Events will take place around the world today to mark the 50th anniversary of when man first set foot on the moon. The mayor of new york declares a local emergency as two thirds of the United States prepares for a dangerous heatwave. Good morning. Our weather is set to get hotter next week in fact, very hot for some of us. But were not there yet. Still a bit of rain to come this weekend. Ive got yourfull forecast coming up. Heartbreak for rory mcilroy as he misses the cut by one shot at his home open championship at royal portrush in northern ireland. Its saturday the 20th ofjuly. Our top story uk ships have been warned by the government to stay away from the coast of iran, after the countrys armed forces seized a british tanker yesterday. Late last night, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said therell be serious consequences if the vessel and its 23 crew arent quickly released, but added that military options are not being considered. It comes after weeks of escalating tensions in t
Also with us, jim bridenstine, who leads nasa. The organization whose achievements we celebrate. I am so happy that Rick Armstrong could join us to represent the family, along with his family of the inspiring American Hero who took humanitys first steps on the moon. Thank you for being here. [applause] during our yearlong celebrations, we have highlighted the team that made during our yearlong celebration, we have highlighted the team that made apollo possible. It took 400,000 americans doing every conceivable job to make it happen. That included the engineers, material experts, medical experts, and the amazing seamstresses who handmade the spacesuit that we are unveiling this morning. It took another large team to conserve the suit so that we can once again share it with the world after 13 years off exhibit. E world after 13 years f exhibit. That Team Included historians, conservators and collections and exhibit experts. But their work was only possible thanks to the thousands of indi
Of extreme and hard won National Pride as news 4s Aaron Gilchrist reports it all started with a simple decree. I believe that this nation should commit itself to chieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. President john f. Kennedy in 1961 setting this country off on a very clear, very bold mission, and launching the apollo program. More than a decade of lunar exploration, a 20 billion, 400,000 person investment in winning the space race. The center piece of the program, apollo 11. On july 16th 1969 nasa astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins auzz aldrin made their way to launch pad 39 a at the Kennedy Space center, destined for greatness. Three, two, one. Crowds in awe, force in rumble of a rocket carrying apollo 11 took their breaths away. Four days later a manmade history on the moon. The eagle has landed. Rocket tranilitish we copy you on thero gd. Youve got a bunch of guys about to turn blue, were breathing ag
He is from portrush. Lots of spectators following him down. None of those challenging the top of the leaderboard. They dont go out until this afternoon. Shane lowry with a share of the lead, withj. B. Holmes, the american, but poised behind them, Tommy Fleetwood and lee westwood. As big namesjust behind them, the likes of Brooks Koepka and jordan spieth. Very congested at the top of the leaderboard. It could be a really intriguing weekend. What are the conditions like on the course and how might the leaders fear . Beautiful blue skies but dont be fooled. Conditions are very tricky indeed. These are the trickiest conditions of the tournament so far. Very windy out on the course, particularly on the more exposed holes. Very blustery, very windy. That is why we are not going to see as a low scoring as yesterday. Rory mcilroy going around in 6 under. But thankfully for the spectators, we are expecting it to stay dry, so that is something to be thankful for. In liverpool, australia are clos
Itsjust after 3 30am on bbc news. Youre up to date. Now its time for click. This week, its the race back to space. Well hit the road, build a house, and. Shh. Whispers lock up some astronauts. Theme music plays. Jump on in. Thank you. So you are not using the Steering Wheel at all, you are using. Screams. Wow laughs. Which way are we going . i am at nasa in houston, where Lucien Junkin is taking me for a spin. Using both a Steering Wheel and a joy stick, you can point this vehicle in one direction and drive it in another. You can feel the forces is in your tailbone. Oh, i can feel the forces in my tailbone. Laughs. And if that seems really confusing, well, it is. But this is drive by wire technology, which means the on board computer works out which way you want to go and then calculates what to do with the wheels. All right, so well just go this way. This is just one of many experiments into how we might live, work and drive on the moon or mars. Although this vehicle may also pave the