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Least 15 people dead in louisiana and texas. president donald trump will visit the hard-hit region later today to see firsthand the massive destruction after approving a disaster declaration making recovery funding available. 8,000 homes were destroyed in louisiana and texas, more than 14,000 people have sought shelter from the red cross and other agencies in the middle of coronavirus. if that wasnt enough, residents in the city of west lake, indiana, are dealing with a chemical spill after a fi...

No, it is not. theres another one literally climbing the walls! lets take a look at what weve got over here. what is this, exactly? this is our durable reconnaissance 0bservation platform. you can tell its a little bit of an eye that climbs up the wall and you can see the controls right there that can actually sense gravity. so its climbing the lift shaft. its climbing quite nicely there, but whats it actually for? what is it for? so, its for basically surveillance. this is an earth application,...

And no—one is exactly sure what those are, but what we do know is that there is a lot of geological history thats exposed there on the site of this crater wall. if axel does make it to the moon, it would be attached to a lunar rover, which will land a few hundred feet away from where the team wants to explore. through that tether, axel will get its power and instructions from the team, and it will act like a rope as it abseils down into the moons depths. today, we of course dont have the lunar...

You. after me? 0k! one down, all right. who is first? after you. after me? ok! one down, 70 more to go. it is beautiful limestone, the cliffs are sharp but at least there are lots of places to hold onto. it looks like it is raining down there. you think it is going to rain? yeah, it is going to be heavy rain. 500 metres to go. 100 metres to go. i hope we get there before the rain. what height is this? the last ladder. the last ladder. this looks like the summit. is it

—— dropped it and it opened. what they found inside was a treasure trove of postcards intact after a ten year thousand mile journey from the shores of the remote scottish islands of st kilda. the mail boat tradition that stretches back to when the islanders who used to live here had to send messages appealing for help from the mainland. life on this rocky outcrop in the atlantic was extremely harsh, and the islands‘ last remaining residents voted to leave and were evacuated in 1930. just i...

Sarawak. in the western corner of malaysia and borneo, sarawak has some of the most diverse ecosystems, but it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights, or resorts of of its neighbour state sabah. so im going to discover for myself the sites and inhabitants of this remarkable state. along the way, ill be hanging out with these guys. climbing jagged peaks. easily one of the most beautiful and one of the most difficult hikes ive done. and getting a taste of one of the worlds most r...

Texas and louisiana killing more than a dozen people. will: charles with the latest on the storm damage. charles? >> hey, guys. there are at least 14 confirmed deaths in the aftermath of hurricane laura. today president trump will visit some of those areas when some of the hardest hit areas when he visits lake charles, louisiana in orange, texas later this afternoon. the category 4 hurricane causing widespread destruction through texas and louisiana in a measure of hours. the storms force shredd...

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In television before he was able to leap over into the big screen so yes, able to leap over into the big screen so yes, he has an illustrious career. kj matthews, thank you so much for your insight on this and for joining us here on bbc news. thank you so much. hurricane laura has killed at least six people in louisiana. the governor said the storm had caused tremendous damage but that it was not as bad as originally feared. in neighbouring texas, the governor said the state had dodged a bullet....

Well, this basically can take any instrument. this ones for a little macro imager. so, we can do any science that youre looking to do, wherever you want to go. these arent the only wheels we have for our two—wheel robots. ok, so, if consumers were to buy one of these — because that is the aim, isnt it? — what exactly would they be doing with it? well, we can do system science, so they can take them out into the field, they can have different sensors on them, and then we can get huge datase...