we are minutes away from bob behnken and doug hurley entering the international space station. >> moments away from bob and doug entering the international space station. shortly after they enter, they will conduct the welcome ceremony. there will be vips here in mission control. >> they look all closed visually now. we are in a .3 for both spacex and houston. dragon arrival configuration is complete. >> spacex copies. all valves closed apparently now. great to hear. >> houston copies. >> with that, endeavor welcomed to the international space station. please come aboard. >> endeavor copies. with pleasure. we will be there in a second. likes we have bob behnken from spacex mission entering the international space station. hurley. by doug >> houston, we see you. a great-looking photograph. standby. they will call you when we are ready for the event in the next few seconds. a bunch of happy, grateful people making their way into mcc right now. >> demo two crew now entering the international space station. at 1 p.m. central time.- 12:22 p.m. central they are over turkmenistan. the crew gathe

that is the door we are watching for bob behnken and doug hurley to come out. we are joined now by gregory johnson, who took an inaugural flight with his career with bob behnken on the space shuttle. so exciting times right now. what happens before they burst through that door? what is kind of the last thing we see? >> well, they are making final preparations with their suits. i actually don't have a feed, but i've seen it enough times when we are getting on board a space shuttle, or in this case a space vehicle. there is a crew, though. there is a closeout crew that's going to be working with them and making sure that everything is fine. i understand that it's going to be fueled after they are on board, which is a new innovation, so that's going to be tested for the first time. and, just making sure that everything is just right to mitigate any possible risks during the launch. >> harris: so, tell me about this fuel. >> well, okay, the space shuttle, we fueled up the space shuttle prior to getting onto the vehicle. in this case, they are being more efficient b

we're looking at a live picture of bob behnken and doug hurley walking down that hallwayd at the crewuarters. doug just waved at the screen. you can't see it -- you can kind of see it. there is a banner waving with the signatures of all of the people who worked on this mission. it was really important for them dougng that up so bob and could see it. leland: we see that. the signatures of all those people who have trained with us and have gone along with us on the ride. >> absolutely. as we wait for the crew to come down, we will pause and honor the effort with the national anthem. blew thiskson just away on wednesday. here she is again. o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed gleamingilight's last whose broad stripes and bright stars -- toh the perilous night the perilous fight er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming red glareckets; the bombs bursting in air proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled waver yet the land of the free of the brave? ♪ >> i got goosebumps listening to that. it does not get

nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station — onboard the spacex capsule. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. dozens of cities across the us are bracing for another night of unrest after cleaning up streets strewn with broken glass and burned out cars, as curfews failed to quell confrontations between protesters and police. this follows the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. president trump's national security adviser, robert o'brien, has rejected a suggestion that there is "systemic racism" in the us police. an ex—minneapolis policeman has been charged with the murder of george floyd in minneapolis on monday. in kentucky, officers threw fireworks. elsewhere police in riot gear charged at demonstrators, and rubber bullets were used in many cities. barbara plett usher reports from minneapolis. security agencies tear gas to push protesters away from the white house. iconic streets were littered with the debris of rage, over

know that we are sending command from the ground to rotate the seats and you can see astronauts doug hurley and top behnken, rotating in their seats to a more comfortable position to get in and out of the capsule. the dragon spacex seats are up right. thanks for the valiant effort today. we will see you saturday. >> we appreciate those words. everybody did great today. it was a great practice and we will do it again on saturday. stay safe and we will talk to you. >> likewise. >> there we heard it they have gotten rotated and the hatch is open. the ground crew is going to work to get the astronauts out. the spacex dragon team is going to be coming off of the capsule now returning to the folks on the pad. it was a pretty good countdown and scrub sequence so we got that good lesson learned under our belts and we look forward to saturday having even better results when we get close tose t-zero. >> it's a is grateful we don't't have any issues with the capsule which we didn't today. we will be doing the same on saturday looking at a 50% probability of violation. we did see was just a matter of t

the capsule was carrying nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken in what was the first manned spaceon to take orbit from the united states in nearly a decade. india has announced plans to further ease a strict national lockdown. it comes despite a record daily rise of nearly 8,000 new coronavirus cases on saturday. from 8thjune, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres and places of worship will be allowed to reopen in many areas in the first stage of a three—phase plan. divya arya, our corresondent in delhi, has the details. it's a clear message to the people that this might still be called a lockdown, it's a month—long extension, but the purpose of the extension is to unlock. this will strictly be enforced only in areas with a high number of coronavirus cases. other areas, most of the country, will see this phased opening. 0nly schools and colleges are not being open for another month. we have not heard anything about international air travel as well. other things — shops, shopping malls, even places of religious worship — are opening up. today is an update on saturday, the numbers a

doug hurley, bob behnken graduated from the same space class back in 2000. they became fast friends, served in each other's weddings, married astronauts, have similar age sons and are very excited for this moment. they are getting it. it's now. it's on. back after this. staying connected your way is easier than ever. you're just a tap away from personalized support on xfinity.com. get faster internet speeds with a click. order xfi pods to your home in a snap. or change your xfinity services with just a touch. all in one place. you're only seconds away from all of that on xfinity.com. faster than a call. easy as a tap. now that's simple, easy, awesome. neil: all right. the astronauts, doug hurley and bob behnken, are now making their way to the launch pad 39a. they are going to be in a tesla doing this but again, that's to the actual site. remember this is elon musk's company, spacex, tesla kind of joined at the hip even though they are separate entities here. in fact, we are told the inside of the dragon capsule itself, very much looks like a tesla with larg

astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley are now in orbit, heading for the international space station.rst to launch from us soil in almost a decade, after nasa retired its shuttle programme. since then, russia has provided transport to the international space station. the multibillion—dollar deal with spacex is intended to reduce the cost of human space flight, including landing on the moon and eventually taking people to mars. i think this is something that should really get people, i mean, right in the heart of anyone who has any spirit of exploration. and as one proud nation, we salute their fearless service, thank you, thank you. thank you. applause. the shuttle's reusable falcon 9 rocket has already been retrieved at sea by a drone ship. over radio: i'm going to kind of do a side spin... and when the capsule returns to earth, splashing down off the coast of florida, it, too, will be recovered and reused. after all the nail—biting excitement of the launch itself, it's easy to forget that the astronauts still have some work to do. jane 0'brien, bbc news, at the kennedy space center.

. >> we are counting down to the launch of two astronauts, doug hurley bob behnken at 4:43 eastern time today. this will be the first time american astronauts or any astronaut has launched from us soil into orbit since the retirement of the space shuttle nine years ago, july 8th, 2011, was the last time this happened here and the weather permitting it will happen again this afternoon. >> tell us more about the mission itself, walk us through the next period of time with this launch. >> the astronauts should be waking up about now. they will have breakfast, get a weather briefing, then they will be suited up in their spacesuits around midday and head out to the launchpad a little after 1:00 pm eastern and board the spacecraft, go through the final leak checks and voice checks in mission control and then, all things being go they will on 4:43 eastern, get into space or get into orbit about 9 minutes after that and then they begin a rendezvous with the international space station, takes about 19 hours to chase down the space station in orbit and they are going to do an autonomous approach

bob behnken and doug hurley.were selected in 2000, they have each flown to space twice on the space shuttle. they are among the most experienced members of nasa's astronaut corps, and they have both been trained as test pilots, which is critical putting the space shuttle through its paces. a total of 28 days and 11 hours in space, and behnken has accumulated a total of 29 days and 12 hours, including 37 hours of spacewalking time. in case you were wondering, both of these astronauts are married. so, they will be leaving wives on the ground here, saying, "boy, we really need you back in one piece." watching them in a different way, meaning, you need to come back, please. your family needs you. it is so phenomenal to watch, and to get this up-close look at these suits. i can only imagine the excitement, the adrenaline. there has to be some fear in there. i can't -- i mean, harris, can you imagine how that feels right now? >> harris: as we look at the notes about them, i want to mention that both of these astronauts

two astronauts, doug hurley and bob behnken, getting ready.ans with nasa, but now in the flashy suits of a private company, spacex. wishing them well, from a careful distance, the head of nasa and the founder of spacex, elon musk. he's worked for this moment for years. well, this is the culmination of a dream. this is a dream come true. in fact, it feels surreal. if you'd asked me when starting spacex if this would happen, i'd be, like, 1%, 0.1% chance. then, a farewell for two remarkable families. both men are married to fellow astronauts. they all know what's at stake. to get to the rocket, electric cars. teslas, also made by elon musk. a new look for everything. soon, both men were inside, getting connected to the high—tech controls. the weather, looking better. so the countdown began. then came another forecast, and the whole thing was brought to a dramatic halt. we continue to violate a couple of different weather rules that we now do not expect to clear in time to allow for launch today. the long—planned return to space flight from ameri

doug hurley and bob behnken. they hope today is the charm. interesting little footnote on hurley, not only was he involved in the last of the u.s. mission that lifted from u.s. soil, but in his first light on the shuttle endeavour, it was scrubbed some five times over the course of a month. technical weather-related problems and so again, can you imagine you could only do this five times before they get it right, but they do. they ultimately do get it right and as i've been saying here, often times, in fact, most of the time these things are delayed anywhere from minutes before launch where they have to be scrubbed, or sometimes weeks or months before they can get another crack at it. but again, the lift-off time is scheduled for a little less than four hours from now, 3:22 p.m. eastern time. it's got to be timed perfectly to hook up to the international space station that's now orbiting the earth at around 17,000 miles per hour, just about 250 miles per hour up from over their heads. all right. so we're on that. we're also with don peebles,

>> so these two astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley, they are close.they have a lot of connections. tell us about that. >> reporter: that's right. they were in flight school together, have been friends forever. they say the friendship helps them read each other's minds and body language in the cockpit. interestingly enough they are both married to astronauts and they were in each other's weddings. they have children, sons around the same age so there is a lot of history between the two of them. they both have flown to space twice but never together. interesting to note doug hurley actually piloted the last shuttle mission back in 2011 so there is something really poetic to think about the fact that he was in that cockpit for the end of one era of space flight and hopefully today he will also be in the cockpit for the dawn of a new era of space flight. >> absolutely. look, i love the fact that both of them are married to astronauts as well. those must be fantastic family cocktail parties. keep us posted. we're watching very closely at this point less th

and doug hurley, he actually piloted the last shuttle in 2011 so there is something quite poetic about him being in the cockpit for the end of one era of space flight and also for the dawn of a new one. so a lot to look forward to if this spacecraft does take off today. we're still -- we're an hour and a little over an hour and 30 minutes away from liftoff here. 45 minutes prior to 4:33 eastern standard time when the critical go, no-go flight will weigh in and if they should fuel up the rocket with the liquid oxygen and kerosene and we pray that we'll be a good for launch for this historic launch. because we've been relying on russians since 20 is he to ferry astronauts back and forth to the international space station, over the years we paid them $4 billion to do so so this program was signed so we have a home gruen way of getting u.s. astronauts from u.s. soil on rockets to the $150 billion investment that we have in the international space station. brooke. >> and to underscore this rocket has never flown before with humans. rachel crane, thank you. stand by. >>> and i didn't want to

katty: i love the fact of doug hurley saying, "do not worry, i was fine." then, they had the president coming down to watch it. jane: yes, he arrived. every bdy thought that this was a confirmation that this was going to happen -- everybody thought that that was a confirmation that this was going to happen. they were hitching a ride on the rocket at this point, and they had other ideas. the weatherman certainly had other ideas. it was always going to be touch and go. president trump has now left. he is making his way to the airport. he may have already taken off, but for these guys, they are grounded. katty: briefly, jane, kind of fingers crosse from all of us, if they manage to take off in that window on saturday, but a big pointf pride at stake for the united states here, right? jane: this is a mission made in america. you have an american-made rocket carrying two american astronauts taking off from american soil for the first time in almost a decade, and it could revolutionize sce exploration by commercializing what is basically a routine operation, inte

take a look at this, the international space station where nasa extra knots doug hurley and robert behnkenock on the door, stepped in and they arrived at their after taking off, their launch on spacex from cape canaveral yesterday in texas senator, there is a mission control talking to them, let's listen on the astronauts, they gather up in space. >> we had a couple opportunities to take it out for a spin so to speak, once after we got into orbit last night and again, today about 20 minutes before we docked in my complements to the folks at hawthorne in spacex for how well it flu it's like the simulator and we could not be happier about the performance of the vehicle. >> what you guys hope to accomplish in your time on international space station? >> while were on board the space station of course with the new spacecraft, we do hope to put it through the paces and a good endeavor will get a lot of checkout over the next week or two and hopefully will be able to declare her operational and doug and i will be able to take burden off of chris and his crewmates, and we can keep the space stati

doug hurley will be the commander. these astronauts represent the best of america and they will be renewing american leadership in space from american soil. we will be very grateful to speak with them in the time they have remaining today. with that, let me just thank all of you. it is remarkable to think in three and a half years once more america is leading in space again. with the launch of the space force and seeing the security of our nation. with the return next week of american astronauts to space on american rockets from american soil and we are renewing our commitment to lead in the vast expanse of space as america leads in the free world. thank you all very much for your great leadership. share some opening comments and i think we have some astronauts to talk to. >> yes, sir. they are going through the final medical visit. as a matter of fact, that kind of gives you the situation we have been operating under these days. it has been difficult. which is why we have been moving forward. i can tell you a number o

bob behnken and doug hurley. doug was flexing his fingers earlier. he looked kind of totally calm, relaxed. bob was wearing an old school wristwatch on his wrist. we are going to come right back in just a minute but guess what's also going skyward? a dow jones industrials number of 448 points. we are going to get to a live on the ground update from cape canaveral when we come back. (music) ♪ which is why when it comes to his dentures only new poligrip cushion and comfort will do. the first and only formula with adaptagrip cushioning technology. choose new poligrip cushion and comfort. that's it. i'm calling kohler about their walk-in bath. [ sigh ] not gonna happen. my name is ken. how may i help you? hi, i'm calling about kohler's walk-in bath. excellent! happy to help. huh? hold one moment please... [ finger snaps ] hmm. the kohler walk-in bath features an extra-wide opening and a low step-in at three inches, which is 25 to 60% lower than some leading competitors. the bath fills and drains quickly, while the heated seat soothes your back, neck and

nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken have docked with, and entered, the international space stationw on bbc news, an exclusive film from inside the lodi hospital in lombardy, where doctors and nurses were on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak in italy. the story of italy's coronavirus outbreak starts here. on the 20th of february, there were no known cases of covid—19 in europe. doctors were aware of what was happening in china. but no—one in lodi expected their small, provincial hospital, and its sister clinic in codogno, 15 miles up the road, to become the epicentre of the outbreak. doctor paglia knew his small a&e department in codogno did not have the resources to cope. so, in the middle of the night, he prepared to move the whole operation to the bigger hospital in lodi. what doctor paglia and his colleagues did not know was that the virus had been incubating in the community for weeks. suddenly, patients began arriving in huge numbers. they all need one thing — oxygen. in the very beginning we were astonished. it was clear that that was a source of mass casualties. so,

nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken this afternoon reached the international space station onboardagon capsule from the private firm, spacex. it took the pair 19 hours to get to the destination, after blasting off from cape canaveral last night. the mission‘s aim is to demonstrate spacex's ability to ferry astronauts to the space station and back safely. outdoor markets and car showrooms will be allowed to reopen in england tomorrow, with safety measures in place, as the restrictions on nonessential retailers start to be eased. all other shops classed as nonessential are preparing to open from june 15th. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. neil's getting ready to sell his towels and bedding at barnsley‘s outdoor market for the first time in over two months. he and his wife, suzanne, are planning a new, safe stall layout. tables at the front, two—metre distance... i don't think we'll take a great deal of money, but we've just got to get into this system of working again. however slow business is, they can't wait to reopen. it's very important, plus we want to open the ec

nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station onboard the spacexrew dragon capsule. for a sixth day, protesters are on the streets in cities across the united states following the killing by police of an african—american man george floyd. the unarmed mr floyd, who was black, died in minneapolis last monday after being pinned to the ground by a white police officer. he was the latest in a string of african—american men to die through police action. president trump's national security adviser denied that there was institutional racism in the us police, saying that most officers were heroes. 0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher is in minneapolis. another night of chaos and unrest as anger over police killings spread to every corner of the country. penetrating the heart of political power in washington, dc, security agents used tear gas to push protesters away from the white house. new york's iconic streets were littered with the debris of rage over the death of george floyd, but also giving vent to years of festering frustration with police mistreatm

nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken have docked with, and entered, the international space station the beaches, how people — and the authorities in the uk are dealing with the challenge of covid—19 and school's back for some pupils — primary schools in england get ready for socially distanced classes starting tomorrow. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. for the latest news and analysis the uk government has defended its timing of a further easing of the lockdown in england from tomorrow. the communities secretary robert jenrick said they were "reasonably confident" the steps being taken were manageable — but people also had to play their part. from tomorrow, all four uk nations will have guidelines in place allowing more than two people to meet outside. vulnerable people in england and wales, who have been advised to stay home since the lockdown began, will also be able to go outdoors again. shielding advice in northern ireland and scotland hasn't changed. the first p

jim: i got note moments ago, doug hurley announced the crew dragon is named endeavor. elon. cool. jim: we are going to look forward to hearing from them shortly. elon: they have planning. it is cool, actually. they took it off automatic and manually flying the craft around. it has got to be pretty fun. zipping around space. you snow spacecraft. >> everyone's childhood dream. elon: yeah. >> next emery kell life florida today. reporter: hi. thanks for doing this. i appreciate. i am wondering with this being the first time humans have had a chance to experience flying on a falcon 9 and crew dragon after all of these years of them flying, you have gotten any input from bob and doug? is it a smooth ride? what was it like? thank you. jim: i have not heard specifically as to how it flies. i do know we will hear from them soon. i don't know at what point that will take place, i don't know if you have that information? >> no. elon: i think a friend of mine who is a film maker said you need to puttic? the cram to make it look more realistic. [laughter] >> our next question is from paul of u

the two veteran astronauts, colonel doug hurley and bob behnken, have been in quarantine together since mid-march. it's anticipated they'll be in space for another 210 days. the administrator of nasa, jim bridensti bridenstine, is saying this launch is an opportunity to bring the nation together. >> our country has been through a lot. but this is a unique moment where all of america can take a moment and look at our country do something stunning again. >> we're going to bring the launch to you live. but first, the coronavirus pandemic remains our top story. the number of deaths in the united states just shy of that horrific 100,000 milestone, at this moment the number of lives lost stands at 99,783. a tragedy that did not have to happen, according to health experts, had the u.s. taken action sooner. while the rate of deaths each day seems to thankfully be slowing, the number of new cases of infection reported each day has remained fairly flat in the last two weeks and as the nation reopens, dr. anthony fauci is cautioning folks today to continue to wear masks and to practice social dist

bob behnken and doug hurley are set to launch from kennedy space center aboard the spacex crew dragon spacecraft. >> hello. i am of the dust from the nasa office of communications and thank you for joining us -- i am from the nasa office of communications and thank you for joining us. we have moved to this press conference indoors. the weather has improved and right now we have 60% chance of favorable weather for launch. -- much about lot the launch from our guests. have the nasa administrator, the commercial crew

the astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken are space veterans 2101. 0 doug hurley was the pilot of the space shuttle atlantis back in 2011 the last manned flight from u.s. soil you would have never thought you know after we landed atlantis back in 2011 then you know 9 years later we would be where we are in some ways and it's it's. better than i would have imagined in so many the mission is the fruit of a unique partnership between the private space x. company founded by millionaire elon musk and the one thing we have under development that is of the highest priority is launching american astronauts on american rockets from american soil there's always issues space is hard obviously the partnership has not been without its problems in 2015 the folk and rocket carrying supplies exploded 139 seconds into its flight and in april last year the dragon capsule was destroyed in a ground explosion. grim reminders of the dangers a space travel in which 14 u.s. astronauts lost their lives over a period of 30 years is there are just so many technical factors and things that we need to focus on to

think what it's like for nasa astronaut doug hurley.was on the last shuttle launch and had to wait nine years to get to this moment today and then got all the way up there 15, 17 minutes out and then they had to scrub on wednesday, but he is a pro. he is well-versed with scrubs, you have to imagine that despite their test pilot cool shields, there have to be some nerves under there, but i think what most astronauts have told me is that when you get to this point on launch day, especially after a scrub and after all of this time, nine years of no crewed launches from american soil you have to imagine the astronauts are so excited to go. the entire spacex and nasa crews ready to go. the president of the united states and the vice-president headed down. fingers crossed we're go for launch 3:22 p.m. eastern standard time and if not, we can go on sunday and several backup dates slated for next week as well. eric: very reminiscent of the glory days which we encountered and we saw a wave from one and a thumbs up. you know when they start givin

nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station onboard the spacexsule. hello and welcome if you‘re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. crowds of protesters have gathered for a sixth day in cities across the united states following the killing by police of an african american man george floyd. he was unarmed. there‘s already been violence and looting in philadelphia. the unarmed mr floyd, who was black, died in minneapolis after being pinned to the ground by a white police officer. he was the latest in a string of african american men to die through police action. during the day, volunteers have helped clear up damage after protests in at least 30 us cities, with violence, looting and arson in some. several cities have now imposed curfews. president trump‘s national security adviser denied there was institutional racism in the us police, saying that most officers were heroes. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is in minneapolis. another night of chaos and unrest

those astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken already strapped into the crew dragon capsule, doing their final checks before launch. and if you're going to go to space and make history as the first launch from u.s. soil in nine years you need some space jams. we're told they drove over to the launch pad listening to ac/dc's "back in black." "the girl of ipanema" and "the star spangled banner." that is a varied play list to say the least. straight to cnn's rachel crane at the kennedy space center. if this happens it will be the first time a commercial company has brought humans into orbit. nasa just said launch chances have risen to 70% as the weather improves. talk to us about what is happening now in the final minutes. >> reporter: well, john, i'm starting to get butterflies. here on the ground i don't see any clouds in sight over launch pad 39. we are crossing our fingers and toes that this takes off. it feels like it is going to. let me tell you what is happening. they're loading over a million pounds of fuel right now. that is liquid oxygen and kerosene. the crew access arm has been

jim: i got note moments ago, doug hurley announced the crew dragon is named endeavor. elon. cool.we are going to look forward to hearing from them shortly. elon: they have planning. it is cool, actually. they took it off automatic and manually flying the craft around. it has got to be pretty fun. zipping around space. you snow spacecraft. >> everyone's childhood dream. elon: yeah. >> next emery kell life florida today. reporter: hi. thanks for doing this. i appreciate. i am wondering with this being the first time humans have had a chance to experience flying on a falcon 9 and crew dragon after all of these years of them flying, you have gotten any input from bob and doug? is it a smooth ride? what was it like? thank you. jim: i have not heard specifically as to how it flies. i do know we will hear from them soon. i don't know at what point that will take place, i don't know if you have that information? >> no. elon: i think a friend of mine who is a film maker said you need to puttic? the cram to make it look more realistic. [laughter] >> our next question is from paul of upi. re

once the check is complete our commander, doug hurley entered first and then bob followed after him.een and attaching their umbilical's to their suits. the umbilical allow the crew to have, through their suit and heir to help keep them cool and delivers night trucks were suit pressurization. as we mentioned early in the broadcast, the suit primary function is to protect the crew and chance of a cabin depressurization walking through there are four seats configured inside dragon right now they are numbered one to four from right to left when you are looking at the seats. we've had a couple camera views from the hatch in the white room if you're looking at that angle you go from one to four right to left doug as in situ or the commander seat bob is in seat three which is crew dragon it's a pilot roseat. obviously nobody a are in seats one and four today. the crew dragon is designed to carry four astronauts there are three touchscreen displays being used throughout the flight giving them insight into the systems see if there's any issues with the vehicle and if required, taking control

for the 1st time a commercial rocket is taking american astronauts into space and also is doug hurley and bob behnken are currently heading towards the international space station after successfully blasting off from cape canaveral on a space x. craft. we're taking you live to the scene in los angeles right now that is a police car clearly set on fire where tensions are running high in los angeles just gone after 3 pm in the afternoon this all taking place in the fairfax district according to some reporting on twitter so you can see police and protesters are facing off in clashes in los angeles as part of the demonstrations that have taken place in several cities across the u.s. as a result of the death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer that happened earlier this week in minnesota so we're keeping an eye out on the situation los angeles and we'll bring you any updates as and when we get them. several senior scientific advisors to the u.k. government has spoken publicly to say it's too soon to lift the country's lockdown even though the next stage to ease restrictio

here's a look at the launch, carrying bob behnken and doug hurley to the international space station. >> falcon nine is in start up. dragon is in count down. fts is armed for launch. [ cheering ] >> under a minute now, the fts, the flight termination system has been armed. >> dragon, spacex, go for launch. >> spacex, dragon, we're go for laun

bob behnken and doug hurley are set to launch from kennedy space center aboard the spacex crew dragon spacecraft. >> hello. i am of the dust from the nasa office of communications and thank you for joining us -- i am from the nasa office of communications and thank you for joining us. we have moved to this press conference indoors. the weather has improved and right now we have 60% chance of favorable weather for launch. -- much about lot the launch from our guests. have the nasa administrator, the astronauts and deputy administrator jim moore heart. we will hear from them in a while but first let's talk to bob cabrera. how don't have to tell you exciting it is to have the first manned flight from kennedy space center in years. we went to the moon from pad 39a. nine -- through our partnership with spacex, that pad is being used once again for our commercial crew program as well as other missions for spacex. that is outstanding. truly and historic time from -- truly an historic time from an historic pad. it jimn honor to have bridenstine with us. passion with his all of us as he leads

astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley have set off for the international space station where they're set to remain for at least 2 months before returning to earth . here watching d.w. news coming to you from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with another update for you in the meantime don't forget you can always get the latest news information on our website just go to d.w. dot com omarion evanston from me and the entire news team thanks for watching. happiness fears for everyone schuman penises are very different from primates we have many totally ridiculous the size of nature see that this is climate change regular sex how to improve books you get smarter for free books until. i'm doing great big thing in all the time. how to handle on new allies in times of the corona pandemic a reporter. just like everyone else and she's looking for answers and thankfully with the help of cleaning expects you all the. thank you is not life as we know it. in with. our new website. i think i just have to concentrate on staying alive. and with common sense and caution. can't you are exceedi

. >> doug hurley. >> reporter: their introduction deserved to be splashy. >> bob benkin. >> reporter: bob and doug are space x's inaugural crew. they'll launch in the company's reusable rocket, the falcon 9, annd the of a n tthe s station. both men flew on space shuttles. both have traveled twice before to the space station. hurley piloted atlantis there in 2011. >> roger, atlanta. >> reporter: final flight of the shuttle program. and you didn't know whether you'd floy again or for whom. >> i wasn't sure i wanted to fly again to be honest with you. >> reporter: you're a nasa astronaut about to step into a space x. capsule. >> it's completely different than what you'd imagine yourself doing. >> reporter: hurley 53 grew up in upstate new york. he was an athletic kid who went to tulane. hurley is a retired marine and flight test pilot. bekin is 49 born near st. louis. he has a ph.d. in mechanical engineering. both joined nasa in 2000. they have been friends for two decades. >> i have to believe it's a help. >> we're way past the polite stage in our relationship. >> i'm not looking for ro

and we saw doug hurley. tofirm that they are about launch, excuse me, arm the launch escape system that happened just before fueling begins which we expect to happen in just a couple of minutes. we saw bob and doug suit up a little over three hours ago. then we watch them drive out to lunch complex 39 a and they were assisted by the granting with crew dragon ingress . that happened a little bit beat before 2:00 o'clock this afternoon and then we saw the spacecraft kept close again just a minute ago we saw the crew access arm retract images for this group arm the launch escape system in just a few minutes, we are going to hear the call that they have started loading. >> escape system is verified. marie: so we just for the verification that the launch escape system is armed. we are going to send it over to take us through chocolatey. jesse. >> from parachutes, to the design to be the vehicle launch vehicle ever form. and during this today, we have space x with the cone it was our mission manager. and currently

space travel can be profitable inside the crew dragon capsule veteran astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley have set off for the international space station where they're set to remain for at least 2 months before returning to earth. earlier we spoke to science writer keith cowing he's editor of the space news web site nasa watch we asked him what makes this launch some 4. welcome past half century america has been launching its astronauts and rockets made by our government mostly ours but for the past 9 years you've been buying seats on a russian market so this is the 1st time you missed your dinner conspiracy program the american crew has been launched on american rock in the mirror a rocket me by my company as opposed to one that the government does not so it's a market departure from the normal way of doing things in any way you choose. all right german soccer now owned by munich are well and truly on track to win their 8th consecutive bundesliga title going into saturday's clash against traveling side to side or if they were on before in their 11 previous games and striker robert lewan

these two american heroes, bob bank and end up doug hurley, i think every kid in america boy or girl their young lives at dreams of being an astronaut. to see this happening on american soil and american astronauts and an american rocket, it's a great day to be an american. it couldn't be better. >> dana: we are seeing them, they are about to close that door and i will obviously be a big next step as we get ready to see, we are two hours 15 minutes away. there was a little bit of disturbing weather down there at cape canaveral and i think doug and bob and there have been friends for so long, their wives are both astronauts and their sons are there watching. and that is this idea of about the future of possible space travel and a combination of perhaps private sector funding and ingenuity. are the possibilities endless after that? >> i think so. i think the conquering space flight is clearly one of those. it's very important, president trump is very serious about america grabbing and maintaining the lead in outer space. today we are no longer depending on russia for a ride to the spac

space travel can be profitable inside the crew dragon capsule veteran astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley have set off for the international space station where they're set to remain for at least 2 months before returning to earth. here watching the news coming to you from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with another update for you in the meantime don't forget you can always get the latest news information on our website just go to you dot com american evanston for me and the entire news team thanks for watching. happiness is for everyone schuman penises are very different from primates you know we have a totally ridiculous remember such as view of nature be that this is climate change regular sex how tina's in 3 books you get smarter for free to double your books on you tube. i'm going crazy thing in the whole time. how to handle on newlines.

here is a look at the launch carrying bob behnken and doug hurley to the international space station. >> falcon 9 is in started. down.agon is in count >> under one minute now. the flight termination system has been armed. lauragon spacex, go for nch. >> spacex dragon, we are go for launch. let's light this candle. -- t minus 30ds seconds. stage one tanks pressing for flight. >> t minus 15 seconds. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, one, zero. 9 and cras the falcon ew dragon. spacex, godspeed, bob and doug! >> america has a launch. into flight, propulsion is phenomenal. plus 30 seconds into this historic mission flying crew on board dragon falcon 9. look at them go! >> throttle down. >> we are throttling down to get ready for the period of maximum pressure. reports say all systems are ago. supersonic.s >> we have exceeded mark one on 1 on then 9 -- mach falcon 9. we are throttling back up to full power as we are through max q. heard that one bravo call out, that is just the second of four zones they will be in. they will continue to be in this until the first day has done its job and they switch over t

nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station onboard the spacex

. -- carrying robert behnken and doug hurley to the international space station. falcon nine is in start up. dragon's and count down. fts is armed for launch. >> under one minute now. the fts, flight termination system has been armed. >> dragon, spacex, go for launch. spacex, dragon, we are go for launch. let's light this candle. >> t -30 seconds. >> stage one tanks pressing for flight. >> t -15 seconds. nine, eight, seven, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. zero. ignition. left off! the falcon nine and crew dragon. [applause] goat nasa. go spacex. godspeed, bob and doug. nasate nasa -- go arises a new generation continuing the dream. 20 seconds into flight stage one propulsion is nominal. roaring] >> t plus 30 seconds on this historic mission. flying crew on board dragon and falcon nine and look at them go. >> falcon telemetry nominal. >> m1d throttle down. down are thought willing -- throttling down to get ready for maximum pressure. reports say all systems are go. >> vehicle is supersonic. >> women exceeded mach one on falcon nine. -- we have. up.1d throttle >> throttling up to

here's a look at the launch, carrying bob behnken and doug hurley to the international space station. >> falcon nine is in start up. dragon is in count down. fts is armed for launch. [ cheering ] >> under a minute now, the fts, the flight termination system has been armed. >> dragon, spacex, go for launch. >> spacex, dragon, we're go for launch. let's light this candle. >> t minus 30 seconds. >> stage one tanks pressing for flight. >> t minus 15 seconds. ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one... zero. ignition. lift of the falcon 9 and crew dragon! go nasa, go spacex, godspeed bob and doug! [ cheering ] >> america has launched. so rise as new era of american space flight and ambitions of the new generation continuing the dream. [ cheering and applause ] 20 seconds into flight stage one propulsion is nominal. [ engine roaring ] >> 30 seconds into this historic mission. flying crew on board dragon and falcon 9 and look at 'em go! >> falcon power nominal. >> m1d throttle down. >> we're throttling down to get ready for the period of maximum dynamic pressure. we're in th

it's really of us i don't i'm going to talk to a dragon veteran astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley are due to spend 2 months at the international space station before the perilous return to earth let's bring in mark macaque ran from east that which is the european space agency in the netherlands mark thanks for joining us so this is being called a new era in space travel do you also see it that way well 1st things 1st you know it was a very nervous occasion yesterday and very very happy to see both doug and bald safely on orbit it's a new vehicle so it's great that everything went well we have to remember that it's the 1st of a series of new vehicles which will be taking astronauts including european nationals into space in the next few years boeing starliner comes next and then the big one in particular for europe is the iranian vehicle sitting on top of what's called s.l.s. because europe is a major player as a major component of that capsule so yes in many ways it is the beginning of a new era but after you know 10 years on 9 years of not being able to launch arsenals into space