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morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. right now on "ana cabrera reports," the presidential candidates return to the trail. new reporting on an aggressive post-debate face with the harris campaign. why they think states like north carolina are now in play. plus, we're in one ohio city thrust into the political spotlight by baseless claims by donald trump about migrants and pets. and thousands out after francine lashes louisiana. we're tracing the storm. and later, history made among the stars with the first ever commercial spacewalk. ♪♪ good morning. it is 10:00 eastern. 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. kamala harris and donald trump

return to the campaign trail after their confrontational debate. that face-off drew 67 million viewers. and now vice president harris is hoping to use her strong showing to fuel an aggressive push in battleground states. it starts with two rallies in north carolina today, a state democrats now see as a prime pickup opportunity. as for the former president, he'll be stumping once again in the key border state of arizona. nbc's monica alba and vaughn hillyard are tracking the campaigns. also msnbc host jonathan capehart and msnbc political analyst and former bush administration aide elise jordan. monica, start us off, what do we know about the next phase of campaigning for the vice president? >> reporter: well, this is really something we've seen in the last seven or eight weeks when she became the de facto democratic nominee. and to seize on the momentum

where the early weeks it was the announcement, the running mate and the democratic national convention. and all of these people that weren't paying as close attention until now in this back-to-school vibe with the september debate. and now they're really trying to use that and launch it to the next pace in the next acceleration manner. that is the reason you're going to see the travel, the vice president on the road all day today, tomorrow. you're going to see governor walz do the same, their spouses and surrogates fan out, that's part of trying to highlight what they debut as a very successful post-debate moment. they're rolling out ads from that evening. a national paid blitz approach to that, to really try to hammer what they perceive as the most effective moments from that debate. in fact yesterday, the campaign account basically said, here's our latest ad, joking and putting up a link to a video

that was the entirety of that showdown, that 1 hour and 40 minutes. they feel like all of that is their best ad. you're going to see kind of the combination of this travel and some additional usage of all of that fundraising. you know those millions of dollars, that eye-popping sum that we reported for the month of august. now you're seeing that go to work in some of these battleground states. they're adding to their hires and key people all the time, opening offices where they feel there's a need. and again, they're going to continue about the fact from the harris point of view, they would welcome another debate. they know former president trump has been noncommittal on that fact. expect them to bring that up repeatedly in the next couple of days. >> that's the latest from the harris camp. vaughn, talk to us about trump's posts-debate campaign? >> reporter: there's uniquely going to be fundraising stops that donald trump is making over the next course of days across

the west. of course, he's making his post-debate ramally in tucson, 2:00 local, before going to los angeles. he'll be visiting his golf club before the fund racer and then holding a campaign rally in las vegas friday night. for donald trump, this is a moment, just a week, two weeks before mail ballots go out to the numerous battleground states. this is a moment for this debate where there are serious questions about the focus and about the individuals that he is surrounding himself here for the final homestretch. you have the likes of laura lumar who is a conspiracy theorist who traveled with him in the past 24 hours from that debate in philadelphia, to the 9/11 and posting it was an inside job. this is a concerning figure to even some of trump's closest

allies over the last year, about her proximity to donald trump and her penchant for turning to conspiracy theories. two weeks ago she suggested the shooting in georgia was at the hands of democrats that were eager to use it for election purposes, a school shooting. and last night, marjorie taylor greene, of course, no one would question her loyalty to donald trump but came out winging against laura lumar saying it was racist and tarnished the maga brand and hurts donald trump in her response, you saw her fight back against marjorie taylor greene, making numerous claims about her maga rival. this for donald trump comes at a moment in which he made those statements, including the idea about eating pets which springfield, ohio, police say they have no confirmable reports or allegations of. and yet, here in these closing days before mail-out ballots go

to voters around the country, there are question about exactly where donald trump's focus and attention is. even robert f. kennedy jr. his latest endorsement just yesterday, publicly said kamala harris won that debate. we heard that on capitol hill, some republicans concerned about his debate performance. for donald trump, this is a crucial time as he visits key battleground states, western arizona and nevada. >> vaughn hillyard, monica alba, thank you for staying on top of the action for the campaigns. jonathan, as we pull back now, harris headed to north carolina today. of course, biden lost that state by just over 1% in 2020. it's a bona fide swing state now, at least on the latest polling. you can see there how close it is, harris even ahead in some of the polls within the margin of error. but at the same time, our reporting shows that the traditional campaign focus on florida is disappearing. so the electoral map has clearly

shifted. does that favor either campaign? is one able in a better way adapt to the new path to 270? >> this is -- the number of pathways for vice president harris are multiple compared to what they were when president biden was at the top of the ticket. when he was at the top of the ticket, there was only one pathway, he needed to win michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania. the fact that the vice president is going to north carolina. she's spending a lot of time in georgia, you know, the vice presidential nominee, the second gentleman, the vice presidential nominee's kind of gwen walz, they're fanning out across the country, because this is a close election, decided on the margins of very few people in very few states. so with the vice president going to north carolina, there's a sense there that they can win that state back. especially when you have in north carolina the lieutenant -- the republican lieutenant governor who is now the republican nominee for governor

who has said -- said racist things, misogynistic things that make him a very -- sort of a great political foil for the harris/walz campaign to campaign against to help the democratic nominee for governor. but also to give them a shot, a really good shot, at taking back the tar heel state. >> elise, according to the "the new york times," the trump campaign is anticipating a stuff stretch. we heard vaughn reporting kind of a messy sort of campaign hurting internally. trying to get trump to stay on message. his campaign wants him to talk more about the economy. but can they really have that with a candidate who is so focused right now, and continuing to defend his debate performance and amplifying conspiracy theories and

surrendering himself with theorists. >> the problem now, it's kamala harris who noted the conspiracy theory that was probably his worst moment and completely distracted everything else he had to say with kamala harris. he really is not a canable -- candidate -- canable, excuse me, misstep. he's not coachable. and he's not going to say, he thinks he knows best and he's going to continue down that path. it is disturbing that someone like laura loomer is having that much influence. >> i know why cannibal is in your mind because donald trump talked about hannibal the cannibal. >> and from this op-ed, calling

threat to the rule of law in a generation. now you have dick cheney and gonzales joining with people like taylor swift, aoc, mark cuban. this is the broad coalition that any candidate would dream about going into a general election. >> well, it certainly helps democrats to have these deflecting republicans. i don't know if it makes much of a difference -- anyone who is voting for trump is still going to vote for trump not based on deflecting. however, it raises energy and shows bipartisan appeal and possibly helps those candidates in the middle debating what they're going to do. >> jon, there is the swift factor, and jd vance is downplaying taylor swift's endorsement of vice president harris. here's his response. >> look, we admire taylor

swift's music. i don't know whether most americans whether they like her music or not are going to be influenced by a billionaire celebrity. >> what do you make of his choice of words there? >> well, ana, i'm confused is he talking about taylor swift, or is he talking about donald trump? i mean, this guy keeps making unforced error after unforced error. and also helps the harris/walz campaign make the argument for why they should be chosen in terms of competent leadership for the country. i want to go back to the endorsement of the former attorney general alberto gonzales and him making an argument that donald trump is a single threat to democracy. a lot was made of donald trump

atop the ticket on threat to democracy and how that wasn't working and how vice president harris on top of the ticket and her changing emphasis 43 freedom and joy to the top of the campaign. i think what's important about attorney general gon zals, former congress mapp dick cheney and liz cheney. they're the ones making the democracy argument and doing it to fellow republicans of which that is a salient issue. that could be the issue while they might not like vice president harris or any of her poles or all of her policies, but they care about democracy. when you have them making this argument that could give those voters out there the permission to vote for harris/walz. >> jonathan and elise, thank you very much. you can catch jonathan every

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but first to jesse kirsch just outside of new orleans. jesse, what conditions are folks facing now? >> reporter: yeah, ana, a breeze with some mist we don't need more precipitation, that's for sure. there's massive puddles on sidewalks, and parts are covered with water. but we are seeing the water levels receding, and the mayor told me the pumps are catching up. one woman who will lives in this home tells me yesterday that the water got to about here. right. if you take a look, we'll have the photographer zoom out for context. that's almost waist high, the water level. she said they called for rescue. and the rescue teams, she told us, told her that the rescuers weren't able to get out to her. that gives you a sense of the situation. she said inside her home, the water was above the ankle and approaching the knee. she said because of that, she

and her family were sitting up on the roofs of these vehicles. and by the way, she told me the car is totaled the water going into the engine block. six of her children with her, a 19-month-old granddaughter, they were on the roofs of these cars. you can get an idea where the water level came up to at the property. you can see the water line here along the wall. the mayor told me a short time ago, this morning, that they still had around 19,000 customers without power. and that's just in the city of kenner. and there are also concerns about the sewage system, because those run on electricity. the mayor told me. and if you don't have the electricity working you can't pump the sewage. so they're concerned about sewage backing up. they're already seeing that. the experience that we heard from this woman, the mayor says there are about 100 homes in the community that had flooding of some kinds, whether up to the ankle, up to the knee up to the

waist area. and this is now the aftermath of it. one of the issues the mayor told me, they had some pumps that run out of electricity. and when the generators kicked in, the power, too. there's two pumps, so that doesn't help even with full capacity by the pumps you're being overwhelmed by it. and officials just put out another reminder in the new orleans area for people without power, using a generator, you need to keep it outdoors and you do not want a death because of the generator, ana. >> jesse kirsch, thank you. angie, where is francine now and what's next? >> yeah, so, hey, ana, francine basically has weakened so that's good news. 30 miles south of jackson, mississippi but notice where all of that moisture is. rain is still going to be problematic as we go across the next 24 hours, stretching to

tennessee valley. we've got thread for tornadoes. it's weakened, sustained winds of 45 miles per hour but we're still looking at the same threats. the flood threats, 25 million people under flood alerts, you saw what people are seeing there, what people have dealt with yesterday. we've seen the flood alerts expire with the rain winding down it's across parts of the tennessee valley for concerns for additional rainfall. the problem is, this system is getting stalled out. it's stationary, basically most of friday, kind of sitting right over tennessee. this is leaving us with the chance for considerable flooding across that region, up to 6 inches of rain in some spots, saturated ground, so not going to be great. even though it will be likely be a much weaker system at that point the threat of flooding remains. on top of that, the tornado risk. we're got outer bands circling in. isolated tornadoes not out of the question. we've got a tornado watch that's going to go across this region

until 1:00 p.m. central time. folks will have to watch for that. ana. >> angie, you'll be brings updates as we need it. thank you. turning to extreme weather on the west coast where crews are battling three wildfires and law enforcement officers have arrested a suspect connected to at least one of them. officials in california say the line fire is a case of arson. the 34-year-old suspect has been arrested if they try to determine if he is tied to other fires. at the same time, the bridge fire is the state's largest active blaze right now, burning up dozens of homes and some 50,000 acres since sunday. thousands in southern california are still under air quality alerts as well. up next, we are heading to the city at the center of a new conspiracy theory that raised eyebrows.

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ohio, are harming and eating pets. it's a far-right conspiracy theory that was spreading online picked up by trump's running mate jd vance in the leadup to the debate. and msnbc's correspondent yamiche alcindor joining us, yamiche, what have you heard? >> it's palpable. that comes after local officials have advertised new jobs in manufacturing, as well as springfield's affordability. take a listen to what we've learned. >> reporter: this morning, a stunning moment from the debate stage going viral. >> in springfield, they're eating the dogs. the people that came in. they're eating the cats. >> reporter: former president trump spreading unfounded claims that members of the growing haitian population in

springfield, ohio, are eating animals. city officials say there's no evidence of that. mr. trump's baseless allegation setting up a social media firestorm. >> they're eating the dog, they're eating the cats. >> reporter: overnight, ohio's republican governor saying there's no evidence of the claims. >> this is something that came up on the internet. the internet can be quite crazy sometimes. >> reporter: haitian immigrants here shocked and hurt. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: this man too frightened to show his face or use his name, said co-workers at his construction job have asked him if he eats cats. this man who runs a shelter for haitians got many calls at home. >> i got a call saying he has to leave because he's scared for his life. >> reporter: senator jd vance claiming on social media there are reports of pets being eaten here. what do you say to haitian americans that say spreading

false claims about them put their lives at rick. >> i don't think that -- no one has spread false claims. what they said, that small migrant community has caused a lot of problems. >> reporter: bill monegan helps manage a local facebook group and says he believes some of the baseless claims are credible. >> it's going to continue to turn basically from an american community to a haitian community. >> reporter: tensions have been high here since 11-year-old aidan clark was killed in a school bus crash last year. and in may, a jury found a haitian immigrant guilty of homicide. but his parents are urging people to stop using their son's death to stop spreading hate. >> did you know one of the worst feelings in the world is not able to protect your child. even worse, we can't even protect his memory when he's gone. please stop the hate. >> reporter: now, the pet rumors seemingly started in an unrelated case, with an unrelated case in a different

part of ohio. that was involving a u.s. citizen that was arrested over a gruesome incident involving a cat. now, back in springfield, again, that has nothing to do with that case. here city officials say they do want more resources to support the influx of haitian immigrants looking at medical needs and services needs. ai've talking to many haitians here and they're feeling traumatized on top of trauma, because they fled haiti feerg for their lives, but now they're worried it could be targeted and people carry out violence against them because of these claims. >> yamiche alcindor i appreciate your reporting. it's important. joining us former democratic congressman max rose. and former adviser to republicans, john boehner and adam kissinger, and maura

gillespie. congressman, we have the haitians there now in springfield feeling frightened. your thoughts on the fallout of that wild line at the debate. >> you know, donald trump is a sick person, but he's doing this for a reason. he's looking to plant the seeds for what would be a destructive, divisive and inhumane deportation of millions of people. and in order to do that, he has to establish these beautiful personals as the other. as people that lesser than. but let's just look at the facts here. first of all, look at the extraordinarily important economic role that this population is paying just in that community. the open jobs, being here, the way in which they add to the amazing cultural mosaic which is ohio, as well as the united states of america. but you know -- and this adds to

why the american people are reacting in such a negative fashion to these comments. the immigration to the united states of america, whether from migrants or otherwise, is not concentrated in any one community in this country right now. we see it right here in new york city. and what we're seeing now is the ways in which they have added to our economy. each and every day, the new york city schools chancellor said just the other day is what we're seeing is a migrant miracle, that they've saved schools because of population loss related to other factors. so what i would urge the democratic party and all of its allies and advocates is, yes, acknowledge how sick and disgusted it is. but never forget there's a strategy behind it that's even scarier. >> that divisiveness. several republicans have cited that statement as the moment that trump went off the rails. what do you think? >> absolutely. it just shows us that he is

largely unhinged. he is unable to control himself. again, it was a real mess from a message standpoint, the strategists, he failed to take the opportunity to talk about immigration and policies. he could have used any example, rachel morin from maryland. and talked about the things and gone into a policy discussion. instead, he's so obsessed with things he sees online and sharing outlandish things to jin up more fear of anger and hate. and what the father of aiden clark said, stop using my child for hate. i think what people are tired of hearing, constantly being told that things are terrible. basically, trump said in that debate that we're all going to die if he's not reejected. it's a horrible message to continually beat down on people. at some point, we have to say enough. what donald trump represents is the vast majority of the country, you see in the haitian

communities, they're contributing, they're working in factories. the churches there have seen, you know, a large population decrease. they're going to church. they're involving themselves in the community in a productive way. and we shouldn't be demonizing that, ever. >> and we're here talking about what is a conspiracy theory that is leading to this sort of really detrimental fallout, donald trump also brought a controversial person to the debate who is known for conspiracy theory. laura loomer, she's a 9/11 truther, and with him there as well. congressman, why is he having her be part of this? >> because he's a sick guy surrounded by sick people. when you look at things that donald trump said in the debate it goes on to say, you know, this is not anything connected to mainstream news. this is not anything connected to certified sources. literally, all of his information comes from these weird fringe actors --

>> laura loomer -- i mean, he must think that there's some political benefit, no? to having this association? >> i do believe that what laura loomer's presence points to is the massive discrepancy between the trump extremist maga base that could be representative, certainly, not in the majority of the united states of america, but, yes, in millions of people, that actually donald trump wholeheartedly believes in but is also held captive to. but that population is not representative of the majority of the company. that's why you see the harris campaign able to build this extraordinarily diverse -- ideologically diverse coalition. and that's going to be why they can, they will win this election. >> we were talking earlier segments how the right and left have united in many ways around the harris campaign. >> absolutely. >> so, mora, is it right out of trump's playbook to spin the

conspiracy theorys and what do you think he's trying to do by that and is it working? >> part of me thinks he actually doesn't want to be president. he wants somebody to blame. what he did in 2016, out of office, running against joe biden and now kamala harris. he constantly needs to point a finger at somebody and he's encouraging everybody to do the same. we talked about laura loomer being there, that's simply to jin up the magas. also to show his campaign that he can't be controlled. to stay on message and just say what he's interested in, it's because he's easier to fund raise off of these extremist views and having extremists like laura loomer in his corner. and also for the american people watching, let's think back to 23 years ago, imagine somebody so unhinged and capable of unifying, that would be the president at the time what

happened on 9/11. can you imagine him standing there and being part of this. it's really, truly, scary when you think about it in that context. i think we need to look for somebody else who can lead this nation. >> mora gillespie and former congressman max rose, thank you very much. next on "ana cabrera reports" is the rule of law at stake heading into this election? a preview of merrick garland's remarks, next hour. (♪♪) (♪♪) voltaren... for long lasting arthritis pain relief. (♪♪) it's payback time. all these years, you've worked hard. you fixed it. you looked after it. arthritis pain relief. maybe it's time for your home to start taking care of you.

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we're back with some breaking news. harvey weinstein has been indicted again. just moments ago in a new york courtroom, prosecutors announced new charges against the disgraced movie mogul, saying the indictment is currently sealed. and awaits weinstein's recovery. he was not until court this morning. lawyers say weinstein is beset by health problems and was rushed to the hospital. earlier, and to lisa rubin. lisa, again, this news just breaking. how significant is this new indictment, knowing that last one was thrown out in april. >> that's right, ana, we don't know much about the new indictment. we don't know how many victims have been added to the indictment. we don't know the precise nature of the charges, because as noted, it hasn't been unsealed. however, this is the district attorney's office trying to grapple with that conviction. that conviction was thrown out largely because the jury heard from people who said they had

been sexually assaulted by harvey weinstein but whose stories were not formally part of the charges and therefore, the charges were thrown out saying that was prejudicial to harvey weinstein, trying to show a pattern of conduct and that was not constitutional. now the d.a. is trying to add more to the charges and trying to get around that. showing the jury, we have to wait and see the nature of the charges and who the victims are testifying in court. >> thank you so much, lisa rubin, keep us posted. in just about an hour, we expect to hear from attorney general merrick garland in a speech anyone going down the rabbit hole with attacks on the justice department. let's get more on this from nbc news news and just intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. what exactly do we expect him to

say? >> he's speaking to a gathering of the top in the country, decided this is the best forum to address the ongoing crisis with the justice department. after watergate, when garland first joined the department as a young prosecutor four decades ago. he's expected to say this tradition is under threat as never before. he won't say this explicitly, but obviously, the biggest threat comes from the republican candidate for president who has suggested if elected he will juice the doj to go after his enemies. donald trump has spent years falsely suggesting the investigations into him were by democrats to frame him. in part of the polls showing public confidence in the fbi have plummeted and agents are physically being targeted with threats. and garland saying the doj is

coming under conspiracy theorists and signalling them out and threats of violence. a lot of people had wished that garland did this prior, but he's doing this publicly and quite forcefully. >> and i want to announce an election change designating the january 6 vote count certification as a national security event. walk us through what that means in terms of security and safety? >> yeah, this is the highest level that the federal government can give to an event. like super bowls and nominations. it means a greater event of planning, it means the secret service is in charge of the security plan. and it's something that people thought should have happened january 6th, 2021, when a violence mob stormed the

capitol. this was not in place, and this is in part why we saw less security and they're make nothing chances. >> thank you for your is reporting. joining uses, democratic congressman from connecticut jim himes. congressman, good to see you, i know you've been busy, stepping out of a vote. and the votes with the january 6 as a national security event, just how significant is that? >> well, it's a relief to a lot of us stuck in the chamber january 6, i was one of them that is not something that anyone, certainly not i, want to go through. it's good to know. it's good to know the security failures of that day will not be repeated. what worries me more, ana, is just a poisoning of the atmosphere. you know, ex-president trump already starting to say this election will be rigged, he's not sure he'll accept the results. we're a big country.

even if only 1% or 2% of people believe what will president trump is saying, that's a lot of people. as we saw on january 6th, it doesn't take a lot of people to create a lethal and terrible situation for the country. >> several officials in the united states testified about election security on capitol hill. i want to play a clip from secretaries of state from both michigan and arizona. listen. >> right now, we are enduring unrelenting harassment and threats. people have come to my home. they've threatened me, my staff and many of the hundreds of clerks and local election officials in our state. >> in 2017, election administration was declared critical infrastructure by the department of homeland security. and we still, as secretary benson has mentioned, had zero sustained and dependable federal funding. >> congressman, should congress be doing more to ensure election workers are safe and that election ballots are all counted?

>> you know, congress has appropriatelied a lot of funds for precisely that purpose. and the answer to your question is, yes. you know, free and fair elections are the very core of our democracy, so the answer to your question is yes. but let's make no mistake why this is happening. we saw it in the debate the other night. former president trump will still not say that his loss in 2021 -- that was a legitimate loss. he does say it was illegitimate. the point is, he's got an awful lot of people, including a majority of republicans, who are willing to believe that. so, yes, congress needs to do more. but leaders need to be conscious of the fact when they make outrageous statements on one extreme that the election was fraudulent on the other extreme that they're eating cats and dogs, what you do, you stick a spike in the system.

because people lose faith. and when they lose faith, there's violence. >> before you go, i have to ask you about another important dead line on the hill. your chamber just had to pass in fact a spending bill by october 1 to avert a government shutdown. speaker mike johnson yanked a bill off the floor because of republican pushback. again, october 1 is that deadline for a government shutdown. is this going to get done in time? >> it is going to get done in time, there is nobody -- i shouldn't say there's nobody -- there's always a fringe that would welcome the chaos. there's almost nobody around here who wants to go into an election. let me be very clear, there aren't many republicans who want to go into an election making a case for why they should be re-elected even though the republican house -- they got rid of speaker mccarthy, but achieved nothing for the american people. none of them want go into this election with a government shutdown on their backs.

we've seen this movie a million times, speaker johnson says here's a good idea to get this done. his own people, say, guess what, we're not going along with that. so eventually what will happen is what always happens, speaker johnson mr. compromise and we'll get it done. >> good to have you here. up next on "ana cabrera reports," a daring mission, years in the making that has civilian astronauts walking in the heavens. why it's making history and could change the future of space travel. but, first, being in the right place at the right time. how rock star jon bon jovi saved a woman's life on a bridge in nashville. this story will give you chills.

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police walking over and talking with her for about a minute before helping her climb over the railing to safety. the two later embracing in an emotional hug. the grammy-winning singer who had been filming a music video on the bridge at the time may have been just the right person to talk to in that heart-wrenching moment. ♪ this one goes out to the man of miracles ♪ ♪ this one goes out to the ones in need ♪ >> reporter: nbc news confirming the musician has had training in speaking to individual in crises through his jbj soul foundation. the organization helps people living in poverty across the u.s., including those facing hunger and homelessness. ♪ heart is like ♪ >> reporter: a mission bon jovi took to heart this week in nashville. and is living every moment. >> with the power of we, with people working together to fill the need of each individual in

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space exploration to new heights. the crew of spacex's "polaris" completing the first-ever all-civilian space walk. as cheers erupted back down at mission control, all four crew members testing new tech and spacesuits, two exiting the hatch into space's vacuum with billionaire funder jared isaacman leading the way. marrisa parra is with us with more details. talk to us about all of the extensive training and testing that had to happen before this went down. >> reporter: a big day in space. if you've been watching, images are compelling. hopefully we can show some now. those major mill milestone objectives. they have all been completed. so we saw a couple of things already. we saw humans go further into space than we have seen in decades, when we had people on the moon. they reached an orbit that we haven't seen, much higher than the international space station. then of course what you are looking at on your screen now is

this historic space walk, historic for several reasons here. it's also very risky. so it's the first all-commercial space walk that we have seen. so nongovernment astronauts doing a space walk. it's also higher than we have seen before. and a couple of things that are pretty notable about this, ana. you asked about the testing and all of the preparations. this is something that obviously they have been planning years for this. we talk about not just the altitude but what you are seeing, every single astronaut, there are four astronauts we talked about, every single one exposed to the vacuum of space. so when they opened up that hatch there, that means every single one of them was essentially using that spacesuit right there as their own spaceship. that is something we've never seen before. so they have obviously spent a long time developing these spacesuits, putting them to the test. there's a couple of other factors. it's not just the vacuum of space that these astronauts are exposed to, of course jared isaacman, the billionaire leader

we've been talking about, but there's the -- it travels quickly and there is radiation. those spacesuits accomplishing a lot all in one there. really a big day for space. they'll still be up a few more days before they return to earth. >> exciting stuff. thank you. and we have some breaking news just in before we go here. california was just rocked by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake centered in the malibu area. no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. but this hits as that southern california region is still grappling with three major wildfires. so more as we get it. of course weep it here -- keep it here on msnbc. i'll see you back here tomorrow, same time, same place. almost friday, folks. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning, 11:00 a.m.