Okay. Wally, last but not least. Amelia earhart, and Aviation Icon and now a space icon. What was it like . I cant tell you. I had such a good instructor. He took us through everything that we were going to do, so when i went up this morning, the Noise Wasnt quite as bad, and we went right on up, and i saw darkness. I thought i was going to see The World, but we werent quite high enough, and i felt great. I felt like i was just laying down. I was just laying down, and i was going into space. And i want to thank you, sweet heart, because you made it possible for me. Ive been waiting a long time to finally get it up there, and ive done a lot of Astronaut Training through The World, russia, america, and i could always beat the guys on what they were doing because i was always stronger and ive always done everything on my own, and i didnt do dolls. I did outside stuff. And i flew airplanes and i loved it. I love being here with All Of You. Your family. The four of us. We had a great time.
Crime is an issue as a messy democratic primary ends with accusations and name calling. And rising prices, workers want to stay home, entire industries without customers. The economy emerging from 15 plus months of Pandemic Shock and it looks very, very different. We begin this hour with todays big Test Vote in the united States Senate. Voting rights is a critical piece of the biden and democratic party agenda. Even more so now that republicans from Coast To coast are moving to make it harder to vote. Todays attempt to win 60 votes to open a Voting Rights debate is a big deal on its own. Its an even bigger deal, because so much of the agenda is depending on the Senates Math and the senates mood. Lets get to manu ra ju. Democrats believe theyre going to lose the vote. They hope to keep 50 together, but even in the final hours, thats a question. Reporter no question about it. They hope to have unity, but yes, there is still the question where is Senator Joe Manchin who has long been the
response to the deadly rally in charlottesville two years ago. charlottesville is also home to a defining moment to this nation in the last few years. it was there of august 2017 we saw klans and white supremacists and neo-nazis come out in the open. they re crazed faces illuminated by torches, veins bulging, and bearing the fangs of racism, chanting the same anti-semitic vile heard across the nation. they were met by a crazy group of americans and a violent clash ensued. and a brave young woman lost her life. and that s when we heard the words of the president of the united states that stunned the world and shocked the conscience of this nation. he said there were, quote, some very fine people on both sides. very fine people on both sides? with those words, the president of the united states assigned a moral equivalence between those spreading hate and those with the courage to stand against it. and in that moment, i knew the threat to this nation was unlike any i had ever