To leave the city lights behind and get to some pretty remote places, the middle of nowhere kind of places. This is the Mcdonald Observatory in far west texas. For maximum drama i like to open this door. Reporter thats where astronomer steven janiwicke works. We are heading onto the dome floor. Reporter yeah, drama. You arent lying. Amy, can we go back to north for the structure, please. We can walk around. Reporter feel like a magic radio. He can move this giant telescope with his radio. The hobby everly telescope operated by university of texas is the largest of its kind in the world. At night it collects the light from outer space on its very large mirror. Why is darkness so essential to the work . We are trying to catch the light, the little particles of life that come from the farthest corners of the universe sometimes and have traveled unthinkable distances to get here. Reporter why do we need to know this . When i told my grandfather i was going to be an astronomer, he said why
In russia. What the two will reportedly discuss in this high profile meeting. The news at 5 30 starts right now. Thanks so much for joining us. Im janelle wang. And im raj mathai. Its all about community for burning man, and in weekend its been a muddy community, a major update from the nevada desert. The gates have reopened, and people are finally able to drive away. Rain flooded that town in the desert making it nearly impossible to get out until today. Heres nbcs ian cull. After rain soaked burning man festival in nevada over the weekend, stranding an estimated 70,000 attendees at the venn crew, the sun is finally shining, drying up the once impassable road out. Some attendees had already left their belongings and cars behind, walking a few miles to the nearest road. The first mile was ankle deep mud. And we were barefoot because walking with shoes wasnt really an option. It cake on your shoe like cement. It took theres brothers from parish 24 hours to get back out of the mud. We pu
Really inexcusable, especially for an elected official. Thats the message Republican Assembly member billa say lee hopes to sent to fellow lawmakers with his proposal. Hr 51 should go into effect. Any member of the assembly who is arrested and charged with dui will lose the privilege to operate whats known as a pool vehicle. A government perk provided to lawmakers to help them easily get from place to place in sacramento. Most people dont even know we get a taxpayer. Funded car. Its a state vehicle. The state pays the tax. The state pays the gas for the car. They take care of it. And i think thats a privilege. And so when you violate that privilege and you violate the trust of the public. You shouldnt be driving your car. So its a very simple measure. The rule would apply to lawmakers until their cases result. But if a member is found guilty of deal, why hr 51 would prohibit that lawmaker from driving the pool called for a minimum of 3 it comes just months after state senator dave min
Bryan carter and the 8g band stay safe. Get vaccinated get boosted. We love you. [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause ] there you see it, right now at 11 00, one final burn at burning man. The festival has come to a close after a series of unprecedented events. This video just into the newsroom. Some stayed for the weather delayed ceremony, but many decided to leave after a nightmarish and muddy weekend. Good news awaits the burners coming back to the bay area, the carquinez bridge, the major i80s closure and the bridge is back open early. People are still trying to get out of the Black Rock Desert after the festival. They were told to shelter in place, the storms causing a muddy mess. Burning man tweeted the wait time to exit is seven hours and counting, encouraging people to wait until tomorrow if they can. Stephanie. Reporter tonight the man burns as thousands of festival goers celebrate the last night were making it out. Reporter or escape the trap. Traffic backed up for mil
[ cheers and applause ] there you see it, right now at 11 00, one final burn at burning man. The festival has come to a close after a series of unprecedented events. This video just into the newsroom. Some stayed for the weather delayed ceremony, but many decided to leave after a nightmarish and muddy weekend. Good news awaits the burners coming back to the bay area, the carquinez bridge, the major i80s closure and the bridge is back open early. People are still trying to get out of the Black Rock Desert after the festival. They were told to shelter in place, the storms causing a muddy mess. Burning man tweeted the wait time to exit is seven hours and counting, encouraging people to wait until tomorrow if they can. Stephanie. Reporter tonight the man burns as thousands of festival goers celebrate the last night were making it out. Reporter or escape the trap. Traffic backed up for miles after the gates finally open today. They were responsible for keeping it. Reporter she made it back