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
Of you from Msnbc World headquarters here in new york. Welcome, rch, to Alex Witt reports. Heres what is happening at 11 a. M. Pacifictime, 2 00 p. M. Eastern. We kick off with the story we have been bringing you live here on msnbc. One small step for man, and a Giant Leap for a Billionaire Taking on space as the next frontier. Richard branson making history, successfully launching himself into space on his Virgin Galactic unity spaceplane. Release, release, release, release. Clean release. Ignition. And Bransons Trip to the edge of space, edging out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos in the race to commercialize space travel. He spoke about what it was like moments after landing. Ridiculous. It is a complete experience of a lifetime. And now im looking down at a beautiful space port. Congratulations to everybody. Clearly that was while he was still in space a remarkable feat in itself. The historic launch this morning was the first fully crewed Test Flight to the edge of space. I want to g
Former President Trumps final days in the office consumed by personal hatred for those he believed betrayed him. We want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around The World. Im Wolf Blitzer and youre in the situation room. All right. Lets go to our chief national correspondent Jeff Zeleny at the White House for us. This was an extremely impassioned, fiery speech by the president. Using words like unamerican, undemocratic and unpatriotic. President Biden Smoke more forcefully than he ever has before since the election took place eight months ago about these conspiracy claims. But he said these claims have had a true effect and a dire tHreat to democracy. Thats why he said there is an urgent need to protect Voting Rights now. The Big Lie is just that, a Big Lie. Reporter Tonight President biden confronting the 2020 election more forcefully than ever before, calling the assault on Voting Rights the most dangerous tHreat to democracy since the civil war. In america, if yo
Achievement. The afghan troops have 300,000 well equipped, as well equipped as any army in the world and the Air Force against something like 75,000 taliban. It is not. President Biden Forcibly defending his decision to withdrawal all u. S. Troops from afghanistan, but as the taliban continues to gain ground, the question is how long before the u. S. Has to reengage . Plus, another warning from the White House as the Delta Variant leads to increases in covid cases. The question is could a vaccine that specifically targets this strain soon be on the way . And hiStory At the skrips national spelling bee. The question is can you spell the Word Murraya . Good morning. I am Kasie Hunt on this friday, july 9th. We made it, and well start with the news. With the Delta Variant surge across the country, biden officials are offering another warning to americans still not vaccinated against the coronavirus. The sevenday average of covid19 cases in the u. S. Has gone up by about 11 since last week
Not forget the last american hostage held by the taliban. And his sister joins us for an exclusive interview. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with Breaking News in our Politics Lead. President biden just moments ago making an impassioned Highprofile Speech on Voting Rights in the united states as civil Rights Activists and progressives criticize the president for not having done enough on the issue. Speaking in front of a crowd in the City Of Philadelphia, the president called various stateled efforts to limit Ballot Access unconscionable and unamerican. And he slammed republicans who continue to tell lies about the 2020 election. The Big Lie is just that, a Big Lie. America, if you lose, accept the results. You follow the constitution, you try again. You dont call facts fake and then try to bring down the american experiment just because youre unhappy. Thats not statesmanship. [ applause ] thats not statesmanship. Thats selfishness. Thats not democracy. Its a denia