| for the third time this week -- the america's challenge gas balloon race has been postponed. gas balloons are now set to get off the ground friday at 5-30 in the morning. tonight -- we ask race officials if they're being particularly careful in light of what happened to richard abruzzo and carol rymer davis. antoinette antonio is here with tonight's big story. antoinette? balloon fiesta's chief meteorologist says safety is always key -- but with richard abruo and carol rymer davis on everyone's mind... it's best to err, even more so, on the side of caution. not a single mass ascension has been scrubbed at this year's balloon fiesta. picture perfect weather -- has allowed sights like this each and every morning since saturday. so-- why can't the gas balloons get off the ground? "there were some weather conditions downstream." balloon fiesta minute thumbnail 10:01 pm chief meteorologist, randy lefevre, says forecasting for america's challenge is a different ball game. he's forecasting cross country-- 3 days out. "looking at trying to get them a good distance, so they can have a fun race, but really focusing in on safety." the race has been pushed back three times this week. it's now set for friday morning -- but even that's not certain. "this year because of the incidents that have happened we are erring, even more so, or being more conservative on our launching and all that and that's one of the reasons for our delay." " |
