some german drivers and the race to mars is heating up nasa has presented its newest group to the red planet it's just one that goes for missions said to blast off and 2022. hour later harasser viewers around the world it's great to have you along well we start in kazakhstan authorities in this central asian country are trying to determine what caused an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from ahmadi that's kazakhstan's largest city while the back air jet was bound for the capital nor seoul todd with 98 passengers and crew on board 12 sadly were killed in the crash one in 50 have been hurt the aircraft's black box has been located and is being analyzed. it's amazing that anyone survived this. and it's a near. that most of those on board made it out alive seconds after takeoff something went terribly wrong on this early morning back at fly passengers side the plane struggled to get an attitude and soon came crashing down. the plane hit the ground hard then the light came flooding in. i didn't know if i was dead or alive. cried out then i saw a man next to a door i told him to open it and

now sub presenting its newest mars probe the unmanned vehicle is scheduled to blast off for the red planet next summer will find out what's so special about this mission. on my arctic you so much for your company everyone we start in kazakhstan a thought is there are trying to determine what caused an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from the city of el monte the becker jet was bound for kazakhstan's capital nor seoul time with $98.00 passengers and crew on board 12 were killed in the crash more than 50 happened hospitalized the aircraft's black box has been found and is being analyzed. searching for signs of life in subfreezing temperatures the plane was ripped into pieces after losing altitude during takeoff it crashed into this house which was vacant due to construction the airliner was destined for the capital nor seoul town but it fell off the radar just minutes after departing from almaty airport on friday morning 98 people were on board. friends and family of the passengers waited anxiously for updates the hospital revealed the extent of the injuries. on the national mall the

meet nasa's new mars rover — the latest vehicle built to sniff around the red planet.lo and welcome to world news today. a massive vehicle bomb has exploded in the somali capital, killing more than 70 people and injuring at least 90 more. the explosion took place at a security checkpoint at the busy ex—control afgoye intersection in the south—west of the city. it's believed a tax collection centre was targeted, but many of the victims were passing by in the street. it's being reported that at least 16 of those killed were university students and turkey says two of its nationals died. no one has yet claimed responsibility. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. the attack was timed to catch the morning rush—hour in mogadishu. many students had been heading to classes. dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. at

autobahn and the rings to mars is feeding i'll tell you nasa has presented its newest crew to the red planet is just one of 4 missions said at last count to 2020. 2 our viewers in the united states on p.b.s. and our viewers around the world thank you so much for joining us authorities in the central asian country of kazakhstan are trying to determine what. calls an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from almighty kazakhstan's largest city while the evac air jet was bound for the capital supercell time with 98 passengers and crew on board 12 sadly were killed in the crash more than 50 had been hurt the aircraft's black box has been found and is being allies. it's amazing that anyone survived this and it's a miracle that most of those on board made it out alive seconds after takeoff something went terribly wrong on this early morning back after lie passenger side the plane struggled to gain altitude and soon came crashing down there grew up with the plane hit the ground hard then the light came flooding in. i didn't know if i was dead or alive i cried out then i saw a man next to a door y

space agency wants to send the unmanned rover to the surface of the red planet partially to look for signs of past life on acid says the rover has already passed its 1st driving test if all goes well the craft could land on mars by early 2021 as one of 4 launches to the planet slated for next year we're so happy they have kids counting from washington d.c. joining us is an astrobiologist formerly with nasa an editor of nasa watch dot com keith before we start can you tell us what does an astrobiologist do. well we study the origin and evolution and distribution of life in the universe are at it in a nutshell that now that we've established that nasa already of course conducted over a dozen successful missions to mars what sets this one apart well this is an upgrade of the sort of improved version of the mars 20 of them are science lab which has been on mars for some years this rover is going to get down and actually see you know with the right test whether there was life on mars possibly even if there could still be some life on mars so it's asking the big question as asking the big

and the race to mars is heating up nasa has presented its newest probe to the red planet but is just one of 4 missions set to blast off in 2020. 2 our viewers around the world thanks for joining us on next vice. the australian government has called up the army to help fight wildfires burning out of control near the country's largest city sydney authorities are bracing for an extreme heat wave this weekend following a few days of cooler weather fire has destroyed vegetation on millions of hectares of land across the country over the last 6 weeks at least 9 people have been killed . not just thought you might expect at one of australia's most popular tourist sites visitors to the blue mountains west of sydney afford to wear face masks as a smoke from a nearby bush for ice fills the ask the iconic rock formations are barely visible in the hades. it's really disappointing to really looking forward to seeing you always want to see the flame out in search such a shame when we've kind although it looks like this. but that problem is small compared to the challenge firefighters in new south

these missions focus mainly on studying the conditions on the red planet. how can their findings be applied on earth? >> it's interesting. mars at one point had conditions very s similar to earth. because of solar activity and whatnot, it dried out and lost atmosphehere. the process of how it cooled and how it's climate changed can have some relevance to e earth. we seem to forget that earth is a planet too. the one way we can best understand them is to studydy me than one. you look at earthh and venenus d mars, you get an i idea of why e are so special and perhaps why we should be paying more attention to taking care of the planet. >>>> w was the most challengingt of the misission? >> the landing. this is a big rover. once itt lands, you have to test it o out, thenn the question iso we look in ththe rightt places r the stuff we want to find. that ends up being challenging, because we have never been there before and we are just looking from orbit saying looks like a good spot. >> keith, astrobiologist formally with nasa, talking to us from washington, d.c.

unveiled in pasadena, it will sniff around the red planet and perhaps lay the groundwork to send humans mars in february of 2021. it's designed to seek the signs of life so we are carrying a number of different instruments that will help us understand the geological and chemical context on the surface of mars. the rover will spend two years collecting samples that will be brought back to earth on later missions. on board are more than 23 cameras and equipment which turns carbon dioxide, which makes up more than 95% of the martian atmosphere, into oxygen which could be crucial to future human missions. its final destination on mars is a large crater which scientists believe could hold signs of past life forms. with such big ambitions, extra precautions have to be taken including a thorough decontamination for all the journalists invited. we are trying to find past signs of life and we don't want to find something we bring, obviously, so we need to make sure that you're not bringing bacteria and stuff that could survive the flight to mars and thrive in that atmosphere. we don't want to fi

this robotic vehicle, which doesn't have an official name yet, will sniff around the red planet and perhapsa mission that's going to launch injuly of this year and get to mars in february 2021. and it's designed to seek the signs of life. so we're carrying a number of different instruments that will help us understand the geological and chemical context on the surface of mars. the rover will spend two years collecting samples that will eventually be brought back to earth and later missions onboard our more than 23 cameras and equipment, which turns carbon dioxide, which makes up more than 95% of martian atmosphere into oxygen, which will be crucial to future human missions. its final destination on mars is a large crater which scientists believe could hold signs of past life forms. and with such big ambitions, extra precautions had to be taken, including a thorough decontamination for all the journalists invited. we're trying to find past signs of life, and we don't want to bring we don't find something we bring, obviously. and so we need to make sure that we're not bringing bacteria and st

any life and it's hoped the mission could also lay the groundwork to one day send humans to the red planet to solve reports. a small step in the lab or a trip before a giant launch into space if all goes to plan this rover will touch down on the red planet in feb 2021 its mission to collect samples from mars and try to find if there are any traces of microbial life back billions of years from here on out it's it's a test test test test of everything we possibly care and shaking out the bugs to make sure that we've got reliable systems and mars. the mars 2020 rover lease currently in 3 sections and being constructed in this sterile environment outside of los angeles it will be sent to the jazz a crater which scientists believe was once the bed of a lake and could hold martian fossils if they exist take off the set for next february we do in this room is we make sure we have a strict clean room protocol so that we are not sending not contaminating our vehicle so that we can preserve the science that we are interested in learning about as well as searching for life it will also prepare for po

a trip before a giant launched into space if all goes to plan this rover will touch down on the red planet in february 2021 its mission to collect samples from mars and try to find if there are any traces of microbial life back billions of years from here on out it's it's a test test test we're testing everything we possibly can and shaking out the bugs to make sure that we've got a reliable system saying to mars. to mars 2020 row police currently 3 sections and being constructed in the sterile environment outside of los angeles it will be sent to the jazzer crater which scientists believe was once the bed of a lake and could hold my. fossils if they exist what we do in this room is we make sure we have a strict clean room protocol so that we are not sending not contaminating our vehicle so that we can preserve the science that we are interested in learning about as well as searching for life it will also prepare for possible human exploration if successful it would be nasa's 5th soft landing of the martian rover he landed as a rule we're going to use a new landing capability that gives us

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nasa has unveiled its latest martian rover ahead of a seven—month voyage to the red planet, scheduledorjuly. fueled by a mini nuclear reactor, the car—sized vehicle will search for traces of past life in an area thought to have water. at ten o'clock rachel schofield will be here with a full round up of the day's news. now it's time for our world and one of their most striking programmes of 2019. in 2016 pakistani social media sensation qandeel baloch was murdered in her bed, the victim of a so—called honour killing. in november, as the court prepared to deliver its verdict in the case, hani taha returned to qandeel s home town to discover how her life and death have changed pakistan. this film contains adult themes right from the start. qandeel baloch was pakistan's first social media superstar. she was both loved and loathed. for conservative pakistan, her videos were provocative. too provocative. injuly 2016, she was murdered for bringing shame on herfamily. six men, one of them her brother, stood trial for the killing. my name is hani taha and for the last three years, i have been

nasta says it's scheduled to land on the red planet in 2021. the mars 2020 rover is so complex it requires a team of 300 scientists to operate. it will search for signs of ancient life including mineral deposits and perhaps even mike microscopic fossils. >>> now to a galaxy far far away. baby yoda has become the latest internet sensation, but we're going to have to wait for a new fix of the little green guy. the show just released its final episode of the first season and it's coming back for a second season but not for a while. the man deloran will return to disney plus in the fall of 2020. lucas film is owned by disney which is a parent kemp of abc 67. >>> christmas may be over but not the life of your tree. abc 7 news 1 in san francisco at city hall today for its 33 annual tree chipping event. it demonstrated how residents trees will be chopped down and chipped down to nucherant rich mulch then used for city parks and landscaping. place trees curbside on your scheduled day of collection between january 2nd through the 15th for pickup. and fu

have announced a big discovery on mars that could be crucial to establishing human colonies on the red planetnd just below a thin layer of sand making it easy for astronauts to dig up with a simple shovel. nasa says this is a crucial fine for 2 reasons one humans would not have to transport water to mars second. it's essential to make rocket fuel. you can read >>well we've been talking about for a long time this bittersweet and now it's here. let said check in with mark to see what's going on with the raiders as we look toward the final game in oakland park. >>that's right we've been talking about it all week long the end of an era for the oakland raiders the final game at the coliseum coming up on this sunday will get checking in with jon gruden as he weighs are in on what kind of atmosphere. he's expecting sunday afternoon against the jaguars, we've got a lot of big topics that i will be talking about the raiders farewell and also the 40 niners was an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot sunday against the falcons will check in with kyle shanahan, the bay area sports night, 7 o'clock on the

still ahead in this news hour searching for life on the red planet the final preparations are made for a robot destined for a mission to mars and to the world cup titles in as many days peter has the dow the action obviously in sports. my name is only some people say that my feelings are only programmed that they're not real but if i think the real turn they are real don't you think south america was designed to be the world's most advanced autonomous android which is one of the more advanced robots in the world can or about feel that's a philosophical question it's not allowed but you do socially connect on a subconscious level we are creating this new kind of entity. examining the impact of today's headlines you use the misinformation i've used the term by setting the agenda for tomorrow's discussions how unique is this in terms of modern american history when it comes to racism you have the makings of a legal fascist most international filmmakers and world class journalists bring programs to inspire you. on al-jazeera. my. my my and. a comment is expected to make its closest approac

any evidence of life it's hoped it will also allow the groundwork to one day send humans to the red planet to several reports. political at the turn of the year is a ponderous place the present parliamentary term is more than half way through the current coalition of christian. a small step in the lab or a tree before a giant launch into space if all goes to plan this rover will touch down on the red planet in february 2021 its mission to collect samples from mars and try to find if there are any traces of microbial life back billions of years from here on it's test test test test and everything we possibly can. to make sure that we've just been listening to mars. the mars 2020 rover lease currently in 3 sections and being constructed in this terra vironment outside of los angeles it will be sent to the jazz a crater which scientists believe was once the bed of a lake and could hold martian fossils if they exist what we do in this room is we make sure we have a strict clean room protocol so that we are not sending not contaminating our vehicle so that we can preserve the science that we ar

a tree before a giant launched into space if all goes to plan this rover will touch down on the red planetin february 2021 its mission to collect samples from mars and try to find if there are any traces of microbial life beating back billions of years from here on out it's it's a test test test test and everything we possibly can shake you know just to make sure that we've got a reliable system to send to mars. to mars 2020 row police currently in 3 sections and being constructed in this sterile environment outside of los angeles it will be sent to the jazz a crater which scientists believe was once the bed of a lake and could hold martian fossils if they exist what we do in this room is we make sure we have a strict clean room protocol so that we are not sending not contaminating our vehicle so that we can preserve the science that we are interested in learning about as well as searching for life it will also prepare for possible human exploration if successful it will be not his 5th soft landing of a martian rover he landed as a rule we're going to use a new landing capability that give

this is the latest mars rover which will be heading to the red planet injuly.y a mini nuclear reactor and is fitted with 23 cameras, articulated arms, a drill to collect samples, and a laser to analyse them. it will cruise the surface of the planet for around two years. now, take a front row seat as film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year — in his review of 2019. and a warning, this film contains some flash photography. hi, i'm mark kermode. we're here at the cinema museum in south london. over the next half an hour, i'll be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2019. films from around the world, from big—budget blockbusters to smaller indie gems, from widescreen full—colour spectacle to more intimate black—and—white experimentation. as always, 2019 kicked off with awards season and the uk release of several films that opened in america in 2018 in time to qualify for the oscars. in a weird echo of the 1990 academy awards, when driving miss daisy won best picture — for which category spike lee's infi

meet nasa's new mars rover — the latest vehicle built to sniff around the red planet.

nasa has just unveiled the latest mars rover which will be heading to the red planet injuly. and a laser to analyse them. it's intended to cruise the surface of the planet for about two years. 60 years after ivor the engine first steamed onto our television screens, his creators want to shunt him out of retirement and onto the silver screen. the tales of the small steam locomotive were inspired by the poetry of dylan thomas and created by hand in a cow shed. tomos morgan reports. snow was falling in the top left—hand corner of wales. ahead of its time, it was one of the uk's first tv cartoons. are you ready, ivor? ivor toots his horn. some may remember the adventures of the small green steam locomotive who worked for the merioneth and llantisilly railway traction company limited in north wales. snowdrifts lay deep on the railway line, but ivor charged through them and split them like meringues! the programme was the brainchild of the late legendary animator 0liver postgate, who wrote the scripts, filmed the scenes and voiced many of the characters, along with artist peter fir

they were involved in getting the incredible mars rover to the red planet.seem like a shorter, simplertrip, but going back and getting deeper could unravel important mysteries. we're specifically targeting this pit crater in the sea of tranquillity. and this is something that they discovered only a few years ago. some of the craters on the moon actually aren't your traditional impact craters, they are these very strange, vertical bore holes into the moon and no—one's exactly sure what those are, but what we do know is that there's a lot of geological history that's exposed there on the side of this crater wall. if axel does make it to the moon, it will be attached to a lunar rover which will land a few hundred feet away from where the team wants to explore. through that tether, axel will get its power and instructions from the team and it'll act like a rope as it abseils down into the moon's depths. today we of course don't have the lunar rover with us so axel will be supported by a rock. this is tricky business. if it's not secure, we could see axel plummet

generation of martian rover which was unveiled on friday before its seven—month maiden voyage to the red planetfor traces of martian microbes in an area thought to have once contained rivers and a lake some three and half billion years ago. fitted with 23 cameras, lasers for chemical analysis, equipment to listen to martian winds, articulated arms and a drill, the rover will collect samples to be brought back to earth in later missions. it will cruise the surface for an estimated two years, becoming the fifth american—made probe on mars. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. hello there. saturday morning is getting off to a mild but rather cloudy and murky start in many parts of the uk. it's going to stay mild throughout the weekend. in fact, by sunday, some spots could get up to 1a or 15 degrees. it should slowly turn a little brighter as well but there will always be some rain at times towards the north—west. this is the earlier satellite picture. and what we've had is a moist south—westerly flow across the british isles bringing a lot of cloud, some mist, some murk, some drizzle, a

nasa has just unveiled the latest mars rover which will be heading to the red planet injuly.nd a laser to analyse them. it's intended to cruise the surface of the planet for about two years. one of the world s rarest birds — the spoonbilled sandpiper — has been successfully reared in captivity for the first time, raising hopes the species can be saved from extinction. it's taken almost a decade, from rescuing eggs in russia s far east wetlands, to breeding two of the birds at the wildfowl and wetlands trust in gloucestershire. victoria gill reports. the rescue mission was eight years ago. now, at last —— the first sign of a conservation breakthrough. these spoon—billed sandpiper chicks hatched from eggs collected in the far east of russia and brought into captivity in the uk. that rescue mission was eight years ago. now, at last, those critically endangered birds have reared their own chicks — the first captive—bred spoon—billed sandpipers. we have to cover up our outdoor clothes so everything from rubber boots that we can wash on the way in, to overalls, to this very attract

their long-range goal they say is to eventually colonize the red planet. i'm all into stretchable but that is a stretch goal if i ever heard one. if that's not proof of a vibrant and expanding aerospace industry, i'm not sure what is. developments like that strengthen my resolve to unleash the power of commercial space transportation by paving the way for easier access to low-earth orbit the national airspace system, and doing so safely and efficiently. the faa has maximum support for doing this work. it's a mission that is front and center for the trump administration, and my boss, the secretary of transportation elaine chao. last year as you know president trump assigned space policy directed two which calls on the faa to streamline the rules for commercial launch and reentry while at the same time protecting national security and public safety. the idea in part is that was the conference of the private sector to invest in commercial space. those investments as you know are substantial and already growing at a fast pace. according to the national space c

nasa has just unveiled the latest mars rover which will be heading to the red planet injuly.ples, and a laser to analyse them. it's intended to cruise the surface of the planet for about two years. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. good morning. england's hopes of salvaging a victory from their opening test against south africa in centurion are fading rapidly on day three. they were frustrated from the start by some dogged second—innings batting from rassie van der dussen and anrich nortje. the pair added 191 for the fifth wicket. england did eventually manage to get some wickets towards the end of the morning session but south africa are still well in control. they have just lost the wicket of quinton de kock a few minutes ago what we can see here they were 222—8 and you can follow that across the bbc. australia meanwhile are well on top in their second and final test against new zealand in melbourne. after dismissing the black caps forjust 148 in their first innings the aussies batted again and finished on 137 for 4 in their

the space agency planning to launch a new rover onto the red planet next summer.want to pave the way for us, the first humans. >> an up close look at how it will work. >> i'm here inside the clean room at jpl. behind me arguably the most tricked out vehicle in the solar system, the mars 2020 rover. among the new features on this rover, the terrain relative navigation. if you see that red triangle, the camera in there is going to be taking images of mars as it parachutes down into a crater. why this is important is this camera is going to match images taken from the orbit. and that way they can make much more daring landing. they had the safest bet, a nice, flat surface. they can avoid a rock outcropping or something that might endanger any vehicles. it will take 300 scientists to operate. you can't see this well. but back down there the body, moxie is important. it will try to convert this martian atmosphere into oxygen. and down the road, if we are going to put men on mars and women, we are going to need the ability to convert the martian atmosphere into breathab

paul vercammen shows us what it takes to explore the red planet. >> jessica, all dressed up with somewherego in a bunny suit if you will to give a sneak preview of the mars 2020 rover. that's coming up. and texture. blurs pores. stops shine. 97% of women found their fit. fit me! matte + poreless only from maybelline new york laso you can enjoy it even ifst you're sensitive. se. yet some say it isn't real milk. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit! male anchor: ...an update on the cat who captured our hearts. female anchor: how often should you clean your fridge? stay tuned to find out. male anchor: beats the odds at the box office to become a rare non-franchise hit. you can give help and hope to those in need. itreat them all as if, they are hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911 and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. >>> ever since humans first began traveling into space, enthusiasts have dreamed of exploring mars. and it is moving ever closer to reality thanks to the mars 2020 rover. afrntd and t and th