The Committee Shall come to order. Welcome nasa administrator jim bridenstine, and acting associate administrator for human exploration and operations Kenneth Bowersox to the subcommittee this morning. Earlier this year nasa commemorated the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon which remains the single most successful and Famous Mission in nasas history. Just a week before our cjs bill was marked up in subcommittee, nasa submitted a 1. 6 billion Budget Amendment and intended to start the effort to advance the return of humans to the moon by four years. Such little time prevented us from adequately considering the proposal. This hearing will give us an opportunity to obtain more information from nasas regarding its revised plans for returning to the moon. While all of us on this subcommittee would like to send the first woman astronaut into deep space, including to the surface of the moon, we want to do it in a responsible way from the perspective of safety, cost, and likelihood
Their capital. While in the rose garden the president said he was monitoring an attack on a tourist resort in the philippines. Cell phone video shows people running frantically from resorts world in manila after hearing shots and seeing fire in the casino. This appears to have been a robbery, not terror. No serious injuries. Lebron james is playing the nba finals tonight, but basketball isnt the only thing on his mind in a week when hate has been on display in places like washington, portland, and los angeles. Heres jericka duncan. Racism will always be a part of the world, a part of america. Reporter when lebron james speaks, the world listens. At an nba Championship Press Conference james responded to his l. A. Home getting spraypainted with the n word. No matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, you know, being black in america is its tough. Reporter its one of many recent crimes that have become more public and brazen. Yest
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scotts on assignment for 60 minutes. Im anthony mason. President trump made good today on a Campaign Promise to withdraw from the paris climate accord, a commitment by nearly 200 nations to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gases. This time, he did not call Climate Change a hoax but said he is reasserting american sovereignty, and suggested hes willing to negotiate what he sees as a better deal. Paris protested mr. Trumps decision by lighting city hall in green, and american cities, states, and corporations, from g. M. To g. E. , vowed to keep up that battle against Climate Change. Chip reid begins our coverage. The United States will withdrew from the paris climate accord. Reporter the president s announcement was exactly what crrvative activists in and out of his administration were hoping to hear, but the president left the door open a bit, making clear that during the four years it takes to formally withdraw from the a
Believe was the good fight against those who speak badly about russia. But u. S. Intelligence agencies disagree. They have concluded putins government is behind the Election Hacking and disinformation campaign. Hes trying to sort of create some plausible deniability. Reporter brett padres is a cybersecurity expert who has consulted for the cia. Was there anything that he said that really surprised you . I think he might be concerned about some evidence that will be disclosed and he sort of wants to distance himself from those that might have been involved. Reporter the Obama Administration was convinced of russian interference soon after the election and retaliated. It expelled 35 Russian Diplomats and seized russian compounds in new york and maryland. At the time director of National Intelligence James Clapper was surprised the russians didnt respond. No sort of reaction from them . It was very curious. Reporter the fbis counterintelligence investigation is trying to determine whether
I was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. The president withdraws from the Paris Climate Accord. The president s made a decision to fulfill his word to the american people. This is a huge destructive blow to american leadership. What paris represents is a bad deal for this country. The average household earning would drop by 20,000. Stop. No. Stop throwing out fake statistics like this. Stop. You cant tell me to stop. The Senate Intelligence committee announced that fired fbi director james comey will testify next thursday. The philippines, a massive gunman stormed a hotel and casino sending people running for their lives. We are trying to ascertain why somebody would be so senseless. Curry, deep three. Puts it in. As the Golden State Warriors remain perfect. The Childrens Party took a terrifying turn. Freak winds blow a bounce house into the air with children inside. All that. That is correct. Congratulations. The Scripps National spell bee, a clash of titans.