good afternoon. thank you for joining us on a very busy sunday. right now. damaging winds, a storm surge and rains triggering chaos up and down the eastern coast. throwing cold water on extending $600 unemployment benefits for

americans. >> so you think it is a disincentive to find a job if you have that extra $600? >> no question in certain cases, where we're paying people more to stay home than to work. >> where do negotiations stand right now on capitol hill? and what is president trump's concern on this sunday? by his tweets, it is not economic relief for tens of millions of americans. >> is it ever appropriate for the president or presidential candidate to accept or solicit foreign assistance of any kind in his or her election? >> no, it's not appropriate. >> our founders would not bow before a king. nor should we bow before the emperors. >> questioning the attorney general and the biggest c's in the tech world. what concerns does he have?

and we're becking to see the first spacex crew land in the gulf of mexico. we began with isaias. joining me now, chris pillone on the ground, we'll start with you. what are the conditions like where you are? >> reporter: yeah, hi, over the last hour we've seen the wind gusts start to pick up. right now. i'm just starting to feel the first rain drops in a new band that's starting to come through this area. it has been surprisingly dry here for most of the day. earlier this morning, we did have some of the outer bands come through with really intense rain for a period of anywhere

from five to ten minutes before the skies lightened up again. and the rain stopped. so i've been kind of watching out to see how long it would stay dry here. and like i am, we're starting to see a little bit of rain but there is been no widespread rain in melbourne beach. looking at the radar, all around us there has been. just one of those things that we haven't seen much of it. people here taking storm in stride. not a lot of preparations. you didn't see a lot of boarding up like you normally would when a storm is approaching in florida. but people are kind of watching with a watchful eye to make sure things don't deteriorate quickly along the space coast of north. but you know, just to be safe, the local officials are telling people to take caution. they're trying not to evacuate folks if they can at all avoid it. they don't want to expose them to coronavirus in public

shelters, although many of the counties here have at least a shelter or two open that are exhibiting social distancing measures and things of that name. >> and yesterday you are in daytona beach about an hour away. we saw the beach was packed. it looks like there are about three stragglers behind you. have the beaches been relevantly emtoday? >> yeah. it's pretty quiet. you see lots of couples or people with dogs walking the beach, especially when it has been dry. we did have a kite surfer out there earlier that was absolutely terrifying and remarkable to watchful but this area is certainly a lot less busy than daytona beach was yesterday. but certainly, a much worse day in terms of cloud cover and what not. yesterday was picture perfect on daytona beach to spend the day on the sand. >> all storm, it seems to have missed its chance to restrengthen to a hurricane but it is still powerful, right?

>> reporter: oh, definitely a powerful storm. we dome like the hear people say just a tropical storm system. we've had major devastation due to tropical storm systems across the east coast. and we just got our latest update. the million-dollar question. where will the landfall be? right now, we really need to take tang to the storm surge and the advisories that have now been extended into georgia andh. this just coming in at 2:00 p.m. we've seen in the last three runs a trend making its way more to the east. and that's what we're currently seeing. do i think we'll see a landfall for florida? it doesn't likely. the northeast quadrant of the storm is currently staying offshore. the heavier bands will continue to make their way in across the evening. charleston off the radar, it looks like it will have landfall for north carolina now.

wilmington to cape hatteras. even areas of virginia we'll be watching as the system continues on push offshore. it goes back and now look at this, atlantic city. new york city as well. tuesday, 8:00 p.m. we'll be watching pretty closely. 50-mile-per-hour winds. >> thanks for that late breaking information. we'll keep an eye on it. the stalemate continues as democrats and republicans are meeting this week in washington trying to hammer out an agreement on a coronavirus relief package to help americans weather the crisis. while tens of millions of citizens lose their unemployment benefits and face possible evictions, top democrats and administration officials have yet to come to an agreement. kelly o'donnell joins with us the latest. house speaker pelosi appeared on a.m. joy this morning. let's listen to that. >> this is about controlling the

virus. testing, tracing treatment, social distancing, mask wearing, sanitation and the rest. we have not had the administration implement a national strategy. we're saying in order to open up our economy, in order to have our children be safely in schools, you must contain the virus. >> so are the two sides any closer to making a deal if it seems like the strategy is tacking it altogether? >> no deal yet and work is going on at the staff level today. that's important because those are really sub matter experts who can put together the specific numbers and the legislative language. and then tomorrow, the principles like speaker pelosi, senator schumer, the democratic leader and the treasury secretary and white house chief of staff can meet again and say where they are. you can hear from speaker pelosi that she's looking at a comprehensive package that would

include things that not only deal with unemployment insurance and benefits to go to videos but more money for state testing and for schools that ned to reopen and putting a lot more pressure on the administration to take a broader approach. you're right in more critique of the response. republicans are saying, since the money just ran out on the the $600 benefit, since that ran out on friday, extend for a week or two while they keep negotiating in order to not have a lapse of the money going to individuals. democrats are saying, no, they don't want to do that. they want a full package. they don't feel like if they get some short term certainty that they will get an answer for a longer time. they're going for a bigger package and republicans are saying they're willing to extend unemployment benefits but they disagree on the amount. $600 has been what people are receiving over the last several months. now republicans are saying, it

should be a percentage of income so it does not in some cases, actually pay people more to stay home. that's a limited number of people but republicans are saying it needs to be a percentage of income. other things people can look forward to if they get a deal, it is expected they would be another round of direct payments. $1,200 for an individual based on income. money for a spouse and children based on your marches. that's for people who have their jobs and those who don't. that would be another way to put cash in people's pockets. especially with so many people have been adversely affected about this. and of course, another thing you mentioned, eviction protection. that also randal out friday. if you're a renter, there has been a hold placed on a landlord start go any legal proceedings. that can begin again now so people could start the process toward losing their place to live unless these protections are restored. so there are a lot of big issues. and while they said they may have good progress, they're still saying they're not close.

they don't expect a deal when they show up tomorrow. it could be a matter of days. it could be longer. we don't know yet. >> okay. thank you for that comprehensive look. the political world waiting anxiously for joe biden to announce his pick for vp. which one of these women will be selected as his running mate? when will he tell us? one woman whose name seems to have moved near the top of the list was on "meet the press" this morning. representative karen bass explained to chuck todd while she decided to go through the vp vetting process. concerned with we are right now. 154,000 dead americans from covid virus. our country ripped apart because of race. the policing issues, the economic devastation that we're facing, all of these issues is the reason why i submitted myself to a very interesting process. a trip down memory lane. >> a very interesting process.

i'm joined now by mike. what do you think about where this all stands? >> well, 12 years ago, joe biden was at a dentist's office with his wife when he got a phone call informing him he was barack obama's choice for running mate. four years ago it was tim cain speaking at a fundraise where he was picked up and taken to an airport. you're the running mate. we're here looking for any signs that the former vice president may be closing in on his final decision. sources tell me he was hoping to fair poe finalist down to about three or four candidates and hoped to in some form be able to meet with them in special if possible. at least virtually. have that one conversation that is so important. we haven't seen as much of the former vice president. we heard from karen bass and another short lister, stacy

abrams making her case this morning. let's take a listen. >> former vice president joe biden will announce his running mate in the coming week or two. are you still in the running? >> i've talked to the team. we know whoever joe biden picks will be a good partner to help us turn this country around, restore the soul of america and build back better. >> so no hints there from stacy abrams. she had been mentioned very early on but hand been par of the most eager conversations in the final days here. kamala harris, elizabeth warren, karen bass, and soos an rice are some of the most often named at this point. but the ball is in joe biden's court. the whole process, he could change when he is making the final decision. we'll be on the lookout any time this being. hopefully sooner than later. >> okay.

mike, we'll turn to you again and often. thank you. still ahead, bearing down on attorney general barr. >> do you think it is ever appropriate to use tear gas on peaceful protesters? >> it is appropriate to use tear gas when it is died disperse -- >> on peaceful protesters? >> unlawful assembly. and unfortunately, peaceful protesters are affected. >> that was just one of the topics pressed this week. he joins us after the break to talk about that hearing. and his take on the tech titans' testimony as well.

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even as negotiations continue over the next coronavirus relief bill, lawmakers are seeking answers about foreign interference in the upcoming election and what they call big tech companies, anti-competitive practices. both topics were the focus of the house judiciary sub

committee this past week. the committee grilled tech company ceos on wednesday a day after questioning attorney general bill barr about among other things, whether the justice department was concerned about foreign interference in this november's election. >> is it ever appropriate -- >> it depends what kind of assistance. >> is it ever appropriate for president or presidential candidate to semior solicit foreign assistance of any kind in his or her election? >> no, it's not appropriate. >> i saw you had to struggle with that one, mr. attorney general. >> the congressman you just heard grilling barr was rhode island democrat david cicilline who joins me now. eric holder also surprised by barr's answer there. you can hear the surprise in your voice. let's listen to what em.

>> that was kind of a lay-up. i didn't understand, i'll make sure that all ballots are legally cast will be counted. i don't understand why this was a hesitance. that is what gives people pause about what role bill barr will play when it comes to trying to have a fair election. >> that was eric holder responding to whether all votes will be counted on election day. are you concerned that this administration isn't taking election interference seriously right now? >> i'm deeply concerned. at first we know he second foreign stance in the 2016 election. we know he solicited stance from the ukrainians. we know he is publicly called for others to involve themselves in our elections. when you hear the attorney general of the united states pause in response tom question, it sends shivers down my spine. the attorney general should have said immediately, it is never

appropriate for the president or any candidate to accept foreign stance or shis it foreign assistance. but of course he is roy cohen. i want my own roy cohen and he got him in bill barr. i'm very concerned that the intelligence committee has not been forthcoming with the american people about the name of the threat, we are responsibility to protect the integrity of our elections, to make sure the american people decide who is the next president. not any foreign actor. >> did you finds mr. barr's tone to be combative. you've been in that seat before. you've questioned jeff sessions in 2017. what did you note was interesting about barr's tone? >> well, barr, the attorney general was clearly there not on behalf of the merge people. not recommending the rule of law. but really behaving as donald trump's personal lawyer. everything he's done has been to protect the president. whether it is dismissing charges against michael flynn, mischaracterizing the mueller

report, ordering the military to fire on peaceful protesters. he believes he's there to protect the president. he fundamentally doesn't understand that his responsibility is to serve the american people, to uphold the rule of law and to honor the constitution and i think he was there spewing forth donald trump's talking points and really perform go for one person. the president of the united states, rather than the people he's supposed to serve, the people of this country. >> you've had a busy week. you heard testimony from some of the big tech's top brass this week. in your questioning, in your opening remarks, you said each platform has too. power. you said it stifles creativity and competition and you said the dominance is killing small businesses. so what role can you can and should congress play in the future? >> well, the anti-trust sub committee has the responsibility to conduct oversight and to be sure that our competition laws are working and that they're being properly enforced. we launched the first major anti-trust investigation in 50

years, of the digital platforms and it is very clear, they have monday onlily power. they are exercising incredible dominance. they are gobbling up competition, crushing small businesses, they're favoring their own products and services, they're hurting consumers. there is a reason we dome have monopolies. it is too. power in the hands of a single corporation. so we have the responsibility to update our anti-trust laws to make sure they're working. we'll complete a report that will put forth a set of recommendations, legislation and regulation to make sure we get competition back into the digital marketplace so we can make rule for next great amazon or apple or google and really diminish the monopoly power that these four large platforms have. >> along those hines, do you believe in big structural change that has been selected? like breaking these companies apart? >> there is no question. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg

acknowledged that he acquired what's app and instagram because he saw them as competitors. that's monopolyist behavior if i've ever seen it. >> but they pushed it through. >> that was a mistake. they should not have. they need to do a better job. congress has to do more oversight. there is clearly no competition in the marketplace. consumer choice drives down prices. creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs. that's not happening. these companies have so much power in the marketplace. there is dome dominance that they're either buying their competitors or crushing they will. that's not good for the economy, for workers or consumers. >> we'll keep an eye on what you and your sub committee do in the future. thank you for being with us. still ahead, face coverings. from fines to jail time. how some countries are enforcing

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around the world, however, fines for not wearing a mask are becoming more common and more costly. nbc correspondent ralph sanchez in london has the latest. what are you seeing? >> reporter: it's great to be back with you. hong kong this week joins the list of places where you face punishment for leaving the house with your face uncovered. the territories in the midst of what some are calling a third wave of covid. and city authorities announced this week, if you go out without a mask, you will face a fine the equivalent of $650. here in europe, some of the toughest penalties are in italy which you'll remember was so hard hit early on in the pandemic. in the campana region, there is now a $1,200 fine for people who go out without masks and for businesses who let them in. but that's pocket change compared to the situation in the middle eastern state of qatar where you face a staggering, wait for it, $55,000 fine and potentially up to three years in

prison. that's by far the most severe punishment anywhere in the world. as far as we know, no one has yet been given that full penalty. most countries with fines are looking at the $100 to $200 range. here in the uk a relatively modest $65. if you're caught without a mask going into a store or getting on to public transport. lindsey, only a handful of people have been penalized here in brit an since the new rules came into force last week. >> $600. still quite the steep fine. thank you so much. nflt the president's sunday morning tweets included him slamming nevada's legislateors and calling for, quo, immediate litigation over mailin voting in the state after republicans accused democrats of stealing the election. just the latest in a string of attacks from the president surrounding the upcoming november elections. in an ongoing effort to

discredit mail-in voting. his comments came after a tweet, raising the idea of delaying the presidential election. suggesting it will be rigged months before it has even occurred. joining me now, the author of amateur hour, the question of leadership, dr. lara brown. dr. brown, let's talk about this, that this will be the most rigged election in history. what are the concerns you actually have about mail-in ballots? >> the biggest concern is not about the casting of the ballot. americans are able to do that and election officials are able to send them their ballots and they'll have them in time. the bigger question, of course, is what happens when we start counting them. because a very large backlog of ballots could just take time and it is during that time that we could see the president attempt

to consider or try to make the claim that the election is illegitimate with no basis, and simply, the uncertainty could make him push that narrative forward. >> if you could, take us along memory lane. what precedence right now have we seen before, for what could happen? and how can we prepare? >> well, if we're talking about election uncertainty, we can go back to the year 2000. we all remember when it took time to count ballots in florida and eventually, the supreme court became involved in that dispute. but it was also the case that vice president gore who was then on the ballot and hoping to become president, did what is a very statesman like thing when the electoral ballots were in fact counted in january. he stood there before the join

session of congress and he basically ignored some of the protests from his own party that wanted him to toss out florida's electoral ballots as being inappropriately cast or sent forward. had he done that, he could have made himself president. obviously, he chose to uphold the supreme court ruling and the final count that came out of florida. we are in a place where vice president mike pence will also preside over a counting of the votes. those electoral ballots on january 6th, and you could see that were he sort of pressed to toss out democratic electoral votes, there could be some under certainty about whether or not that is legitimate. whether or not he is really interested in reinstalling president trump and himself as

vice president. >> you're giving us something to certainly think about. let's discuss your new book. you describe president trump as not only a washington outsider but a political outsider. someone who is belligerent authenticity turned off many . t >> this is where it is really interesting. good presidents are more than just themselves. they are also good actors. i mean, we saw in maureen dowd's column this morning, even she talked about how she was frustrated that trump couldn't just put on an act of compassion and competence. the reason he can't is because he is a celebrity. he is somebody who is known for being himself. and he really doesn't know how to act. he only knows how to be. and that is hurting his chances

for re-election. because the public is really interested now in having a president who does display more compassion. who is more competent and shows some curiosity about public health and how to solve the pandemic crisis that we're in. >> well, before we let you go, i want to remind everybody, july 19 the president on national television said, we're signing a health care plan within two weeks. a full and complete health care plan. two weeks later, here we are. that hand happened. on friday, you'll remember, he promised to sign an executive order banning tiktok. that was yesterday. that came and went. nothing happened. g to hold this president to account? >> i think what is important is that in every moment, his actions rereal his character. we need to understand that the choices that he makes are really reflections of who he is. and that is at the end of the

day, what you have to consider when you are thinking about the president of the united states. who do you want to serve in that office and how do you want them to behave? and to understand how they will behave, all you need to do is look at how they've behaved in the past. you don't need to assume that they're going to have a change of heart or sort of a growth in their character. they are who they are and while some may like his combativeness, it is not helping to solve the crisis we are in at the moment. >> dr. lara brown, thank you for visiting with us today. still ahead, the back to school debate. we've heard from teachers. we're now going to be hearing from students about this. plus, the spacex splashdown. we'll be bringing this live as it happens. you're watching live on msnbc. ps you're watching live on msnbc. think of people in a place. but when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place.

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mounting pushback from parents and teachers, even students has done nothing to stop president trump from proceeding with his school reopening plans. during a press conference thursday, he warned keeping schools closed could lead to more deaths as opposed to reopening. >> we have to remember that there is another side to this. keeping them out of school, keeping work closed is causing

death also, economic harm, but causing death for different reasons. but death. probably more death. >> the president did not cite any scientific evidence for these claims which run counter to broad scientific consensus regarding coronavirus in children. joining us now, dr. patel, i want to get your reaction to the president's claims. >> yeah, hi, i think it is really unfounded. the data has mounting evidence that children can transmit this virus and even more concerning evidence that has emerged over the last week that children under the age of 5 actually have higher genetic material. we don't know if that meanings they can transin it virus as easily but we know they carry the virus in their nasal and mouth. so we do think that this is something important and it causes us all to be a little cautious about schools. >> in your opinion, what would a safe school reopening look like

in would it kind of depend where the hot spots are as well? >> yeah, that's right. it is really contextual. it depends on your town, city and region. we have too many of those hot spots for me to feel comfortable that we could make a nationwide call to reopen schools. here is what you need to know to be safe. number one, a very, very low level of community spread. a very low positivity rate. less than 5%. even lower if possible. and then number two, you really need to have this be consistent with the rest of your reopening metrics. if all the businesses are reopened, but you have schools partially opened, then that is sending the wrong message to working families and teachers. so we need to be consistent across the board. and then i think third is really looking at the inequities flts we need to make sure that special needs children and children who are really at risk, as the president mentions, are

addressed. and right now, i think that should be a top priority. >> dr. patel, let's listen to what house speaker nancy pelosi said today about reopening schools. >> when you do, and you reduce the spread, then you can open up the schools. when you reduce the rate of infection in a community. until you do that, you have to be very careful. >> do you think that, you mentioned there should not be a national strategy in terms of reopening everywhere. should there be a national strategy in terms of not opening everywhere until we're starting to see the numbers come down? >> yes. we absolutely need a national strategy, period. we haven't seen one to date. that includes how we're taking care of testing and other efforts with the virus, by the way. but yes. we do need to have, what we need is national guidance about the times of metrics and numbers that your communities should be using. it is all over the place. and i'll just add in something else.

we've been talking about schools. i want to emphasize that colleges and universities should be included in this conversation. and we have well ample proof that younger adults can be huge super spreaders. i would have all of this be part of the same conversation with national guidance and local action. >> okay, thank you so much. coming up also in our next hour, we'll be speaking with an nba player about the restart of basketball. right now, some breaking news. we've been tracking the landsing right now of the spacex capsule. moments away from witnessing history here. the first americans to return from space on a commercially built spacecraft. they're expected to smash down in the gulf of mexico on board a spacex' crew dragon. i think we see it there with

some parachutes attached. from spacex, they undocked from the international space station last night to begin their journey home. this is two months they've been in space now. tropical storm isaias actually threatened to delay their arrival but nasa as we see here gave a green light yesterday. joining me now, peggy whitson, a retired astronaut. i want to talk to you about the significance of. landing in the water, doing the smash down and how isaias forced that decision. >> you know, we were really concerned about isaias turning into a tropical storm. it has been downgraded. i want to show you currently on our radar where that storm system is across south florida into west palm beach. that's where they're seeing the brunnel of this. from our current radar, we're only seeing a few bands making that, into that area. you can see just south of panama

city. and man, it's a lot of clearing in this area. they have the two launch pads that they are going to be on, and it looks like we're going to have a good go aunderstorm. but right now, i mean, isaias is really cooperating as these two astronauts start to land. >> all right. thank you. >> peggy, we'll turn to you and describe not only the significance right now of this mission, but also the significance of this very unique arrival. >> this mission is important, obviously, because it is a demonstration of our capability with u.s. commercial providers to get to and from earth orbit. i think it is a critical step in our progression of making space something that will be used commercially, more in the

future. but also in our attempts to do further exploration. i think it will have to be a partnership between government and commercial. i think it is key for the splash down. we haven't done those since the apollo days. we had 30 years of handing on a runway in shuttle. now we're transitioning back to the apollo area with the smash down in the water. you can see the capsule now with the four parachutes. those are the main parachutes. they could land with only three so that there's some redundancy, of course. it will still be a shock landing. >> we'll get to some of those facts again. we are just seconds away from them landing. let's listen in real quick. >> brace for splashdown. >> there we heard them saying they're bracing for a splash

down. we should be able to see the gulf of mexico here and the shot just momentarily. as we're now just about 20 meters off the ocean. >> splash down! >> as you can see on the screen, we have visual confirmation for splashdown. >> we see splashdown. >> dragon endeavour has returned home. nasa astronauts bob and doug. >> welcome back to planet earth. thanks for flying spacex. [ laughter ] >> per dragon and endeavour,

congratulations. all good. 800. >> thanks for those words, doug. we copy that you are into four decimal 800. >> great news all around. our space dads are back on 19-h from space. they have played splashdown just off the coast of pensacola, florida. and on the screen you can see our two fast boats and they are indeed fast racing out to greet dragon endeavour as it sits there. we can see the view inside the capsule. bob and doug looking good. the communication was a little choppy -- >> stable one.

>> copy for vehicle assessment, step three decimal one. stable one. good news. >> stable one essentially there upright in the water. stable two, also another potential where it could be on its side or even upside down but dragon does keep it up right where it's able to specially pump sea water into bladders in the service section of the capsule. they are up right. we already see the fast boats approaching. they touched down. came right on time at 11:48 a.m. pacific. 18:48 utc. bob and doug now in the water. recovery ops have already begun. we already see the fast boats starting to move in. we're still maintaining that good communication back with bob and doug here and the team here in hawthorne. we should be getting go for them

to move in and wrang li wrang w in the parachutes. >> the fast boats will be performing a snipper test. that's to ensure the air around the vehicle doesn't have any toxic fumes. once we get the all clear if there, the water recovery lead will give the go for approach. that's when the first fast boat will approach this capsule. hopefully give a little wave to bob and doug through the window. one of the crew members -- one of the team members will climb on top of crew dragon and begin to place the rigging equipment necessary to hoist dragon out of the water. >> still getting a view from the wb, the airplane flying over ahead. it gave us those great views. our first views of bob and doug

re-entering the earth's atmosphere from up above. you can see the four parachutes in the water. we heard those were cut automatically, as expected, by dragon. for now, the crew just standing by. they will stay in their suit, in their seats. we're waiting for all these initial checks. >> landing clear as well. just wanted to verify a quick comm reconfiguration. thank you. >> essentially what just happened there is they re -- >> if you can just relay status of the fast boats and the recovery as you get them. we would appreciate it. >> you bet. >> what just happened there and you heard coms recon fig. that's looping bob and doug's

communication into the recovery team. we talked a bit about -- >> we're doing pretty good so far. >> okay. we'll let them know you're feeling good so far. thanks for that update. >> really good news to hear they're feeling good and they can let flight surgeons know that all is well inside dragon endevour. >> it sounds like we do have one of our folks there. what was it like to watch thsla down?

spacex copies. we'll be ready for that. we should have the go for you in a moment. stand by. >> all right. we are watching as the dragon endeavour splashed down there marking history. this new chapter in public/private partnership. we're going to bring in peggy. she's a former nasa astronaut, a pioneer. first female commander of the international space station.

seven possible slaplashdown sit. they chose pensacola. upon undock, dragon endeavour weighed 27,000 pounds. the taemperature sustained 3500 degrees fahrenheit. we're seeing these two recovery ships racing to go get bob and dog fr doug from that capsule there. now they will undergo medical evaluations. what is it that these doctors will be looking for with these two astronauts? >> we have to understand how after long duration space

flight, astronauts can recover the ocean. we need to have a good understanding of how the crew members can do. the apollo astronauts who came down had only been in space for a week or so. most of those times even when they went to the moon they were there and back in ten days. their space flights were short. long duration causes a lot more problems when you return to earth. gravity isn't always cooperative or at least it doesn't feel that way when you first come back. >> peggy, we're going to listen in one more time as the fast ships just arrived at the space c capsule. >> what was it like on the ride out there? has it been clear skies and clear seas the whole way? >> i'm not sure if you can hear me now. you're asking about the whether.

there are just kind of a circle -- very low. we were able to see the parachute far above all the way until the slashdown. >> all right. what's efb doiverybody doing on boat to get everything ready? >> we're getting closer. everybody has been holding positions for a while now. >> all right. we're going to keep watching from here. thanks for calling in and thanks for being out there with everybody and getting us these

great views. it's really incredible. thanks. >> peggy let's bring you in again. before we were listening to this audio, you said long term space travel has different effects on the besiody. were there any effects that you felt upon your return and even still today? >> my total time was 265 days. for the first two to three days after you return, it's not really a very pleasant experience. you're traveling around the planet when you're in other bit at 17,500 mile an hour. when i first get home, i feel like the planet is traveling around me that fast. it takes a bit to adapt. usually the worst part is in the first 24 hours.

then your body has to recover and relearn how to do things. we do a lot of exercise on board space station to prevent the negative effects of space flight which is a lot of bone demineralization and muscle atropy. we have to exercise a lot to prevent that. when we get home, we don't have those balance muscles and the koo coordination muscles because we haven't had to use them. there's a reconditioning period and a readaptation period when you get back to earth. i landed in the shuttle the first time and twice in the dirt. it was very provocative for me to land. i can't imagine i poorly i feel if i was in spacecraft and it was rock and rolling because it would be very disturbing because your system is in the used to

working like you remembered. >> you're in such an elite club of people. this has been a successful mission. we talked to you in may when they launched. what do you envision and hope for the future now? >> i hope this is just the first step. we've got to keep continuing and progressing. i think it's fantastic that spacex has been successful on this flight. we'll put it into a normal operating procedure and be using them to transport to and from the space station. i also want to see other companies like boeing or other companies to get up there and do the same thing. in order for us to really explore space, we need to have much more capability. a lot of people wonder why you want to go forward with exploring