live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is news day. hello, and welcome to the programme. the impossible became possible: that s how the head of nasa described an extraordinary mission to retrieve a capsule containing fragments of an asteroid on sunday. the capsule had travelled a billion miles to land on the asteroid, named bennu, before returning safely back to earth earlier after seven years in space. scientists are now examining the sample, which they hope is 250 grams of rock and dust from the surface. they say it could explain how life on earth began. the retrieval of the capsule happened in the us state of utah, from where rebecca morelle reports. it has entered the earth s atmosphere. a first glimpse of the capsule after its epicjourney through space. high up in the atmosphere, a parachute opens, slowing its descent. touchdown! it has touched down. a textbook landing in the middle of the utah desert. for the team who have spent decades working on the o
this is cnn breaking news. we begin with breaking news from hollywood. the writers guild of america says it has reached a tentative agreement with major television and film studios. that means that after nearly five months, the writers strike that brought the television and film industries to a standstill, could be coming to an end. writers could return by thursday, before the terms are trat ratified. the use of artificial intelligence was reportedly one of the final sticking points. this could pave the way for hollywood to restart many productions that have been halted since may 2nd. cnn media critic brian lowery joins me more from passenger. what more do we know about this? did everyone get what they wanted? well, we don t know the details. but they did put out a statement calling the deal exceptional and saying, basically, that there was something for everyone in the guild. that s not a small thing. the guild represents a diverse collection of writers. everything from
hollywood studio bosses and the union representing writers have reached a tentative deal. writers have been on strike since early may. the more than 15,000 members will still have to vote to ratify the deal. in a statement, the writers guild of america said: actors are still out on industrial action, though. they have been on strike sincejuly. both strikes have hit the entertainment industry hard. live now to sandro monetti, editor in chief of hollywood international filmmaker magazine. he joins us now from beverly hills in california. you are popping the champagne, sandro, so i believe you think this is a done deal? hallelujah! it looks like it. and here in california the cost of the economy of the work stoppages has been over $3 billion. because it is more thanjust the right billion. because it is more than just the right is billion. because it is more thanjust the right is being on strike and the actors, too, it is all the support industry. 0ne is all the support industry.
you re very welcome. we begin with a space mission that could help explain the origins of life on earth. a nasa capsule containing rock and dust from the surface of an asteroid has successfully touched down in the utah desert. it s the largest ever sample from an asteroid that has made it to earth, and it s an achievement nearly 20 years in the making. american scientists first pitched the idea to nasa in 2004. it wasn t until their third attempt in 2011 that the project was finally approved by nasa. 5 years later in 2016, scientists launched 0siris rex into space. on december 3, 2018, the capsule arrived at asteroid bennu. 0siris rex collected a sample from bennu in october of 2020. then on may 10, 2021, 0siris rex began itsjourney back to earth leading us to this weekend s events. on sunday, it successfully landed back here on earth. recovery teams are now assessing the capsule s condition, before transporting it to clean rooms near salt lake city. it will be disassembled t
defiance and determined to stay in office. democratic senator bob menendez says he will be exonerated after he s indicted on bribery charges as members from his own party are calling for him to resign. he s got time, money and options, house speaker kevin mccarthy is ramping up the pressure on hard-liners in his own party as the government moves towards a potential shutdown. and we have a tentative deal, the writers strike that has paralyzed hollywood for months might finally be over. what comes next. we re following the major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. he s not going anywhere. a short time ago, democratic senator bob menendez made his first number comments about the federal bribery charges he s now facing amid mounting calls from his own party for him to resign, the embattled new jersey senator said this i understand how deeply concerning this can be. however, the allegations leveled against me are just th