lisa ali. thank you so much, jim. i for that. now space 6 is giant starship rockett has successfully launched in for the 1st time return from space. the test mocks: a major milestone for the company starship reach space and then survives the heat of re entry before landing in the indian ocean. as blonde. it is the largest and most powerful rocket system ever built. scott walker is an aerospace engineer. he spoke to us from the launch site in texas on the super heavy welcome to starbase. i'm actually standing between the last 2 letters a letter s and e, the form the i conic, titled the announce as your arrival to the star bass. and unfortunately, understanding the shade right now underneath the solar panels that are used to help power starbase. and as you may have noticed, white behind me over here, there is a blue tesla with a star link content on it. and behind it, you will see the orbital launch mount right there, which at 7 50 am this morning was still occupied, but right now is empty, making way for us to be fired, which will

nbc's ali vitali and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, thank you both very much for your coverage this morning. and still ahead on "morning joe." on the heels of the "wall street journal" publishing a, let's just say, questionable piece on president biden's mental acuity, we're digging into new reporting about another media outlet pushing deceptive attacks on biden's age. >>> plus, one of donald trump's former attorneys is voicing new concerns about what kind of retribution trump might seek against his political opponents in a second term. that's straight ahead on "morning joe." we're back in 90 seconds. ead on "morning joe." we're back in 90 seconds at care.com, it's easy to get a break, even if you're not on summer vacation. join millions of families who've trusted us and find caregivers in your area for kids, seniors, pets, and homes. go to care.com now to find the care you need this summer. >>> 35 past the hour. the sinclair broadcast group, which is owned by a right-wing media mogul, seems to be working hard to push dubious claims about president biden's mental fitness for of

ali sm. at what point are we saying it is residing within the u.s., it is just ai? lisa: is that enough? enough. you do see the nasdaq with a little bit of a lift. when i say a little bit, i mean a little bit. you could see the euro gaining just a touch. remember that we were well through 108. the 10 year yields taking back some of the gains and we saw a huge rally. crude is lower. this is what we have contact head of a slew of fed speak. coming up, citigroup's stuart keiser and whether the winning streak continues. enda curran and kelsey barrow as kashkari urges patients on rate cuts. futures on pause as traders kick off a holiday shortened week. raising equities from overweight to neutral. writing that at this point, it seems limited to a soft landing scenario. they have less exposure to a recession. stewart joins us now. happy monday. how vulnerable is this market, given how narrow this leadership has gotten? >> a couple weeks ago, it felt really vulnerable. strong payroll report and friendly cpi. the narrow leadership is an issue because i think the market has tried to broaden out th

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