she would make history something she has done on the court already. don t c
route to the station. took them six hours to get there instead of the usual 50. mission controllers say the shorter route reduces fatigue. new arrivals will be in space five months. the future of aviation landed at a nasa hangar in northern california. the solar impulse is the most advanced sun powered plane in the world. designed in switzerland, powered by 12,000 solar fuel cells made in san jose. in may it will begin a cross-country tour demonstrating cutting edge technologies. we are testing them in the air. then available for everybody to be more energy efficient, reduce fuel consumption, be cleaner. the solar impulse has a wing span of a 747 but as light as a mid sized car. it is expected to make it all the way across the country without using a drop of fuel. very cool. i will ride in a plane like that. wonder how fast? have to look that up. probably not so fast. probably not. here is a look at your weather as we enter the easter weekend.
organizers said the weapon generated plenty of buzz. the winner will be decided in june and still has to pass a background check to claim that prize. in california a fuel-free plane known as the solar impulse is in the works to change history. the massive wing span covered in solar panels collects and stores energy so the plane can be flown day or night. just outside of philadelphia a dunkin donuts was torn apart by a car going through the window. the driver lost control while backing up. she said she feels stupid but is otherwise okay. preparations are yupd way in pacific grove, california as seal pup season begins. signs are going up warning visitors not to disturb the seals. the expe births will happen in or may. in sports now the number one dominant, top rate gonzaga
bargained for. that s when he skyrocketed down. chris adams lives on lake harris in florida. name your water sport, and you can bet that he ll grab a bunch of friends and do it. it s a beautiful, big lake. we ll take the boat out and we ll go slalom skiing, knee boarding, wakeboarding. in 2006 he discovers a new water sport. kite tubing. it s a cross between water skiing and, well, flying. basically after a certain speed the kite tube will gain lift and fly behind the boat. soon chris invites his friends to the lake to try out his new toy. chris called me up one day and said, hey, i got this kite tube. you sit on it kind of like a jet ski and it has a 15-foot wing span, and you can actually get, you know, 10, 20, 30 feet of air. i was like, count me in.
you sit on it kind of like a jet ski and it has a 15-foot wing span, and you can actually get, you know, 10, 20, 30 feet of air. i was like, count me in. what really excited me about kite tubing was the adrenaline rush i knew would come from it that looked amazingly fun. one by one, they all tried to master this strange sport. but it s hard. you ve just got to grip it and rip it, take a chance every once in a while. finally it s chase rushing s turn. and he can really do it. i was excited. i was going higher and higher. it s an awesome feeling. i watch chase go up in the air. i m thinking to myself, dang, there that boy goes again, he s always a natural at everything he does. sure enough there he is flying the dang manta ray going 25 feet up in the air. we were really excited that people were able to get that high. it was remarkable because none of us had even gotten close to that. for almost a minute chase