We are back with video of a tornado near des moines, iowa, happening even before the warning sire we are back with video of a tornado near des moines, iowa, happening even before the warning sirens could go off. It was one of several in the state and the second day in a row for the des moines area. And it was the third day in a row for heavy rain and flooding in south florida. Many roads are under water in miami. So far that storm system is staying away from floridas space coast. Forecasters say theres a 60 chance of acceptable weather at the Kennedy Space center for this afternoons launch. A college in New Hampshire is seeing a spike in applications to its nursing school, and its being attributed to the pandemic. The incoming class of nursing students at colbysawyer college is 34 larger than last years class. The dean says news stories highlighting the role of nurses fighting the virus have inspired students. Isolation rules for covid19 hospitalizations have been particularly hard on
From doctors and nurses in peru who say hospitals cant cope with the rising number of coronavirus cases plus. If it. Make it a space x. Rocket blasts off from florida with 2 nasa astronauts on board launching a new era of commercial space travel. Hello thanks for joining us minneapolis is gearing up for another night of violent protests after unrest over the death of a black man at the hands of Police Officers spread to more u. S. Cities the governor of minnesota says hes fully mobilizing the National Guard for the 1st time in the States History but warns he still doesnt have enough troops President Donald Trump says the oath or is there a need to get tougher and offered to send in the National Military this while it appearing to encourage a counter protest by his own supporters friday nights all classes at atlanta and houston in new york and other cities while a 19 year old man was killed in detroit when shots were fired from an s. U. V. Into a crowd of protesters the continuing prote
Cape canaveral. First time in almost a decade americans are going to be sending americans into space. This is a big moment for elon musk and his spacex company. In fact will use tesla vehicle to bring the two astronauts out to the ganttry here. This is launchpad 39a. That should ring a pell, where all apollo flights took off, including apollo xi, the one that landed on the moon. You will see see key players there. People on cocoa beach. They say better part of valor keeping your distance. Try telling a people not seen a manned launch from Cape Canaveral in a decade. We we have phil keating at Kennedy Space center in Cape Canaveral. Phil . Reporter at this moment all systems are go for the historic launch 4 30 p. M. Eastern time, roughly four hours from now. This is the fires time, a private space company, spacex will launch astronauts from their rocket and capsule, ever. This is big deal. Lives are on the line. This is the only second time the space dragon capsule has gone from either
A suspect who was africanamerican stories already making headlines all over the world and and this is the image thats already become iconic take a look at this picture right there this is really an important image and there you see it you see you see the officers knee with what appears to be his full weight pressing down on the suspects neck while the suspect is on the ground and handcuffed with this is say the officer held his knee on the suspects neck despite pleadings from the suspect and from bystanders for their part the officers are heard on the video suggesting that they tried to put the suspect in the cruiser but they were unable to do so also as we look at this image. Its important to note that the reason that this suspect is being arrested is because a merchant called police accusing him the suspect now identified as george floyd who you see right there with the officers knee on his neck of trying to pay with a 20. 00 bill that the merchant believes was counterfeit so thats w
President trump threatens to shut down social media platforms after twitter labels 2 of his tweets unsubstantiated as brazils best told heads towards 25000 a poll finds that 60 percent of brazilians have supported stricter social distancing measures. And despite Stormy Weather a space x. Prepares to become the 1st private company to send astronauts to the International Space station. Hello thank you for joining us the u. S. Secretary of state has the leverage a withering statement on china saying its abandoning its commitment to preserve hong kongs autonomy might compel says the proposed National Security legislation for hong kong is a disastrous decision and means the city no longer warrants especially economic treatment thats a move that puts at risk billions of dollars in trade in a statement from peo said no reasonable person can assert today that hong kong maintain maintains a high degree of autonomy from china given facts on the ground he want all the saying it is now clear that