a space-x rocket took off from cape canaveral, florida last night.was carrying a spacecraft made by an israeli compan the spacecraft --five feet tall and weighs about 13-hundred pounds --fully fueled. it will take a couple of months for ship to reach the moon ... and landing will be the most difficult part. but if it is successful... it will be the first-ever privately funded probe to land on the moon. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... the teacher strike continues in oakland... and rec centers say they're happy to help students and parents... but may need more people to accommodate their needs. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... this year, events ahead of the oscars have been filled with controversies, over the host to even songs being performed... but now it's time for the show itself: the 91st academy awa

we'll take you right now to cape canaveral, florida. that is spacex launching a falcon 9 rocket with a couple of really cool payloads just a couple of seconds from now. there's ignition. there is leftoff. i've always wanted to do this, yeah. this is live and this is a very powerful 9 engine rocket. it will burn all the way up for another 32 seconds. on board, a communications satellite for indonesia going into orbit called new santara satu and also on board a privately funded israeli moon lander called barashet, a $100 million for elon musk, a fourth country to go to the moon, israeli going to the moon. russia, the u.s. and china have been there. spacex fired this falcon 9 monday night. it's the second mission this year. they're actually using used parts in this rocket, seems to have worked okay. >> thanks, ken. >>> a giant bee once believed to be extinct buzzing its way back into the world, where it was rediscovered the first time in decades. >>> this is what we all want to see. turns out a giant bee once thought to be extinct is actua

a spacex rocket sent a private israeli lunar lander into orbit from cape canaveral, florida, last nightcted to reach the moon in seven weeks. >>> we turn now to that election fraud scandal in north carolina and a stunning new twist. >> the gop congressional candidate who was ahead in the vote count is now supporting a new election after his own son gave damaging testimony bringing him to tears. abc's mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: after days of dramatic testimony about his campaign's alleged election fraud, a stunning announcement from republican candidate mark harris. >> i believe a new election should be called. >> reporter: at the center of the controversy, harris' political strategist mcrae dowless accused of tampering with more than 500 absentee ballots to help harris win. at the board of election hearing harris insisted he saw no red flags, but his own son testified that he warned his father that dowless was, quote, shady. >> i love my dad, and i love my mom. i certainly have no vendetta against them, no family scores to settle, okay. they knew they made mistakes in this

heather: space x blasting off from cape canaveral, florida, launching a privately owned spacecraft which his real's first ever lunar landing. the falcon 9 also brought an asian satellite and experiments will spacecraft for the us air force into orbit. always cool to see that. the time is 11 minutes after the top of the hour. chicago's top cop slamming jussie smollett for wasting the police's time. >> jussie smollett paid $3500 to stage this attack and trash chicago's reputation in the process. heather: how big a toll has this taken on the city? one anti-violence activist from chicago joins us live to weigh in. heather: great story for friday. perfect excuse to get called out of class. a soldier's surprise bringing tears of joy at one school. ♪ i am always walking around ♪ just waving out >> empire actor jussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to boost his career. bogus police reports cause real harm. they do harm to every legitimate victim who is in need of support by police and investigators as well as the citizens of this city. heather: chicago's top cop slamming

dramatic nighttime launch by aerospace company spacex, the falcon nine rocket blasted from cape canaveral floridarying three separate spacecrafts, most notably israel's privately funded lunar lander. israel seeks to become only the fourth country to successfully land on the moon after the u.s., russia, and china. a court in moscow is extending bit attention for an american arrested at the end of december for alleged spying. former marine paul whelan was detained in a moscow hotel. his lawyer says his client was handed a flash drive with classified information that he had been unaware of. iran's navy has started an annual general and the strategic street of her moves. iranian admirals as submarines, warships, helicopters, and surveillance planes will participate in the exercise, which will also include missile launchers from some of the vessels. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ (alarm goes off) wake up sweetie. ♪ doctor dave. ♪ here's your order. applebee's to go. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. wirethat's not right.nth? it's right, al

the lander was aboard a space-x rocket that blasted off from cape canaveral, florida last night. non-profit group behind the project celebrated. >> i witnessed "apollo" landing as a child, and i dreamed to be at this situation of launching my own spacecraft. i have been working in the project for five years. i joined five years ago, and wee reaming about this moment. he woodruff: the "apollo" missions of960s and '70s made the trip to the moon in thr days, thanks to giant "saturn 5" rockets. without that kind of boost, the israeli craft has to orbit earth in growing circles, until lunar gvity finally pulls it in in april. baryck in this coupolice in jupiter, florida are charging new d engltriots owner robert kraft with soliciting prostitution. ey say that he was captured on camera at an illicit massage parlor, as part of a crackdown on sexrafficking. the charge is a misdemeanor. the 77-year-old kraft denied any wrongdoing today. the actor jussie smollett's character has been cut from the season's final two episodes of the "empire" tv series. the executive producers announced it to

the rocket lifted off from cape canaveral, florida. it's the third successful mission for the company's rocket booster. the main payload is a telecomsatellite that will serve indonesia with internet connectivity, voice communications and video distribution. >>> a lot of us when we plan to head outside as we will this weekend because it's going to be nice, we think first sunscreen. >> that's right, so important, but soon you may have to forget certain sunscreens at least when it comes to meeting some tighter regulations. the fda is proposing new rules to make sure over-the-counter sunscreens are safe and effective. regulators plan to review sunscreen's major ingredients to determine what is safe to use. they also plan to raise the maximum spf from 50 to 60, and change labeling requirements. regulators will hear public comment before making their final decision. >>> nbc bay area responds to dozens of consumer complaints every week. >> consumer investigator chris chmura listens patiently and here to share our latest successes. >> good mor

the craraft was launched into orbit by a rocket at cape canaveral in florida on t thursy night.li robotic latter -- later was araround earthth and n land on the lunar surface. you're watching dw news from berlin. i'm phil gayle. the day is up next. don't forget, you can get the latest news and information around the clock on our website at dw.com. have a good night. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ull. welcome back to live from paris i'm send i'm shanty here the main headlines this evening. at least two people are killed in clashes with security forces in on venezuela's border with brazil there is. on the line eight sell concert is being staged by richard branson and the of getting humanitarian assistance. into the country. hundreds of friends students on the streets of the capital this friday as seen in these images to demand action on climate change. one day off to us someone not running in brussels. and on their slogans one two three degrees it's a crime against humani

sending a landing vehicle called beresheet into space on board a rocket which blasted off from cape canaveral in floridallion dollars needed to fund the mission — which is expected to last for only a couple of days. there's a stark warning that the world's ability to produce food is being put under threat by climate change and farming practices. the un has been studying the plants, animals and micro—organisms that we rely on to survive. scientists say farms, cities and factories are using up more land and pumping out chemicals which is threatening what vegetated land we have left. our science correspondent, rebecca morelle has more. from copy plants on the edge of extinction to fish vanishing from the oceans and the insects that pollinate our crops in steep decline, a new report by the un has found that the animals and plants vital for feeding the world are disappearing by the day. they found that nearly 1000 wild food species are decreasing in abundance, about a quarter of livestock breeds are at risk of extinction and one third of the world's fish stocks are overfished. scientists say that climate cha

its secondching rocket of the year in cape canaveral, florida carrying payloads.sraeli craft will travel to the moon after deployment using its own power. global news, 24 hours a day on-air and on tic toc on twitter, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. david? alix: i will pick it up. more details coming in how en could- stockg be letting go thousands of staff and spending off operations into a joint venture. jim, why? jim: the business is not doing as well as they expected. the cost basis to hide, so they are trimming it back. dox: what of that has to with the economic backdrop in europe or the regulations we saw take effect in the past year? jim: there is a piece of each of those in this story. we knew from their earnings a couple of weeks ago that they somelooking to retreat in of these businesses. we have known that the cost hang has been a struggle for them, as it has for banks across europe, which relates to research and analysis costs. also in the past few weeks we have had a concern about a sudd

the moon it better sheet unmanned spacecraft was launched into orbit by a rocket at cape canaveral space station in florida that was on thursday night israeli robotic lander wallace zip around the earth about six weeks in a whopping four landing on the lunar surface. a state of the news live from berlin i'm filled. with the next obvious also a good to. earth . for saving google india's tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions and global ideas the embodied series of global three thousand on d w and.

spacex tonight will launch a falcon 9 rocket from the cape canaveral in florida.s rocket is special. it will be send an israeli spacecraft to the moon. if it land on the moon, it would be israel's first mission to the moon as well as the first privately funded one. coming up on the evening edit. senior it in figures close to maduro talking about going to the guaido camp. first socialist bernie sanders raising millions of dollars since launching his 2020 campaign a day ago. ♪ feeling unsure? what if you had some help? introducing the new 2019 ford edge with the confidence of ford co-pilot360™ technology. the most available driver assist techonology in its class. the new 2019 ford edge i saw my leg did not look right. i landed. i was just finishing a ride. i felt this awful pain in my chest. i had a pe blood clot in my lung. i was scared. i had a dvt blood clot. having one really puts you in danger of having another. my doctor and i chose xarelto®. xarelto®. to help keep me protected. xarelto® is a latest-generation blood thinner that's... proven to treat and reduce

unmanned spacecraft was launched into orbit by a rocket at cape canaveral space station in florida on thursday night the israeli robotic lander will sit around the earth for about six weeks and ever widening orbits to land on the lunar surface. you're watching the news coming up in business africa in just a moment we'll take a look at senegal's opposition candidates pledge to replace the country's currency if he's elected the sunday what kind of difference would it make. and more coming up with gas first on my ass waiter thank you for joining us. taking a few risks you could even take a chance on. don't expect happy ending.

mission — sending a landing vehicle into space on board a rocket which blasted off from cape canaveral in florida coates, who's head of planetary science at university college london about the significance of these space explorations. he joins us from guildford. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you very much for talking to us. two big developments, which do you think is the big significant cosmic in terms of science, the asteroid mission is fantastic. because, this is a type of asteroid which might have actually been involved in bringing water to as billions of years ago. so, it will tell us a lot about the formation of the solar system. so, for me, scientifically, that is the exciting mission, but the main mission is also very important, because if israel could become the first or the fourth nation to actually land on them and successfully, that is the also interesting. there's less science on that mission, the reason for that omission is really to that commercial type of organisations can type it might do these types of things. we've had commercial satellites orbiting earth but this

mission — sending a landing vehicle into space on board a rocket which blasted off from cape canaveral in floridar this nonprofit project is privately funded to the tune of $100 million. it came about after a competition which offered financial incentives to any non—government—funded team that could pull off a moon landing. writer, josh barry has cerebral palsy and has spent the past nine years writing a book about his life, with his nose. typing each letter on the keyboard of a tablet is a slow process, butjosh says it allows him to be more creative. josh says he wants to show you that you can achieve your dreams.

israel first privately funded mission to the moon with the spacex falcon 9 blasting off from cape canaveral in floridaey hope the moon lander will touchdown in april and if successful israel will be the fourth nation plan on the surface of the moon. >>> it is 5:46 am as we take a live look at the bay area airports and canceled flights at sfo, with hours long delays at the minetta center in san jose. the skies are not very friendly for those traveling through southwest airlines, and they have emergency crippling flights at home and across the nation. these troubles brought some travelers to tears. southwest canceled 453 flights with 1000 delayed on wednesday due to mechanical issues that are grounded dozens of the plains. both of these southwest flights out of minetta were canceled when mackenzie was trying for the third time. >> i will get there at 11:00 tonight, 12 hours after i started. >> the priority is first and foremost safety. >> airlines coo says that the cancellations are the mechanics unions fall, which have a history of work disruptions. the union and southwest have been negotiating a new c

spacecraft on the moon the british eat craft was launched into orbit by rocket at cape canaveral space station in florida on thursday night israeli robotic lander was zip around for about six weeks if ever widening orbits and land on the lunar surface. washington doubly news from i'm focused help the day he's up next don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's t w dot com have a good night. hey listen up. that's what video game music sounded like thirty years ago. today's tracks take the experience to another level a science to him talk composer a monsoon. featured in many. games his music his panting. for his fans he opens doors to. sounds good. oh genre that's so much more than just background music video game music starts february twenty fifth on t.w. . it's all happening. pretty. sure link to use from africa and the world. your link to exceptional stories and discussions continue and welcome to news program tonight from bernie to me from the news of easy to out with safety deputed comes to africa join us on facebook t w africa. what's the connec

on the moon the bearish unmanned spacecraft has launched into orbit by a rocket at cape canaveral space station in florida on thursday night the israeli robotic lender will visit around earth for about six weeks and ever widening orbits to land on the lunar surface after a journey of six point five million. you're watching news live from berlin coming up next indeed have you news asia anger and okinawa over plans to relocate a u.s. military base residents will have their say this weekend in a referendum but will the government listen to the will of the people. and the saudi comprehensive visit coming up in china all that more coming up next i'm sorry . thanks for watching. he. spoke for you by using kiss them out because paul just thought of from the bottom trying not to be as hip hop kids come from the lips of harlem that's something that all come along. and we have come together as a collective stiffest macedon to stamboul must protest getting caught and being on our debts i was like i should speak about all these things. sixty minutes come w. . hey listen. that's what video game music sounded like thir

the moon the bev a sheet unmanned spacecraft was launched into orbit by a rocket at cape canaveral space station in florida on thursday night the israeli robotic lander will zip around the earth for about six weeks in an ever widening orbit to land on the lunar surface. and they derian now after elections there were postponed in an unexpected move by the electoral commission voters will head to the polls this saturday. that's what we asked people in log. i don't know it's a muslim oh good thing i put my people might be more mobile but doing this i looked at both because my vote counts with my pivot see i can choose the president got to do what we're going to fix if you want the most i lived this country told me what's supposed to be i want to elect leaders i lead to the bridge to the bottom that lead us so we can look at the sixty's poking fun of very few points are his very very important one and you know that he was required before very very important for me because on my children soon because i don't want a fake news t.v. to go forward you garvin your eyes. and ears africa will look at the spread of fak

the moon the better sheet unmanned spacecraft was noyce into orbit by a rocket at cape canaveral space station in floridaon testing night the israeli robotic land is due to land on the moon after a journey of six point five million kilometers the u.s. russia and china have also landed spacecraft on the move. from on the story let me i have with me in the studio. strong science desk welcome leah and from jerusalem we have a correspondent tanya crema to unelect me start with you this is an unusual mission why does israel want to go to the moon and that as a fourth country. well i mean let me tell you there was from the first of all a huge sigh of relief that the mission went well for people watching you know overnight. seeing this little spacecraft hitching a ride on the falcon x. rocket and then separating making first contact to earth this well it's now over to around earth of course it has been said this is an historical moment for. a project of national pride but it was really a project on a private initiative of two young israelis who said you want to make this possible to land on the moon i've been w

the moon the better sheet unmanned spacecraft just launched into orbit by rocket at cape canaveral space station in florida on thursday nights israeli robotic lander safe around earth for about six weeks of fighting over its to land on the doona surface. this is d.w. news hour live from eco africa is up next i'll be back at the top of the hour of the. hello from. south africa is magnificent i don't want to welcome to. the new mower a noise in the sun created. that it's new cross mason something that can puppy nation as what i found dead from communicating with entry and i know what. area. next on g.w. . they are digital more years. for women for internet activists won michigan. the battle for freedom and dignity. courageous and determined they campaigned for women's rights. and for peace. they mobilize against femicide for compulsory veil. their messages are spreading like ohio. social media's critical critical of the buddha. is a. bomb on and out on the streets and our rights are not a menace. we are changing. to. start. at. hello and welcome to another edition of eco africa the environment magazine produ

on the moon the very chic unmanned spacecraft was going into orbit by a rocket at cape canaveral space station in florida on thursday night it is really the baltic land it is said due to land on the moon after a journey of six point five million kilometers in made a trip to the u.s. russia and china have also landed spacecraft on the moon. now for more on this story let me and i have it mean the studio the strong science desk welcome and from jerusalem we have our correspondent tanya crema tony let me start with you this is an unusual mission why does israel want to go to the moment that as a fourth country. well i mean let me tell you there was probably first of all a huge sigh of relief that the mission went well for people watching you know overnight. seeing this little spacecraft hits in a right on the falcon x. rocket and then separating making first contact to earth as well it's now also other planets and so this technology is one of the smallest and largest space crowds also one of the cheapest missions and as you said of course it would make is that the first country to make a controlled landing

radar today take a look at spacex's falcon-9 rocket, a launch thursday night taking off from cape canaveral in floridacond launch so far this year. it was the third time this specific rocket booster was launched and then relanded the booster carried total of three payloads with a privately funded israeli lunar lander which if successful to make israel just the fourth quarter to land on the moon and it would be the first time that we had a privately funded spacecraft to land on the moon separately, virgin galactic today sent the first test passenger to the edge of space that happened just a short while ago. the craft called unity reached three times the speed of sound an it traveled to the edge of space, wilf, as space startup m closer and closer to being able to take paying passengers to the edge of space. ticket price $250,000, by the way. >> both these stories, both these videos totally epic. made even more epic was that music. >> wasn't it, though >> we needed that music again. anyway. >> it was great. maybe like "rocket man" by elton john. >> why not >>> now, i've gone for two rival automakers whi

falcon nine rocket carrying israel's first lunar lander has blasted off from cape canaveral florida if successful the young man lander will arrive on the near side of the moon in mid april israel would be only the fourth nation to achieve a controlled touchdown on the lunar surface. forensic scientists in syria say they found the largest mass grave yet containing the bodies of people killed by so-called islamic state militants the grave located just outside the former iowa stronghold of rock holds an estimated three and a half thousand people. german researchers at the university of heidelberg hospital say they have developed a new blood test that can detect whether a woman has breast cancer the procedure called liquid biopsy is as reliable as a memory gram but costs less and comes without exposure to radiation it's set to be marketed later this year. banking on new tech telecom reports declining profits but thanks to its forecast for twenty nine thousand that's the spiked investment cost into the new five g. network likely just served also coming out the head of aston martin says a no

mission — sending a landing vehicle into space on board a rocket which blasted off from cape canaveral in floridad china have previously managed soft touchdowns. however this nonprofit project is privately funded to the tune it grew out of the google lunar xprize, which offered financial incentives to any non—government—funded team that could pull off a moon landing. japan's space agency appears to have successfully landed a spacecraft on an asteroid, more than 300 million kilometres away from earth. the hayabusa two spacecraft will try to collect rock samples. rupert wingfield—hayes sent us this report from tokyo. it appears to be a remarkable success forjapan's hyabusa 2, and the country's space programme. the 600 kilogram craft had to fire its thrusters and gently touch down on an area of the asteroid just three metres wide, with the command is coming from 300 million kilometres away on earth. hyabusa 2 is then reported to have deployed its on—board gun, to fire into the surface of the asteroid come and collect samples of the rock thrown up by the impact. shortly after, the spacecraft lifted o