miles beyond it, further than any spacecraft intended to carry humans. cameras inside and outside orion will document the trip because this crew is unmanned but not unmannequined. a suited mannequin that will collect data on what future human crews might experience as nasa prepares for a lunar landing in 2025. we re sending mannequins into space. i suppose maybe that s been done before. none of this happens if the weather doesn t cooperate. i m sure nasa is on pins and needles about all of this. how is it looking for tomorrow? reporter: that s right, jim. when it comes to rocket launches everyone s eyes are on mother nature and right now nasa is saying that the conditions are 80% favorable for a launch tomorrow morning. the launch window opens at 8:33 a.m. eastern time and the countdown clock has already started, jim, so people are pretty optimistic this will take flight, the weather will not be the deciding factor but, also, a lot of folks are concerned about the fact that
with trump s attorney general, both vilifying his former boss and also voting for him. and he s far from alone. what are revealing conversation tells us about the state of the race and the. state of the republican party. also a new front and the flash point on college campuses. as protesters are being told tonight, the time is up columbia beginning to suspend students and police in riot gear making hundreds of arrest across the country are source on this movement tonight is michael moore and did a potential trump vice presidential pick just shoot ourselves in the foot. there s who fall out tonight for south dakota governor kristi no matter her story about shooting her puppy on purpose, we re digging into what s bazai behind her latest bizarre defense? i m kaitlan collins. and this is the source tonight an exclusive window directly into the disconnect at the heart of our current national politics. a window that was thrown wide open by former attorney general bill barr right he
thank you all so much for joining us. we ll see you back here tomorrow for special coverage of trump s trial. 9:30 a.m. eastern, right now seen a news night with abby phillip starts echoes of the vietnam era for this generation s protest movement. that s tonight on newsnight good evening. i m abby phillip in new york tonight, america s universities are losing control of their campuses suspensions, arrest, tear gas. schools across the map are cracking down now on pro-palestinian protests but should they or by doing so, are they setting a precedent that undercuts a fundamental american tradition and an american right. breaking tonight, cnn, with this dozens of arrests at the university of texas austin campus were officers are apparently using force to take people into custody students from inside and encampment. there are alleging that police deployed mace and other so-called chemical munitions. now, take a look at where this is happening. just over the last two weeks, colu
labour s campaign is captured in one word and so far it is a pitch keeping sir keir starmer s party miles ahead in the opinion polls. yesterday, the labour leader pledged to change football governance rules to prevent any super league style breakaways by english clubs. today, the party is highlighting plans to create 350 new banking hubs in britain s towns a move the party claims would bring cash to high streets and help to keep pubs and other shops open. rishi sunak warned voters yesterday not to give labour a blank cheque on polling day. the prime minister knows the situation looks bleak for the tories but said he believes he can win. his tactic is to relentlessly criticise and question labour s tax plans. council tax is the latest focus and the tories say labour should rule out scrapping referenda on council tax hikes an attack labour described as hysterical and desperate. 3, 2, 1. while the two main parties slug it out, the liberal democrat leader ed davey seems to be
as the clock ticks towards the point when it is thought the secretary of state will call elections. and we will be taking a health check of the state of the nhs in england. good morning. it is monday the 16th of january. i am joanna gosling. welcome to bbc newsroom live. donald trump has promised that a trade deal between britain and the united states will be a priority when he takes office on friday. he was speaking to the former justice secretary and prominent brexit campaigner michael gove for the times newspaper in his first british interview since becoming us president elect. here s our political correspondent vicky young. theresa may is about to tell us more about how she thinks the uk can prosper outside of the european union. her critics say the economy will suffer if britain leaves the single market and is no longer able to trade freely with the eu. but the president elect donald trump says he will offer britain a quick and fair trade deal with america within weeks o