Team at Virgin Galactic have been waiting for for nearly two decades, and we have release, brian. We have release. The Rocket Engine has ignited. This is the moment that bransOn And his team have been waiting for. Brian, i gotta pause. I gotta take this in. This is really an incredible moment here. So it was an hourlong trip. And there were a few minutes of weightlessness as well, but the journey to get here was decades in the making. Not only did branson make this happen, but he in spectacular fashion brought All Of Us along with him. And making sure that we could see and hear from him while it was happening. One day to be able to experience this. Its a complete experience of a lifetime. Now im looking down. Congratulations to everybody for creating such a beautiful, beautiful place. Congratulations, all our wonderful team at Virgin Galactic, for who 17 years had hard work to get us this far. Bransons flight making him the first Billionaire Space Barron to travel into suborbital space
Rights in texas and the unbelievable moment that a republican lawmaker, and the author of one of those restrictive Voting Bills admits the Big Lie is just that. I know that we are testimonies, it was difficult getting election workers and Poll Watchers, but i dont know about that evidence of fraud, in this recent election. And, extremists at cpac, some of the same people being investigated for their role in the Capitol Hill riots, reportedly seen walking around the conservative conference where Donald Trump is speaking tonight. What that says about the current state of the republican party. Good morning, everybody. It is sunday july 11th. Im lindsey reiser. And then candace. Its a Big Day at Msnbc World headquarters in New York. Of course, Today Is The Day the Space Race is on. We have a day full of coverage, and within the last two minutes, our producers have all been like [noise] [laughs] , because there is big news dealing with it. Yes, poor some extra coffee. Breaking news, we will
Its great to have you along with us. As the Delta Variant prompts concerns of a coronavirus resurgence, Drugmaker Pfizer will brief u. S. Government Officials Tomorrow Evening on Covid19 Vaccine boosters. Last week pfizer, biontech have seen waning immunity among people who got the vaccine and would seek Emergency Use Authorization for a booster from the fda in august. The Fda And Cdc said theres no Evidence Boosters are needed yet, but a short time ago, israel announced its immediately going to allow third doses of the Pfizer Vaccine for people with compromised immune systems. Joining me now with more is dr. Megan rainy, Emergency Physician at brown University And Cofounder of get us ppe. Dr. Rani, great to see you. So what were really talking about here is people who were vaccinated a while ago where there may be some declining efficacy, where they may have some underlying health problems. Do you think a Booster Shot would be necessary right now . So lets be clear that for all folks
Antiracism curriculum in the classroom. Thats where we find correspondent Mark Meredith. Hes live at the White House. Mark . Trace, good afternoon. Hard to believe but in a matter of weeks so many students will be heading back to school. Now the cdc has new Guidelines Out that will certainly be good news for a lot of parents that say theyre ready to see the classrooms reopen, even if many of these students will be ineligible for the vaccine at this point. Now, the cdc says the latest guidelines is that Inperson Learning should be a priority and masks should be worn for kids and those kids that are vaccinated wont have to wear them. Theyre also encouraging schools to use physical distancing of about three feet for the students and staff not vaccinated. Heres the kicker. If schools are not able to do that, they dont have all the room in the world, they can use implemented later prevention strategies. Hand washing etiquette, making sure ventilation is in good Shape And Covid testing. They
welcome to cnn s special live coverage of the tragedy near miami. i m wolf blitzer, near the scene of the 12-story condo building collapse here in surfside, florida. and i m pamela brown in washington. we have a lot of breaking news to cover this hour, pamela. we ll do it together. the structural engineering company that inspected the champlain towers in 2018 says they also gave estimates back in june of 2020 for the building s 40-year recertification. the consultant only provides engineering consulting services, not repair or restoration contracting, the statement said. and they also stated, and i m quoting, we are deeply troubled by this building collapse and are working closely with the investigating authorities to understand why the structure failed. as we do so, we also continue to pray for all those impacted by this tragic event. tonight, surfside officials are warning residents of a sister building, the champlain towers north, and they re warning them to evacuate n