mr. gilling, thank you for your testimony as well. as you know we have seen the situations with various federal and state laws that have delayed. in 2016 a company was looking to expand by adding a 14 by 10-foot area adjacent to its existing facility in a parking lot. the study took five months to complete and cost thousands of dollars. have your anyone else tell us about the things you've run into what you like about these bills is this a problem or not? on one end we hear it's [inaudible] the other we here it is. i live at it in a district like mine firsthand. >> this is something we face every day for running into challenges that particularly when we talk about things like this that to install 22 in a park in the it takes many months and cost thousands of dollars. there's times when it's appropriate to have the boat were talking about the things that will help expedite employment now. in a cost how much? >> a hundred $73000 to site 23 of these. >> dear folks ever run into siding issues we could address? >> our members build into th

mr. gillen, five minutes. >> a good morning. thank you, chairman blackburn, ranking member doyle and the subcommittee for including wireless as part of this conversation. the should never bills before us underscores the scope of the challenges we face together as well as opportunities we have working together to solve them. we really see the infrastructure as the opportunity to create jobs, drive economic growth and expand opportunities for all americans. the subcommittee has two core challenges before you. the first is the digital divide. from vermont to eastern oregon that are too many americans today despite billions invested in years of work that do not have access to the wired and wireless broadband solutions that all of us rely on everyday. we look for to working with this committee to shrink and address the gap and try both wired and wireless broadband deeper in america. our second challenge is one of global competitiveness. we lead the world in 4g wireless services. just last month the

mr. gilling, thank you for your testimony as >> thank you mr. gillen for your testimony as well. as you know, we have seen these situations with various federal laws and state laws that have delayed. i know mr. shimkus will probably speak to this because it was in his district, i guessing, 2016 company was looking to expand by adding add jay sent to its existing facility in a park lot. study they were required do took five months to complete and costs thousands of dollars. have you or mr. polka or anybody else on the panel who does deployment, tell us about the things you've run into, tell us what you like about these bills, you've referenced some in the testimony. but your member companies, what are you seeing? is this a problem or isn't if? on one hand we are here it isn't a problem on the other hand we hear it is a problem. i live it in a district like mine first hand. mr. gillen. >> thank you. your example is a good one. it's mg we face throughout the day, carriers are running into challenges that, thatly when we start talk about things like this that to install 23 of these i

space travel, as the drama of this launch is celebrated back on earth, mr musk saysrhis car could be to a billion years. victoria gilltroyed in the philippines seized during drug busts. it is part of president rodrigo duterte's bare knuckle approach to law and order. more on that at any time on the bbc website. thank you for watching. hello. it feels like we've been stuck in the deep freeze over the last few days, and that's not going to change very much during wednesday. cold air remains firmly in place, and some of us have some snow on the ground, as well — that weather watcher picture from north yorkshire on tuesday. where we have the lying snow, particularly, there is the risk for some ice during wednesday. a widespread frost, certainly, to start the day, because we are still firmly ensconced in this cold air. something a little bit milder out in the atlantic, but we won't feel the effects of that just yet. for the time being, this area of high pressure giving most of us a fine, dry but cold start to the day, under largely clear skies. our towns and cities down below freezing, but out in the countryside, those te

if all goes well, mr musk believes the rocket‘s payload could be in orbit for several hundred million yea rs. our science correspondent, victoria gill victoria, when will it set of? that's the big question hanging over this space launch at the moment. the original window open half an hour ago, and actually we have had a delay until 8:45pm. spacex is saying the window will now open at seven 20p. but all of the correspondence that we have been keeping an eye on on the ground at cape canaveral has been saying that the delay has been pushed back, the reason for that is the weather. in the upper levels of the weather. in the upper levels of the launch profile, the arc of the rocket is going to take, the winds are too high. it needs to be absolutely perfect. because it's going to, as well as launch of this incredibly powerful, dude amounts of fuel, very high risk rocket, it's also got to do this kind of aerial dance, where these separate cores, when they separate, they spin around and return to earth and planned on these two launch pads, and the central core lands on this drone ship in the middle of the atlantic. it really has to be absol

the drama of this launch is celebrated back on earth, mr musk says his car could be on a journey around the sun for up to a billion years. victoria gillc news. that's it from us. in a moment, here on bbc one, we'll have the news where you are, but we leave you tonight with some words and images to mark the centenary of women's suffrage. good night. in spite of awful danger and discouragement because they knew their cause was right. they were ordinary women from ordinary backgrounds who did extraordinary things because they felt it was right that they should be able to vote and have a say in the policies of the nation. we stand on their shoulders, we know we have a huge challenge ahead to get equality for out challenge ahead to get equality for our daughters and granddaughters. welcome to sportsday with me john watson, swansea with eight goals against notts county. manchester united remembers 60 years on from the munich air disaster. and wales keep the faith with their 15 heading into the second round of the six nations. three fa cup fourth round replays tonight, the question in the swansea game against notts county was which swa nsea

mr. musk says his car could have a journey around the sun in a billion ars. victoria gill, bbc news. laura:nc for more on the l i spoke every time ago with leroy chiao, who served as commander of the international space station. as an astronaut, what was going through your mind as you watched this incredible, powerfu launch? leroy: this was a y.ry exciting the first new rocket to be launched and the most powerful rocket we have that is operational. watching it fly on its maiden voyage appear to function totally flawlessly was really a thrill. is is paving the way for exploration because the rocket is more than twice as capable of -- as any other rocket we have on the planet, and the rea is so big and powerful is wene a rocket like that to send significant payloads away from orbit. this is a step in the direction of exploration to send vehicles out of the earth orbit, either to the moon or someday to mars. this is a step in that direction . laura: this brings the prospect of a manned mission toa little bit closer, is that the implication? leroy: yes, absolutely. elon musk plans to bui

the drama of this launch is celebrated back on earth, mr musk says his car could be on a journey around the sun for up to a billion years. victoria gillking a look at the asian stock markets and how they have reacted after wall street's volatile session overnight. stay with us. and before we go, let's take a look at this photo. a wild animal on the loose? armed police were sent to a farm in scotland after a nervous farmer spotted what he thought was a beast in the cowshed. but when the armed response turned up they were faced with a cuddly toy. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello. it feels like we've been stuck in the deep freeze over the last few days, and that's not going to change very much during wednesday. cold air remains firmly in place, and some of us have some snow on the ground, as well — that weather watcher picture from north yorkshire on tuesday, where we have the lying snow, particularly. there is the risk for some ice during wednesday. a widespread frost, certainly, to start the day, because we are still firmly ensconced in this cold air. something a little bit milder out in the atlantic, but we won't fe

the drama of this launch is celebrated back on earth, mr musk says his car could be on a journey around the sun for up to a billion years. victoria gillkets, but could this volatility be a good opportunity for investors? that is coming up next. and before we go, let's take a look at this photo. a wild animal on the loose? armed police were sent to a farm in scotland after a nervous farmer spotted what he thought was a beast in the cowshed. but, when the armed response turned up, they were faced with a cuddly toy. police said they had contacted a nearby wildlife park to see if any animals had escaped, and added that until you know exactly what you are dealing with, every option has to be considered. hello. it feels like we have been stuck in the deep freeze over the last few days, and that's not going to change very much during wednesday. call there remains firmly in place, and some of us have some snow on the ground as well, that weather watcher picture from north yorkshire on tuesday, where we have the lying snow, particularly, there is the risk for some ice during wednesday. widespread frost, certainly, to start the day, because we

mr musk says his car could be on this journey around the sun for hundreds of millions of years. victoria gill on plastic — and in particular, straws. they've already convinced scotland's biggest council to ditch single—use straws, and people in the village of ullapool have also agreed to abandon them. now the children are taking their campaign further afield. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordonjoined them on the isle of arran. they call themselves the ocean defenders. passionate about nature and conservation and on a mission to end the use of plastic straws. now they're heading across the water to arran in a bid to spread the word. i care about it because there's animals out there in danger because they're eating plastic. it's our future and we need to make sure that it's not all gone when we grow up. the straw campaign works from both ends... the youthful campaigners from sunnyside primary think the key to their war against plastic straws is getting other children, including those on arran, involved too. i hadn't really thought about it but now the presentation has told me a lot more abo

mr musk says his car could be on this journey around the sun for hundreds of millions of years. victoria gillng was that? plunging his car, playing music, sending it on a heliocentric orbit that will pass mars. it sounds like science fiction, and you think it was almost 60 years ago, and then this space race with maverick billionaire is ploughing into space, sounds like science fiction yet it is becoming reality. just looking at the tate off shots, give the us a sense of what the reality was like there. kind of undescribable. i know that isa lame kind of undescribable. i know that is a lame thing to say but one day seeing things like this will be routine, just like seeing an aeroplane 100 years ago was not routine and now we take it for granted. the stuff that kennedy space centre, there were crowds, sold—out, everyone from buzz aldrin to heroes from hollywood had come there. we can‘t begin to imagine how fast our progression in space is beginning to change, just a really incredible experience and something we have really not seen since the apollo era, and an incredible thing to witness. i am

mr musk says his car could be on this journey around the sun for hundreds of millions of years. victoria gilld ? paris a week ago was flooded, what has happened? mild weather last week, heavy rain as well, and the river sent burst its banks. we have flood waters with snow, temperatures dropping down, seems like this one in paris. there has been snow, as much as 15 centimetres near the centre of paris. it is the biggest snowfall in paris for five years. it has caused widespread disruption, the eiffel tower was closed. what is the outlook for them? no respite for them, looking at the seven days ahead, a little bit more snow on friday, but as we head into the weekend and beyond, temperatures on the up. it will turn milder, and snow will be replaced by rain. what about us? closer to home, we have wintry weather around, a cold day with sunshine. we have this front working in from the north—west, bringing a mix of rain and sleet, and some snow on high ground into scotland and northern ireland, too. further south and east in the uk, through central england and wales, lots of blue sky and wintry suns