and for those keeping score at home, it s two democratic appointees and one republican appointee who are hearing this case, which i think lends some optimism to the jack smith s team because of that makeup. it s also true, this argument for donald trump is a pretty extraordinary stretch. remember when we covered the mueller investigation. and there was much sdiscussion that there s is a justice department policy. not a law, but a policy, that says a sitting president should not be indicted. implicit in that policy, of course, he could be indicted later for something he did. that s always been the assumption. gerald ford pardoned richard nixon for his crimes in watergate. if he couldn t be prosecuted, there would be no need for a po pardon. for a former president, for conduct while in office. that s what the pardon was for. everyone assumed without the pardon, he could be prosecuted. once you are out of office, you are an order citizen like everyone else. interestingly
the status by queen victoria. good afternoon. nasa is to launch a new era of moon exploration. later today the most powerful rocket it s ever built will blast off from the kennedy space center in florida. the artemis test flight will orbit the moon and it s hoped will help pave the way for a crewed mission to the lunar surface in three years. our science editor, rebecca morelle reports. it s almost time. standing on launch pad 39b, the same one used by the apollo missions, the most powerful rocket nasa has ever built is ready for liftoff. the rocket is simply enormous. and it s only when you re standing here that you really get a sense of its size. and this is the last chance we ll see it up close. the launch pad is closing and fuelling is about to begin. because in just a few hours time, this will be blasting off. the first step in our return to the moon for 50 years. we talk about moonshots as things that humans can do when we put our differences aside and we focus on the
international airport. at 17:12.33, the recorded cabin pressure dropped from 14.09 to 11.64 pounds per square inch, when the aircraft was at 14,830 feet and 271 knots, the cabin altitude greater than 10,000 feet warning activated. at 17:12.34, the master caution activated. the cabin pressure dropped to 9.08 psi, at approximately 14,850 feet and 271 knots. at 17:12.52, the master caution
they go right through your body. it really is a sensation and a half. but i don t think we will make our scheduled lift off time of 8.33 local, which is 12.33 gmt and add an hourfor bst. we local, which is 12.33 gmt and add an hour for bst. we will eat into our two hour window, two hours available to get off, but we will have to see how we get on. i am joined by stan love, nasa astronaut. i know there is no crew, but you would love to be on the top of that? on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what is on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what is the - on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what is the plan - all of us would. what is the plan for this, all of us would. what is the plan for this. we all of us would. what is the plan for this, we are all of us would. what is the plan for this, we are going all of us
i m sue herrera with your cnbc mark wrap. here s a look how stocks are doing so far today. the dow jones industrial average is up about 16 points. the standard & poors up almost 3 and the nasdaq composite up about 12.33. winter storms and rising gas prices have yet to dampen retail sales. new numbers out today show clothing sales rose 6%, furniture sales rose 4%, the fourth consecutive monthly increase for hard hit categories during the recession. ford is recalling 35,000 pickup trucks and crossover vehicles in the u.s. and canadian citing possible fuel leaks and electrical shorts. that s it from cnbc s headquarters. martin, back to you. and now to a segment we re calling america the beautiful. a place where we explore the iconic people, places and things that make this country so unique in the world. and los angeles county health officials have made a very dirty