she said they ve set an example for girls and women today, as well as for future generations. also on the programme. us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid intense speculation over whether she ll anger china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. hello and welcome to the programme. england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses had never won a major trophy before and this is the first football honour for the nation since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90 thousand people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. eight euphoric moment for english
china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines who s now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk where england have won a major football title for the first time in more than fifty years with victory in the final of the women s european championship. they beat germany at wembley stadium in london by two goals to one. the match, which took place before 87,000 fans saw england substitute ella toone score the opening goal for the lionesses in the 62nd minute. germany s lina magull was on the recieving end of a low cross from teamate tabea wassmuth before she guided the ball to the roof of the net bringing the germans back on level terms. chloe kelly then scored england
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
the massive wildfire burning out of control in northern california. the mckinney fire is now the state s largest fire this year. more than 55,000 acres burned. more than 100 structures destroyed. at least two people killed, apparently trying to escape the flames. matt gutman on the fire line. ginger zee tonight on the red flag warnings in the west and the new flood watch issued for eastern kentucky. severe storms possible in the same area. the monkeypox outbreak spreading in the u.s. more than 5,200 cases reported. the biden administration is now under growing pressure to declare a national health emergency. new york city and illinois declaring public health emergencies today. and the cdc warning for children 8 and under. despite growing threats from china, house speaker nancy pelosi is expected to visit taiwan during her trip to asia this week. what the white house is now saying. nfl quarterback deshaun watson suspended six games following dozens of allegations of se
reporter: tonight the view from space of the path card by the flames. america and china s taiwan faceoff. tonight, tensions escalate ahead of speaker nancy pelosi s possible trip to the self- governed island. cbs adam yamaguchi is there tonight aswar games are underway. another supply chain log jam in the warning tonight from the nation s busiest port. terrifying shark encounters, the frightening scene in florida hat had swimmers racing to shore. and we remember the life and careers of and remembering the life and careers of two americans icons and the legacy they ve left behind. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. dickerson: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us, i m john dickerson in for norah. tonight, we are awaiting president biden just announced a successful counterterrorism strike that killed top al quaida leader ayman al-zawahri over the weekend. this is a significa