this week the uae released video of cars driving through rain that was created by scientists. they launched drones into the sky that zapped clouds with electricity. this caused droplets to clump together. and instead of evaporating in midair from the heat, the rain drops were large enough to reach the ground. it is the top of the hour and it's always good to be with you. the delta variant is surging in all 50 states. st. louis and st. louis county are all set to bring back mask mandates. we'll dive into the latest with our saturday night panel. it's day two of the olympics in tokyo. team usa's gymnastics and volleyball teams all compete in a few hours. we'll talk about how far the olympics have come for women and how far they still have to go. and jeff bezos' rocket launch has a lot of people excited about space tourism. others are cynical about the billionaire space race, but i see a problem with both sides of