. >>> ten new communication satellites are orbiting earth after deployed by spacex falcon 9 rocket. not only did the satellites make it into space but the first stage rocket booster successfully landed on a drone ship. spacex's first launch since a fiery launch pad explosion in september. >>> moments until we have space tourism, right? >> exactly. looking forward to that. >>> we have a shocking new report from oxfam highlighting the intense rise of global inequality. anti-poverty organization says the eight richest people on earth now own just as much wealth as half of the world's population. that's 3.6 billion people. this is a major change from last year. they said the 62 richest had that much wealth last year. oxfam warn that public anger against the inequality could lead to more seismic political changes like brexit and the election of donald trump. >>> just ahead, the world's most powerful business and political leaders all converge this week in davos, switzerland. topic number one, you guessed it, probably donald trump and how is the world preparing for his presidency. we will

a lot of people are getting an up-close look at spacex's falcon 9 rocket after a successful launch thiseekend. it's now docked at the port of los angeles. on saturday, it took off from vandenburg air force base and sent 10 small satellites into space. minutes later, it landed safely on a barge in the pacific ocean. now people from all across the country are coming to see it. >> i grew up during the early years of the space age and this is beyond anything i could have ever imagined. >> it will stay at the port of los angeles until it's sent back to spacex's headquarters to be set up for another launch. the company ultimately hopes that reusing rockets will make it less expensive to go to space. >>> today nasa will take its next step toward putting people on mars. >> six crew members will go inside this dome on a remote hawaii volcano to study the long-term effects of a potential trip to the red planet. they will spend 8 months together in the research facility with no physical contact with any other human beings. they will wear spacesuits when outside the compound and even experience a 2

as we mentioned earlier spacex, has successfully launched a falcon nine rocket — the first time sincerts. on a clear california morning, the spacex rocket company resumed flights, with its falcon 9 blasting into the blue sky. it was launched from the vandenberg air force base, carrying ten spacecraft for one of its main customers, iridium. it now has 70 planned missions, worth more than $70 billion, including for nasa, who will again use it to fly cargo for the international space station. falcon 9 performance is nominal, as we head down—range over the pacific ocean. just minutes after the launch, the first stage of the rocket landed successfully on a platform in the pacific, prompting huge applause at mission control. spacex founder and entrepreneur elon musk tweeted. .. and, an hour and 15 minutes after the launch, the mission was complete, with the iridium payload safely in orbit. it was all so different last september, for one of its rockets exploded on a launchpad in florida. falcon 9 was about to go through a routine engine ignition test when fire ripped through it, destroying b

inside space headquarters and shows us just what's riding on today's mission. >> reporter: this spacex falcon 9 rocket is ready for lift-off. it's loaded with satellites ready to deploy in space. the company has successfully launched 27 falcon 9 rockets but two of them have failed including this high-profile rocket last september when this rocket and nearly $2 million satellite blew up on the launchpad. >> this will be a tough flight for us, coming back after our event in september. >> reporter: gwynne shotwell. >> how hard is it? a million right literally and only one thing has to go wrong to have a particularly bad day. >> reporter: company founder elon musk says it fixed the problem with the rocket helium tank that caused the explosion. is there more pressure this time given what happened last time? >> i think there is, but i have to be honest with you. every launch is a never-racking significant emotional event, but i think this flight will be a little more nerve-racking than normal. >> reporter: the rocket will deploy ten satellites worth around $250 million for the communications compan

spacex's falcon 9 rocket blasted off into space yesterday. on board, ten satellites from the ashburn company iridium communications. the company said on twitter it is now celebrating. this is the first spacex launch since that fiery september accident. >>> and mississippi plans to change a 30-year-old city ordinance following a heap of backlash. since 1985, the city code has day as the great americans day. until this tweet was sent out, the city's mayor said he was on aware of the name. the city sent out another tweet saying it plans to change the decades' old code tomorrow before the city's annual mlk day parade. there you go. >> interesting. all right. >> hopefully they'll have better weather than we're having today. >> well, a little bit. i think we might see the sun though. let's check in with tom. the sun is going to make an appearance at some point today, right? >> later this morning we ought to get the sun breaking out. temperatures are rather chilly right now. there's a little bit of fog around too. we have still some of the pavement i

. >>> a successful launch and return for a spacex falcon 9 rocket on saturday. >> four, three, two, one. liftoff. falcon 9. >> always so cool to see that. it blasted off from a us air force base in california carrying ten communications satellites. this was the first launch for the private space company since a similar rocket exploded in september. it was followed by a smooth return landing for the rocket's first stage booster and then collided on to an ocean platform known as the drone ship. spacex and its rivals have been trying to perfect the landing, because reusing the rocket is the key to making space travel more affordable. >> from outer space now to your inner peace, this newly discovered buddha statue has been sitting undisturbed in a southeastern china reservoir for hundreds of years. archaeologists say it dates back to china's ming dynasty. the top of the buddha's head appeared when the water level dropped. remnants of a temple have also been found below the water. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell at the cnn news center in atlanta. i'll be back after

. >> a lot of excitement to see spacex falcon 9 rockets flying again. and in our case, it means a whole new era for our unique and important satellite. >> the new satellites will not have those flares that reflect light that looks a lot like a shooting star. >>> right now, a live look at storm team 4 radar. you see a lot of white on there, right? that is snow. tom is tracking just how much you could expect and whether you'll need to break out your shovel. >>> and we're talking about surge pricing during a small winter storm. the explanation everything naand it doesn't take is so wholesothe whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. my giant. trying to make me eat my greens?low. no, just trying to save you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. >>> good morning. a weather alert day. frequent storm team 4 updates as snow moves into our region. the heaviest snow far south and east of the metro area. the areas in the bright white. right now

four months after one of its rockets blew up on take—off, spacex has launched a falcon nine rocket fromheers as the first stage touched down successfully on a barge moored in the pacific, nine minutes after launch. richard forrest reports. ona clear on a clear california morning, the spacex rocket company resumed flights with its falcon nine blasting into the blue sky. it was launched from the vandenberg air force base, carrying ten spacecraft for one of its main customers, iridium. it now has 70 planned missions, worth more than $70 billion, including for nasser, who will again use it to fly cargo for the international space station. falcon nine performance is nominal as we head done rage over the pacific ocean. just minutes after the launch, the first stage of the rocket landed successfully on a platform in the pacific, prompting huge applause at mission control. spacex founder and entrepreneur elon musk tweeted. .. spacex founder and entrepreneur elon musk tweeted... and an hour and 15 minutes after the launch, the mission was complete, with the iridium payload safely in orbit. it wa

spacex's falcon 9 rocket blasted off into space yesterday. on board, ten satellites from the ashburn company iridium communications. those the company said on twitter it is now celebrating. this is the first spacex launch since that fiery crash back in september you might remember. >>> and d.c. police have arrested a sex abuse suspect. they say michael hillyard groped multiple people. the attacks happened in northwest washington near logan circle and u street. police charged hilliard with three counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse. >>> taking another look outside this morning. not a bad start to our day. it's a cool start to this sunday, but we're in for big changes in the week ahead. tom is looking ahead to inauguration day and a chance of rain there. >>> and a port-a-potty cover-up on the national mall. the answer to the mystery and why logos have been taped o it's perfect. it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it. y27mly y16fy >>> good morning. welcome. sunshine has returned on this sunday morning. live view from our storm tea

spacex launched falcon nine rocket. this time is successfully landed on a barge. similar rocket exploded on launch pad in florida. about 70 launches more than $10 billion planned. >>> up next, whale of a tale you will not want to miss. >>> finally tonight, anyone who has gotten close to a whale knows how thrilling the experience can be. a fascinating effort to gain new insights into the creatures. researchers are using drones to swoop down on migrating whales not just for photographs, but to capture dna samples. here's nbc tom costello. >> reporter: the images are breathtaking. low pass over a pod of hump back whales cruising off alaska. slowly the camera moves closer and then this. the biggest animal on the planet exhales all of it blowing right into the face of a drone hovering just 12 feet above. >> it's that stuff that's coming out that's full of this priceless information, you know, on whale biology. >> reporter: that priceless data is what the dishes are collecting. live biological samples from deep inside a whales lungs. >> dna, micro that makes your whole

spacex had hoped to launch its falcon nine rocket early this week, but bad weather in california pushed the launch to next saturday. kenneth craig has more on this high stakes mission for spacex. >> reporter: four months after this devastating explosion that destroyed an unmanned falcon nine rocket in cape canaveral, spacex says it's ready to give it another go. the rocket is ready to send ten satellites into space, but bad weather has forced a delay. bill harward is cbs's space consultant. how much is at stake here? >> this is extremely important to spacex. they need to restore confidence in the falcon nine rocket. >> reporter: spacex chalked up 18 successful flights in a row. >> clearly two failures in 29 rockets is not the kind of rocket that spacex founder elon musk wants. >> reporter: it comes as the billionaire finds himself in an increasingly competitive space race with amazon's ceo jeff bazos and boeing and lockheed martin. >> there's a big competition heating up between them. every flight is important in these high stakes launches. >> musk is setting his sights higher for 2018.

spacex had hoped to launch its falcon 9 rocket early this week but bad weather at the vandenberg air e base in california pushed it to next saturday. kenneth craig has more on this mission for spacex. >> reporter: four months after this devastating explosion that destroyed an unmanned falcon 9 rocket in cape canaveral, spacex says it's ready to give it another go. the rocket is ready to send ten iridium satellites into space but bad weather at the california launch site has forced the delay. bill harwood is cbs new's space consultant. so bill, how much is at stake here? >> this is extremely important to spacex. they really do need to restore confidence in the falcon 9 rocket after the explosion back in september. >> space-x chalked up 18 successful flights in a row before 2015 launch failure. and another nine flights before the spectacular spent launch pad. >> clearly two failures in 29 rockets is not the kind of record that space ddz x he long wants. it comes as the billionaire who has his eyes on mars finds himself in an increasingly competitive space race with amazon c.e.o. jeff be

spacex. they need to restore confidence in the falcon nine rocket. pecially after the failure in december. >> reporter: spacex chalked up 18 successful flights in a row. then a 2015 launch failure, and another nine flights before the september launch pad mishap. >> clearly two failures in 29 rockets is not the kind of rocket that spacex founder elon musk wants. >> reporter: it comes as the billionaire, who has his eyes on mars, finds himself in an increasingly competitive space race with amazon's ceo jeff bazos and boeing and lockheed martin. >> there's a big competition heating up between them. every flight is important in these high stakes launches. >> reporter: musk is setting his sights higher for 2018, with a test of the dragon capsule. he hopes it will bring astronauts to the international space station. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> that's the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and "cbs morning." from the broadcast center in new york ci

the private rocket firm — spacex — has blasted off a falcon nine rocket in california, the first since cargo for the iridium satellite phone and data network. the ageing satellites have to be replaced, on board were ten of the total of 81 satellites required. saturday's launch was successful, and nine minutes after the falcon soared into the sky, the rocket‘s two sections separated as planned, sending the satellites to orbit and the tall portion, known as the first stage, of the rocket back to earth. cheers erupted at spacex mission control as live video images showed the first stage powering its engines and landing steady and upright on a platform in the pacific ocean. cheering and applause a reminder of our top story. the us president—elect, donald trump, has prompted the outrage of politicians and entertainers after he criticised john lewis, a well—respected civil rights campaigner and democratic congressman. john lewis had said he would not attend friday's inauguration because he did not consider mr trump a legitimate president. in response, mr trump said mr lewis was all talk, no

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the american company spacex has managed to launch a rocket into space for the first time since another rocket exploded on its launch pad last autumn. the falconberg air force base on a mission to put ten communication satellites into orbit. it's the first launch for spacex since another falcon 9 exploded on a launch pad in florida in september during a pre—flight test. the us president—elect, donald trump is suggesting he will consider lifting sanctions imposed on moscow by president obama in retaliation for russian cyber—attacks. in an interview with the wall streetjournal, mr trump said he would retain sanctions "at least for a period of time", but could scrap them if russia was helpful to the us. catriona renton reports. it's been a week where donald trump has found himself dealing with a set of extraordinary allegations about his political and personal life. it is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it did not happen. but now he is trying to take back the agenda, outlining what his presidency might look like, in particular, his relations abroad. he has said he is willing to work with russia and china, provided they cooperate. in an intervi

four months after one of its rockets blew up on take—off, spacex, has launched a falcon 9 rocket fromfirst stage touched down successfully on a barge moored in the pacific, nine minutes after launch. richard forrest reports. on a clear californian morning the rock company resumed flights with this rocket blasting into the blue sky. it was launched and carried ten space crafts. it now has 70 planned missions worth more than $70 billion, including for nasa. which will use it to fly cargo to the international space station. minutes after the launch the first stage of the rocket landed successfully on a platform in the pacific, prompting huge applause at mission control. spacex founder and entrepreneur tweeted. .. an hour and 15 minutes after the launch the mission was complete. it was different last september, when one of its rockets exploded on a launch pad in florida. a falcon 9 was about to go through a routine engine ignition test when fire ripped through it and destroyed the rocket and a $200 million satellite it was due to carry into orbit two days later. investigators believe it w

four months after one of its rockets blew up on take—off, spacex has launched a falcon nine rocket fromhpad in california. after putting ten satellites in orbit, engineers cheered as the first stage touched down successfully on a barge moored in the pacific, nine minutes after launch. the committee of mps overseeing the brexit process has called on the government to reveal details of its plans by next month. the all—party group of mps also says the government should reach a transitional agreement with the eu to give the economy time to adapt. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. for months, britain's largest employers have been calling for clarity on what type of deal will emerge post—brexit. many want a transition arrangement with the eu, so they can plan ahead for the future. today, mps on both sides of the brexit argument piled more pressure on theresa may, by calling for exactly that. we think that any return to tariffs or bureaucratic obstacles would not be in the interest of british business, and the committee believes the traditional arrangements will be needed to smooth

four months after one of its rockets blew up on take—off, spacex, has launched a falcon nine rocket fromad in california. after putting ten satellites in orbit — engineers cheered as the first stage touched down successfully on a barge moored in the pacific, nine minutes after launch. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up on this programme. as winter tightens its grip, there's a row in the commons about the health of the nhs. our nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis. but the prime minister is in denial. the only way we can ensure we've got funding for the national health service is a strong economy. with the stormont assembly in crisis, we find out what's gone wrong in northern ireland's power sharing agreement. also on this programme. a damning indictment of the uk's approach to defence. we are short—sighted, penny—pinching, naively optimistic. we are complacent and we are ostrich—like to the way in which the world has become interconnected. and, how can we get more women into parliament, a senior mp thinks it's time for

four months after one of its rockets blew up on take—off, spacex, has launched a falcon 9 rocket fromnchpad in california. after putting ten satellites in orbit, engineers cheered as the first stage touched down successfully on a barge moored in the pacific, nine minutes after launch. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. does the trump presidency promise a new golden age for the united states? us troops head to poland. and britain's prime minister promises to work for a "shared society" while the red cross says there's a humanitarian crisis in the british health service. separating the facts from the fake news today, my guests are michael goldfarb of politico, nesrine malik, who is a sudanesejournalist, stefanie bolzen of die welt, and iain martin, formerly editor of the scotsman, now editor of reaction. it's all a conspiracy against donald trump by us intelligence and the media, or it's a conspiracy by donald trump's supporters — and perhaps russian intelligence — to help trump become president and embarrass the media with fake news. either way, how

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. >>> liftoff falcon 9. >> spacex is celebrating a successful launch of its unmanned rocket. falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the california coast yesterday. the rocket delivered ten commercial satellites into orbit. this is the first mission for the company since one of its rockets exploded during a pre-launch fetest back in september. >>> after almost 150 years of entertaining millions, the greatest show on earth will close the curtain for good. why rippingngley brothers is en their iconic show is next. >>> plus we vhave an update on controversial policy. ha mayor kenney is weighing in on whether people should be allowed it sit on the wall on rittenhouse square. we just moved into this house and didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. with an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. bassett had everything that we needed. fabric combinations marry the rooms together. having someone with bassett has been invaluable. we could've never dreamed up this room without bassett. >>> quarter after 7:00. the inauguration is just fi

spacex mission. that eagerly awaited falcon 9 launch. the mission in the shadow of that recent failure. today, a success. here's abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: with a thrust of rockets, a cloud of smoke and a sigh of relief. spacex lifted off from the launch pad in southern california. minutes later, the rocket separating, sending ten satellites into space. and right on schedule, returning to a landing pad floating in the pacific ocean. everything going exactly as planned according to elon musk, founder of spacex, tweeting, mission looks good. all satellites deployed. it was the first launch since september with the rocket and satellite it was carrying were destroyed in a fiery explosion. the mishap blamed on a fuel tank problem. the year before, another accident forcing spacex to ground all of its rockets. that hasn't stopped musk who envisioned sending people to mars. that could be as soon as 2024. >> as soon as we show that this is possible, and this dream is real, the support will snowball over time. >> reporter: the program back on track, and that vision of dream or going to mars

. >>> a major success for spacex. a falconten communication satellites into orbit saturday after blasting off from california. it was the company's first lift-off since the launchpad explosion last september. minutes later their usable rocket booster returned to earth. it success pli landed upright barge in the pacific. three friends called it a unique view of the launch. they were flying in a small plane and captured it on camera from 8,500 feet in the air. >> who's happier, the three friends or elon musk? >> elon's very happy. >> i bet he's doing the hula somewhere. >>> president-elect trump hates the way "saturday night live" targets him. ahead, political satire over the yes. you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ ♪ trintellix (vortioxetine) is a prescription medicine for depression. trintellix may start to untangle or help improve the multiple symptoms of depression. for me, trintellix made a difference. tell your healthcare professional right away if your de