nasa is committed to discussing the big questions, but >> in 2021, nasa observatories will be joined by the james webb space telescope, capable of viewing the atmospheres of nearby planets outside the solar system. once the telescope and instruments are fully integrated and perform superbly, the spacecraft elements comprised of a tennis court sized sunshield, completely assembled and undergoing testing. in march 2018, nasa recognized it would take longer and cost more than previously estimated, due to issues involving integration and testing of the elements. i established the results to an to an independent review board, for complete development. the irb provided valuable recommendations which we are all implementing. as we look forward to the future, nasa's science program will continue to contribute to the scientific and technological advancement of the united states and inspire future scientists and engineers to reach for the stars. i will be happy to answer any questions. sen. cruz: thank you. ellen: chairman cruz, ranking members and members of the committee, thank you for the o

as nasa administrator and as you are working towards flying nasa astronauts for the first time since the shuttle retired in 2011, does it bother you set these other companies might fly humans first, or do think that is a good thing? jim: that is a wonderful thing. you mention virgin galactic, blue origin, they are looking at suborbital spaceflight, not just for science, but also tourism. the more people we can get exposed to space, the better. thosetely, when capabilities become commercialized, it results in a market that enables nasa to buy those services as well, and nasa becomes one customer of many customers, driving down our costs, increasing our access, and we can use taxpayer resources to do things that commercial is yet doing. all that in my view is good. >> you mentioned boeing is using the vehicle from united launch alliance powered by a russian engine. i believe russia has made recent statements indicating they make up the supply of that engine. does that concern you that my cause further delays? jim: yes, the usa is working hard to not be dependent on the rd-180 engine. i

that is what nasa's vision is. pedro: before we wrap up, a quick word about the study of the sun that will take place. jim: a wonderful question. the parker solar probe is very soon going to launch. this will enable us to know more about the sun. we talk about a carrington level event, a coronal mass ejection out of the sun, charge particles coming out of the sun in mass quantities very fast. that can damage humans in space because there is a lot of radiation. on top of that, it can damage satellites, it can mess with our power grid. a carrington level event, should it happen today, it would be a civilization-damaging event. we have to be prepared for that. what we will understand with the parker solar probe, which is a mission to the sun -- which is crazy to think about, but a mission to the sun -- we will work and predict those kinds of events and mitigate against them here on earth. pedro: jim bridenstine, the nasa administrator, joining us for this edition of "newsmakers." we appreciate your time today. jim: th

and added a short phrase to nasa's mission. "the search for life's origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe." the atlantic has described the addition of that short but momentous phrase as "a visionary one, setting the stage for a far-reaching effort that could have as profound an impact on the 21st century as the apollo program had on the 20th." since the enactment of the nasa transmission authorization act of 2017, we have more reason to be encouraged that we are on the right path. before our last hearing, the journal science published a report on radar evidence of subglacial liquid water on mars. using radar profiles collected from a satellite between may 2012 and december 2015. scientists have found evidence of a 12 mile wide reservoir of briny water beneath the south polar layer deposits. and just one month prior to the announcement of this discovery, nasa reported that the curiosity rover found new evidence, preserved in rocks on mars, suggesting the planet could have supported ancient life. we are makin

the gee whizne of parts of nasa. and it is complimentary with the human missions of nasa, because one complements the other. we can't do one without the other. it is going to be a real challenge for us to protect human life going all the way to mars. we've got to get there faster than now, and we've got to protect them from being fried in the process by radiation. what we will learn in that mission, and that development of technology to sustain human life , andwill also complement vice versa, the science mission directorate. it's going to be an exciting time for nasa. thank you. here to talk about the danger of being fried in space, just yesterday, i mentioned to my staff, the old tv ads, this is your brain on drugs, this is your brain with a side of bacon. they were too young to have any idea what i was talking about. pleased to welcome each of the witnesses today, we will start the dr. thomas zuburchen, associate administrator for nasa's science mission directorate. he was a professor of space science and aerospace

since the enactment of the nasa act of 2017. we have more reason to be encouraged that we are on the right path. just before our last hearing, the journal of science published a report on radar evidence of some glacial liquid water on mars. using radar profiles collected from a satellite tween may 2012 and december 2015, scientists have found evidence of a 12 mile wide reservoir of briny water beneath the south polar layered deposits. just one month prior to the announcement of this discovery, nasa reported the curiosity rover had found new evidence, preserved in rocks on mars suggesting that the planet could have supported ancient life. we are making progress as we search for life's origin, evolution, distribution and future in the universe. as we look to draft a new nasa authorization act, hopefully this year. it is imperative we not only continue to make progress answering this question, but that we also equipped nassau with the capabilities it needs to support science missions and priorities that would lead to discoveries ac

what does that industry mean for the role of nasa, and how will nasa's role evolve with the rise of this industry? jim: that is a wonderful question. i get that a lot from the general public. as nasa, we want to do more than we have been able to do before. the burgeoning commercial space industry enables us to do more. we are now resupplying the international space station with a commercial market, in essence we don't purchase, own, and operate our own rockets to resupply the iss. we buy the service to resupply the international space station. it drives down the costs for nasa and increases our access to space, and you have multiple competitors out there competing on innovation, costs, which enables us, we now see we have reusable rockets, rockets that launch things in space, then come back and land and we can launch them again. that innovation is possible because of the competitive marketplace. so where nasa sees itself is, if there are things that we can commercialize, things we can buy as a service, then that enables us to do more. where there is not a robust commercial marketplace, t

. >> the head of nasa's science mission directorate and nasa scientists discussed space exploration at a hearing wednesday. senator cruise chaired the meeting. this is one hour and 20 minutes.>> good afternoon. this hearing is called to order. since the dawn of time, man has often looked into the night sky. and wondered what's out there? are we alone? and 300 dc, the greek philosopher epicurus assumed that quote, other worlds with plants and other living things, some of them similar and some of them different than ours must exist. the basic question of wondering what lies out there is one that has driven civilizations to risk life and limb to explore not only this planet, but to venture out into the solar system. in 1977, nasa began an effort to try to better answer this question by launching voyager 1 and voyager 2. which were originally intended to primarily explore jupiter and saturn. each spacecraft carries a small american flag and a golden record, packed with pictures and sounds that are intended to be mementos of our home planet. 40 years after they were launched, voyager 1 has

astronauts and there of course nasa will determine the safety. conditions that have to be met and i think for as far as the fine the general public if nasa decides that these vehicles are safe enough to fly nasa astronauts then probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight.

not what nasa does. nasa does have billions of dollars worth of your taxpayer dollars at risk because of what is happening in space. it is not just hostile actions. otherspace debris and challenges. i should stope -- there. the reality is there is a lot of threat to the united states of america. nasa has a lot at stake. we are the only agency that has humans stake up there. is something where the time has come. i have supported that as a member of the house. >> i want to pick up on human spaceflight. right now we are dependent on the russians to put our astronauts into space. working with the russians to launch astronauts has gone back 23 years. we pulled the statistics. it looks like we have 52 american ashcroft launched by the russians. but not a single one is african-american. they have never been launched by the russians. no african-american astronaut from nasa has had the opportunity. this past june jeanette was on a mission. she had trained with the russians but was pulled from the mission. i know

to stay focused on what only nasa can do. that hinges on building the telescope, focusing on making sure we understand this planet and getting humans to mars. >> senator markey. >> doctor sara seager, i want to talk about nasa's mission prioritization process. we only have so much money, there are many missions. are you satisfied with the prioritization process? >> it is a question worth asking to everybody. we have the cable surveys. >> let's start with you. you are from massachusetts, i thought i would start with you. i want to hear from each of the rest of the witnesses as well. >> you have heard many times how the witnesses always go back to the decatur survey. it is a structure we are forced to abide by. i went to say that any institution, any kind of structure around for more than half a century should be reviewed to see if it is still effective. it is time to take a better look at it. there are many areas, room for improvement which i won't go into now. >> give us one example of improvement. >> i will give you one. in

astronauts and there of course nasa will determine the safety. conditions that have to be met and i think for as far as the flying the general public if nasa decides that these vehicles are safe enough to fly nasa astronauts then probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight will say well if it's if it's good enough for nasa then it's good enough for us and and then they'll give approval to fly other members of the public you know we talk maybe about the birth of a space tourism industry still early days we don't know if it's all going to happen if it's going to be successful but this is the long vision middle lot of these companies have you know. bigelow will put a space hotel up there and space x. will launch paying tourists to go up and it won't be inexpensive especially at first but there's plenty of people who would love to go into space and they may have a chance in the next generation a day they want to go into space even if that represents a certain risk to their lives i wa

astronauts and there of course nasa will determine the safety. conditions that have to be met and i think for as far as the flying the general public if nasa decides that these vehicles are safe enough to fly now. sastre noughts than probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight will say well if it's if it's good enough for nasa then it's good enough for us and and then they'll give approval to fly other members of the public you know we talk maybe about the birth of a space tourism industry still early days we don't know if it's all going to happen if it's going to be successful but this is the long vision that a lot of these companies have you know bob bigalow will put a space hotel up there and space x. will launch paying tourists to go up and it won't be inexpensive especially at first but there's plenty of people who would love to go into space and they may have a chance in the next generation they want to go into space even if that represents a certain risk to their lives i w

previously served as nasa's chief scientist for three years from 2013 to 2016. in that role she guided the development of a long-range plan to send humans to mars and worked on strategies to expand commercial activity in earth orbit and supported by science programs in helio physics, earth science, planetary science and astrophysics. prior to that served as the scientist for the new millennial program. doctor david is the charles young professor of astronomy and astrophysical scientists's. for over two decades he's working the interpretation and analysis of background data to understand the basic properties of the universe and is the cochair of the science team for the wide field into the register this telescopect more commonly known he's been involved in many aspects of the mission and has contributed countless hours to telescope that will ultimately lead humanity be further into the universe than ever before. he received his phd in astronomy and finally sarah, professor of physics and planetary science at the massachusetts institute of technology, the native o

is ability to send its own us journalists to space for the last seven years nasa is had to buy flights on russian soyuz spacecraft if you wanted to get to the space station be a part of this crew flying with erik and furry and they have a wealth of experience and so i'm looking forward to training along these two gentlemen and flying in space and i plan to learn a lot from them and we'll bring that back to nasa and then hopefully apply that to our future space program tony monica is an asteroid journalist and a managing editor space dot com he's joining us now on skype from husin texas thanks very much indeed for being with us why is it so important for the u.s. to have its astronauts launched in u.s. vehicles from its own soil. this is like a major key to ability that nasa has been striving to restore since its spatial program retired in two thousand and eleven now as you mentioned earlier nasa has been dependent on russia so used base craft to launch its own astronauts to the international space station and the space agency has some big plans to trump administration here as directed

the role of nasa is the core mission for nasa.and as you know, in the appropriations process, there's the house put in 19 million and the senate has put in 110 last year. this year's budget is 100, and so i expect we'll see somewhere a level playing field but the real question is, for me is, is the money being used for the best purposes of providing that inspiration? .. if i've confirmed, it is looking at how it is being used, i have seen hearsay evidence that it is much more ,ffective in middle school verses in colleges, because people are already making their decisions when they are getting to college. it is really inspiring people thatmy granddaughter, sweet spot, i think come family through your questions correctly, it is what i am trying to focus on, are we using it correctly. space grants are a consortium. i put togeth >> and i saw over time consortiums take on a life of their own and they began to expect the money and i think that we still need to provide funding, but it has to be effectively used. >> absolutely don't disag

she said you're going to work at nasa. i said no i'm not that we had this conversation she said help me take my pamphlets to my car. so we go to her card she says think about it. i do an interview and i look around then i get an offer by the time i get home and i thought they have some cool stuff it was like a campus environment and my interview was incredible he was a physicist and come here and just think and create i would like really? [laughter] that was a good and positive interview to make my experience was phenomenal i remember the first time i realized people did not appreciate the education i had from uva as a technician i was getting stuff made by a technician he said where did you go to school? i said university of virginia he said no virginia state. no. charlottesville. he said you went to the black school virginia state. i am thinking what is up with this guy? but then i sensed a form of racism a little bit someone doesn't expect you to have achieved certain things and i befriended catherine johnson. she was a

nasa today introduced the nine men and women who will lead the u.s.o the next era of space flight. for seven years, american astronauts have had to hitch rides into space on russian rockets. that will soon change. avid begnaud reports from the johnson space center in houston. >> for the first time since 2011, we are on the brink of launching american astronauts on american rockets from american soil. ter:eers ) >> reporter: it was like a pep rally: children waving american flags and paper astronauts as nasa administrator jim bridenstine introduced the newest class. en ladies and gentlemen, i present to you our commercial crew astronauts. a cheers ) ni reporter: nasa hopes by next year to blast nine of them to te international space station, aboard two space crafts designed and built by boeing and spacex. so it's like a taxi to space. t it is-- it is a space taxi. >> reporter: you just figure out which one is going to give you a better deal. >> in the long run, that's correct, so long as they're meeting nasa requirements and being safe. >> reporter: as

nasa will determine the safety. conditions that have to be met and i think for as far as flying the general public if nasa decides that these vehicles are safe enough to fly nasa astronauts then probably the federal aviation administration which frankly doesn't have a lot of expertise in human spaceflight will say well if it's if it's good enough for nasa then it's good enough for us and and then they'll give approval to fly other members of the public you know we talk maybe about the birth of a space tourism industry still early days we don't know if it's all going to happen if it's going to be successful but this is the long vision that a lot of these companies have you know bob bigalow will put a space hotel up there and space x. will launch paying tourists to go up and it won't be inexpensive especially at first but there's plenty of people who would love to go into space and they may have a chance in the next generation they want to go into space even if that represents a certain risk to their lives i want to a

nasa's parker solar probe taking off this morning from cape canaveral in florida.light on the mysteries of our closest star, the sun. it was a relief for many after yesterday's planned launch was aborted with moments to go. trajectory looking good. travelling at speeds of up to 430,000 mph, it will be the fastest man—made object in history. and it's the first time the spacecraft has been named after a living person. 91—year—old solar physicist eugene parker, he was the first person to describe solar winds in the 1950s and he was at the launch. all i am going to say is wow, here we go, we're in for some learning over the next several years. it will take three months for the probe to get there and it will pass by venus on its route in six weeks' time. it's the closest we will have ever been to the sun, about 4 million miles from the surface. the probe will stay in the outer atmosphere, known as the corona, spending seven years looping around the star. but it's hot, around 1300 degrees celsius, meaning one of the keyjobs for nasa was keeping this probe cool, as dr nic

turn out nasa behind it all. a look at the mysterious package and t odd messaget contained for president trump. >>> what started as a search for an uber ends with a deadly punch. up next, new details about the >>> wcome back t at 4:ay we'll find out more about the guilty verdict for aer fer uber driver. told news 4 that he picked up the woman from a d.c. bar. e was supposed to drive her to fairfax county but prosecutors say when he was almost there, he drove to a college park motel and raped her. pierre was spotted on the motel surveillance cameras and at a nearby 7-eleven where he used the victim's credit card. prince george's state attorney will hold a news conference at 0 this afternoon. >>> a former virginia commonwealth un ersity basketball coach is facing serious charges. w >> jones currently coaches at wake forest university is accused of throwing a fatal punch i whinew york city. he pleaded not guilty to an assault charge. on sunday he banged on the window of jones' suv thinking he was h uber driver. the

this is d w news live from berlin nasa launches the groundbreaking mission to touch the sun the parker solar pro glass off from cape canaveral on its way to unlock the mysteries of our stars the sizzling atmosphere. also coming out charlottesville virginia is marking the first anniversary of white supremacist brownlee's that turned deadly students and activists commemorate to come from station between the white nationalists and protesters have left three people dead in the u.s. city at last august later today protesters will probably in washington d.c. . and the death toll on long book rises again more than four hundred people are now confirmed dead after last week's powerful earthquake on the indonesian island of quarter of a million are homeless again up to date with recovery efforts. by mary in evanston it's good to have you with us. nasa has launched a groundbreaking mission to unlock the secrets of our sun after a twenty four hour delay due to a late technical problem the parker solar probe has finally lifted off from cape canaveral in florida. one zero zero zero and lift off the

it's lift—off for nasa's mission to the sun.he shutters come down on seven more m&s shops as the retailer battles to improve its fortunes. do these september issue covers signal fashion‘s new diversity, or are they a one season wonder? paul pogba unveils... ...a new penalty technique. as manchester united open the new premier league season with a win over leicester. music: daddy cool by boney m and we meet the men making dad dancing cool. good morning, a chilly but sunny start, it will cloud over later and we'll see rain in wales and south—west england later. a full forecast in the next 15 minutes. good morning, it's saturday august 11th. our top story. nasa will today launch one of its most ambitious space missions — sending a probe into the sun's atmosphere. a rocket carrying the parker solar probe will blast off from cape canaveral, in florida, at around 9 o'clock. it will travel at speeds of more than 100 miles per second — that's the equivalent of london to sydney in 88 seconds — making it the fastest man—made object in his

nasa has launched a groundbreaking mission to unlock the secrets of our son after a twenty four hour delay due to a late technical problem the parkers solar probe finally lifted off from cape canaveral in florida. three true one zero and liftoff. the probe will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever before its mission is to study the corona or atmosphere around the sun nasa hopes to find out more about what's known as the solar wind which can throw satellites off course and disrupt the power grid on earth scientists have developed a revolutionary new heat shield to protect the probe from the sun's extreme temperature. the spacecraft is named after a physicist eugene parker who predicted the existence of solar wind sixty years ago nasa is one point five billion dollar mission is being described as one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the u.s. space agency. this is a mission solar physicists could only dream of for sixty years. a space probe the can approach the sun close enough to enter its atmosphere. the objective is to examine how solar flares formed. when

news live from berlin nasa launches a groundbreaking mission to tie. the sun the park first solar probe blasts off from cape canaveral on its way to unlock the mysteries of our stars the wing atmosphere also coming up in. charlottesville virginia is marking the first anniversary of winds of premises rallies that turned deadly for students and activists commemorate the confrontation between white nationalists and protesters to the left three people dead in the u.s. city last august later today far right protesters will rally again in washington d.c. . and a gold rush for germany at the european athletics championships are led by victories in the women's long johns and the men hijack us. thanks for joining us i'm mary in evanston. nasa has launched a groundbreaking mission to unlock the secrets of our sun after a twenty four hour delay due to a late technical problem of the parkers solar probe finally lifted off from cape canaveral in florida three two one zero. zero zero fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever before its mission is to study the c

the moving animal sculptures powered by wind now attracting the attention of nasa. hello.he united states has reimposed sanctions on iran, following up president trump's decision to withdraw from the international agreement, designed to curb tehran‘s nuclear programme. the first phase of sanctions will target iran's purchase of us dollars, the trade in precious metals, and its car industry. in tehran president rouhani said the trump administration's previous offer of talks and this latest action do not make sense. our north america editor jon sopel reports. the demonstrations may be sporadic and they may be geographically widespread, but discontent across iran with the state of the country's economy is high and could be about to get a whole lot higher still. the us will reimpose sanctions from tomorrow, making life even tougher. so what can be done to avoid this? president trump's national security adviser was characteristically blunt. they could take up the president's offer to negotiate with them, to give up their ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes fully an

nasa has launched a groundbreaking mission to unlock the secrets of our sun after a twenty four hour delay due to a late technical problem the parker solar probe finally lifted off from cape canaveral in florida ring true one zero. liftoff. the probe will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever before its mission is to study the corona or atmosphere around the sun nasa hopes to find out more about what's known as the solar wind which can throw satellites off course and disrupt the power grid on earth scientists have developed a revolutionary new heat shield to protect the probe from the sun's extreme temperature. the spacecraft is named after a physicist eugene parker who predicted the existence of solar wind sixty years ago nasa has one point five billion dollar mission is being described as one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the u.s. space agency. this is a mission solar physicists could only dream of for sixty years. a space probe the can approach the sun close enough to enter its atmosphere. the objective is to examine how solar flares formed. when curre

announcer: when we return, nasa willotte soledad: nasa is embarking on its hottest mission to date.ays its parker solar probe will "touch the sun" -- which is kind of an oversell. the probe is actually going to explore the sun's atmosphere. so, it'll be about 4 million miles away from the sun's surface. still, it is the closest any spacecraft has ever gotten to the sun, which means the probe will face brutal heat and radiation. why does nasa want to probe the sun? well, there's still a lot we don't know about it, especially its corona or it's outer atmosphere. why is it hotter than the sun's surface? how does solar wind affect earth? the launch is scheduled for august 11. 1958, scientists created a wish list of missions they wanted to accomplish. 60 years later, this is the last mission on that bucket list. the parker solar probe is the first spacecraft named for a living person. in 1958, dr. eugene parker correctly predicted the existence of solar wind. he is now 91 years old and plans to watch the launch of the parker solar probe from cape canaveral. i am soledad o'brien. that's i

dr nicky fox is nasa's project scientist for the parker solar probe.arlierfrom florida. right now the probe is speeding on her way towards venus. we estimate she is about 200,000 miles away from the earth. has solar panels are out so we are power positive on the spacecraft. the cooling system which is critical for us to keep the solar panels nice and cool during the orbit, that system is active and we have the right attitude and she is on target for venus. as she makes this journey towards the sun, will we see any other sites, will there be any other data we can receive along the journey or is itjust about the sun? it is all about the solar wind. the next couple of weeks we are incredibly busyjust getting this spacecraft operational on orbit, getting instruments deployed and powered up and everything ready. we will be focused on that for the first 12, 13 weeks and then we make our first swing through the solar corona. once we have done that and the instruments are operating, we will have them on almost all the time unless we are downloading data. we wi

i was honoured that nasa... they invited me and of course, i promoted the beests very much there.ill end up on another planet now? i don't think so, but i hope so. nasa is still working on a final design, but whatever they come up with, it will owe something to theo jansen‘s strange, beautiful, windborne creatures. david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. extraordinary sculptures. i interviewed him on newsday a few weeks ago. you have been watching newsday. coming up, we'll see how instagram is changing the face of beauty. social media is boosting sales in skincare and makeup and giving the industry a makeover. you have been watching newsday. live from singapore and london. we will have more on the aftermath of the earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok. this is the scene a short time ago. the devastation and destruction has meant thousands are displaced, many don't have shelter, home is completely brought to the ground in that earthquake, the second hitting the island in a week. these are the live scenes as people attempt to go about their morning. just ap

i was honoured that nasa, they invited me and of course, i promoted the beests very much there.her planet now? i don't think so, but i hope so. nasa is still working on a final design, but whatever they come up with, it will owe something to theo jansen‘s strange, beautiful, windborne creatures. david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. you have been watching newsday. i had the honour of meeting the artist a few weeks ago here on tuesday and if you want to catch more, allow an exhibition right here in singapore. coming up, we'll see how instagram is changing the face of beauty. social media is boosting sales in skincare and makeup and giving the industry a makeover. bands before we go, some of the latest pictures from lombok, hundreds have been wounded. 20,000 people have lost their homes or been moved out to one affected areas of the island. we will be back soon. hello there. today we see the last of the hot and humid conditions across the south—east before it's all changed by the time we reach wednesday. we maintain a northwest southeast split for the next 2a h

is ability to send its own astronauts into space for the past seven years nasa has had to buy flights to the i assess on the russian soyuz spacecraft together we're delivering on the critical task of providing a capability to fly our crews on a u.s. built rocket and spacecraft from u.s. soil on florida's space coast to the international space station so we no longer have to rely on our russian partners to get our crews to space nasa boeing and space x. have pulled expertise from across the nation in the development of the c s t one hundred starliner and crew dragon systems spring innovation and economic growth and expanding u.s. leadership in space. as an astro journalists and managing as space dot com he says the partnership with cheaper private space companies will take will help take that will help nasa reduce its reliance on other nations. nasa has been dependent on russia's so used base craft to launch its own astronauts to the international space station and the space agency has some big plans to trump administration here has directed nasa to you know not only splash rest of the

research from nasa dated from july 30th until august 7th shows carbon monoxide drifting over the united states. this map shows rising levels of it reaching as far as the northeast. carbon monoxide of course can lead to poor air quality and it can state in the atmosphere for about a month. >>> warmer weather this afternoon. temperatures rose 3-6 degrees from yesterday. more sunshine as well. here is a live look at sfo. mostly clear skies in san francisco. right about 66. low 80s, santa rosa. oakland, 70. mid-70s, livermore. san jose, 74. a look at the 24 hour temperature change. over 5 degrees at half moon bay where we have more sunshine along the coastline. by 2:00 in livermore and areas over napa, 6 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. a look at the onshore breeze. still continuing through fairfield. gusting to near 30 miles an hour. temperatures -- even though warmer, still benefiting from the afternoon seabreeze. getting into the days ahead, it will pull back. not diminished completely. it will pull back. inland areas are expected to return to the 90s. a look at the storm tracker. you c

a nasa spacecraft is rocketing toward the sun. the parker solar probe blasted off from the cape earlier today. it's taking it to the edge of the sun's corona, the outer atmosphere. nasa scientists plan that the probe make two dozen orbits around the sun over the next seven years. >>> counter protesters greatly outnumbered white supremacists in washington, d.c today. >> the first anniversary of the deadly unite the right in charlottesville, virginia. we have the story. >> reporter: police escorted a group of white supremacists through a much larger crowd of counter protesters ahead of the planned unite the right rally in washington, d.c. they gathered just across the street from the white house. >> we're here for the first amendment, freedom of speech. >> reporter: led to the death of counter protester heather heyer. there's a lot of anti-white discrimination in this country, he says. >> white people should have the same treatment as any other groups. we should be able to stand up for ourselves. >> we're people united. we'll never

nasa's space probe begins its ambitious seven yearjourney to the sun after it finally takes off fromnaveral. hundreds of british troops arrive in kabul to support the afghan army in their conflict with the taliban. a remembrance service is held to mark the 20th anniversary of the 0magh bombing — 29 people were killed in a car bomb attack in the town in 1998. also coming up — chaos in cornwall... the county struggles to cope with "unprecedented mass tourism" following the recent summer heatwave. and england thump india by an innings and 159 runs to take a 2—0 lead in the five match test series. we'll have that and the rest of the day's sports action on sportsday in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening. 12 people, including two children, have been treated in hospital following a shooting in manchester's moss side , which the police have described as attempted murder. a carnival had been taking place nearby, but had finished some time before the attack took place. police said it was "a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences". from moss side, megan paterson repo

nasa say there was a 45 minute window.und 9:15am and brea kfast finishes at around 9:15am and breakfast finishes at 9am. let us think positive! we are hoping to bring you live images from cape canaveral within the next 15 minutes. my just involve canaveral within the next 15 minutes. myjust involve it sitting there, or it might go north, we will see. a new offence of causing death by dangerous or careless cycling is to be considered by the government, which would see cyclists treated in a similar way to dangerous drivers. the laws are being proposed after 44—year—old mother—of—two kim briggs was knocked over and killed by a bicycle courier in february, 2016. he was jailed for 18 months after being prosecuted using legislation which dates back to victorian times. so, could these new laws help make our roads safer? let's speak to cycling campaigner laura laker whojoins us here in the studio, as well as matt briggs, widow of kim briggs, who joins us live from lewisham. to you first, you have been campaigning long and hard on

nasa space shuttle had about 3500 switches and buttons in it. this one has 45. the astronaut should not have to push one button. everything is autonomous and controlled of the ground level. david begnaud, cbs news, the johnson space center, houston, texas. >>> dogs took over a bay area beach today. >> the dog championship's return to pacific up. >> reporter: the beach at linda mar has gone to the dogs for the third annual surfing world championships. these dogs got their paws went to catch the waves and in some cases got drenched in the pacific ocean. >> it was cold. >> reporter: their first, second and third place winners in a number of categories. it is broken up into divisions. these canines are fierce competitors. they are also buddies. >> all the surf dogs get along really well. they know they are all surf dogs. they don't even trip on each other. >> reporter: skyler from santa cruz is the reigning champ. >> i took her out on some little waves and we started surfing. >> reporter: balances important on the board. her dislike of the water maybe the other key

a spacecraft launched by nasa from cape canaveral in florida has begun a long journey towards the sunn orbit that will get it closer to the surface of the star than any previous mission. the parker solar probe is about the size of a car and protected by a special heat shield which will allow it to function in searing temperatures. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has this report. three, two, one, zero — lift off. into the night, and on its way to touch the sun. a daring mission to shed light on the mysteries of our closest star, the sun. nasa's parker solar probe will get closer to the sun than any spacecraft before it, actually dipping into the sun's atmosphere. trajectory looking good, right down the middle... the probe was named after the 91—year—old solar physicist eugene parker, who was at the launch. all i'm going to say is, wow, here we go, we're in for some learning over the next several years. it'll travel at 120 miles each second, faster than any other probe. even so, it will take three months to reach the sun, passing venus on the way. the spacecraft will spend seven

and why these incredible — eerie — wind powered scultpures have caught the attention of nasa's space on bbc news, dreams come true for an inspirational georgia hall as she becomes only the third british winner of the women's open championship. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the england cricketer ben stokes has appeared in court charged with affray after a fight in bristol last september. the jury was told that the 27—year—old mocked two gay men outside a nightclub and then "lost control" during what was called a sustained episode of significant violence. two other men — ryan ali and ryan hale — are also charged with affray. all three deny the charges. our sports editor dan roan is at court. ben stokes is arguably england's most talented and high—profile cricketer. but rather than preparing for the second test match against india which starts at lord's on thursday as planned, he finds himself at bristol crown court because of an incident that occurred 11 months ago. having had to swap the cricket field for the court room, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the

it's close to lift—off for nasa's mission to the sun.he shutters come down on seven more m&s shops as the retailer battles to improve its fortunes. perhaps a new penalty technique as manchester united open the new premier league season with a win over leicester as paul pogba takes 19 steps before putting united ahead. music: daddy cool by boney m and we meet the men making dad dancing cool. a tribe and chilly start, we should see some rain moving in later. i have the full forecast coming up in the next 15 minutes —— a dry and chilly start. good morning, it's saturday august 11th. our top story. nasa has just launched one of its most ambitious space missions — sending a probe into the sun's atmosphere. a rocket carrying the parker solar probe has just blasted off from cape canaveral, in florida, at around 9 o'clock. it will travel at speeds of more than 100 miles per second — that's the equivalent of london to sydney in 88 seconds — making it the fastest man—made object in history. we are looking at live pictures now. from cape canaveral.

nasa says that person has been removed from this project.ll waiting for four more balloons to land. >>> on monday, the trial begins for an army veteran charged with killing his wife and a police officer who responded to his woodbridge, virginia home. 34-year-old ronald hamilton is cused of killing his wife and officer. she was working r first shift. the officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call. two other officers wer shot and wounded. the couple's 11-year-old son was home at theime of that shooting. hamilton has pleaded not guilty. >>> new video out of california. this.a look at new video of the holy fire burning in the cleveland naonal forest. you can see how close it's burning near some of the homes. residents have been warned to get out while they can. but some of them have decided to stay behind and try to save their homes. governor jerry brown declared a te of emergency for the areas affected by this rapidly growing fire. keep an eye on what happens later this morning when the man suspected of start is expected to be arra

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thank you. >> i think a key thing in the past the rockets haveals been operated by nasa, owned by nasa and now it's been operated by boeing and spacex. it's a private sector. >> it's a very interesting twist, and i believe it's important to convey ware now providing a commercial service that of course will they come, will other customers come from other places, perhaps space tourism, perhaps other countries interested in space tourism of their own. >> robert and doug, you're going to be the crew dragon test flight astronauts for spacex now, spacex has logged quite a number of records milestones, but in terms of u.s. activity in space it's still relatively new to the game. what it's like to work with this company? >> it's exciting it's a fairly young work force so bob and i are two of the older folks out there when we go out to work with them. but there's a lot of energy out there, a lot of smart people that are working very hard to get the human pace flight side of things into orbit you know, they've been working with nasa, and they provide cargo services for the international space st