to the ballot box. i ll speak with jim clyburn, who has a suggestion for the president, a change for the filibuster that could pave the way to votes. as house democrats await, a warning to the minority leader from a fellow republican. if i was kevin mccarthy, i would be fearful of the january 6th committee. also this hour, former president trump said to take the stage, and we ll monitor that. all of that, and of course the billionaire spaceman. what did you see from space? hmm. what you see from space is this wonderful dark sky, um, and then this incredible blue. we ve got these incredible windows, and dave and souch turned the spaceship upside down, so when you re floating, you look at these giant windows back at the beautiful, beautiful sky, beautiful earth back down here. kids always ask the best questions. richard branson making his dream a reality. jeff bezos and elon musk are chasing closing behind. coming up, i will speak with chris hatfield, part of who co
have the biggest fire works display in the country. we ll have a package later. we interviewed the gentleman in charge of the 4th generation fireworks expert. they are happy to be back as we are starting to come out of the pandemic. alicia: on to more serious news. crews are getting ready to demolish the remainder of the champlain towers south. phil keating is live in surfsiding with florida. reporter: the tower behind me is just about all that is left of the tower, half of which collapsed two thursdays ago. a pause not for the storm that is coming, but in preparation for the explosives of the remaining part of the towers. not only is the structure fragile, shifting and a threat to workers down below. there is a concern that elsa s winds will be the final push. elsa is blasting winds at 60 miles per hour and marching toward key west. today is day 10 since the building plummeted into a pile. two more bodies were recovered saturday bringing the total to 21 dead and 140 missin
remain unchanged. 24 confirmed dead. 121 unaccounted for. search and rescue teams have retreated until the demolition is complete. crews are placing tarps over the pile of rubble closest to the remaining structure. officials are reassuring residents of negotiate buildings that the demolition will not create further instability and they are keeping families in the loop. all the families have been informed about the up pending demolition and how it s proceeding. both the families of those missing their loved ones and the ones who have survived this tragedy. we have already created a very thorough process for cataloging of any personal items that we find in the efforts. and we will continue to use the same great care with items that we identify following this demolition. before the building comes down, investigators are preserving as much evidence as possible w 3d imaging and other technology. some debris is being trucked to a secure site as we await the demolition of the bu
wing in our court system. guaranteeing that the judicial abstraction of the court is reinforced by the legislative inaction in our congress, where the gop has made it clear that no legislation protecting the franchise can expect to pass. but the same house republicans that voted me unanimously to federalize juneteenth last month also voted 2-1 for keeping tax-funded memorials to dead confederates in our u.s. capitol this week. it fits because the senate caucus also voted near unanimously to silence our bipartisan investigation last month into why living insurrectionists defiled our capitol earlier this year, leaving house democratic leadership no choice but to press on mostly without them as speaker nancy pelosi select committee to investigate january 6 takes shape with just one republican of principle on board. all of that tonight on politicsnation, starting with the perfect guest. joining me now, house majority leader congressman steny hoyer, democrat of maryland. congres
other building are safe. richard branson set to rocket into space this weekend. we look at how this mission is going to unfold. it s saturday july 10th. we appreciate you waking up early with us. good morning to you, boris, happy to see you. even when talking about this i m happy to see you. there is a warning from health officials this morning, the spread of the delta variant of covid-19 is leading to mini outbreaks across the country. 27 states reporting uptick in covid-19 cases over the last week. the delta variant, now the most prevalent strain in the united states spreading in areas with low vaccination rates. now there are questions about how long vaccinated americans will remain protected. pfizer saying it plans to seek emergency use authorization for a booster shot as soon as next month. the fda says that booster shots aren t needed at this time. and the cdc is calling on schools to promote vaccinations. yesterday health officials issuing guidance, saying in-p