Let's Do The News! (February 18, 2014)

Things we learned today...

- Jimmy Fallon starts his first late night of being the new host of The Tonight Show on NBC.

- Earlier, a nearly 900-foot wide asteroid travelled at approximately 27,000mph slip past Earth as observed by the Slooh Community Observatory. Called mNEA 2000 EM26, this asteroid came no closer than 8.8 lunar distances from the Earth, posing no threat. Stargazers observed that.

- The UN commission of inquiry is likely to condemn North Korea over human rights issues.

- Mary Grace Canfield, the actress from Green Acres, died at the age of 89.

- Porsche suspends deliveries of brand new 911 GT3 in the midst of spontaneous combustion fears that occurred in five 991 GT3 units on its timeframe.

- Reports indicate that Formula One mogul, Bernie Ecclestone, in the midst of numerous scandals, is no longer trying to buy the cash-stripped Nurburgring.

- The Land Rover Discovery is now 25 years old and to celebrate its occasion, they've released the special XXV model.

- The Range Rover Evoque gets a flagship Autobiography model for the 2015 model year and its powerful version, the Autobiography Dynamic, is powered by a turbocharged engine developing 285PS of power output as well as refined chassis for handling feel like no other.

- Due to poor sales, Honda Europe will stop European sales for the Insight and CR-Z hybrids.

- The 2015 McLaren 650S is finally revealed ahead of its 2014 Geneva Motor Show debut. A P1 face in a 12C's body, the new 650S comes with uprooted version of the same 3.8L V8 turbo engine from the MP4-12C so that now, it develops a namesake 650PS of power output. 0-60mph takes three seconds and a top speed of over 207mph. It's made to outrival against Ferrari's 458 Speciale and the new Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4.

2015 McLaren 650S

- Advanced work for the Skyway Stage 3 has started and the MMDA routed out the alternate routes over the course of the roadworks.

- The Electric Vehicle Summit is now scheduled at February 27 to 28, 2014 at the Multipurpose Hall of Meralco in Pasig City. It was postponed last year in the wake of Superstorm Yolanda that hit the Visayas region of the Philippines.

- Jolina Magdanal-Escueta and Mark Escueta welcomed the birth of their baby boy. PEP reports.

TTFN!!!