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Former NFL player Brett Favre attends day 3 of SiriusXM At Super Bowl LVI on February 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM )/ Phil Bryant participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Instit JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Newly revealed text messages show how deeply involved a Mississippi governor was in directing more than $1 million in welfare money to Brett Favre to help pay for one of the retired NFL quarterback’s pet projects.Instead of the money going to help low-income families in one of the nation’s poorest states, as intended, it was funneled through a nonprofit group and was spent on a new $5 million volleyball facility at a university that the football star and the governor both attended.One of the texts from 2017 showed Republican Gov.

FILE - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during an event with African diaspora youth and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange alumni at a restaurant in Washington, DC, on Aug. 15, 2022.

A free electric car charging station being used seen in front of the Crissy Field Center on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif.

The Weeknd performs at the "After Hours Til Dawn" Tour at Met Life Stadium on July 16, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation) LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Weeknd suddenly ended his sold-out concert in Southern California after losing his voice during a mid-song performance.The four-time Grammy winner was performing his third song "Can’t Feel My Face" before he abruptly stopped his show Saturday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

People enjoy on the beach of the Pacific Ocean in Half Moon Bay, California, United States on September 1, 2022 as the heat wave is expected in California this weekend. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Beach goers in Southern California are being targeted by swarms of tiny, aggressive sea bugs who have an appetite for human feet. The bugs, who have earned the nickname "mini shark," have been identified as water-line isopods (Excirolana chiltoni), a crustacean species that grows to be around 0.3 inches (0.8 centimeters) long and can form swarms of more than 1,000 individuals, according to Walla Walla University in Washington. TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE FORMS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, NOT CURRENTLY A THREAT TO LANDThe "mini-sharks" live in the shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean and seasonally migrate up and down the coast leaving in their wake beach goers hopping in pain.The bugs quickly find barefoot waders, and will bite into their flesh, drawing blood.

Canada – specifically western regions – can expect to see extreme temperatures as a result of a heat dome in the United States.“This unusually warm spell that we’re seeing in western Canada is from the southwestern part of the United States,” David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, told Global News.“What we’re seeing is a heat dome that has captured a good part of the geography of North America,” he said.A heat dome is a high pressure area that sets itself up over parts of the atmosphere and allows temperatures to build up over a period of time.“It’s like a bully. You can’t kick it out.

Pakistan has left death and destruction in a country that is already going through one of its worst economic crises to date. In satellite images showing the before and aftermath of flooding in Pakistan, the landscape looks completely transformed. Operational Land Imagers aboard NASA’s Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites took images of Pakistan on August 4 and August 28. The imaging concentrates on the areas which received some of the heaviest flooding damage, along the Indus River in the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Sindh, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory. What would normally be relatively dry land bordering the river has now turned into a nearly 100-kilometer-wide lake, according to satellite images. Image shows satellite images of the area along the Indus River in the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Sindh on August 4 and the aftermath of flooding in the same area on August 28. (Landsat 8 — OLI and Landsat 9 — OLI-2 via NASA)The provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have received five to six times their 30-year average rainfall so far this year, according to NASA.  Image shows zoomed-out view of major flooding near the Indus River in Pakistan.

TAMPA, FL - JUN 09: Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) speaks to the media after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Minicamp on June 09, 2022 at the AdventHealth Training Center at One Buccaneer Place in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon SANTA ANA, Calif. - A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison.Scott V.

DESERT CENTER, Calif. - The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this month.The latest round of flooding started Wednesday evening, damaging the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the small community of Desert Center, about 165 miles (265 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.Traffic in both directions was halted initially, but westbound lanes for motorists heading from Arizona to California reopened later."We have a project happening in that area on the I-10, so it’s the I-10 tune up, so the kind of silver lining to this is that we had detour lanes, and those were actually the ones that we lost to the flood and the water, so the good thing is that they were able to use the main line right now for that one lane eastbound that is allowing traffic from LA to Arizona," said said Eric Dionne with Caltrans.All eastbound traffic was diverted until the California Department of Transportation managed to reopen one lane Thursday morning.Officials recommended that people heading from Southern California use Interstates 8 or 40, which are major detours."Everyone, just take [your] time," said trucker Lorne Focht. "Don't cut people off, and be patient.

An aerial view shows workers at the 1,200-year-old rural estate discovered during excavations in the southern Israeli town of Rahat in the Negev desert on August 18, 2022. (Photo by Israel Antiquities Authority/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images JERUSALEM - Archaeologists unearthed a lavish 1,200-year-old estate in Israel's desert south that offers a unique glimpse of life for wealthy residents of the Negev region, the country's antiquities authority said Tuesday.The discovery in the Bedouin town of Rahat dates to the early Islamic period in the 8th or 9th century, the authority said.The luxury home is built around a courtyard and features four wings with several rooms for its residents.

FILE - A view of the entrance of the ice-cream shop inside the Ben & Jerry's factory in Be'er Tuvia in southern Israel, on July 21, 2021. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)A federal judge on Monday rejected a request by Ben & Jerry’s to block a plan by its corporate parent to allow its products to be sold in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank against the wishes of the Vermont ice cream maker's independent board of directors.U.S.

Webb NIRCam composite image of Jupiter from three filters – F360M (red), F212N (yellow-green), and F150W2 (cyan) – and alignment due to the planet’s rotation. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt.

FOX Forecast Center, due to the abundant moisture, any storms that develop could be slow moving and capable of producing torrential rain.The rain forecast over the next five days.(FOX Weather) Flood Watches have been issued for parts of eastern Texas, southern Oklahoma, northern Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas through at least Monday night.The Dallas-Ft. Worth metro is one major city in Texas in the zone for flash flooding over the next few days.Forecast models show some areas could see between 5 and 8 inches of rain in some communities in higher elevations.NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REVAMPS FLOOD ALERTSFlood Watches in effect through Monday.

Boxing legend Mike Tyson is said to be spending £34,000 a month on smoking weed, as health concerns surrounding ‘The Baddest Man on The Planet’ continue to grow. Tyson has been no stranger to enjoying marijuana, even opening a cannabis ranch in Southern California. When discussing his love for the drug back in 2019 on his ‘Hotboxin Podcast’ alongside former NFL star Eben Britton, he revealed his exponential weed spending whilst on his ranch.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seal outside the headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020.

SUN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 17: A man boards a bus on a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on February 17, 2017 near Sun Valley, California. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains have come to the state, and LOS ANGELES - Climate change has doubled the potential for a "catastrophic" flooding event in California, and further warming could increase that chance even more, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.

U.S. Department of Justice in the wake of its multiple problems related to clergy sex abuse.The SBC's Executive Committee has received a subpoena, but no individuals have been subpoenaed at this point, according to the committee's lawyers."This is an ongoing investigation and we are not commenting on our discussions with DOJ," they said.The statement from SBC leaders — including Executive Committee members, seminary presidents and heads of mission organizations — gave few details about the investigation, but indicated it dealt with widespread sexual abuse problems that have rocked the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S."Individually and collectively each SBC entity is resolved to fully and completely cooperate with the investigation," the statement said.

CAMDEN - Officials say a powerful odor that wafted over parts of southern New Jersey from a tractor-trailer gas leak has "significantly dissipated" and the dayslong event is contained. Authorities, including hazmat teams, responded to a truck stop on Route 295 in Gloucester County Wednesday afternoon for reports of a suspicious odor emanating from a tractor-trailer.Officials said a TransChem USA trailer was hauling 7,000 gallons of Lubrizol, a chemical additive to natural gas that contains Mercaptain. Mercaptain, officials said, caused the "nuisance odor."The foul smell traveled into surrounding counties and prompted officials to advise residents to stay inside while air quality tests were conducted. RELATED COVERAGE: Gas odor in Gloucester County identified as Lubrizol leak from tanker truckCamden County said it fielded over 4,000 calls over the last 72 hours. Air quality tests conducted by local Haz-Mat teams and the Department of Environmental Protection and U.S.

A fire truck drives past the entrance to Legoland in Günzburg, Swabia. (Photo by Stefan Puchner/picture alliance via Getty Images) BERLIN - Two roller coaster trains crashed into each other Thursday at an amusement park in southern Germany, injuring at least 34 people, two of them severely, German media reported.One roller coaster train braked heavily and another train collided with it at the Legoland park in Günzburg, the German news agency dpa reported.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Authorities worked Thursday to determine the cause of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood that killed three people and left another person hospitalized.The explosion Wednesday afternoon in Evansville damaged 39 homes and crews had not yet completed thorough searches of all of them due to instability of the structures, Fire Chief Mike Connelly told reporters Thursday morning.Eleven of the damaged homes were uninhabitable and will have to be demolished, Connelly said, and finding a cause is expected to be a "very tedious process — and lengthy."Names of the dead hadn't been released as of Thursday morning. Injuries to the fourth victim weren't considered life-threatening, Connelly said.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also was investigating.Authorities in Evansville, Ind.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Three people were killed Wednesday when a house exploded in the southern Indiana city of Evansville, authorities said.Dave Anson, chief deputy coroner for Vanderburgh County, told The Associated Press that the identities of the people who died would not be released until the next of kin has been notified.Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said a total of 39 houses were damaged by the explosion at around 1 p.m.

Author Raymond Briggs poses for media in Hyde Park, May of 2008. (Photo by Anthony Devlin - PA Images via Getty Images) LONDON - British children’s author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, whose creations include "The Snowman" and "Fungus the Bogeyman," has died.

heatwave warning has been issued as we brace for another scorcher.Temperatures of 35C and above have been forecast in parts of England for four days.A Met Office amber warning covers most of England and Wales, from tomorrow (August 11) until Sunday (August 14).READ MORE:200-year-old tree explodes due to seven-day-long 35C heatwaveIt comes as the UK Health Security Agency issued a Level 3 Heat Health Alert to warn people with heart, lung and asthma conditions to take precautions.There is also a renewed risk of wildfires in tinder-dry conditions as 15million households are braced for a hosepipe ban after leaky Thames Water said it was planning to announce one.To cap it all, fire brigades are stretched to breaking point.Tony Wardle, the Met Office’s deputy chief meteorologist, said: “The hottest areas are expected in central and southern England and Wales on Friday and Saturday.

Grease actor and Grammy-winning singer Olivia Newton-John died on Monday morning, according to a statement posted to her official Facebook account. She was 73 years old.The statement said Newton-John “passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California” on Monday morning, “surrounded by family and friends.”“We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time,” read the statement.The singer and actor was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and underwent chemotherapy and a partial mastectomy.

UNSPECIFIED - FEBRUARY 25: In this screengrab released on February 25, Olivia Newton-John speaks during the G'Day USA American Australian Association Arts Gala on February 25, 2021. (Photo by G'Day USA/G'Day USA via Getty Images) Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73, according to her official Facebook page."Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends," the post stated. "Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer," the post continued. With a career spanning more than five decades, multiple cancer diagnoses followed the award-winning singer and actress through several of them.Newton-John was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and underwent a partial mastectomy and reconstruction.

NASA says there have been plenty of accomplishments that will keep scientists busy for years to come.Instruments on the Rover have taken almost half a million images and analyzed dozens of terrain samples. The treasure-trove of data has resulted in more than 800 research papers, many with the common theme that try to answer the age-old question: Does life exist beyond Earth?Curiosity is the largest rover ever sent to Mars. (NASA) During the decade at its new home, the rover has made plenty of discoveries that have furthered scientists’ knowledge about solar system.Many of the findings have come through the use of the Sample Analysis at Mars tool, otherwise known as SAM.SAM is made up instruments that measure a collected sample’s composition.Through drilling, the rover has found carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and other elements that are considered the building blocks of life.SAM is made up of instruments that search for and measure organic chemicals.

LOWER CHANCEFORD, Pa. - Authorities say a fourth child has died of injuries in a tractor and utility trailer crash in southern Pennsylvania last week that also killed a woman.Dauphin County spokesman Brett Hambright told reporters that a 4-year-old Lancaster County boy involved in the July 29 crash in York County died Tuesday. His name was not released.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 15: A "For Lease" sign is posted in front of a house available for rent on March 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Single-family rental home prices are soaring and increased a record 12.6 percent in January compared What are the cities with the highest rent in the United States? If the area has a warm climate, chances are that it’s probably costly. Rent.com, an online property rental site, compiled the 100 most expensive cities for renters in the country.

Kentucky's governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 16 people when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia.More rainstorms are forecast in coming days as rescue crews continue the struggle to get into hard-hit areas, some of them among the poorest places in America.The rain let up early Friday after parts of eastern Kentucky received between 8 and 10 1/2 inches (20-27 centimeters) over 48 hours. But some waterways were not expected to crest until Saturday and Gov. Andy Beshear warned the death toll could rise further."From everything we’ve seen, we may be updating the count of how many we lost for the next several weeks," Beshear said.

JACKSON, Ky. - Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said 15 people have died, a toll he expected to grow as the rain keeps falling."We’ve still got a lot of searching to do," said Jerry Stacy, the emergency management director in Kentucky’s hard-hit Perry County.

The average date summer generally peaks in the U.S. (Brian Brettschneider) The march toward winter has begun.

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 11: Local residents face Sakurajima and do morning exercise on August 11, 2016 in Kagoshima, Japan. Mt.

Jason Kenney said he’s launching an investigation into potential price gouging.“First, this afternoon I met with the Canadian Fuels Association to express Albertans’ frustration with recent gas price trends and demand an explanation for why this is going on,” Kenney said in a statement.“Second, I will ask the Competition Bureau of Canada to investigate potential gasoline price fixing in Alberta. Under the Competition Act, it is illegal for competitors to mutually agree to set prices.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a milkweed plant flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 08, 2022. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers."It’s just a devastating decline," said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing.

Photos by: Andrew Kung Group  The former home of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders is for sale.Built in the 1860s, the 5,000 square foot residence named Blackwood Hall was purchased by Colonel Harland and Claudia Sanders in 1959. The property includes the iconic Claudia Sanders Dinner House, which is a restaurant staple in the south.Colonel Sanders created the restaurant for his wife.As Jonathan Klunk, a listing agent and family representative, explained, "Claudia was the unspoken hero of her husband's success in business. And he wanted to honor her by creating Claudia Sanders Dinner House and associated brands."Colonel Harland David Sanders and his wife Claudia in their kitchen.

KEAUHOU-KONA, Hawaii - A massive wave sparked from hurricane remnants crashed into -- and over a two-story condo building in Hawaii as parts of the Big Island dealt with heavy surf over the weekend.Oceanfront buildings along Keauhou-Kona took the brunt of "historic" surf conditions Saturday. Swells were forecast to reach as high as 20 feet along the southern coast of Hawaii Island."These intense waves are all because of the remnants of what was once Hurricane Darby," says FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar.The waves damaged several buildings and forced road closures."It's flooding everywhere," says a voice in footage of the waves, taken by Isabella Sloan. Water soaks the parking lot, along with bystanders, as waves crash in.

PARIS (AP) - Strong winds and hot, dry weather frustrated French firefighters’ efforts Saturday to contain a huge wildfire that raced across pine forests in the Bordeaux region for a fifth straight day, one of several wildfires scorching Europe this week.Among the worst fires have been in Portugal, where the pilot of a firefighting plane died Friday when his plane crashed while on an operation in the northeast. It was the first fire fatality in Portugal this year but the blazes have injured more than 160 people this week and forced hundreds to be evacuated.Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change.RELATED: US soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy operaAs the worst French fire moved closer to inhabited towns, some of the 11,000 people who evacuated in the region described fear and uncertainty about what they’d find when they get back home.

BREA, Calif. - A manhunt is underway for a gunman after a string of armed robberies at several 7-Eleven locations throughout Southern California left at least two people dead and three others wounded. Police said preliminary evidence indicates at least four of the crimes that occurred early Monday morning are linked to each other.A surveillance photo of the suspect wanted in connection with the incidents at the Brea, La Habra, and Santa Ana 7-Eleven locations has been released as detectives continue to investigate.Authorities said they would be alerting other 7-Eleven stores to take additional safety precautions. Suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of an employee at the 7-Eleven on Lambert Rd and N. Brea Blvd in Brea.

DENVER, Col. - A shotgun blast that shattered the early-morning tranquility of a remote southern Africa national park nearly six years ago, killing a U.S. hunting enthusiast, resonates again in a Denver courtroom this week as the founder of a Pennsylvania dental franchise goes on trial for allegedly killing his wife and collecting nearly $5 million in insurance proceeds.Federal prosecutors allege Lawrence "Larry" Rudolph, 67, a big game hunter and former head of an international safari club, killed his wife at the end of a 2016 hunting trip in Zambia.

heatwave is on its way to the UK and have also issued a health warning.Many predictions over the past few days have suggested that the country is set to bask in hot weather for a sustained spell and the Met Office have now come out and said that the “heatwave criteria will be met in some areas in Southern and central England and Wales”.The mercury will start to crank up from this weekend, with highs of 33C forecast for Tuesday, while temperatures will be widely above average this weekend and throughout next week.NEXT WEEK: Rescuers stunned to discover 'large pigeon' stuck on roof was actually a bullmastiff Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, David Oliver, said: “The warm weather over much of England and Wales could last for much of next week.“In the short term, many can expect temperatures in the mid to high 20s over the weekend, and then in the low 30s during the start of next week.“Much of next week will remain warm for the time of year, as well as dry and sunny for many areas.”There is expected to be a slight dip in temperatures by the middle of next week, before thermometers will start to soar again by the end of next week and the following weekend.Not only has a heatwave been confirmed, but a level three heat health alert has also been issued for next week, highlighting the potential dangers the extreme temperatures can bring.Dr Agostinho Sousa, head of extreme events and health protection at UKHSA, said: “High temperatures are predicted for a prolonged period, so make sure to follow our simple health advice to beat the heat, such as covering windows exposed to direct sunlight and making sure that fridges, freezers and fans are working properly.“We want everyone to enjoy the hot weather when it arrives but also

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Whether headed to the shore, the Poconos, or, maybe, staying in town this holiday weekend, there is likely traffic to deal with.Countless airline cancellations over the past few weeks is leading to a messy start to the long weekend."Literally we will be traveling for 24 hours straight," Harriet Marisa from southern Delaware told FOX 29.Marisa says an already long travel day from London became too long with a four-hour delay. Then waited on a friend to arrive, only to find their flight canceled.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAs staffing shortages are causing flight delays and cancellations nationwide, experts say monitor flights, sign up for alerts, arrive early and plan ahead with parking.

DOVER, Del. - A Delaware judge has struck down a small town ordinance mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains. Wednesday's ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Democratic Attorney General Kathleen Jennings against the town of Seaford. The town council passed the ordinance in December after Planned Parenthood opened a facility in Seaford, its first clinic in southern Delaware since a Rehoboth Beach location closed in 2011. The judge said state law regarding the disposal of humans remains supersedes the local ordinance. Under state law, fetal remains from an abortion are not considered a "dead body" and must be incinerated as "pathological waste. Laster noted the case didn't involve any federal constitutional rights or any Delaware law regarding abortion.

Bear spotted in Ocean County.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Victims have been found with no identification documents at all and in one case a stolen ID. Remote villages lack phone service to reach family members and determine the whereabouts of missing migrants.

migrants were found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in rural San Antonio on Monday, according to Texas law enforcement officials.Sixteen others, including four children, were found alive and taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses, police and medical officials told a news conference.“They were suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion,” said Fire Chief Charles Hood. “It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer, but there was no visible working AC unit on that rig.”No children were among those found deceased, the officials said.The discovery is among the worst instances of migrant deaths in recent history, and comes amid a rise in illegal migration into the U.S.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 on Monday. The NHC uses that distinction for a developing system to allow the agency to issue alerts.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON YOUR TVAs of 5 p.m.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 3: Ghislaine Maxwell attends Polo Ralph Lauren host Victories of Athlete Ally at Polo Ralph Lauren Store on November 3, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch just days before her sentencing hearing, despite not being suicidal, her attorneys announced.Maxwell, who was convicted of helping ex-lover Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls, is scheduled to have a sentencing hearing on Tuesday.Prosecutors are pushing for a sentence of 30 to 55 years for Maxwell, who is 60, after she was previously found guilty on five of six criminal counts. Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, announces charges against Ghislaine Maxwell during a July 2, 2020, press conference in New York City.

PHILADELPHIA - Did you know that NASA launches rockets in different parts of the county?A few hours south of the Delaware Valley, NASAs sends up rockets with scientific experiments from Wallops Island, Virginia. Wallops Island is about an hour south of Ocean City, Maryland and next to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, an area famous for its wild ponies.A rocket was scheduled to launch around sunrise Thursday morning, but weather delayed the launch until Friday.Sometimes, we can see the exhaust clouds from these rocket launches in our region, but that won't be the case with Friday morning's launch for most of us.