Columbia, colombia, this is houston. And 50 years on, a very british view of the moon mission that made history. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The us house of representatives has voted to condemn racist comments made by President Trump. Its a symbolic resolution, in a chamber controlled by the opposition democrats, and has no force in law, but it is unusual. More democrats have spoken in favour of trying to impeach the president , but the Party Leadership is not supporting that so far. Mr trump has renewed his attack on four congresswomen from minority backgrounds, but insisted he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. He accused the four, all us citizens, of being anti israel, anti usa, pro terrorist. Immediately after the house vote, a democratic congressman, al green of texas, filed articles of impeachment against trump. Impeaching donald john trump, president of the United States of high misdemeanours, resolved that donald john trump, president of the United States, is unfit to be president , unfit to represent the American Values of decency and morality, respectability and civility, honesty and propriety, repeatability and integrity. Is unfit to defend the ideals that have made america great. Live now to washington and our correspondent david willis. We and our correspondent david willis. Have to remint co nsta ntly we have to remind ourselves constantly in the Trump Presidency how unusual all this is. What does it amount how unusual all this is. What does itamount to . How unusual all this is. What does it amount to . Thats a very good question, mike. Tonight we saw the house voted to condemn Donald Trumps tweets, and we also saw the house allow the House Speaker nancy pelosi call donald trump a racist, after the republicans asked for those remarks by nancy pelosi be scratched from the record and the acting chairman of the chamber, a man called cleaver, in the chaos surrounding him had thrown down the gavel and stormed out. It was quite a dramatic night. We saw all the democrats in the house of representatives voting in favour of this motion, four republicans joining them as well. And then when that vote was over, democrat lawmaker al green called for the president to be impeached. There was no president to be impeached. There was no vote president to be impeached. There was no vote on that, but mr green is one of a number of people who believe there should be some sort of impeachment enquiry into Donald Trumps behaviour. And david, do you expect any of this to go further than it has today . Its interesting, mike, because donald trump is due at a rally of people that support him tomorrow night, and i cant believe that he will avoid this issue completely, particularly amongst such voluble and enthusiastic crowds. So i dont think this is over any time soon, quite frankly. But we have heard and we will hear again from these four democratic congresswomen, because theyve done an exclusive interview with the cbs news network throughout the day here, so that will give more legs to this story, if you like. I dont think its going to go away anytime soon. David, thank you very much that. Speaking to reporters before the vote in the house, the most senior republican in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, insisted President Trump was not a racist. He also called for an end to heated political discourse. The president s not a racist. The president is not a racist, and i think the tone of all of this is not good for the country. But its coming from all different ideological points of view, thats the point. To single out any segment of this i think is a mistake. More on this a little later with a republican strategist. Lets get some of the days other news. Members of the European Parliament have narrowly elected ursula von der leyen as the first woman to lead the european commission. Mrs von der leyen, who was previously germanys defence minister, secured only nine more votes than needed to take the eus topjob. She appealed to all sides to Work Together constructively. Western and regional powers have come together to demand an immediate end to the battle for control of the libyan capital, tripoli. In a joint statement, the us, britain, france, italy, egypt and the uae called for a return to talks overseen by the United Nations. Prosecutors in new york have announced that no Police Officers will face federal criminal charges over the death of eric garnerfive years ago. He was detained, accused of selling loose cigarettes, and died after being held in a police chokehold. His death contributed to the rise of the black lives matter movement. Three men are to stand trial in malta accused of involvement in the murder of the Anti Corruption journalist Daphne Caruana galizia. She was killed by a bomb planted under the seat of her car in 2017. In pre trial proceedings, the three suspects pleaded not guilty. A Senior Iranian official at the United Nations has said his countrys missiles are absolutely non negotiable. He was responding to suggestions from the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, that iran is prepared to discuss its Ballistic Missile programme. Our correspondent martin patience has been given rare access inside iran. As with all foreign media, the team were accompanied by a Government Official and there were restrictions on what they could video, but not what they could say. American sanctions mean the queue at this charity in tehran is becoming longer. These kids are getting their only decent meal of the day. Their families scrape by on less than £40 a month, but the price of meat and veg has doubled in the past year, hitting the poorest hardest. Doctors believe muhammad has a genetic disease. He can lift his spoon, but hes too weak to carry his schoolbag. His family cant afford the test to diagnose his illness, as its increased 300 . Translation i took him to the hospital last monday. The neurosurgeon said i have to pay roughly £1,000 for my sons genetic tests. I asked the doctor, how am i supposed to pay that money . He said, i dont know, im just like you. America says its strangling irans economy to stop tehran spreading chaos in the region. The countrys currency is increasingly worthless. This mechanic says its hard to get spare parts from overseas. His income has halved. Translation we start working on the cars, and then they get stuck here. I have to work all dayjust to get by. I cant afford to take any time off. Tehran feels cornered by america, abandoned by europe. But in the tightly controlled media, thats rarely covered. Its the man on the front page who gets all the blame. Masoud rezai says a third of his colleagues have already lost theirjobs. Translation we are not after war. What does he want to prove, bringing his warships to the middle east . Is he looking for war . Lets assume theres a war many will get killed, both sides would lose. Donald trump seems to think that iranians angry about sanctions are going to put pressure on their leaders to compromise. But the men working here say, in fact, hes done the exact opposite that even those opposed to the government are now rallying behind the flag. Back at the charity, the kids wash up. Iran is resourceful and resilient. But these sanctions are the toughest its ever faced, and that means the most vulnerable, like muhammad, will fall victim. Martin patience, bbc news, tehran. And you can find out more about the effect us sanctions are having inside iran on the bbc website. Youll also find a feature on whether the Iran Nuclear Deal is finally dead, thats all at bbc. Com news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come the moon mission and the millions who watched. How apollo 11 captivated viewers in the uk and around the world. After months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. The immediate prospect of greece going bust, in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone, has been averted. Emergency services across Central Europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. Nearly 100 people have been killed. Broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight its completely blacked out. Its a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the Energy Crisis has brought to them. Leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. This morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs elysees. Finally, wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. Fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food pilchards. Some had eaten so much they could barely stand. This is bbc news. The latest headlines in washington, the house of representatives has voted to condemn President Trumps racist tweets. Four republicans backed the motion. As us sanctions take their toll on iran, a Senior Iranian official at the un has said his countrys missiles are absolutely non negotiable. This week weve been bringing you the remarkable story of twins, safa and marwa from pakistan, who were born joined at the head. A huge team of surgeons in london managed to separate the sisters over the course of three major operation which lasted more than 50 hours. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh and producer Rachael Buchanan were given exclusive access to the family and surgeons for nearly a year. Safa and marwa share a single skull. The two year olds have already undergone two complex operations at great 0rmond street hospital to prepare them for separation. Now, finally, that day has come. Two whole brains and laid out. Their brains, locked together since birth, are eased apart. After seven hours, the final connection of bone and tissue are severed. Fantastic. At last, after three major operations, the twins are no longerjoined. What was the moment like when they were separate for the first time . What did that feel like . Its a very emotional moment. Weve been working a long time to get them here, theyve been through so many operations, and now its worked so youve still got, what, four or five hours to do . Yes, we have to put them together now. So weve taken them apart, and we have to reconstruct their heads. Marwa is still in the operating theatre through here while safa has been moved just next door. For the first time, the survival of each of the twins is not dependent on the other. And that will make it easier for the two surgical teams to regulate their heart rate, Blood Pressure and other vital signs. This means both teams can begin reconstruction. The patchwork of skull pieces are shared between theatres. Piece for me, piece for you. To have enough to cover their heads, they have to divide each bit in two. At 1 30am in the morning, the surgeons tell the family its all done. Then begins the long road to recovery. The twins have daily physiotherapy. This will help them reach some basic milestones learning to roll, sit, and hold their heads up. Five months after separation, nearly a year since they were admitted to hospital, the girls are leaving great 0rmond street. Time to say goodbye to doctors and nurses who have become friends. Whatever hurdles safa and marwa may face in years to come, they will at least do that as separate, independent girls. Twins still, but conjoined no more. Fergus walsh, bbc news. And in our final report tomorrow well meet another set of twins once joined at the head, who were separated by the same surgical team. Lets get more now on our main story. Joining me now is rina shah. Shes a republican strategist based in washington dc. Thank you for your time. What is it about racism, fear and hatred that works . I think tonight there is a discussion happening in washington thatis discussion happening in washington that is very much to the edges, and the fringes are winning. I think we have seen tonight a closing line vote, where republicans have said they are voting no because it is too partisan, it is controlled by democrats who dont want the best for our country. That is what many republicans, i am ashamed to admit, a great number of people believe his comments were 0k a great number of people believe his comments were ok because his intent may have not been to be racist i know you have taken some flak from republicans on this . I was one of the first republicans to speak out when i was elected as a delegate to the Republican National convention. I went on fox news to offer my opinion, and i received absolutely hateful messages that contained the same words go back to your country. They mistakenly called me muslim, they wanted me to not really feel that i was part of america, that i was less of an american, because of the colour of my skin. So im used to this, and i think strong women in society in our American Society are used to this kind of rhetoric. We are used to being challenged about why and where we belong. I never thought that four young congresswoman rightfully elected would be challenged by the president. I think it has threatened his ego. He doesnt like that four brown and black young women can challenge his power. There are many people in the white house that facilitate him, what he does. Is it a political strategy, or is it visceral . He says and does thing that a white nationals would say and do, that racist would say and do, that a white supremacist would say and do is he those things was yellow i dont want to name call at this moment but i felt more strongly than ever after this incident. Seeing those words in his tweet, they get out of our country line of wording he used. He wouldnt have used those words if it was white skin congresswoman, because he couldnt tell them where to go back to. His first wife and now his current wife, they come from other places, but he doesnt believe they should be met with that question of where do you come from. I think we are seeing what his true colours are, and yes, this is racism. He is not really willing to own up to that, because his own supporters are saying he didnt intend to be racist. This is far deeper than that, this is a question of who is american and who isnt. You are a strategist for the party, leaving aside the rights and wrongs of it, is this an election Winning Strategy for 2020 . Is what he is saying and doing on this, on abortion, untaxed, on the supreme court, the courts in and election boundaries is this going to wind him an election . and election boundaries is this going to wind him an election . I do agree that he will wind re election. Not easily, but i believe the incumbent at the oval office enjoys a great deal of power from that incumbency. Most americans, right before the big boat, before election day, they go to the polls and say, whats another four years . They think, what is another four because the economy is great and there hasnt been a big terror attack. I think that is what americans do, and it is sad but it is true of us. This is trying to ensure that his base continues to support him, so what he is doing is throwing them red meat. He is saying, im one of you, i am concerned about real americans coming here and trying to take our jobs, and it is really sad to see that the Republican Party has been fully remade in the image of a man who is not a real republican and doesnt seem to understand the constitution. I remain in the party hopefully as an agent of change, because we will need to rebuild in the years to come. Very interesting to talk to you, thank you. American senators have been grilling facebook about its plan to launch a Global Digital currency, named libra. The company had said it planned to launch the project with more than 20 partners including visa and paypal next year. But it is facing strong opposition from politicians worried about the risk of fraud and criminal activity. It was one of the most extraordinary achievements of all time the mission that allowed man to walk on the moon. An historic moment in 1969 that captivated people across the globe. 50 years ago, the apollo 11 rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space centre in florida. Five, four, three, two, one, zero. 50 years ago, the apollo 11 rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space centre in florida. All thoughts were with the three astronauts in the tiny capsule. There is another side of the story, the impact it had on the millions who stayed up watching tv. The space agency has been sticking together their stories and the lasting effect it had on their lives. Columbia, this is houston. Here goes the mission with the Television Camera on it. This is the story of what landing on the moon meant to us. Its one small step for man. 0ne giant leap for mankind. Home movies, scrapbooks, photos, a National Memory bank of this where were you moment. And of the hundreds of contributors, we have been speaking to three of them. Im with my parents and all of the schoolchildren at myjunior school. There is armstrong. Itsjust myself in the left chair, my dad on the right looking at the television. Youre thinking, ive never been up this late its four oclock in the morning. The children got very bored and they were getting up and running round and then dodging, trying to see, and im getting so frustrated with this, i burst into tears. The mission has gone so perfectly that a mid course correction to tomorrow morning. And the bbcs man in the studio was james burke, filling time without pictures for more than four hours. The atmosphere is quite tense because it was something you got one go at. If you got it wrong, you got it completely wrong. We can just make out the backpack and the dark circle of the visor in front of it. I had horrid dreams the night before that he would be walking down the steps and he would open his mouth and Say Something and i would Say Something on top of it. But perhaps the most important thing was just the sheer spectacle of it. The world was watching this demonstration of science and engineering, and for a generation of young viewers, it was inspirational. I knew at that point that that was what i wanted to do, i wanted to be involved in that side of life, those programmes. I think you can talk to an awful lot of people from my generation and later who were inspired. These are the apollo stories from britains living rooms, an archive of memories, inspiration, and feelings. I just thought it was the start of bases on the moon leading to bases on mars, but it turned out to be a bit different to that. And jackie. It inspired me, but i was in this situation that the best i could aspire to was to be a clerk typist. 50 years on, she is now a professional space artist. I always knew i would be an outsider of science but i was determined, despite that, that id get in there somehow and i did. However, a lot of the tv coverage has been lost, much of the bbc commentary has not survived. Thankfully, one eager 12 year old was recording it at home. And young Philip Longden even added his own moon commentary. Eagle taking off for the moon. David sillito, bbc news. There is some lovely stuff online about this, on the bbc website, for nerds and non nerds alike. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter im bbc mike embley. It is true to say that weather does not stop at a countrys borders. If we take a look at what happened on sunday here in the uk, south east england we had some grey and boring skies. A bit of rain around, cold air brought in by the jetstream that reactivated an old weather front to bring that wet weather. Just a day later, and area of cold air had reached the warm waters of the mediterranean, generating thunderstorms and a waterspout in bastia in corsica. Here we had 13mm falling in one day. Here we had 137mm falling in one day. We had 13 times the amount of rain they would normally see in the whole month ofjuly falling in one day. Right now, severe thunderstorms battering parts of greece. A Severe Weather warning in place for much of the country, damaging winds and large hail. Elsewhere, High Pressure holding onto the south east of the uk, but low pressure spinning in of the atlantic, and increasingly and increasingly over the next few hours we will see rain turning heavier and steadier in northern ireland, and turning quite damp as well in western scotland. 0therwise, dry start to the day. Temperatures 10 15. Some sunshine for eastern scotland and northern england. Through the rest of the day, it will turn wet across western fringes of england in one, the rain getting into scotland, cooler air across the north and west of the country. Some warm sunshine for the south east, with high temperatures up to 26 degrees. It could be very slow to clear, but eventually we will get there, and some sunshine follows. On thursday, a day of heavy showers moving into the north and west of the country. On friday, another area of low pressure swinging in off the atlantic, again this will bring some wet weather across northern ireland, western parts of england and wales, and perhaps into southern parts of scotland. Many of us will see some rain at some point in the day. Temperatures a little bit below par for this time of year. As we head into the weekend, that area of low pressure moves through, further troughing bringing further showers and rain. We could see some rain around as we head into the weekend. This is bbc news. The headlines the house of representatives has voted to condemn President Trumps racist tweets. A symbolic resolution in a chamber controlled by the democrats. Several republicans backed the motion following his recent attacks on four democratic congresswomen. Mr trump says they hate america and can leave if they want to, but insisted he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. A Senior Iranian official at the United Nations has said his countrys missiles are absolutely non negotiable. He was responding to suggestions from the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, that iran is prepared to discuss its Ballistic Missile programme. Members of the European Parliament have narrowly elected ursula von der leyen as the first woman to lead the european commission. Mrs von der leyen, who was previously germanys defence minister, secured only nine more votes than needed to take the eus topjob. She appealed to all sides to Work Together constructively