although this turned out to be frost in a crevice. but it was an issue with an engine that spell the end. launch director charlie blackwell thompson has called a scrub for today. nasa s administrator, bill nelson, was on hand to explain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don t want to light the candle until it s ready to go. they came so close, the countdown stopping at t 40 minutes. there were too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hadn t really been put through its paces, so it s no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule, called orion, into deep space, to go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splash down. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time, astronauts will come along for the ride. but they are not surprised by the delays. this is the first
they came so close, the countdown stopping at t 14 minutes, there were too many technical problems to contend with. and europe s biggest street party returns after a three year absence due to the pandemic we lljoin the carnival at notting hill. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the devastating flooding in pakistan. the country s climate change minister says one third of pakistan is underwater and much of the best farmland has been flooded. this could affect the supply of food. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. and sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of water.
nasa says it will go ahead and launch the most powerful rocket its ever built. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a manhunt is underway in liverpool after a nine year old girl was shot dead. police say an unknown man is reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the knotty ash area of the city at around ten o clock last night. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries in the attack. ian byrne is the labour mp for liverpool west derby, where this attack happened. he spoke to breakfast earlier this morning. i think devastating is a good way of putting it. we are still going to process what we have heard overnight. it is absolutely devastating that a wholly innocent nine year old young girl has been sadly murdered and i think we are all struggling to process it is a community, in west derby in liverpool and across the country. i think as a moves forward i have heard as much as everybody else, really, we need to hearfrom heard as much as everybody else, really, we
uk intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off indian authorities about the british national jagtar sinthohal before his abduction and alleged torture by punjab police. we ll be speaking to his brother later this hour. and ready for blast off to the moon nasa says it will go ahead and launch the most powerful rocket its ever built. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a man hunt is under way in liverpool after a nine year old girl was shot dead. police say an unknown man is reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the dovecot area of the city at around ten o clock last night. the young girl is the third person to be shot dead in liverpool in less than a week. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries in the attack. ian byrne is the labour mp for liverpool west derby, where this attack happened. he spoke to the bbc a little earlier. i think devastating is a good way of putting it. we are still going to process what we have hea
Number one, after he gave me the money and left, there was shelling at this address and i heard from people the civilians died that i had a chilli winter could be on the cards for europe, according to the content. Its forecasting agency that says european politicians grapple with the looming Energy Crisis with well, for me Role Research show you the anti and news team here at R T International in moscow. Its a pleasure to have you with us, but this was program. So russia is that lower house of parliament has ratified the accession of full forma ukrainian regions into the country. It is after the vast majority of people in those territories cost their ballots. In recent referendums, in favor of joining russia and russias pop diplomat says that they can now count on the nations military to come and protect them. We get to him, you know, with them, and were not reacting to imaginary threats and just in country shave. So we are defending our borders in our homeland, our entire people from