 Governor Gavin Newsom says the hike was necessary to give more than half a million fast food workers in the state a living wage. Its long-term effects remain uncertain. John Scott reported. Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth say their confident Boeing space capsule can return them safely. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule earlier this month. Leaks and thruster failures almost derailed their arrival at the International Space Station.