space exwill receive two astronaut, doug hurley and bob to the international space station. they will become the first americans launched from u.s. soil since 2011 when the space shuttle retired. but the corona threat may block their families from watching in person. >> i would have said emphatically yes a few weeks ago. i think we're all just one day at a tiat this point. if not, they'll have to watch it from home potentially. i hone evidently don't know. >> reporter: jim, nasa's administrator, told us this launch will be different. >> instead of descending on the kennedy space center, this time what we're asking people to do is tune in. watch it on tv. watch it on the internet. stay at home. this is a moment in time when all of america can come together in the midst of a pandemic and celebrate something positive. >> reporter: as for jessica mere, she has something to celebrate. after a week in a quarantine facility, she gets to sleep in her own bed tonight. >>> do you feel more isolated now than you did when you were orbiting the earth? >> yeah, i do. and i think that will

everything the government is goes people rest bills what the government could doug hurley was to give us earlier on it did not treat this lack of political hack job and b. shrink with the american people it's a replete with gerald wilson president wilson did in rwanda see it happening to get it thank you general wise words as always thanks so much for being with us as you can see to get a return visit now for my next guest dr bob are not the former chief medical correspondent for n.b.c. and c.b.s. news and an award winning journalist to boot your winners in mid march doc. or surprised you most about what's happened with theirs since then. well there really has become the greatest crisis perhaps in the last 100 years it's unbelievable you know as the president said the other day more americans are apt to die over the next month or so and have you know in decades so i just this think the staggering force of this you know it it literally has been like is to nami where people are playing on the beach reading a book and there's this giant 100 foot crushing wave headed towards them i've bee

spacex will send two nasa astronauts, doug hurley and bob behnken, to the international space stationlaunched from u.s. soil since 2011, when the space shuttle retired. the corona threat may block their families from watching in person. >> i would have said, emphatically, yes, you know, a few weeks ago. i think we're one day at a timing it at this point. if not, they'll have to watch it from home, potentially. i honeste esly don't know. >> reporter: jim bridenstine said this launch will be different. >> this time, what we're asking people to do is tune in. watch it on tv. watch it on the internet. stay at home. this is a moment in time when all of america can come together, in the midst of a pandemic, and celebrate something positive. >> reporter: for jessica meir, she has something to celebrate. after a week in a quarantine facility, she gets to sleep in her own bed tonight. do you feel more isolated now than you did when you were orbiting the earth? >> yeah, i do. i think that will come out even more once i do go home. on the space station, you're expecting that kind of isolation. t

astronauts, doug hurley and bob benkin will take part in spacex's first manned mission.f from kennedy space center may 2 7th. they'll fly on falcon 9 drugs aboard a crew dragon capsule. this will mark the first time the u.s. has transpoured astronauts to and from the iss since the space shuttle program retired in 2011. >>> about six minutes after the hour. here's a look at the weather for your weekend. ♪ >>> our stadiums and arenas may be quiet, but another venue of competition is busier than ever. how e-sports have exploded in popularity next. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." ♪ this is my body of proof. proof i can fight moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis... ...with humira. proof of less joint pain... ...and clearer skin in psa. humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver,