virgin galactic is part of a new space race.space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. you have been watching newsday. i'm rico hizon in londonand i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore .stay with us. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of a new exhibition all about british pop star ed sheeran — that's opened this week in his hometown of ipswich. the ed sheeran made in suffolk exhibition depicts the singer's rise to fame, and is curated by ed's fatherjohn. it features pictures from the singer's childhood and early career. if you are a big ed sheeran fan, you can see the exhibition until may next year. hello there. it looks like we're going to see a return to some summary weather finally. going to see a return to some summary weather finallylj going to see a return to some summary weather finally. i pressure establishing itself over the new continent will send southerly winds our way and will tap into t

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reporter: virgin galactic isrt f a new space race. amazon's founder and ceo jeff bezos' blue origin and elon musk's spacex have plans to take fee-paying customers intspace. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded, for those who can afford the price of e ticket. sophie:us that isabout it for me. remember, you can find out more about all the bases on our website, a if you want to see what we're working on, check us out on facebook. i am sophie long. thank you for watching "bbc announcer: funding for is made possible by... the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. than announcer: now you can access more of your favorite pbs shows than ever before... th is the future! with pbs passport, a member benefit that lets you binge many of the latest shows and catch up on your forites... we really are living in the modern world. any time you want... man: wow! how about that? anywherere. wo

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.ace x also have plans to take fee—paying customers into space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. just a quick update on something you might not have taken that seriously. president trump has tweeted that he is postponing his meeting with the danish prime minister in two weeks time because denmark had rejected the idea of selling greenland. earlier, prime minister mette frekeriksen had described the approach as "an absurd discussion" and she hoped the president was not being serious about buying the semi automous territory. some great pictures you may well have seen already. this was an outdoor movie experience gone very wrong in denver, colorado. movie—goers were defecting to watch a film under the stars on the comfort of blowup mattresses. as you can see, the weather had a different idea. there was an afternoon storm. the mattresses were flying through the park. this was be

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.he race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. with itjust yet. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm eleanor roper. australian batsman steve smith is ruled out of the third ashes test. it's as the head coach of england's women's team — mark robinson — steps down. twitter suspends accounts after paul pogba is racially abused. is it time for social media companies to do more? why don't we make a big start and boycott social media. also coming up in the programme... as climbing prepares for its 0lympic debut. why british hopes are in safe hands, news on another medal at the world championships. he was a major doubt — diagnosed with delayed concussion after a blow to the neck in the second ashes test. cricket australia confirming today steve smith will miss thursday's match at headingley, having failed to reco

virgin galactic's ceo george whiteside spoke to me about when he thinks virgin galactic can begin turning profit >> probably evident in some of the financial projections we've put out there, we think it's a profitability business once we start commercial operations. obviously this is not something you can go do in many other places, so there are premiums attached to that obviously our number one focus is on safe operation right from the top. >> we also talked about weather hypersonic travel could one day become a reality >> this would be a great place to start that kind of service. ultimately of course we think the advantage of a winked vehicle is that we'll be able to fly into international airports around the planet. while that's a long term goal, we think it's a very exciting one, a huge market opportunity and one that we're excited to tackle eventually. >> just a reminder that virgin galactic is in the process of merging with social capital, so it is poised to go public and start trading here at the new york stock exchange, before this year is out. guys, didi did ask him for upda on t

the bbc traveled to the virgin galactic spaceport in the u.s. reporter: 20 mes past the town of truth or consequences in the new mexicoe desert,nd spaceport america. we are here to get a rare glimpse inside that.as it bills itselhe world's very first purpomm-built cial spaceport, and it is home to virgin galactic, richard branson's company hoping to send fee-paying customers to space. the spaceport's exterior is the product of british architects. it has cost 179 million pounds to build.ch a bill was been floated by state government and local taxpayers. eventually five spacecraft will reside in the hangar, and it is here passengers will receive three days training before blasting off into the upper atmosphere. virgin's tickets cost 200,000 pounds for a 19-minute flight. so far, 600 people have signed up. but at a time of increased bout the environment, is it responsible to send wealthy people to space for fun? >> we actually don't have a very big rocket motor in the back. the per-person co2 commissions --ra emissions for the a flight is around th

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.o have plans to take fee—paying customers into space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. briefly, we should note that a new exhibition about ed sheeran has opened this week. in his home town of ipswich, the exhibition depicts his rise to fame from a busker to becoming one of the world's biggest artists. you can see the exhibition until may next year. it is all put together by his dad. that is it for 110w. together by his dad. that is it for now. thank you very much for watching. hello there. it looks like we're going to see a return to some summery weather finally. high pressure establishing itself over the near continent will send southerly winds our way and we'll tap into that warmth, which will be building over the continent. today, though, it looks like we still have some weather fronts, weather systems to contend with, which will bring wet and windy weather, mainly to th

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.he race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. some good news a little later. but first, we have had fewer showers today. a bit more sunshine. if we look into the atlantic, a lot of cloud, some of that will be heading our way cloud, some of that will be heading ourway in cloud, some of that will be heading our way in the next few days. this crowd already has brought some rain across northern ireland and into wales. the of that, some sharp showers across eastern scotland. these will move away. this cloudier zone with showers moving away from northern ireland. across northern england and heading towards scotland. north—east scotland could be chilly tonight. also the north—east of england. elsewhere, temperatures remaining in double figures. sunshine on the way tomorrow, perhaps a few showers across north wales, northern england and scotlan

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.e is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. the name of the nextjames bond film has been revealed, pleased and it'll be called no time to die. the 25th installment of the spy series will star daniel craig in his last outing as bond. the film, co—written by fleabag creator phoebe waller—bridge, will also star rami malek as the villain. behind—the—scenes footage of filming in the caribbean was released injune. now it's time for the weather with susan powell. it finally looks like we're going to see a return to summary weather and for some of us, it's going to last into next week. today, we still have some weather fronts to contend with. most of us starting fine with some sunshine thanks to this high pressure. we look to the atlantic for this next area of low pressure which will come hurtling in. we start off with a few showers across scotland, northern

that's wha virgin galactic is calling the new home in the new mexico desert. >> departing gateway to they have officially movedm the t from over 100 employees as it gets ready to open for business. it hopes to send customers to the tune of $250,000 to the edge ofpace starting next year. orangesalactic's ce says it will help the company achieve the ambitious goals. >> we areocused on the operations here in southern new mexico. to e are unique advantage spaceport america, number one being restricted airspace. that is terrific and willo allo us operate at a high flight rate. obviously it is a tremendously exciting time for commercial space around the planet. >> reporter: virgin galact p is unveilinse one of the facility. top floor will be home to operational furngsdi inc mission control which will house up to 30 engineers and other employees during flight while the bottom floor has been transform into a lounge and waiting area for customers, nd family. rgin this big unveil, galactic is not only pitching customers but investors as well. since it is in the process of merging with social c

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.lans to take fee—paying customers into space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. talking of stars, you should know thatis talking of stars, you should know that is a new exhibition about the british pop star exhibition has opened. it studies his rise to fame from bosco to one of the world's biggest performers —— busker. let's take you to an outdoor movie experience gone wrong in denver colorado. movie—goers were expecting to watch a film under the stars from the comfort of a blow—up mattress. but as you can see, the weather had a different idea, with an afternoon storm sending more than 150 mattresses flying through the park before anyone had a chance to lie in them and get stuck into their popcorn. thanks for watching. hello there. it looks like we're going to see a return to some summery weather finally. high pressure establishing itself over the near continent will send so

each flight accommodating only six passengers still, virgin galactic says 600 people have already signed space. >> reporter: branson celebrated race into space now heating up with other fellow billionaires, jeff bezos and his blue origin venture hope to launch tourists by the end of the year tesla founder elon musk says his spacex project will be flying wealthy passengers around the moon by 2023, one day even landing them there. >> it is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind >> reporter: tourists, moon walks, space trips with million dollar views buckle up. this could be the future of travel >> well, joe, i mean it seems exciting but i know not everyone is thrilled about this, right? >> reporter: yeah, the venture hasn't been without controversy. this $220 million spaceport was paid for in part with taxpayer money and virgin galactic has experienced some delays and setbacks including a crash of a test space craft back in 2014 that killed one of its pilots. but right now they are clearly incredibly optimistic about what lies ahead back to you guys. >> all right joe, thank you

. >>> virgin galactic is showing off a lounge area and top-shelf amenities for its wealthy clientele. company shared now video of its space port america facility on thursday. ticket holders for a virgin galactic flight will one day, one day gather at the space port before they board a supersonic plane for a 90-minute ride into space. hundreds of people have already signed up for the ride on the space plane. virgin galactic said it has additional test flights planned and will be ready to start flying those paying customers in the first half of 2020. >> i want you to meet porky. >> a new toy worth a billion bucks. "toy story 4" has crossed the $1 billion at the global box office, making it the fifth billion dollar release for disney this year. the studio is the first to have five $1 billion movies in a single year. disney has dominated the box office. avengers end game, the lion king, captain marvel and aladdin each acrossed the billion dollar mark. last year it raked in $7.6 billion, breaking its own record from 2016. and it's record is far from over because they have a strong slate of

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it will offer space for two of virgin galactic's carrier planes and rocket ships.hey still need to carry out test flights before they can carry out the commercial flights. they have 600 reservations and each ticket costs a quarter million dollars. >>> some people say taking a break from technology is not as relaxing as you might expect. people who go off the grid can experience withdrawal symptoms. researchers asked tourists to restrict their access to technology for 24 hours. at first they felt anxious and frustrated but eventually enjoyed the digital detox. >>> let's see what's happening on the roads. is everybody behaving? >> people in the south bay may need a traffic detox because things are getting active. 237 east of matilda. there's a sig-alert. two lanes are completely shut county. a multi-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. and the backup extends almost the entire stretch of the freeway all the way back to milpitas. if you're taking this commute. if you take 237 to get from the east bay, i would suggest taking the dumbarton bridge. elsewhere, we have

richard branson‘s virgin galactic, says the world's first specifically designed commercial spaceport america and situated in new mexico. more than 600 people have already paid deposits totalling 80 million dollars to secure their tickets on the first space flights from the complex. let's have a look at the markets. certainly negative yields on the markets which are forcing investors into risky positions and into positions like gold and some other save heaven as —— assets. the national grid has the end of the day to send a report of the power grid outage, it's unlikely to offer much inside into our critical infrastructure was about the affected. transit stops, presents left stranded and railway stations ran chaos stop nearly1 million homes are plunged into darkness across the country and traffic control systems stopped working as well. national grid says the power system where there was exceptional. today's initial report is expected to provide more detail about exactly what happened and when. we already know what triggered the blackout. first the power station in bedfordshire develop

virgin galactic says they have 600 reseions already.uarter million dollars. >> coming up today at 4 we will t down with marco michael cardoza with a behind the scenes look at san francisco's treatment of criminals and what some say are lenient policies for those offenders. >> this is after a man was caught on camera attacking a woman outside of her home on san francisco's beale street. he was released from jail within 48 hours. this is coming up today on the 4. >> a new dating trend taking the internet by storm. according to the washington post dog fishing is like cat fishing but instead of lying about your appearance dog fishing tricks people to into thinking you actually own a dog. more people are doing this. they are taking pictures of dogs they do not own and posting them to their dating profile. experts talking to the washington post saying people with dogs are seemed to be more nurturing. it is a quality many singles on dating apps find very attractive. >> thank you for watching everybody. have a great afternoon. our next newscast

richard branson has virgin galactic, but also another virgin spin-off, virgin orbit, which may be a fewiing launches joining us now, virgin orbit's president and ceo, dan hart, who's live at the company's california factory, where they are currently working on six new rockets. dan, thanks for joining us today. >> well, good morning. it's great to be here. >> let's talk a little bit about that rocket behind you 70 feet tall or long, i guess i should say, called launcher one. what is it going to be capable of doing >> well, launcher one is geared towards putting up a whole new generation of satellites satellites have gotten smaller and the capability that you can put into a small package is incredible, just like we see in smartphones. so launcher one will go up on the wing on a 747 and put about 300 kilograms of payload into low earth orbit, which will serve a whole bunch of customers from communications to earth resources to science >> yeah, this so-called small launch service market really seems to have come out of nowhere in the last couple of years, but is already burgeoning, more tha

and we approached them after the first flight in he has named it virgin galactic. june and it will hold 12 people. of and it is being developed for 200 the express purpose of providing 4 space flight to paying customers . who want to have the experience and of space flight. they don't have a set debut date said regardless of yet. whether they suffered a real setback when one of their test flights you crashed. win but it's still out there on the the horizon as something that is x likely to happen. prize or not, we think space ship one deserves to be and virgin galactic is by no in means the only such company. the there are other companies who national are developing spacecraft for al collection. because it was the first private -- privately developed spacecraft piloted by human being to go into space and return. you might notice there is a small dent in the nosil of the engine. that is not damage by delivering it to the museum or suspending it from the rafters. rather that buckled in space during its first test flight when the engine ignited and just the heat and th

. >>> virgin galactic unveiled the headquarters for space tourism in the new mexico desert and it comesh some luxury style amenities. two levels within the space port will offer customers a view of the space vehicles and hangar as well as an inside look at mission control. there is also a lounge for customers and their friends and family and a social hub offers an interactive digital walkway and a coffee bar crafted from italian marble. nothing but the best. >>> there are new details in a deadly colorado police shooting and an infamous killer is convicted. those are some of the headlines on the morning news stand. "the new york times" reports the so-called hollywood ripper has been found guilty of murdering two women including ashton kutcher's date. michael gargullo learned his fate yesterday. ashton kutcher was a witness in that trial. he testified when he arrived at the home in 2001 he found the lights on and the doors locked. she was found dead the next morning by a roommate. he was also found guilty of murdering his neighbor in 2005. >>> "the washington post" reports an autopsy show

virgin galactic say they are going to get their systems are sorted soon.ould legal affairs work on a space tourist trip? again, you are right. we bring human nature into space with us. we think we will be able to change human nature, but that is hard to do. thejurisdiction problem will not be difficult. if we are talking about a us space plane launching from us territory and returning to us territory, it's clear under space law that the us will have jurisdiction in that case. but of course, if we are talking about foreign nationals, people from different countries, may be launching and landing in a different country, thenjurisdiction becomes more complicated but not so really than would be the case in any other international crime. a spacecraft carrying the first russian robot to be sent into space has failed in its attempt to dock at the international space station. the spacecraft was unable to lock onto its target, but another attempt will be made on monday. it's hoped robots will eventually be able to carry out complex tasks in space, like spacewalks. a

the virgin galactic facility will go into this area before they board a supersonic flight. hundreds of people have signed up for a ride on the space flight. they have additional test flights and they will start flying paying customers in the first half of 2020. >>> i want you to meet porky. >> hi. >> a new toy and $1 million. "toy story 4" has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office marking its fifth billion dollar release for disney this year. the studio is now the first to have five $1 billion movies in a single year. disney has dominated the box office. "avengers end game," "the lion king," "captain marvell" crossed the billion dollar mark. they broke their own record from 2016 and the big year is far from over. the studio had a strong slate of films for the rest of the year including sequels from "frozen" and the final chapter of the skywalker saga, star >> thanks to our international viewers for joining us. have a great weekend. for our u.s. viewers, "early start" continues right now. >>> new details on israel's unprecedented ban of two united states congr

faa honored all requests and met with representatives from blue origin, spacex, virgin galactic, virgin orbit, boeing, lockheed martin, united launch alliance, and the coalition for deep space exploration. dot published a synopsis in the sessions in the public docket. the faa's digesting the comments and information we received and will be hard at work over the coming months to address concerns and consider potential revisions to improve the final rule. we are committed to achieving a licensing framework that enables flexibility and innovation in operations, including where appropriate by relying on advisory circulars and on methods of compliance developed by operators in lieu of prescriptive rules. our goal is to publish a final rule by early fall of next year. we are confident this rulemaking will bolster america's base and leadership in the commercial space sector through a smarter, more efficient licensing process, one that lowers the burden and cost of regulatory compliance while ensuring protection of life, property, and national security. now let me turn briefly to satellite-base

taking a giant step forward, space port america in the new mexico desert the new headquarters for virgin galactice which virgin calls the gateway to space for future astronauts. the company says about 600 people have already reserved trips to space which costs about $250,000 for each ticket. back to having your identity stolen. i know jack brewer has had a lot of experience with that as we have learned on "mornings with maria." and paying for it. >> paying for it. and they extort you and use cryptocurrency so you can't track it and they force you to pay them in bitcoin. this is a bad thing. it's an epidemic. we have to figure this out. it's not going to slow down. they tried to hit me again, actually. dagen: when? >> about a month ago. and so this time luckily i was able to do my authentication codes and i figured out kind of what they were doing before they got -- dagen: did you call the authorities or they don't -- >> it's a waste of time. it's a run-around. if you call the platforms they're trying to hack, they don't even help you. it's ridiculous. dagen: i've had friends who were hacked and t

space port is the new headquarters for virgin galactic.mmercial flight operations, featuring the lounge which they call the gateway to space for future astronauts. 600 people have reserved trips to space with the cost of $250,000 a ticket. the opening date and the start-up flights have not yet been announced. that's what's happening now. cheryl: thank you very much. lauren: let's take a look at futures this morning. i hesitate to use the word stabilization but it might be what we're seeing. we have 1% gains for the dow, for the s&p 500, 1 and a third percent gain for the nasdaq this morning. the 10 year treasury bond, the yield we have been watching, it's at 1.56% right now, it is holding that key psychological one and-a-half level could be some of that stabilization i've been speaking about. still ahead, the art of the deal, we'll tell you about the president's plans to expand the u.s. beyond sea to shining sea. and the party is over at uber. how the company is cutting back in a way to tackle the recent $5 billion quarterly loss. keep it

spacex, blue origin, virgin galactic, there's a really interesting and exciting new world out there of commercial space for space exploration, space exploitation, space industry. at the end of the day, defending those assets, that's going to fall back on the military which is a government responsibility no matter how libertarian you are. >> let me ask you this. i didn't see the president come out today and say oh, china is behaving a little better so i will remove the tariffs. actually, he announced this initiative which i thought is very aggressive because it has seriously china's military does take the space initiative, i see him saying we are front, we are center, we are ahead of you, we are big, we are strong. i actually see it as an aggressive move. do you agree? >> honestly, no. mostly because the chinese stood up the support force now almost three years ago. they frankly are in some ways organizally and conceptually equal or even ahead of us. they put up quantum communications satellites. we are playing catch-up here. we're not playing first on base. david: great stuff, dean. we

that's why five years ago i actually bought a ticket on virgin galactic because i want to go in outer space. i don't know if the guys in the state department are going to let the undersecretary partake in space tourism and cut out for a few weeks, but some day i'm going to do it. and, you know, i can't wait. and i'm also proud to say that space is such a great priority for our president and he is reinvigorated with vice president pence, who is chairman of the national space council. and we have empowered private partners, unleashed america's space industry like never before. and it is now the policy of the united states of america to go back to the moon within five years. and from there to mars and beyond. and just two weeks ago at the state department, along with commerce, we hosted the first space enterprise summit where it brought in leaders from all around the world, in private industry and governments. and we are hosting here in washington in october this year's international astronautical congress, which is the premier meeting across the space sector and also to support these ob

have a little space envy you guessed right and that's my five years ago i bought a ticket on virginal galactic to go in outer space. i don't know if the guys are gonna let the undersecretary partake in space tourism but, someday i am going to do it and i can't wait. i am also proud to say that space is such a priority for our president and he's reinvigorated with vice president pence who is chairman of the national space council and we have empowered private partners, unleashed america's space industry like never before and it is now the policy of the united states of america to go back to the moon within five years and, from there to mars and beyond just two weeks ago at the state department along with commerce, we hosted the first space enterprise summit and we are hosting here in washington are not tober, this year's international astronautical congress which is the premier meeting of government, industry and academic leaders and then also to support these objectives, secretary pompeo appointed charles bolden as our u.s. science envoy for space and you will see him a little later on. and ch

the two-level building in new mexico will also have space for two of virgin galactic's carrier planes few more test flights before the first test flights begin. they will already have 600 reservations. each ticket costs a quarter million dollars. >>> a new survey says the newest job is tax manager. glass door says the average based salary for a tax manager, $112,000. others sales force developer, product designer and strategy manager. >>> still to come on the nine. >> this is yours. >> before you take your children to the movie theater, we'll let you know what is in store for the second installment of angry birds. >> and you're not alone, if you lost your wallet, keys am coming up, how festival organizers are helping hundreds ever people get those items back. >>> last weekend's festival marks the first time attendees could legally buy and consume cannabis products and they purchased a lot of it. festivalgoers bought at least $1 million worth of products over the three-day festival. organizers are not sharing specific sales. many of the people at the music festival left their credit ca

virgin galactic unveiling new gateway to space where tourist will wait stars and beyond. 600 people have250,000 bucks apiece. no official launch date has been announced. pretty cool. steve: back-to-school shopping has kicked off and is in high gear. while there might be lots of sales right now for some items can you score an even bigger deal if you wait to buy it. janice: shopping and trends expert for retail me not sarah joins mee us now with tips to save us money. hi, sarah. >> thank you for having me. steve: first batch of things we are going to talk about are gizmos and gadgets. >> expected to spend $500 on back-to-school shopping season a lot of money. we have a few sales that are happening now and a few even better sales happening later. so we'll talk about what you need to buy now or later. ainsley: college students buying a lot of these types of items. >> that's right. steve: big question is buy it now or buy it later. college is starting pretty soon. i would say buy it now. ainsley: i would too. >> well, you guys buy later. so let me tell you the reasoning, so, yes. steve: colle