abc news reporter marci gonzalez reports that officials made a pledge to the families of the loved ones that are still missing. >> reporter: in the rubble, another heartbreaking discovery. search and rescue crews finding the body of a 28th victim. the team pausing for lightning but otherwise working around-the- clock through rain and strong winds. >> i am in awe of the men and women of the task force teams continuing to brave dangerous and changing conditions. >> reporter: the search efforts now finally at full capacity. now that the section of champlain towers left standing has been demolished. making it possible for rescuers to reach areas that were too dangerous before. >> the heavy equipment is now able to move around the site as needed. the looming threat of that building, the dangerous situation where debris could fall down is now eliminated. >> reporter: the new access fueling hope for some of the families of the 117 people who remain missing nearly two weeks after the collapse. with the officials saying the search will continue 24 hours a day until every single person is account

abc news reporter marci gonzalez reports that officials made a pledge to the families of the loved ones that are still missing. >> reporter: in the rubble, another heartbreaking discovery. search and rescue crews finding the body of a 28th victim. the team pausing for lightning but otherwise working around-the- clock through rain and strong winds. >> i am in awe of the men and women of the task force teams continuing to brave dangerous and changing conditions. >> reporter: the search efforts now finally at full capacity. now that the section of champlain towers left standing has been demolished. making it possible for rescuers to reach areas that were too dangerous before. >> the heavy equipment is now able to move around the site as needed. the looming threat of that building, the dangerous situation where debris could fall down is now eliminated. >> reporter: the new access fueling hope for some of the families of the 117 people who remain missing nearly two weeks after the collapse. with the officials saying the search will continue 24 hours a day until every single person is account

marci gonzalez, abc news, van horne, texas. >>> another stunning moment to talk about.s since neil armstrong took one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. the anniversary of the apollo moon landing was celebrated today at the science center in oakland. it is getting ready to open the nasa experience later this year in partnership with the center in silicon valley. nasa says these partnerships are incredibly important. >> they also enable us to reach the next generation. the kids today who will choose what areas to study and choose whether or not they are going to go into a field that will maybe work with the aerospace industry in the future or become a scientist. >> the visitor center will bring to life the thrilling, challenging, and inspiring process of scientific discovery. it fuels the imagination in so many ways. >> and so close, we can go visit. >>> let's see how the weather is , pretty steady right now. >> it will remain steady for quite a few days to come. here is a look at what the forecast features, so you have an idea of what is coming our way. low

abc news reporter marci gonzalez has a look. >> reporter: wildfires turning through the west coast, fuel bide heat and a historic drought. >> it is just so much to take in seeing the whole hills burn and how fast it burned and how fast it devastated everything and everybody. >> reporter: north of lake tahoe, the beckwourth fire, destroying homes. >> i am still numb. i mean after losing everything that i worked hard and tpefr everything all of these years. it is gone. everybody says it is so replaceable and, well, no, a lot of it isn't. >> reporter: in central california evacuation orders in place as the river fire quickly spreads. >> threw cloths in a bag and took off. i hope everything is still there when i get back. >> and in oregon. the bootleg fire burning 150,000 acres. one of the biggest challenges for firefighters there and at the more than 40 other fires burning across the west right now. the extreme temperatures. >> you can fight fire for so long in this heat. then you have to get rehabilitation. >> the latest breaking records. this weekend, vegas reached 117 degrees. the hottes

. >> abc's marci gonzalez is in van horn, texas, where final preparations are finally under way. arci, good morning. >> reporter: hey, andrea and andrew, good morning. yeah, those final preps under way about 25 miles outside of this very tiny, very excited town of van horn, texas. this is as close as most people will be able to get to watch this historic launch. overnight jeff bezos' blue origin rocket ready for liftoff. the amazon founder and his three fellow passengers are scheduled to blast off to space at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> new shepard is ready to fly. >> reporter: the 11-minute flight set to launch them 62 miles above the surface of earth beyond the 53 miles billionaire richard branson reached earlier this month. bezos will be joined by his brother mark, as well as 18-year-old oliver daemen, who will become the youngest and the first ever paying passenger on a commercial spacecraft and female aviation pioneer wally funk. she's 82 and will become the oldest person to travel to space. >> for two or three weeks after my training, i was told that i did better than the men. >>

. >> marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> i will turn your attention now to the coronavirus. the dangerously transmissible delta variant is spreading at an alarming rate. now biden is announcing a new effort to get shots into arms. >> millions of americans are still unvaccinated and unprotected. and because of that, their communities are at risk. their friends are at risk. the people they care about are at risk. this is an even bigger concern because of the delta variant. >> reporter: the delta variant of covid-19 is now the dominant strain in new cases across america. >> since early may, virtually every covid-19 hospitalization and death in the united states has been among the unvaccinated. so, if you are vaccinated you are protected. but if you are unvaccinated you are not. >> reporter: now facing a new front in the battle of the coronavirus pandemic, president biden is launching new strategies to get shots into arms and he hopes prevent more covid-19 deaths. including expanding vaccines to primary care doctors and to family care doctors who focus on younger americans. roll

. >> marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> i will turn your attention now to the coronavirus. the dangerously transmissible delta variant is spreading at an alarming rate. now biden is announcing a new effort to get shots into arms. >> millions of americans are still unvaccinated and unprotected. and because of that, their communities are at risk. their friends are at risk. the people they care about are at risk. this is an even bigger concern becaa variant. >> reporter: the delta variant of covid-19 is now the dominant strain in new cases across america. >> since early may, virtually every covid-19 hospitalization and death in the united states has been among the unvaccinated. so, if you are vaccinated you are protected. but if you are unvaccinated you are not. >> reporter: now facing a new front in the battle of the coronavirus pandemic, president biden is launching new strategies to get shots into arms and he hopes prevent more covid-19 deaths. including expanding vaccines to primary care doctors and to family care doctors who focus on younger americans. rolling out more mo