counting down. the art miss rocket is finally on the launch pad ready to fly for the first time on monday. it s no longer the apollo generation. it s the artemis generation and that brings new discoveries. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. well, it s nasa s long overdue return to the moon, and t-minus just a few hours until hopefully launchtime of the u.s. space agency s most powerful rocket. the program is called artemis, the first phase blasting off in the morning, unmanned and setting the stage for a manned landing on the lunar surface once again. just a short time ago vice president kamala harris touched down in central florida. she and the second gentleman planning to watch the liftoff in person. as the head of the space council i can tell you i m so proud of what is happening in terms of our space program and the leadership that the united states is providing to the world. the arte myos program is the beginning of the next er
exploration to the moon and beyond. the un nuclear watchdog makes it official that a team is going to ukraine s powerplant, amid fears of a catastrophe. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church . thank you for being with us. we will start in the southern u.s. in jackson, mississippi and neighboring communities are keeping an eye on the river. expected to crest well above flood stage in the coming hours. water has already swamped parts of the city and some neighborhoods lost power. the state has distributed more than 100,000 sandbags and is stippling drones to assess water levels along the river s path. the jackson mayor has been sounding the alarm for days, telling those in flood prone areas to evacuate. he told cnn that the city learned critical lessons from flooding two years ago that took weeks to fully reseed. if we risk the life of one individual, that is one too many. we want to make certain that we know that both people and individuals to
this before they head to the august recess on friday. i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports, a slimmed down version of build back better estimated, listen to this, to raise taxes on millions of americans across every income bracket, including, yes, those making under $400,000 a year. this despite president biden repeatedly claiming that it would do no such thing. one thing we are trying to get done in congress, pass legislation that won t raise taxes a single penny for anybody making less than 400 grand. you make less than 400, you will not pay a penny in taxes. make sure we pay everything without any one making under 400,000 paying taxes. sandra: rebranded as a way to reduce inflation across the country. a new study claims it will do the exact opposite and make the inflation situation even worse. john: all of this comes amid a potential crisis in asia. tensions rising with china as reports circulate that house speaker nancy pelosi could arrive in ta
that includes a runny nose, some fatigue, and the occasional dry cough. again, this is according to president biden s doctor. and he is being prescribed paxlovid. this is the antiviral medication that is said to be more effective if you take it as soon as you test positive. again, this is a medication that the president is going to be on. we, obviously, also know that he is going to be isolating for the time being. that means that he is not going to be seen in public. we ve certainly not seen him today. but earlier today, we did see the first lady, dr. jill biden, and this is what she said about his her husband s condition right now. my husband tested positive for covid. i talked to him just a few minutes ago. he s doing fine. he s feeling good. i tested negative this morning. i am going to keep my schedule. i am, according to cdc guidelines, i am keeping masked. and so, i would like to go in and see the program here, learning loss as an educator means a lot to me. so, th
month. yes, according to our information, we are recording war crimes in almost every village, he says. this, the body of one of two civilians killed in late february. an early victim of the invasion and evidence now of what six continuing here in eastern kharkiv, even as you saw there the fight continues and bitterly for the ukrainian forces trying to regain ground, john. melissa bell for us in kharkiv. a remarkable turn around, we ll be following that all morning. new day special coverage continues right now. good morning, everyone, to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m don lemon in edinburgh, scotland. a so let solemn day ahead in th united kingdom as they embrace their new king. king charles iii addressing parliament a few moments ago saying he feels the weight of history. listen. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which