homes in northeast jackson. the next human boots will be a woman and a person of color on the moon and that inspiration to provide diversity in this type of environment. hello and welcome, it is monday, august 29 at 9 am in london and 4 am in florida where we are hours away from the launch of artemis one. the first steps in nasa s return to the moon. these are life photos of the launchpad in florida and the launch window is scheduled to open four and half hours from now. right now the launch team is dealing with a leak they observed. nasa says they are troubleshooting the issue but no word on whether this will impact the launch. this is the first of several missions to the moon in the years ahead. eventually the mission is to send humans back to the moon for the first time since 72 and one day nasa hopes to land the first humans on mars. this is set up as a test flight. one risk is radiation exposure, one of the goals of this mission is to mitigate those risks in the futu
mayor a second term. when i spoke to the residents, mayor, they told me they feel more prepared, the city officials told them more about the flooding than in 2020. what have you done differently to prepare your residents this time around? unfortunately, we ve had this experience within a short period of time and so we ve learned a lot. so we ve communicated early and often. we ve been able to better instruct the things that residents need to prepare around taking pictures of their items, making sure that they take their critical documents. we ve had a strong coalition of not only city departments but the county and state so it s been an all hands on deck process and hopefully that allows us to save life and property that would not be spared otherwise. reporter: we know that we re not expecting the river to crest at as high of a level as we saw in 2020 but this isn t a moment to underestimate the floodwaters. absolutely not. we want residents to heed these warnings. this
to stir up controversy. it is horribly inappropriate and he should apologize. he reinforces democrats have the right message to continue to highlight the dangers presented by the extreme maga republican party. also tonight the director of the national institute on drug abuse, warning unchecked cannabis use could be damaging young brains. we need to recognize that what may be okay for an adult may not be okay at all for an adolescent. and counting down. the artemis rocket is finally on the launch pad ready to fly for the first time on monday. it is no longer the apollo generation. it s the artemis generation. and that brings new discoveries. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. this week florida s former republican governor charlie crist won a primary election so he can run for governor again but this time as a democrat. within of his chief talking points? taking the wind out of the sails of incumbent republican governor ron desantis
the parameters are as we look at it weatherwise. the first hour is better and the optimism is a 80% chance of go. 20% chance of seeing issues as far as cumulus cloud cover, lightning and the potential for precipitation. then the second hour, the 933 to 1033 hour becomes more problematic. visibility is expected to be about seven miles or so. let s talk about the flooding in mississippi. we got a update and it looks like the crest will be just below the major stage. this is where we have it at 35 1/2 feet and that keeps it just below the major stage. this is cold comfort for people that have been inundated with 12 inches of rainfall that has occurred already this month but the pearl river is notorious
disappointed in the fact that my residents have to contend with these same challenges so frequently. forecasters have revised downward the crest of the pearl river from 36 feet to 35 1/2. how significant is that to residential areas? well, of course it s always good news to know that the projections are going down. however, at 35.5, that is still a level that is sufficient to cause a significant damage to certain homes. and so we don t want our residents to take the evacuation warnings lightly. we want them to get out and be prayerful that the worst does not come. we will certainly be delighted if they can return to their homes not suffering significant damage. but we don t want to risk the potential that it could happen and they be present within their homes. how has your community responded to this threat?