of arts, in the city s old town, a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. the shooting is the deadliest in the czech republic s history in a country where gun crime is relatively rare. sarah rainsford reports from prague. the centre of prague was suddenly transformed today into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a university building as a gunman stalked the corridors there. at that point, he was still on the loose. and these were the scenes at charles university desperate students clinging for their lives to a ledge. their fear of falling overtaken by their fear of the gunman, metres away on the roof. as the shooting began, students had to barricade themselves into classrooms, told to hide with the lights off. down below, crowds scattered in fear, ordered to clear the area and take cover. although ma
bipartisan cocktail of votes to pass. but there s bipartisan opposition. i m not sure what in the bill people are concerned about. it s the largest savings of 1.1 trillion we have ever had. number votes he might be. i haven t. necessary to do to make sure. you have been here a long time. any time there is an agreement with two parties, there s always two parties who vote for it at the end. minority leader hakeem jeffries say democrats will hold up their end of the bargain. we also are committed to making sure occurs that the house republicans keep their promise to produce at least 150 votes, period, full stop. that means at least 68 democrats must vote yes. but g.o.p. votes could be on thin ice. i think the no votes are going to increase as more people know more about this bill. there s going to be some very sore feelings around here. we voted for the speaker to make good deals not do what the democrats wanted. conservatives are seething at mccarthy. the
united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down on wednesday as soon as possible. spy balloon down. a recovery effort now underway after fighter jets launched a precision strike. cnn has reporters across the globe on the latest developments. plus parts of the u.s. finally warming up, this after record-breaking freezing temperatures, the coldest in decades in some areas. we ll look at when people can see relief. and basketball superstar lebron james continues to chip away at the nba s all-time scoring record. we ll break down his latest game with cnn sports coy wire. you re about to see and hear the dramatic moment a u.s. missile took out the suspected chinese spy balloon that caused such havoc in the u.s. last week. have a look. it happened saturday off the coast of south carolina near myrtle beach. the balloon was so high up that it took a few seconds of the sound of the blast
you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? that is because that is where the earth is spinning fastest, so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. and that is why the uk space port is way down south in cornwall. and that is why it was there, earlier in the year that virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. marc cieslak: the uk s first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall. we are creating a huge cluster of space technology. the global value of the space economy is somewhere in the region of $360 billion. to the uk it is 16.5 billion pounds every single year. newquay airport usually hosts small passenger and private aircraft but is now home to spaceport cornwall. rockets will not launch from the ground here. private companies instead will take advantage of the runway which is one of the longest in britain, and ideal for an innovative method of satellite deployment via a rocket called launcher 1,
meteorologists say around an entire summer s worth of rain fell in just a few hours and the deluge is set to continue. in around ten minutes time you will be watching newswatch. before that though, it s time for click. it isa it is a pretty spectacular view from the lara: it is a pretty i spectacular view from earth s orbit. spencer: and there many things that have that view these days. a couple of space stations and thousands of satellites. and more and more companies want to put stuff up there. did you know that the closer you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? that is because that is where the earth is spinning fastest, so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. and that is why the uk space port is way down south in cornwall. and that is why it was there, earlier in the year that virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. marc cieslak: the uk s first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall.