kristen bell is here, tonight. [ cheers and applause >> steve: woah >> jimmy: i love kristen bell. new apple tv plus series, "lisey's story," dane dehaan is here. [ cheers and applause and we got great music from migos! [ cheers and applause "culture iii." i have, right here, this -- i kept a piece of confetti from last night's -- we did a bit last night, "broadway's back," with some of - lin-manuel miranda [ cheers and applause >> steve: beautiful. >> jimmy: and it was so much fu it was amazing that we -- that we pulled it off but, i mean, so many things could go wrong with that piece, 'cause it's one continuous shot, and is, you know, nine performers, and they're all pros so -- but right before we were about to do the bit -- anyways -- i don't know how to tell the story i end the bit -- i thought we were in commercial break after it was done i was like, "confetti, confetti. i was just yelling it, and i go, "confetti means something. here's why i said it so, two reasons. one, confetti means there's a party, i guess i tried to make it work after the fact >> steve: yeah, yeah >> jim

maybe it is, kristen.e i'm wrong and the polling shows it's there. >> well, thankfully i've never actually pulled the exact proposition that you just made but i do think that there are lines where you do see moments where donald trump would say or do things that some people in the party would brush off and others would just say they didn't believe it was real they didn't believe it was happening. they didn't think it was being trusted. that's why push back against the idea that they would just indoors some sort of horrible thing just because donald trump said so. i think there's a lot of other complexity going on there. and hopefully, my god, i hope nobody ever back something is horrific is that. >> i have to say i think a lot of things have been endorsed. that's why i find myself in such a disquiet about the state of the nation. kristen soltis anderson and tim miller, thank you both. next, the author behind the phrase that would define the trump era. adam serwer joins me on his phenomenal new book, why th

garland: thank you, kristen clarke. we have time for a few questions. reporter: attorney general, you refer to the number of states -- state legislatures that passed new voting laws in the last couple of months. can you say whether those -- some of those laws that have passed in mostly republican states is -- are those under review by the department to perhaps challenging the same way you're doing this? secondly, i think the deputy attorney general issued a memo on this issue of threat. can you say whether any idea how many threats are under investigation or is this an effort to sort of get ahead of the 2022 election cycle with regard to threats to election officials? mr. garland: on the first question, we were looking at laws passed before as well as the ones that have been recently passed. as as they are -- and as they are being passed and we will make the kind of judgment we made to this one. the voting rights section has a process for evaluating and when the process is completed, if we decide to make a filing, we'll do so. ing if, we'll let -- of co

and as kristen put it, we've had a long gap.o see it happen in this manner with private enterprise at the center of it is very exciting, because the cost is going down by the minute as we watch these flights with reusable craft become more frequent. >> it's extraordinary to see the four passengers now in their seats. we were talking -- you guys have been in the capsule as well. i was in the test capsule yesterday, the -- for training purposes. i was surprised how flat, like sort of how much on their backs the passengers are going to be. >> that's actually so they can -- the g forces are distributed across their body so they can absorb it better because actually, during reentry, at one point for just a few seconds, they'll pull 5 1/2 gs, the at's a lot of g forces their body. those are the largest windows to fly to space. inside you get the sense of how big they are. they take up a third of the capsule. the volume of this capsule, anderson, ten times that of alan shepherd when he made his suborbital journey. >> it's relatively ti

>> you are absolutely right, kristen.re things that we know in california, like el niÑo and la niÑa that have profound impacts on rainfall and amateur on a year-to-year basis. but, against that background noise of natural variability is this inexorable warming that we are causing. so yes, you are absolutely right. next year, it could be that we get a decent amount of rainfall and for one or two years, maybe there is a big bump in the snowpack. but ultimately, the forecast is poor for snowpack in much of the western united states and that will have significant implications for water resources for the timing of streamflow, from major snow fed river basins, so the world around us is changing and again, this is not a big scientific surprise. we understood the shape of things to come, the climax take shape of things to come for decades and portends very badly for many aspects of agriculture , human health, wildfires in the western u.s. >> and we are seeing all of that. more and more wildfires and stronger storms that last with

. >> and joining me, now, is kristen. she lost her father, mark, after a more than three week battle with covid-19. she has said her father's only pre-existing condition was trusting then-president donald trump. since her father's death, kristen has co-founded the advocacy group marked by covid that works to combat covid-19 disinformation. and, kristen, what's your reaction to what president biden said about facebook? and, i guess, what we just heard from dr. anthony fauci, a few moments ago. i -- i found his comment pretty astonishing that, perhaps, polio would be around, today, if we had this kind of disinformation decades ago when we were trying to battle polio in this country. >> i agree with you, jim. when i think about my own father's death, i mean, part of what brought him to passing was disinformation. but it was, also, leadership and policy failure. and what i'm seeing right now is a focus on just disinformation and not doubling down on other-safety measures, which we know work. for example, you know, reinforcing

but when kristen doug started buying land, located grievances were just the beginning. some to lay and said it was the us land grab a try to control the countries whether or even establish of sy in the state. the don't you think you read the conservatives when they joined a popular campaign to stop a giant damper. you're near the park, but their high profile role in the movement in which thousands took to the streets, forcing the government to reject the project. one to many admirers across chile. one way there when they should hope to contribute to local communities, while also convincing them of the benefits of conservation through a free education program. the vacation officer molina is leading a school group from the nearby settlements of strength and motor on a 2 day trip village. can you tell me what the music to be able to give me that also look it up by that i'm going to kill him. next is gonna go north of it. no woocommerce is somebody who's quite fond of me. and i mean, well, you look in and out of the 30 out here, so it's not the thing if you got the o, becau

maybe it is, kristen.ws it's there. >> well, i've thankfully never exactly polled the exact proposition that you just made. i do think that there are lines where you do see moments where donald trump would say or do things that some people in the party would brush off but others would just say they didn't believe it was real, they didn't believe it was happening. they would think that it was being twisted. so that's why i push back against the idea that they would just endorse some sort of horrible thing just because donald trump said so. i think there's a lot of other complexity going on there and hopefully, my god i hope i never have to poll test something as horrific as that. >> i think some really horrible things have really been endorsed because donald trump said so which is partly why i find myself in such a disquiet about the state of the nation. thank you both. >>> next, the author behind the phrase that would define the trump era, adam serwer, joins me with his new book, "why the cruelty extends p

. >>> hi, there, i'm kristen sze. you're watching "getting answers." we get answers for you in real time today we'll talk to lonnie chen, a regular particular analyst on our show on "getting answers" but he's targeting a new position in a state political office so big shift for him. >>> first, the delta variant remains top of mind for pus and usanno plus. doctor, what is the delta variant? >> so the delta plus what's a variant, really mutations in the spike protein. delta plus has one more along the spike protein and this is the one that's circulating more in india at the moment and there have been a few cases in the united states, specifically in utah. delta is the one that's becoming the predominant strain here, not delta plus. >> not sure in everyone is sure, the spike protein is that what allows the virus to attach stop and enter the human cell? >> yes. there's this sticking out piece called the spike protein that will attach the virus to the human cell. the reason it's so important is our vaccines or at least the ones we have authorized in this co

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kristen, let me start with you.nsistencies applied within the context of bill cosby and the things that he is alleged to have done that he admitted himself that he has done, how are we a few days after this supposed to be processing and thinking about it? >> i think one of the things i think i hope many survivors take airway is this was a technicality, had nothing to do -- and the supreme court did not say the merits of the case would not be upheld. yes he stands before us as a freeman without the guilty conviction behind him without the jail sentence. but keep in mind, a jury of his peers did state unequivocally that he did sexually assault andrea constand. i hope survivors take solace in that. >> cynthia, if one were to say -- there are cases like this. there are cases going back a long time, in which the memories of victims are brought into question because we have a system that does that. how do we make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen again? in your mind what went wrong and how can we deal with it? >> wel

. >>> i am kristen kristen you are watching getting answers life on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we ask experts to get answers in real time. we have a labor and employment attorney to answer your questions about new worlds for collecting unemployment benefits. new child tax credits, rent relief and more. let's begin with rising covid- 19 cases. the state is averaging 3000 new cases a day. this is happening as doctors is are noticing breakthrough cases , vaccinated people getting covid-19. joining us to share what he has been seeing at zuckerberg general hospital is chief of emergency medicine, dr. chris colwell. you have seen an uptick in cases among vaccinated people at zuckerberg. how big of an uptick? >> the uptick in vaccinated patients is still not a big uptick. in that group. we are seeing a significant rise in overall covid-19 cases and 10 days ago we were down to one patient in the hospital and we have been as high as nine and two in the icu. numbers are more than tripled although still very few of them are in the vaccinated cases. several have needed to be admitt

kristen dahlgren explains in "the price you pay" for a shortage of material >> reporter: brina furman is shopping for an ottoman, but she may not be able to put her feet up until -- >> we're looking at january of '22. >> reporter: furniture shipping is running months behind. >> i ordered the chair in december of 2020 and it came about two weeks ago. >> reporter: the issue? foam, that spongy material in cushions is in short supply after last winter's storm in the south shut down production at five major u.s. plants that make its main chemical component. they're still not back to normal. in a supply chai already stretched by global shipping and staffing issues. >> so the foam shortage has really delayed absolutely everything. >> reporter: nick johnson owns su casa furniture in the baltimore area >> we would normally have quoted somebody the standard eight to ten weeks. now we are quoting six months plus. >> reporter: and it is not just furniture foam is in boats, rvs, appliances and homes so the surge in demand is now causing price spikes so call around, see if what you need is in stock

now that's turning into an opportunity to help others here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: for many, the pandemic made for a long year. in more ways than one. >> when was your last haircut? >> about three months before the pandemic >> reporter: now as americans get back to grooming -- >> there she is. >> reporter: -- many are also giving back to those in need >> i average between 75 and 100 ponytails a day. >> reporter: at hair we share, boxes of hair now reach the ceiling. nationwide, donations are up more than 135% how many ponytails would you estimate you have in this building >> i'm going to say probably 60,000 >> 60,000 ponytails? >> reporter: for some like olivia, it's personal.r mom had. >> my mom said one of the hardest parts was looking in the mirror with -- and having no hair and thinking just about cancer >> reporter: pamela barr received her wig after breast cancer and alopecia took her hair >> when you look at yourself in the mirror now, what do you think? >> well, i see myself as beautiful. i don't feel insecure anymore. >> reporter: a true gift for everyone involved. >

kristen is on maternity leave. dylan taking the weekend off. so glad that you're here. >> i'm so happy to be here. thank you for having me. >> sha'carri richardson, so many americans are rooting for her and we're keeping an eye out to see whether she gets added to the roster for the 4x100 race which means her olympic dreams would not be dashed. >> so many people admired how she handled herself on the "today" show yesterday. such a tough situation. >>> right now we want to get to our top story and that is hurricane elsa currently pounding the caribbean. it looks like florida could be in the bull's-eye in the next few days. somara is here in for dylan this morning. this is a serious storm. >> yes, it is. the good news is areas like florida and the gulf coast remain unscathed during the actual holiday weekend but that might not be the case when a lot of our friends are making that return trip home. as of yesterday we are looking at a cat 1 hurricane so it is officially a hurricane. winds right now at 75 miles per hour. it's moving to the west-nort

kristen dahlgren, nbc news >>> two controversial monuments are set to come down this weekend after a years' long legal bale in charlottesville, virginia, , the confederate statues of generals robert e. lee and stonewall jackson will both be removed those two statues became a flash point, sparking that deadly white supremacist rally in 2017. >>> up next, a new twist in the billionaire space race >>> richard branson's blastoff on sunday to the edge of space. but in the billionaire space battle, a new twist. here is tom costello >> reporter: down to the wire as richard branson's virgin galactic showcases the final preps for its spaceship. on sunday flying to 50,000 feet before release. >> fire. >> fire. >> reporter: then rocketing to the karman line that marks the edge of space. nasa and the air force say that line is 50 miles high virgin test pilots have already climbed to 56 miles. but now the bezozos team is tweeting that only their rocket will climb 62 miles high. the internationally recognized karman line and their passenger astronauts won't have an asterisk by their names. and by

here is kristen dahlgren >> reporter: when angela hill tried to find a new honda civic -- >> there are none out there. >> reporter: she thought about used, but those cost almost as much as new the only saving grace was that her trade-in went for $1500 more than she planned >> i was happy about that because it has like 100,000 miles so it was a significantly used car. >> reporter: the pandemic combined with a global microchip shortage has slowed new car production now used cars are in such high demand, prices are skyrocketing president biden today. >> that's a real challenge. my administration is doing everything we can to address it. >> reporter: experts say they don't expect new car inventory to get back to normal until 2022 wholesale prices are now up 30% over last year, car dealers desperate for inventory are cold calling previous customers and offering drive-through appraisals and top dollar >> if you have a car sitting in your driveway that you're not driving, you potentially are sitting on a gold mine. >> reporter: experts say consider reaching out to different dealers if you're

well, joinings now kristen powers and scott jennings.n adviser for several of senator mitch mcconnell's re-election campaigns. great to have you both. kristen, you believe that mitch mcconnell might all of a sudden sew some ethics and end the filibuster. that's a big statement. tell us why you think that. >> i think he would do it if it was to his benefit. the only reason he wouldn't do it if it wasn't to his benefit. look, republicans they already have -- we already have judicial nominations which is what's most important to mitch mcconnell. republicans don't pass as much legislation as democrats do, so i think that that would be the only reason he wouldn't do it. but my point is, if it was good for him, as it would be good for the democrats to do right now, he would do it in a second. he wouldn't think twice about it. this idea also that joe biden has that it would throw things into chaos, like, we're in chaos right now. nothing is getting done. nothing has gotten done in a long time. and so, on very critical issues that the democrats

>> well, thank you, kristen. it's great to be on on with dr. lebaron but also lady may, the prime minister. they've accomplished so much. as you have at the mccain institute. i think we've actually done a pretty good job on the procurement front since 2012. and this is important because i think the federal government can be a model for the private sector, and frankly for other governmental units. but i know you're aware of this. senator mccain was quite involved with this legislation. we have a zero tolerance now among contractors and subcontractor's, which really was the key. as an example, at u.s. military bases, say in afghanistan, as you know, there are subcontractor's that have a history of having forced labor or seizing passports or withholding paychecks and so on. so this legislation has criminal penalties involved with it if there's not a proper program to monitor what is happening and to evaluate and have transparency. i think it has worked pretty well. and i think companies are paying attention. and i think it is driven by the same th

kristen, you and i have talked about it.m what we are seeing and hearing reported, the actual measures in the olympic village are not will adhere to. they're not a lot of restrictions being released. we are worried that it will spread throughout the olympic games and b is important. yes, i think it is a good thing for people on the other side of the aisle, some republican politicians, or people who may have said that covid-19 was not a big of a deal it are coming out to say it is time to get vaccinated. but it's people saying something after a tragedy. it is a little too late. i think it is time to say we have to get on top of this. nd that is what i wa to ask est francisco and santa clara and contra costa counties this week said that they are urging employers in their counties to require the vaccination of employees. which leads me to wonder, it is great that you are saying that, but a couple of those counties, aside from san francisco, has not mandated their own employees to get vaccinated and i know it is a tough move for

kristen dahlgren reports. >> reporter: america's fastest woman, sha'carri richardson, poised to be amitting she misstepped, testing positive for marijuana. >> i greatly apologize if i let you guys down, and i did. >> reporter: the drug test invalidates richardson's win that earned her a spot running the 100 meter in tokyo. >> i know what i did. i know what i'm supposed to do. i'm allowed not to do, and i still made that decision. >> reporter: the 21-year-old explaining the lapse came after learning her biological mother had died. after the qualifying race, richardson ran into the stands to hug the grandmother who helped raise her. >> at least in some type of way i was trying to hide my pain. >> reporter: marijuana is legal in oregon where richardson was competing, but is banned in the hours before a race by the u.s. anti-doping agency, which says it can enhance performance, pose a health risk, and violate the spirit of the sport. sponsor nike is standing by richardson, who still could be chosen for a discretionary spot on the 4 by 100 relay today the #let her run trending on twitter.

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >>> now to our series "priced out."eless crisis and one major u.s. city that is turning to a surprising solution. here is dasha burns. >> reporter: tucked into a church parking lot in suburban denver is allen boe's new neighborhood. >> i was living in an apartment for 15 years. came home one night to a note on the door that said "order to quit." >> reporter: in the middle of the pandemic you were left without a home? >> yes. >> reporter: you'll find stories like allen's across the city who estimates has seen a 30% surge in homelessness since the pandemic. but the crisis came an unlikely solution, city sanctioned campsites launched in december 2020. clean, colorful rows of tents provide people a bed to call their own, complete with 24/7 security and daily meals. >> we have housing navigation. we have employment navigation. we have an outreach doctor, an outreach nurse that comes in. we have mental health professionals. >> reporter: this newest site can house 40 people. their other site can house 60. but with thousands st

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kristen, welcome to cnn. branson and now you have bezos and you're the daughter of astronaut. >> what a week. >> particularly meaningful for you. but as the daughter of astronauts speak to the awe of this moment and the real responsibility. what does this mean for humanity because most people can't afford it. so where does it go from here? >> reporter: well jeff bezos and blue origin grand vision is to some day move all of the heavy industry, all of the mining and all of the stuff that hurts planet earth, they want to move that into space eventually and clean planet earth as this pristine national park, doan is it as a residential zone. that is many, many years away. but blue origin believe that's today was a very important first step to achieving some day that vision. because by doing this over and over, they get their reps in, they get more comfortable with human space flight and with launching pay loads and research experiments in to space. if you have any doubt about how blue origin is feeling and they we

why do you think that is, kristen? someone said to me branson is raising money, he needs cash, unlike jeff bezos who has hundreds of billions of dollars. so it was important for richard branson to emphasize the kind of pr dynamic here. >> reporter: well, look, virgin galactic is a business. it's a publicly traded company and they have been selling seats to spaceship2 for several, several years now, and they have not been able to deliver on these tickets to their paying customers. and so today is about richard branson getting on board spaceship 2 and showing that, hey, i believe this is going to be a safe flight and the faa just granted virgin galactic its license, approved it for commercial operations. they are planning two more test flights and then they are set to begin flying these paying customers in 2022. already, as i mentioned, they have between 600 and 700 people who have already put down deposits for these seats which cost somewhere between 200 and $250,000. after today's flights, they could jump up to half a

kristen, kristen, you said a threat, but just jumped out at me. it really shows the legacy of residential boarding schools. this threat is from marty simmons. marty sentence, tweets when visitors knock on the door and my children were little. i used to tell them to hive they would go and take off running a white friend of why did i do that? i didn't really know i asked my mom why we played that game. it wasn't a game for my dad. it was a survival technique that is incredibly powerful, christine. it is and there are several things that come up for me when you share that. one is that we don't understand how these sporting schools impacted our families unless we talk about these stories, right? so she's kind of unpacking that and saying like this was a game i played as a child and i didn't understand that it had this terrible context to it. so we, we need to be talking about these experiences and our families in our communities in our country as a whole. but also, you know, in terms of the impact that this isn't a historical situation. the boarding s

hilton, kristen, thank you both. nick, you are sticking with us. >>> while many on the right call vaccines and mask mandates an attack on their personal freedom, another form of bodily autonomy is actually under attack. the trump-stacked supreme court will hear a major abortion case out of mississippi this fall. the state is appealing lower court rulings that struck down a law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. and mississippi is now moving the goalposts. last year mississippi said its appeal would not require the court to overturn "roe v. wade." that case made abortion legal in the united states. but this week, the state's attorney general reversed course, arguing roe should indeed be overturned. joining us now to discuss the politics at play, msnbc legal analyst melissa murray, a former law clerk to justice sonia sotomayor, and nick is back with us. how could this case potentially alter reproductive rights in the united states, melissa? >> mississippi has offered the court two different paths for d

she's been best friends with shepard and his wife kristen bell for years.heir banter about life clicks, any topic is on the table,ro da addiction andnce harryivg here . my shoulders dropped so has hers and now i can ride my bicycle. >> when matthew mcconaughey was a guest they swapped stories about violence in the home. >> i saw my mom get beat up. >> in this podcast pain is often processed with humor. >> after they're bloody, she's swinging the blade at him. they're dancing around the kitchen and all of a sudden he swipes a bottle of hieeinztherr being in the moment. like monica's gift to dax. >> i made this calendar he's affectionately called god body. >> shepard is in shape to enjoy a favorite pasttime motorcycles. >> i grew up without a dad, anything that made you a man i ran towards, motorcycles, jumping stuff, being crazy, anything that would have got me a pat on the back from my friends saying you are doing this boy thing correctly i did so hard to know how much i love it on its own or part of it is this identity i koppled together. >> but last augus

kristen gets into town today ryan -- the whole cast is coming in it's super exciting. >> seth: and there> yes, yes. just today, we were able to announce that -- yeah, so kristen and ryan are both back and then very excited -- general fasoose, one of the main characters in the show is played by laurence fishburne, which we are over the moon about. then the main bad guy, whose name is brigadier commander enos queeth. all of us who created the show are 50-ish and we did make that decision. but enos queeth is played by mickey rourke, which is also very exciting. and then macgruber's dad is played by the one and only sam elliott. >> seth: it's really truly amazing. i mean, i didn't think it was possible for me to be more excited, but that news made me genuinely more excited >> we're going to wreck so many careers. [ laughter ] >> seth: hey, "sweet tooth" is fantastic, as well this is based on a comic that i love by jeff lemire, a d.c. comic. and you know, it's a role maybe we're not used to seeing you in. did you have a good time >> i had the most amazing time it was -- there are so many thin

. >> my name is kristen abrams. i'm the senior director of the combatting human trafficking program at mccain's attitude. and on behalf of the mccain institute, i'd like to welcome this distinguished panel today. we hope this will be an action oriented conversation about how we can create a shared global commitment for addressing and hopefully preventing modern slavery in global supply chains. i'd like to welcome senator rob portman from ohio, one of the most committed congressional leaders in the fight against human trafficking. senator portman has offered many pieces of legislation to pursue perpetrators and protect victims of human trafficking in the u.s. and around the world. thank you, senator portman, for being here. >> good to see you. >> i also would like to welcome lady theresa may. she has championed the rights of victims of human trafficking and forced labor around the world, as her role of home secretary and then as prime minister. thank you for the work you do bringing together global leaders from gover

cnn's kristen fisher was at space port america in new mexico and has more on the launch. >> reporter: a big deal, because it was the first time in human history that someone has funded and built a spacecraft and then flown that spacecraft into space. so richard branson celebrating a successful test flight of virgin galactic's spaceship two unity. it all started right here at space port america, in truth or consequences, new mexico on sunday morning, taking off, attached to mother ship eve. at the right altitude, it detached and the pilots ignited that rocket engine and those six astronauts, or soon-to-be astronauts blasted into space. they hit 53.5 mills above sea level. they got a few minutes of weightlessness. and then it glided back down to earth and landed on the same runway it took off from. while it looked flawless, and so easy, this was the culmination of 17 years of incredibly difficult and at times tragic work for the entire team. it's something that richard branson alluded to on this stage behind me at the big celebration ceremony. >> i want to say thank you, thank you, than

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i'm kristen sze. you're watching "getting answers." we get answers for you in real time. the big news today, these counties -- alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, santa clara, sonoma, and the city of berkeley just came together to recommended masking indoors now even if you're vaccinated. now this is a recommendation, not a mandate for now. the reason for their joint statement, the continued and increased spread of the delta variant. coider. patel. ., for you. also, we want to dispel some of the vaccine myths. >> because we still have to do that. >> so get also san mateo's dr. chan. they have come together to say we are recommending indoor masking for the vaccinated. tell us, what made you to weigh in with the other health officers in making this statement. >>> we've seen a large increase in hospitalization in cases, particularly the delta variant. we know this is important. that's the reason why we want to right accurate timely information to our communities as well as provide a recommendation to wear masks indoors. >> dr. chan, i have to ask. i compl

kristen, good to have you on. that is where bezos and three other passengers will launch from.n tomorrow, he's not going into orbit, and that is key. he's going really high and higher than branson went but not into orbit. >> reporter: not into orbit. this is a suborbital space flight. this desert in west texas, this is about as remote as it gets which is what you want when you are testing and flying rocket news space. and almost all of this land, about 300,000 acres of it, is owned by jeff bezos and his company blue origin. they have conducted 15 test flights consecutive successful test flights of the suborbital rocket system called new shepherd. it is the first time tomorrow that people are actually on board. and none other than jeff bezos himself is going to be on the the flight tomorrow along with his brother mark and if all goes according to plan, 18-year-old oliver damon is the youngest person to ever fly in space. he's also blue origin's first paying customer. though technically it was his father. and then you also have wally fu funk who was a group of mercury women who t

>> thanks so much, kristen and welcome to cnn.nn aviation analyst miles o'brien. great to see you, miles. wow. it is so interesting because sir richard branson, as he said he's had all of these incredible life experiences and he was literally speechless after this experience going into space. >> yeah. it's pretty amazing for a guy who has had so many near-death experiences whether capsizing in fast boats or being fished out of the water in hot air balloons, for a guy like him to come back and not have a real meaningful word to say says something about the experience, and i think, pamela, what you have there is just a few minutes in weightlessness and just sensory overload, right? first of all, your body and your inner ear is kind of messed up. a lot of people get a little bit sick in that environment. he didn't mention that, but then you look out the window and you have this vision of this beauty that is our spaceship, the one we're on. we call it earth and the colors and the vivid nature of it and the dark sky. i'm sure he had a

or if he, in turn, embraces him. >> kristen holmes reporting there. >>> now, officials in hong kong arehing out at u.s. sanctions on the city's china liaison office, calling them, quote, ridiculous and unfounded fear mongering. now, they released a statement saying the u.s. measure was aimed at damaging the city's reputation, as a business hub and was, quote, doomed to fail. what's behind all of this? well, on friday, the biden administration sanctioned seven chinese officials in that office, over beijing's crackdown on democracy and protests in hong kong. now, u.s. secretary of state, antony blinken, referred to the liaison office as china's, quote, main platform for projecting its influence in hong kong. and has repeatedly undermined the high degree of autonomy promised for hong kong. >>> well, they say desperate times call for desperate measures. and there's a concern more cubans could take the only way out, after anti-government protests hit the island. we'll have a report, when we come back. there's a world where every one of us is connected. everyone. everywhere. where everyone is

kristen sze has the story. >> it is shocking, because you don't expect it. >> reporter: former senatorer, left shocked and saddened after she was attacked monday afternoon in the neighborhood she has called home since 2005. an avid walker, she was doing something she has done countless times before, taking a stroll while on a business call. it was not long before something went wrong. >> i noticed out of the corner of my eye, it looked like they were following me. i didn't think that much of it. then he got into a car and a photo, that is fine. mind you, i am still on the phone. >> reporter: boxer says, moments later someone got out of the driver seat and came after her. >> at that point i knew i was in trouble, so i started to run away. i was pushed from behind, very hard. and arm went around my waist and grabbed the phone. popped the earbuds out of my ear and out of the phone. it splayed on the ground. >> reporter: boxer calls it a crime of opportunity. >> no one was on the street. it was so empty, which i think is why they did this. i think i was a target, walking alone on the phone

this is something, kristen, that jeff bezos began in 2000 is when he founded blue origin. he had said that he thinks -- he's now stepped down as c.e.o. of amazon. he remains the chairman, but he said that the work at blue origin and the future of this work is the most important thing he believes he will do in his life. >> because he believes this is about more than space tourism. as we've been talking about, it's about ultimately doing something great for all mankind, for future generations, preserving and saving resources on our planet by moving them to space and colonizing space. you know what is so remarkable is just until a few years ago, only a select few governments could do this. u.s., china, russia. now you have spacex, virgin galactic, blue origin, and the number is just continuing to grow. i mean, what blue origin has been able to do and all of those other private space companies is truly astounding. i mean, people did not think that it was possible for private companies to do this just a few years ago, and now look what they've done. >> and, rachel, jeff bezos h