[applause] thank you so much for joining us here today. Im really excited to speak to this for a few brief moments. So first off i would like to say that space is a top priority of this administration and for the leadership of the president and the Vice President we see a remarkable progress in this critical area. The United States was founded by brave pioneers and their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter through space expiration and scientific discovery. By combining efforts of the United States government with the leaders of private industry we will reach new heights that until recently we can only drink up. As the chair of the National Space council, the Vice President is leading an executive Branch Policy of its existing use leadership in space and also open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. Before president president ial y directives generated by the council are sparking u. S. Whole of government efforts to put americans back on the moon, unlea
Despite it all, were close to record highs. Free speech is in the news. Nba commissioner, he stood up to china. They wanted the Houston Rockets general manager fired after he tweeted support for the hong kong protesters. Adam silver told them were not going to do that. Free speech item number two. Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg, he says hes not going to Police Political speech, and hes not going to ban Donald Trumps tweets, as Kamala Harris demanded. Big deal. Big show. Youre going to hear what the president had to say at his big rally last night. The brits, well, theyre on the brink. The brexit vote is hours away. And alec baldwin slams the demonization of wealth. What . Varney company, the very special friday edition, is about to begin. After decades of economic surrender, i have taken historic action to confront chinas rampant trading abuses and weve made great progress and our relationship with china is fantastic. But now were taking in billions of dollars. Theyve had the worst year the
Of separatist leaders. More than 700 people arrested in a week, as police crack down on drug gangs operating across the uk. And two nasa astronauts make history with the first ever all female spacewalk. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has been meeting his cabinet and mps as he tries to secure enough support for his brexit deal ahead of tomorrows crucial vote in the house of commons. Borisjohnson says theres no better outcome than the deal he has negotiated but he needs 320 votes to get it passed with only 287 voting conservative mps. That means he must persuade members from across the house including labour rebels, ex tories as well as brexiteers in his own party to support him. The deal would see the uk pay around £33 billion pounds in a so called divorce bill when leaving. Eu and uk citizens will retain their residency and Social Security rights. And a transition period during which time the uk would abide by the eus laws would last at least, until the end