it s ready to hold talks with iran and european powers about reviving a deal to stop tehran building nuclear weapons. and, facebook unfriends australia the social networking giant blocks access to news media on its site in a row over paying for content. we start on another planet mars where the nasa perseverance rover has safely touched down. it s already sending back messages from its new home and will now try to find signs of life on the planet. here s our science correspondent rebecca morelle and, a warning, her report contains some flashing images. perseverance is going about one kilometre per second. a nerve racking wait at mission control. perseverance has landed safely, on the surface of mars! cheering. then celebrations as a signal is received from mars. it s touchdown for nasa s perseverance rover. and these are its first images a view of its landing site before it starts to explore. the rover has even started tweeting, too. what an amazing team. to work thro
the us will pledge four billion dollars to an international coronavirus vaccination programme. how do you revive the iran nuclear deal? the us is set to hold talks with tehran and key european powers. and, we meet the virtual therapy dog, being given a merit award after providing comfort and support for thousands of people. hello and welcome to the programme. nasa s perseverance rover has landed safely on mars, where it will begin to seek out signs of ancient life on the red planet. the robot spacecraft left earth seven months ago and successfully navigated a risky landing phase, known as the seven minutes of terror. it will now drill and collect samples of rock and soil. our science correspondent, rebecca morelle has the latest. perserverence is perserverence is going about one kilometre per second. fix, one kilometre per second. a nerve wracking weight at mission control, then celebrations, as a signal is received from mars. it is touchdown for nasa s perseverance rover an
by his case reflect more widespread concern amongst mps about whether the current anti sleaze system gives them a fair hearing. i think the reason it has come now is because of the volume of complaints that have come through and the more widespread feeling of unfairness across all benches that have been brought to my attention and the attention of others. in very simplistic, cliched terms, this is the famous straw that has broken the much suffering, long suffering camel s back. public trust in politicians remains low, and critics say that to be seen to be writing their own rule book won t do anything to restore it, but the government would argue that changes are long overdue. do remember, as you are following the programme, if you ve got questions or comments on the stories you cover, you re very welcome to follow me on twitter and you can send those my way. you can also get plenty of background on the stories we cover through the bbc news website as well. you re watching bbc
so tonight, we begin with breaking developments out of ukraine, the death toll from that horrific russian missile attack on a train station has risen to 57 and 114 others injured. also, tonight new reporting suggests a major strategy shift coming out of moscow. newly-released satellite images show this large military convoy, stretching about eight miles. it is actually making its way south. that is passed a small town that lies 50 miles east of kharkiv. the images captured by a satellite firm with ties to the u.s. government, suggesting that russia is actually refocusing, if not redoubling its efforts in the donbas region. and that is not moscow s only big move today, nbc news is reporting that russian general alexander dvornikov has been named the new ground commander in ukraine. raising the general commanding troops in the southern district of ukraine. he has a reputation for scorched earth tactics. in fact he led russian troops in syria. we all know what happened there.
was, as predicted by some, overshadowed by technical glitches. also new overnight, america s credit rating is at risk. a key rating agency now put the u.s. on watch. the one week to go until a possible default. and house speaker kevin mccarthy is set to send house members home for the weekend with no deal. meanwhile, u.s. intelligence is indicating that a ukrainian group may have been behind that recent drone attack on the kremlin. officials picking up chatter of ukrainians blaming one another. and anti-lgbtq campaign takes on corporate america again. target remove sometimes pride merchandise after some employees were threatened. and fans around the world are san. she was the queen of rock n roll, tina turner died at age 83. we re going to remember her life and her legacy on cnn this morning which starts right now. she was the queen. the queen. simply the best. we re going to honor her this morning. you re going hear a lot of tina turner this morning. get re