in the last few minutes, prince harry has withdrawn his libel action against the associated newspapers. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, before we turn to the headline stories, i want to show you pictures coming from japan. in the next 20 minutes, we are going to see if all goes well, japan is set to make a latest attempt at a soft touch down on the moon. it is the smart lander investigating the moon, it is known as slim, it is hoping to touch down in about 20 minutes time. it is very difficult to land on earth s natural satellite safely, about half of all attempts have succeeded. now slim is set to begin descent manoeuvres from an altitude of about 15 kilometres about now, that process is supposed to be starting now, and if all goes well the craft will touch down on the lunar surface in 20 minutes time. we will take you through all of that here on bbc news in the next 15 minutes, so do stay with us and we will have plenty more on that attempted land
she lost her bid for re-election last night failing to finish in the top two in a runoff election. it is the first time in more than three decades that chicago has voted a sitting mayor out of office. i m eternally grateful to everyone who gave us their time, support and money and prayers. thank you from the bottom of my heart. god bless you. god bless this incredible city. long time public schools chief paul vallas ran a tough to crime campaign. he will face brandon johnson a cook county commissioner in an april runoff. fbi director christopher wray says the bureau believes the covid-19 pandemic was likely the result of a lab exteacciden wuhan. this comment is just days after the tent of energy low confidence assessment that covid most likely originated from a lab leak in china. the fbi has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. we step back for a second, the fbi has agents, professionals,
just ahead on cnn newsroom i m 22 and i have not seen this much. it has been a mess. if you don t know how to drive in the snow, stay home. some of the top hosts at fox news were peddling false election claims. certainly helpful but doesn t get them to the finish line. there is a new sheriff in town. the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, fu , februar, 1:00 a.m. in california. and on both coasts and states in between, millions will be waking up to extreme winter weather. new york s governor says parts of her state could see up to a foot of snow. the great lakes can also expect cold wet weather. and in michigan, hundreds of thousands are still without power after a winter storm passed through on monday. and there is a blizzard warning in the sierras. several feet of snow over the weekend left some residents trapped. people there also are running out of gas,
tackling serious crime. whether it is phone theft, car theft, watch theft, whether it is street level drug dealing or drug use, the police must now follow every reasonable line of inquiry. a technical issue has hit uk air traffic control systems, with airlines warning of delays to flights. the scottish covid 19 inquiry has opened in edinburgh with promises of a robust investigation . commotion. pictures emerge of the cruise ship which collided with a freight vessel during high winds in mallorca. drums and singing. and a ceremony to mark the return of a totem pole to canada, nearly a century after being sold to a scottish museum.
an urgent meeting of the federation is due today. france will ban students from wearing abayas, robes worn by some muslim women, in state run schools. and the uk fire brigades union raise concerns about the migrant barge moored on england s south coast. the home secretary accuses the brigade of political attack. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start with our breaking news. a technical issue has hit uk air traffic control systems, with airlines warning of delays to flights. britain s national air traffic services said it was experiencing technical issues and has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety . and that engineers are working