good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we begin with breaking news from the kennedy space center. elon musk's spacex team is moments away from a new rocket launch that includes nasa astronauts and a russian cosmonaut. let's listen to the final countdown coming from nasa tv. >> spacex dragon go for launch. >> t minus 30 seconds.

t minus 15. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition. full power. and liftoff. go crew 5. >> stage one alpha. >> copy, one alpha. equal is pitching down range. >> stage one propulsion is nominal.

>> nominal power and telemetry. >> stage one throttle down. >> stage one throttle up. >> stage one bravo. >> copy, one bravo.

>> you have seen the space launch. tom costello is is standing by. it looked like it was picture perfect. >> spacex is pulling it off. this is crew 5 on board. four astronauts, including one russian cosmonaut on their way to the international space station. this is the sixth spacex flight. as we look at all things are perfect. the crew members here are the commander -- [ no audio ] the first female native american ever to go into space. we have got anna, the first russian to go on an american spacecraft in 20 years and russia's only female cosmonaut. we have the pilot and a japanese

astronaut on his way to the station. this is going to be a five-month mission. they are going to dock with the station tomorrow at about 5:10 in the afternoon east coast time. listen to the applause. spacex mission control in houston -- sorry, in hawthorn, california, making the point they have had perfect separation. all stages separated. we see the spacecraft continue on for the rendezvous with international space station. what's fascinating about this mission, aside from the fact the engineering prowess of spacex and pulling off a perfect launch, what's fascinating about this mission is the international element. the russian cosmonaut during this time of extreme tension on an american spacecraft as both

space agencies remain committed to the idea of seat swapping. an american on a russian spacecraft, a russian on an american spacecraft. we will watch as the rocket boosters from spacex come back down to earth. if all goes as planned, landing perfectly on a barge in the atlantic ocean. >> tom, how long does that take before that separation and the landing? what is the time frame for that? >> separation is complete. we should see those rockets coming down within the next couple of minutes. we are right now t plus four minutes and 20 seconds into this. in a few minutes or within a few, we will see the signature spacex move that elon musk and company have really trademarked, putting their rockets down on the pad. just an astonishing engineering feat. that's why this works.

they reuse components of the rocket as opposed to, for example, the apollo or shuttle days, they are reusing components to make it more economical. this is the first flight for the dragon, this particular dragon crew capsule. but they have reused this rocket before that they are riding into space. >> fascinating. let's listen to nasa tv. watching this incredible picture. >> traveling over 5,400 miles per hour. crew is pulling a little more than 1g right now. that's going to continue to ramp up, peaking just before we get so second stage cutoff in a few minutes from now. >> first stage will be performing two separate burns. a reentry burn where we reignite three of the merlin m1d engines

on the first stage. the center engine into radial engines to slow it down as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere. the second, final burn, the landing burn on our drone ship. >> the single engine you see -- the single -- >> copy. >> you see it on the right of your screen is continuing to fire. we did hear another callout that trajectory is nominal. crew heading in the direction they are supposed to be. this single engine can produce over 220,000 pounds of thrust in the vacuum of space. now over 200 kilometers in altitude. >> incredible pictures. listening to nasa tv. we are joined with tom costello at the launch. we are joined by ronald garen, author of "floating in darkness." this must look extraordinary to

you, the spacex age of incredible launches. >> this is a big event. >> ronald, talk to me how this compares. four astronauts going up to the space station for a five-month tour and reusing the rocket, which is so amazing to those of us who grew up in the apollo age. >> that is a critical component of this, the reusability of the spacecraft. unless we can make launching to space, launching to earth orbit affordable, we're not going to be able to do the things we want to do in space. this is a really good innovation that will hopefully open up a new era of space travel. >> ronald, of course tom costello is with us. tom, you have talked about the unusual components of this, the

pilot is a woman, indigenous woman, first native american to go up into space. the russian cosmonaut, the only woman cosmonaut right now as well as an international crew. >> every one of these astronauts and cosmonauts has an incredibly impressive resume. nicole mann, a master's degree in mechanical engineering. josh kasada, a navy fighter pilot. we talk about the 38-year-old russian cosmonaut, incredibly impressive resume for her and her accomplishments in science in moscow. finally, koichi wokada is likely to set a record in cumulative amount in space. this is not his first rodeo. this is his fifth trip to space. i talked to all of them. they are all very committed to the mission. let me listen for a minute as we

approach a critical moment here. >> that callout for shannon ireland indicative of our final abort zone. after this, we will see second stage shutoff and be listening for confirmation of a good orbit which tells us the crew and dragon are exactly where they need to be. >> we had confirmation it has shut down simultaneously the entry -- >> orbital insertion. >> you heard that call for a good insertion. we will coast for a few minutes. >> there we can see the drone ship coming into view as falcon nine attempts -- >> landing deployed. >> see the landing lights have deployed. [ applause ] >> as you can see on your screen and you can hear by the clapping

and cheering behind me, falcon 9 has landed on our drone ship. >> that right there is what makes this mission so impressive. spacex came up with that maneuver. it has worked perfectly for them. now they are going to pick up the speed. they will hit 17,500 miles per hour before they rendezvous with the international space station tomorrow at about 5:10 p.m. eastern time. yet again, nasa and the partnership with the private sector -- in this case spacex, proving it's working. now for first time ever, a russian cosmonaut on a u.s. commercial flight. ten days ago, we had an american on a russian soyuz flight to the space station. the two agencies, despite the tension, work together. >> indeed.

you were citing the extraordinary resumes of these astronauts. nicole, the pilot, you mentioned her military background. they did 47 combat missions in iraq and afghanistan. it's extraordinary. >> listen, i gotta tell you, when you interview them, you feel like an underachiever. every one of them has accomplished so much in their young lives. can i tell you, nicole, the first female native american, she's taking into space a dream catcher that her mom gave her to take to space. josh, he is bringing '80s videos. he says the crew members don't understand his sense of humor. he is bringing along movies from the 1980s, including "fletch" to help them understand. anna is bringing up a figure

figureine. and koichi is bringing up anticipate origami. it's a five-month mission. they will perform more than 200 science experiments. some of them having to do with a 3d printer and hoping they can use that in biomedical research. >> it's just extraordinary. tom costello, our man for space and a high achiever in anyone's books. ron garin, author of "floating in darkness." it's wonderful pictures. they have done it again. we will be back in a moment. first, herschel walker doubling down on his denial of the report that the abortion opponent paid for a girlfriend in 2009 to have a procedure. republican leaders stand by their man. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports." this is msnbc. msnbc.

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against all abortions with no exceptions into question. former president trump, mitch mcconnell and republican campaign committees are rushing to his defense. >> everyone is anonymous or everyone is leaking. they want you to confess to something you have no clue about. i think he had came for the wrong one. they energized me. it's like they are trying to bring up my past or hurt me, but they don't know bringing up my past only energize me. >> on tuesday, walker called the report that he paid for a girlfriend's abortion a flat-out lie and told fox news this morning that the handwriting on the card -- the get well card that he allegedly sent appeared to be his but he never signed anything beginning with the letter h. they say the woman asked not to be identified for privacy concerns and that they have corroborated the details with a close friend. nbc news has not independently verified this.

joining me now, yamiche alcindor and brandon buck. yamiche, walker has the national republican senate committee, rick scott, former president trump, mitch mcconnell behind him despite the allegations because he is their man. they can't replace him now and they're going to go with what they have gone. this could be the most important senate race in the country. >> certainly, andrea. good afternoon. i'm here in marietta, georgia, 30 minutes north of atlanta. this used to be a deeply red part of the state but it's turning blue. i've been talking to people about herschel walker in that race here in georgia. they have been telling me that this isn't going to sway their vote. you have people who are not going to vote for walker already. they tell me, voters tell me they believe he didn't have the character to be in the senate

because of the domestic abuse allegations. you see the new allegation that he paid for an abortion, it's just more of the same. they don't see him as someone who is suited to serve in elected office. i have been talking to herschel walker fans. they don't believe the evidence. they say there's not enough evidence to prove whether or not this allegation is true. i also talked to a young african american man who voted for trump in 2020. he told me that even if the allegations were true, that he would -- it would not change his vote for herschel walker because a lot of people have baggage in their background, things they not proud of. he is someone who is an opponent of abortion rights. he said now that herschel is also an opponent, someone who doesn't believe in even exceptions for rape or incest, he says now he has gone on the straight path. herschel walker saying he is a redeemed sinner. the republican party is clear they will support him.

christian walker, his son, is coming up. a voter told me, children always feel a certain way about their parents. even with christian walker breaking from his father, that isn't changing where voters are standing based on the conversations i have been having in the last few hours. >> brandon buck, you are from georgia. you can help us understand the republican party standing with someone who has proved before this even that he doesn't have a grasp of the issues, let's say, is not qualified to be a senator. >> yeah. republicans in georgia i think were well aware these types of risks existed. they knew that he was a bad candidate. there was really very little chance to defeat him in a primary. donald trump came out early. herschel walker has massive name i.d. he is well-known in the state. once he got in, there was no one who had a chance of defeating

him. they are stuck with him. they have expected stuff like this. one of the things that makes them most nervous now is, what else is going to come out? what else is out there? he has proven himself time and time again to be a pretty poor candidate. it's not surprising to me that conservatives are sticking with him. as you noted, this is what they've got. this seat could decide control of the senate. i think that they are sticking with him says less about the state of the party, but the real question is, is this going to affect swing voters? conservatives are going to come out. we know that. they are energized. where yamiche is in marietta, this is where were republican but now are trending away from the party. this is not alabama. this is not mississippi. georgia is probably redder than blue, but it's still purple. if this allegation or any of

these things about him swing the vote even 1% or 2%, that could be enough. we should not assume walker is toast here, but this is probably enough that could decide the election. >> what's interesting to both of you, brandon first to you, is governor kemp has not embraced him. governor kemp is running his own race, his own re-election race and is doing better than herschel walker is. >> herschel walker is very much tied to donald trump. brian kemp decided he will run his own race. they had their own conflict. brian kemp has been extremely popular. he is running well ahead of herschel walker in just about any poll. that's probably what herschel walker has going for him, the chance that brian kemp will perform so well that he will drag walker across the finish line. on his own, that's tough. another thing herschel walker has going against him is his opponent warnock is a very talented candidate.

he is running a better race than abrams who is running against kemp. that's why you see a big gap. he has to hope kemp can carry him through. >> yamiche, brandon, thanks to both of you. fascinating race. we will keep a close eye on that one. yesterday, the government presented new evidence in their case against five members of the oath keepers for their alleged role in the january 6th insurrection, including this chart of those in the conspiracy that the government alleges. right at the top is the founder. joining us is ryan reilly, and barbara mcquad. this is a recording of stew ste rhodes from november of 2020.

>> ryan, what is the significance from your perspective in the courtroom of that, the government showing that? >> you know, it's really interesting because i think it shows stewart rhodes, who is a yale educated lawyer, is being careful about his words and encouraging members who are on this call, more than 103 people, to be very careful about their words. he says at one point in another quip, don't let yourself get sucked into a conspiracy here. he is telling his members to be careful. he is saying that the reason they are talking in this way about -- that this is a qrf that's only going in in response to donald trump's orders is because it gives them legal cover. having him say this is legal

cover is significant for the prosecution because you can see how he is trying to comport to make sure there wasn't anything that would get him charged. they were being careful about what they were doing is what prosecutors are laying out here. they are arguing that in spite of the fact they tried to be careful, that this was a criminal conspiracy to oppose the peaceful transfer of power even if in november when the recordings were made there wasn't a specific plan about january 6. is more broadly a conspiracy to oppose the peaceful transfer of power, because they didn't think that biden was legitimately elected. >> barbara, let's switch gears to the mar-a-lago reporting. we have the trump team trying to get the 11th circuit decision partially overturned. it's a narrow appeal to the supreme court. it went to clarence thomas, the supreme court justice assigned to the 11th circuit.

you have gone through this appeal. i find it confusing, to say the least. >> the focus is on procedural matters, essentially what they are saying is the 11th circuit lacked jurisdiction to decide this piecemeal issue. in general, litigation favors one big appeal at the end of the whole thing rather than appealing every subissue that comes up along the way in the interest of efficiency. the reason they will fail here is that the government prevailed in showing that it could suffer irreparable harm if it lost this issue. this issue, of course, is that simple matter as to whether the special master should be reviewing those classified documents or whether they should return immediately to the government. which they have in the meantime. now this appeal is asking the supreme court through the circuit justice, clarence thomas, to overturn that order and make those documents go back through the special master process. we will see what happens there.

i think the law is very strongly on the side of the government. i know there are those who are suspicious of clarence thomas for reasons he has put into play or this court itself. but the law is really very clear here with regard to this issue as to the classified documents. at worst this could delay things. in the meantime until further order of the court, the government does have those documents and may use them to conduct their investigation. >> is there any risk to the government to develop evidence, present some of the -- those documents to a grand jury, to a witness right now and then later on discover that that material cannot be used in a potential prosecution? >> there is, andrea. i think that's one of the reasons it would be nice to get these issues cleared without any sort of retroactive taint, as you describe. they show them to witnesses now and find out down the road that a judge ordered it was not permissible to look at it could dismissal of the entire case.

so all of this uncertainty and lack of clarity is certainly problematic for the government that likely just wants to get on with its case. clarence thomas has ordered the government to respond to donald trump's appeal by tuesday. it appears that he is moving with reasonable dispatch in the words of judge dearie. one hopes they can get this matter resolved and back to the work of the investigation in short order. >> is he likely to bring the rest of the judges in -- justices in or is this something that he would initially decide whether to take the case or not? they don't even have to take this case, right, this appeal? >> that's right. he could deny it on his own. he could require hearings on whether to take the case. he could share it with his colleagues. it may be because it's such a minor procedural issue in a bigger case that he decides it himself. maybe because the former president is involved, the stakes are high, that he brings

in the rest of the court to make a decision on this. i am heartened by the fact that he has requested quick briefing by the government of next tuesday. it signals that he is trying to move the case along quickly and not interested in stalling. if he were, that would certainly play into donald trump's hands, because that's been his m.o. along the way. >> thanks to both of you. coming up, women and minority rights. with the new supreme court in session, that's coming up with anita hill with her unique perspective on the court. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc

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it does raise the role of women in politics and the law. joining us now is professor anita hill the author of "believing, our 30 year journey to end gender violence." it's wonderful to see you. thank you for being with us today. >> it's my pleasure. >> we have this senate race, which is now exploding. very highly contested race, of course, in the state that decided the last election, arguably, as well as the senate -- control of the senate, certainly. your reaction to herschel walker about this issue of abortion and the proliferation of laws denying women control over their own bodies across the country as well as what is apparently hypocrisy in this case? >> well, there is apparent hypocrisy. one of the things that i think we should take note of is that we are now talking about these

issues. the fact is that the issue is being raised. it's significant. it's getting people's attention. we know that the majority of the public is in favor of women having the right to an abortion. i think this is going to be one of those tests for how meaningful that majority's opinion is. i don't see this as something that is going to go away. i think people do care about this issue. maybe more importantly, they care about the integrity of the individuals that they're going to be sending or not sending to washington, d.c. >> then you've got senator rick scott, he oversees the republican campaign arm raising money for these candidates. he was asked about herschel walker earlier today by the conservative radio host hugh

hewitt. >> again, bringing up clarence thomas, going back to 1991, as someone who was lied about and demeaned and, of course, this has been well litigated over decades and decades as to the accuracy of your allegations. >> well, you know, what i hear is an attack on women being able to bring forth information, talk about their experiences and be taken seriously, that every time someone comes forward with an

accusation that people don't want to hear, that they are accused of smearing the individual who is the subject of the complaint. i see this as another way of diminishing our experiences, a way of diminishing our credibility. and i think we in 2022, that we see through this. we're no longer able to sit back and take this, but we will continue to tell our stories and let the public and maybe even in this case the voters decide whether the information is credible and whether it is important in the decision that has to be made in november. >> the supreme court kicked off its new term this week with the 6-3 conservative majority. one of the three is the newest justice. she's certainly proving she is not going to be a silent

presence. you've had two days of oral arguments and one very important case, the alabama voting rights challenge that was argued yesterday. she basically gave a tutorial on the history of the voting rights record. not so much for her colleagues, perhaps, but for the alabama attorney general, who was making the argument. it's amazingly different to see a black woman justice and someone participating the way she is. what was your reaction to that? >> two things. i'm reminded of the fact that she was a clerk for justice breyer in 1999, and there were significant cases decided in 1999, and one of which the u.s. versus morrison case where the majority gutted the violence against women agent. in that case, justice breyer

wrote a dissent. i'm sure she was part of at least a discussion if not writing the opinion. i think we are going to have to keep in mind two things. one, ruth bader ginsburg in 2014 cautioned us that her conservative colleagues were on an unrestrained course to limit equal protection, to limit civil rights protections. we are seeing that happen. we saw it in dobbs. we have the potential for seeing it in an important education case coming up. we, of course, want to be cognizant of -- keep that in our minds when we see what happens in this voting rights case, because we already have seen that the restrictions on voting

righs are being upheld across the country. i don't see her simply talking to the attorney general of alabama. i think that the information that she was sharing really was a conversation with the american public. the american public is concerned about the direction of the court. they're concerned about the credibility of the court, lowest public approval rating in decades, maybe ever. those moments where she and her colleagues, kagan and sotomayor, have an opportunity to be vocal and to be instructive and provide information the public needs to understand the significance of the decisions that are going to be made in this term alone, i think those have to be taken. i'm excited to hear what each of

them have to say. >> it's so true that she was making the point that race has to be a determinant, because that's what the voting rights law in 1965 was -- although it was largely decimated in 2013, but what's left of the voting rights law was to redress everything that had preceded about race. you just pointed out, there's a 20-point drop in the support legitimacy of the supreme court. this is what elena kagan said last month. >> the law gives rights to people that people ought to be able to rely on. it just doesn't look like law when some new judges appointed by a new president come in and start just tossing out the old stuff. >> the legitimacy of the court has been raised in public now by justice kagan, supported in part

by the chief. should we re-visit the life-time tenure and the justices' ability to make their own decision about recusal and ethics? >> i think the first thing we need to do is to look at the confirmation process. we have seen it at its lowest point in recent cases or recent situations involving confirmation to the supreme court. we saw it with justice jackson's confirmation hearing. where we go from there, i don't know. i don't know that any lifetime appointment is where we should be going. we haven't studied it enough to see the impact that will take. we have suggestions we should enlarge the supreme court. to me, that's a game of -- it just depends on who is in power at the time the court gets enlarged as to what we're going to have as a result of expanding the court.

i think we need to do a lot of thinking. but i think we have to be clear that part of the lack of confidence in the supreme court today is due to failed confirmation hearings. failed confirmation hearings in the sense that what we are doing in those hearings is not necessarily getting accurate information and complete information. we limited investigations. in the jackson hearing, we used distraction as a tool instead of giving the public a sense of what kind of judge justice jackson was going to be. in the thomas hearing, we restricted information about justice thomas. in the kavanaugh hearing, we did the same. that is a procedural problem that is really casting a shadow over the entire court and our

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where air force one pulled into, southwest florida international airport, wasn't open until earlier this morning. the fact that air force one is able to even land there i think is somewhat symbolic and speaks to the project being made here. a short time ago, the governor of floor held a press briefing and announced a bridge to pine island, a bridge to that island will be accessible to residents later today. that is ahead of schedule. they were saying it would be by the end of this week. that is good news. it's a reminder there are people who still don't know how devastated their neighborhoods have been, because they have only been able to see images and hear the accounts from afar. i want to list a couple other stats, new information that we have got. $34 million plus bottle of water distributed. another reminder about the challenges. we are dealing with sunshine and heat here which could lead to

concerns about dehydration. the white house says that more than 3,800 people have been rescued. i caught up with a man yesterday who had just brought his boat to the yard for work. of course, it was seriously damaged during the storm. here is what he told me about the situation here. what's been the situation here. >> what's been going through your mind to see what has happened here? >> i have been through hurricanes before. nobody deserve this is. it's horrible. people lost their entire lives. it's going to take a long time to get back to normal for anybody. >> president biden will be seeing firsthand later today. >> reporter: jesse, thank you. joining us now is janet na pal ta no. madame secretary, it's very good to see you again. from all of your experience with

sandy, what is the federal government's largest challenge now in disaster recovery? >> the federal government needs to be doing what it is doing, which is providing support to the state of florida. and to make sure the disaster recovery is going according to plan. i have to say with all outward appearances, it seems to be. >> the infrastructure for getting power restored, we have been told in two of those areas, there would have to be completely rebuild the electrical grid. it's going to ache ta long time before those people have electricity. >> rebuilding the fwrid is one of of the chief challenges when you have a massive storm like ian.

ian, without electrical power, people can't return to their homes. without electrical power, you can't get gasoline because fwas pumps rely on electricity. and in hurricane sandy, we had a lot of people who lived in high-rise buildings and elevators don't work without electrical power. so getting that grid up and running and restored is key. one of the things that i have noticed in the response to ian is the number of power crews they already have on the ground working this problem. >> crews from all over the country. it was one that had driven from nebraska that was working. i saw this morning. governor ron desantis, who is believed to have presidential ambitions themselves seem to be putting their political differences aside. we haven't seen any friction. you saw that work with president obama and chris christie.

>> i did. i think it illustrates what government is there for. government is there to help people, to help them with their lives, to help their communities and particularly in a disaster response and recovery situation, you really have to put politics aside. >> and when you see this area, does it occur in some of theeds beach areas, esz especially with climate change and what we have seen with the oceans warming, that not only building codes, which are the best in the country apparently in florida, but not only building codes, but flood insurance, flood maps, which require the mandatory insurance in some cases, but a lot don't. and also just whether or not some of these areas should be rebuilt and should be residential. do you have thoughts on that? >> i think particularly given the impacts of climate change

and the fact that these big storms are likely to increase in number and intensity over time well, really need to have a greater public discussion and resolution about how and whether to rebuild, what's required for resilience so that communiies are better prepared to survive these kinds of storms. where public money should be invested, how insurance should work. i suspect that in the long-term recovery from ian, some of these issues will come to the fore. >> it's great to see you. thank you so much. former homeland security secretary who are had so many storms on her own watch, especially sandy. start spreading the news. aaron judge is now made history.

judge hitting his 62nd home run of the season breaking former yankee great 61-year record. the crowd in texas electrified by the accomplishment with one fan jumping from the stands in an attempt to catch the ball. aaron judge embraced each of his coaches and teammates after rounding the bases before turning to salute the fans. and new york city celebrating last night with the empire state building lighting up in blue and white stripes for 62 seconds. a blue sight it was. roger merris jr., declaring judge the clean home run king in a tweet overnight in a slight to barry bonds and mark mcguire, who hit more home runs in the steroids era. let's hear if for aaron judge. that does it for this edition "andrea mitchell reports." follow us online on facebook and on twitter.

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today we're drilling in on two key paths to winning. the messaging and the money. to gauge how important these senate races are, take a look at this. a new estimate says $ 9 billion could be spent on midterms before all is said is and done. that would be more spent in the 2020 election cycle, incluing the presidential race. and this is the latest from the political report on the races that will decide control of the u.s. senate. three democrat-held seats leaning blue, three republican leaning red and four races considered true toss ups. among them, georgia, where republicans are rallying around herschel walker despite reporting that he paid for a girlfriend's abortion. nbc news has not independently confirmed the reporting or reviewed the documents included in that story. but this morning walker denied the report saying he has made mistakes.